When Emperor Lan activated the restriction in the Imperial Study Room, Zhang Ke didn't show the slightest movement and just stood there quietly.
After Emperor Lan spoke again, he reached out and touched his face, and his face suddenly changed.
It was as if a skilled clay mason had made a new face on his face.
Then his shoulders slightly spread out, and with a "crack, bang, bang" sound, his body shape also changed again.
Zhang Ke's face, as sharp as a knife or an ax, appeared in front of Emperor Lan.
Emperor Lan's breath froze, and it turned out to be Zhang Ke.
How dare he appear in front of him so openly.
But thinking about Zhang Ke's method of transforming into an eunuch just now, we understand why he has such confidence.
"How is Shentu Xiangzhi doing?"
Since just now Zhang Ke directly said Shentu Xiangzhi's name.
That means he knows everything.
Therefore, Emperor Lan did not try to be secretive and asked directly.
Zhang Ke smiled lightly: "Killed by me!"
Emperor Lan suddenly felt angry and said solemnly: "Zhang Ke! You are so brave!"
Zhang Ke slowly opened his white eyes and looked at Emperor Lan expressionlessly.
"If you weren't of some use, how could I keep you alive?"
Emperor Lan was furious and wanted to trigger the ban on the Imperial Study Room.
But he saw Zhang Ke just facing him coldly, without any intention of stopping him.
Emperor Lan felt a chill in his heart and slowly calmed down.
Zhang Ke asked slowly:
"Since I joined the Demon Suppressing Guard, have I ever done anything detrimental to the interests of the Lan Kingdom?"
Emperor Lan looked at him and shook his head after a moment.
"Have I ever made any contribution and saved the people of Lan Country?"
Emperor Lan was speechless and could only nod.
Zhang Ke asked: "If this is the case, why do you have to take my life?"
Seeing Emperor Lan opening his mouth to speak, Zhang Ke interrupted and said: "Don't try to use me as a person from outside the land to prevaricate with me."
Emperor Lan's tongue turned a corner, and the words he was about to say were blocked in his mouth. He didn't know what to say.
"You came to Gu Gu today just to seek justice, right?"
Emperor Lan simply revealed all other matters and directly asked Zhang Ke's purpose.
Zhang Ke took a few steps towards Emperor Lan, until he stopped in front of the pale golden translucent barrier.
"Your Majesty, you know that today I was almost killed by Shen Tu Xiangzhi, and he acted under your order.
Originally, I came here to kill you as well."
Emperor Lan's heart tightened. He knew Zhang Ke didn't take action, but he still secretly took a breath of air.
"However, once you are killed, the Lan Kingdom will inevitably be in chaos, and the people of this world will suffer.
But if I don't do something, I always feel unhappy.
How does Your Majesty think we should heal the injustice in my heart?"
When Emperor Lan heard this, he already understood what Zhang Ke meant.
Obviously this is asking for benefits from myself. In this case, things will be much easier to handle.
What he didn't know was that Zhang Ke sneaked into the palace today with the real intention of killing him.
It was only because I thought of something about the 'Red Robe Society' that I changed my mind.
When Zhang Ke returned from wandering in the void, for safety reasons, he sealed many of his memories about Tao Te Sect.
But as his strength steadily increased, the sealed memories were not restored.
But the hatred deep in his bones gradually made him dislike Tao Te Sect.
This is why he was very angry when he saw the shadow of Taoism behind the 'Red Robe Society'.
Today, Zhang Ke sneaked into the palace and replaced the eunuch in the imperial study with the special ability of [Shadowless Mask].
Before Emperor Lan arrived, he was looking through the various volumes in the imperial study.
He keenly discerned Emperor Lan's ambition from various volumes.
Thinking of the Tao Te Sect controlling the 'Red Robe Society' to stir up trouble in the Central Region, it seemed like they were up to something.
Zhang Ke thought for a while and decided not to kill Emperor Lan, but to use Emperor Lan to sabotage the Tao Te Sect's plan.
No matter what the Tao Te Sect's ultimate goal is, as long as it is what they want to do, they must cause them some trouble.
But even if Tao Te Sect has split now, it is not something that I can shake now.
And in order not to involve the sect, he had to think of a more appropriate and logical reason to do this.
That's why he said such words to Emperor Lan.
Emperor Lan was silent for a moment and asked directly:
"The matter has come to this, and I will not shirk it. I just ask the real person to tell me what I want."
Emperor Lan didn't say anything about whether he could do it or not. If he could do it, he would do it. If he couldn't do it, even if he promised, it would be meaningless.
"Haha! Your Majesty, please don't think that I am threatening you. How about you take a look at this thing?"
Zhang Ke sat down while talking, took out a jade box from his body and placed it on the table next to him.
Emperor Lan hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward through the translucent light golden barrier and came to Zhang Ke.
A minimum basic trust between each other is established.
Emperor Lan came to sit opposite Zhang Ke and looked at the jade box.
"What is this?"
Zhang Ke casually opened the jade box and took out an emerald-colored jade bottle placed inside.
"This is a pill I got when I was wandering in the void in the outer world. It's called the 'Nine Transformations Golden Pill'."
After a brief pause, he continued:
"After taking this elixir, even ordinary people can achieve the realm of Jindan Zhenren."
Emperor Lan heard a thunderbolt in his ears and couldn't help but stand up.
He lost his voice and said: "This is impossible!"
As he said this, he reached out to pick up the jade bottle on the table to see what was going on.
Zhang Ke blocked his hand and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, don't be impatient. Just listen to what I have to say."
Stretch out your right hand and tap the jade bottle lightly with your index finger nail to make a slight 'click' sound.
"I want to explain one thing in advance. The efficacy of this elixir is incredible, but it also has some shortcomings.
First of all, after taking this elixir, although you can achieve the golden elixir state in one step, you will not be able to take an inch further in this life.
Secondly, it is impossible to obtain the abilities corresponding to the realm. To put it simply, it is the bottom of the Golden Core Realm."
Emperor Lan's throat was dry and he asked hopefully:
"I don't know..."
Zhang Ke nodded and said:
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I know what your Majesty wants to ask, so you can rest assured.
The only advantage of this elixir is that it can increase your life span by six hundred years.
Although it is a little less than the normal Golden Core Realm, your Majesty must be satisfied."
Emperor Lan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and his thoughts raced like lightning in his mind.
'is this real?'
'Is Zhang Ke deceiving himself? What is his purpose?'
'If this elixir is real, then what price do you have to pay to get it?'
'Why doesn't Zhang Ke stay by himself? Yes, he is already a real person in the Golden Core Realm, this thing is useless to him.'
'Why don't we just take advantage of the opportunity...'
He turned around and glanced at Zhang Ke, then put down his little thought.
At this moment, the ‘Nine Transformations Golden Pill’ is in Zhang Ke’s hands.
If it was true, it would be absolutely impossible for me to kill Zhang Ke in an instant and keep the elixir intact.
Besides, he was not confident that he could kill Zhang Ke with one blow, otherwise he would have done it long ago.
After pondering for a moment, he suddenly said:
"How can I believe what you say is true or false?"
Zhang Ke shook his head and said:
“I am from the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Sect’, a seventh-grade sect in the Eastern Region. No matter how noble your status is, in my eyes you are just an ordinary person.
First, I don’t bother to deceive you, and second, it’s not important whether it’s true or false at this moment, the key is that you will keep it regardless of whether it’s true or false.”
Emperor Lan smiled dumbly and sighed slightly.
Yes! Even if it is fake, I will never give up this opportunity.
"Say it! What do you want?"
This was the second time he said this today, but his tone was already full of determination.
He will get this 'Nine Transformations Golden Pill' at all costs.
Zhang Ke smiled and said:
"Your Majesty, please make your own decision. If what your Majesty proposes is not to my liking, I can still find someone else.
After all, there are so many countries in the Central Region, there will always be someone who can come up with a treasure that makes my heart beat!"
Emperor Lan was shocked. Although he knew that there was something untrue in Zhang Ke's words, he still couldn't help but become nervous.
After thinking again and again, an object came to mind from the depths of my mind.
"Master, please wait here for a moment. I'll come back when I go."
Zhang Ke nodded and said: "Your Majesty, please do it!"
Emperor Lan left the imperial study, looked at the palace guards standing like pine trees around the door, and walked towards the private treasury without saying a word.
Zhang Ke was waiting leisurely in the imperial study. He looked relaxed on the outside, but in fact he was already ready to escape.
He has already tried it. In this imperial city, ordinary escape techniques have no effect.
Only the mirror door unfolded with the innate spiritual treasure [Thousand Mirrors Close to Me] can enter and exit at will.
After waiting for a full hour, Emperor Lan returned to the imperial study room again.
He was holding a long scroll in his hand, which looked like something like calligraphy and painting.
Sit down and unfold the long axis directly.
This is a scroll depicting the Yangtze River. It is nine feet long and four feet wide. It is neither silk nor linen nor silk nor paper. I don’t know what kind of texture it is.
This scroll is actually dynamic. The river drawn on it is turbulent, and you can clearly hear the 'swishing' sound of the surging river water.
Judging from the picture, the river is boundless and has no end in sight.
Zhang Ke stretched out his hand to touch the scroll, and actually put his hand into the painting. When he took his hand out, there were water drops dripping from the edge of his palm.
Zhang Ke looked over it over and over again, but could not see what kind of treasure this scroll was.
"What is this?"
Emperor Lan shook his head and said:
"This was a gift from a vassal state in the past. It is said that it fell from the sky. No one knows the origin of this thing.
I wonder if real people are satisfied with this thing?"
Zhang Ke pondered for a moment, nodded and said:
"Okay! Let's exchange for this!"
With that said, he handed the jade bottle to Emperor Lan, and then ordered:
"Don't take this pill for the time being. I don't want people to know that this thing has anything to do with me."
When Emperor Lan heard this, his heart suddenly felt empty, and he felt that Zhang Ke was deceiving him.
Zhang Ke smiled and said:
"Don't think too much. This elixir is the only one in the world. I don't want to be remembered by others all the time."
Emperor Lan instantly understood what Zhang Ke meant.
There are so many countries in the Central Region. Once the news gets out, the heads of countless other countries will have some ideas.
Emperor Lan nodded and said:
"Don't worry if you are a true person, you will keep your mouth shut."
Zhang Ke put away the scroll, then stood up and said goodbye to Emperor Lan to leave.
He did not let Emperor Lan see him off, but relied on the power of [Shadowless Mask] to change his identity along the way, and left the palace easily.
After leaving the capital, I looked back and took another look at the majestic Imperial City.
'Hey! A king with a life span of eight hundred years, let's see what surprises he can bring to the Tao Te Sect?'