Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Upon hearing the shadow guard's words, Emperor Zhou said, "After he returns to the capital, secretly bring him to the Hall of Longevity to see me."

The shadow guard respectfully replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

At this moment, Emperor Zhou looked up and gazed in the direction of the Star Gazing Tower. "What has that old man at the Star Gazing Tower been doing lately?"

The shadow guard replied, "Your Majesty, he was in seclusion for some time and only emerged a few days ago."

Emperor Zhou said, "I hope that thing will know its place and not interfere with my important affairs, otherwise there's no need for the Observatory to exist."

At this point, Emperor Zhou glanced at the "antidotes" in front of him and said, "I have no appetite. Remember to serve me fresh ones next time."

Upon hearing this, the eunuch before Emperor Zhou trembled and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

……

Meanwhile, in Lu Ming's room.

At this moment, Lu Ming felt as if he were trapped in a swamp. To his surprise, even though he was not cultivating, his body was still absorbing spiritual energy. Moreover, he vaguely felt his cultivation level increasing rapidly, which he couldn't understand for a moment.

He neither practiced Yin-Yang cultivation nor cultivated the Yin-Yang Scripture, so why did his cultivation level continue to improve?
Just as Lu Ming was puzzled, he suddenly felt an electric shock through his meridians. Then, a surge of powerful spiritual energy flowed out of his body, and the next moment, he broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

At this moment, he clearly felt that the true energy in Su Wanyun's body was also rapidly increasing. Then, streams of true energy burst out from Su Wanyun's body, and Su Wanyun went directly from a pseudo-first-grade martial artist to a true first-grade martial artist.

However, their advancement in cultivation did not end there. Lu Ming couldn't help but wonder if Su Wanyun had some special physique, otherwise how could they both break through under such circumstances?

But now is not the time to think about these things, and he has no mind to think about what is going on. All he can think about right now is the progress of activating the encyclopedia.

At this moment, Su Wanyun also neglected the improvement of her cultivation level; her mind was filled with thoughts of detoxifying Lu Ming.

The most fitting phrase to describe the two of them right now is: "Met the fiercest you at the fiercest age."

……

At dawn, as the first rays of light illuminated the sky, Su Wanyun returned to her room with the help of her maid.

Lu Ming also fell into a deep sleep.

Just like last time, Lu Ming didn't wake up until noon. As soon as he tried to get up, a soreness spread throughout his body.

Considering that he was already a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, Lu Ming couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Indeed, the Inner Charm Body was far more terrifying than a vixen like Dongfang Liyue.

Lu Ming then used his Rejuvenation Technique to recover. At this time, Xiao Huan and another personal maid were already waiting in the room for him to get up.

After standing up, Lu Ming glanced at the two personal maids in the room and asked, "What did you learn at Youlan Courtyard last night?"

Upon hearing this question, both women's faces instantly turned rosy. Xiao Huan then answered, "How to please a man."

To be honest, Xiao Huan was not willing to learn those things because, in her opinion, none of the things the palace maids taught her were useful.

With so many women in their king's household, there's no need for her to serve him in bed. These personal maids are only meant to attend to his daily needs; they're no longer needed for such matters.

Lu Ming then said, "From now on, the two of you will likely visit Youlan Courtyard frequently. If you do not wish to continue learning palace knowledge, then you will no longer need to keep watch for the next period of time and can move to the courtyard next door."

This……

Upon hearing this, the two women were slightly taken aback.

Although they genuinely didn't want to learn those things, they were, after all, Lu Ming's personal maids, so how could they not keep watch at night? Lu Ming continued, "Sister Yun is gentle and easily embarrassed."

Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, the two women instantly understood his meaning and said in unison, "We understand."

They all knew what Lu Ming had been doing lately. Su Wanyun had come to Lu Ming's room in the middle of the night and sent them away. It was obvious what she was up to. In order not to ruin their king's plans, they had no choice but to go and stay in the next courtyard.

At this moment, Lu Ming said to Xiao Huan, "Go to Youlan Courtyard and ask Sister Yun to come over."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xiao Huan then turned around and headed to Youlan Courtyard. Just like last time, Xiao Qin and Xiao Xue in Youlan Courtyard became tense the moment they saw Xiao Huan arrive.

"Little...Little Huan...Does Your Majesty have any orders?" Xiao Xue asked.

Xiao Huan said, "The King wants Miss Su to go to his place."

Xiaoxue then said, "Miss Su encountered a problem while practicing her martial arts and is resting. It may be inconvenient for her to come over."

Xiao Huan immediately replied, "Okay, I understand."

Xiao Huan wasn't stupid; she knew she was just someone sent by their king to gather intelligence, so she immediately turned and left.

Meanwhile, in Su Wanyun's boudoir.

Surrounded by fragrance, Su Wanyun leaned against the headboard, looking at the flowers outside the window with a lifeless expression.

She naturally heard the maids' conversation outside, but she was helpless at the moment. She felt like her body was falling apart and she couldn't get up at all.

Thinking about what that little rascal had done, Su Wanyun sighed deeply.

After detoxifying Lu Ming, Su Wanyun became even more confused. Although she felt extremely uncomfortable, the thought of that feeling made her internal energy involuntarily surge. She realized that she seemed to have become addicted to that thing.

If this continues, it's likely that not only will Lu Ming be unable to leave her, but she will also be unable to leave Lu Ming.

Su Wanyun now feels that she is no different from that vixen Dongfang Liyue.

The only difference is that Dongfang Liyue is doing it openly and honestly, while I am doing it secretly.

This made Su Wanyun anxious again. Every time, she would suffer a heavy blow afterward. Once or twice, she could explain it by saying that she was sick, but if she said that she was sick every time, Lu Ming would find out the truth sooner or later.

I need to find another suitable excuse.

Just as Su Wanyun was pondering how to keep it from Lu Ming, a maid's voice came from the doorway, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

The next moment, the door opened, and Lu Ming, looking refreshed, entered Su Wanyun's boudoir, his gaze instantly locking onto Su Wanyun on the bed.

"Sister Yun, I heard you had a mishap while practicing your martial arts. Is it alright?"

At this point, Lu Ming quickly walked to the bedside, sat down on the edge of the bed, and gazed at her beautiful face.

Su Wanyun said guiltily, "No...it's nothing serious..."

Lu Ming grabbed Su Wanyun's hand and immediately channeled his spiritual energy into her. The next moment, the pain on Su Wanyun's body disappeared.

While treating Su Wanyun, Lu Ming said, "Sister Yun, you caught a cold after keeping watch for me last time, and then you had a mishap while practicing your martial arts last night. Are you hiding something from me?" (End of Chapter)