At this time, Zeng Ziyan, who was trapped in the dream, was already exhausted.
"Han Xiangxu, how dare you plot against me."
At this moment, Zeng Ziyan still didn't understand what happened when he saw Wan Qianqian's figure. However, he didn't expect that Han Xiangxu's Taoist skills were so superb that even he couldn't see through them.
"It seems we can't waste any more time here."
Zeng Ziyan pinched the talisman paper in his hand, then cut his finger. The blood flowed down his fingertips onto the talisman paper, emitting golden light in just a moment.
Suddenly, Zeng Ziyan shouted, "Go."
The talisman paper turned into a ball of fire and pointed directly at the weakest part of the eye beast. In an instant, the surrounding illusion shattered into pieces like broken glass.
Zeng Ziyan covered his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood. Breaking the dream just now had exhausted too much of his energy. Now he had no choice but to rush back to the palace to take blood pills and recuperate for a few days.
Unexpectedly, Zeng Ziyan was stopped as soon as he arrived in the imperial city.
"Be brave, open your dog eyes and see who I am."
The guard at the gate saw Zeng Ziyan's face hidden by his hair and became panicked instantly.
"Please forgive me, Master Zeng, I am too poor to recognize you. Please come in."
At this time, Zeng Ziyan was about to enter the city gate but was stopped again.
"Since you already know that I am Taoist Zeng, and you are trying to stop me like this, aren't you afraid that the emperor will punish you?"
Zeng Ziyan's face looked fierce, and the guards beside him trembled unconsciously.
At this time, a guard stiffened his neck and said, "Who dares to impersonate Taoist Zeng? Everyone in and outside the imperial city knows that Taoist Zeng is always by the emperor's side. We even saw Taoist Zeng in the palace today. How dare you try to impersonate Taoist Zeng and sneak into the palace? Come on, arrest him for me."
Zeng Ziyan was already weak, and now he was stopped by several strong guards, so he had no power to resist at all.
"Take him away to me."
"I want to see the emperor, I want to see the emperor."
Even though Zeng Ziyan kept wailing and trying to see the emperor, he was ruthlessly dragged away by several guards.
At this time, Han Xiangxu, dressed as Zeng Ziyan, appeared at the entrance of the imperial city wearing a Taoist robe.
When the guards saw Han Xiangxu coming, they all kowtowed and saluted, "Old Immortal Zeng."
"What happened? Why were you making so much noise just now?"
Just now, Han Xiangxu saw Zeng Ziyan returning from a long distance. He didn't expect that Zeng Ziyan was so capable that he could escape from the dream in just ten days.
This made Zeng Ziyan even more determined to get rid of Zeng Ziyan.
"To reply to the old immortal Zeng, just now your subordinates saw a bandit trying to impersonate you, but fortunately I stopped him in time."
The person who spoke subconsciously cast a look at Han Xiangxu.
That's right, in order to prevent Zeng Ziyan from coming back suddenly and catching him off guard, Han Xiangxu bribed a guard guarding the city gate early on and asked him not to let anyone in.
Now, the bribed pawns have finally played a big role.
Han Xiangxu nodded to the guard and said, "Well done. I will certainly speak well of you in front of the emperor. You have been guarding this city gate for many years. It's time for these hard days to come to an end."
Hearing Han Xiangxu's words, the guards hurriedly knelt down and thanked him repeatedly.
At this time, the other guards were so jealous that their eyes turned red when they saw this scene, and they hurriedly tried to show their courtesy to Han Xiangxu.
"Don't worry, Master Zeng. I have a good friend in prison. I'm sure he will treat the impostor well on your behalf."
Han Xiangxu raised his eyebrows, feeling extremely happy.
This is a pleasant surprise.
"Okay, okay!"
Han Xiangxu took out a few gold bars from his sleeve and gave them to the guard he had just flattered in front of all the guards.
"Don't worry, if you do your job well, everyone will be rewarded handsomely."
Han Xiangxu clicked his tongue and said, "Damn Zeng Ziyan, you found ways to bully Yu'er and Xixi. Today I must teach you a lesson on their behalf."
After giving the instructions, Han Xiangxu returned to the palace as usual and left only after Ruan Changtian had taken the pill.
But how could the sound of the wind from the city gate not reach Ruan Changtian's ears?
After Han Xiangxu walked away, the old eunuch who came to report hurried over.
"emperor"!
"What's the matter?"
"Today, a man who looks exactly like Master Zeng was making a commotion at the city gate, claiming that he was the real Zeng Ziyan."
After saying this, the old eunuch touched his sleeve and took out a jade pendant, "He said this is the badge you gave him before, which can prove his identity."
Sure enough, when Ruan Changtian saw the jade token, he already knew the identities of the real and fake Zeng Ziyan.
The old eunuch who was standing beside him naturally recognized the jade token.
"Your Majesty, it seems that the man in prison..."
Before the old eunuch finished speaking, Ruan Changtian spoke first.
"You daring bandit, you actually picked up the jade token that I bestowed upon Master Zeng, and are now impersonating Master Zeng. Someone, please convey my order to use all the eighteen tortures in prison on him."
After receiving the order, the eunuch hurried to the Heavenly Prison to convey the decree.
Seeing that the old eunuch beside him didn't react, Ruan Changtian burst into laughter.
"You also know that the man in prison is the real Taoist Zeng?"
Faced with Ruan Changtian's questioning, the old eunuch trembled with fear and hurriedly denied it.
If the emperor says that person is fake, then he must be fake. The emperor is majestic and will not allow others to interfere.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am short-sighted. The one next to you is the real Taoist Zeng."
Ruan Changtian reached out and stroked his face, which now looked like a thirty-year-old man, and smiled even more happily.
Even if he now knew that the person in the Heavenly Prison was Zeng Zi Yan, what could it do? The fake Zeng Zi Yan made him look more than 30 years younger, which even the real Zeng Zi Yan could not do.
What's more, he didn't feel any discomfort during the period of taking the medicine. Instead, he felt that his body had endless energy, as if he had been reborn.
Based on this astonishing effect alone, he would definitely not deal with the fake Zeng Ziyan.
At this moment, in his eyes, it didn't matter whether Zengzi was real or fake. What mattered was that he achieved his goal of immortality.
A gloomy look flashed across Ruan Changtian's face. If anyone was to blame anyone, it was only Zeng Ziyan's incompetence.
However, Zeng Ziyan knew too many secrets about him, so how could Ruan Changtian really let Zeng Ziyan go?
"Come here, prepare the sedan chair."
At this moment, Zeng Ziyan was being tortured in prison. The whip had already made his not-so-tidy Taoist robe tattered, and as the whip rose and fell, it took away the flesh and blood on his body.
However, this is not the end yet. One torture instrument after another is used. Even a body made of iron cannot withstand such extreme punishment.
"I am the real Zengzi, I want to see the emperor, I want to see the emperor."
The jailer sneered at Zengzi's daydreaming and said, "You'd better save your energy for the next punishment."
Another whip fell, and at this time, Zeng Ziyan finally saw the bright yellow figure at the corner.
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