Chapter 283: Your Majesty's Furnace
Chapter 283: Your Majesty's Furnace
On the top of the mountain...On the top of the mountain...
When Xu Zhenguan heard Zhao Duan's answer, even though she was mentally prepared, she was still distracted for a moment.
Opening the books in the Dayu Imperial Treasury, is there anyone who could stand on the top of the mountain when practicing the Martial God Map for the first time?
She could hardly think.
The first thought was absurdity.
But when she thought about the cruel reality that the dragon soul left by her Xu family ancestors appeared in the other party's small divine realm body...
The astonishment and shock turned into an indescribable emotion.
Sad?
Lost?
envy?
indignant?
Or, is it more of doubt?
At this moment, the empress felt as if her heart was in turmoil and she was silent for a moment, unable to speak.
Zhao Duan carefully observed Zhenbao's expression and felt a little nervous. He admitted that there was an element of gambling in telling this fact.
But he also wanted to take this opportunity to try to figure out why he and the "God of War" were so compatible.
Just because he is a time traveler? So his soul is special?
This is certainly an explanation, but Zhao Duan always feels that it is a bit far-fetched.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"
Zhao Duan lowered his head and looked submissive, carefully probing, trying to determine the empress's mood at the moment.
He was even prepared for her to fly into a rage and rant about nonsense.
But Xu Zhenguan came back to his senses, but just stared at him meaningfully without saying a word, until Zhao Duan's back was covered with sweat, then he said quietly:
"I really have to doubt whether you are a descendant of the royal family of the Xu family."
Zhao Duan forced out a stiff smile: "Your Majesty, please don't joke!"
Fortunately, Xu Zhenguan did not really speculate like this, and shook his head and said:
"But there is no one in the royal family who is in a situation like yours."
Zhao Duan swallowed his saliva and said carefully:
"I do have a guess."
"Oh?" Xu Zhenguan became interested. "What's your guess?"
Zhao Duan analyzed seriously:
"Your Majesty, do you think it is possible that my son-in-law is also a member of the Xu family?"
Xu Zhenguan: ? ?
The empress was stunned for a moment, and didn't react. After she tasted the flavor, her beautiful eyes were filled with anger, and she said coldly:
"Do you want to die?"
This guy is still smooth talking at this time!
It's not enough to get the advantage, but he is even greedy!
Zhao Duan was terrified, and used a series of smooth moves:
"Your Majesty is so beautiful and charming, more beautiful than the fishes that sink to the bottom of the water, the geese that fall, and the moon that hides in shame. If we had not met on the top of the Jade Mountain, we would have met under the moon on the Jade Terrace! I could not restrain myself for the moment and spoke nonsense!"
Xu Zhenguan was very arrogant, but after hearing the compliments, his expression relaxed a little.
I also savored the line "If not seen on the top of the Jade Mountain", and wondered where this Lecher copied it from.
If any other ministers dared to talk nonsense, the empress would have slapped them with a big fan.
But Zhao Duan had done similar things several times before, and he had gotten used to it, so he didn't get angry too much.
Instead, I subconsciously thought:
Could it be that the dragon soul really contains some residual spiritual energy of our ancestors?
Seeing that the country was in danger and his descendants were slaughtered, he favored the man surnamed Zhao and sought a great-grandson-in-law...
Pooh!
Xu Zhenguan took a deep breath and suppressed this inexplicable thought.
His expression changed several times, and his eyes turned towards Zhao Duan more and more unfriendly.
This guy almost got me into a ditch!
After much thought, the biggest possibility is that it is just luck...
Xu Zhenguan suddenly thought of a possibility:
Perhaps, the dragon soul has been wandering in the capital, and Zhao Duan attracted the dragon soul to attach himself because of his superior physique, potential, talent and wisdom.
Because there was already dragon soul in his body, and later he practiced the Martial God Diagram, because of the dragon soul, he was able to stand next to Emperor Taizu - this explains it!
After all, such a thing as good luck does exist.
And Zhao Duan's performance in the past six months has proved that this boy is a potential dragon. It is barely possible for him to be favored by Long Po and chosen as the heir.
After all, no one has stipulated that this thing left by our great-grandfather would only be used to select bloodline descendants.
The inheritance of the "God of War" is not transmitted through blood or sex...
She immediately repeated this possibility, and the more she spoke about it, the more she felt that it was possible.
"..." Zhao Duan fell silent after hearing this.
He really wanted to say that this was not the case... the dragon soul only appeared later, but he was powerless to defend himself.
After thinking for a while, he asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, I am a commoner, why do I receive such love…"
Xu Zhenguan shook his head and said:
"If you think about it, before Emperor Taizu rose to power, he was just a talented warrior. There were many people of the same generation who were similar to him, or even far superior to him. Later, he rose to power because of the good fortune of heaven and earth..."
No, the more you talk, the more certain you are... Zhao Duan asked curiously:
"The fate of the emperor? I have read similar statements in the biography of Emperor Taizu. Some people say that Emperor Taizu gathered the fate of the emperor after he traveled around the world on foot."
He wanted to find other answers.
Xu Zhenguan glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, and said:
"That's both right and wrong. The royal family has more detailed records. It's roughly that Emperor Taizu once walked into the Mubei Forest. It seems that he got some opportunity, and then his cultivation level increased greatly. He even got some extra help from there, which laid the foundation for his subsequent rule of the world."
Zhao Duan was surprised. This was a secret that had never been circulated to the outside world:
"Mubei Forest?"
Xu Zhenguan seemed to know what he was thinking and shook his head:
"I don't know the details. Emperor Taizu rarely mentioned this experience during his lifetime. Six hundred years have passed, and many things that happened back then can no longer be verified."
Zhao Duan thought of the scene in his dream where he and Lao Xu were at the end of the snowy plain, confronting a powerful life form in the vast forest, and asked curiously:
"Didn't the royal family investigate?"
Xu Zhenguan was silent for a moment, as if he didn't want to say more, and just said:
"There are mysteries outside the borders of Dayu. This is not something you should understand right now."
Well... my strength has been despised...
Zhao Du'an was disappointed.
He vaguely guessed that the reason why he and "Old Xu" got along so well might be related to the Mubei Forest.
In fact, he even wondered whether Lao Xu was also a time traveler.
But whether judging from biographies or many details in the history of the Dayu Dynasty.
He hardly saw any obvious signs of "time travelers".
However, the empress thought she had found the reason through her imagination.
Although he was still feeling aggrieved, at least he looked a little relieved.
"Perhaps, things are indeed as your majesty guessed."
Zhao Duan took advantage of the situation and said seriously:
"But whether it is Long Po or Tai A, they should have nothing to do with me. Your Majesty, please take Long Po away and return it to its original owner."
Xu Zhen looked at him with a very resentful look:
"I have to be able to take it away too."
"Ah?" Zhao Duan was at a loss.
Xu Zhenguan pointed at his lower abdomen unhappily and said:
"The dragon soul has been lingering in your sea of energy for many days, absorbing the nourishment of your energy, and is no longer willing to leave."
What she was embarrassed to say was that Long Po only chose Zhao Duan and not her.
Even if the empress killed Zhao Duan, the dragon soul would most likely disappear again between heaven and earth, nowhere to be found, waiting for the next "master".
As for forced detention...she had just tried it.
But perhaps due to the "inheritance restraint", this dragon soul is clearly not that powerful, but she is helpless.
The current situation is:
If you want the dragon soul to not disappear, you can only place it in Zhao Duan's body.
"How can this be possible?"
Zhao Duan was also stunned. This was a turn he had not expected.
He suddenly felt overwhelmed. After thinking for a while, he tried to speak again:
"Your Majesty, I have another idea, but I can only say it if Your Majesty allows me to do so."
What dirty thoughts do you have?
Xu Zhenguan stared at him with a sneer, knowing clearly about some of his dirty thoughts.
The empress smiled:
"You wouldn't think that it's dual cultivation."
You actually guessed it... Zhao Duan hurriedly explained:
"I was just thinking that this dragon soul seems to have the ability to temper the Qi. If Your Majesty needs it, I don't mind being a 'transfer'..."
Good one, don't mind...
Xu Zhenguan looked at him jokingly and said faintly:
"Even if your realm stagnates, or even if I suck you down into medicinal dregs, you don't care?"
Zhao Duan raised his head suddenly, with a surprised expression: "Your Majesty, this..."
Xu Zhenguan suddenly sighed softly, helpless and tired,
"You don't think that the so-called dual cultivation is just something in your mind.
Only when the realms are roughly similar will it be beneficial to both parties. If one side is one or even two major realms stronger, it will become a cauldron for the weaker one.
Otherwise, do you think that a shamanic sorcerer would rob a furnace?"
This touches on my blind spot in knowledge... Zhao Duan stuttered:
"But the Prajna Bodhisattva in Jizhao Temple said..."
Xu Zhenguan looked down upon him and sneered:
"So, do you really think that old lady Prajna wanted you to practice dual cultivation with her because she wanted to do you good?
The Buddhist method is indeed much better than the evil way, but if the difference between the two realms is too great, even if it does not take your life or suck you dry, it will make your realm stagnate or even regress.
More importantly, it will drain your potential and only nourish the Bodhisattva."
Zhao Duan felt a little scared and thought that the old woman had bad intentions.
With a thought in his mind, his acting skills burst out again. There was a struggle on his face at first, and then he suddenly gritted his teeth, as if he had made some important decision.
Seriously said:
"Your Majesty treats me like a great man, and I should repay you with a great man. If Your Majesty needs me, I am willing to serve as your furnace and cauldron!"
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(End of this chapter)