Zuan nodded secretly; the Six Paths of Reincarnation truly represented the most basic wishes of the people.

Next, Judge Cui took Zu An to the "Gate of Rebirth and Nobility," and gently pushed him from behind, sending him back to the mortal world.

The palace was originally filled with white mourning clothes, and the concubines and ministers were weeping and wailing as the funeral was about to begin. Suddenly, the emperor in the coffin opened his eyes, and everyone screamed in fright and fled.

Fortunately, Xu Maogong, Wei Zheng, Yuchi Gong, and Qin Shubao were loyal and courageous, and they helped him out.

Upon learning that he had indeed come back from the dead, many concubines and ministers rushed back, all of them extremely excited.

Once Zu'an's health had slightly recovered, he granted a general amnesty, releasing thousands of palace women to their freedom, which was praised throughout the land.

Then, as agreed, he thanked Sagara, who had lent him money in the underworld, but Sagara refused to accept it. So, he built the Great Sagara Temple for him.

In addition, a grand water and land ceremony was held to pray for the souls of those who died or were injured during the conquest of the land.

During the Water and Land Assembly, Tang Sanzang chanted sutras to help people be saved, but the Bodhisattva came out and said that this was Hinayana Buddhism and could not save people. This led to the story of sending Tang Sanzang to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures.

Looking at the fair-skinned Tang Sanzang, Zu An wondered if this guy's flesh and blood could really make people live forever. However, he knew how important the matter was to him and didn't want to end up like the monsters in "Journey to the West" who were greedy for Tang Sanzang's flesh. In the end, he didn't do anything outrageous.

After seeing Tang Sanzang off, Zu'an stood on a high building in the palace and looked westward. At this moment, Princess Yuanji brought over a bowl of ginseng soup and gently comforted him, saying, "Your Majesty need not worry. Tang Sanzang will surely be able to retrieve the scriptures."

At this moment, Zu'an suddenly turned around and looked at her: "How can you be so sure?"

Princess Yuanji was taken aback, and smiled somewhat awkwardly, "That Tang Sanzang looks like a steadfast and enlightened monk, and with the protection of the Bodhisattva, of course he can succeed."

"Oh, now that you've achieved your goal, why do you still want to stay by my side?" Zu'an stared into her eyes.

Princess Yuanji's expression changed: "What is Your Majesty talking about? I don't understand."

Zu An snorted: "Actually, I had my suspicions long ago. You know, the palace is protected by the Heavenly Dao's fortune, so how could a ghost of the Jinghe Dragon King get in? Even after guards like Yuchi Gong and Qin Shubao came in, he still managed to get in. So there are two possibilities: one is that someone in the palace was there to help him, and they let him in from the inside."

In the previous level, he himself was the Jinghe Dragon King. At that time, he wanted to enter the palace but was blocked by the heavenly fortune. He could only use the dream technique and had to guide Li Shimin out of the palace. Now, the ghosts and evil spirits of the Jinghe Dragon King can enter whenever they want.

“The second possibility,” Zu An paused, “is that there was never any ghost of the Jinghe Dragon King from beginning to end, and that someone who appeared next to me was deliberately impersonating the Jinghe Dragon King!”

Princess Yuanji took a step back: "Why is Your Majesty looking at me like this? Do you suspect me?"

Zu An did not answer her question, but instead said to himself, "Back then, Wei Zheng helped me guard the back gate. Even though we could no longer see any ghosts, my body was still getting weaker day by day. Everyone thought that I had fallen ill from being frightened by ghosts. But I conquered this country amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood. How could mere ghosts and gods frighten me?"