Chapter 80 The Third Soul-Picking Slave

"Um……"

When the muffled groan came from the room again, Lu Changjing felt something was wrong, so he pushed the door open and walked in: "Have you dressed? Are you okay?"

"I...I'm fine."

Cai Xiuer stood up quickly. She had already put on her clothes, but she pulled the wound when drinking the ginseng soup, so she couldn't help but hum.

Seeing her weak appearance, Lu Changjing came to her side and picked up the bowl on the table: "Don't force yourself, I'll feed you."

Without waiting for Cai Xiuer to refuse, he had already scooped a spoonful of ginseng soup, blocking the words she was about to say.

"Uh-huh……"

Cai Xiuer mumbled something inaudible, but still drank the ginseng soup obediently and accepted Lu Changjing's feeding obediently.

Looking at her well-behaved and charming appearance, Lu Changjing almost fed her a mouthful of imported ginseng soup, but then he remembered that Cai Xiu'er was not his concubine, and it would be a bit too much to do so, so he forced himself to stop the idea.

Lu Changjing carefully fed Cai Xiuer a bowl of ginseng soup, and soon she felt warm all over, and the injuries in her body began to recover rapidly.

After drinking a bowl of thousand-year-old ginseng soup, I felt much better.

Seeing that she was much more energetic, Lu Changjing put down the bowl, picked up the handkerchief beside him, and wiped her rosy cherry lips.

Cai Xiuer was stunned by Lu Changjing's care. She dared not move. Her lovely little face turned red again, as if she had applied a layer of rouge, which made Lu Changjing almost kiss her again.

Although he didn't kiss her, he couldn't help but touch her. Cai Xiuer didn't resist, but her little face became even redder.

After she finished drinking the ginseng soup, Lu Changjing helped her to sleep: "Rest for a while, and leave here when you are almost well."

"But...but what about the things in the palace?" Cai Xiuer couldn't help but ask.

Lu Changjing knew that she was talking about the things he was responsible for, which were also the things that the concubine she was pretending to be needed to do.

He smiled and said, "You have forgotten who I am. I can't even handle such a small matter."

"Yeah." Cai Xiu'er then remembered that Lu Changjing was the current emperor, and this was just a piece of cake for him.

Seeing Cai Xiu'er lying on the bed obediently, Lu Changjing said, "What happened this time? Are you being too greedy?"

"I... I just think it should be enough." Cai Xiuer explained in a low voice.

Lu Changjing exposed her: "Shouldn't it be enough? You are too impatient. You are only in your twenties and still have more than 200 years to live. There is plenty of time. Why do you have to be so anxious?"

"Thinking about the Yellow Sand Dragon King that is still dominating the Yellow Sand River, I want to get rid of it as soon as possible." Cai Xiuer bit her cherry lips.

"The Yellow Sand Dragon King has been wreaking havoc on the Yellow Sand River for a hundred years, but the imperial court has been unable to do anything about it. How can you catch up with him in a day?" Lu Changjing sighed and said, "Besides, it's not just you who want to kill him as soon as possible. The imperial court and I do the same. Don't be too stressed."

"Perhaps I will soon be able to break through the shackles and enter the realm of gods and demons. Then I will be able to avenge you and eliminate this hidden danger for the court."

Cai Xiuer felt a lot more relieved: "Okay, I understand." "Then just practice and improve yourself peacefully, don't be too anxious, otherwise not only will you fail to take revenge, you may also die before you even accomplish your mission." Lu Changjing taught.

He then took out several bottles of elixir and some spirit stones from the Azure Sky Divine Ring and placed them next to Cai Xiuer: "If you lack resources and treasures during your cultivation, then come to me. You are my person and the genius I secretly cultivated. I will naturally be responsible for whatever you need."

If he had not developed the glass products and gunpowder business, Lu Changjing would naturally not be able to take care of Cai Xiuer, and even himself.

Now that the glass and gunpowder businesses are getting better and better, Lu Changjing can also allocate some resources and treasures for Cai Xiuer to use for cultivation.

Later, when the business grows further, perhaps I can help the concubines to get promoted as soon as possible.

But think about it, most of the concubines have quite amazing backgrounds, and basically have no shortage of resources and treasures. At the moment, it seems that Cai Xiuer is more miserable.

Cai Xiuer wanted to refuse, but was held down by Lu Changjing: "If you feel bad, then practice hard. The Yellow Sand Dragon King is not just your business, it's mainly the court and my business."

After comforting Cai Xiu'er, Lu Changjing looked at her back and said, "Xiu'er, what's the matter with the whip marks on your body?"

"This..." Cai Xiuer hesitated, not knowing what to say.

Lu Changjing had guessed something: "It was the palace maids who beat her. Some of them like to bully other palace maids and concubines, especially concubines, who are most likely to be envied by those maids."

"I can handle this matter, so there is no need to trouble Your Majesty." Cai Xiuer said softly.

Lu Changjing said helplessly: "If you could handle it well, there wouldn't be so many whip marks. You are a master after all, why are you so restrained? You don't have to worry about this matter, just leave it to me."

The status of the concubine that Cai Xiuer pretended to be was not high, just slightly better than the average palace maid, and the one who could be in charge of managing them would not be a powerful female official.

Cai Xiuer never resisted, obviously worried that doing so would be discovered as abnormal, in which case she would be forced to stay at best, or even killed.

Therefore, it would be better for me to take action myself. It just so happens that the third soul-picking hook has been slightly completed, so I can take down another soul-picking slave.

This time, the target of Lu Changjing's attention was the head female official in the harem, the head eunuch Zhao Yali.

Her cultivation has reached the level of a fifth-rank grandmaster. She is over a hundred years old this year. It is said that she had a relationship with the late emperor and almost became a concubine in the harem.

But later on, for some unknown reason, she refused and became a lady-in-waiting in the palace. Finally, she became the head eunuch, responsible for managing all the palace maids in the harem.

As long as he could capture Zhao Yali, it would mean that the Jinwu Guards, eunuchs and palace maids of the Qianqing Palace would all become his people. If there were any subsequent disturbances, Lu Changjing would be able to get the news first.

As usual, it was Cao Xiuyuan who took action this time. He asked Zhao Yali to come over on the pretext that a palace maid had made a mistake and damaged valuable things in the imperial study.

After receiving the news, Zhao Yali hurried over from her residence and knelt down before Lu Changjing to apologize.

Looking at Zhao Yali kneeling in front of him, Lu Changjing was stunned. He had thought that an old witch who was over a hundred years old, almost two hundred years old, would have become very old even if she had made great achievements in cultivation. However, he did not expect that this Aunt Zhao was not only not old, but looked exceptionally young.

If you say she is only thirty years old, perhaps many people will believe it.

(End of this chapter)