Di Renjie, who had seen the two of them landing and was about to step forward to stop Li Bai from entering the Vermilion Bird Gate, heard the voice of Shangguan Wan'er behind him and paused.

"The Empress wants to see him?"

There was a little weirdness in the tone of the young man in the official uniform.

Di Renjie met the girl who was still imprisoned in the temple at that time when Wu Zetian did not become the empress.

Even the sealing of her mentor, the Ancient Magician, was involved in such a thing.

can be called Wu Zetian's most important confidant.

Li Bai's resume, Di Renjie also investigated.

Because of this, he was a little confused.

It stands to reason that although Li Bai is also a member of the Tang Dynasty, it is also an indisputable fact that his hometown of birth, the desert in the clouds, was trampled by the imperial iron horsemen.

It is normal for him to have a grudge against Datang.

Looking at the white-robed young man in front of him who was holding his hands behind his head and walking forward with Shangguan Wan'er with a leisurely expression, Di Renjie frowned, and his eyes flashed with thought.

Li Bai's expression was very wrong.

We have solved countless major cases, and we can detect something unusual at a glance.

It's not like you're here to fight for your life.

If you have to describe it...

It's like I'm in a state of discouragement.

"Bang!"

Di Renjie slapped his palms violently, his mind spinning rapidly, thinking about the joints of the Dao Dao.

Complex relationships are interspersed and interspersed.

And our Di Da detective is always able to grasp the most critical point.

"The war back then was unusual..."

"The desert in the clouds has been calm all year round, but it suddenly set off a rebellion of the demon seeds, and attacked the Tang defenders and the Governor's Mansion frantically."

"Behind this war, someone should be fueling the flames..."

"And Li Bai's expression, it is estimated that he should have found the mastermind behind the scenes."

Di Renjie touched his chin, a little confused.

"Then what did he do when he came to Chang'an, after being suppressed by the empress, he felt unconvinced, young and vigorous?"

"The reason is too far-fetched."

"What the hell is it for..."

Di Renjie tilted his head sideways and scratched his hair.

He's too interested in this guy's business.

......

Inside the Suzaku Gate, Chang'an Street.

Following Shangguan Wan'er's steps, Li Bai slowly walked into this once more familiar city again.

The Tang Dynasty is the most powerful country on the entire continent, attracting people from all over the world.

Whether it is the distant Fusang, or the Jixia, or even the three points of the land, they are in awe of it.

Moreover, this country is also the first place in history to ignore the harm caused by the demon seed and be willing to accept the demon seed.

In Chang'an City, you can see some humanoids with animal ears on their heads or tails behind them.

And the original residents of Chang'an have long been accustomed to this, and it is not surprising.

Racial segregation doesn't seem to exist here.

No matter how many times he has been here, in the face of these figures full of happy faces, Li Bai always has some emotion.

This is a city full of life and hope.

Chang'an was able to become like this, and the empress Wu Zetian contributed a lot.

The streets are crowded with shoppers, and the fragrance of peony stamens wafts from afar.

The Wuling boy rushed forward, looking at the tall demon girl in orange clothes on the platform of the teaching workshop holding up the Luo umbrella, her eyes were obsessed.

On the banquet on the bank of the Qujiang River next door, the sound of pipa covered for a while, endlessly.

A beautiful woman born in the north, peerless and independent, the country and the city.

The sound of the pipa is like flowing water, pouring out the heart, attracting the surrounding tourists to fall for it and compete to bend their waists.

Through these scenes of arranging formations like a chess game, Li Bai and Shangguan Wan'er came to the center of Chang'an, Daming Palace.

This majestic palace was designed and constructed by Mozi, the great master of the organ.

The materials used in the construction are top-notch, and the architecture is ingenious.

It's not the first time Li Bai has come to Daming Palace.

Unlike this time, the last time he came in hard.

Even the palace developed by the Mo family master himself, the mechanism and defense mechanism in it still did not stop his swordsmanship.

In the end, it was the master of the empire, Wu Zetian, who stopped him.

Speaking of the empress, we have to mention her demonic cultivation.

What is the Devil's Path? It is mysterious and elusive knowledge that is triggered by a certain medium and transformed into some kind of power.

It is driven by the knowledge and laws that define the origin of the world.

The Demon Dao replaced the fuel of the old world in another form, becoming the driving force and energy to transform the new world.

And the empress can be called a genius in using this power.

even surpassed his mentor, the primeval magic guide Jiang Ziya.

In the end, due to political disagreement, she personally sent her teacher, the primeval magician, who tried to overthrow her rule, into a sealed sleep and control this magnificent empire forever.

All the sun and moon shine on it, all belong to Datang!

But now, this once most powerful place has also begun to underflow.

Cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods everywhere are ready to get a piece of the pie.

Passing through the bright front hall with the golden roof on the periphery, Li Bai and Shangguan Wan'er stepped into the apse.

Not far away, the pavilions on both sides are surrounded by pond water, covered with duckweed, green and clear.

Pushing open the simple and heavy, majestic red lacquered wooden door, Shangguan Wan'er took the lead and stepped into the golden palace.

"Your Majesty the Empress, Qinglian Sword Immortal Li Bai has already been brought."

The woman in Confucian clothes saluted at the lower end.

The apse is not as wide as the front hall, only a few dozen zhang wide and long places remain, compact and elegant.

Sandalwood rose slowly on both sides, and the clouds and smoke surrounded both sides of the hall.

"Hmm."

"Okay Wan'er, you can step down."

"I have something I want to talk to him about alone."

Moving up the jasper-paved stairs, the owner of this rich and oppressive female voice was sitting upright on the golden dragon chair, with a solemn appearance and majestic momentum.

"Yes, the next official will retire."

Hearing Wu Zetian's recovery, Shangguan Wan'er lowered her eyes and replied softly, then turned around and glanced at Li Bai, and then did not stop, and returned all the way along the path she came from, disappearing.

After the Confucian woman left, the hall began to return to calm, and even contained some coldness.

"Li Bai, I haven't seen you for a long time..."

"I want to ask you this time, what do you think of the prosperity of my Tang Dynasty?"

Wu Zetian, the gorgeously dressed and supreme empress, with a face like frost, as if she was a king dominating the world, asked indifferently at the straight, straight-robed young man below.

Hearing Wu Zetian's words with a hint of questioning, Li Bai was not disturbed by it, but took the first step, and replied to Wu Zetian without care:

"The prosperous world in His Majesty's mouth, Li Bai has seen it."

Speaking of this, the words of the young man in white paused slightly, and then slowly raised his head, stared at the empress who dominated the world, and said in a condensed voice word by word:

"But in my opinion, Your Majesty, your way..."

"I'm afraid I'm starting to make a mistake!"