Chapter 23: Promotion to Royal Enshrinement
The strongest... practice path in the world?
Zhao Duan was stunned, and suddenly recalled in his heart that according to legend, it was the inheritance that belonged exclusively to the Dayu royal family.
It is said that that inheritance is extremely mysterious and powerful. Xu Zhenguan was able to achieve great success at such an early age. During the Xuanmen coup, he single-handedly suppressed the rebels.
In addition to his extremely strong talent for cultivation, the inheritance he masters is even more critical.
The original owner also dreamed of having a chance to obtain it, but it was just an extravagant hope.
But he didn't expect that he would have it at his fingertips.
"Guessed it?" Xu Zhenguan glanced at him, half-smiling.
Zhao Duan's mouth was dry: "Dare I ask..."
However, his words were stopped by Xu Zhenguan raising his hand: "If you have any questions about practice, someone will talk to you later."
After saying that, she turned to look at the closed door, which opened silently.
Outside the door, a figure appeared.
"Mochou, please take him there."
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Zhao Duan walked through the clean green brick square, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on the beautiful figure leading the way in front of him.
Mo Chou, compared to this name, the name that people in the capital are more familiar with is "Mo Zhaorong".
According to rumors, Zhao Rong was his official title when he followed the third emperor's daughter in his early years.
Because of his talents and learning, after the empress ascended the throne, she was promoted to handle the government affairs for the empress.
Some unimportant memorials were reviewed by her, so she was known as the "female prime minister".
Zhao Duan was not familiar with him, and the few times he tried to please him, he received a cold face.
It is worth mentioning that because the other party was not hypocritical, the original owner made a grand wish:
After becoming the empress, she brought Mochou, the "big ice lump", over to be the bed-warming maid...
Absolutely.
"Mo Zhaorong, may I ask where you are taking me?"
After walking in silence for a long time, Zhao Duan took two quick steps, came to her side, and tried to ask.
The female officer is about twenty-five or six, wearing a female officer's robe, with her slender waist tied up with a jade belt.
Wearing wingless black gauze on her head, the fragrance of books flows out as she walks.
Her appearance is quite outstanding, her expression is cold and charming, and her eyebrows are dotted with red plum blossom makeup. She is as beautiful as the rumors say.
It's a pity that the sharp eyebrows and neutral clothes dilute the beauty of the woman.
Mochou looked at Zhao Duan's handsome face and said in a cold tone:
"We'll know when we get there."
She seems to be hostile to me...Have I offended her? Zhao Duan wanted to clear up the past suspicion and said with a smile:
"I'm taking the liberty, but I'm just really curious. Speaking of which, is it possible for someone who is not a member of the royal family to follow this path of cultivation? Miss Zhaorong, is it possible..."
Mochou suddenly stopped.
Zhao Duan stood opposite her with a smile: "Zhao Rong, what advice do you have?"
Only two years younger than Xu Zhenguan, the female prime minister, a confidant of the empress, stared at him with disgust, her pretty face frosted:
"I don't know how you can deceive His Majesty with your eloquent words. Instead of doing nothing, you will be rewarded. In fact, I don't care either.
What you do outside is evil and notorious. Your Majesty may not be aware of this, or you may be slandering me, but you can deceive Your Majesty, but you cannot deceive me.
I'm warning you, if you keep your tail between your legs in the future, that's it. If you don't change your bad habits, sooner or later I will expose your disguise and let His Majesty know your true face... Don't say I didn't predict it! "
No, how much resentment do you have towards the original owner... Was my past image really that bad? Zhao Duan's smile froze and he realized:
This female prime minister has a deep prejudice against the original owner.
He took a deep breath and said sincerely: "Actually, you may have some misunderstandings about me..."
Mo Zhaorong had already stepped forward and ignored him.
Zhao Duan was helpless, knowing that his bad reputation could not be reversed overnight, so he was too lazy to explain and kept up with him. …
About a quarter of an hour later, Zhao Duan finally arrived at his destination.
Martial Arts Hall!
It is rumored that the area where Ouchi masters live.
After Mochou showed His Majesty's handwriting, he led Zhao Duan outside a house, turned around and left, unwilling to stay with him for another quarter of an hour.
"No... at least tell me who to look for next." Zhao Duan was about to cry without tears.
With the mentality of making peace with what he has come, he sorted out his mood and stepped up the stairs.
Directly in front, on a vermilion lacquered door fixed with thick rivets, a plaque hangs high with the words "Arsenal of the World".
"It's quite mysterious..." Zhao Duan pressed the door with both hands and pushed hard!
Squeak——
The door opened, and he stepped into the courtyard. What he saw was a patio paved with blue bricks, surrounded by red walls and black tiles. Trees were planted in the courtyard, and his head was faintly peeking out.
Empty and deserted.
Zhao Duan was confused when he suddenly heard a cough from behind him:
"Are you the newcomer sent by His Majesty?"
Scared—Zhao Duan was startled. He suddenly turned around and realized that someone was standing behind him at some point.
He was an old eunuch with white hair, a slightly stooped figure, a pale face and a beardless face. He was wearing a bright red python robe, which was extremely eye-catching.
He looks about seventy or eighty years old, but there are no age spots on his face, which makes him look like a child with white hair.
"Exactly..." Zhao Duan hurriedly held up his hands:
"I am the envoy of the White Horse Supervisor, Zhao Duan. Your Majesty asked me to come..."
The old eunuch in python robe waved his hand, indicating that he already knew and there was no need to say more.
Immediately, he looked at him with gray eyes and suddenly asked: "Have you never been clean?"
Zhao Duan's legs went cold, and he subconsciously covered his crotch, feeling the ghost of the dead:
"What do you mean by this, father-in-law? Your Majesty did not say that cultivation requires..."
At this moment, he even doubted whether the royal family's inheritance was called "Sunflower Collection"...
"Haha," the old eunuch waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Don't be nervous. The method of practice doesn't need to be like that. We are just confirming it."
This joke is not funny at all... Zhao Duan calmed down:
"What do you call father-in-law?"
The old eunuch in the python robe smiled and said:
"Just call us Eunuch Hai."
Is your name Hai Dafu... Zhao Duan complained in his heart, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he blurted out: "I heard that there was a martial arts master named Hai Dafu in the imperial city when the late emperor was young. It's here, quite mysterious..."
The old eunuch in python robe nodded: "This is our family."
Zhao Duan was in awe. The person in front of him probably lived far longer than a hundred years old.
Eunuch Hai said: "In the Dayu Palace, there has been a group of warriors guarding the palace for generations. They are called Da Nei masters among the people, but they are actually called 'Constant Attendants'. They existed when Taizu founded the country. At that time, they were the strongest Ten people are collectively called the 'Ten Constant Attendants'..."
"Oh, but now that it has been passed down, the name has been changed, and it is often called 'Royal Family Worship'. This is the origin of our 'Hai Worship'."
Zhao Duan was confused and said:
"Is this all the sacrifices...are you like this?"
Eunuch Hai understood what he was asking and shook his head: "The royal family all practice the inheritance of the Yu royal family. Most of the people who guard the palace are eunuchs like ours... But there are some exceptions. There is no need to purify yourself. They can also be enshrined and hold this inheritance, but these offerings are all outside the palace."
Zhao Duan's heart suddenly dropped.
Therefore, he belongs to the category who does not need to purify himself... not bad, not bad.
Let me just say that the female emperor is not so heartless... Zhao Duan calmed down and realized:
"So, you are saying that in addition to members of the Dayu royal family, if you want to obtain this inheritance, you must become a member of the royal family? Wait...am I already a member of the family?"
Eunuch Hai nodded happily, put his hands behind his back, passed him, and walked towards the depths of the courtyard:
"Come with me. You are the first person to be worshiped by His Majesty since he ascended the throne. We will personally take you here... Little one, if you have anything you want to ask, please tell me while we are walking."
(End of chapter)