The big iron gate slid silently to the sides, and four eunuchs about fifty years old appeared at the door, standing on both sides, making a gesture of welcome.

Long Tao stepped in, and as he passed by the four eunuchs, four pairs of sparkling eyes swept over him.

The minds of the four of them all converged in their eyes, wanting to explore Long Tao's whole body and understand.

Long Tao was unconscious, walking leisurely, when the eyes of the four fell on him, he suddenly felt empty, obviously he was walking in front of him, but the four of them had the illusion that there was nothing in front of them.

The eight eyes with the power of exploration struck together, and the four of them shook at the same time, and took half a step back, their qi and blood surging.

When the four of them were shocked in their hearts, Long Tao's deep words sounded in their ears at the same time: "Four masters, offended." ”

From the way they looked at him, Long Tao had already guessed that these four people must be four of Zhu Yuanzhang's seven shadow eunuchs.

The shadow eunuch was originally a monk of Zen Buddhism, and the old man headed by him was a holy monk of the year, in order to protect the throne of Zhu Yuanzhang, they voluntarily purified themselves and entered the palace to protect Zhu Yuanzhang, and their strength was not bad.

After the four eunuchs took a breath, they glanced at each other, turned around and followed behind Long Tao.

The study room is very large, and it may be more appropriate to call it the study hall.

The room is divided into two entrances, the inner entrance is separated by a long hanging bamboo curtain, and a figure in the light is faintly seen sitting on the large desk facing south.

The two eunuchs stepped forward to lift the bamboo curtain for him, and Long Tao entered the wide sealed space.

In addition to the large desk in the center, there are large bookcases that are taller than a person, containing files, papers, and books.

The man sitting at the desk was looking down at the paperwork on the table, he was tall and majestic, wearing a robe embroidered with nine golden dragons, with a high crown on his head, and he had a kind of domineering spirit that intimidated all beings.

Zhu Yuanzhang heard the sound of footsteps, raised his head suddenly, and shot at Long Tao with a sharp gaze like an arrow.

He has a strange appearance, and his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose are all born with abnormal people, and if you look at them separately, each part is extremely ugly, but when placed on a face, it is surprisingly good-looking and special, full of majesty and charm.

The four eunuchs had already come forward and knelt on the ground in front of their desks.

Long Tao slowed down, stared at Zhu Yuanzhang indifferently, and had no intention of kneeling, he wanted to see how this emperor, who had set his subordinates to bow down, would treat him.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up, walked around the desk, greeted Long Tao, and said with a smile as he walked: "I finally saw you!" Long Tao doesn't have to be formal, you are even more heroic than I imagined, and you deserve to be a character like a giant and a wave of clouds! ”

Long Tao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Zhu Yuanzhang's hand still made him more satisfied, not only to avoid the embarrassment caused by Long Tao's failure to kneel and bow, but also to point out that he regarded Long Tao as the same as Pang Ban and Lang Chuyun, and his identity was transcendent, so he was exempted from the rules of salutation.

Long Tao bowed and said, "The emperor has praised it!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang continued to move forward with a gentle smile on his face.

Although he is 60 years old, his body is still straight and straight, without any aging, and he has the posture of a dragon and a tiger, and his momentum is compelling.

He stopped in front of Long Tao, patted him on the shoulder, and sighed: "I didn't expect that a rising star like you would appear in my Daming, come, sit opposite me!" With that, he turned around and walked back.

Long Tao followed him, and after he was seated, he sat down across from him and looked across the table from him.

"Long Tao knows the purpose of my summoning you?" Zhu Yuanzhang said kindly.

Long Tao took off the eagle knife on his back, gently put it on the table, and said with a smile: "Didn't the emperor want to see this knife?" ”

When the eagle knife left his hand and landed on the table, Long Tao felt that all eight eyes converged at the same time.

Four are the four shadow eunuchs behind him, and the other three are from behind the bookcase behind Zhu Yuanzhang, these three people, Long Tao guessed, should be the remaining three shadow eunuchs, one of whom is obviously higher than the other six, it should be the old man.

The owner of the last gaze is not in the imperial study, it comes from the depths of the palace not far from here, but the sharp and vast spiritual power is the strongest among the eight people, Long Tao knows that this person must be the Eagle Yuan Living Buddha hiding in the palace eunuch village, that is, the previous owner of this eagle knife.

In the original book, it is said that Yingyuan, as the son of the hero Chuanying, is gifted and has already reached the realm of the broken void, but after he was broken, he actually retreated by himself, and since then he has forgotten his martial arts.

Long Tao's heart moved, his eyes stared at the eagle knife, but the power of his mind only made contact with the eighth gaze, and a bald monk with a calm face seemed to appear in front of him, smiling at him and nodding.

The eighth gaze was retracted, and Long Tao's mind also left the Eagle Knife, and although the other seven shadow eunuchs also focused on the Eagle Knife, they didn't know that Long Tao had already met the Eagle Edge Living Buddha through the Eagle Knife.

In the imperial study, only Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes didn't look at the eagle knife, and he still looked at Long Tao.

"Looking at the knife is just an excuse, what I want to see more is you!" Zhu Yuanzhang tilted his head back, leaned comfortably on the back of the chair, closed his eyes, opened them again, his eyes were full of strange light, and sighed: "People in this sword and martial arts are flocking to it, and I don't practice martial arts, how much interest can I be in it?" I know that to the point where you are at the point where you are with Pang Ban, the waves and the clouds, etc., you are only one step away from the Sky Breaking Immortal who passed the eagle back then, I really envy you, but I still have to stay in this world and do that endless battle! ”

"It turns out that the emperor is more interested in the lower than in the eagle knife."

"That's right, you suddenly appeared on the rivers and lakes, became famous overnight, and became one of the three masters who can compete with Pang Ban and Lang Yun, to be honest, this caught me a little off guard." Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes stared, forced him to look at this Long Tao, and said slowly: "Therefore, I want to meet you in person and see what your attitude is towards my Ming Dynasty." ”

Long Tao didn't expect Zhu Yuanzhang to be so direct, met his gaze, and said lightly: "The emperor has seen me at this moment, can he have a result in his heart?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "At least I know what kind of person Long Tao is!" It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that you are so brave and ruthless, killing all directions, even the waves and clouds are injured with you, and you are said to be lustful and lustful, married a group of beautiful wives and concubines, not to mention, as soon as you enter the capital, you went to visit the Qinhuai River, and the name of Long Eighteen was spread, these rumors put together, making you look like a person who is greedy for fame and lust, but I can see that you are a person from outside the world. ”

"Someone out of this world?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes burst with confidence, as if he could penetrate everything, looked deep into Long Tao's eyes, and said slowly: "That's right, I have seen something broader from your pure and deep eyes, everything in this world is just a game for you, you are an outsider who does not belong to this world!" ”

Long Tao couldn't help but change his face, this Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes on people are really accurate, the most important thing is that he is not with profound martial arts, and his spiritual cultivation is even more average, it can be said that this is purely a talent of his.