"Here."
Xia Yun lowered his head and obeyed the order. He then controlled Yayu and locked Liu Zhaoqing in the air so that he could not move at all. He followed Zhang Rang to the depths of the back garden of the West Garden.
In the cold night, Liu Zhaoqing was escorted across a pond and through a stone archway, disturbing countless strange beasts.
Finally, they arrived at a backyard guarded by many black-armored soldiers.
When the black-armored soldiers saw Yali, their expressions changed slightly, but no one dared to move.
"Is your Majesty well?" Zhang Rang asked Xia Yun.
"He is well under the care of Sun Zhang and Bi Lan...but he is barely alive and needs a divine beast to prolong his life." Xia Yun responded with his head down.
Zhang Rang reached out a hand to Liu Zhaoqing and, in front of Xia Yun's surprised eyes, released him from his control.
After landing, Liu Zhaoqing looked at Zhang Rang.
"This is the Peach Garden that His Majesty loves the most. I think you should also want to meet the real His Majesty."
"for real?"
"Your Majesty is neither a hedonistic emperor nor a fat mortal. You are the descendant of a true dragon." Zhang Rang walked towards the depths of a huge peach garden under the night sky.
"Come with me. His Majesty should be eager to see you."
Liu Zhaoqing looked at Xia Yun behind him and the red beast emerging from the darkness.
Not only is this place heavily guarded, but Zhang Rang has also merged with some kind of evil spirit, and his abilities seem to be even stronger than those of a genius.
The sword in his hand had been taken away by Zhang Rang long ago. If Liu Zhaoqing wanted to escape at this time, what would be waiting for him would definitely not be so "polite".
After staying there for a while, under Yu Xiayun's cold gaze, Liu Zhaoqing stepped on the hazy pink peach petals on the ground under the night sky and walked towards the depths of the garden.
Not long after, Liu Zhaoqing arrived at a square paved with white jade tiles.
In the front, Zhang Rang was standing there, his eyes fixed on the center of the square.
Zhang Rang bowed slightly and said respectfully to the front: "Your Majesty, I have not let you down and have brought you the medicine."
Liu Zhaoqing looked up at the center of the square, and a huge golden dragon came into view.
But this yellow dragon has a golden ring on its nose, and its horns are not dragon horns, but curved horns like those of an ox.
"This is, Qiuniu..." Liu Zhaoqing murmured its name.
The eldest of nine sons born to the dragon.
At this moment, he is on the verge of death.
Chapter 112 The "Main Ingredient" in the Furnace
The emperor of the Han Dynasty, the master of the country, has now become the son of a true dragon.
The golden Qiuniu lies on a huge and exquisite red blanket, with four bronze incense burners standing at the four corners of the blanket. The smoke emanating from the holes in the burners is not only fragrant and peaceful, but also can cure physical diseases.
The mist surrounded the golden scales of Qiuniu, bypassed the dark green hair, passed through the huge horns on its head, and entered the nasal cavity of Qiuniu through the huge nose ring.
Qiuniu looked very weak with his eyes slightly closed. The pure white smoke entered his nasal cavity, but turned into a thin black smoke when it came out of his mouth.
Liu Hong is still alive, but he will not live long.
After paying homage to Liu Hong, Zhang Rang stood aside, while two of the Ten Attendants also walked to the sides of Liu Hong, who had turned into a prisoner ox.
No one was urging Liu Zhaoqing, but Liu Zhaoqing felt that several eyes were staring at him.
The wound on his shoulder where Xia Yun had pierced it with the ferocious beast's horn blade was still aching. Zhang Rang's aura had completely disappeared, and the temperament he exuded was just like that of an ordinary mortal. However, Liu Zhaoqing understood that this was a state similar to "harmony between man and nature".
Zhang Rang was able to quickly defeat the army led by Zhu Jun by himself, and even control the old god and now extremely ferocious beast Yali with one hand. His strength was probably at the peak of human strength at this moment.
Liu Zhaoqing took a few steps forward and slowly came to a point two meters in front of Qiuniu.
After a brief pause, he bowed and saluted Liu Hong: "Your Majesty, I am Liu Zhaoqing."
Liu Hong still did not open his eyes. Sun Zhang and Bi Lan, two of the Ten Attendants beside him, looked at Zhang Rang. Zhang Rang still kept his head down and did not give any instructions.
Liu Zhaoqing knelt in front of Qiuniu for a long time. Qiuniu finally let out a breath, opened his mouth slightly, and revealed his sharp teeth.
"Chang... Ping... Hou."
Qiuniu spoke in human language, and it was Liu Hong's voice.
But it was not like the madness and recklessness of before, nor like the lofty ambitions when he offered sacrifices to heaven. It seemed as if all his strength was used up in just these three short words.
"I'm here." Liu Zhaoqing immediately responded with his head down.
At this time, Liu Zhaoqing also knew that Liu Hong must be aware that he was harboring the spirit of Yinglong, otherwise there would be no need for Zhang Rang to bring him here at this time. However, Liu Zhaoqing could not act rashly, as any action might lead to attacks from Zhang Rang, Sun Zhang and Bi Lan beside him.
He was no longer entering the tiger's den, but his head was in the tiger's mouth. In this situation where he was doomed to die, the only thing Liu Zhaoqing could do was to "drag it out."
Delay until the forces outside the palace attack the West Garden, delay until dawn when the people who came to support the king and kill the eunuchs come to support, delay until some other accident happens. Only in this way can you find a chance to survive in the desperate situation.
Therefore, Liu Zhaoqing must try his best not to anger Liu Hong at this time, and try to prolong his survival time through words or other means.
But will Liu Hong, who is almost dead, really give him this opportunity?
"You...are here to take my life?"
"I dare not." Liu Zhaoqing's eyes showed shock again, and he was even more certain that Liu Hong knew about Yinglong, so he immediately lowered his head again.
Qiuniu slightly opened his eyes, and Liu Zhaoqing also raised his head slightly, and saw that his blue eyes, which were as big as copper bells, although revealed fatigue, were unusually clear, without a trace of confusion and madness.
Liu Hong was no longer the incompetent emperor who only cared about his own happiness. Just by looking at each other, Liu Zhaoqing felt as if all his secrets were known to him.
Liu Zhaoqing immediately lowered his head and stopped looking at Liu Hong.
"Marquis Changping... cough..."
Liu Hong coughed just after he opened his mouth to say one sentence, and something black and muddy came out of his mouth.
Sun Zhang and Bi Lan were immediately shocked when they saw this, then they stood up and hurried to the large incense burners in the corners.
One hand stretched out a streak of black and controlled the tentacle-like black to directly open the incense burner. Then the other hand took out the spiritual treasures of heaven and earth from several boxes not far away and injected them into the incense burner.
For a moment, with the addition of new materials, the smoke emitted by the incense burner became thicker.
The thick white medicinal mist entered Qiuniu's nose, and the ups and downs of his body gradually calmed down after he coughed.
Over there, Sun Zhang and Bi Lan came over again to clean up the "mud" that Liu Hong vomited, that is, blood.
While Bi Lan was cleaning up the blood that Liu Hong had vomited, Sun Zhang looked at Zhang Rang, although he did not say anything directly because the emperor was right next to him.
But from Bi Lan's anxious eyes, Zhang Rang could also understand what he wanted to express: Your Majesty's health is getting worse, and immediate action must be taken.
Originally, Zhang Rang, who was beside Liu Hong, would only take the initiative to help Liu Hong block things he didn't like. Now Liu Hong obviously wanted to talk to Liu Zhaoqing, so Zhang Rang should not intervene rashly.
However, the situation was urgent and Zhang Rang could not afford to hesitate. He had to overstep his authority once.
"Your Majesty... let's take the medicine first, and then have a detailed chat with Marquis Changping. Marquis Changping is here and will not go anywhere." Zhang Rang said softly.
Liu Hong closed his eyes and had no strength to respond.
At this time, Zhang Rang also stretched out his hand towards Liu Zhaoqing. Liu Zhaoqing wanted to resist, but his body froze again.
This Zhang Rang is not a hero at all. At this moment, he is just like a god who controls the laws of the heavens.
"Sun Zhang, Bi Lan, go get the furnace. I'll have Xia Yun bring the ingredients here later. Then, we can complete the great task of returning the favor to heaven."
After Zhang Rang finished speaking calmly, Sun Zhang and Bi Lan also looked extremely determined, and then the two of them immediately walked into a tile-roofed house deeper in Taoyuan.
In less than ten breaths, Sun Zhang and Bi Lan came over here quickly, carrying a large cauldron that was at least two people tall, made of gold and jade, with a mysterious shape and an ancient atmosphere.
As soon as he saw the tripod, Liu Zhaoqing knew what they were going to do and immediately began to call Yinglong in his heart.
However, when Yinglong escaped from the mouth of Yali, revealing his true form seemed to have consumed a lot of his energy, and at this moment he didn't even have the consciousness to respond to Liu Zhaoqing.
Just like that, the ancient cauldron was put down not far in front of Qiuniu.
At the same time, behind Zhang Rang, Xia Yun came quickly here with a team of servants carrying red lacquered wooden plates.
The servants were lined up in a straight line, and on their plates were all kinds of rare treasures and elixirs of auspicious beasts. Even when the servants poured these things into the huge furnace one by one, Liu Zhaoqing saw the head of a unicorn.
Zhang Rang, who was standing beside him, also noticed Liu Zhaoqing's surprise, so he calmly said, "This is why I didn't touch you before. Although your heart is not loyal, what you have done has indeed made a great contribution to the Han Dynasty and His Majesty."
"This Qilin is rare in a century. If you hadn't summoned it, we wouldn't have been able to obtain such a medicine."
Liu Zhaoqing stared at Zhang Rang, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't open his mouth because Zhang Rang was holding his body.
"Hurry! Hurry up!" Xia Yun, Bi Lan and others over there were urging the "adding materials" team to speed up.
Zhang Rang also had the opportunity to say a few more words to Liu Zhaoqing. After all, these should be the last few words.
"Marquis Changping, His Majesty has long known that you have true dragon energy."
Liu Zhaoqing: “…”
"Otherwise, why would His Majesty, as the son of a true dragon, summon you to meet alone? And also grant you something like this?"
As he spoke, Zhang Rang took out a sword from his sleeve. It was Liu Zhaoqing's Water-Repellent Sword.
Zhang Rang looked at the tassel on the sword, then raised his head to look at Liu Hong, his eyes showing deep regret, "But Your Majesty is still too soft-hearted, too confident in his own ambitions, and too trusting of you... too much."
"On that day of the sacrifice to heaven, I should use your blood as libation wine."
"But now, it's not too late."
"Your Majesty wants you to be his right-hand man, but you have evil intentions. So I, an old servant, will issue an edict on your behalf to make you into the arm of a real dragon."
As he spoke, all the medicinal ingredients were poured into the furnace, and Zhang Rang stretched out his hand towards Liu Zhaoqing.
"As the 'main medicine', you will be forged together with all the auxiliary medicines into your majesty's new dragon body, and your majesty will also gain a life of sixty years or even a hundred years."
"As long as the Mandate of Heaven is not lost, Your Majesty, who has changed his fate because of you, will also break through the shackles of the Mandate of Heaven and become an eternal emperor who surpasses Wuxuan and Emperor Guangwu."
"Don't worry, go ahead. Although you are guilty, when you die, you can return peace to heaven and make contributions to the Han Dynasty for generations to come."
"Life is enough."
Chapter 113 I am saving the world
"boom!"
Just then, a huge roar came from a distance.
The flames that shot up into the sky tore through the night sky and illuminated most of the peach orchard in the back garden.
Zhang Rang did not look back, but Xia Yun, Bi Lan and others looked behind in horror.
"This kind of power... is exactly the same as the one that bombarded my father's residence that day. This is He Jin!"
"How could it be... Isn't Lord Jian Shuo there? He is the best among the outstanding people on earth, and with that kind of power, how could it be..."
When the two eunuchs showed signs of nervousness, Zhang Rang spoke again: "Sun Zhang, Bi Lan, you two lead 20 death warriors forward."
"Father, we two..." Sun Zhang and Bi Lan did not dare to speak directly.
But even Jian Shuo, who was a senior military lieutenant, could not stop He Jin. The duties they held among the Ten Attendants were no different from those of civil servants. How could they compete with generals like He Jin who had been tempered in bloody battlefields?
Zhang Rang raised his sleeves, and at once, two objects like bamboo leaves floated out from his sleeves and fell into the hands of Sun Zhang and Bi Lan respectively.
"This is..." Sun Zhang and Bi Lan didn't know what it was.
Until Zhang Rang said, "It was left there for that thing."
Sun Zhang and Bi Lan were stunned for a moment, then their faces became uncertain, but they finally became firm.
They looked at Zhang Rang: "Father Rang... can we be like you..."
"As long as you have a strong will, you can control any power." Zhang Rang said calmly, "Xia Yun is an example, and so am I. If your will can surpass everything, you can even use it for your own benefit like I do."
"For your own use..."
Sun Zhang and Bi Lan looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
If they could be like their father, then as long as they could survive tonight, they would be able to become the second and third best in the world!
"Father, can you give us some more advice? We are not as wise as you..."
"As long as I think of Your Majesty in my heart, I can strengthen my will." Zhang Rang said.
"Go ahead. If you are attacked by that fool, you should know what the consequences will be."
Sun Zhang and Bi Lan were both shocked. They knew very well that if they were killed with just one blow for the crimes they had committed before, they would be lucky. Being cut into pieces with a thousand cuts would be the likely outcome.
As long as Your Majesty can survive, everything will return to normal.
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