Great Li Martial God

Fresh red blood was collected along the jade needle into the jade box. After about three drops had condensed, Chief Eunuch Shen said, "That's enough."

He withdrew and covered the jade box, then walked back to Commander Fu Qiwen's side, bowing as he respectfully handed it over with both hands.

Fu Qiwen nodded slightly and took the jade box with one hand, examining it with his gaze.

In an instant, Yu Jin and Sun Changyu suddenly raised their heads, both violently shocked in their hearts.

They felt that the entire great hall's heaven and earth true qi suddenly began boiling at this moment.

With Fu Qiwen as the center, an invisible vortex seemed to rise into the sky, rapidly absorbing and devouring the surrounding heaven and earth true qi.

Even the true qi in their meridians and dantians was stirring restlessly, with a tendency to be drawn away and dispersed at any moment.

Both immediately showed shocked expressions and hurriedly circulated their techniques to stabilize the true qi in their bodies.

At the same time, the wind and rain above the entire great hall suddenly stopped.

The continuously gathering heaven and earth true qi seemed like an invisible giant hand, pushing aside the torrential rain pouring down from the sky, stirring the fierce wind to detour around the entire Tianjin Guards headquarters. In the great hall, the jade box in Fu Qiwen's palm was wreathed in emerald light, spinning at high speed along a trajectory difficult to capture with the naked eye. Its rotation speed seemed to break the sound barrier.

However, even so, that jade box whose true appearance couldn't be seen and only left countless afterimages remained confined in Fu Qiwen's hand, never deviating from its position from beginning to end.

Could this be... a human centrifuge?

Li Musheng stared at Tianjin Guards Commander Fu Qiwen nonstop, marveling in his heart.

To be honest, he now inexplicably had some faith in this paternity test before him.

However, Li Musheng's eyes moved and instead fell on one of his own fingers.

Earlier when drawing blood with the jade needle, he had discovered a trace of poison injected into his body through the finger wound.

That trace of poison had extremely peculiar properties. It didn't seem like it would directly take his life, but rather would hide and lurk within his body.

Of course, no matter how special that poison was, for Li Musheng who possessed the Immortal Golden Body, it naturally posed no threat whatsoever.

"Somewhat interesting. I haven't even set one foot into the palace yet, and the disputes have already begun."

Li Musheng raised his eyebrows.

Very clearly, that jade box came from the Great Li palace. The person who could poison the jade needle also probably came from within the palace.

As for who poisoned it?

It could be Chief Eunuch Shen of the Divine Palace Monitor before him, or it could be someone else.

Li Musheng had no clues and didn't have much interest in investigating.

After all, those who should jump out would sooner or later be unable to resist jumping out.

He had no interest in this kind of palace intrigue. At this moment, he only wished to be a lazy farmer waiting by a tree stump for rabbits.

At this moment, the heaven and earth true qi in the entire great hall suddenly stagnated. The spinning jade box in Tianjin Guards Commander Fu Qiwen's hand stopped accordingly.

The scene of stopped wind and vanished rain outside was no longer. It returned to fierce wind and torrential rain once more.

For a moment, raindrops struck the roof tiles of the great hall, gradually producing pattering sounds.

Fu Qiwen gazed at the jade box in his hand for a while. His expression showed no great fluctuation. He only raised his head to look at Li Musheng and said, "This official must make a trip to the palace. Please wait here for a period of time, Young Master Li."

Hearing this, Li Musheng naturally had no objection and nodded.

He watched Fu Qiwen's figure preparing to leave and roughly knew that his prince identity should be confirmed.

However, at this moment, Sun Changyu at the side of the hall suddenly stepped forward and cupped his hands in salute, "Sir, this servant still has a matter to report."

Fu Qiwen stopped and looked toward him, nodding slightly to signal him to speak.

Sun Changyu glanced sideways and secretly at Li Musheng, then immediately used true qi voice transmission to silently relate something to Fu Qiwen for a while.

Before long, Fu Qiwen's eyes narrowed slightly. He looked deeply at Li Musheng and waved his hand, "I am aware of this matter."

Then he instructed Yu Jin at the side of the hall, "Go call Han Li and have him make a trip with Eunuch Sun."

Having said this, Fu Qiwen no longer lingered and stepped away, disappearing into the vast rain outside the hall.

At this moment, Chief Eunuch Shen in the hall glanced at Li Musheng, his gaze moving slightly, "This servant must also return to the palace to report this matter to the Empress."

Having finished speaking, he followed closely behind Fu Qiwen and left.

Yu Jin remaining in the hall didn't dare slack. He soon summoned a middle-aged man with a gaunt face.

As one of Fu Qiwen's closest subordinates, Han Li obeyed his orders absolutely. After exchanging just a few words with Sun Changyu, he hurriedly departed with him.

...

Great Li Palace.

Palace buildings were arranged in well-ordered variation. The glazed ridge beasts on the roof ridges had various shapes. The torrential rain formed lines of bead curtains along the golden glazed tiles.

Tianjin Guards Commander Fu Qiwen passed through towering vermillion doors one after another. Accompanied by a young eunuch, he ascended layer after layer of white jade steps and entered a huge, imposing palace hall.

Tianqian Palace, the residence of Emperor Yuanwu.

The clear floor tiles reflected like mirrors. Red pillars carved with exquisite cloud patterns and dragon patterns supported the grand hall roof. The entire hall emanated wisps of imposing aura.

Fu Qiwen walked through the solemn main hall to a side hall at the rear. A bamboo curtain blocked the way before a rosewood bed.

"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince has already been found."

Fu Qiwen bowed in salute toward the bamboo curtain. He took out the jade box from his sleeve and handed it to a white-haired old eunuch before the hall, who presented it to Emperor Yuanwu behind the bamboo curtain.

Emperor Yuanwu behind the bamboo curtain made no sound. Under the illumination of bright candles throughout the hall, only a vague seated figure could be seen.

That figure glanced at the jade box in the old eunuch's hand. His tone without any fluctuation said, "This kinship verification secret method comes from the Western Regions' Medicine King Valley. It's a method improved and tested by generations of physicians in the valley. There should be no problems."

Then that figure signaled for the old eunuch to take the jade box away. His gaze looked through the bamboo curtain toward Fu Qiwen, "Qiwen, tell me, what is your impression of this son of mine?"

Fu Qiwen stood with cupped hands and lowered brows, pondering for a moment before saying, "I have already reviewed the Seventh Prince's dossier. He was found by a female constable from Six Doors in a small city in Wan Province. His experiences over twenty years have been unremarkable. Before coming to Shangyang City, he remained as an apprentice in a small martial arts school."

Hearing this, the figure behind the bamboo curtain nodded slightly. He seemed not unfamiliar with this information about Li Musheng and only said, "Continue. I want to hear your views on him."

"I only met His Highness today. I observed His Highness's condition. What's strange is that the dossier says he has Innate martial artist martial Dao cultivation, but I detected no martial Dao true qi from him whatsoever."

Fu Qiwen's voice was calm. His words didn't reveal even half a trace of any other unusual emotion.

Emperor Yuanwu behind the bamboo curtain remained silent. After a while, he slowly asked, "What does Qiwen think is the reason?"