Lu Yuan replied, "Your Majesty, as for hand-to-hand combat, I know a thing or two."
"Ah, don't be so modest. During the Northern campaign, you didn't get to have a proper bout with the Daoists from the Celestial Dynasty Palace, did you? We happen to be on the Training Ground today. Why not have another match and let me see what you've got?"
The Emperor only knew that Lu Yuan had clashed with the Daoists from the Celestial Dynasty Palace; he was unaware that Lu Yuan had also saved King Yan's second son, Gu Gaoxu, from the Beast Race.
Lu Yuan heard this and felt a wave of helplessness. 'He's making it impossible for me to refuse. A bit tyrannical, isn't he?'
Before Lu Yuan could reply, the Emperor waved a hand at the old eunuch.
The old eunuch took the hint and cried out, "Summon Elder Kong of the Celestial Dynasty Palace and Elder Qiao of the Le Shen Temple for an imperial audience!"
