Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 180: Call me Benefactor, do you know what it means?
Inside the imperial palace, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The huge Emperor Tianwu was still sitting behind the long table filled with delicious food, eating with relish.

Ever since Emperor Tianwu came out of Mount Xumi and returned to live in the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, the stove in the imperial kitchen has never stopped. It is busy all twelve hours a day, constantly serving Emperor Tianwu dishes that are as edible as medicine.

Emperor Tianwu's daily food expenses are an astronomical figure that is shocking.

Wu Hou Qiansui was still accompanying him, standing behind Emperor Tianwu like a statue, motionless.

Just as Emperor Tianwu grabbed the body of an unknown animal with both hands and was about to tear off a large piece of meat, his movements suddenly stopped.

He raised his head and looked towards the top of the hall with a look of doubt and surprise.

Only then did the statue-like Five Marquises move, stepped forward, and asked, "Your Majesty, does the injury hurt again?"

Emperor Tianwu shook his head, his eyes somewhat confused: "Who is coming outside the capital city?"

There was some surprise in Wu Hou Qiansui's eyes, as he didn't sense anything.

"Bei Wu Zun? Golden Body Tathagata? Or Ananda?"

Emperor Tianwu lowered his head and muttered several names, but in the end he shook his head.

He couldn't figure out who they were, because without his permission, who would dare to come to Kyoto City?
Could it be... that you are here to celebrate his birthday?

Emperor Tianwu simply stopped thinking about it and continued eating. He just said to Wu Hou Qiansui beside him: "Go to the river west of the city and see who is coming."

"Here."

The Five Marquises bowed and accepted the order.

He waited for a while with his head bowed, but did not see any further news from Emperor Tianwu, so he asked, "Your Majesty, what will you do after you see the visitor?"

"Let him come to the capital to celebrate my birthday and see what gifts he brings."

"If the other party is unwilling to come, I'm afraid I can't invite him."

Although Wu Hou Qiansui is a eunuch, he is not like other eunuchs. He does not call himself "our master" or "slave".

Even when facing Emperor Tianwu, he still called himself "I".

This was a special privilege granted to him by Emperor Tianwu.

But Emperor Tianwu himself laughed and scolded: "You are a slave, so you naturally don't have the face to invite people to the capital. Go, take my sword with you."

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Marquis's face suddenly relaxed.

It seemed that even he himself had determined that as long as he brought the "Sword of the Son of Heaven", he would have enough face to "invite" those people mentioned by Emperor Tianwu into Kyoto City.

Even those who have achieved the first level of Taoism are no exception.

……

It rained in Kyoto.

The rain came suddenly. The sky was clear the previous second, but the next second it started to rain heavily and fiercely.

But this rain did not attract much attention.

After all, June in Kyoto is a rainy season, and the weather is unpredictable.

The top floor of the Astronomical Observatory’s General Office.

In this room, the wall facing the palace is still empty. It has never been repaired since it was knocked down.

Shui Yuexian was sitting on the edge of the top floor with her feet stretched out, as if she was sitting on the edge of a cliff and could fall at any time.

In the eyes of others, this imperial teacher, who was like a celestial being and could not be desecrated, but now, when no one was around, he was swinging his feet like a little girl, humming an unknown but beautiful tune.

Her eyes were still blocked by the veil, and she could clearly see nothing, but she was facing the direction of the palace, as if she was looking at something.

Rain fell from the sky, but it did not fall on her, and even the area around her was clean.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a loud thunder illuminated half of the sky in the southwest of Kyoto City.

Shuiyuexian stood up suddenly as if she had been electrocuted.

She stretched out her hand and flicked her sleeves, and a few copper coins fell out of her sleeves.

The copper coins fell to the ground one by one, exactly six, no more, no less.

Each copper plate is different from the common copper plates on the market. The patterns on both sides have been smoothed out, making it a completely round copper plate. I don’t know how long it has been played with by people to become like this.

Shui Yuexian lowered her head and faced the location of the copper coins on the ground.

After a long while, she murmured thoughtfully:

"A hidden dragon emerging from the abyss..."

"Who will it be?"

……

Chu Xuan didn't know how long he had closed his five senses.

The feeling after closing the five senses is like being in a void of darkness, unable to feel the passage of time.

When he regained his senses from the empty darkness, he felt the sounds around him slowly getting closer from far away, and gradually his skin could feel the temperature of the surrounding environment.

"Master Chu is awake."

He heard Zhao Dongjia talking in his ear, and also heard his daughter's timid voice calling "Daddy".

It’s strange, why is Zhao Dongjia and Wuxin together?
Didn’t I accompany Zhao Dongjia out of Kyoto City?

Chu Xuan sat up subconsciously, but as soon as he moved, he heard a "crunch" sound, which was like the sound of the roasted and crispy skin of some animal being crushed.

And this voice...came from myself.

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked down at himself, only to see large patches of burnt and cracked skin on his body. He was stunned for a long time, then subconsciously reached out and pulled away the burnt skin effortlessly, revealing the new skin underneath.

At this time, Zhao Qian'an's voice sounded behind him again: "It seems that after the evil spirit was removed, Master Chu has regained his self-healing ability at the supernatural level. This time he was struck more severely than last time, but he recovered so quickly."

Demonic energy?

Removed?!
Chu Xuan heard the sound and quickly closed his eyes and looked inside.
When he opened his eyes, his face was full of surprise.

Gone, really gone!
The evil spirit that had troubled him for so many years was completely eradicated within a single day.

"Hahaha……"

Chu Xuan laughed out loud a few times.

After laughing, my eyes turned red and tears welled up in them.

He had...already given up hope.

Chu Xuan lowered his head and wiped the corners of his eyes, then turned around and looked at Zhao Qian'an.

He took a deep breath, then bowed solemnly: "Chu Xuan... greets the benefactor!"

Zhao Qi'an was slightly startled, because Chu Xuan no longer called him "boss" at this moment, but called him "benefactor".

The so-called "benefactor" has the word "master" in it.

The meaning is self-evident.

He was about to speak when he heard the system prompt sound.

[You have successfully resolved the evil spirit in the body of the guest "Chu Xuan", and the favorability of the guest "Chu Xuan" has been greatly improved]

[Your retainer "Chu Xuan" hopes to become your servant. Do you accept? ]

Zhao Qi'an calmly opened the panel and took a look, only to see that Chu Xuan's loyalty had jumped directly from 70 to 85.

Although his loyalty has not reached the level of "blind loyalty" of 90%, his loyalty of 85% means that unless Zhao Qi'an touches Chu Xuan's bottom line, Chu Xuan will never betray him on his own initiative.

Calculating the time, it has been no more than a month since Chu Xuan and his daughter became his disciples. In such a short period of time, Chu Xuan's loyalty has reached 85%. In addition to the fact that Zhao Qi'an has done him a favor, what is more important is his own quality.

An ungrateful wolf will not be grateful to the feeder no matter how much you feed it. It will only stare at the "meat" in your hand that you have not yet fed it.

Although Master Chu is good at showing off and likes to act like a martial arts master, he is essentially a man who puts loyalty and righteousness first.

Zhao Qian'an was not in a hurry to express his opinion. His eyes fell on his hands, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest of the chair, as if he was pondering.

After a moment, he slowly said, "Many people call me benefactor, but what does this 'benefactor' mean... Master Chu, have you really thought it through?"

Chu Xuan really thought about it seriously, and then asked: "If one day I find my enemy, would the boss be willing to lend me a hand?"

"Master Chu, just serve me. I will help you to the best of my ability." Zhao Qi'an replied, "But if it is impossible, even if Master Chu serves me as his master, I will not risk everything to avenge you."

This answer clearly told Chu Xuan that it would be the same whether he served Zhao Qi'an as his master or not.

But when Chu Xuan heard this answer, he smiled: "This is enough."

He bowed deeply to Zhao Qi'an again:
"Chu Xuan, meet the benefactor."

Zhao Qi'an nodded and said, "From now on, Master Chu should take care of the charity hall first."

This is equivalent to agreeing.

……

After a while, Zhao Qi'an left Chu Xuan's residence and inspected the health hall.

Chu Xuan had just woken up and the burnt skin on his body was still there. He was able to talk about so many things with Zhao Qi'an because he was very excited.

But he couldn't lie naked on the bed with burnt skin all over his body and chat with Zhao Qian'an, right?

Master Chu was a man who cared about appearances. Although he was a warrior, he was more particular about "etiquette" than ordinary Confucian scholars. So he asked Zhao Qian'an to leave first and went to bathe and change his clothes.

Zhao Qian'an originally wanted to have a good talk with Chu Xuan about the evil energy in his Dantian. This evil energy didn't seem to be the remaining power of that mysterious strong man. It seemed like it was deliberately "planted" in Chu Xuan's Dantian.

But since Master Chu said so, he was not in a hurry to talk about it. He just happened to go out for a walk and take a look at the system prompts.

[The status of the guest "Chu Xuan" has been changed to "servant", and the training feedback has been greatly improved]

The retainers' cultivation improved, but the feedback to Zhao Qi'an was the least.

The cultivation feedback between servants and disciples is the same.

Zhao Qi'an had a lot of servants, and all the servants in the princess's mansion were considered his servants, including Chou Nu.

But not one of them is a servant at the peak of the magical power realm!
The amount of cultivation that a servant at the peak of the supernatural power realm can gain every day is immeasurable.

Even for Zhao Qi'an, it was a surprise.

Moreover, Chu Xuan has already stepped half a foot into the second level of fortune. When he is promoted to the second level in time, Zhao Qi'an estimates that the feedback from his cultivation will be enough for him to survive two or three tribulations in one breath.

It is worth mentioning that Nie Lao was not his servant, but a "guest".

Zhao Qi'an didn't know why. This deaf-mute old servant had been taking care of him since he was a child. How could he not be considered a servant?

After thinking about it, he came up with two words: "cognition".

The other servants, based on their subjective will, obeyed Zhao Qi'an as their master.

But Nie Lao... although he was a servant, it was very likely that he did not regard Zhao Qi'an as his master in his heart.

More like a younger generation like a grandson.

Zhao Qi'an didn't know whether to cry or laugh about this, but he didn't think about changing it either.

It's good to keep it like this.

(End of this chapter)