On the White Jade Bridge, Tang Mingzhao felt the vitality in his body, as if his entire body had been refined inside and out, and he felt as if he had transformed into an immortal.
His eyes burst into unprecedented light. Is this the medicinal power of blood lotus seeds? Really powerful.
In fact, the most precious thing about blood lotus seeds is that its efficacy is as useful to frontier officials like Tang Mingzhao who are blessed by the dragon energy of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Dragon Qi prohibits all methods. Under the suppression of Dragon Qi, the effectiveness of any martial arts or elixir will become minimal. Otherwise, Emperor Shenwu would not have spent so much effort and risked the disapproval of the world to use the common people to refine human beings. The magic pill.
It's a pity that this time the city was destroyed to make a wedding dress for him.
Tang Mingzhao stood up slowly and bowed heavily to Lan Yan, "Fairy's kindness of reincarnation will be borne in mind by me, and I am deeply grateful."
At this moment, there was no movement in his heart, but sincere gratitude. Only after returning to his youth and gaining the foundation of monasticism did he understand how shallow he was before and how powerful the woman in front of him was.
Of course, Tang Mingzhao had subconsciously ignored the fact that he was a court official. At this point, he was considered "dead".
At this moment, Lan Yan put away the charm on her face, became dignified, and said in a deep voice, "It doesn't matter, you have made great contributions to the Holy Religion. This is what you deserve. I am just an executor, and I don't deserve any thanks." , let’s encourage each other on the journey of cultivation from now on.”
It was only now that she began to look squarely at Tang Mingzhao, because now he had reluctantly embarked on the path of cultivation and was a fellow traveler. The gap between monks and mortals is so huge. Even if Tang Mingzhao is an official of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Lan Yan can't kill him, but this doesn't make her take it seriously.
Seeing Lan Yan's solemn look, which was different from the previous charm and allure, Tang Mingzhao seemed to have noticed something, nodded and stopped talking.
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The sky was covered with dark clouds, like thick ink, and the gray skylight shone down, giving the capital a somewhat depressing atmosphere.
Imperial City, Yangxin Hall.
Outside the palace, groups of guards in armor were guarding all the important roads. They were guarded layer by layer. Anyone entering or leaving the palace would be subject to heavy interrogation, which was extremely strict.
In the Yangxin Hall, the lights are bright, and figures are either talking in low voices, frowning, or speaking coldly. They are all the most skilled doctors in the imperial medical hall, but no matter how high their medical skills are, But it is difficult for them to make a decision at this moment.
"Imperial Physician, how is His Majesty's condition?" In front of the dragon bed, a graceful and beautiful woman with gray temples came out from behind the curtain. Looking at this scene, she raised her beautiful eyebrows slightly.
"See the Queen." When they saw the woman, the doctors quickly bowed and saluted, but when they heard her words, they all looked bitter and did not dare to speak.
Empress Chen stepped forward and winked at the maid without leaving a trace. Seeing this, the maid quickly stepped back and disappeared into the hall.
At this moment, only Cao Yuchen, the chief chamberlain, Empress Chen, and the imperial doctors were left here. After the palace maids retreated, the atmosphere in the hall instantly became subtle, and a feeling called panic began to spread among the imperial doctors.
Queen Chen glanced at everyone, and all the imperial doctors suddenly felt a heavy pressure coming over them, bending their bodies unconsciously.
"You are all Xinglin Saints. If you have anything to say, just say it. I forgive you!" A cold voice echoed in the hall and reached everyone's ears.
After the words fell, the expressions of these imperial doctors changed again. Some were relieved, some were still worried, and some were sweating profusely...
Just when the situation began to reach a stalemate, a middle-aged imperial doctor finally couldn't bear the pressure. He knelt down on the ground with a "pop" and said loudly, "Your Majesty, your Majesty's body has been getting worse for a long time, and his vitality has declined. I was busy with political affairs and was exhausted mentally, so I fell ill."
With these words, all the imperial doctors looked sideways, with complex expressions in their eyes. Colleague, you are very brave.
They obviously didn't expect that someone would dare to speak so frankly. Imperial doctor is a dangerous profession, especially the imperial doctor who diagnoses and treats the emperor.
Therefore, even if they have superb medical skills, they dare not draw any conclusions for fear of violating a taboo. In the past two years, His Majesty ordered the heads of several imperial doctors to be beheaded.
How could they not be cautious, given the lessons learned from the past?
After hearing the imperial doctor's diagnosis, Queen Chen's face became more solemn. She looked at the imperial doctor kneeling on the ground and her voice became softer, "You should get up first."
"Thank you, empress."
"Fellow doctors, do you have any other opinions?"
With the first person, there will be the second person, the third person...
However, these imperial doctors were very cautious, and what they said was no different from the first imperial doctor who spoke. At most, they had a different way of saying it.
In fact, these imperial doctors certainly knew how old Emperor Shenwu's body was, and was almost on the verge of running out of oil. In ordinary people's homes, they could basically tell their families to prepare for the funeral.
However, even though they knew it in their hearts, no one dared to say anything. After all, the past events were still fresh in their minds, and no one dared to say anything. Moreover, they had lived in the Imperial Medical Center for a long time and were not isolated from the outside world. The original rumors were spreading. Who can guarantee that there is really no magic medicine that can prolong life in this world?
"You guys go down first."
"Wei Chen resigns!"
After these imperial doctors left, the general manager Cao Yuchen immediately ordered the guards outside to strictly guard these imperial doctors and prevent them from leaking any information.
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Xuandemen is the closest gate to the imperial city in the inner city. It is already dusk, and it is still early for the palace gate to be locked. However, at this moment, two figures who have not been seen for a long time appear in front of the palace gate.
Prince Li Xian, King of Qi Li Nian!
Ever since the news of Emperor Shenwu taking the Human Demon Pill spread throughout the capital, and more rumors spread, Li Xian and Li Nian have not appeared in the court again. Counting the time, it has been almost half a month. .
During this period, the capital city was also undercurrent, and all forces were ready to move, but only the prince and the king of Qi remained motionless. Neither of them saw their close ministers, nor did they make any move. However, they unanimously chose to study behind closed doors without asking. political affairs.
Today is the first time they have appeared in front of the imperial city since they closed their doors to say goodbye.
When Emperor Shenwu was unconscious and vomiting blood, Cao Yuchen immediately informed the queen and let the news out. Such a big matter could not be kept secret for long, so it was better to just treat it as a favor.
Outside the palace gate, Prince Li Xian was wearing a black robe, his figure was slightly stooped, his face and the corners of his eyes were covered with wrinkles. This scene made Li Nian frightened. He hadn't seen him in just half a month, how could he have aged so much?
But what Li Nian didn't know was that Li Xian was extremely surprised when he saw Li Nian at this time, because Li Nian, who originally had gray hair mixed with long black hair, turned out to have a head full of white hair, and crow's feet appeared in the corners of his eyes. He is more than ten years older than before.
The original rumor had a huge impact on the two of them.
Although he was frightened, when he saw Li Xian, Li Nian still saluted without changing his expression, "My brother, please see the crown prince." There were not only so many pairs of eyes in front of the palace gate, how could he give a hand to someone else?
Li Xian nodded, helped him up with a gentle smile, and then whispered, "Let's go, let's enter the palace together."
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Outside Kunlun Mountain, four figures stood in the void, looking towards the northwest at the same time. The overwhelming public resentment had condensed into a column of smoke, mixed with blood, which not only alarmed them, but also alarmed everyone in the world. Yuanshen monks, even in the capital city of Great Zhou Dynasty, there were several powerful spiritual thoughts resurrected.
Suddenly, spiritual thoughts traveled across thousands of miles and came to investigate one after another. However, what they saw was shocking.
A prosperous city is empty, and the resentment is overwhelming, making people feel uncomfortable.
"Slaughtered an entire city, what a cruel method!"
"With so much resentment and hostility among the people, aren't they afraid that their karma will be entangled with them and their bodies and souls will disappear after death?"
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Even though the monks were in an extraordinary state of mind, they were still extremely frightened in the face of this tyrannical public resentment. No one had ever dared to kill monks so unscrupulously. The existence of karma could not only make the monks die, but also end their murders. path.
Compared to the way to immortality, no one would be so short-sighted.
In Kunlun Mountain, Taoist Xuanming, whose blood is not stained, and Master Enlightenment's three faces instantly became serious. They massacred a city. This matter was nothing in their eyes, but what made them serious was why the person who did it wanted to massacre the city. What's their purpose?
Almost instantly, Taoist Xuan Ming and Master Wu Dao turned their attention to Xue Buchan, wanting to see something from him.
Facing the gazes of the two men, Xue Buran put away the Blood Divine Sword, his expression became colder and colder, and he slowly spit out three words, "Human Demon Pill."
Yes, they can't think of any other use for massacring so many mortals besides making human magic pills. Even they have to avoid the existence of karma. Who would massacre hundreds of thousands of mortals unless absolutely necessary?
Although the three sects had already destroyed the recipe for the human-demon elixir back then, and even started a war in the world of immortality because of it, how could the three sects not have a backup for this kind of thing?
Therefore, the first thing the two of them thought of was the Demon Sect, and only those lunatics from the Demon Sect would do such a thing.
"This matter has nothing to do with our demon sect. Don't worry, you are burdened by karma. Even if you get the human demon pill, no immortal would dare to do it unless he can survive under my sword." Facing the two people With a suspicious look, Xue Buran replied coldly.
At this time, Su Ming, who had been silent until now, spoke, "Master Xuanming, what do you mean by sending the message to the three of us here?"
With just one sentence, Master Wu Dao and Xue Buran once again focused their attention on Master Xuan Ming.
Hearing this, Taoist Xuanming showed a trace of bitterness on his face, "This matter cannot be explained clearly in a few words. We'd better talk about it on Kunlun Mountain."
Su Ming glanced at Master Xuanming indifferently, suppressed the horror in his heart, and said slowly, "In this case, Master, please keep the story short. Something happened in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the poor monk doesn't have much time to waste here. If it really If you can’t tell, you can send a message to me.”
At the moment when the resentment of the people appeared, the divine dragon of luck that he had sealed in the sea of consciousness surged in momentum, almost breaking through the blockade as if it had taken a magical medicine.
Fortunately, Su Ming's Tathagata Dharma Body was sitting in the middle of the Consciousness Sea, so it was not allowed to break through the seal. But even so, Su Ming understood where the aura of people's resentment came from.
Immediately, Master Wu Dao and Xue Bu Ran looked sideways, with surprise in their eyes. They did not expect that Master Xuan Ming was the leader of the Kunlun Taoist Sect, and Su Ming actually refused to give him face.
Faced with Su Ming's arrogant attitude, Taoist Xuanming was not angry. Instead, he showed a warm smile, "Sudden changes occurred in the Great Zhou Dynasty. As the Grand Master of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I am naturally anxious. However, what I said is also related to the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If it is allowed to develop, I am afraid that the Great Zhou Dynasty will be in danger of overthrowing, so you should be cautious."
"Since the real person has said so, the poor monk will reluctantly bother you for a while again. You should try to keep your story short. I'm afraid that the world will change before I return to Dazhou."
"good!"
Then, Master Xuanming began to talk about how he discovered that the immortal luck was damaged, and sent five Yuanshen monks to southern Xinjiang to investigate, and the result that four Yuanshen monks were lost and only his direct disciples escaped by chance.
After a cup of tea, Taoist Xuanming, Master Enlightenment, and Su Ming all had solemn expressions on their faces. It was related to the destiny of the Immortal Path, so they had to be cautious. Moreover, Kunlun Dao suddenly lost four Yuan Shen monks. This is a tricky business from every angle.
"Devil? The weird demonic aura is interesting." However, instead of being prepared, Xue Bu Ran showed excitement. A murderer like him, with countless dead souls under his sword, was naturally very interested when he encountered such a strange opponent.
Su Ming on the side felt bad when he saw this scene. The three sects finally began to pay attention to his inner demon and were ready to unite to deal with him. He had expected such a situation.
From the moment he occupied southern Xinjiang, he had been mentally prepared. But what he didn't expect was that this incident would actually arouse Xue Busan's interest.
If he takes action, I'm afraid the inner demon will have to hide.
It is true that the inner demon's methods are weird and difficult to guard against, but how powerful Xue Bu Ran is is still a mystery, and this action is destined to make Su Ming unable to take action.
So, this is the real tricky thing.
Fortunately, the inner demon's true abilities and methods have not yet been exposed. He still has enough time to prepare. It is still early. What's more, he has already left behind a backup plan. Even if the inner demon path in southern Xinjiang is destroyed, he can still make a comeback in a short time.
Thinking of this, Su Ming glanced at the other three people and said, "Three real people, things have their own priorities. You need to be careful about this matter. It is best to come up with a charter after discussion, so that the devil in Southern Xinjiang can be dealt with." Solve it. The poor monk still has something to do, so I won’t leave it here. You can send me the results of the discussion, and the poor monk will naturally try his best to help."
"It doesn't matter, you go ahead. Pindao will definitely convey the results to you."
"National Master, please go first. When this is over, you must come to Shaolin Temple to sit down."
