The lake surface is sparkling.
A silver moon hung in the sky, looming among the clouds.
The night still looms.
There is still about half an hour until dawn.
A small boat was floating on the water.
A girl in a white dress was standing quietly at the bow, looking at the deep night sky in a daze.
The night wind blows, and the black hair flutters slightly.
There was a dazed look on that pretty and charming face.
After a moment.
Luo Qingzhou came out from the bottom of the lake and saw a small boat on the lake.
But the bow was empty.
The cold moonlight shines down from the night sky.
He stretched out his hand, gently held it, and murmured: "Sister Yue, I caught you, you can't run away..."
But soon, the moon disappeared into the clouds.
The moonlight in his palm also slipped away quietly.
"It doesn't matter. Tomorrow night, the night after next... every night from now on, I will catch you until... you can no longer escape!"
Luo Qingzhou loosened his hand, was stunned for a while, and then left East Lake.
He returned to the Qin Mansion.
Because he had to practice in seclusion underground in the palace, it would probably take at least a week.
So, he had to go back and explain to Miss Qin Er.
Of course, you also have to tell the Queen in advance.
The Queen was too tired yesterday, so he didn't have a chance to speak.
Return to the room.
Miss Qin Er was still sleeping soundly.
Luo Qingzhou didn't disturb him and went straight to the next room.
I pushed the door gently, and it was actually not locked.
He entered the room quietly, locked the door, then walked to the bed and looked at it.
Xiaodie was sleeping soundly.
Qiu'er actually opened her eyes and was looking at him sleepily.
"Shh..."
Luo Qingzhou motioned for her to be quiet, then sat down beside the bed, took out the message and sent a message to the empress.
Qiu'er quietly lifted the quilt and whispered, "Son-in-law, come up."
Luo Qingzhou looked once, then looked out the window again.
It's not daybreak yet.
He took off his shoes, socks and clothes, quietly got into bed, crawled into the quilt, and lay down with her.
The little girl took the initiative to get into his arms, and her delicate and smooth body pressed against his chest, like a piece of soft and warm jade.
At this moment, the message letter suddenly vibrated.
Has the Queen woken up yet
Or, were you busy all night and didn't rest
Luo Qingzhou looked at the message in his hand.
The little girl in my arms curled up in the quilt and continued to sleep.
Her Majesty: You still dare to come
Luo Qingzhou looked at the message and replied: I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again next time.
After dawn.
He went to the next room, and when Miss Qin Er woke up, he told her that he was going out to practice in seclusion.
Second Miss Qin told him not to work too hard and not to worry about the family.
Luo Qingzhou left through the back door.
After entering the palace, the empress had already gone to attend the morning court.
Yuewu led him into the house and said softly, "Sir, His Majesty has already given instructions. Let you go in by yourself."
Luo Qingzhou thanked him and walked towards the innermost wall.
The Queen had memorized his breath in the formation, and as soon as he approached the wall, the hidden stone door slowly opened.
Just as he was about to go in, Yuewu suddenly said, "Oh, sir, there is one more thing I want to tell you. Yueying sent a message from the border saying that your sister Daoling was injured. I wanted to send her back, but she didn't come back and wanted to stay there to kill monsters."
Luo Qingzhou frowned slightly when he heard this and asked, "Is it serious?"
Yuewu said: "It shouldn't be serious. Yueying said that he was scratched by a monster."
Luo Qingzhou looked at her and asked, "How many cities have the demons occupied now?"
Yue Wu sighed softly and said, "We have already besieged five cities. We were besieging the sixth city yesterday. Fortunately, General Yuchi and his men arrived. The demon army is increasing in number. For some reason, some demons from other countries have gathered at the border of Da Yan. His Majesty said that the situation on the border is becoming more and more serious. His Majesty wants to wait until the situation in the court is slightly stabilized before leading the army in person."
Luo Qingzhou's expression immediately became serious, and he said, "Your Majesty must not go. Da Yan is still in turmoil. Even though those princes are now obedient, once there is a chance, something might happen again. After all, Your Majesty ascended the throne as a daughter, and those royal families will never accept it. Moreover, Your Majesty does not have many troops now. Once he leads the army to leave Kyoto, there will definitely be big problems. That's when there will be real internal and external troubles, and it will be very dangerous."
Yue Wu looked at him and said, "Her Majesty said that when she leaves the capital, she will appoint you as the regent and let you take her place in the capital and help her govern the country."
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and said: "I am just a warrior..."
"Sir, you are not just a warrior..."
Yuewu looked at him dimly and said, "If it weren't for the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms and King Tai, Yueying and General Yuchi wouldn't have won so easily."
Luo Qingzhou was embarrassed to have his identity exposed in front of him. He hesitated for a moment and said, "No matter what, Your Majesty cannot leave the capital now."
At this point, he was silent for a moment, and then said, "If I must go to the border alone to resist the demons, I will go. I am your majesty's husband and a man of Dayan. The country is in trouble and the people are displaced. I have the responsibility to help!"
Yuewu stared at him blankly, then bowed and said softly, "Young Master, you have such a heart, and it is worth His Majesty's sincere love for you. Yuewu would like to thank His Majesty on his behalf."
“It should be.”
Luo Qingzhou said nothing more and walked into the secret room.
"Boom..."
The stone door slowly closed.
Yue Wu stared at the closed stone door, and was stunned for a while before muttering, "Young Master is able to plan and win battles thousands of miles away. He is intelligent and resourceful, and he is also talented and eloquent in poetry. He is also gifted in martial arts, and Your Majesty says that no one in Dayan can match him. He cares about the world and the people, and he is deeply loyal to Your Majesty... How can a person be so perfect?"
"Your Majesty must have moved the heavens, so the heavens sent me here to accompany you and help you..."
Luo Qingzhou entered the underground spiritual mine.
As soon as I entered, I immediately felt a strong sense of vitality coming towards me.
Before he could start practicing the exercises, the Danhai and various acupoints in his body began to stir.
He came directly to the heart of the spiritual mine and sat down.
Before starting to practice, he took out the body identification stone and looked at his data.
Late Grandmaster: Progress 2
Late Stage of Spiritual Division: Progress 7
The further you go, the slower the progress and the harder it is to break through.
But now that I have the heart of the spiritual mine, plus his spiritual liquid, there shouldn't be any problem.
He put away the body-identifying stone, sorted out his emotions, then slowly closed his eyes and calmed down.
After a moment.
He began to practice his skills, establishing a connection between the energy in his body and the vital energy of heaven and earth around him.
In the Danhai, the vital energy surges slowly.
All the meridians and acupoints in the body began to function.
A transparent vortex began to appear above the head.
The rich vitality released by the Spirit Ore Heart rushed directly to the vortex and quickly entered his body...
Soon, he entered a state of ecstasy.
I don’t know how long it takes to practice.
When it was dark outside, Nangong Huoyue came here alone in a fiery red dress. She looked at him quietly for a while from a distance, then left silently.
When it was almost dawn and she was about to go to the morning court, she came down to see him again.
In the blink of an eye, five days have passed.
That night, when Nangong Huoyue came underground again, Luo Qingzhou had just put away his skills and opened his eyes.
Nangong Huoyue's expression changed, and she waited at the door for a while before walking over and asking, "Is it full?"
Below the heart of the spiritual mine, the vital energy is extremely pure and rich.
No matter how powerful he was, after five days of continuous practice, the meridians and acupoints in his body probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Luo Qingzhou looked at her and said, "It's full, and I feel bloated, and the absorption speed is getting slower and slower. I should release it all before continuing to absorb and refine it."
Nangong Huoyue said: "Ordinary release will definitely not work, do you have a late-stage Grandmaster technique?"
Luo Qingzhou stood up, took a look at the Spirit Ore Heart on it, and said, "Yes."
Nangong Huoyue felt relieved and said, "Then go to my training room to practice. There is a powerful formation set up there. You can practice and burst as you like."
Luo Qingzhou nodded, glanced at her, bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Nangong Huoyue looked at him deeply, reached out and held his hand, and said softly: "We are a family, why should we be polite?"
Luo Qingzhou didn't say anything else and followed her towards the ground.
Even if we are a family, we should be polite.
It is impossible for one person to always make silent contributions while the other only says thanks verbally.
He has to take action.
"Yuewu told me that you are willing to go to the border to defend against the demon tribe on my behalf."
Walking on the steps, Nangong Huoyue's voice was very gentle.
Luo Qingzhou said: "This is my responsibility."
Nangong Huoyue was silent for a moment, then looked at him and said, "I was not wrong about you."
Then he added: "Besides being a playboy and telling lies, everything else about you is actually pretty good."
Luo Qingzhou said seriously: "Your Majesty, I am not unfaithful."
"See, I didn't wrong you. You are lying!"
Nangong Huoyue snorted coldly, led him up the stairs, came to the training room, and said: "You have been training down there for five whole days. I know that besides wanting to unleash the energy of tempering organs in your body, what else do you want to unleash?"
Luo Qingzhou raised his fist, and with a "sizzle" sound, an electric arc appeared.
He said: "Thunder and lightning!"
Nangong Huoyue looked at the electric arc, her eyebrows twitched slightly, and her expression suddenly became cold and majestic, saying: "My cave is fragile and cannot withstand your lightning. I warn you, you are not allowed to use lightning!"
Seeing that she seemed to have some reservations, Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to retract the lightning and said, "Okay, then I won't practice lightning for the time being."
The expression on Nangong Huoyue's face finally relaxed and softened, and she said, "Go take a shower. You stink."
Luo Qingzhou walked to the bathtub, took off his clothes and jumped in.
He hadn't taken a shower for five days, and during that time waste had been constantly discharged from his pores. Now his body was almost rotten.
Scrubbed for a while.
He took out the body identification stone and checked his current data.
Grandmaster Late Stage: Progress 6
Late Stage of Spiritual Division: Progress 8
Sure enough, the progress is slow.
It's just compared to his previous cultivation speed.
Of course, it is many times faster than other practitioners.
After all, we are practicing under the heart of the spiritual mine.
If an ordinary practitioner wants to increase his progress to the late Grandmaster stage, he may only be able to increase it by two or three points a year.
He has gained four points in five days, which is very good.
At this moment, the stone door suddenly opened.
A slender figure with long hair and a gauze dress walked in with a towel in her hand, came behind him, stretched out a pair of slender hands, and helped him scrub his body.
Luo Qingzhou was stunned, turned his head to look at her, and said: "Miss Yuewu, no need."
Yuewu lowered her head and carefully scrubbed his back, saying softly, "Sir, don't be shy. Yuewu is not an outsider."
Nangong Huoyue, wearing a red dress, stood by the bathing pool and said dignifiedly, "She is indeed not an outsider."
It was just getting dark outside.
Early morning hours.
In the silent palace, a rapid alarm bell suddenly rang.
At the same time, there were shouts of many guards outside.
Waves of formation fluctuations came from all directions.
A blue figure suddenly appeared on the formation shield at the top of the palace, floating in the air, looking down with cold eyes.
"There's an assassin! There's an assassin!"
The guards and royal guards all rushed over, drawing their bows and arrows.
Many masters of spiritual power also flew to the roof and were ready for battle.