"It's already late. Emperor Yang Pan is probably still reading through the memorials and discussing the matter of sending troops to the Fire Net Nation with a group of cabinet ministers. That Great Eunuch Wang Tao is definitely waiting by the emperor's side. It's not convenient to summon him over now."
When Consort Yuan heard that Hong Yi wanted to see Eunuch Wang Tao, the chief steward of the six palaces, she shook her head, stood up, opened the window, and pointed outside.
Outside, a crescent moon hung high in the sky, with a few moon stars scattered sporadically. The cold moonlight sprinkled down like water, making the ground seem to be covered with a thin layer of mercury.
Hong Yi also walked to the window and looked along the palace wall outside the "Heavenly Fragrance House". Six or seven miles away, the high corner of the Cabinet Palace was still in sight.
With a little thought, he saw that above the Cabinet Palace, a red light rushed straight to the sky. The entire Yujing City was shrouded in the red light. This red light was vast and majestic, as if it was the light of the God of Heaven and Earth, and all the heavens had to worship it.
Needless to say, this was naturally the Human Immortal Qi of Hong Xuanji.
In fact, when Hong Yi came, he had already seen it. Now he was just following the meaning of Consort Yuan.
"The Essence Yuan Temple in the Western Region has launched the 'Holy War'. It has gathered hundreds of countries, big and small, stationed millions of troops on the border, and is ready to fight everywhere. This is no small matter. Naturally, the Emperor will stay up all night to discuss state affairs with the Cabinet."
Hong Yi just said a few words and stood side by side with Consort Yuan. His nose smelled a faint fragrance from Consort Yuan's body, like orchids, musk, and plum. At first, he didn't feel anything, but when he smelled it carefully, he felt that his body was lying in a cluster of flowers, and his mouth and nose were full of fragrance.
This fragrance not only filled Hong Yi's body, but also seemed to seep into his mind.
For a moment, Hong Yi's mind was full of fragrance.
Looking at Consort Yuan again, Hong Yi actually felt a sense of closeness. He felt that Consort Yuan seemed to be fated with him. Perhaps something would happen in the future.
Consort Yuan's watery eyes, her palace robes, her white hair, her snow-white skin, and her slender hands caused Hong Yi to feel an incomparable tenderness towards her. He had an urge to protect her.
"Hmm?"
With this thought, Hong Yi breathed lightly, and every thought that made up his soul became as pure as a diamond, squarish.
"Miss Consort Yuan, what kind of dao technique is this? Why is it so powerful? It's even more powerful than your Ice Soul Dao Technique. I almost lost control of my mind just now. "
Hong Yi looked at Consort Yuan and smiled.
Just now, Consort Yuan's body had emitted a fragrance that not only filled one's mouth, but also seeped into one's soul. Even Hong Yi had unwittingly fallen for it. This was no ordinary dao technique!
Of course, this was also because Hong Yi was not the least bit wary of Consort Yuan.
"Among the Eight Great Demon Immortals, I am called Sweetyfox Monarch. This fragrance is actually my true trump card. My dao technique just improved greatly, so I tried it out on you. Who would have thought that even an expert like you would fall for it? How delightful."
Consort Yuan saw that Hong Yi was taken aback, and then gave a mischievous smile. She revealed the demeanor of a little girl. "It seems that this Fragrant Soul Dream is much more powerful than my Ice Soul Dao Technique."
"Fragrant Soul Dream? This seems to be the mystique of the Fragrant Sect from 300 years ago. " Hong Yi listened, then said, "Before the Da Qian Dynasty was the Great Zhou Dynasty, and before the Great Zhou Dynasty was the Great Xin Dynasty. 300 years ago, in the final years of the Great Xin Dynasty, heroes rose up, and the most powerful was the Fragrant Sect. But the Fragrant Sect was destroyed by the founder of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I have read the history books, and there are records of the Fragrant Sect's Holy Maiden's dao technique. Once used in the Fragrant Soul Dream, the person in the Fragrant Soul Dream becomes a fragrant child. They worship the Holy Maiden with unswerving devotion, willing to be her dog. Many heroes, even ghostly immortals who have transcended reincarnation, have been subdued by the Fragrant Sect. Half the world belongs to the Fragrant Sect. If not for the rise of the founder of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the history of the world might have been changed. Who would have thought that Miss Consort Yuan also knows this technique from the Fragrant Soul Dream? "
"I obtained the secret manual of the Fragrant Soul Dream by chance, the Human Fragrance Scroll of the Three Scrolls of Heavenly Fragrance. In the Fragrant Soul Dream, it can only make people have a good impression of me, but it doesn't have the ability to make ghostly immortals and Wu Sheng willing to be my dog. In fact, when I married into the palace, I also wanted to find the Three Scrolls of the Fragrant Soul Dream."
Consort Yuan said in a carefree manner, "Among the Three Scrolls of Heavenly Fragrance, the Heavenly Fragrance Scroll is the highest dao technique, followed by the Earth Fragrance Scroll, and the Human Fragrance Scroll is the lowest. If you obtain the Heavenly Fragrance Scroll, unless you are a true Indifferent Sage, you will be attracted by its fragrance. Legend has it that when the Monogatari first made his debut, he had an entanglement with the Holy Maiden of the Fragrant Sect. Later, the Monogatari killed the Holy Maiden, and thus the Great Zhou Dynasty had two hundred years of foundation. "
"Is that so? I wonder if Miss Consort Yuan could you recite the scripture of the Human Fragrance Scroll to me? "Hong Yi listened, and suddenly became interested, and couldn't help but ask.
"En." After Consort Yuan sat down, she said, "I think it's better if I show you the secret scroll."
As she said this, Consort Yuan untied her palace dress, revealing a pink undergarment, and then took out a silk handkerchief from the undergarment.
This silk handkerchief was soft and moist, and presented a faint halo. Hong Yi was now experienced and knowledgeable, and with one look, he knew that it was woven from a special kind of silk.
After receiving this silk handkerchief, Hong Yi gently moved his hand, and then remembered that it was taken from Consort Yuan's undergarment. It was tightly attached to the skin, and it was still stained with Consort Yuan's body fragrance. His fingers involuntarily slid down, and his heart stirred, and a trace of ripple arose.
But then, Hong Yi's eyes flickered, and the light was like a sword of wisdom, and the ripple in his heart was instantly severed.
Consort Yuan saw that Hong Yi's eyes flickered, and actually gave her a feeling of "wisdom". She couldn't help but be moved again, "With the sword of wisdom, I can instantly sever all distracting thoughts..."
But Hong Yi didn't know what Consort Yuan was thinking, and instead, he opened the silk handkerchief.
On the silk handkerchief, there were a few words written: Human Fragrance Scroll.
Then, on the silk handkerchief, there were all kinds of flowers embroidered, vivid and lifelike, as if they were alive. There were chrysanthemums, orchids, plum blossoms, peonies, and so on. As soon as he saw these flowers, Hong Yi's nose seemed to smell a fragrance. This was already the pinnacle of embroidery.
Among the flowers, there was a beautiful scripture.
"The Heavenly Dao is divided into Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang circulate, chaotic and perfect. The Dao is divided into good and evil. The shape of good and evil, seen with the eyes, is beauty and ugliness, and smelling with the nose, is fragrance and odor. The fragrance is good, and everyone likes it, and the odor is evil, and everyone hates it. Why? At the beginning of man, his nature is good, and his nature is extremely good. Naturally, he loves fragrance, and is naturally disgusting... The Three Scrolls of Heavenly Fragrance are Heaven, Earth, and Human. The Human Scroll is the fragrance of a hundred flowers, and when visualized, it causes one to feel close to it... The Earth Scroll is the fragrance of a thousand herbs, and when visualized, it causes one to feel close to it... The Heaven Scroll is the fragrance of a thousand herbs, and when visualized, it causes one to feel close to it... The Heaven Scroll is the fragrance of a thousand herbs, and when visualized, it causes one to feel close to it...
"Clear Opening Meaning is indeed a top-notch scripture! Not an evil scripture! "Hong Yi looked at the first few lines of the scripture, and knew that this was a top-notch scripture! It was no small matter.
Looking further, it was actually a word bead machine!
It turned out that the Three Scrolls of Heavenly Fragrance and the Human Scroll were to visualize and comprehend the fragrance of a hundred flowers, and then fuse them into a furnace. With a thought, the fragrance would cause one to feel close to them, and they would have a strong favorable impression of them, and never bear to hurt them.
As for the Earth Scroll, it was to experience the fragrance of a thousand herbs, and repair the soul.
As for the Heaven Scroll, it was to collect the fragrance of a thousand herbs, and after fusing them into a furnace, one would understand the beauty of heaven and earth, and ascend to the position of god, causing all things, including the sun, moon, and stars, to feel close to them.
"It is human nature to like fragrance and odor. Even a newborn baby, who has no consciousness, will cry when he smells the stench, and smile when he smells the fragrance. The Three Scrolls of Heavenly Fragrance is a top-notch scripture. No wonder I was momentarily dazed when I smelled the fragrance, because it started from my nature, and triggered my fondness for beautiful things. No wonder even my profound Dao technique could not withstand it. If this was a battle, and you emitted the fragrance, and I was dazed, then I would have suffered greatly."
Hong Yi sighed and said, "No wonder the Fragrance Order almost swept the world three hundred years ago."
"It is useless to hurt you. Even if you are killed, you can revive on the spot. The Daizen Temple's Sutra of the Past, and the Taishang Dao's Taishang Wang Qing, are the nemesis of the Fragrance Order. However, I was able to daze you just now because you were not wary of me, and because my Dao technique has improved greatly. The Human Scroll is already so brilliant, I wonder what the Heaven Scroll is like? "Consort Yuan giggled and took the silk handkerchief from Hong Yi's hand.
"I know that too." Hong Yi shook his head, and then looked out the window. "Three hundred years ago, when the Monogatari first made his debut, he was entangled with the Saintess of the Fragrance Order, and finally swung his sword to kill her. Taishang Wang Qing, I don't know how resolute he was … If it was me, even if you, Miss Consort Yuan, were hostile to me, I would not bear to kill you."
"That is not necessarily true. In your eyes just now, I saw that you used wisdom as a sword to cut off the ripples. If you were to face the Saintess of the Fragrance Order, if you were an enemy, the Monogatari would use the Sword of Forgetfulness to kill you, and you would use the Sword of Wisdom and the Sword of Courage to kill her. The principles are different, but the results are the same … "
Consort Yuan said quietly.
"Today's conversation was really enjoyable. I will go back first. Miss Consort Yuan, you should also try to comprehend the Dao technique and digest the divine thoughts of Saint Daofu." Hong Yi was stunned when he heard Consort Yuan's words. He smiled noncommittally and stood up.
"Well …" Consort Yuan was also stunned when she saw Hong Yi stand up. It seemed that he was still in the mood to talk, but she did not keep Hong Yi. She just smiled sweetly, pointed to the room next to her, and said, "These days, the other three Imperial Noble Consorts have also sent me a lot of gifts. Look at the room over there, they are all precious jewelry. I think they have vaguely heard about what happened that night in the Kunyuan Palace. They know that the Empress could not do anything to me, so they are trying to curry favor with me. This is the first time I have done this since I entered the Imperial Palace. Do you want to pick some jewelry for Yinsha? "
"Oh? It seems that those Imperial Noble Consorts are not easy to deal with. Well, of the other three Imperial Noble Consorts, one is the daughter of a Grand Secretary of the Imperial Court, and the other is the daughter of an aristocratic family. The power they have is all vaguely connected to the Imperial Court. Since Miss Consort Yuan is so kind, I will pick some jewelry for Yinsha to take back. "
Hong Yi smiled and walked into the room. Sure enough, the room was full of jewels and treasures. He could vaguely see a few pieces of jewelry with fluctuations of thought.
"Oh?"
Hong Yi walked forward and opened a box. Inside was a simple rhinoceros horn hairpin. On the hairpin, there were a few simple characters carved on it: "Spirit," "Wisdom," "Shu," and "Juan."
The characters were hidden with spiritual light, penetrating deep into the hairpin. They had a sense of invulnerability.
In addition, there was a small snake carved on the hairpin. This snake was not ferocious, but rather a little naive and very cute.
"Although this is an ordinary rhinoceros horn hairpin, the characters on it were carved by a great scholar. Otherwise, the characters would not be able to gather spiritual light and not disperse. This hairpin will do."
After Hong Yi took the hairpin, he examined it and realized that it was not an Immortal Artifact. It was just that the words on it had been carved by a great scholar like Xie Wenyuan. That was why the words glowed with spiritual light and did not dissipate. It had the effect of repelling evil spirits.
This should be a trinket given by a great scholar to his lover.
After taking the hairpin, Hong Yi moved slightly. He opened up a small void environment and walked out. In the blink of an eye, he was out of the Imperial Palace...
...
"Hmm?"
At this time, six or seven miles away from the Heavenly Fragrance Residence, in the front palace, separated by layers of high walls, the lights were brightly lit. Groups of eunuchs were guarding outside, and the sound of a political discussion came from inside.
More than ten cabinet elders were sitting in their respective seats, arranging the memorials and urgent reports in front of them. Qian Emperor Yang Pan and Grand Preceptor Hong Xuanji were also among them.
Just as Hong Yi left the palace, Hong Xuanji's eyes flashed, revealing a kind of sharpness.
"Your Majesty, the evil cult of the Essence Temple in the Western Regions has bewitched the small countries in the Western Regions to launch a 'Holy War' against the Da Qian. They have stationed millions of troops at the border. Prince Yu and I have just sorted out the information from the Ministry of War and observed them one by one. To our surprise, we found that the report of a million troops is not a false report, but a fact! The Essence Temple has launched such a huge war, and their intention is not small. Although the Da Qian is not afraid, the army of the God Might King is not enough. We do need more troops. "
At this moment, a tall and slender cabinet official with a long beard stood up from the cabinet. He was in extremely good spirits.
This was the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the Minister of War, Fang Yi.
"Oh, a million troops, is it true? It's not a bluff by the barbarians of the Western Regions? "
The Big Dry Emperor moved slightly, looking at Hong Xuanji.
"Your Majesty, it looks like it is urgent to increase the number of troops in the Western Regions. The God Might King has stationed eight hundred thousand troops at the border of the Sand Continent, but their forces are scattered. It is not easy to defend against them."
At this moment, the cabinet official Yan You Zhi stood up.
"Yan You Zhi, according to your opinion, how many troops should we increase?" The Big Dry Emperor asked.
"At least five hundred thousand, at most eight hundred thousand!" Yan You Zhi estimated for a while before saying.
"This is ridiculous! After discussing for so long, this is the idea you came up with? "The Big Dry Emperor suddenly slammed the table heavily! With a bang, the entire palace seemed to jump. The Big Dry Emperor suddenly stood up, "Increase the number of troops, increase the number of troops. Once an army of five hundred thousand or eight hundred thousand is mobilized, the amount of silver and rations consumed in a day is in the millions. If we fight for a few months, the treasury will not be able to do anything. The money and rations that have just been stabilized will be strained again. What we want is not to compete with the strength of the country, but to not spend too much, to easily win this war!"
"This subject deserves ten thousand deaths!"
Apart from Hong Xuanji, all the cabinet officials left the table, kneeling on the ground.
"Your Majesty, this subject has an idea." Suddenly, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet Li Shen Guang said loudly.
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