Today is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. Auspicious snow fell from the sky. Emperor Jiajing received congratulations in the Hall of Preserving Harmony and hosted a banquet for his officials.

Li Changzhou, a descendant of the Eastern King Duke, was bestowed the title of Divine Firmament Protector of the Nation and Thunder-Controlling True Man of Yuanyang.

He was granted the title of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, received a second-rank salary, and was bestowed with a jade, a gold, and a silver elephant seal, a purple robe, and a jade belt. He was put in charge of Chaotian Palace, one of the three major palaces within the palace.

In addition, an imperial edict ordered the construction of the Shenxiao Zhenren Mansion in the west of the city, the assignment of forty servants to the Zhenren, and the donation of thirty hectares of fertile land for the use of the Shenxiao Zhenren Mansion, with its rent waived.

She gets promoted faster than women of this era—all it takes is good looks.

No wonder scholars throughout history have been so critical of strategists. On one hand, some have studied diligently for decades without even becoming a county magistrate, while on the other hand, some have risen to high positions simply by using their eloquence—Shao ​​Yuanjie was appointed Minister of Rites and enjoyed the salary of a first-rank official.

There was even a Taoist priest who married a royal woman and became a member of the royal family.

"Actually, Taoist priests in the Ming Dynasty, especially in the early Ming Dynasty, had to undergo years of arduous study, master the classics, and take examinations. Only those who passed could obtain a certificate of ordination and become formal Taoist priests. Now, well—"

Yaochi's voice rose and fell, captivating the listener: "Those who pray for rain and snow will receive high office, and those who offer gold and jewels will reap great profits."

Just hearing the sound can arouse people's desires.

"You know a lot about the Ming Dynasty?" Li Changzhou asked.

"It's alright." Yaochi said with a smile.

As Li Changzhou's "wife", she was bestowed the title of Zhangxian Miaohua Yuanjun.

"Jiajing will definitely come to you tomorrow and ask you how to achieve immortality. Have you thought of a way?" Yaochi said again.

"alright."

"how?"

"Give him elixirs of immortality, elixirs to increase his stamina, strength, agility, lifespan, and youthful appearance."

"Increase lifespan? Give it to me." Yaochi spread out her hands.

They lived in the Chaotian Palace within the palace grounds, where the lights burned all night long. Under the lamplight, her slender, jade-like hands made one want to hold them in one's own hands, observe them closely, and feel them.

Giving her the blood beads is fine, but giving them to her in this flirtatious atmosphere would be a great disrespect to Miss Yang.

“People with ‘ability’ scores over 100 are useless,” he said.

“I can give it to someone else.”

"No."

"Don't forget that I spoke up for you today."

Li Changzhou gave her two drops of blood.

Yaochi examined him through her fingertips, then glanced at him again: "You're a treasure now, but have you thought about where you'll have your funeral after you die?"

She tucked away the blood droplets and continued, "I've acquired many funeral companies."

"Funeral company?"

“Players also have value after they die. If they die unexpectedly, for example, if they have a problem with their meditation practice, their unsuspecting family members will send them to you.”

"The efficiency is too low, and safety is just waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump." Li Changzhou was not optimistic.

"With no player corpses and the recent sharp rise in the death rate of ordinary people, there's no worry about not making money."

"Capital is truly terrifying." Li Changzhou was convinced and took out a storage bag from his waist.

The storage bag belonged to the Heavenly Emperor of the Divine Cult. After Li Changzhou replaced him, all the items were transferred to him.

This is the advantage of having a high status, but the higher the status, the greater the risk of the mission.

Perhaps to avoid revealing his identity, the storage bag contained only some relics of the descendants of the Eastern King Duke, and not a single artifact representing the exalted status of the Heavenly Emperor of the Divine Sect.

Two jade books, three bottles of elixirs, and some gold, silver, and other miscellaneous items.

Li Changzhou took out two jade books: one was the cultivation method "Yuanyang Baogao", and the other was "Daoist Techniques Collection".

He glanced at the "Yuanyang Baogao" a few times and then tossed it aside. It requires one to be a virgin; only a fool would practice that.

The "Collection of Taoist Arts" contains thirty-one spells, most of which are just tricks. Only a small portion can be considered true spells, but they are not very powerful. There is no time to waste on them now.

"Could this successor of the Eastern King Duke also be an imposter?" Li Changzhou tossed aside the jade book and took out some pills.

The first bottle of aphrodisiac, the second bottle of aphrodisiac, the third bottle of aphrodisiac, very good, they really came to the palace to cheat people out of wealth and honor, they deserve to die, they deserve to be killed, the Ming Dynasty was defeated by these Taoist priests!

"What about you?" Li Changzhou asked Yaochi, who was also rummaging through her storage bag.

Yaochi shook her head slightly and casually tossed the storage bag onto the table. She was disgusted by even running a funeral company and not sparing players' corpses, which showed that the claim of being the descendant of the Eastern King Duke and the Western Queen Mother was fake.

“However, I have obtained some information that may be useful to you,” Yaochi said.

"What?"

"Answer me first, why haven't you seen me for the past two weeks?"

Li Changzhou paused for a moment, thinking it best to be clear, and then said, "Thank you for your kindness, but Qinglan is enough for me."

"What does this have to do with not seeing me?" Yaochi seemed genuinely puzzled.

"this..."

"this?"

"avoid arousing suspicion?"

"You're asking me?"

"To avoid suspicion." Li Changzhou nodded.

"You can't see women now? Like the concubines in the harem?" Yaochi pointed her slender finger towards the direction of the harem.

"I can't see you."

"Oh~" Yaochi nodded with a smile.

She suddenly leaned closer, almost touching Li Changzhou's face, and asked in a whisper so soft it couldn't be extinguished by a candle flame, "Am I that special? Would you be moved by me? Would you be moved by someone as content as Qinglan?"

It's a bit like a couple having a private late-night chat.

“I think we should talk about something bigger.” Li Changzhou stepped back first, then stood up.

He opened the window, and snowflakes fluttered down from the deep black sky.

Yaochi leaned back on the soft couch, one hand supporting her temple, watching his retreating figure, and asked with a smile, "What great thing? Giving birth? Or rebelling?"

"What's so great about rebelling? Let's talk about having children later, let's talk about becoming immortals."

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