Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 2

Ch 2: Map of Mountains and Rivers

“Light up the map? That means there’s no time limit, as long as I go to different places to light up the map, let’s try it.”

Zhou An thought to himself, exploring the functions of the Map of Mountains and Rivers.

At this time, five palace maids came in carrying breakfast, placed it on the table in the outer hall, and stood at the bedroom door, saying, “The Emperor, breakfast is ready.”

“Okay.” Zhou An regained his senses, stood up and walked to the outer hall, where the palace maids had already prepared bowls and chopsticks for him.

This is another world, emperors don’t refer to themselves as zhen, they all use ‘I’. Moreover, there are no eunuchs in the palace, only palace maids and imperial relatives.

The outer perimeter of the Imperial Palace is guarded by the Imperial City Forbidden Army, which is only responsible for the safety of the Imperial Palace.

This world belongs to the Immortal Martial Path system, besides humans, there are also demons.

Most of the Human Race and Demon Race are in their own territories. Humans are in the cities, and the Demon Race occupies mountains and rivers. Of course, there are also many demons hidden in human cities.

Therefore, the Qianyuan Empire has a Demon Suppression Agency, which is specifically responsible for capturing demons that cross the border.

Zhou An had no intention of eating, took a few bites and put down his chopsticks, got up and left, preparing to go to other palaces to try lighting up the map.

The two Imperial Concubines quickly put down their chopsticks and followed up, asking, “The Emperor, why are you eating so little today? Are you going to Changchun Palace now? Your Subject will have the dancers prepare to cheer up the Emperor.”

Zhou An knew that even though he was the Emperor, his actions were restricted. Some important institutions could not be entered, but there were no restrictions on other ordinary palaces.

“You go back, I’ve been sitting for too long these days, I’ll just take a walk.” Zhou An said, and walked out of the palace.

Although this is another world, different from the ancient Chinese Imperial Palace, the red doors and golden roofs, and the antique style, still give the same sense of solemnity.

Zhou An is not in the mood to appreciate the scenery of the Imperial Palace now, walking through the palaces from his memory, as long as he can go, he will walk through them all.

Although he is a puppet emperor, at least within the allowed range, whether it is a palace maid or a Female Official, not to mention blocking the way, they must salute when they meet him.

He swept through each palace like a fleeting glance, lighting up the map and leaving.

The entire Imperial Palace is divided into the Main Palace, the Inner Palace, the Eastern Palace, and the Western Palace.

The Main Palace is where the Emperor works. Without the Empress Dowager’s permission, he cannot approach it.

The Eastern Palace was originally for the Imperial Prince and Princess to live in, but now most of the Eastern Palace is empty, only the Tenth Princess, who is only 12 years old, lives there.

The Empress Dowager cannot allow anyone to inherit the throne. As long as this younger sister comes of age, she will definitely be married off by the Empress Dowager, and may even die an unnatural death.

He can go there, but there is not enough time in the morning.

The Western Palace is the Empress Dowager’s Purple Guard camp. It is said that there are many secrets there that Zhou An does not know.

In the morning, he can only walk through all the places in the Inner Palace that he can go to. He did not enter the Empress Dowager’s bedroom, Eternal Life Palace. Without the Empress Dowager’s summons, he cannot even approach it.

Taking advantage of the time to walk around, he sorted out the newly acquired memories and had a general understanding of the Imperial Palace, thinking of a way to enter the Eternal Life Palace.

Also, there is the Qianyang Palace, which is the Emperor’s bedroom. He plans to go there last, otherwise, going to his bedroom in the middle and coming out quickly will make the people watching in the dark feel strange.

If the Empress Dowager becomes suspicious, he will be in trouble, and may even cause the Empress Dowager to make him fall ill and die early.

He gained a lot of things on this trip, but most of them are ordinary rare treasures, priceless, but they have no effect on improving his strength.

There are also some elixirs for nourishing the body, which can be used to replenish the body if injured. The best is the Essence Cultivating Pill, which lays the foundation for martial arts.

After dozens of check-in explorations, he roughly understood the types of items obtained after the Map of Mountains and Rivers is lit up, which is directly related to the importance and risk factor of the location. The higher the difficulty of the lit map, the better the things will definitely be, and the things are also related to the background of the map.

Near noon, he returned to Qianyang Palace. As soon as he entered, he received a check-in prompt and lit up the map with anticipation.

Qianyang Palace is an important place in the Imperial Palace that he can enter and exit at will. After all, it is the bedroom of the emperors of the past. Only the Empress was qualified to enter before, and no one else could even approach without being summoned.

At the moment of lighting up, a Son of Heaven Sword appeared in the system space, a Divine Weapon from the Son of Heaven Legend. The whole sword is crimson red.

This sword was refined by the Heavenly Emperor with a hundred kinds of supreme Gang Mystic Iron, two hundred kinds of supreme soft Immortal Xia, with Crystal Strange Stone, Immortal Abode Furnace Pill, etc., refined by Heavenly Mountain True Fire for a thousand times, and quenched by Heavenly Earth Immortal Water for a thousand times, refined into a Divine Weapon that wards off demons and evil spirits, the Heavenly Emperor’s Sword. After falling into the human world, it is called the Son of Heaven Sword.

Zhou An didn’t dare to take out the sword. There were many people secretly monitoring him. Suddenly taking out a sword would definitely arouse suspicion.

After looking at the introduction of the Son of Heaven Sword, he walked into Qianyuan Palace as if nothing had happened, and asked the palace maids to prepare lunch.

At this moment, in the Eternal Life Palace, the Empress Dowager was drinking a bowl of Eight Treasure Porridge.

Although she is the Empress Dowager, she is only forty years old, looking like a woman in her twenties, with three parts of aloofness and seven parts of composure.

Looking at her expression, she does not have the majesty of the Empress Dowager, but gives a sense of gentleness.

But those who know her will never be deceived by her gentle appearance. If there is any disrespect in words, the Empress Dowager will remind you with a smile, but if there is any impact on her power, it will be eliminated, even if it is a close relative.

A Purple-Robed Woman knelt down on one knee in front of her, with a purple mask on her face, with only the number 7 on it.

“Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the Emperor took a walk around the Inner Palace today, except for the Eternal Life Palace and Qianyang Palace, he walked through all the other palaces, and has now returned to Qianyang Palace.” Purple Guard No. 7 reported mechanically.

The Empress Dowager was surprised, put down the bowl, and the palace maid next to her gently wiped her lips with a silk handkerchief, and then slowly asked, “Did he say anything? Who did he meet?”

“He only said he went out for a walk, did not meet anyone, and did not talk to anyone. He did seem to have a bit of joy on his face.” Purple Guard No. 7 reported mechanically.

“Someone, summon the Emperor to come to me.” The Empress Dowager said casually and continued to drink the porridge.

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Inside Qianyang Palace, Zhou An was eating lunch when a woman’s voice came from outside the door: “The Emperor, the Empress Dowager summons you.”

Zhou An was secretly delighted and relieved. His little plan was successful, and he got up and went out.

He knew that someone had been monitoring him, and his unusual behavior this morning must have attracted the Empress Dowager’s attention. He would most likely be called to ask questions.

This was also his purpose. To go to the Eternal Life Palace, he could only go if the Empress Dowager summoned him. This was the only normal way to enter and check in.

“Understood, lead the way.” Zhou An went out, and two Purple Guards were already waiting.

These Purple Guards are all women, carefully cultivated by the Empress Dowager, and are specifically responsible for monitoring the entire Imperial Palace and protecting the Empress Dowager’s safety.

Arriving at the Eternal Life Palace, he passed through three gate towers under the gaze of layers of Purple Guards before arriving at the real Eternal Life Palace, surrounded by four new Purple Guards walking towards the open hall.

As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he received a voice from the system in his mind, “Arrived at the Eternal Life Palace, check in?”

Zhou An remained silent and confirmed the check-in in his mind. An Kaiyuan Pill immediately appeared in the system space.

The Kaiyuan Pill was an elixir refined by the Founding Emperor of the Qianyuan Empire. The Emperor used this elixir to break through to the Houtian Tenth Level Realm and become the first powerhouse among mortals in the Qianyuan Empire.

The materials required for this elixir are extremely precious. The Founding Emperor spent four years collecting the materials, found five top Alchemists in the mortal world, and worked with him for three years to refine it, for a total of only nine pills.

Now the Kaiyuan Pill is long gone. Seven pills were used in those years, and two were left for future generations, but later, after the Founding Emperor disappeared, no one knew where the two pills were hidden. They could only know its existence in the Imperial Library.

“All the maps of the Inner Palace have been lit up, rewarding the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Records.”

The system voice appeared again, and Zhou An was surprised. He didn’t expect that completing a check-in in an area would have an extra reward.

He glanced at the thick set of books that appeared in the system space, and he was secretly happy. He didn’t have time to read the system introduction now, so he secretly put it down.

Adding an Kaiyuan Pill, taking this thing can immediately increase sixty years of Internal Force, which is what he urgently needs now, making him secretly happy.

He controlled his expression and walked into the hall, saw the Empress Dowager sitting above, and immediately saluted and called out, “Greetings, Mother Empress.”

“Well, I heard that you didn’t go to accompany your Imperial Concubines this morning, but took a walk in the Inner Palace?” The Empress Dowager said in a plain tone, like an elder caring for a younger generation.

Zhou An immediately said, “Mother Empress, I have been feeling a little uncomfortable these past two days. It may be due to excessive drinking and lust, so I thought about going out for some activities.”

The Empress Dowager looked into his eyes and said with a smile after five seconds, “Well, you should pay attention to your body. There are still two days until your Coming-of-Age Ceremony, which is also the day you will marry the Empress. Don’t lose the Imperial Family’s face.

I will have someone send you some elixirs later to replenish your body. Okay, go back, I still have important matters to deal with.”

“Thank you, Mother Empress, your son takes his leave.” Zhou An saluted again before turning around and leaving.

The Empress Dowager never calls him Emperor, and even wants him to call himself her son, which is enough to show that in the Empress Dowager’s eyes, Zhou An is just a chess piece, not an Emperor at all.

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