fifth form

Chapter 3213 The Top of the Palace
To facilitate the testing by Chang Kongyinghao and others, Zhang Xuezhou's return to Chang'an City was delayed by two days.

When he awoke, it was already night. Yi Shuo had already taken off her outer clothes, and the medicine box hanging at her waist was open, with two silver needles held in her palm.

"and many more!"

Before Zhang Xuezhou could finish speaking, two silver needles flashed with purple light and then pierced his abdomen three inches deep.

Compared to A-Qiao's method, Yi-Shuo used silver needles to probe acupoints when dispelling the power of Suoyang, which brought about a stronger dispelling effect.

Zhang Xuezhou felt a little bit of magic power emerging from his body, which had been drained of its power by the Spirit Silk Jade Lotus Root. This was not the case where he had been completely exhausted and had no magic power left.

He pointed at his body, and his body immediately came to life. His receding body grew rapidly, and his face also changed quickly.

"My husband, you've finally woken up! Every time I see your youthful body, I feel disgusted, as if I've committed adultery and defiled your life!"

Yi Shuo stood up with a flushed face and whispered again.

"Just wait another ten or eight years until I grow up!"

Zhang Xuezhou's body returned to normal, and he slowly activated his physical body technique, expelling the silver needles that had pierced his body one by one.

With a long dormancy period to eliminate the drawbacks of yin deficiency, Zhang Xuezhou also doesn't deliberately cause trouble when he's awake.

"Then I'll wait a bit!"

Yi Shuo looked on with envy; she was clearly fascinated by Zhang Xuezhou's physical changes.

For skilled healers, the body is indeed very important; a top-notch physique is like a work of art.

Zhang Xuezhou's body, which was proficient in 108,000 acupoints, was like a treasure trove, allowing Yi Shuo to compare and verify his knowledge.

After being enlightened and explained by Zhang Xuezhou, she was no longer as fixated on the lack of killing ability among medical cultivators, but instead focused more on the field of medicine.

She not only verified Zhang Xuezhou's body, but also analyzed and compared it with her own body, thus searching for every tiny acupoint in her body.

Each acupoint has its own function, and some hidden acupoints are even more treasure troves for unlocking the human body's potential.

Once she let go of her anxieties and worries, Yi Shuo became engrossed in this study, her beautiful eyes constantly sweeping over Zhang Xuezhou.

"You can study this again tomorrow when I'm lying down!"

Zhang Xuezhou glanced at her and clearly saw that what Yi Shuo saw in her eyes was not lust, but rather a research-oriented mindset.

As someone who spends a lot of time with researchers, Zhang Xuezhou knows that look all too well.

He pinched Yi Shuo's cheek, then brought his head close and blew several breaths on her. Only then did Yi Shuo break out of her daze, her hands becoming several hands in a state of helplessness.

"I'm going to have a talk with His Majesty!"

Having just witnessed Chang Kongyinghao and others testing their swords, Zhang Xuezhou also wanted to talk to the new emperor about the sword-drawing technique.

This is a highly positive exchange, where two world-class ideas collide.

One world has a complete theory, and this world has a way of guiding, but it is too mysterious, and people only know what it is but not why it is.

This technique not only benefits the new emperor but also has a positive effect on Zhang Xuezhou. Perhaps its effects can be extended to the art of the unity of heaven and man, or perhaps Zhang Xuezhou will be able to sense the pseudo-domain in the future, thus finding an entry point when seeking a domain.

"His Majesty should be asleep by now, shouldn't he?" Yi Shuo said. "Is it appropriate for you to go find him?"

"He must not be asleep!"

Zhang Xuezhou glanced at the sky outside the room and waved his hand.

High-ranking cultivators have short sleep durations, and the new emperor is not obsessed with women, so it's impossible for him to enter the palace so early.

If I'm not mistaken, the new emperor is most likely in the main hall of Weiyang Palace at this very moment.

He dressed and stepped out the door, his magical power circulating continuously within his body. After turning several corners, Zhang Xuezhou loudly recited the "Righteous Qi Mantra." The patrolling guards glanced at him from time to time, but most of them quickly retreated after making out Zhang Xuezhou's face.

Zhang Xuezhou was known for his high-profile wielding of the Crimson Cloud Sword. Many people in the palace knew he had the sword to rely on, but they had no right to reprimand him or report him to higher authorities. So they could only turn a blind eye. Only when the occasional patrolling guards couldn't avoid him would they have to remind Zhang Xuezhou to wear the Imperial Attendant's Order to avoid making things difficult for everyone.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't deliberately make things difficult for the group of poor people on the night shift. He just wanted to eat as few Creation Pills as possible, since pills weren't cheap.

The gloomy sky carried a heavy, oppressive feeling, while the vital energy that restored the body's magical power penetrated through the clouds and seeped into the body.

The Confucian technique's recovery speed is in no way inferior to that of elixirs. Although it can only restore about 30% of one's mana at a time, and the method of drawing upon it is somewhat unreliable, its advantage lies in being free and without any cost.

"Look, look, that's the righteous spirit that Dong Zhongshu spoke of. It can be considered a branch of the art of the unity of heaven and man, and it is similar to the sword-drawing technique!"

After turning around two corridors, before Zhang Xuezhou could even step into the Weiyang Palace area, he saw two people pointing at him from the top of the main hall of Weiyang Palace.

"Come, come, Wei Qing and I are enjoying wine and admiring the moon. Why don't you come and have a couple of drinks too!"

"Moon-watching?"

The sky is overcast in autumn and winter, the daytime light is dim, and the night is pitch black.

The normal areas of the palace were illuminated by lanterns, but the roof of the main hall was extremely dark.

Only when someone stood up and waved did Zhang Xuezhou realize that the new emperor was sitting on the left.

He leaped up, then rode the waves and floated up to the top of the palace.

As they got closer, Zhang Xuezhou could see that Wei Qing looked somewhat uneasy.

It's no wonder that Zhang Xuezhou only heard the new emperor's voice when he was stuck with Wei Qing, a dull and taciturn man.

"I have met His Majesty!"

"Don't worry about that tonight!"

Zhang Xuezhou bowed, but the new emperor waved his hand, indicating that this was his territory and no one would gossip about it.

"Lord Wei has arrived as well," Zhang Xuezhou greeted.

"Just call me Zhongqing!"

Wei Qing returned the greeting with a cupped hand, and then quickly echoed the new emperor, indicating that he didn't need to use that formality either.

"Lord Dongfang, one bowl please!"

Wei Qing rubbed his hands together, then pulled out a wine jar behind him and poured a large bowl of rice wine for Zhang Xuezhou.

"Your Majesty has added aged medicine to this wine; it will warm you up when you drink it," Wei Qing said.

"Too conservative, too boring, too particular about etiquette!"

The new emperor pointed at Wei Qing, indicating that Wei Qing's mouth was like a stubborn old ox; he would agree without hesitation one minute, but the words he said the next were completely unchanged the next.

“Just remove Lao Wei from his position as Grand Master of the Palace. He must have been too influenced by this ceremonial title, which constrained him,” Zhang Xuezhou said with a smile.

"Makes sense!"

The new emperor nodded.

Zhang Xuezhou meant it when he said he was joking; he even dared to bring up things like dismissing officials.

Zhang Xuezhou was lively and unrestrained, while Wei Qing was heavily constrained.

However, the reserved Wei Qing possessed exceptional talent. Before the new emperor had even fully mastered the art of drawing the sword, Wei Qing had already successfully used it, even forcing the new emperor, whose swordsmanship was extremely powerful, to retreat.