Black Myth: You and I are both destined

Guanyin really did what she said and never came back after she left. However, in the future, after the hour of Hai, the ghost of the Dragon King of Jinghe River would enter the palace to cause trouble for Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was so frightened that he could not sleep for seven days. He was exhausted and even the imperial doctors diagnosed that "the emperor's condition is getting worse and worse. He may be seriously ill!"

The imperial doctors naturally did not dare to say directly that the emperor would not live long, but the implication was very clear, which was to let the court make preparations early.

However, the ministers who were usually decisive and resolute did not dare to spread the news. He was the ruler of the world, who would dare to say that he was critically ill?

They were like ants on a hot pan, surrounding the main gate of the palace, daring neither to come in nor to leave.

Fortunately, Li Shimin was a wise ruler throughout history. Even at the last moment of his life, he knew very well what he should and should not do.

He ordered his eunuchs to announce the news of his critical illness to all the ministers, and asked his close minister Wei Zheng and his beloved concubine Xu Hui to come to the palace to meet him, as he wanted to entrust his son to his care at his sickbed!

When the two men arrived, Li Shimin could hardly hold on any longer. He handed the imperial edict he had prepared in advance to them and gave them instructions.

"After I leave, the three thousand old and young in the palace will return home and reduce taxes for three years to support the people."

Although he was weak, he spoke clearly.

Upon hearing this, beloved concubine Xu Hui burst into tears.

"Your Majesty is so kind, why would you do this?"

"Why...why don't you follow the Bodhisattva's wish?"

"Don't mention this matter again!" Li Shimin was furious!

He doted on Xu Hui because her personality and behavior were so similar to his first wife, Empress Changsun, Guanyinbi.

But one thing is for sure, he can't let the entire Tang Dynasty support foreign teachers just because of his own life and death!

Seeing that Li Shimin was angry, Xu Hui did not dare to mention the matter again, but Wei Zheng stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, please be at ease. I have something to offer you that will ensure your longevity and the safety of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin didn't expect that Wei Zheng actually had such a win-win solution, and his eyes lit up again.

"Speak quickly, sir!"

Wei Zheng knelt in front of the bed.

"Does the emperor remember Cui Jue, the former Minister of Rites?"

"Cui Jue?" Li Shimin naturally remembered him, as he was a favorite minister of his father, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan.

Li Shimin didn't understand why Wei Zheng mentioned him at this time.

"Didn't Cui Jue die many years ago?"

Wei Zheng calmly took out a letter and handed it to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, the story of 'Cui Jue cutting the tiger' is widely circulated in the world. Everyone says that he can judge right from wrong, and he made great achievements during the reign of Emperor Gaozu. Now he has been promoted to a judge in the underworld, in charge of life and death in the world."

"Cui Jue and I are sworn brothers. Seeing each other in person is like seeing each other. I will definitely ensure that the emperor is free from worries and returns to the world of the living."

Wei Zheng's words gave Li Shimin a big surprise. He didn't expect that his favorite minister not only had people above him, but also people below him. If this kind of thing had not happened, he would probably never know it!

Wei Zheng said that Cui Jue had made great contributions during the reign of Emperor Gaozu. It should be because Li Yuan respected Buddha in those days that all these achievements were attributed to Cui Jue, who actually did the work.

But the relationship between Li Shimin and his father Li Yuan is difficult to describe, and Cui Jue is not someone he values, so he sighed silently.

"That's all I can do..."

Li Shimin held Wei Zheng's letter tightly in his hand. Although he was extremely reluctant, he had no choice but to do so.

Less than an hour later, Li Shimin passed away.

Tianming, who had turned into a small insect, saw with his own eyes that there was wailing throughout the court and the country, and a white spirit was seen every three steps, it was miserable and desolate.

When it was midnight, the ghost from the underworld arrived.

The Bull-Headed and Horse-Faced Demons who came to collect Li Shimin's soul treated him like an ordinary person. They locked him up tightly with the "Soul-Binding Lock" and dragged him directly to the underworld!

The little insect that Tianming transformed into also hid on Li Shimin's body and followed him down.

Li Shimin was taken to the edge of the underworld, and then left casually in the wasteland here.

The wasteland was extremely barren, with no grass roots left. The sky was dark and nothing could be seen in the distance.

Li Shimin suddenly smelled a disgusting odor and kept retching.

He found that there was nothing here except death. Everything was withered and decayed thousands of years ago. There was no smell in the air, so the disgusting smell he smelled was coming from his stomach!

All this overturned his understanding of "death". He, who was once surrounded by thousands of people, suddenly felt lonely.

"What should I do?"

Li Shimin uttered six words unconsciously, but he found that the sound dissipated after coming out of his mouth, and instantly turned into "wailing", and the land under his feet was actually "wailing" in a low voice!

Li Shimin felt great mental pressure. He could not see any external objects, hear his own voice, or feel the time. The only thing he could feel was his gradually collapsing spirit!

Tianming wanted to try to help him, but he found that he couldn't make any sound either. Everything was 'dead' here, even sound!

Without the cloak of power and fame, Li Shimin was no different from other wandering ghosts.

He wandered aimlessly in the wilderness, and there was no way to connect him with the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. It was hard to imagine that he was the most powerful person in the world just an hour ago!

"Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, come here, come here!"

I don’t know how long it took, but I heard a voice in my ears!

Emperor Taizong, who suddenly heard the sound, was overjoyed and rushed towards the direction of the sound.

"it's here!"

He suddenly blurted out three words and found that he had his voice again!

Li Shimin knew that this must be thanks to the person who called him!

He took two steps in the direction of the voice and saw a ghost with a black hat on his head, standing in the clouds and mist, waiting for him.

It seems that the ghost has been waiting here for a long time, but he insisted on waiting for Li Shimin to come himself.

When Li Shimin came forward, he immediately went up to him and knelt down in front of him.

"I am a sinner who is late in coming to your rescue. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

As a ghost, this ghost messenger looked majestic, but he was a ghost after all, and did not look like a human at all. Li Shimin was a little scared but did not dare to say it directly, so he asked.

"Who are you?"

The ghost thought about how his appearance had changed a lot and explained immediately.

"I am now Cui Jue, the chief judge of Fengdu."

Li Shimin was overwhelmed with sorrow and joy after hearing this. He had long been frightened by the strange things that had happened just now, but now when he saw Cui Jue, this hideous "familiar ghost", he actually felt a sense of familiarity!

He immediately took out Wei Zheng's letter and gave it to Cui Jue.

Cui Jue simply took a quick look.

"Your Majesty, I already know about my brother Wei Zheng's dream of slaying a dragon."

"Now that Wei Zheng has entrusted your majesty to me, your majesty can rest assured that I will do my best to bring your majesty back to life and continue to be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin was nervous and afraid, but he also understood the meaning of Cui Jue's words. Although he called himself a criminal, he never said that he was a criminal of the Tang Dynasty, but mentioned his identity as the Grand Judge of Fengdu.

He also deliberately told Li Shimin that he helped him because of Wei Zheng's face. In his opinion, Li Shimin's identity as emperor was not as useful as Wei Zheng, the "Martial Star".

This made Li Shimin feel very uncomfortable, but he could only thank him.