60: Ancestral

Chapter 60: Ancestral

Finally, Pei Xuanji and Zhang Qian both looked at Li Yunshu.

"Who is she?"

"Who is she?"

Faced with both of them asking at the same time, Li Yunshu didn't know how to explain for a moment.

Zhang Qian, however, had already reacted, saying with red eyes.

"They said you were with a woman all day, and I didn't believe it, but I didn't expect you to bring her home already.

I wondered why you wouldn't come to find me at night; turns out you've learned to keep a mistress!

Tell me, who exactly is this vixen?"

Seeing the Empress's face growing darker, Li Yunshu immediately rushed towards Zhang Qian.

"Listen to my explanation."

Li Yunshu grabbed Zhang Qian's hands, and his Divine Sense began to invade Zhang Qian's Sea of Consciousness.

"Let's be of one mind."

Hearing this, Zhang Qian was startled.

"You—"

However, by the time she reacted, it was too late, and Li Yunshu said.

"You should go back first."

Zhang Qian nodded, not saying another word, and turned to leave the courtyard.

In the courtyard, only Li Yunshu and Pei Xuanji remained. Only then did he explain to the Empress.

"She is Wen Shuyang's wife."

Pei Xuanji was no longer curious about Zhang Qian's identity; she was more curious about Li Yunshu.

"You can actually control her?"

Zhang Qian, who had just been controlled, looked completely normal, leaving the courtyard as if nothing had happened.

If she hadn't witnessed everything just now, she would truly find it hard to believe that Li Yunshu possessed such a method.

This fellow can disguise himself and control others' minds; where did he learn all these unorthodox methods?

Li Yunshu hadn't intended to expose this skill in front of the Empress, but Zhang Qian's sudden appearance disrupted his plan.

Accompanying the Empress on a shopping trip, it was inevitable to be recognized by acquaintances.

Speaking of which, he had been careless. He forgot to use Bai Lang's skin when he went out and just went out with Wen Shuyang's skin.

"It's just a small trick; naturally, it can't escape Your Majesty's eyes."

Pei Xuanji looked deeply at Li Yunshu, wondering if this fellow would bring her more surprises in the future.

Just as she was about to return to the room, Li Yunshu took out the Demon Refining Art.

"Your Majesty, there are a few parts of this Cultivation Technique that I don't quite understand. I hope Your Majesty can enlighten me."

Pei Xuanji returned to the room and said.

"Come in."

"Then I shall enter."

A man and a woman, alone in a room.

Given that she needed to absorb Li Yunshu's Pure Yang Qi daily, Pei Xuanji thoroughly explained the parts Li Yunshu didn't understand, making it easy to grasp.

It was already late at night when she finished explaining. Pei Xuanji let out a slight yawn.

"I'm tired. Go back and study it yourself slowly."

Seeing this, Li Yunshu said.

"I'm skilled in massage. Would Your Majesty like me to help relieve your fatigue?"

Pei Xuanji glanced at Li Yunshu sideways.

"What, do you want to tell me again that we are of one mind?"

"I wouldn't dare. What I said is true." Fearing the Empress wouldn't believe him, Li Yunshu added, "An ancestral skill."

As the Disciple of the first person to achieve Ascension in this world, how could Pei Xuanji not investigate him?

"I heard you are an orphan. Where did this ancestral skill come from?"

"Uh..."

Li Yunshu was speechless for a moment. He was telling the truth this time, but he couldn't explain it.

Because the massage skill was learned from his father in the modern world.

Initially, he refused, as he had never thought of opening a massage parlor and making a living from this skill.

However, his father confidently said that learning it would help him find a wife in the future, so he reluctantly learned a bit of the basics.

But he couldn't explain this to the Empress; he couldn't possibly say he was a Transmigration from another world, could he?

Seeing Li Yunshu's hesitant manner, Pei Xuanji knew she had guessed correctly.

Moreover, with her current dress, would this fellow really give a proper massage?

"Deceiving the monarch is a capital offense."

Li Yunshu immediately explained.

"This was passed down by the Grandmaster, ancestral."

Heh—

Hearing the words Grandmaster, for some reason, the scenes recorded in the memory orb flashed through Pei Xuanji's mind.

Those unbearable scenes reappeared in her mind, and her tone involuntarily grew colder.

"If the Grandmaster knew you threw his socks into his hand, I'm afraid he would personally clean up the sect."

Upon hearing about the Grandmaster's socks, Li Yunshu also recalled that night at Sanqing Hall in Jingming Temple.

Seeing the Empress's expression, he wisely stood up.

"This official takes his leave."

With that, he exited the room.

If he didn't leave now, he might be kicked out... Seven days later, in the morning.

The last trace of spiritual energy entered Li Yunshu's body, and his cultivation successfully broke through to the second stage of Golden Core.

During this time, he went to the Inner Guard during the day, returned promptly at noon to bathe with the Empress, and then had a bit of Pure Yang Qi absorbed.

At night, he studied the Demon Refining Art, refining the ten-thousand-year-old demon core of the snake demon.

Seven days passed in a flash.

By the time he bought breakfast, Pei Xuanji had already finished washing up.

The two sat at the dining table, but Pei Xuanji didn't immediately pick up her chopsticks.

"How are things with the spies?"

She had learned during this time that Western Zhou had sealed the capital to arrest the spies on that fake list.

However, being trapped here was not a long-term solution. It had been seven days since the morning court, and if the delay was too long, Great Chu could easily fall into chaos.

To lift this Formation barrier, they had to wait for the Plum Blossom Inner Guard to thoroughly investigate the spy matter.

Li Yunshu picked up a Phoenix claw.

"All those who should be arrested have been arrested, and those who should be interrogated have been mostly interrogated. The Formation should be lifted in about a day or two."

Pei Xuanji nodded slightly, then picked up her chopsticks with relief.

Seeing that the Formation was about to be lifted, Li Yunshu couldn't help but start his own little calculations again.

"After the Formation is lifted, shouldn't Your Majesty return to the capital?"

He couldn't be blamed for his petty thoughts; only the Empress could be blamed for not keeping her word.

She had clearly wanted to come to Western Zhou to find the Three-legged Toad, and now the Empress had followed along.

What if the Empress went to Mizang Forest with him and found the Three-legged Toad? Would it still be his turn to act?

If the Empress directly took the Three-legged Toad, then he would lose the bet.

Losing meant licking the Empress's feet, although... he still preferred to see the Empress in black stockings and high heels.

Paired with this purple cheongsam, one word—stunning!

Pei Xuanji naturally knew Li Yunshu's little thoughts and nodded, saying.

"It is time to return to the capital."

...After breakfast, as Li Yunshu stepped through the gate of the Inner Guard, the Formation barrier above his head slowly dissipated.

He immediately looked up at the sky, then murmured.

"It's time to act."

Throughout the morning, Li Yunshu had been watching Feng Xiu.

It wasn't until lunchtime that Feng Xiu left the Inner Guard alone.

Then, Li Yunshu immediately followed him.

With Feng Xiu's cultivation, he quickly noticed Li Yunshu tracking him.

However, he didn't make a fuss. Instead, he deliberately found a secluded dead-end alley and walked into it.

Li Yunshu didn't hesitate at all and followed him directly in.