Emperor Yuan Jing woke up from his dream, the spacious hall was silent, and the eunuch by his side was sleeping on a small table.

There were no concubines or palace maids in the sleeping palace. Emperor Yuan Jing had been celibate and cultivating for more than 20 years. The imperial sleeping palace had become a forbidden place for the palace ladies.

Regarding Emperor Yuan Jing's cultivation, the concubines' feelings could be summed up in one sentence: "Scholars study hard by the light of a lamp- burst (Bao Gan)!" It was natural for them to complain, but Emperor Yuan Jing never paid attention to the opinions of the concubines. As an emperor with numerous offspring, the concubines were already dispensable.

Twenty years ago, when he started cultivating, the ministers had to remonstrate with him.

"Your Majesty, are you awake?" The eunuch had light sleep and immediately woke up, panicking to Emperor Yuan Jing's side.

"What time is it?" Emperor Yuan Jing pinched his forehead.

"It's the first quarter of the hour of the Tiger." The eunuch said, turning to pick up the teapot on the small stove and pouring a cup of warm water for Emperor Yuan Jing.

After serving the emperor for so many years, some small things didn't need to be asked.

Emperor Yuan Jing drank the tea and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. "After the ancestral ceremony, I have been restless. I will go to the Lingbao Temple with the national teacher to cultivate and calm my mind."

Just as the master and servant walked out of the sleeping palace, a loud bell rang through the night sky and every corner of the palace city.

The palace entered a state of preparation for war.

Emperor Yuan Jing frowned, seeing a group of Forbidden Army rushing over in panic.

The leader of the Forbidden Army shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, there has been an explosion in Sangbo, and the Yongzhen Mountain River Temple has been destroyed. The three hundred Forbidden Army guards have all died, with no survivors."

Emperor Yuan Jing stood still.

After a long time, he said in a deep voice, "Notify Wei Yuan to bring people into the palace immediately; notify the national teacher to come and see me; notify the monitoring officer... just say that the Yongzhen Mountain River Temple has been destroyed."

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That night, the astrologers of the Tianjian Temple were inexplicably awakened, as if it were the end of the world.

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The first to arrive was the female national teacher. She came flying on a seven-star sword.

She wore a lotus crown on her head and a Tai Chi Taoist robe on her body, with wide sleeves fluttering. A fairy-like aura emanated from her body.

She was a woman whose age was impossible to discern, with a stunning appearance and a transcendent temperament. She had the white and tender skin of a young woman, as well as the charm of a mature woman, and the elegance of someone who had left the mundane world.

Her beauty was like that of a distant mountain or snow, visible but out of reach.

"National teacher..." Emperor Yuan Jing opened his mouth and sighed. "The things under Sangbo have come out."

The female national teacher nodded slightly, her voice ethereal and crisp. "I already know."

Wei Yuan arrived later, bringing two Nightwatcher guards from the Nightwatcher's office and two disciples, four high-ranking warriors.

Together with the high-level experts in the palace, a group of warriors, human sect leaders, and Emperor Yuan Jing rushed to Sangbo.

More than a thousand Forbidden Army soldiers gathered on the bank of Sangbo, holding torches, and high-ranking warriors serving in the army gathered, waiting for Emperor Yuan Jing.

The Yongzhen Mountain River Temple no longer existed, and the high platform was half-collapsed. Broken wood and beams floated on the water's surface.

Seeing this scene, Emperor Yuan Jing's brow furrowed fiercely and he shouted, "Where is the Divine Sword?"

A Forbidden Army leader clasped his fists and said, "Someone has been sent to retrieve it."

Emperor Yuan Jing took a deep breath and walked to the shore, reaching out with his hand and curling his five fingers.

A clear yellow light shone from the water, and a three-foot-long bronze sword broke through the water and flew into Emperor Yuan Jing's hand.

After careful examination, Emperor Yuan Jing confirmed that the Divine Sword was intact and breathed a sigh of relief.Stepping on the Seven Star Sword, Xu Qi'an, the beautiful master with floating dust, flew in a circle over Sangbo, and froze in mid-air, saying:

"Your Majesty, there is nothing unusual about Sangbo."

Nothing unusual... Emperor Yuan Jing's eyes darkened slightly.

Wei Yuan turned his head and asked the leaders of the imperial guards, "Where are the bodies of the soldiers who were killed?"

More than a dozen bodies were brought up, all with the same appearance of dried up flesh and blood, like mummies that had been weathered for decades.

"The other soldiers died in the same way." After a leader reported, he cautiously glanced at Emperor Yuan Jing, "Your Majesty... we did not detect any strong enemy invasion..."

The heads of the imperial guards knew in their hearts that the true cause of this incident might be related to the accident at the ancestor worship ceremony a few days ago.

They had an even more frightening suspicion that the reason for the explosion of Sangbo and the death of the patrolling soldiers might not be due to a strong enemy invasion, but because there was a secret hidden in Sangbo.

Although the leaders had their suspicions, as loyal subjects, they knew what to say and what not to say.

Emperor Yuan Jing's sharp gaze swept over the bodies, then turned his head and stared at Wei Yuan's face, "Wei Yuan, come with me to the study."

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The brocade curtains hung low, and incense burned in the bedroom.

The princess was awakened by the sound of the bell, and the moment she opened her eyes, she drew the long sword hanging at the head of the bed. With a clang, she rushed into the hall in her white inner garment, revealing her curvaceous figure.

The tall and cold beauty held a gleaming long sword, her black hair cascading down, slightly messy.

The tight-fitting white undergarment outlined her perfectly proportioned figure. She was not the kind of fragile woman, but exuded the sensuality of a gym beauty from head to toe. If Xu Qi'an were here, he would sigh and say, "This woman is a perfect match for me."

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"Your Highness..."

The palace maid in the side hall was also awakened and hurriedly ran over to pick up the princess's palace dress.

"Change to the battle dress." The princess's elegant eyebrows revealed her dignity.

After changing into the lightweight and more revealing battle dress, with a crossbow on her left waist, a musket on her right waist, and a long sword in her hand, the princess led her guards and quickly rushed to Emperor Yuan Jing's bedroom.

The princess was stopped by the imperial guards guarding the emperor's bedroom. At this time, the princes and princesses could not approach the emperor.

Who knows if some prince is plotting to overthrow the emperor.

The princess did not force her way in, her gaze sweeping over the imperial guards, seeing some familiar figures, Nightwatchers and high-ranking warriors from various armies.

What happened... If it was not a strong enemy invasion, the palace guards would not sound the alarm bell... But if it was an invasion by a foreign power, the scene would be too quiet, and the people from the Bureau of Astronomy did not come...

The princess held her sword, thinking carefully.

At this time, the Crown Prince and several princes and princesses also arrived with their own guards.

"Huai Qing!" The Crown Prince was dressed in armor and looked serious.

"The situation is unknown for now." The princess said concisely.

After a quarter of an hour, the door of the study opened, and a green-clad eunuch walked out.

"Lord Wei..." The princess was closest to Wei Yuan and could be considered his half-disciple.Wei Yuan sighed, "The Yongzhen Mountain Temple collapsed, it was the work of bandits, but they have long since disappeared."

The imperial princes and princesses exclaimed in shock. The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace narrowed his eyes, suppressing his emotions and asked, "Is it related to the ancestral ceremony that day?"

Wei Yuan shook his head, glanced at the Princess Chang, and said, "Your Majesty has ordered me to find out the truth and capture the culprit within half a month. I must be honest with Your Majesty, this case is not easy to solve." He shook his head and left.

The Princess Chang's eyes flickered.

The door of the study opened again, and a eunuch wearing a black gauze hat and a camel-colored python robe walked out. "Your Highnesses, His Majesty requests your presence."

The eight imperial princes and princesses, led by the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, rushed to the study to investigate. They entered the front hall, where the emperor's desk was placed, but it was empty. The eunuch led them into the inner hall, where Emperor Yuan Jing sat on a cushion facing a beautiful female national teacher.

The two sat at a distance from each other, maintaining the distance of fellow cultivators.

Over the years, Emperor Yuan Jing had been cultivating under the guidance of this female national teacher, and the effect was excellent. When he was burdened with state affairs, his hair turned white in his thirties. But after twenty years of cultivation under this woman, he had black hair again, and his health and body had improved.

The Crown Prince privately wished to curse her.

The other imperial princes had mixed feelings of admiration, greed, respect, awe, and disgust towards the female cultivator.

"Your Majesty, I am still restless," Emperor Yuan Jing broke free from his meditation and sighed.

"Your Majesty's illness requires medicine for the heart," the female national teacher spoke with the pleasant and mature voice of a woman.

"I do have an illness," Emperor Yuan Jing stared at the beautiful face of the female cultivator and smiled, "I have been waiting for the national teacher to cultivate with me."

The faces of the imperial princes and princesses suddenly became strange upon hearing this.

Only the Princess Chang and the Crown Prince remained unchanged, with deep thoughts.

Ten years ago, Emperor Yuan Jing proposed to cultivate with the national teacher, but she refused. Emperor Yuan Jing then issued a decree to make her an immortal concubine, but she still refused. Outsiders thought that Emperor Yuan Jing was after her natural beauty, but that was not the main factor. The imperial princes and princesses knew their father best.

With three thousand beauties in the harem, which woman could he not have?

The queen, who was once known as the most beautiful woman in the capital, was already in the palace at that time. But Emperor Yuan Jing, who had already cultivated abstinence, did not touch her.

What Father Emperor dreamed of was immortality.

Emperor Yuan Jing did not explain when the Crown Prince asked if it was related to the abnormality of the ancestral ceremony.

The Crown Prince gave a subtle signal to the Second Princess. The beautiful and charming Princess Lian'an, wearing gorgeous palace clothes, took the teacup from the eunuch's hand, twisted her waist, and came to Emperor Yuan Jing, acting cute and saying,"Father, Sangbo is a forbidden place of our royal family. What kind of thief can sneak into Sangbo and even destroy the temple of the Emperor Taizu? Can't they also sneak into the mansion in Lin'an?" Her beautiful face was filled with fear and helplessness as she frowned.

The Second Princess was the most favored because she knew how to act coquettishly and please Emperor Yuan Jing, who was a dominant and controlling person. He might not like the talented but domineering eldest princess, but he definitely liked the Second Princess who was soft, harmless, and knew how to act coquettishly.

With black hair and the appearance of a middle-aged emperor, Emperor Yuan Jing patted the Second Princess's soft hair and comforted her, "Nonsense, the imperial palace is a forbidden place. How can thieves come and go as they please?"

The Crown Prince led the team, with the Second Princess assisting, and the Eldest Princess stepped forward and paid her respects, "Just now, I met Duke Wei at the door. He hinted at his difficulties and asked me to help plead for mercy and extend the deadline for a few more days."

Emperor Yuan Jing snorted at her words.

The Eldest Princess continued, "Father, I happen to know a master detective. If he can participate in this case, he will definitely solve it within half a month."

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