Li Mu and Zhang Chun waited for a long time at the gate of the palace. Instead of the Empress, they saw Mr. Mei.
Mr. Mei walked out of the palace gate and said to the two, "It's all right now. You can go back."
Zhang Chun was stunned and asked, "What's going on inside?"
Mr. Mei looked at Li Mu and said, "Her Majesty used the Dark Light Technique to recreate the scene of yesterday. All the officials were furious. The assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, Zhou Ting, resigned because he didn't teach his son well. Her Majesty has agreed that Zhou Ting died because of the wrath of heaven. It has nothing to do with you. You can go back now."
Zhang Chun asked, "Is there anything else?"
Mr. Mei asked, "What do you want?"
Zhang Chun shook his head and felt a little regretful, but he didn't say anything.
Mr. Mei suddenly took out a stack of Fu-lu from his sleeve and handed it to Li Mu, saying, "This is for you from Her Majesty."
Li Mu looked at the stack of Purple Cloud Thunder Talismans in his hand thoughtfully.
Mr. Mei handed him a jade pendant and said, "This is also for you from Her Majesty."
Li Mu took the jade pendant and looked at it over and over. He didn't see anything special about it, so he asked, "What is this?"
Mr. Mei said, "This jade pendant can hide the secrets of heaven. Keep it with you."
Hearing this, Li Mu suddenly felt that the jade pendant in his hand became heavier.
Hiding the secrets of heaven didn't seem to have any real effect. It could neither increase defense nor enhance attack. However, it had a very important function, which was to prevent the ultimate masters from calculating.
The masters of Dongxuan had already seen through the mysteries of heaven. They could observe the stars and know fate. With a pinch of their fingers, they could predict good or bad luck. They could even calculate someone's location and monitor them remotely through the Dark Light Technique.
If one had something to hide the secrets of heaven, they could block the calculations of the masters of Dongxuan and above. This could be very useful sometimes.
The jade pendant that concealed the heavenly secrets and the stack of Purple Cloud Thunder Talismans made Li Mu wonder if the Empress knew anything about it.
Logically speaking, even if a seventh realm expert could calculate that Zhou Chu's death was related to him, they shouldn't be able to confirm whether he had died directly or indirectly at Li Mu's hands. The Thousand Illusions had said before that the mysteries of heaven were hard to predict. No one could calculate all of the mysteries of heaven. The so-called arithmetic was nothing more than some hazy feelings, very difficult to be specific.
He accepted the jade pendant and bowed to Mr. Mei, saying, "Sister Mei, please thank His Majesty for me."
Mr. Mei sighed and said, "His Majesty has suffered a lot to protect you this time. I hope you will remember his kindness."
Li Mu used to have some worries, but after today, his worries had disappeared.
From today onwards, he truly regarded himself as one of the Empress' men.
It was a pity that he hadn't been summoned today, so he didn't have the chance to see her. However, there was no need to be anxious. Now, he had already begun to hug the Empress's thigh. There would be plenty of opportunities to see her in the future.
Zhou Manor.
Crash!
In a small courtyard, the sound of porcelain shattering could be heard. The maids and servants all stood in the courtyard with their heads lowered, not daring to speak.
The middle-aged woman picked up a vase and smashed it. She panted heavily and gritted her teeth, saying, "Zhou Chu died in vain. I can't accept this, I can't accept this …"
She pointed in the direction of the palace and cursed, "She's also a member of the Zhou family. How can she be so cruel …"
Slap!
Zhou Ting slapped her face and said in a low voice, "Shut up. His Majesty isn't someone you can talk about!"
The woman stood there in a daze after being slapped. Moments later, she raised her head and looked at Zhou Ting. She shook her head and said, "Crazy. Everyone in the Zhou family is crazy. I want to leave this place. If you don't avenge me, I will …"
Zhou Ting looked at her departing figure. He raised his foot and finally put it down.
In one day, he looked haggard and old. The scene in the court today kept replaying in his mind. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, saying, "Li Mu …"
The palace.
The Empress had been in the back garden for a long time after the court ended.
She looked in the direction of the Zhou family. After a long time, she retracted her gaze and asked, "Am I really cruel?"
The young official said, "Zhou Chu deserved his death. It can't be blamed on anyone. Your Majesty doesn't need to blame yourself for this."
The Empress seemed to be asking her, but it also seemed like she wasn't asking her. She didn't say anything else and left the garden. She walked in front of a magnificent palace.
Above the palace, the words "Ancestral Temple" were written.
The young official stopped in front of the Ancestral Temple. Only the Imperial family could enter the Great Zhou's Ancestral Temple. For them, it was a forbidden area.
The Empress walked into the Ancestral Temple. What greeted her eyes was a high platform.
On the high platform, from top to bottom, there were more than ten memorial tablets of the Great Zhou's Emperors. In front of the memorial tablets, sandalwood incense rose in spirals.
In addition to these memorial tablets, the most eye-catching thing in the Ancestral Temple was a small cauldron. These small cauldrons had three legs and two handles. They were neatly arranged in a row under the memorial tablets of the Great Zhou's Emperors. After a careful count, one would find that there were a total of 36 small cauldrons.
The 36 small cauldrons emitted a faint golden light. The golden light was strong and weak. The strong light was dazzling, and the weak light was dim. The golden light of each small cauldron condensed into golden lines that converged in a giant cauldron in the Ancestral Temple.
The giant cauldron had three legs and six handles. The body of the cauldron didn't emit any light, but there was a golden dragon swimming in the cauldron.
The golden dragon felt the Empress walk in and swam out of the cauldron. It happily circled above her head a few times, and then flew back into the cauldron.
In the corner of the Ancestral Temple, there were three prayer mats.
Three figures sat cross-legged on the prayer mats.
Their auras were extremely obscure. They all wore black dragon robes. If one looked closely, one would find that the golden dragon embroidered on their robes only had four claws.
An old man with a face as withered as tree bark on the left opened his eyes. He looked at the most dazzling cauldron in the center of the 36 small cauldrons and said, "The psyche power of the people of the Divine Capital has multiplied several times in this month. The guy you transferred from the North County is quite capable."
The Empress's expression was calm. She looked at the golden dragon swimming in the cauldron and asked, "When will this strand of Emperor's Qi be complete?"
The old man said, "During Emperor Wen's time, the sea was clear and the rivers were clear. The people were loyal, but it took 20 years. Two generations of Emperors spent nearly a hundred years to produce one strand, and it has already been used by you. With the current Great Zhou, it will take at least 30 years for the next strand of Emperor's Qi to be complete …"
The Empress frowned and said, "That's too long."
The old man said with a smile, "The Zhou Clan has been planning to steal the throne since a few hundred years ago. We've been planning this for so long, and our ancestors have sacrificed their lives to obtain a stream of Monarch Qi, yet you're not interested in being the Emperor. How ironic …"
The Empress said coldly, "The Zhou Family's matters have nothing to do with me!"
The old man smiled and said, "I'm afraid you will have to sit in this position for a long time. You will slowly lose your family and friends. The officials will respect you and fear you, but they will never reveal their true feelings to you. Your parents will call you Your Majesty and have ulterior motives. No girl will get close to you, and no man will like you. You will slowly lose love, hate, happiness, anger, sadness …"
"Stop talking!"
"It's useless. This is the fate of every emperor. You will not be an exception …"
…
A golden whip appeared in the Empress's hand. She said word by word, "I told you to stop talking!"
The old man lowered his head and immediately fell into a deep sleep.
The Empress walked out of the ancestral temple. The young female official said respectfully, "Your Majesty."
The Empress looked at the respectful expression on her face and said, "Return to the palace …"
Fairy's Capital, Li Residence.
Li Mu had just upgraded the formation in his residence. He used some Fu-lu and Dharma treasures that he didn't need in a shop in Fairy's Capital that was specially opened for cultivators to exchange for spiritual jades. Then, he used the spiritual jades to buy a set of formation flags from another shop.
Although Fairy's Capital was mostly populated by commoners, there were a few markets that were specially opened for cultivators to trade.
Using the upgraded formation of the Formation Chess, it could temporarily trap a Fifth Realm cultivator. If one wanted to sneak into the formation silently, they would have to have the cultivation of Dongxuan.
After doing all this, Li Mu gave most of the Purple Cloud Thunder Talismans that the Empress gave him to Xiao Bai to protect herself. He only kept a few for himself.
The jade pendant and the thunder talisman that the Empress gave him. One was to steal the sky, while the other was to conceal heaven's secrets. No matter how slow Li Mu was, he understood the Empress's intention at this moment.
The Purple Cloud Thunder Talisman was the proof that Li Mu would use his thunder technique in the future. Otherwise, after Zhou Chu's incident, he couldn't reveal his thunder technique in front of others.
This jade pendant that concealed heaven's secrets would prevent cultivators above Dongxuan from finding out that he was the culprit.
The Empress had thoughtfully prepared these for Li Mu. The Empress must already know that Zhou Chu's death was his doing.
A Transcendent powerhouse was terrifying.
Even so, she still chose to protect Li Mu. This meant that Li Mu still had a place in her heart. He didn't work so hard for her in vain.
Not only was she righteous, but she was also so protective.
He really loved the Empress like this …
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