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

A warm breeze was blowing, and the sky was clear and bright.

When Shen Mo woke up and opened his eyes, he looked at Liu Ruyan and Ning'er, who were still fast asleep, and felt completely satisfied.

He didn't know how much of Liu Ruyan's words to the emperor last night were out of spite, or how much were for his own sake.

There probably are some.

I have already taken a place in her heart, so I should repay her!

"Sweetie, sleep a little longer."

Liu Ruyan, still half-asleep, reached out and wrapped her arms around Shen Mo's neck, murmuring softly.

Shen Mo said, "I plan to discuss another business deal with you as compensation for the losses you incurred by refusing to take over the Jiang family's business."

"really?"

Liu Ruyan suddenly opened her eyes, all sleepiness instantly gone.

Although they stood up to the emperor, the price was losing the opportunity to take over the Jiang family's business. If they could really swallow it up, the Liu family would become the richest family in the Great Qian Dynasty.

To say that I don't feel any pain at all would be self-deception.

Shen Mo smiled faintly and said, "When have I ever lied to you?"

"However, even if you launch another new wine, it still won't be as rich as the Jiang family," Liu Ruyan said thoughtfully.

The Liu family has already perfected the liquor industry, covering the entire Daqian region with both high-end and low-end products. Even if they were to launch something even better, the profits would be very limited.

Shen Mo shook his head in denial: "It wasn't wine, it was... vinegar!"

People eat for food.

The most important items are the eight categories of firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. These daily necessities may seem simple, but they actually contain unimaginable profits. Otherwise, no one would risk being beheaded to buy and sell smuggled salt.

The laws of the Great Qian Dynasty were not perfect, and vinegar was not regulated.

Shen Mo had tasted the vinegar of this world; it was sour but not strong, mostly bitter and astringent, because it contained a lot of impurities due to the brewing process.

Even the vinegar used in the imperial palace is the same; at most, it can only slightly reduce the bitterness, and cannot completely eliminate it.

"vinegar?"

Liu Ruyan couldn't help but wonder. She was no stranger to vinegar; the lees left over from brewing rice wine were fermented a second time with water to become vinegar.

Shen Mo patted her bottom and said, "Go get some paper and write this down."

Liu Ruyan quickly got up.

Find paper and pen, write down the steps as Shen Mo dictated, and then read them aloud.

"Coarse filtration, fine filtration, carbon filtration, simmering over low heat in a double boiler..."

Liu Ruyan couldn't understand it, but she was deeply shocked!

Just like the winemaking process, it's actually not that difficult; just by changing the winemaking process, the results are completely different.

Since Shen Mo explained it in such detail, it proves that this method must work!

"My husband, just how much knowledge do you possess!"

Liu Ruyan looked at Shen Mo with admiration, and Shen Mo smiled knowingly and said, "Give me a kiss, and I'll tell you about another money-making business."

She naturally kissed him without hesitation.

Shen Mo was satisfied and continued, "Find a new sheet of paper and keep writing. The second business is—rouge!"

"Rouge?" Liu Ruyan was quite surprised. As a woman, she was very familiar with rouge. Shen Mo actually had some knowledge of it?

"You've probably noticed that cheap rouge on the market is toxic; prolonged use will cause a sallow complexion and blemishes."

"good!"

Liu Ruyan agreed, adding, "Most expensive rouges contain pearl powder and are extremely expensive, making them unaffordable for ordinary people. Although they are non-toxic, they are not as good as cheap rouges in terms of coloring."

"What if there was a kind of rouge that was non-toxic, had the coloring power of cheap rouge, and was also very inexpensive?" Shen Mo smiled mysteriously, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense.

Liu Ruyan's body trembled.

If such rouge truly existed, it would surpass all other rouges on the market, and could even make rouge widely available among ordinary women.

Shen Mo didn't waste any more words and said directly:

"The reason why rouge is poisonous is because lead powder is used. Lead poisoning is not visible in a short time, but it will accumulate in the body over time. The rouge I created is made by grinding seashells and talc into powder, adding various flowers to extract their color, and then slowly simmering it with beeswax and vegetable oil over low heat."

Next came the detailed steps.

Before he could speak, Liu Ruyan kissed him after finishing writing, and said happily:

"My husband, on behalf of all women in the world, thank you!"

Once the new rouge is developed, it will benefit all women in the world, especially the daughters of poor families, who will be able to apply rouge without any burden when they go to see their beloved.

Shen Mo gently kissed her forehead and said softly, "No need for any woman in the world to thank me. I am content as long as you have me in your heart."

Liu Ruyan was instantly captivated by his charm.

If it weren't for the fierce battle she had just fought last night, she would have really wanted to reward Shen Mo properly. Speaking of which, Shen Mo is getting stronger and stronger now, and she simply can't handle him alone.

Ning'er woke up at some point and giggled, "Auntie, you're so shy. You were doing naughty things with Xiao Mozi so early in the morning."

"You little brat, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Liu Ruyan replied reproachfully, raising her hand to give her niece a light tap on the forehead, and then said, "I'll find a way to get these two papers sent out. By the way, my father wrote to me before saying he wanted to see you."

"Then why don't we do both things at the same time?" Shen Mo put away the two pieces of paper and smiled slightly. "I'll hand them to my future father-in-law personally next time I leave the palace."

This phrase, "future father-in-law," struck a chord with Liu Ruyan, who nodded with a slight smile.

"That's fine. If we hand it over to someone else to pass on, it would be troublesome if it got leaked."

After spending some more time cuddling with them, Shen Mo left courtyard number eighteen and climbed over the wall to escape the Cold Palace.

I quietly returned to my residence.

Upon opening the jade box, the crystal ice lay quietly inside.

He composed himself, no longer hesitated, picked up the glass ice and put it in his mouth.

"Nine Yang Divine Skill, activate!"

Shen Mo held the glass ice in his mouth, mentally activating his cultivation technique and mobilizing the qi and blood throughout his body.

Despite its name, Liuli Bing is actually a piece of stone.

At this moment, it truly felt as if ice had melted upon encountering heat, turning into countless white mists that flowed down the throat and into the stomach.

cold!

Bone-chilling cold!

The chill emanating from this treasure was so intense that even the Nine Yang Divine Skill could not dispel it.

Shen Mo felt his tongue gradually losing sensation, his blood almost freezing, and frost forming on the ground beneath his feet.

It's early autumn, but it's colder than winter!

"No, I absolutely cannot give up!"

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, determined not to waste a single drop of the white mist.

Gradually, the piece of crystal ice in his mouth melted smaller and smaller, and the white mist it turned into was completely absorbed by his body.

The whole process lasted for nearly fifteen minutes.

Until the last wisp of white mist was absorbed.

"Break it!"

Shen Mo's body trembled, and the layer of ice covering his body shattered into countless ice blocks. His surging blood and qi circulated even more vigorously, and his body temperature was gradually recovering.

Become!

Originally a third-class root bone, it has successfully transformed into a second-class root bone! Second-class root bones are extremely rare even in the world.

He immediately sat down to meditate and cultivate.

They immediately discovered that their cultivation speed had increased by more than 30%, which meant they could reach the late stage of Blood Transformation faster. At the same time, the higher their root bone was, the stronger their blood and qi recovery ability was, and their endurance had caught up!

Shen Mo suddenly had a bold idea, and then took out the Blood Yang Pill.

Blood Refining Realm warriors usually take one pill at a time, and can only take two pills after the effects wear off, while Blood Core Realm warriors can swallow two or more pills at a time.

"What if I cultivate in the way a Blood Core Realm martial artist does?"

With a heavy heart, he swallowed both Blood Yang Pills at the same time.

The effects of the medicine hit me instantly!