The eunuch in the cold palace: You get the Nine Yang Divine Skill right from the start!

As soon as Shen Mo reached out and touched a red bead, the bead instantly shrank from the size of a longan to the size of a grain of rice.

Before it could react, it flew directly into its mouth and nose.

Like the attraction between magnets, it fit perfectly into a certain concave point of the half-lotus platform in the dantian.

"This thing is actually the lotus seed from that lotus platform?"

Shen Mo was utterly shocked; no wonder the size seemed familiar.

The lotus platform represents yin, while the lotus seeds represent yang.

Yin and Yang are in accordance with the way of Heaven.

He then touched the other red beads, and they all shrank and flew into his dantian.

Of the eighteen red beads in total, only nine were returned to their places, because a portion of the lotus platform had not yet been found.

"The lotus seeds are all ready; only the lotus pedestal remains. Combined, they will surely create an extraordinary treasure!"

Shen Mo fell into deep thought upon considering this.

So, where is the remaining half of the lotus platform? Could it be... also in the palace?

Shen Mo suddenly had a startling conjecture.

He didn't linger; he left the Imperial Garden and went straight to the Cold Palace, the place where his dream began.

To this day, no one knows the source of the coldness in the Cold Palace, or whether it is composed of the resentment of the dead concubines and criminals, as rumored.

Shen Mo believed that the answer to this puzzle had been found.

Unlike before.

The Cold Palace no longer imprisons anyone, and naturally there are no guards.

Shen Mo rushed in, his mind merging with the lotus platform in his dantian, creating a kind of unseen connection.

He arrived at an abandoned courtyard.

This is one of the most ominous courtyards in the entire Cold Palace. Many of its former owners committed suicide unjustly, and it gradually fell into disuse.

Strangely, there was no indication that the source of the cold air was from here.

Shen Mo looked around and found no place to hide such a large lotus platform, so he drew his Lu Chen sword and began to dig the ground with the sword as a plow.

After digging three feet into the ground.

The pointed leaves at the edge of the lotus platform were exposed, and they were dug out in one go, which was exactly the missing half of the lotus platform!

Whoosh—!

Suddenly, the lotus platform shrank abruptly, shaking off all the soil, and flew into the dantian.

The two halves of the lotus platform overlapped in the dantian, and the nine lotus seeds that were originally suspended in the air slowly descended and joined together. Miraculously, the gap at the joint of the two halves of the lotus platform also slowly healed and merged into one.

This lotus platform has been completely restored!

The lotus platform, perfectly intact, began to slowly rotate, emitting two streams of mist, one red and one blue.

These two streams of mist continuously nourished the "qi" that had originally been born in Shen Mo's dantian.

"What's going on?"

Shen Mo didn't know what was happening, but he felt very comfortable. His own energy seemed to be feeding on the red and blue energies, or rather, the yin and yang energies, and was constantly growing stronger.

He suddenly recalled the poem: "The wild sparrow swallows the dragon, and martial arts flourish; the grandmaster breaks through the realm, and the world is at peace."

Could this be the path to breaking through to the Grandmaster realm?

Very likely!

Shen Mo already had a good understanding of the power of the Grandmaster realm, but no one could say for sure what lay beyond that realm. It probably involved the methods of cultivating immortality.

........

The days that followed were uneventful and leisurely.

Shen Mo didn't need to cultivate at all. As the lotus platform in his dantian circulated, the energy within his body was constantly growing.

At the national level.

The first batch of 500,000 Japanese citizens from Japan have already settled in. At the same time, countless teachers have been specially arranged to teach them the language. They don't need to be eloquent; they just need to be able to communicate normally with ordinary people.

This move is intended to help them integrate into the larger environment.

Not only in Japan, but also in the Southern Barbarians and Northern Liang, countless people chose to move to make a living, either to the Great Qian or the Great Wei, and the imperial court funded people to teach them to read and write.

Shen Mo believes that in a few decades, there will be no more barriers between different ethnic groups.

The goal of universal harmony seems to be within reach!

That day.

The Wen family arrived in Daqian, a country about to be established, and naturally Wen Lingyun and others were present.

"My husband!"

Wen Ruoying's eyes were burning with longing; after more than two months apart, her heart was filled with yearning.

Just as Shen Mo was about to step forward and give her a warm hug, he was stopped by his brother-in-law, Shen Tianci.

"Tianci, what's wrong with you? Do I need your permission to hug my own wife?"

Shen Mo was puzzled, sensing that something was amiss.

Shen Tianci laughed and said, "I have no problem with you hugging your own wife, but if you hurt my future nephew, I'll never forgive you!"

"What?"

Shen Mo was taken aback, then turned to look at Wen Ruoying and asked, "Is it true?"

Wen Ruoying nodded shyly and said, "I had been meaning to write to you for a while, but my father said he wanted to give you a surprise."

"Am I going to be a dad?"

Shen Mo felt dizzy; he was overwhelmed by happiness.

No wonder Wen Lingyun's smile never stopped. I originally thought it was because she was happy about the upcoming founding of the country, but it turns out it was because of the grandson in Wen Ruoying's belly.

Shen Mo was also quite proud, thanks to his hard work during his time in Wei. You reap what you sow!

Wen Lingyun stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty, congratulations!"

Congratulations!

Shen Mo suddenly remembered something and asked, "Male or female?"

After looking around, Wen Lingyun lowered his voice and said, "I specifically consulted a doctor specializing in this, and it's definitely a boy!"

"It seems your Wen family beat you to it."

Shen Mo smiled and patted him on the shoulder. For him, a modern man, having a boy or a girl was equally good.

But this is a feudal society, and imperial power is the pinnacle of a centralized feudal society. The future position will inevitably be handed over to the son, while the daughter's job is simply to be beautiful.

After Wen Lingyun laughed heartily, he said with emotion, "No one can explain matters of fate. Ruoying followed Emperor Wei for so long without any signs of pregnancy, but she got pregnant so quickly after following you. What does this mean?"

This shows that her marriage to His Majesty was ordained by Heaven!

He wouldn't be so happy if it were a daughter, but it's a son, and the key point is that he's the first woman Shen Mo has ever been pregnant with. As long as the child is born, he'll be the eldest prince.

The eldest prince always carries more weight than the other princes when he ascends the throne.

"Mr. Wen, you should have a few more drinks tonight."

The banquet was ready, and Shen Mo had barely sat down when he began urging people to drink.

Wen Lingyun stroked his beard and said, "Although I'm not a good drinker, I'm in such a good mood today that I'm willing to get drunk and throw up!"

This banquet was not only to welcome the officials from the Great Wei.

It also serves as an exchange meeting to promote mutual communication between officials from both sides.

Shen Mo noticed that at the Xiao family's table, Xiao Ye was sitting next to a pretty woman who seemed to be the granddaughter of the newly appointed Minister of Revenue. The two were chatting and laughing and seemed to have a good relationship.

Seeing this, he was relieved; otherwise, he would have been responsible for Brother Xiao remaining a bachelor for the rest of his life.

Xiao Yishu, this kind sister-in-law, was chatting with the girl when she suddenly felt nauseous and dry heaved. She quickly got up and ran out.

Xiao Baizhan was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, exclaimed, "Where is the imperial physician? Quickly, summon the imperial physician!"