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After listening to Chu Fan's statement, Third Uncle's face showed an expression of disbelief. He excitedly asked, "Your Majesty, are you serious? Is the reason why Chu Hongzhi was able to improve his martial arts so quickly really because he obtained the martial arts secret manual you bestowed upon him?"
Chu Fan smiled and replied confidently, "Third Uncle, I always keep my word and never joke. The reason Chu Hongzhi was able to improve his strength so quickly is indeed because he obtained the secret book I gave him.
Although I cannot practice martial arts myself, I have read extensively. I also have some understanding of martial arts, so it is normal for me to be able to compile a training method suitable for him.
Chu Fan shamelessly said that the Book of the Golden Flower he obtained by signing in was written by himself. After all, if his third uncle asked him where he got these secret books from, he couldn't say that he got them by signing in to the system, right?
After hearing this, the Third Uncle's doubts gradually dissipated. After all, during this period, the "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" written by Your Majesty had been widely circulated among the royal family.
Everyone in the royal family, even those talented scholars who thought highly of themselves, exclaimed that Your Majesty's talent was astonishing after hearing Chu Fan's "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng", and some of the royal scholars even lost their faith.
If it weren't for the older generation providing psychological counseling to these young people, I'm afraid many talented people in the royal family would have committed suicide.
When the elders were counseling the young men, they told them, "Your Majesty is the reincarnation of an immortal. Although He lacks martial arts skills, while you were practicing, He was reading. And He still maintains the habit of reading. Do you think your meager talents can compare with His Majesty's?"
After hearing these words, the young people gradually regained their sanity. The Third Uncle knew that although His Majesty did not show off his strength, his wisdom and knowledge were unmatched, and his talents and abilities were particularly outstanding in all aspects.
After receiving Chu Fan's affirmative answer, Third Uncle and several other elders became extremely excited.
Although the other elders were also filled with the urge to personally ask Chu Fan about the specific contents of this secret book, due to the rules within the royal family, it had always been the Third Uncle who communicated and exchanged with Chu Fan, so they chose to suppress their curiosity and let the Third Uncle ask questions on their behalf.
The Third Uncle lived up to everyone's expectations and immediately raised the common question on their minds: "Then, Your Majesty, are you willing to teach this cultivation method to our people?"
After hearing this question, Chu Fan just shook his head slightly, clearly expressing his negative attitude.
When Third Uncle and several other elders saw Chu Fan shaking his head in refusal, they were immediately filled with confusion and disappointment. They had hoped that Chu Fan would be generous to the royal family and willing to share this precious secret manual so that the entire royal family could benefit from it. However, Chu Fan's shaking of his head meant that this secret manual was not something that could be easily passed on.
Third Uncle continued to ask with a cautious tone, "Your Majesty, is there something so special about this secret book that it cannot be easily shown to others?"
Chu Fan nodded slightly, his tone revealing a seriousness: "This secret book is indeed very special. To practice this peerless secret book, one must first become a eunuch. Otherwise, practicing this secret book will lead to insanity and may even cause harm to others. Therefore, I do not intend to make it public."
After hearing Chu Fan's explanation, Third Uncle and the elders felt regretful but also understood his concerns. They knew that if all the royal family members of Wei State became eunuchs, even if they possessed great martial arts skills, they would be ridiculed by the world and would not be able to hold their heads up high.
Moreover, if the young people in the royal family all practiced this secret book in pursuit of improving their martial arts skills, the Wei royal family would probably face the dilemma of having no successors.
Therefore, they also realized that what Chu Fan said was true. This peerless secret book with special conditions did need to be treated with caution. If this secret book spread, those young people in the royal family who were not talented in cultivation would definitely not be able to resist the temptation and would try to cultivate it regardless of the consequences.
At this moment, an elder of the clan could no longer suppress his doubts. He asked with a slightly questioning tone, "Your Majesty, it is well known that Chu Hongzhi has always presented himself as a playboy. How is it that he is able to practice the kind of martial arts you mentioned that only eunuchs can practice?"
When Chu Fan heard this question, he couldn't help but be stunned. He never expected that Chu Hongzhi's carefully planned disguise could even deceive the elders of the royal family.
Chu Fan took a deep breath and slowly explained, "In fact, Chu Hongzhi is a eunuch. In order to avoid the ridicule and discrimination of the world, he has been carefully hiding his true situation. He deliberately lingers in places of entertainment, making people mistakenly believe that he is just indulging in sensual pleasures, so that people will not suspect his physical defects as a man.
It is precisely because he possesses such special conditions that he is able to practice this technique. This is also why I chose to give this technique to him to practice."
Upon hearing this, Third Uncle and several other elders present became visibly disheartened. They had originally hoped that if His Majesty could produce a peerless secret manual, their royal family's standing among the martial arts sects would be greatly enhanced, perhaps even completely ascendant.
However, the heartbreaking truth revealed by Chu Fan made them realize that although this secret book was powerful, it was not suitable for practice by members of the royal family, so its actual use was not great for them.
Although the royal family members could not practice this technique, the eunuchs in the palace were qualified to practice it, which was good news to a certain extent. After all, the palace was also part of the royal family, and the eunuchs in the palace were also under the control of His Majesty.
After finishing his conversation with Chu Fan, the third uncle planned to immediately go to the old eunuch Wei Zhongxian to ask him whether he had started practicing the skills bestowed by His Majesty.
Just when Third Uncle and several clan elders thought that the matter was over and they were about to stand up and say goodbye to His Majesty.
Chu Fan's words made them sit down heavily again immediately after leaving their chairs.
Just as Third Uncle and the others were about to leave, Chu Fan said, "I can't give you the secret manual for Chu Hongzhi, but I can give you another truly peerless secret manual. The 'Sunflower Manual' that Chu Hongzhi practiced is just a more powerful secret manual among them."
Third Uncle and the others sat back in their chairs, staring at Chu Fan with their eyes gleaming, and asked in unison, "Your Majesty, are you telling the truth?"