I am a mortal who has achieved enlightenment through burning my secrets

Chapter 309: Happy to miss Shu
Emperor Xueye was old in years but young at heart; even in his sixties or seventies, he created Princess Xueke.

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Meanwhile, Princess Xueke, whom Xiao Wuji was thinking about, was whispering with A Yin in the Moon Pavilion.

"Sister Ayin, is doing that kind of thing really that pleasurable? And it can even improve your cultivation level? Why haven't I heard of that before?"

"Silly sister, it's only like this when you do 'that' with your master! If you don't believe me, I'll teach you half of the dual cultivation technique later, and you can try it with your master and you'll know!"

On the podium, Tang Yuehua looked at the two whispering amongst themselves, and a thumbs-up appeared on her forehead.

"Sister-in-law... Ah Yin, Xue Ke! You two, stop whispering to each other down there."

Upon hearing this, Ah Yin and Xue Ke immediately lowered their heads and remained silent.

However, Tang Yuehua's heart was filled with sorrow. How could she not recognize her sister-in-law? But the process of recognizing her was rejected by A Yin, leaving Tang Yuehua feeling utterly helpless.

After class, Tang Yuehua secretly called A Yin to her room, ostensibly to give her "tutoring".

"Sister-in-law..."

"Master Xuan!"

Upon hearing Tang Yuehua's form of address, Ah Yin immediately frowned and said vehemently, "I already told you this on the first day I met you, Master, please don't use such a misleading form of address anymore!"

"If my master hears this and mistakenly thinks that Ah Yin is impure and refuses to favor me, then Ah Yin will not be able to rest in peace even if she dies!"

"As for your eldest and second brothers, I don't know them at all, and they could never be your second sister-in-law!"

As she spoke, Ah Yin suddenly began to sob softly, saying between sobs, "It was my master who rescued me from the dark cave. From that day on, I vowed to follow my master forever."

"I worked hard for this and finally became the master's maid."

"If my master hadn't said that if I could leave Yuexuan, he would promote me to be his personal maid, I would never have stayed here!"

"As for what you said, even if it's true, that happened in the past and has nothing to do with Ah Yin now!"

Seeing her sister-in-law's emotional state, Tang Yuehua quickly spoke up to comfort her, "It's my fault. I won't do it again, Sister Yin!"

"Come, I'll teach you to play the flute!"

Although Tang Yuehua hadn't given up, she knew she couldn't provoke her any further. If she ran away in a fit of anger, where would she find her? Come to think of it, after all this time, she still didn't know who "Sister A Yin's" owner was!
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The Starry Harem! After a while, Xiao Wuji walked out of the pavilion with satisfaction, picked up Empress Zhu, and said, "Do you know what I like most about you?"

"Status?" Zhu Xingyue blurted out without thinking. In her opinion, she was already past her prime, and without the advantage of her status, she wouldn't have caught his eye.

"wrong!"

Unexpectedly, Xiao Wuji shook his head and said, "I am indeed very interested in your identity, but what I am most interested in is your maturity!"

He embraced Zhu Xingyue and leaned against the railing of the lotus pond, looking at the Second Princess in her phoenix coronet and wedding robes from afar, and said, "You really understand men too well. I've only been with you for two days, and you've already accurately grasped my inner desires!"

"You know what I want, you know what excites me—none of my many maids can match you in that!"

Zhu Xingyue smiled confidently and said, "Whatever makes you happy!"

"Actually, if you're willing to wait until tonight, Master..."

Before Zhu Xingyue could finish speaking, Xiao Wuji covered her mouth again, and only released her after a long while.

"With your talent, you could only have been a Yellow-level servant at best, but now I'm granting you special permission to be promoted to Black-level, and your two daughters can also be promoted to Purple-level!"

Two days passed. Zhu Xingyue also gained a general understanding of Xiao Wuji's servant system from her eldest daughter-in-law.

To become a servant, one must at least be a fair-skinned and beautiful woman. However, such women can only be classified as "white-level" and are considered consumables. But there are special cases like Xiao Wu, who receive more favor.

Above that are those who can break through to the Title Douluo level in their lifetime; such people are classified as Yellow-level. However, Yellow-level servants can only be considered slightly higher-level consumables.

Both of these levels can only decide what cultivation methods the higher-ranking servants practice according to their needs; they are like furnaces or cauldrons.

Then comes the Purple Rank. Only those who can break through to the Title Douluo level before the age of fifty are classified into this category. Purple Rank servants are barely considered to have escaped the level of consumables and are not used like tools, but they must still obey the instructions of higher-ranking servants and cannot disobey. They will also be given corresponding cultivation techniques according to their martial soul characteristics.

Only upon reaching the Black level do they possess certain human rights. Although they still must obey the orders of higher-ranking servants, they gain a significant degree of freedom. Apart from receiving commands, they can cultivate independently. They can choose their own cultivation methods and martial arts techniques, except for some powerful and unique skills that they cannot learn.

The Red Rank refers to those who have the potential to break through to the God Rank, or those like Zhu Zhuqing who, despite lacking talent, are deeply favored by their masters. There are only two Red Rank servants to date. They not only possess immense power, able to decide the life and death of servants below the Black Rank with a single word, but also have unlimited access to learn all of their master's martial arts techniques. Furthermore, they have the potential to further elevate their status.

Above the Red level are the God-level slaves with golden slave markings, who are said to require at least God-level cultivation, and there has never been one to achieve this.

Reaching the Black level was nothing short of a windfall for Zhu Xingyue, and all she could do was express her gratitude.

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(End of this chapter)