“Yuan'er, truly is...” Consort Rou looked at Chu Zhiyuan in admiration.
Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes and smiled at Consort Rou: “How does Grandmother feel?”
Consort Rou raised her head to look at the azure sky, and said with emotion: “It's like being in a dream!”
Countless times she had woken up from sweet dreams, where her chronic illness was cured, and she could live well without suffering. But often after waking up, she would find it was just a dream, a beautiful dream.
The reality was that her body was still weak, still tormented, unable to escape.
This time, she didn't hold any hope, just wanted to explain some important matters clearly to her grandson. Some important matters, some secrets, needed to be clearly explained to him, otherwise, they would become obstacles to inheriting the throne. Not knowing these secrets could lead to disaster.
Such as the Second Prince's matter, such as the matters of the Four Demonic Sects, how to deal with them, all had to be considered with utmost caution. But she never thought that her illness could be cured.
The Emperor exhausted the power of the dynasty, and the treasures of heaven and earth from the Four Great Blessed Lands and Four Great Secret Realms were all helpless. How could a mere Grandmaster have a solution?
But the world is so strange, and he just happened to cure her chronic illness. This kind of surprise came too suddenly, making it hard to believe.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: “Grandmother, your body has been ravaged for so many years, it won't recover in a short time, you need elixirs.”
“These are easy to handle.” Consort Rou smiled: “The palace is not short of these, I didn't expect you to actually…”
She showed a worried look.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: “I obtained a set of Fearless Great Perfection Hand Seals by chance, the Dragon Subduing Sutra can restrain the erosion of the Fearless Realm's power, Grandmother, don't worry.”
“It's good that you know the importance of things.” Consort Rou breathed a sigh of relief.
If he really joined a demonic sect, the Emperor would know. Since the Emperor didn't say anything, it means there's no major problem.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: “I'm also lucky, and of course, Grandmother is also lucky.”
“Good luck is very important,” Consort Rou nodded in agreement: “You need to have good comprehension, and good luck, otherwise it's hard to go far.” The dangers in this world are far more than imagined, many of which are beyond imagination.
Who would have thought that she, a dignified imperial consort, would be targeted by a demonic sect's Grandmaster?
If it weren't for good luck, she would have died beyond death, and if it weren't for good luck, she wouldn't have had this day of being cured. Chu Zhiyuan said: “Grandmother, I want to know, what exactly are the Four Demonic Sects like?”
“Alas…” Consort Rou sighed: “Whether they are good or bad, it's actually the same to you.”
“Destined to be opponents?”
“If you become the Emperor, will you let go of those four secret realms?” Consort Rou said: “Obtaining these four secret realms holds the hope of unifying the world.”
“Indeed, it's a huge temptation.” Chu Zhiyuan sighed.
Consort Rou said: “Sometimes, position determines choice, since you are the heir apparent, you have no choice.”
“So I'm destined to be enemies with the Four Great Sects?”
Consort Rou nodded lightly: “The Moon Invitation Palace can be won over, the other three sects, there's almost no possibility.” Chu Zhiyuan said: “If I get too close to the Four Great Sects, will I lose the right to the throne?”
Consort Rou thought for a while, frowned slightly, and finally shook her head: “Whose the throne belongs to, in the end, it still depends on the Heavenly Emperor Sword's choice.” Chu Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.
It's good that it's not decided by the Emperor.
He felt that it wasn't necessarily necessary to annex the secret realms of the Four Great Sects in order to unify the world. Military formations are also a starting point.
The Thunder Spear Formation has its limitations, if he really wants to practice military formations, there are many military formations to choose from.
Training military formations, quickly improving the strength of the Great Jing army, crushing Great Meng and Great Zhen is not a problem. However, in that case, I'm afraid Great Meng and Great Zhen would kill him at all costs.
Consort Rou was extremely intelligent, and as soon as she heard Chu Zhiyuan's words, she knew that he had his own ideas, and frowned: “Yuan'er, in this matter, it's best not to be soft-hearted.”
Chu Zhiyuan said: “Grandmother, I think since the Great Ancestor made a promise, we descendants shouldn't violate it.”
Consort Rou's expression changed slightly: “You must never say these words to the Emperor.” “Yes.” Chu Zhiyuan readily agreed.
Consort Rou looked at him with a complex expression, opened her mouth, and finally sighed. This grandson in front of her has his own ideas, and she can't persuade him.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: “Grandmother, don't worry, I will act carefully, I won't mess around.” “Alas…” Consort Rou felt helpless after seeing Chu Zhiyuan in person.
Someone with such strong opinions is really troublesome.
But the true talent of an emperor is like this, others' words can only be used as a reference and will not be fully believed or listened to. “The Four Great Sects have their own sect rules to restrain them, and they can all be considered famous and orthodox sects, but they just don't follow the same path as the imperial court.” “Isn't the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect's actions not the actions of a famous and orthodox sect?” Chu Zhiyuan snorted.
“...This is indeed a foolish move.” Consort Rou couldn't refute: “Actually...at their level, human lives are just numbers to them.” “Looking down on all living beings?”
“Almost,” Consort Rou said: “You will understand when you become a Grandmaster in the future, standing too high, looking down on the crowd, is like looking at ants, and your state of mind will naturally be different.”
“They regard the world as a game of chess,” Chu Zhiyuan frowned and remained silent: “Are all living beings just chess pieces?”
“It's almost the same,” Consort Rou said: “The Eternal Spirit Divine Sect still acts with restraint, only capturing a remote military formation, and Li Haoyuan is cleaning up the mess, preventing the situation from going further.”
Chu Zhiyuan didn't agree with this statement.
Consort Rou said: “They still have the necessary restraints on their disciples, you can't regard them as a demonic sect.” Chu Zhiyuan slowly said: “Grandmother, I understand.”
“The relationship with them must be handled well, with utmost caution, the Second Prince is the best lesson, if it weren't for the Second Prince getting too close to the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect, how would he have become like this?
“...Yes.” Chu Zhiyuan nodded solemnly.
If Second Uncle hadn't been taught the Eternal Spirit Secret Canon by the people of the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to recover his memories from his previous life and become a Spirit Son. He still had to keep his distance from the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect.
“There's no need to take risks.” Consort Rou said. Getting close to the Four Great Sects is taking risks.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said: “Grandmother, don't worry, I know.”
“I hope you really know.” Consort Rou saw that he didn't listen at all, and she wasted her breath. Young people are like this, they will only regret and change after suffering losses in the future.
She shook her head helplessly: “Alright, Ning Shuang, it's time to return to the palace.”
Bai Ning Shuang stepped forward to support her and smiled: “Your Majesty, let him do whatever he wants, we can't worry about so many things.” Consort Rou smiled: “That's true.”
The next morning, when he returned to the Prince's mansion from Chu Zhiting's mansion, he found Huang Cheng waiting.
Chu Zhiyuan immediately showed a smile.
Huang Cheng greeted him with a smile, congratulated him, and handed him a first-rank meritorious service plaque. Chu Zhiyuan didn't ask much.
He knew that this was the Emperor's reward for curing Consort Rou.
“Your Highness, before coming, His Majesty asked this servant to bring a message, saying that Your Highness is moving too fast.” “Too fast? Progressing too quickly?”
“Progressing too quickly is not always a good thing.”
“...Eunuch Huang, please convey to my Imperial Grandfather that I understand.” Chu Zhiyuan slowly said: “I will first reach the Grandmaster Perfection Realm, and then slowly accumulate.” The Emperor is also worried, what are the disadvantages of progressing too quickly that I haven't noticed?
