Who taught him to practice swordsmanship like this?

Su Baichen was chosen to be sent to the palace to become the emperor's martial arts instructor.

To be honest, he did need a suitable identity to approach the young emperor. This was partly to facilitate the screening of people around the emperor, and partly to fulfill his promise to Yu Xiangke.

Previously, Su Baichen had agreed to help Yu Xiangke change the political situation in Liang Kingdom. He was unsure how to proceed, but now that he saw this young emperor who didn't seem like a ruler, he probably understood what was going on.

"Since that's the case, I will take you to the palace to meet the Emperor today. Have you remembered your alias and identity?"

Yu Renxiu asked in a serious tone.

Su Baichen could sense some hidden defensiveness and antagonism from Yu Renxiu.

This is a passive ability he gained after practicing the "Mysterious Yin Heart Mirror," which allows him to roughly sense the emotional state of those around him in relation to him.

It may not be entirely accurate, but it can give a general idea of ​​whether hostility exists.

He noticed a slight, barely perceptible hostility from Yu Renxiu. He wasn't bothered by it, however, because his business partner was Yu Xiangke; with this senior present, Yu Renxiu's slight hostility was insignificant.

Su Baichen nodded, then asked in confusion, "Speaking of which, it's not a big deal that they arranged for me to be an outer disciple of the Changchun Palace Sword Sect. I have indeed received a lot of care from the Sword Sect, and all my sword techniques were passed down from them."

"But why choose this name?"

His alias is "Feng Xiaobai".

He felt a little awkward.

Yu Renxiu patiently explained, "'Feng' is a common Daoist name used by your Changchun Sword Sect, while 'Xiaobai' makes it easier to connect with people and feel more approachable."

"Once you enter the palace, you will definitely come into contact with my nephew. As someone of the same age as him and with this friendly title, you should be able to quickly become friends with him."

"What you do next is entirely up to you."

"However, you can come to me for help with any problems you encounter... I hope you can teach this spoiled young master of the Tang family a lesson."

The royal family of Liang Kingdom was surnamed Tang, a surname inherited from the Great Yu Dynasty.

Su Baichen nodded and then cast an illusion spell. He modified his appearance, making his original twelve or thirteen-year-old appearance look older, like sixteen or seventeen.

As for his height, it has not been adjusted, because he has grown taller in the past few months and is now close to 1.7 meters tall.

His body now seems to be in a period of rapid growth, which unexpectedly seems to be helping him to open his hidden meridians as well.

During this period, he did not cultivate seriously, and two more hidden meridians were opened.

At this point, he had opened a total of six hidden meridians, which meant he had completed more than one-fifth of the journey to open all twenty-eight hidden meridians.

After making these preparations, he stood before Yu Renxiu and said, "I am ready."

Even his voice has deepened, making him sound more like a teenager in puberty.

Seeing this, Yu Renxiu showed a satisfied expression and said, "Very good. Since you can adjust your own appearance, I don't have to disguise you anymore."

"Come with me to the palace now."

Su Baichen responded and followed Yu Renxiu into the palace gate.

It was already afternoon when Su Baichen silently headed into the palace.

The capital city was desolate and uninteresting due to the plague, but the imperial palace seemed unaffected.

However, they waited for a long time in the side hall, but the young emperor did not come.

Su Baichen remained calm, but Yu Renxiu's face had already turned completely black.

It wasn't until it was already dark that the young emperor finally arrived, sweating profusely.

"Aunt, it's not that I wanted to be late, it's just that my 'Golden Armor General' was too powerful today, winning battle after battle and simply invincible."

His face still had streaks of mud and grime, making him look like a mischievous kid who had just been playing wildly all afternoon.

Yu Renxiu said seriously, "Your Majesty, it's alright to make me wait, after all, we are family, but you shouldn't make the guests wait as well!"

The young emperor, though scolded, remained unperturbed, only looking curiously at Su Baichen and asking, "Is this the guest? Guest, do you have any objections?"

Su Baichen chuckled: "I have no objection."

"Look, he doesn't even have any objections."

Yu Renxiu was furious and couldn't help but shout, "Tang Dezhao!"

The young emperor immediately shrank back, obediently admitting his mistake: "Okay, it's my fault for keeping the guests waiting."

Su Baichen smiled and said, "Your Majesty is young at heart, so it's normal for you to be a little playful."

Upon hearing this, Yu Renxiu's expression grew even colder.

Because isn't this saying that Tang Dezhao is "not like a ruler"?

But the little emperor seemed oblivious, chuckling as he said, "Auntie, you see, I really don't have any objections."

Yu Renxiu then said irritably, "I've found you the martial arts teacher you wanted. You can talk to him yourself."

The young emperor then looked at Su Baichen seriously and asked, "Have you ever killed anyone?"

What's the problem?

Su Baichen was taken aback for a moment, then answered frankly, "Of course I have, quite a few."

The young emperor immediately became interested and asked, "Exactly how many were killed? How were they killed? Why were they killed?"

this problem……

Su Baichen frowned slightly. His 'Mysterious Yin Heart Mirror' did not sense any malice; it seemed to be the young emperor's pure curiosity.

So he said, "How many did I kill... I haven't counted exactly, but maybe more than two hundred."

"They captured hundreds of boys and girls to sacrifice to the evil demon. My seniors and I tried our best to rescue them, but we were too late... So I caught up with those who had slaughtered hundreds of children by myself and killed them all."

What he didn't say was that these people who were killed were a member of the emperor's personal guard.

The young emperor, however, paid no attention to these details and listened with a look of leisurely longing.

He then said happily, "Good, this master seems capable of teaching real skills, excellent! You will stay and teach me swordsmanship!"

So, does this mean Su Baichen passed the "interview"?

This rendered the lines that Su Baichen and Yu Renxiu had prepared useless, which was truly unexpected.

Su Baichen replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "This humble Daoist Feng Xiaobai thanks Your Majesty."

The young emperor replied, "No, you should now refer to yourself as 'your subject'."

Su Baichen shook his head: "I am a person outside the secular world, and I do not seek fame or fortune, so naturally I have no need for official titles."

The young emperor frowned upon hearing this: "Then what do you want from me?"

He paused, then pointed to several obsequious palace servants beside him and said, "They are all after the power and money I give them, which is why they do everything they can to please me. So, Master Feng, what is it that you want?"

Su Baichen was surprised. He found that the young emperor in front of him was actually very clever. He seemed to know a lot about things... Of course, judging from his performance, this kind of cleverness could only be considered minor.

He frankly said, "I came to this palace because I heard that it contains the most complete and comprehensive collection of sword techniques in the world, which would benefit my swordsmanship. This is why I am here before Your Majesty."

Yu Renxiu was initially nervous because of the young emperor's completely unpredictable questions, but she didn't expect Su Baichen's response to be so clever, or rather, perfect...

Wait a minute, isn't this kid a master of illusion?

Everyone knows he is a disciple of the Changchun Yin Sect, and they just had him pretend to be a sword cultivator. How come he really seems like a pure sword cultivator?