Chapter 106 Beauty Initiation
In Tangquan Palace, the moonlight is bright tonight. The dim flames from the scattered bronze lampposts shine on the misty water vapor, making it seem like a dream.
Zhao Duan suspected that he was dazzled.
The Empress of Dayu, who used to be dignified and graceful, with the appearance of an emperor, seemed to have shed the halo of "Empress" tonight and looked like a fairy with skin as white as ice and snow.
Hiding in the pool, right in front of me was a pair of snow-white, crystal-clear feet without stockings.
As smooth as jade, as soft as satin, and like two pure white lotus flowers slowly blooming on the surface of Tianchi Lake.
The faint blue veins on the instep make the icy skin look transparent, which must be a divine product.
Looking upwards, the slender part of the calf above the ankle disappeared into the clouds. Xu Zhenguan was ethereal and out of this world, just like a fairy emerging from the bath, walking on the wind.
On that flawless and beautiful face, her dark eyes looked down at him without any worldly air, and there was a faint hint of red between her eyebrows.
He looks less and less like an earthly emperor, and more like a real person from the other world.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Zhao Duan was stunned for a few breaths, then looked up and saluted to show respect.
He wanted to stand up and bow, but then he realized something was wrong and shrank back.
"I am not feeling well and cannot perform my duties properly..."
"It's okay." Xu Zhenguan's voice was clear and cold, like the tinkling of spring water.
For some reason, her demeanor and behavior tonight were different from before.
There are fewer expressions on her face, like the goddess statue in the temple, as if she is deliberately maintaining the aloofness of a "great monk" in order to keep a certain sense of distance.
But when she landed on the ground, her slightly curled toes seemed to reveal the empress's inner heart, which was far from as cold and calm as her appearance.
"I'm sure Hai Gongsheng has already told you."
Xu Zhenguan said:
"Tonight, I will personally give you an initiation, cleansing your marrow with the I Ching, and rebuilding your martial arts foundation."
Zhao Duan bowed slightly, placed his hands horizontally, and said in a strange posture:
"Your Majesty, I have no way to repay your kindness in giving me a new life."
He smiled bitterly and said:
"In fact, I am a little nervous and flattered. My contribution is so small that I really don't deserve such a big reward."
As a police officer, arresting rebels is within his job scope. Even if he puts in a lot of effort, it is enough to just record it in the evaluation book and reward him with some silver.
His only hope before was to be able to enter the royal arsenal again and select some good magic weapons or elixirs to assist in cultivation.
——After all, the pills I got last time have been used up.
But I never expected that the empress would be so generous.
Those medicinal herbs just now are fine.
It is precious to ordinary people, but it is nothing compared to the six hundred years of dynasty heritage.
But the Empress personally gave him the initiation, a privilege that no one else in the world had.
What's more, it also involves the distinction between men and women...
Of course, Zhao Duan also understood that it was his own stunning performances that gave the empress the idea of "increasing investment."
He also came at the right time.
The empress had just ascended the throne and had few talented people under her.
It is understandable that he, who is both loyal and capable, received "training" beyond expectations.
"Since you know this, if you can do more for me in the future, my efforts will not be in vain." Xu Zhenguan said calmly.
Zhao Duan was not hypocritical and polite, and said seriously:
"I will do my best."
Xu Zhenguan nodded slightly, quite satisfied with his statement.
Well...if you ignore the awkward situation between the king and his subject, and the pile of clothes at her feet.
"So... what should we do next? That initiation?"
Zhao Duan also felt extremely embarrassed and tried to dilute the strange atmosphere with serious matters.
Xu Zhenguan said calmly:
"There's a rock by the pond. Sit back to back, with your upper body above the water. I'll give you acupuncture first."
Only then did Zhao Duan notice that the empress was holding a small cloth bag under her sleeve.
"As you wish."
Zhao Duan didn't act pretentiously and immediately groped his way to the hot spring pool.
Sure enough, we found that there were raised stone steps in the water where we could sit.
He turned around and slowly pulled his upper body out of the water.
“Crash—”
In the quiet Tangquan Palace, the sound of waves can be heard.
As Zhao Duan broke through the water, what was revealed was a tall, muscular and masculine body.
His muscles were full and smooth, his shoulders were broad and his waist was thin. His arms, stretched out horizontally on the bank of the pool, were well-proportioned and slender, as if they were chiseled with a knife and an axe, without a trace of fat.
It's not the dead muscles built in the gym, but the typical type of muscles that look thin when dressed and have muscles when undressed.
At this moment, water droplets slid down the lines of Zhao Duan's spine. The fairy, who looked like a real person and was cold and elegant, had a slightly irregular breathing and was a little distracted.
"His Majesty?"
Zhao Duan sat down obediently and waited for a while. Seeing no movement behind him, he couldn't help but call out softly.
Xu Zhenguan finally came to his senses and said calmly, "Don't move."
I didn’t move… Zhao Duan was stubborn in his heart.
Because I was facing away, I couldn't sense the movement behind me and could only look at the water in front of me.
Well, luckily it was night, and with a bunch of medicinal herbs soaked in it, the entire spring pool was murky and the water was not clear.
This greatly reduced his sense of shame.
Behind her, the empress estimated the height and simply sat cross-legged on the shore. She shook the cloth bag and densely packed silver needles appeared inside.
She picked up one with her slender jade hand, rubbed it, and the energy flowed into the silver needle from her fingertips.
He was a little unfamiliar with the technique and clumsily inserted it into a certain acupuncture point on the man's back.
The silver needle was extremely thin, and Zhao Duan only felt a slight pain, but more of a sore, numb and itchy feeling.
"Your Majesty, may I ask what initiation means? I have heard that initiation is mostly a method for martial artists to pass on their skills." He never forgot to learn.
Xu Zhenguan picked up the second silver needle, inserted it into a different acupuncture point, and said:
"Listen less to those Jianghu stories. Although it's not impossible for a martial artist to pass on his skills, it's extremely demanding. Not only do both of them need to practice the same martial arts, but their martial arts foundations and meridian acupoints must also be highly compatible. It also requires a series of stringent conditions before it can be accomplished.
But even if one meets the requirements, passing on one's skills to an outsider will severely reduce them. In the end, one will only get 20% to 30% of what one has gained. The one passing on the skills will also suffer a significant loss of lifespan, so this rarely happens."
So, it seems that my plan of finding someone to teach me skills so that I can achieve great success overnight is not feasible... Zhao Duan thought.
Xu Zhenguan continued:
“Therefore, the so-called initiation is often done by great monks using their own strength to help others open up their meridians, regulate their qi, heal injuries and strengthen their foundation. At most, it can help others break through barriers, but this is not a good thing.
The realm that is promoted with the help of others is extremely superficial. There are some family members in the martial arts world who have only a martial arts realm, but in fact they rely on their elders to advance. They should not learn. "
While he was talking, he didn't stop inserting the needle.
Zhao Duan suddenly realized, thought about it, and changed the subject:
"Just now I saw Your Majesty walking out of the clear pool. Did you finish your bath as well? Ah——"
He suddenly grimaced and cried out in pain.
The empress's hand that was giving the acupuncture trembled just now, and a stream of energy was not gathered steadily and hit his meridians directly.
Suddenly, a blood-red needle hole appeared on his back.
"..." Xu Zhenguan took a deep breath, pretended to be calm, pulled out the silver needle, pressed the cotton wool in the cloth bag against his wound, and frowned.
"Just bear with the pain and don't scream."
No... This really hurts... Zhao Duan's cheeks twitched and he said meanly:
"Your Majesty, are you worried that the noise might get out and be heard by people outside?"
Outside the Tangquan Palace, there were a large number of palace guards to prevent any ignorant people from breaking in and disrupting the initiation.
The empress of Dayu trembled her thick eyelashes on her pale face as she said lightly:
"Why should I worry?"
Zhao Duan said, "It will affect your Majesty's reputation if it gets out."
Xu Zhenguan's lips curled with a hint of sarcasm. He threw away the cotton wool and resumed his acupuncture.
"Reputation? When you were riding on my reputation, openly and covertly promoting your status as a concubine, did you ever care about my reputation?"
Perhaps because she was facing away and her face couldn't be seen, the "real person" posture she maintained was a little broken, and her expression and tone became much more lively.
These words were said with some gnashing of teeth.
Zhao Duan was embarrassed when he was exposed and said:
"This is all for your Majesty's sake, that's why...ah!"
His cheek twitched, it hurt again!
On purpose!
She definitely did it on purpose this time!
Xu Zhenguan snorted coldly and squinted his eyes and said:
"Stop talking nonsense and concentrate on sensing your meridians."
Zhao Duan didn't dare to say a word. He closed his mouth and let the empress pierce all the silver needles into his back, neck, and even the top of his head.
Looks like a pitiful hedgehog.
After seeing her own "masterpiece", the corners of the empress's mouth curled up slightly, as if she found it quite interesting.
It feels like I have completed a big project, and I feel a great sense of accomplishment.
"Your Majesty, how long will this injection last?" Zhao Duan didn't dare to move.
The Empress frowned:
"For a quarter of an hour, calm your mind and regulate your breathing, slowly moving your Qi and blood to open your entire body and absorb the medicinal power."
"Oh..." Zhao Duan responded, took a breath, and suddenly opened his eyes again, and asked a little uneasily:
"Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered something."
"explain."
"That's it..." Zhao Duan's face looked a little strange:
"The last time I walked with you in the Imperial Garden, His Majesty said that with your cultivation, your spiritual awareness would encompass the entire palace. You wouldn't need your eyes to see or your ears to hear. Not a single movement would escape your perception."
"Well, what's wrong?"
Zhao Duan hesitated and said, "So now, too?"
“…”
The Queen of Dayu was silent.
In the night wind, her cheeks flushed slightly with embarrassment, and then spread out, unable to be contained.
The atmosphere between the two became strange.
Suddenly, Xu Zhenguan picked up another silver needle with two fingers, threw it casually, and with a "puff" it pierced Zhao Duan's waist at the water surface.
Zhao Duan screamed in response.
Not far away, at the edge of the courtyard, a tulip standing upright in the wind was suddenly blown down.
"Your Majesty, this is not necessary."
"Shut up! Prepare for the initiation and the I Ching cleansing of the marrow."
The empress flicked her sleeves, and the silver needles on his back and head were pulled out one by one, leaving only the one on his waist intact.
Then, Xu Zhenguan's eyes were clear, neither happy nor sad:
"I will give you an initiation later. You must visualize the Martial God Diagram and begin your practice."
"Okay." Zhao Duan, who was in a depressed mood, also looked serious.
Silently visualize the "Martial God Picture" in your mind and gradually enter a meditative state.
After confirming that he had fallen into meditation, Xu Zhenguan bit his lip.
A pair of beautiful hands slowly pressed towards his thick back.
The wind blew, and in the Tangquan Palace, the thirty-six spring pools began to boil, and the pressure of the heavenly realm filled the air.
Thanks to Li Shipu for the 200-point reward~
(End of this chapter)
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