349: Chapter 349 Am I falling behind again?

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And when Bai Suzhen took a deep breath and told them the truth,

Hoping that they would marry Su Chen when he turned eighteen and complete the marriage with him,

Bai Suzhen was surprised to find that...

It turned out that the eyes of these six women actually glowed.

As if afraid that Bai Suzhen would go back on her word, they repeatedly confirmed if all of this was true.

That joy and anticipation were as if etched into their very souls; it absolutely couldn't have been faked.

Even when Bai Suzhen left,

These six women even stuffed a whole basket full of various rare treasures, specialties of their Holy Lands.

They demanded that she take them back for Su Chen to use.

This left Bai Suzhen full of great doubts when she left the various Holy Lands.

What kind of magic did her silly nine-and-a-half-year-old disciple possess?

To be able to make these arrogant women instantly fall for him with just a name?

But this was good news after all.

At least she wouldn't have to worry about whether that silly disciple could successfully conquer these arrogant prodigies.

...

And at this moment,

In the eastern region of the Spirit River Realm's source area,

Within the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty, which governed thousands of miles of territory and awed the eight directions,

Inside the magnificent Great Yin Imperial Palace,

The Great Yin Empress, known for her iron-blooded methods and striking fear into countless surrounding forces,

Jiang Luoli,

Had just finished a day of heavy court duties and returned to her palace alone.

Passing through layers of ornately carved and painted palaces,

If anyone could see the scene here, they would be incredibly surprised.

Because,

This Empress, rumored in the outside world to be licentious and to keep three thousand male consorts,

Her inner palace was,

Surprisingly desolate, without even a shadow of a man.

The few living beings were just a few trusted maids.

The so-called male consorts,

Were merely a smokescreen she used to mislead external political enemies and divert attention.

Pushing open the heavy door of her bedchamber,

Jiang Luoli casually pulled off the incredibly heavy crown on her head, which symbolized supreme imperial power.

Allowing her waterfall-like black hair to cascade over her phoenix robe.

She removed the cold, ruthless, and aloof makeup she wore in court.

A hint of fatigue and boredom, belonging only to a young woman, appeared on her exquisite face.

She lazily walked to the side of the spacious and luxurious dragon chair.

And slumped into it without any regard for her image.

Then,

From her wide sleeves,

She pulled out a palm-sized crystal panel, shimmering with the light of profound formations.

"Ding-dong—"

"Heavenly Secret Pavilion's latest technology, at your service..."

That's right.

It was a 'Ling Shu Machine'.

It was a high-tech product of the cultivation world, personally developed by Su Wanyue, the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.

Similar to a mobile phone on Blue Star,

It was used to transmit divine sense over long distances.

Jiang Luoli skillfully entered a password.

On the Ling Shu Machine's interface, a hidden group chat, protected by the highest level of shielding formations, popped up.

Six users with different avatars lay quietly in the group chat.

Jiang Luoli looked at the group chat interface, a proud, somewhat provocative sneer curling on her lips.

She extended her fair, slender fingers.

Tapping rapidly on the light screen.

She skillfully @-ed a pink nine-tailed fox avatar.

Then,

In the group chat, she typed out a line of text so arrogant that if it were outside, it would make the entire cultivation world drop its jaw.

"@Qingqiu Demon Concubine Su Daji (Currently not accepting reincarnation and continuation of fate)."

"Seductive fox, didn't expect this, did you?"

"I have news about the Great King."

"Not only that, he has also become the disciple of the Holy Lord Bai, and now he is coming to my place to cultivate for a year."

"That'll really annoy you, hehehe."

The lines typed by Jiang Luoli were full of boastful and proud words.

They quickly appeared in the group.

In Jiang Luoli's view,

As the Empress of the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty, wielding power over the universe, possessing millions of miles of territory, and a renowned prodigy at the source of the Spirit River,

Now that Holy Lord Bai Suzhen had personally visited to discuss Su Chen cultivating in Great Yin for a year, this was undoubtedly a golden opportunity bestowed upon her by heaven.

She couldn't wait to vent her frustration fiercely in front of her past rivals.

To declare that in the emotional game with Su Li and the other women, she had finally taken first place.

After sending the message, Jiang Luoli smugly crossed her legs, her long legs swinging back and forth.

Like she was recording some winner's MVP settlement screen.

However,

In just a few short breaths,

Message after message appeared on Jiang Luoli's Ling Shu Machine screen.

The replies were like basins of ice water, unreservedly crashing down on this confident Empress.

Demon Concubine Su Daji, who was @-ed directly, appeared first with her pink nine-tailed fox avatar.

Accompanying her was Su Daji's mocking text.

"Oh, I wonder who's daydreaming in this deep palace, turns out it's Great Yin's Em-press Jiang~"

"What, after being Empress for a few days, do you really think everything in the world revolves around you?"

"What? The Great King is coming to stay with you for a year? Do you really only know about this now?"

"Holy Lord Bai personally visited my Qingqiu Tushan half a month ago and already informed us few people."

"And calculating the dates, Holy Lord Bai's visit to my place should have been the earliest, right?"

"The Great King's first stop for enlightenment was clearly in my embrace."

"I've borne the title of 'seductive fox' for nine hundred years. When it comes to serving men, you little yellow-haired girl are still a bit too green~"

Boom!

Jiang Luoli's delicate body, seated on the dragon chair, trembled violently, her phoenix eyes filled with boundless shock.

Damn it?

How did she... seem to have once again stolen the advantage of getting a head start?

Before she could recover from Demon Concubine Su Daji's taunts,

A user with a Bagua formation avatar followed closely behind.

That was Zhuge Jinyu.

Her words were as rational and calm as ever.

"Miss Jiang, there's no need for further meaningless verbal sparring."

"My Great Qian Immortal Dynasty possesses the purest vein of scholarly qi at the source of the Spirit River, most suitable for laying foundations and opening qi seas for young children."

"When This Prime Minister secretly conversed with Holy Lord Bai half a month ago, she mentioned that according to the Heavenly Dao's destiny, Chen'er's first stop for enlightenment should be Great Qian."

"The reason you only learned this news today is probably because Great Yin's intelligence network is truly insufficient at the source of the Spirit River."

"Falling to the very last place also aligns with your usual slow-witted nature."

"Furthermore... although you, Jiang Luoli, are the Emperor in Great Yin and seem very imposing, with everyone calling you 'Long Live the Emperor'."

"But even though I am only the Prime Minister, the little emperor of Great Qian respects me even more than his own mother, calling me 'Nine-Ten Thousand Years Old' when he goes out~"

"Zhuge Jinyu! Stop putting on that arrogant Prime Minister act in front of This Empress!"

Jiang Luoli gritted her silver teeth in anger.

But the user information on the Ling Shu Machine seemed to deliberately go against her, popping up more and more frequently.