"Moo..."
Niu Er turned around and called out to the emperor on the shore.
"Crash."
I saw it slowly getting up from the river and walking towards the shore.
"So big..." This was what the three of them thought at the same time. The green bull was even bigger than it looked in the water.
"Huchi..."
Two streams of white gas spurted out from the cow's nose.
Lu Bing and Huang Jin quickly rushed in front of the emperor to protect him, and looked nervously at the Qing Niu walking towards him step by step. Even though they were highly skilled in martial arts, they were still a little unsure when facing such an extraordinary giant beast.
"Qiang..."
Lu Bing couldn't help but pull out the knife.
Qing Niu also stopped at this time, staring at the knife in Lu Bing's hand, with a hint of ridicule in his eyes.
"Stop, put the knife away." Zhu Houcong said quickly.
Lu Bing had no choice but to do as he was told.
At this time, Qing Niu took a few steps forward, then lowered his head and approached Zhu Houcong.
The hot and humid breath hit his nostrils, and Zhu Houcong was extremely nervous, but he still put on a smile.
"Niu...Brother Niu."
Qingniu nodded slowly, obviously very pleased with it.
The three of them were shocked when they saw this. This cow could really understand human speech.
"Brother Niu, Immortal, where is the Immortal?" Zhu Houcong asked quickly.
Qing Niu tilted his head, obviously a little confused, but quickly realized that the other party was probably looking for Li Daoyi.
I saw it twisting its head and looking towards the mountain behind it.
"Your Majesty, it means the immortal is in that mountain." Huang Jin said quickly.
Looking at the majestic Kunlun Mountains, Zhu Houcong showed a hint of disappointment, and then his eyes returned to determination.
"Wait, this sacred cow is here, the immortal will definitely appear."
"Yes." Lu Bing and the other two responded quickly.
At this moment, Qingniu suddenly turned sideways, and while the three of them were confused, he flicked his tail to one side of his body.
The three of them were a little confused.
Qingniu shook it a few more times, still shaking its huge body.
"Your Majesty, it seems to want someone to scratch its back..." Lu Bing was at least familiar with the habits of animals.
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Zhu Houcong was immediately happy and ignored his fear. He stepped forward and stretched out his hand to grab Qingniu's body.
"Haha, come and scratch it, it's like a wall." Zhu Houcong laughed. It seems that I have found fun.
Lu Bing and Huang Jin quickly stepped forward and started scratching.
"Good boy, Your Majesty, I'm afraid this guy's skin can't be damaged by ordinary swords." Feeling the softness of the skin, Lu Bing said in surprise.
"Boom..."
As if feeling the pleasure, Qingniu lay down in front of the three of them so that they could continue scratching.
"Interesting, interesting, I haven't been this happy for a long time, Lu Bing, this reminds me of those days." Zhu Houhuan said with a smile.
"ah……"
Suddenly, a long roar came from a distance.
Qing Niu quickly got up from the ground, causing the three of them to retreat.
The long roar is like thunder in the sky, loud and majestic, and stretches endlessly.
Huang Jin's face was full of shock. Even though he had reached innate status, he felt the endless power of the other party from this voice. At this moment, he seemed to be just a lonely boat in the sea.
"boom…"
The whistling stopped, and then Kunlun Mountain made a huge noise, like thunder.
"call out…"
A sound broke through the air.
"Your Majesty, look." Lu Bing pointed to the sky and said.
I saw a dazzling light appearing in the sky, flying towards this side from far to near.
The light flashed so hard that the three of them couldn't help but squint their eyes. When they opened their eyes again, a Taoist in green was standing in the air directly in front of them.
The person who came was none other than Li Daoyi, who had successfully built the foundation.
"Hey, why is there someone?" In mid-air, Li Daoyi was a little confused. Then his fingers started counting.
"It's actually him."
"Moo..."
Qing Niu roared excitedly, obviously welcoming his master whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
At this moment, not only Zhu Houcong, but also Lu Bing and Huang Jin, the three people's bodies were trembling slightly. The person in front of them was extremely independent, standing in the sky with a sword under his feet. Isn't this a sword fairy?
"Ding…"
At this time, the system also sounded a prompt tone.
"I didn't expect that I would meet the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty here today." Li Daoyi ignored the system's reward prompts and first revealed the other party's identity.
Only then did Zhu Houcong come back to his senses, and regardless of his identity, he knelt down on the ground.
Lu Bing and Huang Jin also knelt down quickly.
"Zhu Houcong pays homage to the immortal."
"Meet the Immortal."
Li Daoyi narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was an inexplicable flash in his eyes, and then nodded.
"Get up!"
"Thank you, Immortal." The three of them said in unison.
At this time, Li Daoyi jumped down from the flying sword. After landing, the flying sword in the air quickly flew back to the scabbard on his back.
What he used just now was the sword-controlling technique. After successfully building the foundation, he automatically awakened his magical power, and his fear of heights has completely disappeared.
"Emperor, you are not staying in the Forbidden City, why are you here?" Li Daoyi asked.
"Back to the Immortal, I, I left the palace a month ago. I have been looking for the Immortal all the way, and today I finally saw the Immortal." Zhu Houcong replied quickly.
"Why?"
"Please accept me as your disciple and accept my immortality technique." After saying this, Zhu Houcong knelt down.
Li Dao raised his hands one by one, but Zhu Houcong's body could not kneel down no matter what.
"Immortal life? Since ancient times, how many emperors have dreamed of it but never got it."
"Emperor, you have no talent for cultivating Taoism." Li Daoyi shook his head.
Zhu Houcong's face suddenly turned pale and his body was shaky. Fortunately, the two people behind him quickly supported him.
"Immortal, what is the talent for cultivating Taoism?" Zhu Houcong continued to ask unwillingly.
"Alas, among all the living beings in this vast world, I have traveled for a long time, but I have never met a person with real talent for cultivation." Li Dao said with emotion behind his back, putting his hands behind his back.
"Yes, I have been seeking immortality for twenty years and have met countless people who claim to be immortals, but I have never really seen them until today." Zhu Houcong said with a bitter smile.
"Why do you seek immortality? Are you afraid of death?" Li Daoyi smiled slightly and looked at Zhu Houcong and asked.
"If it were ten years ago, I would definitely answer the immortal, I am not afraid of death, but now..., I am already ten years old, and I feel that my body is getting older every day when I wake up. But with the Ming Dynasty facing internal and external troubles, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it in time. I still want the Ming Dynasty to last forever." Zhu Houcong sighed.
Li Dao nodded. He had to say that the emperor in the early and middle Jiajing years was very qualified. Unfortunately, he later blindly believed in Taoism and neglected government affairs. He even did not go to court for nearly twenty years. Now looking at his Taoist appearance, it can be seen that Already showing signs of it.
"Thousands of years have passed, and dynasties have changed. During this period, there are many emperors who are many times better than you. Have you ever thought about why they can't last forever?"
"This..." Zhu Houcong was stunned for a moment.
"Whether the Ming Dynasty can last forever does not depend on whether the emperor can live long, but on how the emperor behaves. If every generation of emperors puts the interests of the people before the interests of the scholar-bureaucrats and nobles, how difficult will it be to achieve the great cause of the Ming Dynasty?" Li Daoyi said slowly.
"But scholar-bureaucrats and nobles are the foundation of the dynasty." Zhu Houcong said quickly.
"Hahaha…"
"How did the previous dynasty fall? How did the Meng Yuan fall? How did dozens of dynasties disappear? Emperor, think about it carefully." Li Dao said with a smile.
"Well, I'm a little hungry."
After saying that, he turned to look at Xiaohe, made a magic spell with his hand, and the flying sword instantly unsheathed and flew into the river.
After a while, the river rolled, and the flying sword jumped out. There were two big fish stuck in the sword. The big fish fell, and the flying sword flew into the river again, and two more fish were stuck in it.
"Can you clean up the fish?"
Li Daoyi looked at Lu Bing.
"Yes, I will." Lu Bing nodded quickly. Then he quickly ran towards the fish on the side.
At this time, Zhu Houcong was deep in thought. He was thinking about Li Daoyi's question just now.
"Go find some dry firewood. You'll need it to grill the fish later."
"Let's go right now." Huang Jin jumped up and used Qinggong to fly towards the woods.
"Is it innate? What's interesting, it's the Sunflower Book." Looking at Huang Jin's back, Li Daoyi said secretly.
Soon, the fish had been packed away and there was enough firewood.
Li Daoyi stretched out his hand and pointed at the pile of firewood, and the firewood burned instantly.
The raging fire also woke up Zhu Houcong.
"Thank you, Immortal, I know what to do." Zhu Houcong breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had figured out the problem.
"It's good that you know, but it's easier said than done. Many emperors also know this truth, but many of them simply can't do it."
"Prrrrr..."
At this moment, a homing pigeon fell from the sky, and Lu Bing quickly jumped up.
"Your Majesty." Lu Bing took the letter off the pigeon's leg and handed it to the emperor respectfully.
These days they all use flying pigeons to send messages to pay attention to what is happening in the world.
"These bastards are getting more and more arrogant." Zhu Houcong said with a gloomy face.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Lu Bing said.
"Sorry, I'm rude." Zhu Houcong said to Li Daoyi.
"Sigh, the Songshan Sect and the Sun Moon God Sect are having a huge quarrel. So far, there have been a lot of casualties. The most important thing is that many people have been implicated."
"Hey, they started a war?" Li Daoyi was a little surprised. Is Zuo Lengchan so smart?
"Immortal, it is said that Shaolin and Wudang are behind Songshan Mountain." Lu Bing explained quickly.
"So that's it. Shaolin, tsk tsk, is indeed a thousand-year-old ancient temple. Even the change of dynasties can't affect him. It's really extraordinary." Li Daoyi praised.
"Lu Bing, immediately send a message to the Jinyi guards and defenders everywhere. Keep an eye on them. If you go too far, you will be the first to take action."
"Yes." Lu Bing said quickly.
Immediately afterwards, the fish was also grilled. Li Daoyi invited several people to sit down and eat the fish. While eating, they chatted. During this period, he occasionally revealed some methods of governing the country, which greatly benefited the emperor.
"It turns out that the sea is so magical. No wonder Chengzu sent people to the Western Ocean seven times. It seems that after returning to the palace, he will start building Zheng He's treasure ship." After hearing how rich overseas products were described by Li Daoyi, Jiajing was moved.
