Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 4

Ch 4: Tenth Princess

After that, Zhou An stayed in Changchun Palace and never left, experimenting with Yin-Yang Chamber Arts on the Imperial Concubine, and it lasted until the next morning.

Such behavior surprised the Purple Guard who were secretly monitoring him. This was already beyond common sense, and the report to the Empress Dowager also astonished her.

However, she didn’t say anything, just instructed the Purple Guard to control the Emperor’s medications, ensuring he wouldn’t die too early.

One day of cultivation made Zhou An pleasantly surprised and admiring of the exquisiteness of the Yin-Yang Chamber Arts. While enjoying pleasure, he strengthened his body, Internal Force, and spirit with Yin and Yang energies.

This is something that no Divine Power can do. At least, all the Martial Skills Zhou An knows either increase Internal Force or strengthen the body, and very few enhance spiritual power.

Even if there are those that enhance spiritual power, they have no effect on the improvement of Internal Force and physical body.

This kind of simultaneous improvement of all three is simply unbelievable. Even the most powerful Divine Power inherited by the Qianyuan Empire’s Imperial Family, the Vast Universe Art, only enhances Internal Force and physical body.

He didn’t expect that there could be such a cultivation method in the world. He suddenly felt that the protagonists in the novels he had read before were too weak. How could they be as happy as him?

However, knowing that someone was poisoning him, he pretended to take the delivered medicines, but secretly stored them in the System Space.

The next morning, not only did he not feel tired after a night of cultivation, but he was refreshed and radiant.

Suddenly, the palace gate was kicked open, and a girl in a goose-yellow dress rushed in angrily. Seeing that Zhou An was still on a woman, she became even more enraged, drew the sword of the guard next to her, and rushed over to slash at the Imperial Concubines.

The Imperial Concubines screamed and scattered, and the long sword came straight at him. Zhou An sat up without dodging, pretending to be frightened silly.

He knew that Tenth Princess Zhou Ling Sha would not kill him. Even if she really stabbed him, Tenth Princess’s amateur skills would not be able to hurt him.

Sixty years of Protective Internal Force is not just for show. If a 12-year-old weak girl could hurt him with a sword, then this Internal Force would be useless.

The tip of the sword stopped in front of him, and a Purple Guard appeared silently beside Zhou An, her fingers clamping the blade.

“Ling Sha, what are you doing here? Go back quickly.” Zhou An scolded. He was also doing it for Zhou Ling Sha’s own good. Once the Empress Dowager felt that she would hinder his path, then Zhou Ling Sha’s life would be over.

“Ninth Brother, you are the Emperor, look at what you are doing all day long. Do you know what the people of the world are saying about you? You still spend all day drinking and having fun with these Demon Women. Do you want our Zhou Family Dynasty to be destroyed?” Zhou Ling Sha roared angrily, released the sword hilt, and rushed up to punch him.

The Purple Guard grabbed her and threw her to the ground. Zhou An frowned. He couldn’t let the Purple Guard take action, and immediately roared, “Enough, I am the Emperor, I have my own judgment. Go back to your Chuxiu Palace immediately.”

“Zhou An, are you worthy of the Zhou Family ancestors?” Zhou Ling Sha’s eyes filled with tears.

Zhou An frowned, not because she was scolding him, but because he felt that Zhou Ling Sha was in danger. She was still young, knew good from bad, but could not see the whole picture and could hardly control her emotions.

He immediately went up, grabbed the furious Zhou Ling Sha, and roared, “You’re rebelling! If you don’t behave, I’ll imprison you.”

Zhou Ling Sha pushed Zhou An away angrily. Looking at Zhou An’s expression and the Purple Guard’s unkind expression, she suddenly realized that doing so might really kill them both.

Seeing Zhou Ling Sha calm down, Zhou An showed an angry expression and said, “Let you make trouble. I will personally escort you back and you are not allowed to leave Chuxiu Palace in the future.”

This time, Zhou Ling Sha did not resist. Under Zhou An’s scolding, she was angrily and unwillingly escorted back. Of course, the little girl was also clever, pretending to be angry and unwilling all the way, constantly cursing.

Zhou An also took the opportunity to Check-In at the Eastern Palace. Unfortunately, this time he couldn’t walk around casually. He only Checked-In at five palaces along the way, and all he got were antiques or books.

After sending her back, Zhou An gave her a final look, then scolded her, telling her to stay here safely.

On the surface, he severely reprimanded the girl, and then left in a huff, ordering the palace maids here to watch the Princess and not allow her to leave Chuxiu Palace even half a step.

On the way back, he deliberately took another route and Checked-In at several more palaces.

Inside the Eternal Life Palace, the Empress Dowager listened to the Purple Guard’s report and frowned slightly when she learned that Zhou Ling Sha had actually done such a thing. Then, she asked calmly, “How old is the Tenth Princess this year?”

“12 years old.” The Purple Guard next to her immediately replied.

“12 years old, um, four years is too long. When she is 14 years old, find a neighboring country to marry her off to. This can also be used to win over and contain other countries.” The Empress Dowager said casually, as if it were not a person getting married, but a transaction of goods.

“Empress Dowager, the Emperor’s recent behavior reveals doubts everywhere. After sending the Tenth Princess back, he deliberately took a detour for some reason, and last night he had fun with those Imperial Concubines all night. Not only did he not look exhausted, but he was radiant and in excellent spirits. This is not in line with common sense,” Purple Guard 7 said.

“Is there really such a thing? What does the Imperial Hospital say?” The Empress Dowager was also surprised. This was definitely something that ordinary people could not do.

“The medicinal power of those medicines is very strong, and they are made by combining several medicines, so the effect is even better. Even if an elderly person takes them, they can be energetic. The Emperor is only 16 years old, and his body is already strong, so using this kind of medicine will definitely have an extraordinary effect, but the damage to the body is extremely great. The stronger the medicinal power, the greater the toxicity.

But this one night with four Imperial Concubines and more than twenty palace maids has exceeded their imagination, and medical books have never recorded that such a medicinal effect can be achieved,” Purple Guard 7 said.

The Empress Dowager smiled. The more Zhou An indulged in sensual pleasures, the better the news for her. As for the problem of harming his body, she couldn’t be happier.

She waved her hand and said, “Let the Imperial Hospital check Zhou An’s body at any time, as long as he doesn’t die in the next few years. Didn’t the Western Regions envoys send some Western Regions beauties? Send them to him. Remember, make sure these women have not practiced Martial Skills to prevent them from assassinating Zhou An.”

“Understood.” Purple Guard 7 bowed and disappeared quietly.

Back in Changchun Palace, those Imperial Concubines were already asleep in the next room. They didn’t have Zhou An’s Skill, so naturally they couldn’t stand a night of fun.

A new batch of singers and dancers had just come up and had not been performing for long when a Purple Guard came in and bowed, “Your Majesty, the envoys from various Western Regions countries have sent a total of 31 beauties. Among them, 15 are skilled in Martial Arts, which may be detrimental to Your Majesty. They have been returned. There are still 16 people who have been sent here. Please take a look at them and decide whether to keep them.”

“Bring them in.” Zhou An didn’t know what the purpose of the various Western Regions countries was. The Empress Dowager had completely blocked the outside information, and he couldn’t judge the purpose of these people at all.

He could only judge based on the history of Earth. There were many Western Regions countries, and there were also thirty or so with some strength. It was impossible for them to send beauties to the Qianyuan Empire for no reason.

He just didn’t know whether it was to please him or for another purpose. If it was to please him, he would naturally be happy to accept them. If there were other purposes, then it would be difficult to say. Fortunately, he now had sixty years of cultivation, plus the Son of Heaven Sword, so it was impossible to be easily assassinated.

Since the Empress Dowager agreed to let people send them, they must have been strictly screened, and the safety factor should be quite high.

Plus, what he is currently doing is to make the Empress Dowager feel that he is an immoral monarch who doesn’t love the country but only loves beauties, so that she can rest assured.

Sixteen women dressed in Western Regions attire arrived in front of his wine table and saluted. The Purple Guard stood on both sides of Zhou An.

These women were all extraordinarily beautiful, and their clothes and appearance were different from those of the Qianyuan Empire, giving people a refreshing feeling.

The leading woman was wearing a blue-green shirt with scattered misty green grass pleated skirt, and a light blue smoky gauze.

Her waist was as slender as a willow, her face was like a lotus, her eyes contained spring water, her clear waves flowed, her skin was like condensed fat, and her aura was like a secluded orchid. Every frown and smile moved people’s hearts and souls.

“Greetings, Your Majesty.”

The woman walked forward gracefully, saluted Zhou An, her eyes looking up, revealing spring light, her face full of spring color, indescribably seductive, her eyes seeming to be able to hook away people’s souls.

Zhou An was also confused by her expression and was stunned for a moment. Fortunately, the Yin-Yang Art made his spirit clear, so he was only stunned for a moment.

Just as he was about to speak, suddenly the palace maids and two Imperial Concubines next to him fell down, and even the Purple Guard on both sides and Purple Guard 7, who was hiding in the dark, fell to the ground.

“Assassins?” Zhou An was shocked. He knew too little about the outside world and didn’t know what level his strength was, whether he could deal with these Western Regions assassins.

At the same time, he also began to feel drowsy, but with sixty years of Internal Force, this drowsiness disappeared after a while.

He imitated others and fell to the ground, pretending to be unconscious.