Chapter 321 Yuan Tiangang appears again
Although the Sheling killers and Huan Bin's Qianniu Guards had retreated, Di Renjie and Crown Prince Li Xian were still firmly restrained by Kui Wenzhong and Huan Bin.

This group of people seemed to be sure that Zhao Ji and Li Yuanfang would not dare to risk the lives of Di Renjie and Li Xian, so they acted recklessly.

Faced with the enemy's voluntary goodwill, Zhao Ji, Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang exchanged glances but did not comment for the time being.

Li Shouli felt that he was sincere, so he turned to Di Renjie and said, "Mr. Di, your loyalty to the Li Tang Dynasty is admired by everyone in the court and the country, just like the light of the sun and the moon, which is clearly visible!"

"Now, there is a good opportunity to revive the Li Tang Dynasty. We are waiting for your help. What do you think?"

Di Renjie smiled when he heard this, turned his back and said, "Your Highness, you speak so confidently, saying that you want to restore the Tang Dynasty, but I only see you holding the prince hostage and plotting something bad!"

"Listen to my kind advice. If you really care about the Li Tang country, you should draw a clear line between yourself and these snake spirit traitors around you! Considering that you are also a relative of the Li clan, I can even protect your life in front of His Majesty!"

When Huan Bin heard Di Renjie's words, he immediately became furious and shouted, "Di Renjie! I think you really don't know how dangerous your situation is!"

"You dare to be so rude to me, my Highness, when I tried to persuade you with kind words! Believe it or not, I will sever your head from your body in a moment!"

After he finished speaking, Huan Bin suddenly drew out the long sword from his waist, strode forward, and the sword light flashed in front of Di Renjie's eyes.

When Li Xian saw the shining long sword in front of him, he was so scared that he shrank behind Di Renjie and then gently tugged at his sleeve.

The meaning was obvious: when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Di Renjie angered the rebel and lost his life in vain.

However, Di Renjie turned a deaf ear to Li Xian's reminder. He looked directly at Huan Bin with a frown and sneered, completely unafraid of the threat in front of him.

Seeing this, Li Shouli gently waved his hand to push away Huan Bin's gleaming sword, saying in a reproachful tone: "Hey, how can you treat a pillar of the Digong State like this?"

Huan Bin glared at Di Renjie indignantly, but after a glance from Li Shouli, he finally suppressed his anger, slowly put away his knife and returned to his original position.

However, Di Renjie still did not appreciate it at all, did not even look at the person, and just sneered.

Li Shouli was not angry. Instead, a gentle smile appeared on his face and he continued to persuade him: "Di Gong, I know you are upright and honest."

"I'm afraid it's hard to accept what happened tonight, but isn't it your long-cherished wish to revive the Li Tang Dynasty?"

He suddenly turned his gaze to Zhao Ji, and said with a brotherly dignity, "Shou Xin, you have a close relationship with Di Gong, why don't you persuade him?"

The way this man spoke seemed to be treating Zhao Jizhen like an older brother, and as a result, there was no awkwardness at all as if they hadn't seen each other for many years.

Zhao Ji couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this: "Di Gong and I came to the East Palace to rescue the prince and destroy the snake spirit. Now we are all prisoners, but we don't even know the whole story."

At this point, he paused slightly, his eyes moving between Li Yuanfang and Di Renjie, as if deliberately pretending to be pretentious, and then continued: "What's more, we know nothing about your next plan."

"How many people do you have? What do you rely on to make such arrogant statements, saying that you want to support Li Tang? Anyone would think twice before making such a statement!"

After hearing what Zhao Ji said, Li Shouli couldn't help but burst into laughter, with a bit of arrogance and pride in his laughter.

Suddenly, his laughter stopped, and his expression turned stern: "Shou Xin, why do you have to pretend to be ignorant when you know the truth? When you met with Yuan Tiangang in secret today, didn't he explain everything to you clearly?"

Upon hearing this, Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang turned their gazes to Zhao Ji at the same time, with complex emotions flashing in their eyes.

Zhao Ji's heart was shocked, his eyelids twitched slightly, and his voice unconsciously lowered: "I don't understand what you mean! When did Yuan Tiangang tell me about your plan?"

"Don't understand? I'm afraid no one understands better than you!" Li Shouli slowly walked in front of Zhao Ji, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "Didn't he promise you that after the matter was accomplished, he would let you inherit the throne?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention was instantly focused on Zhao Ji, and Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang were even more shocked.

Zhao Ji was a little flustered when facing the gazes of the crowd, but soon calmed down. He asked Li Shouli: "Even if Yuan Tiangang said these absurd words, what does it have to do with your plan?"

Li Shouli raised a faint smile, without making any comment, and just clapped his hands lightly.

A figure walked in following the sound from outside the door, the silver moonlight shone on him, and everyone could see the true face of the person.

"Yuan Tiangang!" Zhao Ji couldn't help but take two steps back and screamed out.

Half of Yuan Tiangang's old face was bathed in moonlight, while the other half was hidden in the dark shadows, making him look particularly eerie and terrifying.

"Yes, it's me!"

Di Renjie took a deep breath and shook his head, saying, "You are not dead!"

Yuan Tiangang smiled sarcastically: "I have been imprisoned in Hanguang Temple for ten years. I finally see the light of day again. How can I bear to die so soon?"

Zhao Ji pointed at Yuan Tiangang with one hand, veins bulged on his arm, his whole body was trembling, but he couldn't speak.

Di Renjie turned and looked at Zhao Ji: "Chengyuan, what is going on?"

Zhao Ji seemed to have figured something out. He lost all his strength, just sighed quietly, shook his head and said nothing.

Li Shouli held his head high at this moment, looked at Di Renjie and said, "Don't worry, we will make you understand everything one by one. Because all this has been planned since ten years ago, and it has been a long time."

"If we don't let you understand this exquisite design, wouldn't that be a waste of talent? Not only will you die with regrets, but we won't feel comfortable either."

At this point, a hint of unnaturalness flashed across Yuan Tiangang's face, and he didn't seem very happy.

He took over the conversation and said, "Ten years ago, by chance, I got two ancient almanacs, which recorded the weather and hydrology of the Luo River in detail. I didn't take it seriously at the time."

"However, after returning home and reading it carefully, I discovered that there was a huge secret hidden in the book!"

Di Renjie raised his eyebrows and said with certainty, "This secret is the so-called Luo River magic, right?"

When Yuan Tiangang heard Di Renjie say that the Luo River was magical, his face suddenly became strange, and he said with a hint of sarcasm: "The so-called magic of the Luo River is just a saying to deceive common people and fools. I have heard that Di Renjie never believes in ghosts and gods, so could he believe this magical saying?"

Di Renjie didn't care about Yuan Tiangang's ridicule: "You can't say that. If the supernatural doesn't exist, why would you go to so much trouble to dig such a tunnel?"

Yuan Tiangang raised his eyebrows slightly and explained with a smile: "That's true, because whenever there is a solar or lunar eclipse, the Luo River will inevitably overflow and produce huge undercurrents."

"Undercurrents are hydrological disasters caused by terrible weather conditions. Once an undercurrent breaks out, the banks on both sides of the Luo River will be completely torn apart, and the river water will flow back and overflow, swallowing up all the streets and houses on both sides!"

Di Renjie felt a little nervous when he heard this: "Is this undercurrent so powerful?"

Yuan Tiangang seemed to be quite emotional and said, "That's right. This is the natural number and cannot be avoided. After I cracked this secret, I wanted to make use of it."

"Think about it, if we can properly guide the undercurrent so that it does not spread to both sides and concentrate all its power on one point, it will definitely create a huge impact force that can destroy everything in its path and uproot mountains!"

"No matter what is in front of it, it will collapse! So, if this huge force is used on Wu Zhao, what will happen to her?"

Di Renjie took a deep breath and said, "So you dug this tunnel connecting the Luo River and the Imperial Palace! If I'm not mistaken, the miraculous event in the Luo River will happen between today and tomorrow, right?"

　Mercury has been retrograde since the National Day holiday, and the snake spirit case has come to an end, and it is difficult to give birth. I have been suffering from insomnia for several days. I had a stomachache yesterday and caught a cold. Today, when I was cooking, the tempered glass lid of the pot exploded. I cut my hand when cleaning the broken glass, and my mentality exploded...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)