At this time, Li Qingzhao had come to his senses and couldn't help but be a little surprised when he thought about the conversation between the two.
"She has very good qualifications, and her future achievements on the path to immortality will be limitless." Chu Feng nodded and explained.
"Then I really have to congratulate Miss Lu. Being able to practice with my brother is considered a blessing." Li Qingzhao felt a trace of envy in his heart, but it disappeared in an instant. This kind of thing cannot be forced. After a pause, he changed the topic,
"However, even after becoming a master and apprentice, she is still a little girl who has not yet left the court. Your words just now were a bit too harsh."
"If you want to seek immortality, you must first cultivate your mind. This is not a joke. Without a matching state of mind, you will not be able to go far, and you will even have endless troubles in the future." Chu Feng shook his head slightly, as if he suddenly thought of something, and asked instead,
"You are only twenty-eight years old and have not yet left the government. Why do you sound like a lady who has been married for many years?"
"I...I'm just discussing the matter, which is not what you said?"
Hearing the ridicule in the other party's words, Li Qingzhao's cheeks immediately turned red. What a big lady, you are talking nonsense. Looking secretly, he saw the other party's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and his heart was pounding involuntarily.
Forcibly suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his heart, he continued,
"Brother, I plan to go back today."
"Have you thought about it?"
"Yeah." Li Qingzhao nodded gently,
"I came out this time to express my feelings to my father. I will not marry someone I don't like. After more than ten days, he should understand in his heart."
Having said this, his pair of crystal eyes glanced at Chu Feng, as if he was looking forward to it.
"When are you leaving? I'll see you off personally?"
"Then...thank you, brother." Li Qingzhao felt a little disappointed, but he quickly adjusted and said with a sweet smile.
Although Li Qingzhao had lived in the mansion for less than half a month, he still had a lot of personal belongings, all of which were temporarily purchased by Xiaohuan. Therefore, when he saw him off, many maids from the Chu mansion came to help.
In front of the Li Mansion, Chu Feng glanced inside the door, but did not go in. After all, he had 'abducted' his daughter for so long, so it was always a bit awkward to meet him.
After a while, Xiao Cui led a group of maids out one after another, and behind them, Xiao Huan also followed.
"My girl finished half of her poems today, but she suddenly lost her inspiration. Mr. Chu has always been outstanding in poetry. If you have some spare time, you can help me add one or two."
After saying that, he took out a letter folded into a heart shape from his sleeve and handed it over.
"Writing poetry?"
Chu Feng subconsciously reached out to take it, but he was speechless in his heart. He was not good at this at all? But why did he always make him look bad? The same was true for his classmates and friends, and the same was true for Li Qingzhao.
"You can read the letter slowly, are you not in a hurry? My maid will take your leave first."
After completing the task, Xiaohuan couldn't help but feel relieved, replied with a sweet smile, turned around and left.
Chu Feng shook his head secretly and slowly opened the letter paper. What he saw was two lines of small regular script written neatly on it. The brushstrokes were delicate but sharp, and his character was self-contained.
"I don't envy the moon in the sky, I know you two well."
"Well……"
Chu Feng immediately understood that this was clearly a poem to express emotions, so what did he need to add?
But, is this the correct way for a talented woman to express her affection? Once or twice is okay, I can barely cope with it, but if it happens often in the future, won't I have a headache?
"Young Master, it's the Queen..."
But at this moment, Xiaocui suddenly pulled the corner of his clothes, interrupting the thoughts in his mind. He raised his head and looked around, and sure enough, Li Kefei's wife Wang came out accompanied by her maid.
"I met my aunt."
"No need to be polite." Wang replied, but there was something unspeakably complicated in the look he cast. After looking at it for a while, he continued,
"My eldest sister has been bothering your house for many days and has caused a lot of trouble to my nephew. I am very grateful to you."
"What's the big deal? Auntie doesn't need to be seen outside?"
"It's not an outsider." Wang suddenly sighed and continued,
"I don't know what my eldest sister is thinking, and I don't want to do the evil thing of beating the mandarin ducks. However, she has been spoiled since she was a child, and her temperament is inevitably a bit arrogant. If... if she enters the Chu Mansion, if she has any fault, I hope my nephew
I can handle one or two."
"Don't worry, aunt, Chu doesn't consider himself to be that kind of heartless and unjust person."
"That way, I feel relieved."
Hearing this, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction, and her eyes changed when she looked at him again. She couldn't stay any longer, so she left immediately.
Chu Feng's heart moved and a smile appeared in his eyes. Without saying anything else, he called the Xiaocui girls and returned to his house.
…
A few days passed by, and Chu Feng stayed in the mansion without leaving. Firstly, he had a rare leisure time, and secondly, he took care of Lu Ruolan in the secret room.
Since you have accepted the other person as your disciple, you must teach him with all your heart, so as not to waste the other person's qualifications.
What made him somewhat gratified was that Lu Ruolan was indeed an innate Yimu body, and her cultivation speed was unbelievable. In just one day, she had directly crossed several small realms and entered the fifth level of the Qi training stage.
That's not all. In the following days, although its speed weakened slightly, it also increased to the ninth level of the Qi training period and entered the later stage.
"This is a monster."
In the secret room, looking at Lu Ruolan with his eyes closed and slowly withdrawing his power, Chu Feng couldn't help but sigh with emotion. This time he had succeeded. On his shoulder, Xiao Zi was also a little surprised, but not as surprised as him.
"Does Master reject the demon clan?" Lu Ruolan slowly opened her eyes, her eyes flickered, but she suddenly asked.
"People have good and evil, and monsters are just like that." Chu Feng was startled for a moment, then shook his head slightly, and continued,
"So, as long as you are not the kind of monster who does evil wantonly, it doesn't matter."
"That's it." After hearing this answer, Lu Ruolan seemed extremely happy. She stretched out her hand and pressed it all over her body, and smiled again,
"This is cultivating immortality. It feels very magical, as if you have been reborn."
"Yes, look at your arms. They have turned black. They are completely transformed."
"Ah..." Lu Ruolan raised her head subconsciously, reacted instantly, screamed, raised her arms to cover up,
"Master, don't look, I'm going to take a shower."
"No need to bother."
Chu Feng chuckled softly, and quickly pinched a cleansing spell in his hand, directly hitting the opponent's body. In an instant, the blue light flowed, cleaning all the dirt on his body in an instant.
"This..." Lu Ruolan looked at the changes around her, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes,
"What a magical spell. Master, can you teach it to me?"
"It's just some small skills. If you want to learn it, I will teach you in the future." Chu Feng smiled and continued,
"Now that you have advanced to the ninth level of Qi training, it is estimated that it will not be long before you can build a foundation. Then, we need to discuss the main direction of training in the future."
"The reincarnation skill of a vegetarian girl is very powerful. Isn't this enough?"
"Of course it's not enough." Chu Feng shook his head,
"That's just your main training method. In addition, you should also choose some other directions, such as alchemy, weapon refining, talismans, formations, etc. Even if you can't go deep, you still have to master it, which is also a key to cultivation.
Important addition.”
"Then which aspect does Master think I should choose?"
"Formation." Chu Feng explained without hiding anything,
"This is my original plan. It can achieve something in a short period of time and help me. Of course, if you are not interested, you can change it to something else."
"No need, I will choose the formation." Lu Ruolan nodded firmly,
"I have been taught the true Dharma by Master. I have nothing to repay as a disciple. It is great to be able to help Master."
"You... are very good." Chu Feng nodded, feeling a little relieved in his heart. Although this girl is a bit unruly, her nature is pure and kind, which makes people like her.
"I have a lot of formation books here, from the most basic "Preliminary Explanation of Formation" to higher-level fairy-level formations, they are all rare treasures in the world of practice. I specially selected a few, which are just right for
You, I’ll pass it on directly to you.”
As he spoke, he stretched out one finger and pointed at the center of the other person's eyebrows again. In an instant, messages were printed directly into the other person's mind.
"Yes, we have indeed entered the late stage of Qi refining, and our ability to accept it is much stronger than before." Withdrawing his finger, Chu Feng couldn't help but smile.
"I can feel that the sea of consciousness she opened seems to be far more powerful than that of ordinary monks. Is it possible that it is because of the innate Yimu body?" Xiao Zi suddenly reminded her from the shoulder.
"I guess so."
Chu Feng nodded and didn't think much about it. At this time, Lu Ruolan had come to her senses and seemed to have a headache. She gently rubbed her temples with her jade fingers and frowned,
“There’s so much information, it’s so confusing!”
"It just takes a while to get used to it. After you go back and sort it out slowly, you will get used to it soon." Chu Feng comforted him and said,
"You have been in retreat here for five days. It's time to go back and take a look. Otherwise, your relatives at home should be anxious."
"Have you ever sent anyone to my house these days?"
"Don't worry, I have informed Wen Yang of the situation in advance, and they all know it."
"That's good."
Hearing this, Lu Ruolan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Not long after, Lu Ruolan left in a hurry. Although he was already a cultivator, he had just started, so Chu Feng was worried and asked Tieshan to drive and escort him in person.
…
The Spring Festival has passed, and the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China have also ended their vacations one after another. As time goes by in the first month, the second month, and the third month, the triennial provincial examinations also begin. All the students in Bianjing City are gearing up and eager to try.
Harem, Kunning Hall.
At this time, Zhao Ji was having a meal with Queen Wang. Wang was nearly nine months pregnant, and her movements were becoming more and more inconvenient. She had to be attended to every move she made.
"I heard that you've been looking dazed lately. What's on your mind?" Suddenly, Zhao Ji put down the chopsticks in his hand and asked.
"It's not what the officials think." Queen Wang shook her head slightly and explained,
"In the past few months, the officials have treated me with every possible favor. I am so happy, so why should I worry about it? It's just that I am physically inconvenient and cannot serve the officials, so I feel guilty."
After a pause, the conversation suddenly changed,
"Moreover, the harem should be equally exposed to rain and dew, and one should not be overly favored to one person. Otherwise, wouldn't it make the two sisters resentful?"
"You are pregnant, so you are overthinking." A smile appeared on Zhao Ji's face at the right time, and he continued,
"Don't keep thinking wildly, I just want to be quiet."
"What difficulties does the official family have?"
"It's okay, I will take care of it."
Zhao Ji's eyes flashed with an imperceptible strange color, but he did not answer the other party.
Queen Wang didn't notice, and then said to herself:
"A few years ago, I discussed with the Queen Mother about selecting some girls from good families to fill the harem. As a result, the officials refused to accept them on the grounds that it was inappropriate for a national mourning. Now that the New Year has passed, the officials can no longer refuse."
"Did someone say something to you?" Zhao Ji's expression suddenly turned cold and he asked.
"The officials should calm down." Queen Wang quickly shook her head and explained,
"This is a major event related to the continuity of the emperor's heir. No one inside or outside the court will not pay attention to it. As for what others say, it doesn't matter."
"Is it the Queen Mother or someone else?"
Zhao Ji knew that what the other party said was true, but he did not intend to let the matter go and continued to ask questions.
There are many women in this harem, and they are divided into different hills. They compete for power with each other, and slander and slander are normal. However, he cannot let it go, and must set rules to restrain things within a certain range.
"I'm guilty, I shouldn't mention this." Seeing the emperor hot on her heels, Queen Wang's expression suddenly changed slightly, she quickly begged, and even wanted to stand up and salute.
"Okay, I didn't talk about you."
Zhao Ji directly raised his hand to hold the other person down, and at the same time glanced at the other person speechlessly. He didn't know what he was thinking, he just didn't want to express his anger.
However, as a queen, such a character is too tolerant, which is very detrimental to managing the harem.
"Since you don't want to say it, I won't force you. Take good care of your baby and don't harm your health."
After saying that, he no longer had the intention to continue eating, and immediately stood up and continued,
"I want to go out for a walk, you can do it yourself."
Looking at Zhao Ji's disappearing back, Queen Wang suddenly sighed, and her expression became extremely complicated. Is it joy or sadness?
"Why are you sighing?" Seeing this, the maid suddenly became concerned and walked closer and asked softly.
"Ruyi, tell me, is the official family still the official family?"
"Ah!" The maid Ruyi was stunned immediately. She didn't know why the empress asked this question and murmured,
"The official family is the official family, what else can it be?"
"Yeah, what else could it be?"
Queen Wang sighed softly again, but did not say any more. Since she succeeded to the throne, she has not only given up all her previous 'bad habits' and concentrated on managing state affairs, but she has also shown great concern for herself, as if she had become a different person.
The official family was very kind to me, and their favors were endless. Even Concubine Zheng and Concubine Wang, who were once dotes on, were far behind. However, for some reason, I always felt a little unreal in my heart, as if I was dreaming.
"There is something that I don't know whether to talk about or not." But at this moment, Ruyi seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said.
"You are the person I trust most. If you have any questions, just tell me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After a pause, Ruyi continued,
"The official family has always refused to accept new people, and they are very kind to the empress, which naturally makes other people jealous. I heard that Concubine Zheng plans to send the two maids serving beside her to the official family."
"Is this happening?"
Queen Wang frowned slightly, Concubine Zheng did have many beautiful maids around her, but they all came from poor families and were not suitable candidates.
Of course, if the official likes her, it's not a bad idea, just fill it up. But Concubine Zheng's move may not be that simple, she may want to achieve the purpose of consolidating her favor through this matter.
"Where did you get this information?"
"My servant passed by Empress Liu's palace yesterday and happened to hear the palace attendants whispering about this matter, so she learned about it."
"Ms. Liu, it's her!"
Hearing this, Queen Wang suddenly felt a chill in her heart and had a vague feeling of badness.