Chapter 325

Li Chen had said a bunch of the Sixth Prince's advantages.

There was nothing to be embarrassed about; he was excellent to begin with, so what was wrong with saying a few things?

He was facing an older female sect cultivator, and she didn't understand the Sixth Prince; if Li Chen were humble, it wouldn't have much significance, and it might even make her feel that the Sixth Prince might really be incompetent.

Li Chen was promoting himself, so he had to speak well of himself.

Under what circumstances does one need to be humble?

That is naturally when the other party knows your strength and knows your ability.

Under such circumstances, being appropriately humble makes people feel you have demeanor.

Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu listened to Li Chen's words and asked suspiciously, "That's strange, why have I heard outside that the Sixth Prince usurped the throne and seized power?"

Li Chen smiled indifferently and explained, "The struggle for the throne has always been like this. From the perspective of those princes who couldn't grab the throne, the Sixth Prince is such a character. But imagine, if you were a prince at the Sage Realm, would you need to explain so much to other princes? It's already good enough that you don't kill them."

Regarding this point, Li Chen understood it relatively well.

Because during the period when Li Chen had just ascended the throne, the outside was full of rumors about Li Chen, and all kinds of unbearable vocabulary were piled on him.

Until later, when Li Chen launched the Northern Expedition and the Western Conquest, and various pro-people policies were issued, these rumors collapsed without being attacked.

Not to mention that Li Chen did not usurp the throne and seize power; even if he had, with his current achievements, there would naturally be great scholars to argue for him, and he wouldn't need to explain it himself at all.

With his status, who would he need to explain to?

He was just picking up girls now, so naturally, he had to let the other party understand the Sixth Prince's advantages first, so she wouldn't be so resistant to the Sixth Prince.

Li Chen could tell from Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu's tone that she didn't really approve of the Imperial Family when she came here.

But with Li Chen saying this, Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu could be considered to understand.

Those who can cultivate to this level are actually not stupid.

Because Li Chen said a key point, which is that in the eyes of opposing people, the other party must be extremely evil.

Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu felt that perhaps Li Xian hadn't lied either, it was just that he hadn't competed against Li Chen, and in his eyes, Li Chen was just such a despicable person.

Along the way out of the Gui Xu Wu Ya Sect, Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu had also inquired, and everyone had different things to say about this new Emperor.

But no one said Li Chen was incompetent, or that his virtue didn't match his position, or anything like that.

Whenever they chatted about the new Emperor, Li Chen, those people wished they could talk to Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu for three days and three nights.

Of course, this didn't rule out that Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu was truly plump and stunning, and everyone wanted to spend more time with her.

But not everyone had this opportunity; she generally said goodbye and left after asking.

Only with Li Chen did she chat a few more words here; after all, she treated Li Chen as one of her own, so the treatment was indeed different.

Next, Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu inquired about tokens of the Imperial Family and the like, and Li Chen was also very clear about this.

According to Li Chen's description, Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu could also confirm that Li Xian was undoubtedly the Second Prince.

Having chatted enough, Li Chen seized the opportunity and began to pick up the girl.

To narrow the distance with Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu, he certainly had to know Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu's interests and hobbies; as long as he chatted about topics she liked, she would feel "You actually understand," and then begin to understand him deeply.

As long as it was a woman Li Chen wanted to pick up, he would do this, and it worked every time.

Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu's hobby was naturally various plants and flowers, and she liked to raise these.

It was a coincidence; if he had met Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu some time ago, Li Chen wouldn't dare to bluff hard. If he didn't understand and bluffed hard, it would make the other party feel he was forcing a topic, and even lower her favorability.

But now it was different; Li Chen's harem indeed had a woman who liked flowers and plants.

While lingering in her palace, Li Chen also had a certain degree of understanding of these things.

This made Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu feel that she could actually chat so well with the junior before her, and for a time, she actually forgot the purpose of coming here.

Having chatted enough, Li Chen saw that it was getting late and invited Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu out to eat. As the saying goes, "eat someone's food and you'll be soft-mouthed," he had to let her eat something.

Li Chen said there was a shop in the Imperial Capital that was very suitable for cultivators and was a check-in point for cultivators coming to the Imperial Capital.

Although she didn't understand what a check-in point meant, her impression of Li Chen was very good, so she agreed.

The shop Li Chen brought her to was naturally not an ordinary shop; this was a hot pot restaurant opened in the most prosperous area of the Imperial Capital, named "Nine Heavens Boiling Pavilion."

The facade was magnificent and atmospheric, with vermilion lacquer and gold plaques, and two huge red flame lanterns hanging on both sides.

This shop was not ordinary; being able to be located in such an area, its background was very powerful.

Some time ago, Jiang Rong and the other women planned to do business in the Imperial Capital, which covered many aspects.

This was one of Jiang Rong's industries, and the recipe for the hot pot was improved by her with Li Chen's permission, becoming the signature of this shop.

The reason for the improvement was that some of the ingredients Li Chen used were simply too rare; he was the Emperor and could get them, but for business, he still had to find ingredients with large quantities.

Once the hot pot was launched, it swept through the entire Imperial Capital; there was no need for promotion, as there were too many repeat customers, and the branches expanded directly to more than twenty, but it was still overcrowded.

The reason it attracted cultivators was that the fire burning the hot pot was not ordinary fire, but spiritual fire taken from the "Earth Core Flame Vein." Eating here could relax the muscles and activate the blood, improving one's mental state for the next day.

Actually, Jiang Rong originally planned to use different fire, but unfortunately, different fire was even rarer, and being able to use spiritual fire was already quite good.

Just as Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu arrived at the shop entrance, she smelled a rich spicy aroma mixed with the fragrance of spiritual medicine, which turned into wisps of pale red mist and drifted away.

Just smelling it once made one's blood surge and appetite increase.

Many passing cultivators stopped to take a few deep breaths, their faces full of intoxication.

Li Chen and Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu entered the shop, and what rushed toward them was the clamorous and lively sound wave.

"Three plates of top-grade frost-dropped spiritual beef!"

"Bring another pot of Ice Soul Cold Spring Brew!"

"Fellow Daoist, you've overcooked the tripe!"

"Not so, I just like it old, it has a chewy texture!"

Li Chen had pondered this himself when he was bored, and he didn't expect this thing to be so popular.

In the Imperial Capital, you could even see many cultivators from the central part of the May Tian Ce Dynasty taking the rail train specifically to eat a hot pot.

At this scale, it was estimated that they could open chain stores throughout the entire May Tian Ce Dynasty.

However, Li Chen didn't care much about these things; as long as Jiang Rong and the others were happy.

But one thing was certain: the background of this shop was very strong.

This was Youlan Youlan Xianzi Immortal Shu Yu's first time coming to such a lively place to eat.

Because for cultivators who practice hard, eating is just a process of filling the stomach and maintaining nutrients.

But here it was different; the cultivators here were all full of joy, even eating selflessly.

And some were even grabbing; several cultivators with good cultivation actually started fighting over a piece of tripe.

It was as if if you ate slowly, others would eat it all up for you.

Youlan Youlan Xianzi Youlan passed through the main hall and saw dozens of black jade tables scattered about, with a boiling pot embedded in the center of each table.

Presumably, the fragrance came from this pot.

Li Chen also introduced it very carefully, saying that the pot bases here were divided into "Nine Nether Spicy," "Clear Void Medicinal Diet," "Heavenly Fragrance Mushroom Soup," etc., and the fire was controlled by arrays, with the temperature as one wished.

On the surrounding walls hung plaques sent by major sects.

【Sword Pavilion Elder's personal test: This pot can slay inner demons!】

【Danxia Sect certification: Do not try the perverted spicy, the spiciness is comparable to the tribulation lightning fire!】

【Heavenly Domain Valley friendly reminder: Remember to circulate your energy after eating, otherwise your butt will spray fire tomorrow!】

On the plaques were also the imprints of major sects, indicating that they had come personally.

Seeing these, Li Chen also felt that Jiang Rong was a business genius to be able to come up with such tricks.

With these things, cultivators would want to come in and try what the perverted spicy felt like.

More clever people would open a medicine shop nearby, specializing in treating those who were stubborn and ordered the perverted spicy.

(End of chapter)