Chapter 54 Cihang Purdue, meet tonight, see you or not.
Outside the palace, in the courtyard.
Because the palace was too small, the emperor held a banquet in the courtyard specifically for Ding Zheng.
Someone was also specially sent to build a huge wooden chair for Ding Zheng.
Although it's not very reliable, it's still passable.
Apart from the emperor, Ding Zheng, Sun Bai, and the Imperial Preceptor, there were only four other close ministers of the emperor attending the banquet.
Although the emperor sat at the main seat, it was obvious that Ding Zheng was the focus of the banquet.
Before the banquet began, the emperor introduced everyone at the table to Ding Zheng one by one.
Ding Zheng had never heard of the names of several ministers and didn't care.
Just focus on this so-called national teacher.
The emperor quickly introduced him and pointed at the imperial master.
"This is Master Cihang Pudu. The Dharma is profound. He is also my master in Dharma and is the current national master."
The monk named Cihang Pudu immediately stood up, holding a cup of tea in his hand, saluted Ding Zheng, pronounced the name of Buddha, and said: "I didn't expect that this poor monk could actually see the legendary founder of the country. It is really the blessing of the Buddha.
, use tea instead of wine to pay homage to the ancestor of our country."
But Ding Zheng didn't react at all.
Just now, when the words Cihang Pudu appeared in the emperor's mouth, it immediately became energetic.
Because Ding Zheng has heard of these four words!
"Pudu Cihang?"
Ding Zheng looked at the Imperial Master with a smile on his face.
"That's right!" The emperor's face was full of joy and he asked carefully: "Has the ancestor heard of Master Cihang Pudu?"
"Of course I have." Ding Zheng nodded.
This name is quite familiar to him.
In the second part of Wang Zuxian's version of A Chinese Ghost Story, there is a centipede spirit who pretends to be a Buddhist monk.
It's just that the Pudu Cihang in the movie and the one in front of Ding Zheng at this moment have no similarity in appearance except that they are both monks and national teachers.
That's why Ding Zhengcai didn't recognize it.
In the movie, Pudu Cihang pretends to be a Buddhist monk, causing trouble everywhere and framing Zhongliang, as if he wants to destroy the dynasty.
However, the real purpose of Pudu Cihang is not clearly stated in the movie.
So Ding Zheng was not very clear at this time.
"I didn't expect that the founder of our country would have heard of the poor monk. I'm really honored." Pudu Cihang immediately said to Ding Zheng with a smile on his face.
Ding Zheng also clasped his fists and said a few polite words, without drinking or eating, and directly stated the purpose of why he and Sun Bai came here: "I came here this time because a senior ape tribe was arrested. I came from the scene of the battle."
Among the traces left behind, I saw the symbol of the Holy Fire of the Ming Cult, so I looked for it."
"I don't know, what on earth is going on?"
Ding Zheng looked at the emperor.
The emperor immediately became nervous, glanced at the Centipede Imperial Preceptor, and then said to Ding Zheng: "The Patriarch atones for his sins. I didn't know that the ape captured was related to the Patriarch. I will ask the Imperial Preceptor to release the Patriarch's friends now!
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"Does that mean it's true?" Ding Zheng looked at the emperor and couldn't help but ask, "What do you want to do by catching the monkey?"
Sun Bai next to him also pricked up his ears. He had also been arrested back then. This was something he wanted to know very much.
The emperor's expression immediately became hesitant, as if several ministers winked, and the ministers immediately said goodbye and left very obediently.
Then the emperor knelt down directly and said to Ding Zheng: "I hope our ancestors will forgive me. I just wanted to use the hands of the imperial master to refine a few elixirs of immortality. I did not intentionally harm the ape clan."
"Elixir of life?" Ding Zheng looked helpless.
But it also understands that every emperor likes to dream of immortality.
In addition to Qin Shihuang, similar things seem to have happened during the reigns of many emperors throughout the ages.
After all, immortality is man's greatest pursuit.
But what Ding Zheng couldn't understand was the refining method of the medicine: "Who told you that apes can be used to refine the elixir of life? How? Do you use monkey brains?"
The emperor immediately raised his head, looked at Ding Zheng, and exclaimed: "The founder of our country really has a wonderful plan."
Then, seeing Ding Zheng's black face, he immediately realized that the founder of the country in front of him was also a special monkey, and he immediately lay down again.
"No, who told you that monkey brains can make medicine? Is there any basis for it?" Ding Zheng continued to ask, but his eyes looked at the Centipede Grandmaster next to him.
The Imperial Master Centipede had no intention of hiding anymore. He stood up from his seat and looked at Ding Zhengdao: "The founder of our country doesn't know something, because the ape clan is most similar to the human race, so there is something very important in the elixir of life.
The medicinal materials require monkey brains."
"Is there any basis for this?" Ding Zheng continued to ask.
"What the poor monk said is the basis."
"Have you ever refined it?" Ding Zheng said aggressively, "If what I heard is correct, you should have been refining it for more than a hundred years, right? Have you refined it?"
"Soon."
"How long is it soon?"
"The secret of heaven must not be leaked." Imperial Master Centipede was obviously an experienced person, and his answer was impeccable. It was impossible for Ding Zheng to easily question him.
And he also hit back at Ding Zheng by the way: "Don't worry, Patriarch, we will never play against the Patriarch's ideas, but the Patriarch will not prevent the Emperor from becoming immortal, right?"
Ding Zheng choked and was not angry.
It is not the Holy Mother. There are many suffering monkeys in the world. If it cannot be of any benefit to it, there is no need to pay too much attention to it.
"Of course I won't stop him. Just hand over the senior I mentioned to me. Our emperor shouldn't refuse even this trivial matter, right?" Ding Zheng turned his attention to the emperor, who was easier to deal with.
The emperor was shocked. How could he dare to refuse at all?
He immediately said: "No, of course not! I will take the Patriarch to find him now and release that senior immediately!"
The emperor just wanted to live forever and enjoy endless glory and wealth. He never thought about becoming a strong man.
And Ding Zheng was a being who could easily kill him, and he was a being that their ancestors had to respect for generations. No matter what, he would not dare to offend him.
"Then lead the way. After completing this matter, I still have something I want the Emperor to help you with, and I can bring the real elixir of life to thank the Emperor!" Ding Zheng also said directly with a smile, it didn't want to say more.
waste time.
No matter what this Centipede Imperial Master wants to do, it has nothing to do with it.
Its remaining time in this mission world is running out.
Even if I wanted to, I couldn't.
All we need to do is rescue the old white ape, use the power of the Ming Dynasty to find the Jiaolong clan, then complete the mission and finally return.
The emperor immediately got up from the ground, straightened his appearance and said, "Master, please lead the way."
But Cihang Pudu, Centipede's national master, had no intention of moving.
He stood there, took a deep look at Ding Zheng, then knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor three times, and said: "Your Majesty, it's not enough tonight. The refining of medicine has reached a critical moment tonight. Once the alchemy room is opened, there will definitely be
An accident caused damage to the elixir."
"So!" it said, looking at Ding Zheng, and said, "I beg the Patriarch to grant me a little grace for one night, so as not to damage the elixir that the Emperor has been waiting for for more than a hundred years!"
The emperor originally looked anxious.
But as soon as he heard Cihang Pudu's words, he immediately hesitated. After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Ding Zheng and said in a pleading tone: "Father, in this case, can we wait until tomorrow to go? We will go there early tomorrow morning.
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"Presumably the Imperial Master will be able to guarantee the life of that senior." The emperor turned to Cihang Pudu and asked, "National Master, tell me, whether you can guarantee the life of that senior?"
Cihang Pudu immediately nodded: "Monks don't lie. Please rest assured, Your Majesty and the Patriarch, this humble monk can definitely save the lives of all the apes who come here this time!"
"And the apes that came here this time were actually involved in refining the medicine, so the founder of the country doesn't have to worry at all."
"Early tomorrow morning, I will take the Patriarch and this monkey demon friend to look for the senior that the Patriarch mentioned."
Cihang Pudu looked very serious.
If Ding Zheng hadn't known that the other party was not a real monk, but a centipede with evil intentions, he might have believed it.
After all, it's only one night.
But since Ding Zheng knew the details of Cihang Pudu, he certainly couldn't believe it easily.
One night passes, God knows what will happen?
When the old white ape is dead, can the emperor still kill Cihang Pudu?
Although Ding Zheng didn't know what Cihang Pudu's real purpose was.
But it can be sure that the other party will never really want to help the emperor refine medicine.
If you refuse at this time, it must not be the elixir of life that is really at the critical moment.
Moreover, Ding Zheng didn't dare to bet. He didn't dare to be sure that if the other party said that the old white ape was safe, then the old white ape would be safe.
Ding Zheng glanced at the nervous emperor who was sandwiched between him and Cihang Pudu.
Although it couldn't understand why Cihang Pudu was so powerful, he didn't just kill the emperor and replace him and do what he wanted.
After all, there is probably no one in the entire Shuntian Mansion who can be Cihang Pudu's opponent.
But Ding Zheng was completely unable to place his expectations on this emperor who seemed to be of almost no use.
Tomorrow the old white ape will die.
Even if the emperor wanted to cure Cihang Pudu, could he really be cured?
The old centipede in the movie turned all the civil and military officials of the dynasty into monsters.
And now, given the other party's reputation, it seems that the penetration into the Ming Dynasty is not much different.
The emperor at this time is probably just a puppet!
"Can!"
Ding Zheng agreed under Sun Bai's surprised eyes, and then added: "However, I'm worried that the emperor won't be able to get up tomorrow, so why don't you take me now to see where my senior is, and I'll go there in person tomorrow morning
Just come and pick her up."
"Your Majesty, you won't even agree with this little thing, right?"
The emperor immediately trembled and said, "Of course, Imperial Master, is that okay? Why don't you hurry up and lead the way?"
Cihang Pudu was stunned for a moment, and then immediately laughed: "Of course, no problem, please ask the emperor and the founder of the country to follow the poor monk."
Cihang Pudu said, looking at Ding Zheng and colliding with Ding Zheng's eyes.
There seemed to be sparks exploding between them.
After a while, Cihang Pudu turned and left.
Ding Zheng smiled and followed him.
The idea is simple.
Since you won't take me there, then I will go by myself at night. Who can stop me?
The reason why Ding Zheng didn't fall out on the spot was because he wanted to use the emperor's prestige to find the Jiaolong clan.
Give the other party some face and secretly cross to Chencang at night.
But if the emperor must be ungrateful, he must interfere with it.
Ding Zheng didn't mind trampling the opponent to death at all.
Cihang Pudu obviously also saw what Ding Zheng was thinking.
That glance just now clearly meant what he was saying.
You can come over and try.
Full of provocation.
Cihang Pudu, in the movie, is a giant centipede that looks almost 100 meters long.
And now, Ding Zheng doesn't know how strong the other party is.
But no matter what, Ding Zheng could not give up saving the old white ape just because the other party was powerful.