Chapter 810: Three Bestowals in One Day (In Honor of Alliance Leader 67832!)

Tianshui Lane.

Aaron rode the White Tiger, with Zhenzhu carrying a bundle behind him, looking like a mistreated little daughter-in-law; the two of them arrived together before the grand mansion bestowed by the Emperor.

An old servant before the gate saw Aaron, especially the White Tiger he sat upon, and his eyes immediately lit up. He stepped forward and bowed: "This old slave, Kou San, pays his respects to the Spirit-Communicating Profound Wonder Perfected One!"

"Oh, you recognize me?" Aaron smiled slightly.

"The Perfected One's immortal bearing, and the ability to subdue a White Tiger—there is only one such person in all of Jingshi..."

"You certainly know how to talk. Open the gate!"

Kou San nodded and bowed as he spoke.

Immediately, dozens of strong men and laborers moved in chest after chest of medicinal herbs, gold, and silver.

The leader, dressed in blue robes, was Eunuch Ma, whom he had met once before. He held a bright yellow imperial decree: "Please, Spirit-Communicating Profound Wonder Perfected One, receive the decree!"

'At this rate... it's starting to make me feel a bit embarrassed.'

After sending off Eunuch Ma, Aaron looked at the eight palace maids. Sure enough, every one of them was in the bloom of youth, some charming and cute, others slender as jade... like spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums, each excelling in her own way; every aspect had been considered.

Aaron waved his hand, however, thinking to himself that the Emperor was stingy.

Generally speaking, the Emperor is the Son of Heaven, whom ghosts and gods avoid, while ordinary palace maids and eunuchs are lowly people, and thus have no affinity with immortal fruits.

"Reporting to the Perfected One, there are forty-two people in the residence, including handymen, maidservants, cooks, and grooms. The various reserves in the kitchen and the storerooms are all full, and there are one thousand guan of cash in the accounts..."

Aaron was not someone who didn't understand social graces, so he slipped Eunuch Ma a silver banknote.

Even with imperial rewards, they were mostly in the tens or hundreds of taels.

Kou San agreed with a face full of smiles; being able to continue as the steward was already an unexpected joy.

"So that's how it is..."

Having received the confirmation, Eunuch Ma's face was wreathed in smiles.

And the Emperor, in order to obtain the immortal fruit for longevity, had also become ruthless. Yet, unable to do anything about the many Civil Officials, he could only keep increasing his rewards to show his determination.

By evening, as dusk approached.

Aaron sighed.

This Perfected One seemed to be highly favored by the Emperor; it was the rhythm of "when a man attains the Tao, his pets ascend to heaven"!

Aaron didn't mind and let the cook go prepare lunch first.

'Is this the ancient version of moving into a fully furnished home? They even prepared pocket money.'

The only one with a true affinity was, naturally, this great Perfected One himself.

Eunuch Ma, with a Weird expression, came to Aaron's residence for the third time.

In any case, the power of interpretation lay in Aaron's hands; he could say whatever he wanted.

At this moment, Aaron also took the opportunity to ask about his doubts.

'The Emperor is truly thoughtful...'

Aaron gave a faint instruction, and Kou San immediately opened the main gate to invite the two inside.

Eunuch Ma, however, had a calm expression and gave no hint of anything.

After realizing this, Aaron couldn't help but sigh: "The Emperor doesn't have it easy either..."

After finishing the oral decree, Eunuch Ma wiped the sweat from his forehead and remarked with emotion: "Three decrees and three bestowals in one day... the thickness of the grace the Perfected One has received is truly rare in a century!"

Aaron blinked and looked at Eunuch Ma.

"The Emperor's generous reward... Xulingzi truly feels ashamed in his heart."

At this time, he heard Eunuch Ma ask: "The Emperor has one more word... that immortal tree of Fire Jujubes... why is it that later, when palace servants and even the Emperor himself picked them, they had no effect?"

Kou San agreed, though he felt incredibly invigorated in his heart.

The muscles on Eunuch Ma's face twitched, but knowing that this Xulingzi was currently in the height of imperial favor, he didn't quibble. He only prepared to report truthfully when the Emperor asked later. He immediately spread out the three-foot-long, one-foot-wide imperial decree with coiled dragon patterns on both sides: "I, by the grace of the Vast Heaven... bestow upon you purple robes, cinnabar, money and silk, lake brushes, tribute paper..."

Just as he was preparing to have this Taoist priest inspect the various parts of the mansion, a commotion came from outside: "The Angel has arrived!"

Of course, just talking about it wasn't enough, so Aaron smiled and said: "This poor Taoist shall go to pay respects to the Emperor tomorrow and personally pick the fruit to offer..."

Eunuch Ma pulled Aaron to the side and whispered: "This is all forced by those Civil Officials... the Perfected One hasn't seen it, but in this morning's court session, many of the civil and military officials threatened to resign; it is truly a heinous crime... seeing it, we servants feel aggrieved for the Emperor!"

Aaron thought for a moment and said to Kou San: "In that case, you shall be the steward. Zhenzhu, the maid I brought, will first manage the maidservants and my inner chambers..."

'After all this, he's still thinking about this...'

The cooks and chefs in this mansion, in order to perform well before their new master, brought out their best skills. The banquet table was filled with both meat and vegetable dishes, and the aroma was mouth-watering.

Aaron nodded, finally enlightened.

"As you command!"

"The Emperor's oral decree... specifically selects eight palace maids to serve the Perfected One's daily life."

"That is good, that is very good."

"Then, Perfected One... this old slave will return to the Imperial Palace to report."

'This Emperor... is he hinting that I should start refining Golden Core?'

Eunuch Ma had the guards, eunuchs, and palace maids behind him move the chests of rewards into the mansion, and after the handover was clear, he took his leave.

"Taoist priest... no... Perfected One?"

Aaron chuckled inwardly and began to bluff with a straight face.

After reading the imperial decree, Eunuch Ma smiled and said to Aaron: "The Emperor knows of the Perfected One's joy of moving house today and has specially sent this old slave to offer congratulations!"

Aaron bowed slightly and performed a Taoist salute.

"Oh."

Aaron leisurely took a sip of tea before rising to go to the main gate.

This mansion was quite large, with pavilions and towers, having everything one could wish for. In the back garden, there was even a bamboo grove, lush and dripping with green, very quiet and secluded, which showed the Emperor's thoughtfulness.

At the same time, behind him followed eight charming and delicate palace maids.

It turned out to be a counterattack from the civil officials; there might even be people clamoring to have him, this demonic Taoist, put to death.

Zhenzhu gazed at the chests of wealth, her eyes going a bit vacant.

"No wonder even among the opportunists, there are so many who want to do this; isn't this glory and wealth obtained in an instant?"

If there is to be a reward, even adding a character to a title, raising one's rank, or even being enfeoffed as a True Monarch or State Preceptor... only then would there be Qi Number.

As for the master of the house arranging for people to manage certain matters, that was also to be expected.

It was still Eunuch Ma, wearing a smile on his face: "The Emperor has an edict... bestowing upon the Daoist Master Chenxiang, rhinoceros horn, ivory, gold, and silver..."

Aaron strolled outside the manor and saw the celestial gongs sounding and the purification whips clearing the way; indeed, it was a eunuch from the palace who had arrived.

Just as Aaron was eating happily, someone outside the door sent a message: "Reporting to the Daoist Master... the Angel has come again."

"Kou San, record everything in the ledger and send it to the storehouse."

"Many thanks for the Emperor's grace."

Aaron knew that silver prices were not cheap at this time; one thousand strings of cash was one thousand taels of silver, an amount an ordinary person might not be able to accumulate in a lifetime.

"If there really is an unspeakable event in the future, must I help him? Hmm... after the Sword Control Technique, the next should be Bean Soldier Summoning, right? That wouldn't be impossible..."

"After all this, it turns out I'm holding Guo Jing's script?!"

(End of this chapter)