Chapter 10 - The Alchemist Emperor

Yue Ming and White Lily leave the very night. They ride Yue Ming's Lotus Ark which were famous for it's speed.

Not only was it's speed is unmatchable, it was also a battle ark with both defence and offense array.

Tian Ming can't even gave them a chase once he heard about their departure from the servants in White Lily's courtyard.

Feeling vexed, he called for a man and head of to his study to meet him.

"So, your Male Empress had an affair out of nowhere with your concubine and they even ran away together on your wedding night?!" A youth not older than 20 dressed in a white scholar robe asked while he drank his tea.

"Mnn" Tian Ming grunts. Judging by how the two interacted, they seemed close.

"You, the Emperor just got cuckolded? Bwahahahaha... you are the first emperor in history to have such a bad luck with his Inner Chambers. Hahahaha" the guy clad in white laugh out at the later. It's as if he didn't care about offending the Emperor of the Empire.

"It seemed like you enjoyed laughing at my misfortunes brother. Are you done with your life?" Tian Ming grimaced at his older brother.

"Say, that Empress of yours surely had the look that could swoon any lady he wanted. But how long has that particular concubine be with you? If I remembered correctly she's from the Qilin Sect isn't it?"

"You seemed to know my concubines better than me. Don't tell me you too had a fling with my concubines while I'm busy."

"I'd rather called it acompaniment. Those flowers are true beauty it would be a waste not to go see them once in a while. You don't even go visit them once!"

"tch. If you like them so much go ahead and ask for a few. Take all of them if you want. Save me the trouble to try for babies everyday like I had nothing else to do!" Tian Ming's words made the nearby eunuch twitched weirdly.

"Anyway, I'm going to find him. So you had to take over my job here until I manage to drag that ungrateful Lord Empress back home."

"This is temporary right? I don't want to stay an Emperor for long you know. I won't be able to handle it.!" He pleaded.

"Then you should pray for that Lord Empress of mine to get back sooner." Tian Ming had said his piece, he stepped into the teleportation Array before he vanished into thin air.

"Tian Ming, giving up your seat like this is too careless..." He shakes his head as he stared at the empty spot his brother previously stands at.

"So, which flower should I enjoy for the night? Hmn... The Prime Minister's daughter had a good voice...or maybe Shu er from the Talented Ladies Hall? Ah.. I'll go pester that hot tempered lady then." The eunuch felt headache coming. The two men looked exactly the same. If not for their different temperament, it would be very hard to differentiate between the two.

The ministers of the Southern Empire are going to have a hard time while the older brother act as the Emperor...

Tian Ming stepped out of the teleportation array in the middle of the city. He was going to search for Yue Ming under disguise. He cannot go around with his identity as the Southern Ghost Emperor. He got too many foes than friends.

The night was almost ended. He decides to rest in an Inn for a little bit before continuing his journey.

In the morning, after he had his breakfast, he heads of to the Alchemist Association, not many knew it but he was one of the multi talented cultivator. He practice both Martial Dao and Alchemistry. That is how he got the title Ghost Emperor.

He enters the magnificent building built entirely of Silver Oak with familiarity. He heads on to the transportation array which would lead him to the seventh floor directly.

In a blink of an eye, he's already at the seventh floor. His arrival was noticed by the few people in the vicinity.

"Eldest brother! you finally came!" a lady in green said delightfully. She looked charming and pure.

"en. Is master inside?" he replied without so much excitement in contrast to the greetings. He doesn't even slows down his steps.

"Yes,Master is inside. Eldest Brother, it's been a while since you came. How are you doing?" she chatted while she came closer. Trying to catch up his pace.

Tian Ming kept quiet, he just directly enters his Master's room while ignoring the girl pitifully at the door.

"pfft... look at that. I'd bury myself underground from the shame." whispered a lady at the corner under her breath. Of course the whole room snickers at her words in agreement.

The lady in green, however vexed she might be feeling, kept a calm demeanor. Ignoring the voices, she continue doing what ever she was doing before Tian Ming's arrival.

Beyond the door was a place akin to another world. On the spacious flat floor as wide as 7 soccer fields put together was a beautiful otherworldly medicine garden owned by his Master. One could see a few house like building spread around the place, with beautiful path ways connecting one to the other. There was no high walls usually seen in houses outside.

Tian Ming headed to one of the houses, placed at the centre. He knew his Master would be inside that house.

He knocked on the door lightly. The knocking sound was almost inaudible, seemingly afraid to disturb his Master inside.

"Get in" an old raspy voice said.

Tian Ming stepped inside and greeted his Master "Master, I've arrived"

"Your wife left you, only then you are willing to come visit me? When are you going to leave the mundane and be a proper cultivator Ming er?" his Master said without as much as raising his head form the purple cauldron in front of him.

He was clearly concocting pills, but he could still manage to talk to Tian Ming. Splitting a sliver of his attention to him while the rest focused on the happenings inside the cauldron.

"My people needs me Master" he replied. clearly not surprised at how his Master knew about his runaway wife.

"I don't know if it's a blessing being born in a royalty family for talents like you. With your talents you are more eligible to be on the top 100 Youth Ranking!" he complained about the same thing for who knows how many hundreds time already.

"I just wished to live in peace Master." another same reply came from him. One that never changed since 5 years ago.

"Life had it's purpose. Every single one of life had to fulfill it's purpose for being born into this world. You being like this is againts your destiny, Tian Ming. I have told you about this numerous times. already. Soon you will know that as naturally talented as you are, you're still bound to the fate!" He said with a slap to the cauldron. The purple spinning Cauldron stopped and popped out 10 pills. All who seemingly had gained consciousness and tried to flee in all directions.

With a wave of a sleeve, they all stopped abruptly. Waiting to be caged inside a clear jade bottle.