A Third Grant of Access to the Literary Excellence Pavilion's Jia Room

Lei Bei's mouth is hard to keep secrets.

It's not that Lei Bei reckless; rather, even if Lei Bei wanted to lie, it would be difficult for him to do so with the same composure and calmness as Zhang Xuezhou. It would be very difficult for him to fabricate a story and get away with it.

Two years later, Zhang Xuezhou once again entered the royal palace in Shouchun City.

"Dongfang Shuo, a scholar-official at the Golden Horse Gate, greets Your Majesty!"

Standing in the familiar hall, Zhang Xuezhou looked at the familiar people again, his eyes inadvertently sweeping over Li Shang, Mao Bei and others.

Those qualified to stand in the main hall were all influential figures in Huainan. Zhang Xuezhou hadn't felt anything special before, but when his Yang Soul Dharma Body was unable to react or move and was easily killed by Mao, he realized that the people in the main hall were a group of monster-level great cultivators.

It's not unreasonable that Jin Chang, whose cultivation level had fallen to the Divine Ability Realm, suffered a setback; the others were indeed stronger than Jin Chang.

If it weren't for the unique nature of the Following Like a Shadow Technique, Jin Chang would most likely have fallen a level, and wouldn't even be able to afford that independent little courtyard.

"Dongfang Shuo, Dongfang Bubai, interesting." The King of Huainan nodded and said, "You became an official in Chang'an City, so why have you come to my Huainan?"

"Your Majesty, I am merely a court attendant, not an official," Zhang Xuezhou said. "I am only in name; I have not yet officially become an official in Chang'an City!"

"You're quite something as an official!"

Upon seeing Zhang Xuezhou again, the King of Huainan couldn't help but recall the two times Zhang Xuezhou had previously presented his medical techniques.

Zhang Xuezhou tried everything back then, but ended up with nothing.

The other party went to Chang'an City to obtain an official position, but it was only a nominal one, a waiting-for-an-order post.

This made the King of Huainan quickly believe what Lei Bei said: if this kind of person found the Huaihe River Water Palace, the other party would most likely find it to be an empty water palace.

Such people have good luck, but it's very limited. After all, this kind of thing has happened to Zhang Xuezhou more than once or twice. King of Huainan couldn't help but sigh when he saw him, and almost felt pity for him.

"I heard you've entered the Huai River Water Palace?" the King of Huainan asked.

"I've finally discovered a treasure trove, am I just going to reveal it so easily?" Zhang Xuezhou complained. "If I don't tell you the truth, will you beat me up?"

"I will not," the King of King of Huainan shook his head.

"You definitely won't, but look at that ugly-faced guy, he's got a face full of fat and he's trying to threaten me into killing me!"

Zhang Xuezhou pointed to Mao Bei, which made Mao Bei force a smile.

"Sir, I'm just a little bit ugly and fierce," Mao retorted. "Those who know me know I'm a good person. I love doing good deeds. Look at me, don't I look a little bit kinder?"

"I don't know you, but I can sense the murderous intent in your heart. If I don't speak, you'll definitely pull out an axe and kill me!"

"I'm not interested in that!"

Mao was given a brief explanation, and after glancing at the fierce-looking long-handled axe he wore at his waist, he had no choice but to toss it out of the hall.

"Mao cultivates the way of killing, and often carries a fierce aura. He doesn't intend to target you," the King of King of Huainan waved his hand and advised, "I've heard that the Huai River Water Palace has been buried. Even if you could teleport inside, retrieving anything would be extremely difficult. Why not cooperate with me to excavate the treasures of this Water Palace? I'll share some with you; it's better than you getting nothing. I can also take this opportunity to witness the splendor of the High Antiquity Water Palace!"

"Your Majesty is right," Tian You echoed.

"Your Majesty is right!"

Several other guest advisors flattered and echoed his praises, while others occasionally smiled and winked Human Dynasty Zhang Xuezhou, signaling him to be sensible.

"The Water Palace has reappeared in Huainan. If it's a secret place that you can normally enter and exit, then you can take the treasures as you please," the Empress said with a mocking laugh. "If it's inconvenient, why not ask the King for help? That way, you can obtain what suits you, and we can also broaden our horizons."

"Dongfang Bubai, you've repeatedly presented treasures to us, surely you know my father always keeps his word," said Crown Prince Liu Qian. "Furthermore, you should know that Lei Bei also knows the location. If you're unwilling to cooperate, we'll just have to go through a little more trouble and dig a slightly larger area, but finding the Water Mansion shouldn't be a problem!"

"You guys are really putting me in a difficult position," Lei Bei he looked at everyone. "I've already told you there's no treasure in there, but you still want to dig for it!"

The original discussion was about how to deal with Tathagata, and it also involved matters such as demons and the disappearance of human medicine. However, after Lei Bei returned, the situation completely changed.

But this is the norm in the imperial court, since it's impossible for the court to do only one thing every day; there are other things to do besides this one.

Compared to targeting Buddha, the discovery of the Huai River Water Palace is also a significant matter. Killing the former would result in heavy losses and put the retainers at great risk, but excavating the Water Palace is much simpler, and everyone is undoubtedly more interested in the latter.

After some pushing and shoving, the King of Huainan looked on with satisfaction at Zhang Xuezhou, whose expression had softened somewhat.

"You seem to have a keen interest in studying the art of changing one's fate. Coincidentally, I have recently acquired a book called 'Honglie' in my Jia-Zi Chamber. This book records some techniques for changing one's fate. If you are willing to offer up the location of this Water Palace, I may grant you entry into the Jia-Zi Chamber again," the King of Huainan said with a smile.

"Your Majesty... you have truly shown me immense kindness. I just want to change my fate. I'm hopeless at everything I do in this life. I can even fall into a beast trap by stepping on a ditch. I had to beg for an official position in the court three times before I finally became a scholar-in-waiting. I finally found a secret underwater palace, but it's still empty..."

Zhang Xuezhou went on and on about all the hardships he had faced in his life.

If we cite some exceptions, it might seem that Zhang Xuezhou was lucky, but he ended up benefiting others.

Not to mention the King of Huainan, who sighed in dismay, many of his advisors and officials also felt that Zhang Xuezhou's luck was truly out of control.

The other party has had many strokes of good luck, but none of them have been suitable for them. Even though they entered the Wenying Pavilion twice with the Jiazi room, they gained nothing. To this day, they are still in a situation where they have good luck but not complete good luck.

This is their third time.

The crowd had given up hope of what Zhang Xuezhou would gain from his third visit to the Wenying Pavilion's Jia-character room.

No matter how many times this young man has good luck, or how many times he comes to Wenying Pavilion, the other party, with his fate, will likely gain nothing.

"The matter is settled then," said the King of Huainan. "Those of you skilled in strength and formations, go with Dongfang Shuo to open this water palace. As for the rest... well, as long as that foreign monk doesn't return, this matter is over!"

The King of Huainan thought about the spells he had used and felt that Buddha and the Daoist Ran Deng would one day be in trouble.

Compared to the two troublesome Western monks, he would rather broaden his horizons by exploring the ancient underwater secret realm.

It's normal that Zhang Xuezhou, with his limited insight, ability, and even more limited luck, couldn't uncover the secrets of the Huaihe River's water palace.

Given that this young man always ends up benefiting others, the King of Huainan felt that he might be able to gain something from this. Even if he couldn't use it, he could still keep it at home to ward off evil spirits. He was definitely luckier than Zhang Xuezhou.