I have been a saint in the world for three thousand years

The thirty-sixth year of Zhenghe.

September.

It was more than a month later that Ding Xisheng and the remaining 200-odd Kundi guards returned to the capital from Xipingzhou.

As soon as he arrived at the palace, Ding Xisheng went straight to meet the emperor wearing such shabby clothes.

When Tang Zheng, who was enjoying the scenery with Queen Wu Qian, saw Ding Xisheng, who looked exhausted, he was completely stunned.

"Lord Ding, how did this trip out of the palace turn out like this?"

Tang Zheng stepped forward and helped Ding Xisheng up, asking with concern.

But Ding Xisheng was also startled, and asked in return: "Didn't the emperor receive the letter I sent back?"

Seeing his expression, Tang Zheng nodded.

"I have received your letter. Didn't you say in your letter that everything was under control and that you would be back in a month at most? There was no need for me to worry?"

Tang Zheng naturally received the letter.

He was still a little worried, but after reading the contents of the letter, he was completely relieved.

When Ding Xisheng heard this, he immediately understood the reason. It must be that those officials made a mistake.

Thinking of this, Ding Xisheng showed a rare look of anger, and said angrily: "Ridiculous! Ridiculous!"

This matter was of vital importance. He had warned many times that it must be handed over to the emperor personally and must not be delayed, but he still did not expect that there would be a mistake.

"These bastards who are just sitting there doing nothing, I'll skin them alive when I get back!"

Seeing Ding Xisheng so angry, Tang Zheng couldn't help but frown.

He immediately called for his personal guards and ordered the officials to come.

Soon, several officials came hurriedly.

When they stepped into the hall and saw Ding Xisheng with an angry face, they suddenly had a bad feeling in their hearts.

Without time to think, several people trotted a few steps and knelt in front of the emperor.

"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty. Long live the Emperor..."

"Shut up!"

Tang Zheng's cold voice rang out, and immediately people felt that the temperature in the hall had dropped by several degrees.

"Do you know your guilt?"

Tang Zheng, who was sitting behind the curtain, was high above them, casting a shadow over the few people.

Several officials were trembling with fear and sweating profusely.

They thought that Ding Xisheng was just exaggerating, so they didn't take it too seriously and deliberately slowed down their pace on the way back.

I’m tired of seeing the scenery in Beijing. It’s not easy for me to come out here, so I should have a good time, right?

Therefore, relying on their background and status in the capital, wherever they went, countless officials would welcome them and show them great hospitality.

Not only did he travel around, he also accepted a lot of bribes and made a fortune.

Ding Xisheng's letter accidentally fell into the water during a lake tour.

After finding out, they were all panicked, fearing that they would be blamed.

So they discussed for a long time under the lamp at night, forged a false letter, and handed it to the emperor.

Tang Zheng has always trusted Ding Xisheng, so he didn't have too many doubts.

I thought the matter was over, but I didn't expect it to be exposed and I couldn't escape the disaster.

"If it weren't for Lord Ding, I would still be kept in the dark by you. You are so bold as to deceive the emperor. You are so brave!"

The sound was as deafening as a huge bell, causing pain in the eardrums. Even the dust on the beams was shaken off.

The officials kneeling before the emperor looked as pale as death and their heads were trembling.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. We, your subjects, acknowledge our guilt."

The clothes of several people were already soaked with sweat, and their bodies were shaking like sieves.

"Come here, drag him away and sentence him for deceiving the emperor!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several golden-armored guards stepped in from outside the hall and dragged the officials away, leaving only the sound of begging for mercy.

At this time, Tang Zheng's expression eased a little. He turned his gaze to Ding Xisheng and said, "Lord Ding had reminded me of this matter before. At that time, I didn't take it to heart because of Chen'er and Shuo'er's affairs. I was negligent for a while."

Upon hearing this, Ding Xisheng knelt down immediately and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. It is my fault for not explaining the seriousness of the situation clearly. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Even if Ding Xisheng had ten thousand guts, he would not dare to put the blame on the emperor.

After all, serving a monarch is like serving a tiger, so it is understandable that the monarch would have mood swings.

"Since Lord Ding has roughly understood the cause of the incident, what conclusion have you drawn?"

Judging from the information Ding Xisheng told him, the frequent animal disasters are by no means ordinary phenomena and may be closely related to luck.

"I can only guess 60 percent. The most important thing is to send someone to keep an eye on the monster's movements to find out."

Tang Zheng nodded slightly and said, "If that's the case, then I will issue an imperial decree to have officials from all states send people to search. This way, we should be able to find some traces."

In his opinion, as long as a large number of people were dispatched to conduct a carpet search, the monster could be found even if it hid deeply.

Who knew that Ding Xisheng would smile bitterly and say, "Your Majesty, there is one most important thing I haven't told you yet."

He then slowly told the story of the unknown strong man.

After hearing this, Tang Zheng couldn't help but gasp.

He originally thought that Dao Zun was already invincible in the world, but he did not expect that there was such a strong person, so he asked immediately.

"Have you found out the identity of that person?"

Ding Xisheng sighed and shook his head.

All warriors above the Innate Realm in the Yuan Dynasty are recorded in the book. If such a powerful person appears, it is impossible for Ding Xisheng to not know about it.

This can only mean that the person is definitely not from the Yuan Dynasty and is most likely from somewhere else.

And that person's target was obvious, that was the culprit that caused the beast tide, the monster.

Tang Zheng paced back and forth, his eyebrows almost twisted together.

It is unclear whether the silent appearance of such a terrifying existence is a good or bad thing for the Yuan Dynasty.

Fortunately, the man's target seemed to be only the monster, not the Yuan Dynasty.

Thousands of acres of forests and towering mountains were razed to wasteland in the blink of an eye.

This was completely beyond Tang Zheng's imagination. The appearance of this person made him suddenly think that there must be more than one immortal like Dao Zun in the world.

Even so, this matter is of great importance and we must inform the Taoist Master.

"Lord Ding, please make another trip and deliver the news to the Taoist Master in person. I will also immediately draft an order to have officials in various states pay attention to whether there are any signs of the monster appearing."

Ding Xisheng quickly accepted the order, left the hall in a hurry, and then rode a fast horse to the foot of Dayuan Mountain.

Taoist Mingxu was surprised to see Ding Xisheng looking exhausted, with even his clothes looking very shabby, and he came forward to meet him.

"Master Ding, what brings you to Fuzhen Temple?"

Facing the Taoist Master, Ding Xisheng bowed and said, "Old Abbot, I am here to see the Taoist Master. The matter is urgent, so I hope you will let me know."

Seeing that Ding Xisheng looked serious, he took him to the courtyard on the top of the mountain.