"Where does the joy come from?"

The old emperor, who was half-lying in a chair, asked casually while closing his eyes to recuperate.

"The results of the innocent princess's soul experiment were very successful, and all the expected goals were perfectly achieved."

The old emperor nodded as if he was dozing off.

"Hmm...... Naive, she's okay, right? Are you still in good health? ”

"Your Majesty, you have been too worried, Your Highness's situation is very good."

"Oh, oh...... It's good if it's okay, it's better than anything else. ”

The old emperor opened his heavy eyelids, thought for a moment, and then said in a deep voice, "What do I want to do?" ”

After that, the emperor fixed his eyes on the palace people who came to report the good news, and the meaning of urging was self-evident.

"Your Majesty, you said before that as long as Huo Gongzi does not fail in his mission, he will be rewarded."

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, it should be rewarded, and someone will first call back the innocence for me to take a good look at, and personally identify whether the soul is really as magical as the Red Dust Hall Master said."

The old emperor propped himself up on the armrest of the chair, thought for a moment, and added: "As for how to reward him, I have my own considerations, so you can arrange it first." ”

The palace people replied resignedly, and saw that the old emperor had just finished speaking, and then lay back in his chair to continue to recuperate, and quietly closed the door and left the palace.

What do you mean by "I have my own considerations?" ”

After all these years of errand in the palace, of course he could see that it was purely an excuse that the emperor hadn't thought about it yet, and he wanted to drive himself out.

Your Majesty is really old, and even if he pretends to be deep at this time last year, he will not ask people "What do I want to do" to expose the decline of memory.

Even though he is looking for famous doctors in the world, those famous miracle doctors are helpless against His Majesty's body one by one or just pretend to treat comfortingly, it seems that His Majesty can indeed only count his fingers to live...... Which noble person should I entrust to arrange a way back for the rest of my life?

And Xu Tianzhen, who has completed the soul fusion and likes to mention the first soul in his life, has successfully left relevant video materials, and is at this time at a time when the new other half of his life is full of novelty.

However, in view of the fact that the soul that had just been fused could only achieve the lowest level of "heart-to-heart communication" with its master, that is, to transmit the most basic will, and the level of spiritual intelligence needed to be improved, it was naturally impossible to speak and answer Xu Tianzhen's constant questions.

So, Xu Tianzhen, who was full of curiosity, began to continue to catch Huo Yuhao and ask questions non-stop.

"Why can't it speak!"

"Will its quality evolve in the future?"

"It seems to be just a very illusory energy body, so can I feed it something?"

"Since it has become a part of me, then I will recruit a colt in the future, won't it be secretly watched by it at night when I recruit a colt? Can you block out its perception! ”

Huo Yuhao, who was overwhelmed, stuffed her with a copy of "Basic Common Sense of Souls" that he had taken the time to summarize before.

"Your Highness, you may read the book carefully before you continue to ask questions...... Otherwise, I can't explain how many mouths I have. ”

Xu Tianzhen didn't look like the type who liked to read with a deep heart, and after taking the manual, he just quickly turned a few pages with a sense of freshness.

Fortunately, the messenger in the palace quickly came over to relieve Huo Yuhao, who couldn't get out, and asked Xu Tianzhen to enter the palace quickly so that His Majesty could take care of it.

"Please also ask Your Highness to go back and slowly learn and understand, since it is Your Majesty's call, I will not send it more." Huo Yuhao smiled and gave him off the guests.

However, the palace people who preached the message were the same:

"Huo Gongzi, please also enter the palace with our family, after His Royal Highness confirms that he is safe, His Majesty will summon you."

Ahh

Huo Yuhao turned his head to look at Jing Hongchen who was watching, the latter nodded to Huo Yuhao, and instructed, "Don't be rude, don't be nervous."

Your Majesty hasn't braided his hair yet, can the summoned people still have the option of not going?

The journey to the palace was not short at all, and when the princess was in a hurry, she naturally would not walk all the way, so Huo Yuhao was able to take a ride on the luxury carriage of the royal family.

This was the first time he had entered the palace in person, compared to Huo Yuhao's poker face that he didn't want to say a word, Xu Tianzhen, who had long been accustomed to this, chattered all the way in the spacious carriage.

After the carriage passed the inspection of the palace ban, it stopped seeing off, and Xu Tianzhen was immediately led by the other eunuchs in the palace to the emperor's bedroom.

And Huo Yuhao ......

"Huo Gongzi, this is a side hall in the palace, please wait here." The eunuch who sent the message took Huo Yuhao to a side hall with open windows and no furnishings inside.

"Thank you."

Being in the palace, Huo Yuhao did not launch a spiritual detection, but looked at the surrounding environment with his naked eyes.

Although the interior decoration of the side hall is quite simple because no one lives here, its location is still good, and it can be reached by turning a few corners on weekdays after the ministers who were left behind to summon them.

It's just that this place is not connected to the Imperial Garden, and it is impossible to see the warblers and swallows of the harem passing by as soon as you raise your eyes, which is a pure resting place.

Out of curiosity, Huo Yuhao had the idea of going out and walking around, but obviously he couldn't get past the eunuch who was silently guarding the door.

"My father-in-law is here to make me feel quite stressed and uncomfortable, and I'm not an assassin, why don't I wait outside the door?"

"You're joking, of course you're a big loyal minister, but our family has to guard here to prevent a young man from assassinating you."

Huo Yuhao and the eunuch looked at each other for a few seconds, and the many thoughts in their hearts finally turned into a light sigh.

He had already confirmed that this eunuch was not a master of the Great Interior, he was just an ordinary person, where did he get the confidence to prevent others from stabbing him?

Huo Yuhao paced up in the side hall with his hands behind his back, and the rather perfunctory furnishings in the room disappointed the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North, who had been so curious about the Human Palace.

And there was not even a single book in the entire side hall, which made Huo Yuhao, who had nothing to do, feel a sense of imprisonment in his heart.

"Gollum~"

Just as Xu Tianzhen was grinding and grinding and there was no news from there, making Huo Yuhao think about whether to simply meditate and cultivate for a while, the slight sound of tires running over the ground came from outside the side hall.

Huo Yuhao raised his eyes and saw a figure that had inspected the army on behalf of the emperor a few days ago appear outside the door.

Xu Tianran seemed to feel something, turned his head to look at the side hall that was generally used for ministers to rest, and then nodded to Huo Yuhao with a smile.

Without waiting for Huo Yuhao to respond, the fast-paced eunuch finally came to the side hall after a long absence, first saluted Xu Tianran, "I have seen the prince", and then said to Huo Yuhao: "Huo Gongzi, Your Majesty has summoned you to face the saint, please come with our family." ”

Hearing the sentence "Your Majesty summons you to face the saint", Xu Tianran, who had just sprinkled coins in the palace, looked at Huo Yuhao's gradually fading back, thoughtfully buckled the armrest of the wheelchair, and instructed the guards behind him:

"Go back and find out why he was summoned."

"And ...... Don't rush back to the East Palace first, wait here for a while. ”

…………

The place where Huo Yuhao was summoned was not the imperial study, but a dormitory that was used for daily recuperation.

The moment he saw the old emperor for the first time, Huo Yuhao seemed to feel a dying aura coming from his tired eyes and his mental state, which seemed to be seriously lacking in energy.

Like most of the elderly people, the emperor in front of him, who had decisively ordered the death of the emperor's entire family, spent at least half of his day sleeping, and his energy was far from enough to support the high-intensity daily court meetings.

The current Sun and Moon Empire will only convene all the ministers of sufficient rank in Beijing to hold a grand court meeting when there are major matters, and general affairs are handled by important ministers and approved by the emperor after seeing them.

And the old emperor in front of him seemed to be in a good mood, and the mouth that didn't know how many people he had ordered to kill was also with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Although he had just been made a fuss by Xu Tianzhen, who was in high spirits, Xu Tianzhen, who was full of freshness in his heart, also explained to him in detail the details of the soul she felt, and also showed him the common sense manual that Huo Yuhao had just stuffed into her.

It may be too early to draw conclusions about Xu Tianzhen's situation now, but the many soul experiments that Huo Yuhao has handled before have never had unexpected negative effects, which is already very attractive.

The old emperor also knew in his heart that he might not have a good life in a few days, and his ascension process was destined to cause criticism no matter how young he was.

Waging a war to unify the continent is the most extreme method, and if it succeeds, it goes without saying that all the dark side will be illuminated by the glory of the sun.

However, with his current physical condition, which is not able to deal with important affairs for a long time, it will definitely add countless troubles to the following, so this kind of thing should be left to future generations.

In contrast, as long as he invests some money, there is hope to profoundly change the existing soul master system, and the soul that he doesn't need to worry about in person is much more cute, and he still has the energy to approve the allotment.

After glancing at this apprentice who was said to be very valued by Kong Lao, and thinking about the other party's title, the old emperor slowly spoke:

"Huo Qing, innocent soul, I have seen it with my own eyes, she likes it very much, and I am also very satisfied."

"Your Majesty likes it."

"Meritorious service must not be rewarded, I already know the significance of the soul you created to the mainland, but after all, the soul has not yet spread out, and it is not known to the world, and it is inevitable that people will be criticized for overly high rewards, but your help to naïve cannot be erased......"

The old emperor took a breath, thought for a moment, and continued:

"I plan to crown you as a viscount first, and then give you the reward of a marquis or even a duke after the soul is widely known in the future, and it is recognized by the courtiers, what does Aiqing think?"

"Gifts of goods and even fiefs will naturally be given accordingly. I admire your soul, and I don't think it's too much to give you a duke in the future, but after all, you're too young to be promoted to a higher rank may not be a good thing for you. ”

Although Huo Yuhao was still a minor at this time, the identity of the conversation at this time was obviously not a junior, but a courtier who had already made meritorious contributions.

The title of "Aiqing" sounds a little weird, but when Huo Yuhao thinks of the allusion of Gan Luo's twelve worships to Shangqing, it doesn't seem to be unacceptable.

Viscount......

The memories in Huo Yuhao's mind were suddenly triggered by keywords.

Because in the original book, Huo Hang, who is the honorary tower master of the Spirit Transmission Tower and the youngest elder of the Poseidon Pavilion, when the Star Luo Empire begged him to complete the reconnaissance mission against the enemy army, his companions were shocked and proposed, "After I complete this reconnaissance mission, I hope to be able to accumulate military merits like the soldiers of the Star Luo Empire, and obtain military positions and titles."

Later, he was recommended by Duke White Tiger for a long time and won the hereditary viscount title of the Star Luo Empire, which ranks second to last in the title system.

Although this so-called hereditary viscount is not a fart compared to the previous two titles, it probably satisfies Huo Hang's wish to slap the Duke of White Tiger in the face...... Right?

"Your Majesty, you are right, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, so can you exchange it for another reward?"

"Oh? The title I said can be attacked, should I really give it up willingly? ”

"Compared to the secular title, I still hope to be an excellent soul master, and I don't want to do this."

"Then you don't think about the children in the future?"

"This ...... It's not a big problem, you can let them inherit the Hongchen Hall Master. ”

"Cough, cough, cough......" The old emperor choked on the phlegm in his throat and coughed again and again, and the eunuch who was waiting next to him hurriedly stepped forward and patted him lightly on the back.

Huo Yuhao looked at the complicated and laughing look in the old emperor's eyes, and smiled apologetically.

He didn't rely on Xu Jiawei's award to slap the Duke of White Tiger in the face, what is the use of asking for a knighthood? Does he care about that bit of money and fiefdoms?

Hereditary? The initial goal of him and the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North was to go to the divine throne, and the bottom line had to be an eternal life, and persuading him to save more titles and family wealth to pass on to the descendants of the family was not cursing him?

And as long as he is alive and has the strength to stand alone in the world, even if he is white, which emperor would dare to be wild against him? The soul master has reached a certain point, and strength is the foundation of his life, not a title.

Did he care when Jing Hongchen's title of duke was deprived, and when the old emperor kicked his legs, the new emperor had to find a chance to put him back on to win people's hearts.

So......

"Why don't you give me a ready-made treasure that will help you cultivate, I haven't eaten the treasure of heaven and earth in the past few days."

"You...... Alas, if you insist on this, then it will be difficult for me to be strong. ”

The old emperor shook his head, and wanted to laugh and scold, but when he thought of Huo Yuhao's age, he felt that he couldn't slip his hands for a while.

Huo Yuhao, as the inheritance of the mantle of Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen, guessed in the old emperor's heart what ideas he could be taught, and it was not surprising that Huo Yuhao didn't care about the title.

Forget it, even if this kid is tossed, it will be the next generation who will suffer, I don't care.

"Then the hereditary viscount will be cashed in as you wish...... Oh, let the innocence take you to the royal treasury to choose a count's heirloom treasure later. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After looking at Huo Yuhao, who was as stable as a dog in the face of the knighthood reward, the old emperor touched his beard and asked:

"By the way, I promised to set up an organization to promote souls with you as the main body, does Aiqing have any plans for his name?"

"Don't hide it from Your Majesty, I do have an idea."

"That'...... What is Aiqing going to be called? ”

Huo Yuhao smiled and arched his hand:

"Soul Temple."

The old emperor's eyes widened, and he pondered for a moment and said, "Is there a saying in it?" ”

"First, take the word 'soul' of the soul."

"Then why isn't it called the Spirit Temple?"

"It's easy to be reminiscent of the mourning hall, and the meaning is not good."

"How can it be said that ......"

"Second, the name of the 'Soul Palace' sounds similar to the 'Soul Palace' 10,000 years ago, which has a different meaning to the Triple Alliance with Shrek Academy as the core, and can also show its position and attitude."

"Stance and attitude?"

"The Wuhun Hall was destroyed under the attack of Tiandou, Xingluo and the original Shrek Seven Monsters, and the Soul Hall inherited its name, which means to continue the frontier with the Three Kingdoms Alliance."

"Third, the operation model of the Wuhun Hall is quite inspiring to me, and I think there are a lot of things that can be used for reference."

(End of chapter)