si-mexico Chapter 54 Animal Combination
Chapter 54 Animal Combination
"It's so hot, water... I need water..." The prince's weak voice sounded exceptionally clear in the quiet night, making people feel a sense of relief.
The imperial physicians looked at each other in disbelief, followed by a burst of ecstatic cheers.
Emperor Yuan was so excited that he stood up from his dragon throne, strode to the bed, and tightly grasped the crown prince's hand: "My son, you've finally woken up!"
The crown prince slowly opened his eyes, still somewhat confused, but when he saw the person in front of him, he exclaimed, "Father, I...I feel so hot!"
"Good, good, good!" Emperor Yuan said three times, his voice trembling slightly. The Crown Prince, who used to be icy cold, was actually complaining of the heat. How could he not be happy?
"Hurry up and bring water to the Crown Prince!" Tie Muzhen shouted, then looked at Kongming.
"Master Ma, you are truly a benefactor of my Great Yuan! I will certainly repay you handsomely!"
"Of course! Of course! A thousand-year-old fire spirit mushroom and a nine-yang divine herb are worth two million gold coins each. In addition, they consumed a lot of my magic power. Your Majesty can handle it as you see fit!"
Kongming waved his feather fan, as if he were stating a matter of course.
You should know that Li Guangling only obtained a mere two million gold coins after confiscating the homes of so many officials, while he suddenly got millions of gold coins in his hands, which can be described as being riding high on the spring breeze!
The imperial physicians standing nearby were also taken aback by Kongming's outrageous demands and stared at Tie Muzhen to see how he would react.
Tie Muzhen paused for a moment, then ordered his attendants to retrieve five million gold notes from the national treasury.
"Is Master Ma satisfied?" Tie Muzhen asked Kongming.
Although five million gold coins is not a small amount, it would be worth it if we could get some connection with the Sima family.
"Hmm! His Majesty the Emperor is quite sensible!" Kongming said, shaking his feather fan.
Upon hearing this, Tie Muzhen sensed a hidden meaning in Kongming's words. What did he mean by "still somewhat reasonable"? He immediately continued, "I wonder if Master Ma has any other needs..."
"Uh! I don't have any other needs. It's just that I was in such a hurry when I left, and my flying spirit beast was too conspicuous, so I simply didn't bring it with me. Now..."
Upon hearing this, Tie Muzhen immediately understood that this was a clever way of asking for his flying spirit beast, which was a gift from the three major sects and worth over two million gold coins.
Then, Tie Muzhen gritted his teeth, took out an exquisite spirit beast pouch from his person, and handed it to Kong Ming. Now that most of the others had been taken, a mere two million wouldn't matter; he could always buy another one from the three major sects.
"Yes, Your Majesty! You're too kind!" Kongming accepted the spirit beast pouch, overjoyed.
"If Master Ma likes it, that's good. If he likes it, that's good." With that, he prepared to leave the Crown Prince's palace. After all, this fellow had an unusually large appetite, and who knew if he would say something like, "He's quite sensible."
Seeing that Tie Muzhen was about to leave, Zhu Ganglie hurriedly winked at Kongming. How could Kongming not know what this guy was thinking!
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. This Pig Immortal Master seems to have something to say!"
Upon hearing this, Tie Muzhen thought, "What kind of people are these? One minute they're calling me Master Ma, the next Master Pig. Do they think this is a zoo?"
However, he still turned around with a pleasant expression and said to Zhu Ganglie, "I wonder what Immortal Master Zhu has to say?"
"Hmph... My elder brother has gold coins and flying spirit beasts, but I, Old Pig, have nothing!" Pigsy said with a resentful look, after all, it was all thanks to him that the prince's illness was cured.
Tie Muzhen's expression was a bit unpleasant. Even a pig knows how to take advantage of others. What kind of world is this? But he couldn't refuse Kongming's request.
He then ordered his men to retrieve 50,000 gold notes from the national treasury.
"Can I leave now?" Tie Muzhen asked with a dark face.
"My elder brother has five million gold coins, while I only have fifty thousand. His Majesty the Emperor is trying to drive a wedge between my brother and me!"
Kongming was surprised that this dead pig could say such insightful things, and secretly gave him a thumbs up.
Tie Muzhen glanced at Zhu Ganglie and Kongming, unsure whether the two were putting on an act, their real aim being to gain more benefits.
"If you two immortal masters, Pig and Horse, need anything else, please just say so!" Tie Muzhen was filled with hatred; this was a complete beastly duo.
"Uh! Your Majesty, the Pig Immortal Master has heard that you have three thousand beauties in your harem and admires you greatly, so it would like to go to your harem to learn some lessons!" Kongming said rather embarrassedly.
When Zhu Bajie heard Kongming finally bring up the important matter, his eyes gleamed with a thieving light.
"What? You want to go to my harem to learn from me? Is that a place where you can just let anyone in?" Tie Muzhen finally showed some anger.
"Your Majesty, you misunderstand. This Pig Immortal is known as the Child-Giving Messenger. As long as you let it in for a stroll, I guarantee it will have many children and much happiness next year!" Kongming explained in a serious tone.
"A messenger of children? I think you're trying to give me a cuckold's horns, aren't you? No way!" Tie Muzhen stared at Zhu Ganglie with a gloomy expression, then turned and left.
"Hey! Brother, what are you saying? You've ruined my good time..." Pigsy flicked his sleeves and stared at Kongming with a dissatisfied look.
"You fool, with this money you can find happiness anywhere! Why are you so fixated on these withered flowers and faded beauties!" Kongming said, exasperated.
"You...you lied to me again..."
Anshi's Three Prefectures.
“Young Master, the Eighth Prince sent word that Zhaoyuan Manor is impregnable and there has been no unusual activity for the time being, but… but…” a guard stammered to An Lushan.
An Lushan glanced at the guard and said, "Speak!"
"The Crown Prince of the Great Yuan Dynasty has been healed by a cultivator!"
"What? Impossible!" An Lushan stood up abruptly, an incredulous expression on his face.
The Crown Prince of the Great Yuan Dynasty had been bedridden for several years, and countless extraordinary people were helpless against him. How could he suddenly recover?
Back then, in order to gain the support of the Yuan Dynasty, he contacted the Crown Prince of the current dynasty, but the prince completely ignored him.
Later, they set their sights on the Eighth Prince, Temugeda, and the two quickly joined forces.
In order to help him seize the position of Crown Prince, he obtained the strange poison of the Netherworld Cold Silkworm from the Biyou Sect to poison the Crown Prince, and then slowly planned to make the Yuan Emperor pass the position of Crown Prince to the Eighth Prince.
Regardless of whether it succeeds in the end, the Eighth Prince's weakness will always be in his hands, and sooner or later it will become a major weapon.
This strange poison was something that the Biyou Sect had confidently claimed was incurable. They said that even cultivators would suffer greatly from it, let alone ordinary people. But surprisingly, it was cured by someone.
"Did he say who did it?" An Lushan stared at the guard with a gloomy look in his eyes.
"He didn't know this person's background either, only that the entire palace was keeping it a closely guarded secret, and no one dared to inquire about any information about this cultivator, suggesting that he had an extraordinary background..."