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

Double the amount, that's really potent!

Shen Mo could clearly feel the surging blood and qi colliding with his blood vessels and meridians. If it weren't for the three body-refining techniques and the fact that his physique had been upgraded from the third to the second level, he would probably have been bursting apart!

This process is agonizing, but the benefits are enormous.

As the medicinal effects are absorbed, cultivation level gradually accumulates, preparing for the next attempt to break through to the late stage of Blood Transformation.

Half an hour later, he finished adjusting his breathing.

"Previously, it took more than half an hour to absorb just one pill, but now it only took half an hour for two. While the cultivation speed has increased, it also means that the consumption of Blood Yang Pills will increase several times over!"

Thinking of this, Shen Mo began to ponder how to earn more Blood Yang Pills.

Two hundred Blood Yang Pills are quite a lot. If you take two at a time, they'll be gone in less than a month.

The sound of footsteps in the distance broke my train of thought.

Shen Mo couldn't help but wonder who this person was. He could now identify familiar people by their footsteps. Every palace maid or eunuch he had ever met had a slightly different footstep due to their weight and walking habits.

This person was clearly a stranger.

The man stopped five steps from the courtyard gate and asked, "May I ask, is Steward Shen inside?"

"Your Excellency is... His Highness the Crown Prince."

Shen Mo opened the door and recognized the person who entered.

Previously, I had only seen portraits. When I worked in the palace, I had to remember the appearance of every important person clearly, including this Crown Prince Chu Tian.

This was the first time the two had actually met.

As Shen Mo sized up Chu Tian, ​​Chu Tian was also sizing up Shen Mo. Suddenly, Chu Tian smiled and said, "No wonder Chief Eunuch Shen is so young yet has become the chief eunuch. He is indeed extraordinary and quite different from other eunuchs."

"Your Highness flatters me."

Shen Mo bowed slightly and praised, "Your Highness is truly a dragon among men; I feel utterly ashamed of myself."

Judging by appearance alone, Chu Tian is indeed quite handsome, and he also exudes the air of someone in a superior position.

But the thought of what they did in private makes me want to vomit.

Chu Tian suggested, "Steward Shen, although this is our first meeting, I feel an instant connection with you. Why don't we find a place to drink and make merry? What do you think of the Eight Treasures Pavilion?"

Any other chief eunuch in the palace would be overjoyed to receive an invitation from the Crown Prince, but only three words popped into Shen Mo's mind.

The Feast at Hongmen.

Shen Mo knew the Crown Prince's secret: Li Zhaoxue had only been ostracized by Xiao Yishu and relegated to the Cold Palace, yet she had suffered such inhumane retaliation from him.

I am deeply grateful for Xiao Yishu's kindness, so how could Chu Tian not be jealous?

Combined with Qin Jiangyue's earlier warning, it's highly likely that the experts from the Bai Sha Sect are already in place, and this is a trap set to kill him.

"Steward Shen, are you unwilling to associate with my true self?"

Chu Tian stared intently at Shen Mo, who should be completely unaware of this.

Shen Mo feigned excitement and said, "No! I'm just so happy that I don't know what to say. How could I refuse His Highness's invitation?"

"That's good. We look forward to Steward Shen's arrival at Bazhen Restaurant tonight at 7 PM."

Chu Tian cupped his hands in greeting and left in high spirits.

After walking away, the shadow appeared.

"That man is indeed handsome; no wonder he's favored by the Empress Dowager. Wait! Do you think they might...?"

Chu Tian suddenly stopped, startled by the thought that popped into his mind.

If a eunuch were to become the empress's lover, it would be the biggest joke in the history of the Qianlong imperial family.

Shadow shook his head and said, "Your Highness is making unfounded guesses; that's not good."

"It's not just my suspicion; that old dog Wu Xiong, who died, also has this suspicion." Chu Tian narrowed his eyes, his gaze filled with murderous intent. Just thinking about the scene of the two entangled together made him so jealous that he wanted to kill someone.

Shadow changed the subject, asking, "He accepted your invitation?"

"Of course!" Chu Tian sneered, disdainfully saying, "He thought this was an opportunity to curry favor with me, little did he know I had already laid a trap for him; tonight will be his death day!"

When the banquet was halfway over and Shen Mo was completely drunk, he found an excuse to leave.

At that time, all the experts from the Bai Sha Sect will appear and catch him off guard. After all, Shen Mo's feud with the Bai Sha Sect is not something that happened overnight, and it would be perfectly reasonable for the Divine Arrest Bureau to investigate it afterward.

Inside the small courtyard.

Shen Mo closed the courtyard gate, his mind as clear as a mirror.

Just as he was about to continue his cultivation, Xiao Yishu arrived again.

The moment they met, she said with displeasure, "Why didn't you come to see me last night after you returned to the palace?"

"I forgot."

Shen Mo slapped his forehead. After returning to the palace last night, he accompanied the emperor to the Cold Palace and then secretly stayed there overnight. How could he have had time to go to the Phoenix Palace to find Xiao Yishu for a tender moment?

I can't be in two places at once!

Xiao Yishu smiled slyly upon hearing this: "Don't think I don't know. You must have stayed in the Cold Palace with Liu Ruyan last night. I've heard about what happened in the Cold Palace. I didn't expect her to be so bold as to dare to refuse even His Majesty."

"And aren't you the same?"

Shen Mo also admired Xiao Yishu quite a bit, as she, as the empress, repeatedly refused the emperor's invitations.

Xiao Yishu shook her head and said, "I am different from her. After all, I have the Xiao family as my guarantee. Her Liu family may seem to be a large and powerful family, but in reality, it is just like the Jiang family and can be replaced at any time."

"so?"

"So I'm planning to go to the Cold Palace tonight, and you'll come with me."

I don't know what day it is, the emperor just went to the cold palace and now the empress is going.

The Cold Palace has always been regarded as an ominous place, and even imperial concubines generally do not want to go near it, let alone the emperor and empress.

Shen Mo remembered Xiao Yishu mentioning this, and nodded with difficulty: "It's possible, but you two won't fight, will you?"

"Am I that petty?"

Xiao Yishu rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, "I am the Empress, the mother of the nation!"

"I wonder who was jealous just now."

Shen Mo muttered something under his breath, which infuriated Xiao Yishu, who then pinched his arm hard to correct him.

"By the way, when will you update your novel, 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'?"

Shen Mo asked curiously, "The Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs produced a batch so quickly? Even you have some now."

"You have no idea how popular your book is! Almost every lady in the palace has a copy, and they're all hoping for a sequel. Liao Guohong is quite tight-lipped; he hasn't revealed that you wrote this book yet."

Xiao Yishu spoke with great enthusiasm, but only she knew that it was written by Shen Mo.

Shen Mo shook his head and said, "I don't plan to make a sequel."

It was just a spur-of-the-moment idea to use as an excuse to deceive others. Now that he has become the chief eunuch, it is normal for him to stay in the Phoenix Palace for as long as he wants. Why add unnecessary complications?

Xiao Yishu pushed his arm and said, "Keep writing, just for my sake."

"unless......."

Shen Mo tapped his cheek, and Xiao Yishu, understanding his meaning, offered her lips, gently touching his cheek before saying, "It's settled then! Don't forget to come with me to the Cold Palace tonight."

"clear."

Shen Mo agreed verbally, but he was still worried.

What sparks will fly when Xiao Yishu meets Liu Ruyan and the others? What if they actually start arguing and fighting?

Sorrow!