Foreign Sorcery Bewitched a Vassal Prince; Thirty Thousand Troops Mustered as Storms Gathered over Anyang

Two guards from the Prince's Palace, who had their swords drawn, immediately stepped forward.

Inukami Jusaburo remained unfazed, a calm smile playing on his lips. He placed a hand on Park Roejang's shoulder and stepped forward, saying, " Master Zhou, please don't be angry. What do those mountain bandits know about Kim Seok?"

What he fed the prince was nothing but the ravenous food of tigers and wolves, which only depleted his vital energy.

What we possess is a secret elixir from Myriad Longevity Island overseas, called the ' Bliss Elixir '.

As he spoke, Park Roejang took out a delicate blue-and-white porcelain vase, about the size of a palm, from his sleeve.

He uncorked the bottle, used a silver ear pick to pick out a small, grayish-white pill, and with a flick of his fingertips, crushed a tiny powder from the pill and flicked it into a bowl of boiling hot tea on the table.

A rich, sweet aroma instantly filled the side room.

"If Master Zhou doesn't believe me, you're welcome to try," Park Roejang said, pointing outside the door. "Bring in a living creature that's about to die."

Zhou Huaili's eyes flickered as he stared at the bowl of tea that emitted a strange fragrance. His fingertips repeatedly rubbed against his sleeve. After thinking it over, he finally waved to the guard.

"Go to the backyard and bring the hunting dog whose hind leg was torn apart by a wild boar yesterday and is on the verge of death."

A moment later, two servants dragged a black dog with dull fur and a sunken belly into the house with a hemp rope.

The black dog had white foam at the corners of its mouth, its hind legs were a bloody mess, and it lay on the ground only exhaling and not inhaling; it clearly wouldn't survive the night.

Park Roejang picked up the teacup, walked to the black dog's side, pried open the dog's mouth, and poured in about half a bowl of warm water mixed with medicine powder.

Zhou Huaili watched coldly, his hands behind his back unconsciously clenching.

One breath.

Two breaths.

By the third breath, the black dog, which had been limp as a rag doll, began to convulse violently!

Immediately afterward, to the horrified gazes of Zhou Huaili and the guards, the black dog let out a low, violent howl, its bloodshot eyes instantly turning crimson, and its four legs frantically scratching at the ground, before it actually stood up unsteadily!

"Woof!!"

A piercing, ferocious howl shattered the deathly silence of the side hall.

The black dog not only stood up, but its muscles bulged wildly, its eyes flashed with ferocity, and it opened its mouth full of fangs. With a sudden burst of strength, it bit through the thick cowhide rope!

The black dog pounced on the table like a madman, chewing the corner of the heavy solid wood table until wood chips flew everywhere. Its mouth was full of blood, but it felt no pain at all.

Zhou Huaili staggered back three steps, his back slamming against the wall, his throat dry and tight.

"Such a potent medicine..."

Just then, the heavy velvet curtains in the back room were suddenly ripped open by a withered, brittle hand!

"Medicine... Bring me the medicine!!"

A hoarse, piercing scream came from the shadows.

Prince An, Gu Mochen, was seen staggering out of the back hall, wearing only a thin, disheveled undergarment and barefoot.

His face was gaunt, his eyes were sunken, his cheeks were completely bloodless, and he was so thin that he looked unrecognizable. There were still dark red bloodstains at the corners of his mouth. He looked even more terrifying than a demon.

He could hear it clearly in the back room; the dog's barking was like a lifeline, clinging tightly to his shattered mind.

"Your Highness, you mustn't!"

Zhou Huaili's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. "Your Highness, this substance has an unknown origin and its medicinal properties are strange and potent. It must not be tried lightly! Let the imperial physician examine its ingredients..."

"Get out of my way!! What am I already like? Are you trying to outlive me to death?!"

Gu Mochen's eyes were bloodshot, and he slapped Zhou Huaili hard across the face with his Zhou Huaili.

Zhou Huaili was knocked so hard he stumbled and fell to the ground.

Gu Mochen pounced on Park Roejang like a madman, snatched the blue and white porcelain bottle with his withered fingers, and without even looking at it, poured the entire grayish-white Bliss Pills into his mouth, swallowing it dry without even drinking water.

The hall fell into a deathly silence.

Inukami Jusaburo and Park Roejang lowered their heads, concealing the greed and ecstasy surging in their eyes.

Ten breaths later.

Gu Mochen's previously shriveled and sunken chest heaved violently, and crackling sounds like popping beans emanated from his depleted meridians.

A strange, sickly blush rapidly spread from his neck to his cheeks, and his originally dull and cloudy eyes suddenly burst forth with a terrifying gleam!

Hahaha... Hahahaha!

Gu Mochen laughed wildly, straightening his back, as if an inexhaustible, violent force was surging within him.

He drew the Hundred-Refined Sword hanging on the wall and swung it with a backhand!

"Snap!"

The heavy rosewood table, three inches thick, was neatly cleaved in two by the sharp edge of the sword, the break clean and the debris flying everywhere.

"What a wonderful medicine! It's truly a miracle drug! I'm alive again! I'm not sick anymore!!"

Gu Mochen, carrying a bloodstained longsword, scanned the entire hall with a ferocious expression, finally fixing his gaze on Zhou Huaili on the ground and shouting sternly.

"Issue my military order! First, immediately seal off all four gates of Anyang; entry is permitted, but exit is not!"

Second, I will send my personal guards to confiscate all the granaries of the major private grain producers in the city. Anyone who dares to disobey will be beheaded on the spot!

Third, issue an order to the three armies to assemble 30,000 elite troops, prepare weapons, and be ready to fight at any time! It is time for me, the King, to hold up the sky of this Great Yan!

Zhou Huaili covered his swollen cheek, looking at the seemingly deranged Prince An. A chill ran down his spine. His lips moved, but in the end, he could only bury his head deeply in the ground. "Your subordinate... obeys."

Inukami Jusaburo and Park Roejang slowly bowed and backed out of the side hall.

The moment they stepped into the shadows of the corridor, the two turned around, exchanged a glance, and a sinister, triumphant smile played on their lips.

One hour later.

The wind, carrying fine ice pellets, blew in through the half-closed window of the side hall of the Prince An's Residence's mansion, making the documents piled on the desk rustle.

The black dog that had taken the powdered drug was still acting wildly outside the yard.

Gu Mochen's joints were still making faint cracking sounds.

The medicinal power of the Bliss Pills surged wildly through his almost withered and exhausted meridians, and the long-lost sense of strength plunged him into a state of near-manic excitement.

He couldn't even feel the cold in the side hall in winter; his thin undergarment was slightly bulging from the heat emanating from his body.

" Master Zhou, look at that dog that was supposed to be dying. It's been an hour, and it's still alive and well."

Gu Mochen turned around, his long sword dragging on the ground, the tip leaving a jarring white mark on the gold brick.

His eyes were bloodshot, his pupils dilated, staring intently at Zhou Huaili: "Why... why did you stop me just now?"

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