You, a spoiled young master, actually became a god by investing in the Empress and getting a bargain

Upon hearing this,

A hint of panic flashed across Xiao Wanjun's face.

"His Majesty!"

"My son is unmarried."

"But she already has two female confidantes."

"My son is already quite overwhelmed by this."

"If Your Majesty were to truly betroth the princess to my son... wouldn't that be a disservice to the princess?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qianming waved his hand.

"It's alright!"

"Your Xiao family is a family of pillars of society!"

"Now Yun Ting has performed such a great service!"

"If we don't reward him, wouldn't we be breaking Yun Ting's heart?"

"Besides, I am not a domineering person. Even if the princess marries into the family, I will not restrict Yun Ting's romantic relationships."

"Or perhaps... Minister Xiao feels that Princess Yunshu is not good enough for Yunting?"

Upon hearing this,

Xiao Wanjun didn't say anything more.

He could only kowtow and express his gratitude.

"Then this humble subject thanks Your Majesty on behalf of my son!"

Xiao Wanjun agreed to the marriage.

Li Qianming smiled again.

"In that case, my dear minister, you may step down."

"I'm a little tired!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wanjun bowed again before leaving the imperial study.

But right after Siu Wan-kwan left.

A shadow guard then appeared in the imperial study.

"How's the investigation going?"

Upon hearing this, the shadow guard also spoke up.

"Your Majesty, the account of the monster rampage at Wan Chong Mountain is basically the same as that given by the Marquis of Zhenguo."

"They simply overlooked the role played by the Ningguo Marquis's mansion in all of this."

Upon hearing this...

A cold glint flashed in Li Qianming's eyes.

"Tell me in detail!"

After a while.

The shadow guard also truthfully reported all the petty tricks that the Ningguo Marquis's mansion had done.

Bang!

Li Qianming slammed his hand on the table!

"That's Lu Boqian for you!"

"They've been getting increasingly restless lately!"

Seeing that the shadow guard beside him seemed hesitant to speak, he noticed that...

Li Qianming also asked directly.

"Just say what you want to say!"

Seeing this, the shadow guard also got straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Zhenguo is deliberately concealing this from the Ningguo Marquis's residence..."

"Could it be that they've already colluded with them?"

Upon hearing this, a thoughtful look flashed in Li Qianming's eyes.

He then spoke.

"Probably not..."

"That old fox Xiao Wanjun is incredibly cunning."

"He knew that Lu Boqian's little tricks couldn't hide from me, and he also saw that there was no evidence to directly bring down the Ningguo Marquis's mansion."

"I was worried that reporting it rashly would accuse me of excluding dissidents, so I deliberately pretended to be confused."

Upon hearing this, the shadow guard continued to ask questions.

Even so, the Marquis of Zhenguo is suspected of deceiving the emperor.

"Should we send someone to give them a talking-to?"

Upon seeing this.

Li Qianming also quickly waved his hand.

"No need."

"The disciples and former officials of the Marquis of Ningguo's mansion are spread throughout the court and the countryside, and their influence is even more complex and intertwined."

"This is already giving me a terrible headache."

"There's no need to antagonize Xiao Wanjun over something so trivial."

"What we need to do now is to completely bind the Marquis Wu's Mansion to the royal family!"

"Otherwise, why do you think I would let Yun Shu marry Xiao Yunting?"

Upon hearing Li Qianming's words, the shadow guards also seemed to understand.

"I see, I understand now!"

Looking at the clear sky outside the window, Li Qianming fell into deep thought once again.

"Having seen through Lu Boqian's scheme, turning the tide during the monster disturbance at Wan Chong Mountain, and even becoming Jiang Liming's personal disciple... Xiao Yunting is definitely not the good-for-nothing wastrel that the outside world speaks of!"

"But if Yun Shu hears the news of the arranged marriage... I'm afraid she'll be unhappy!"

......

The capital city - Jiangyunxuan.

attic.

At this moment, Xiao Yunting was leaning back in a recliner with a relaxed expression, enjoying the song and dance performance below.

He was surrounded by beautiful women in elegant clothes, each holding exquisite wine cups and fruit platters, their eyes fixed on Xiao Yunting, occasionally throwing him a flirtatious glance.

Since the restrictions on Wan Chong Mountain were lifted.

To prevent mountain monsters from descending and attacking the village.

The entire Three Absolutes Palace then mobilized all its resources to begin rebuilding the restrictions.

Xiao Yunting, however, was not good at this.

So he stayed at the Three Absolutes Palace to try to break through to the Kaiyuan Realm.

What Xiao Yunting didn't expect was...

It seems that because he cultivated the "Ancient God Body Tempering Technique", the difficulty for him to break through to the Kaiyuan Realm has been raised to a new level!

This also caused Xiao Yunting a lot of distress.

For this reason, Xiao Yunting even consulted Jiang Limo.

Jiang Liming's reply was, "Wait!"

Xiao Yunting's strength has now far exceeded Jiang Liming's expectations.

Especially that terrifying physical body, even Jiang Li Mo found it somewhat unbelievable.

However, his powerful physical body brought Xiao Yunting a great boost to his strength.

But it also became the biggest obstacle for Xiao Yunting to break through his cultivation level!

To advance to the Kaiyuan realm, one must open up the dantian and qi sea, and guide spiritual energy into the meridians.

Now, Xiao Yunting's physical strength far surpasses that of other cultivators of the same level, and his meridians and dantian are several times more resilient than those of ordinary people.

Ordinary spiritual energy accumulation is simply not enough to break through the dantian barrier, let alone guide spiritual energy into the body to open the dantian.

According to Jiang Limo.

If Xiao Yunting wants to break through his cultivation realm, he either needs to rely on rare and precious materials or use a cultivation treasure to forcibly break through the dantian barrier and pour in spiritual energy!

Otherwise, it would take a long time to overcome the bottleneck!

Therefore, Xiao Yunting set his sights on Lin Qingxuan and Hu Linlin.

He wanted to use the system to obtain treasures from the two people that could help him break through his cultivation level.

But it's unclear whether it's because Xiao Yunting hasn't broken through to the next level yet.

The system returned a bunch of items that enhance Qi and blood.

But for him now, it's of no use at all!

What troubled Xiao Yunting even more was...

For some unknown reason, the two women started to "compete" with each other using the pills and cultivation resources that Xiao Yunting had invested in!

They argued with Xiao Yunting every day, giving him a terrible headache.

Xiao Yunting simply decided to avoid seeing it and not wanting to be bothered.

They fled straight back to the capital!

"What's going on here?"

"From the moment I joined the Three Absolutes Palace, I cultivated day and night."

"I'm terrified that I'll be killed by some random guy who suddenly appears because I'm too bad at the game!"

"And in the end, you're telling me... it's because I'm too strong... that it's hard for me to break through!"

"I'm not playing anymore!"

"After working so hard for so long, it's time to enjoy myself!"

Looking around at the women massaging his shoulders and legs, feeding him wine and handing him fruit, he felt a pang of envy.

Xiao Yunting couldn't help but sigh.

"This is the kind of life a spoiled brat should live!"

Just then, a fawning voice suddenly rang out.

"Hehe~ Your Highness~"

"I have already inquired about it."

"Tonight, Jiangyun Pavilion will host a poetry gathering for the newly arrived courtesan!"

"It is said that this courtesan is so beautiful that she could make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, and the moon hide its face in shame!"

"She is proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Even the old scholars from Jiangnan praise her highly. Today happens to be her first time welcoming guests. Young Master, shall we go and show our support?"

The speaker was thin and named Afu!

He looks exactly like a skinny monkey!

It was the same servant who tied Lin Qingxuan to Xiao Yunting's bed!

Don't be fooled by Ah Fu's sleazy appearance.

However, he was extremely loyal to Xiao Yunting.

Last time, it was because of the incident of forcibly abducting Lin Qingxuan.

Ah Fu was given twenty lashes by Xiao Wanjun!

But he stubbornly refused to betray Xiao Yunting.

He took all the blame.

Although this whole thing was instigated by my predecessor.

It has little to do with the current Xiao Yunting.

But Xiao Yunting also saw the other party's loyalty.

So I brought it with me when I went out this time.

Upon hearing this...

Xiao Yunting couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"A courtesan? A poetry gathering?"

"Since I have nothing else to do, I'll stay and take a look!"

But what Xiao Yunting didn't know was...

In the secret chamber beneath Jiangyun Pavilion.

A woman with a hot figure is sitting on a coffin.

It greedily sucked in the malevolent energy from the coffin.

"The Langhuan Jade Vein is about to open."

"Now that my yin energy is sufficient, I only need to absorb the yang energy of a pure yang person."

"This will allow the first stage of the Nine Revolutions Demon Refining Technique to reach perfection!"

"At that time, I will definitely have a place in the Langhuan Jade Vein!"

"I hope tonight's poetry recital...won't disappoint me!"