Crossing the Sword

When Jingwei brought Ye Shisan to Emperor Yan's study, Emperor Yan was making tea. Seeing the two of them coming, he waved and said, "Come, come, let's taste this tea together."

Ye Shisan was observing the study room of Emperor Yan, which was like a small library. Hearing Emperor Yan's invitation, he and Jingwei each took a cup of tea and took a sip. He savored it repeatedly in his mouth, feeling the fragrance of the tea. After a long time, he swallowed it. He praised sincerely: "Good tea!"

Seeing that Ye Shisan liked his tea, Emperor Yan was naturally a little proud, so he thought of testing Ye Shisan and asked, "What's so good about it?"

Ye Shisan guessed what Emperor Yan was thinking and replied calmly, "As soon as I entered the study, I smelled the fragrance of tea and immediately felt refreshed. From the smell alone, no tea I have ever drunk can compare to this. As soon as I took a sip of the tea, I was immediately intoxicated by the fragrance of the tea, and my heart was filled with peace, and all my previous troubles disappeared. Although other teas can also refresh the mind and calm the spirit, the difference in effect is simply like heaven and earth."

Jingwei couldn't help but ask, "Thirteen, is there tea in your hometown?" In her opinion, tea was still monopolized by Emperor Yan. Although other countries also had tea trees, they did not have complete tea-making technology.

Seeing that Ye Shisan could really give some clues, Emperor Yan said to Jingwei, "Don't interrupt, let him continue."

Ye Shisan continued, "The most rare thing is that this tea actually contains a unique spiritual energy. It should be of great benefit to those who practice internal strength or spiritual power." Ye Shisan is a modern man and naturally has no concept of hierarchy. If it were someone else, they would probably be extremely nervous just by drinking a sip of tea, not to mention commenting on it like he did.

Yan Emperor smiled and said, "The name of this tea is Shennong Tea. After tasting hundreds of herbs, I picked out the best tea tree. With the help of the Wood God Ju Mang, I successfully transplanted it to the Hundred Herb Garden at the back. Afterwards, a spirit gathering formation was set up to help it grow. After nearly a thousand years, this tea has reached its current quality. I just fried this tea with the Shennong Ding today. I believe that no one else can make the same one." Speaking of his beloved thing, Yan Emperor couldn't help but have a look of pride on his face.

Ye Shisan secretly swallowed his saliva after hearing this. No one else could use Shennong Ding, one of the ten great artifacts, to stir-fry tea. The other eight artifacts that were as famous as Shennong Ding could not do this. Although he liked tea, he was not too nostalgic, so he changed the subject and said, "Uncle Yu asked me to come here not just to taste tea, right?"

Emperor Yan took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "You are about the same age as Jingwei, so I will call you Thirteen from now on."

Ye Shisan said: "Thank you, Uncle Yu, for your kindness."

Emperor Yan changed the subject and said, "I already know what happened this morning. Your divine eyes and smart mind helped me solve a big problem. In addition to the salt production method, your contribution to my Shennong country is really too great. If I don't reward you with something, I will feel bad. Tell me, what do you want?" Emperor Yan never claimed to be alone, and completely treated Ye Shisan as his junior. Maybe it was just because he risked his life to save Jingwei, but more importantly, Ye Shisan's performance earned him respect.

Seeing Emperor Yan like this, Ye Shisan hurriedly said: "Uncle Yu not only saved my life, but also gave me the Shennong Herbal Classic. What did I do? What's more, Qingluan and Huofeng are my friends. In my opinion, they are just like my brothers and sisters. It is only natural to help them clear their grievances. Uncle Yu mentioned rewards, which is really too polite. If Uncle Yu must reward me, why not give me some Shennong tea?"

"You are a real connoisseur!" Emperor Yan smiled knowingly and said, "I have long guessed that you would not ask for any reward. I still have a lot of Shennong tea, and I can't drink it all by myself. Here is a box. Come back to me after you finish it. But I have another reward for you..." Then his face straightened, and a kingly aura emerged. He said loudly, "Ye Shisan, listen to the seal!"

This kingly aura is not the aura of a cuckold, but a temperament that comes from within. It is a unique temperament that only a true emperor can gradually develop. An incompetent emperor cannot have such a temperament, let alone ordinary people. And only a wise ruler like Emperor Yan can freely release this aura.

The so-called temperament is acquired after birth, and is the product of a combination of multiple factors such as one's own personality, living habits, and external factors. Ye Shisan can also freely control a kind of aura, which is murderous aura!

Seeing that Emperor Yan suddenly became so serious, Ye Shisan was also shocked by the king's aura and took a step back, knowing that Emperor Yan had made a decision and could not change it. He could only kneel on one knee and listen to what kind of task Emperor Yan wanted to give him.

Jingwei Qie was thinking: Will my father make him a consort? Thinking of this, her face turned red.

When Emperor Yan saw Ye Shisan kneeling down, he took out a sword from his ring and said, "I appoint you as the prefect of Shangdang Prefecture, a second-rank official. I will also grant you a sword!" Jingwei was disappointed after hearing this, and Emperor Yan saw it.

Ye Shisan had never expected that Emperor Yan would suddenly give him such a high position, and he quickly declined, saying, "Shisan doesn't even know all the characters, and I just wanted to find someone to teach me. I know nothing about the laws of Shennong Country, and I'm afraid I will disappoint your majesty. Please take back your order." But he was thinking, what a joke, I have to focus on improving my power now, how can I have time to be an official? And Emperor Yan also knew that he was a martial artist, so if he wanted to be promoted, he should be promoted to a general or something. Although he hated military discipline more, it was reasonable that he should not be promoted to a civil official.

Emperor Yan said in a cold tone: "Do you want to disobey the order?"

Ye Shisan then realized that he was now in a royal society, and that Emperor Yan's cultivation was many times higher than his. For the sake of his life, he still gritted his teeth and took the sword from above, saying respectfully, "I dare not!"

Emperor Yan resumed his previous elder's appearance and said with a chuckle: "Look how scared you are. I was just trying to scare you. Even if you really disobey my order, I can't do anything to you." As he spoke, he had an expression as if his evil plan had succeeded.

Ye Shisan knew that he was tricked by Emperor Yan, so he could only smile bitterly. Then he set his eyes on the Shangfang Sword, which was exquisitely made. The hilt and scabbard were both made of pure gold. A golden dragon was carefully carved on the scabbard, slowly moving like a life. There was also a red crystal in front of the dragon's mouth, and one could feel that the spiritual energy in it was very abundant.

Ye Shisan was so fascinated by the sight that he casually pulled out his sword, and a burst of cold air was about to come out of the sword. The sword body was shining with golden light, and the four words "Dai Tian Xun Shou" were engraved on it, like iron painting and silver hook. As his power was injected, the sword seemed to be induced and made a real sword sound, and the cold air radiated in all directions, startling Jingwei who was standing beside him and took a small step back.

Ye Shisan liked it and couldn't help but praise, "What a good sword!" This sword is much stronger than his previous Ting Tao!

Emperor Yan smiled and said, "This sword is made by fusing the Six-metal Golden Silver and the Mysterious Dark Iron. It was forged by a fire-type cultivator using the Samadhi True Fire for 49 days. There is an attack formation inside the sword. By putting your power into it, it can emit icy sword energy, which will increase your water-attributed internal energy. Even when your internal energy is exhausted, you can still use the immortal stone in the hilt as energy to emit five sword energies. After that, the immortal stone can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to replenish itself, and the replenishment time is one day."