coobybook Chapter 478 Knocking on the Pass
Chapter 478 Knocking on the Pass
The sun was rising at that moment, and the sunlight shone through the leaves onto her bright and flawless face, and everyone suddenly fell silent.
Gushe Immortal is nothing more than that!
Xuan Cheng Zhenren glared at the disciples of Tianshi Mansion in annoyance and shouted, "Welcome, Your Majesty!"
The disciples woke up from their dream, not daring to look any further, and all fell to the ground: "Welcome, Your Majesty—"
Jiang Li smiled and said, "I am here by imperial decree, so there is no need for you immortal masters to be polite."
Xuan Cheng Zhenren did not dare to neglect and bowed, saying: "Your Majesty, your presence is a great honor to the Tianshi Mansion. Please—"
He personally led the way, and Jiang Li, surrounded by guards, came to the main hall of Tianfu Mansion.
The incense table has been prepared here. Jiang Li stood at the top and took out the imperial edict.
Master Xuancheng led all the disciples to kneel down.
Jiang Li's pretty face turned up: "Master Zhang of the Longhu Mountain Heavenly Master Mansion has received the order!"
Everyone was stunned. Didn’t the prince know that their Zhang Tianshi had been in seclusion ten years ago and even his own disciples and children didn’t know whether he was alive or dead? How could he come to receive the order?
Xuan Cheng Zhenren stammered, "Your Highness, the Heavenly Master has been in seclusion for ten years and has not come out yet. Can I take the imperial edict on his behalf?"
Jiang Li laughed: "Is the Immortal a second-rank official appointed by the late emperor himself, Zhang Xuande, the Heavenly Master Zhang?"
Xuan Cheng Zhenren said in fear: "I am not talented, but a fellow disciple of Zhang Tianshi..."
"Since it's not," Jiang Li interrupted him coldly, "Does the master know what the crime of falsely claiming an imperial decree is?"
With a "clang" sound, Qingfeng's sword was unsheathed, and the guards also drew their swords.
Everyone's faces turned pale with horror, and Xuan Cheng Zhenren was even more trembling with fear: "I dare not, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Jiang Li smiled slightly: "The Immortal has lived in the mountains for a long time and has not been concerned with worldly affairs. Perhaps he does not know that the imperial edict cannot be received by others. Those who do not know are not guilty."
Master Xuancheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, she changed the subject and snorted coldly, "Since Zhang Tianshi is in seclusion and won't come out, then I will go and knock on the gate myself and invite him out!"
"Absolutely not!" Master Xuancheng cried out.
"Why not?"
Jiang Li's eyes were stern and his aura was intimidating. The disciples kneeling on the ground were all terrified and trembling.
Xuan Cheng Zhenren said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, please allow me to report. The Heavenly Master is in a deadly retreat and will not come out until he breaks through. If he is disturbed at a critical moment, his cultivation will regress at best, or he will go astray..."
"It's okay. I have my own way to ensure that Zhang Tianshi is safe."
"Your Highness..." Master Xuancheng was in a dilemma.
"The emperor has given an oral order that Tianshi Zhang must personally receive the order. If Tianshi Zhang is in seclusion and does not come out, I will go to the gate to knock on the door! Do you want to disobey the order?"
The princess was adamant and refused to give in. With the imperial edict in hand, Xuan Cheng Zhenren did not dare to disobey and could only kowtow and say, "I will obey the emperor's order!"
He personally led the way, taking Jiang Li and his party, holding the imperial edict, to the place where Zhang Tianshi was in seclusion.
When they arrived at the back mountain, they saw a stone tablet at the end of the mountain road with the words "Forbidden Area" inscribed on it.
"The place where the Heavenly Master is in seclusion is in the forbidden cave in the back mountain." Taoist Xuancheng said with fear and trepidation.
Since it is a "forbidden area", even our disciples are not allowed to enter, let alone outsiders?
He really hoped that the Queen would be more sensible and stop there.
Helplessly, Jiang Li turned a deaf ear to him, walked straight past the stone tablet and continued forward.
Master Xuancheng had no choice but to follow closely.
In a secluded and deserted place in the back mountain, there is a cave with a closed stone door. In front of the door, there are two men in their thirties meditating with their eyes closed.
They were Zhang Tianshi's direct disciples, Zhang Boshong and Zhang Boyuan.
Since Zhang Tianshi went into seclusion, his disciples have been suppressed by Xuanling Zhenren. Some of them left the sect in anger, while others went down the mountain to gain experience and never came back. Only Zhang Boshong and Zhang Boyuan are left in the sect.
They are members of the Zhang clan, and the honor of the entire clan depends on one person. If anything happens to Zhang Tianshi, the entire Zhang clan will fall.
Therefore, the two were entrusted with an important task by the clan to enter the forbidden area and guard the place where Zhang Tianshi was in seclusion, vowing to ensure Zhang Tianshi's safety.
Zhang Bosong heard the voices approaching and couldn't help but ask angrily, "Who is trespassing into the forbidden area?"
Zhang Boyuan also stood up suddenly, making hand gestures, ready to launch an attack at any time.
I only heard Xuan Cheng Zhenren shouting: "My two disciples, please don't be impulsive. The emperor has issued an order, so kneel down quickly!"
Is there an order from the emperor?
Zhang Bosong and the other man were so shocked and confused that they had to kneel on the ground.
They saw a group of people surrounding a man dressed in prince's clothes, walking towards them.
Although that person was wearing a bright red robe with a round collar and a winged hat on her head, she was petite, with a face as bright as a pearl or jade, and she was radiant with beauty. She was clearly a stunning woman!
When Xuan Cheng Zhenren saw that his two nephews were also dumbfounded, he quickly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "This is the Prince of Jing'an, why don't you quickly pay your respects to the prince?"
Zhang Bosong and the other two were shocked. Was this the queen who controlled the dragon, brought down rain, and saved hundreds of thousands of disaster victims?
The two of them kowtowed together: "Commoners pay their respects to His Majesty!"
"No courtesy, get up."
Jiang Li took the imperial edict from Qing Feng, "The emperor has ordered that you two pass on the message to Zhang Tianshi, and ask him to come in person to receive the order!"
Zhang Bosong hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. My master is in seclusion and cannot receive your orders..."
Zhang Boyuan secretly glared at Master Xuancheng, thinking that Master Xuancheng was really foolish. He knew that his master could not come out of seclusion, but he still brought the princess into the forbidden area!
If we disturb the master and make him go astray, the entire Tianshi Mansion will be destroyed!
Jiang Li said coldly: "If Zhang Tianshi is unable to come out of seclusion, I don't mind going in personally and delivering the imperial edict to him."
Xuan Cheng, Zhang Bosong and others were all dumbfounded. She was trying to force her way through!
Although this princess is petite and pretty, the majesty of a superior is so overwhelming between her brows that one cannot help but overlook the fact that she is a woman.
Zhang Bosong and the other two did not dare to speak out against him, and could only kowtow repeatedly: "My master has locked us up in a death barrier, and we cannot get out unless we break through. This is a matter of life and death, and I hope Your Majesty will understand!"
Jiang Li smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I will be responsible for all the consequences!"
She waved her hand gently, "Someone, knock on the gate!"
Qingfeng and other guards came up after receiving the order.
Zhang Boshong and Zhang Boyuan were so angry that their eyes burst with anger. They blocked the stone door of the cave with their bodies to prevent the guards from approaching.
Zhang Bosong had tears in his eyes and stared at Master Xuancheng: "Uncle Master, are you just going to watch them destroy my master?"
Zhang Boyuan even clasped his hands together, a faint flash of lightning flashed in his hands, and he shouted: "Whoever dares to come close, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
He is using Longhu Mountain's unique skill "Palm Thunder"!
Xuan Cheng Zhenren was horrified: "Bo Yuan, stop!"
If Prince Jing'an is injured, I'm afraid the entire Tianshi Mansion will be buried with him!
With just a sweet laugh, everyone's eyes blurred and Jiang Li had teleported in front of Zhang Boyuan. With her slender hand, she pressed down his hand that was glowing with lightning.
There was a sound of "hiss", as if a plate of cold water was poured on the head, and the cluster of lightning with small lightning was extinguished instantly!
Everyone was stunned. This seemingly weak and delicate princess turned out to be a master of Taoism!