Great Li Martial God

Li Musheng didn't care at all whether Sun Changyu believed his words or not.

As for life-saving grace and such, those things were just something to hear and forget. If you took them seriously, it wouldn't be any fun.

One day, if Sun Changyu's master ordered him to kill Li Musheng, Sun Changyu would probably still have to kill him. At most, before making his move, he'd say a few more sentences like:

"The master's command cannot be disobeyed. I can only repay Your Excellency's great kindness in the next life!"

...

Seeing Li Musheng give such instructions, Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu sat down awkwardly and began fiddling with the tea set. He didn't ask anything more and truly just focused on boiling water and making tea for him.

This allowed Li Musheng to enjoy in advance the treatment a prince should receive, even before becoming a real prince.

On the other side, not long after the carriage Li Musheng rode left, Song Shanyue, dressed in black and masked, finally arrived at that long street from before.

His figure traveled through the rain curtain, leaving only an afterimage flickering in the water mist.

However, he soon suddenly stopped and raised his head to look at the street ahead that had collapsed and been destroyed beyond recognition, as well as the five corpses that couldn't be more dead. "Too late?"

Song Shanyue's heart sank. He cautiously moved over to examine the situation of the five corpses.

After looking, his face was immediately full of shock.

He didn't recognize the two figures in black, but he was no stranger to those two swordsmen in blue and the Skull-Tapping Bamboo Staff Elder.

These three were all serious criminals wanted by the court. In the jianghu, they had committed countless evils and killed innumerable people. Moreover, all three were genuine Martial Dao Grand Master level experts.

The swordsmen who styled themselves as the Twin Heroes of the West Wind came from the "Western Abyss Demonic Cave," which gathered numerous rogue demonic path cultivators.

The two relied on the "Gentle Breeze Transforming Demon Sword Canon" and were extremely skilled in combined killing techniques. Although they couldn't battle Heaven-Humans as they claimed, battling half-step Heaven-Human realm experts was no problem.

The Skull-Tapping Bamboo Staff Elder was likewise a Martial Dao Grand Master who had been famous for many years, with formidable strength.

However, all these people before him had now been killed, and moreover, seemed to have been instantly killed.

This left Song Shanyue both shocked and terrified.

From the current situation, if he had arrived a bit earlier, he would probably have met the same fate as these five corpses.

"That person must have martial Dao experts secretly protecting him. This matter cannot be accomplished."

How would Song Shanyue dare continue pursuing? He immediately turned and left the long street far behind, rapidly returning to Aurora Pavilion.

As for Zhang He's request, he could only abandon it for now, or find another opportunity later.

However, he knew that after Li Musheng's identity was confirmed, assassination would be even more difficult.

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On the rain-mist filled long street, a luxurious carriage raced without stopping. Although the wind was fierce, the rain heavy, and thunder rumbled.

In the end, they still arrived at the imperial capital's Tianjin Guards headquarters without major incident.

Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu led Li Musheng down from the carriage. Armored soldiers immediately came forward with oiled paper umbrellas to shield them from the rain.

At the same time, Tianjin Guards Suppression Commissioner Yu Jin had already received news from the palace and was waiting at the main gate to receive them.

"Eunuch, was the journey smooth?"

Suppression Commissioner Yu Jin's injuries clearly hadn't healed yet. His face somewhat pale, he asked.

Hearing this, Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu glanced imperceptibly at Li Musheng and waved his hand, "There were some complications, but this servant will personally report to the Commander."

At these words, Yu Jin asked no more. He raised his head to glance at Li Musheng, then led the way ahead, leading the two into the headquarters.

Outside the main gate in the rain curtain, the driver Cao Gaoshan standing by the carriage watched Li Musheng's departing back. He reached out to touch the blade hilt under the driver's seat, revealing a thoughtful expression...

Under Yu Jin's guidance, Chief Eunuch Sun Changyu and Li Musheng arrived at a great hall.

This great hall of the Tianjin Guards had carved beams and painted rafters. It was tall and spacious, appearing extremely solemn and dignified.

Yu Jin led Li Musheng and Sun Changyu to stand in the center of the hall.

Directly ahead of the three was placed a heavy official desk. Various documents were piled on the desk. In the main seat behind the desk sat a middle-aged man over fifty years old.

The middle-aged man wore purple and gold dragon fish robes and a gold thread cap. His brows and hair were half white, with deep wrinkles on his forehead. At this moment, he was looking down and reading through a volume of documents in his hand.

On the other side of the desk stood an old eunuch wearing scarlet eunuch robes.

The old eunuch had white brows and no beard. A white fly-whisk draped over his arm. He was currently resting with closed eyes.

However, after the three of Li Musheng entered the hall, he had already slowly opened his eyes.

"Sir, Eunuch Sun and the others have been brought."

Yu Jin cupped his hands in salute. Tianjin Guards Commander Fu Qiwen waved his hand and said, "Sit first."

"Yes."

Suppression Commissioner Yu Jin acknowledged and immediately led Li Musheng to sit in a grand tutor chair on the east side of the hall.

After Sun Changyu saluted Fu Qiwen and Chief Eunuch Shen of the Divine Palace Monitor one by one, he stood to one side of the hall like Yu Jin, waiting.

At the same time, Commander Fu Qiwen raised his head to look at Li Musheng, while Li Musheng was likewise sizing him up.

"Young Master Li does indeed closely resemble Consort Jing."

Fu Qiwen nodded lightly, evaluating with a gentle tone.

His words held neither praise nor criticism, but Li Musheng could feel that in this short time, the other's gaze had already examined his entire person from top to bottom.

Li Musheng's objective evaluation of this person who held the highest authority in Great Li's Tianjin Guards and was one of Emperor Yuanwu's most trusted confidants was:

Passable, but still not strong enough.

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Li Musheng raised his eyebrows and swept his gaze over Fu Qiwen and Chief Eunuch Shen, asking, "When do we start verifying my identity?"

Hearing this, Divine Palace Monitor Chief Eunuch Shen's eyes narrowed slightly. He looked at Li Musheng and said, "We can start at any time. However, before that, this servant has a few questions and would like to question Young Master Li."

Li Musheng stroked his chin and asked, "If I don't answer your questions, can we not start verifying my identity?"

"Naturally not. It's just that since it concerns the true identity of the Seventh Prince, some questions are better asked clearly."

Hearing this, Li Musheng directly waved his hand, "Well, I'm not familiar with you. Skip the questioning part. First verify my identity clearly."

Chief Eunuch Shen's expression froze. Then he looked toward Commander Fu Qiwen seated behind the desk. The other nodded lightly and said, "Young Master Li is straightforward in character. In that case, there's no need for questioning. Begin directly."

Chief Eunuch Shen furrowed his brow but didn't say much more. After bowing and acknowledging, he took out a jade box of emerald green from his wide sleeves and walked before Li Musheng, "Young Master Li, please extend your finger into the jade box. Pierce it with the jade needle to draw blood."

Li Musheng examined the jade box, feeling skeptical. He didn't know if this thing was reliable or not. After all, paternity tests in his previous life weren't this simple.

However, he didn't ask further. He directly extended his hand into the jade box, letting the jade needle standing upright in the box pierce his finger.