"Greetings, Your Highness."
Ox-Head and Horse-Face hurriedly bowed. The person who came was none other than the Goddess of Mount Tai, who had just been gossiping, and the Grand Princess of Qin of the Great Jin Dynasty!
Wang Fu chuckled to herself. She noticed that the talkative horse-faced man's face had turned pale, clearly afraid that what he was saying would be overheard by the person in front of him.
"How about the Nine Phoenix Carriage that Master gave me? Isn't it impressive?"
The little girl stood with her hands on her hips, showing off. The two gods nodded vigorously. Horse-face feigned surprise and walked a few steps around the Nine-Phoenix Carriage.
"Ten-thousand-year-old phoenix wood is already difficult to obtain, and to have a carriage pulled by nine phoenixes, this carriage must be of great importance. Only His Majesty the Lord of the Underworld could have obtained such a thing."
Of course.
Li Yue covered his lips with his hand to suppress his laughter, feeling that the scene seemed familiar.
It looked like the ten-year-old prince had received a reward from himself, and he and his companion were showing off.
After showing off, the goddess waved her hand, pulled Li Yue and the others into the car, and sped off into the clouds without looking back, leaving only the words:
"This prince is going back..."
………………
Emerging from the gates of hell and stepping back onto the earth, there were no wails or strange creatures.
Looking around, everyone felt as if they had been transported to another world.
"We're back?" The nameless giant burst into tears of joy, wishing he could jump on the ground a couple of times to express his happiness.
Li Yue ignored her and immediately went to check the Ghost Gate. He saw his aunt lying on the slowly closing Ghost Gate, looking somewhat forlorn.
"Auntie, no..." The next second, he heard the little girl mutter, "Close it quickly, close it."
Once all the doors were closed, the little girl, far from maintaining her goddess-like image, sat dejectedly on the ground, patting her chest and saying:
"Great! Even if Master finds out that I beat up the little dragon in his pond, he won't be able to catch me."
So mischievous!
Li Yue's lips twitched as he looked at Ling Xiao, who should be in her fifties or sixties, with an indescribable expression.
Upon receiving his gaze, the little girl jumped up, her voice sharp but weak:
“Master is only allowed to raise me! So what if the dragons of the West Sea send their princes and princesses here? I’ll beat them all up.”
Li Yue nodded in agreement, but inwardly he found it amusing. In his opinion, the only person the unpredictable Lord of Mount Tai truly cared about was the one in front of him.
Otherwise, how could such a mischievous devil have been spoiled like this?
As for those dragon princes and princesses, they're just things kept in a pond, at best pampered cats and dogs. How can they compare to children raised by one's own hands?
The little girl cheered again, her eyes sparkling with joy, and her little nose wrinkled as if she had made up her mind.
The system is always on standby, with data commands ready to be sent.
"My master prepared a lot of things for me. Since you all went with me, everyone should have a share."
Treasures from the underworld!
The crowd could hardly believe their ears. They had thought that being able to travel to the underworld and broaden their horizons would be an incredible stroke of luck.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the little girl pulled a bag out of thin air and beckoned them to come up one by one:
"Each person can only take one. Let's see who's lucky. This prince isn't stingy; there's a magical herb inside that can extend a mortal's lifespan by five hundred years..."
Seeing that Li Yue and the others were not only not excited, but also somewhat wary, the girl crossed her arms and pouted, saying:
"There are no side effects."
The atmosphere heated up, and Li Yue rightfully took first place, pulling out a perfectly round pill.
The system withdrew its cheating hand...
Before they could explain the effects of the elixir, a dozen people were already eager to try it, all extremely excited and engaging in superstitious activities.
Wang Fu held a jade hairpin, while the others drew handkerchiefs, jade beads, and more jade beads.
It's unbearable to look at; the winning rate set by the host is truly outrageous.
There were fifteen people in total, and a bag of jade beads mixed with a few small props.
"I want them to know that gambling is risky, and addiction should be avoided."
Ling Xiao gave a serious explanation to the system in his mind.
Li Yue held the pill, a smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips; in his opinion, he was the luckiest.
Other things like jade hairpins are fine, but that jade bead is just something his aunt used to use to scare him—his eyeball.
Sure enough, the girl mocked those who drew the jade beads.
"This handkerchief can barely be considered a magical artifact; it can calm the mind and strengthen the soul."
The person who received it was so happy they were incoherent.
It was actually just an ice silk handkerchief sprinkled with a little calming potion, costing no more than fifteen points.
Knowing that the jade hairpin could protect its owner and was a magical artifact that could foresee danger, Wang Fu bowed deeply, her eyes shining brightly.
A surge of ambition rose within her.
Essential for palace intrigue – a jade hairpin that foretells danger, worth 300 points! (Task reward)
Finally, it was her beloved eldest nephew, the Goddess of Mount Tai, who laughed heartily with her hands on her hips.
"This elixir was given to me by the Jade Rabbit, who was pounding medicine, to amuse me when I went to the Moon Palace to play with Sister Chang'e. Can you guess what it is?"
She crossed her arms over her chest, her large eyes filled with a kind of schadenfreude, and Li Yue had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, the little goddess deliberately kept everyone in suspense, slowly saying, "This is a...fertility pill, hahahahahaha."
Li Yue's hands clenched tightly; he really wanted to punch someone.
Moreover, the Jade Rabbit was pounding medicine in the sky, but instead of making elixirs of immortality, it was making pills for procreation!
Ling Xiao laughed more and more happily, especially when she saw the emperor's angry but unable to speak out, she felt even more comfortable.
"Nephew, don't be sad. This elixir is very effective. After a woman takes it, no matter if the man is paralyzed or seventy or eighty years old, she will definitely be able to have a child!"
"You know, our Li family has a lineage to inherit the throne. If we're unlucky enough to be unable to have a child someday, this elixir won't be of any use."
"Keep it; it will be our family heirloom!"
Li Yue nodded thoughtfully, then glanced casually at the others who were trying to suppress their laughter.
At this moment, some movement gradually began to occur outside...
A long procession of palace servants and guards appeared, with Empress Wen, who led the procession, looking anxious on her gentle and refined face. She visibly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that the emperor was safe and sound.
Li Yue gave a wink to Prime Minister Wang and the others who were lagging behind, and invited Ling Xiao to get into the carriage first before getting into the imperial carriage himself.
"Your Majesty, are you alright?"
The emperor regained his composure and, after exchanging a few words with the empress, brought up the upcoming trip to the underworld.
"Zitong, do you know that your aunt's title is Goddess of Mount Tai, and your grandmaster is Lord of Mount Tai!"
Wen was fond of books and history and had read extensively, so he naturally knew the status of Mount Tai, and even that the Lord of Mount Tai seemed to be a great god from very early times.
After congratulating the emperor, Li Yue listened attentively to the emperor's experiences along the way, offering just the right amount of flattery, which made him even more talkative.
As he spoke, he pulled out various items from his body: horsehair, strange plants, mud, water from the underworld, and spider lilies. Yes, he had hidden one of them!
"Although it loses its spirituality when it enters the mortal realm, it is still something from the underworld," the emperor said with emotion, stroking the now ordinary object.
The items were carefully packed away and taken away for examination. The couple sat together, heads bowed, whispering softly…
Meanwhile, Wang Fu returned to the Duke's mansion.
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