When they arrived at the morgue, the convoy came to a halt. Xiao Jingcheng was the first to climb out of the carriage.
As if sensing something, he looked outside the morgue and immediately spotted the man in a Taoist robe standing behind Xiao Yixuan.
The man had a square face with a beard, looking extremely solemn. Although not as tall as Xiao Yixuan, he did look somewhat imposing in his Taoist robe.
However, the moment Xiao Jingcheng laid eyes on him, the hairs on his body stood on end. His intuition told him that there was a sense of resistance and threat coming from this man, which made him involuntarily take a step back.
Just then, Ye Wanmian got out of the carriage with Dr. Wang and happened to stand in front of him. Only then did the sudden dizziness subside a little.
But when he jumped out of the carriage, he almost stumbled, scaring Ye Wanmian.
Squatting down and gently hugging the yellow dog, Ye Wanmian asked worriedly, "Dahuang, are you okay?"
Dr. Wang chuckled, stroking his beard. "It's never been in a carriage before. I guess it's carsick."
After hearing this, Ye Wanmian took out a plum candy from the cloth bag on her waist and stuffed it into the yellow dog's mouth. "Have a plum candy. You'll feel better soon."
The sour and sweet taste spread in his mouth. Unable to resist, Xiao Jingcheng nuzzled the girl's palm with his head.
With the arrival of the Prince of Mu and the others, the Taoist priest followed the Prince of Xuan forward and bowed to the Prince of Mu and the Prince of Ning. "I'm Taoist Yuan Qi. Greetings, Your Highnesses."
Xiao Tianchi coughed lightly twice and slightly raised his hand. "There's no need for such formalities, Taoist priest."
His voice was calm, showing no particular enthusiasm for Taoist Yuan Qi. After the Taoist priest stood up, he slowly said, "I heard from the Prince of Xuan that you have the ability to communicate with ghosts and spirits and can talk to the deceased?"
Ye Wanmian stood at the back. Many soldiers of the Pei family's army were standing in front of her, blocking her figure.
Taking this opportunity, she took another look at Taoist Yuan Qi.
Now she was closer than when she was in the carriage. Although he looked like a refined Taoist priest, Ye Wanmian still felt uncomfortable whenever she looked at him, but she didn't know where this discomfort came from.
On the other side, Taoist Yuan Qi remained calm and unassuming. "Your Highness the Prince of Mu flatters me. It's just a trifling skill not worth mentioning."
Before Xiao Tianchi could speak, Xiao Wuchen said seriously, "We invited you here today not only to console the soul of the Crown Prince but also to ask you to divine for the Crown Prince and find out the real culprit who murdered him. Time is of the essence. Please come inside."
Since Xiao Tianchi had already agreed to Xiao Wuchen's proposal, he didn't say much at this moment. He just lifted his foot and walked into the morgue.
Seeing everyone enter the morgue, Ye Wanmian subconsciously wanted to go in too. But the next moment, Dr. Wang grabbed the back of her collar. "Where do you think you're going? What kind of occasion is this? Why are you trying to butt in?"
"Master, master, I can't breathe." Ye Wanmian wrinkled her face. Dr. Wang then let go of his hand. She rubbed her neck and said with a chuckle, "I'm just curious..."
It was precisely because she knew that the body inside wasn't the Crown Prince's that Ye Wanmian wanted to see if the Taoist priest really had the ability and could really summon the soul of the Crown Prince!
Dr. Wang folded his hands into his sleeves and said indifferently, "Isn't it just some kind of shamanic dance? What's so strange about it?"
Ye Wanmian almost burst out laughing.
Master, is it really okay for you to be so straightforward?!
Fortunately, the Prince of Mu had already entered the morgue. If he had heard this, wouldn't he have been so angry that he would have spat out blood?
After Taoist Yuan Qi left, the dizziness that Xiao Jingcheng had been feeling had subsided a lot, but he still felt extremely uncomfortable, with a constant feeling of nausea welling up in his stomach.
Since he possessed the yellow dog, he had never had such an experience.
He had a strong hunch in his heart.
This Taoist priest who made him feel strange might be the "immortal master" they mentioned who had imprisoned his soul. It was precisely because of his connection with this man that he had such a reaction.
If so, he couldn't just stand by and do nothing!
Biting back the discomfort in his body, Xiao Jingcheng suddenly darted out from beside Ye Wanmian and ran towards the morgue door.
Ye Wanmian only caught a glimpse of a yellow figure flashing by. By the time she came to her senses, it had already slipped into the morgue!
Stupid Dahuang! Acting on your own again!
She didn't dare to call out or chase after it rashly. She could only grab Dr. Wang's sleeve. "Master, Dahuang..."
Dr. Wang originally didn't want to get involved in this mess, but seeing this, he could only sigh. Picking up the medicine box in his hand, he stepped forward and put his arm around Dr. Jin's shoulder. "Dr. Jin, the Prince's health hasn't fully recovered yet. It's better for us to go in with them."
The yellow dog ran so fast that even the soldiers guarding both sides of the morgue didn't have time to react. By the time they came to their senses, they saw Dr. Jin and Dr. Wang walking towards them, with Ye Wanmian following behind.
The soldiers had seen Dr. Jin, Dr. Wang, and Ye Wanmian before. These people had been constantly by the Prince of Mu's side recently and were already considered to be the Prince of Mu's people. So they didn't stop them and didn't even care about the yellow dog that had just run in.
At this moment, Xiao Jingcheng had already reached the outside of the room where the "Crown Prince's" body was placed.
There was an ice coffin inside the room. The body found on the river beach had already been transferred into the ice coffin. Due to the arrival of Xiao Tianchi and the others, the ice coffin wasn't sealed yet, so the face of the body inside could be clearly seen.
Supported by Eunuch Wang, Xiao Tianchi walked to the ice coffin. Ignoring the coldness of the ice coffin, he placed both hands on the edge of the coffin and looked down at the body inside.
The disfigured face of the body was covered with frost, looking even paler and more terrifying.
Looking at Xiao Tianchi standing motionless beside the ice coffin, Xiao Yixuan and Xiao Wuchen both quietly clenched their fists.
Xiao Tianchi's gaze slowly moved. When it passed over the hand of the body hidden under the sleeve, it paused imperceptibly for a moment and then continued to move away.
After carefully scanning the body from head to toe and confirming that it was still the body they had found on the river beach that day, he let out a long sigh. He removed his hands from the ice coffin and let Eunuch Wang help him to the side.
Perhaps the cold air from the ice coffin had chilled him, and he started to cough uncontrollably. Eunuch Wang quickly called out, "Doctors, Dr. Wang!"
Fortunately, Dr. Wang and Dr. Jin had also arrived at this time. The two of them quickly entered the room to diagnose and treat the Prince of Mu.
Outside the door, Ye Wanmian hugged the yellow dog tightly and gritted her teeth. "Dahuang, if you run around again, I'll punish you by not letting you eat roast chicken for a month!"
Xiao Jingcheng didn't have time to pay attention to her. He stared intently at the room inside.
After his coughing stopped, Xiao Tianchi was helped to sit on a chair. He said to Taoist Yuan Qi standing quietly in the room, "Let's begin, Taoist priest."
Taoist Yuan Qi waved his whisk and took out a copper bell from his waist. He gently shook it.
With a soft "ding", Taoist Yuan Qi took a step forward and began to chant scriptures.