Xuanxia

Chapter 498 Reward
"Brother Fu, are you here?"

In the Sword Academy, on the second floor of the small building, Zhao Yuan turned around and smiled.

Fu Qingzhou walked around the screen and lazily bowed to him: "I'm here... You too, I haven't fully recovered yet, and you called me over without even taking care of me."

"Oh?"

Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "You weren't injured at all yesterday, you just lost your strength... With your level of cultivation, you can just go home and meditate. Do you really think I don't know?"

Fu Qingzhou curled his lips: "I can't fool you."

After saying that, he found a chair in front of the desk and sat down.

"You lied to me?" Zhao Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Do you know that this is a crime of deceiving the emperor?"

"Alright, alright, we're in the imperial study right now, so I'll be serious." Fu Qingzhou said leisurely, "You're still pretending to be Bai Xiaochuan, stop pretending like that."

Zhao Yuan shook his head helplessly, then sat down behind the desk, looking at him face to face across the table.

But soon, his eyes turned to curiosity.

"Tell me?"

He asked, "You said I helped you this time and it was also good for me. What was the benefit?"

"You really don't know what kind of chaos the Jinchan Temple was in before?" Fu Qingzhou sighed, "Do you know Huiyuan? The previous Dharma elder of the Jinchan Temple, he worked for Huijue while colluding with the Concubine Jing beside you, saying that he wanted to use the resources of the Jinchan Temple to help her seize the position of queen..."

"Huijue, Huixin, Huiyuan... and quite a few monks with the surname Yuan, they all have close ties with officials in the court, right? I don't care if they know about Huijue's evil deeds or not, but don't you find it creepy to see such a group of monks all obeying Huijue's orders?"

Listening to him, Zhao Yuan gradually became serious.

"You... have a point."

He said in a deep voice: "I ascended the throne too early. I have only been in charge of government for the past one or two years. Even now, there are still many things that have not been fully handed over to me. They are still handled by the cabinet and the six ministries."

"Over the past few years, because my mother had a close relationship with the Jinchan Temple, most of the concubines selected into the palace were very close to the Jinchan Temple, and most of them were backed by noble families or high-ranking officials...Some things, by the time you realize something is wrong, it's too late."

As he spoke, Zhao Yuan's face darkened.

Fu Qingzhou smiled slightly: "Now that I have removed the big cancer of Huijue for you, does that count as helping you a lot?"

"Haha, yes, of course."

Zhao Yuan also smiled: "But Brother Fu, don't play word games with me. What do you mean by help me? Without me, you won't deal with him?"

"Oh~" Fu Qingzhou winked slyly: "No matter what the motive is, at least I helped you."

Zhao Yuan sighed: "You want benefits, right?"

"It must."

Fu Qingzhou raised his eyebrows and said, "As the ruler of a country and the emperor, you must repay a favor! Right~"

Zhao Yuan looked at him with disdain: "When you lied to me, I was Bai Xiaochuan, and when you asked me for a favor, I was the king of a country. Brother Fu, you are so shameless."

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Fu Qingzhou laughed: "When you are in the martial arts world, you just need to maintain your face!"

After the two of them exchanged jokes, Zhao Yuan said leisurely, "It's only natural that you want to ask for a reward. That's fine, but it's definitely not appropriate here."

"Why?" Fu Qingzhou was stunned.

"You have made so many efforts, aren't you just trying to expose the evil deeds of the evil monk Huijue to the world?"

Zhao Yuan smiled and said, "In this case, as a brother, I have to give you enough face - remember the little prince of Beiyi, Manar? I should have rewarded you for this, but because Ning Wushu is not in the capital, I have been thinking about giving you a reward for each matter, and it has been delayed until now."

"Now that you have made another great contribution, and Ning Wushu will soon return to the capital with Ning Baimei, when the time comes, you can come to the palace, and I will explain the matter clearly in front of all the civil and military officials, and then give you rewards, isn't that wonderful?"

Fu Qingzhou's eyes lit up.

Not bad!

He still hadn't solved one problem regarding the Jinchan Temple, which was "a legitimate reason for his actions". After all, it was the largest sect in the world and one of the leaders of the righteous path. No matter which sect it was, it was difficult for them to help him.

In the matter of Fanyin Temple, if Hua Wuying had not intervened, he would have been fighting alone.

As for Hui Xin, Ziqixianfeng Temple could only secretly send a few elders to help.

Now Huijue has escaped. Even if he used some tricks to escape and lost most of his cultivation and life span, he is still a Xuanxing strongman after all. He still has a lot of forces and trump cards. It is still a bit difficult for him to deal with him with his own ability.

Even though Huijue has defected, the affairs of the underworld are still the affairs of the underworld...

But if the Dayan court issued an edict, officially labeling Huijue as a demon monk, it would be equivalent to the whole world knowing that Huijue is a public enemy!

Even Long Dabei, who was once a public enemy of the world, ended up covered in poison and trapped in the Ten Thousand Poisons Mountain... Huijue, how many lives do you have?

"Okay, okay, very good!"

Fu Qingzhou was overjoyed: "Then I will wait for your reward!"

Zhao Yuan raised the corner of his mouth: "Don't be in a hurry to thank me, there is something I haven't settled with you yet."

Fu Qingzhou: “?”

"Don't worry. According to the time, we should be there." Zhao Yuan looked at him with a smile and a bit of pride.

At this moment, Fu Qingzhou's ears moved and he noticed the footsteps coming from outside the small building.

The footsteps were very familiar. He focused for a moment and knew who was coming...

"Brother Yue?"

Fu Qingzhou was startled: "Did you ask him to come here?"

"Don't be impatient." Zhao Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Let's talk about it when he comes."

Not long after, the sound of someone coming up the stairs was heard from the small building. Soon, the anxious Yue Heng walked around the screen and appeared in front of the two.

"Brother Fu, you are here too..."

Yue Heng scratched his head awkwardly and smiled at Zhao Yuan: "Brother Bai, we meet again."

"You still call me Brother Bai?" Zhao Yuan leaned back in his chair and crossed his legs. "Don't you know who I am?"

Hearing this, Fu Qingzhou's heart skipped a beat.

"what?"

Yue Heng's eyes widened, and he scratched his head faster, with dandruff falling down: "If I don't call you Brother Bai, what should I call you?"

"Don't fucking play dumb!" Zhao Yuan's face suddenly darkened and he slammed the table hard!
With a thud, Yue Heng's legs softened in shock, and he knelt down with a plop: "Your Majesty! I admit my guilt!"

Fu Qingzhou sighed softly.

Brother Yue...your acting skills and psychological quality are still a little lacking.

"Tell me, why did you scare him?"

Fu Qingzhou rolled his eyes at Zhao Yuan, then quickly stood up and helped Yue Heng up.

Yue Heng was shaking so badly that he didn't even dare to look up.

Zhao Yuan laughed: "What? You dare to hurt me, but I confessed after being scared. This is not okay."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Yue Heng said softly: "When I hurt you, I really didn't know you were the emperor..."

"Okay, okay, I don't blame you."

Zhao Yuan smiled with narrowed eyes, but turned his gaze to Fu Qingzhou: "Brother Fu, I want to ask you, you promised to keep my identity secret, but your junior sister and Brother Yue all knew about it... What crime should you be charged for?"

(End of this chapter)