"Deduct it, deduct it!"

Why didn't you tell me about this good thing sooner!

Although it would take Lin Xue a long time to accumulate 500 merit points, thinking about her current reserves made her feel less anxious.

With a flying artifact that can change shape at will, it will be much more convenient for Lin Xue to go out in the future.

Turning a house into a house, a car into a car, and a boat into a boat—isn't that the ultimate cheat code?

After speaking with 629, Lin Xue happily awaited the progress from the other side.

Meanwhile, the emperor also received two memorials in the palace, one written by Yu Qianhua and the other by Huang Dehai.

After reading the two memorials, the emperor's mouth gaped open, and he was momentarily speechless.

Huang Dehai's memorial is easy to understand. Although the people of Yuhai County are now living a life of plenty under his rule.

However, Yu Qianhua's memorial to the throne had some mythological elements in it!

Based on the old emperor's understanding of Qianhua, he knew that this person was incapable of lying, so this seemingly absurd memorial was very likely genuine.

This aroused the old emperor's endless curiosity about the county magistrate's wife mentioned by Qianhua.

So he had someone grind ink and write two replies, which he then sent by fast horse to Yuhai County.

One letter was addressed to Huang Dehai, while the other was addressed to Yu Qianhua.

Half a month later, Huang Dehai received a summons from the old emperor.

He was instructed to take his wife to the capital to report on his duties.

The couple were not surprised by the result, and they packed up and prepared to leave.

The letter arrived quickly, but it would take Lin Xue and her group a month to get to the capital.

When the old emperor finally saw Huang Dehai, whom he had been longing for, and his wife Lin Xue.

The old emperor's face showed nothing, but inside he felt like a hundred little people were arguing.

Is this the legendary county magistrate's wife?

I heard that the county magistrate's wife can summon gods?

Aside from his dark skin, Huang Dehai isn't much to look at either; he's nowhere near as handsome as I was in my youth!

However, since they have managed to govern Yuhai County into what it is today, they must be very capable.

My Great Zhou has gained another valuable asset; I must carefully consider how to reward them!

The two knelt on the ground for a long time without the old emperor telling them to get up. Lin Xue was starting to get impatient, but she knew this was the proper way between a ruler and his subjects, so she didn't dare to make any unnecessary movements and could only obediently kneel.

Sigh, that's the downside of ancient times, having to kneel all the time!

Having once been an immortal, Lin Xue was now forced to kneel before others, unable to move. It would be a lie to say she wasn't feeling aggrieved!

"Cough cough!"

The old eunuch seemed to realize that the emperor was lost in thought, so he immediately coughed twice to get the emperor's attention.

"My dear subject, please rise. Why are you still kneeling on the ground? It's so cold there!"

The old emperor, realizing his mistake, quickly told the two men to get up and then offered them seats.

The moment Lin Xue sat down in the chair, she finally felt a little better.

Then the old emperor asked Huang Dehai some political questions, which Lin Xue couldn't say, so she just sat and listened.

The most talked-about topic was how Huang Dehai and his wife governed Yuhai County and transformed it from a poor and backward place into the prosperous place it is today.

During the conversation, they also asked Lin Xue how she led her troops to fight against the Japanese pirates, what tactics she used, and then about asking the Dragon King of the Sea to eliminate the invading Japanese pirates.

Lin Xue explained everything according to what the people saw at the time. If asked too many questions, she would simply say she didn't know, didn't understand, or wasn't clear about it.

She was just a woman with a few martial arts skills; how could she possibly know anything about immortals?

Seeing Lin Xue's nonchalant attitude, the old emperor couldn't do anything about her. After all, she was someone who had made great contributions, and she wasn't an official under his command, so he couldn't be too harsh on her.

In the end, the old emperor had no choice but to discuss the specific process of governing Yuhai County with Huang Dehai, while Lin Xue was taken to the empress.

The Empress was a very kind old woman, at least to Lin Xue.

The Empress was also very interested in the changes in Yuhai County, but she did not ask those sensitive questions. Instead, she talked about aquaculture.

Speaking of this, Lin Xue had something to say!

She began to talk at length about her experience in raising livestock, while the Empress listened patiently.

The conversation started with chickens, ducks, and geese, then moved on to cattle, sheep, and horses.

From fish, shrimp, and crabs, to birds, insects, and mushrooms!

Lin Xue mentioned some aspects of the breeding process for each species.

The Empress listened with great interest, and even invited Lin Xue to stay for dinner that evening.

Only after news arrived that Huang Dehai had left the Hall of Mental Cultivation did the Empress send someone to escort Lin Xue to the palace gate.

This time, Lin Xue didn't have to pay for a place to stay; the old emperor simply gifted them a house.

After Huang Dehai and his wife left the palace, Yu Qianhua was summoned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation by the old emperor.

Through face-to-face conversations with Yu Qianhua, the old emperor learned much more about the couple's situation.

Although no one spread the story of the Huang family, the fact that Huang Dehai, as the head of a county, had not even taken a concubine made the old emperor suddenly feel a little pity for this subordinate.

Then a thought struck him: he should bestow a few beautiful concubines upon Huang Dehai.

But he had no idea at the time how much trouble his decision would bring him!

The next day, Lin Xue glared fiercely at Huang Dehai as she looked at the three beautiful women sent from the palace.

"My wife, listen to me, this is not what I meant!"

Huang Dehai looked at the three women in front of him, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

In his heart, however, he was cursing the old emperor furiously, thinking, "You, the ruler of a nation, why are you meddling in other people's private affairs? You're just asking for trouble!"

No matter how beautiful those three women were, Huang Dehai didn't dare to look at them even once.

"My lord, you are a high-ranking official of the court who has rendered great service. How can you be so disrespectful?"

Those three women, relying on being bestowed upon them by the emperor, didn't take Lin Xue seriously at all.

"Now that things have come to this, Huang Dehai, I'm giving you two choices!"

Lin Xue didn't even glance at the woman who spoke; instead, she stared intently at Huang Dehai.

"My wife, tell me! I'll do whatever you say!"

Before he left, his mother said that they would rather not have him as an official than allow him to have affairs.

The two elderly people seemed to have anticipated that someone would definitely try to send people to Huang Dehai's side during this trip to Beijing.

But they never expected that the person who was sent to the front lines would be the current emperor.

If Old Mrs. Huang found out, she would probably curse her in her heart as a "senile old fool"!