All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

No normal man would want to be castrated in his prime.

Wang Qinian kowtowed repeatedly in gratitude, "Your Highness, thank you so much for taking me in!"

"I, Wang, have wandered for half my life, only regretting that I have not met a wise ruler. Thanks to Your Highness's kindness, I have finally found a place to settle down!"

Li Chang'an said, "You will be treated the same as an eighth-rank expert of the Shadow Guard, two hundred taels a month."

An eighth-rank expert is definitely a master, and Li Chang'an will not mistreat his subordinates.

Li Chang'an now has plenty of money; he could hire Wang Qinian for thirty years just by selling a single painting.

Upon hearing this number, Wang Qinian's emotional value rose to 80!

Wang Qinian is a cunning and shrewd man; money alone won't be enough to make him a loyal follower.

Wise people always maintain a strong defense line in their hearts, a line that is very difficult to breach.

Such a cunning person is unlikely to be absolutely loyal to anyone, always leaving themselves an out in their dealings with others and refusing to bet everything.

For extremely intelligent people, you have to use some tricks to make them afraid and leave them with no way out.

Li Chang'an said to the other three, "Old Zhao, you guys go out first. Old Wang and I will have a private chat."

After the three left, Li Chang'an revealed a harmless smile.

However, as clever as Wang Qinian was, he noticed the sinister glint in Li Chang'an's smile!

"Wang Qinian, you are clever and resourceful. I want you to remain in the public eye and serve as my attendant when I travel."

"In that case, you can get married, have children, and live a normal life."

Upon hearing Li Chang'an's words, Wang Qinian was naturally extremely grateful. Becoming a confidant of Prince Yong was an incredibly good thing.

However, Wang Qinian's emotional value did not increase.

Li Chang'an continued, "However, I will test your memory one last time."

Wang Qinian chuckled and said, "Your Highness is wise and insightful! You are not an ordinary person! Memory is indeed very important!"

"My subordinates have been practicing geomancy for many years, and their memory is better than the average person's!"

As Wang Qinian was speaking, Li Chang'an had already picked up a pen and paper and quickly wrote a few lines on the paper.

"Old Wang, you can only look at the poem on this paper once."

"After you take one look, recite it verbatim, and you'll pass!"

Wang Qinian took the paper with both hands and, before looking at it, pleaded, "Your Highness! Could you please give me this calligraphy later?"

Li Chang'an smiled calmly, "Granted."

Then, Wang Qinian focused his mind and concentrated, his eyes shining like torches as he stared at the paper!

You can only look at it once, but you must memorize it all!

Once you memorize it, you can live like a normal person and even get a priceless piece of calligraphy!

Wang is going all out!

Wang Qinian glanced at the paper and, despite the few words on it, he successfully memorized them all.

However, in that instant, Wang Qinian's expression changed drastically, turning as white as paper!

Large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead in an instant!

Wang Qinian would rather forget these words!

He held the paper high again and let out a pitiful wail.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness! My lord!"

"Please kill me! Please!"

Chapter 31 Eunuch Hou is a Grandmaster! He Kidnaps Fan Ruoruo!

The so-called poetry was nothing but a lie by Li Chang'an, said to lower Wang Qinian's guard.

Under Wang Qinian's focused gaze, these few lines were deeply imprinted in his mind!

"Fan Xian, the illegitimate son of Fan Jian, the Earl of Sinan, who was fostered in Danzhou, is actually His Majesty's illegitimate son."

"Princess Li Yunrui is not a member of the royal family, and she is deeply in love with His Majesty and cannot extricate herself from it."

"Fan Jian provided His Majesty with two hundred Tiger Guards, but he also placed his own men in their ranks. Chen Pingping secretly kept three thousand Black Riders."

"The Grandmaster of Qing Palace, as speculated by the martial arts world, is not Hong Sixiang, but Eunuch Hou, who serves His Majesty."

Except for the last one, which was a frame-up of Eunuch Hou, the other three are all genuine top secrets!

Wang Qinian was so enraged that he wished he could gouge out his own eyes!

Should he know these things? Is he tired of living?

Li Chang'an's voice was cold and devoid of emotion, "Even Zhao Gao and the others don't know about these things."

Any one of these four things is a royal secret, and the matter is getting bigger and bigger!

If a person learns something they shouldn't know, and without the protection of a powerful force, they will only face death!

Having learned these things, Wang Qinian was completely on Li Chang'an's pirate ship, and there was no way off!

Wang Qinian's voice was still trembling, "Your Highness, how could I possibly know such things?"

Li Chang'an stared coldly at Wang Qinian, watching helplessly as his emotional value increased.

[Emotional range: 80...90...95...99...]

If someone is a hot-blooded brute, they can be bought off with favors and generous rewards.

Only by doing this can you completely break down the psychological defenses of someone as meticulous and cautious as Wang Qinian.

"Old Wang, Lord Hou usually seems kind and approachable, but he's actually a Grandmaster..."

Wang Qinian immediately kowtowed to express his loyalty, "Your Highness, please stop here. Your subordinate, Wang Qinian, is your man in life and in death!"

"In this life and the next, I will follow only His Highness Prince Yong's lead, and I will never have any other thoughts!"

[Emotion: 100]

With his emotional threshold at its maximum, Li Chang'an smiled with relief, "Alright, Lao Wang, I'll give you that calligraphy piece."

Wang Qinian closed his eyes, crumpled the paper into a ball, and then swallowed it.

"Your Highness, what a pity for this calligraphy... Alas... What a waste of money!"

After Wang Qinian swallowed the paper ball, Li Chang'an stood up and helped him up.

"Old Wang, you truly deserve to be called the best in the world in terms of lightness skill. There is probably no place in this world that you dare not go."

Wang Qinian chuckled, "That's right! Over the years, I've stolen treasures from various countries as easily as taking candy from a baby!"

Li Chang'an looked as if he had just realized something, and then gently patted his shoulder.

"No wonder! No wonder you have access to so much confidential information!"

"The things you just told me, I will not tell anyone else..."

Looking at Li Chang'an's fourteen-year-old face and innocent eyes, Wang Qinian felt a chill run down his spine.

These things were clearly written by Li Chang'an, so how did they become what he said?

But having just pledged his loyalty, how dare he contradict me now?

His legs gave way and he knelt down again, his voice breaking into a sob.

"Your Highness, I...I am truly terrified!"

Li Chang'an affectionately pulled Wang Qinian up and put his arm around his shoulder.

"Don't worry, Old Wang, I will absolutely keep these matters a secret!"

Wang Qinian was on the verge of tears, and could only clasp his hands in gratitude, "Your Highness, thank you for keeping this a secret!"

[Emotional Level: 100 (Die-hard Fan)]

Finally, I'm a die-hard fan!

Wang Qinian is undoubtedly one of the world's top talents, so recruiting others wouldn't be that difficult for him.

However, winning over Wang Qinian was definitely worth every penny.

Li Chang'an successfully won over Wang Qinian, then turned around and sat back down at his desk.

Upon seeing Prince Yong pick up his brush again, Wang Qinian was so frightened that he knelt down once more!

"Sir! Stop writing!"

"Spare me! I am truly convinced!"

Li Chang'an said in surprise, "Why are you speaking while kneeling?"

"Get up! I'll give you a martial arts manual!"

Seeing that Li Chang'an was speaking seriously, Wang Qinian slowly stood up.