If I add money to become a layman, I can cultivate immortality

Chapter 167 Metamorphosis
Hearing Ding Xiu say these words, the Queen felt very unhappy, quite unhappy.

After all, she is now the most powerful woman in the world, and will soon ascend the throne as emperor and become the first empress in history.

However, someone actually dared to talk in front of her and teach her how to do things?
If it were anyone else, she would have ordered him to be pulled out and beheaded.

But, for some reason, she was originally the aloof queen, but when Ding Xiu stood in front of her, he put an invisible pressure on her, as if she was a courtier.

However, the Queen of Heaven was stubborn by nature. She believed that this must be her illusion. It was because there was no one else in the palace, so she felt a sense of insecurity.

She has gone through too many storms in her life, and she has survived them all.Moreover, she has been in charge of government for many years as a woman.

Now, she is about to ascend the throne as emperor.

She will rule the world.

Therefore, the Queen of Heaven sat up straighter, intentionally or unintentionally, and looked at Ding Xiu with a condescending look, trying to take back the initiative with her imperial majesty.

However, this did not have any effect at all.Instead, she felt an invisible pressure coming on her, almost making her breathless.

At this time, Ding Xiu smiled gently: "Queen of Heaven, there is no need for you to regard me as an enemy. All you want is the world. But I, on the other hand, pursue the supreme road."

After speaking, he turned around and walked away.

After he left, Tian Fang felt that the invisible pressure was relieved. He couldn't help but let out a long breath, and the expression in his eyes changed.

She had no doubt that if Ding Xiuzhen wanted to harm her, he probably wouldn't even have to move a hand.

"The supreme road...could it be..."

After a moment of silence, the Queen couldn't help but shout: "Jing'er!"

"exist!"

Shangguan Jing'er walked in.

"come here……"

The Queen of Heaven whispered a few instructions to Shangguan Jing'er.

After listening, Shangguan Jing'er remained silent, but her eyes changed.

Two days later, the Queen of Heaven issued an order. Di Renjie made great contributions to the court, quelling the rebellion of Langya King Li Xiao in advance, pardoning his innocence, and promoted him to the minister of Dali Temple.

Another decree was to promote Ding Xiu to the rank of Shaoqing of Dali Temple. The reason was that Ding Xiu risked his own life to retrieve the military symbols, which bought time for the court to quell the chaos and avoided a turmoil in the capital.

Ding Xiu didn't care whether he was promoted or not, he was here to travel.

That evening, Shangguan Jing'er came to him again, and she also brought a package.

Ding Xiu smiled and asked, "What's wrong, Jing'er, are you going on a long trip?"

Shangguan Jing'er shook her head.

"Then why are you carrying a package?"

Shangguan Jing'er did not answer directly, but said: "I'm going to change clothes."

After saying that, he turned around and walked behind the screen.

In fact, Ding Xiu had already guessed Shangguan Jing'er's intention to come, but she didn't come on her own initiative, and she had no right to make such a decision.

The only one who can order her is the Queen of Heaven.

Logically speaking, the queen will ascend the throne as emperor in a few days, and Shangguan Jing'er should stay by her side at this time.

After all, Shangguan Jing'er is not only her adviser, but also her personal bodyguard.

In addition, there is another secret that almost no one in the court knows, that is, Shangguan Jing'er is actually the national preceptor, and the national preceptor is Shangguan Jing'er.

The Queen of Heaven strictly prohibits anyone from entering the Tai Chi Palace unless they ask for permission in advance, in order to create a sense of mystery and conceal Shangguan Jing'er's identity.

She made the character of the National Preceptor very mysterious. Almost no one had ever seen the Imperial Preceptor in person. Every time, the sacred deer raised by the Imperial Preceptor appeared instead of the Imperial Preceptor to convey the decree.

However, every time the sacred deer appears, Shangguan Jing'er is there.

It was she who used a mysterious technique of ventriloquism to make people think it was the sacred deer speaking.

Someone in the court once tried to spy on the secrets of the Imperial Preceptor, and sent many people to sneak in secretly, but they all failed to return.

Because, the Tai Chi Palace is not only full of mechanisms, but also has many masters ambushed.

The reason why the Queen of Heaven introduced such a mysterious national master was actually to consolidate her status.

Once, she was just a little talented person. Later, Emperor Taizong Bintian sent her to a temple to become a monk.

Later, when Gaozong came to the throne, he took her back to the palace and conferred her the title of Zhaoyi. Later, she was promoted step by step, becoming empress, queen of heaven, and two saints together with the emperor.

Then she presided over the government as the empress dowager, and now, she is about to officially ascend the throne as emperor.

There are naturally many people in the court who oppose her.

It would be better if he was just the regent, after all, the world is still Li Tang.But once she ascends the throne, what will her last name be?Is your surname Li or Wu?

You can imagine how difficult it is for a woman to dominate the world.

Therefore, the Queen of Heaven found a national advisor out of thin air, and used the theory of heavenly dispatch to secretly eliminate many ministers who opposed her, hoping to silence the public.

She had always been very confident before, but the appearance of Ding Xiu made her confidence begin to waver.

Therefore, before ascending the throne, she would never allow a situation beyond her control to occur, so she sent Shangguan Jing'er to Ding Xiu.

To put it simply, she wants to bribe Ding Xiu.

However, it is not easy to bribe such a person.

Ding Xiu took the initiative to return the military talisman to her and did not take the opportunity to ask for a reward, which showed that he did not care about utilitarianism at all.

After much deliberation, sending Shangguan Jing'er may have a certain effect.

To put it simply, it is a honey trap, a strategy that has been tried and tested since ancient times.Firstly, it can make Ding Xiu fall into the gentle land, and secondly, it can also play a surveillance role.

Why doesn't Ding Xiu understand these principles?

But, he doesn't care.

Is there any conspiracy in the world that can defeat him?

Soon after, Shangguan Jing'er changed into loose home clothes and walked out.

She usually wears official uniform most of the time, with a sword on her waist, and looks cold, but now her hair is shawl, her feet are bare, and her eyebrows are a little less heroic and more charming like a daughter. .

Ding Xiu sat at the table and looked at Shangguan Jing'er with admiration.

Shangguan Jing'er sat down at the table, picked up the wine bottle and poured two glasses of wine.

"It seems that you are planning to stay at my place for how many days?" Ding Xiu picked up the wine glass and smiled.

Shangguan Jing'er didn't say anything, just picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

"Jing'er, don't force yourself. If you feel wronged, you can leave now. If the queen blames you, I will explain myself."

Unexpectedly, Shangguan Jing'er put down her wine glass, looked at Ding Xiu, then untied her clothes and let the loose clothes fall to the ground.

provocative!

This is clearly a provocation!

Ding Xiu stepped forward, gently lifted Shangguan Jing'er's chin, and slowly stretched out a hand...

this night.

It's crazy.

The next morning, as soon as Shangguan Jing'er opened her eyes, she saw a pair of bright eyes looking at her.

For a moment, his face couldn't help but feel hot. He subconsciously pulled off the quilt and pulled his head back a little.

Ding Xiu smiled, sat up, grabbed a jade foot and rubbed it slowly. "Hey, let go..."

Shangguan Jing'er's face was hot and she struggled a few times.

Not to mention it was okay, but as soon as Ding Xiu said it, he simply grabbed a pair of her jade feet and put them on his lap, as if he were playing with exquisite handicrafts...

I don't know how long it took.

Shangguan Jing'er closed her eyes slightly and lay in Ding Xiu's arms with a lazy look on her face.

At this time, Ding Xiu said boldly: "Jing'er, will you return to Tai Chi Temple in the future?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Jing'er couldn't help being shocked and sat up suddenly, completely forgetting that she was still naked.

"What did you say?"

"Such a big reaction?" Ding Xiu smiled: "Actually, I have known for a long time that you are the national master, and the national master is also you."

"You..." A hint of chill flashed across Shangguan Jing'er's eyes, but it was fleeting.

Then he sighed: "Could it be that the Queen asked me to come to you? You are really a bit scary."

"Then are you afraid of me?" Ding Xiu squinted his eyes and watched intently.

Shangguan Jing'er seemed to realize something, her face turned red, and she hurriedly pulled the quilt to cover herself, then she gritted her teeth and asked, "How did you know?"

She didn't deny it because she felt it would be meaningless to deny it now.

Since we are talking about this, we might as well talk openly and honestly.

After all, she was also very curious about Ding Xiu.

That day, although she stood outside the door, she faintly listened to the conversation between Ding Xiu and the Queen in the hall.

She really didn't expect that someone would dare to say those words in front of the Queen of Heaven, and that the Queen of Heaven didn't have a fit after hearing it, but Ding Xiu left.

After that, she was promoted unexpectedly and even let her get close to Ding Xiu.

This shows that this man has a huge secret or some kind of mysterious power. Even the Queen of Heaven is afraid of him, or he wants to win over him.

In fact, Shangguan Jing'er already knew a little about Ding Xiu's special features through personal experience.

Although she fell into an indescribable feeling, it did not mean that she had completely lost her mind.

Even if she hadn't experienced it, she could guess that this man was definitely not an ordinary person.

Previously, she came with a mission under the order of the Queen of Heaven. The Queen of Heaven told her to find out the details of Ding Xiu no matter what the price.

Of course she understood what the queen meant.

But now, she herself wants to know how many secrets this man hides.

"How do I know..." Ding Xiu smiled: "It's very simple. Last time we mentioned that the case of Babel Tower might have been committed by the National Preceptor, but you flatly denied it.

And after that, every time you mention the Imperial Preceptor, you always subconsciously say good things for the Imperial Preceptor..."

"Because of this? I don't believe it. You know that I am someone close to the Queen of Heaven. I must have a certain understanding of the Imperial Master. It is reasonable to speak for the Imperial Master."

"Believe it or not, I think you are the Imperial Master anyway... Besides, I don't care who the Imperial Master is. In my eyes, you are Jing'er."

"But..." Shangguan Jing'er sighed: "If those ministers know that I am the national master, I'm afraid..."

Before she could finish speaking, Ding Xiu said: "It doesn't matter, so what if they know? As long as I'm by your side, no one can hurt you, including the Queen of Heaven."

This sentence is extremely domineering.

If it were anyone else, Shangguan Jing'er would not only not appreciate it, but she might even get the person arrested backhandedly.

Because saying this is basically tantamount to rebellion.

Even the Queen of Heaven doesn't care about her anymore. What if she doesn't want to rebel?

However, Shangguan Jing'er's heart skipped a beat after hearing this. Then her heart beat faster and faster, and her eyes became more and more blurred.

Once, she thought that there was only the Queen of Heaven in her life. She was born as a person of the Queen of Heaven, and died as a ghost of the Queen of Heaven.

Of course, this is not emotion, but a surrender and a sense of belonging.

Because she followed the Queen of Heaven, sometimes as a superior official, sometimes as a national advisor, step by step clearing the obstacles for the Queen to ascend the throne.

Only she understands the blood and cruelty in it best.

Of course, she also understands the queen.

The Queen is not born to like killing, she just chose a path that no one in the world dares to take. Her personality determines that she is a woman who refuses to admit defeat.

As both women, Shangguan Jing'er admired the Queen from the bottom of her heart.

Although the Queen keeps killing people, secretly, there are more and more people who want to kill her.

Therefore, she has been silently following the queen and trying her best to do her own thing well.

But the appearance of Ding Xiu caused a subtle change in all this, and also caused a subtle change in her mood.

However, I don’t know whether he was a little disbelieving or out of a tentative mentality, he said: "You are bragging, I will not believe your words..."

Ding Xiu smiled and said, "How about you go out and give it a try."

"Try? What to try?" Shangguan Jing'er was stunned.

"For example, try jumping with all your strength..."

After a while, Shangguan Jing'er got dressed and came to the yard with a confused look on her face.

Ding Xiu then walked out and said to her: "Relax your mind and body and see if there are any changes between you now and before."

Speaking of changes, Shangguan Jing'er was actually vaguely aware of it. She felt as if she was as light as a swallow, as light as ever before.

However, she was not completely sure whether this was her illusion or whether there had been a real change.

"call……"

She took a long breath and looked up at the roof of the courtyard.

Under normal circumstances, she couldn't jump up to a slightly higher roof. She had to use strength, such as stepping on people's shoulders, trees, pillars, etc. while running.

However, the eaves of this yard were a bit short, and she wanted to test it.

So I took a few steps back, then jumped...

"Wow!"

This jump made her jump. She couldn't control it for a moment and flew directly over the roof and landed in the yard on the other side.

Fortunately, there was no one in the yard, so she quickly jumped onto the roof.

Although I was mentally prepared, I still jumped a little higher than expected.

When she jumped off the roof, she couldn't help but look surprised, looked at Ding Xiu and said, "What on earth is going on? Why is this happening?"

Ding Xiu smiled and said, "Do you still remember the pill you swallowed?"

"Elixir? Is this related to the elixir?"

"Of course it's related, but you didn't fully absorb the power of the medicine. Last night, I not only used my true energy to activate all the power of the medicine for you, but also opened up several meridians on your body..."

Ding Xiu spoke in a relaxed and carefree manner, but Shangguan Jing'er's expression kept changing.

She had a vague feeling that the matter might not be as simple as Ding Xiu said on the surface.

……

(End of this chapter)