When Ji Tianxing saw the emperor's reaction, he wanted to laugh a little and felt a little proud.
"The emperor, who has always been aloof and majestic, could be so rude..."
But he knew very well that his changes could not be hidden from the emperor, so he answered truthfully: "Your Majesty, I am not hiding anything from you. What you said is absolutely true."
Seeing that his attitude was respectful and showed no trace of resentment, the emperor showed a satisfied smile.
"Well, if that's the case, then I won't hold you responsible for your late return for several months. You can be free!"
Ji Tianxing then stood up, looked at the emperor with a calm face, and asked in a solemn tone: "May I ask what your instructions are when the emperor calls his subordinates back?"
The emperor pondered for a while, then regained his noble and majestic face, and asked in a deep voice: "Ji Tianxing, let's not talk about this matter for now. I have something to ask you, and you must answer it truthfully."
"Please make it clear, Your Majesty." Ji Tianxing bowed his hands and listened with a calm expression.
The emperor smoothed his beard on his chin and asked in a low voice: "You have a deep grudge against the Murong family. Murong was intercepting you midway and you were about to kill him in revenge.
However, I sent my Imperial Master to stop you so that you can no longer seek revenge. Have you... ever resented me in your heart?"
Ji Tianxing was startled for a moment, never expecting that the emperor would ask him this question.
"Could it be that the Emperor sensed my dissatisfaction and was afraid that I might have other ideas, so he interviewed me face to face?"
This thought flashed through his mind, and he immediately became alert, and he quickly replied seriously: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are the emperor of our clan and the leader of hundreds of millions of people.
My subordinates are your subjects, so of course they must obey your orders, how can I dare to complain?"
But the emperor didn't listen to his high-sounding rhetoric at all. He stared at him sharply and asked, "Are you afraid, or are you not?"
After that, he added, "You should think carefully before answering. I want to listen to the truth! If you tell any lies, you will never be able to hide it from me!"
Ji Tianxing became even more confused, wondering what the emperor's intention was.
But he noticed that the power of the emperor's soul was surrounding him, seeming to be able to see through his heart.
He knew that he could not hide it from the emperor, so he simply gave up his excuses and answered truthfully: "To report to the emperor, my subordinates did complain at first and were very unwilling to do so.
However, after the emperor's master explained it to his subordinates, they understood your difficulties and intentions, and the complaints in their hearts naturally dissipated.
Even if your subordinates once caused a huge disturbance in Zhongzhou, you, the Emperor, did not pursue the matter. Even if it caused criticism from the people, you would do your best to protect your subordinates.
After careful consideration, I will understand that you have your own reasons and arrangements for doing this."
The emperor remained silent, staring at him closely, observing the changes in his expression and the fluctuations in his soul.
After he finished speaking, the emperor concluded that he had not lied, and his expression softened.
"Yes, Tian Xing, it would be best if you can understand my emperor's intention.
Now there are only you and me in this study. If you can tell me the truth, it proves that I can still trust you and entrust you with important tasks!"
As soon as Ji Tianxing heard this, he knew that what he had just said was just an introduction, and the real topic would come soon.
He bowed his hands and said proactively: "As the Lord of Tianchen Territory, I should serve the people. If the emperor has any important responsibilities, just ask me, and I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
The emperor glanced at him and said in a playful tone: "Don't talk so full of words! If I give you an important task right now, let you go out to the northern border alone, kill tens of millions of demons, and protect the people of our clan.
Taiping, do you still dare to agree?"
Ji Tianxing slowly raised his head, looked directly at the emperor, his eyes were firm and unyielding, and his voice was sonorous, and he said one word.
"dare!"
The emperor was startled for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and showed a playful smile, "You boy, I am afraid that the adventure you will get is amazing, but you are so confident and ambitious!"
Ji Tianxing shook his head and said in a solemn tone: "Your Majesty, this has nothing to do with the adventure I got. I don't even need your order, I will rush to the battlefield and kill all the demons!
I am neither a sage nor a king who leads a clan. I dare not dream of saving hundreds of millions of people.
But my subordinates have a blood feud with the demons, and I will never let them go!"
The emperor looked at him deeply, nodded solemnly, and said: "Okay! Very good! Tianxing, you have such determination, I am very pleased!
However, the important task I want to entrust to you today is not to let you go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
You are the number one genius in our clan and the most evil and powerful man in the past thousand years. It is really too humiliating to let you go to the battlefield to fight."
Ji Tianxing's expression changed, he frowned slightly and asked, "Then I dare to ask the emperor, what do you want me to do?"
"Go to a place and pick up something." The emperor showed a solemn and solemn look in his eyes, and said in a strong tone: "A artifact that suppresses the clan!"
"Get a clan-suppressing artifact?" Ji Tianxing suddenly became more confused and said in disbelief: "What clan-suppressing artifact? How to get it?"
The emperor raised his palm to signal him not to be anxious, and said in an unhurried tone: "About this matter, I want to tell you a story from the past.
Thousands of years ago, in the Suzaku Mountains in the south, there was a sudden and earth-shattering volcanic eruption. Endless red fire covered tens of thousands of miles of sky and dyed half of the sky red.
The hundreds of thousands of mountains in the Zhuque Mountains were all turned into a sea of fire and scorched earth, and hundreds of thousands of people died.
The Imperial Court of our clan sent elite experts to the Vermillion Mountains to check the situation. It took half a year to finally find out that the depths of the Vermilion Mountains contained shocking secrets.
But after those strong men entered the depths of the earth, none of them survived and they all perished.
This incident shocked the imperial court, and the contemporary emperor took the emperor and empress to personally go to the Suzaku Mountains to investigate the cause.
In the end, the emperor brought back a top-level soul-level magic weapon from the deepest part of the Suzaku Mountains.
This thing originated from ancient times and was refined by the ancient powerful ones. It has the power to burn down the world, and it is called the Tiangang Divine Fire Cauldron!"
Hearing this, Ji Tianxing vaguely understood what the emperor meant, and was immediately full of curiosity and expectation for the Tiangang Divine Fire Cauldron.
He did not interrupt the emperor's words and continued to listen carefully.
"This tripod can be called a peerless artifact. It is hidden deep in the heart of the Suzaku Mountains. Due to its age, the power imbalance caused the volcanic eruption.
In order to obtain the artifact, the emperor suffered severe trauma. After returning to the imperial court, she died in less than a hundred years.
The emperor spent decades of hard work and exhausted the financial resources of the imperial court to repair the Tiangang Divine Fire Cauldron and take it back for his own use.
However, the power of the Tiangang Divine Fire Cauldron is too strong and cannot be stored in the Imperial Court for a long time. It must be stored in the dragon veins of the Suzaku Mountains.
Therefore, the emperor sent the Tiangang Divine Fire Cauldron back to the Suzaku Mountains, and sent thousands of elite masters and strong men to guard the artifact forever..."