Great Li Martial God

"I understand. You must be wondering why I'm not unconscious, right?"

Li Musheng seemed to have guessed what the two were thinking. He waved his hand and said, "Don't bother waiting. That thing doesn't work on me. Even if you wait until tomorrow, you won't get the result you want to see."

Having said this, he turned his head back and paid them no more attention.

Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu and Vice Commander Song Shanyue looked at each other in dismay. At this moment, Li Musheng suddenly seemed to think of something.

He left the railing and turned to walk in front of Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu, stopping and raising his eyebrows to ask, "Have you ever met Consort Jing before?"

Hearing this, Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu narrowed his eyes slightly and raised his head to stare at Li Musheng's face for a while. After a moment of silence, he finally nodded, "This servant has naturally seen Consort Jing. The Lady was a benevolent mistress who treated the palace servants well."

Hearing this, Li Musheng clapped his hands lightly and said, "If that's the case, then things are much simpler."

Saying this, he pointed at his own face and asked, "Then you should presumably be clear that I'm very likely the real Seventh Prince?"

Hearing this, Vice Commander Song Shanyue looked at Li Musheng in surprise, then looked toward Sun Changyu with some suspicion.

Although he held a high position in the Tianjin Guards and had entered the palace to have audience with Emperor Yuanwu many times, he absolutely couldn't enter the imperial harem. Therefore, he had never seen Consort Jing and didn't quite understand what Li Musheng meant by these words.

At this moment, Sun Changyu, the chief eunuch of the Palace Supervisor, showed rapidly changing expressions. After hesitating for quite a while, he finally spoke, "Young master does indeed bear some resemblance to Consort Jing, but..."

Hearing this, Li Musheng directly raised his hand to stop him and said, "There are no buts. There's no need to waste time waiting several more days either. Why don't we just get it done in one step? You go find someone who can make decisions."

"If my identity as the Seventh Prince can be verified, then everything will be fine. If not, well... just consider this trip wasted."

Hearing this, Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu's expression froze, as if he hadn't expected Li Musheng to be so direct. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond.

Li Musheng didn't rush him either. He just looked at him calmly and at ease.

Although he didn't care too much about his identity as the Seventh Prince, to be honest, resolving the identity matter sooner would indeed be beneficial for his subsequent search for the Tianqi Secret Treasury keys and opportunities for martial Dao transcendence.

At this moment, after Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu hesitated for a while, he finally spoke, "Regarding what young master has said, this servant cannot make the decision. However, I can report it on your behalf. As for whether this matter can proceed, it still depends on the Empress's decree."

Emperor Yuanwu had been in secluded cultivation for over a month now. All matters at Aurora Pavilion were being handled entirely by the current Empress. Li Musheng had heard about this situation early on, so he wasn't surprised.

"Then go request instructions. I'll wait here."

Li Musheng nodded slightly, then turned and leaned back against the corridor railing, admiring the scenery while continuing to ponder creating the "Life and Death Talisman" martial art.

Hearing this, Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu acknowledged and nodded lightly to Song Shanyue at his side as a signal, then hurriedly turned and left.

Seeing this scene, Vice Commander Song Shanyue's eyes flickered. He glanced at Li Musheng but didn't say much, and immediately followed closely behind.

...

At the same time, at the Great Li Heavenly Prison.

The thick bluestone and iron-water cast walls were as solid as metal. The guards inside and outside the prison were even more strictly vigilant.

A middle-aged man walked through the dark, damp, and moldy corridor. The torches on both sides of the narrow hallway flickered weakly, casting mottled shadows behind him.

With his arrival, heavy cold iron gates were opened one after another. Some ragged prisoners huddled in the surrounding cells opened their hollow eyes and looked curiously at the visitor outside the iron bars.

However, the middle-aged man walked straight to a cell in the deepest part of the heavenly prison and stopped.

The cell before him was different from the other damp and dirty cells. On the contrary, it was very neat and clean.

Straw mats covered the floor. On a small wooden table burned a dim yellow oil lamp. Sitting cross-legged before the wooden table was a young man wearing prison clothes.

The young man had handsome features and fair skin. Although he was a prisoner who had been confined for several months, his loose hair had no filth. Instead, his entire person was in full spirit and vigor. When he suddenly opened his eyes, there seemed to be a hidden sharpness that flashed past.

"Your Highness, that person has appeared."

The middle-aged man saluted the young man, standing with his body bowed, and passed a rolled paper through the gap in the prison door.

Li Zhi flicked his finger. True qi stirred up a gentle breeze that slowly unfurled the paper scroll when it passed over it, revealing a portrait of a young man on the scroll. The person in the portrait was clearly Li Musheng.

"He really does resemble that Consort Jing."

Li Zhi spoke lightly, then flicked another finger. The flame on the lamp was drawn and fell onto the paper scroll, burning it to ashes in the blink of an eye.

"Where is he now?" Li Zhi turned to look at the middle-aged man outside the cell.

"At Aurora Pavilion."

The middle-aged man answered, then raised his head slightly and asked, "Your Highness, should we move to eliminate him?"

Hearing this, Li Zhi slowly shook his head and said, "No need. Many people are watching Aurora Pavilion. News that he's the real prince should spread quickly. After that, whether he lives or dies is his own business and has nothing to do with us."

Saying this, Li Zhi paid no more attention to this matter and instead asked, "What's the situation at the Ministry of Revenue?"

"The Minister of Revenue has temporarily withstood the pressure. However, everyone is now in a state of constant fear. There's no guarantee that some people below aren't having wavering thoughts. Among them, Vice Minister of Revenue Zeng Wenhe has a tendency to defect to the Second Prince."

The middle-aged man furrowed his brow. Killing intent surfaced in his eyes. Then he said, "The matter of the Ministry of Revenue still needs Your Highness to take charge as soon as possible. The subordinates are all hoping Your Highness can be released from prison soon."

Hearing this, Li Zhi waved his hand, "When I can get out still depends on Father Emperor's thoughts. However, this is a matter of sooner or later. There's no rush for now."

Saying this, he took out a letter he had already written from his bosom and shook it lightly. The letter flew toward the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man raised his eyes. His palm passed through an afterimage and caught the letter.

At this moment, Li Zhi sat down again before the small table and said, "According to the address on the envelope, deliver this letter to the person in charge there. As for additional matters, there's no need to do more. You just need to keep the others in line and wait quietly for my release from prison."

The middle-aged man hurriedly bowed in salute. After putting away the letter and seeing that Li Zhi had no other instructions, he stepped back several paces and took his leave.

Not long after the middle-aged man left, a dark shadow silently emerged from under the dim torches.

"Your Highness, the Director asked me to convey his regards on his behalf."

The shadow was pitch black like ink and didn't reveal its form, but a voice came from it.