The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 50 Rejection (Seeking monthly ticket)

After Dai Quan and Xia Shouzhong received the order, Li Jingxiao took the initiative to mention that he had led people into the mountains yesterday morning.

It is said that there was an internal conflict and fighting between two groups in the valley, so that the Taoist priests of the Huang Er Daye faction in the north had no control over the captive mandrills.

Only then did Li appear in the dense forest outside the imperial mausoleum.

It was also mentioned that these two groups originally planned to bury alien creatures in the dense forest two or three miles outside the imperial mausoleum to destroy the feng shui.

The faces of both the retired emperor and the emperor were gloomy, and the emperor spoke first, "These traitors should all be executed along with their entire clans."

The retired emperor was somewhat relieved by the emperor's angry expression, but he also considered more than the emperor did.

He sighed and said, "My son, please do as I say. This is already a big enough commotion."

The emperor and Li Jingxiao were both stunned, but they soon understood.

If nine clans of multiple families were wiped out, it would be difficult to conceal the matter of the imperial mausoleum.

The most crucial thing is that if history books record that the reason for treason and the execution of nine generations of the family was because someone wanted to touch his imperial tomb.

The face of the retired emperor will be trampled under the feet of future generations, and then they will make up stories at will.

As an old man over sixty years old, what the emperor cares about most is his affairs and evaluation after his death a hundred years later.

He was even more afraid that he would become the first emperor in history whose tomb was almost dug up while he was still alive.

Even the people who wanted to bury dirty things within his imperial mausoleum might be the remnants of the former crown prince.

Damn it! Just thinking about it made the emperor feel extremely annoyed, but he had to suppress his anger.

Li Jingxiao now really admired the old emperor and bowed to the retired emperor.

Although Li Jingxiao did not flatter the old emperor by saying anything like "the old emperor is wise and enlightened", the retired emperor knew that Li Jingxiao understood his good intentions when he saw him saluting him.

Finally, he smiled and said comfortingly, "Jingyou, if that's the case, the skyfire and the bright light in the back mountain last night must be related to that dirty thing."

"This," Li Jingxiao couldn't help but hesitate. Since there are gods and demons in this world, it is impossible for the royal family to know nothing about cultivation.

But if an emperor wants to live forever, even the orthodox Taoists cannot achieve it. How can you, an old emperor, live longer than us orthodox Taoists?

Or maybe, if he really succeeds in cultivation, he will become an immortal?
Emperor Longde's eyes lit up and he stared at Li Jingxiao without moving.

Now Li Jingxiao was even less willing to tell the truth.

The Emperor, as if knowing what he was worried about, smiled and said, "Jingyou, are you worried that the Emperor and I might want to achieve immortality?"

Emperor Longde was stunned. How could he say such a thing?
Besides, aren’t you afraid of scaring Li Jingyou away?

Li Jingxiao felt relieved now.

He bowed and said, "Saint, Your Majesty, throughout history, countless people have sought but failed to obtain, and countless Taoist masters have wasted their entire lives only to achieve the opposite of what they desired.

I am but a junior who has achieved some success on the path of cultivation. How dare I talk about immortality?"

The emperor ignored all this and asked anxiously, "Since you say you have achieved some success, how can you say that you will not be able to achieve anything in the future?"

Li Jingxiao hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Suddenly, he had an idea, and he bowed politely and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, the Supreme Lord, will become an immortal in the future and ascend to heaven to be registered as an immortal.

When you meet the Lord of Heaven, what rank should the Great Lord confer upon Your Majesty?"

Although this statement is very straightforward, the meaning is also very clear.

You yourself are an emperor. If you succeed in your cultivation and ascend to heaven, will the Jade Emperor give you his position?

Forget about giving up your position, it would be generous of me not to fire you.

Son of Heaven, Son of Heaven, Son of Heaven.

But in the eyes of the Jade Emperor, even if you are the supreme ruler in the world, he does not think you are really his son.

The emperor fell silent, opening his mouth several times, wanting to debate with Li Jingxiao, but in the end he could only sigh in frustration.

He himself understood that the so-called Son of Heaven was just a means for the emperor to confirm his legitimacy in terms of etiquette and law.

The emperor burst into laughter.

"You're right. If I were the Lord of Heaven, I wouldn't allow the emperor of the mortal world to ascend to heaven."

At this point, the Emperor sighed and said, "Forget it, let's leave it at that. There's no point in saying more and it will only cause more trouble."

Li Jingxiao bowed and said, "An emperor who can look at things in a positive way is rarer than a giant panda."

Not to mention, there are plenty of giant pandas these days, so when Li Jingxiao told the retired emperor to "forget it", he didn't believe it at all.

The emperor also understood that his father would become more and more devoted to Taoism in the future.

Even if we know that immortality is impossible, who wouldn’t want to live a few more years?

In other words, he just couldn't get what he wanted from Li Jingxiao, so he planned to try looking for other Taoist priests.

The old emperor was worried that if Li Jingxiao was pushed too far, he would simply give up his title and hide in the mountains.

If you dare to attack his relatives, you will offend such a powerful Taoist priest.

Moreover, he was only 15 years old, yet he was capable of causing such a big commotion.

Who knows whether it will be Li Jingxiao who will cause cholera in the Zhou Dynasty in ten, twenty, or even dozens of years.

The Han Dynasty was so powerful, but it was still thrown into chaos by the three brothers Zhang Jue, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao who said "Heaven is dead".

And then decades later, it was gone?

Therefore, it is too late to win him over, and only a fool would force him.

Moreover, if there are demons causing trouble again in the future, it is better to have Li Jingxiao by my side than to ask for help from others everywhere.

What if the person you find is a swindler? The trouble that should have been easily solved will become more and more out of control.

The retired emperor thought about it and realized that if that were the case, it would be better to win over Li Jingxiao.

For Li Jingxiao, since the retired emperor had not died after more than ten years, the emperor should have lived longer.

Then I will have at least ten or twenty years to enjoy a peaceful and prosperous life in this world.

As for going into the mountains to practice hard, Li Jingxiao would be willing to do so if there were no cheats.

This is a cheat, and I have to become an ascetic monk. I am so young, I just don’t like it.
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After leaving the Daming Palace, Li Jingxiao had already changed into a bullfighting suit and a jade belt around his waist.

He followed the eunuch Zhou Yanfu and went to the Xing'an Earl's Mansion with the imperial edict.

This eunuch Zhou was the chief inspector of the inner court and was considered the person in power in the palace.

But at this time, Eunuch Zhou was as respectful to Li Jingxiao as possible.

The Emperor said, "Since the Earl of Xing'an has been ill for a long time and has no cure, let Jingyou inherit the title, so that when the Earl of Xing'an passes away, there will not be a male heir to take care of the funeral.

Moreover, the Li family branch in Jiangzhou and the two branches in the capital are five generations apart, so what qualifications do they have to inherit the title?"

It has been made very clear that the Xing'an Earl's Mansion can only be passed on to Li Jingxiao.

Moreover, the term "inheriting a title" has its own meaning.

The legal procedures for Li Jingxiao to inherit the title were directly determined, and the title was passed directly to him.

Even if Li Jingxiao's cousin was unwilling, he had no choice but to accept it.

However, the retired emperor also made it clear that when his cheap second cousin died, Li Jingxiao had to be a filial son.

(End of this chapter)