Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 224 Are You From Another World?
Zhao Qi'an stood in front of the headquarters of the Astronomical Observatory and looked up at the top of the square tower-shaped building in front of him for a long time.

After a long moment, he withdrew his gaze, glanced back, looked at Nie Xiuyuan who was waiting in the carriage, and said, "Mr. Nie, come in with me."

Nie Xiuyuan's old face suddenly revealed some reluctance, but in the end he just sighed resignedly.

He jumped off the carriage and patted the old horse pulling the carriage on its butt.

The horse was very human-like. It found a direction on its own and walked towards the shade of the trees.

Zhao Qi'an and Nie Xiuyuan, a master and a servant, entered the office of the Astronomical Observatory one after another.

As soon as the two of them stepped into the square tower-shaped building, someone came over to guide them.

"Master Zhao, the Imperial Master invites you to come upstairs for a chat."

Zhao Qi'an said to himself, "As expected."

As soon as he got off the carriage, he realized that he was locked in by a force. The force even shook the veins of the capital. It must be the Huntianyi, the most precious treasure of the Astronomical Observatory.

Now that Ling Fang is not here, there is only one person in the entire Astronomical Survey who can use the armillary sphere - the national teacher Shui Yuexian.

Shuiyuexian wants to see him.

Zhao Qi'an did not refuse. He nodded slightly and bowed to the visitor, saying, "Thank you for leading the way."

But when Nie Xiuyuan followed Zhao Qian'an and was about to go up together, he was stopped by someone.

The Astronomical Survey official who led the way said, "Sir Zhao, the Imperial Master only saw you."

Zhao Qi'an was stunned for a moment.

He came today to respond to the Astronomical Patrol's invitation to Mr. Nie to join the Patrol.

I thought that the Imperial Master was willing to meet him, which was also a way of showing his appreciation for Nie Xiuyuan.

But he didn't expect that the Imperial Master only saw him? !

Nie Xiuyuan grabbed Zhao Qi'an's sleeve, his eyes full of warning.

If Zhao Qi'an went to see the Imperial Master alone and he was left on the first floor of the Astronomical Observatory, if an accident happened, he would not be sure that he could bring Zhao Qi'an out of the Astronomical Observatory safely.

Zhao Qi'an's expression had returned to normal. He shook his head at him and said, "If the Imperial Master wants to see me, I will of course see him."

Nie Xiuyuan frowned immediately, but seeing that Zhao Qi'an was unmoved, he could only let go.

Zhao Qi'an gave him a reassuring look, then followed the guide toward the upper level of the Astronomical Observatory.

……

On the top floor of the Astronomical Observatory, the room that was originally covered with wool carpet now has some new things.

There are several rows of bookshelves and a low desk, which is filled with strange and bizarre things.

There was a human skull covered with unknown characters, a black jade scripture, a bone whisk, and a broken sword...

Every item exudes an ominous quality, and every item contains tremendous power.

Behind these things is a whole row of statues.

Each of these statues is the size of a palm, but they are not as solemn and righteous as ordinary statues. The carved gods are extremely strange, some have four faces and eight arms, some have human bodies and spider tails, and some are strange creatures that are not human.

When Zhao Qi'an arrived here, he had not yet seen the figure of the Imperial Master, and his eyes were immediately attracted by the things on the low table.

His eyes only briefly glanced at those objects that exuded ominous and great power, but when he saw one of the statues in the row at the back, he was immediately attracted and stared at it for a long time.

The deity is shaped like a baby, lying on its side on a lotus platform, seemingly sleeping soundly, looking very adorable.

But its body was covered with horrible tumors, and there was a huge tumor at the back of its head that had ruptured, with tentacles emerging from it, which was carved very lifelike.

Zhao Qi'an stopped and watched for a long time until a voice came from behind him:
"That is the statue of the Spirit Lord of the Three Lamps. He is one of the four gods closest to the Mother of Life, and holds the 'Power of Turbidity' on behalf of the Mother of Life."

The voice was ethereal and melodious, like the sound of Sanskrit.

Zhao Qi'an immediately withdrew his gaze and turned away.

Behind him, Shui Yuexian, dressed in a plain white dress, was standing there.

Zhao Qi'an immediately bowed and saluted: "I am Zhao Qi'an, the Secretary of Zongzheng Temple, and I am honored to meet the Master Imperial Master." Shui Yuexian walked towards the low table, her smooth jade feet stepping on the wool blanket, and slowly walked towards the low table.

She came to an old yellow bell, picked up the hammer beside it, and knocked it gently.

"Dang~~~"

The bell rang, and the heavy sound echoed in the room.

Zhao Qian'an only felt that something in his heart was "broken", but when he carefully felt his body, it seemed that he had not suffered any harm.

Shui Yuexian raised her head slightly, facing Zhao Qi'an, and suddenly asked: "When will you give me the disciple you owe me?"

Zhao Qinan was stunned for a moment, and his mind involuntarily thought of the scene when he met the Imperial Master in the Heavenly Book Pavilion that day.

The next moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he finally understood what was so strange about the bell sound just now!

The Jing character technique that Dean An taught him... turned out to be ineffective? !
Without waiting for Zhao Qi'an to answer, Shui Yuexian nodded and said, "That day in the Heavenly Book Pavilion, you really saw me and heard my voice."

Zhao Qi'an's expression remained unchanged: "I don't know what the Imperial Master is talking about."

Shui Yuexian's voice was filled with displeasure: "Did that nerd teach you?"

But Zhao Qi'an remained unmoved and continued to bow with his head lowered.

At this moment, he only remembered what Dean An had told him. Even if the Imperial Master had seen through his clues, he would just deny it.

Shui Yuexian seemed to sense what he was thinking. She sighed slightly and murmured softly, "That nerd..."

She shook her head and did not say anything bad about An Shoudao. Instead, she continued to speak softly to Zhao Qi'an, "You don't have to be so wary of me and His Majesty. Sooner or later, you will know that His Majesty and I are not your enemies."

"I have received the emperor's grace and am enjoying the emperor's food. I should fulfill my duties for Daqian. Why did the state teacher say this?"

Zhao Qian'an still pretended not to understand and answered calmly.

Shui Yuexian sniffed again, but this time her face showed confusion: "I'm not lying."

Zhao Qi'an seemed to understand something, and couldn't help but smile slightly, lowering his head and saying, "Of course, every word is from the heart."

"Have you ever practiced martial arts?"

"I have tried to practice martial arts, but I am lazy by nature. I only practice martial arts for ten days or half a month in a year."

"The mysterious person who fought with Emperor Tianwu in the East Sea Zhao family was you?"

"I don't know what the Imperial Master is talking about."

"Who is the real person in charge of the Zhao family, you or Zhao Wanjin?"

"Master Imperial Master, you are joking. The head of the Zhao family is naturally my father."

"Zhao Guanxiang, were you the one who arranged for him to serve as the spies in the Astronomical Observatory?"

"Your Excellency the Imperial Master has misunderstood. I have never had such an idea. Joining the Heavenly Patrol was something Zhao Guanxiang did on his own initiative."

Shui Yuexian asked Zhao Qi'an many questions in a row, but Zhao Qi'an's answers made her expression more solemn.

Because Zhao Qi'an's answers... are all true!
He had tried to practice martial arts, but he only practiced for a dozen days a year. If martial arts practice did not improve, it would regress. Even if he relied on elixirs to force his way into the ninth level, such lazy practice would have caused turbid air to enter his body and his martial arts would have regressed. He was afraid that he would not even reach the ninth level.

The head of the Zhao family is still the Duke of Donghai, Zhao Wanjin, which is not what she imagined.

Zhao Guanxiang's entry into the Astronomical Observatory was not a secret agent sent by the Zhao family to the Astronomical Observatory intentionally, but was Zhao Guanxiang's own idea.

This result was completely beyond Shuiyuexian's expectations.

However, these answers are not the most important questions for her.

the most important is……

She suddenly raised her head, facing Zhao Qi'an, and asked word by word:

"Are you from another world?"

(End of this chapter)