Ch 9: The Empress’s Secret Edict
“Come in.”
“Ah? Now, just, just go in like this? Your Servant, wants to take a bath first, I’m covered in sweat.”
“Wash later. I’m in a hurry.”
Lin Che felt strange, why was this Xiao Qing so coy, “Quickly come into the room. I have something to ask you.”
“Mm.” Xiao Qing blushed, lowered her head and went inside.
Anyway, when she was rewarded to Lin Che, she was destined to be his servant for life.
Master’s appearance and height are both top-notch, she is truly lucky.
Unlike what she heard from her sisters before, the master she served was a greasy old man, and he always made her crawl under the table, which was unbearable~
“Xiao Qing, I’ll ask you.”
Lin Che beckoned, gesturing for Xiao Qing to come closer: “In Tian Du, are there any places where one can sell the treasures bestowed by Your Majesty?”
Xiao Qing stopped her hand that was untying her sash, her little face showing surprise:
“Master, you, you… you wouldn’t want to…”
“That’s right. You were a Miss before, weren’t you? You should have heard of such a place…”
“I have heard of it. But, Master, these are gifts from Your Majesty, you probably can’t sell them. I calculated, the expenses of our mansion aren’t that high, Master has seven hundred households’ land tax to collect…”
Seeing her so agitated, Lin Che immediately put on a stern face: “Alright, alright. I have my own decision. You just need to tell me where I can sell these things.”
“Your Servant is guilty—please Master be merciful. Your Servant dares not speak out of turn again.”
Xiao Qing quickly knelt down in fright.
If they angered the Master, even if these servants were beaten to death, no one would care.
“Speak.”
“In the Inner City, there are several places where people will buy them, and in the South Market, there’s a Drunken Moon Tower. The Young Masters and Misses there are the most generous.”
“Drunken Moon Tower, what kind of place is it?” Lin Che vaguely remembered, he had heard of this place.
“It’s, it’s a brothel. But the Misses there only sell their art, not their bodies. Many refined scholars and gentlemen like to go to the Drunken Moon Tower.”
Lin Che understood immediately.
So this is where refined scholars and gentlemen show off.
His things, however, were gifts from the Empress, these people, for the sake of face, would definitely buy them.
“Alright, get up.”
Lin Che looked at the time, the timekeeping device invented by the Mohist School’s Master Craftsman showed that it was already nine fifteen in the evening.
Forget it, that’s it for tonight.
“Get some rest early tonight, go out.”
Xiao Qing was stunned, she seemed to not understand Lin Che’s words for a moment, she said softly:
“Master, actually, as your Servants, our duty is to serve Master… whatever Master wants, is, is alright…”
“Go out.”
“Yes.” Xiao Qing dared not delay any longer, and quickly left the room.
Lin Che watched Xiao Qing leave, quickly closed the door, and began to ponder again.
He understood Xiao Qing’s words clearly.
The main reason he didn’t want to keep Xiao Qing to sleep with him was that he was kind and honest, and not someone who thought with his lower body.
Definitely not because of the absurd saying that martial artists at the First-Rank Body Tempering Realm cannot break their chastity.
“Divine Machine System——”
Lin Che lay on the bed and directly summoned the System.
After obtaining thirty thousand taels of gold, he had three extra skill points.
Now add them directly.
“Add all to Cultivation Technique.”
【Ding——Add Points successful!】
【Host: Lin Che】
【Cultivation Realm: First-Rank Body Tempering Realm（Great Accomplishment）】
【Cultivation Technique: Blazing Sun Invincible Body（9th Layer）】
【Remaining Points: 0】
Boom——
When the 《Blazing Sun Invincible Body》 reached the ninth layer, Lin Che trembled all over, clearly feeling a violent power surging out from his body.
His originally thin body had become stronger, his pectoral muscles, biceps, and abdominal muscles were all showing.
Not only that, his sight, hearing, and touch had also significantly improved.
Lin Che punched a few times in the air in the room, and immediately felt a slight tremor in his body.
This tremor could connect to the inside of the bones, deep into the marrow, and cooperate with the Qi and Blood to nourish the body.
Over time, the bones would become harder and stronger, and the blood would also exude vigorous vitality, the whole physique would be comprehensively enhanced, not afraid of the cold, and would not easily get sick.
Lin Che fully activated the power in his body, faintly able to feel the heat spreading around his body.
“This is, 《Blazing Sun Invincible Body》 ninth layer?”
“But if others cultivate Body Tempering Technique to the ninth layer, they are at least at Body Tempering Realm Perfection, or even Great Perfection. Why am I still at Great Accomplishment?”
“Was my body severely deficient before? Or other reasons? This is unscientific!”
Lin Che studied for a while, but he still couldn’t figure it out, it’s better to find an opportunity to ask those Experts for advice.
As for now, his body was covered in Filth again, he had to wash it first.
“Xiao Qing——Xiao Qing——”
Lin Che opened the door and called out, “Prepare some hot water for me, I want to bathe—no, cold water will do. Get me some food too, I’m very hungry.”
“Yes, Master.”
Xiao Qing came over when she heard, and responded shyly.
Hungry hungry hungry, I understand your hint.
I will get you some food later.
But Master, you won’t keep me to sleep with you, and you can’t bear it at midnight, and you need to take a cold bath to cool down.
If this continues, your body will be ruined.
Lin Che took a comfortable bath and had a full meal.
Now he finally felt comfortable.
He vaguely felt that his body’s internal needs were too great, to reach Great Accomplishment, Perfection, Great Perfection, he needed to eat constantly.
Only when the body is well-nourished can it better support the improvement of cultivation level.
Otherwise, blindly improving will only lead to serious body deficiency.
Lin Che thought, pushed open the door, and returned to his room.
The moment he closed the door, Lin Che suddenly felt a shiver run down his spine.
He abruptly turned around and looked at the corner of the room.
There, a figure was quietly hidden.
A very dangerous figure.
“Who are you? How did you get in?”
Lin Che pretended to be calm, looking at the figure in the corner, when did the other party come in?
He didn’t even notice at all.
To be able to do so silently, their cultivation level is definitely not low.
Now he is only at First-Rank Body Tempering Realm Great Accomplishment.
Should he fight to the death, kill a path to survive? Or should he turn around and run immediately?
Sometimes, closing the door as soon as you enter a room, this habit can kill you!
“You, a mere Body Tempering Realm, shouldn’t radiate Killing Intent at me.”
The other party spoke in a low voice, it was a woman.
“I am Blade Servant, I am here by order of Your Majesty, to give you a Secret Edict.”
Blade Servant slowly walked out of the darkness, her voice still cold, her whole body exuding Death Qi, keep away.
She didn’t seem to make any extra movements, and casually placed an Imperial Edict on the bed.
Then, her figure flickered, and with a whoosh, she disappeared in place.
“No, gone?”
Lin Che widened his eyes, what kind of Martial Arts is this?
A living person turning into nothing?
Or did I see a ghost?
The room, the door and windows were closed, how did she leave?
No, the window had a small crack, about three fingers wide, she couldn’t have squeezed out from the window crack, right?
Lin Che quickly calmed down, after all, if such an Expert really wanted to kill him, he would already be dead.
“This Secret Edict, it obviously is a trap. Go to hell!”
Lin Che didn’t care so much, he shook the beddings and threw the Secret Edict under the bed.
Go to bed and sleep.
Lin Che, who usually had very good sleep quality, couldn’t sleep at all at this moment.
He tossed and turned until morning.
“It seems I can’t get through the day without looking at it.”
Lin Che irritably threw his pillow, got down and took the Secret Edict.
He opened it and looked.
Just one glance, and Lin Che was stunned.
The irritable mood that lasted all night instantly disappeared.
Instead, a cold sweat broke out on his back.
There weren’t many words on it, just a few words.
But Lin Che read it over and over again.
Why?
Why??
After a long time, he closed the Secret Edict, his gaze turned to the window outside, and there was already faint morning light shining in.
Lin Che slowly exhaled:
“Worthy of being the Empress who governs the entire Daqian!”
