Chapter 284 Meeting the Heavenly Master Again
Furnace tripod...
When Zhao Duan's decisive voice fell, Xu Zhenguan was obviously stunned for a moment.
Feixia mixed with anger surged into his ice-skinned face, and he instinctively wanted to scold: "Discourteous."
But when she met Zhao Duan's sincere and calm eyes, the scolding choked in her throat, unable to go up or down.
Is he...serious?
Such an idea jumped out uncontrollably.
From Xu Zhen's point of view, the so-called "His Majesty's Furnace" was just another joke made by this dirty-mouthed guy.
Oddly enough, if others dared to make such jokes again and again, she would be extremely disgusted.
But Zhao Duan did this many times, but he never really got angry.
Xu Zhenguan did not know that this was also a "broken window effect" in a sense.
From the beginning, when Zhao Duan boldly confessed for the first time and she did not punish him, Zhao had the privilege of being slightly "glib" in front of the king.
Xu Zhenguan thought that this was just another time.
But Zhao Duan's determined tone and extremely serious eyes made her annoyance suddenly dissipate.
"Are you...really willing?"
Xu Zhenguan confirmed with a strange expression: "You must know that if you win the favor of Dragon Soul, you may not have the opportunity to ascend to the 'Heavenly Man' in the future. But once you make the furnace, you will ruin your great future."
Zhao Duan laughed at himself and said:
"This dragon soul belongs to the royal family, not to me. If it weren't for your majesty's cultivation over the past few months, even if I have some talent, I lack resources and inheritance, and I would probably be nothing more than a divine medal in my lifetime, let alone my current glory. Wealth and honor?
I am your Majesty’s minister, and your Majesty is my benefactor. As the saying goes, a drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring...
Your Majesty uses the rain from the sky to moisturize the poor and humble bodies of your Majesty, so I should help you with a pure heart and all your resources to repay Your Majesty's holy grace. "
He cupped his hands and said, "I beg your Majesty to repay your kindness!"
"..."
Xu Zhenguan was silenced for a moment by these words, feeling moved, relieved, and a little bit inexplicable shame...
Squeak——
Even Tai'a Jian, who was lying on the ground next to him, bent down slightly.
Xu Zhenguan took a deep breath, waved his sleeves helplessly and said:
"Get up, who wants repayment from you?"
She said angrily:
"After a few words of praise, do you really think that you are a great tonic? I am only in the Divine Chapter realm. How much cultivation do I have, can I still covet this little gain from you? Don't mention this matter again."
Zhao Duan raised his head and said hesitantly:
"But Your Majesty, this dragon soul is hidden in my body. How can I return it if I don't return it...if I lose it..."
Xu Zhenguan turned his head sideways, took two steps away, faced him with his back, and said neither salty nor coldly: "Although the dragon soul is not a god, it has similarities. Even with my cultivation, it cannot be taken away by force. , others cannot do it, so it is temporarily stored in your body. As long as you don’t release it deliberately, outsiders cannot detect it...
Well, I will give you a seal later to cover your Qi sea, and it will be done. Humph, it’s just a divine seal, what you should be thinking about is to enter the worldly realm as soon as possible, instead of these crooked ways! "
What Xu Zhenguan didn't say was that even if she really went to collect supplements, it would be of little significance.
Because Zhao Duan is too weak.
Just now she could sustain the dragon soul to revive for ten breaths... the time was too short to be of much help to her.
The dragon soul is like an engine, and Zhao Duan's cultivation is the fuel.
The method of collecting supplements will make it difficult for Zhao Duan to make any progress, causing the dragon soul to fall into a deeper sleep and be unable to take effect.
Therefore, both emotionally and rationally, taking supplements is a plan that will lead to loss of blood.
Zhao Duan was so smart, he suddenly realized:
"Your Majesty said that only when both sides have similar cultivation levels can they complement each other quite well.
I heard that Your Majesty has not yet set foot in the true realm of heaven and human beings, but relies on the dragon energy of the throne to be comparable to heaven and human beings.
So Your Majesty is still in the Great Perfection of this world? If I step into the world, I will be in the same realm as Your Majesty. How can I practice dual cultivation? "
That's the theory... Xu Zhenguan was about to nod, but then he woke up and was extremely speechless.
Who wants to discuss with you when to practice double cultivation?
I was almost taken into the pit.
Zhao Duan suddenly noticed a bug:
If after he and the empress practiced dual cultivation, the empress broke through and stepped into heaven, wouldn't it be in a different realm from him? Therefore, the result of dual cultivation is that dual cultivation is impossible?
No... Dual cultivation is beneficial to both parties, so one's own cultivation should also be improved.
Moreover, it is only the realm of heaven and human. The worst that can happen is that after entering the realm of heaven and human, I can continue to practice dual cultivation... Then, the perpetual motion machine belongs to...
"Put away your unrealistic thoughts."
Xu Zhenguan interrupted his thoughts coldly and said:
"Since you serve the royal family and are favored by Emperor Taizu, I can temporarily record your sins for going on stage today and will not punish you.
The dragon soul is fostered in your place, so that it can be warm and nourished. If you are negligent, I will not spare you. Today's events will be revealed to the wind, and I will take all your performance today into my body. In this way, outsiders will only think that I gave you the method to temporarily control the Tai'a sword, and you can't think of the dragon soul.
If you are strict with your mouth, it will not be leaked. If you talk nonsense and let others know, I will not be able to protect you all the time even if you are tied up and disemboweled. "
This abrupt change of topic... Zhao Duan complained, with a respectful expression on his face:
"I obey!"
I let out a breath in my heart and understood that today's test has passed safely.
…
Seeing that he stopped talking nonsense, Xu Zhenguan nodded with satisfaction and pointed to the stone wall in the room: "Okay, now that the whole story has been explained clearly, let's go in and observe the second picture."
Let’s talk about five yuan again... Zhao Duan didn’t dare to disobey and stepped forward to the threshold in an orderly manner.
This time, with experience, he sat cross-legged on the futon without any guidance.
Try staring at the mural on the second floor - the irregular carvings on the stone tablet, and think about it in your mind. My heart is also full of expectations... The first "Picture of the God of War" has many mysteries.
I don’t know how mysterious this second scroll, which teaches the practice of the "Shenzhang" realm, is.
The wind blew through the old building.
The daylight tilts little by little.
Xu Zhenguan did not leave, but stood outside the door and waited for about two-quarters of an hour. Then he saw Zhao Duan standing up from his meditation in the room and walking out with a blank look.
"it's over?"
"Uh... Your Majesty, I'm not sure."
Zhao Duan was a little confused.
Because just now after he meditated, he felt confused and indeed fell into a "dream".
It was pitch black inside, with nothing there.
No matter how much he tried to call out, there was no response.
It took a long time before I felt the familiar feeling of mental exhaustion and broke away from the "visualization" on my own.
Xu Zhenguan was not surprised and said calmly:
"This second picture, called "Six Chapters Sutra", is different from the one on the first floor.
It has not been long since you have stepped into the divine chapter, and you are not yet stable, so you can see nothing in your visualization, only darkness. When you are completely stable, there will naturally be changes. "
Ah, this...is this still possible?
Xu Zhenguan casually picked up Tai'a from the ground and threw it into the air. The long sword turned into a rainbow and ran straight towards the Ancestral Temple, returning to its original position.
The empress, with her skirt fluttering, led Zhao Duan outside the arsenal.
——Bringing him here has two purposes, one is to interrogate him, and the other is to give him the "Six Chapters Sutra".
Now that everything has been achieved, it is natural to leave.
When walking out of the front yard of the arsenal.
The old eunuch in the python robe smiled and nodded towards him, with an expression like "Let's just say it's okay."
Zhao Duan was too lazy to pay attention to him.
After walking far away, Zhao Duan said anxiously: "Your Majesty, that minister is staying in the palace tonight..."
"You can just go home on your own." Xu Zhenguan looked cold and indifferent as a monarch and his subjects.
"Oh..." Zhao Duan was dejected, looking disappointed.
Xu Zhenguan caught a glimpse of his attitude from the corner of her eye, and felt a headache for some reason. She thought for a while and said: "By the way, today you represented the imperial court with a great victory. I have ordered you to go down and set up a display in Zhangtai Garden tonight. I won’t be going to the celebration banquet, but the officials will be there, so you remember the past.
Oh, by then there will surely be talented literati who will take the opportunity to write poems and articles to praise you, so you can accept it calmly. Although those mediocre scholars are not capable of governing the country, their ability to spread fame through poems and articles is not weak, and they can help you become famous. "
"Your Majesty knows that I don't want a false reputation..." Zhao Duan said.
Xu Zhenguan ignored him and continued: "By the way, while you are recuperating in the palace, I sent Mochou to lead the troops to Shenlong Temple. The head of the Discipline Hall has been deprived of his position and sent to a lower class outside the capital. In the temple, all the monks who participated in the questioning were demoted, and Shenlong Temple was deprived of 10% of the monk land in the imperial court.
The money I got back was just sent to the east of the city to repair the charity hall.
Autumn has arrived, and winter is not far away. In my third year on the throne, I don’t want children to freeze to death before my eyes. Those are my people, and I don’t need you, a little military attache, to help them. "
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but stop.
Watching Xu Zhenguan's non-stop footsteps and the white dress gradually walking away, he pursed his lips and felt a sudden warmth in his heart.
On the other side, Xu Zhenguan returned to Yangxin Hall. When Fang Fu arrived, he saw Mochou waiting outside the imperial study.
He seemed anxious. When he saw her, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yuan wants to see you!"
…
Not long after, at the entrance of Huangcheng.
Zhao Duan led the horse out and declined the palace servant's offer to send him a car. He only borrowed a horse and headed back home.
After walking for a while, he remembered that he had made a big splash this time and his appearance was known to many people.
He simply took out the small space scroll from his arms and fished out the mask captured from the "Thousand-faced God".
Pressed on the face, the appearance changed.
Now, as he walked along the street, no one was watching him.
However, after being promoted to the Divine Chapter, my ears and eyes were sharp, and I could clearly hear many people talking about the fight during the day on both sides of the street.
Among them, the name "Zhao Yanwang" appears frequently.
"Where to go next? Go home first? Well... I'm afraid there's no peace at home. There will definitely be a bustling crowd here, with people from all the yamen coming to visit..."
"It's getting late, why not wait until evening and go directly to the celebration party of 'Zhangtai Garden'..."
"By the way, Tianshi Mansion..."
Zhao Duan suddenly remembered that Lao Wang was in the ring at that time and had made an appointment to meet him.
Do you want to take a ride and go to Tianshi Mansion?
With a thought in his heart, Zhao Duan was about to take action, but suddenly his eyes froze.
He turned over and dismounted, led the horse to a familiar soup cake shop on the road ahead, and tied the horse to the doorpost.
He wielded a golden sword, stepped over a bench, and sat down at a table.
Looking at the tall old man opposite who had been waiting here for a long time, breaking into pancakes and drinking soup, he grinned, cupped his hands and whispered: "This junior has met the old...Mr."
Zhang Yan raised his head with a smile and handed him the prepared bowl of mutton soup:
"Zhao Xiaoyou, please have a bowl of soup, and we will meet again in the mountains and rivers."
(End of chapter)