Chapter 73: The Holy Emperor Lives for Five Hundred Years
The Zhou family guards one courtyard.

Chunjuan, the head maid, was preparing clothes for Zhou's mother to wear during her court appearance.

Today, His Majesty accompanied the princes and sons of various noble families to fish for dragon fish in Fengyu Lake. The Queen Mother was also in a good mood and held a Peony God Meeting in the Imperial Garden to appreciate the flowers with the ladies of various families. Naturally, the wife of the second-class General Huwei was also invited.

Mother Zhou took a look at the imperial dress that Chunjuan had prepared for her. The dress was for a second-rank imperial lady, bright red in color, with a golden lion embroidered on it.

"Chunjuan, go get me my fourth-rank Taoist official uniform."

In addition to being a second-rank lady with imperial edict, Zhou's mother was also an official fourth-rank Taoist official. The only difference was that Taoist officials were different from civil officials. Her Taoist certificate was registered in Taiyi Temple, so she did not have to attend court every day.

Chunjuan, who had always been loyal to Zhou's mother, hesitated, and then said, "Madam, this is not good, right?"

Everyone knows that the Queen of Heaven worships Buddha.

It would be fine on ordinary days, but why bother on such a happy day?

Mother Zhou did not blame the maid, but smiled and said, "Go get it yourself. I know the rest."

After a while, Chunjuan brought a set of yellow Taoist official uniform.

There is a system for Taoist officials in Daxia: those from the ninth to seventh ranks wear green clothes, those from the sixth to fourth ranks wear yellow clothes, and those from the third to first ranks wear purple clothes.

After Zhou's mother had put on her clothes, she heard the doorman coming in to report that the bus had arrived.

As a second-rank imperial lady, even if the Empress Dowager summoned her, she would be picked up and dropped off by bus as a sign of honor and favor.

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Inside the Xuanfa Hall, wisps of green smoke rose from the large bronze cauldron on the four corners, making the mountains and rivers on the cauldron seem real.

The Palace Master of Daming Taoist Palace and the Emperor of Daxia were sitting opposite each other. They had just finished preaching and were playing chess.

After looking at the chessboard for a while, His Majesty the Great Xia smiled and admitted defeat, "You, even I won't give in."

He was already the best in the world. The Palace Master of Daming Dao Palace was not as reverent as ordinary people in awe of the Heavenly Power. He casually waved his dust, like an immortal in the clouds. "I gave the game to His Majesty, and His Majesty felt that it was meaningless."

His Majesty the Great Xia laughed heartily. In this palace, the only person who dared to speak to him like this before was the Queen Mother. Now that there was another person, he suddenly found it interesting.

After all, anyone who has seen praying mantises for more than twenty years will get bored.

The eunuch who was accompanying him handed over two towels for His Majesty the Great Xia Emperor and Taoist Wuming to wipe their hands. While wiping their hands, His Majesty the Great Xia Emperor and Taoist Wuming walked towards Fengyu Lake.

He has planned his schedule for the day, so he naturally knows what to do and when.

While strolling in the garden, the Great Xia Emperor suddenly asked the nameless Taoist a question.

"I heard that the Five Emperors of the ancient times lived for 300 years, and the Holy Emperor of the ancient times lived for 500 years. Is this true?"

The nameless Taoist said without hesitation, "The Records of the Grand Historian records that this must have happened."

The Great Xia Emperor suddenly felt delighted and quickened his pace.

There is no need to describe the scenery of Fengyu Lake, with cranes flying in the sky and golden scales floating on the waves.

During the Great Xia Dynasty, hundreds of families prospered, and with doctors looking after the royal family, even if the fighting in the palace was fierce, the princes and princesses always had a better chance of survival.

Therefore, the Emperor of Great Xia now has nine princes, twelve princesses, and royal blood, and is extremely prosperous.

On Fengyu Lake, according to the emperor's wishes, a large cloud platform and more than 20 small cloud platforms were built.

On the Dayun Terrace, the Queen Mother was already waiting for the Emperor Daxia to arrive. Although she was going to hold a Peony God Meeting to entertain the ladies of various families, she also had to accompany the Emperor to fish for a while first.

Seeing His Majesty the Great Xia and the nameless Taoist coming over with laughter and conversation, the Queen Mother said with a smile, "I was originally going to entertain the ladies later. There is no one to keep His Majesty company. Now that the Taoist is here, I am relieved."

The eunuchs around held their breath, as the Queen Mother would not normally speak like this.

The implication of this statement was that the Daming Palace Master was a jester. The Daming Palace Master did not indulge the Queen, and actually waved his dustpan and said calmly, "The Queen is busy with important matters, how can she understand the fun of us Taoists."

The conversation between the two was not muted, and everyone in Fengyu Lake was a cultivator.

Zhou Tieyi followed behind the fourth prince Li Jing. Unlike the others, he was not anxious but smiled. These two men were both masters.

Before the two could continue to argue, His Majesty the Great Xia laughed out loud, "You two..."

He didn't say anything more, but he did not hide his joy.

He was truly happy when the Queen Mother and the Lord of Daming Palace were not on good terms.

Then he thought of what to say, "There are juniors here, fishing for fun today, fishing for fun!"

The crown prince led the princes, princesses and sons of noble families to pay their respects.

After the kowtow, the Emperor of Daxia's eyes lit up and he looked at Zhou Tieyi.

Although he had seen Zhou Tieyi's appearance when he was a child, he hadn't seen him again in recent years.

But Zhou Tieyi's outfit today is really eye-catching.

Even though the others were cunning, some of them came in Taoist robes, but they were also gorgeous clothes. Only Zhou Tieyi wore the clothes of an entry-level Taoist priest, with just a pear blossom pinned in his bun.

Instead, his whole body was full of Taoist spirit, and he looked more and more like a banished immortal.

The Great Xia Emperor pointed at Zhou Tieyi and said, "You must be Zhou Yulong's son."

Zhou Tieyi stepped forward leisurely, saluted and said, "Your Majesty, yes."

He didn't say a word of nonsense. He waited for the Lord of Daming Palace to say the real good words for him.

"good."

The emperor simply nodded calmly, said nothing more, and then waved his hand, "You guys go fishing for dragon fish. Catch as many as possible today. I will reward the best one."

Everyone thanked him again and went down to fish.

Of course, fishing is something that cannot be rushed. After waiting for a cup of tea, no one caught any fish.

Zhou Tieyi was not in a hurry. He held the bamboo stick given by his mother in his hand and hung it over the lake without tying a fishing line.

Everyone was watching him behave like this and naturally felt strange, but since they had just started fishing and no one had yet used their magical powers, they naturally would not easily strike up a conversation to avoid exposing their whereabouts.

Suddenly, the Lord of Daming Dao Palace smiled and said to His Majesty, "I heard that the dragon fish in Fengyu Lake will not eat anything other than special bait. I have a piece of bait here. If I throw it into the lake, it should make the dragon fish float up, and it will be easier for you to catch them."

The Great Xia Emperor was dozing off while fishing, but upon hearing this, he smiled and asked, "What kind of bait is that?"

The Palace Master of Daming Dao Palace took out a green slip from his sleeve and said, "This is a green slip that someone else handed over to me through my hand."

After saying this, he handed the green lottery ticket in his hand to His Majesty.

The Great Xia Emperor naturally knew that the green slip was filled with compliments. He took it with a smile and said, "I'd like to see what kind of article it is that requires an earthly immortal like you to present it."

He looked at the green sign and began to read it himself.

"My Thoughts After Dream-Walking in the Purple Heavenly Daoist Palace and Climbing the Thirty-Six-Story Treasure Hall to Pay Homage to the Sun and Moon Daoist Master and Granting Me Immortality"

After just reading the beginning, the expression of the queen next to him changed slightly.

(End of this chapter)