Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

After a while, only Emperor Li II and the old Heavenly Master were left in Taiye Lake.

"Old Heavenly Master, I haven't seen you for many years, but you are still the same..." His Majesty Li Er thought for a moment and used a term he thought was more appropriate: "Immortal spirit and Taoist aura."

"I'm almost ascending to heaven, how can I not look like an immortal?" Zhang Yun curled his lips when he heard that, then rewrapped the small yellow croaker that He Weng had left over and stuffed it back into his arms: "How was it, was today pretty exciting?"

"Old Taoist priest, you are joking..." To be honest, only the old Taoist priest could say this in front of me at this moment. If it were someone else, it would be considered merciful on the part of Emperor Li II if he didn't beat the other person to his knees and beg for mercy.

"You should have carefully considered some of the details of what Wang Gui said to you in the palace." The old Taoist priest looked at the embarrassed Emperor Li Er and said with a hint of sarcasm, "For example, there are some servants of the Dou family who are 'ambitious but incompetent' - what you need to focus on is the word 'ambitious'. Li Erlang, do you know why the old lady predicted this day before she died?"

"..." His Majesty Li Er was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then slowly said: "Could it be that you, old Heavenly Master..."

"The old lady has always firmly believed that my fortune-telling skills will shorten my lifespan, so she has never let me tell her fortune. The only time was when it was about His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu..." The old Taoist priest saw the disbelief on the face of Emperor Li II when he said this, and he couldn't help but curl his lips and said, "Li Shimin, are you getting cocky? In terms of understanding you, who in this world can know more than the old lady?"

"..." His Majesty Li Er didn't know how many years it had been since he had been scolded in this tone, but he didn't feel any resentment - because whether it was the old master or his mother, he owed them all...

"In short, you'd better take Wang Gui's words seriously. Also, don't think that when the old Taoist passes away one day, the Zhang family's Taoism will be silent for many years. To be honest, the old Taoist's great-grandson, that is, Zhen Xuan... let alone his future achievements, even now - he has realized the true meaning of Taoist magic since Taihang Mountain, and now he is actually not inferior to the old Taoist, and even in some aspects, such as killing - he is better."

“Old Heavenly Master… I never intended to do anything to Kuan’er from the beginning. In fact, I had already planned his future…” His Majesty Li II really felt that he was extremely wronged at this moment: “But I really didn’t expect that your reaction would be so strong…”

"Your Majesty has made plans for His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's future?" The old Taoist priest chuckled upon hearing this: "Haha... Your Majesty's so-called plan is to wait for His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to lead his army to conquer Goguryeo in the future and then give Goguryeo to him? Your Majesty, in fact... His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's future achievements will be higher than you can imagine - He Weng has regarded His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu as his master since the first time he saw him - in hundreds of years, this is the first time..."

"That big yellow crane..." Emperor Li II became curious upon hearing this.

"Call He Weng!" The old Taoist priest was terribly stubborn about this matter.

"Does Mr. He have a great background?" Out of curiosity, Emperor Li II chose to follow the advice.

"There is a saying that when Qin Shi Huang wanted to destroy the six kingdoms, he built six bronze cranes in the palace to remind him to always remember the ambitions of the Qin kings - to end the era of the collapse of rituals and music and unify the world! After the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, when the first emperor was offering sacrifices to the gods at Mount Tai, the crane flew down from Mount Kunlun for the first time." When Zhang Tianshi said this, he saw that His Majesty Li Er was already stunned, so he smiled self-deprecatingly: "Your Majesty, just treat this as an ordinary strange story. After all, no one can verify this. It's just that when my ancestor Zhang Jue entered Mount Kunlun to seek the law and enlightenment when he was young, he saw the crane flying down from the ninth heaven. This is a miracle that has been passed down from generation to generation in my Zhang family."

"That big yellow crane... lived for nearly a thousand years?!" At this moment, Emperor Li II had long forgotten his previous unhappiness - for emperors on earth, seeking immortality (yearning for longevity) is almost a compulsory course for their middle and late years ("Qi Tian Zhenjun" is different. He started practicing Taoism at the age of seventeen (in the second year of Jiajing)). Even as wise and powerful as he is, he is afraid that he cannot be immune.

"As for the story about He Weng and the First Emperor, I have already told you that it is just a rumor," the old Taoist priest smiled faintly upon hearing this, "but the encounter between He Weng and our ancestor is not fake. What, Li Erlang, are you targeting He Weng again now?"

"..." If the "Second Young Master of the Li Family" of Taiyuan City in the past was a bright and ostentatious young man dressed in fine clothes and riding a horse, then the current Majesty Li II is a thoroughgoing ruler of the world and a power monster.

So he couldn't deny the old Taoist's words.

"Don't think of that." The old Taoist priest wanted the same effect as this time: "People in the world seek immortality, but who has ever seen a real immortal? Going against the will of heaven is doomed to be punished by heaven.

Li Erlang, you really should learn your lesson and stop letting others lead you by the nose.

Originally, we met today to discuss how to end this matter, but now you see, after just a few words from me, you have new desires..."

"..." Emperor Li Er really couldn't see clearly at this moment. He admitted that he had been aroused by the old Taoist priest's desire for immortality, but he didn't understand why the other party did this.

"Li Erlang, you should learn to examine your heart." Seeing that the other party was still so stupid, the old Taoist sighed helplessly: "Let me guess, you are now looking for an excuse for your longevity - the excuse is that the country of the Tang Dynasty needs you, a hero, to take charge.

With this excuse, your next plan is to try to send people to capture He Weng and use this to spy on the secret of immortality.

But in fact, Li Erlang, just like what you did to His Royal Highness the King of Chu before - before you did these despicable things, you had already found a plausible excuse for yourself.

But you think you can hide it from the world, but in fact, you have only hidden it from yourself!

It sounds ridiculous to deceive yourself, but when it comes to yourself, you are stuck in the game and don't know how to get out - that's not funny, but pathetic! "The old Taoist priest said, and suddenly appeared in front of His Majesty Li Er.

"Old Heavenly Master..." His Majesty Li II looked at the old Heavenly Master, whose figure was like a ghost in the moonlight, and he couldn't help but blink his eyes - he knew that when he was young, he happened to run into him in the back mountain and compete with the Buddhist master who boasted about "crossing the river on a reed" when Bodhidharma was spread to the Central Plains. This was never a naive fantasy of a child.

"Like Wang Gui said before, I actually don't plan to see you." The old Taoist looked at the man in front of him, his tone was full of disappointment: "But Li Shimin, you always have a way to make those who share the same ideals as you be convinced by you, but you can also make those close to you disappointed in you.

Do you think that letting Wang Gui and the Xue brothers go means you are ready to stop?

When you confronted Wang Gui today, I was sitting in the Taiji Hall. He told you that none of the Dou family retainers who entered the palace today actually planned to return alive. Even I am no exception!"

As the old Taoist priest finished speaking, a gentle breeze blew instantly, rippling the surface of Taiye Lake.

At the same time, a huge wave had already risen in the heart of His Majesty Li II!