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Chapter 8 – Then take her to ride the carousel
Chapter 8 – Then take her to ride the carousel
【Ding! Successfully suppressed the Mandate of Heaven protagonist Zhao Gou, reducing his Luck Value by 500.】
【Mandate of Heaven protagonist Zhao Gou, Luck Value 4000-500=3500.】
【Reward 1: Celestial Grade Spiritual Herb, Nine Suns Burning Heart Lotus.】
(Translator :Cultivation methods, physiques, weapons, etc., are graded as: Yellow, Profound, Earth, Celestial, Immortal, Emperor, Great Emperor, Supreme...)
【Reward 2: One hundred kilograms of Immortal Grade Dog Food (delicious and affordable, even bootlickers praise it, and divine beasts wag their tails after eating it.)】
Meng Qingzhou, who was lying on a chair basking in the sun, was casually tossing Earth Grade Spiritual Pills into his mouth when he suddenly heard the system notification.
Startled, Meng Qingzhou threw the Earth Grade Spiritual Pill in his hand into the chicken coop to feed the chickens.
"What does this mean? The Mandate of Heaven protagonist is suppressed, and what does that have to do with me? Why am I getting a reward?"
Meng Qingzhou was utterly confused. After thinking for a long time, Meng Qingzhou came to a conclusion.
As long as Zhao Gou is suppressed and the Overpowered Protagonist can't be "overpowered," he himself will receive rewards.
"To the kind soul persecuting Zhao Gou, I apologize for misunderstanding you earlier. You are a good person."
Meng Qingzhou silently sent a Good Person Card to the unknown kind soul and tearfully accepted the system reward.
Looking at the system reward again, Meng Qingzhou smacked his lips, feeling utterly uninterested.
Another pile of junk.
The Celestial Grade Nine Suns Burning Heart Lotus is a treasure, but it's useless to him.
One hundred kilograms of Immortal Grade Dog Food made Meng Qingzhou curse. Immortal Grade! It took him three years to sign in and get one Immortal Grade item, and now it's dog food? Isn't that a waste?
"Nine Suns Burning Heart Lotus, sounds familiar." Meng Qingzhou rubbed his chin, suddenly remembering why it sounded familiar.
In the original novel's setting, the Empress, to consolidate her throne, entered the Ten Thousand Year Extreme Yin Pool to cultivate. Although she successfully broke through to the Moon Shine Realm, she also contracted a cold ailment, suffering from bone-chilling pain every night.
The Nine Suns Burning Heart Lotus is precisely the Celestial Grade Spiritual Herb that can cure the Empress's cold ailment.
The Empress went through countless hardships but never found the Nine Suns Burning Heart Lotus.
"Offering it to the Empress would bring no benefits and might drag me into the main storyline. Better to let my wife enjoy it."
The Nine Suns Burning Heart Lotus has endless uses. Dongfang Liuli is just an ordinary person; consuming it would at least extend her life by a hundred years.
Acting on his thoughts, Meng Qingzhou took out the Nine Suns Burning Heart Lotus from the system warehouse, plucked a petal, crushed it into juice, and then put it into the Celestial Grade Spiritual Treasure [All-Beast Pot] to brew, adding neutralizing herbs to make the potion gentle.
***
Meanwhile.
Heaven and Earth Palace.
The Empress sat at her desk, pressing her temples with her fingers, and threw aside a stack of intelligence reports.
The General, Qin Fenghuo, who was also a distant relative of the Empress, rushed over upon hearing the news, his eyes wide with anger:"As I expected, Zhao Yuhuan, that old traitor, harbors ill intentions. He pretended to send his son Zhao Gou to the capital, but it was just an incarnation!
Your Majesty, let me lead the troops to eliminate this traitor!"
Just now, the Empress personally went to the Ministry of Justice's prison. Zhao Gou, who was held in the deepest part of the top-tier prison, was already lifeless.
After careful inspection, the Empress confirmed that the Zhao Gou who died in prison was just an incarnation!
By now, all of Meng Qingzhou's prophecies had come true.
Dongfang Liuli had no choice but to believe that Zhao Yuhuan, whom she had always disregarded, would become her greatest obstacle on the path to unification.
"Imperial Uncle, you may go and rest. I have my own plans," Dongfang Liuli said calmly.
Qin Fenghuo, anxious and pacing, couldn't help but blurt out:"How about... asking the Empress' Husband for a strategy to deal with the rebellion?"
Dongfang Liuli hesitated for a moment but then shook her head: "We'll see."
At that moment.
"Report!" A soldier hurriedly stumbled into the Heaven and Earth Palace, falling to the ground and shouting:
"Your Majesty! Reports from various parts of Great Jin indicate that thirty-two prefectures and one hundred and eight counties have seen a sudden surge in bandit activity! The total number exceeds one hundred thousand, and many county towns' security has collapsed!!"
As he spoke, the soldier presented the intelligence jade slip.
Although this world lacks technology, it is a golden age of universal cultivation with incredible transcendent means, making communication over thousands of miles effortless.
The bandit activity had just emerged, and the report was already in Dongfang Liuli's hands.
"Hah!"
Dongfang Liuli glanced at it briefly and threw the jade slip on the table, sneering: "The Empress' Husband was right. Zhao Yuhuan has won over more than half of the high officials in the country; otherwise, the bandit activity couldn't have formed so suddenly.
No bandit would recklessly gather a hundred thousand people, most of whom are cultivators, and head straight for the major cities' armories, granaries, and treasure houses.
Zhao Yuhuan, I underestimated you."
If not for Meng Qingzhou's prior prophecy, Dongfang Liuli would be clueless at this moment.
She wouldn't have suspected the high officials in those prefectures and counties so easily, nor would she have taken Zhao Yuhuan seriously. If left unchecked, Meng Qingzhou's prophecy might come true—the Great Jin's national destiny would remain, but the person unifying the world would no longer be surnamed Qin!
Dongfang Liuli closed her eyes and slowly opened them after a long while, filled with a chilling killing intent:"Imperial Uncle, you will personally go to the affected cities, thoroughly investigate the prefects, county magistrates, and inspectors of the seventh rank and above. Those who refuse to cooperate, search their souls directly!
Anyone found colluding with the enemy, exterminate their entire clan! Also, issue a proclamation to the world, stating that King of Shu, Zhao Yuhuan, is plotting rebellion, attempted to assassinate Prime Minister Jiang Canghai, and incited bandit activity to disrupt the people's livelihood!"
Upon hearing this, even the usually hot-tempered Qin Fenghuo was stunned, speechless:"Your Majesty, isn't this too drastic?"
Dongfang Liuli smiled, bloodthirsty and cold: "Zhao Yuhuan is counting on me not taking him seriously, which is why he's so unscrupulous. If I'm not decisive and ruthless, wouldn't that play right into his hands?"
Dongfang Liuli stood up, looking in the direction of Present Village, and said calmly:"Dismissed, I need to see the Empress' Husband."
With that, the Empress, dressed in a red phoenix robe, instantly disappeared from the Heaven and Earth Palace.
***
Present Village, Taiji Hall.
Meng Qingzhou had finished brewing a bowl of medicinal congee. Though it was just a small bowl, it contained at least four or five types of Celestial Grade Spiritual Herbs, including the rare Nine Suns Burning Heart Lotus.
In terms of value, it could buy a medium-sized city!
"Damn, I don't know where Liuli lives." Meng Qingzhou, holding the bowl, slapped his forehead.
Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew, the willow branches swayed, and with a creak, the courtyard door was pushed open from the outside.
Dongfang Liuli entered with a smile, saying, "It's only been half a day, and husband already misses me?"
Meng Qingzhou raised an eyebrow, knowing this woman was deliberately teasing him. He immediately smiled and handed over the bowl of congee:"You're back. Here, have some congee to relieve your fatigue."
This scene was like a typical moment between a married couple. The husband, exhausted from a day's work, pushes open the door to find his fair-skinned, beautiful wife with long legs, wearing an apron and cooking, turning back to say:"Wash your hands and eat."
Ordinary yet warm, plain yet beautiful, a dream many find elusive.
Meng Qingzhou's lips curled up, thinking: Little minx, you want to tease me?
Don't you know that in my previous life, I was known as the Love Master?
There's a saying: If she's inexperienced, show her the world's wonders; if she's seen it all, take her on a carousel.
Dongfang Liuli froze, staring at the bowl of congee, then at the serene and indifferent Meng Qingzhou. For a moment, it seemed her heart was struck.
After a long while, Dongfang Liuli silently took the bowl, sipped the congee, and her eyes widened:
"Mm!!"
"This is..."
Boom!!!
Dongfang Liuli's heart surged with waves of shock—Nine Suns Burning Heart Lotus!
It felt like something she had sought for years in vain had suddenly appeared, transformed into a bowl of plain congee, handed over so casually.
Dongfang Liuli savored the congee in small sips, her previously troubled mood instantly becoming light and joyful.
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