Chapter 161

“Master, the fourth young master wants to see you. He said he has something important to report.”

After hearing the report from Luan Nu outside the study, Zhao Qian’an stopped thinking and came back to his senses.

Is the observation coming?

Ever since Zhao Guanxiang was carried into the Astronomical Observatory two days ago, he has not come out of the Astronomical Observatory for the past two days.

But Zhao Qi’an knew that the Imperial Master was trying to treat him, and he thought that the damage to his Yuantai Dao foundation would be difficult to repair and would take some time.

I didn’t expect that I’d be released today.

Zhao Qi’an said to the Luan slave outside the study: “Tell him to come to the study to see me.”

……

“Father!”

When Zhao Guanxiang came to the study and saw Zhao Qi’an, he still smelled of alcohol and his face was still a little red.

He bowed respectfully towards Zhao Qian’an, and then with a serious expression he mentioned his meeting with the Imperial Master today.

When Zhao Qi’an heard that the Imperial Master knew about the relationship between Zhao Guanxiang and the Zhao family, he was not surprised. He just sighed and said, “When you left the temple, you rashly went to the Astronomical Observatory. By the time I found out, it was too late to arrange a new identity for you. The Imperial Master knows your origins, so it’s no wonder that he can’t figure out your relationship with the Zhao family.”

“But you don’t have to worry too much. You are not the only one from an aristocratic family in the Patrol of Heaven. Qi Lianzhi is a disciple of ‘Buddha Tu’ Lin Hu, and Bai Yuchuan is a close follower of ‘Blue Eyed Fox’ Zhou Tiansheng. If the Patrol of Heaven can accommodate them, how can it not accommodate you?”

Zhao Guanxiang smiled bitterly and said, “But the Imperial Master asked me to sever all ties with the Zhao family.”

Zhao Qi’an was slightly startled and asked in confusion: “Why is this?”

“Because the Imperial Master wants to take me in as a disciple. If I accept her as my master, she will guarantee that I can enter the second-grade creation. She also promised that I will take over the Sky Patrol in the future and become the next Sky Patrol General…”

Zhao Guanxiang paused for a moment and smiled bitterly, “Now that I think about it, was my rejection too straightforward? The Imperial Master may not have figured out the relationship between me and the Zhao family, but such a straightforward rejection is equivalent to telling the Imperial Master that I am from the Zhao family.”

Zhao Qi’an heard what he said, but shook his head: “I once talked with Dean An about the Imperial Master. When Shui Yuexian had not yet achieved the first level of Taoism, she had already cultivated the ability of ‘telepathy’. Now that she has achieved the Tao, her ears can discern the true sounds of the world. There is no point in lying in front of her. You should tell the truth.”

Zhao Guanxiang was stunned for a moment, recalling that the Imperial Master always pretended to listen attentively and would say with certainty, “You are not lying.” He thought that it was his sincere words that moved the Imperial Master, but it turned out to be because of this?

“But… the Imperial Master has never accepted a disciple in his life. Now he wants to accept you as his disciple. Aren’t you tempted?”

Zhao Qi’an changed the subject and his gaze fell on Zhao Guanxiang.

Zhao Guanxiang said seriously, “I am moved. Of course I am moved. After leaving the Imperial Master, I regretted it in my heart.”

Zhao Qi’an: “…”

“I’ve thought about it. Why don’t you take my brothers and sisters and me and change our surnames? We can become independent from the Zhao family. This way, I can be considered to have completely severed ties with the Zhao family and openly become a disciple of the Imperial Master. It will also be prestigious to become the head of the Astronomical Survey Office in the future!”

Zhao Guanxiang slapped his thigh and said in annoyance, “Why didn’t I think of that at the time?”

Zhao Qi’an coughed a few times, frowned, and scolded: “Be more serious.”

Zhao Guanxiang then smiled awkwardly and stopped joking.

But his words and deeds showed that he was unwilling to give up his “home”.

He doesn’t care about whether they are from the Zhao family or not, but what he cares about is the foster father who adopted him, taught him martial arts, and taught him how to behave, and he cares about the brothers and sisters who grew up with him.

How many people in this world are willing to give up their “home” for the sake of wealth? Moreover, he had “sold” his life to Zhao Qi’an twelve years ago, and he had no second life to serve the national teacher.

Be loyal and do not serve two masters.

Zhao Qi’an then carefully examined Zhao Guanxiang’s body. The originally broken Huangting had been repaired, and the damaged Yuantai had also been repaired, and it was even stronger than before.

However, the method used by the Imperial Master to repair the damage to his foundation has side effects – the remaining power in the “holy remains” must be expelled from the body before the second-grade creation, otherwise the original owner of the holy remains would be in danger of usurping the throne.

Dean An did not mention this matter, but he learned about it from Zhao Guanxiang, who said it himself.

But if you think about it carefully, you will understand why Dean An did not mention this matter.

An Shoudao had his foundation repaired by Shuiyuexian using her holy remains after he had failed in his fight for the Great Dao with Shuiyuexian.

At that time, Dean An was already a powerful figure at the peak of the Creation Realm. He had already walked his own “path” and would not be influenced by external paths.

Not to mention that it is just a little bit of spirituality left over from the death of Lord Wuwang, even if Lord Wuwang were resurrected, he might not be a match for Dean An.

Perhaps he didn’t even realize the threat posed by the Holy Relics.

But Zhao Guanxiang was different. He had just entered the realm of heaven and man. The remaining spirituality in the holy remains of Lord Wuwang was much more powerful than him.

How to solve this problem, we can only take it one step at a time.

Fortunately, it is still a long way for Zhao Guanxiang to advance to the third level of magical powers, so he doesn’t have to worry too much about these things.

Zhao Qi’an remembered that there was also a spirit of “Lord of Wuwang” sealed in his Huangting.

Fortunately, he was more careful and did not integrate these messy external forces into his body.

But I have a headache about how to deal with it now. It seems a bit of a waste to release it directly.

Zhao Qi’an couldn’t think of a good way to deal with it for the time being, so he could only put it aside for the time being. Anyway, the spiritual power of the “Lord of Wuwang” sealed in his Huangting was not much, and could not cause any trouble.

He said to Zhao Guanxiang, “Looking at your appearance, I guess you didn’t come to me just after coming from the Imperial Master, but what happened?”

“I can’t hide it from my foster father.” Zhao Guanxiang scratched his head and said with an embarrassed smile, “I originally wanted to come to my foster father right away, but I rescued the wife of one of my servants, and he and his wife wanted to hold a banquet to thank me. I couldn’t refuse, so I thought I would come to see my foster father tomorrow morning.”

Zhao Qi’an asked: “Then why are you here now?”

Zhao Guanxiang then remembered the important matter, took out a few pieces of rice paper from his arms, and handed them to Zhao Qi’an: “Godfather, take a look at this.”

Zhao Qi’an took the papers and told Luan Nu to bring Zhao Guanxiang some sobering tea while he opened the papers in his hand.

The paper is ordinary rice paper, with a rough texture and a slightly uneven surface. It is obviously bought by ordinary people for practicing calligraphy.

The ink on the paper had not yet dried, and when the fingers touched the strokes, some ink marks were left on the fingertips.

As soon as Zhao Qi’an saw the words, he knew it was written by Zhao Guanxiang. However, after seeing the content above, he asked in confusion: “With so many officials… why did you write these?”

This piece of paper records the names and titles of many high-ranking officials in the court, from seventh-rank officials to third-rank officials, all of whom are listed on the paper.

Zhao Guanxiang lowered his voice and said, “These people are all ‘guests’ who have been to Yifeng Royal Manor!”

(End of this chapter)