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"Although the Seven Star Demon Orb is a 4-star magic weapon, it is already the limit to contain the demonic energy of a great demon. Forcibly containing eight of them will cause the demonic energy to backfire and possibly turn into demonic eggs. At that time, they could become anything."

"Therefore... the best approach is to obtain eight more magic orbs that have not yet been conceived."

Eight demonic beads, having absorbed demonic energy, floated in front of Tan Wenjie.

Tan Wenjie then recalled that the Lord of the Demon Realm had also said, "The demonic energy is rising, and Heaven will not tolerate it." If eight more demonic pearls were to appear in the world, who knows how many storms they would cause? Therefore, these eight demonic pearls must not be born.

"What's the point of giving me something if I can't even be born?"

He stared at the bead in thought. It wasn't difficult to use the demonic energy of the eight great demons to accelerate the growth of the magic weapon; the time would be right. However, the problem of the magic bead not being able to appear in the world was a bit troublesome.

After much deep thought, another night passed.

Tan Mansion, early morning.

The offspring of the roosters, which were deliberately left behind and whose lineage was lost to time, raised their heads and crowed, summoning the rising sun.

Tan Wenjie had just collected eight magic beads.

"My father-in-law is too generous."

In a good mood, he hummed a song as he left the room, where breakfast had already been prepared.

The ladies, concubines, and young ladies sat around a large table, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.

It would be even better if we didn't discuss playing a couple of rounds later at the dinner table, or talk about dominating the game.

Zhu Zhu and Nian Ying were at the novel martial arts opera. They said they would drag Tan Wenjie along to listen to it after breakfast. He could only nod. It was definitely not because they were pleading with him by putting their arms on his left and right.

It's just a pretty face; it doesn't affect him in the slightest.

As he stepped outside, neighbors greeted him warmly, and Tan Wenjie nodded in response.

The two, who went out for walks every day, seemed to have endless curiosity. It just so happened that the prosperity of Tanjia Town was already comparable to that of the provincial capital, with many new things to see and do.

After walking for more than half an hour, even Tan Wenjie, a god among men, felt his legs were a little sore.

I finally managed to find a chance to sit down at a roadside tea stall.

The tea server quickly came over to wipe the table and pour tea, then tactfully walked away without disturbing anyone.

Zhu Zhu and Nian Ying sat down and ate their snacks in small bites.

"Didn't you say you were full at the dinner table just now?" Tan Wenjie asked.

"I got hungry again while walking," Zhuzhu said.

Nianying glanced at the corner of the Tan family compound wall not far from the intersection, but didn't dare to speak.

Women of all eras have multiple stomachs, one for main meals and one for dessert.

"Brother-in-law, have a taste!"

The snack had already been brought to Zhuzhu's lips.

Nianying pouted, "I made a wrong move."

Moreover, she always felt that with that "brother-in-law," Zhuzhu had won, and won by a large margin.

Then she thought about it again and realized that the Tan family also had a girl named Jingjing who looked exactly like Zhuzhu.

Forget it, let's channel our grief and anger into our appetite first.

"Mayor! Mayor!"

A series of hurried footsteps approached.

The police who arrived were from Tanjia Town and the surrounding towns controlled by Tan Wenjie.

"Mayor, so you're here! I've been looking for you for ages," the man said, saluting first, panting heavily, and adjusting his crooked hat. "Someone's looking for you."

"Looking for me?" Tan Wenjie asked in surprise, "Where did you come from?"

He hasn't made any outside friends for a long time, treating this world as a paradise he has created, and only coming back to visit and stay for a few days when he has free time.

If he leaves the place the same way he comes back, it will make him feel more at ease.

They've long since stopped caring about the changing "plot" of this world.

"He said he was introduced by your friend, and that man was coughing up blood, with a seriously injured and unconscious woman with him." The policeman then bent down and said, "He mentioned Cao Yun, and that's when you found out."

Cao Yun looks exactly like Long Er from the Divine Dragon Sect in The Deer and the Cauldron, but here she is someone who wants to start a revolution and does not stay in Tan Wenjie's "blessed land of immortals".

I thought we'd never see each other again, but I never expected to hear from them again.

"Since you are injured, please come to my residence."

"Young man, let's do it right now."

I got tired of shopping with the two girls, so I made an excuse to slip away.

“You heard it too,” Tan Wenjie said. “It’s not that I don’t want to listen to the opera, it’s just that I have an urgent matter.”

Even after they've eaten, drunk, and shopped their fill, they might not be able to reach the stage by this afternoon.

Although they were somewhat disappointed, they nodded, as business was more important.

Then they turned around and ran towards the foreign goods store with their snacks.

Thinking to himself, "Just as I thought," Tan Wenjie got up and went home.

As soon as I entered the reception room, I saw a handsome young man with bandages on his body.

“Mr. Tan!” He suddenly stood up, intending to shake hands with Tan Wenjie.

Looking at the face that looked exactly like that of Andy Lau, Tam Man-kit was certain that it was another acquaintance.

He raised his hand and gently shook hands with the other person: "What's your name?"

"Yang Jun".

Yang Jun said, "I heard Cao Yun say before that if we encounter trouble in this area, we can come to Mr. Tan for help. Now that the situation is critical, I have no choice but to come and bother you."

"How is Miss Cao?" Tan Wenjie asked again, but did not say whether he had agreed to help.

“We only met briefly a few times before we each had our own missions and left. She should be doing well.”

Despite being seriously injured, Yang Jun kept his mission in mind and quickly brought the topic back to the present.

It turns out he was an undercover agent working for the current president, tasked with escorting the current "Queen" back.

Because this empress was of Qing dynasty blood and was a princess, marrying her would be perfectly legitimate. What he wanted was to marry the empress on the day he ascended the throne.

Yang Jun sighed: "I had already gained her trust and tricked her away, but who knew that a group of people were secretly following us. Our men fought with those warlords' men and unfortunately fell off a cliff. Luckily, we learned that we had landed on Mr. Tan's territory, so we came to him for help."

"How can I help you?" Tan Wenjie continued to ask.

“I’ve already exposed my identity, so she definitely won’t believe me,” Yang Jun said. “Besides, I need to contact other people on my side and I can’t get away, so I hope Mr. Tan can keep her calm and arrange for someone who can gain her trust to send her to me. I will secretly send her the address later.”

“Okay.” Tan Wenjie nodded in agreement.

"Mr. Tan, you believe me so easily?"

"You mentioned Cao Yun, of course I believe you."

Besides, with that face, it's hard not to believe it.

It's rare for someone as handsome as him to have the opportunity to play a villain, a sentiment that Tam Man-kit deeply understands.

"Thank you."

I wonder which storyline I've gotten myself into this time.

Even if a god descended to earth, he wouldn't be afraid of a meteorite hitting the earth; he would treat it as a trivial matter.

Yang Jun left in a hurry, leaving behind only a beautiful woman who was unconscious, a woman who looked exactly like Fu Qingfeng, the second young lady of the Fu family in "A Chinese Ghost Story".

The Tan family had both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine practitioners, and the "Empress" didn't wake up until the third day.

In the morning, Tan Wenjie leaned against the rocking chair, while Jingjing puffed out her cheeks and fanned him with a palm leaf fan.

I picked up a grape, put it in my mouth, and spat out the seed.

"how?"

“Master is not a greedy person,” Jingjing said. “You said you would give him a golden Buddha, but he likes that thatched hut the most.”

"What do you know? Even Buddha needs gold plating. Having money in your pocket and choosing to live in a thatched hut is a different matter from having to live in a thatched hut because you don't have money."

"My master is of noble character."

“Master Ikkyu is indeed extraordinary.” Tan Wenjie nodded.

Seeing Jingjing's face light up with joy, he was about to continue teasing her when a little maid came running up. "Master, that young lady has woken up."

The entire Tan family was unaware that the other party was the "Empress," but even if they did know, no one cared. Everyone knew that Master Tan was the real local emperor, and even the army couldn't break in.

Even more immortals fly around in the sky.

Therefore, they regarded the girl who was brought back by their master as a "new lady". The most nervous ones were the wives, followed by the young ladies.

The happiest people were the maids, because with the arrival of the new master, they finally had the opportunity to become head maids.

"Let's go." Tan Wenjie stood up. "We should go take a look."

Jingjing replied "Yes" and obediently followed.

He began to worry about his wife, Bai Rourou, again. She was the oldest, and although she had cultivated a method to preserve her youth and her figure was the one that the master liked the most among the wives.

But... I'm the oldest.

……

Strange ceiling.

Shen Yugang was startled awake from his dream and suddenly felt sore all over. But instead of the cliff he had imagined, he found himself in a charming little room.

"What is this place?"

She only remembered being escorted back to the capital by the "Emperor's" trusted subordinates, but on the way, the other party suddenly revealed his identity and tried to steal her and the jade ring that represented the Empress's identity.

He was then pursued by the "Emperor's" men and was accidentally injured, falling off a cliff.

When I woke up again, I was here.

"woke up?"

A man's voice came from beside her ear. Shen Yu turned her neck to look at the door and saw a man and a woman enter.

The man was dressed like a wealthy man, with striking eyes and sharp eyebrows, very handsome, yet with a hint of languor as if he were taking a nap in the afternoon. Behind him followed a pretty young girl who stared at him with an unfriendly expression.

"here it is?"

"Tan Mansion, my home."

"I……"

"You were injured, and I saved you."

"Thank you."

Shen Yu struggled to sit up.

To everyone's surprise, the other party asked, "Is a life-saving favor just a verbal thank you?"

Shen Yu: "..."

She quickly composed herself, looked down and saw that the jade thumb ring was still on her, and breathed a sigh of relief.

She had originally intended to say a few kind words to her savior as an ordinary person, but instead, she was accused of seeking revenge. Since that was the case, she decided to stop pretending and lay her cards on the table.

A mere wealthy old man is insignificant compared to her noble and illustrious status.

"I am the current Empress, Shen Yu!"

The air was somewhat quiet.

"Sir, could it be that she has broken her head?"

The maid's words were like knives.

"I am indeed the Empress. I came to the capital to accompany the Emperor on his ascension to the throne." She pointed to her jade thumb ring and said, "However, I was harmed by villains on the way. Don't worry, as long as I return to the capital, I will definitely repay you handsomely."

“Jingjing, you’re right, she might really have broken her head.”

Shen Yu: "..."

"Stop joking, it's the Republic of China now, there's no such thing as an empress anymore."

"You, humph!"

She sat up angrily, determined that once she truly ascended to the throne as Empress and became the mother of the nation, she would return here and show them just how magnificent and dignified she was.

When the time comes, make them bow to you and shout "Long live the Empress!"

Thinking about this made me feel much better, and the corners of my mouth turned up slightly.

Then Shen Yu thought of a new question: "I want to go back to the capital, can you help me?"

"You can't take it all, young lady."

My stomach started growling.

Shen Yu's expression changed slightly: "Um, is there anything to eat?"

Before becoming empress, she first filled her stomach.

In just half a day, the entire Tan family knew that a former empress, who was "the mother of the nation," had arrived.

However, this empress had to do odd jobs in the household.

Swish, swish...

As Shen Yu casually swept the floor, dust flew up.

A young maidservant, unable to bear the sight, was about to go over and set rules for the newcomer when she was grabbed by an older female servant.

"Zhao Di, what are you doing?"

“Look at her, sweeping the floor so hard it’s choking. The master’s study is right next door. What if the dust makes him cough?”

The five-courtyard mansion had a clear division of responsibilities, with each person in charge of their assigned area. There were people doing the work and others inspecting, and of course, there was a distinction between good and bad.

Those that are near the master's residence or study smell good, while those that are in places where few people go smell bad.

Although the former was more tiring, it allowed one to become a familiar face to the lords and ladies, while the latter was tantamount to being exiled to the frontier.

Shen Yu, who is not very quick and efficient, got such a good job right away, but he doesn't do his job well, which makes people dislike him.

"What do you know!" The older maid pointed at the absent-minded Shen Yu. "Look at her appearance. Do you really think she'll just be sweeping the floor all the time?"

Another person next to her nodded in agreement: "She's just as beautiful as the ladies in our household, a beauty that's one in a million."

“Look at those of us who do odd jobs, who knows when they’ll suddenly become wives and be rich.”

The little maid, Cui, shut her mouth.

It is true that people's fates differ from one another.

Being good-looking really can defy fate.

Shen Yu was unaware of what others were saying about her behind her back; all she could think about was how to leave this place as soon as possible and return to the capital to become her empress.

However, the Tan family mansion was a large, secluded compound, making escape virtually impossible.

In particular, someone took advantage of my kindness and made me work here for a while to offset my medical expenses before I could leave.

Two days later, the Tan residence was bustling with activity.

Seeing that many maids were all very happy, Shen Yu asked curiously, "What are you all doing?"

"Taking photos," the caught maid replied. "Master chooses a day every year to have people in the manor take photos."

Ordinary people wouldn't be willing to go to a photo studio.

When photography was mentioned, Shen Yu thought of those foreigners again.

Shen Yu pouted and muttered under her breath, "Red hair and green eyes, when I become empress in the future, I will definitely behead them and display their heads to the public."

She clenched her fists and gestured wildly, mentally hacking down all those foreigners to vent her anger.

"This nouveau riche surnamed Tan is quite wealthy," Shen Yu said, craning her neck to look.

The Tan family had over a hundred servants, so to be able to afford such a large sum of money for a photo shoot was truly a sign of their wealth.

"My journey back to Beijing is long, so it would be best if he could help me."

As Shen Yu was thinking, she suddenly saw Tan Wenjie walking towards her.

He said, "Miss Shen, it just so happens that my caravan is going to the capital to discuss business. You're going too, so let's go together."

Shen Yu was overjoyed: "Mr. Tan, don't worry, once I become Empress, I will definitely reward you with gold and silver treasures."

Tan Wenjie: "Don't be silly, this era doesn't need an emperor at all." (End of Chapter)