[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivation-simulator-starting-from-the-empress-":3,"chapter-cultivation-simulator-starting-from-the-empress--cultivation-simulator-starting-from-the-empress--chapter-180":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cultivation Simulator: Starting From The Empress' Palace",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1526906,1980,"Chapter 180 - 179 Ghost Soul","cultivation-simulator-starting-from-the-empress--chapter-180",180,"\u003Cp>The reason Chen Mo asked someone to buy some servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly because Luo Zhen didn’t have anyone to serve her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo’s subordinates were all rough men, good for fighting, but awkward in serving people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Chen Mo didn’t want men to serve his woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this regard, Chen Mo was extremely possessive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the Mo Luo Commerce Association’s affairs could also begin now, as Luo Zhen had no one under her, and it was time to assemble a base team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moon hung over the tree branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a simple rinse with cold water, Chen Mo went to the room his subordinates had prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Zheng and his men were guarding outside the Luo Mansion, leaving only Chen Mo and Luo Zhen in this area, creating an extremely private setting, unlike any military camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they passed through the corridor, the candlelight flickered unceasingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chilling winds swept through the corridor, and Chen Mo suddenly felt the temperature drop considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not thinking much of it, Chen Mo arrived outside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no light in the room, only the moonlight from outside could illuminate the furnishings inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished her ablutions, the graceful lady in a ruqun sat properly on the bed, awaiting her suitor’s attentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sound of the door opening rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Zhen stood up upon seeing the visitor; her eyes showed a hint of nervousness, and her face quickly flushed with a rosy hue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo closed the door, walked to the window, and shut it as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then casually lit the candlestick on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the light filled the whole room, Chen Mo sat next to Luo Zhen, wrapped his arm around her fragrant shoulder, and asked, \"Why did you put out the light?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Zhen’s face heated up, but she didn’t answer; her gaze was saying, \"Aren’t you just asking the obvious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo curled his lips, then gently nudged Luo Zhen’s fragrant shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Zhen fell onto the bed, her chest heaving slightly, and said, \"Turn... turn off the light.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn’t a military camp...\" Chen Mo stroked Luo Zhen’s face, then twirled a strand of her hair, and smiled, \"Zhen’er, let me fully appreciate your beauty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Zhen’s heart raced; with the light on like this, she felt an indescribable shyness, feeling Chen Mo’s fingers tracing from her face downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a trembling voice, she said, \"I... I haven’t taken off my shoes yet...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me help.\" Chen Mo sat up, raised his hand, gently holding the slightly arched white embroidered shoe on Luo Zhen’s foot, and slowly removed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she had just finished washing, there were no silk socks worn; her delicate, milky-white feet were exposed under the candlelight, every toe distinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Zhen sensed something was wrong, quickly drawing her foot back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Mo caught it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Zhen’s eyelashes fluttered, and her whole body felt weak, \"Master, you... let go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\" Chen Mo began to gently massage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Zhen quickly grabbed the blanket, covering her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Great Song Dynasty, small feet were considered beautiful for women, and although foot binding wasn’t a custom, women prided themselves on small feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet compared to ordinary women, Luo Zhen’s feet were relatively large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Chen Mo held her foot, Luo Zhen felt as if he had discovered her flaw, and exposed it plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides embarrassment, she worried Chen Mo might dislike it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice came from under the covers: \"Master... let go, I know my feet aren’t pretty...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who says?\" Chen Mo directly denied Luo Zhen’s words, then said, \"I love them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liar, my feet are so big, how could they be pretty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, you don’t understand, let me explain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Luo Zhen heard a series of praises from Chen Mo about how beautiful her feet were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things like graceful and lifted, wrists and ankles plump, all naturally exquisite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made her feel terribly shy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no idea where the master learned such words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some playfulness, Chen Mo pulled away the blanket covering Luo Zhen’s head and joined her on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Zhen’s eyes were full of embarrassment, her arms holding her collar defensively; Chen Mo wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her tenderly, then said, \"Zhen’er, tonight I will help you reach the Entry Grade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Chen Mo could have made Luo Zhen a martial artist the previous night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Mo was busy and didn’t have the spare time to help Luo Zhen reach Entry Grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Zhen’s eyes were watery, nodding continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the method Chen Mo shared, her eyes suddenly widened, blurting out, \"You’re lying, no one becomes a martial artist that way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d never lie to you, Zhen’er.\" The Phoenix Qi mattered, but Chen Mo couldn’t explain it to Luo Zhen, so he conjured some grandiose words, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As they say, one cannot exist alone without yin, nor grow alone without yang. If one bridges this natural gap with Yin Yang Balance, becoming a Ninth Grade Martial Artist is a cinch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Luo Zhen still had her doubts, she didn’t voice them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was all meant for him anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said softly, \"Master, please take care,\" and then closed her eyes, leaning back slightly, ready to be at Chen Mo’s mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the candlelight in the room suddenly went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The window opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gust of eerie wind blew in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moonlight outside, Luo Zhen abruptly opened her eyes, just in time to see a shadow flash past the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ghost... ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Zhen shrieked in fright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, Chen Mo moved, his form now outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he saw no shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frowning, Chen Mo sensed something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the height of summer; even if it cooled at night, it shouldn’t be this cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d already noticed this in the corridor, but he hadn’t paid attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seemed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Celestial Eye, open!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world before Chen Mo changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw before him a mass of chilling mist and, looking ahead, a fierce ghostly figure suspended upside down from the eaves, staring at him with a ghastly pale face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ghostly apparition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After death, if one has intense obsession, a ghostly apparition may appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, whether a ghostly apparition of an ordinary person or a First Grade Martial Artist, neither could harm anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was a virtual body, like a wisp of air, and living people’s strong Yang Qi couldn’t be attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was that a First Grade Martial Artist’s ghost could walk under the blazing sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whereas a ghostly apparition of ordinary martial artists would disperse under sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, a ghostly apparition couldn’t stay in the living world for more than a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At worst, it couldn’t reincarnate, nor enter the cycle of rebirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At worst, its soul would disperse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Mo looked curiously at the fierce ghostly figure above, feeling it hadn’t died today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don’t leave now, I’ll make sure you won’t reincarnate.\" Chen Mo lightly raised his right hand, and the Taiyi Divine Fire immediately rose from his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Taiyi Divine Fire emerged, the ghostly figure, as if seeing the most terrifying thing in the world, fled in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the cold mist before Chen Mo also disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>",1222,"2026-06-06T05:54:36.385Z",1,"novelbin.me","eaab312ddc3caff485d4b4ba9fd4b074ed60fc7f50c3f8d9cb2c06247643d1c0","cultivation-simulator-starting-from-the-empress--chapter-181","cultivation-simulator-starting-from-the-empress--chapter-179",571,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-simulator-starting-from-the-empress--cover.jpg"]