"Young Master Zhong, why do you think the Ming Emperor captured us?”
Outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Xu Zhiling asked in a low voice with some worry.
"Perhaps the Ming Emperor has a beautiful girl who likes Young Master Ling, so he ordered people to capture us."”
Xu Zhiling was speechless.
Kuo Zhong looked around and replied seriously,""I reckon that the Great Ming Emperor might have taken a fancy to our Art of Longevity.”
Xu Zhiling was startled, and finally nodded slowly.
After thinking about it, this was the most reliable answer.
At this moment.
A young eunuch walked out of the palace and said to the two,""His Majesty invites the two geniuses. Please follow me.”
Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling looked at each other and followed the young eunuch into the hall.
Just as he walked in.
He was stunned by the magnificent palace.
They were born poor and had never seen such a luxurious building.
"Your Majesty, Kou Zhong and Xu Zhiling are here.”
Only when the young eunuch spoke did the two of them come back to their senses.
He hurriedly looked up at the hall.
On the dragon throne in the main hall sat a young man with starry eyebrows and sword-like eyes.
He was sizing up the two of them with interest.
"Is this the rumored Great Ming fatuous ruler Zhu Houzhao?”
"Why is he more handsome than us?"
"Moreover, his eyes are clear and spirited. No matter how I look at it, he can't be equated to the legendary fatuous ruler…"
The moment they saw Zhu Houzhao, Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling were stunned.
Because Zhu Houzhao's appearance and temperament were too different from what they had imagined.
In their imaginations.
Zhu Houzhao's expression was either wretched or cold.
He had never thought that Zhu Houzhao was actually a handsome young man with excellent looks and temperament.
"I don't know why His Majesty sent people to capture us brothers, and why he used such a despicable method!”
Xu Zhiling regained his senses.
He had a straightforward personality and blurted out the questions in his heart.
" Oh no!" Kuo Zhong thought to himself. Young Master Ling had questioned the emperor so directly. The emperor would definitely be angry.
When the emperor was angry, millions of people died.
It would probably be very difficult for them to leave the Great Ming Imperial Palace alive today.
However, what he did not expect was that…
Zhu Houzhao still had a smile on his face, without the slightest hint of anger.
He said in a clear and warm voice,
"I sent someone to bring the two of you here because I want to give the two of you a great opportunity.”
Giving us a great opportunity?
Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling were both stunned.
They had thought that Zhu Houzhao had sent people to capture them because he had taken a fancy to the Art of Longevity.
Zhu Houzhao didn't waste any time.
He took out an ancient book and gently handed it over.
The ancient book landed lightly in front of them and was held in their hands.
When they saw the four ancient words on the cover of the ancient book, the two of them could not help but exclaim.
"War God Catalog?"
It was no wonder that they were so shocked.
Although the Great Sui Dynasty was known as the Four Great Mystical Books, the Art of Longevity, the Sword Art of Benevolence, and the Heavenly Demon Strategy were all derived from the War God Catalog.
From this, one could see how precious and powerful the War God Catalog was.
The truth was just as they had guessed.
The Art of Longevity, the Sword Art of Mercy, and the Heavenly Demon Strategy were all low-grade heaven-tier.
And the War God Catalog was a heaven-tier middle-grade!
Although it was only one grade higher, the power was countless times different!
"Your, Your Majesty, are you really going to give us the War God Catalog?”
Kuo Zhong, who had always been eloquent, was so shocked that he stuttered.
She asked while trembling.
"I wonder if you two are satisfied with the opportunity I gave you?" Zhu Houzhao nodded with a smile.”
"Satisfied! Satisfied! I'm so satisfied!"
"Your Majesty, I only have one word for you now, admiration! He was completely impressed!
From now on, the two of us are willing to submit to Your Majesty and listen to Your Majesty's orders!”
Kuo Zhong's face was flushed with excitement as he nodded frantically.
Xu Zhiling was also so excited that his body trembled slightly. He looked at Zhu Houzhao with eyes full of gratitude.
He had no desires, but he was very interested in martial arts.
As for the War God Catalog, it was enough for him to study it for a very long time.
"Since you're satisfied, then you two can cultivate in peace in the Imperial Palace.”
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand.
He ordered a young eunuch to bring the two dragons to a place of meditation.
These eunuchs were all chosen by Zhu Houzhao himself. They were loyal to him and were not afraid of leaking any secrets.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The young eunuch bowed respectfully and left with the two dragons.
He went to an uninhabited side hall.
He entered the room and closed the door.
The two brothers looked at each other and felt like they were in a dream.
They had thought that this trip would be a disaster, but they did not expect Zhu Houzhao to directly give them the War God Catalog.
"Young Master Ling, why do you think His Majesty is so good to us?”
Kuo Zhong calmed down and asked slowly.
"Young Master Zhong, do we have any treasures that His Majesty values?" Xu Zhiling relaxed and smiled.”
Kou Zhong wanted to say the Art of Longevity,
But then, he swallowed his words.
Zhu Houzhao was already generous enough to give him a War God Catalog.
Why would he covet their Art of Longevity?
He shook his head.
Xu Zhiling smiled again." Since we don't have the items that His Majesty needs, and His Majesty has given us the items that we need, then what are we thinking about?"”
"Hey! That's true!"
Kuo Zhong slapped his forehead and gave a thumbs up."Why don't I always praise you for being smart? At the critical moment, you can always tell me a little.”
Xu Zhiling rolled his eyes at this good brother whom he knew with his life, and then said seriously,"Young Master Ling, to be honest, ever since I started cultivating the Art of Longevity, my perception has become much sharper than ordinary people.
No matter how profound a person is, I can still sense some of their inner fluctuations.
But against His Majesty, my perception failed for the first time.
His Majesty gave me the feeling that he was like an endless sea, making me unable to see through him at all.
He could only vaguely sense that under his calm appearance, there were unfathomable waves.
Perhaps, it is our great fortune to be able to join such an expert…"
After hearing Xu Zhiling's words.
Kuo Zhong was shocked.
It was because Xu Zhiling's evaluation of Zhu Houzhao was too high.
Even when he met Li Shiming before, Xu Zhiling didn't give such a high evaluation.
But why did Zhu Houzhao do so many stupid things?
It was unbelievable.
"Could it be that His Majesty is playing a big game of chess and needs to hide his strength and bide his time to numb his opponent?”
Xu Zhiling's mind is clear and pure.
After calming down, his thinking ability was extremely terrifying.
Although he didn't guess the truth, he could at least guess some clues.
Kuo Zhong smiled bitterly.
"Young Master Ling, I don't know if your guess is true.
However, I know that everyone who thinks that His Majesty is a fatuous ruler is an idiot!”
………………
On the other side.
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Zhu Houzhao recalled the reaction of the two dragons and nodded in satisfaction.
The reactions of the two dragons were all within his expectations.
Everyone had their own needs.
This included the resolute and resolute Kuo Zhong, or the pure and desireless Xu Zhiling.
As long as he grasped their needs.
He could take them under his wing.
Kuo Zhong's weakness was power and becoming stronger.
Xu Zhiling's weakness was his exploration of martial arts.
And the War God Catalog could fulfill the needs of the twin dragons, allowing them to continue to become stronger or continue to explore martial arts.
Of course.
Before this, Zhu Houzhao wasn't completely confident that he would be able to subdue the two dragons after giving them the War God Catalog.
But it didn't matter.
He had countless experts under him.
It didn't matter if there were two more dragons or less.
However, the moment he gave the War God Catalog away, it was equivalent to him revealing some of his secrets to the two dragons.
If the two dragons refused again.
Zhu Houzhao would never let them leave safely.
Just as Zhu Houzhao was thinking.
A young eunuch entered the hall in a panic and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened. Official Li, Official Hai, Official Yu, Official Lu, and Official Qi have arrived outside the Imperial Palace and wish to see Your Majesty.”
Hearing the young eunuch's report.
Zhu Houzhao could not help but feel a headache coming on.
Right now, he was not afraid of the heavens or the earth, but he was 'afraid' of these old fellows…
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