Chapter 284: The Queen Seeks a Husband

"You can try again."

The moon-white figure looked at him, suddenly extended a slender jade finger, and tapped several places on his abdomen, the right side of his heart, and his chest.

Then she said: "Try to channel your Soul Power, bring it up along these meridians and acupoints, and infuse it into your right arm."

Luo Zijun immediately did as instructed.

Very quickly, a cold force rose along his Soul Sea in his abdomen and rapidly reached his arm.

Then, his arm suddenly swelled, his skin turned black, and it felt exactly the same as when he had thrown that punch just moments ago!

"Boom!"

He threw a punch, black mist appeared, and then, countless dense, sharp spikes shot out like a rain of pear blossom needles.

A rock in front of him was instantly reduced to powder!

Seeing this scene, Luo Zijun was both shocked and delighted; he tried channeling his Soul Power to his arm again and threw another punch.

"Boom!"

Black mist erupted, with individual sharp spikes hidden within the mist, shooting out rapidly like a rain of arrows!

At this moment, Luo Zijun finally believed that he had indeed devoured the sharp spike skill of those magic crocodiles and then transformed it into his own skill!

The Moon Palace fairy looked at him and said: "How did you do that?"

Luo Zijun spread his hands: "I don't know either; I just killed a few dozen magic crocodiles."

The Moon Palace fairy did not speak again, seemingly lost in thought about the reason.

Luo Zijun asked with some excitement: "Fairy, will this skill of mine exist forever?"

The Moon Palace fairy said: "I don't know."

Luo Zijun asked again: "Then, besides being able to attack the yin spirits and magic creatures in the Diyuan, can this skill of mine be used against humans in the Human Realm?"

The Moon Palace fairy thought for a moment and said: "It should be possible, but once you go to the Human Realm, the power will likely weaken, and it can only attack the souls of humans."

"That is enough!"

Luo Zijun was both shocked and delighted, feeling that tonight was worth it; not only did he kill so many magic crocodiles and gain so much power, but he had actually acquired such a powerful skill.

"By the way, Fairy, can I also devour the skills of other magic creatures in the Diyuan?"

If he could truly devour the skills of these magic creatures in the Diyuan, wouldn't he be invincible in the future?

The Moon Palace fairy glanced at him again, did not answer, turned around, and walked toward the tunnel, saying: "Let's go, it's time to go up."

Luo Zijun suppressed the excitement in his heart and followed behind her.

After walking out of the tunnel, the Moon Palace fairy suddenly asked: "What kind of cultivation technique have you practiced for your soul? Or, before you officially began Soul Refining, did any problems occur?"

Luo Zijun was startled upon hearing this, and immediately thought of the time when a wisp of his soul went astray and traveled to another world.

He dared not tell anyone about this matter.

Could his current devouring skill be related to this?

"I haven't practiced any cultivation techniques, and no problems have occurred."

Some secrets must rot in one's heart.

Furthermore, this fairy's identity was mysterious, and he hadn't even seen her true face; how could he possibly tell her about this?

"You had best not lie to me."

The Moon Palace fairy gave a cold hum and stepped onto the stone bridge.

The two arrived at the exit and stood face to face; Luo Zijun asked: "Fairy, can I go hunting elsewhere tomorrow night?"

In that swamp, many magic crocodiles were hiding deep in the mud and no longer dared to come out.

Although his Flying Sword was powerful, he dared not let it go too far from him, nor did he dare to let it turn deep into the silt to slaughter those magic crocodiles; if it went and never returned, that would be a disaster.

"Swish!"

A pillar of light appeared, and the two returned to the surface.

The Moon Palace fairy pondered for a moment before saying: "I have matters to attend to tomorrow night; three days from now, we will go to the Diyuan again. At that time, you will come with me to help me pick a medicinal herb."

"Three days from now?"

Luo Zijun was already impatient to go to the Diyuan to slaughter to his heart's content, but without her leading the way, he had no way to get to the Diyuan, so he could only say: "Alright."

The Moon Palace fairy did not speak again; her figure flashed, and she flew into the night sky and disappeared.

At this time, the sky was already beginning to brighten.

After a night of fighting, Luo Zijun was somewhat exhausted, and the power he had absorbed into his body also needed to be calmed and integrated properly.

He returned to his room, his soul returned to his body, and he lay down to rest.

He slept until noon.

After finishing lunch, he was about to go to the backyard to practice his punches when Hua'er came to inform him: "Young Master, someone has come from the palace; the Queen has summoned you to the palace."

Luo Zijun thought of the time the Queen had him knead her shoulders and pound her legs, and he felt somewhat apprehensive.

But with the Queen's summons, how could he dare to refuse?

He left the Bai Mansion, boarded a carriage, and soon arrived at the palace.

The Queen's personal maid, Qing'er, was already waiting outside Yaohua Palace; seeing him arrive, she hurriedly bowed, led him inside, and whispered a reminder: "Young Master Luo, Her Majesty is in a bad mood today; you must be careful."

Luo Zijun asked in confusion: "Do you know what it is about?" Qing'er hesitated for a moment and whispered: "It seems to be about a marriage proposal; the Empress Dowager just left here."

"A marriage proposal?"

Luo Zijun was startled upon hearing this and said: "Whose marriage proposal?"

Qing'er did not dare to say, and replied: "When Young Master Luo goes in later, you will naturally know."

Luo Zijun did not ask further, secretly guessing in his heart that it must be another country coming to propose marriage again, and the object of the proposal was naturally the young, beautiful Queen who held the royal power of Daliang.

The two walked one after the other and soon arrived at the entrance of the study.

Qing'er stepped forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Young Master Luo has arrived."

From inside the room came the Queen's cold voice: "Let him in."

The door was pushed open.

Luo Zijun walked in with his head lowered and bowed with cupped hands toward the inside: "Subject Luo Zijun pays his respects to Her Majesty the Queen."

The Queen was wearing a wide red robe, standing before a map on the wall, frowning as she looked at the place marked Luoyang on it, pondering something.

Luo Zijun did not dare to disturb her and stood where he was, motionless.

After a moment, the Queen turned around, looked at him, and said: "Someone has come from Yujing; the Emperor personally sent people to propose marriage, asking me to marry King Wei."

"King Wei?"

It was the first time Luo Zijun had heard of this person.

The Queen sneered, her face full of contempt: "King Wei is already over fifty years old this year. I call him Uncle King. He has always lived in Yujing and is lecherous by nature, with thousands of wives and concubines in his estate. The messenger said that King Wei has taken the initiative to request that the Queen be deposed, and then he will take me as his Queen, move to Daliang, and help me manage Daliang together."

Luo Zijun was speechless and said: "With things as they are, how could Yujing come up with such an idea? Even if the Emperor wants to win over our Daliang, shouldn't he send an outstanding young royal descendant to propose?"

The Queen looked at him and said: "You may not know, but King Wei is the most trusted by the Emperor, and he also controls the Heaven Sword Sect, the strongest among the four major sects of Great Yan. Within our Daliang, there are also branches of the Heaven Sword Sect, and they are quite numerous."

"Heaven Sword Sect?"

Luo Zijun pondered for a moment and said: "No matter how powerful a sect is, it shouldn't be able to threaten an army, right?"

The Queen said: "Sects naturally cannot contend with armies, but you must know that there are many people from the sects within the army or the imperial court. Moreover, many powerful martial artists in the sects can take on a hundred by themselves."

Luo Zijun said: "How did Your Majesty reply?"

The Queen sighed and said: "Although King Wei is very old and lecherous, his power is great and his strength is also strong. As it happens, I am already a widow, and I am only eighteen years old; it is impossible for me to be a lonely person for the rest of my life without marrying, so I have decided..."

Having said this, she stopped and her gaze turned toward him.

Luo Zijun was somewhat startled: "Hasn't the Queen's ambition already been made clear, that you wish to vie for the world and become an Empress? How could..."

The Queen said: "It is precisely because my ambition is such that I want to find a powerful support. King Wei is already over fifty and won't live much longer. If I can obtain his influence, I believe I will be one step closer to ascending to the throne of Empress."

Luo Zijun frowned slightly and said nothing more.

The Queen's eyes flickered as she looked at him and said: "What does Minister Luo think?"

Luo Zijun bowed with cupped hands and said: "This subject believes that if Your Majesty does this, you may be inviting a wolf into the house. When the time comes and you cannot control it, you will not only lose your body and suffer humiliation, but you will also fall short of success."

The Queen said: "But I am so young, I will always have to marry. Since I have to marry in the end, why not take this opportunity to place a bet?"

Luo Zijun looked at her and said: "How is the war between the Seven-Nation Alliance and Great Yan currently? Does Your Majesty mean to defect to Great Yan now?"

The Queen said: "According to news from the front lines, the two great armies are still in a standoff outside Luoyang city, and only some small-scale battles have occurred, with both sides having their own victories and defeats."

Luo Zijun said: "They are likely both looking for the other's weaknesses, preparing for a fatal blow. At this time, what is being tested is patience and provisions. But if the standoff lasts too long, it will be very disadvantageous for the Seven-Nation Alliance. Their momentum is currently at its peak; if their initial fighting spirit is worn away, the morale of the army will likely collapse very quickly."

The Queen looked at him and said: "What does Minister Luo think the Seven-Nation Alliance should do?"

Luo Zijun said: "Find the right opportunity and have a decisive battle as soon as possible. If our Daliang can help, their chances of winning will be very high."

The Queen stared at him for a while longer, then suddenly let out a laugh, bright and stunning.

Luo Zijun was stunned. Just as he was feeling puzzled, the Queen laughed: "Everything I just said was to tease Minister Luo. Even if my great cause fails, I would never sell my body to marry that old lecher. I have already sent people to contact the Seven Kingdoms, telling them to find an opportunity to have a decisive battle with the Great Yan army as soon as possible, and then our Daliang army will help them attack from the flanks."

Only then did Luo Zijun secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

If she had made the wrong decision and invited a wolf into the house, Daliang would certainly fall into chaos, and then he would only be able to take his senior sister and elder sister and the others to flee and wander everywhere.

The Queen watched the changes in his expression with a look that was not quite a smile, then suddenly sighed again and said: "Minister Luo, do you think I should marry? What kind of person should I marry?"

Luo Zijun lowered his head and bowed with cupped hands: "Since Your Majesty has the ambition to become Empress, why worry about such trivial matters of the heart now? When the day of your success arrives and you rule the world, why worry about not having a husband? When the time comes, you can summon one at will; who would dare to resist?"

"Clap!"

The Queen suddenly clapped her hands and looked at him with a face full of smiles: "Good! Minister Luo said it well! When I rule the world, whoever I take a fancy to, I will just grab them; who would dare to resist? Whoever resists, I will execute their entire clan! Minister Luo, is that right?"

"Uh..."

Why did Luo Zijun suddenly feel a chill all over his body?

"Minister Luo, come, help me pound my legs and knead my feet."

The Queen said suddenly.

(End of this chapter)