Zhu Yuanzhang, who commanded the wind and rain, lived a long and arduous life.

The question was posed, followed by a moment of silence.

It seemed like no one dared to bring up this topic.

They were all afraid.

That immortal,

The fact that they could so easily revive Zhu Xiong Ying and cure Empress Ma is too miraculous. How could they possibly know what other methods they might have used?

Perhaps the immortals will know that they are talking about him.

I really dare not make any further speculations.

Seeing that these cowards wouldn't say a word, Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously, "Let's go see him."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was stunned.

Soon, Zhu Di came out and said, "Father, I think it's not advisable."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised an eyebrow: "Fourth Prince, tell me your opinion."

Zhu Di, facing everyone's gaze, spoke loudly: "You want to see the immortal, so you want to ask him face to face what he wants, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

Zhu Di said, "Father, immortals possess wondrous methods unknown to us. If they have ulterior motives, how can we mere mortals possibly withstand them?"

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be deep in thought.

Zhu Di continued, "It seems that Xiong Ying is able to talk to that immortal and even become his disciple. This should be harmless to our Ming Dynasty, and may even be beneficial."

"However... we don't know his true purpose, and we shouldn't deliberately try to contact him to avoid causing dissatisfaction."

“Xiong Ying is in contact with him. I think Xiong Ying should be the messenger between our Great Ming and him. Father, you want to see him, but I don’t think it’s appropriate. If you have any questions for the immortal, let Xiong Ying ask them on your behalf, how about that?”

Listening to Zhu Di's analysis, everyone present fell into deep thought.

Zhu Di's thoughts were actually quite clear after saying so much.

They neither actively sought to contact him nor deliberately ignored him, but rather embraced this immortal with the utmost tolerance, with Xiong Ying acting as their messenger.

"Your Majesty, I believe that what Prince Yan said makes sense."

"So is I, minister."

"......."

People gradually spoke up, all of them agreeing with Zhu Di.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and nodded: "Indeed, what the fourth brother said makes sense."

"I'm just a rough man, I shouldn't go to see immortals, lest I say the wrong thing."

"So...do you really believe in immortals? Is this a real immortal?"

Zhu Yuanzhang paused, not giving them a chance to answer, and continued: "Actually, I believe you all know the answer to this question. Emperors of all dynasties have sought immortality, including the First Emperor, but did they find it?"

"No, they didn't find it."

"In our opinion, gods don't exist. He's just an extraordinary person with magical abilities. Maybe U.A. was in a state of fake death back then, which was covered up by this extraordinary person so that none of us could tell."

"in addition…."

"Your Majesty," someone interrupted.

Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly taken aback.

This was one of the rare times he was interrupted.

People used to be afraid of him, and even if they wanted to express their opinions, they would wait until he finished speaking.

Tonight is quite unusual.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked over and found it was Yang Ruchang, the director of the Imperial Observatory.

This made him even more suspicious.

Yang Ruchang is sixty-three years old this year, an age when he should be enjoying his retirement.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood people of that age.

He did not seek to achieve great things, but only to avoid making mistakes, retire peacefully, and live out his days in comfort with the court's salary.

So don't be the first to stick your neck out.

But now…

"Yang Jianzheng, what are you trying to say?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was neither warm nor cold.

This relieved Yang Ruchang.

He had come to interrupt Zhu Yuanzhang with great determination.

"Your Majesty, I am sixty-three years old this year. I have spent forty-five years of my life searching for traces of immortals."

"Forty-five years ago, I entered the Imperial Observatory with great ambitions and kept searching for immortals. What motivated me was the ancient books left behind by our Chinese land."

"Nuwa created humans, the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Investiture of the Gods... so many ancient books tell of the immortals that once lived on this land, and there was more than one."

"I have always believed that there are immortals in this land, but in the past forty-five years, the more I search, the more disappointed I become. Before the immortal who rescued His Highness the Crown Prince appears, I have already given up hope of immortals."

"But now... His Highness the Crown Prince has been brought back from the dead, and Her Majesty the Empress has recovered from her terminal illness. It is all thanks to that person. I believe in the existence of immortals!"

"Only immortals could possess such miraculous abilities."

"There must be immortals in this land!!"

"My lifelong pursuit has been absolutely correct in its direction!"

Yang Ruchang's voice grew more and more impassioned as he spoke.

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Yang Ruchang's words sparked a lot of discussion. Some said there were immortals involved, while others thought that, like Zhu Yuanzhang said, they were extraordinary people from the martial arts world.

The argument raged on, and neither side could convince the other.

"Alright, alright."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to interrupt, rubbing his head and saying, "Listening to your discussion is giving me a headache."

"In that case, it was our fault just now. We shouldn't have brought up whether or not someone is an immortal. Let's not talk about that."

"Whether he is an immortal or something else, there is still a long time to tell. Time will tell."

"Returning to the main point of tonight, given the current situation, how should our Great Ming Dynasty treat him?"

silence.

There was silence.

"Father, let's leave it for now."

Zhu Di thought for a moment and then said, "So far, from the moment this immortal appeared in our sight until the end, he did a total of two things."

"First, to rescue Xiong Ying; second, to offer the divine elixir to rescue the Queen Mother."

"Normally, anyone who is found to be able to affect the governance of our court should be placed under surveillance immediately. However, this person's abilities are too incredible, and his various actions are beneficial to our Great Ming."

"In a way, we can consider this immortal as an ally!"

"His purpose is unknown, let's wait and see."

"The best approach right now is to remain calm and not interfere too much."

The words fell.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked everyone to express their opinions.

"I second that it is unnecessary for our court to make any contact. If we do, and make a mistake, we might incur the wrath of the immortals."

"I believe that no one can bear the consequences of this, and the conditions do not allow us to make any mistakes."

"This humble general also seconds the motion..."

"Seconded."

"Seconded."

One by one, the important officials of the Ming Dynasty agreed.

After a while,

Seeing that there was no one to oppose him, and having been persuaded by Zhu Di, Zhu Yuanzhang also leaned towards this view.

This discussion concluded with Zhu Di's opinion.

"Okay, next we..."

Zhu Yuanzhang then spoke up, bringing up the next topic: immortals.

After some time, the discussion ended.

Everyone settled on their attitude towards the immortal, deciding to observe and wait and see.

Everyone dispersed one after another.

Zhu Yuanzhang returned to Empress Ma's room, moved a chair to sit down in front of her bed, and sat there quietly.

His eyes were wandering, as if he was thinking about something.

then,

Zhu Yuanzhang took her hand, feeling the warmth of her fingertips, and murmured, "Immortal, oh immortal..."

"Who exactly are you?"

"If you are truly an immortal, we have received such a great favor from you, how...how can we repay you...?"