I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Li Shen's words truly shocked the three people present. A god of wealth descended to earth? To save all living beings?

The three looked up in shock, and what they saw startled them.

Before anyone knew it, Li Shen was already sitting cross-legged, his eyes closed, his face solemn. His left hand was cupped in his palm, and his right hand was forming a mudra, as if he were floating in mid-air.

In the eyes of the three, Li Shen seemed to be radiating a halo.

At that moment, they believed it to some extent.

Li Shen tried his best to control his gluteus maximus, making his body move up and down as much as possible to create an ethereal effect.

"Tenth Brother...you...is what you said true?" Li Chengqian asked in disbelief.

He was unwilling to believe that what Li Shen said was true, but apart from this explanation, there was no other way to explain why Li Shen was able to rise to prominence in ten years.

The miraculous medicine that cured his mother was unheard of throughout history, and the method for curing His Majesty was also unheard of in the world.

The imperial physicians were helpless in treating both of their illnesses, and even Sun Simiao was unable to cure them. However, Li Shen was able to cure them with medicine and bring them back from the brink of death.

Not to mention that after Li Xiaogong was disemboweled, the person was still alive, and a woman in difficult labor was able to have her baby removed from her abdomen.

Such techniques, what else could they be but magic? Besides immortals, who else could possess such magic?

At this moment, Li Chengqian was truly half convinced.

Li Tai and Li Zhi were also dumbfounded. Li Shen was an immortal? Impossible, absolutely impossible.

They both disagreed in their hearts.

But they also considered Li Shen's various reasons, and there really was no other explanation besides this one.

You say he's exceptionally intelligent? But how come he only became truly bright at nine years old?

"It is understandable that you mortals cannot see through my true nature. Only you can judge whether it is true or false; I cannot say more."

Li Shen's voice echoed in the hall, sounding somewhat ethereal.

The three men had different thoughts after hearing Li Shen's ambiguous words. Li Chengqian, however, was willing to believe that Li Shen was indeed a deity.

After all, he has such a close relationship with Li Shen. If Li Shen is a deity, he will be of even greater help to him, and perhaps he will be able to live forever in the future.

Isn't it said that when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven?

Li Tai and Li Zhi, however, did not want Li Shen to really be a god. The reason was simple: if Li Shen were truly a god, they would be in trouble.

Gods can foresee the future, and everyone knows what they're doing. Who knows how they'll get their revenge later?

"Hmph, you're just playing tricks. I don't believe you're some kind of god of wealth."

Finally, Li Zhi snorted and said coldly.

"Hehe, tenth brother, if you don't want to talk about it, that's fine, but you don't have to resort to such methods to deceive your brother."

If that's truly the case, then tell me, brother, why are you still remaining in the mortal realm?

Upon hearing Li Zhi's words, Li Tai calmed down and smiled at Li Shen.

"You are all foolish. I, the immortal, descended to the mortal world only to help the Li Dynasty bring blessings to all people and accumulate merit for myself."

"I once made a great vow to save all living beings. If even one person still suffers, I will remain in the mortal realm and never return to the celestial realm."

Li Shen looked at Li Tai and Li Zhi with an expressionless gaze, and spoke with certainty.

Li Tai frowned and exchanged a glance with Li Zhi. They didn't know how to break this trap, and they were both convinced that Li Shen was lying.

"Tenth brother, what is the Immortal Realm like?"

Just then, Li Chengqian spoke up and asked.

"The Immortal Realm?" Li Shen raised his head slightly, his eyes filled with longing.

"The Immortal Realm is a magical place, where there are mounts that can walk without oxen or horses, and celestial artifacts that can fly through the sky like birds."

The things I've taken out are merely everyday items used by immortals in the celestial realm.

As Li Shen spoke, he drifted into memories, recalling his past life, in which he realized that ordinary people in his time were a hundred times happier than the ancients.

At least we can eat our fill, stay warm, and have plenty of meat and fish at every meal.

Li Shen found it hard to imagine how he could survive if he were just an ordinary person here.

If they are illiterate and have no special skills, even if they make something, it will be stolen by local powerful families, or even their entire family will be wiped out.

Fortunately, he was lucky; he was Prince Ji, Li Shen, the son of Li Shimin, which allowed him to live such a comfortable life.

Listening to what Li Shen said, the three of them fell into deep thought again, as these things were not recorded in any literature.

Could Li Shen really be the reincarnation of the God of Wealth?

Looking at Li Shen sitting cross-legged, the three of them were speechless with emotion.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness Prince Ji, Her Majesty the Empress has arrived."

Just then, Stone ran in from the doorway to report.

"Oh, my mom is here."

To the astonishment of the three, Li Shen, who had just been behaving himself, suddenly jumped up and ran towards the door.

The sudden change left the three of them stunned, unable to react for a moment. What exactly had this thing turned into?

By the time the three of them realized what was happening, Li Shen had already helped Empress Zhangsun into the room.

"Your son greets Mother, Your Highness the Imperial Concubine."

The three women quickly stepped forward to pay their respects, showing great deference to Li Shen. Accompanying Empress Zhangsun were four other consorts and some close concubines.

However, none of the three women greeted them. On the contrary, these concubines had to bow to Li Chengqian, the crown prince.

In particular, the concubines had to pay their respects to Li Tai and Li Zhi. This was the nature of feudal society, with its strict hierarchy, where nothing could be done carelessly.

"Well, no need for formalities. What are you all talking about here?"

Empress Zhangsun nodded and was helped by Li Shen to sit on the bed. She was old and the bed was warm.

"Replying to Mother, it was just casual conversation," Li Chengqian replied with a bow.

"Mother, is Father alright?" Li Shen asked obediently.

"Hehe, it's alright. He's already asleep after drinking the hangover soup. You guys don't even look after your father. Doctor Sun said he shouldn't drink too much alcohol."

Empress Zhangsun looked at Li Shen reproachfully and said.

Li Shen squatted down and attentively massaged Empress Zhangsun's legs:

"Mother, please forgive me. It's all my fault. If I hadn't gone to another table because there were too many people at Father's table, I would have taken better care of him."

"Let Mother blame me if she wants; it has nothing to do with my brothers."

Upon hearing this, the three people opposite Li Chengqian cursed inwardly, "You bastard!" Wasn't this clearly shifting the blame onto them?

That bastard is no human being at all. He was just pretending to be a ghost to deceive them, and now he's trying to shift the blame and play the victim here.

As the three had predicted, upon hearing Li Shen's words, Empress Zhangsun's brows furrowed, and anger flashed across her face.

She didn't give her three sons a kind look.

"Gao Ming, as the eldest son, is this how you set an example for your younger brother? Is this how you take care of your father?"