Liang Zhu felt his entire body tremble, and in an instant, withered wood came back to life and severed roots grew anew!
The System even included a note: “The Jianmu Spiritual Root is the Tongtian Wood, capable of gathering Heaven-and-Earth Spiritual Energy. If nourished with rootless celestial water, its effects will be doubled!”
Liang Zhu was so happy that he nearly shouted: “My treasure is back!”
However, Liang Zhu endured it through sheer willpower.
If anyone discovered it, he would definitely suffer death by a thousand cuts.
Liang Zhu desperately forced himself to calm down. Otherwise, he would be killed the moment he stepped outside.
A moment later, Liang Zhu respectfully returned to the side hall.
In the main hall, the Empress was still reviewing memorials.
The Empress slightly furrowed her brows, her complexion rather irritated.
In a good mood, Liang Zhu secretly sized up the Empress’s appearance and figure. Unexpectedly, Xiao Yanran raised her head.
The two met each other’s gaze again, and there was a little more surprise in the Empress’s eyes.
The little eunuch with sharp brows and bright eyes had changed a little, but it was impossible to say exactly where.
Liang Zhu pretended to be serious and said, “Your Majesty, please take care of your body.”
The Empress made a sound of acknowledgment. “Little Pillar, can you read? Help me read this memorial.”
Liang Zhu picked up a memorial. “The Governor of Yuezhou, Zhang Muzhi, reports that Yuezhou is suffering a great drought, with barren land stretching for a thousand li…”
The Empress covered her forehead with one hand while holding a writing brush in the other and scribbling on the paper.
This scene reminded Liang Zhu of an English listening examination.
As Liang Zhu was reading, a shout suddenly came from outside: “The Right Chancellor, Grand General for Assisting the state, and Duke of Yan, Long Baitian, requests an audience!”
The moment Liang Zhu heard those titles, his scalp went numb. He really did hold sway over the court.
Before the Empress could agree to receive him, heavy footsteps were already approaching from outside. Liang Zhu hurriedly put down the memorial.
A burly, obese minister walked into the side hall, his expression unruly.
The most eye-catching thing was that this guy actually had a precious sword hanging from his waist.
Memories of his previous life surfaced in Liang Zhu’s mind:
Long Baitian, originally named Long Aotian, had fought battles in the south and north for the Imperial Dynasty, killed countless enemies, and established illustrious military achievements.
The Late Emperor believed that General Long needed to have a heart of awe, so this guy changed his name to “Long Baitian.”
After the Late Emperor died, he left behind three regent ministers to assist Empress Xiao Yanran. Long Baitian was one of them.
Long Baitian stood carelessly in the side hall, his face full of arrogance.
Empress Xiao Yanran lowered her head to review memorials, completely ignoring Long Baitian.
The side hall fell into dead silence, and the atmosphere was extremely awkward.
Standing before the desk, Liang Zhu was being examined by Long Baitian, making the situation even more awkward ×2.
Liang Zhu’s eyeballs shifted. Standing before the desk, he angrily berated him: “How audacious, Long Baitian! Why haven’t you knelt down yet?!”
A thunderous roar suddenly rang out in the palace, and someone was scared to pee on the spot.
Immediately afterward came two heavy thuds as someone fainted…
Long Baitian glared angrily at the little eunuch, while Liang Zhu calmly looked back at him.
After the two stared at each other for three seconds, Long Baitian finally knelt slowly on the ground. “Your humble servant Long Baitian pays respects to Your Majesty. Long live my emperor, long live my Emperor, long live forever!”
Xiao Yanran raised her head and glanced at Long Baitian, saying “Rise” indifferently before waving her hand.
According to the Imperial Dynasty’s rules, palace attendants could not be present when state affairs were discussed. Thus, upon seeing the gesture, Liang Zhu and the others all withdrew.
The two fainted palace maids were also dragged out.
Xiao Meiyue, who had been scared to pee, smiled appreciatively at Liang Zhu, then hurried back to change her pants.
Liang Zhu chuckled and stood outside the hall, carefully examining the Destiny System in his mind. m.
The Destiny System could be used to sign in once every three days, and the sign-in reward was completely random.
Besides that, there were two progress bars:
Body replacement rate, representing how much of the body had been replaced with a divine body. It was currently at 1%.
Body optimization rate, representing the compatibility of the replacement body. It was currently at 3%.
The rest of the System consisted of various tantalizing rewards. Each reward had Exchange Points, with a note afterward stating that “Exchange Points” could be obtained through signing in and completing missions.
At that moment, a girl came skipping over.
The girl looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, and her appearance was eighty percent similar to Empress Xiao Yanran’s.
The palace maids all knelt and saluted. “We pay respects to Her Highness the Princess!”
The Princess?
Was she Princess Roufu, Xiao Yanzhi?
Xiao Yanzhi wore a relatively light, tight-fitting short skirt and held a wooden sword in her hand.
The Empress’s figure was rather flat, whereas Xiao Yanzhi, despite her young age, had an extremely voluptuous figure.
As the Princess ran and jumped about, Liang Zhu could not help thinking of basketball.
The Princess immediately noticed Liang Zhu staring. “Huh? Why is there a eunuch here?!”
After the Empress ascended the throne, the chief eunuchs serving at her side had all been replaced with female officials. A eunuch like Liang Zhu was especially conspicuous.
Moreover, Liang Zhu had not had time to change his clothes and was still dressed like a little eunuch performing menial tasks.
Liang Zhu said solemnly, “stop! His Majesty is currently… Ow!”
Before Liang Zhu could finish speaking, the Princess tugged him by the ear. “Enough nonsense. Come with me!”
A message suddenly appeared in Liang Zhu’s mind:
【Mission prompt】daily random mission, target: make the Princess happy.
【Mission prompt】The happier the Princess is, the better the reward.
【Mission prompt】If the mission is not completed within one shichen, the host will be beaten to death by the Empress.
The Princess dragged Liang Zhu out of the side hall and into the nearby Imperial Garden.
Seven or eight little palace maids stood in the Imperial Garden, each looking at Liang Zhu with sympathy.
The palace maids were bruised and swollen, and some of them were still injured.
Seeing this situation, all the alarm bells in Liang Zhu’s heart began ringing.
Xiao Yanzhi flourished her sword several times. “Little eunuch, this sword immortal will give you an opportunity to resist. Choose whatever weapons you want!”
The palace maids immediately brought over a pile of weapons.
A wooden saber, wooden stick, wooden shield, wooden spear…
In any case, they were all made of wood.
Liang Zhu chose the wooden shield and wooden saber, then said calmly, “Bring it on!”
The Princess was delighted. “Hahaha, you, guy, actually have the bearing of a master. Watch my sword immortal secret technique—Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Sect!”
Xiao Yanzhi charged over with her sword, hacking away noisily.
But how much strength could a sixteen-year-old girl possibly have?
The Jianmu Spiritual Root beneath Liang Zhu’s crotch could gather spiritual energy, and his strength was already greater than that of a grown, muscular man.
Thus, Liang Zhu easily blocked her attacks, occasionally pretending to counterattack with the wooden saber once or twice.
In less than two minutes, the Princess was exhausted and drenched in fragrant sweat.
A prompt flashed through Liang Zhu’s mind:
【Mission prompt】mission completion rate 50%, princess satisfaction value 92. Host, keep up the good work!
Obviously, the little Princess was having a great time.
But then a problem arose.
Xiao Yanzhi tossed away the wooden sword and ran out of the Imperial Garden. A moment later, she returned with a gleaming real sword.
Liang Zhu’s scalp went numb. The sword gleamed with a watery chill and seemed to be a precious sword capable of slicing through iron as though it were mud.
The Princess swung the precious sword down, and Liang Zhu raised the wooden shield to block it…
Crack! The wooden shield was chopped into two pieces.
If Liang Zhu had not dodged quickly, his head would probably have been split in two as well.
Seeing that things were going badly, Liang Zhu turned and ran!
The Princess chased after him with her sword raised. “Flower thief, don’t run! Take this move from this Princess… this sword immortal!”
Seeing the Princess charge over with her sword raised, the palace maids turned and ran in terror.
【Mission prompt】mission completion rate 60%, princess satisfaction value 137. Host, keep up the good work!
The Princess was extremely excited. She raised her sword and hacked and slashed wildly. A palace maid who failed to dodge in time had her arm cut, and blood dyed her dress red.
The other palace maids were so terrified that their souls scattered and spirits dispersed; in the blink of an eye, they had fled without a trace.
Kind-hearted Liang Zhu turned around and helped the injured little palace maid to her feet.
The Princess rushed over and brought her sword down toward Liang Zhu’s head!