The voice of Li Shimin, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, echoed in the hall. Although his tone was flat and without any obvious ups and downs, it sounded vigorous and powerful to others, with an indescribable majesty.

Behind this majesty, in addition to something called imperial power, there is also the extraordinary self-confidence that Li Er has built up through half a lifetime of invincible life.

If the person in the hall was replaced by another real assassin, even if he had the confidence that he could stab Li Er in the hall, he would probably be three points weaker in momentum when facing Li Er in this state.

However, the handsome young man standing in the palace now is obviously an exception.

He smiled slightly, walked up the stairs with the wine jug in his hand, and placed it steadily on the table.

Li Er raised his eyebrows and looked up and down at the young man in white with a refined temperament in front of him. Suddenly, his heart moved and a look of realization appeared on his face.

"Are you Yun Ye's senior brother?"

Lin Zhongtian chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, that's right."

Li Er sat up straight, looked at Lin Zhongtian who was close at hand and said calmly: "You don't bow to me, do you know what crime this is?"

Lin Zhongtian said with a smile: "People from the mountains and fields do not know etiquette. Your Majesty, please forgive me for making a fool of myself."

Li Er stared at Lin Zhongtian's smiling face for a while, then suddenly slapped his thigh and laughed out loud.

"That dog from Hongcheng was right. You are truly a detached person who does not abide by ordinary etiquette. Even if I were to meet you in person, it would be difficult to shake your faith in Taoism!"

Lin Zhongtian smiled and said, "Your Majesty is joking."

Li Er shook his head and said calmly, "Sir, you are not joking. I am not joking. Sir, you have trespassed into the palace without fear of the emperor's authority. If this is not unethical, what else can it be?"

When saying this, Li Er's expression seemed calm, but in fact he had other intentions and was harboring murderous intent.

If Yun Ye were here, he would definitely be frightened by the murderous intent revealed in Li Er's words.

But Lin Zhongtian is different. He doesn’t care about Li Er’s hidden threat, nor does he care about the so-called power in this world.

He blinked, picked up the wine pot, poured a glass of wine, then raised the glass and said seriously: "I broke into the host's house without notifying you. This is indeed a breach of etiquette on my part. I am willing to drink a glass of wine as a punishment. I hope Your Majesty will not blame me."

After saying that, Lin Zhongtian drank the wine in the glass, then turned it over to indicate that there was no wine left.

Seeing this, Li Er was stunned for a moment, then looked at him with interest and said, "Use my wine to make amends to me, Mr. Lin, you are really not afraid of anything!"

"I have heard that the ignorant are fearless. What do you think?"

Lin Zhongtian put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "This statement does make some sense, but I have heard another statement."

"Oh?" Li Er raised his hand and said with great interest, "I'd like to hear more about it!"

Lin Zhongtian chuckled and said, “The fearless are also fearless.”

The smile on Li Er's face gradually faded, and he said expressionlessly: "Then are you ignorant or fearless?"

“Neither.” Lin Zhongtian shook his head and said with a smile, “I am neither ignorant nor fearless. I was born outside the world, so I can be indifferent to the affairs of this world!”

"……Yeah?"

Li Er raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "But I don't think so. I believe that the Great Tang is the orthodox Chinese nation and should rule the world. Whether it is the world or the outside world, it should all be the territory of the Great Tang!"

"As the saying goes, all under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are the king's subjects. Do you agree with this, sir?"

Lin Zhongtian's expression became solemn, and he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty has the ambition to conquer the world and pacify the four directions. This is a blessing for China. However, I think Your Majesty may have forgotten another saying, that is, there are always people better than you, and there are always heavens better than you..."

Li Er had a blank expression on his face: "You mean, Baiyujing is outside the sky and is not under my jurisdiction?"

Lin Zhongtian smiled and bowed, but said nothing.

Li Er stared at him for a while, and suddenly asked, "Prove it to me!"

Lin Zhongtian was slightly stunned and looked at Li Er in confusion.

Li Er explained calmly, "Before you and Yun Ye appeared, I had summoned many 'immortals'. They all displayed some magical powers and spells in front of me, but in the end, I found that these people were just charlatans!"

"It was not until Yun Ye showed up that I finally felt I had found a clue. But you know Yun Ye. Although he has a lot of magical powers, he always denies the existence of immortals, saying that becoming an immortal means turning into stone."

"But the more this happens, the more I feel certain that Yun Ye has something to hide!"

At this point, Li Er lowered his head, picked up the wine glass filled with Yun family wine, and turned it while whispering, "I am still in my prime, and I am not anxious about seeking immortality, so I did not push Yun Ye too hard."

"I think there is still enough time. We can keep Yun Ye and slowly find out the secrets he is hiding."

"Until the great victory at Yinshan, you suddenly appeared as Senior Brother Yunye. Although I did not summon you, I collected your every word and action through many channels."

"I discovered that you are somewhat different from Yun Ye. You do not deny the existence of immortals."

"Of course, you haven't admitted it either, but not admitting it is the same as not denying it. I have seen a lot of things in the world and know the difference between the two."

As he spoke, Li Er raised his head and stared at Lin Zhongtian, saying, "So, Mr. Lin, I hope you can help me solve my doubts and tell me whether there are immortals in this world?" Lin Zhongtian pondered for a moment and asked softly, "Your Majesty, what do you think immortals are?"

Li Er said without hesitation: "Long life and a carefree life in the world."

Lin Zhongtian nodded when he heard this, then shook his head.

Li Er frowned and asked in confusion, "Sir, what is the meaning of this?"

Lin Zhongtian said softly: "If Your Majesty only said the first half of the sentence, then I can be sure that there are indeed immortals in this world, but if you add the second half of the sentence, then there are no immortals in this world."

Li Er frowned tightly, "Sir, what you mean is that if you want to live forever, you can't be free and unrestrained in the human world?"

Lin Zhongtian smiled and asked, "Your Majesty, do you know what the word 'Xian' means?"

Li Er sat up straight and said, "I'd like to hear the details."

Lin Zhongtian said leisurely: "An immortal is a mountain. If we use the simplest words to describe it, then becoming an immortal means becoming a person like a mountain. Yun Ye said that becoming an immortal means becoming a stone, which is derived from this."

“The mountain is aloof from the outside world, not happy with things, not sad with itself. No matter how the outside world changes, I remain unmoved.”

"The same goes for immortals. If they want to live forever, they can't live freely in the human world..."

Li Er's face looked a little unhappy: "Are you listening to what the gentleman said, or what Yun Ye said?"

Lin Zhongtian shook his head: "Yun Ye only knows the fact, but not the reason. The reason why immortals want to escape from the world is because this world is in turmoil, with billions of people living in it, and countless distracting thoughts gather and intertwine, forming a phenomenon called Red Dust Fire."

"This fire cannot be seen by the naked eye, but it exists between heaven and earth. Any immortal who descends to the mortal world will be disturbed by this fire. If they stay in the mortal world for a long time, they may even fall into the mortal world and return to being a mortal."

Li Er stared at Lin Zhongtian in amazement. "So, according to historical records, all immortals appeared in the world for a short time and then disappeared in a flash?"

Lin Zhongtian shook his head and said, "I am not sure whether the records Your Majesty mentioned are true, but if there are immortals who exist forever in the world, then they must be deceiving Your Majesty..."

Li Er came back to his senses, clenched his fists tightly, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes. It seemed that he had believed Lin Zhongtian's words.

Lin Zhongtian looked at Li Er's expression, suddenly reached into his arms, took out a silver mirror, and placed it in front of Li Er.

Li Er was slightly stunned and looked at Lin Zhongtian in confusion.

Lin Zhongtian smiled and explained: "Your Majesty asked me to prove it to you, and this is the proof!"

Li Er's pupils shrank slightly, and he immediately cast his gaze towards the smooth silver mirror on the table that looked like an extraordinary object.

Lin Zhongtian said leisurely, "This mirror is called Qiankun Mirror. It was forged by my ancestors using moon silver. It can exorcise evil spirits and can also reflect everything. If your majesty is interested, you can hold this mirror and see things that you cannot see normally."

Li Er was confused and asked hurriedly, "Sir, are you serious?"

Lin Zhongtian smiled without saying anything, and just stretched out his hand towards the silver mirror.

Li Er looked at him suspiciously, hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't resist his curiosity and picked up the Qiankun Mirror.

As soon as he entered the camera, Li Er saw his familiar handsome face.

But besides this handsome face, he actually saw a large area of ​​purple air surrounding him.

The purple air was like mist, floating slowly around his body, sometimes gathering together and sometimes dispersing in all directions, looking quite magical.

"This...is this the legendary purple air?"

Li Er's face showed a look of shock, but besides being shocked, he was also faintly excited and thrilled.

After all, purple air has been a symbol of auspiciousness since ancient times, and has always been associated with emperors and sages.

If this Qiankun Mirror can really reflect everything, then it reflected the purple aura lingering on his body. Doesn't that mean that he, Li Shimin, is the destined ruler of the world to ascend the throne?

Lin Zhongtian smiled and said, "Yes, the purple aura on your majesty is a symbol of the blessing of the Purple Star. The rich purple aura shows that your majesty's kingdom is extremely stable and is steadily moving towards prosperity!"

“Okay, okay!”

Li Er looked at the purple air in the mirror and was as excited as a child wearing a dragon robe.

Lin Zhongtian was not surprised to see Li Er like this. After all, it was well known that Li Er forced his father to kill his brother and came to power in an illegitimate way. Although his political achievements showed that he was indeed the most suitable emperor for the Tang Dynasty, there was still a shadow in his heart.

He has always been worried about the fact that he came to power in an illegitimate way. No matter how much the Imperial Observatory used astrology to prove it, Li Er knew that it was just a political act of the Imperial Observatory and not the true will of heaven.

Now, he saw the purple air in the Qiankun Mirror with his own eyes, confirming his identity as the true ruler of the world.

How could he not be excited and thrilled?

At this moment, even if all the civil and military officials in the court suddenly jumped out and said that this was just a trick used by Lin Zhongtian to deceive His Majesty, Li Er would definitely defend his identity as Lin Zhongtian's disciple at all costs!