CHAPTER 224: CHAPTER 119 FIRE BURNING RED CLIFF 2.0! THE EMPRESS’S WONDERFUL MOMENTS! (6K)_4

Furthermore, there’s that Daoist Venerable behind her, as if omniscient and all-knowing...

Can’t escape, can’t defeat, truly a villain’s nightmare.

So, before she fully develops, I need to control her first, give her a good brainwashing...

"According to the timeline, that opportunity should emerge in about half a year. By then, this Daoist Nun will be of great use."

Even though Ling Ningzhi hasn’t signed the contract, Chen Mo isn’t worried at all.

After all, the Immortal Materials are in his hands, he’s the one in charge, and it won’t be long before the little Daoist nun will come seeking him obediently.

"And that special incident..."

"Why don’t I recall Ling Ningzhi having a Fallen storyline? Also, I have no idea what the completion criteria are..."

Chen Mo silently contemplated, and walked out of the Imperial Palace.

Just as he left the Empress’s gate, an elder with white hair dressed in a stone-blue robe blocked his path, "Mr. Chen."

Chen Mo halted his steps, raising an eyebrow, "And you are?"

"Someone wishes to meet you."

The elder didn’t answer, gesturing with a hand, "Mr. Chen, this way, please."

Chen Mo turned his head to see a black soft carriage parked by the roadside, the curtains tightly drawn, without any adornments.

He already had a hunch.

"No time."

Chen Mo said lightly, and stepped forward.

Two brawny guards in purple flashed, blocking his path like an impenetrable wall, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Chen, please!"

Chen Mo’s lips curved into a smile, a cold gleam flickering in his eyes, "Do you know who I am, yet still dare to block me?"

He stepped forward, and the True Yuan surged swiftly through his meridians, passing the Labor Palace Acupoint, Wind Pool, Guanyuan Acupoint, and Central Chest Point, gushing out like raging rivers!

The elder’s pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes full of astonishment.

The next moment, the two guards seemed to be struck by an invisible heavy hammer, spewing blood wildly, and slammed into the distant fence nearly a hundred feet away!

Their chests caved in, their bodies limp, not knowing how many bones were broken!

"Ignorant fools, don’t you know a good dog doesn’t block the way?"

Chen Mo brushed the non-existent dust from his clothes, glanced at the elder, "Government affairs are busy, if you need me, first submit your visiting card, then wait for a message."

"Stopping someone halfway? No sense of propriety at all."

With that, he walked away with his hands behind his back.

Watching that upright back, a trace of shock flashed in the elder’s eyes.

No wonder Zi Lianji wasn’t his match; the speed at which his strength improved was, to say the least, terrifying...

...

...

Yangxin Palace.

Behind the screen, Lin Jingzhu’s hair was styled up, wearing a white cheongsam that outlined her graceful curves. The high slit on the skirt revealed long, fair legs, rivaling the whiteness of snow.

Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, her eyes showed a hint of amazement.

"Hmm, it really looks nice... Auntie, who designed this cheongsam?"

"An absurdly shameless scoundrel!"

The Empress was lost in thought, and replied subconsciously upon hearing this.

?

Lin Jingzhu felt a bit puzzled.

Since Chen Mo left, her aunt has been acting quite strangely, even refusing to let her touch during bath times... She had never seen her aunt so shy before.

"By the way, Auntie, how do you plan to reward Mr. Chen?" Lin Jingzhu inquired.

"Reward?"

The Empress snapped back to reality, snorted coldly, "He harmed his colleagues and committed a grave crime. I’m preparing to punish him severely!"

Lin Jingzhu shook her head, "Fair is fair. He helped cleanse the Chill Toxin for me; shouldn’t he be rewarded?"

The Empress frowned, "So, what do you mean?"

Lin Jingzhu held onto her arm, rubbing like Little Grapefruit, and said coyly, "Why not offset his merits against his faults, and you don’t punish him, okay?"

"..."

So, this is what you’ve been waiting for!

The Empress felt a bit bitter.

I’m nearly overwhelmed, yet this girl is speaking on behalf of that villain?

But there’s no way to say these kinds of things out loud...

"Come on, please?"

"Stop rubbing, I get it!"

"Hehe, Auntie is the best~"

"Ungrateful child..."

...

At this moment, Sun Senior Palace Lady came in, holding two boxes, and asked:

"Your Highness, these are gifts from Hundred Households Chen and Heir Chu. The Internal Affairs Office has already checked them and confirmed there’s no problem, so..."

The Empress ignored the Snow Toad Paste.

She opened the jade box and took out the white Alchemy Pill.

After hesitating for a moment, she opened her mouth and swallowed the pill.

The pill melted as soon as it entered her mouth, and a warm and strange power spread, coursing through her entire body.

Her originally fair and tender skin seemed to be nourished by the best Sheep Fat Jade, becoming even more transparent and radiant. Even the pores disappeared, appearing as though one could pinch and produce water.

Her deep eyes shimmered with a swirling brilliance, her cheeks tinged with a faint blush, erasing the traces of time and leaving only an utterly breathtaking visage.

Lin Jingzhu was stunned, murmuring, "Auntie, you’re so beautiful..."

Gazing at the indescribably beautiful image in the mirror, the Empress’s eyes were a bit bewildered.

Is this me?

She almost didn’t recognize herself anymore.

Though her appearance hadn’t drastically changed, her aura was entirely different.

Years of exhausting toil and energy were gone, as if she had returned to the bright and charming Jiang Yuchan.

"It’s not just youth that’s returned, but also the lost years of my prime."

"Instead of saying this pill refined by that little thief keeps one’s beauty eternal, it’s more like it let me become myself again..."

Recalling Chen Mo’s passionate gaze, the Empress’s heart suddenly raced for a moment, her phoenix eyes flashed with complex emotions, and finally, she let out a long sigh.

"What on earth should I do with you?"