The Empress’s Gigolo

Genuine One Sect was an inconspicuous clan, but ever since Li Yuanzhu came, the temple was deluged by visitors.

However, although there were many people who wanted to meet Li Yuanzhu, very few could get to see her.

Today, a speedy horse stopped below Mount Zhu.

A young man with a wide forehead dismounted from the horse and left it at the barn.

This barn had existed for a long time and was here to prevent people from riding up the mountain and disturbing the pilgrims.

However, before Li Yuanzhu arrived, nobody cared about this.

Anyway, who would dare let a horse run freely nowadays?

At the top of the mountain was a medium-sized Taoist temple. As the third largest in the world, it looked rather shabby, but there were many pilgrims and even more people who wanted to learn martial arts from the teachers there.

The youngster glanced around and then fixed his eyes on a 16 or 17 year old Taoist standing at the front of the gate.

“Fellow cultivator, I have a letter to pass to Priestess Li Yuanzhu . Please convey the message,” the young man said politely and with the right etiquette.

Li Yuanzhu dressed like a Taoist nun, but wasn’t ordained. However, the young man still addressed her this way.

“Give me your name and pass the letter to me,” the young nun said with a smile. The number of people who wanted to see the priestess or send her letters was too high.

Although the Taoist nun had this thought, it could be seen from her attitude that the disciples from Genuine One Sect were well disciplined.

“My name isn’t important, but the person who asked me to send this letter isn’t ordinary. I have to deliver it personally! Please convey the message that a person named Li Fu is the sender!”

“What a tacky name!” the little nun muttered under her breath. She had never heard of this name, and there were many people in this world who thought highly of themselves. Outside their villages, the people who had heard of them were very few.

“When this person goes to the palace, the emperor will personally welcome him. Whether this is true or false, you will know when you report it!” The young man seemed to know what the little nun was thinking.

In fact, the young messenger used to also have the same idea in the past. If not for this mission, he wouldn’t have known Li Fu’s name.

The little nun felt that this was exaggerated, but seeing the composed way he talked, she was convinced and rushed in to report after bowing.

The name of this young man was Shi Jingtian, and he was one of the most gifted disciples of the Lingshan Sect in Tianjing Basin. At the age of 19, he was already an Earth Wheel expert and the personal disciple of Zuo Cheng.

Most of the sects in Tianjing Basin had been wiped out, and Lingshan Sect had been the leading sect of the eight big sects the entire time. Over the past two years, it had recruited many members and greatly increased its power.

Right now, Lingshan Sect and the Rearguard Commandery had merged together and had sent out such disciples.

After the little nun left, Shi Jingtian tried to size up Genuine One Sect’s situation.

At this moment, Li Yuanzhu was in the meditation room. In fact, she spent most of her time here.

Other people assumed that she practiced hard every day. Otherwise, how could she have become one of the pinnacle experts when she was only 20?

However, she was peeling a Seven Leaves fruit that was about the size of a thumb. There was a hard shell exterior, but when peeled, the red skin and white flesh would be exposed.

It was troublesome for ordinary people to eat Seven Leaves, but Li Yuanzhu opened it with a little pinch and didn’t damage the red skin at all. Such a feat would be applauded by others.

There was a small pile of shells to the side while the separated kernels were in front of her.

She delicately pinched a piece and put it into her mouth. A look of pleasure lit up her calm expression.

At this moment, the sound of rushing footsteps was heard, which distracted her. When she waved her hand from the couch, those shells and kernels disappeared.

“Senior Sister, you have a letter from someone who boasted that even the emperor has to personally welcome him when he goes to the palace.” An exuberant young girl of about 20 opened the door, sniffed the air, and yelled, “Senior Sister, have you been eating on the sly again?”

“How could that be?” Li Yuanzhu smiled. Ning Qing’s sense of smell was getting better and better. All of her talent was probably in her nose!

Li Yuanzhu gently rebuked her, “You aren’t young anymore, yet you’re still so impetuous. Who’s the person that’s here?”

“Don’t change the subject! I have detected the smell. You should know about my nose—I’m even better than a dog!” Ning Qing declared emphatically. “Senior sister, you are cunning. You said you have no more fruit, but you hide here to eat them.”

“What on earth are you here for?” Li Yuanzhu asked.

What an ironic comparison. Only Ning Qing would say such a thing. Wasn’t she scolding herself when saying that even a dog was no match for her?

“Oh, I will let you off this time. If others knew that the third most powerful expert in the world was hiding here to eat food like a thief, they would laugh until their teeth fell out.” The young girl grumbled for a long time before saying, “Someone is here delivering a letter from Li Fu and said that this Li Fu is someone whom the emperor would personally have to welcome! Who’s this Li Fu? I have never heard of him!”

Li Yuanzhu was surprised and said, “I have nothing to do with him… but if it’s really him, I better take a look at that letter. I only hope that it isn’t someone using his name.”

“Who on earth is this Li Fu? What a nondescript name!” Ning Qing was even more curious when she saw Li Yuanzhu’s response.

“The number one expert in the world! It could only be him who has the name that requires the personal attention of the emperor!” Li Yuanzhu exclaimed. “I have told you before.”

“Oh, it’s the one that was called XXX!” Ning Qing finally recalled.

Li Yuanzhu smiled as she found this matter rather interesting.

The top two names on the list of world experts were substituted with “XXX.” This had been treated as a joke, but the real top experts had more or less heard of these two names before.

One was Li Fu.

The other was name was Xu Wuming, which was more impressive. Both were known more than 100 years ago, but after hiding for so long, very few people knew whether they were dead or alive.

She never expected to receive a letter from Li Fu.

“Bring that person to the hall! I will be there soon,” Li Yuanzhu said slowly.

After Ning Qing had left, Li Yuanzhu found a box to store the Seven Leaves that she had peeled.

This box looked rather inconspicuous, but was actually made of special wood. Its function was to preserve goods for months. This small box cost hundreds of taels of gold and was often used to store cherished herbs.

To Li Yuanzhu, this box was for storing snacks. It not only kept them fresh, but also sealed in the smell to prevent the dog nose of Ning Qing from detecting it.

Shi Jingtian was brought into the hall. He didn’t look around and just stood there quietly.

“Young punk, what’s your name? Is this letter really from the number one expert in the world, ‘Li Fu?’ Is he still alive? Where is he? Are you his disciple? Why did he write a letter to my Senior Sister? Hey, say something. Is your letter real? There’s no reason he would disappear for so long and suddenly send this letter… Let me tell you this, if the letter is fake, you better say so. Otherwise, when my Senior Sister comes out, I will not spare you even if she doesn’t say anything…”

A young girl with an inquisitive look sat there and muttered nonstop.

Shi Jingtian stood there attentively, but turned a deaf ear to her.

“Are you dumb? Or maybe you are looking down on me? Let me tell you this, in this Genuine One Sect, Senior Sister is number one, the temple head is number two, and the various seniors are number three, four, five, six, and seven. After that, the remaining position is mine…”

Shi Jingtian continued to stand straight, but the back of his head was about to start sweating.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to answer, but he didn’t know where to start.

Women are really terrifying…

He was right to reject his Junior Sister a few days ago.

Anyway, studying and practicing martial arts were more important.

After waiting for a while, someone came to his rescue.

A woman dressed in a nun’s attire came in. She had an imposing manner that made one forget her face.