Free Web NovelChapter 643: Chapter 196: Black Lotus Blooms in Jade Capital City, Burial Garb Awaits at the Alley’s End
But the soft golden robe did not slide down; it was already caught by two hands.
Li Yuan gathered both of his hands to re-fasten her golden robe; he would not engage in such a transgressive act.
Xie Wei took advantage of this, softly sighing as she fell into his embrace.
Being the Master He, after becoming Empress, it was only natural for her to devise every means possible to bind the Emperor.
And there was only one way to secure the Emperor, which was... to genuinely make him develop feelings for her.
Xie Wei, with a heart void of emotions, performed acts of allure; after all, her task was to win over the Emperor. Her body was the cost, so she played along, even... indulging the desires in her heart, thus stirred by emotions.
Li Yuan was quite embarrassed.
He was toppled by his sister-in-law; before he could react, he felt a shiver coursing through his entire body, a strange sensation of fusion-like an electric current winding and flowing.
His sister-in-law’s speed was too rapid...
If this continued, mistakes would be made.
"Empress!"
Li Yuan shouted sternly.
Xie Wei retracted her hand, looking somewhat confused and pitiable towards the Emperor, her appearance fully displaying the weakness of a woman.
Li Yuan sighed softly in his heart... These "expressions" were something his sister-in-law had never shown outside.
"Your Majesty..." Xie Wei said fearfully, "Did I make you uncomfortable?"
Li Yuan replied, "I am willing to make you Empress, naturally satisfied with you and the Xie Family.
It’s just... I’m tired, and tonight I wish to rest alone."
Seeing his resolve, Xie Wei finally took the Holy Edict and slowly withdrew.
Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, yet the fire in his heart grew even more intense due to his sister-in-law’s actions just now. With a thought, an icy vertical pupil like a painting appeared on Li Yuan’s arm beneath his sleeve.
As the eye opened, the fire in Li Yuan’s heart instantly subsided.
Strange and inhuman thoughts quickly emerged:
’Just a disgusting piece of weak, living flesh, why would it move me?’
At this moment, Li Yuan couldn’t comprehend his previous emotions at all.
What’s happening?
But with another thought, he closed the Celestial Eye.
In an instant, the strange thoughts vanished.
He returned to normal and exhaled lightly.
That night, Li Yuan summoned Lü Xuanxian into the tent. The two of them discussed many things in detail, including how Li Yuan should face Zhao Guyue, making Li Yuan’s transition to becoming the Emperor smoother.
In fact, Li Yuan had already gleaned a lot from Princess Consort Yin earlier, and with Lü Xuanxian’s detailed explanation, his understanding of being the Emperor became increasingly clear.
...
The next day.
The army had not set out.
Because Lü Xuanxian said the danger was not yet eliminated, they couldn’t leave.
By nightfall, Li Yuan knew Lü Xuanxian’s true purpose.
It was a black token.
Lü Xuanxian spent the daytime dealing with this thing.
He discreetly took it out from his bosom and handed it to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan reached out and quickly accepted it.
Upon gripping it, he felt a bone-chilling coldness.
Clearly, this was an extraordinary Evil Ghost Tool.
"This is your first condition," Lü Xuanxian said softly.
Li Yuan nodded excitedly.
Lü Xuanxian said, "The Nine Temporary Patrol Tokens, being temporary, naturally have some shortcomings. They can only go to places you’ve been before, cannot track a target, and can’t move based on perception... and can only be used three times a day.
This okay?"
Li Yuan looked at the token.
Soon, a line of information appeared in his Item Bar: [Item: Nine Temporary Patrol Tokens].
The appearance of this information put him at ease. Because once an item appeared in his Item Bar, it posed no further risk; otherwise, it wouldn’t appear.
However, being able to only use it three times a day and go to places he’d been before meant its functionality was far inferior to Lü Xuanxian’s.
Perhaps it was because of this that Lü Xuanxian handed over this item so quickly?
"Okay," Li Yuan agreed.
This item was sufficient, just enough to make up for his inability to quickly get to a particular place.
Now, with this "Ghost Street" or rather the Dragon Vein-produced [Nine Temporary Patrol Tokens], he could assume the identity of Ximen Gucheng and appear in the Xie Family’s secret chamber at any time; he could also assume the identity of Qing Hancheng and make a brief appearance at the Divine Wood Hall, though the hall held no particular importance to him anymore.
’It truly is a "Ghost Street Prop" that surpasses "Paradise Garden". Its effect is outstanding, far more practical than Thousand-Mile in a Line,’ Li Yuan thought to himself.
Lü Xuanxian saw his satisfaction and didn’t dwell on the matter, instead continuing to discuss other issues.
As they talked, from a distance came the summons, "The Empress requests an audience."
Lü Xuanxian chuckled and glanced at Li Yuan, saying, "A true gentleman should act without restraint. A genius like you is no less than I was back in the day, so why be bound by worldly morals?
Life barely spans five hundred years, live how you want, and back in my day, I often visited the Imperial Palace backyard. Even the Empress Dowager was my old lover.
I vividly recall, having stripped that still-charming Empress Dowager of her Phoenix Robe and wrapped her in a brocade carpet, secretly indulging in pleasure atop the Jinluan Hall roof during a court assembly.
Such delight, hahaha..."
Li Yuan glanced at Lü Xuanxian and said calmly, "Focus on the important matters."
Lü Xuanxian said, "I’ll be blunt, after your death, you will be like me, entering the Dragon Vein, guarding this land, living in another form. Before that, why not enjoy more?"
Li Yuan said, "Then... General Lü, you may leave now; I wish to rest."
Lü Xuanxian stood up, laughing confidently, softly reminding him, "Don’t forget, the Emperor is lustful; back in Shanbao County, he delighted in women.
