47: The Angry Empress! Pingyang's Improvement After Enjoying Bliss!

“This…” Zixuan’s face showed a hint of hesitation.

Was it really okay to say it out loud?

The Empress looked coldly at Zixuan, and said in a chilling voice, “Speak!”

Zixuan’s delicate body trembled, and she lowered her head and said, “After Lord Li and Princess Pingyang left the palace, they went directly to Princess Pingyang’s residence, to her sleeping quarters… They haven’t come out since they went in. It’s been two and a half hours now… Because Lord Li is very powerful, I didn’t dare to get too close, so I don’t know what Lord Li and Princess Pingyang were doing.”

However, as soon as Zixuan finished speaking, she heard the crisp sound of porcelain shattering.

Zixuan looked up in confusion, only to see that the Empress, who had been calm all along, now had a face as cold as frost!

The chill emanating from her noble imperial body made Zixuan shiver involuntarily.

Immediately after, Zixuan’s face changed drastically; the teacup in the Empress’s hand had been crushed to dust by her jade hand!

Zixuan had no time to marvel at the immense strength her slender hands could unleash, enough to crush a skull with ease!

She hurriedly stepped forward, knelt beside the Empress, and took out the silk handkerchief from her bosom to wipe the tea spilled on her robe from the teacup.

Then, somewhat nervously, she whispered to the Empress, whose face was cold as frost, “Empress, could you please loosen your grip? Let Zixuan wipe your hand for you, and see if you’re hurt anywhere.”

The Empress seemed not to hear, her cold gaze fixed straight ahead, and if one had a discerning eye, they would notice it was precisely in the direction of Princess Pingyang’s residence.

Neither the calamity of the Prince of Yan nor Sun Ruian’s rebellion had caused her such a loss of composure.

Years of cultivating her composure instantly crumbled after hearing Zixuan speak of her sister and junior brother… Even the Yin Qi within her body became chaotic for a moment.

As for Zixuan saying she didn’t know what they were doing… A man and a woman alone in a room, not leaving for several hours, what else could they be doing?

Thinking of her prized cabbage being stolen twice in a row, even the Empress felt a surge of anger and embarrassment.

Her fingers were tightly clenched into fists due to her rapid breathing.

Right now, she truly could tear someone’s skull open… Zixuan’s gentle voice brought her back to her senses slightly, and she loosened her tightly clenched hands.

Although the teacup was not an ordinary object, and she was not a martial artist specializing in body cultivation, it was still impossible for it to harm her.

Zixuan quickly used her silk handkerchief to wipe the Empress’s hand.

After tidying up the area, Zixuan humbly stood up and said, “Empress, this is what happened tonight. If there’s nothing else, Zixuan will take her leave. Please rest well.”

“Wait…” The Empress’s red lips parted slightly. Although her heart was heavy, she calmly instructed, “Have the Imperial Observatory spare no effort to uncover everything about the Three-Rank Great Demon. I want an answer by sunset tomorrow!”

“Yes!”

“You may withdraw!”

The Empress’s tone returned to its usual coldness, but Zixuan detected a faint chill.

She couldn’t help but sigh in her heart; Lord Li was truly daring and unrestrained!

She hoped the Empress wouldn’t actually tear open Lord Li’s skull… The Empress watched Zixuan’s graceful retreating figure, her fists clenched again, her pearly teeth biting her red lips, her gaze gradually becoming hazy as she gritted her teeth and murmured, “Junior brother…”

Then, a hint of suppressed pain and struggle appeared on her face.

“Master… why can’t junior brother and I… I can only painfully watch her be led astray by a group of demonesses.”

Feeling the Yin power within her body once again becoming chaotic, the Empress’s expression changed, and she could only calm her mind to cultivate and stabilize her internal state.

After a long while, a faint sigh echoed from within the sleeping quarters.

“Soon, junior brother, you will be mine, senior sister’s…”

… In a blink of an eye, a night passed quietly amidst everyone’s toil.

Although Princess Pingyang still had her pristine Yin energy from her first time, she later also performed the dual cultivation method.

However, Princess Pingyang’s cultivation was still too low; a seventh-rank realm, not even among the middle three ranks. The feedback she provided was negligible to Li Shengyuan.

Therefore, dual cultivating with Princess Pingyang so early was actually a waste. If her cultivation reached the peak of the fourth rank, and then they performed dual cultivation of pure Yang and pure Yin, the benefits for both parties would be much greater!

But conversely, the benefits Princess Pingyang received from him were much greater!

After the first dual cultivation, Princess Pingyang’s Taoist cultivation directly broke through from the peak of the seventh rank to the middle three ranks, the lower sixth-rank Purple Mansion Realm!

Because the leap was significant, Li Shengyuan clearly perceived Princess Pingyang’s breakthrough in cultivation.

But Princess Pingyang might have been a bit slow to realize it.

Her eyes immediately met Li Shengyuan’s gentle gaze.

Joy immediately appeared in Princess Pingyang’s eyes, and she shamelessly threw herself into Li Shengyuan’s arms, calling out sweetly, “Waking up and seeing Li Gege, this isn’t a dream, it’s so comfortable, so wonderful!”

“If every day could be like this, that would be amazing!”

Li Shengyuan dotingly rubbed Princess Pingyang’s head, twirling a strand of her beautiful hair, and gently said, “Alright, stop being so clingy. There’s still plenty of time in the future!”

“First, sense your cultivation. You’ve just broken through to the sixth rank, so consolidate it well.”

Princess Pingyang lifted her head from Li Shengyuan’s embrace, her eyes filled with a hint of confusion.

“Consolidate my cultivation? When did I break through to the sixth rank…?”

However, after sensing it for a moment, Princess Pingyang’s eyes gradually widened, filled with shock and surprise, and she couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Wow, I really did break through to the sixth rank!”

“But I didn’t cultivate last night? I just dual cultivated with Li Gege for a few hours?” Princess Pingyang’s eyes held confusion.

Li Shengyuan’s lips curved slightly, “You thought dual cultivation was just talk?”

Princess Pingyang’s alluring gaze made Li Shengyuan excited, but considering Princess Pingyang’s tired body, he decided against it.

He raised his hand and pinched her, then said seriously, “Alright, no more fooling around. I know you’re tired, but you should get up quickly and consolidate your realm.”

“The sixth rank is not like the lower three ranks. Every step cannot be underestimated; it concerns breaking through to the upper three ranks, so you must proceed steadily and surely!”

“Okay, I’ll get up now.” Princess Pingyang left Li Shengyuan’s embrace.

She lazily sat on the bed and stretched, completely unconcerned about her revealing posture.

Seeing Li Shengyuan’s appreciative gaze, Princess Pingyang gave him a charming smile, then stretched out her arms and sweetly said, “Li Gege, you took them off last night, I want you to help me put them back on.”

Looking at the clingy Princess Pingyang, Li Shengyuan smiled helplessly, then dotingly got up, picked up her training clothes, and helped her put them on.

Under the set off of the form-fitting training clothes, Princess Pingyang’s figure became even more curvaceous.

Li Shengyuan chuckled, “Alright, go cultivate quickly. Last night, the Demon Suppression Division and the Demonic Cult had a big battle, so I need to go deal with that now.”

“Understood, goodbye Li Gege.”

Although she had just experienced a perfect night and was reluctant to part with Li Shengyuan so soon, as a princess, she was not an unreasonable person.

Knowing that they both had important things to do, she waved goodbye to Li Shengyuan with a look of reluctance.

Li Shengyuan watched Princess Pingyang leave the sleeping quarters and head to the cultivation room.

Then he went to find his own clothes, which Princess Pingyang had scattered everywhere, and put them on.

After getting dressed, Li Shengyuan said, “Forget it, having the princess dress me is also nice…”

After leaving Princess Pingyang’s residence, Li Shengyuan went directly to the Demon Suppression Division in the outer city to clock in for work.

Upon arriving outside the Demon Suppression Division, although most of the ruins caused by the battle had been cleared, it would still take some time to rebuild.

Being attacked at one’s doorstep was actually a laughable matter.

But fortunately, they had captured a half-human, half-demon Three-Rank Great Demon, so this achievement was quite extraordinary, and spreading the news would further boost the Demon Suppression Division’s prestige!

Although the capture was a benefit gained from Demon Head Shura.

“Hello, Lord Li.”

“Hmm.”

Li Shengyuan calmly nodded slightly to the Demon Suppression Division members who greeted him.

He just didn’t know if it was his imagination, but he felt that these people were looking at him with a strange gaze.

This left him a bit baffled.

However, he soon saw Liu Zhen, who was overseeing the recovery efforts outside.

When Liu Zhen first saw Li Shengyuan, a peculiar expression also appeared in his eyes.

Although it disappeared quickly, Li Shengyuan still noticed it.

He couldn’t help but become more curious as to why so many people were looking at him strangely.

Could it be… that someone discovered him masquerading as Demon Head Shura last night? Li Shengyuan wondered confusedly.

However, this thought was quickly dismissed. If he had really been discovered, he would probably have been surrounded when he woke up from Princess Pingyang’s bed this morning, with people shouting into megaphones:

“Listen, inside! You are surrounded! Put down the princess and surrender obediently…”

Li Shengyuan chuckled, amused by his own thought, and then went forward to greet Liu Zhen.

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Shengyuan voiced his confusion.

“Brother Zhen, why do I feel like the brothers are looking at me strangely?”

“Oh, you mean that…” Liu Zhen showed a look of realization.

Then, with a somewhat strange expression, he patted Li Shengyuan’s shoulder and said, “It’s already spread throughout the Demon Suppression Division that you snatched back the Demonic Cult demoness from that Great Demon Head Shura more than ten days ago.”

“Is that all?”

Li Shengyuan felt that couldn’t be it.

Liu Zhen shook his head slightly, “Of course not just that. The most important thing is Demon Head Shura’s performance in front of our Demon Suppression Division last night!”

“He sliced the bestialized and enraged Three-Rank Great Demon into two with a single strike, rendering a strong expert who was considered a master among the third rank completely powerless!”

Even after so much time had passed, recalling the strike Demon Head Shura unleashed last night, a hint of horror and fear still lingered in Liu Zhen’s eyes.

Liu Zhen pursed his dry lips, swallowed, and then said bitterly, “Didn’t you say that Demon Head Shura wasn’t a third-rank expert? Last night, Division Lord Mo Lingtian also confirmed that Demon Head Shura’s cultivation had not reached the third rank!”

“That Demon Head Shura, with a fourth-rank realm, actually sliced a Three-Rank Great Demon with one strike… Truly terrifying!”

After speaking, Liu Zhen sighed repeatedly.

Listening to someone praise himself face to face, Li Shengyuan felt a little smug inside, but he still cooperated by widening his eyes, looking at Liu Zhen with some shock and saying, “Brother Zhen, you’re not exaggerating, are you? How could a fourth-rank expert possibly cut down a third-rank expert with one strike, especially a Three-Rank Great Demon whose physical body was enhanced by bestialization?!”

“How could such a remarkably talented person exist in this world? Isn’t that like a Martial God reincarnated?!”

Li Shengyuan shamelessly praised himself, knowing no one would know.

Liu Zhen also sighed, “If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t believe it either!”

‘Well, you saw it today…’ Li Shengyuan secretly chuckled to himself.

Then he frowned and said, “So, this Demon Head Shura is strong, but what does that have to do with me?”