Zhang's sloppy eyes were bright, "It's been a long time since I practiced with Tianshi, please tell me quickly."
"Stay here temporarily at the post house that receives foreign envoys. It's about five miles west of the palace and along the main road." Li Qing said, "Master, just take the elixir and it will be done. Don't hit others."
"It depends on whether he knows what's interesting." Zhang Sloppy said, "A teacher is not a rude person."
Li Qing had a strange look on his face, "Just take it when he's not prepared, and don't care if he understands it or not?"
"Taking it directly when they are not prepared?" Zhang Slutty was annoyed, "Is that called taking?
That's called stealing!
How many times have I told you, Master, that you can’t do whatever you want based on your ability? Master is a gangster, not a thief.”
"...Robbing is more serious than stealing." Li Qing rolled his eyes, "If you don't believe me, look at the Ming Law."
"Who said it was robbed?" Zhang Sloppy said angrily, "Master has always convinced others with virtue."
Seeing him gearing up, Li Qing was speechless for a while.
"Okay, I'll take care of this." Zhang Slutty put the leg of lamb on the table, "Sit down and let me transfer your zhenqi to you. I can't wait any longer."
Two quarters of an hour later, Zhang Slutty left with a bad smile.
…
Zhang lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
He knew very well that Empress Ma's life could not be saved at all, and once the empress died, he, the Imperial Master, would also be implicated. At least the Tianshi Mansion would be reprimanded and his reputation would be ruined, at worst...
Zhang Changzheng stood up in a hurry, took out the tortoise shell and stones used for divination, took a deep breath after cleaning his hands, and prepared to make a divination for himself.
"The heavenly masters of all generations have blessed me and protected Longhu Mountain from this calamity..." Zhang Changsheng muttered.
"Crash..."
The patinated stones fell on the tortoise shell, and then fell freely to the ground.
Zhang Changfang held his breath and concentrated, and began to interpret the hexagrams.
A quarter of an hour later, cold sweat began to break out on his face.
——-The bloody disaster!
What's even more terrible is that it should be today.
"No way?" Zhang Zhongcheng's face turned ugly, "Judging from the Queen's pulse and facial features, she can live for a few more days, so she shouldn't be buried suddenly!
"Even if it's really a funeral, it has nothing to do with me?
I just entered the palace and haven't had time to pray yet.
Besides, I am a national advisor, so even if the emperor angers me, I will not be beheaded."
Zhang Changsheng muttered to himself, and finally came to the conclusion: this hexagram is incorrect.
"Huh~! Another hexagram!"
"Are you coming again?" A voice suddenly rang out, frightening Zhang Zhongshang to the point of trembling, "Who is it?"
"Keep your voice down, don't disturb others in the middle of the night."
Zhang Zheng often looked like a sloppy little old man. He was slightly startled and asked, "Who are you?"
"Don't worry about it, how about we make a bet?"
"bet?"
Zhang Changsong looked amused, but at the same time he also lowered his guard. If he couldn't deal with a bad old man, he wouldn't be a heavenly master anymore.
"I take it you are a Qiu Feng type, right?"
"Fart, the old man just ate the royal meal."
"...I said, old man, can we stop bragging?" Zhang Changshang said with a funny face, "I've even eaten it, you... forget it."
He took out a treasure note with a denomination of five hundred cash from his pocket and said, "Take this to buy some food."
Zhang Sulu was annoyed, "Where are you sending the beggars?"
Although he is a gangster, he is not a beggar. He has always made a living by himself. When he travels around, he either helps others build roofs or treats their illnesses. He never eats for free.
Zhang was normally in a bad mood, and when he saw the other party stalking him, he became angry, "If you don't leave, I won't be polite."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Zhang Slutty shook his head, "The lineage of Heavenly Masters is really worse than the last."
"You..." Zhang Zhongcheng was furious and was about to get angry when he suddenly realized that the other party could come to his room without anyone noticing. He was definitely not an ordinary person.
"Why is it that in my lineage of Heavenly Masters, each generation is not as good as the last?" He calmed down and prepared to talk about what the little old man said.
Zhang Slutty pulled up a chair and sat down, and sneered, "I've seen the old man Tianshi a lot, but this is the first time I've seen him divination two times a day."
Zhang Zhongwang's face heated up, and he suddenly captured the key information. He looked at him again and said with a cupped hand:
"But the sloppy real person in person?"
When did this nickname come up... Zhang Sloppy was a little depressed, but he didn't deny it, "Betting or not?"
"I wonder what real people are betting on?"
"Let's have a fight!" Zhang said sloppily, "I win. Give me all the pills you have on your body, and then make me a Heavenly Master Pill later..."
"No gambling." Zhang Changsheng shook his head decisively.
His grandfather was beaten by Zhang Sloppy. This bad old man was very bad.
"Good boy, you look down on my old man, don't you?"
"No……"
"Watch the move."
…
A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Zhongcheng had a bruised nose and a swollen face, with a look of despair on his face. He finally knew where the bloody disaster was.
"Master, you use the big to bully the small."
"This is for you." Zhang Sloppy took out a scripture from his pocket, "This is the old man's spiritual virtue. Although your Tianshi Mansion is not short of scriptures, reading this book of mine will definitely help you gain something.
In short, it is definitely worth more than these elixirs of yours."
When Zhang Chenggang heard this, he immediately became energetic. He quickly took the scripture and read it, and said happily:
"Oh, Master, I told you earlier, why don't we just change it?"
"Old man, I haven't moved my muscles for a long time. Can't I practice with you?"
"..." What else could Zhang Zongzheng say? Even his grandfather couldn't beat him, so he had to admit defeat.
After a pause, he said, "The materials for Tianshi Dan are extremely difficult to find. It may take a year and a half. Please understand."
Zhang Chenggang held the scripture in his arms, fearing that the other party would take it back again.
"Okay, but you only need two. The old man will pick them up in a year."
Zhang Changsheng gritted his teeth, nodded and said: "Sure."
…
"Disciple, take your time taking these elixirs, but the Tianshi elixir will have to wait until next year."
"There's no rush." Li Qing happily took the brocade box and opened it to see that there were more than thirty pills. He was even more surprised, "Thank you, Master. Master, you can try it too."
"I don't need this thing." Zhang Sloppy waved his hand, picked up the leftover leg of lamb, and said, "Let's go."
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Early in the morning.
The front hall of Qianqing Palace.
As soon as Li Qing arrived, he saw another scene happening across from the monks. They were all Taoist priests, and the leader was none other than the Heavenly Master Zhang Changchun.
It's just that Zhang Guangjing is somewhat abnormal at the moment. His nose is bruised and his face is swollen. One eye is big and the other is small. He has obviously been beaten violently.
Li Qing was ashamed, the master had beaten him after all.
He felt a little guilty, so he pretended to be extremely anxious and entered Qianqing Palace.
In the palace, Queen Ma was awake and talking to Zhu Yuanzhang, and the princes listened quietly, very well-behaved.
"Li Qing is here."
Seeing that he no longer needed help, Queen Ma chuckled and said, "How is your recovery going?"
"Thanks to my mother-in-law, it's no longer a serious problem."
"That's good." Queen Ma nodded and said softly, "Chongba, you can go out first. Li Qing cannot be disturbed during acupuncture."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, patted Li Qing on the shoulder, turned around and walked out of the hall.
After a while, the hall became quiet.
"Your Majesty, you must be tired after chatting with the Emperor for so long. Let's take a nap first," Li Qing said.
Queen Ma sighed, "I have something to ask you."
"Mother, please tell me."
"Is there any way you can help me return to normal for one day?" Queen Ma asked, "I know this may be a bit difficult, but I don't have a few days left to live. Can you do it?"
After a pause, "Don't worry, I will never let you be implicated."
Li Qing looked helpless, "My dear, you may only be able to live for one day, and you may not even survive the night."
"One day at a time!" Queen Ma said, "You should be able to see that I only have three to five days at most. If I am in a coma all day, I will only be awake for more than an hour a day. I might as well enjoy the last time.
One day.
Please."
Li Qing smiled bitterly, "My Lady, you are making things difficult for me like this!"
"This is my last wish." Queen Ma promised, "I will never involve you."
Li Qing struggled for a long time and nodded slowly: "Okay, but not today. I have to go back and prepare myself. Madam, please go to bed first."
Queen Ma glared at him, "I'm going to die, why can't I watch?"
"……All right!"
Li Qing stopped inking, put his hand on her wrist, and transferred the true energy.
Empress Ma felt it silently, with a look of surprise on her face, "Is this how you heal me?"
"Yes." Li Qing nodded, "Actually, this is not unusual. Real monks will know it more or less. However, please keep it a secret."
"Are you afraid of arousing the emperor's jealousy?" Empress Ma nodded, "Well, Chongba is indeed a bit jealous, don't worry, Chongba said you are a person of great use, so I will naturally protect you.