Chapter 142: You will be a good daughter-in-law in the future. I can help you get back together with him.
In front of the palace, all the ministers gathered, standing by with their hands down, not daring to breathe.
Many high-ranking princes, including Prince Wuxuan, Prince Chong'an, Duke Zhongguo, and others, have also arrived, including Prime Minister Jiang Lintian, who is also in front at this moment.
However, compared to other ministers, he closed his eyes slightly, as if he was resting. Even though Emperor Xia broke through the eighth realm, he did not take it too seriously.
Everyone had different emotions. Some were surprised and shocked, while many were terrified and uneasy.
Whether it was Emperor Xia breaking through the eighth realm or her revealing her female body in front of the people of the imperial capital, these were huge events that would soon spread throughout Daxia and cause a huge stir.
However, Emperor Xia is now in high spirits and his aura is so strong that no one dares to advise him in person or speak frankly about the different impacts and consequences that these two things will cause.
After all, even Prime Minister Jiang Lintian, who had always been at odds with Emperor Xia, chose to pretend not to see it and remained silent, and the other ministers did not dare to say a word.
Empress Xia finally got her destiny. Her cultivation in the eighth realm was enough to make her look down on the world.
Her attitude was even more powerful. She wanted to tell everyone that it didn't matter that she was a woman. She wanted to become the eternal empress.
"The Blood Immortal Cult is lurking in the dark, intending to disrupt the Great Xia Dynasty and bring unrest to the country. From today on, all counties and cities will begin to conduct self-inspections..."
"The imperial capital will be sealed off for three days. A thorough investigation will be conducted to eliminate the dormant remnants of the Blood Immortal Sect. No one should be spared."
"If you collude with the Blood Immortal Cult, you will be treated as a traitor and will not be forgiven lightly."
Emperor Xia spoke in a cold and indifferent tone, his eyes swept across all the ministers, and finally fixed for a moment on the faces of Prince Wuxuan and others.
Her plan went wrong this time, and there was definitely someone from the clan affairs bureau interfering, but who it was still needs to be investigated.
It's not just the people in the Hall of Eternal Life who are in charge of guarding it who have problems. The Blood Immortal Cult's spies must have also known the true location of the national treasure, the Dragon Seal, and knew that she hadn't held a ceremony to move the national treasure.
"Yes, sir."
All the ministers agreed that after such a big incident, there would definitely be a settlement afterwards.
This time, the Blood Immortal Cult's force was indeed strong. In order to infiltrate the imperial palace, they even used their hidden accomplices who had been hiding for many years.
However, no one knows whether the Blood Immortal Cult's plan succeeded in the end.
The generals in charge of guarding the four forbidden palaces only knew that Emperor Xia personally took action and killed many masters of the Blood Immortal Sect.
Finally, three beings whose strength far exceeded that of the average seventh realm appeared and entangled her.
Prince Chong'an, Chongzheng, looked at Emperor Xia with a normal expression, and many thoughts flashed through his mind. Finally, he bowed and left.
Even he is still unclear about the true nature of the national treasure, the Dragon Seal. The move by Prime Minister Jiang Lintian, coupled with the breakthrough of Emperor Xia, really caught him by surprise and disrupted his plans.
All we have to do now is wait and see how things develop. Once the Blood Immortal Cult succeeds, they will definitely not miss the opportunity to publicize it...
However, before leaving, he still took a deep look at Zhenbei King Xiao He.
Among the four forbidden palaces, only the Palace of Longevity, which Xiao He was in charge of, had problems. The masters of the Blood Immortal Sect didn't care about the other three forbidden palaces at all, and all the masters rushed towards the Palace of Longevity.
No matter how much Emperor Xia trusts Xiao He, after this incident, he will definitely doubt whether there is a problem on Xiao He's side.
As the situation continues to develop, if he makes further suggestions, Emperor Xia will definitely feel a little uncomfortable.
Ever since Zhenbei King Xiao He learned about the situation in Changsheng Palace, his face has looked a little bad.
Especially just now, many ministers looked at him intentionally or unintentionally, including Prince Chong'an, who looked at him with a scrutinizing expression before leaving.
This made him secretly groan in his heart, but he also knew that he was to blame for this matter.
After many ministers left, only Xiao He stayed. Behind him followed his two sons, Xiao Ye and Xiao Wang. They looked remorseful and knelt there with their father.
The loss of the Palace of Eternal Life would have definitely resulted in a disaster if Emperor Xia had not acted in time.
Before this, they had vowed to not let any mistakes happen to the national weapon.
Emperor Xia put his hands behind his back and looked at Xiao He with deep eyes.
She naturally trusted this loyal minister, but there was a problem with the Changsheng Palace. Even if Xiao He was fine, there was no guarantee that the people around him were fine.
"I hope the King of Zhenbei can give me an explanation afterwards."
"Such an important task has been entrusted to you, but Changsheng Palace has become the target of public criticism. There must be a reason for this."
She just waved her hand and did not punish King Zhenbei.
Currently, she is the only one who knows about the loss of the national weapon, but truth will eventually come to light, and it won’t be long before the Blood Immortal Cult will make a big fuss about the matter.
If the matter gets out of hand, the consequences will be serious. Not only will it affect public sentiment, but her dignity will also be damaged.
However, there will be even bigger troubles ahead. She has been sitting firmly on the throne for such a long time as a woman, which has long made some stubborn and conservative old antiques dissatisfied. After liquidating the Blood Immortal Sect, they will definitely take advantage of the situation to impeach her.
There has never been a rule in Daxia's rules and etiquette that states a woman can become an emperor.
Perhaps, she will also face pressure from Hulong Mountain.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely give you an explanation." Xiao He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said immediately.
Things are different now. Now that he is being watched by Emperor Xia, even a seventh-level strong man like him will feel tremendous pressure.
"Go down."
Emperor Xia waved his hand lightly, then turned around and returned to the palace.
She had dismissed all the palace maids and eunuchs, leaving only a few trusted maids.
Her eyes swept across the empty and spacious palace, and finally fell on the golden dragon throne in the first seat.
"Replace the dragon chair with a comfortable soft couch..." She thought for a moment and gave the order.
After her cultivation broke through the eighth level, her mentality became increasingly free and natural.
In the past, she was restrained for many reasons, and even tried to learn manners and behavior from the ancient emperors in history books, but now... she understood one thing.
The so-called demeanor is based on strength and fists.
From today on, she would just casually lean on the couch, and what would the ministers dare to say? "Yes." Several maids quickly took action.
As soon as Queen Xia glanced around, the memorials on the desk flew up, floated in front of her, and flipped open.
At the same time, many thoughts emerged in her mind, as if there were many little spirits reading and correcting memorials, multitasking, and her processing efficiency was far beyond before.
Now that she has just escaped from her mortal body and touched the "Tao", she has such mysterious means.
If one's cultivation is profound, one can use one mind to do a thousand things and a million things, and his wisdom and ability will also be improved accordingly. According to legend, the emperors in ancient times could foresee the future, and every time they encountered a problem, they could make the most correct choice and developed the court and the country to the extreme.
"How is Jiang Lan doing now?"
Queen Xia collected her thoughts for a moment. Her cultivation had broken through, but she needed to consolidate it next. However, she had to say that she was able to have such an opportunity thanks to Jiang Lan.
Now everyone in the court is speculating whether she had secretly made a deal with the Prime Minister's Mansion and reached some kind of agreement.
"Your Majesty, after the Qianyuan Cave Realm self-destructed, Young Master Jiang was affected. Although he had some protective equipment, his injuries were still serious and he passed out. Afterwards, people from the Prime Minister's Mansion found him and brought him back to the mansion. He should still be recuperating now." Chunlan reported.
"Are you still recuperating?"
Emperor Xia nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and ordered, "Go and visit him in my name, and retrieve ten three-thousand-year-old Heart-Nourishing Heavenly Light Grasses, three bottles of Imperial Extreme Dragon Purification Pills, and a drop of Youquan Earth Core Jade Marrow from the national treasury. He has done a great job in protecting me in Qianyuan Cave this time, so I give him this reward."
"Yes." Chunlan retreated respectfully.
Emperor Xia knew that Jiang Lan didn't need these things given his status and position, but it was an attitude after all.
If she did nothing, the ministers in the court would probably be more suspicious of Jiang Lan, but after she did this, they would wonder if there was any agreement between the Prime Minister's Mansion and her.
It was the Prime Minister's intention, not his, that Jiang Lan would help him in the Qianyuan Cave Realm.
After all, everyone knows that the relationship between the Prime Minister's Mansion and her is as hostile as fire and water. Now that she has broken through the eighth realm, she immediately sent people to visit them. This is most likely a gesture of goodwill towards the Prime Minister's Mansion.
She just wanted to confuse people.
At the same time, in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Jiang Lan had a pale face as he sat in the courtyard, basking in the sun. Behind him was a soft couch brought out by a group of guards, covered with soft down from an unknown monster. There was some incense burning beside him, which had the effect of calming the mind.
He squinted his eyes slightly, opened his mouth from time to time, and bit off the spiritual fruit that You'er had peeled and put to his mouth. He looked weak, as if he was injured and had just woken up.
"This is the decoction prescribed by the imperial physician..."
A medicinal smell wafted through the air, and Li Mengning came over holding a white porcelain bowl. In the bowl was a pitch-black decoction that emitted an astonishing medicinal smell.
Jiang Lan's consciousness was immersed in the Niwan Palace. He came back to his senses after hearing the words.
"This soup is too bitter, I don't want to drink it." He shook his head and stretched out his hand, and You'er helped him sit up.
“Not bitter…”
Li Mengning stared at him with her clear eyes, as if she would force him to drink it if he didn't obey.
Jiang Lan still looked lazy and said, "I won't drink it if it's not bitter."
Li Mengning stared at him, her cheeks seeming to puff up.
"How about you feed me?" Jiang Lan looked at her with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Li Mengning picked up the soup spoon and planned to feed him herself.
Seeing this, Jiang Lan immediately interrupted her and said, "This is not the right way to feed it. It's still bitter..."
"Huh?" Li Mengning was puzzled.
You'er, who was standing by, quickly gestured to her and explained.
Li Mengning was stunned for a moment, looking at the decoction in front of her, then looking at Jiang Lan who was smiling, and suddenly she was a little undecided.
“…”
She pursed her tender red lips, her ears felt slightly hot and red, and she was a little hesitant.
"You lied to me..."
“This is also bitter.”
She suddenly reacted and felt that Jiang Lan wanted to bully her again.
Jiang Lan said seriously, "It's really not bitter. If you don't believe me, try it..."
"Childish..." Li Mengning had seen through his trick.
Jiang Lan suddenly felt a little bored, and lay back with a dull look, saying, "Ah, Meng Ning, you have become smarter."
“…”
Li Mengning really wanted to put down the decoction in her hand and punch him a few times.
After all, she was the one who prepared the soup herself, so Jiang Lan naturally did not let her down.
Moreover, he was really injured now. In order to seize the Dragon Seal from a distance, he paid a huge price.
After all, it is Da Xia's national treasure, condensing Da Xia's rich dragon luck and destiny for thousands of years. The difficulty of acquiring it through the air is far greater than that of other Taoist weapons.
He was nearly defeated and suffered backlash, but in the end, thanks to the shaking of the ancient vine, which emitted strange suction forces, and the help of the endless blood river, he was able to narrowly take the Dragon Seal away.
Now the Dragon Suppressing Seal was hovering in his sea of consciousness, with wisps of dragon energy lingering around it. However, a strange energy was surging around it, turning it into a cage that trapped and locked him.
Jiang Lan is not the emperor of Daxia, nor has he practiced the corresponding skills, so he is unable to activate the Dragon Seal and can only seal it temporarily.
After Emperor Xia broke through the eighth realm, he was able to completely refine the Dragon Seal without having to obtain its approval.
If she were allowed to control the Dragon Seal, it would be like adding wings to a tiger.
But this is not good news for Jiang Lan.
If Emperor Xia is too strong, her left and right arms will seem useless, and even if they are abolished, it will not have much impact on her.
If one wants to control Emperor Xia, he cannot let her become too powerful. Now that her cultivation has broken through the eighth realm, this is somewhat beyond Jiang Lan's expectations.
After taking the Dragon-Suppressing Seal, he immediately moved away from the bloody altar. Later, due to the self-explosion of the Barbarian God's phantom, the powerful aftermath involved him and made him fall into a coma. Afterwards, his father sent people to look for him and brought him back to the mansion to recuperate.
This incident also taught Jiang Lan a lesson: one should not be too arrogant and confident in everything, because unexpected things always come too suddenly.
Many things in this world were no longer within his expectations and were not developing according to the plot he knew.
What he does next must be done with extreme caution and he must consider several options and ways out.
This time, in order to obtain the Dragon Seal, he has already taken a great risk.
Of course, this also has its advantages, that is, the Dao Fruit of Sui has turned green and is faintly transforming into purple.
This means that the Dao Fruit of Sui has matured to the second stage.
This not only deepened Jiang Lan's understanding and control of years and time, but also greatly expanded the time range he could expand.
He even felt that, with the help of the Fruit of Life, he was able to control the lifespan of some individual lives.
For example, he can suddenly increase the lifespan of some mortals, but the prerequisite for this is that there are other living individuals from whom he can extract lifespan.
If one's cultivation is strong, there are more unknown causes and effects contained in his lifespan, and it will be more difficult to increase it. But if it is to be extracted, it will be easy.
Although this method is as mysterious as that of the Creator, it is somewhat useless to Jiang Lan at the moment.
During this period, he was also trying to condense his innate magical powers, intending to make his apparent cultivation level break through to the sixth level of magical powers.
The existence of the Dao Fruit of Life and the Dao Fruit of Years also brought him a new direction of perception.
In the realm of supernatural powers, cultivators need to condense their own innate supernatural powers. The scope of these innate supernatural powers is very large. They can integrate the unique knowledge in ancient scriptures, or they can comprehend and comprehend them later and create them by themselves.
Some geniuses with extraordinary talents are born with Taoist bones condensed in their bodies or precious blood in their hands, and have innate supernatural powers.
At this level, there is no need to comprehend one's innate magical powers, as they are innate.
However, many cultivators have been hesitant and frustrated for years, trying every possible means but still unable to condense their innate magical powers.
The Taoist methods they practiced are unable to be fully integrated and put to good use.
And in Jiang Lan's sea of consciousness, every leaf on the ancient vine can be transformed into an innate magical power for him.
Such as the sword-shaped leaf that absorbed all of Lin Fan's innate memories, the blood-emerald leaf that was transformed after obtaining the inheritance of the Blood Immortal Sect, the Phoenix Void Primordial Scripture, the Purple Cloud Dao Scroll, and the four Four Saints Leafs that were transformed after obtaining the Four Saints Ancient Heavenly Art, as well as the misty leaf that represented the three pages of the Wordless Heavenly Book...
Each leaf represents an extremely powerful innate magical power.
Not to mention the Dao Fruit of Life and the Dao Fruit of Years.
Generally speaking, geniuses in the realm of supernatural powers will choose to specialize in one path and integrate an innate supernatural power as the direction of future specialization.
After all, it involves the future realms, Dharma images, and the "Tao" that needs to be comprehended in the Jieqiao realm that may be encountered.
For example, Jiang Lan's father, Jiang Lintian, chose "luck", so if he wants to consolidate the foundation of his transformation, he needs to start with the national destiny of Daxia.
Jiang Lan was now in a dilemma: should he master one Dao or be good at all Daos? With the ancient vine, no matter what kind of martial arts he inherited, as long as he took a complete look at it, he would be able to fully master it and achieve perfection.
Therefore, he can completely choose to possess more than a dozen innate magical powers. After all, he does not need to spend time studying and comprehending them.
“There’s really not much choice.”
"For me, there is no difference between being good at one path or being good at a hundred paths."
"But... Jing Wan Dao."
While Jiang Lan was thinking and making a decision.
The maid sent by Emperor Xia also arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion under the witness of the spies of the major families in the imperial capital, and walked into the mansion under the guidance of the housekeeper.
For a time, there were many waves and sensations in the imperial capital, and speculations and discussions were rife.
Jiang Lintian, who was handling some things in the study, also came out and personally thanked Emperor Xia for the reward.
Jiang Lan, who received the news, claimed that he was ill and was unable to thank the emperor in person.
After the envoys from the palace left, Jiang Lintian placed the items given by Emperor Xia in front of Jiang Lan. The father and son dismissed all the servants and discussed the next plan.
Everything Emperor Xia did now was within Jiang Lan's expectations. When Emperor Xia revealed her female body next, she would certainly be impeached by important officials from all sides and many elders from the clan house. The laws and ethics of Great Xia had never allowed a woman to be an emperor.
Emperor Xia pretended to be a man while being a woman and had been sitting on the throne for many years, which had violated the rules of the royal family.
“Empress Xia’s move seems to be a gesture of goodwill, but in fact it is to confuse the public. She is using the power of the Prime Minister’s Office to drive the tiger to devour the wolf. Although she has broken into the eighth realm, she is still alone in the court…”
Jiang Lintian drank tea and shook his head slightly.
"But doing so has both advantages and disadvantages. She has a clear mind of Taoism. If there are no obstacles in the future, she will rise rapidly and may even become the eternal empress." Jiang Lan said.
Jiang Lintian nodded approvingly and said, "The prosperity of the Great Xia nation is growing, which is also a good thing for me. Although the Jieqiao Realm is called the Dao Realm, it is still a long way from becoming an immortal. If the Great Xia nation can unify the nine states, that would be great."
Jiang Lan was also aware of the peculiarities of the martial arts his father practiced. Wasn't it because of this reason that he assisted the late emperor and stabilized the country?
The method of ruling a dynasty is itself, like the fortune of a country or a dragon, relying on the rise and fall of dynasties.
There is also a great benefit in doing this, that is, there is always someone to support you.
As long as Da Xia does not perish, it will be able to enjoy infinite life and break the constraints of the realm.
"Empress Xia has revealed her female body. This is also a good thing for you, Lan'er."
"According to the current situation, Empress Xia no longer has much vigilance or hostility towards you. After the Southern Hunting Exercise is over, she sent people to deliver these things. Isn't this a kind of concern?" Jiang Lintian smiled ambiguously.
Jiang Lan glanced at the spiritual herbs and elixirs, and finally grabbed the drop of the essence of the deep spring into his palm.
"Emperor Xia is indeed a praiseworthy emperor..."
He swallowed it in one gulp and said with a smile, "I'm sure she'll become a good daughter-in-law in the future."
Jiang Lintian smiled, stood up and patted him on the shoulder. He already understood what Jiang Lan meant.
He did not deliberately ask Jiang Lan about what happened in Qianyuan Cave Realm. With his vision and cultivation, he could naturally see that Jiang Lan had a secret.
But who in this world doesn’t have secrets?
Even he is like this.
Since Emperor Xia has chosen to reveal his identity, it is time to put his previous plans on the agenda.
After Jiang Lintian left, Jiang Lan's consciousness sank into the sea of consciousness. The Dragon-Suppressing Seal, which was as crystal clear as if carved from fairy jade, floated up and down in the sea of consciousness. The surface exuded a rich dragon aura, and the evolution of all kinds of living things could be heard faintly.
He tried to stimulate a strand of dragon energy, but it immediately caused a violent backlash.
The consciousness within it did not recognize him, and seemed to be threatening to shatter if he dared to touch it.
"I'll keep the Dragon Seal for you for now. If you behave yourself in the future, I'll consider returning it to you..."
Jiang Lan shook his head slightly. He was planning to try to see if he could use the Dragon Seal to stimulate the national destiny of Da Xia and thereby nourish the fruit of destiny. As expected, he failed.
As expected, I still have to go through Emperor Xia to obtain the corresponding dragon luck.
At the same time, in the eastern outer city of the imperial capital.
In a quiet courtyard full of ancient charm, with red walls and green tiles, there is gurgling water, rockery and waterside pavilions, lush vegetation, and winding paths.
In a quiet room, Jiang Ruxian, dressed in a plain white dress, suddenly opened her eyes.
Her eyes were cold and indifferent, as if she had abandoned all worldly emotions. Only when she looked out the window did she seem to have a little more life.
"If you think that once you break through the eighth realm, you can come and seek revenge on me."
"Then you can try it." Jiang Ruxian said calmly.
"I am not that stupid. After breaking through the Jieqiao realm, I can feel the huge gap between you and me more and more."
"How do you practice?"
A cold and majestic voice sounded in the courtyard, and a slender figure in a red and black imperial robe appeared there silently.
Liu, who was practicing in another quiet room, was unaware of the movement outside at the moment.
Jiang Ruxian raised her eyes and glanced at her, and her figure appeared in the courtyard.
Emperor Xia stood under the huge banyan tree in the middle with his hands behind his back. He turned his head to look at Jiang Ruxian and said, "I have no ill intentions."
"You don't dare to have any ill intentions." Jiang Ruxian said lightly, her tone was flat and not polite.
Emperor Xia was not annoyed when he heard this. He just laughed and said, "Aren't you curious about why I suddenly came to look for you?"
"You want me to help you get through the current difficulties." Jiang Ruxian said calmly.
Although she had never left the courtyard, nothing that had happened in the imperial capital in the past few days had escaped her eyes.
Whether it was the Blood Fairy Cult's invading rebellion or the arrival of the Barbarian God's phantom, she knew everything, but she was not interested and did not want to interfere.
Apart from Jiang Lan's affairs, nothing else in this world could cause even a ripple in her heart.
“Talking to smart people is straightforward.”
"I'll just speak frankly. I'm alone in the court and in a difficult situation. Although my cultivation has broken through the eighth realm, I will be impeached by the clan office and Hulong Mountain next."
"I would like to ask you to lend a helping hand and help me deter them at a critical moment."
Emperor Xia stared directly at Jiang Ruxian with his bright eyes, not hiding his purpose at all.
This was the countermeasure she came up with after thinking for a long time. Whether it was the Zongrenfu or Hulongshan, they were all internal affairs of the royal family, and the officials in the court had no right to interfere.
At this time, no one dared to cross the line.
She wanted those stubborn and rigid old guys to shut up, and the only tough method she could use was to let them know that there was a strong enough force around her.
Only a powerful force can make them shut up.
It just so happens that in the imperial capital today, there is a mysterious person like Jiang Ruxian, whose power is unfathomable.
When Jiang Ruxian heard this, she just looked at him as if he was an idiot and didn't answer or pay attention.
Why did she help Emperor Xia? Whether it was the Imperial Clan House or the Dragon Guarding Mountain, they were all matters within the royal family.
She had no interest in this at all.
"Don't be too quick to refuse."
"If you want to reconcile with Jiang Lan, I may be able to help you."
Emperor Xia was not at all surprised by Jiang Ruxian's reaction. Her words at this moment were full of confidence.
When Jiang Ruxian heard this, her cold eyes seemed to narrow slightly, and then she finally looked at her formally.
(End of this chapter)
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