Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

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Yangzhou, Han family.

Main house.

"puff!"

Inside the Zen room, an old man with white hair and a youthful face suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His face turned visibly pale, and dense wrinkles gradually appeared on his face, as if he had aged dozens of years in an instant.

He went from being an old immortal with an immortal look to an ordinary old man. It was obvious that he had suffered serious injuries.

"Ancestor!"

On the side, several middle-aged men came forward upon seeing this, and helped the old man to calm down while using their internal energy to heal his injuries.

After working for a while, the old man's expression gradually calmed down.

"Okay, I'm fine."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the Han family's ancestor asked again: "Is there any news from Ying'er?"

"Return to the ancestors."

The middle-aged man who came forward first bowed and said, "There is no news about Ying'er yet. I have sent a message to the Chu Palace, asking the King of Chu to send people to search for him in Canglan Province. I believe there will be news in the next few days."

"Really? That's good."

The Han family ancestor sighed and said in a hoarse voice: "Thank you for your hard work this time, Ying'er. If you have any news about him, please tell me as soon as possible."

"Yes! Ancestor."

The ancestor waved at them.

"Everyone, go down and leave me alone."

Hearing this, everyone didn't say much. They bowed and left.

After everyone left and the door closed, the ancestor of the Han family suddenly struggled to stand up and walked to the screen standing nearby.

He straightened his clothes a little, then reached out and gently touched the screen.

The next second, the screen suddenly became blurred, and then turned into a mirror in the blink of an eye.

However, what was reflected in the mirror was not the ancestor of the Han family, but a tall man.

The man was wearing silver-white armor, was nine feet tall, and had a broad back and strong arms. He looked like an iron tower, intimidating.

As soon as the man appeared, the ancestor of the Han family bowed hurriedly.

"I am Han Qing, and I am here to meet His Majesty the Holy King."

The man called the Holy King raised his eyes slightly, glanced at him, then turned around and sat on the throne beside him.

"The ancestor of the first family in Jiangnan, who is in the late stage of the Cave Void Realm, has only this much strength now?"

The sound was like thunder, carrying such powerful force that Han Qing couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

"I am ashamed."

He responded, cold sweat dripping slowly from his forehead, not daring to say a word in defense.

"That's all."

The Holy King shook his head, changed the subject, and then continued: "Let's talk business. How is the elimination of the false emperor's left and right arms going? Did you get rid of the man named Lu Chen?"

Han Qing knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, I just received news from Yuzhou that the two assassination attempts failed."

After saying this, his heart began to beat wildly, as if he was afraid of being slapped to death by the other party.

"Huh? Failed?"

The Holy King frowned, and there was a chill in his voice.

"what is the reason."

Han Ying hurriedly said, "We spent a lot of money to hire the shadowless assassin from the Tianxin organization to take action. We were about to succeed, but we didn't expect that the false emperor would give the sword spirit of the Jidao Sword to that treacherous minister, causing the assassination to fail. The shadowless assassin was seriously injured and fled. According to their leader, they will send other shadowless assassins."

"But the treacherous minister has already set off to return to the capital. The capital is heavily guarded, so it is difficult to find an opportunity to take action. So we need some time to wait for the right opportunity."

Hearing this, the Holy King narrowed his eyes inexplicably.

"The Sword Spirit of the Extreme Sword"

He whispered softly, "It must be that guy's Holy Soul. With its blessing, it is indeed very difficult to obtain. Haha. The little girl was willing to give Lu Chen her Holy Soul. She is really affectionate and trusting. I'm afraid her trust in him is the greatest in eternity."

Han Ying didn't dare to respond and just knelt there.

After a while, the Holy King spoke again.

"After that, you won't rely on those stinky rats in the gutter, will you?"

"Of course not."

Han Ying hurriedly said, "We persuaded the kind-hearted people in some counties along the way that treacherous minister passed through on his way back to Beijing, and with their help, we set up an ancient formation."

He quickly recounted everything that happened that night, and then said helplessly: "The strong man in the Guiyi realm is mysterious and unpredictable. Even if all the noble families in Yangzhou join forces and spend countless resources, it is difficult to kill him."

"We didn't expect that Chai Hongyu could survive the attack of the Demon Slaughtering Formation, and even recovered from all her injuries in an instant. If Ying'er hadn't seen the opportunity quickly and used his natal spirit beast to test her and escape in advance, she would have been turned into dust by now."

Having said this, he couldn't help but look bitter.

Although the Yangzhou families have a strong foundation and interact with each other through marriage and other means, they have maintained a pattern of fighting but not breaking each other. If there is an external threat, they will temporarily put aside past grudges, integrate resources with the Han family as the leader, and work together to resist the foreign enemy.

But the consumption of the demon-slaying formation is really terrifying, and it also requires spirit stones to pave the way and to make arrangements. The resources spent are simply astronomical.

Now that the attack had failed, all efforts had been wasted, and all the investment had gone to waste. The status of the Yangzhou family in the eyes of the King of Chu had also plummeted.

Even if the losses were shared equally by all families, they would still be a serious blow to these thousand-year-old families.

"Your Highness, we are a powerful person in the Return to Oneness Realm. We are unable to deal with him. We can only ask you to help us."

The Holy King did not respond immediately, but closed his eyes and began to ponder.

"Chai Hongyu is a cultivator of the Return to One Realm who has the blood of the ancient Vermillion Bird. That technique that instantly restores all states should be some kind of magic weapon that touches the law of cause and effect. It's not surprising that a cultivator of the Return to One Realm has such a trump card."

His five fingers tapped lightly on the armrests of the throne, making a rhythmic crisp sound.

Han Qing didn't dare to disturb the Holy King's thoughts and could only kneel quietly on the ground and wait.

It was unknown how long it took before the Holy King slowly opened his eyes.

"I will find a way to compensate you for your losses."

Hearing this, Han Ying immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for your understanding, Saint King."

The Holy King stood up and walked slowly towards the location of the mirror.

"As for Lu Chen, don't worry about him for now. There is something more important that needs your attention."

Han Ying's expression was stern, and he said solemnly: "Please give your orders, Saint King. The Yangzhou family will obey your orders."

"Let's go to Jingxiang, Wuling."

The Saint King said expressionlessly, "Gather as many resources as possible, including jade talismans, high-quality spirit stones, gold sand, source crystals, and spirit blood. Transfer as many of the materials you have on hand for setting up the formation as you can."

Hearing this, Han Ying was confused, but he nodded subconsciously. "Yes, Your Highness, I will arrange it later."

"Ah."

The Holy King nodded slightly.

"When you get there, there will be a man named Yan to meet you. Just hand the things over to him, and don't worry about anything else."

Last name Yan?

Han Ying raised his eyebrows slightly.

The figure of an old friend whom I hadn't seen for decades suddenly appeared in my mind.

He had some guesses in his mind, but he did not ask the Holy King. He just responded again. After the Holy King waved his hand at him, signaling him to leave, he lifted the spell on the screen.

After a while, the Zen room returned to complete peace.

Sili, Nan'an County.

A plain carriage drove into the city without attracting anyone's attention.

Inside the carriage, Lu Chen was looking through official documents as usual. Sometimes his brows were furrowed, sometimes he was thinking hard, and sometimes he looked happy. Various expressions appeared on his face, from which we can see the current situation of Lingyun Mansion.

"Your Majesty the Governor."

The car curtain was drawn open, and Chai Hongyu, who had changed into a red outfit that covered her pretty body tightly, walked in.

"It's getting late, let's find an inn to stay in."

Lu Chen raised his head and subconsciously glanced at Chai Hongyu, then looked away with an unnatural look.

Ever since their last "heart-to-heart talk", he always had an inexplicable feeling when facing Chai Hongyu, and it was difficult for him to maintain a normal attitude towards her as before.

"Ah."

He nodded, and then said softly: "Just pick one at random."

Although it is possible to spend the night in the carriage, and the interior has been transformed through space magic, the space is much larger and more luxurious than it looks from the outside, and it is definitely more comfortable to live in than those inns.

But. There is only one room.

These days he spent the night in the same room with Chai Hongyu.

No, it should be said that I have always lived like this. When Fu Ya was around, I would spend the night with Fu Ya and Chai Hongyu. When I went out with Gu Si Miao or the empress, I would stay with them.

After all, I've never had that kind of thought, so even though we're in the same room, we get along quite naturally.

And they never mind, they are very graceful and seem more natural than him, a grown man.

But now, Lu Chen felt a little weird.

Especially at night, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that he could smell a very familiar fragrance in the middle of the night when he was half asleep and half awake, but there was nothing when he woke up.

It was like a dream.

After a few days, he felt increasingly embarrassed facing Chai Hongyu.

I don’t know if it’s because this body is too young and has too much blood.

Although it did not affect his efficiency in handling official business, as long as he was in working state, he could still focus on his work as usual, but he still wanted to be alone to calm down.

Now that there was a big inn to stay in, he certainly wouldn't stay in the carriage anymore.

Chai Hongyu smiled, didn't say much, lowered the curtain and went outside to drive.

Speaking of which, in addition to being a guard and a maid, she also served as a groom.

She is also responsible for food, making tea, cooking, copying official documents, reviewing, sorting, grinding ink, and cleaning. It seems that there is nothing she can't do. She is much more versatile than Luo Xiaoyu.

With her around, Lu Chen felt like she was turning him into a useless person.

Sometimes Lu Chen couldn't help but think, "This is what they call a good wife."

Che Linlin, Ma Xiaoxiao.

Not long after, amid the noisy voices of the crowd, the carriage slowly drove towards the East City.

As the primary pilot area for the new policy, the counties in Sili developed extremely rapidly. Even Taihe County, which was once the poorest, is now prosperous enough that every household has surplus food, and the people are so good that they don't lock their doors at night.

As the saying goes, Cangjie knew etiquette when he was only 1 meter tall, this is the reason.

Of course, there is no such saying in this world, but the principle is the same in every world. Although Lu Chen did these things not to save the world at the beginning, he just wanted to offend as many people as possible and let them unite to kill him.

But a gentleman judges by deeds, not by intentions. It is undeniable that his sudden appearance did change the lives of the lower-class people in Daxia and brought them something called hope.

The same is true for Nan'an County, which was once a medium-sized county.

On the streets, even when the lights were already on, there were still a large number of caravans transporting goods into the city. Both sides of the road were filled with hawkers, and the shouting sounds were endless.

Although the people walking on the sidewalk were wearing linen clothes, there were very few patches on their bodies. Everyone's face was slightly oily and their complexion was rosy, and you could tell at a glance that they were living a good life.

Their mental outlook and the current prosperous state of Nan'an County all speak of the success of the new policy and Lu Chen's achievements.

However, the man who created all this was still frowning and working hard on official business in the carriage. When he was busy, the opened fairy tea on the table had gone cold and he didn't even have time to take a sip.

Soon, the carriage stopped beside an inn that looked quite luxurious.

Chai Hongyu jumped off the carriage, then raised her hand and simply uttered a spell to activate the carriage's built-in protective spell, then walked inside.

"Hello, fairy."

As soon as I stepped into the hall, a man who looked like a servant came to greet me.

"This way. Do you want to stop by for a meal or stay overnight?"

His attitude was very respectful. Even when facing a peerless beauty like Chai Hongyu, he did not look around and looked very respectful.

It can be seen that his service quality is very good and he has obviously received professional training.

I just don’t know if the practice lasted two and a half years.

Chai Hongyu was impressed by the warm and friendly service attitude, and the coldness on her face faded a little.

"Stay at the hotel."

The boy smiled and asked again, "Are you alone?"

Chai Hongyu shook her head, subconsciously glanced at the carriage outside, and then said softly: "I'm with my husband."

"Ok."

The servant responded with a normal expression, and then began to introduce the guest rooms, such as Room A, Room B, Room Tian, ​​etc. The characteristics and grade of each room were clearly introduced in brief words.

However, Chai Hongyu didn't have the patience to listen to his introduction.

She waved her hand, and then, under the other party's puzzled gaze, she whispered: "I heard that there are a lot of merchants coming and going recently, and other inns on this street are full. Is there only one room left in your inn?"

Hearing this, the servant was stunned.

"Ah? This"

After reacting, he looked at Chai Hongyu in confusion, not being able to figure out the situation for a moment.

Ever since Nan'an became prosperous, merchants from the north and south have been traveling back and forth. All the inns on this road have been expanded several times. How could they not be enough?

However, before he could open his mouth to explain the situation, Chai Hongyu suddenly reached into her bosom and took out a silver ingot.

"Tell me honestly, is this the case?"

Servants: "." (End of this chapter)