Minecraft: Steve came to the back room

"Your Majesty, it's quite obvious that this anomaly has a good relationship with you. Could it be one of your sons or grandsons?"

He carefully observed Li Shimin's reaction.

"It doesn't seem so. Imperial physician? Shopkeeper? Princess? Oh? It really is a princess! Let me think... Princess Chang Le?"

Facial expressions can lie, but a heartbeat can't.

"It seems he is not the legitimate son."

Li Shimin's face darkened. He didn't say a word, but the other party kept narrowing down the scope of the 'answer'.

"Is that Princess Xiangcheng? Princess Runan?"

When Princess Runan was mentioned, Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat, and Yang Bo immediately smiled.

“Princess Runan, this princess is quite lucky. Even if this extraordinary person has no ambition to conquer the world, she can still live a good life.”

"If I remember correctly, this Princess Runan also passed away this year..."

"That's impossible!! Guanyinbi was frail and fell seriously ill at the beginning of the year, but although Yue'er's body is weak, she has no illness. How could she have died? You... you're just spouting nonsense."

Yang Bo waved his hand dismissively, as if to say, "Believe it or not, it's up to you."

"After Empress Zhangsun passed away, Princess Runan wept day and night, refused to eat meat or wear warm clothes, and died from grief and depression. To put it bluntly, she fell ill from longing... After all, your palace is like a cage, even good people can get sick from being locked up, let alone a princess who was already weak."

Empress Zhangsun froze, completely unprepared for the fact that Yue'er would be implicated by her death.

"By the way, you just mentioned Yue'er. Could it be that Princess Runan is named Li Yue?"

This... as long as someone travels back to the Tang Dynasty to marry a princess, apart from the famous few, the rest must be Li Yue.

No matter which princess she is.

"Exactly."

"The princess's name shouldn't have the character 'Yue' in it, right? Oh well, as long as it sounds nice. Tell me, who is that oddball? Don't worry, I'm just curious, I won't hurt him."

After a moment's hesitation, Li Shimin realized the truth: the extraordinary person before him could be described as an immortal.

He easily took down more than a dozen Xuanjia guards, palace maids, and eunuchs.

There's no movement outside right now, which clearly means he's dealt with the people outside as well.

"He's Princess Runan's husband, Shrimp..."

"puff…"

Upon hearing this name, Yang Bo nearly choked, staring at Li Shimin with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty:

"What did you say his name was?"

"Xia Ren, whose real name is Lin Yan, was a poor scholar from outside Chang'an City."

"It's actually the Shrimp Emperor! Um, just wondering, does he have a panda head?"

It seems things have returned to the way they were at the beginning; he's started traveling through anime worlds again.

Shrimp, the panda-headed protagonist in animated short videos, appears in everything from humble peddlers to celestial emperors.

"Of course not! If it had a panda head, wouldn't that be a monster!"

"That's interesting. Where is he? Could you take me to meet him?"

Furthermore, I'm very curious about how he came to know Princess Runan. A poor scholar and a princess—they should be completely unrelated, right?

"Yue'er was unexpectedly rescued by him when she left the palace..."

Upon hearing this, Yang Bo immediately raised his hand to interrupt Li Shiming, who was about to continue speaking: "I understand. I can guess most of the rest even if you don't tell me."

It was no surprise that Princess Runan developed feelings for the man after being rescued. Li Shimin secretly investigated, but was shocked by the young man's abilities. He then devised a plan to save Empress Zhangsun, and in the end, he tacitly approved of Princess Runan's relationship with him.

This tactic may be cliché, but it works really well.

The princess is a woman who can seduce anyone.

But Li Shimin didn't lose out either. Trading a concubine's daughter for a time traveler from the future, who might even have some kind of cheat code, was a worthwhile deal no matter how you looked at it.

"Your Majesty, I value fair trade above all else. I need a set of clothes and an identity. Tell me what you want."

Li Shimin was slightly taken aback, then pointed to the pile of Xuanjia guards outside the door:

How did they faint?

This incident had a significant impact on him.

"Their mental fragility is no match for my mental assault. They'll wake up in less than half an hour. I've answered your question, so the transaction has begun."

Li Shimin nodded slightly: "What kind of identity do you wish to obtain?"

"Ideally, I should be close to the shrimp, where I have less to do and more power, and where no one bothers me."

Yang Bo only had a superficial understanding of the official system of the Tang Dynasty.

"How about the Director of Kyoto Garden? He is in charge of the Imperial Orchard, Imperial Flower Garden, rare birds and animals, and the detached palaces and villas outside the city. His official rank is the lower fifth grade. You only need to inspect the garden occasionally, and you are completely free the rest of the time. In addition, I can arrange for the Imperial Guards to serve you. No one will provoke you."

The Jinwu Guard was the core imperial guard of the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Palace, the general security agency of the capital, directly under the command of the emperor, and had multiple functions including armed police, patrol police, city defense, and ceremonial guard. It was commonly known as the "Six Streets Yama".

Yang Bo curled his lip in disdain:

"The Imperial Guards... I don't feel comfortable using people who aren't under my own command. How about you assign me twenty men, train them into elites, and when I'm tired of them, I'll leave them to you? What do you think?"

"Alright, I agree."

Li Shimin did not hesitate at all. With Yang Bo's strength, having a private army of twenty men was as good as not having one.

He was also curious about what kind of elites the other party was talking about.

The deal is done.

Following a period of commotion, Li Shimin issued a special edict appointing him as the sixth-rank Assistant of the Shanglin Bureau, bypassing the Ministry of Personnel's examination process.

Keeping things simple, under the guidance of the 'angel', Yang Bo led twenty Xuanjia Guards on horseback all the way to Xuanwu Gate. The shock he received from the entire Chang'an Imperial Palace was no less than the shock he gave to Li Shimin.

"Holy crap, our ancestors were truly ruthless. Building this complex with the production capacity of the Tang Dynasty... it's like constructing a wonder in a video game!"

Your Majesty, spectacular sights are ruining the country!

Xuanwu Gate is the north gate of the imperial palace. Stepping out of it leads to the Shanglin Forbidden Garden in the north of the city, which is his 'workplace'.

The entire city gate was built on a huge rammed earth platform, with two 9-meter-high piers on both sides. The outer walls were covered with thick bluish-gray bricks, and there were hidden arrow holes carved into the walls for defensive shooting.

'I never imagined I'd be able to visit the birthplace of the Xuanwu Gate's inheritance laws in person.'

"Your Excellency, please follow me."

The eunuch who was leading the way saw Yang Bo stop and wait for a moment before speaking.

"You just need to lead the way."

He took a carrot, put it in the horse's mouth, and patted its body.

"Xiaobai, follow them."

The pure black Akhal-Teke horse neighed, as if protesting the name Yang Bo had given it, but its body still followed the little eunuch toward Shanglin Garden outside the city.

Chapter 292 I am the Dragon King of the Jing River Dragon King Palace

At dusk, Yang Bo stood outside a farmhouse on the banks of the Wei River. Unlike other farmhouses, this one was clean and tidy despite being located outside the city.

In the courtyard, a young man and a beautiful young woman were lying on rocking chairs, enjoying a rare moment of leisure.

'Judging by appearance, this young man is the shrimp. He's quite handsome, but I wonder how big his penis is.'

Systems can be strong or weak, and he could be considered to have a system, except that his system was entirely his own.

At most, there's a notification that allows for occasional chatting and some trivial tasks.

He glanced at the white robe he was wearing.

'There shouldn't be any problem. This guy is a time traveler too; even if some details are off, he wouldn't recognize them.'

He stepped forward and knocked on the courtyard gate.

Soon the sound of shrimp being cooked could be heard from inside:

Who is it?

The courtyard gate opened, and the young man stood at the entrance, looking at him with some suspicion:

"who are you?"

Yang Bo clasped his hands together, pressing his left hand over his right, and bowed.

"Your Excellency, I am Ao Yan. I was passing through this place and felt a pang of emotion, so I came to pay my respects. May I ask your honorable name?"

"Ao Yan? My name is Lin Yan. May I ask what business you have with me?"

The thought of what he was about to do made him inwardly slap his thigh in frustration, but his face remained calm with that same smile.

"To be honest, I am the Dragon King of the Jing River. I have been feeling uneasy lately, and I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen. I was passing by this place recently and suddenly had a feeling, so please forgive me for disturbing you."

Lin Yan's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. He instinctively took two steps back, his eyes filled with disbelief, his heart churning with turmoil.

'The Dragon King of the Jing River?! Journey to the West?! A roaring horse! System, system, come out here! Why the hell didn't you say so earlier?!'

At the same time, Yang Bo sensed a special fluctuation emanating from Lin Yan, and there was also a force scanning his body.

'Looks like a system, but this system is rather weak.'

Even he could sense the system's presence.

'Host, this is just an ordinary Tang Dynasty, how could it be the high-risk Journey to the West world? He must be a fraud.'

Lin Yan also calmed down. He looked at the young 'Dragon King' before him, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"You claim to be the Dragon King of the Jing River, but do you have any proof?"

The Jinghe Dragon King isn't just a character in "Journey to the West"; legends of river gods and dragon kings exist throughout history.

Lin Yan tried to persuade herself internally.

'It might be a scam; it can't possibly be Journey to the West...'

"evidence?"

Yang Bo gave a mysterious smile, then pointed to the sky: