"Oh?" Li Er asked curiously, "What technique?"
Bai Lang smiled slightly, took out a silver crystal ball and handed it to Li Er.
Li Er was about to reach out to take it, but Empress Zhang Sun beside him immediately stopped him, took the crystal ball with a smile, and held it in her hand, looking at it closely together with Li Er.
Yamu glanced at the queen beside him and sighed.
It is now the ninth year of Zhenguan. In another year, Empress Changsun, the mother of the country, will die of illness and be posthumously named Wende.
Yamu knew that this world was rather special, and ordinary methods of prolonging life would hardly be effective for such important historical figures, because once the life span was over, even if the body was still healthy, the underworld would send people to capture the soul.
Therefore, in addition to good health, if you want to prolong your life, you must find a way to add an entry to the book of life and death.
Thinking of this, Yamu remained silent and did not tell Li Er and his wife about this.
Bai Lang explained with a smile: "This item is a treasure that I brought down from the Purple Palace. It has the ability to seal all things. Before 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Your Majesty only needs to summon Wei Zheng to the imperial study, place this item on the table, and play a game of chess with him, and this disaster can be easily resolved..."
"Play chess?" Li Er looked at Bai Lang with some surprise, and then smiled, "I have the same idea!"
Bai Lang laughed loudly and said, "Great minds think alike!"
Seeing Bai Lang's hearty smile, Li Er was inspired to admire his talent and said, "Master, you can predict the future and calculate the secrets of the universe. You have great magical powers. I have offended you by being so presumptuous before. I hope you will forgive me!"
Bai Lang laughed and said, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? As the Khan of the Tang Dynasty, your Majesty is responsible for the safety of the country, so you should be more worried and suspicious. To be honest, it is because I used unjust methods to disturb your Majesty. Please don't blame me."
"No problem, no problem!"
Li Er laughed loudly, and then asked in a friendly tone: "I wonder if you are willing to come out of seclusion and help the Tang Dynasty?"
Bai Lang was slightly startled, then he burst into laughter, shook his head and said: "People from the countryside cannot sit in the court, I can only thank your majesty for his kindness!"
Having said that, Bai Lang moved his fingers slightly, and the silver crystal ball suddenly burst into light, blocking the inside and outside of the Liangyi Palace.
Li Er and Empress Chang Sun were both shocked and could not help but look at Bai Lang in confusion.
Bai Lang whispered, "Your Majesty, don't panic. I have used a spell to seal off the inside and outside. I have something to tell you!"
Li Er and Empress Changsun exchanged a glance and asked curiously, "Master, please feel free to speak!"
Bai Lang cleared his throat and whispered, "To be honest, the two of us came down the mountain this time because we were invited by the Dragon King of the West Sea. The Dragon King of Jinghe is the brother-in-law of the Dragon King of the West Sea, so when we were in trouble, we turned to our brother-in-law for help..."
"Your Majesty, when you help the Dragon King of Jinghe River this time, don't forget to ask for favors from the West Sea. You will definitely be able to ensure good weather and good harvests in this area."
"There is such a thing?" Li Er looked surprised and listened with great interest.
The emperor is also a human being, so he is naturally very interested in the gossips about the relationships between immortals, gods, demons and Buddhas.
Bai Lang smiled and chatted with Li Er and his wife about gossip about immortals and gods for a while. Li Er also reciprocated and shared some interesting stories about historical celebrities with Bai Lang under the cover of this silver light barrier.
The two had a great conversation and before they knew it they were chatting till late at night.
Li Er relapsed into his old ways and took Bai Lang's hand, wanting to have a drink with him.
Yamu's mouth twitched when he saw this, and he quickly sent a message to remind Bai Lang that it was almost enough.
But Bai Lang was a casual person who always did what he wanted, so he agreed immediately. He took out various kinds of wine and started drinking with Yamu and Li Er and his wife in the Liangyi Hall.
Although Li Er was an emperor, he had never drunk such a wonderful wine.
After drinking a few cups of wine, his face turned red and he looked drunk.
This is because he is possessed by dragon energy and imperial energy. If it were any other mortal, let alone a few cups of immortal wine, even if he got a drop of it, he would probably have to sleep for seven days and seven nights.
However, also because of the dragon energy and imperial energy, the effect of this immortal wine on Li Er was greatly reduced.
Logically speaking, after drinking the immortal wine, a mortal could extend his life by at least a hundred or eighty years, but Bai Lang discovered that Li Er only became healthier, and there was no improvement in his lifespan at all.
As for Empress Chang Sun, the effect was even smaller, and even the hidden diseases in her body did not improve at all.
Bai Lang glanced at Empress Changsun's face, suddenly put down his wine glass, and said shockingly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being so nosy, but I see that the Empress is in poor health and it seems that she will not live long!"
After these words came out, Yamu couldn't help but cover his forehead.
Li Er and Empress Zhang Sun paused and the smiles on their faces gradually faded.
The couple looked at each other, and Li Er held the latter's hand, sighed and said, "Master, to be honest, the late emperor passed away this year. The Queen and I are in great sorrow, and the Queen's old illness has relapsed."
"I have asked Master Tanzang from Puguang Temple to come to the palace to pray for the queen, but to this day, the queen's breathing disease has not improved significantly."
"If the Immortal had not said directly that this wine was immortal wine, I would never let Guanyin drink it no matter what..."
Hearing her nickname, Empress Changsun sighed and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, you are drunk!"
"I'm not drunk!"
Li Er shook his head, grabbed Empress Changsun's hand, looked at Bai Lang and Ya Mu opposite him, and said seriously: "Two immortals, I know you are real immortals, different from the charlatans I met before."
"I wonder if you two masters can find a way to prolong the queen's life. If you can, I am willing to promise to make you two the imperial masters of the Tang Dynasty, second only to the emperor and above millions of people..."
Hearing this, Empress Changsun quickly grabbed Li Er and said, "Your Majesty, you are really drunk!"
Yamu looked at Li Er, who was drunk but had red eyes, and sighed softly, "Since ancient times, wise ministers, divine generals, and saintly emperors have all been unable to live forever. This has been determined since the First Emperor. Moreover, Your Majesty and the Queen are true dragons and true phoenixes that are rarely seen in a thousand years. If they stay in the world for a long time, it may damage the balance of heaven."
"If your majesty doesn't believe it, you can look through the history books. Huo Qubing, the champion marquis of the Han Dynasty, is the best example..."
Li Er's eyes turned red as he asked, "What kind of logic is this? Just because of this, are I and Guanyin destined not to live long?"
Yamu sighed softly and said, "Your Majesty is already the longest-lived saint king in history..."
Li Er was slightly startled, then asked anxiously: "What about the queen?"
Yamu fell silent and did not answer.
Li Er understood what he meant and held Empress Changsun's hand tightly, unwilling to let go.
Bai Lang frowned, his eyes lit up with blue light, and glanced at Empress Changsun.
Then, he transmitted his voice doubtfully: "It's just a simple respiratory disease, is it as serious as you say?"
"It's not that simple." Yamu transmitted his voice, "This world has the underworld and the Book of Life and Death. Even if you cure Empress Changsun, she will still be taken away by the underworld messenger when the life span written in the Book of Life and Death runs out."
"What's the matter!"
Bai Lang rolled his eyes and said disdainfully: "It's just the underworld. It's not like we can't do something behind the scenes. At most, we can just go there and find someone to write an extra entry in the Book of Life and Death, that's it!"
Yamu said helplessly: "No, are you really going to give Li Er and Chang Sun Yanshou?"
Bai Lang smiled and transmitted his voice: "It's a disturbance to cause trouble to the Dragon King of Jing River, and it's also a disturbance to cause trouble to the underworld. Don't worry, the boss won't care. It should be said that a mere Dragon King of Jing River is not enough to make the Heaven Court come to the door, so please ask the boss to go to heaven."
"If we touch the Book of Life and Death again, the trouble we'll cause will be almost as big as it is."
"The Heavenly Palace and the Underworld are probably also very happy about this. The latter might even give the green light!"
Hearing Bai Lang's words, Yamu seemed to be thinking about something.
At the same time, Bai Lang waved his hand and said with great pride: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. My eldest brother has great reputation in the Three Realms. Even the King of Hell and the Lord of Mount Tai have to give him face!"
"With this relationship, I can go to the netherworld for your majesty and change the book of life and death!"
Li Er was overjoyed and asked hurriedly, "Really?"
Bai Lang smiled and said, "That's absolutely true!"
"Okay, okay!" Li Er couldn't help but stand up and pace, saying excitedly, "If the real person can accomplish this, I will definitely respect Taoism and suppress Buddhism, and make you two the national masters of the Tang Dynasty, in charge of all religious affairs in the country..."
"No, don't!"
Bai Lang was startled and quickly stopped Li Er, saying helplessly: "Calm down, Your Majesty!"
"There is no need to talk about the Tang Dynasty's Imperial Master and the reverence for Taoism and the suppression of Buddhism. I am willing to do this for Your Majesty because we had a very pleasant conversation and we hit it off right away. There is absolutely no other thing mixed in."
Li Er was stunned when he heard this, and then he grabbed Bai Lang's arm tightly, feeling so moved that he couldn't speak.
When it was bright in the sky, Bai Lang and Ya Mu finally got up to say goodbye, put away the leftovers, and left Liangyi Palace.
Li Er and Empress Changsun drank the elixir all night and not only did they not feel sleepy, but they felt refreshed and in high spirits.
At 5:03 a.m., Li Er held court, gathered two groups of civil and military officials, and began the routine morning court.
At the same time, high in the sky, Bai Lang and Yamu looked at each other and both breathed a sigh of relief.
...This Li Er is worthy of being Li Er. Why is he always thinking about making trouble?
Fortunately, Bai Lang stopped Li Er in time, otherwise once this Taoist Buddha appeared, the entire Journey to the West would be thrown into chaos!
Yamu glanced at Bai Lang and said unhappily, "Old Bai, can you be more careful next time and be more careful with your words?"
Bai Lang curled his lips and said, "Nothing happened!"
After saying that, he changed the subject and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's hurry back to the Jinghe Water Palace and wait for 15:30 to watch the Dragon Slaying Platform execution!"