Chapter 77 Tianyouxing Shiyao, one ring after another!
After Shangguan Yunque left, a hunched old woman slowly walked in front of Yuan Tiangang. It was Meng Po from the Xuanming Sect!
"Marshal, Shi Yao has fulfilled his mission."

Meng Po's old voice sounded in front of Yuan Tiangang. Yuan Tiangang put down the teacup and said to Shi Yao slowly: "Thank you for your hard work over the years. From today on, you will return to your original appearance."

Shi Yao bowed slightly and said, "As you wish."

Yuan Tiangang immediately took off the mask on his face, revealing a decayed face. Then he looked at the mask and slowly recited a passage of obscure text to Shi Yao. Along with Yuan Tiangang's low humming, Shi Yao's original figure gradually changed. From a hunchbacked old woman at the beginning, she gradually stretched out like a butterfly breaking out of its cocoon, until she gradually turned into a young woman. A layer of black gray substance also condensed on her body.

call……

A light breeze blew by, and a black mist floated around Shi Yao's body. Then a flawless body appeared in the mist. Shi Yao turned around and put on a long robe. When she reappeared, she was already a delicate beauty, which was completely different from her previous image of an old woman.

While Shi Yao was adjusting to her original body, she asked Yuan Tiangang, who was standing with his hands behind his back not far away:

"Marshal, what should we do next? After His Highness returns, everything should be back on track."

Yuan Tiangang turned around and looked at Shi Yao and said, "Shangguan Yunque has already left for Luoyang. Now you have another mission, which is also to Luoyang. When the time comes, someone from the Xuanming Sect will naturally contact you."

"Xuanming Sect?" Shi Yao looked at Yuan Tiangang with some confusion and said, "Could it be that the Marshal has a backup plan in the Xuanming Sect?" At this time Shi Yao couldn't help but murmur in her heart. She has been undercover in the Xuanming Sect for decades, and all matters in the sect have been handled by her. The Marshal only contacted her and basically never interfered in the affairs of the Xuanming Sect. How could the Xuanming Sect now still have undercover agents from the Bad People?

“Hahaha, you’ll need to ask His Highness about this matter later!” Yuan Tiangang laughed, and then said, “Let’s go, the Luoyang Bad People will contact you for the follow-up tasks.”

Although Shi Yao was puzzled as to how His Highness was related to the Xuanming Sect, she still nodded and said, "Yes, I obey your command!"

……

Luoyang Imperial Palace, Chaoyuan Hall.

Zhu Youzhen held a mummy in her arms and gently stroked its face, her eyes filled with longing, while she murmured, "Mother, it would be so great if you were alive."

"You should be delighted to see your son and minister, and the current Emperor of Daliang..."

"Would you like your current son?"

Zhu Youzhen's eyes became more affectionate. As a prince who had never received much fatherly love since childhood, he could feel more intuitively than his mother, Empress Zhang, that Zhu Wen's love for his mother had gradually become out of control. As Zhu Wen's power grew, he felt more of a mixture of exploitation, respect and indebtedness when facing his mother.

"Weren't you good enough to him? You worked so hard for him that you became ill, but what about him? His true nature was revealed after you left. As a king, it's ok for him to be licentious, but he even reached out his hands to his daughter-in-law and the wife of a minister!"

Zhu Youzhen's facial expression management gradually got out of control. His mother, Zhang Hui, was the daughter of the governor of Songzhou in the late Tang Dynasty and was originally from a local prominent family. More importantly, his mother was not only knowledgeable and sensible, but also well-read, and had a good foresight. Her analysis of the current situation was always right. On Zhu Wen's road to becoming king, the crucial step of abandoning Huang Chao and surrendering to the Tang Dynasty was a decision made by Zhang Hui after she persuaded Zhu Wen to do so!

Just as Zhu Youzhen was furious, a eunuch entered the hall and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, the Water and Fire Judge of the Xuanming Sect and Master Zhong Kui are back."

Zhu Youzhen threw the inkstone off the desk and cursed, "Idiot, did I let you in?"

The flying inkstone smashed the eunuch's head, causing him to bleed. The young eunuch didn't even dare to scream, and could only kneel down and said, "Your Majesty, please spare my life, Your Majesty, please spare my life!" At this time, Zhu Youzhen also reacted, frowned and looked at the young eunuch and said, "What did you say just now? Are the people from Xuanming Sect back?"

Zhu Youzhen realized something and his face changed. He said happily, "Please invite them in quickly!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The young eunuch ran away crawling. Zhu Youzhen rubbed his hands excitedly. He didn't expect things to go so smoothly. In this way, if Li Xingyun was obtained, it would be equivalent to obtaining the Longquan treasure, which would mean a chance to find a way to bring the dead back to life!
"Mother, please wait. I will definitely revive you!"

Just when Zhu Youzhen's eyes were shining with imagination, the Shuihong judges Yang Yan and Yang Miao walked in with gloomy looks on their faces. In front of them was Zhong Xiaokui with a rather cold expression.

"What's going on? Where's Li Xingyun?"

Zhu Youzhen looked at Yang Miao, who had lost an arm, and Yang Yan, who had a pale face, with surprise, "Did the plan fail? Where is Li Xingyun?" Zhu Youzhen didn't care about the injuries of the two brothers. He only cared about one thing, that is, whether Li Xingyun was caught!

The two brothers Yang Yan and Yang Miao suddenly looked a little ugly. They looked at each other and took a half step back at the same time, letting Zhong Xiaokui out. Zhong Xiaokui said lightly: "Your Majesty, the plan has failed. Li Xingyun has many magical powers. Even with the combined strength of the three of us, we still cannot take him down. However, he has been seriously injured by my subordinates and fled in a panic after breaking a leg."

The faces of the two brothers Yang Yan and Yang Miao suddenly turned black. What do you mean by being seriously injured by you? It was obviously they who exchanged injuries. However, they were too embarrassed to say anything now. When they went on the mission before, they vowed that the two brothers could capture Li Xingyun. As a result, Li Xingyun was not caught, and the two brothers were injured instead. It was Zhong Xiaokui who risked his life to cover them and allowed them to escape. At this time, they were too embarrassed to say anything more.

"what?"

Zhu Youzhen's face changed again, and he immediately scolded: "Two useless people, what's the use of you? You brought so many people to catch a young boy, and not only did you let him run away, but you also made yourself disabled. You're not the Water and Fire Judge, you should just call yourself the Water and Fire Ghost!"

"Get out! Get out of here! You guys failed in your mission and still have the nerve to come back. I feel so unlucky watching you!"

Zhu Youzhen waved his hands irritably. Just as Zhong Xiaokui and the other two bowed and left, Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhong Xiaokui with bright eyes and said, "You, um, Zhong Kui, you stay."

"Your Majesty, I am Zhong Xiaokui. Do you have any other instructions?"

Zhong Xiaokui looked at Zhu Youzhen calmly.

Zhu Youzhen smiled at Zhong Xiaokui and said, "My mother said that if you do something wrong, you will be beaten. Come here and lie down!"

Zhong Xiaokui did not move, still looking at Zhu Youzhen and said calmly: "Zhong Kui only obeys the orders of His Highness."

Your Highness?

Zhu Youzhen's face suddenly became a little ugly. It was the Ghost King! When he thought of his second brother, Zhu Youzhen immediately lost interest and waved his hands in a bored manner, "Get out, get out quickly. I'm annoyed when I see you!"

(End of this chapter)