Chapter 100 A Conversation with His Majesty the Emperor
Chapter 100 A Conversation with His Majesty the Emperor
Before night fell, no one knew that under the rosy red twilight, a black carriage had quietly driven out of the inn by the White Horse Lake, and no one knew that Gu Zhuo was among them.
There was a man sitting opposite Gu Zhuo, Pei Jinge.
The two of them sat in the carriage, looking at each other silently without smiling, and getting straight to the point.
Gu Zhuo asked: "Who wants to see me?"
Pei Jinge didn't mince words and said directly, "Your Majesty."
Hearing these four words, Gu Zhuo nodded calmly.
Pei Jinge looked into his eyes and asked curiously, "You don't seem surprised at all?"
In recent years, the Emperor of Great Qin has been somewhat indifferent to state affairs, and has gradually transferred power to that empress as an extension of his own will.
No one knows what this contemporary saint is busy with, but no one thinks that he is greedy for pleasure and unwilling to continue to shoulder his responsibilities. They just think that he is preparing for something big.
Even though Gu Zhuo was the first in the summer festival for the first time in a hundred years, he was not worth mentioning in front of the emperor who ruled the world.
Logically speaking, Gu Zhuo should be surprised and flattered at this moment.
"There was news earlier that His Majesty the Emperor would attend the banquet tonight."
"Going through the motions at a banquet is not the same as meeting in private..."
Pei Jinge suddenly interrupted himself and did not continue speaking, and changed the subject: "We haven't seen each other for a few days."
Gu Zhuo shook his head and said, "You and I are not familiar with each other, let alone friends, so there is no need to say something that sounds like reminiscing about the past."
Pei Jinge was not angry either, and said: "But you are very happy using my token, aren't you?"
Gu Zhuo stopped talking.
"After the banquet tonight, if you are willing to listen, I have something I want to talk to you about."
Pei Jinge smiled slightly and said, "Of course, if you are not interested then forget it."
After saying this, she closed her eyes and said no more.
Gu Zhuo thought, aren't you just keeping people in suspense?
And the things in this world that are related to me...if you just think about it, there are so many that it’s hard to remember.
So, that’s all I have to say.
The carriage was completely silent.
I don’t know how long it took, but the light outside the carriage suddenly disappeared, as if we had entered an absolutely dark passage.
A barely perceptible breath appeared with the darkness and checked the things inside the carriage. When everything was confirmed to be correct, light came again.
"arrive."
Pei Jinge's voice sounded calmly.
She motioned for Gu Zhuo to follow her, stood up, lifted the curtain, and walked out.
What caught Gu Zhuo's eyes was not the vast and boundless lake, but the lights of thousands of homes.
Yes, this is on the wall of the imperial palace.
A middle-aged man in ordinary casual clothes was standing with his hands behind his back, admiring the beautiful scenery.
Pei Jinge bowed to the man, then turned and left.
No introduction is needed, this person is undoubtedly the Emperor of Qin.
Although the emperor looked middle-aged, the conspicuous gray hair that had grown early in his temples seemed to be telling a story.
"No need to salute."
"Thank you."
Gu Zhuo's voice was very calm, without any of the nervousness and caution that one should have when meeting the emperor.
His Majesty the Emperor said, "I have two things to say to you tonight."
"One is the reward for being the top of the Summer Festival list."
He said: "From now on, until you reach the state of unity, all the materials you need for cultivation will be provided by the court."
This is undoubtedly an extraordinary treatment.
The rewards for being the top of the summer festival list in the past were indeed generous, but compared to this sentence now, they were undoubtedly much more meager.
But that's not all.
"After the banquet tonight, you can go to my inner storehouse and choose something to take away."
His Majesty the Emperor continued, "Except for those special things, you can take whatever else you like."
Since the restoration of the Qin Dynasty, the world has enjoyed peace for a hundred years, and various countries have continuously paid tribute.
Tens of thousands of rare treasures and precious items all flowed toward the divine capital like water... Even if it was impossible for all of these treasures to flow into the treasury of His Majesty the Emperor, a considerable portion of them would definitely be included.
Choose any one of the treasures and it will be exactly the same as the previous sentence.
"This is my compensation to you."
The Emperor turned to look at Gu Zhuo and found that the young man was about the same height as him. He smiled gently and said, "I hope you won't tell anyone about the inside story of this summer festival."
This sentence is just a random excuse.
Because among the sect representatives who came to watch the ceremony, even a blind man knew that there was something wrong with this summer festival, but no one expressed any doubt about it, nor would anyone truly agree with or approve of others' doubts.
Therefore, whether or not His Majesty the Emperor gives this compensation has no impact on reality.
Gu Zhuo naturally understood the logic behind this, but what he was thinking about at this moment was not the Emperor in front of him, but Yu Sheng.
This compensation must be related to her.
Because before climbing Cangshan Mountain that day, she had said that she would not let him suffer any loss.
This is more than just about not suffering a loss.
"I understand."
Gu Zhuo's voice was very sincere and trustworthy.
His Majesty the Emperor said, "I have something else I want to talk to you about." Gu Zhuo noticed that the way he referred to himself had changed - from "I" to "I".
Then he realized that for His Majesty the Emperor, the next matter was the focus of tonight's conversation.
Compared with this, the previous compensation for the top spot in the Summer Festival is not worth mentioning at all.
That is a very simple statement.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at him and asked calmly, "Have you decided who to take as your master?"
In recent days, Gu Zhuo always heard this sentence from different people, but this time it was different after all.
It was not because the person asking the question was the Emperor of Qin, but because of the next sentence he said after he said he had no decision.
"I can introduce you to one of the strongest people in the world... That's all, why bother covering it up?"
His Majesty the Emperor suddenly laughed at himself, sighed, and then said frankly: "The peerless strong man in the words is me. If you are willing, I would like to accept you as my disciple, so are you interested?"
After hearing this, Gu Zhuo was silent for a long time and still didn't know what to say.
When he learned that he was going to meet the White Emperor, he thought about many possible conversations and fully considered how to answer each question.
But he never imagined that the other party actually wanted to take him as a disciple.
Even he couldn't help but feel that it was absurd and ridiculous at this moment, so he was speechless.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at Gu Zhuo without any trace of anxiety in his eyes.
As early as that night three days ago, after he learned that Gu Zhuo was the Taoist master's successor, he had been thinking about how to deal with this issue.
Or to be more precise, who in this world is most suitable to be Gu Zhuo's master.
For this reason, he put aside the problem at hand, spent half a day thinking about it, and finally came up with this answer.
In his opinion, as the reincarnation of the Taoist master, Gu Zhuo is now forced by reality to choose a master, so he should choose someone who is great enough as his master.
If that's the case, then who in this world is more qualified than him?
This would also resolve the grudges in Gu Zhuo's heart, making Daqin's future lose a powerful enemy and gain a great cultivator who has the potential to achieve enlightenment.
No matter how you look at it, this is an excellent decision.
So why not do this?
Gu Zhuo suddenly looked into the distance.
The weather is exceptionally good tonight. There is not a single cloud in the night sky and the stars are shining brightly.
It’s the Chinese Valentine’s Day again. The Wei River is filled with lighted boats, which look like the starry sky from a distance.
The light from heaven and earth met and seemed to blend into one, and could no longer be distinguished from each other.
But it's still different after all.
"Feel sorry."
Gu Zhuo said: "I have no interest in becoming your apprentice."
His Majesty the Emperor was silent for a moment, with undisguised regret in his eyes, and did not ask the reason.
That is bound to be a deeply helpless answer.
Perhaps Gu Zhuo couldn't accept being called a master, and thought it was a betrayal of recognizing a thief as a father?
"Pity."
His Majesty the Emperor said with emotion, waving his hand: "Then let's stop talking here."
After hearing this, Gu Zhuo calmly bowed and turned to leave.
The next moment, the eunuch leader walked out from the shadows, looked at him with extremely complicated eyes, and after a moment of silence, gestured for him to follow.
The night banquet in Weiyang Palace is about to begin.
All the sects and heroes from all over the world have entered the scene at this moment.
As the undisputed protagonist of tonight, Gu Zhuo certainly cannot be absent.
He walked in the cool breeze, not thinking about what would happen next, but continuing to think about another upcoming problem.
To be precise, he has been thinking about this problem these days.
One of the rewards for taking first place in the Summer Festival is a trip to Baidi Mountain.
Baidi Mountain serves as the imperial mausoleum, where successive emperors and important figures of the Bai family are buried. Although their bodies are dead, their souls are still there.
In the past, as long as the first person in the summer festival offered a stick of incense sincerely, he would often be able to receive some inspiration about spiritual practice from the ancestors of the Bai family on this tomb mountain, which would bring great benefits to his future practice.
This is undoubtedly the foundation of the Bai family.
In order to maintain this heritage, the Bai royal family set up a formation on the Baidi Mountain. Huge amounts of resources were invested in its maintenance every year, but the most crucial thing was not the extremely expensive materials, but a strong man who had reached the depths of the Frost Sky Tribulation of All Things. He used the formation to condense the true meaning of Frost Sky of All Things to cover the entire Baidi Mountain.
Yes, the reason why the ancestors of the Bai royal family were able to linger in spirit was directly related to the true meaning of the frosty sky of all things.
This is also what Gu Zhuo needs.
Now that he has taken the Tongsheng Pill, he still has nearly six years to live, so there is no need to take any undue risks.
After all, intercepting the will of all things lingering in Baidi Mountain is, from a certain perspective, almost like digging up the Bai family's ancestral grave.
"What are you thinking?"
A voice sounded in Gu Zhuo's ears.
It’s Yu Sheng.
She is still wearing the same blue dress tonight, nothing has changed.
Gu Zhuo didn't say anything.
After all, he can't say, "I'm thinking about how to dig up your family's ancestral grave," right?
He looked towards the brightly lit palace a few hundred feet away, and naturally changed the subject, saying calmly, "Let's go first, there are many people waiting for us there."
There's probably one more chapter in the early morning, but I don't know what time it is.
(End of this chapter)