Chapter 248 – Heart Sword

“Little Eunuch, do this official a favor and go check out the palace maid named “He’er”.”

Xu Qi’an put down the pamphlet and turned his head to instruct the little eunuch that Emperor Yuan Jing had sent to supervise him.

The little eunuch obediently left.

After the people left, Xu Qi’an re-read the booklet, page after page, reading it very carefully.

I really can t stand the ancient account books ah …… The words are written in small, and the strokes are still many, so it hurts my eyes to read …… Xu Qi an took an hour to look carefully at the income and expenditure records for the whole year.

He closed the booklet, looked at the old eunuch in charge, and said, “Where is the outhouse?”

The old eunuch replied, “The backyard.”

Xu Qi an immediately went to the toilet, but did not pull out his 8=====D, but took out the fragment of the earth book to find out the Confucian version of the magic book that the great Confucian s gifted him.

Tear out a page of lookout and burn it out.

Two channels of clear light shot out from his eyes, followed by a slow convergence.

After brushing himself with a lookout technique, Xu Qi’an returned to the side hall and asked the old eunuch without moving, “This official has found that there is something wrong with the pamphlet, the eunuch will have to give me an explanation.”

“My lord, please.” The old eunuch said frankly.

“Yuanjing thirty-two years, there should be pills coming in every day, right?”

“This ….. After four years, we can’t remember exactly.” The old eunuch felt that this gong’s gaze was introverted and deep, as if hiding a whirlpool, making him very uncomfortable.

Didn’t lie ….. Xu Qi’an continued to ask: “When checking the booklet, this official found that the income and expenditure records for February 10th, and February 20th of that year were vacant, and that no pills were delivered in these days?”

The old eunuch still shook his head, bitterly, “Reporting back to Your Excellency, this we have also forgotten.”

Still not lying, an old eunuch is not so bad as to have a qi shielding magic weapon ……. Being old is useless and forgetful …… Xu Qi an returned the booklet to the old eunuch and commanded:

“Give me the records of the Imperial Pharmacy’s entries and exits within five days. I will arrange for someone to assist.”

The so-called assistance was to supervise the old eunuch. The person Xu Qi’an had already thought of was the young eunuch sent by Emperor Yuan Jing to supervise him.

This little eunuch was Emperor Yuan Jing’s eyes, and any progress he made would be reported to Emperor Yuan Jing one by one.

Lin An moved to Xu Qi’an’s ear and whispered, “Are you suspecting that someone tore up the booklet?”

“When the old eunuch searched for the booklet, there was a noticeable accumulation of dust on the cover, and there were a few fingerprints on it; the marks were new, and, I dare conclude, not more than five days old.”

Awesome!

His Second Highness praised in his heart, growing more and more confident in Xu Qi’an.

At that moment, the little eunuch hurriedly came to report, his face was very unattractive, and he wanted to say something.

“You go down first.” Xu Qi’an dismissed the old eunuch managing the imperial pharmacy.

The little eunuch still didn’t say anything, carefully glancing at Lin An.

“This palace can’t listen either?” Lin An was furious, her eyebrows flew up at once.

Sure enough, framed although not too smart, spiteful and capricious princess disease is not lacking at all, it is just more favorable to me ……. Xu Qi’an frowned, “Say it.”

The little eunuch swallowed and brewed for a few seconds before whispering, “He’er is from the Empress Dowager’s palace.”

For a moment there was a dead silence in the parlor.

He’er is someone from the Empress’s palace, no wonder Huaiqing’s mood changed when he heard He’er’s name ……. In other words, the person who saved Huang Xiaorou in the beginning was the Empress ……. In other words, Huang Xiaorou had received great kindness from the Empress.

And her role in this case is to plot against Princess Fu and frame the crown prince’s hasty vanguard ……. The Empress is in trouble.

“Hoo Hoo …..”

As he floated around, he heard the ragged breathing of Protoan beside him.

To bad …..

“I’ll go to Father.”

Lin An gritted his teeth and dropped a sentence, rising expansively and heading out.

Xu Qi’an hastily tugged on her hand, soothingly saying, “Your Highness, it’s too early to draw any conclusions.”

“Isn’t it obvious, He’er is the Empress’s person, Huang Xiaorou has received great favors from the Empress, and the Empress has been wanting to harm my Crown Prince’s brother so that she can let her son inherit the Crown Prince’s throne. The motive is also sufficient isn’t it.” Lin An twisted her head around and glared angrily:

“Do you still have Huaiqing in your heart if you stop me now?”

She was referring to the “jumping ship” thing, after all, Xu Qi’an was the one she snatched from Huaiqing.

Crap, your words sound like I ate Huaiqing and then ate you after I ate Huaiqing, and when it reaches Emperor Yuan Jing s ears, he will order that I be beheaded …… Xu Qi an glanced at the little eunuch and said in a deep voice:

“This matter involves the Empress, and after finding out just one palace maid, you made a big fuss and forced the charge of killing Princess Fu and harming the Crown Prince onto the Empress.

“What if it turns out that the Queen was wrongly accused?”

Framed exclaimed, “I don’t care I don’t care, the Crown Prince is my sibling.”

“Your Highness!” Xu Qi’an glared at her, aggravating her tone.

“….. Hmph!” Prosper collected his temper and said indignantly, “Then what do you say.”

Those who were familiar with her character were not present, otherwise they would have to be astonished that the bratty and capricious Second Princess was so well-behaved in front of a small gong.

“Just keep checking, the princess will just wait and see what happens.”

Lin An let out another “hum”, clearly not happy with the result, but didn’t continue to play hard to get.

Xu Qi’an turned his head towards the little eunuch and said, “The little eunuch must tell His Majesty everything about today’s harvest. However, remember to keep it simple and only talk about the case and nothing else.”

My interactions with Lin An would also like you to omit ……. Xu Qi Xin said.

The little eunuch remembered his godfather’s warning that day, and his heart was overwhelmed with emotion, although Lord Xu’s temper wasn’t exactly good, his heart was very kind, and he still knew to worry about a little person like me.

“Don’t worry, Lord Xu, the slave will only talk about the case and won’t talk too much.” The little eunuch said loudly.

This little eunuch is very up to …… Xu Qi’an gave a “hmm” sound and added: “Later, you go to find the eunuch who manages the imperial pharmacy, and ask him for a list of those who have entered and exited the imperial pharmacy within five days. Then, you secretly look for the guards to check it.”

“Understood.”

Leaving the Imperial Apothecary, the time is early noon (11:00), and Prosper says he’s going to his mother’s consort’s place for a meal, ruthlessly abandoning his unmarried fiancé.

Xu Qi’an had to follow the eunuchs to eat together, the Imperial Catering Room is the masters of the meals, eunuchs and palace girls “canteen” called the Small Catering Room.

Halfway through the line, I suddenly heard someone behind me shouting, “Lord Xu …….

Turning his head to look, a blue-robed Taoist priest hurriedly came and joyfully said, “Lord Xu, I finally found you.”

Knowing that Xu Qi’an was sure to go to the small dining room for his meal, he purposely wandered around the neighborhood, and sure enough, he caught him.

Those who could go in and out of the palace must be Taoist priests from Ling Bao Guan. Xu Qi’an arched his hand and said, “Daoist.”

“I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare,” the Taoist priest approached and respectfully returned the salute, “Mr. Xu, the head of the Dao has an invitation.”

“This ……” Xu Qi’an hesitated.

Luo Yu Heng is the woman that Emperor Yuan Jing has his eyes on, and he has already been entangled with his daughter, so he should not make Emperor Yuan Jing unhappy again because of reasons such as “getting too close to the beautiful state master”.

In addition, Luo Yuheng is the second grade of strong, Xu Qi’an do not want to get too close to the relationship is not familiar with the top of the strong, in case suddenly to others found the existence of the Shenshu monk ……. Oh oh, so you Xu Qi’an are already in the shape of a monk!

Come on, seal back to Sang Po, 500 years shall not come out of the world, wait for a monk to fetch scriptures in the west in the future and then let you out.

The immortal Shenshu monk certainly had no problem surviving for 500 years, but what about him, Xu Qi’an? It wasn’t like he could borrow another 500 years from the heavens.

“The State Master is waiting for you and would like to invite you to join him for dinner.” The Taoist priest said.

“Good!” Xu Qi’an agreed.

The main thing is that Luo Yuheng, this woman …… her, she is too tempting.

……..

It was the second time for Xu Qi’an to visit Ling Bao Guan, and he had met Luo Yuheng last time in order to help Taoist Master Jinlian seek the elixir.

This Head of the Human Sect Dao seemed to favor him and made a very suggestive remark at the time, but unfortunately, Xu Qi’an was a decent man and ignored her hints.

Xu Qi’an was led directly into a quiet room with two futons, a table, a small fireplace on the side, and the word “Dao” hanging on the wall.

Simple to the point of being furnished, there is nothing more to it.

The Taoist boy carried a large bucket of fasting rice, mixed with grains such as black rice, corn, and millet, as well as three plates of vegetarian dishes.

“Please enjoy your meal, Lord Xu, the head of the Dao will be right over.” The daoist boy respectfully retreated.

Xu Qi’an didn’t eat, looked at the two bowls and two pairs of chopsticks on the table, and nodded in satisfaction.

If this meal was to be left to his own devices, then he’d hit the road right now.

“Zee~”

The lattice door, which had just been closed, was pushed open again, and the woman in the basalt-colored Taoist robe of the State Master walked in, her arm resting on a whisk, her green silk simply tied with a Taoist hairpin, and a few strands of frontal hair hanging down, making her look a little bit flirtatious.

And a bit of vermilion in the center of the brow accentuated the fairy-like holiness, making a strange mishmash of two different charms.

“State Master!” Xu Qi’an rose and arched his hand.

Luo Yu Heng nodded and reached out, “Lord Xu, please have your meal.”

“Please use the eel, State Master.”

The two took their seats, served a bowl of rice, and helped themselves.

Xu Qi’an couldn’t fathom the intentions of the beautiful state master and deliberated not to open his mouth, occasionally glancing at her a few times during his meal, pleasing the eye.

At first glance, this woman would appear to be a pink twenty year old, and looking at her, she would appear to be a buff thirty year old young woman.

But after looking at it for a long time, crikey, this is clearly a superbly beautiful mature woman in her early forties, that plump body, that can’t hide the flavor between the eyebrows, it’s simply a man killer.

Xu Qi’an got back the feeling he had when he first met her – mom’s friend, kind sister-in-law, English teacher, etc.

“Does this woman cultivate the Dao, or is it demonic magic?” Xu Qi’an frowned darkly.

The fact that all of the above illusions would occur was certainly not due to him, it was definitely a problem with the Human Sect’s cultivation method, which was confirmed by Daoist Master Golden Lotus’ endorsement.

None of the three sects of Heaven, Earth, and Man were normal, and the Earth Sect was burdened by merit and became a devil at every turn. I don’t know what’s going on with the Human Sect, but it has the same after-effects.

As for the Heavenly Sect, the path they took was the biggest problem in itself.

The heavens are unfeeling in order to endure for all time. If a man is heartless, what difference is there between him and a dead thing.

According to Xu Qi’an’s understanding, the unity of heaven and man was the rule of incarnation, right?

“I heard Daoist Golden Lotus say that Duke Xu had taken the Deliverance Pill in Yunzhou?” Luo Yuheng spoke.

Why is Daoist Golden Lotus talking to you about this ……. Xu Qi’an froze, “Yes.”

“The poor Taoist would like to borrow a bowl of Lord Xu’s essence blood to use as a medicinal guide for refining pills to alleviate his body’s persistent illnesses.”

What persistent disease needs my essence blood as a guide? Xu Qi’an glanced at her and did not take a stand, but in his heart, he was wording how to reject her.

Something like blood, in his previous life, he could only test the blood type, but in this world, a lot of manipulation could be played out.

The most impressive is the Wiccan spell-killing technique.

Luo Yu Heng seemed to have expected his reaction, and picked up a chopstick of rice and sent it into her rosy little mouth, adding nonchalantly, “This is the suggestion of Daoist Master Jinlian.”

Xu Qi’an nodded, “I’ll have to confirm that.”

Luo Yu Heng nodded.

Xu Qi’an took out the fragment of the Earth Book in front of her, and just as he wanted to send a message to inquire, he remembered that he was now a dead man and couldn’t speak.

At this moment, Luo Yu Heng gazed at the door and faintly said, “He’s here.”

Xu Qi’an turned her head and saw an orange cat squatting on the threshold, its amber vertical pupils looking at them slyly.

“Daoist priest, why are you here ….. Wait, aren’t you unable to enter the Imperial City?”

The orange cat put up its tail and leapt toward the tabletop with soft, silent cat steps.

Xu Qi’an gently slapped it away, “We’re eating, watch out for cat hair.”

The orange cat had to squat on the ground, holding its head high, and opened its mouth gently, “After the injury heals, you can go in and out of the Imperial City as you please, but the Imperial Palace is still inaccessible.”

The strength of the Taoist priest is even stronger than I thought ……. Xu Qi An is not a rookie now, and if he wants to sneak into the imperial city without a sound, he needs to be four ranks less.

Of course, this doesn’t include Wulf.

With the characteristics of Wufu’s system, even if he was a First Grade, he could not sneak into the Imperial City without a sound, and would most likely be discovered.

Of course, if you are a first-ranked martial artist, you can almost single-handedly brush the copy of “Dabong Capital”.

“That essence blood is …….” Xu Qi’an was still a little hesitant despite his trust in Daoist Golden Lotus.

It’s like when someone wants to use your computer, even though it’s a good friend, or a relative, you resist it inwardly, after all, who doesn’t have hundreds of gigabytes of wife on their hard drive.

“Borrowing the medicinal properties of the Deliverance Pill from your blood.” Daoist Master Golden Lotus first glanced at Luo Yu Heng, seeing that she had no expression, he continued:

“The Human Sect’s cultivation path is bumpy and difficult, you’ve more or less understood this point, the head of Luodao will suffer from karmic fires every month, suffering from the seven emotions and six desires. The Deliverance Pill can shed the old shell and bring one back to life, it can temporarily alleviate the symptoms.”

Xu Qi’an slowly nodded his head and boldly said, “No wonder I feel that the State Master has extraordinary charisma.”

If Daoist Master Golden Lotus wasn’t here, he would never have dared to say this.

Taoist Master Golden Lotus responded, “Human Sect Taoism is practiced to a high depth and possesses the aspect of all living beings, which allows you to see the side of your heart that you desire the most ……. I am referring to the aspect of love.”

Said the orange cat with a humanized smile on his face, “What did you see?”

Luo Yu Heng raised his head with little expression and glanced at Xu Qi An.

Xu Qi’an’s expression abruptly froze.

This reaction …… Golden Lotus Taoist Master froze, and then came to be interested, and pursued, “You seem to be deeply touched.”

I thought I was a black silk control, imperial girl control, mature girl control, loli control, sister control, and in the end I realized that I was just plain horny ……. I have never felt so deeply about this sentence ……. Xu Qi’an let out a dry laugh, lightly digressing from the topic:

“Since Daoist Golden Lotus is acting as an intermediary, I’m naturally willing to do my bit.”

Luo Yu Heng nodded in satisfaction and said softly, “If you have any pills you want, you can just ask for them as compensation for the essence blood.”

Daoist Master Golden Lotus grabbed Xu Qi’an before he could speak, “There’s no rush, take your time to think about it, the favors of the Human Sect Dao Head are not something that ordinary people can obtain.”

Luo Yu Heng glanced at the orange cat without smoldering.

……….

Jingxiu Palace.

Lin An arrived at her mother’s residence with her guards, and she trotted into the house, her red dress flipping, her mouth yelling, “Mother Consort Mother Consort …..”

In the room, Noble Consort Chen was secretly wiping her tears, and when she saw her daughter running in, she hurriedly averted her face and wiped her tear tracks.

The fraudulent and huffing Lin An was quiet all of a sudden, slowly walking to Chen Guifei’s side, holding her hand, her charming and seductive peach blossom eyes flashed with heartache:

“Mother consort, the crown prince’s brother will be fine, the cleaner is the clearer, don’t cry.”

A while ago, she was in a terrible mood, half of which was due to Xu Qi’an’s terrible martyrdom, and the other half was what happened to the Crown Prince, as well as Noble Consort Chen’s tears all day long.

As a daughter, it was hard for her to watch her mother depressed and in tears day after day, but there was nothing she could do about it.

The personal palace maid standing to the side whispered, ”In the past few days, some of the princes of the clan have come to see the Empress, and they said that the ministers outside are discussing the establishment of another crown prince.

“When the Queen heard this, she burst into tears and didn’t eat much for two days in a row.”

Lin An was furious, “These visionless dogs, why are they talking to mother consort about this.”

She was so angry she called her uncles dogs.

“Lin An, don’t say nonsense.” Noble Consort Chen held her daughter’s hand back, looking miserable: “Your Crown Prince’s brother is a concubine, over the years there are always people saying that he is not in the right position, it’s good to abolish it, so Mother Consort doesn’t have to worry about it all day long.”

These words caused Lin An’s heart to flare up, and she knew that her mother consort was referring to the tigress who was the head of the harem.

The Grand Palace Maiden sighed, “It would be nice if the case could be investigated to the truth, but after so many days, there has been no progress.”

The case was to be kept secret, Xu Qi’an emphasized to the two princesses several times.

But now, seeing her mother wasting away, her eyes red and swollen, Lin An couldn’t help herself and blurted out, “Who said there’s no progress, Xu Qi An has pretty much investigated the case.”

Noble Consort Chen’s eyes lit up, gazing straight at her daughter, “The case will soon be revealed? That, that Xu Qi’an is really close to being found out?”

In his excitement, he gripped Prosper’s hand hard.

“Mother Consort you’re pinching me.”

Since he had already opened his mouth, the framer no longer hid it and said, “Mother Consort, it was the Empress who framed the Crown Prince, it must be her.”

Noble Consort Chen’s face changed drastically, “Lin An, no nonsense.”

“Mother consort don’t worry, Linan has solid evidence ……”

At that moment, she told Noble Consort Chen about the case in its original form.

“It was really her, back then, if it wasn’t for her lack of honor, would His Majesty have sent her to the Cold Palace, and would he have made my son the Crown Prince?” Noble Consort Chen cried out:

“His Majesty’s heart is kind and generous, remembering his old feelings he did not abolish her, but she is good, after many years, she is again thinking of competing for the position of the Crown Prince.”

Noble Consort Chen’s words were like a thunderbolt ringing in Lin An’s ears.

What did she hear?

The Empress is a misogynist? Father wants to abolish the queen?

When was this all about and how did she not know.

Lin An’s mind floated back to the Empress who had a gentle nature but lacked a smile, and although she resented her for framing the Crown Prince’s brother, Lin An didn’t believe from the bottom of her heart that she was a woman who didn’t abide by the ways of women.

However, after accepting this shocking news, many details that had not been noticed in the past were explained through and through. For example, the Empress had been living in deep seclusion, not caring about the affairs of the harem.

For example, ever since Lin An remembered, she had never seen the Empress smile. For example, the Empress was cold and indifferent to both Huaiqing and the Fourth Prince, completely lacking the love and affection that Mother Consort had for herself and her Crown Prince brother in general.

“Mother consort, this, what is going on here? The Empress does not abide by her womanhood …… Who is that man.” Lin An agitatedly grabbed onto Noble Consort Chen’s hand, burning with rage.

As her father’s favorite daughter, she was justifiably angry to hear this news.

“Don’t, don’t ask ……,” Chen Guifei knew that she had lost her words and shook her head with tears in her eyes, “This matter is taboo for His Majesty, don’t spread it out.”

……….

“This seat doesn’t like to owe favors, Lord Xu just say it directly, what do you want.” Luo Yu Heng did not intend to fulfill Daoist Golden Lotus’ wishful thinking.

Auntie, I don t want to struggle ……. Xu Qi’an exclaimed furiously in her heart.

For the payoff, something he hadn’t thought of at the moment, and couldn’t help but look to the orange cat for its opinion.

The orange cat pondered for a long time and said, “The Human Sect is known for its sword arts in the Nine States, so it might as well gift a piece of sword art.”

“But I’m using a sword.” Xu Qi’an spoke up to remind.

“Who says that sword arts can’t be used to make a sword?” Daoist Master Golden Lotus asked back with a smile.

That’s right, as long as the core essence is extracted and applied to the blade technique, just like when I perform the Heaven and Earth Slash, it can be used in conjunction with the Lion’s Roar to check the enemy.

Xu Qi’an nodded slowly.

Luo Yu Heng raised his hand and gently wiped it across the desktop, and three thin booklets appeared.

The pleasant voice of the State Master said, “I have three sword arts here, namely, Heart Sword, Qi Sword, and Royal Sword.

“The Heart Sword needs to be supplemented with Yuan Shen cultivation, using spiritual energy as a whetstone to sharpen the sword day in and day out. It is unable to cut down the physical body and specializes in cutting down the Yuan Shen.”

Hearing this, Xu Qi’an subconsciously looked at the orange cat.

The orange cat popped out its sharp claws and said quietly, “Lord Xu doesn’t want to be provocative.”

Xu Qi’an immediately withdrew his gaze.

Luo Yu Heng continued, “The Qi Sword is the opposite of the Heart Sword, it is a first-class way of attacking and killing, and when practiced to a high level, the sword qi is unceasing and indestructible.”

Xu Qi’an couldn’t help but say, “Sword qi spreads across three thousand li, and a sword’s light chills the nineteen states?”

Luo Yuheng couldn’t help but glance sideways, as if her beautiful eyes were like a vast expanse of clear water lingering on Xu Qi’an for a long time, praising, “It is rumored that Lord Xu’s poetic talent is unparalleled, and it is true, this sentence is bold and dry, with a thousand airs.”

These are not my words, these are the words of a great writer who specializes in watering down manuscripts one word at a time ……

“As for the Royal Sword Art ……,” Luo Yuheng gently waved her hand, the doors and windows instantly caved in, and a sword light rushed out of her sleeve, whistling as it traveled over the courtyard.

As fast as thunder, as sharp as a swimming fish.

Xu Qi’an exclaimed in admiration, “The art of sword control is truly an immortal’s means, so I choose the Heart Sword.”

Luo Yu Heng was stunned for a moment and nodded, “Good.”

Although the Royal Sword Technique was fancy and cool, and its killing power wasn’t low, Xu Qi’an felt that the Heart Sword was more suitable for him.

The reason was simple, his Heaven and Earth Slash was an extremely radical blade technique: there was nothing in the world that could not be cut through, and if there was, then run for your life.

Thus, when he practiced, his first consideration was not to increase his means, but to perfect the Heaven and Earth Slash.

After acquiring the Buddhist Lion’s Roar, this thought became more and more solid.

The control skills are there, the physical damage is there, and now what’s missing is the output of the meta field.

Luo Yu Heng retrieved the Qi Sword and the Royal Sword Technique, pushed the Heart Sword sword manual to him, and said, “If you have any unanswered questions, you can come to the Spiritual Treasure View to find me. I can solve your confusion three times.”

“Many thanks, State Master.” Xu Qi’an sincerely thanked him.

Then, Luo Yu Heng took out a mouthful of jade bowl from his sleeve, his slender jade fingers pinching the bowl and pushing it in front of Xu Qi An.

The bowl was not big, just three times the size of a teacup, Xu Qi’an’s heart settled down a bit, he thought it was the big bowl Xu Suoyin used for eating.

After getting the blood, Luo Yu Heng took advantage of the heat and ran off to refine the pills.

In the quiet room, only the orange cat and Xu Qi’an remained.

“Daoist, help me block the others, I want to chat privately with Li Miaozhen.”

Taking this opportunity, Xu Qi’an intended to tell Number Two about his resurrection.

In response to Xu Qi’an’s request, Daoist Golden Lotus responded, “Huh.”

“What’s the problem?” Xu Qi’an frowned.

“Li Miaozhen said that she would come to the capital after the beginning of spring, and with the current situation in Yunzhou, I guess we have to wait for the end of the bandit suppression, and she will be here in a short while anyway, so why be in a hurry.” Daoist Jinlian said.

He was still waiting for Li Miaozhen to angrily seek out Xu Qi’an to fight for his life when she knew that he had been resurrected, as a way to stir up the situation and ease the conflict between the outstanding disciples of the two Celestial and Human Sects.

“That’s right too!” Xu Qi’an nodded.

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