We said we would experience life, fairy, how did you become real?.

Chapter 140 What kind of buns does the fairy want to eat?

"Greetings, Fairy Jiang."

Looking at the sword cultivator from the Myriad Swords Sect in front of him, Xiao Moke politely bowed.

Not far from Xiao Mo, Jiang Qingyi, her face veiled, calmly watched him.

Just like the last time he met her, Xiao Mo felt as if she could see right through him.

This feeling is also as if I have done something very wrong to her.

"Fairy Jiang?" Xiao Mo asked doubtfully.

"Hmm." After a long while, Jiang Qingyi finally came to her senses and walked towards the gate of her Imperial Preceptor's residence. "Since Your Majesty has come, please come in and sit down if you don't mind."

"Alright."

Xiao Mo followed Jiang Qingyi inside.

Wei Xun also wanted to enter the Imperial Preceptor's residence, but a sword aura blocked his way.

Wei Xun had no choice but to stand outside the palace.

Although this woman looks cold, most sword cultivators are like that. Besides, she has no grudge against His Majesty and it's impossible for her to lay a hand on him.

Soon after, the maids from the Imperial Preceptor's residence also came out one after another, saying that the Imperial Preceptor preferred quiet and did not like so many people in the courtyard.

In the courtyard of the Imperial Preceptor's residence.

Xiao Mo sat down next to Jiang Qingyi.

The two sipped their tea quietly, maintaining a certain distance.

In Xiao Mo's view, this female disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect was indeed somewhat aloof, and even seemed to look down on him, the emperor of the Zhou Kingdom.

That's normal, though. Given the strength of the Zhou Kingdom, the fact that the Myriad Swords Sect was willing to take it as a vassal state is considered a blessing by many.

Moreover, the other party was merely indifferent.

Little did they know that some imperial advisors, especially the more corrupt ones, would have the empress, empress dowager, and princesses accompany them.

If you want others to take you seriously, you, as an emperor, must first regain power and improve the country's strength. Only when you are strong will others respect you.

"I wonder why Fairy Jiang thought of setting up the Imperial Preceptor's residence in the inner palace?" Xiao Mo asked.

"Nothing much, just want some peace and quiet. Anyway, you don't have many concubines in your harem," Jiang Qingyi replied coldly, glancing at Xiao Mo with her sword-like eyes. "I've heard that His Majesty is obsessed with cultivation?"

Xiao Mo smiled and said, "Since there's nothing to do in the harem anyway, I might as well study Taoist arts and cultivate my mind and body."

"Mm." Jiang Qingyi nodded, slightly lifted a corner of her veil, and took a sip of tea.

Xiao Mo wanted to see her face, but unfortunately he couldn't see anything.

The two fell silent again, and Xiao Mo felt very awkward being with her.

"I will not disturb Fairy Jiang any longer. If Fairy Jiang needs anything in the future, she can always speak to the palace maids." Xiao Mo stood up, intending to go to the Daoist altar to practice his sword. "I will take my leave now."

"I'm a little hungry."

Just as Xiao Mo stood up, a woman's voice came from beside him.

"I wonder what Fairy Jiang would like to eat? I will have the Imperial Study prepare it for her." Xiao Mo looked at the woman sitting on the stone bench.

Jiang Qingyi thought for a moment, then slowly asked, "Do you have any steamed buns?"

"Steamed buns?" Xiao Mo was taken aback. "What kind of steamed buns does the fairy want to eat?"

"Mm." Jiang Qingyi raised her head and looked directly into Xiao Mo's eyes. "A regular meat bun is fine. Don't rush off. Eat with me."

The residence of the Minister of Rites.

At the edge of Koi Lake, a woman in a white dress picked up bait and cast it into the lake little by little. "Sister," Xiao Qing appeared silently behind the woman in the white dress, "The Grand Preceptor's residence in the Zhou Kingdom's harem has been prepared, and Jiang Qingyi entered the palace today."

"Hmm." Yan Ruxue nodded, still calmly scattering the bait in her hand.

"Sister, will Jiang Qingyi do something to Brother Xiao?" Xiao Qing asked worriedly.

"Will not."

Yan Ruxue shook her head.

"Jiang Qingyi's past experiences destined her to feel awkward when she met Xiao Mo. She wanted to get close to him, but she didn't dare to. She didn't even want Xiao Mo to see her true face, even though he didn't have the memories of that life and wouldn't recognize her at all."

Therefore, she won't make a move against Xiao Mo in the short term.

Xiaoqing: "."

"Don't worry, she's just a little girl who's a little over three thousand years old." Yan Ruxue turned around, her eyes smiling gently. "After I enter the palace, I'll teach her a lesson and show her how to respect her teacher. That's my duty as her teacher's wife."

"By the way, there's something I need you to investigate, Xiaoqing," Yan Ruxue said.

"Sister, what do you mean?" Xiaoqing asked, puzzled.

Do you know that emperor of the Qin state?

"Sister, are you referring to the King of Qin, who is more beautiful than most women in the world?"

“Hehehe, she’s even more beautiful than a woman.” Yan Ruxue’s lips curled up, her eyes carrying an ambiguous meaning. “Who knows whether the ruler of Qin is a man or a woman.”

"Even so, sister, is there anything special about her?"

"Xiao Qing, do you know what the Tonggu Sacred Body is?" Yan Ruxue asked.

"Of course I know. Some people are born with memories of all their past lives. For such people, cultivation is just about retracing their past paths. This is the Ancient Sacred Body."

Xiaoqing replied.

“But sister, she is now an emperor. Since ancient times, the laws of heaven and earth have changed. Unless she resigns from her imperial position, she cannot cultivate. If she was truly born with knowledge, she should have resigned from her imperial position long ago and gone to pursue the Great Dao.”

"Silly girl." Yan Ruxue stretched out her finger and tapped her younger sister's forehead. "What if I told you that a long, long time ago, there was an empress who successfully cultivated and even reached the highest realm?"

Xiaoqing was even more puzzled: "Then what does this have to do with us?"

“I’m not entirely sure myself, so I’m sending you to probe her.” Yan Ruxue shook her head and looked into the distance. “This person has been expanding her territory, and she’s doing so in the direction of the Zhou Kingdom. I have a feeling that she’s heading straight for the Zhou Kingdom.”

Meanwhile, in the Qin royal palace.

In most human dynasties, eunuchs could move freely in the front and middle halls of the palace, but to go to the inner palace, they almost always needed special registration and were not allowed to enter the concubines' courtyards without permission.

However, there were no eunuchs in the Qin royal palace; all officials were female.

After attending the morning court session, the King of Qin returned to the inner palace and came to a painted pavilion.

The Queen of Qin had a habit of painting a picture from time to time and placing it in her gallery, which she would then look at in her spare time.

"You may all step down," the King of Qin said to the female officials beside him.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The female official bowed and left.

The King of Qin opened the door and entered the painted pavilion.

Inside the painted pavilion, one ink painting after another hangs.

In all of these ink paintings, there is a man.

Moreover, all the men in the painting look the same.

(End of this chapter)