" Yuantu, you are my confidant, so I won't hide this from you." Zhu Houzhao looked at Lin Yuantu and said," Do you still remember the duel at the top of the Forbidden City half a month ago?”
Lin Yuantu's eyes flickered as he replied,"Of course I remember."”
For a swordsman, the meaning of that duel was even greater than the change of dynasties. The emperor would change every few decades, but such a duel between swordsmen at the peak level was rare for thousands of years.
" In fact," Zhu Houzhao said," Ye Gucheng's assassination did hurt my father.”
" What?!" Lin Yuantu was shocked." What?!"
"Ye Gucheng's Transcendent Flying Immortal wasn't completely blocked by Patriarch Sunflower and Heroic Detective Lu Xiaofeng.”Zhu Houzhao said.
Lin Yuantu's body trembled. He knew that he had already come into contact with the secret. Generally speaking, people who came into contact with the secret only had two choices. One was to become the Lord's confidant and become the Lord's sword. The other was to be abandoned and silenced.
Zhu Houzhao continued," Although the remaining shockwaves didn't hurt Father's foundation, it's still a heinous crime to damage a dragon's body. Moreover, Father's injuries aren't light. Ye Gucheng should have been immediately killed by the five unparalleled experts of the Imperial City.”
"However, Sword God Ximen Chuixue, at the price of a favor, requests Imperial Father to let them finish their sword competition first before punishing them.”Zhu Houzhao's words were 70% true and 30% false." If Ximen Chuixue loses, everything will naturally come to an end. If Ximen Chuixue wins, he must promise Father something that is within his power.”
Lying was also an art. If it was all fake, it would be easy for people to see through it. Seventy percent of it was true, and thirty percent was fake. Only by mixing in some lies in the truth would it be easier for the other party to believe it.
Lin Yuantu was 'enlightened' as he looked at Zhu Houzhao, his eyes full of envy."Does Your Highness mean that His Majesty will use this favor to ask Sword God Ximen to take Your Highness as his disciple?”
" Yuantu, this matter is of great importance. You're the fourth person in the world who knows about this." Zhu Houzhao did not comment. He looked at Lin Yuantu meaningfully and misled him." Don't disappoint me!" Otherwise…"
When he heard Zhu Houzhao's obvious emphasis on the word "otherwise", Lin Yuantu broke out in cold sweat. He knelt down on one knee without hesitation and said to Zhu Houzhao,""Don't worry, Crown Prince. Yuantu will definitely keep this matter to himself and won't say anything. Otherwise, let Yuantu's intestines pierce and his stomach rot, and he will die a horrible death.”
Although he did not understand why His Highness did not want others to know that His Highness had Ximen Chuixue as his master, it was clearly a good thing. However, since the Emperor and Ximen Chuixue had such considerations, Lin Yuantu naturally wouldn't act rashly.
Big figures had their own considerations. As a loyal subordinate, most of the time, he only needed to do what His Lord ordered him to do. If His Lord wanted him to know, he would let him know. If he didn't want him to know, he shouldn't make wild guesses. Sometimes, it wasn't a good thing to know something that he shouldn't know.
Patriarch Sunflower had taught Lin Yuantu about this since he was young, so he knew this very well.
Looking at Lin Yuantu, Zhu Houzhao smiled in satisfaction. The death of Yagyu Tenma Mushi was not without value. At least he had completely intimidated Lin Yuantu.
Only an obedient subordinate of a top-notch expert was a truly good subordinate, and only then was he worthy of being entrusted with an important task. Zhu Houzhao didn't mind letting such a subordinate become stronger within his control.
" Hehe, Yuantu, you're very smart." Zhu Houzhao looked at Lin Yuantu and smiled. He understood that the way to rule a subordinate was to use both kindness and power. If you hit a stick, you have to give a red date. Only then can your subordinate be loyal to you.
"My father entrusted Patriarch Sunflower with a heavy responsibility and treated him as a trusted aide, just like how I treated you. " Therefore, as long as Yuantu is loyal to me, I won't treat you unfairly." Zhu Houzhao smiled and drew a huge pie for Lin Yuan." Didn't you wish to reach the Sword Glimpse Dao Paramount Realm?”
"Then, from tomorrow onwards, you will accompany this prince to practice the sword!”Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.
That's right, he was accompanying Zhu Houzhao to practice his swordsmanship.
For a swordsman, it was a great opportunity for him to spar with sword experts. Moreover, Zhu Houzhao had the sword technique of Sword God Ximen Chuixue.
Even though Lin Yuan's ambition was higher than the sky and he wanted to walk his own path to become peerless, he had to learn from other sources and read extensively.
The Sword God Ximen Chuixue's Sword Dao would undoubtedly point out a clearer direction for Lin Yuantu's Sword Dao. Sometimes, the direction of the Dao was more important than the specific moves.
Zhu Houzhao's gift was too great for Lin Yuantu!
Lin Yuantu's eyes shone with excitement. He knelt down and sincerely bowed to Zhu Houzhao,""Thank you, Your Highness. From now on, I will follow Your Highness's orders. I will go up the mountain of knives and down the sea of fire without hesitation.”
Zhu Houzhao smiled. This was exactly what he wanted to hear. A swordsman would rather break than bend. A promise was worth thousands of gold. Since Lin Yuantu had said this, he would never betray Zhu Houzhao in the future.
Otherwise, if he went against his heart, he would never be able to reach the peak of the sword path.
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