"Quick! Quick! Quickly sweep this place clean! "
"Yes! Steward An! "
When Li Zexuan returned to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the wooden boxes in front of the temple had all disappeared and An Dezhong was instructing a group of eunuchs to clean up the empty space. Seeing Li Zexuan return, An Dezhong's eyes flickered and he hurriedly went up to greet him, cupping his hands, "Oh! Marquis Yong 'an, didn't you just leave with Her Highness? Why are you back? "
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Is Steward An not welcoming me?"
An Dezhong hurriedly cupped his hands and apologized, "I wouldn't dare! Ai! Look at my mouth, I've said the wrong thing again! Marquis, I definitely didn't mean that. I was just thinking, Marquis, you've always been busy with official business, so why are you so free to come to the Imperial Ancestral Temple today? "
Li Zexuan's expression suddenly became serious and he said in a deep voice, "When I left the Imperial Ancestral Temple, I seemed to have heard the call of Emperor Taizu. At that time, I thought I had heard wrongly but when I reached the Vermillion Bird Gate, I clearly heard an old man shouting," I am Emperor Taizu Li Hu, Marquis Yong 'an, why aren't you entering the Imperial Ancestral Temple to pay your respects? "At that time, I knew that Emperor Taizu had appeared! I hurriedly turned back and wanted to enter the Imperial Ancestral Temple to pay my respects to Emperor Taizu and listen to his teachings! "
When An Dezhong heard this, he suddenly felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten feces, and his face turned green. Although he knew that Li Zexuan was talking nonsense, he couldn't refute it directly. After all, he didn't have any real evidence to prove that "Emperor Taizu didn't show up"!
"Marquis, the Imperial Ancestral Temple is an important place for the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Without His Majesty's imperial edict, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to enter like this?"
Seeing that Li Zexuan was about to walk towards the Imperial Ancestral Temple, An Dezhong's expression changed and he hurriedly blocked Li Zexuan's path and said in a strict tone.
Although his tone had become harsh, An Dezhong still had a harmless smile on his face. As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. This kind of smile made it difficult for ordinary people to get angry.
Li Zexuan stood with his hands behind his back and said faintly, "Steward An, this Marquis also told you just now that Emperor Taizu appeared and wanted to summon this Marquis to listen to the teachings of the Emperor. If you don't let this Marquis in, Emperor Taizu will blame me and will appear in your dreams at night!"
An Dezhong couldn't help but shudder as he felt a chill in his heart. But after hesitating for a moment, he still shook his head and said, "Marquis, even so, I can't let you in! Unless there is an imperial edict from His Majesty, no one is allowed to enter the Imperial Ancestral Temple! "
After saying that, An Dezhong bowed slightly, but his body stood still in front of Li Zexuan. Obviously, unless Li Zexuan stepped over him, he would definitely not move aside.
The situation suddenly became a stalemate. The eunuchs near the Imperial Ancestral Temple also came over and stood behind An Dezhong. Their intentions were self-evident!
As for the imperial guards near the south gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, although they also noticed the commotion, no one took the initiative to come closer.
Li Zexuan narrowed his eyes. If he had only suspected that there was something wrong with the Imperial Ancestral Temple, now he was almost certain that there was something wrong with the Imperial Ancestral Temple! Otherwise, An Dezhong wouldn't have racked his brains to stop him from entering the Imperial Ancestral Temple!
"Hmph! Unfortunately, I do have an imperial edict with me! "
Li Zexuan suddenly smiled and then took out a bright yellow imperial edict from his sleeve. He waved it and said, "But I can't tell you the contents of the imperial edict. However, I have a gold medallion bestowed by His Majesty. Seeing the gold medallion is like seeing His Majesty! What else do you have to say? "
Silence!
The moment Li Zexuan showed the gold medallion, everyone in front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple couldn't help but look at the gold medallion in Li Zexuan's hand. An Dezhong's cheeks twitched violently. After being stunned for a moment, he took the lead and bowed to the gold medallion. "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The eunuchs behind An Dezhong all bowed in unison.
Li Zexuan had long since moved to the side. He was very clear in his heart that he was' not blessed to enjoy 'these people's great salutes. At this time, he looked at An Dezhong with a slight playfulness and said indifferently, "Chief An, can this marquis go in now?"
An Dezhong's expression was unnatural. He forced a smile and said, "Of course! Marquis, please! "
Li Zexuan nodded with satisfaction. He then put away the imperial edict and gold medallion. With his hands behind his back, he walked directly to the steps in front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
In fact, he could have taken out the imperial edict and gold medallion and forced his way in. However, if he did that, he wouldn't have the chance to test An Dezhong's reaction and attitude!
An Dezhong, who was following behind, secretly gave a look to the eunuch beside him. The eunuch nodded and quickly followed Li Zexuan.
The Imperial Ancestral Temple was very big. If it was calculated in square meters, Li Zexuan roughly estimated that the entire temple's floor area was at least 2,000 square meters. In the core area of the capital, there was actually someone who used a house of more than 2,000 square meters as an ancestral hall. It was estimated that only the ancient royal families could do such a "rich" thing!
"Marquis, the memorial tablet of Emperor Taizu is here!"
After entering the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the eunuch who was following Li Zexuan the closest hurriedly came to Li Zexuan's side and led the way.
Li Zexuan glanced at the eunuch indifferently. With his excellent memory, he naturally recognized the eunuch in front of him. He was the "Xiao An Zi" from before, the person whose sleeves flashed briefly with a cold light!
"Mm! You can lead the way! "
Li Zexuan almost instantly understood An Dezhong's' plan '. They didn't want him to wander around the Imperial Ancestral Temple and investigate as he pleased. They wanted him to quickly finish paying respects to Emperor Taizu and leave as soon as possible!
Li Zexuan inwardly sneered. Since this young master is here, I won't leave until I find out what's going on!
Although it was already noon and time for lunch, Li Zexuan didn't feel the slightest bit hungry. When Li Er had given him this case, he had been worried sick. Although Li Junxian had said in the letter that the Dragon King Sect was plotting something in Chang 'an, he hadn't specified what sort of plot it was or where it was deployed. This was an unsolved case. Li Zexuan had been forced to accept this task in the face of danger. In truth, he had been very nervous because he wasn't confident that he could uncover the Dragon King Sect's plot. Now that he had stumbled upon a clue, how could he easily give it up?
He wanted to follow the vine to the melon and uncover the big boss behind the scenes!
"Marquis! This is Emperor Taizu's memorial tablet! "
After passing through two side halls, Li Zexuan finally arrived at the ancestral hall where Li Hu was enshrined!
As Emperor Taizu of the Great Tang (although he hadn't sat on the throne for a single day), Li Hu naturally enjoyed the treatment of a 'single room'. His portrait was hung on the wall in the center of the ancestral hall, and in front of the portrait was a memorial tablet, candlesticks, and incense burner.
"Mm!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "This Marquis wants to listen to Emperor Taizu's teachings. All of you are dismissed!"
The eunuch turned to An Dezhong. After some thought, An Dezhong bowed and said, "Since that's the case, this one will take his leave!"
After saying that, he turned around and left with the few eunuchs beside him. He even helped Li Zexuan close the door.
Li Zexuan first pretended to burn three sticks of incense, then went forward to pay his respects to Li Hu's memorial tablet. Then, he directly sat cross-legged on a praying mat. With a "ding" sound, it seemed that something had fallen to the ground.
Li Zexuan hurriedly looked down and saw a burnt bamboo stick lying beside the praying mat. This was the bamboo stick given to him by the little girl who delivered Li Junxian's secret message on the way to the palace. It was said that the 'mad bull' in the Western Market had this bamboo stick filled with sulfur tied to its tail!
Picking up the bamboo stick from the ground, Li Zexuan unexpectedly put the stick to his nose and sniffed it. The pungent smell of sulfur immediately assaulted his nostrils.
Li Zexuan frowned. His eyes darkened as he muttered to himself, Similar! Too similar! Could it be that the wooden box from before was filled with sulfur as well? Why would the Imperial Ancestral Temple need sulfur? Is that little eunuch and An Dezhong related to the Dragon God Sect?
A series of questions lingered in Li Zexuan's mind. After pondering for a moment, he carefully put away the bamboo stick in his hand and then sat down cross-legged. His powerful Mind Power immediately spread out!
When Li Zexuan first transmigrated last year, he realized that his mental strength was abnormally strong. Not only did he have an eidetic memory and a sharp mind, he could also construct 3D models of various complicated machines in his mind. At that time, he thought that this was the golden finger that he had as a transmigrator! However, after several breakthroughs in his martial arts realm, Li Zexuan realized that his mental strength was extremely strong, and it had something to do with the Supreme Mystery Sutra. Moreover, as his martial arts realm got higher and higher, his mental strength would also get stronger and stronger!
Now that he was a Zongshi late-stage expert, his mental strength was naturally incomparable to before! Furthermore, this was the first time he used his' golden finger 'after half a year!
As he exerted all his mental strength, his mental strength 'floated' through every corner of the Imperial Ancestral Temple and then fed back to the nerve center of his brain, allowing his brain to draw a 3D model of the temple!
This process sounded a bit mysterious, but the principle was a bit like an ultrasonic radar. After a while, every table and chair in the entire Imperial Ancestral Temple appeared in Li Zexuan's mind!
At the same time, Li Zexuan opened all the pores on his body and crazily absorbed the 'Qi' in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. He wanted to confirm whether there was sulfur in the Imperial Ancestral Temple! Wherever there was sulfur, there would be a pungent smell. With Li Zexuan's martial arts cultivation and the special properties of the 'Taixuan Sutra', it was relatively easy to find this smell in the air!
It was reasonable to say that with Li Er's imperial edict, Li Zexuan could directly search by force. However, the Imperial Ancestral Temple was, after all, a very sacred and solemn place of the Li family's ancestral temple. If he was not 100% sure, Li Zexuan would not dare to go too far here. Firstly, it would make Li Er look bad. Secondly, if he found nothing in the end, he would definitely be impeached and punished! Therefore, he came up with such a stupid idea!
"Humph! There is indeed something wrong with this Imperial Ancestral Temple! There is so much sulfur stored in it! "
After a long time, Li Zexuan suddenly opened his eyes. A cold light flashed in his eyes as he murmured in a low voice,
"Northwest! The first room! "
After saying that, he stood up from the futon and directly turned to leave the room. An Dezhong had been waiting outside. When he saw Li Zexuan come out, he hurriedly walked up to him and said, "Marquis, have you finished listening to the imperial edict of Emperor Taizu?"
"Yes!"
Li Zexuan nodded, and then said with a serious face, "Emperor Taizu said that there is an evil spirit in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and he wants me to go and get rid of the evil spirit. Director An, since you are in charge of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, you should cooperate with me! Quickly, lead the way! "
"There is an evil spirit in the Imperial Ancestral Temple?"
An Dezhong's eyebrows twitched and his heart tightened. He hurriedly said, "Marquis, you can't say such things casually! The Imperial Ancestral Temple is illuminated by the Light of Buddha. How could an evil spirit dare to hide here? "
"Why not? Emperor Taizu said that the evil spirit is hiding in the first room in the northwest! "
Li Zexuan's face was solemn. Suddenly, he stretched out his left hand and pointed to the northwest!
Instantly, An Dezhong and the eunuch named Xiao An 'zi's faces changed at the same time!
Li Zexuan stepped forward and said, "What? Director An, why aren't you leading the way? "
An Dezhong gritted his teeth and said, "Marquis, there are many forbidden areas in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. You can come and pay your respects to Emperor Taizu, but you can't walk around as you wish. Otherwise, if you offend the gods, I can't bear the consequences!"
"Hmph!"
Li Zexuan heard this and snorted coldly. He took out the imperial edict from his sleeve and read aloud, "The Emperor of the Tang Empire decrees that Marquis Yong 'an is to thoroughly investigate the case of the Dragon Sect. The officials of the six ministries and the generals of the capital must cooperate with Marquis Yong' an's investigation! Marquis Yong 'an can come and go from any corner of Chang' an City. No one can stop him! Imperial edict! "
At this point, Li Zexuan had nothing to hide. He must quickly find out why there was so much sulfur in the Imperial Ancestral Temple! As for An Dezhong and that Xiao An Zi, there must be something wrong with them!
When Li Zexuan took out the imperial edict, everyone hurriedly bowed and stood to the side. When Li Zexuan finished reading, the four or five eunuchs and An Dezhong were all shocked. Obviously, they didn't expect that Li Zexuan would give Li Zexuan so much power. At this time, Li Zexuan was simply the second Li Er in Chang 'an City. He could go wherever he wanted and ask for help from whoever he wanted!
"Director An, why haven't you received the imperial edict? Don't tell me you want to go against the imperial edict? "
Li Zexuan stared at An Dezhong without blinking and said indifferently.
An Dezhong's expression changed. After a while, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Marquis Yong 'an, how dare you! How dare you fake an imperial edict! Men, quickly arrest Marquis Yong 'an! "
"Yes ~!"
The four or five eunuchs immediately surrounded Li Zexuan and the atmosphere in the room became tense!
Without another word, Xiao Anzi pulled out the dagger hidden in his sleeves and thrust it at Li Zexuan's throat in a flash!
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