Chapter 263

After Empress He said this, she gently plucked the zither.

The sound of the zither rang out, and wisps of rosy light slowly drifted out from the zither body.

Soon, it filled the entire bedchamber.

The palace maids and eunuchs serving outside were enveloped by the rosy light, slightly squinting their eyes, feeling very comfortable.

"The Empress's strength has improved again!"

"Indeed, this rosy light is comfortable."

"The whole person feels as if they are wrapped in sunlight."

"I still can't forget the feeling of fear from the last rosy light."

Just as the last palace maid finished saying this, the feeling of comfort in the rosy light disappeared completely.

Replacing it was endless sorrow.

Inside the bedchamber, the sound of Empress He's zither also changed.

The previous zither sound was filled with happiness, as Empress He recalled the happy times she spent with Ying Ziyu.

Now it had become so sorrowful because she had been separated from Ying Ziyu for too long.

And Ying Ziyu hadn't come to see her even once in all these years.

If it weren't for the letters that often came from within the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Sect, Empress He would have thought Ying Ziyu had forgotten her.

Thinking of this, Empress He's mood naturally became resentful, sorrowful, and sentimental.

The zither sound also became like this, and the emotions conveyed by the rosy light were the same.

The palace maids and eunuchs outside all recalled the saddest and most painful things in their memories, and one by one, they couldn't help but burst into tears.

"The Empress's zither sound is truly immersive. I thought of my mother who died when I was young."

"I thought of the moment I was castrated when I entered the palace. I was no longer a man."

"When I was a child, my family's life was bitter, and the neighbor's children bullied me."

"…"

The palace maids and eunuchs spoke one after another.

At this moment, the bedchamber of the Great Han Empress had turned into a grievance-airing meeting.

Empress He was immersed in playing the zither and naturally couldn't hear the words outside.

The passing guards heard it clearly.

However, not a single person came in to ask what had happened.

No one dared to approach within ten meters of the Empress's bedchamber.

Besides having received the Empress's warning, it was also because it had happened before, and guards who didn't know thought something major had occurred.

After breaking into the bedchamber, they collectively wailed on the spot, in great pain.

In the end, if the zither sound hadn't stopped, perhaps a few of them would have cried themselves unconscious on the spot.

"The Empress's strength has grown again. I suppose she is already in the Late Stage Grandmaster Realm."

"Indeed, last time, ten meters away wouldn't have been affected. This time, after listening, I actually felt a bit of sadness in my heart."

"Pass my order: everyone, retreat another ten meters."

The guard leader shook his body and said with some lingering fear.

Everyone was very obedient and immediately executed the order.

Then they continued to patrol the palace.

Since the Yellow Turban rebels started their uprising, their patrol tasks had also increased significantly.

Although this made the guards miserable, and they kept cursing Zhang Jiao and the other Yellow Turban rebels, they still had to obediently execute their tasks and guard the safety of the palace.

…

At the same time, in the Great Han capital, the Cai family of Cai Yong.

A token of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Sect also appeared in the hand of Cai Yong's daughter, Cai Wenji.

Depicted on it was Jing, one of the seven mansions of the Vermilion Bird in the South among the Twenty-Eight Mansions.

In her hand was a colorful stone that looked very beautiful.

The stone also emitted a brilliant light.

Making it hard for people to take their eyes off it.

Cai Wenji touched the stone and said indifferently: "Ziwei Emperor, Ninth Prince of Great Qin, Sect Master of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Sect."

"Ying Ziyu, how many more identities do you have that you are hiding from me?"

"Why haven't you come to see me again?"

The expression on Cai Wenji's face was very sorrowful.

She had thought about going directly to Great Qin to find Ying Ziyu, but thinking of her elderly father and her young sister, Cai Zhenji,

Cai Wenji suppressed this thought.

During this time, she had already been unable to hold back.

But it just happened to coincide with the Yellow Turban rebels' uprising, and in order to protect her father and sister,

Cai Wenji could only continue to stay at home.

After all, her father and sister were just ordinary people, while she had at least learned some cultivation arts from Ying Ziyu.

Now she had reached the Early Stage Grandmaster level.

Protecting herself and her family was not a problem at all.

"Sister, that Wei Zhongdao from the Hedong Wei family has sent people again, wanting Father to betroth you to him."

"I heard it just now; Father scolded the people who came severely."

"Just listening to it made me feel very excited."

"If I had some skills, I would have driven these annoying guys out long ago and would never have let them enter our house."

Cai Zhenji waved her small fists and said, baring her fangs and brandishing her claws.

She was still young, and her personality was naturally innocent and lively.

She didn't hide her disgust for people and things she didn't like.

"These people are indeed very annoying."

"However, just let Father handle it."

Cai Wenji said with a smile.

Back when the Hedong Wei family first sent people to propose marriage, her father, Cai Yong, had also been tempted.

Although the Hedong Wei family wasn't a very large aristocratic family, they were very wealthy.

And their ancestors had been well-off; they were descendants of the Great General Wei Qing.

They could be considered famous among the aristocratic families of Great Han.