Chapter 210: Gu Lie returns victorious to court; the first thing is

Of course, that's a bit exaggerated.

After all, becoming an Immortal Emperor isn't just about fast cultivation speed; in certain special realms, one must also comprehend the Heavenly Dao, otherwise they'll hit a bottleneck.

Even if you condense spiritual power quickly, that realm still won't rise.

Of course, these are all guesses Lu Yuan made based on movies and novels he saw on Earth.

Lu Yuan also doesn't know exactly what cultivators in this world look like.

But that doesn't matter.

What matters is that my wife's cultivation talent is absolutely the first person in history!!

Saying three years to become an Immortal Emperor, Lu Yuan might be exaggerating.

But……if it's normal……

Maybe after my wife gives birth to a child, she'll be at the Foundation Establishment stage……

Maybe it's forming the core, or even……Golden Core?

Lu Yuan also can't say……Anyway, my wife's body seems……born for cultivation.

If things go normally, Lu Yuan needs to find a cultivation manual for his wife.

Once a cultivator has a manual, their cultivation speed will super increase, becoming very fast.

The stronger the manual, the faster the cultivator can refine the spiritual power of heaven and earth.

But the problem is……Lu Yuan doesn't have one.

The 'Dao Heart' can only be used by Lu Yuan himself.

Even if Lu Yuan wanted to give the 'Dao Heart' to his wife to cultivate, there's no way.

While Lu Yuan was pondering, Su Liyan had already burst into cheers.

She threw herself into Lu Yuan's embrace, excitedly looking at him and saying:

"Brother~~look~~am I awesome or not~"

Looking at this incredibly cute wife, Lu Yuan couldn't help but grin and say:

"Awesome, but……"

The next second, Lu Yuan shifted his tone and looked seriously at his wife, saying:

"But this matter, don't let others know, not even our parents."

Su Liyan had no hesitation, immediately nodding and saying seriously:

"Okay."

"Huh?"

Lu Yuan looked at his wife who agreed so quickly, feeling a bit dazed and said:

"Eh? You're not going to ask why?"

Su Liyan directly shook her head and said:

"I won't ask; whatever Brother says goes."

Seeing his wife so obedient, Lu Yuan couldn't help but feel affection, holding her tighter.

But some things still need to be explained clearly to his wife, so Lu Yuan immediately said:

"Mainly, I'm thinking, this world is vast; if you, wife, have such high talent, it's inevitable to attract attention from other cultivators.

If it's a righteous sect, taking you as a disciple would be fine; but if it's some evil heretical path……"

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, Su Liyan directly said:

"I won't go to a righteous sect either; I'll go with Brother, wherever Brother goes, I'll go~"

Saying this, Su Liyan suddenly thought of something, then blinked at Lu Yuan and said:

"Brother~so from now on we……we will start cultivating, right?"

"Brother, where do you want to cultivate?"

Su Liyan felt her man was so skilled at cultivation, he must have started long ago, and surely knows about the cultivation world.

Has this already been planned?

But Su Liyan's question left Lu Yuan speechless.

"Cultivate?"

"With my level, cultivating a hammer……"

Afterward, Lu Yuan said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Let's talk later; talking about cultivation doesn't necessarily mean we have to go to the mountains, we can start at home."

Anyway, Lu Yuan has a system, so he should be able to get some cultivation stuff later.

Since the system gives stuff, why must we go to some mountain to cultivate?

That would be so boring.

Su Liyan also doesn't want to leave, although she said she would definitely follow her man.

Whatever her man says, that's how it will be.

But as for Su Liyan, she still wants to stay at home.

Because frankly, the cultivation world is too illusory; actually, Su Liyan's mind is all muddled.

It feels a bit unreal; nothing is prepared yet.

Su Liyan doesn't really want to ponder these things; she just wants to give her man more children here.

Immediately, Su Liyan tightly embraced her man and cooed:

"Brother~no matter what, you can't not want me~"

"Wherever you go, you must bring me~"

Hearing his wife's words, Lu Yuan gave a wry smile.

His wife is so beautiful, and so talented……

Lu Yuan was afraid his wife would leave him.

After all, Lu Yuan had no idea what the cultivation world was like.

But Lu Yuan thought it must be a world where martial prowess reigns supreme, right?

Anyway, it's definitely different from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Great Zhou Dynasty is like this now because the emperor is Gu Qingwan.

But the cultivation world could hardly have someone like Gu Qingwan.

So, before his own strength grows, Lu Yuan absolutely will not consider anything else.

However…… if his wife can become strong quickly, that's fine too.

His wife's talent is really exaggerated; Lu Yuan feels that even if he had used that Lan Xin from the start...

Even with his cheat and system, he might not be able to match his wife.

His wife is basically a natural super talent, and then suddenly got a cheat.

Hmm~

Speaking of which~

When Lu Yuan previously looked at his wife's 【Empress】 label, he wondered, his wife is an Empress, could he just lie back and relax?

Now looking at it…… that great dream is within reach!

Hmm~

Don't forget the original intention, don't forget the original intention!

……

Early morning, morning.

Lu Yuan finished the noodle soup his mother-in-law made for him, wiped his mouth, and was ready to head to the Bing Jia Chang.

Cultivation must be cultivated, but life must also go on.

Given his current situation, he probably needs at least three or four months before he can grasp the seventh level of the breathing technique.

Speaking of which, Lu Yuan's speed is actually not bad.

It's not too slow, nor is it foolish.

Even so, if one were to speak frankly, Lu Yuan could be considered a little genius.

But there's no way; compared to his wife, he's left with nothing but scraps.

Actually, if he opens his mind about this, it's not so bad.

After all, cultivators don't have much else, just plenty of time.

Each time a cultivator advances a bit, their lifespan also increases.

Given his wife's Qi Refining stage, her lifespan is now at least over two hundred years.

So, take it slow, no rush.

Besides, you can't rush it anyway.

"Yuan'er, how is it? Is the noodle soup Mom made tasty?"

Su's mother, while clearing her son-in-law's bowl and chopsticks, looked at the son-in-law about to go out and said with a smile.

Lu Yuan was startled, and couldn't help but grin and say:

"It's really delicious, Mom; where did you get the clam meat? It's so fresh and bright, with no grit at all."

This morning's noodle soup made by his mother-in-law used white-skinned clams—oh, it's absolutely delicious.

It also had egg drops and some spinach.

Not only is the white-skinned clam fresh and bright, but crucially it has no grit at all.

Seeing her son-in-law say it's delicious, Su's mother's face lit up with a smile as she said:

"Yesterday I went with Yulan to the market to buy things, knowing you like seafood, so I bought some back."

I had planned to make it for you this morning, so I prepared it last night and didn't take it out.

Hearing his mother-in-law's words, Lu Yuan felt a surge of emotion; this is just how a birth mother is.

Meanwhile, Su Liyan quickly looked at her husband and said:

"Brother~ I washed the clams~"

Lu Yuan looked at his wife's cute, credit‑seeking expression, couldn't help but move closer, ruffle her hair, and laugh:

"Mmm~ My wife is really amazing~"

Seeing her husband coax her like a child, Su Liyan felt a flush of shyness.

And after Lu Yuan finished speaking to his wife, he also looked at his mother-in-law and said:

"Mom, you don't need to worry about me or busy yourself for me; just take good care of Liyan."

After all, the mother‑in‑law is here to serve the wife, not to serve him.

But Su's mother, startled, quickly said:

"What are you saying? Liyan is still young; son‑in‑law, you're busy out there every day, I certainly must look after you."

Meanwhile, Su Liyan nodded repeatedly, indicating agreement.

Lu Yuan just smiled, didn't say much, lifted his bicycle and headed straight for the Bing Jia Chang.

Having these in‑laws, he's truly enjoying his blessings~

……

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

Today, the entire Huangcheng is decorated with lanterns and banners.

Especially the area of the Gate of Virtuous Victory.

Various large red flowers have been hung up, and red carpets have been laid.

Gu Lie led his troops back at noon today.

After such a great victory suppressing bandits in the south, the common people naturally came to line the streets and welcome.

Of course, mainly because the Imperial Court gave money, they came to stand and wave small flags, each receiving one coin.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan waited there in official robes at the Gate of Virtuous Victory side.

Today, Gu Qingwan sent him to welcome Gu Lie's victorious return to court; shortly, Lu Yuan will escort Gu Lie back to the Imperial Palace.

Only a highly favored person close to the emperor can handle this task.

Needless to say, does anyone around Gu Qingwan have more favor than Lu Yuan?

Obviously, no.

Over the past ten days, quite a few things have happened.

The first major family matter is that our tailoring shop has opened.

Just yesterday.

Business is good.

This is certainly great!

After all, Lu Yuan is currently a highly favored person before the current emperor.

On the day Lu Yuan opened his shop, some officials from the court came with their wives or daughters to place custom orders.

Especially...

Not coming is simply not allowed!!

That day, Gu Qingwan also deliberately said a few words at the court assembly.

Although she didn't explicitly say to come to Lu Yuan's house to buy clothes,...

Everyone is smart; a sentence or two is enough for everyone to understand.

So everyone came.

And Lu Yuan's clothes are indeed expensive; upon hearing the price, these people's faces inevitably changed.

However, after finally seeing the clothing's style, fabric, etc.,

everyone also reluctantly accepted it.

So far, the best-selling item is the pure white, high-waisted dress that his wife wore before opening the shop.

It's selling explosively!

Thirty pieces have already been ordered.

Each piece costs thirty-two coins; after deducting costs and labor, the shop made a net profit of five hundred coins in one day yesterday.

This profit is acceptable.

Mainly, the fabric of Lu Yuan's clothes is truly the best.

Of course, yesterday's five hundred does not mean it will always be five hundred per day.

Yesterday's customers were basically all family members of high-ranking court officials.

Ordinary people, upon entering and hearing the price, are scared away.

Therefore, the specifics of this business still need to wait for market feedback after a week.

Summer clothing priced over thirty coins, with good fabric and such a trendy style,

these official ladies will definitely wear them out.

And the places these official ladies frequent are surely gathering spots for the wealthy and powerful.

These are moving advertisements.

Lu Yuan believes the actual revenue after a week will not be far off.

Besides the shop matter,

there is also Lu Yuan's ore refiner.

This has long been ready; Lu Yuan has been testing these days how much effectiveness the refined spirit cores can exert.

Over these ten days, after several rounds of testing, Lu Yuan obtained accurate data.

As previously mentioned, a basket of two hundred catties of spirit cores can be refined into twenty catties of spirit stones.

Yet the effectiveness of these twenty catties of spirit stones equals that of six hundred catties of spirit cores.

Simply put, Lu Yuan's ore refiner can make one catty of spirit core function as if it were three catties!

Especially, some scattered spirit cores can be reassembled.

Lu Yuan had not previously told anyone about this.

Lu Yuan intends to announce this at today's court assembly when Gu Lie returns victorious.

Double blessings arrive at the door.

Around eleven thirty in the morning, the distant crowd burst into waves of cheers.

Soon, in Lu Yuan's sight came a group of people wearing armor and riding tall horses.

Who else could the leader be but Gu Lie?

After this group approached, Lu Yuan clearly saw Gu Lie's face, and Gu Lie likewise clearly saw who the palace had sent to welcome him.

Gu Lie has been away for nearly four months.

During these four months, Gu Lie has indeed undergone some change.

As the saying goes, "Separated for three days, one should look at each other with new eyes"; Gu Lie has been away for four months.

His bearing is really different now.

Before, Gu Lie was like a big boy.

After all, Gu Lie is the same age as Su Changliang; they are both nineteen this year.

Gu Lie seems to be two months younger than Changliang.

Now, Gu Lie's bearing is truly different.

He now has a bit of a cold, general's air.

And Gu Lie also saw Lu Yuan.

Upon seeing Lu Yuan, Gu Lie's heart gave a jolt.

Gu Lie didn't expect that the person greeting him would be Lu Yuan.

This……

After seeing Lu Yuan, Gu Lie immediately jumped off his horse, and while walking quickly toward Lu Yuan, he said in a daze:

"Bro…… you…… you what are you doing here……"

Lu Yuan remained silent, instead giving Gu Lie a slight bow and saying:

"Your Highness the Prince, mount your horse; I will lead your horse into the palace."

Gu Lie watched Lu Yuan bow with clasped hands before him, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily twice.

Gu Lie inexplicably felt…… his legs a bit weak, his face a bit burning hot.

Immediately, Gu Lie didn't say anything, and hastily mounted his horse.

Lu Yuan then led the horse, guiding Gu Lie into the palace.

After entering the palace, there were no civilians around.

Gu Lie, sitting on the horse, immediately swallowed and said:

"Bro…… you already know……?"

At this moment, Lu Yuan stopped pretending, glanced sideways at Gu Lie, and said:

"Nonsense, what did you think?!"

Hearing Lu Yuan open his mouth to curse him, Gu Lie felt relieved.

Eh~

That's right~

This is really my brother!

That gentle tone just now when speaking to me, Gu Lie really isn't used to it.

At this moment, the generals following behind Gu Lie all stared at Lu Yuan with bewildered faces.

Not……

Who is this person?!!

Looking at his court robe, he doesn't seem to be a high official……

This…… how dare he open his mouth to curse the Prince??

Moreover…… the Prince even calls him brother??

At this moment, Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said:

"How was it, was this trip fun?"

Gu Lie stared, then immediately exclaimed excitedly:

"It's awesome, this is really too awesome, bro you don't know, without my sister supervising, I really don't know how exhilarated I am!"

Hearing Gu Lie's words, Lu Yuan pursed his lips and didn't say anything.

And the next second, Gu Lie suddenly put on a mournful face and looked at Lu Yuan, saying:

"Bro~~ you gotta help me later!!"

Lu Yuan: "???"

"What trouble have you stirred up again??"

Today's done~

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