Chapter 338 Night Talk
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After realizing this, Zhao Duan subconsciously rolled his Adam's apple and swallowed his saliva.
It was really just a subconscious action, without any other thoughts. After all, I had just drunk so much, and it was an instinctive action to calm people down when they were surprised.
But when Xu Zhenguan saw this look, there was a hint of "disdain" in the empress's eyes.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I..." Zhao Duan was very thoughtful. He realized that his actions might cause misunderstanding, so he wanted to explain. However, he found that the current atmosphere and occasion were really inappropriate.
In the past, the two of them met and often had private moments together, but the only exception was the time when he was bathing in the palace and the empress personally gave him abhisheka.
On the other occasions, both parties were fully clothed and the atmosphere was serious.
The king is the king, and the minister is the minister.
Clear distinction.
But at this moment, it was already late at night.
He was only wearing "pajamas" and talking to the empress in her bedroom. The other party did not have a dignified posture, but a lazy posture as if she had fallen asleep and was woken up not long ago.
At once……
It's quite weird.
"Okay, no need to explain anything. I ordered someone to bring you here."
Xu Zhen looked at the man in front of him, Zhao, who used to be eloquent and eloquent, but now was at a loss and stammered, and smiled.
The cold look just now also melted away like ice and snow.
She walked to the door, kicked off her shoes and threw them at the door.
In his haste, Zhao Duan only caught a glimpse of two lotus-white jade feet stepping on the knitted carpet, which were then covered by the dragging gauze skirt, and a flash of red appeared on the soles of the feet.
Not wearing socks... This was the first thought that popped into my confused mind.
Somehow, his mouth became dry again after drinking a pot of water. It must be because his brain was swollen. Zhao Duan found that his thinking was particularly slow tonight.
He was not as agile as before, and he could not handle the female leader with ease, and his reaction speed had become much slower.
It was like suddenly returning to the awkward state of mind when I first graduated from college and entered the workplace.
"Sit down. You risked your life tonight and performed a great deed. I'm busy rewarding you, so why would I care about a little disrespect from a meritorious official?"
Xu Zhenguan said it lightly. While speaking, he took the initiative to walk over and motioned for him to sit down.
When the empress behaved generously and naturally, the strange atmosphere was relieved, and Zhao Duan felt relieved and felt much lighter.
He hurriedly thanked him respectfully, and then the king and his minister sat opposite each other on either side of the coffee table.
Zhao Duan was sitting cross-legged.
Because Xu Zhenguan was a woman, and considering it indecent to sit cross-legged in front of her ministers, she bent her legs and sat sideways, with her calves sticking out from her gauze skirt and hidden under the coffee table.
"Tell me, what happened tonight?" Xu Zhenguan asked seriously.
"Ma Yan told me some of it, but he didn't experience it himself. I want to hear the whole story without missing any details."
"yes!"
Seeing that they were talking about serious matters, Zhao Duan took a deep breath, gathered his distracting thoughts, and said:
"This matter begins in the daytime when the demonic Taoist manipulated the rebel 'ballast stone' to come to see me..."
The empress wanted to hear the details, and Zhao Duan indeed explained them in great detail.
He had been preparing to take action against the rebels for a while, but when the demons showed up, he was worried that things would get complicated, so he closed the net early...
He kept talking until he was forced into a dream.
He did not conceal anything in the previous part, but changed his statement when it came to the dream:
"I was still conscious at the time, and the demon was still in a dream. He tried to further deceive me, saying that I had found him because I was bewitched and influenced by him, trying to frighten me.
I have never experienced such strange magic, and fearing that I might be bewitched, I did not dare to say more to him. I followed the instructions of Your Majesty and visualized the Six Chapters of the Sutra.
Afterwards, the dream went on a dizzying spree. I can’t remember clearly what I was thinking. I only remember the demon roaring furiously, and then it exploded into a ball of white light…”
This was the speech he had prepared long ago.
Xu Zhenguan raised his eyebrows and nodded:
"If you contemplate the Six Chapters Sutra, it will be equivalent to entering a state of meditation. The demon that invades your dream will be swept away by you and crashed into it together. The scroll left by Emperor Taizu is only accessible to those who practice this lineage.
If outsiders intrude, they will be repelled by the power within the scroll... The spinning of the sky and earth you see is probably caused by the collision of the two."
As she spoke, she frowned:
"But I've never experienced it myself, so I don't know the details. Well, I heard from Ma Yan that you encountered a red-robed sorceress in the Six Chapters Sutra? Was it she who descended and defeated the demon's spirit?"
No... Xiao Ma, are you so open-mouthed? You tell everything... Zhao Duan complained and nodded without hesitation:
"I went to the armory to look up some information, and I tentatively guess that the sorceress is named Pei Niannu."
He didn't expect to hide this matter at all. Firstly, Ma Yan knew about it, and secondly, he couldn't hide the fact that he came to the palace to check the information.
Since the empress asked, I might as well be honest.
"Pei Niannu..." Xu Zhenguan's eyes were filled with surprise, and he suddenly said:
"That number one female sorceress from six hundred years ago? My ancestors did have some encounter with her, but I was unaware of her. There's such a person in the Six Chapters Sutra."
This statement is a bit difficult to understand.
Zhao Duan could only smile awkwardly, but he had already made it clear to the empress that he was the new owner chosen by "Dragon Soul".
Therefore, it makes sense that there are some special things in the practice of the Six Chapter Sutra.
Moreover, this makes it easier to explain the killing of the demon.
Since the empress did not know about Pei Niannu's situation in the Six Chapter Sutra, she could not estimate her strength. This made it something that could not be confirmed unless Zhao Duan said it himself.
Anyway, that sorceress in wedding attire who loves to listen to stories about immortal cultivation can’t come out to clarify…
"Your Majesty, do you know the depth of this person? I tried to check, but the information is very limited." Zhao Duan changed the subject smoothly.
Xu Zhenguan was indeed led astray. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"I'm not quite sure either. Six hundred years ago, it was a time of chaos. There were constant wars and smoke of gunpowder everywhere in the world. Many ancient books and even traditions were cut off. It was very difficult for later generations to explore them, especially for people in the martial arts world who didn't have the royal historians to record them. Many things were completely buried in time after a generation died.
However, I vaguely remember reading in an ancient book that Pei Niannu was a pseudonym, and his true identity was suspected to be a noble from the ancient Xiliang Kingdom..."
The ancient kingdom of Xiliang?
Zhao Duan was stunned.
He knew that during the six hundred years of chaos, many countries, large and small, had been destroyed, and the Xiliang Kingdom seemed to be a small country in the Western Regions.
Its old site is estimated to be west of Yumen Pass or west of Yangguan Pass, which is quite far away from the capital.
A noblewoman from a small country in the Western Regions?
How expensive is it?
Could it be a princess or something... Zhao Duan's imagination ran wild, and he thought to himself that he could look up information about this ancient country when he had time.
"Put this aside for now and continue." Xu Zhenguan interrupted him and almost went off topic.
"Oh, so... that demon's soul exploded. Then, I caught a glimpse and saw two scenes before those memory fragments were completely annihilated."
Zhao Duan continued to narrate, first recounting the entire conversation between Guhuo Zhenren and Zhuang Xiaocheng.
Then he said that he had a quick glance and saw the demon taking out statues and candles from a place that looked like a treasure house.
He didn't mention the jade leaf because he wanted to hide some private money from the empress.
Secondly, he was also worried that if this leaf could really resist the 'Martial God Visualization', then his lie would have a huge flaw.
"Is this it?" After hearing this, Xu Zhenguan flicked his sleeves, and on the coffee table between the two of them appeared a palm-sized black and ferocious statue of a god and three extinguished purple candles.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhao Duan nodded like a chick pecking at rice and asked curiously:
"What is this? Is that demon using this thing to control the puppet?"
Xu Zhenguan nodded gently, his face frosted, "This is a magical tool used by the Dark Sect to ward off evil spirits."
"The Dark Cult? That evil sorcerer organization in the martial arts world?" Zhao Duan was shocked.
After traveling through time, he is no longer the naive newbie he used to be, and he usually reads some information.
Although there are still many knowledge gaps, I have heard of several evil organizations.
Xu Zhenguan said "yes", and seeing his face full of thirst for knowledge, he had to explain:
"The three major evil sects, the Wuchang Sect, the Ming Sect, and the Baiyi Sect, worship the gods of arrogance, death, and death, respectively... This demon is a follower of the Wuchang Sect, and this sect is different from the other two.
Members of the Dark Sect and the White Clothes Sect often appear in groups, similar to sects or gangs. However, the Five Demons Sect is extremely loose-knit. Besides believing in the Demon God and indulging their desires, members have no sense of hierarchy and often act alone..."
She briefly explained the difference before saying seriously:
"It seems that the demon Taoist collaborated with the Dark Cult, or at least received help, to possess this item. This also explains why he died in the palace three years ago and is now able to return."
Zhao Duan asked the question he was most worried about:
"Your Majesty, do you think this demon is truly dead this time? Or is there still a possibility of resurrection? If he is not completely dead and is alive again, will he remember me?"
Xu Zhen looked at him, thinking that he was worried, and comforted him:
"Although I'm not sure whether this person is dead or not, even if he can still live, he will definitely pay a heavy price and may fall into a long-term weakness. If it is really the Dark Cult that helped him, then if he really comes back to life, he will not remember that you killed him.
I won't even remember anything since coming to the capital.
Haha, the reason he knew who to seek revenge on when he came to Beijing this time must have been through subsequent investigations."
Hey, it sounds like you, my wife Zhenbao, are very familiar with the resurrection method of the Ming Cult... Your tone is so certain...
Zhao Duan was surprised, but also felt relieved.
Although he didn't care much about his dream being exposed... after all, who would believe the words of a crazy Taoist priest?
But it is still safest for him if the other party loses this memory.
even……
If Guhuo Zhenren can be resurrected, and we don't know how he died this time, then when he recovers, can't Zhao Duan do the same thing again and reap a wave of rewards?
It's like fattening leeks over and over again... Sss, I suddenly really hope he's not dead...
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