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Chapter 539: Purple Star Gathers the Emperor's Luck

Tang Dynasty, Chang'an.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor's grandson is very intelligent and clever. Your Majesty loves him very much and accompanies him every day, which makes him very happy."

As soon as these words came out, the others bowed and congratulated him: "We congratulate the prince."

Li Zhi, who was sitting in the first seat, also raised his chin proudly, with a smile on his face, and responded very humbly.

However, if you look deeply into his eyes, it is difficult to find true joy in them.

He still doesn't like this eldest son very much.

In fact, Li Zhi had also thought about this issue seriously.

He was not afraid of a child, nor was he afraid that his future son would compete with him for power. He was also not afraid that the power of the aristocratic families would increase again because the queen was born into the Wang family of Taiyuan.

He simply didn't like his son.

There is no reason.

It's like they don't hit it off and are naturally incompatible.

This resistance, which almost came from instinct, made Li Zhi unable to understand and at the same time he was full of resistance and vigilance towards his son.

He had experienced the period of struggle between Li Chengqian and Li Tai, and he believed that his instincts would not harm him.

However, Li Shimin is extremely happy with the existence of Li Qingchen. Although this son will not shake his position as crown prince, at least maintaining the superficial father-son relationship will be beneficial to his smooth ascension to the throne in the future.

Having witnessed the failures of Li Chengqian and Li Tai, Li Zhi would never let down his guard before he actually ascended the throne.

Of course, when it comes to maintaining the father-son relationship, his eldest son seems to cooperate with him.

However, whenever there were no outsiders around, Li Qingchen would no longer look at her with admiring eyes as he did when they were children. The two of them got along like a pair of familiar strangers.

That boy actually stopped pretending.

They were right, he was indeed very clever.

It’s just that “showing joy on one’s face” is still a little immature after all.

Thinking back to the past, I was almost invisible in the palace. Although I was paying attention to the fight between Li Chengqian and Li Tai, I never had the slightest thought or action to intervene.

In the eyes of his two elder brothers, he is just an ordinary younger brother. In the eyes of his father, he is a pretty good son. In the heart of his mother, he is also a well-behaved and sensible child.

But what about Li Qingchen?
Now that he is still the emperor's grandson, he dares to look at me in private.

He never thought that his royal grandfather, who loved him so much, would leave one day in the future.

The future ruler of the Tang Empire is none other than his biological father, whom he is unwilling to contact or communicate with anymore!

Li Zhi rubbed his fingers under his long sleeves and said with a smile, "Qingchen is so smart, it's probably because the Crown Princess taught him well. I, as a father, don't seem to be that competent. Someone, take the food that my father sent to the Crown Princess. I'll go and pay my respects to my father and take a look at the child."

Accompanied by several officials from the Eastern Palace, Li Zhi went to Taiji Palace.

From a long distance away, one could hear Li Shimin's hearty and cheerful laughter coming from the palace.

The smile on Li Zhi's face became more and more intense, and even his pace became faster.

When he came closer and was about to speak, he suddenly saw someone coming from the corner on the left.

Li Zhi glanced at him and suddenly swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. Then he couldn't help but turn his head slightly to look.

That's a woman.

She was not dressed like a palace maid, but her behavior was no different from that of a palace maid. She held a tray in her hand, walked with slow steps, and lowered her head slightly, not daring to look around.

After walking a few steps, the other party finally noticed Li Zhi and his group. She suddenly stopped like a frightened deer and stood still to salute.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Her voice was as sweet as the song of an oriole.

After saying this, she tensed up as if she was very scared.

Li Zhi wanted to ask who she was, but when he thought that this was Taiji Palace, he suppressed the thought, nodded slightly, and turned his head away without even glancing at her.

After entering the palace, Li Zhi listened to Li Shimin praising Li Qingchen, and the smile on his face never stopped.

After a long time, after eating, Li Zhi got up and left.

Outside the Taiji Palace, he suddenly saw the woman sweeping up fallen leaves again.

Although he could only see the other person's profile, Li Zhi felt that the broom in the other person's hand was like a feather gently scratching his heart.

"Who is she?" Li Zhi frowned and asked the old eunuch beside him.

The old eunuch narrowed his eyes and examined her carefully for a while, then whispered back, "Your Highness, she is the daughter of Wu Shigui, and is now a fifth-rank talent in the harem. Because she has angered Your Majesty, she is punished to serve as a palace maid for three months."

"Oh." Li Zhi's tone was extremely cold. He glanced at her and then looked away, continuing to walk out of the palace.

But only he himself knew whether he really cared about that woman.
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"Is the Purple Star moving?"

Hong Chen looked at the Golden Spirit Mother in surprise.

"That's right. Although Emperor Ziwei hid himself very well, he still underestimated Doumu Palace's control over the stars in the sky, and even more so underestimated a true Daluo Jinxian."

The Golden Spirit Holy Mother was the leader of the Jiejiao female immortals. If she had not died in the battle formation, she would have broken through to the Quasi-Sage realm long ago. How could she be confined to the Daluo realm? This is the sorrow of many Jiejiao immortals on the Conferred God List.

Of course, having said that, realm is something that is afraid of comparison.

Many immortals of the same generation as the Golden Spirit Mother have not yet been able to break through to the realm of Daluo Golden Immortal, and perhaps they will never have the opportunity to break through in their entire lives.

Hong Chen thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think, Fairy?"

The Golden Spirit Holy Mother waved her long sleeves and said dignifiedly: "The movement of the Purple Star must be related to the imperial power. The emperors and monarchs of the Three Realms have not changed now, so it is indeed difficult to investigate on the surface. But I traced back the changes in the Purple Star through the Doumu Palace, and found that someone deliberately disturbed the heavenly secrets. At this time of great disaster, it is becoming more and more difficult to deduce."

"Fairy, please let me know how I can help you."

Since this matter involves Emperor Ziwei, Hong Chen naturally has no choice but to take the responsibility.

The Golden Spirit Holy Mother nodded and said, "It's quite simple. Lend me the Immortal Execution Sword and the Immortal Absolute Sword for the time being. It would be better if you could also lend me your Red Dust Sword. I will embed these three top-grade innate spiritual treasures into the Doumu Star Palace. Perhaps I can break through the confusion and find the truth."

"It's easy!"

Hong Chen waved his hand and released three magic swords.

Not only that, he also lent out the Xuanling Beiyin Banner and the Xuanling Samsara Disk.

If the Xuanling Emperor's Seal had not been to remain in the underworld to suppress Xuanling City, he would have handed over the seal as well.

The Golden Spirit Mother was also an impetuous person. She took five top-grade innate spiritual treasures and immediately returned to Doumu Palace.

"Your Majesty, please be careful." Ao Tingxin stood aside with a worried look on his face.

Hong Chen smiled and said, "Why do you become sentimental after you and Ao Guang went back for a trip?"

Ao Tingxin smiled when he heard this: "After returning to the Dragon Palace this time, I actually met many relatives that I rarely saw before or even never saw before. I really didn't expect that the Dragon Clan actually had so many branch clans. I thought that the Dragon Clan was really as declining as my father said, with not many of its own kind left."

“Hahaha, the Dragon Clan has been able to pass down from ancient times to the present day, so how could they be easily defeated? Look at the Phoenix Clan and the Qilin Clan that were on par with the Dragon Clan back then. The Phoenix Clan’s population is really declining and its presence is not noticeable. The Qilin Clan is almost the same, or even more low-key. The only one that is still active on the stage of the Three Realms is the Dragon Clan.”

Ao Tingxin nodded: "That's why I am even more grateful to Your Majesty. If it weren't for Your Majesty, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see so many secrets of the Dragon Clan. But after seeing those things, I feel that Your Majesty's current position is hard-won. I don't know how many people in these three realms are secretly watching Your Majesty."

Hard-won? Hong Chen didn't think so. He felt it was quite easy.

But there were indeed a lot of people staring at him.

"Don't worry too much. If there is a disaster, it will come sooner or later. Since we are destined to face it, why should we worry about it all the time and make ourselves uneasy?" After Hong Chen explained, he said, "You can notify everyone. We will have a dinner party in the Imperial Palace tonight and have the Dapeng Feast!"

"What about this lion?"

The Golden Spirit Mother did return the green-haired lion that Hong Chen had sent, and also gave him a lot of gifts to thank him for eliminating a traitor for Jiejiao.

Don't say that they were captured just to save their lives. Since life is more important than Jiejiao, it means they chose life and abandoned Jiejiao. There is no need for Jiejiao to care about their life and death. But in the end, they still regarded themselves as Jiejiao immortals. Where in the world can you have both?

"Take him away and skin him. I don't know if a lion's skin will look good after peeling it off. As for the meat... keep it for now. I'll see if I can use it in making an elixir later."

"Yes!"

Ao Tingxin took the order and left to inform the people of Xuanling Imperial Palace.

That night, all the immortals gathered together and it was very lively.

"Is this the first time we've gathered together like this? You don't like to hear gossip, and I don't want to talk too much, so..." Hong Chen raised his cup, "Do whatever you want today, there's plenty of wine and meat!"

The immortals at the banquet cheered loudly.

Green Ox and Bull Demon King, two old acquaintances, got together for a drinking contest.

Civil officials and military officers from different camps during the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period teased each other.

Yang Chan, Cai Yan and Ao Tingxin were whispering to each other.

Hong Chen kept adding meat to the bowl of Garuda, who had transformed into a child.

"Eat more. This meal is said to be a feast for everyone, but you know it is mainly prepared for you. I won't say that you can become the second real golden-winged roc in the future, but at least you can't be much worse than it."

Garuda's mouth was full of oil, his cheeks were bulging like a goldfish, and he kept nodding his head while stuffing food into his mouth.

Seeing others eating so happily, Hong Chen felt much better.

At this time, the God of Cookery came with a tray filled with bowls of white stuff that looked like tofu pudding. Hong Chen could smell the fragrance from a long distance away.

"Dapeng Brain, please enjoy your meal!" The God of Cookery had a bright smile on his face. For him, handling such top-notch ingredients from the Three Realms was also a kind of luck in his practice.

After all, there is only one Dapeng in the three realms of the ancient world!
Hong Chen took a bite and found it extremely sweet.

Unconsciously, he glanced at Garuda.

Unfortunately, Garuda was also looking at him.

As soon as their eyes met, Garuda immediately put down his bowl and chopsticks, hugged his head, and cried in fear: "Master, my brain must not taste good!"

In an instant, everyone at the table burst into laughter.

After the feast, Garuda's entire body was red like a cooked prawn.

Hong Chen directly arranged him to practice and absorb in his own Hongchen Palace.

"You must work hard. After you break through to the Golden Immortal, I will give you the soul of Dapeng to refine. By then, your bloodline may be able to replace it and become another golden-winged Dapeng."

Garuda nodded heavily, full of energy.

After the banquet.

Hong Chen gave Yang Chan a portion of the ingredients he had reserved in advance.

"Bring it to your second brother to try."

Yang Chan took it and was deeply moved: "Brother, my second brother always says bad things about you, and you still miss him. Don't worry, I will definitely tell my second brother well. After he eats these delicacies, I wonder if he still has the face to say bad things about you again."

Hong Chen: If you had told me earlier that he was saying bad things about me again, do you think I should have brought him a copy?
"It's okay. A real man should have a mind as broad as the four seas and as vast as the chaos. I don't care what your second brother said. No matter what, you are my best junior sister."

Yang Chan's cheeks were red, and she suddenly bit her thin lips, walked forward and hugged Hong Chen, then ran away without saying a word.

a few days later.

The Golden Spirit Mother came to return the magic weapon and brought the reason for the unusual movement of the Purple Star.

"world!"

"Oh?"

The Golden Spirit Holy Mother sighed, "Xiyou is in the Earthly Immortal Realm, so I can't get to the bottom of this matter. If you force it, I'm afraid it will alert the people behind the scenes. If they change their plan, it will be disadvantageous to you."

Hong Chen smiled and said, "Fairy, don't worry about it. As long as you know that it is in the human world, that's enough."

When the Purple Star moves, things will happen in the human world.

So what else is there to guess?

The Golden Spirit Holy Mother glanced at him and nodded slowly: "It seems that you have made up your mind, so I won't interfere. If you need any help with any action, you can come to me."

"Okay, thank you fairy."

"You're welcome. The Immortal Execution Sword and the Immortal Absolute Sword tell me that you are a rare genius in enlightenment in the Three Realms and even in the past prehistoric times, and you are also an unrivaled swordsman." After a pause, the Golden Spirit Holy Mother said, "I hope to be lucky enough to see the Immortal Execution Sword Formation you set up in the future."

Hong Chen smiled, silently sensed his own cultivation, and nodded in agreement.

"It shouldn't keep you waiting too long."

It has been said before that Taiyi, Daluo, and even quasi-saints and saints are actually Golden Immortals.

The difference in realms mainly lies in the fruit of the Tao.

The fruit of the Tao comes from the comprehension of the Great Dao.

With excellent comprehension and the blessing of the remaining pages of Taoist books, Hong Chen's speed of enlightenment is simply indescribable.

Hearing this, the Golden Spirit Mother smiled and left silently.

Hong Chen turned his gaze to the human world.

There was a strong human aura in the sky above Chang'an City, and the dragon energy of the human emperor could directly block the sight of those below the Golden Immortal level.

Thanks to the status of the human race as the protagonist of the world, even a quasi-saint would not dare to do anything to the emperor of the human race easily.

However, for Hong Chen, coming here is like going home.

His clone already gathered a lot of the aura of the Emperor of Humanity, because Li Qingchen is now the second in line to the throne of the Tang Empire.

After glancing at Wu Meiniang, Hong Chen immediately knew what was going on.

Looking at Li Zhi again, this guy was actually secretly painting a portrait of Wu Meiniang in his study?
Who agreed to your marriage?
Hong Chen took out the marriage book and found the names of two people.

Sure enough, a light red and black line was connecting the two of them.

Just looking at the other red line tied between Wu Meiniang and Li Shimin, Hong Chen couldn't help but click his tongue.

So dirty!
To behead or not?
This is a problem.

(End of this chapter)