Chapter 1900

This time, Wu Shouzhuo also realized that Zhang Naichao was not easy to deal with, but since Zhang Shuwen had informed him in advance, Wu Shouzhuo did not care too much about Zhang Naichao's arrogant personality.

"Master Zhang, Shuwen, let's go to the private room first and sit down to chat!" Wu Shouzhuo suggested with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhang Naichao nodded slightly and walked straight towards the door of the restaurant, naturally treating himself as the most prominent person among the few people.

A few minutes later, Wu Shouzhuo, Ye Xiao and the other four sat down in a luxurious private room in Jinghua Building.

Wu Shouzhuo first flattered him and took out the ancient painting he brought with him, "Master Zhang, this is our first meeting. This painting by Zhang Zeduan is my gift to you."

As he spoke, Wu Shouzhuo slowly unfolded the ancient painting and placed it on the table.

Looking at the valuable ancient painting in front of him, which was created by a master of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Naichao's eyes suddenly lit up and he smiled brightly.

"Mr. Wu, you are too expensive. If you do this, I can't give you a gift of equal value in return!" Zhang Naichao said with embarrassment.

Hearing this, Ye Xiao couldn't help but laugh in his heart. Although Zhang Naichao said polite words, he must be very happy in his heart!

But no matter what, the gift was given. If he could get it done with money, he and Wu Shouzhuo would be happy to see it happen.

"Master Zhang, I also believe in the teachings of Taoism. If you want to return the gift, why don't you draw a few talismans for me some other day, and I will be very happy." Wu Shouzhuo smiled slightly.

He could naturally see Zhang Naichao's true thoughts. The main purpose of his trip with Ye Xiao was to follow Zhang Naichao's path. How could he ask Zhang Naichao for an equal return gift in communicating with the Heavenly Master?

"Hahaha!" Zhang Naichao laughed happily.

"In that case, I'd be remiss to refuse."

"Mr. Wu, to be honest, the talismans I drew were personally instructed by the Heavenly Master, and they are not comparable to those of ordinary Taoists."

"Take this grand ceremony for example! Many of the talismans used in key moments during the ceremony were made by me, and ordinary people can't get them even if they spend a lot of money."

Seeing Wu Shouzhuo giving gifts and praising him, Zhang Naichao also felt a little flattered, and he spoke more than before.

Hearing Zhang Naichao mention the topic of the Grand Consecration Ceremony, Wu Shouzhuo followed up and asked: "Master Zhang, you are so valued by the Heavenly Master, so this Grand Consecration Ceremony must be hosted by you!"

Zhang Naichao waved his hand and said helplessly: "Originally, this Grand Consecration Ceremony was scheduled to be hosted by me and my cousin."

"It's because Commander Gao and the commander-in-chief of the war department want to attend in person, so the Heavenly Master was replaced to host the Grand Consecration Ceremony."

Ye Xiao knew that the cousin Zhang Naichao mentioned should be the son of the current Heavenly Master.

He had read the information about the Heavenly Master's Mansion at the Xuanyuan base yesterday. The current Heavenly Master is old and intends to pass the throne to his son. Therefore, starting from the past two years, some activities of the Heavenly Master's Mansion have been hosted by the Heavenly Master's son instead of the Heavenly Master.

"This is such a pity!"

"If Commander Gao and the commander-in-chief of the war department were not present, I'm sure you, Taoist Zhang, would have been able to see your style at this consecration ceremony!"

Wu Shouzhuo continued, intending to test Zhang Naichao's attitude towards Gao Qimei and the commander-in-chief of the war department.

"Ahem!"

Zhang Naichao coughed twice, as if he didn't want to answer Wu Shouzhuo's question.

"Mr. Wu, you found me through Shuwen today, it shouldn't be just to see me! I'm a frank person, you can just say whatever you want."

Ye Xiao noticed that when Zhang Naichao said this, his face had already restrained the smugness just now, probably because he was alert. It seems that it's not unreasonable for Zhang Naichao to be valued by the Heavenly Master.

Wu Shouzhuo naturally saw the change in Zhang Naichao's expression, so he said solemnly: "It's like this, Taoist Zhang, I am not here to represent myself, but to represent the Wu family and the Gu family."

"Our two families don't want Commander Gao and the commander-in-chief of the war department to use this consecration ceremony for other purposes."

"I would like to ask Taoist Zhang to convey this message to the Heavenly Master for me. In addition, my father and Mr. Gu also want to meet the Heavenly Master in person."

After hearing what Wu Shouzhuo said, Zhang Shuwen's expression instantly became nervous. Although Wu Shouzhuo briefly mentioned this matter when he asked him to help, he was not sure about it.

He knew very well what kind of political purpose Gao Qimei wanted to achieve through the consecration ceremony, and he also understood the determination of the Wu and Gu families to stop it.In a sense, this Dharma Assembly is no longer a simple Taoist activity, but has become a stage for the competition of three major political forces.

At this time, Ye Xiao also picked up the teacup and leisurely turned his eyes to Zhang Naichao.

Now Wu Shouzhuo was straightforward and made his intention clear. Although it was a bit abrupt, he guessed that Zhang Naichao had expected this before coming to the appointment.

"How will this person respond?" Ye Xiao was quite curious.

Ye Xiao's guess was not wrong. Zhang Naichao did guess Wu Shouzhuo's intention when he heard Wu Shouzhuo's request to meet him. He was well prepared for this.

He smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Wu, I don't think that Commander Gao attended the Grand Consecration Ceremony this time for other purposes. This only shows that Commander Gao cares about the development of our Taoist cause and enjoys the people."

Hearing Zhang Naichao's words, Ye Xiao couldn't help but curl his lips. I'm afraid that everyone in the box can see that this guy is just pretending to be stupid!

Wu Shouzhuo frowned. How can he continue to chat with such a stupid person?

"Master Zhang, you said that Gao Qimei cares about the development of Taoism. I can accept it, but what about the commander-in-chief of the War Department attending the Grand Consecration Ceremony?" At this time, Ye Xiao put down the teacup and said coldly.

"Besides, I think you have heard about Gao Qimei's speech some time ago! Do you want Gao Qimei to reiterate that speech in Tianshi Mansion?"

Ye Xiao's following words have brought a bit of anger. He is not only angry at Zhang Naichao's pretending to be stupid, but also angry at what Gao Qimei wants to do.

After hearing Ye Xiao's words, Wu Shouzhuo deeply agreed with him, while Zhang Shuwen was a little nervous. If this was said by a person like Wu Shouzhuo, he thought it was normal, but who was Ye Xiao?

He was just a young man, and questioning Zhang Naichao, the core figure of Tianshi Mansion, in such a tone, in his opinion, was a little out of measure.

"Pah!" Zhang Naichao slammed the table, glared at Ye Xiao, and said angrily: "Boy, who do you think you are? Do you have the right to speak here?"

"Is it your turn to lecture me on what is going on in the Tianshi Mansion?"

"Do you know that you can sit at the same table with me because I give face to Mr. Wu? If it were normal times, you wouldn't even be qualified to see me, do you understand?"