Chapter 119: Why, Miss, Do You Disturb My Quiet Cultivation? (Third Update, Requesting...)

The palace maid stared at Li Qiushui, her gaze sincere and earnest.

"Please, by all means, do not become someone like me who can only regret in silence."

"If only I had stopped that young man gathering herbs on the mountain back then, what kind of scene would it be now?"

"Uh, I..."

Regret?

What do I have to regret?

Li Qiushui wanted to open her mouth to refute, but once she did, she didn't know what to say.

How could she explain it to her?

Tell her that by a stroke of coincidence she had kissed a man, and that she was the one who had been looked down upon?

Huh?

Does Li Qiushui here have no face to save!?

Her hesitation and shock made the palace maid's inner suspicions all the more certain.

The Ninth Princess was lovesick, and she had made good progress with her lover, but trapped by her status as a princess, she could only drink alone here.

Giving Li Qiushui an ambiguous look, the palace maid said nothing more, stood up, and left.

Before leaving, she even turned back and nodded vigorously at Li Qiushui in encouragement.

Go for it!

Li Qiushui: "... Tsk."

She silently raised her wine cup, but as the liquid touched her lips, Li Qiushui's brows furrowed even tighter.

Once she thought of that man, even drinking became tasteless.

Truly damnable.

"Ren Yidao, you... hmph."

Yet the fox in question, having been called by name, was huddled in a corner, not daring to move.

"Even if you call me so affectionately, I will not go out!"

This must be a woman's trap, wanting to do something improper to me.

After sitting quietly under the pavilion for a moment, Li Qiushui stood up, lifted the wine jar, and tilted her head back to pour it down her throat.

Smash.

Smashing the wine jar with force, she said resentfully:

"If I go, I go; what is there to fear?"

"My being conflicted here makes it seem as if I am the one who wronged him."

No matter how well one can drink, one is never truly immune to a thousand cups.

Amplified by the alcohol and urged on by that palace maid, Li Qiushui's head grew hot.

"I want to see exactly how this matter is to be resolved in his words!"

Hmph!

Reeking of alcohol, Li Qiushui strode out of the Imperial Garden and headed all the way toward that man's residence.

She did not notice at all that, trailing behind her, was a snow-white phantom...

"Miss Li, please come into the room to talk."

Ren Yidao, who had been waiting for a long time, looked solemn and cleared the way for Li Qiushui, who had come to collect a debt.

"... Mm."

Li Qiushui nodded blankly and followed Ren Yidao into the room.

The effect of the alcohol was only temporary.

On the way here, Li Qiushui's drunkenness had already cleared by more than half, and the thought of backing out had arisen in her heart several times.

But in the end, she did not let go of the pride in her heart and just bit the bullet and arrived before Ren Yidao's room.

Then, the moment she saw Ren Yidao, Li Qiushui regretted it after all.

Unlike the indifferent appearance she had imagined, when she saw Ren Yidao, she almost didn't recognize him.

His spirit was haggard, his demeanor listless, and he looked utterly dejected.

Before she could speak, the dazed Ren Yidao spoke first.

"Another hallucination? Sigh..."

"The mountain has no worries, yet it turns white-headed due to snow; the water has no sorrows, yet it ripples due to the wind..."

He spoke toward Li Qiushui, thinking he was looking at a hallucination in his mind.

He said:

"I am a person who has closed myself off to cultivate the Dao; since you have no heart for it, Miss, why disturb my quiet cultivation?"

Although he realized the problem quickly and tried to pretend nothing had happened, that haggard appearance was still deeply carved into Li Qiushui's heart.

So, it wasn't just me who was conflicted.

This result made her feel much better, and her aggressive momentum dissipated quite a bit.

Along with it, her attitude toward Ren Yidao improved significantly, no longer so sharp.

"Miss Li, is there something you need for coming to find me this time?"

What do you think about that matter?

Under these circumstances, Li Qiushui could no longer bring herself to ask such a question.

Li Qiushui pondered for a moment, but in the end, she did not bring it up again, turning instead to say:

"I... would like to ask you to help me, to join me in participating in a trial."

Perhaps it was a momentary impulse while still not fully sober, or perhaps she simply wanted to understand this person's true nature a little more.

She issued the invitation.

Regarding the matter of appointing a Prime Minister, Li Qiushui had never been particularly interested from the very beginning.

Without the support of a major power behind her, she also lacked a suitable candidate for Prime Minister.

Compared to that Prime Minister, who could be anyone as long as they were capable, she cared far more about that imperial throne.

Only by sitting in that position could one truly determine the direction of the world and realize one's own ambitions.

Extending the invitation to Ren Yidao at this moment was, on one hand, to change the subject, and on the other, she truly did believe in Ren Yidao's strength.

Although she had not seen that Demon ghost, being able to preserve his life under a Transformation Realm Great Demon was already astonishing enough.

Since she had to choose someone, she might as well choose someone she could respect.

It's here.

His heart stirred, but Ren Yidao did not show it.

Feigning deep thought for a moment, Ren Yidao raised his head and looked at Li Qiushui, saying firmly:

"No matter what, this time I will assist you with all my strength."

"But only this once."

He stood up and walked to the front of Li Qiushui, and at a distance where he could feel her breath, he spoke softly:

"Next time, I hope it will be after you have truly thought through your inner thoughts before you issue a request to me."

Facing such a gaze filled with deep meaning, Li Qiushui nodded slowly.

"Mm."

For some reason, she did not refute him, but instead said slowly:

"I will."

……

……

Inside the Imperial Palace hall, the various princes and princesses stood together with the candidates they had chosen.

Li Long had a total of twenty-seven children; excluding the twelve who withdrew, a total of fifteen princes participated, for a combined total of thirty people.

Li Long's figure was not in the hall; standing in front of the crowd was an aged eunuch.

Su Peiqing held an imperial edict and said in a clear voice:

"His Majesty is wise and martial, and wishes to select the Prime Minister who can make the greatest contribution to the future of Beigan."

"To this end, His Majesty has specially given you all this opportunity to showcase your talents."

Behind Su Peiqing, four bare-chested Brute Force Warriors carried a huge circular mirror and slowly set it down.

"This object is the Imperial Secret Treasure, the Qian Mirror; it contains a Secret Realm within, so please enter, everyone."

"This Secret Realm trial is divided into three stages!"

"This first stage is... the Literary Stage!"

Su Peiqing spoke clearly, his voice not effeminate like a eunuch's, but powerful and high-pitched:

"Our Beigan values literature; if one wishes to select the virtuous and capable, the Prime Minister themselves must be a top-tier scholar of the world."

Ren Yidao, who was standing behind Li Qiushui with his hands tucked in his sleeves, blinked rapidly upon hearing this:

"If I'm not mistaken, this is asking me to be a literary plagiarist, right?"

Right!

It must be exactly like this!

Since you've set the stage so perfectly, don't blame me for bringing out the Hengqu Four Sentences!

I'm going to purely crush everyone... hmm?

His nose twitched, and Ren Yidao suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Sniff, sniff.

This scent is...

Stiffly turning his head, he slowly looked at a tall young man following behind an unfamiliar prince.

"……"

After a moment of silence, Ren Yidao turned his head back and gritted his teeth fiercely.

"……You like Role-playing that much, huh?"

Damn it.

The referee has entered the arena to beat people up!

Li Long, you don't play by the rules!

I stayed up late to finish writing before going to sleep; I don't know what time I'll wake up, but I definitely need a good sleep...

Hopefully, I can adjust my sleep schedule.

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