Martial Arts Crossover: Something's Wrong with This Evil Sect

Chapter 164 The food is poisoned!

"Young Master Shan, what do you think? If you really are unwilling, I will not make things difficult for you. After all, you saved my life."

The Empress Dowager embraced Yunluo, looked at Shan Tianxie, and asked with a smile.

After all, she still had to consider Shan Tianxie's thoughts.

Hearing the Empress Dowager's tone soften, Yunluo suddenly raised her head, looking at Shan Tianxie with a pitiful expression.

He then said softly, "Young Master Shan! Please accept Yunluo as your disciple."

Seeing this, Shan Tianxie knew Yun Luo's personality well; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her quirky and unpredictable.

But since it suits his tastes, why expose it?

So Shan Tianxie smiled faintly, "Of course I can be the princess's teacher, but there's one thing I need to make clear."

"But it doesn't matter."

"It's just that I'm used to wandering the martial world. If I need to come and guide the princess every day, I'm afraid it will be very difficult."

"It's fine!"

Seeing that Shan Tianxie had agreed, Yunluo no longer cared about anything else and hurriedly said...

"Master doesn't need to come every day. Yunluo will definitely prioritize Master's schedule. Yunluo respects her teacher the most!"

"That's no problem."

Dan Tianxie couldn't help but chuckle. Putting aside everything else, he had already noticed that Princess Yunluo respected her teachers.

"In that case, I, Shan, will play the role of a life mentor for once."

"Thank you Master!"

Yunluo was overjoyed, and her pitiful expression was no longer what it had been before.

Instead, a sly glint flashed in his eyes, like a little fox stealing a bite of food.

"Congratulations, Princess, on finding a good mentor."

Cao Zhengchun offered his congratulations with a smile, then bowed slightly to Shan Tianxie, "Congratulations to Young Hero Shan on finding such a fine disciple!"

"That's quite true; today is indeed a day filled with good news."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager nodded repeatedly, then looked at Yunluo in her arms and patted her head.

"Young Master Shan is the Empress Dowager's savior. You can't make things difficult for him like before, or you won't be able to get past the Empress Dowager!"

"Mother~" Yunluo drawled, pouting at the Empress Dowager, "How could you say that about me in front of Master? I've never made things difficult for anyone!"

"Oh? Really?"

The Empress Dowager pretended to ponder for a moment, then teased, "Several masters were tricked away by someone before, could it be that I've misremembered?"

Yunluo watched as the Empress Dowager revealed her past in front of her new master.

Even with her carefree personality, she couldn't help but blush with embarrassment, and could only stomp her foot and let out a coquettish sigh.

"Mother! If you keep doing this, we won't help you comb your hair anymore!"

"Hahaha, alright, alright, I'm not joking with you anymore."

The Empress Dowager smiled broadly, then, as if remembering something, she instructed Shan Tianxie, "In short, I'll be relying on you to take good care of Yunluo from now on, Young Hero Shan."

Dan Tianxie remained calm and smiled faintly, "Your Majesty is too kind. Princess Yunluo is with me, so you can rest assured!"

"Ahem,"

The emperor coughed lightly twice, and only when everyone's eyes were on him did he continue, "Mother, we still have important matters to attend to today."

"Ok?"

After a moment of thought, the Empress Dowager suddenly realized, "Yes, yes, thank goodness my son reminded me, otherwise I would have really forgotten about the important matter."

"My son, you tell me about this."

"Okay." The emperor responded, then turned his gaze to Shan Tianxie.

"Young Master Shan, you have saved the Empress Dowager's life this time. You are my great benefactor both in public and private matters. Please tell me what you need."

"Whether it's high-ranking official positions and generous salaries, martial arts manuals that you Jianghu people desire, or divine weapons, as long as the Ming Dynasty has them, I will grant them all."

The magnanimity and extravagance expressed in his words were unmatched by ordinary people.

Only the supreme ruler, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, possesses such power to decide the life and death of all things.

Can I become the emperor? If not, I'll be a king of equal rank.

Every time Shan Tianxie sees similar lines, he's speechless. What if I suggest a job that you absolutely can't accept?

However, after thinking for a moment, he suddenly remembered something his older brother had mentioned, and then said softly.

"I am a man of the martial world. Compared to what Your Majesty just mentioned, I would much rather enter the Imperial Library and have a look at it! I wonder what Your Majesty's opinion is?"

Upon hearing the words "Scripture Pavilion," a glint of light flashed in the Emperor's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"Of course, no problem. Would Young Master Shan like anything else?"

"Ok?"

Dan Tianxie was somewhat surprised; this emperor's generosity was strangely excessive. So he tentatively asked, "Then shall I ask for another 100,000 taels of gold?"

"Ok?"

The emperor was stunned. He was being too polite, and the emperor was taking advantage of his kindness. He didn't respect him at all!

And he casually asked for 100,000 taels of gold?

That's why they're truly martial arts practitioners; they're completely different from the civil officials in the imperial court—they have absolutely no shame.

If this had happened to a civil official, such a statement would certainly not have been made. It seems that civil and military officials should be treated differently in the future.

"I approve of the matter concerning the Scripture Pavilion. Eunuch Cao, you will take Young Hero Shan to the Scripture Pavilion later, and while you're at it, reward him with a thousand taels of gold!"

The emperor made no mention of the gold incident and proceeded to issue his orders according to his own ideas.

"Your humble servant Cao Zhengchun receives the imperial decree!"

Cao Zhengchun responded respectfully.

Dan Tianxie, standing to the side, inwardly scoffed, "This guy calls himself the Emperor? His words don't even carry the weight of my elder brother's."

However, since we're on someone else's turf, we can't go too far, or the emperor might get angry and embarrassed.

After both matters were settled, everyone officially began the banquet.

Every dish was exquisitely crafted, with no flaws in its presentation. Take, for example, the tofu carving depicting the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea.

The clothing and weapons of the Eight Immortals were carved so lifelike that even Shan Tianxie was amazed. The imperial palace still had some talented people.

However, the moment he took a spoonful and tasted the first bite, Shan Tianxie's face instantly turned a riot of colors.

Oh no! I was careless!

Then, with a ferocious expression, he said to Cao Zhengchun, "Eunuch Cao... quickly... give it to me."

Needless to say, Cao Zhengchun reacted the fastest, immediately activating his true energy to send the dishes that everyone was about to eat flying.

He then kicked aside the food and wine in front of him and shouted angrily, "Your Majesty, be careful! There might be poison in the food! Quickly, fetch the imperial physician!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was startled. Why were there so many things happening in the imperial palace lately?

There was just a case of the Empress Dowager being abducted, and now someone is trying to poison the Emperor?

Chaos erupted at the banquet.

"Don't panic, take a good look first. Summon the imperial physician, and while you're at it, invite Mr. Zhuge Kongfang over. Let him explain the dishes he made!"