Chapter 975.
For Wang Dust, this experience of facing the saint was quite interesting.
Emperor Shao Wu was not the kind of majestic king that people generally thought of, and he didn’t even have much of a lofty imperial aura on his body, more like a Confucian teacher who taught in a private school.
To be honest, Wang Chen suspected that the one in front of him was a fake emperor!
Emperor Shao Wu was quite talkative, and it could be seen that he had a good feeling about Wang Chuan, and talked to him for a long time.
Interestingly, the content of the conversation didn’t involve any state affairs or anything related to the Blood Clothes Guards.
The emperor inquired about Wang Chen’s life, knew his past and sighed, and listened to his story of demon removal with great interest, and even learned about the local customs of the prefecture.
After listening to a face of satisfaction.
“If I have the chance, I really want to go around and see the magnificent mountains and rivers and common people of my Great Liang.”
Emperor Shaowu sighed and said, “It’s a pity ……”
Unfortunately what he didn’t say, he just shook his head despondently, seemingly evoking some heartfelt thoughts.
But this this emperor’s mood change very quickly, and then smiled and said: “Wang dust, your young age, can set up so much merit is not easy, do you want any reward?”
Wang Chen was immediately energized.
The face of the saint will have a reward, this is considered to be the usual practice, he accompanied the Shao Wu Emperor for such a long time nagging, waiting for this sentence!
“Your Majesty, I am very interested in Taoism, I wonder if I can refer to the Taoist canon law books hidden in the Grand Inner Palace?”
Yesterday, he had obtained the thousand-year ginseng that contained abundant spiritual qi, which had caused Wang Chen to become intensely interested in the Dao veins of this world, and was interested in trying the path of dual cultivation of Dao and martial arts.
Under normal circumstances, if he had such an idea, entering a certain Dao Palace to study would be the best option.
However, the law was not lightly transmitted, and it was unlikely that someone’s Dao Palace would be able to take out the true secret law to Wang Chuan all at once.
Wang Chen also didn’t have the time to spend in it.
Therefore, he chose the most direct way, which was to self-study and self-comprehend by reading a large number of Dao books.
As a Jindan Realist from the upper realm, even if the rules of the two worlds were incompatible, Wang Chuan believed that with his own enlightenment, he would be able to find a path to Dharma Strength that best suited him.
And if you want to ask for a large collection of books, there is no better place than within the palace!
To ask Emperor Shao Wu for the opportunity to refer to the palace collection is also the result of Wang Chuan’s careful consideration.
And his request is obviously out of this great Liang emperor’s expectations, the latter was first stunned for a moment, and then laughed: “Since the love of the Secretary like the Taoist canon law books, then I will allow you to refer to three days in the Great Inner Palace Collection.”
Wang Chen was overjoyed and immediately saluted, “Many thanks, Your Majesty!”
“Stand up.”
Emperor Shao Wu reached out to Wang Duan, looking at him with a hint of appreciation in his eyes, “Young and good at learning, like the sunrise of the sun; strong and good at learning, like the light of the sun; old and good at learning, like the brightness of the Bing candle.”
“You like to read is good, my great great Liang sea of hundreds of rivers, whether it is martial arts, Taoism, military, Confucianism, law, ink, all have endless learning, more knowledge of a vein beneficial without harm.”
Said, the great Liang emperor took a dragon jade pendant resting on the table: “This is a reward for you, after all with it.”
Wang Chen respectfully accepted it with both hands, “Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generous reward!”
This dragon jade pendant was not a treasure, although it had an excellent texture, at best it was an inexpensive piece of jewelry.
But coming from Emperor Shao Wu’s reward, it had a very different meaning.
It represented this Great Liang Emperor’s appreciation and favor towards Wang Chen, which was equivalent to putting a stamp on Wang Chen’s body.
[Qi Luck +99]
A striking message alert instantly brushed across Wang Dust’s field of vision.
His qi fortune had steeply skyrocketed by a large margin.
However, Wang Dust was also very clear that this meant that his karmic bond with Da Liang had gotten even deeper, and the stronger his qi was now, then the more damage the backlash would do in the future once the cut was severed!
Pies don’t fall from the sky, and there is no free lunch in the world.
He didn’t move and tied this dragon jade pendant, which brought strong qi luck, onto his belt.
Seeing this, Emperor Shao Wu became even more satisfied and suddenly asked, “Wang Chen, you are seventeen years old this year, right?”
“Yes Your Majesty.”
Wang Dust replied, “Eighteen already according to the imaginary age.”
Emperor Shao Wu nodded, “Not bad.”
What’s not bad, this Great Liang Emperor didn’t say, but only rubbed his brow.
Wang Chen understood that this face-to-face saint was over.
He excused himself to Emperor Shao Wu and after receiving permission, he left the imperial study under the guidance of Eunuch Yu.
Just a few steps outside, he heard Eunuch Yu say quietly, “Sir Wang, His Majesty is treating you really well, we’ve never seen His Majesty chatting with a newcomer from the Hou Jin for such a long time.”
This guy’s tone was sour, and Wang Dust smiled and said, “His Majesty loves you so much, and I am sincerely honored.”
Eunuch Yu glanced at him meaningfully, his gaze that was quite complicated.
This eunuch led Wang Duan all the way through the corridors and bridges, walking for a long time in the huge palace, and finally coming to the Great Inner Book Pavilion.
The Great Inner Book Depository was a pavilion consisting of many buildings, storing books of different veins in different categories, and its status was equivalent to the national library of Da Liang, with countless treasures inside.
However, this huge library was not open to the public, and only those who had received a license and a reward could enter to read the books.
And the time is very short.
When Eunuch Yu said that Emperor Shao Wu was very kind to Wang Chen, he wasn’t exaggerating or boasting.
Because Wang Chen was able to read inside for three days!
Da Nei Book Depository’s Taoism Code and Laws are all stored in the Taoism Hall, which is densely packed with hundreds of bookshelves, and the collection of books reaches up to tens of thousands of books, collectively known as the “Ten Directions Taoism Collection”.
In three days’ time, wanting to finish reading all the books was obviously impossible.
“This eunuch.”
Wang Chen quietly slipped a silver ticket to the small eunuch in charge of managing the Dao Hall, and asked in a lowered voice, “May I ask if you have a catalog index for the Ten Directions Dao Collection?”
It was difficult to find the books one needed when trying to read through so many Daoist texts, not to mention reading them all in three days.
That little eunuch quickly glanced at the face value of the silver ticket that was stuffed into his hand, and a few more smiles instantly appeared on his face, “Just a moment, my lord.”
A few moments later, Wang Chen had a thick Dao Collection catalog in his hand.
This self-compiled catalog contained the names of all the books in the Ten Directions Dao Collection, as well as the location of the shelves where they were stored.
Under normal circumstances, it should be placed in the most conspicuous place for those who came to refer to the books to see.
But there was no such simple and clear thing in this world!
For Wang Dust, spending a hundred taels of silver in exchange for this Dao Collection Catalog could not be more cost-effective.
For the next three days, he soaked in the Taoist Dharma Hall, not eating, not drinking, not resting, and was fully absorbed in flipping through the carefully selected Taoist Dharma books.