Chapter 402

Xu Que had indeed been staying in the Empress's sleeping palace these past few days, living there as if it were his own home.

No one in the entire Imperial Palace dared to say anything to him, and even Zi Xuan, after receiving the news, was so angry she almost vomited blood, but she didn't want to go find him to talk.

Because she knew that with a person like Xu Que, there was simply no reason to talk to him!

This guy was a rascal, doing whatever he wanted, and he wouldn't care about any rules at all.

So as soon as the Empress arrived, Zi Xuan ran out impatiently to complain.

And the Empress, who had always been peaceful and calm, was also unable to react for a moment upon hearing this.

She had been alone for so many years, and that sleeping palace had long been like her own boudoir; except for herself, almost no one else had ever set foot in it, but now, having only been away for a few days, it had actually been occupied by that little guy!

"Sister, this time you really cannot let him off lightly, otherwise he will become arrogant to the heavens!" Zi Xuan said angrily.

"Follow me over there!" The Empress shook her head with a wry smile, said a word, and then stepped toward the palace.

In fact, she really couldn't do anything about Xu Que, because she understood Xu Que's personality; he was indeed a very different little guy, unruly and rebellious, liking to do whatever he wanted in everything he did, but he happened to have powerful strength, and even if he caused a great disaster, he could still clean up the mess.

So the Empress valued Xu Que very much, like an elder appreciating a junior; even if this junior did some slightly excessive things, she could ignore them.

Therefore, when she heard that Xu Que had occupied her sleeping palace, her first reaction was astonishment, followed by a wry smile, without the slightest anger.

Going over at this moment, she had also made up her mind not to say anything, just to see how that little guy would clean up the mess.

However, things still exceeded her and Zi Xuan's expectations.

When the two returned to the sleeping palace, Xu Que was standing straight outside the sleeping palace, his face full of righteous integrity, like a guard in the palace, as if he were guarding the sleeping palace.

But at this moment, the Empress was looking at Xu Que with a faint smile, but she didn't speak, completely smiling without saying a word, which made Xu Que feel truly guilty.

He hurriedly tightened his face again and said solemnly: "Little girl, you've finally returned. These past few days, I helped you conquer the Shuiyuan Kingdom, helped you eliminate the rebels, and now I'm even guarding the sleeping palace for you. I'm exhausted!"

Guarding the sleeping palace?

When Zi Xuan heard this, she almost vomited a mouthful of old blood.

She had learned from some palace maids and eunuchs that after this guy moved into the sleeping palace, he slept on the bed every day, sang to disturb people at night, and the sleeping palace was made a mess by him; he lived more freely than anyone else.

But now he actually said he was guarding the sleeping palace for the Water Emperor?

Too shameless, simply shameless to the extreme!

Thinking of this, Zi Xuan couldn't help but say: "Stop spouting nonsense. The Imperial Palace is so heavily guarded, why would my sister need you to guard her sleeping palace?"

"Yo, that's not right. Two days ago, I caught a female thief in this sleeping palace who even called herself the Empress Bing Ning, and I fought with her without a word!" Xu Que said righteously.

Unexpectedly, when the Empress heard this, she was slightly moved and surprised: "Where is she? You didn't kill her, did you?"

"My heart is relatively soft; usually, I can't even bear to kill ants, so I let her go." Xu Que continued to brag.

When the Empress heard this, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Xu Que saw it in his eyes and remembered what Liu Jingning had said at the time; she said she used to be a good friend of the Empress. Now it seemed that it was true!

"Zi Xuan, you go back first; I'll talk to Young Hero Xu!" At this time, the Empress looked at Zi Xuan and said.

"Sister, you must teach him a good lesson!" Zi Xuan nodded and said.

Immediately, she didn't forget to glare at Xu Que before turning and leaving.

Xu Que was not panicked at all; anyway, if one's skin was thick to a certain degree, it was enough to be invincible in the world.

But the Empress didn't say anything, pushed the door and walked into the sleeping palace, seemingly wanting to see what kind of messy state her room had been turned into by Xu Que.

But Xu Que had long been prepared. As soon as he heard the Empress was back, he immediately took action to clean up, making the sleeping palace spotless, and only then did he hide outside the door, pretending to be guarding the sleeping palace.

However, after the Empress walked in, she didn't have any reaction, walked calmly to a table, turned around, and sat down.

"Why did you suddenly come to the Shuiyuan Kingdom? Caused trouble again?" She looked at Xu Que, didn't ask about the Snow City matter, nor did she ask about the Third Prince matter, just asked with a natural and easygoing faint smile.

This was probably her personality; she wouldn't be easily attracted by other things, but cared about whether Xu Que had caused any trouble again!

Xu Que was also accustomed to her personality and shook his head: "How could I, such a humble person, cause trouble! To tell you the truth, I originally came for the dragon vein, but now there is one more thing!"

"Need my help?" The Empress still smiled faintly.

Xu Que shook his head again: "It's not that I need your help, but that you need my help! Liu Jingning said, let me help you!"

When the Empress heard this, she was slightly startled, and then smiled and said: "Little guy, almost fell for your trick! She couldn't have said such things!"

"How is it impossible! She told me everything, that you came from the Jiang Family, and your fate is not very good, so let me focus on improving my strength to help you overcome the difficulties!" Xu Que continued to bluff.

The Empress smiled slightly: "If she really said these things to you, then she must have told you not to help, because you can't help!"

"..." Xu Que was immediately speechless!

Because as the Empress said, Liu Jingning told him not to help at the time, because he couldn't help!

But this made Xu Que even more confused. What exactly was the difficulty? Why were both of them so sure that he couldn't help?

"What exactly is going on? Tell me, I can help you!" Xu Que said seriously.

The Empress shook her head: "You really can't help! Little guy, you need to focus on cultivation now. With your talent, there will be a bigger world waiting for you in the future!"

"If you don't say it, how do you know I can't help? Little girl, don't be too confident. Maybe one day I will surpass you in realm. At that time, will you still say I can't help?" Xu Que said unconvinced.

"I know you are very powerful, but even if your strength surpasses mine, even if you reach the Body Integration Stage, you still can't help me! Some things are not yet what you should know; it's no good for you!"

The Empress smiled faintly and instructed again: "Also, don't kill people easily in the future. Staining your hands with too many lives will be very bad for you in the future!"

"Who knows about the future? It's your business not to let me help, but you know me, so even if you don't say it now, I will help to the end!" Seeing that he couldn't get any words out of the Empress, Xu Que simply stopped asking more and stated his determination directly.

Anyway, next time he caught Liu Jingning, he could get the answer by interrogating her!

The Empress smiled and didn't care, reached out and took a strange jade token from her storage ring, and handed it to Xu Que.

"What is this?" Xu Que was startled. This jade token had no spiritual energy fluctuations, and it was crystal clear and blue, as if it were a piece of jade made of water, which was very beautiful.

"Didn't you come for the dragon vein? With this jade token, entering the Imperial Tomb will be much more convenient!" The Empress replied with a faint smile.

Xu Que was stunned again and said with a wry smile: "Aren't you worried that after I pick the Primordial Water Spirit Grass on the dragon vein, it will affect the national fortune?"

He had originally planned to sneak into the Imperial Tomb, pick the Primordial Water Spirit Grass, and then find a new dragon vein for the Shuiyuan Kingdom, even if it couldn't compare to the current dragon vein, it wouldn't have too much impact on the national fortune.

But he didn't expect the Empress to be so straightforward, directly taking out the jade token to enter the Imperial Tomb and giving it to him!

"It won't affect it. Although the dragon vein is closely related to the national fortune, whether a country can exist forever ultimately depends on human effort!" The Empress said.

She didn't care whether there was a dragon vein, because she knew very well that if the person governing the country was mediocre, no matter how good the dragon vein was, it would be impossible for the country to exist for a long time.

Xu Que didn't be too polite and directly accepted the token, while saying: "Don't worry, I will help the Shuiyuan Kingdom find another dragon vein and change it to a new Imperial Tomb; it won't have much impact on the Shuiyuan Kingdom! But before that, I want to ask you about someone!"

"Who?"

"Duan Jiude!" ===== CHAPTER 403 =====