"Luo Sigong, why are you taking me to the Longde Hall!"

Although the Wanli Emperor was originally going to the Longde Hall due to a whim, feeling that there was something wrong with it, the fact that the Jinyiwei's (Imperial Bodyguard) commander was also taking him to the Longde Hall at this critical juncture only deepened the Wanli Emperor's suspicions.

What exactly had been discovered in the Longde Hall?

Luo Sigong protected the Wanli Emperor, and the group retreated to the Hall of Celestial and Terrestrial Union before arriving at the West Six Palaces. Empress Wang also hurried to follow.

"Your Majesty, what is going on?"

Empress Wang was still unclear about the situation, only seeing some lights in the distance.

The Hall of Celestial Purity and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility were separated by the Hall of Celestial and Terrestrial Union and two plazas, making it impossible to know what was happening at the front from such a distance.

"I am also very confused right now! Just follow me!"

"Luo Sigong, what exactly have you found out!"

The Wanli Emperor questioned Luo Sigong about the specific situation, and Luo Sigong quickly and truthfully reported everything that had happened in the Longde Hall and everything he had seen and heard.

This greatly surprised the Wanli Emperor.

What was Wudang Mountain trying to do, sending such a powerful Taoist into the Forbidden City to sweep the courtyard?

Did they see that I had bestowed honors upon Zhang Xianyong of the Longhu Mountain, so Wudang Mountain was unhappy and sent a deeply hidden junior to show off to me?

"Good for Wudang Mountain, sending a master over and hiding it, saying he's just a young junior who can recite scriptures and only has a little bit of magic!"

The Wanli Emperor's joy at hearing about Ji Xiang's great abilities lasted only a moment. Then he thought of Wudang Mountain's failure to report the truth! Was this not a crime of deceiving the emperor!

Consort Zheng, also surprised, further provoked from the side: "That little Taoist in the Longde Hall definitely has a problem! Wudang Mountain concealed the abilities of this Taoist who entered the palace. Could it be that they were waiting for this critical moment to jump out?"

"I'm afraid this fire and these divine monsters were all brought in by him!"

Consort Zheng looked frightened and pale: "Is Wudang Mountain trying to repeat the mistakes of the late emperor, sending another Tao Zhongwen into the palace to bewilder Your Majesty!"

Luo Sigong quickly defended: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, but from what I have seen, Daoist Ji should not be related to this incident of divine monsters entering the palace and setting fires!"

Consort Zheng angrily said: "If he is not related to the divine monsters entering the palace, how would he know that the divine monsters would kill him, according to what you just saw and heard! Don't tell me they didn't collude!"

Luo Sigong was momentarily speechless, just thinking about how to defend himself, when the Wanli Emperor spoke.

"Because that is the Longde Hall, the former Xuanji Precious Hall!"

Consort Zheng was stunned, seeing the Wanli Emperor slightly distracted, as if thinking of something. Empress Wang, being perceptive, took a half-step closer and asked, "Is Your Majesty thinking about Emperor Shizong?"

"That's right, the Empress knows me!"

The Wanli Emperor said in a deep voice: "The old Xuanji Precious Hall was originally the Qin'an Hall. The current Longde Hall is the second newly built Xuanji Precious Hall, which was changed to the Longde Hall during the reign of the late Emperor Muzong."

"Emperor Shizong often practiced Taoist arts, performing sacrifices and rituals many times in the Xuanji Precious Hall, often worshiping Zhenwu (Perfected Warrior), Ruizong, and Haotian (August Heaven). The worshipers in the Longde Hall are Taoists from Wudang Mountain, and the highest god of Wudang Mountain is Zhenwu."

"Often worshiping Zhenwu, warding off water and fire, so these divine monsters are afraid that the Taoists from Wudang Mountain will summon the magic of the Zhenwu Department, hindering their assassination of me..."

But Consort Zheng did not understand: "Then, during the time of Emperor Shizong, the palace fire was even worse than today, with three halls, two pavilions, and fifteen gates destroyed. At that time, no one ever heard of Zhenwu having any effect!"

The Wanli Emperor was silent for a while, thinking to himself that the Longqing Emperor probably thought the same way as you, after all, Zhenwu had been worshiped for many years, but fires still often broke out in the palace, so since it was useless, he simply moved it away.

But the divine monsters entering the Forbidden City in this fire might be due to the removal of Zhenwu. Emperor Jiajing placed the statue of Zhenwu the Great in the Longde Hall, not to prevent fire...

"Perhaps, Emperor Shizong placed these statues back then precisely to prevent these divine monsters from entering the Forbidden City."

Zhenwu eliminates demons.

Zhenwu is moved, and demons run rampant.

As for why fires often broke out in the palace back then, the Wanli Emperor believed that it should be because Emperor Jiajing was refining pills everywhere. At that time, many palaces were vacated by Emperor Jiajing to house Taoists and refine pills everywhere, even the Hall of Mental Cultivation next to the Hall of Celestial Purity was used as a pill refining room.

"Let's go to the Longde Hall to see the situation first!"

"That little Taoist from Wudang Mountain in the Longde Hall has such great abilities, but Wudang Mountain concealed it and did not report it. Later, I must ask those old ox-nosed Taoists to explain it to me clearly. I want to see what their intentions are in sending such a highly skilled Taoist into the Forbidden City!"

"Also, Luo Sigong! You said that those fire gods came to kill me, but why would they do that? I don't even know them!"

The Wanli Emperor passed through the West Six Palaces, with many palace maids and eunuchs leading the way with lanterns. The flames flickered in the lanterns, and the Wanli Emperor stared at those swaying flames. For some reason, a strong sense of danger arose in his heart.

The talisman on his chest was warning him again.

So, just as the group was about to pass through the West Six Palaces and reach the corner of the veranda, he stopped because of the sense of danger in his heart.

"Everyone, stop!"

The Wanli Emperor's face darkened, stopping the progress of the guides and pointing at them:

"Put out the lights in your hands!"

The Wanli Emperor gave the order, while also looking at the palace maids at the entrance of the veranda. This veranda led to the Northwest Three Halls, and then to the outer palace from the long corridor of the Northwest Three Halls, but now, those two palace maids at the entrance of this veranda made the Wanli Emperor's heart beat violently.

This was not the excitement of meeting love at a corner!

But the terrified feeling of great danger!

In the Wanli Emperor's eyes, he could still see those lights, and at this moment, he suddenly looked around. Everyone who had come out of the Hall of Celestial Purity with him had already extinguished their lights, but only these palace maids and eunuchs of the West Six Palaces were deaf to his orders!

Luo Sigong also noticed this problem at this time, immediately holding his sword to protect the Wanli Emperor's side, and the remaining Jinyiwei also had pale faces. The Wanli Emperor shouted angrily again:

"How dare you defy my orders!"

These people still did not move.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong?".

Familiar voices came, and the Wanli Emperor recognized that they were his concubines in the West Six Palaces. These concubines seemed to be completely unaware of what was happening outside, and were now rushing from various palaces with confused faces, accompanied by palace maids.

Consort Zhou Duan, Consort Xu De, Consort Liu Zhao.

But in the Wanli Emperor's eyes, these palace maids had their heads lowered, and he couldn't see their faces. And his three concubines didn't seem to notice anything unusual. This strange situation made the Wanli Emperor's heart rise with great vigilance again!

The Wanli Emperor suddenly shouted:

"Everyone, stop, don't move an inch!"

"Anyone who dares to approach, Luo Sigong, kill them all!"