Chapter 167: Chapter 145: The Princess Is a Demon—Burn Her Quickly

The incident where the Princess threatened the innocent vendor quickly spread.

Many people couldn’t believe that the always kind and gentle Princess would do such a thing.

The Princess often went to the streets, and even when surrounded by onlookers she wouldn’t get angry. If a child accidentally fell, she would help them up. Everyone in the Capital, from eighty-year-olds to three-year-olds, knew that although the Princess didn’t smile often, she was incredibly gentle and kind. How could such a person speak harshly to an innocent vendor?

But many people witnessed that day’s events, and gradually, everyone began to doubt whether the former image of the Princess was all an act, and that this arrogant and malicious persona was her true nature.

The rumors spread quickly. After all, this was about the traffic magnet Princess, and by the end of a single afternoon, it had spread throughout the entire Capital: that the Princess actually had a terrible personality, and it was all an act before. No one knew why, but now the Princess suddenly stopped pretending, maybe because of something she experienced on the battlefield.

Could it be that her body was possessed by someone, and she returned to take revenge on society?

The saying “rumors can kill” wasn’t wrong at all.

The Princess’s image had always been positive, but the higher you stand, the harder you fall. Especially those fans who didn’t care about the Princess’s appearance but simply liked her character, they felt let down, and not only did they immediately stop being fans, they even started to criticize her.

But soon, another rumor emerged among the people, saying the Princess’s body was possessed by a Demon, and the current Princess wasn’t the Princess at all but a Demon brought back from Dongwu Country.

Such an absurd thing was scarcely believed at first, but as soldiers who participated in supporting the Northern Land returned home to visit family, one family learned from a soldier’s mouth that the rumors were true.

The Princess’s body was taken by a Demon, and on the journey back to the Capital, the Princess tried several times to wrestle back her body from the Demon but failed. Now, it seemed she was in grave danger.

The citizens were outraged, especially the Princess’s fans, hating the Demon even more, and desperately wanting their pure, kind, noble, and beautiful Princess back!

Initially, such emotions were just a spark, but gradually, everyone’s collective feeling converged into a formidable force, and they began… crowdfunding to find a Daoist for the Princess.

In these times, there were both genuine and fake Daoists, but mostly fake ones. Some Daoists who had a bit of reputation were approached by everyone, but after learning about the matter, they didn’t dare to take on the task.

It was a joke; this was no small issue. Cheating the Princess could get you beheaded!

The Daoists concocted an array of excuses, ultimately dismissing everyone by saying the Demon’s power was too strong for them to handle.

After consulting many masters, it was the same response. Finally, people believed that the Demon’s power within the Princess was too strong to deal with.

Oh, their poor Princess!

The Empress and the Emperor naturally knew about this matter, and not only did they not suppress the rumors, but they fanned the flames, leading to the spread of rumors becoming even more intense. After realizing it might not be possible to save the Princess, voices began to emerge suggesting that the Princess should be burned to death so that the Demon would die along, preventing further harm to the human world.

Indeed, they did love the Princess, but how long could that fondness last now that she turned into a Demon?

More than fondness, it was fear; what would become of their country with a vicious Demon Princess in it.

At this point, ministers started to propose a motion.

Though there was opposition, from a national standpoint, to calm the citizens and avoid panic, there either needed to be evidence proving the Princess wasn’t a Demon, or the Princess had to be killed.

Considering the ministers’ understanding of the Empress and the Emperor, they thought killing the Princess was unthinkable.

Hence, the ministers thought about fabricating auspicious omens regarding the Princess to reverse the rumors.

However, unexpectedly, the Emperor sat at the top, expression cold, unlike before when simply hearing the Princess’s name would soften his demeanor, he said coldly, “No need to deceive.”

The ministers immediately broke into a cold sweat.

Not deceiving meant the Emperor wanted to burn the Princess?

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The Princess had also heard about the rumors circulating among the people these days, but she didn’t care at all.

In the past, there were also those discontent with her actions who would clamor all around, but so what? Her royal father and mother would always sort everything out for her, and soon those people couldn’t make a sound anymore.

The Princess wasn’t worried in the slightest, continuing to eat and drink joyfully in Yi Fen Palace.

Suddenly one day, Pan Jiaojiao burst in and shouted, “Your Highness, quickly come with me, they are coming to capture you!”

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