"Your Highness, these are the latest investigation results."

"Recently, a mysterious organization has appeared in the martial arts world. In particular, it seems to know witchcraft. It is said that they are looking for something, and Lord Lin once went to the Western Regions."

Upon hearing this, Murong Jin exclaimed, "Witchcraft?"

"Yes, it came from the Western Regions."

The Western Regions were a vassal state of the Great Cheng.

Murong Jin looked at the contents and asked, "Lin Hexi went to the Western Regions back then, but what happened?"

"Before becoming the Imperial Censor, Lord Lin was a diplomatic envoy. He visited all the vassal states of Da Cheng, and even other small countries that wanted to express goodwill towards Da Cheng."

"It is said that when they went to Jinling Kingdom, they brought back something, which was a token of friendship from that mysterious country."

"And this thing, Lord Lin handed over to the late Emperor after returning to Dacheng."

"But the people who wiped out Lord Lin's family this time were not from Jinling Kingdom, but from the Western Regions. Also, the Ruijing Sect in the martial arts world was involved in this matter."

Murong Jin looked at him, "Who gave you all this information?"

The official in charge of this investigation was "sent a letter by a man named Dai Lingyuan."

Dai Lingyuan.

Murong Jin touched his hand and chuckled, "Go and find out where that thing is."

"yes."

Dai Lingyuan.

"Yiyi, go, it's time to let Miss Biao leave the Valley of Divine Physicians."

She was also looking forward to meeting the Iris-clad female guard.

"Yes, Master."

Miss, the master must have something he wants you to do.

National treasury.

After Murong Jin went inside, she looked at the treasures placed around her. They were all kinds of things and looked quite nice, but in reality, they were nothing special.

"Master, do you think Zhao Delin will recognize what we're looking for? After all, we were barely even adults when this happened."

Murong Jin glanced at him sideways. When Li Mingzhong came in, he saw Murong Jin sitting inside drinking tea.

"The Regent".

"Your Excellency has come at the right time. Please find for me the things that Lin Hexi brought back from Jinling Kingdom. After all, you are a veteran minister of three generations, so you should have seen these things before."

Li Mingzhong glanced at Murong Jin and said, "Back then, that thing was called the Evil Eye by the Jinling Kingdom. It was a sacred object to them, but to the traditional mindset of Dacheng, it was an evil object. When the late emperor received it, he had it sent to Zhenguo Temple."

Li Mingzhong looked at Murong Jin and said seriously, "So this thing is not in the national treasury right now."

Murong Jin: "Does the Prime Minister know something?"

Li Mingzhong smiled and said, "I know what the Regent is saying, and I'm sure the Regent is aware of it."

Murong Jin's eyes were sharp, but her tone was nonchalant. "Is that so?"

“But Prime Minister, twenty years ago, there was also a diplomatic envoy whose entire family was brutally murdered. That envoy also went to Jinling Kingdom.”

That mysterious country that lives in the desert.

Murong Jin had only seen it in books. After years of fighting, he had never heard of Jinling Kingdom fighting with anyone. It coexisted peacefully with most countries, especially decades ago, when it maintained friendly relations with all countries. However, Jinling Kingdom slowly disappeared twenty years ago.

Some say they can't see anyone in the desert, and there are even rumors that the Jinling Kingdom mysteriously disappeared in the desert.

Li Mingzhong paused for a moment. "Your Highness, let's not delve too deeply into this matter. Let's just find the murderer who killed Lord Lin's family."

"We mustn't touch that thing."

When humans come into contact with things that harm and kill, their desires are aroused.

"As the Prime Minister knows, I believe that everything I do should have a process and an outcome."

Murong Jin's gaze was sharp, and Li Mingzhong sighed, "Regent, if this matter is investigated further, it may affect His Majesty."

You should know that His Majesty's mother is not the Empress Dowager.

Besides him, only the late emperor and the Prince of Zhenbei knew about this matter...

Di Junlan's mother was the daughter of the Grand Wizard of Jinling Kingdom, and was the Holy Maiden of Jinling Kingdom.

Upon hearing this, Murong Jin wondered if it would affect Emperor Junlan.

Seeing the helplessness and confusion on Li Mingzhong's face, Murong Jin understood that Di Junlan was probably related to the Jinling Kingdom.

"Then why is it that Emperor Junlan's mother was a palace maid, as rumored?"

She was still a lowly palace maid who climbed into someone's bedchamber.

Li Mingzhong sighed. If he didn't tell the truth today, the Regent would probably investigate the matter thoroughly.

"More than thirty years ago, before the late emperor became emperor, he went to Jinling Kingdom and took a liking to the daughter of the Grand Wizard, who is also Your Majesty's mother..."

"The two gradually fell in love with each other, but the Holy Maiden of Jinling Kingdom is not allowed to marry outside the tribe..."

"Therefore, the Holy Maiden was taken away by the late Emperor, simply because he made her a vow of 'one love for one lifetime'..."

"After the Empress Dowager and the late Emperor returned to Da Cheng, they did not get married because the late Emperor already had a princess consort..."

"What followed was that the Dowager Consort was framed by the Prince's Consort and other concubines, and the late Emperor believed that the Dowager Consort was responsible... and that's how he began to neglect the Dowager Consort..."

"Later, when the late emperor ascended the throne, the Dowager Consort was still a lowly palace maid with no title or status. It wasn't until she said she wanted to go home that the late emperor gave her the title of Noble Lady... Naturally, His Majesty came into being after that. At first, their relationship was just so-so, like a casual fling. But when the Dowager Consort fell ill and passed away, the late emperor, who was always fickle, naturally forgot about His Majesty..."

Murong Jin listened to these words and asked, "So, what does this have to do with the Evil Eye?"

Li Mingzhong: "..." I was just telling you about His Majesty's tragic past so you could feel sorry for him. If His Majesty hadn't told him he liked you, he wouldn't have gone on and on like this...

I never expected the Regent to be such an unromantic person.

"This..." Li Mingzhong touched the tip of his nose, "The Evil Eye of Jinling Kingdom can only be opened by the descendants of the Great Wizard. It is said to contain mysterious power, and possessing it grants one mysterious martial arts skills, and it is also said to grant immortality... And now, the only remaining Evil Eye is this one from our Great Cheng, the one Lord Lin brought back back, the true Evil Eye."

"So the massacre of Lord Lin's family might be because the other party wanted to find this evil eye."

"The Evil Eye was originally handed over to the late Emperor by me, the Prince of Zhenbei, and Lord Lin. Later, it was handed over to the abbot of Zhenguo Temple. Therefore, the Evil Eye is currently in Zhenguo Temple."

Murong Jin nodded. "Yiyi, let's go to Zhenguo Temple and see the abbot."

Li Mingzhong was taken aback. "No, Regent, this thing can't be touched."

Murong Jin: "I'm just looking at it, I'm not going to touch it."

Li Mingzhong: "..." Why does this sound like something I said to my wife before?