Xue Huan hadn't left yet. Upon hearing this, she threw the shrunken snake demon away, returning it to its original size. "Hey, this is your Imperial Master. You've got to take care of him!"
Anyway, the snake demon is now completely unable to move and can't hurt anyone, so let's leave it to the emperor to deal with. I just don't know if he can still handle it.
Xue Huan stepped onto the spirit boat and sailed away in an instant with the child who was captured with her.
She came to the prince's mansion and handed the unconscious children to Xiao Jue, asking him to send someone to send them home and told him what happened in the palace.
Xiao Jue was furious when he heard this. He punched the desk, smashing the sturdy rosewood desk into pieces.
"How do you plan to deal with this matter?" Xue Huan asked.
Xiao Jue took a deep breath and did not intend to cover up the matter for the emperor. After all, wrong was wrong. Although once this matter was made public, it would likely arouse public resentment and further lead to a decline in the credibility of the royal family.
However, there is no construction without destruction. The current Daxi needs to take a risk of death in order to survive!
Moreover, even if this matter is kept secret, how long can it be concealed? If it is exposed one day, the people will probably be even more angry.
Xue Huan was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she understood. "If you have any problems in the future, just tell me. I will definitely help you if I can. But please don't let it be like this again."
Xiao Jue nodded solemnly. He had learned his lesson this time. If he had told her the story earlier, so many innocent children would not have died tragically.
For something like catching monsters, we still need to seek help from professionals like Ahuan.
Before leaving, Xue Huan thought again and said, "I can't eliminate all those monsters by myself in a short time. There are already several we know of, and who knows how many others are hiding in the dark. So I plan to select some promising cultivators and teach them how to practice. When they grow up, I can leave the task of catching monsters to them. I hope you can help me with this."
Of course Xiao Jue felt obliged to do so, after all, she was doing this for the people of Daxi.
"Tell me, how can I help you?"
Xue Huan took out a transparent stone the size of a crystal ball. "This is a spirit stone. It's used to test one's spiritual roots. Only with spiritual roots can one embark on the path of cultivation. The test method is very simple. Just place your hand on it. If the spirit stone lights up, it means that the person has spiritual roots. Different spiritual roots correspond to different lights..."
She explained how to use the spirit stone, and Xiao Jue took notes carefully.
He picked up the spirit stone with some curiosity, and unexpectedly, the spirit stone lit up and emitted a rich and bright golden light.
"Ah Huan, this... could it be that I have spiritual roots? Can I practice cultivation?"
Xue Huan: "It seems so. You have a gold-type spiritual root and are very talented in cultivation. Do you want to cultivate?"
Xiao Jue: "Can I?"
It wasn't that he lacked confidence, but cultivation seemed very far away to him. When he learned that he was qualified to practice, he felt it was unreal for a moment.
Xue Huan: "Of course, as long as you want."
She took out a book on gold-based cultivation techniques and handed it to Xiao Jue.
There are countless books on cultivation techniques in her storage bracelet, covering various disciplines. They were all copied for her by Yuan Xi, and now they come in handy.
"If you have any questions, feel free to write to me or come and see me."
Afterwards, Xue Huan gave some further instructions on the matters needing attention in recruiting students and then left.
After returning home, she saw Hezhu and Fox Demon playing football with Che'er in the yard. Che'er was sweating profusely, but there was a bright smile on his face. She couldn't help but laugh too.
The mood that was originally a little gloomy because of the snake demon suddenly improved a lot.
"Che'er."
Upon hearing this, Yun Che immediately stopped playing football, ran towards her, and hugged her legs, "Sister, you're back! Come play football with Che'er."
Xue Huan squatted down and wiped his sweat, "Okay, I'll come and play with our Che'er too."
Including her, there were four people in total, which was just enough to be divided into two teams. Xue Huan and Yun Che were naturally assigned to one team, while He Zhu and Fox Demon were in the other team.
In order to take care of the little guy Yun Che, Xue Huan and He Zhu were very restrained when playing the ball, just like playing house. They would also feed the ball to him at the same time, and Yun Che had a lot of fun.
On the other hand, Xiao Jue was cleaning up the mess created by the emperor while recruiting students who were qualified to practice Taoism from all over the capital and sending them to Xiaogui Mountain.
After the emperor's affair was exposed, the people were in an uproar. Xiao Jue tried his best to calm the people's emotions, while at the same time dealing with court officials and dealing with several brothers who secretly wanted to bring him down. He was extremely busy for a while.
But what comforted him a little was that he had drawn the Qi into his body and officially embarked on the path of cultivation.
The benefits of cultivation were obvious. Spiritual energy circulated within his body, nourishing it constantly. Many hidden injuries within his body gradually healed, and his energy became even stronger. Even if he didn't sleep for a night, he wouldn't feel tired, depressed, or lack energy the next day like before.
Now, he practices for half the night every day, and uses the rest of the time to deal with state affairs and various miscellaneous matters, and gradually feels at ease.
Although I am busier, it is much easier than before.
In order to quell public grievances, the emperor had to issue a self-criticism edict and announced that he would abdicate the throne to the crown prince, go to the palace to recuperate, and no longer interfere in state affairs.
Of course Xiao Jue had to decline.
However, the court officials supported him to take the throne.
This happened again and again, and Xiao Jue ascended the throne amid everyone's attention and expectations. It happened to be the end of the year, and the New Year passed in a blink of an eye, and the new year began.
The old reign title was abandoned and Daxi changed the reign title to Yong-Kang.
In the first year of the Yongkang reign, the new emperor Xiao Jue began a drastic reform, eliminating all the rotten and outdated malpractices.
Daxi presents a new look of old trees sprouting new buds.
When most of the ministers in the court were occupied by enterprising, upright and honest officials, Xiao Jue dug up the old case of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, cleared the Yun family's grievances, and restored the innocence of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Fulfilled the promise to "Yunhuan".
"I did it."
At Xiaoxiang Peak in Yunwu Mountain, in front of the tomb of the Duke of Zhenguo, Xiao Jue said to Xue Huan.
"Well, thank you."
"Why should I thank you between you and me?" Xiao Jue turned around and looked at Xue Huan, deep emotions surging in his eyes.
"Ahuan, I—"
Before he could finish his words, a man suddenly appeared out of nowhere and stood shoulder to shoulder with Xue Huan.
The man had a face as handsome as a god, and a temperament as noble as the sun and the moon. The moment he appeared, he made him feel frightened.
who is he?
Xue Huan looked at the people around her: "Why are you here?"
"Why, Huanhuan doesn't want me to come?"
Is this a vinegar bottle that fell over? Why is the sour smell so strong?
Xue Huan held his hand. "How could that be? Come, let me introduce you to each other. Yuan Xi, my Taoist partner. This is Xiao Jue, the one I mentioned to you before. He has helped me a lot. We are friends for life and death."
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