In Tai'an City, at the Heavenly Extremity Palace, Liang Zhu carried a bucket of hot water back to the servants' quarters.
Liang Zhu was a handsome young man with refined features—but he was an eunuch!
Two days ago, Liang Zhu transmigrated into Little Pillar's body and gloriously became an eunuch.
And not just any eunuch, but the lowest and most wretched eunuch slave whom anyone could bully!
With one of his body parts missing, Liang Zhu, who had once been able to urinate ten thousand zhang against the wind, could no longer even relieve himself smoothly. He had no choice but to hide in the servants' quarters and clean up.
Liang Zhu sighed. He had just taken off his shirt when the door was pushed open.
Xiao Meiyue, the palace's chief female official, swayed in with a graceful figure.
As soon as she entered, Xiao Meiyue was drawn to Liang Zhu.
Liang Zhu, who was only eighteen or nineteen, was very handsome.
Even she, who was accustomed to seeing the young masters of the Capital, could not help being captivated by his appearance.
More importantly, unlike the other delicate and slender eunuchs in the palace, this eunuch slave called “Little Pillar” had a tall, sturdy body. Because he had performed physical labor for a long time, the muscles on his body were sharply defined and filled with masculine charm. He was no less impressive than those guards.
Xiao Meiyue secretly swallowed a mouthful of spit. Those abs—I really want to touch them!
Liang Zhu had not expected anyone to barge in, and was somewhat shy, so he hurriedly put on his clothes.
Seeing Liang Zhu's reddening ears, Xiao Meiyue was even happier. He was still a little virgin, and quite shy at that.
The female official said with a smile, “They all say that a handsome little eunuch has come to our palace. I thought they were talking nonsense, but now that I've seen him today, they weren't exaggerating in the slightest?”
Before Liang Zhu could react, Xiao Meiyue strode forward and reached out to touch him. Startled, Liang Zhu jolted and retreated to the corner of the wall, but Xiao Meiyue pressed forward directly. Feeling the touch in front of him, Liang Zhu's complexion reddened even further.
Holy crap, are all the girls here this fierce?
If I, Liang Zhu, weren't a super VIP of the eight great bathhouses in Demon Capital, accustomed to seeing the world, I would nearly have lost control.
“Older sisters really do like wolfdogs, milk puppies, and younger brothers.”
The chief female official's clothes resembled the palace skirt-dresses of the Tang Dynasty. The collar was cut very low, revealing countless ditches.
The two were already standing very close. Although their bodies had not touched, their hearts had directly connected.
Liang Zhu could even hear Xiao Meiyue's heartbeat.
“Older sister, stop fooling around. It wouldn't be good if outsiders saw us. What instructions do you have for me today, Sister Meiyue?”
Xiao Meiyue looked at Liang Zhu and whispered into his ear, “His Majesty is short of someone to serve her. I heard your skills are quite good. Can you make people feel relaxed and dispel their fatigue?”
Xiao Meiyue pulled the collar of her skirt open slightly. “Then try it on me. Let your older sister see whether it's real or not.”
If this had been the old Liang Zhu, he certainly would not have hesitated.
But the current Liang Zhu was an eunuch. He could only sigh helplessly and say, “Lord Xiao, please don't do this. I'm only a little eunuch... If you have any orders, feel free to tell me. I will certainly carry them out.”
“All right, all right, I'm not teasing you anymore...” Xiao Meiyue smiled sweetly. “The Empress is bathing in the Clear Pool and needs someone to serve her. I heard you learned massage from Eunuch Wei, so I plan to recommend you to Her Majesty the Empress. If Her Majesty the Empress is satisfied, you mustn't forget your older sister's kindness.”
Liang Zhu was filled with great joy. “I certainly won't disappoint Older Sister's expectations!”
Half a shichen later, in the female emperor's chambers.
A faint fragrance pervaded the hot spring pool, and a figure swayed in the water.
With a soft splash, Empress Xiao Yanran emerged.
Liang Zhu lowered his brows and eyes. He could only see a pair of long, beautiful legs slowly approaching him.
As the lowest-ranking eunuch, Little Pillar had never dared to look directly at Her Majesty before.
However, Little Pillar had now become someone with a different soul and personality.
Out of curiosity, Liang Zhu could not help but look up at Her Majesty the Empress.
To Liang Zhu's surprise, Empress Xiao Yanran appeared to be only seventeen or eighteen. Her appearance could overthrow cities and nations, yet her figure seemed somewhat slender.
When Liang Zhu suddenly looked up at her, Xiao Yanran was slightly stunned. She then walked expressionlessly past him.
Although the Empress's complexion was solemn, Liang Zhu could tell that her gaze was gloomy, as if she had endless troubles weighing on her mind.
Xiao Meiyue whispered a few words beside the Empress. The Empress nodded. “Since that's the case, let him try.”
Xiao Meiyue was filled with great joy. She gestured to Liang Zhu, signaling Little Pillar to do his best.
Liang Zhu walked over and saw Her Majesty the Empress lying face down on a low bed, with a layer of gauze covering her body.
Shorts were not popular in this world, so the curves beneath the gauze were clearly outlined.
Liang Zhu steadied his mind and slowly extended his hand.
He felt somewhat apprehensive.
Liang Zhu had learned his massage techniques from female masseuses. Who knew whether they could relieve the Empress's aching back?
Helpless, Liang Zhu summoned all twelve parts of his courage and pressed his fingers against the Empress's lower back. A series of soft moans escaped from the corner of the Empress's mouth.
Finger pressure, pushing by hand, gentle rubbing, and slow kneading—although Liang Zhu had learned these techniques at a leisure and entertainment center, they were surprisingly effective.
After a moment, Xiao Yanran nodded slightly and said in a clear, melodious voice, “Quite good. Reward him handsomely!”
Xiao Meiyue hurriedly asked, “Your Majesty, what should we reward him with?”
The Empress thought for a moment before saying softly, “I will often need him by my side from now on. Promote Little Pillar to imperial eunuch!”
Within the Imperial Dynasty, eunuchs also had ranks.
The Chief Eunuch was third rank, equivalent to a vice minister of the Six Ministries.
A Chief Eunuch was orthodox fifth rank, equivalent to a prefect.
The imperial eunuch ranked just below the two types of chief eunuchs mentioned above. It was an official position of Seventh Rank, granting him the qualifications to take turns serving beside the Empress and frequently see the imperial countenance.
Liang Zhu rose from eunuch slave in the servants' quarters to imperial eunuch—a true single-step ascent to the heavens!
And that was not all!
Empress Xiao Yanran casually picked up a jade pendant from the table. “Little Pillar, I reward this to you as well.”
Liang Zhu hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
After changing clothes, the Empress walked toward the side hall and began reviewing the memorials piled up like mountains.
Liang Zhu glanced at the Empress, then secretly slipped toward the outside of the hall.
Xiao Meiyue suddenly appeared and blocked Liang Zhu with a half-smile. “Little Pillar, where do you think you're going?”
Liang Zhu smiled bitterly. “My Sister Meiyue, Her Majesty suddenly granted me a reward, and I was so frightened that I wet myself on the spot. I'm going to clean up.”
As he spoke, Liang Zhu hurried toward the latrine.
However, just after entering, Liang Zhu tripped over the threshold. The jade pendant in his hand fell to the ground and shattered!
Before Liang Zhu could let out a pained scream, streams of information surged into his mind:
【System Prompt】The Destiny System has activated! Help the host defy destiny, replace the body, and connect directly to the Heavenly Dao!
【System Prompt】First sign-in completed! Body Replacement count +1!
Immediately afterward, numerous “replaceable bodies” flashed through Liang Zhu's mind:
“Satan's Horn! Traverse the nine bends of the netherworld, move freely through the underworld, and command all ghosts!”
“Azure Dragon's Hand! Bestow the power of the Azure Dragon, enabling one to overwhelm mountains and seas and slay immortals and gods!”
“Angel Wings! They can evolve into angels with two, four, or six wings. When light descends, all demons bow their heads!”
Without hesitation, Liang Zhu chose the epic grade treasure: “Jianmu Spiritual Root!”
Liang Zhu did not care at all what the Jianmu Spiritual Root was useful for.
The reason he chose it was that the replacement location of the Jianmu Spiritual Root was precisely the thing he was missing!
【System Prompt】Jianmu Spiritual Root exchange successful!