Although he committed all sorts of evil deeds and persecuted loyal officials, he was extremely loyal to the emperor.
Not daring to provoke the other party easily, he tried to negotiate, saying, "A contest is not out of the question, but this place is too small. How about we find another place to fight?"
Li Yao looked around and said softly, "This place is fine as it is, why bother going to another place!"
Without giving Cao Zhengchun a chance to object, he flipped his hand and slapped Cao Zhengchun.
"Shaolin Mighty Vajra Palm!"
Cao Zhengchun's pupils contracted, and he couldn't help but gasp.
The Vajra Palm is one of the 72 Shaolin Arts, extremely difficult to master, and it often takes more than a hundred years for someone in the Shaolin Temple to achieve it.
Even if one could master it, it would require at least decades of arduous training.
The person before me is so young, yet he has mastered the Vajra Palm technique to such a high level; it is truly remarkable.
Cao Zhengchun dared not be careless and immediately circulated his internal energy, supporting himself with both hands to the sky.
Instantly, an incomparably domineering aura burst forth from his body, forming a pale purple circular shield around him.
Li Yao's palm strike had already landed.
boom!
A loud bang.
The pale purple circular shield shattered with a crash.
A surge of powerful energy, like a raging torrent, erupted forth, knocking over the surrounding eunuchs and guards.
Even the imperial study shook, and tiles fell down in a rustling sound.
Cao Zhengchun was terrified and uncontrollably took several steps back.
At the same time, he felt a surge of blood and qi churning inside his body, as if a hot current rushed up to his throat.
He quickly used his internal energy to suppress it.
Although his face was somewhat pale, he remained calm and looked at Li Yao with composure.
He was a competitive person. Although the two sides seemed to have reached a draw on the surface, he knew that he had lost.
But he was unwilling to accept defeat so easily.
He felt that Li Yao had just gained the upper hand.
Therefore, he said in a deep voice, "Let's try again."
After saying that, he prepared to make a move, wanting to seize the initiative.
Suddenly, Zhengde interrupted with a raised palm, saying, "Alright, Eunuch Cao, stop!"
Although he didn't know martial arts, he could tell that Cao Zhengchun had already lost.
If the fighting continues, I'm afraid they'll tear down the Imperial Study.
Upon suddenly hearing the emperor shout to stop, Cao Zhengchun had no choice but to immediately withdraw his hand and pointed at Li Yao, saying, "Your Majesty, this man's origins are unknown. Please allow this servant to apprehend him."
Zhengde said, "Eunuch Cao, you have misunderstood. He was summoned to the palace by me."
Just as Cao Zhengchun was talking to Zhengde, Li Yao was collecting the attribute orbs that had fallen from Cao Zhengchun.
"Ding! Successfully collected 'Luck Points', Luck +78"
"Ding! Successfully acquired the 'True Qi' attribute, True Qi +39!"
...
"Ding! Successfully picked up a 'gift pack', please check it!"
"Open the gift pack!"
"Ding! The gift pack has been successfully opened. Congratulations, host, you have obtained the cultivation technique: Heavenly Gang Child Skill!"
Heavenly Gang Boy Skill?
What the heck?
Isn't this a technique that can only be practiced by virgins?
How could this cultivation technique have fallen into the wrong hands?
Chapter 137 Equipment Recycling, Instant Payment
Li Yao never expected that he would actually obtain the Heavenly Gang Child Skill from Cao Zhengchun!
As is widely known, the Heavenly Gang Boy Skill can only be practiced by a virgin.
But Li Yao was no longer a virgin, so what use would this technique have for him?
Just as Li Yao was puzzled, the system gave him a timely notification, which made him smile happily.
"Ding! Host is hereby notified that you may consume 500 Luck Points to permanently activate the 'Recycle Function'."
It turns out that after the 'recycling function' is activated, the system can recycle idle cultivation techniques, martial arts skills, weapons, etc., and reward the host with a certain number of luck points.
Hehe, that's a good idea!
Therefore, Li Yao did not hesitate to consume 500 luck points and activate the recycling function.
He then issued a command to the system: "System, retrieve the 'Heavenly Gang Child Skill' for me!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host! Successful recycling! You are rewarded with 666 points of luck!"
"Hey, that's fast! It really is: equipment recycling, instant payment!"
"I spent 500 points of luck, but got a reward of 666 points of luck, and even unlocked the recycling function. This deal is incredibly worthwhile!"
Li Yao was overjoyed.
At this moment, Cao Zhengchun stared at Li Yao with a wary expression.
Li Yao said, "Eunuch Cao, this is none of your business. You may leave."
Cao Zhengchun, Zhengde, and the others all stared at Li Yao in astonishment.
Before Emperor Zhengde could even speak, Li Yao actually ordered Cao Zhengchun to step down!
This Li Yao is too arrogant!
Zhengde was somewhat embarrassed because he was wary of Li Yao and dared not provoke him.
He could only cough dryly and order Cao Zhengchun, "Eunuch Cao, you and your men may all leave!"
Cao Zhengchun quickly said, "Your Majesty, this servant should stay here to protect Your Majesty's safety."
Zhengde glanced at Li Yao, and seeing that Li Yao was expressionless, he glared at Cao Zhengchun and shouted angrily, "Who is the emperor, me or you? Get out of my sight immediately!"
Cao Zhengchun shuddered, quickly bowed, and said respectfully, "Yes, this servant takes his leave!"
After saying this, he gave Li Yao a deep look, then left in a sorry state with a group of guards and eunuchs.
However, he did not go far, but hid in the darkness, keeping an eye on the movements in the Imperial Study.
Moreover, taking advantage of others' inattention, he secretly vomited a mouthful of blood, secretly shocked: Just who is that kid, that he is so powerful!
In the imperial study, Li Yao sat down in his chair again, with Yang Yuying standing beside him and Lu Xiaochuan standing awkwardly behind him.
Zhengde, however, sat at his desk with an unsettled expression.
Li Yao spoke up, "Your Majesty, have you decided how to handle Lord Yang's case?"
Emperor Zhengde said with difficulty, "Even if Minister Yang is wronged, words alone are not enough. I cannot overturn Minister Yang's case just because of a few words from you."
Li Yao had anticipated Zhengde's response, and said, "That's easy, let's retry the case."
After thinking for a moment, Zhengde said, "Very well, I will have the Ministry of Justice retry this case."
"no!"
Li Yao said decisively, "This case was previously handled by the Ministry of Justice, and I don't trust them."
Zhengde thought for a moment and said, "How about we hand this case over to the Court of Judicial Review for trial?"
"no!"
Li Yao shook his head and said, "The Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice are in cahoots; I don't trust them either."
"This won't work either?"
Zhengde was speechless for a moment. After thinking for a while, he said, "Then let the Censorate handle this case."
"no!"
Li Yao refused again, saying, "Those censors in the Censorate are all arrogant and easily swayed by rumors. I don't like them either."
"Pfft!"
Yang Yuying, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh.
Lu Yichuan's face turned red, and his expression was extremely strange. He clearly wanted to laugh, but dared not.
Zhengde looked extremely embarrassed and muttered to himself, "This won't work, that won't work, what exactly do you want?"
So he blurted out, "None of these will work. Do you expect me to be the one to interrogate you?"
"That's a great idea, let's go with it!"
Li Yao nodded and immediately made the decision.
Yang Yuying and Lu Yichuan looked at each other in bewilderment.
"ah?"
Zhengde was speechless, thinking to himself, "I was just saying that."
However, his life was now in Li Yao's hands, and he dared not offend him easily.
He said with a troubled expression, "But how can you adjudicate this case without a proper identity?"
Li Yao laughed and said, "That's easy. Just give me a suitable identity, and that'll solve the problem."
It turns out, the other party came to ask for an official position!