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In his forties, he was small and thin, with shifty eyes and a furtive demeanor, completely lacking the ethereal presence one would expect from a Taoist priest. Just as the crowd began to doubt whether they had the right person, Princess Mingchang had already knelt before him. "Master, I've been searching for you for so long! Where have you been these days? My Huanbao is on the verge of death; please save him!"
A servant?! Had she really just called herself a servant? A princess of a nation kneeling before an ordinary man and even referring to herself as his servant was indeed a tremendous disgrace for the royal family.
Prince Ning attempted to pull his daughter back, wanting to stop her from further embarrassing herself. However, Princess Mingchang summoned an unexpected strength and pushed her father away, continuing to plead with the Taoist to save her child.
At the Xuande Emperor's signal, the Dragon Guard restrained Princess Mingchang. The interrogation of the Taoist began, but unexpectedly, after just one question about his name, he lost control of himself right there on the spot. With such cowardice, how could he dare deceive the reigning princess?
"Your Majesty," Qi Xiaomian suggested, "should I continue the interrogation and report back once we have results?"
With a wave of his hand, the Xuande Emperor replied, "No need. I want to hear him speak for himself!"
After being taken away for some time and cleaned up, he was brought back into the great hall. It was unclear what method the Dragon Guard had used, but he finally managed to stammer out some words.
"Name!"
"Wang Sheng."
"Which temple do you belong to?"
"Xijian Temple."
"Hmm? That temple is quite well-known, and its priests have a good reputation. How could such a person emerge from there?"
"Are you truly a priest of Xijian Temple?"
Wang Sheng hesitated, but the Dragon Guard interjected, "Your Majesty, this Wang Sheng was expelled from Xijian Temple ten years ago."
No wonder.
The Dragon Guard continued, "He was originally a little Taoist working under Qiu Yi Daozhang. Due to his unscrupulous behavior, he was cast out of the temple. After leaving, he pretended to be Qiu Yi Daozhang's disciple and has been swindling people ever since."
Ah, so he's a fake Taoist. But how did he manage to deceive the reigning princess?
The status of a princess is not something just anyone can approach. Even if Wang Sheng claimed to be Qiu Yi Daozhang's disciple, he still wouldn't be worthy.
The Dragon Guard glanced at Princess Mingchang before saying, "Those from the princess's residence reported that this man entered Jingjing City carrying an emblem from Sun General and sought an audience with Princess Mingchang."
At that time, the child of the Princess was on the brink of death. It was this person who offered a medicine, allowing the Young Master to recover.
From then on, whenever the Young Master fell ill, this individual always had a method to treat him, which made the Princess trust him even more.
The Xuande Emperor keenly sensed that there was more to this story than met the eye. How fortunate! What else had been uncovered? No, don’t tell him; let him speak for himself! He wanted to hear it from him!
Under the urging of the Dragon Guard, Wang Sheng was in so much pain that tears and snot covered his face, yet he dared not cry out in agony. He had already been threatened that if he dared to scream in the hall, he would be cut into pieces alive.
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