Conceptual melting pot, the fusion of all realms starting from the Qin Dynasty.

At this point, Princess Honglian looked at Lady Mingzhu with a somewhat strange expression:

"I didn't expect you to have such good taste, Madam Mingzhu. You actually took a liking to the thing I had my eye on before at first glance."

"I was even thinking of asking Chen Hao for a few."

As she spoke, Princess Honglian looked at Madam Mingzhu with some disdain, "And then, because of your summons, Madam Mingzhu, I had to temporarily abandon this plan."

However, she quickly looked at Madam Mingzhu with a puzzled expression:

"Madam Mingzhu, why did you decide to go into the porcelain business with Chen Hao?"

"I remember our Han royal palace shouldn't be lacking in the money earned from small businesses, right?"

"Porcelain is no small business, Princess Honglian!" Madam Mingzhu said to Princess Honglian with a smile.

If Madam Mingzhu hadn't known what porcelain was, she wouldn't have cared about the porcelain business Chen Hao mentioned.

However, after Chen Hao's reminder, Madam Mingzhu thought of the exquisite white porcelain she had just seen and instantly realized the huge market potential of the porcelain business.

You could even say...

If she manages the porcelain business well, she could become incredibly wealthy, even comparable to a nation.

This piqued her interest instantly:

"Although the Korean royal palace is not short of some money, this year's military expenditure and the cost of your father's birthday banquet are enough to empty the reserves of the Korean national treasury."

"If another natural disaster or man-made calamity were to occur, I'm afraid the South Korean treasury would run out of funds."

"Therefore, although the Korean royal family looks down on small businesses that compete with the people for profit, they cannot afford to miss out on big businesses that can fill the national treasury."

After explaining calmly to Princess Honglian, Lady Mingzhu looked intently at Chen Hao before Honglian could react:

“Mr. Chen Hao, the reason we couldn’t reach an agreement on the porcelain business was simply because I didn’t have enough leverage.”

"Why don't you listen to my new offer?"

"Oh?!" Although Chen Hao knew that Madam Mingzhu had her eye on the porcelain business, he didn't mind making things easier for the woman he had his eye on: "Madam Mingzhu, what is your new bargaining chip?"

"For one day, Mr. Chen Hao is allowed to freely browse through the chips in the Korean Royal Palace Library. I wonder if you are satisfied?"

Madam Mingzhu raised a finger and looked at Chen Hao with burning eyes.

"Is this true?"

Chen Hao's gaze instantly turned fiery.

Chen Hao is now more interested in the royal library in the Han Palace than in the porcelain business, which has a long monetization cycle and requires a lot of manpower.

Having survived for over a hundred years during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the Han royal palace's collection would certainly not disappoint Chen Hao.

"really!"

Madam Mingzhu nodded calmly. "I still have that right."

"make a deal!"

Chen Hao looked at Madam Mingzhu with burning eyes.

He also knew that if it weren't for the many ambiguous moments he had with Madam Mingzhu in that room just now, and the fact that Madam Mingzhu was still somewhat hesitant, he would never have had this opportunity.

...

After trading the porcelain-making technique to Madam Mingzhu on the spot, Chen Hao also received a token from Madam Mingzhu that allowed him to freely browse through the library in the Han King's Palace for a whole day.

After bidding farewell to Lady Mingzhu and Princess Honglian, he walked towards the palace gate.

It's almost nightfall, so it's not a good time for Chen Hao to stay in the palace and browse through the books in the library.

From afar, Princess Honglian's somewhat puzzled voice drifted over: "Chen Hao, why do you smell so good? And it feels kind of familiar?"

Next came Chen Hao's calm and composed voice: "This is the scent of incense prepared by Madam Mingzhu."

"This is the fragrance that Madam Mingzhu carries; of course it smells familiar to you."

Princess Honglian: "Oh~~!"

...

After watching Chen Hao and Princess Honglian leave from afar, Madam Mingzhu opened her slender, shapely right hand, looking somewhat embarrassed and annoyed at the white mark remaining on her palm. Madam Mingzhu couldn't help but mentally gesture:

'It's almost an inch longer than my palm, and twice as thick as my incense-making pestle—and this is livestock!'

Madam Mingzhu couldn't help but feel disgusted.

But the warmth and touch lingering in her palm were something she couldn't shake off no matter how hard she tried.

Feeling a slight coolness and slippery sensation from her dress, Lady Mingzhu unconsciously squeezed her legs together, then calmly told her maid, "Prepare for a bath!"

"Yes! Madam."

Lady Mingzhu's maid responded calmly.

They were not at all surprised by Madam Mingzhu's practice of bathing after receiving guests; on the contrary, they were used to it.

Clearly, Madam Mingzhu had long had this habit.

Soon, in the bathroom filled with warm water, Madam Mingzhu pushed away the maids who came to serve her bath, and slowly took off her purple strapless dress, revealing her smooth, delicate, fair, and alluring body.

Splash! Splash!

After slowly sliding into the warm pool, Madam Mingzhu let out a satisfied groan.

"Ah~~!"

What is not widely known is that Madam Mingzhu's bath today took much longer than usual, but she seemed much more refreshed afterward.

So much so that when Madam Mingzhu prepared incense after nightfall, a faint smile remained on her lips.

...

PS: Fun fact - A man's normal palm is about 20 cm long and 9 cm wide; while a girl's palm is about 18 cm long and 8 cm wide.

Chapter 039 The Heart Fire Rises and the Five Qi Gather

After returning to their courtyard in the valley outside Xinzheng City at night, Chen Hao and Yan Lingji had dinner and immediately ran to the top of the cliff.

As the night breeze blew, Chen Hao sat cross-legged atop the cliff under the night sky, but he showed no interest in appreciating the rare night view. Instead, he shouted at the Great Sage with a hint of dissatisfaction:

"Great Sage, now bring up my data panel!"

During the day, because of Madam Mingzhu, Chen Hao had accumulated a lot of anger in his body. Even the pain from the virginity mark restriction could not stop Chen Hao's covetousness of Madam Mingzhu.

He now utterly loathed the virginity-binding restriction imposed on this Zhang Chulan-style character and only wanted to start cultivating Yang Five Thunders as soon as possible.

The Great Sage remained silent, but projected the ever-improving attribute panel onto Chen Hao's eyes:

Name: Chen Hao

Age: 15 years old

Height: 178CM

[Weight]: 72KG

[Innate Divine Ability]: Concept Furnace

[Innate Skills]: Golden Rule (Body), Innate Dao Body, Super Sensitivity, Super Hearing, Super Vision, Extraordinary Perception, Super Brain, Perfect Memory, Energy Management, Lightning Affinity, Great Sage

[Techniques]: Longhu Mountain Basic Qi Cultivation Method (Perfected), Golden Light Mantra (Great Success), Yue Maiden Swordplay (Minor Success)

[Realm]: Innate Realm

【属性】：力量→220｜耐久→280｜灵巧→342｜敏捷→173｜能量→305

(PS: The average attribute of an ordinary person without cultivation is 10, and the average attribute of a person who has reached the peak of the Acquired Realm is 100,...)

"I've already made great progress with the Golden Light Mantra. Shouldn't I be able to cultivate the Yang Five Thunders now?"

Chen Hao looked at the words "Great Success" hanging behind the Golden Light Mantra and couldn't help but smile.

"warn!"

"Please calm your mind before you begin practicing Yang Five Thunders, otherwise you risk going into demonic possession."

The great sage issued a warning to the excited Chen Hao.

"I understand that!"

Chen Hao took a deep breath, feeling the gentle breeze under the night sky, and slowly calmed himself down.

After a long time, Chen Hao was no longer as eager to cultivate the Five Thunder Orthodox Method as before. Looking at the clear moonlight and starry sky above the night sky, he murmured to himself, "Realm is the foundation of a person. I should focus on continuing to cultivate my true energy."

With his super brain, Chen Hao calmed down and made a decision in an instant about what he should do most.

quickly!

Streams of starlight and moonlight, like waterfalls, were drawn by Chen Hao and slowly fell onto the cliff, illuminating the surrounding area like a fairyland.

rustling sounds!

After seeing Chen Hao enter a meditative state, Yan Lingji, who had been watching him with worry from afar, slowly walked over.

"Lust is rising, and I can't control myself!"

Bathed in the starlight and moonlight, Yan Lingji's face was flushed, her eyes sparkling, yet filled with jealousy towards Lady Mingzhu: "Little Chenhao, you really are a complete little pervert, aroused by Lady Mingzhu's seductive arts!"

However, Yan Lingji also understood that Chen Hao was exceptionally talented. In addition, the virginity mark restrained his yang energy and he absorbed the essence of the sun every day for cultivation. Even with the cool moonlight at night to balance it, he inevitably accumulated a lot of yang fire in his body.