Evil Master and Disciple

There are few fools among these people in the capital.

Last night, abnormalities occurred in both the Observatory and the Jiaotai Hall, making it easy to think that the two events are somehow connected.

His Majesty the Emperor does not care whether there is anything unusual in the Observatory. It is just an observatory built for the dignity of the court.

But the Jiaotai Hall is different. Not only does it store twenty-five national seals, but it also holds one-third of the dynasty's fortune.

If something unexpected happens there, it will be no joke and may affect the fortune of the dynasty.

His Majesty the Emperor frowned slightly and said, "How could such a thing happen? Is there any problem in Jiaotai Palace?"

Qiu Changlin, a great scholar from the Hanlin Academy, slowly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. Elder Su and Elder Yan, who stayed in Jiaotai Hall last night, discovered the abnormality in time and took action to suppress it. There is no problem in Jiaotai Hall."

"That's good... What exactly is going on? Can anyone explain it to me?"

Qiu Changlin looked at his nose with his eyes and at his heart with his nose, and seemed to have no intention of speaking.

Yunxuzi cursed inwardly and said, "According to information from our Si Tian Jian, two mysterious individuals knocked out the disciples in the Observatory last night. They were the ones who activated the sundial and corona instruments. Fortunately, Si Tian Jian noticed them in time, and they escaped immediately.

I think this matter is related to the demonic monks."

"A monk from the Demonic Cult?" His Majesty the Emperor frowned slightly.

It has been a long time since the demonic monks openly caused trouble in the capital, let alone such a blatant challenge to the royal authority.

Although the royal family's power in cultivation is not strong and the only ones protecting the royal family are Confucianists and the sorcerers of Sitianjian, the royal family has a close relationship with the various righteous factions.

If the demonic monks dare to openly challenge the royal family, the righteous side will definitely not stand idly by.

Yunxuzi said, "Yes, Your Majesty, do you remember what the Demon Cult disciples did to the Second Emperor of Yunzhou and Yuzhou some time ago? The Demon Cult has been tracking the whereabouts of the Jade Dial, and now they have it.

If I'm not mistaken, this group of demonic sect disciples have now secretly infiltrated the capital, hoping to obtain the legendary Jade Crown Needle."

His Majesty the Emperor suddenly understood.

As an emperor with an orderly succession of dynasties, he knew something about the secret history of the dynasty.

The Jade Sundial, which the Demon Cult once revered as a treasure, was actually stolen from the imperial palace by a cultivator of the Demon Cult.

Later, the demon monks stirred up a stir in the capital city again in order to find the jade crown needle that matched the jade sundial.

The demon monks did not succeed and were discovered and repelled in time by the Confucian monks.

However, this happened more than a thousand years ago, and since then, the disciples of the Demon Sect have not come to the palace to look for the jade sundial.

His Majesty the Emperor said slowly, "Are you sure it's the Demon Cult monks who are here looking for the Jade Crown Needle?"

Yunxuzi nodded slowly and said, "It's almost certain."

His Majesty the Emperor frowned and said, "If they were looking for the Jade Crown Needle, they should have gone to the Imperial Palace. Why did they go to the Observatory?"

Yunxuzi nodded and said, "Your Majesty, you may not know that the sundial on the Observatory and the sundial outside the Meridian Gate were both built more than two thousand years ago by our royal ancestors using the jade sundial. The sundial on the Observatory, in particular, contains a certain amount of spiritual power from the jade sundial.

Rumor has it that the jade sundial that the Demon Cult obtained from Yuzhou and Yunzhou has broken into three pieces. I speculate that last night the Demon Cult disciples intended to use the power of the stars contained in the sundial and corona on the observatory to repair the broken jade sundial.

Last night, three huge, broken star maps appeared above the capital, which is evidence of this."

I have to say that this Yunxuzi is really capable.

Through the star map that appeared above the capital last night, he guessed the purpose of the demon sect disciples appearing in the Observatory.

His Majesty the Emperor turned his gaze to the great scholar Qiu Changlin who remained silent.

"Qiu Aiqing, what do you think?"

Qiu Changlin bowed slightly and said, "My opinion agrees with Jianzheng's."

"Um……"

His Majesty the Emperor nodded slowly.

Yunxuzi continued, "Since these demon sect disciples have brought the Jade Sundial with them, I'm afraid they're not just going to simply repair it. They'll probably also take the opportunity to steal the Jade Crown Needle."

His Majesty the Emperor frowned and said, "I want to know, is the Jade Crown Needle really in the Imperial Palace?"

Yuxuzi nodded and said, "According to the secret records in the palace, the jade sundial that the royal family obtained was intact. The demon cult only stole it. The jade crown needle must still be within the palace walls.

Last night, the star map in the Observatory was moving strangely, and there were also unusual movements in the Jiaotai Hall. Perhaps the Jade Crown Needle is hidden under that stone slab."

Emperors of all dynasties were not very old, and those who lived to be eighty or ninety years old were considered to be among the best.

It has been nearly two thousand years since the jade sundial was stolen.

During this period, hundreds of emperors were replaced.

Many secrets are buried in history.

The Jade Crown Needle must be inside the palace, but no one knows where it is hidden.

The emperor didn't know, and the Sitianjian had only been established for a short time, so it was even more impossible for him to know.

Even the Confucianists who were in charge of the Jiaotai Palace did not know the whereabouts of the Jade Crown Needle.

The Emperor thought for a moment and said, "If the Jade Crown Needle is truly hidden beneath the stone slab of Jiaotai Palace, and the demonic cultists are truly after the Jade Crown Needle in the Imperial Palace, then we must quickly retrieve it and place it in a safe place."

"No!"

Qiu Changlin finally took the initiative to speak, saying, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable."

"Qiu Aiqing, why is this?"

"Every brick and tile of the Jiaotai Hall was cast with magic by Confucian sages long ago. Every inch of it is covered with magic arrays.

This small stone slab, only two feet square, has dozens of magic array diagrams connected to it. If this stone slab is forcibly broken, many magic arrays and restrictions in Jiaotai Hall will be affected."

The practice of Confucianism today is even worse than it was thousands of years ago.

There has not been a Confucian saint for hundreds of years.

All the furnishings in Jiaotai Hall were created by Confucian sages thousands of years ago. Not a blade of grass, a tree, a brick or a tile can be easily moved.

Because there is a Confucian magic circle on it.

Once that stone slab is moved, it will definitely have an impact on the criss-crossing magic array of the entire Jiaotai Palace, and may cause a defense loophole in the impregnable Jiaotai Palace.

His Majesty the Emperor frowned slightly and said, "Minister Qiu is quite right. Jiaotai Palace is of great importance. Before a new Confucian sage emerges, it is not something that can be easily moved."

Yunxuzi immediately said, "Your Majesty, it's just a small floor tile. It won't have any impact on Jiaotai Hall.

Since it has been discovered that the Jade Crown Needle that has disappeared for a thousand years is most likely in the Jiaotai Palace, we should hurry up and get rid of the Jade Sundial if it falls into the hands of the Demon Cult again. The Demon Cult will not let it go and they will definitely find the Jiaotai Palace.

The Jiaotai Palace is of great importance, containing one-third of the dynasty's luck. If the demonic cultists were to make a desperate attempt to attack the Jiaotai Palace, the consequences would be disastrous. We must retrieve it as soon as possible."

Qiu Changlin glared at Yunxuzi and said, "Jianzheng! Just because of a guess, you are trying to instigate His Majesty to pry open the Jiaotai Palace's magic formation. You deserve death!"

Yunxuzi said coldly, "I'm doing this for the sake of the dynasty's fortune! I have absolutely no selfish motives!"