Chapter 401

But before he could go to the academy, a eunuch suddenly came from the palace and said that Emperor Xue Ye had summoned him.

"finally come!"

Xuanyuan Qingli had expected this. After all, he was a celebrity who had brought glory to the Tiandou Empire. Now he had the support of Dugu Bo and the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect. It would be abnormal if Emperor Xue Ye ignored him.

"Please lead the way, father-in-law!"

Xuanyuan Qingli didn't have anything to prepare, so he gave some instructions to the two women at home and followed the eunuchs into the palace.

The Tiandou Imperial Palace was majestic and luxurious, even more magnificent than the Forbidden City in his previous life.

After all, this is an extraordinary world, and many incredible things can be easily done in this world.

Xuanyuan Qingli looked around quickly. He could actually enter and leave the palace freely because Xue Qinghe gave him a token.

It's just that he had been busy before and had no interest in wandering around the palace for no reason.

The eunuch led him to a side hall, and a higher-ranking eunuch came out with a big smile on his face, bent over and said flatteringly: "Master Xuanyuan, His Majesty is waiting for you inside, please follow me."

"Thank you, father-in-law!"

Xuanyuan Qingli smiled brightly, without any nervousness or excitement about meeting the emperor.

The eunuch didn't care. The emperor seemed high and mighty and sacred, but to some people that was all.

It is difficult to feel awe towards others when they have no power to decide your fate.

Xuanyuan Qingli entered the hall and unexpectedly found that her father-in-law Ning Fengzhi was also there, as well as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, Prince Xuexing, and a mature and charming woman.

Emperor Xue Ye sat at the top, looking a little unwell and sickly.

Xuanyuan Qingli's gaze immediately shifted to Emperor Xue Ye. Compared to what she remembered, he looked much older, and his eyes were no longer as sharp as a hawk. He exuded an air of decadence.

As soon as he came in, everyone in the room looked at him. Their expressions were different, but basically there was no malice. Even Prince Xuexing showed a friendly smile.

"Xuanyuan Qingli greets His Majesty, and greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Xuanyuan Qingli just bowed but did not kneel.

Emperor Xue Ye's eyebrows trembled, but when he thought of the behavior of this young prince and arrogant minister, he didn't say much. Given the other party's status, it seemed that he didn't need to kneel down to him.

"My dear nephew, please stand up!"

Emperor Xue Ye spoke gently, and when the other party stood up, he looked at him carefully, wanting to see what was so special about this young man who was hailed as the most talented soul master in the past hundred years.

Just with this one look, for some reason, a sense of familiarity suddenly arose in her heart, as if the other person had some kind of relationship with her. This wonderful feeling made Xue Ye couldn't help but develop an incomparable liking for Xuanyuan Qingli.

Xue Ye thought carefully and realized that he had definitely never seen this young man before. It would be hard to find another person with such outstanding style and handsomeness in the world. Anyone who had seen him once would never forget him.

He just thought that he and the young man got along too well, and he was even more heartbroken for missing him. He couldn't help but look at Prince Xuexing again, blaming this stupid younger brother.

Xuanyuan Qingli returned to the palace and Xue Ke came up to him. The two were so affectionate that they undressed and enjoyed the pleasure of lovemaking.

The two were naked, and Xuanyuan Qingli was rubbing Xue Ke's snow-white buttocks.

"Brother Qingli, I love Ke'er!"

Xue Ke murmured an invitation.

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Prince Xue Xing was frightened by Xue Ye's sharp eyes and shrank his neck. He began to blame Xue Beng in his heart. It was all because of this stupid nephew who had ruined him.

Emperor Xue Ye's expression became gentler, and he smiled and said, "You are indeed a heroic young man. Your feat in the Xing Luo Empire is the most exciting thing I have heard in the past ten years. I was originally going to reward you, but because I failed to educate my son, I caused misunderstandings between the royal family and you, and almost harmed you. I feel very guilty. Fortunately, the misunderstanding has been resolved now, but I still want to compensate you. In combination with the reward you should have received, I am going to make you an imperial earl, and you can choose a medium-sized city as your fiefdom."

Xuanyuan Qingli was stunned. What does this mean?

Is Emperor Xue Ye so generous? He directly gave him a city as a fief. Although he didn't care much about the fief, after all, the whole empire would belong to him in the future, he was still shocked by Emperor Xue Ye's generosity.

Is this a plan to win me over at all costs? What happened earlier?

A strange look flashed across Xue Qinghe's eyes. This was different from what was said before. It was clearly said that he would be granted the title of Viscount and a small city as his fiefdom, which was already quite generous. How come after meeting the person, the title suddenly became so much more generous?

When everyone heard such a reward, they couldn't help but show surprise, even Prince Xuexing was a little surprised.

Ning Fengzhi's eyes gleamed.

An earl is already a medium-to-large noble in the empire, and an earl with actual fiefdom is even rarer. An actual fiefdom of a medium-sized city is absolutely a huge deal, and the annual income can be much greater than that of a country fiefdom the size of a county.

After all, cities are often densely populated and have developed commerce. Some cities also have unique resource outputs, which are definitely more profitable than land that is purely agricultural.

There are two types of nobles in the Tiandou Empire. One is the powerful nobles with actual fiefs, and the other is the honorary nobles. The noble titles held by most soul masters are honorary nobles. They have neither fiefs nor can they be inherited by their offspring.

The empire has a total of ten provinces, four of which are occupied by the four subordinate kingdoms and small principalities. The empire can actually control only six provinces.

There are only about ten counties in a province, and the capital of a county is a medium-sized city. The only large city is a provincial capital or a kingdom's capital, and there are only two super-large cities in the entire continent.

There are not many nobles in the entire empire who can own a medium-sized city. Some earls only own a land area equivalent to the size of a county, but they are not able to build a medium-sized city. Many earls with insufficient foundation do not even have a small city.

The city is regarded as a fiefdom, and the area within fifteen miles around the city is included. Although the area is much smaller than that of a normal earldom, the tax revenue that can be obtained is actually much higher than the land revenue.

Any city that can develop into a medium-sized city has its own unique features, either because of its superior geographical location, abundant natural resources, or unique outputs. In short, it is an absolutely enviable reward.

Ning Fengzhi analyzed the pros and cons thoroughly in an instant. Although he didn't know why Emperor Xue Ye was suddenly so generous, it was nothing more than that he wanted to win over his son-in-law.

If you accept it, you will not only be a member of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, but also a minister of the empire and must be loyal to the emperor.

It is difficult for ordinary people in the sect to get such an opportunity. It is easy to become an honorary noble, and it is also possible to become a real noble. First, you should leave the sect and be completely loyal to the emperor!

But at this time, Emperor Xue Ye did not ask Xuanyuan Qingli to leave the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. No matter what his plans were, this opportunity was rare.

Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly to Xuanyuan Qingli. Having a city of their own would be of great help to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and would be enough to take the sect to a higher level.

As for Emperor Xue Ye's plan, Ning Fengzhi was confident that he could swallow the sugar coating and then fire back the cannonball.

Xuanyuan Qingli certainly didn't care about what Emperor Xue Ye was planning. If he dared to give it to her, she would take it. Although in his opinion the future empire would also be hers, it wasn't in her hands yet, so it would be nice to become a city lord first.

He bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

This time he felt even more at ease and didn't need to kneel down. The earl was already a great nobleman. The earl with the fiefdom was a shareholder of the empire, not an employee, and he didn't need to kneel down to the emperor.

"well."

Emperor Xue Ye smiled and said, "As for which city to choose as the fiefdom, we will discuss it later."

He also made up his mind on the spur of the moment, and for a moment he really didn't know which city would be more suitable.

Emperor Xue Ye changed the subject and said, "I feel unwell today. Sect Master Ning and Patriarch Ye have not been able to cure me after their treatment. I heard that you are quite knowledgeable about medicine. Can you take a look at me?"

Xuanyuan Qingli glanced at the plain and beautiful woman who looked only about 28 or 27 years old. It turned out that she was the head of the Jiuxing Begonia Ye family, Ye Lingling's mother?

Ning Fengzhi smiled and said, "I met Mr. Dugu yesterday. He had changed so much that I could hardly recognize him. When I asked him, I learned that you helped him solve his chronic illness that had plagued him for many years, and made him look young again. His Majesty was not feeling well today, but he could not find the cause. It happened that His Majesty mentioned you and was about to summon you, so I suggested that His Majesty let you take a look."

Xuanyuan Qingli understood that this could not be concealed unless Dugu Bo disappeared from then on. Besides, there was nothing to hide, as there were doctors in this world as well, but most of them were also healing spirit masters.

"In that case, Qingli will show off. But even my father-in-law and the head of the Ye family can't completely cure it, so Qingli is afraid there is nothing she can do."

The head of the Ye family smiled softly: "Mr. Xuanyuan is too modest. It is not everyone who can make His Majesty Dugu undergo a complete transformation."

Emperor Xue Ye also had an expectant look on his face, and nodded, "Yes, don't worry, check it boldly."

"Then Qingli is overstepping her bounds. Your Majesty, please extend your left hand."

He walked up to Emperor Xue Ye, placed his fingers on Xue Ye's wrist, and after a thorough inspection, he looked a little hesitant.

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Xue Qinghe's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he asked solemnly: "But what did the test find out?"

Xuanyuan Qingli glanced at her and nodded, "Your Majesty is suffering from a rare terminal illness. The disease is insensible in the early stages, but as the disease worsens, it causes severe pain and constantly erodes vitality. When the disease accumulates to a certain extent, it will take your life after an outbreak."

"what?"

Emperor Xue Ye stood up suddenly and asked in a trembling voice, "I am suffering from a terminal illness?"

Xuanyuan Qingli nodded: "It is indeed a terminal illness."

In fact, what Emperor Xue Ye had in his possession was the colorful forbidden poison of the Po Yi clan, one of the four single-attribute families. The poison came from Yang Wushuang, the second in command of the Po Yi clan who was captured by the Spirit Hall.

The colorful poison is not a simple mixed poison, but a mixture of seven originally non-toxic drugs. Its biggest feature is its strong concealment.

Because the seven materials used to make it are non-toxic in themselves, they can be continuously administered to people in certain proportions. Even the most cautious people will be corroded by it without realizing it.

Moreover, once all seven drugs are consumed, the poison will take effect immediately. It will not be severe at the beginning, but the poisoned person will feel extremely painful. The colorful lights will continue to corrode the vitality of the poisoned person until his life ends.

There is no doubt that the person who kept poisoning Emperor Xue Ye was Xue Qinghe.

Even though Xuanyuan Qingli had deep hatred towards Emperor Xue Ye, he was still his father in this life after all. He could not do such a cruel thing as patricide, and it would never be accepted by the world.

No matter what your reasons are in any era, as long as you kill your father and mother, you will have no place in this world. No one can accept a person who kills his father.

Of course, he couldn't let Qian Renxue do it.

Besides, nothing can happen to Emperor Xue Ye in the short term. As long as he is alive, the Tiandou Empire will be stable. Before Xuanyuan Qingli grows up completely, he is needed to stabilize the empire and stand in the front to attract firepower.

When the day comes when he is no longer needed, that will be simple. He can just reveal his identity and abdicate. By that time, how can an old man like him, who is in his twilight years, resist?

But we should also take this opportunity to kick Avalanche out.

Upon hearing that Emperor Xue Ye was suffering from a terminal illness, everyone in the hall was shocked. Xue Qinghe clenched her hands in her sleeves and her heart began to beat wildly. Fortunately, she had been trained in disguise for many years, so she managed not to lose her composure too much.

She stared at Xuanyuan Qingli, grabbed his wrist, and asked nervously, "Xuanyuan, is my father really suffering from an incurable disease?"

When everyone saw this, they just thought that she was worried about Emperor Xue Ye, but they had no idea what she was really worried about.

"Don't worry, Brother Qinghe."

Xuanyuan Qingli patted her hands. What a good disguise. Although her ten fingers were slender and strong, you couldn't see the slenderness and tenderness of a woman.

"I only said that your majesty was suffering from a terminal illness. I didn't say it was incurable. It's just that the treatment is a little difficult."

Amid the skeptical looks of the crowd, Xuanyuan Qingli carefully asked Xue Ye some questions and described some symptoms. He compared them one by one with Xue Ye's condition and found that they were exactly the same.

Now everyone had to believe it.

Xue Ye's physical condition is top secret. Apart from the exclusive imperial physician who would never leak the secret, even Ning Fengzhi is not aware of the condition, let alone Xuanyuan Qingli, a young man who has only been in Tiandou City for a few days.

"Count Xuanyuan, you must save my brother!"

Prince Xuexing was panicking. If his brother got a terminal illness and died, and the crown prince took the throne, would he, a political enemy who was against the crown prince, have a good ending?

You know, he has been investigating the prince. He suspected that his brother's health condition was related to the prince, but now he said that he was sick. When the prince knew that he was secretly investigating him, it would be an even greater crime.

"Yes, Brother Xuanyuan, as long as you can cure my father, you can ask for anything you want."

Xue Qinghe also looked at him expectantly. His acting skills were excellent, and he portrayed the look of a son worried about his father vividly. Even with so many old foxes present, no one noticed the problem.

Emperor Xue Ye's face was pale, and he sat there trembling, as if the so-called terminal illness was about to break out in such a short time.

Xuanyuan Qingli secretly laughed. This was just like the cancer patients in the previous life. Many of them were full of energy before the test, but suddenly became extremely ill after the test. Half of them were scared.

He regarded Xuanyuan Qingli as a life-saving straw: "My dear Xuanyuan, how can you save me? As long as you can cure my illness, I will reward you generously."

The others also looked at Xuanyuan Qingli nervously. Regardless of their sincerity, they had to show their nervousness and concern about his condition in front of Xue Ye.

Xuanyuan Qingli said: "Your Majesty, your illness is not incurable. As long as you take a variety of different herbs in a certain proportion, your condition will improve. However, this requires a medicinal lead, and the medicinal lead is the most troublesome."

Emperor Xue Ye hurriedly asked, "What is the medicine? I will send someone to find it immediately."

Xuanyuan Qingli returned to the palace and Liu Erlong came to greet her. The two were so affectionate that they undressed and enjoyed the pleasure of lovemaking.

The two were naked, and Xuanyuan Qingli was rubbing Liu Erlong's snow-white buttocks.

"Brother Qingli, I love Long'er!"

Liu Erlong murmured an invitation.

The days that followed returned to normal, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye. When the spring of the second year came and the flowers bloomed, Xuanyuan Qingli finally gained some understanding of the Book of Changes.

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