The First Lackey Under The Empress

Just as the Tai'a Sword sliced through the sky, broke through the barrier, and landed in Zhao Du'an's hand.

Deep within the Celestial Master Mansion, in the small courtyard where the large banyan tree was planted.

"Tai'a Sword!"

This book is first published on the entire network by 𝕥𝕨𝕜𝕒𝕟.𝕔𝕠𝕞

Xu Zhenguan rose almost失态ly, her white robes moving without wind, her black hair dancing.

She stared intently at the water screen in front of her, or rather, at the figure of Zhao Du'an standing with the sword reflected within it.

Her phoenix eyes were wide and round, and unbelievable thoughts grew wildly like weeds.

Her breathing was slightly rapid, and her delicate fist was clenched in her sleeve, desperately trying to restrain herself from losing her composure.

However, a monstrous wave had already been set off in her heart!

Tai'a Sword!

The sword of the ancestor emperor, the treasure of the Xu imperial family, and also the divine weapon displayed on the offering table in the imperial ancestral temple.

Three years ago, during the Xuanmen coup, she, then the Third Imperial Princess, entered the ancestral temple alone and took this divine weapon, which led to the victory of sweeping through the army and suppressing the rebels.

Only because Xu Zhenguan was the only "sword holder" in recent generations of the imperial family who had been recognized by the Tai'a Sword Spirit.

To wield the Tai'a Sword, one may not necessarily need "bloodline", but must cultivate the "Martial God" inheritance.

So, theoretically, Zhao Du'an, as a供奉, could indeed succeed.

But...

That was only "theoretically"!

You must know that the Tai'a Sword's recognition is extremely harsh, even Hai 供奉 can only hold the sword for a very short time under special circumstances.

And must be respectful, treating it as a servant.

Not to mention, having the Tai'a Sword "come when called"...

But now, what did she see?

The little 供奉, who had just stepped into the Divine Chapter Realm and had never even touched the Tai'a Sword, actually took the sword from afar at this moment.

Causing the dignified ancestor's divine weapon to actively break through the imperial palace's blockade to come and submit, and was held by him with incomparable驯服.

"How is this possible?!"

In a daze, the Empress even suspected that she had seen it wrong, or that it was not the divine weapon Tai'a.

Beside her, the Old Celestial Master was equally surprised.

Although he had calculated that Zhao Du'an had a great chance of winning, he had not divined the changes that were happening now.

He subconsciously looked at the Empress, although Xu Zhenguan concealed it very well.

But the surprise that was exposed in a hurry still fell into Zhang Yan's eyes, making his expression even more strange.

"Hehe, Your Majesty has good methods,"

However, after a brief silence, the Old Celestial Master, who had been in charge of the world for three甲子, took the initiative to laugh, breaking the僵硬 atmosphere:

"Now I know that Your Majesty had planned this long ago. This Zhao 供奉's talent is so amazing that he can hold the Tai'a Sword, no wonder he is deeply favored.

Now this sending of the sword from afar, if I'm not mistaken, is also Your Majesty's method... Holding this divine weapon is enough to offset the gap in cultivation, could it be that this斗法 competition will再現 the glory of the Xu imperial dynasty of the past?"

Xu Zhenguan suddenly came back to her senses and敛神态.

Hearing these words, she felt a little虚心... her eyes briefly dodged...

Then, she became suspicious again, a little unsure whether Zhang Tianshi really thought so, or was deliberately giving her a way out.

But no matter which one it was, this was indeed the best explanation to the outside world—

It was really too惊人 for a small 供奉 to be able to summon the Tai'a Sword.

It would be really troublesome without a reasonable explanation.

If it is explained that everything today was arranged by the Empress secretly, deliberately so.

Then everything can be explained...

As for the real situation, what exactly it is, she can only wait until the challenge is over, and then take Zhao Du'an back to the palace to ask him privately...

"Celestial Master is joking, Zhao Qing has only recently been promoted after all, even if he holds a divine weapon, it will be difficult to弥补 the gap and win." Xu Zhenguan put her hands in her sleeves, with a雍容 posture, and said indifferently.

Skillfully avoiding the key points.

It can only be said that Zhenbao is also well versed in the art of language.

Anyway, she didn't admit it, nor did she deny it...

After speaking, she couldn't wait to stare at the screen.

After the shock, she really raised a trace of expectation—if Zhao Du'an can really represent the royal family and defeat Tianhai.

That would be a great support for the legitimacy of her throne.

......

......

The狂风 howled!

Along with the shattering of the arena's light罩, the collapse of the air发出 a幽咽 roar, startling the crowd to exclaim.

The little monk Tianhai屈膝弹 backward, forcefully pulling away a distance of several丈.

The Six Paths Staff in his hand was also turned into a two-handed grip, 横 in front of him.

Gone was the arrogance and懈怠 just now, replaced by凝重, staring at Zhao Du'an holding the sword with惊疑不定, and失声道:

"This is the Tai'a Sword?!"

Zhao Du'an held the宝剑横, his fingers并拢, slowly拂 over the black and red纹 on the sword, his eyes fell on the "Tai'a"铭 on the hilt.

His tone was complicated: "It is."

Then, he smiled: "This doesn't violate the rules, does it."

At this time, people were奔 from both sides of the arena.

"Brother Zhao, are you alright..."

Gongshu Tianyuan asked小心翼翼, his green斗小 eyes moved on the Tai'a Sword, as if辨认, his expression changed:

"This莫非 is the Xu imperial family's..."

On the other side, the monk Bianji's face was not good-looking, and he stepped forward: "This sword..."

Zhao Du'an interrupted the two of them, and said calmly:

"Since it doesn't violate the rules, then the challenge should continue, sorry for accidentally breaking the protective阵, please everyone安抚 the people."

Although Gongshu Tianyuan揣 a belly of疑惑, he容光焕发 at this moment, and immediately patted his chest and smiled:

"It's a small matter, I'll ask the神官 to repair it."

Standing on the Celestial Master Mansion's position, he would rather let the limelight be taken away by the royal family than lose to the Shenlong Temple.

Seeing that there was a转机, he cooperated very well.

Seeing this, Bianji could no longer开口, and could only retreat in silence, but there was a抹 of worry in his eyes.

Several神官 from the Celestial Master Mansion immediately walked out to repair the阵法 and安抚 the惊百姓.

As the commotion subsided, the惊扰 crowd gradually安定 down and交谈.

"Tai'a Sword? The little monk said that Zhao 大人 summoned, is the Tai祖佩 sword in the imperial palace? How is it possible?"

On the朝廷 side, many官员 were not sitting, they had all stood up, and everyone's face was written with震惊.

"I know!"

In the panic气氛, Yuan Li, wearing a对襟大青衣, suddenly opened his mouth, blinked, and said to everyone:

"It must be Your Majesty's arrangement.

Everyone, you must know that when Zhao 佥事 came to the stage, he called himself a皇族供奉, and in the past, the皇族 did have the tradition of challenging the winners of Buddhism and Taoism."

Yuan Li threw out a sentence, without the need for explanation, the smart people present immediately脑补 and拼凑 out the logical truth.

They all恍然大悟:

"Yuan Gong is right, it must be Your Majesty's arrangement. Only in this way can the flying of the divine sword be explained."

More people望向 Hai 供奉 as if seeking verification:

"Gonggong, is that so?"

Hai Gonggong didn't吭声, his heart was also very茫然, at this moment, he even产生 a suspicion and guessed whether Your Majesty had secretly arranged something.

He didn't know.

And his一言不发 appearance, in the eyes of the surrounding people, was default.

"皇姐's arrangement?"

Xu Junling had just回 over to his senses, and his face changed.

In his mind, he immediately回忆 the scene when he was playing chess with 皇姐 in the寝宫.

"Remember at that time, I asked 皇姐's attitude, 皇姐 only said that it is better to be strong than others...嘶, yes! It must be at that time that she was already谋划 all of this, so she would say such a thing...

"She doesn't care which family of Buddhism and Taoism will win, because in the end, Zhao Du'an will be sent to represent the royal family in the battle..."

This also explains why the man surnamed Zhao disappeared abruptly after that day and never showed his face again… Clearly, he was arranged by the Imperial Sister to prepare for today…

Also, that Chai Keqiao, I was wondering why Zhao Du'an dared to mobilize troops to suppress, it must be the Imperial Sister's intention.

The purpose is to prevent the Wudi City lineage from causing trouble today and disrupting the court's plan… Even, Zhao Du'an deliberately avoided the battle in the teahouse that day, also to avoid exposing his methods too early…

Everything adds up!

Xu Junling suddenly realized.

At this moment, this County Princess, who considered herself skilled in scheming, only felt deep fear.

She developed a strong sense of apprehension towards that Imperial Sister who was unassuming but secretly laid out a far-reaching plan with profound intentions!

And this Zhao Du'an… also performed flawlessly…

Could it be that he really has that kind of relationship with the Imperial Sister?

Xu Junling realized that her previous judgment of Zhao Du'an was too hasty.

On the other side, the Zhao family's female relatives also heard a general idea from the gossiping of the surrounding noblewomen.

"The founding emperor's sword? Big brother really has a trump card, I knew he wouldn't fight unprepared, that little bald donkey is in for a rough time!" Zhao Pan said gleefully.

You Jinhua was still unable to relax, clutching the railing, leaning forward, frowning, and silently praying for her stepson:

"Amitabha…"

The beautiful woman started to pray, then suddenly realized that something was wrong, this matter did not seem suitable for seeking Buddhist help.

She was stunned for a moment, and then smoothly switched the object of her prayer:

"Immeasurable Heavenly Lord…"

You Jinhua has the simple faith concept of the Great Yu people—since it doesn't cost money, might as well believe in everything, and believe in whichever works best.

…

Shortly.

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