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Chapter 760 Shaobai 33
Emperor Tai'an wanted to test Jiang Xinxin. Before getting the desired result, Jiang Xinxin would definitely not have the opportunity to leave Tianqi City, so Jiang Xinxin simply created an opportunity for Emperor Tai'an to take action and went to explore the palace that night.
Although Emperor Tai'an had been on guard against Jiang Xinxin's night visits to the palace, he did not expect that she would come out and have fun on the first night she was summoned!
The eunuch Zhuoqing is the person with the highest martial arts level in the imperial palace. His cultivation is infinitely close to the realm of divine wandering. Even if he does not reach that level, he can still exert the combat power of the realm of divine wandering.
Jiang Xinxin was jumping around on the rooftops of various places in the palace without any concealment, so of course the eunuch Zhuoqing had to step in to stop her immediately.
Zhuo Qing secretly began to gather strength, but on the surface, he pretended to be doing good for Jiang Xinxin and advised her righteously: "Tianshi, although you have entered the realm of the divine wandering, and in the eyes of ordinary people, you have escaped the fate, but you are still a citizen of Beili after all. Why are you so presumptuous in the Beili Palace? Today, I will pretend that I have never seen you, and you should go back."
Jiang Xinxin looked at the full moon that illuminated the dark night like day, and said with a smile: "If I don't come out tonight, how can you have the opportunity to test me?"
This world is quite interesting. As long as the eunuchs in the palace have good qualifications, the royal family will take the initiative to spend a lot of effort to train them. The eunuch Zhuoqing in front of Jiang Xinxin is the person with the highest status among the eunuchs, and also the one with the highest cultivation.
There were four other people under Zhuoqing, namely, the Emperor's Seal Bearer, Sword Bearer, Book Bearer, and Incense Bearer. Their cultivation was only slightly inferior to Zhuoqing's. The Incense Bearer named Jinxian, whom Jiang Xinxin could still vaguely remember, had not yet come to prominence and was just a eunuch with some qualifications.
Seeing the five people surrounding her tightly, Jiang Xinxin couldn't help but smile more: "You don't think you can take me down with your numbers, do you?"
"That's good. I'll show you what a land immortal is!"
After saying that, Jiang Xinxin gently raised his right hand and turned his palm upwards, and Zhuoqing felt a very strong and powerful sword intent coming towards him. He originally wanted to block it with his fists in front of his chest, but he was suppressed by the sword intent and could not move on the spot.
Jiang Xinxin originally wanted to show off for a while longer, but suddenly realized that the Zhantian Sword seemed a little restless, so she quickly retracted her magical power and let Zhuoqing and others go.
"Well, you martial artists are not the same as me. This move is called Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin, but you have already been defeated before you even saw my sword."
It is easy to talk about sword energy and sword intent. In fact, they are indeed common for Zhuoqing and others. After all, their cultivation has reached the Xiaoyaotian realm. As long as they reach the realm above the ninth level, who can't cultivate sword energy and sword intent?
But being able to release sword energy and sword intent at will is a test of one's skills, especially since Jiang Xinxin's sword intent does not come from her body, but only from the palm of her right hand. It can be seen that her cultivation is indeed not a simple wandering in the mysterious realm.
Jiang Xinxin certainly knew that Emperor Tai'an himself was also observing her secretly. She also believed that after tonight, Emperor Tai'an would have a deeper understanding of her. She just snorted and returned to the Imperial Observatory.
Qi Tianchen had just calmed down Zhantian Sword and came out when he saw Jiang Xinxin humming a little tune and looking very happy.
"My nephew Yuan Xin, you are truly amazing!"
The Heaven-Slaying Sword is the sword of Xiao Yi, the emperor of the Beili Kingdom. Apart from Beili's luck and Xiao Yi's blessing, it can also be ranked in the top ten of the current sword list, and may even be ranked only below the Heart Sword, which is currently ranked fourth, because the Heaven-Slaying Sword is also a spiritual sword, and not everyone can wield it except the Son of Destiny.
Jiang Xinxin listened to Qi Tianchen's long speech about the power of the Zhantian Sword. His words were meant to tell her not to touch the Zhantian Sword. She couldn't help but roll her eyes: "What's so special about this spiritual sword? I can even store my sword Sandu in my Dantian."
"Besides, you all said that I am the man of destiny. If the Heaven-Slaying Sword really wants to recognize me as its master, who can stop it?"
Qi Tianchen was speechless, and secretly decided to report to Emperor Tai'an early tomorrow morning, asking him to let Crown Prince Xiao Ruofeng recognize the Zhantian Sword as its master as soon as possible. Otherwise, Jiang Xinxin might really get the upper hand, and bring unnecessary trouble to the Taoist sect.
Emperor Tai'an himself did not expect that this test had only just begun, and he almost lost the Heaven-Slaying Sword that suppressed Beili's destiny!
But if he really listened to Qi Tianchen's advice and asked Xiao Ruofeng to quickly get the Zhantian Sword, he would still feel unwilling.
Emperor Tai'an, the aging lion, felt that his days were numbered while the successor he had chosen was at the peak of his powers, and murderous intent inevitably began to show in his eyes.
Without even looking up, Xiao Ruofeng could feel the gaze of Emperor Tai'an cast upon him. The gaze had changed from one of tenderness with a hint of father-son affection to one of cold murderous intent directed at an enemy. He felt that power could really turn a good person into a monster.
Xiao Ruofeng knelt in the center of the hall. In addition to Emperor Tai'an and the eunuch Zhuoqing who served him, there were eight eunuchs standing on both sides, and at least four palace maids waiting behind them, ready to serve at any time.
But even under such circumstances, Emperor Tai'an made Crown Prince Xiao Ruofeng kneel as a punishment, and did not let anyone avoid it, completely tearing apart the warmth disguised in the relationship between father and son. From then on, only cold power remained between him and Xiao Ruofeng.
The news that Xiao Ruofeng was forced to kneel before Emperor Tai'an never spread out. As everyone knew, Xiao Ruofeng was an outstanding crown prince and would definitely be an outstanding emperor in the future. If Emperor Tai'an didn't have a very good reason, forcing the crown prince to kneel without reason would only damage his own reputation.
When Jiang Xinxin inadvertently said that, she realized that Xiao Ruofeng's situation was really difficult, so she decided to help him. After all, Xiao Ruofeng was the one she supported.
Xiao Lingchen was still a child, his talent was not as good as Xiao Ruofeng, but far superior to Xiao Ruojin, and he was also the eldest son of the Eastern Palace. Jiang Xinxin just followed Qi Tianchen and watched Xiao Lingchen riding a horse in the training ground from a distance, and said with emotion: "This little grandson looks lively and will be liked by the old man. Uncle, your future successor should be found according to this."
Jiang Xinxin said this casually, and Qi Tianchen thought she was just thinking of Li Fansong, Wang Yihang's cheap apprentice on Wangcheng Mountain, so he smiled and said, "Are you thinking of your nephew? It seems that your nephew is a lively person."
The person who taught Xiao Lingchen today was Ji Ruofeng. Jiang Xinxin and Qi Tianchen had seen what happened between them from the high building and they did not hide it from anyone. Ji Ruofeng was very thoughtful. He turned around and secretly inquired about it, and he really asked about what Jiang Xinxin had said at that time.
Ji Ruofeng immediately went to Xiao Ruofeng and reported the whole story, and suggested: "Whether the little Taoist priest did it intentionally or not, we should appreciate her kindness. It would be best to take this opportunity to improve the relationship between the two sides. The little prince is indeed lively and cute, and I believe His Majesty would like to see more of such young people."
Xiao Ruofeng couldn't do such a thing as using his own son to curry favor with the emperor, but the current situation did not allow them to continue to confront Emperor Tai'an. After all, they could not tear off that thin disguise and let the hearts of the court officials be shaken again.
Xiao Ruofeng did not agree, and Ji Ruofeng did not urge him to make a decision immediately. After thinking about it all night, Xiao Ruofeng finally listened to Ji Ruofeng's advice and allowed Xiao Lingchen to have more contact with Emperor Tai'an.
The eunuch Zhuo Qing saw that Emperor Tai'an's attitude towards the Eastern Palace had softened a lot because of Xiao Lingchen, so of course he had some concerns in his mind. However, he couldn't afford to offend either Emperor Tai'an or the Eastern Palace, so he simply pulled Jiang Xinxin out as an excuse, "I heard that the little Taoist priest accidentally saw the little prince taking a martial arts class that day, and she was impressed that the little prince was lively and cute and would be liked by the old man."
Emperor Tai'an would of course think too much, so Jiang Xinxin led to a new round of tests.
Emperor Tai'an held Xiao Lingchen in his arms and jokingly said that he would give Xiao Lingchen to her as a registered disciple. "Little Heavenly Master, what do you think of my little golden grandson? Is he qualified to be your disciple?"
Jiang Xinxin refused directly: "This lively, cute and innocent child is indeed likable, and I like to tease him myself. But it would be better if it is someone else's child, and I can tease him when he is well behaved, otherwise I will have a headache."
This time, Emperor Tai'an really believed that Jiang Xinxin was just speaking from her heart. After all, he is still the same now. He would tease the child when he is well-behaved, but would ignore him otherwise.