Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

The moment the pill entered my mouth, it transformed into a clear stream that rushed into my stomach.

Mingluan's expression changed. "Ying Yufu, what did you feed me?"

Ying Yufu said coldly, "A pill to make you tell the truth."

Mingluan's pupils contracted, and she quickly covered her mouth tightly.

Hearing her words, Yuan Liangyi's expression changed instantly.

They had seen this truth-telling elixir before.

Wasn't it precisely because Yuan Mengli and Fang Qiuhuan took this truth-telling pill that they told everything?

Mingluan was scared.

Yuan Liangyi was also afraid.

Only the Chrysanthemum Immortal, unaware of the power of the True Word Pill, looked at Yuan Liangyi and Mingluan with a cold and puzzled expression.

Mingluan covered her mouth and tried to escape.

But just as she was about to jump off the altar, the young scholar tripped her.

Mingluan fell heavily to the ground.

She looked up at the boy in disbelief, "You lowly commoner, how dare you trip this princess!"

"So what if I tripped you?" The young scholar wasn't afraid of him at all, and looked at the princess with a cold eye.

Yuan Liangyi, on the other hand, pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket, rolled it up, and stuffed it into his mouth.

He's clever; he's using this method to stop himself from saying anything.

Ying Yufu gave a light snort, raised her hand and patted his back. With a "plop," the handkerchief was sent flying.

Hara Yoshiyuki angrily turned his head away.

"You little brat, you dare to treat me like this just because you have the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and the Crown Prince!"

After taking the Truth-Speaking Pill, every word he uttered came from the bottom of his heart.

Ying Yufu laughed and said, "Wrong! Besides the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and the Crown Prince, I also have His Majesty to rely on."

"Well, it's a shame that my Yuan family failed to frame Shangguan Cheng last time and even dragged Lord Duan into it!"

"You and the Crown Prince came and destroyed the bandits of Qinghuang Mountain. You have cut off a major support for my Yuan clan. Today I will definitely kill you!"

Yuan Liangyi said through gritted teeth.

Having finished speaking, he met Yu Fu's ambiguous smile.

Hara Yoshiyuki looked ashen-faced. What had he just said?!

This elixir that makes people tell the truth is truly terrifying.

No, I can't say any more.

This time, Yuan Liangyi raised his wrist and stuffed it into his mouth.

Over there, Mingluan was furious. She couldn't help but say, "Yuan Liangyi, you're utterly useless! You even joined forces with Duan Yuqing and managed to help Shangguan Cheng turn the tables. What use are you to Mother and Second Prince!"

Duan Yuqing's face twisted in anger. He was furious and released his wrist.

"Princess Mingluan, how dare you, a mere maid, speak to me? If it weren't for the collusion between my Yuan family and the bandits of Qinghuang Mountain, do you think you could have done anything to Shangguan Cheng?"

Not only are you ungrateful for the contributions of my Yuan family, but you also dare to look down on us!

"If it weren't for the fact that the Crown Prince won't live much longer, do you think our Yuan family would support the Second Prince?"

"You! So, Hara Yoshiyoshi, so that's what your Hara family thinks."

No wonder the Empress Dowager said that the amount of money your Yuan family has handed over to her in the past two years has decreased by more than half; it turns out you've been harboring ulterior motives all along.

Yuan Liangyi sneered, "So what? My Yuan family has worked hard in Yuzhou and finally managed to extract the hard-earned money from these lowly people. How can we hand it all over?"

"To hand over half to the Empress is already an honor bestowed upon her by the Yuan family!"

"I said your Yuan family is useless, and you truly are! You're nothing but the money of lowly commoners. You can exploit us even more, but you dare to withhold supplies from my mother!"

……

What are they saying?

The people were originally staring at the eighteen young men and women.

At this moment, I couldn't help but be stunned by the conversation between Yuan Liangyi and Mingluan.

From the crowd, an elderly man with bloodshot eyes said, "They say they're deliberately withholding our money and food!"

After saying this, tears welled up in the old man's eyes.

"It turns out that it was this corrupt official surnamed Yuan who was exploiting us, and then he used the money he had exploited to supply the Empress."

That's the Empress! Why would she even care about the money and food of us poor commoners?

"Heavens above!"

The people were extremely restless for a time.

They may be inexperienced, but that doesn't mean they're stupid.

As they listened to Mingluan and Yuan Liangyi arguing, a woman said, "They only told the truth because they took that princess's pills."

That's a pill that makes people tell the truth!

"They're telling the truth!"

The anger of the people is the anger of the whole world.

Yuan Liangyi and Mingluan were terrified, but their mouths were completely out of their control.

Fortunately, Ji west arrived with a group of guards from the Eastern Palace.

They were carrying more than a dozen stretchers, on which lay some skeletons.

"what!"

Among the common people, some of the more timid ones let out a terrified scream.

Ji west knelt down and bowed, "Your Highness, Princess Anguo, these remains were all found in the secret chamber of the Chrysanthemum Temple."

That's not all. Our people discovered a cave in the Chrysanthemum Temple, and inside that cave were piles of bones.

Upon hearing this, not only the Chrysanthemum Immortal and the Taoist priests of the Chrysanthemum Audience, but also the common people were dumbfounded.

The dark mass of people fell into a deathly silence.

After a moment, someone said, "Is what they're saying true? Did the Chrysanthemum Fairy really take many lives?"

Like a thunderclap ripped through the clear sky, the people along the canal were suddenly filled with indignation.

They refused to believe that the Chrysanthemum Fairy, whom they had trusted for so long, was a fraud and a wicked lecher.

They were even more unwilling to believe that the only way to bring rain to Yuzhou was a lie.

They have lived in Yuzhou for generations; they cannot leave this place, for they have long been rooted in this land.

They believed the words of the Chrysanthemum Fairy and decided to sacrifice the lives of eighteen young children.

But now, it turns out, it was all a lie.

The Chrysanthemum Fairy they've worshipped for so many years turns out to be a fake.

"Chrysanthemum Immortal, say something! What exactly is going on? We want your explanation!"

"That's right! Chrysanthemum Temple has taken so much money from us incense offerings, and even grain—that's our family's lifeline! Chrysanthemum Immortal, give us an explanation!"

The people were all excited and shouted.

Chrysanthemum Fairy instinctively wanted to start talking again and fool these lowly people.

However, the first thing he said was:

"That's right! The river god sacrifice was just a pretense that I used to deceive you."

Whenever this great immortal wants to toy with a few young men and women, he has to ask Yuan Liangyi to catch them and also give him benefits, which is really troublesome.

This time, I, the Great Immortal, will use the pretext of offering sacrifices to the River God to ask you to voluntarily offer up eighteen young and beautiful men and women for my amusement!

Hahaha, only you foolish lowly people would believe in immortals, and actually send your children to this great immortal!

Chrysanthemum Fairy quickly covered her mouth.

He stared wide-eyed in horror. What was he saying?

Why is his mouth not behaving itself?

He looked at Mingluan and Yuan Liangyi, and then he understood why they had said those things earlier.

That pill that tells the truth... it's actually real!

The people were stunned.

"He also took a pill that made him speak the truth, and everything he said was the truth. He's not some kind of sage at all!"

"Yes, I am not some kind of immortal, I am the master of the Chrysanthemum Hall!"

You lowly people, do you even know what the Chrysanthemum Hall is? It's a force from the previous dynasty, and one day, my previous dynasty will surely be restored.

Today, this great immortal will kill your Northern Xuan's crown prince and sacrifice him to the river god. This great immortal will surely become a meritorious official after the restoration of the previous dynasty!