“Marriage? Your Majesty, with His Highness the Martial King's unparalleled martial arts talent, this old minister truly cannot think of any lady from the great families of the Tianqi Imperial City who would be worthy of His Highness!”
Looking at Emperor Tai An with a satisfied smile on his face.
Qi Tian Chen understood that this Majesty's regard for His Highness the Martial King was extraordinary.
He flattered, saying.
“Hahaha, it doesn't matter if she's worthy or not, as long as she can pave the way and relieve the pressure for the tenth, this Emperor already has someone in mind.”
Hearing this, Qi Tian Chen didn't say anything more.
Instead, his eyes rolled slightly, and he said:
“Your Majesty, His Highness the Martial King is exceptionally talented, although he has the support of the royal martial arts foundation, he still needs guidance from a master.”
“Does this old servant, at this age of entering his seventies, have the honor to accept His Highness the Martial King as a disciple and pass down the lineage of Huanglong Mountain?”
Qi Tian Chen was genuinely moved.
After all, the Martial King, Xiao Cheng Xuan.
At the mere age of twelve, he had already entered the Xiaoyao Tianjing (roughly translates to “Tranquil Heaven Realm”).
This kind of talent, even in the half-life of the North Li martial arts world that Qi Tian Chen had seen, could be ranked second.
Twelve years old, entering the Tranquil Heaven Realm, meant he was destined to step into the realm of Half-Step Divine Travel, or even truly transcend into the Divine Travel Xuanjing (Divine Travel Realm) and become an immortal!
If he could accept such a naturally gifted, noble, and monstrously talented genius to inherit the mantle of Huanglong Mountain...
Thinking of it, his master and fellow disciples would be overjoyed.
“Take on a disciple?”
Hearing Qi Tian Chen's words.
Emperor Tai An remained unusually silent.
Huanglong Mountain was one of the top martial arts schools in North Li.
And Qi Tian Chen.
Was the strongest martial arts practitioner in Tianqi Imperial City.
Strictly speaking.
There weren't many people in the imperial city qualified to teach the tenth prince.
Qi Tian Chen happened to be one of them.
However, Emperor Tai An felt.
That their Xiao family finally produced such an extraordinary prince like the tenth.
His mentorship should be bound to a great sect, a great lineage.
To put it bluntly.
Xiao Cheng Xuan's brilliance made Emperor Tai An feel that Qi Tian Chen, a solitary figure from Huanglong Mountain, was not suitable as his master.
If he just became his disciple...
While Emperor Tai An was silent.
A hearty, vigorous voice broke the peace:
“Hahaha, Little Qi, you're cunning, wanting to strike first, but the Martial King, the Martial King, he's destined to become a martial arts immortal.”
“This old man has been watching this kid for a long time, the Academy needs a new leader, so, Little Qi, do you want to compete with this old man?”
Emperor Tai An and Qi Tian Chen looked up in alarm.
They saw outside the Imperial Study Room.
A white-haired figure with a celestial air, energetic, carrying a wine gourd, silently stood at the door.
The newcomer looked at the couplets written in a flowing script on the pillars of the Imperial Study Room, and in a drunken voice, said:
“Laughing, wind and clouds surge, looking up, the world is peaceful! … The characters are written well, but the couplets are too mediocre, just trying to be imposing.”
Hearing this, Qi Tian Chen broke out in a cold sweat.
Who in heaven and earth would dare to evaluate the couplets in front of the Imperial Study Room of a great emperor?
But Emperor Tai An greeted him with a respectful smile and walked forward:
“Sir, you're right. However, this couplet was gifted by Sir when I ascended the throne, and I've shown it off for a long time. I didn't expect you to look down upon it now. I'll have someone dismantle and rebuild it later.”
“Ah, is this mine? No wonder this couplet feels domineering, a good couplet, a good couplet!”
The drunkard didn't feel embarrassed, laughing as he said.
“Sir, please!”
Emperor Tai An, holding the newcomer's hand, walked into the Imperial Study Room.
“Qi Tian Chen, pay respects to Sir!”
Qi Tian Chen also bowed respectfully to the figure in front of him.
After all, this man was the first divine being of Tianqi City.
Li Chang Sheng of the Academy!
Qi Tian Chen knew him, and because of his knowledge, he knew the terrifying power of this first divine being.
Since Qi Tian Chen met him in his youth, he was in the same white-haired, fluttering form.
But now, fifty years had passed, and the young Qi Tian Chen was now old and frail with white hair.
Yet, this Sir remained unchanged, looking even more energetic and younger.
“Alright, alright, this old man came here today to accept Cheng Xuan as a disciple, Little Qi, do you have any objections?”
Li Chang Sheng looked at Qi Tian Chen, and a sense of pressure suddenly arose.
Qi Tian Chen wanted to give up, but he couldn't bear to let go:
“Sir, taking on a disciple requires respect for who comes first, and also the Martial King’s will. If he is willing to join Huanglong Mountain, even Sir cannot forcibly stop him.”
Qi Tian Chen said stubbornly.
But Li Chang Sheng just smiled:
“Huanglong Mountain? Little Qi, if your master, or your fellow disciple, were somewhat capable of teaching the prince, but if it were you, just forget it. Have you ever peeked into the heavens beyond Half-Step Divine Travel?”
Li Chang Sheng's words.
Made Qi Tian Chen blush and feel hot all over.
In terms of cultivation, he was indeed inferior to Sir, even ten of him wouldn't be enough.
“Then… then I can take on the disciple on behalf of my master… and devote all the teachings of the Huanglong Mountain lineage to the prince.”
The words that Qi Tian Chen managed to squeeze out made Li Chang Sheng pause for a moment, then squint slightly:
“That's right, everything depends on their ability and fate, and the tenth prince's choice. This old man is a celestial being, I won't argue with you, I'm going, I'm going!”
Li Chang Sheng's words, his drunk figure instantly disappeared.
While Emperor Tai An didn't speak.
His heart was already filled with excitement and pride.
The first divine being in the world, Li Chang Sheng.
Just now, he was belittling the couplets in front of his Imperial Study Room.
Now he was arguing with the National Preceptor over the tenth prince as a disciple, arguing heatedly, even to the point of asking the National Preceptor to take on the disciple on behalf of his master.
Emperor Tai An didn't care how they argued.
Emperor Tai An only knew.
The one they were arguing over.
Was his son.
The prince of the Xiao family!
Awesome!
“Your Majesty, this old minister takes his leave!”
While Emperor Tai An was basking in his own glory.
Qi Tian Chen also hurriedly took his leave.
Why was he in a hurry?
Because he knew.
Although Li Chang Sheng had the air of an immortal.
He was a person who wouldn't play fair.
He must have secretly intercepted the Martial King halfway!
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