Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 23: The Art of Telepathy

【Telepathy】

Seeing the reward in front of him, Lu Ming wondered curiously, "Telepathy? What kind of skill is this?"
Unlike the "Purple Yang Body Refining Technique" and the "Sword Controlling Technique", Lu Ming knew what these two skills were used for at a glance, one for body refining and the other for sword control.

The function of this "Telepathic Technique" cannot be guessed from its name alone.

Just when Lu Ming was about to receive the "Telepathic Art", a row of text popped up below the "Telepathic Art".

[Telepathy: Practicing this technique can help you sense other people's emotions, determine whether they harbor ill will towards you, and subtly influence others to develop a favorable impression of you.]

Seeing the introduction of the "Telepathic Technique", Lu Ming was a little surprised. This technique can not only distinguish between loyalty and treachery, but also increase others' favorability towards oneself!

So easy to use?

The thing that has been bothering him most recently is how to get rid of the spies in Xiaoyao Palace. He didn't expect that the solution would come to him so soon.

After practicing this technique, he will be able to clearly see who in Xiaoyao Palace is loyal to him and who is a traitor.

After Lu Ming came back to his senses, he reached out and clicked on the "Spiritual Resonance Technique" in front of him without any hesitation. The next moment, the content and practice methods of the "Spiritual Resonance Technique" entered Lu Ming's mind.

Lu Ming didn't even take a shower, he just sat cross-legged and started practicing.

Soon, two hours passed, and Lu Ming had basically mastered the art of telepathy and had touched some thresholds. He was ready to give it a try.

At this moment, the maid suddenly said at the door: "Your Majesty, something happened in Jinhua Pavilion!"

Hearing this, Lu Ming was stunned. Jinhua Pavilion had already been closed, and their palace didn't plan to do the cloth business anymore. What else could go wrong?

Lu Ming asked, "What's going on?"

The maid said, "Jinhua Pavilion was burned down by fire last night."

Hearing this, Lu Ming sneered. Those forces targeting Xiaoyao Palace really wanted to destroy it. Jinhua Pavilion had already been closed, and a huge fire was set to burn Jinhua Pavilion.

Lu Ming then said, "Prepare hot water. I want to take a bath."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Soon Lu Ming finished his shower and breakfast and came to the meeting hall of the palace.

At this time, all the important figures in Xiaoyao Palace had arrived at the meeting hall.

Lu Ming walked directly to the main seat facing the gate and sat down. He glanced at Su Wanyun and planned to use the "Telepathic Technique" on Su Wanyun first to see what effect it would have.

Then he circulated the spiritual energy in his body and used the "Telepathic Technique" on Su Wanyun. The next moment, a complex emotion surged into Lu Ming's heart.

Immediately afterwards, a text box with keywords appeared in front of Lu Ming.

Adoration, entanglement, timidity, fear, lust

Lu Ming was slightly stunned. Is this the "Telepathic Art"?
The effect was so good that he immediately felt what Su Wanyun felt towards him.

Lu Ming didn't need to understand that feeling. It was almost as if Su Wanyun's emotions were transferred to him at this moment.

From Su Wanyun's emotions, Lu Ming sensed the love between a man and a woman, but he also sensed that Su Wanyun was afraid of him. He was afraid that if they took that step, it would damage the reputation of the Xiaoyao Palace.

When Lu Ming was about to use the "Telepathic Technique" to see if he could change Su Wanyun's mind, he suddenly felt a sharp pain. Lu Ming suddenly lowered his head and supported his forehead with his hands.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the conference hall quickly gathered around, especially Su Wanyun, who immediately came to Lu Ming's side and supported Lu Ming's body.

The meeting hall was instantly filled with the unanimous voices of concern from everyone.

"Lu Ming, what's wrong with you?"

"My king, are you okay?" "My king..."

……

Lu Ming raised his right hand, signaling them not to be nervous. He relaxed a little, and the pain quickly dissipated.

At the same time, Lu Ming discovered that the spiritual energy in his body was almost exhausted.

Lu Ming thought to himself that if he wanted to use the "Telepathic Technique" to make others feel good about him, it would consume a lot of spiritual energy, and there was a possibility of backlash, so he would not be able to use it casually in the future.

However, it is no problem to use the "Telepathy Technique" to judge whether a person is loyal or treacherous. Lu Ming plans to use the "Telepathy Technique" to check everyone in the Xiaoyao Palace after recovering some spiritual energy.

After resting for a while, Lu Ming looked up at Su Wanyun's worried face and said with a smile, "Sister Yun, I'm fine."

Su Wanyun didn't say anything. In her eyes, Lu Ming was just holding on, afraid that she would worry.

After Lu Ming recovered, he sat up straight and said to Li Yunfan, "Commander Li, tell me about the situation at Jinhua Pavilion."

Li Yunfan then said, "Song Yongliang went to Jinhua Pavilion this morning and planned to have his servants destroy all the cloth in Jinhua Pavilion and free it up for other uses."

"But as soon as he arrived at Jinhua Pavilion, he found it burned to ruins. Song Yongliang immediately reported the matter to the Qingyun Guards. After an investigation, the Qingyun Guards found that Jinhua Pavilion caught fire at Chou time last night and was extinguished at Yin time. The shop assistants in Jinhua Pavilion were burned to death inside. According to the Qingyun Guards, the fire was caused by the shop assistants who used the fire to dry their clothes."

After hearing this, Lu Ming didn't plan to ask any more questions. The fire started at Chou time, which is between one and three in the morning, which is when people are sleeping soundly.

However, most wealthy families would have people on night watch, and the Xiaoyao Palace was no exception. There would be night watchmen every hour. As a result, after the Xiaoyao Palace’s shop caught fire, the Xiaoyao Palace only learned about the news during the day.

Where are the guys who were on night watch at Jinhua Pavilion?
Was he burned to death without knowing what was going on?
At this time, Li Yunfan continued, "I just went to Jinhua Pavilion to check. Only Jinhua Pavilion was on fire. The surrounding houses are fine..."

Li Yunfan hesitated to continue speaking.

Most buildings of this era were made of wood, and if they caught fire, they would likely burn a large area.

There are so many shops around Jinhua Pavilion. If Jinhua Pavilion caught fire, the whole street would have been affected. However, in the end, only Jinhua Pavilion was burned down.

This is clearly someone telling Xiaoyao Palace that I am targeting you, Xiaoyao Palace. It is obviously done for Xiaoyao Palace to see.

Lu Ming smiled and said, "You think I'm not dying fast enough, so you want to use this fire to piss me off to death, right?"

Li Yunfan and others did not say anything. The Xiaoyao Palace was already declining, and the royal family no longer cared about it. Now that Emperor Zhou was in seclusion to practice Taoism, it was normal for those people to become more and more presumptuous.

In the future, those forces will only become more and more rampant until the Xiaoyao Palace disappears completely.

Today they only burned Jinhua Pavilion, but perhaps it won’t be long before they will burn Xiaoyao Palace. The fire at Jinhua Pavilion is obviously just a preview.

Lu Ming said, "Bury those who died in the fire. Increase security at Xiaoyao Palace and the Palace Manor. This will remain the case for now."

This account will definitely not be settled like this, but Lu Ming is very clear that he will not be able to find out anything even if he investigates now, and he does not know who did it.

If the other party is just a gangster force, then the old King Xiaoyao offended so many gangster forces in the past, so who knows which force did it.

If the other party is related to someone in the court, it would also be difficult to investigate. Someone could just give a word and stop the Qingyun Guard from doing their work.

As for asking those good-for-nothings in Xiaoyao Palace to investigate, Lu Ming had even less hope.

It would be better to wait until Wu Wanrong comes next time and ask her directly. With the resources the Queen has, her ability to collect intelligence is not much better than the current Xiaoyao Palace. Why should he go to so much trouble to investigate such a thing?

After hearing Lu Ming's words, everyone in the conference hall sighed inwardly. It seemed that this was the only way to deal with the current situation.

At this moment, Lu Ming continued, "Gather all the servants in the palace in two days. I have an important announcement to make."

(End of this chapter)