Chapter 151 Grandmaster's Day, Time to Leave the Mountain

Mr. Ji's funeral was unexpectedly simple.

To be precise, it should be kept secret.

The last martial arts master who had protected the Otsuki royal family for decades passed away, as if the royal family's already weak body had been ripped out of its backbone.

Dayue was in the midst of turmoil and war, and the last pillar of support had left. Of course, it was impossible to publicize it in a high-profile manner, and even the royal family could not let everyone know. They hoped that as few people as possible would know about it, and it would be best if no news would ever leak out.

It is naturally impossible to hold a grand funeral for Mr. Ji that would make the whole country mourn.

Of course, strictly speaking, the scale of the funeral was not small, and it had even been agreed that he would be buried in the imperial mausoleum.

At the funeral, the person with the highest status was Queen Lin Xiaoyi, and the funeral took place in a side hall of the imperial palace. The surroundings were all solemn white, and all the palace maids and eunuchs were nowhere to be seen.

There weren't many people attending the funeral, but they were all of very distinguished status, and the sadness on their faces was mostly genuine.

There were quite a few people from the royal family, dozens of them, most of them were elderly. Only a few young people followed Lin Xiaoyi with respectful expressions.

Emperor Kang Jing did not come - probably because Gu Dan was also present.

"The emperor said that there have been frequent reports of wars recently and the state affairs are very busy. Elder Ji has protected Dayue for decades and his hard work and contributions are no less than any other person in the royal family. In order to prevent Dayue, which Elder Ji has worked so hard to protect for most of his life, from falling into the hands of thieves, he can only endure the grief in his heart and force himself to deal with state affairs first.

When the state affairs are relieved and the crisis of Dayue can be alleviated, I will have the face to come here to visit Master Ji. Then I will come here to apologize, and the Dayue royal family will also remember Master Ji's kindness in protecting the country for decades."

Lin Xiaoyi was right next to Gu Dan. Her voice was as gentle and clear as ever, and her eyes were slightly red. At this moment, she was conveying Emperor Kang Jing's intentions.

Her choice of words was very precise, she said "Your Majesty" instead of the more personal and intimate "husband", which meant that this was not what she meant and she was just passing on a message.

"Um."

Gu Dan nodded without comment, his expression indifferent and cold.

It didn't matter to him whether Emperor Kang Jing was really worried about state affairs or was afraid that he would commit another act of empire-killing like Mo Qiu.

Old man Ji is no longer with us. If no one visited him when he was alive, why would we need anyone to bother him after his death?

What's more, there is no remains of the body, only a cenotaph for clothes and hats.

The meaning of farewell at a funeral is to say goodbye to the past, and what is buried is another person's life. The meaning of missing someone is far greater than the situation.

But people of this era pay attention to being buried in peace. Even if there is no corpse, they will be buried in the coffin with their belongings from their lifetime.

Gu Dan chose to bury all of Ji Lao’s treasures in the soil.

Utensils embody spirits, not objects.

These people from the Otsuki royal family have neither the mood nor the time to slowly unearth those traces of history.

Elder Ji handed the inheritance to him, and he would carry the inheritance with him, and that was enough.

It's cloudy today and the funeral hall seems a little dim.

Suppressed crying sounds could be heard from time to time all around, and the older the royal family members were, the sadder they cried.

On the other hand, the princes following Lin Xiaoyi also looked sad, with tears streaming down their faces, but it was not certain how sincere they were.

There was even one brave enough one who quietly raised his head and dared to linger on Lin Xiaoyi for a moment. Occasionally his eyes would slide down to Gu Dan, revealing a look of jealousy, and then quickly lowered his head pretending to be sad, thinking that no one would notice.

Lin Xiaoyi was born quite beautiful. She had suffered a lot in her childhood and experienced major events that could influence a person's life. After marrying Prince Yu, she lived a life of luxury for nearly ten years, until Prince Yu ascended the throne. She rose to prominence and became the Queen of Dayue from a small, unranked doctor in the Imperial Hospital.

The experience involved is quite bizarre.

What you have experienced will eventually turn into a certain demeanor that will accompany you. Lin Xiaoyi, who has experienced many ups and downs, is still as pure and sweet as a girl next door in front of Gu Dan. She is harmless to people and animals and makes people feel very friendly.

In fact, most of the time, the Queen of Dayue did not give people a feeling of wanting to get close to her. When wearing a phoenix robe, Lin Xiaoyi really had the majesty and demeanor of a mother of the country, but this majesty and demeanor had never been used on her old friend.

Although Lin Xiaoyi is already 34 years old now, she still does not look old at all due to proper maintenance and her knowledge of medicine.

Being in the mourning hall at this time, she was naturally dressed in mourning clothes.

The suffocatingly pale white could not hide the moist skin that occasionally showed up. Compared with the overly pale mourning clothes, the fair and tender skin was even more eye-catching, like the little moonlight temporarily cast by the bright moon in the sky, with a hint of rosy color, full of energy and vitality, and extremely attractive.

As the saying goes: If you want to be pretty, be filial.

The mourning clothes that fitted him fairly well were bulged in some places, making his handsome face, which had just cried, look delicate and fragile. I felt pity for him and wanted him to be cherished in every way. The white dress made him look even more pure and moving, completely different from his usual dignified appearance, and had a unique flavor.

Although Gu Dan was able to keep his eyes straight, many people's eyes could not help but stay on Lin Xiaoyi for a moment when they fell on her.

There was really only one person who dared to look at the fearless person so brazenly while he was kneeling there, kowtowing and crying.

"What are these people behind you doing?"

Gu Dan asked casually.

"These are the emperor's sons, they are quite smart and can be considered promising. The emperor specifically ordered me to bring them here. If Brother Gu is interested, would you like to take them as his apprentice?"

Lin Xiaoyi answered immediately.

Although she was the queen, she and Prince Yu only had one child, Xiaoying, so naturally she could not be the crown prince.

Since the queen never gives birth to a child, the only option is to let another child take the throne.

These dragon sons came here specifically because Emperor Kang Jing wanted Gu Dan to take a look, which was also a secret transaction to some extent.

In the past, Master Ji looked down on Emperor Zongming and disagreed with making him the crown prince, but the late emperor insisted, and finally Emperor Zongming succeeded in ascending the throne, bringing disaster to Dayue in one fell swoop.

After Master Ji left, Emperor Kang Jing asked Lin Xiaoyi to bring a few dragon sons to pay farewell, which naturally had its significance.

The main purpose was to tell Gu Dan that if he was willing to join the royal family, he could choose a prince to be his apprentice. After the current difficulties were overcome and Emperor Kang Jing passed away, the apprentice would ascend to the throne in the future and would naturally enjoy endless wealth and honor.

For a martial arts master's lifespan, the time it takes to wait for an emperor to die of old age and for a new emperor to ascend the throne is not particularly long. Even if he is unlucky and really encounters a crown prince who has been in power for sixty years, the master can still survive it. It's nothing more than a matter of changing his candidate.

What a good calculation.

"oh."

Gu Dan nodded, and actually turned around, pointed at the daring guy, and asked, "Who is this?"

The prince who was pointed out by Gu Dan was stunned at first, then he was overjoyed, and kowtowed to Gu Dan repeatedly, appearing much more sincere than when he pretended to cry.

The faces of the several princes around him showed some dissatisfaction and they clenched their teeth. They never expected that such a young martial arts master would be so short-sighted as to choose such a thing.

Are they worse than him? !

"This is the Emperor's seventh son, born to Concubine Yun. He is a... well... not a bad person."

Lin Xiaoyi was also unable to conceal her surprise, and her words stuttered a bit. After trying for a while, she couldn't come up with any nice words.

Based on her understanding of Gu Dan's personality, it stands to reason that Gu Dan would not even think of taking in a disciple.

Could it be that the death of Master Ji really brought some changes to Gu Dan's mindset? In the past, Gu Dan never bothered to pay attention to such things.

"This person is not good enough."

Gu Dan spoke calmly, without explaining anything, nor did he need to explain anything.

These four simple words are like a casual remark that the weather is not very good today.

Lin Xiaoyi was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then she seemed to understand something. A smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll listen to Brother Gu."

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She waved her hand gently, and soon guards who were hiding in the dark without even showing their faces came in and carried the seventh prince out.

"Let me go! Why! Why can't I do that?! This is the imperial palace, who do you think you are? I am the seventh prince, get out of here!"

The man struggled frantically, like a twisting flesh worm, but no matter how he struggled, the guards' hands did not move at all, and they forcibly pulled him up from the ground.

"I don't accept it. I want to see my father. I am the seventh prince. I want to see my father!"

The seventh prince was still shouting, and his almost heart-wrenching roar disturbed the tranquility of the mourning hall.

Many royal relatives couldn't help but frown, they couldn't understand why someone would dare to send such a clueless bastard to meet a master.

Gu Dan's expression did not change at all, as if he had not heard the various dirty words that kept coming out.

After a while, the insults suddenly stopped.

In the mourning hall, several princes who had originally looked calm were now trembling like sieves, not daring to even breathe.

My heart, which was originally full of expectations, was completely chilled. I wished I could bury my whole body in the ground. I no longer dared to expect to be "chosen" and even hoped that I would not be seen at all.

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Brother Gu."

Lin Xiaoyi had a hint of apology on her pretty face. It was not good to have such a farce in the mourning hall.

"It's nothing, let them all leave." Gu Dan said.

This time, no one asked why they should listen to him. Even without Lin Xiaoyi's order, the few princes who were originally kneeling there almost crawled to their feet and ran out of the mourning hall in a panic. They were much more active than those royal relatives.

It is said that like dragons, like phoenixes, like dragons. However, none of the sons of Emperor Kang Jing's generation were good looking, and even their courage was lacking.

But Lin Xiaoyi didn't show any disappointment on her face, as if she had expected it. After all the royal family members in the mourning hall had left, Lin Xiaoyi asked, "Brother Gu was frowning, as if he was worried about something. I wonder if Xiaoyi could listen to him. I can't help him solve his problems, but it's no problem for me to help him do something."

Gu Dan glanced at her and said bluntly, "I will be leaving the imperial capital soon, and will stay for at most one year."

He has decided to use the internal energy of Qingmu Huasheng Jue to refine his five internal organs as soon as possible and reach the realm of the grandmaster as Master Ji mentioned.

If you practice martial arts, you can travel around the world. Even the emperor has to treat the martial arts master with courtesy. He insists on waiting until he becomes a grandmaster before he is willing to come out. This can be said to be a sure thing. Apart from him, no one in this world dares to think about becoming a grandmaster!

After he becomes a Grandmaster, there is no benefit in staying in the Imperial Capital. Even if he encounters an enemy when he is out, how can he not win? It is impossible for him to capsize in the gutter.

It is time to start practicing medicine and investigating various secrets at the same time. It would be best to find out what the taboos faced by the innate realm are.

These things cannot be achieved by staying in the imperial capital. After his strength has been increased to the limit, Gu Dan is ready to set off.

"A year?"

Lin Xiaoyi thought for a moment and asked, "Where is Brother Gu going? Is he going to find Mo Qiu?"

Moqiu is now fighting against the coalition forces of four nations in Yangzhou together with Huang Chao. What Moqiu is protecting is no longer Dayue, but the countless people who were once ruled by Dayue. It doesn't matter who he cooperates with temporarily.

But the royal family certainly has its own stance. Preparing to go find Mo Qiu at this time is like having the words "I'm going to rebel too" slapped on their face.

"right."

Gu Dan nodded and did not deny his idea.

"Then I wish Brother Gu to realize his ambitions as soon as possible and become famous all over the world."

Lin Xiaoyi smiled softly and gave her sincere blessings.

"Oh? I thought you would try to keep me."

Gu Dan was a little surprised.

After all, Lin Xiaoyi is already the queen, and can be said to be the second direct beneficiary of the Dayue Dynasty. Her friendship with him is not too deep, but she can still say that he has a say.

Over the past few years, Lin Xiaoyi has never asked him for anything, nor has she ever relied on his strength to accomplish something. Her initial defenses have been eliminated, and their relationship is like when they were in the Imperial Hospital, neither distant nor close, like familiar friends.

"We have already seen Brother Gu's strength a few years ago! No matter how chaotic it is outside, Brother Gu will definitely be safe. What is there to keep him from doing?"

Lin Xiaoyi tilted her head and looked at him halfway up, with a faint smile on her charming face. She joked, "Could it be that Brother Gu will change his mind because of my words?"

"ha"

Gu Dan smiled and said in a frenzied tone, "If I take action, Dayue will probably be gone soon."

Even saints and heroes like Mo Qiu, Huang Chao, and the White Lotus Sect Leader, as well as professional rebels, would not dare to say such words. Gu Dan seemed particularly confident when he said it, even though he had never even left the imperial capital.

"Brother Gu has it all planned out, Xiaoyi wishes you smooth sailing."

Lin Xiaoyi nodded, with no change in her facial expression, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking about.

This rotten country, it would be better if it died sooner!

(End of this chapter)