Chapter 8: Wei Chun, the power of ghosts and gods, the power of awakening dragons
Royal Palace.
Royal study room.
A middle-aged scribe wearing a python robe with a Luan belt around his waist stood quietly in front of the door.
He has a white face, no beard, and an elegant appearance.
It was the world-famous eunuch Wei Chun, who was in charge of the Demon Slayer Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
After a while, the old eunuch walked out of the imperial study.
"Wei Gong, your Majesty has summoned you."
Wei Chun nodded, then straightened his clothes and walked in.
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty."
Wei Chun cupped his fists and bowed in salute.
"No need."
Zhu Xuan said, "Sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Wei Cundao.
Then he sat down on the chair that had been prepared aside.
"How's the check going?"
Zhu Xuan asked.
Wei Chun glanced around.
Zhu Xuandao: "You all stand down."
The little eunuch who held the lamp and the old eunuch who summoned them all retreated and gently closed the door.
It wasn't until the footsteps faded away that Wei Chun said with a solemn face: "Back to Your Majesty. I have laid a dragnet in Kyoto. If she doesn't have special abilities, the witch should still be in Kyoto and there is no way she can leave."
Zhu Xuan nodded slightly.
Wei Chun continued: "In addition, there were a total of seventy-two guards guarding the prison. I interrogated them one by one and used polygraphs, but no one knew how the demon girl left the prison.
Generally speaking, there are only two explanations for this situation.
One is that these people really don’t know;
Second, these people have very strong willpower, so strong that they can withstand polygraph tests.
But this possibility is extremely small.
The lie detector has been turned on to its strongest level, and even Wei Chen's soul cannot bear it."
Zhu Xuan looked calm.
After a pause, Wei Chun glanced at Zhu Xuan, and then continued: "So, I think there is a third possibility, that is, someone has tampered with the memories of these people."
Tamper with memories!
Zhu Xuan's face was finally no longer calm.
With a serious face, he stared at Wei Chun and said, "With your strength, can you tamper with other people's memories?"
Wei Chun looked calm, shook his head and said: "Although I am the Emperor Wu, I cannot tamper with other people's memories."
If anyone else heard this, they would be shocked.
Wei Chun, the usually gentle eunuch, turned out to be a powerful Emperor Wu.
Emperor Wu only belonged to the top few in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Among the various sects in the world, it is said that those with the highest level of cultivation are only at the King-Feng realm, and those above the King-Feng realm are the Martial Emperors.
Zhu Xuan snorted coldly, "With your strength as the Martial Emperor, you cannot tamper with other people's memories. Do you think who in this world can easily tamper with other people's memories and modify the memories of so many people?"
Facing the emperor's question, Wei Chun's expression remained unchanged, he clasped his fists and said slowly: "I know this sounds a bit ridiculous, but if there are great monks who practice the power of ghosts and gods, it is not impossible for this kind of thing to happen.
Moreover, tampering with memory does not require tampering with the memories of so many people, maybe only one or two people’s memories are needed.”
Zhu Xuan's expression changed, "Come and listen."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Chun continued: "According to the confessions obtained by the ministers, they were all briefly summoned by the commander of the Imperial Guard around three o'clock in the hour, and..."
"And what?"
Zhu Xuan asked.
"And they all mentioned that His Majesty came to inspect." Wei Chun stared into the emperor's eyes and said calmly.
Zhu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Wei Chun, "Do you doubt me?"
Wei Chun shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am just discussing the matter and do not doubt your Majesty's intentions. It is normal for Your Majesty to inspect the prison."
Zhu Xuan snorted lightly, without refuting or expressing any opinion, and said calmly: "Continue talking."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Chun clasped his fists and said, "Based on the fact that he was briefly summoned by the commander of the Imperial Guards, Yu Sicheng, the commander of the Imperial Guards, has serious suspicions.
Although there is no definite evidence that he went to jail, this does not eliminate his suspicion.
Your Majesty, you know that if you want to enter the prison from the outside to rescue people, you have to go through at least three doors.
The key to the first door is in the hands of the guards, the key to the second door is in the hands of the criminal department, and the key to the third door is in the hands of the guard on duty.
But from beginning to end, no one from the Punishment Department showed up, and he never entered the prison in the days before and after, and the key was not lost and was still kept in the Punishment Department."
"So how does the second door open?"
Zhu Xuan asked.
Wei Chun said: "The three doors are all made of black iron locks. The black iron locks are extremely hard and covered with runes. If you want to break them with brute force, you will at least have the strength of Emperor Wu.
But once it is forcibly destroyed, not only will it have to face countless powerful crossbows and arrows, but the entire prison will also call the police.
But no police were called that night.
The Black Iron Lock is produced by Tianji Pavilion, and even the top lockpicking masters cannot unlock it. Without the hidden runes on the key, the Black Iron Lock cannot be opened at all.
Therefore, it is basically the matching key that opens the black iron lock. There is basically no doubt about this."
Wei Chun continued: "I found out that four nights ago, the fourth prince appeared in the Ministry of Justice and then left. During this period, he appeared in Zhende Garden, and then someone saw Yu Sicheng leaving from Zhende Garden.
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In fact, if the matter had not involved the fourth prince, Wei Chun would not have had to explain so much to Zhu Xuan.
"Little four?"
Zhu Xuan frowned slightly.
He did not doubt Wei Chun's words, and he always had great trust in this person.
It can be said that Wei Chun is one of the few people he can trust.
Wei Chun's meaning is very obvious, that is, the fourth prince entered the Criminal Department, took the key, and handed it to Yu Sicheng, who opened the prison.
"What about Jiang Nan? How did Jiang Nan end up in prison?"
Zhu Xuan asked the key to the matter.
The Royal Palace Dalao and Prince Yong's Mansion are located to the east of the Royal Palace and the other to the west of the Imperial City.
There is a long way between the two.
So, how did Yu Sicheng avoid patrols and guards at the gate of the imperial city, enter Prince Yong's mansion where there are many masters without anyone noticing, and abduct Jiang Nan silently?
And bring such a big living person back safely and take him to the palace prison?
Unexpectedly, no one in Prince Yong's palace noticed until he was discovered in the palace prison.
And the meaning of doing this is to put the blame on someone, or to save the Saint from the Demon Realm?
What is its purpose?
"The minister is investigating this matter."
Wei Chun cupped his fists.
"Yeah." Zhu Xuan nodded, and then asked expressionlessly: "You continue to talk about tampering with memory, what's going on?"
Wei Chuntao: "When the defense is changed at Chouchu (at one o'clock at night), there will be a short gap at this time. This gap is when the commander of the Imperial Guard will do an inspection. Yu Sicheng can take advantage of this time to replace people.
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Although this time is extremely short, it is unlikely.
But with a master, and as long as the speed is fast enough, all this becomes possible.
Assuming that a powerful monk who cultivates the power of ghosts and gods modifies the memory, then he only needs to modify the memories of two people, one is the fourth prince and the other is Yu Sicheng.
As long as the memories of the two of them are modified, all this can be impossible to investigate and become an unsolved case.
Apart from this explanation, Wei Chen can't think of any other explanation for the time being."
The power of ghosts and gods...has not appeared for decades. Could it be that it appears again now?
It is said that they had powerful ghost and god powers and called themselves servants of gods.
Thinking of the possibility of the resurgence of the servant of God, Zhu Xuan looked coldly, pondered for a moment, and said, "You mean Xiao Si may have had his memory tampered with?"
"I am just doubting it now and cannot draw any arbitrary conclusions yet."
Wei Chun said with cupped fists.
Zhu Xuan's eyes were gloomy.
If it was Xiao Si who blamed the Jiang family for this matter, it would not actually make much sense. After all, Prince Yong's family has always been neutral and never took sides. Putting the blame on them would not actually benefit the prince in any substantial way.
Rather than doing this, it is better to create some trouble for your political opponents.
In this regard, the emperor who was also a prince at that time was naturally Menqing.
In fact, losing a hostage is a small matter, but causing a series of problems within the Ming Dynasty due to this incident is a big deal.
Even if it is one's own son, if he collaborates with the enemy, it will still be a capital crime.
"This matter must be investigated as soon as possible, and no matter who is involved, it must not be tolerated!"
Zhu Xuan's tone was slightly colder.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Wei Cundao.
"What's going on over there at the Imperial Tomb?"
Zhu Xuan asked.
"In three more months, the star platform will be successfully built," Wei Chuntao said.
Zhu Xuan nodded, "Recently, there are many experts in the Imperial City, and people's hearts are fluctuating. You need to strengthen inspections in this area.
In addition, I heard that some ministers have been in contact with people from some sects recently, so you should pay more attention to this. Things are busy, and the supervision of the officials cannot be relaxed."
"This is a matter within the scope of a minor minister, please rest assured, Your Majesty."
Wei Chun clasped his fists and said seriously.
"Yes." Zhu Xuan nodded, and then said casually: "By the way, in another month, the woman from the Zhongmiao Sect will come again. Please keep her away for me. I don't want to see her.
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The wonderful door, the wonderful door... Wei Chun raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it has been so long, but you still haven't figured out that woman?"
Zhu Xuan's face turned cold, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"
After being reprimanded by the emperor, Wei Chun did not feel as panic as he imagined, but instead chuckled.
Didn't get it done? Is it because I don't have enough capital... Ordinarily it shouldn't be the case. The Emperor's "Emperor Dragon Mysterious Technique" should be extremely powerful in this area.
Or maybe you are afraid of being slapped?
You are not afraid of "I want", you are afraid of "I want..." and it is the echo: "...want, want, want..."
Haha, the door to all wonders... is so wonderful.
It is said that if you break through the Martial Emperor realm, you can lose your body and be reborn... Wei Chun had some expectations in his heart, and the arc at the corner of his mouth widened a little.
Hearing Wei Chun chuckle, Zhu Xuan's eyes widened, "Why are you laughing? Is it funny?"
Wei Chun immediately stopped his smile and said, "I am not laughing at Your Majesty, but I am laughing at the women of the wonderful sect who do not know what is good and what is evil."
Then he sneered and said: "After all these years, this woman is still so stubborn and stalking her. If it weren't for Your Majesty's mercy, how could you have allowed her to be so ridiculous and rude and offend Tian Yan."
Zhu Xuan glanced at him, snorted coldly, and said: "Humph, I hope what you said is what you think."
Although they are monarchs and ministers, sometimes the relationship is more than just a monarch-minister relationship.
"Okay, please step back."
Zhu Xuan waved his hand and drove him away.
"Yes, Wei Chen resigns."
Wei Chun stood up, straightened his clothes, then clasped his fists in salute and retreated.
…
the next day.
Jiang Nan woke up early in the morning.
After briefly washing up, I started practicing.
He practiced swordsmanship.
He started with basic sword skills, and then moved on to the "Shadowless Sword Technique", but currently he can only practice one-sword slashing, and there is still a long way to go before ten-sword slashing.
After practicing for an hour, I took a shower and went to have breakfast.
Afterwards, I read in the study for a while, and then took a carriage to go to work in the Demon Slayer Department.
The Demon Slayer Division.
"What, you want to kill more monsters?"
Shi Wenhao asked in surprise after finishing the order.
It was too late for the other torturers to hide, but he was lucky enough to take the initiative and ask for extra food.
"Why?"
Shi Wenhao looked at Jiang Nan with burning eyes.
Jiang Nan's eyes were calm, but his expression was solemn. He clasped his fists and said, "Thanks to your majesty's mercy, I am exempted from the death penalty. I should repay your majesty with a better performance. I hope your majesty sees that the son of the Jiang family has never been a weak person!"
Seeing the handsome and sunny young man in front of him, who spoke in a gentle and elegant manner, but without losing blood in his tone, Shi Wenhao suddenly stood in awe.
"I agree in principle to the request to kill more demons. I know that you have a special body, and you did not go to the killing platform yesterday to kill demons. But I cannot let you kill demons at will. As the head of the Yellow Department, I must ensure your safety."
Shi Wenhao said.
The other torturers felt a little sad when they heard this.
This is the difference between people.
They are both torturers, but their treatment is very different.
Of course, they also know that they cannot compare with Jiang Nan.
The young man in front of him, who was as handsome as the trees and looked like an enviable young man, looked like a torturer like them, but no matter what, he was the only son of Prince Yong and the grandson of General Zhenbei.
Even if they were demoted to common people by the emperor, they were not comparable to them.
The status gap is too big.
"Thank you, Master Shi. I know it well. Please give Jiang a chance."
Jiang Nan cupped his fists.
Shi Wenhao stared at Jiang Nan.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
It was only then that he noticed something different about Jiang Nan's aura.
"Did you break through?"
"Well, luckily I made a breakthrough."
Jiang Nan nodded.
"Okay!" Shi Wenhao nodded, "Since you have broken through to the Tongmai Realm, your own strength is much stronger than that of the Body Forging Realm, so you can also add some monsters."
"Let's see, you go to Ding No. 11 and No. 12 today. There are ten monsters in there. Your basic task is to take five of them. You can kill the extra ones as appropriate."
Since Jiang Nan applied, he would naturally not deny Jiang Nan this face.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although Jiang Nan is a commoner now, he is still the only son of Prince Yong and the grandson of General Zhenbei.
If you really think of him as an ordinary person, you would be totally wrong.
"Thank you, Master Shi."
Jiang Nan said gratefully.
Then he walked into the dressing room, changed his clothes, and quickly walked towards the dungeon.
At that speed, he is definitely a workaholic who performs extremely well.
Shi Wenhao looked at Jiang Nan's back and sighed: "It's true that the general has no dog!"
Looking at the other torturers who were slowly swallowing, he suddenly frowned.
Compared with Jiang Nan's work enthusiasm, these people's work enthusiasm is simply one day at a time.
We are all the same people, so why are there such big differences?
He is the eldest son of Prince Yong, but he still works so hard.
Looking at all these people lounging around, they wish they could just lie down.
Hum~ Mud can't hold up the wall!
Shi Wenhao snorted coldly in his heart, and then shouted: "Don't bother any of you, just hurry up."
The torturer who had already left the dressing room saw the supervisor getting angry and quickly responded: "Yes!"
Then they quickly filed into the dungeon.
In the dungeon of T-11.
With the experience of killing on the first day, Jiang Nan was able to kill monsters one after another with ease.
After killing the three monsters, the light red leaves in the three-color tree space grew to nine.
Then, a small fruit is produced on the branch, only the size of a small fingernail.
Result!
Jiang Nan felt happy.
Keep killing monsters...
When the seventh head was killed, a red fruit finally appeared on the branch, as big as a hawthorn.
But the skin is smooth and bright, like a big cherry.
Jiang Nan reached out to touch it, but it suddenly fell off.
In reality, a round, light red fruit appeared in front of Jiang Nan's eyes.
This fruit can actually appear in reality!
Jiang Nan's heart moved.
Then he opened his mouth and swallowed it.
The fruit melts in your mouth, and a huge amount of energy pours into your body.
Jiang Nan's blessing reaches the soul, and the "Ancestral Dragon Kaitian Jin" is running.
boom--
A hole appeared in the body, and a particle inside awakened and turned into a dragon.
The dragon roared up to the sky, and a huge force quickly burst out from Jiang Nan's body.
Jiang Nan clenched his fists, his heart was shocked, and his eyes were bright.