Chapter 24: I am the Junior Brother of Grandmaster Wen

Chaoge.

Gu Xiu rushed from the East Sea, and rumors were already flying in Chaoge City, saying that there was a demon in the imperial palace.

Di Xin was mentally exhausted all day, saying it was because he was confused by a demon; this matter had already become the after-dinner talk of the people of Chaoge.

Gu Xiu frowned slightly: "Could it be that Yun Zhongzi has already entered the palace to eliminate the demon?"

He inquired about it in the city.

A few days ago, there was indeed a wandering Taoist who said there was a demon in the imperial palace and requested to see Di Xin, willing to take action to eliminate the demon and return peace to the imperial palace, but he was refused a meeting.

Not long after, rumors of a demon in the imperial palace filled the sky, and rumors flew everywhere.

After organizing the news he obtained, Gu Xiu said.

"It seems that Yun Zhongzi did not successfully enter the palace to eliminate the demon, so he spread the news in the city that there was a demon in the imperial palace."

Thinking about it, he went to visit in front of the Meridian Gate of the imperial palace during Di Xin's morning court time.

The soldiers guarding the gate of the imperial palace saw Gu Xiu coming and said: "This is the imperial palace, idlers, leave quickly."

Gu Xiu smiled indifferently: "I am the Junior Brother of Grandmaster Wen, and I have something to see the King of Shang."

"Junior Brother of Grandmaster Wen?" A gatekeeper walked out: "Do you have any proof?"

"I don't have any, but I am indeed the Junior Brother of Grandmaster Wen. Why don't you report to the Human Emperor and let the Human Emperor decide?"

Grandmaster Wen is a veteran of three dynasties, a trusted minister, and highly respected.

A small gatekeeper naturally did not dare to offend him, so he immediately sent someone into the imperial palace to report.

In the imperial court, Di Xin sat on the throne, and sitting beside him was Su Daji.

As soon as Su Daji entered the palace, she gained Di Xin's favor, and even went to court with Di Xin, which made the civil and military officials very resentful.

Especially in the past few days, rumors were flying in the city, making the civil and military officials very dissatisfied.

Early in the morning, they submitted a memorial, requesting Di Xin not to be addicted to beauty, and to take the country and society as the priority.

They also explained to Di Xin that rumors were flying everywhere in Chaoge City that Su Daji was a demon.

This made Di Xin very angry.

Suddenly, someone came in to report.

"Reporting to the King, a Taoist is requesting a meeting outside the Meridian Gate of the imperial palace."

"A Taoist?"

Since writing the poem at the Nuwa Temple, Di Xin had been having nightmares and feeling mentally exhausted, making it difficult for him to be interested even with a beauty in his arms. During this period, he had invited many priests, witch doctors, and human cultivators to see him, but all to no avail. He said: "Drive him away quickly; I don't want to see these swindlers anymore."

"This..." The person who came to report hesitated for a moment: "King, that Taoist claims to be the Junior Brother of Grandmaster Wen."

"Junior Brother of Grandmaster Wen?"

Grand Tutor Wen was a veteran official of three reigns and a minister entrusted with the late emperor's final wishes; he performed his duties with the utmost diligence and worked tirelessly for the sake of the Shang Dynasty, earning the respect of everyone.

Hearing that it was the Junior Brother of Grandmaster Wen who came to request a meeting, everyone was very surprised.

Prime Minister Bigan stepped forward.

"Reporting to the King, it is rumored that Grandmaster Wen once cultivated on a foreign immortal island. If he is really the Junior Brother of Grandmaster Wen, we must meet him."

Shang Rong stepped forward to advise: "King, the Prime Minister is right. If the other party is the Junior Brother of Grandmaster Wen, he must have studied on a foreign immortal island, and he must be an extraordinary person. We must meet him."

Seeing that both prime ministers had spoken, Di Xin pondered slightly: "Makes sense, then let that Taoist come in."

After a while, Gu Xiu walked in from outside.

He looked at Di Xin on the throne; although the imperial aura on his body was still there, he was mentally exhausted, his eyes were sunken, and he looked very tired.

He did not know if it was because of lack of sleep or because he had wasted too much energy on the beauties in the harem.

"The poor Taoist pays respects to the King." Gu Xiu bowed slightly.

Di Xin glanced at Gu Xiu: "I heard that the Taoist is the Junior Brother of Grandmaster Wen?"

Gu Xiu said indifferently: "Grandmaster Wen studied under the direct disciple of my Jie Sect, the Holy Mother Jin Ling, and I studied under the Lady Yun Xiao of the Three Immortals Island. We are both third-generation disciples."

Su Daji's face was uncertain after seeing Gu Xiu.

She had seen Gu Xiu at the Nuwa Palace before, and was wondering if Gu Xiu came here because he was sent by the Nuwa Lady.

Di Xin sat on the throne and said casually: "I only know that the Grandmaster studied on a foreign immortal island when he was young. I didn't expect the Taoist and the Grandmaster to be disciples of the Saint. But the Taoist doesn't know that the vassals in the North Sea are in rebellion, and the Grandmaster has already gone to the North Sea to pacify the rebels, so I'm afraid he can't see you."

"King, the poor Taoist did not come for the Grandmaster this time, but for the King."

"Came for me?" Di Xin was suspicious: "Taoist, what do you mean?"

"The poor Taoist passed by near Chaoge recently and found black energy dissipating over Chaoge, indicating that there are villains who want to use rumors to disrupt Chaoge and destroy the foundation of Cheng Tang."

In the Chaoge imperial court, except for Wen Zhong who is a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect, the others are all mortals, so Gu Xiu casually made up a reason.

Hearing this, the ministers looked at each other.

Di Xin frowned tightly: "Does the Taoist know which villain wants to harm my Cheng Tang?"

Gu Xiu was calm and said slowly: "King, do you know about the rumors flying in the city recently that there is a demon in the imperial palace?"

"Naturally I know. Does the Taoist mean that there are villains slandering Concubine Su as a demon?"

"Exactly." Su Daji is indeed not a demon; the soul inside is, Gu Xiu thought to himself that he was not lying.

Dead fellow Daoist, not dead poor Daoist, and what he did was beneficial to Yin Shang, on the contrary, he was saving Yin Shang.

Hearing this, Di Xin was furious and pointed at the ministers and cursed.

"I said it, Concubine Su cannot be a demon, but you insisted that I was confused."

"I can come to the early morning court every day and take your anger all because of Concubine Su's persuasion. You said Concubine Su had ulterior motives. Now that the Taoist has said so, what else do you have to say?"

This question left the ministers speechless.

Shang Rong said: "Taoist, is Concubine Su really not a demon?"

"Could it be that you don't believe the judgment of the poor Taoist and the King, but believe the nonsense outside?"

Gu Xiu frowned slightly; they are so troublesome, no wonder they died so early.

If it weren't for the reward, he wouldn't have intended to get involved at this time.

"This..." Shang Rong didn't know what to say for a while.

Seeing Gu Xiu clearing the grievances for his beloved concubine, Di Xin said: "Why are you all so troublesome? Since the Taoist is the Junior Brother of the Grandmaster, and it's rare for him to come here, why not have a banquet in the palace before leaving? Besides, I also have some things I want to ask the Taoist."

Gu Xiu nodded: "In that case, the poor Taoist will stay for a while and leave after the banquet."

After the morning court, Di Xin met Gu Xiu alone in the Imperial Garden.

"I wonder what the King wants from the poor Taoist?" Seeing that the servants had left, Gu Xiu inquired.

Di Xin sighed deeply: "Taoist, since you are the Junior Brother of the Grandmaster, I will tell you straight. Last year, on the birthday of the Holy Mother, I don't know why I suddenly wrote a poem that might have blasphemed the Holy Mother. Since then, I have been having nightmares, waking up from nightmares, which makes me have no spirit every day. Only by going to the Holy Mother's temple to repent every day can the situation be a little better."

Last time Nuwa said she wanted to punish Di Xin, it is estimated that this is the punishment.

Compared to letting the three demons disrupt the court, this is light.

Gu Xiu said: "This is because the King offended the Nuwa Lady. As long as the King goes to the Nuwa Temple to repent sincerely every day, be a wise monarch, care for the people of the world, and let the people live and work in peace, the Nuwa Lady will definitely forgive the King for what he has done. But the King must remember not to do such things again in the future. We must have awe for some things."

Di Xin lowered his head and pondered, then said: "Many thanks for the Taoist's guidance."

Subsequently, they had a banquet in the imperial palace.

Su Daji invited Gu Xiu over.

After letting the palace maids leave, Su Daji bowed and saluted, her voice soft and charming.

"Daji pays respects to the Immortal Elder. Did the Immortal Elder appear here because he was sent by the Nuwa Lady?"

Gu Xiu originally wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, admitting it seemed to have no harm.

He nodded.

"The Chan Sect disciple Yun Zhongzi wants to use the name of eliminating the demon to enter the palace, expose your identity, and make the ministers target you. I am here to remind you not to forget what the Nuwa Lady said, and not to hurt the innocent."

"Daji will definitely keep it in mind."

"Very good." Gu Xiu took out a jade pendant.

"This is the Hidden Demon Spirit Pendant, which contains the power of purification. Wearing it on your body can seal your demon energy in your body so that it will not be detected by the outside world. You should just act according to the Nuwa Lady's instructions."

In order to deal with the Chan Sect's trouble, Gu Xiu specifically asked Duo Bao for this pendant before.

Taking the pendant in her hand, Su Daji's charming eyes were happy: "Many thanks to the Immortal Elder for bestowing the treasure. Daji has always kept the Nuwa Lady's instructions in mind."

She, a demon, stayed in the palace. Although she occupied Su Daji's body, ordinary people could not see that she was a demon, but she still had no bottom in her heart. With this pendant, Su Daji felt that she could sleep soundly.

Gu Xiu nodded.

He originally wanted to wait for the system to prompt that the task was completed, but there was no prompt, so it seems that there are still key steps that have not been completed. ===== CHAPTER 25 =====