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"May Your Majesty's cultivation advance by leaps and bounds, and may your beauty last forever!"

"Hahahaha... So instead of praising my empire and achievements, you're praising my strength and beauty? No wonder you were able to win over my senior sister, you really know how to talk!"

Ji Xinyu laughed again. She looked at the teahouse again and saw that the sign above the teahouse door only had "teahouse" on it and no other special name.

After a moment's thought, Ji Xinyu took a spear from one of the guards beside her, brandished it a few times, and pointed it at the plaque above the main entrance of the teahouse:

"Since you are so eloquent, I will grant your teahouse a new name... Since you have entertained the distinguished guests of my empire so well, let's call it the VIP Building."

As she spoke, Ji Xinyu used her spear as a pen and her spiritual power as ink, and with a few swift strokes, she left the three large, elegant characters "VIP Building" on the plaque above the main entrance of the teahouse.

Chapter 377 Glory Restored

"Junior sister, you really know how to make a big deal out of nothing..."

Inside the luxurious carriage reserved for the royal family of the Tianyun Empire, Amelie glanced at the new signboard of the teahouse through the window and smiled at Ji Xinyu, who had just boarded the carriage:

"It'll be hard for this boss not to get rich in the future."

"Because I have just taken this position, I must seize every opportunity to promote my governing policies... and rewarding those who have made contributions is one of my main principles."

Once inside the carriage, Ji Xinyu completely abandoned any semblance of the demeanor of a new empire ruler. She immediately tilted her head and rested it on Amelie's lap, enjoying her senior sister's black-stockinged lap pillow:

"When everyone on the street was afraid of your witch identity and kept their distance, only this teahouse owner dared to treat you like an ordinary customer... For this alone, he deserves my reward."

"That's true... That old man is clearly just an ordinary person, but he has a very good mentality. It can only be said that he is worthy of the Tianyun Empire with its profound foundation."

Amelie casually patted Ji Xinyu's head and didn't mention the teahouse again.

"I heard that you almost wiped out all the civil and military officials in the capital? You must be short-handed now, right? Are your staff in the Eastern Pavilion enough? Do you need me to resurrect a few officials to make up the numbers?"

"Not nearly enough, we must kill them all, leaving none behind! Leaving even one of those insects alive would be nothing but harm!"

Ji Xinyu first snorted coldly. She must have been dissatisfied with the former nobles of the capital for a long time, so she killed them very swiftly this time.

After a moment's hesitation, Ji Xinyu said:

"As for my current team... relying solely on the people in my Dongge Mansion is indeed insufficient. The military personnel are alright, but there are still many vacancies in the civil service. However, we don't need to revive dead officials to make up the numbers; I plan to recruit new ones directly... I happen to have an idea, Senior Sister, could you give me some advice? Besides, I also need your technical support."

"What are your thoughts? Tell me."

Amelie asked curiously.

"I want to change the situation in the empire where only noble families could study and become officials, so that no talented person will be buried in obscurity. Therefore, I need a way, a way to distinguish who has real talent from among the people!"

Ji Xinyu's eyes are very bright:

“Referring to the various academies in your Federation, I plan to establish schools in various regions under the official name of the Empire, teaching students how to govern the country and lead troops into battle. These schools will not charge any tuition fees, but will only conduct very rigorous tests on students’ abilities. Those who pass the tests will be admitted even if they are slaves or beggars, while those who fail, even if they are from noble families, will not be accepted!”

"Popularizing education... Hmm, that's definitely a good idea."

Emery smiled and nodded:

"If your policy can be fully implemented, Junior Sister, your Tianyun Empire will surely remain the most powerful country in the world... Speaking of which, Junior Sister, with all this hard work, are you really planning to launch a war against the Federation, defeat me, and then take me into your harem?"

"Actually, I really want to do that, but is it even possible?"

Ji Xinyu rolled her eyes:

"Senior Sister, you are too amazing. Even the Dao Ancestor fell into your hands. How could I possibly be a match for you? Rather than saying that the Empire is a threat to the Federation... it's more accurate to say that the Empire is currently facing the enormous risk of being secretly controlled by you, Senior Sister, this witch. Now that the Dao Ancestor has disappeared, the eldest senior sister of the Immortal Sect has become a maid who obeys your every word. I, the new emperor of the Empire, am also one of your people. I'm afraid it won't be long before people start calling the Tianyun Empire the Witch Empire in private."

"...A witch empire is impossible."

Emerald paused for a moment before speaking seriously:

“Using divine magic to control Tianyin was a tactical necessity and a last resort. It was the fastest way I could defeat her at the time. As for you, my junior sister, the new emperor of the empire… if you need my help in any way, I will help you if I can, but I will absolutely not interfere in your empire’s internal affairs.”

"why?"

Ji Xinyu immediately sat up from Amelie's lap, very curious:

"Now, Senior Sister, you are the true ruler of the Allen Federation and the Elf Kingdom, and you also have great influence over the Shangying Kingdom and the Sea Clan... If you control the Empire through me and Tianyin, you will be practically the overlord of the entire world. Aren't you tempted?"

"...Of course I'm moved, just like how you, junior sister, never gave up on defeating me and taking me home."

Emery first gave Ji Xinyu a half-smile before shrugging:

"But just as you, junior sister, dare not, neither do I."

"I don't dare because you're too amazing, senior sister, but is there something wrong with you... huh?"

As Ji Xinyu spoke, she suddenly realized something and said with some surprise:

"Senior sister, do you mean... that one is still alive? But didn't she fail to achieve Dao integration?"

"Who told you that failing to achieve Dao integration necessarily means certain death?"

Emery patted Ji Xinyu's shoulder again as she spoke:

"So, junior sister... now that you've become the empress, do your job well and strive to make the empire prosperous and strong again. Don't become a tyrant or a foolish ruler, or you'll be punished by heaven and even your senior sister can't save you."

"How could this happen... I was thinking of trying to be a good emperor for three to five years before experiencing the life of a tyrant."

Ji Xinyu's face fell instantly.

"A tyrant? I think with your personality, Junior Sister, it would be difficult for you to be a tyrant in any other situation besides being a tyrant who is ruthless and immoral."

Amelie laughed and pinched Ji Xinyu's cheek again before saying:

"Oh, right, my junior sister said there's something else she needs my help with? What is it?"

"Oh right, I almost forgot about that."

Ji Xinyu then came to her senses and quickly said:

"Isn't the empire currently short of civil officials? I'm thinking of holding a large-scale examination that all citizens of the empire who are confident in their abilities can participate in, regardless of their background. Anyone who performs well in the examination can be directly appointed as an official."

"Junior sister, are you planning to hold an imperial examination? What a great idea!"

Amelie nodded, then asked:

"Senior sister, how can I help? Can I be your chief examiner?"

"No need for that. What I really need is some kind of technical support from you, Senior Sister... You should be very familiar with that entertainment project in your Federation called Customized Dreams, right?"

Ji Xinyu shook her finger and then spoke eloquently about her plans.

She wants to use the technology of customized dreams to hold a large-scale imperial examination in the Tianyun Empire.

The main purpose of this exam is to recruit a large number of civil officials. Therefore, each imperial citizen who takes the exam will take over a city in a dream and then govern the city according to their own ideas, which is similar to some simulation management games in Amelie's previous life. Finally, the exam results are based on data such as the city's prosperity, security, and happiness after a period of time.

"Using simulated city governance in customized dream scenarios to select talent? That's a good idea."

Emery first agreed with Ji Xinyu's idea, then thought about it for a moment before nodding and saying:

"There are no problems with technical support, but even sisters should keep clear accounts. The magical materials needed for customizing the dream must be provided by the Empire, the salaries of those magicians and magic craftsmen must also be paid by the Empire, and the magical equipment needed can only be purchased from our Melson family."

"These are all negotiable."

Ji Xinyu waved her hand generously:

"Our Tianyun Empire is just corrupt, not poor... No matter how rotten, greedy, or useless those insects were in the past, the imperial treasury had more money than it could spend."

The matter concerning the selection of a large number of civil officials in the Tianyun Empire was decided by two women in a carriage while they were chatting and laughing, and the carriage then drove into the imperial palace.

The palace is of course the most luxurious and magnificent. The wood used in each palace is spiritual wood that is over a thousand years old, and the glazed bricks and tiles are all inscribed with talismans to ensure that the palace has a suitable temperature all year round, and is not affected by the cold or heat.

After getting off the carriage, Amelie followed Ji Xinyu around the palace for a while and discovered that there were no palace maids or eunuchs in the palace, only a small number of female soldiers, who should all be Ji Xinyu's personal guards who had followed her in the Eastern Legion.

"The palace maids who were originally in this palace have basically all been ruined by the useless little emperor."

Ji Xinyu followed Amelie's gaze and guessed what she was thinking, then smiled and explained:

"So I gave away the original palace maids and the young emperor's concubines to the soldiers who have followed me for many years as concubines. As for the eunuchs... humph, my palace will no longer need eunuchs."

"I see."

Emery nodded gently.

For the former palace maids and the young emperor's concubines, being able to marry a soldier who had clearly rendered meritorious service as a concubine was actually a pretty good ending. At least they were safe and well-fed, unlike in the palace where they could die mysteriously at any time due to internal strife.

As for why Ji Xinyu's harem wasn't in the palace, Amelie didn't ask.

Just as when Amelite first sent all the women around her to Sphinxgate for temporary refuge after learning that Ji Xinyu had arrived in Locke City, Ji Xinyu was obviously also worried that her harem would be harassed by Amelite, which would greatly affect the relationship between the two sisters.

In fact, Amelie didn't come to the palace immediately after arriving in the capital, giving Ji Xinyu some time to hide her harem in advance.

On this point, the two sisters were tacitly aware of each other's feelings, since they were both considered the same type of "bad girls".

Emerald thought that since Ji Xinyu had hidden all her concubines in advance, there wouldn't be any beauties in the palace that would catch her eye.

Unexpectedly, when she entered the back garden, she was stunned for a moment by the sight of two women playing chess by a pond.

One of the women had shoulder-length black hair and wore a long red palace dress. Her temperament was somewhat similar to Ji Xinyu's, but she was even more beautiful and charming, with a touch of wickedness that made people willing to be ghosts under her skirt.

The other woman had long pink hair that reached her waist, wore a black lace princess dress, and her face resembled Emerald by about 70-80%. She also had a similarly voluptuous and tall figure, but her temperament was more sinister, just like a real witch version of Emerald.

With such looks and temperament, and able to move so freely in Ji Xinyu's palace, it could only be the two old men, the one in red and the old lich.

Their original bodies were erased by the Dao Ancestor using the power of Heaven, so there is no way to restore them.

However, in the origin of the world, the Dao Ancestor had already returned all the Heavenly Dao authority she had in her hands to the world consciousness. Therefore, all the modifications she made with the Heavenly Dao authority were reset, and the old lich and the red-clothed woman were transformed back into peerless beauties.

"That's wonderful, Grandma! You've finally recovered!"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Emery quickly snapped out of her daze at the two old men's irresistible charm and strode forward to greet them.

Unexpectedly, the old lich, now transformed back into her pink-haired young lady appearance, glanced sideways at Amelie and let out a disgruntled snort, her voice even sounding much younger and clearer:

"Before, when I lost my health, I didn't mind if you called me 'Grandma'... But now that I've regained my beauty and youth, what should you call me?"

"Sister Ya!"

Emery understood perfectly, and calling her "sister" came out of nowhere without any awkwardness.

Although, in terms of seniority, the old lich is her great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother, in terms of appearance, it doesn't feel out of place to say that the two are sisters... In fact, Amelie looks more like the older sister because she is about 2 centimeters taller than the old lich.

"Haha, good, little Ellie is such a good girl~~"

The old lich readily accepted the title of "sister" without the slightest embarrassment, giggling as if she were a real young girl.

"Greetings to my two elder sisters."

Ji Xinyu then walked over, smiling as she bowed to the two who were playing chess.

Clearly, Ji Xinyu was not spared either, as the titles of "Master" and "Master's Wife" were deemed too old-fashioned, and she was forcibly changed to the younger sister of two old men.

If this were done within the orthodox sects of immortality, it would be considered a disruption of seniority and a grave disrespect.

But since all four people present were evil sorceresses, it didn't matter. They could do whatever made them happy. Amelie's address to the woman in red changed from "Auntie in Red" to "Sister in Red"... Actually, the woman in red wanted Amelie to call her that from the beginning, but the old lich disagreed, so she changed it to "Auntie."

Now, looking at how much the old lich resembled Amelie after his physical body was restored, it's hard to say whether the red-clad woman was thinking of eating a meal replacement when she treated Amelie so well from the start.

Regardless, the recovery of the old lich and the red-clothed figure is something to celebrate.

Ji Xinyu had the finest wines and delicacies from the imperial family delivered, while Ameliete had the Immortal Sect's senior disciple, Tianyin, personally perform a sword dance for everyone.

As the former second-in-command of the righteous path, Tianyin was naturally very unhappy that she had to perform a sword dance and flaunt her charm in front of four enchantresses and witches, and listen to their comments about her. However, she had no choice but to force a smile while performing the sword dance.

Of course, Emerald still didn't deprive Tianyin of her right to speak, so after Tianyin finished her captivating sword dance performance, she couldn't help but utter a sarcastic remark:

"You vixens and witches, enjoy your petty triumphs for now! When Master returns, you will be severely punished!"

"Your master? Hahaha... Don't joke around. Didn't you see that Xiaoya and I, whose physical bodies were erased by the Sword of Annihilation, have been restored? Your master is not coming back!"

The man in red, looking completely drunk, was laughing loudly with the old lich in his arms, completely ignoring Tianyin's words.

Tianyin didn't say much, but gave the old lich and the red-clothed woman a meaningful smile before returning to stand behind Amelie and figuring out on her own how to be a decorative maid.

Unlike the red-clad woman who was already a bit drunk and carried away with her pride, the old lich was still relatively sober and did not ignore Tianyin's previous words.

So she first pinched the woman in red's waist hard to sober her up, and then looked seriously at Emerald:

"Little Ellie, what do you think? Is Daozu really still alive?"

"I never said that the Dao Ancestor had perished, did I? She simply gave up merging with the Dao and returned all her authority over the Heavenly Dao."

Emery shrugged:

"So... Sister Ya and Sister in Red, you two had better keep a low profile, after all, you did do quite a few bad things back then."

"This……"

The old lich and the woman in red exchanged a glance, their drunkenness vanishing completely. Then, the woman in red earnestly asked Amelie:

"If the Dao Ancestor returns and really wants to kill us, how confident are you, Ellie, that you can save us from her sword?"