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Chapter 163 Di Renjie’s Tongtian Empire
Time and space change.

Datang.

At this time, Wu Zetian was about to ascend the throne as emperor and make Luoyang the capital.

In order to establish her prestige, Wu Zetian ordered people to build a tower more than 60 feet high and named it "Tongtian Pagoda".

The story begins here.

At this time, the Tang Dynasty was quite powerful. All nations came to court, and Wu Zetian was the first empress in history. Naturally, many foreign envoys came to congratulate her.

On this day, the ministers of the DPRK and China took a group of foreign envoys to visit the unfinished Tongtian Pagoda.

The official introduced as he walked: "The Tongtian Pagoda is 66 feet high, which means 66 heavens, which means straight up to the sky..."

The foreign envoys walked into the tower and saw the busy workers and sophisticated mechanisms inside the tower. They all raised their heads in admiration.

"Master Jia..."

Soon after, a foreman named Shatuo came forward and greeted the officials leading the team.

Then he said: "Master Jia, you inspected the Tongtian Pillar yesterday and uncovered several peace charms. Can you put it back in its original place immediately?"

Mr. Jia frowned: "Have you not put it back yet?"

Shatuo looked confused: "If you touch the peace talisman without authorization, the consequences are unpredictable. If you touch the peace talisman, the people below will be uneasy, so..."

"Okay, okay..." Mr. Jia said impatiently: "Put it back quickly."

After that, he went to greet the foreign envoys.

Soon after, Mr. Jia and his envoys came to a viewing platform on the top of the Buddha.

"Wow, that's spectacular!"

Everyone couldn't help but marvel.

Mr. Jia said with a proud look on his face, raised his hand and pointed: "Did you see that, that is the Mingtang where the Queen of Heaven landed..."

When I said this, I seemed to feel that the sun was a bit harsh, so I couldn't help but raise my sleeves to cover the sun, and wiped my sweat.

The envoy was waiting for a reply, but something unexpected happened at this time.

Master Jia suddenly screamed and covered his face with his hands. Wisps of black smoke came out from his palms, as if his face was on fire.

"My lord, my lord..."

Everyone was shocked and shouted.

Someone wanted to step forward and reach out to pull him, but at this time, Mr. Jia's clothes also caught fire, and his body seemed to have turned into a piece of charcoal in an instant, with sparks flying everywhere.

This strange situation scared everyone out of their wits.

Because the fire seemed to be burning from the inside out, that is to say, the fire started from within Mr. Jia's body.

"Water, get water quickly..."

Someone yelled.

The crowd was in chaos.

However, it was too late. In just a few breaths, Master Jia's body began to break and turned into black ashes.

As soon as the news came out, both the government and the public were shocked.

The Queen of Heaven was furious and immediately sent people to conduct a thorough investigation.

After all, the Tower of Babel was being built as quickly as possible and had to be completed before she ascended the throne.

It happened that such a strange thing happened at this time, causing people to panic, rumors spread, and the Queen was naturally very angry.

In fact, she knew well that many ministers in the court opposed her ascension to the throne. After all, she was only a woman. How could a woman be their emperor?
Therefore, there must be someone in the court who is secretly obstructing her from smoothly ascending the throne.

If it's other things, that's fine. You can arrest people and kill people. Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish.

But this time the situation was different. The other party was too insidious. Not only did it create a strange death case, but it also quickly spread throughout Luoyang City, saying that this was a warning from God.

The emperor can only be the son of heaven, not as great as heaven.Therefore, some people make use of God's will to make people panic.

There are also rumors in the market that once the Queen ascends the throne, God will bring disaster.

Therefore, the Queen must deal with this matter as soon as possible, find out the truth as soon as possible, and find out the mastermind behind it, so as to stabilize the people's hearts and not delay her ascension to the throne.

An official named Xue led a group of men to the Babel Tower to investigate.

"Sir, these are the residues found on the corpse..."

One of his subordinates presented evidence.

"Yellow phosphorus!" Lord Xue smelled it and found the crux of the problem.

"There was a large amount of yellow phosphorus on the corpse... In order to melt the copper paste, a large amount of yellow phosphorus was stored in the pagoda, which gave the murderer an opportunity to take advantage of it.

I dare to make a bold guess that the murderer must have used local materials, and Mr. Jia was burned to death with yellow phosphorus! "

"No, this fire comes from the body!"

A voice sounded, rejecting Lord Xue's inference.

This person is Pei Donglai, the young minister of Dali Temple.

Dali Temple has always handled only major and important cases, and this case of Babel Tower is of great importance, so Dali Temple is naturally ordered to participate in solving the case.

Pei Donglai brought five or six men with him, one of whom was Ding Xiu. His current identity was the eighth-level master of Dali Temple.

The reason why Ding Xiu traveled to this world was because his realm had reached a bottleneck.

To put it simply, it is already at the critical point between cultivators and true immortals, just like a layer of window paper. Once it is pierced, the sky is high and the sea is vast, officially entering the realm of true immortals and completely breaking away from the mortal world.

However, this critical point is difficult to break through.

Ding Xiu's previous practice had almost no obstacles, but this time, he also encountered a hurdle.

That is the state of mind.

To improve your state of mind, you need more worldly experience.

Therefore, now he does not need to travel through those fairy worlds. In some relatively ordinary worlds, it is easier to experience the rolling dust of the world and the various conditions of the world.

"Master Pei, how can fire come out of the body?"

Obviously, Mr. Xue didn't believe Pei Donglai's words.

Pei Donglai took out a shoe: "These are what I found from the scene. They are Master Jia's official boots. Think about it, Sir, the bones have been burned to ashes, but the outside of these official boots is intact."

If it weren't for the fire burning out of the body, how could the official boots look like this? "

Mr. Xue hesitated for a while and replied: "It makes sense. Mr. Jia has so much yellow phosphorus in his body. I'm afraid someone might harm him and poison his food to cause him to accidentally eat it."

Pei Donglai shook his head: "Sir, yellow phosphorus has a foul smell, which you can tell when you smell it. Even if it is eaten by mistake, the symptoms should be difficulty breathing, body pain, and it will not suddenly start a fire."

"Stop blabbering..." Mr. Xue waved his hand impatiently, and then said to the workers: "The murderer must be among you, arrest them all and take them back for interrogation."

Shatuo said quickly: "Sir, you can't arrest, you can't arrest. If you arrest the workers, the Buddha will not be finished, and the Queen of Heaven will blame you..."

"How dare you use the Queen of Heaven to suppress us?"

"Sir, Master Jia's death is a punishment from God..."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Xue became angry: "You still dare to confuse the public with your evil words? What kind of divine punishment?"

"Sir, Master Jia touched the peace talisman before. The peace talisman is the only way to keep everyone safe. You must not tamper with it without authorization..."

Upon hearing this, Pei Donglai couldn't help but snorted, and immediately went up to lift a peace charm to see what would happen.

At this time, Ding Xiu grabbed Pei Donglai's sleeve, shook his head, and whispered: "Sir, please don't be impulsive..."

Unexpectedly, on the other side, Mr. Xue rushed up the steps, ripped off a peace charm, and said angrily: "You are deceiving the public with your evil words. If there is really a divine punishment, then you should show it to me."

Come here, lock up all the people who went to the rooftop today and take them back to Dali Temple for strict interrogation! "

"Yes, my lord!"

All the men responded in unison.

After walking out of the pagoda, Mr. Xue got on his horse and said, "Come from the east, take the people back first, and I will report to the Queen of Heaven first."

After speaking, he rode away.

Looking at his back, Ding Xiu couldn't help but sigh secretly.

At this time, the Queen of Heaven was reviewing the military training at the school ground, and Master Xue came on horseback.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the sun suddenly emerged from the dark clouds. Under the direct sunlight, Mr. Xue felt that his mouth was dry and his whole body felt like it was on fire.

Unexpectedly, he really got angry. "ah……"

With a scream, like Mr. Jia before him, his whole body was covered in smoke, and sparks burst out from his body.

"Escort, escort..."

A female official standing next to the Queen immediately shouted an order.

Her name is Shangguan Jing'er, and she is the most favored minister around the Queen of Heaven.

In full view of everyone, Master Xue was quickly burned to ashes.

This time, the queen was finally afraid.

After all, she witnessed a living person suddenly spontaneously combust. Could it be... that it was really a punishment from God?

The Queen of Heaven finally became afraid and decreed that no sparks should be seen in the palace, all the lights should be replaced with night pearls, and food had to be brought in from outside the palace.

Just when people inside and outside the palace were panicking, a magical deer appeared.

This deer is the mount of the national master.

The appearance of a deer often means the arrival of the national master.

The Queen of Heaven came forward in person and said: "Welcome the Imperial Master to come!"

Then he ordered: "Everyone kneel down!"

"promise!"

All the men knelt down.

The national master did not appear, but passed down the decree through the mouth of the sacred deer: "The heavenly phenomena have been chaotic recently, and demons took advantage of my retreat to invade the imperial land and go against the will of heaven."

The Queen of Heaven said: "I would like to ask the Imperial Master to make it clear."

"The reason why the demons rebelled and rebelled was because Taibai Xing had been away from the palace for eight years and was imprisoned and had not yet returned to his throne..."

Hearing this, the Queen couldn't help but frown and said: "Jail? Taibai Xing is a prisoner?"

Shenlu continued: "Taibai Star comes from Dicheng, and its former residence is Yangqu..."

"Eight years after leaving the palace, it originated from Di City..." The Queen's brows twitched, and she suddenly realized: "Could it be that the Imperial Master's decree is Di Renjie?"

At this time, Shangguan Jing'er couldn't help but said: "Di Renjie was thrown into prison for treason because he opposed the Queen's listening to politics behind the curtain. If he is released from prison, wouldn't it make the rebellious party even more powerful? The Queen should think twice..."

The sacred deer turned away and left a message: "Once the Taibai Star returns, the chaos will be eliminated and the stars will be in their proper places."

The Queen of Heaven immediately ordered Shangguan Jing'er: "Go and find out whether Di Renjie is dead or alive."

"promise!"

The Queen of Heaven issued an edict, and Shangguan Jing'er could only respond.

It is not unreasonable for this woman to become the favorite of the Queen of Heaven. She is both civil and military. She holds a high position and does not even have a guard. She rides alone to the place where Di Renlai is imprisoned: Dutai!
This is a special place where many officials are responsible for handling memorials sent from all over the country.

Di Renjie was imprisoned here, and his main task was to help burn memorials that had been read or were useless.

There was a raging fire in the yard, and Di Renjie and a prison officer named Ling were pushing a cart to burn folding papers.

Suddenly, Di Renjie seemed to feel something and glanced around subconsciously...

At this time, several men in black suddenly appeared from nowhere and rushed towards Di Renjie.

Di Renjie was such a good man, he calmly said to the old man: "Old Ling, remember what I taught you."

"En!" The old man nodded.

A fierce battle ensues.

Although Di Renjie was shackled, his skills were still sharp, and those masked men were no match for him.

However, the people who came to kill him were far more than that.

Obviously, there was an insider in the palace. After hearing the Queen's order, they wanted to take the lead and kill Di Renjie before Shangguan Jing'er arrived.

Why did they want to kill Di Renjie?
That's because Di Renjie is a recognized detective in the court, and it is said that there is no case that he cannot solve.

It was obvious that the person who wanted to kill him must be the mastermind behind it.

The information is so well-informed, the action is so fast, and so many killers can be summoned in the divine capital in a short time, it can be seen that the opponent's energy is not small.

Just when the scene was in chaos, Shangguan Jing'er hurriedly arrived.

At the same time, many guards also rushed over.

"Protect Lord Shangguan!"

An officer stood next to Shangguan Jing'er and shouted.

Unexpectedly, Shangguan Jing'er raised her hand to push it away: "Get out!"

Does she need protection?

She is a master herself.

"Clap clap clap..."

Shangguan Jing'er took off the long whip from her waist and instantly knocked down three men in black.

Unexpectedly, at this time, dense crossbow arrows were fired from the roof.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, civilians were prohibited from holding crossbows, but now there are so many crossbows. Where did they come from?
"Quick, protect Di Renjie!"

Shangguan Jing'er waved her long whip to block stray arrows while shouting orders to the guards.

She was ordered to come to Di Renjie. If Di Renjie died before she arrived, it would have nothing to do with her.

However, if Di Renjie died in front of her...she might not be able to do her job if she went back.

Therefore, she must save Di Renjie's life.

Unexpectedly, when she was distracted, three arrows were shot from different directions.

Fortunately, Shangguan Jing'er reacted very quickly, and her skills were also fast. She quickly waved her long whip and knocked one away. At the same time, she moved sideways and narrowly avoided the other two.

However, one of them still scratched the clothes on her shoulders.

At this time, Shangguan Jing'er's murderous intention was completely aroused.

"Protect Di Renjie!"

Seeing that there were many guards surrounding Di Renjie, Shangguan Jing'er didn't care anymore. She shouted an order and jumped to the roof.

"Sir Shangguan, it's dangerous!"

"Master Shangguan..."

All the guards were frightened and shouted.

After all, if something happens to Shangguan Yu'er, they will be in big trouble, and the Queen will never let them go.

The killers who were ambushing on the roof obviously did not expect that Shangguan Jing'er would have such a strong temper and dare to go to the room alone. Three of them quickly got up and ran away. The other one raised his hand and shot two arrows before hurriedly running away in the other direction. .

"Where to escape!"

Shangguan Jing'er rushed to catch up.

After chasing for two streets, Shangguan Jing'er suddenly felt startled and jumped forward hastily...

An arrow flew almost close to her back.

However, this arrow is just a bait, and the next three arrows are the killing ones.

Before Shangguan could calm down, three more arrows shot over like lightning...

Facing these three arrows, Shangguan Jing'er was really at her wits' end. She could only barely knock one of them away, and the other two, one shot towards her face and the other towards her shoulder.

"call out!"

At this critical moment, another arrow shot out, knocking away the one that hit Shangguan Jing'er's face.

However, another arrow still hit her shoulder, causing her body to sway.

At this time, a figure suddenly leaped over from the roof on the other side, and at the same time raised the sword in his hand and knocked away two crossbow arrows.

Looking at the direction, the two crossbow arrows were also aimed at Shangguan Jing'er.

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(End of this chapter)