Naturally, Qian Lingyu did not want to be left behind, so he offered to go with her.
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Ever since the beginning of time, palaces have been reputed for being the breeding ground for evil spirits. However, thanks to the heavy dragon aura in the palace, demonic spirits are usually suppressed and driven away; even on the rare occasion that an evil spirit does manifest, it would be exterminated quickly. Yet, in recent times, probably due to the atrocities of the counterfeit Celestial Master Zuo, who had directly or indirectly caused the deaths of the countless yeomen and guards, that the palace is now swarming with evil spirits.
Although Rong Jialuon was a powerful emperor, he was unfamiliar the arts of exorcism and still required the services of priestly masters to exterminate the spirits.