Chapter 0053 Grandmaster
“Ahem.” Wang Ruoyu shook his head: “This brat!”
"He still bears a grudge against the young lady!" Xiao Miaoxue snorted, "What an arrogant fellow, so bold!"
"It's probably not arrogance, but inferiority complex." Xiao Meiying, the girl in green, said softly.
"Hehe, Xiao Meiying, you see he seems to have a bit of inferiority complex. A vegetable grower is so presumptuous and arrogant. He's simply courting death!" Xiao Miaoxue became more and more angry as she spoke.
As soon as Li Chengkong heard the young lady's words, he should have knelt down to express his gratitude instead of being so presumptuous and arrogant and daring to refuse.
He is arrogant because of his good talent in martial arts. He is just a fool and will die sooner or later!
Even if he is a master, the imperial court still has the Wind-Chasing Divine Constable to deal with him, let alone him who is not a master!
Xiao Meiying said softly: "The more arrogant he acts, the more it shows that he is inferior in his heart. He is probably trying to cover up his vulnerability."
Xiao Miaoxue snorted repeatedly.
Luo Qinglan said, "Your Highness, for the sake of the Empress, you have to bring Li Chengkong with you. I got a miraculous skill from the Taisu Palace, the Taisu Yuxing Jue, which is rare in the world and incredibly difficult. No disciple of the Holy Church can master it. It can suppress the injuries of the Empress Yufei, and it is the supreme elixir for the Empress Yufei!"
Wang Ruoyu took over the conversation and said with a smile: "As for whether this spiritual medicine is unruly or docile like a sheep, it doesn't matter. It's a spiritual medicine."
Dugu Shuming smiled: "What kind of magic potion did Li Chengkong feed you two to help him like this!"
Wang Ruoyu smiled and said, "I taught him everything I knew, and he has surpassed me."
"It's only been two months. Old Wang, you have so many skills that you can use up in just two months?"
Wang Ruoyu smiled proudly and said, "That's all."
"Regardless of his aptitude and intelligence, he still has a good character." Luo Qinglan said: "It's a pity to bury him here."
"...Let me think about it." Dugu Shuming said.
She didn't want a eunuch. In her opinion, among eunuchs, it was extremely rare to find someone with a character like Wang Ruoyu.
They cannot overcome the psychological changes caused by physiological defects, just like water flows east and the sun sets in the west.
These eunuchs acted one way when in front of the emperor and another way when away from the emperor. The difference was huge.
She was in the palace and had seen the eunuchs many times, and she was extremely disgusted with them.
"Your Majesty, is he... okay?" Wang Ruoyu asked softly, his eyes suddenly red.
Dugu Shuming nodded gently: "Father reviews memorials until three o'clock every day, and he is extremely energetic."
“Alas…” Wang Ruoyu sighed and shook his head: “This is not a good thing. Your Majesty should be stingy with your spirit. After all, time is unforgiving.”
"If you leave, no one will dare to persuade you." Dugu Shuming said.
Wang Ruoyu rubbed his eyes and looked towards the direction of Shenjing: "I am sorry, Your Majesty."
Dugu Shuming said: "It's all in the past. Father will never call you back. You should just live out your days in peace."
"I understand, old minister." Wang Ruoyu sighed and nodded.
His mood suddenly became low and he was in a daze.
Dugu Shuming stood up and left upon seeing this, and Luo Qinglan saw her off to the gate of the courtyard.
"He has been brooding over it and doesn't want to leave the emperor." Before leaving, Luo Qinglan shook his head and said, "No matter how much you persuade him, it's useless."
"Let him be more open-minded." Dugu Shuming nodded slightly.
Luo Qinglan forced a smile.
"Then I'll go and come back later." Dugu Shuming turned and left, heading straight out of the Xiaoling Mausoleum.
The noise in the Xiaoling Mausoleum suddenly dissipated, and the tranquility like an ancient well was restored.
Early in the morning, Li Chengkong came to the vegetable field. Wang Ruoyu was drinking tea at a wooden table at the edge of the field, holding the teacup motionlessly, lost in deep thought.
Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Li Chengkong tiptoed to sit opposite him and brewed a cup of tea for himself.
Wang Ruoyu was lost in his memories. After a long while, when the tea had already gone cold, he finally came to his senses and sighed, "Chengkong, you shouldn't have refused."
Li Chengkong said: "It's good for me to stay here."
"You're still saying these things in front of me!" Wang Ruoyu glared at him.
If it were anyone else, with such qualifications and such a mind, how could they be willing to remain submissive and unknown all their lives?
Li Chengkong also didn't want to live such a mediocre life. He also wanted to go out and explore the world and embrace status and power.
But he chose to reject this best opportunity, which was really irrational and obviously caused by hatred.
"It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, and this is not a life-and-death feud. What can be resolved is... your waist cannot bend down?" Wang Ruoyu snorted, "Don't say you are not a master yet. Even if you are a master, it is no big deal in the eyes of the emperor and the princess. But if you really become a master, you can be exempted from the ceremony. This is the privilege of the master!"
Li Chengkong's eyes lit up.
"But do you think it's that easy to become a Grandmaster?" Wang Ruoyu curled his lips: "If it were that easy, there would be as many Grandmasters as cattle in the world!"
"It doesn't seem that difficult." Li Chengkong said.
Wang Ruoyu snorted, "A Grandmaster must obtain spiritual enlightenment between life and death. Without this spiritual enlightenment, you will never become a Grandmaster. There is great terror between life and death, and this great terror is the resource for becoming a Grandmaster. You are safe and sound in the Xiaoling Mausoleum, how can you become a Grandmaster!"
Li Chengkong closed his eyes and said nothing.
"Only the princess has the courage to recruit you. The other princes simply cannot do so and dare not disobey the ancestor."
Li Chengkong still had his eyes closed.
"You are so willful!"
…
Wang Ruoyu scolded Li Chengkong a lot and felt very sorry that he missed this opportunity.
This was the opportunity he had been waiting for, but when the chance came, Li Chengkong rejected it.
If he missed this opportunity, Li Chengkong would probably die of old age in Xiaoling Mausoleum.
"Woo..." a whistling sound was heard.
Wang Ruoyu 's face changed slightly and he stared at Li Chengkong.
"Woo..." The whistling sound continued to come from Li Chengkong's body, like the howling of a strong wind, or like a hidden weapon breaking through the air.
Wang Ruoyu’s eyes widened.
Li Chengkong slowly opened his eyes, with purple light flashing.
"Falling Star Realm?" Wang Ruoyu coughed lightly and asked calmly.
Li Chengkong smiled: "Old Wang, how is it?"
"Hmph, it's okay." Wang Ruoyu said indifferently.
I have never heard of anyone breaking through the Falling Star Realm in this way. They usually have experienced countless life and death experiences before finally having a flash of inspiration, an epiphany, and entering the Falling Star Realm.
Li Chengkong was fine, he just sat here for a while and then went in, it was simply...
Li Chengkong was all smiles.
There is great terror between life and death, which is a source of nourishment. This sentence gave him inspiration.
He kept replaying the moment of his death in his mind, and kept experiencing the feelings of that moment.
After doing it many times, the stimulation became weaker and weaker, and I seemed to have lost my fear of life and death, as if I had completely let go of something, and my body suddenly felt extremely relaxed.
This is similar to the Buddhist enlightenment, letting go of life and death and transcending life and death.
With this feeling, all the strength began to flow rapidly, rolling through the body and rushing into the mind.
It was as if a meteor fell into my dark mind and passed through it. Although it was still pitch black, I could feel the existence of the emptiness in my mind under the dim light.
It was a dark void, quiet and peaceful, as if it had never changed.
He suddenly realized that this was the Falling Star Realm and he had entered the Grandmaster stage !