Chapter 56 How to Make Him Spoil Me More
In her first life, Jiang Zhishui married into Qianjing Peak and did not live with Jing Qianheng.
The Emperor was extremely busy with many affairs of state. There was the trouble caused by the demon Xiao Xiao, and there were also some immortal sects secretly colluding with each other to overthrow the rule of the Azure Jade Emperor. He often went out, and there would be no news for three or four months at a time. Occasionally he would come back, but he would not even see him once, and would leave again the next day.
During those three years, the couple met only a handful of times.
Jiang Zhishui was not allowed to go out or contact the outside world at that time. She was bored all day long and could only run around the mountains and fields, teasing birds and monkeys, and being lawless.
She was the only lady on Thousand Realms Peak. With Emperor Qingyu absent, the maids and guards all stayed by her side.
At that time, she thought she would grow old and die alone, with no one to care about her.
At that time, Jing Qianheng lived in the Holy Temple, while Jiang Zhishui lived in a side hall far away from the Holy Temple. Everyone on Qianjing Peak knew that the Emperor was not satisfied with his new wife and even disliked her.
The maids all felt sorry for her. She was a female cultivator from the Ziyang Immortal Mansion who was forced to marry into this family. Although she was lucky enough not to be killed by the Emperor, being left out like this every day and constantly worrying about her life and death was really too torturous.
If it were a fatal blow, that would be one thing, but the fear of having a knife hanging over your neck and being at the mercy of another is the most unbearable kind of terror.
Three years passed quickly. The servants who served Jiang Zhishui at Qianjing Peak gradually developed a deep affection for her. When the Emperor was not around, they played around to their hearts' content. When the Emperor was around, they covered for each other. After overcoming difficulties, they once again ushered in a period of carefree and leisurely time, which was extremely pleasant.
Until one day, after Jiang Zhishui died in the lightning array, the world of Qianjing Peak changed. The Emperor closed himself off, the demonic energy became more and more rampant, the flowers that were vying for beauty withered, the water in the fishpond was no longer clear, and death permeated everywhere.
Jiang Zhishui had never entered the Holy Temple in her first life. It was the residence of Emperor Qingyu. The maids had warned her that she should not wander into that place casually. Everyone hoped that she would protect herself, mind her own business, and avoid the Emperor as much as possible. It would be best if the Emperor could forget her existence, so that he would not kill her on a whim.
Thousand Realms Peak is vast, with over a dozen palaces. The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the caves are filled with spiritual energy. Jiang Zhishui spends her days picking immortal fruits, drinking pure dew, and cultivating in peace. She is not particularly interested in the holy temple, as she values her life and dares not venture in recklessly.
Now, she had entered the temple. The layout inside was nothing special, but going deeper revealed a hidden world. Her corpse from her previous life was still hidden within the icy barrier.
Jiang Zhishui was sitting on the bed, pondering her next move, when the door was pushed open and two familiar maids entered. They were Yun Jin and Hu Po, who had been very close to her in her first life.
Yun Jin glanced at her, her expression unfriendly, and said in a dry tone, "Madam, this servant is Yun Jin, serving you your meal."
Yun Jin said coldly, "If Madam has anything she would like to eat, she can tell me and I will have someone make it for her."
Jiang Zhishui was happy to see her old friends. She got up and walked over. Seeing their lukewarm attitude, the corners of her mouth slowly turned down. Apart from Jing Qianheng, no one knew where she came from. Yun Jin and the others naturally did not know who she was.
Not wanting to frighten them, Jiang Zhishui glanced at the delicacies on the table and asked, "Where is the Emperor? Why isn't he eating with me?"
Amber, being a tiger demon, had a rather bad temper, and immediately said in an unpleasant tone, "The Emperor is very busy."
Yun Jin tugged at Amber's sleeve. Jiang Zhishui gave the two of them a strange look, then sat down and asked, "Have you eaten? Would you like to eat with me?"
“We’ll eat meat.” Amber’s beautiful eyes instantly transformed into vertical pupils, her gaze quite fierce. “We won’t eat this kind of bloodless stuff.”
Jiang Zhishui held her chopsticks, her expression slightly stunned. Yun Jin stared at her and said, "Does Miss think it's a good thing to have gained the Emperor's favor? If it weren't for the fact that you have a similar appearance to the previous wife, the Emperor wouldn't have given you a second glance."
Jiang Zhishui picked up a piece of food and ate it, biting one end of her chopsticks, and looked up at Yun Jin.
It turned out that the two women thought she was the daughter of the Marquis of Chengyi, just a woman who resembled Jiang Zhishui, which was why they were so rude. Judging from Yun Jin's words, this "Jiang Zhishui" must have also been to Qianjing Peak. Even the two of them knew her, so Jing Qianheng must have a close relationship with her.
Jing Qianheng didn't want to hear her say more. Whenever the topic of the artifact came up, he would use the bracelet to suppress her, acting domineeringly and unreasonably.
Leaving without saying goodbye wasn't very kind of her, but this was a one-time opportunity, and time was limited, so she had no choice but to leave. Once she got the artifact and returned it to the system, those story missions could be cleared, and she wouldn't have to rack her brains to do things she didn't want to do.
But she never expected that Jing Qianheng would travel through time with her, and that he had traveled three years earlier than her. She didn't know how to explain this situation, and it was clear that Jing Qianheng no longer trusted her at all.
Jiang Zhishui was thinking about how to get Jing Qianheng to listen to her.
"Your Emperor brought me here because he missed his deceased wife, right? Because I look like her." Jiang Zhishui looked at Yun Jin and asked doubtfully, "So... he actually loved his wife?"
Yun Jin was taken aback. She wasn't quite sure, but she raised her head and said proudly, "Then...of course, the Emperor dotes on his wife."
Jiang Zhishui frowned and repeated in a low voice, "Spoil?"
Amber glanced at Yun Jin, hesitated, and looked at her strangely. She didn't quite agree with Yun Jin's statement that the Emperor doted on Jiang Zhishui.
Jiang Zhishui lowered her head and pondered deeply, carefully recalling that in both her first and second lives, she could not find any trace of Jing Qianheng's admiration for her.
Jiang Zhishui took a sip of tea. "So, what should I do if I want him to dote on me?"
Amber said, "Aren't you very favored? The Emperor even let you live in the Holy Temple."
Jiang Zhishui shook her head and said, "It's not enough. Can you make him spoil me even more? Like, he can give me whatever I want."
Yun Jin and Amber exchanged a glance, wondering why the Emperor had chosen such a vain and materialistic woman.
After the meal, the two didn't want to stay any longer, and Amber even glared at Jiang Zhishui before leaving.
Both the immortal and demon realms submit to Emperor Qingyu. The immortal sects outwardly submit but inwardly remain unconvinced, constantly searching for Emperor Qingyu's weaknesses and origins. Although the demons grovel at the Emperor's feet, some demons follow their young master Pei Jing to accumulate power, waiting for an opportunity to turn the tables.
Since Jiang Zhishui's death, Emperor Qingyu has been hiding on Thousand Realms Peak, and there has been no news of him. It was only recently that the immortal sects tracked him down and discovered that he had been in contact with a noblewoman.
After the fall of the Jin Kingdom, several nobles managed to escape the encirclement and suppression by both the immortals and demons. They hid for a period of time under the cover of a mysterious organization. After the Azure Jade Emperor was born, they reappeared at the opportune moment and immediately pledged their allegiance to the Emperor.
When such a figure suddenly appeared in the cultivation world, many people flocked to him, whether for wealth and glory or to advance their cultivation, to pledge their loyalty. The demon lineage, in particular, naturally sensed the power of the Azure Jade Emperor, and a large number of demons rushed to Thousand Realms Peak to pay homage.
When Jing Qianheng first transmigrated, he hadn't yet manifested his true form as a demonic dragon. He simply stayed quietly on Thousand Realms Peak, trying his best to adapt to everything. It wasn't until the person he had been watching died that he entered the Holy Temple and instantly awakened his true form as a demonic dragon. He didn't initially believe he was the Emperor that people kept calling him, not that cruel and tyrannical demonic dragon. However, after revealing his true form, the demonic power within him surged, and at a certain moment, he completely transformed into that Azure Jade Emperor.
The first incarnation of the Azure Jade Emperor has vanished without a trace. Jing Qianheng searched Thousand Realms Peak from top to bottom but could not find any trace of him. His arrival has replaced this person without any reason, as if he was originally supposed to be here.
During those three years, Jing Qianheng once thought he had really gone mad, that all those past experiences were just his dreams and had never actually happened. He almost thought that he had been here from the beginning and that there was no other version of himself in another world.
Torn between reality and illusion, Jing Qianheng was on the verge of madness. Yet, a sliver of hope remained in his heart; he was still waiting for the person in the ice coffin to awaken one day.
He had dreamt countless times of the person in the ice coffin waking up, but he couldn't imagine that another Jiang Zhishui would appear in this time and space. He was not only confused, he felt that everything around him was an illusion, that everyone's existence was an illusion, that Jiang Zhishui was an illusion, and that no one was real.
The moment the bracelet activated, he was both surprised and delighted. The instant he grasped Jiang Zhishui, all he wanted to do was savor this hard-won reality.
He gently bit her neck, feeling the pulse clearly; the warm, intense stimulation excited him greatly.
The excitement of regaining what he had lost threw his thoughts into disarray. He almost lost control, forcibly suppressing the madness in his heart, not wanting to frighten her, and enduring it again and again.
But she kept talking about some kind of magical artifact, completely ignoring him.
After resolving the incident of the monsters invading the human village, Su You and Sheng Yuchen led several disciples of the immortal sect to report the situation to Jing Qianheng in the imperial court. The emperor sat on his throne, looking absent-minded.
Su You is doing well in this life, serving as the Emperor's right-hand man. He and Sheng Yuchen don't have a very good impression of the person who was welcomed into the Holy Temple, so they decide to go to Thousand Realms Peak to meet this new favorite.
Jiang Zhishui sat in the pavilion, looking at the two men who seemed to have ill intentions, and smiled, "Do you two want me to leave?"
"Does Miss Jiang think she can enjoy eternal favor just because she has a face that resembles that of an old friend?" Su You said coldly. "It's not enough that she looks similar; she goes to great lengths to completely transform herself into the same person, even wanting the same name. She's really going to great lengths."
Sheng Yuchen rested her chin on her hand and carefully examined the person in front of her. She stared into Jiang Zhishui's eyes and asked Su You, "Does she really look that much like her? She's just a female disciple of the Ziyang Immortal Mansion. Why would the Emperor remember her for so long and even find such an imposter to remind him of her? She's not some peerless beauty. It's really hard to understand."
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