Hao Mei looked at Zhao Ming with her confident expressions and was sure that Zhao Ming could not do anything to her. 
She raised her chin and said while looking at Zhao Ming arrogantly, " Consort Zhao Ming, as I said, my master is Consort Xiao Li and no one has the right to order me other than her. As I said earlier, I came with her here when she married into the palace."
" I will only follow orders from her and His highness. I have no liability to follow your orders. I am just doing my duty here by preparing for tonight's feast but you came here and started roaming around here like a garden."
" This place is not something where anyone can come here. It's the palace kitchen where everyone's meal was prepared. If something went wrong with the food then we will be the one who gets implicated not you. So don't disturb us and go your way."
" And one more thing, Consort Xiao Li is the only Master that I will follow for my whole life. Even if you threaten me with my life I will not go against my Master. So please forget if you're thinking about getting something from me." she said exaggeratingly.
" I am just a maid in the kitchen who cooks for everyone. Other than that I have no other duties to follow. And now, if you're done with your questions, then please excuse us. We have so much work to do." she ignored the shocked expressions from other maids and tried to pass by Zhao Ming.
However, before she could pass by Zhao Ming, she heard a sharp and domineering voice that was firm as she said, " Empress."
Hao Mei frowned her brows and turned to look at Zhao Ming who also turned around and faced her with coldness and disdain, " Hmm?" Hao Mei was confused as to what Zhao Ming was saying?
" It's Empress Zhao Ming, not Consort. You came into this palace with Xiao Li but you don't even know the titles yet. According to the titles and status, I am the Empress of the Ji Dynasty and should be addressed by the same title. "
" My position in the palace is higher than the Consort Xiao Li as I am the Empress and she is only the Consort. In that sense, you should follow my orders before hers because you're one of the kitchen staff, not Xiao Li's personal maid."
" If you're her personal servant, then she has the right to teach you but as you're one of the kitchen staff and I am the Empress of the Ji Dynasty, so I have the right to punish you not consort Xiao Li. Do you understand that?" Zhao Ming said plainly as she looked into  Hao Mei's eyes with indifference.
The look in Zhao Ming's eyes sent chills to Hao Mei's spine.
" What..what do you mean? I was appointed to the kitchen by Consort Xiao Li, so she is my only Master. No one has the right to punish me other than her. I will not take injustice like this. I will complain to Empress Dowager, if you dared to touch me. Don't forget that you're nothing in front of Empress Dowager." Hao Mei tried to threaten Zhao Ming outright.
Hearing her words, Lu shi's expressions darkened. She is just a mere maid but the way she was talking to Zhao Ming, it looks like that she does not care if Zhao Ming was an Empress or not.
She thinks that she can do anything just because she has back up from Xiao Li and Empress Dowager.
Zhao Ming raised her brows in amusement and just stared at Hao Mei's expressions who look like she was confident and arrogant but she can sense that she was getting scared from her now.
She chuckled lightly and said, " Oh really? You want to complain to Empress Dowager if I did anything to you? Is that what you're saying, hmm?" Zhao Ming asked in a low dangerous voice.
Hao Mei nodded her head in affirmation as she was getting confident that Zhao Ming will not do anything to her as she has Empress Dowager and Xiao Li as her backers.
However, Zhao Ming snickered hearing her words and looked at Hao Mei in mocking. The maids standing there felt a sense of danger from Zhao Ming's gaze.
They looked at each other in fear and confusion. The Zhao Ming does not seem like the one she used to be before.
She is much more arrogant and cold than before. In the past, Zhao Ming never bothered with servants talking and just ignores them. Because she knows that there is nothing she could do to them.
Everyone was protected by Wen Xu because they disregard Zhao Ming as the Empress and treats Xiao Li as the one.
So they never cared about her, because Zhao Ming could never do anything to them.
However, her expressions this time was different. She does not seem like to be hurt but it looks like she was mocking them for having such thoughts.
….
" You think that just because you threaten me to complain to Empress Dowager I would leave you? Is That It?"
" But what to do? It seems that your luck is very poor these days," she said with a slight smile on her face.
Hoo Mei looked at Zhao Ming in confusion and asks with uncertainty, " What do you mean?"
" I mean, that the Empress Dowager you're talking about, is not at the palace, for the next few days. If you think she can save you, then my dear, you're wrong," she said in a low voice as she moved closer to Hao Mei.
" Because for the next few days, the higher authority in the harem is only me. After the Emperor, I am the next one to make decisions. Not even your precious Consort Xiao Li can save you." she smiled evilly as she blinked her eyes.
When Hao Mei heard all this, her body froze on the spot. She has no idea that Empress Dowager is not at the palace.
Empress Dowager always took her side whenever she gets into trouble with Zhao ming because Xiao Li has told her that she treats Hao Mei like her friend and that she was close to her.
She was not available in the kitchen when this news was announced to everyone that Empress Dowager is not in the palace. At this time, Zhao Ming's expressions were scary.
" Moreover, if I do something to you, no one can able to stop me. Because your precious consort Xiao Li does not have the power to do so and I don't think that his highness would like to handle this problem himself.
After all, you're nothing but an ungrateful servant who disrespects and look down on your master. Even though I didn't do anything to you, but you gather other maids and talk about me like you have the right to talk about me."
" Hao Mei, I am not so free to shift my focus on an unimportant person like you, but If I don't deal with you today, then everyone would think that I am weak and could be taken for granted." she glanced at other maids with her indifferent expressions.
" Not only talked ill about me with other maids but you also dare to talk rudely with me." Zhao Ming said in a cold and stern voice.
" So as an Empress and the one with direct authority over the kitchen matters, I am stripping you from your position as the kitchen staff. You will be assigned to work in the lotus pavilion as my servant. From now on, you will follow my orders only. And I will see who dares to disregard my decision." she declared sternly.
Hao Mei was frightened when she heard Zhao Ming's words. Stripping from the kitchen staff means she was demoted and will be placed at the same level as the other servants.
Not only that, Zhao Ming has assigned her to be her servant, which means she will be her master from now on. Now she has to treat Lu shi with respect as well because she will be on higher authority than her.
When she was the kitchen staff, she used to get a special authority and her status was much better and higher than other servants. Because they don't have no master other than the royalty and the Emperor.
But she always understands herself as Xiao Li's person and always does whatever she wants on her authority. That's why everyone in the kitchen respects her and tried to curry favor with her as she has Xiao Li and Wen Xu as backing.
But now Zhao ming has stripped her of the position of kitchen staff and placed it under herself. She was afraid that Zhao Ming would abuse her authority and will treat her badly.
Hao Mei's expression became dull as her hands tremble in shock. She can't face defeat like this. This Zhao Ming is nothing but an EMpress in name yet she dared to strip her from her position.


LW: " You're right. 

My wife is good at cooking, good in medicine, good at being narcissist......and I am sure, she will be good in bed too."

XM: -__- " Shameless"

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It's a story about a girl Zhao Ming who is an Empress of the Ji Dynasty. She was despised as the Empress by her husband and her mother in law. As an Empress, her position in the palace was as low as concubines.

One day she fell in the pond and drowned to death. 

But when she opened her eyes she was in an unknown body and unknown place. It was the 21st century. She transmigrated from ancient times to modern in the body of a girl named Xie Ming who is the wife of the business tycoon Jin Liwei.

This is a story about how two girls switched their souls and transmigrated to different times and places. This story will show their life in different surroundings and finding their true love.

PS. The story of the second female lead and the story of the transmigration to the Ji Empire starts with the second volume.
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A/N

JL: "Do you think, you're some kind of princess or what?"
XM: "I am not any princess, but "Empress" How dare a commoner to talk to the Empress like this. "

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"The empress said that?" After thinking for a bit, Jiang Yu added, "Head to Feng Xiang Palace."

The dwelling palace of the empress was given the grand name of Feng Xian palace. Baring the same character of the great Da Xian and the character of the Phoenix that symbolizes the female ruler.

When Wei Yi Yi heard it, only mocking was apparent in her eyes. What pheonix and dragon pair? What immortality? You're actually cursing 'Wei Yi Yi' as insane, aren't you?

Looking at the problem at hand, Wei Yi Yi wanted to ask, please explain the difference of a peony and a rose. This brother's artistic sense has been swept under the rags way back before! 

Truely when there's woman, there's drama!

In a sense, girls are good in the eye but not good for mental health. If they say east, think twice as they might mean west. They get mad at you for doing nothing and making non-existent problems are what they're good at. Oh, they have good thighs though for their good points.

"The emperor has arrived!"

'The convinent door alarm is ringing.'

Wei Yi Yi turn to receive and greet the emperor. Only god knows who how proper her greeting was. Don't even try to ask her. 

Even now, just knowing that the emperor is inside her palace, the emotion inside her would stir recklessly. She has no time for proper etiquette.

Stepping inside the hall, she caught a glimpse of the emperor's boots and the hem of his yellow court robes with embroidered dragons. Adding the gold accessories on him, everything is really sparkling.

What comes to mind is those bling bling that she see being worn by the goons on the tv drama that she's watching. Wei Yi Yi almost received internal bleeding from stopping herself to laught at the emperor's face.

The servants then came in to serve them with tea and snacks. After being forcefully fed bowls after bowls of bitter medicine, the sight of pastries are enough to make her drool. 

"Zhen heard what happened. What opinion does the empress have?"

Jiang Yu directly indicate his purpose. With Wei Yi Yi style, she would directly send punishment and not investigate. It does not matter whose scheming and whose being frame. Punishing one is still disposing one. In the end, the inner palace become a chaotic mess in which everyone get rid of another by any means.

The empress saw the concubines as playthings. And thus, see it as below her position to try and scheme with them. Such arrogance coming from the empress is not wrong nor it is right.

When Wei Yi Yi wave her hand, a palace servant came forward to present to the emperor the robes that consort su surrender to her.

"This is what the department of internal affairs send to Imperial concubine Su as per the emperor's order. From what chenqie see it is nothing but wild rose." Wei Yi Yi confidently lay down her thoughts. You can beat her to death but she will insist that this is wild roses.

"A wild rose?" Jiang Yu chocked on his tea. She actually want to pass this thing as a wild roses? He peak a glance on his empress. His eyes trying to communicate.

'You just don't want to investigate.'

As if getting his point. She stare directly at him.

'Yes I don't.'

"Emperor, it is nothing but misunderstanding. People are not careful thus this thing happened."

This thing was nothing but the cocunbines running rampant and making a mess. They just want to eat each other! I don't know anything! I'm innocent! Leave me out of it ok?!

"Oh then the empress does not blame Zhen?"

"Blame the emperor on what? Is it the emperor great intention to bestow favor on concubine Su. The emperor is of great mind and have wisdom comparable to none. If there are things that Your majesty wanted to be done, why take the long route? Others may misunderstand but qie will not."

This is a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding! See how much I emphasize it? Get the point already.

As if understanding her personality, Jiang Yu lay rest to the issue. He coughed as he helplessly said, "Do what you must do. For anything else, zhen is still here."

Wei Yi Yi is still Wei Yi Yi. It is good enough that she stopped thoughtlessly sending out punishments. This way those residence of the inner palace won't just try to chew each other without much thought of the consequence.

What can he do if she does not want to bother herself? This woman is still his empress and there are rules that still need to be follow.

As for Wei Yi Yi, her heart jumped a few times and misunderstood the emperor's helplessness.

'Is he telling me that when worse come to worse, I could dump it in his head? Is this the beautiful promise of subordination?!'

If she has this kind of backer, then wouldn't that mean she could just do everything she wanted and not take responsibilities?

Wait, wait, wait! That's a promise, ok?! Cross your heart!

Wei Yi Yi thoughts run somewhere no one can reach, totally forgetting that she is an empress herself.

Boss! Ai! This one will forever be loyal!

"Yes my liege! Of course my liege! This one will do her best! With me here, the rain and dew will be properly distributed!"

Isn't it just looking out for your harem? Let me tell you this, this bro here spend all her youth being a good wingman and third wheel on dates for her brothers! I guarantee a good review!

"An empress is employed! While the Imperial noble consort is the true love, ah!"

What's so bad being a subordinate? 

As long as you do your work properly, you'll be paid and still have time to play.

Responsibilities? we have our boss for that! if things go wrong they'll hold the sky for you. Don't want to? Ayaya, point your fingers to them and people will hold them responsible for you.

If there's something, just say you don't know while redirecting the problem to them. When bad things come, you hold their thighs.

Be a good underling and boss will shield you from the rain! Such simple logic!

"Luckily the emperor is a good and powerful boss!"

Wei Yi Yi happily plans how to make him take all responsibility to her ploys.


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^because I like people guessing multiple shippable chara (evil laugh)

After a few days, they've finally reached the borders of Antoris which means they are safe from the Magisterium for they will not dare cross the lands of the Empire and cause trouble for such a beast since it will mean they are declaring war. 

During their journey, not a day they didn't face any monster. What strange was they monster were so strong that it became challenging for them. Eventually, Serfred needed to help them out as well. But, it was strange as to why the monster dare challenge them when Nyx was with them. Even though she was in her fox form her presence was still strong enough for them to sense her, yet they dare challenge her. 

This made Lirius concern and curious... Why the heck would they challenge someone like Nyx? It made him wonder if someone amongst them has betrayed them. If someone did... His first suspect was Manuela for she was someone too suspicious. He has already figured who she could be and which kingdom she came from but he disclosed it with neither Serfred nor Athena. He worries if Athena knew she would do something unnecessary. But he was curious why she continued to follow them. What could she probably want?

"Athena, I need to talk to you."

Athena was curious to why Lirius suddenly wish to talk to her alone. They walked away from everyone as they went deep into the forest. 

"Lirius is something wrong?"

"Have you noticed anything strange at all?"

Athena ponders on things for a moment and tries to see if she did nothing anything strange. After thinking things through she answered, "You mean the monster?"

"Yes."

"Well, isn't it normal for monsters to attack us? We were in Antoris..."

"But have you forgotten something important?"

Athena was puzzled as to what Lirius meant. What could she have possibly forgotten? She thought about it more and soon realize what he meant. She felt like lightning struck her as she worries about what she realizes. She looked at Lirius as if she has seen a ghost. 

"There's a traitor amongst us."

Seeing Lirius did not answer her cause Athena to become alarmed. She looked at Lirius expressionless expression wondering what could he be thinking. 

'Who could it be? Of course, there's a traitor amongst us. Why didn't I realize it at all... Nyx is with us yet those weak monster dares challenge us? Only the Magisterium would dare challenge us. But now that we are out of Antoris border are we still...'

"Stop worrying, I'll handle it. I just want you to know..."

Lirius spoke coldly as he left the girl on her own. She watched Lirius back vanished behind the trees as she was left to ponder who could it be. But how could she not worry when someone amongst them is betraying them and putting their lives in danger? 

When she returned to gather with everyone, she became attentive in observing everyone closely. She knew that Lirius first suspect would be Manuela but she has not acted in any way strange or suspicious at all. She would normally help out and not speak at all to anyone. 

'If Manuela is the traitor Lirius would have killed her already. So who could it be?'

...

As they continued on their journey after a quick break, they notice a few travelers resting by the sides. 

Serfred went ahead to asked them and gathered some information. Once he gather all the information he needed, he went to look for Athena and Lirius to report to them. 

"It seems the Empire is hosting a grand event soon. They said loads of the noble ladies of the Empire has been invited to the capital. They said the Empress is looking for a candidate for the crown prince already." 

Athena's expression darkens. She did not expect they'll do something so fast... She was not dead yet they are already looking for a bride for the crown prince. Even though she does not wish to wed the crown prince, they should at least fully annul her marriage to the crown prince. If the crown prince marries someone before her, she would lose her reputation and be disgraded for who she is. It as if they are declaring the crown prince does not have any affection for her and would not care for her in the future. Which means, lowing her power in the Emperor's harem. 

"The bride won't be crowned Empress but only a queen or a concubine," Lirius spoke after noticing Athena's distressed expression. 

It true that the person who the prince will wed will only be crowned queen or concubine but still it will still affect her reputation. An Emperor can only have one Empress whom will rule over the Empire with him. He can have at least 4 Queens and at least 15 Concubines in his harem. However, only the Empress holds great power in all the ladies. Since an Empire is supposed to be bigger than a kingdom. Thus, traditionally, an empress has higher rank than a queen. Also, the child of the Queen can then declared an heir if the Empress does not bear a male heir for the Empire. Which is why certain ranks are given to certain ladies to continue the royal family line. 

"But still, if the crown prince does marry someone, wouldn't that affect Athena's status in the future?" Serfred curiously asked.

"Be it then."

Lirius and Serfred looked at the girl who seems disturbed by the news she just received. But they knew already she does not wish to wed the crown prince. Still, they hope that her reputation won't be affected now that rumors of her being a Saintess has spread as well. 

"What else did you find out?" Lirius asked.

"They said the battle in Thirian Kingdom is soon to end. The Arch Duke has joined the front line as well. Which means your brothers are safe since the Arch Duke is with them. He is as powerful as the current Emperor despite being the same age as us." 

Even though Serfred explained it that way. He senses that Lirius might be stronger... But still, he can't really compare the power of the Arch Duke with Lirius since he has not met the Arch Duke yet. But he wonders if a battle between them does occur who would win in the end. 

"Anyways, they said rumors about you have spread as well. Regarding, whether you are still alive or not. I'm sure the rumors will soon spread and your family will surely know about that."

"It seems the Empress was unable to keep everyone's mouth shut then." Athena sighed worried of her parents and what they might do. 

"Let's just hope for the best then..." Lirius added. 

"Anyways, they'll soon find out about it. But to think the Empire has not considered you being alive just prove they've intended to kill you from the start. Since they wish for a bride for the crown prince already." Serfred boldly declared.

Emma was praised for being a gifted girl which is also known as a Progidy. But despite all the achievements in life she was not happy. One day, her life came to an end. 

So she thought...

Emma woke up from a painful headache thinking she has survived her death. But when she opened her eyes, it surprised her to see she was clearly somewhere else. 

Who has Emma become? 

What journey awaits her as she ventured in the new world.

What are you going to do? Your highness?! Please understand I want to be with you. I don't want to give birth without you. You should see our child. He is your son. So what? My king? You my beloved husband. 

You may very well be my Empress of this kingdom, but that doesn't give you the right to follow me. But you wanted a child with Shira. But that doesn't matter anymore. But your the Emperor. She can't go against your words.

She has a family. She even has children to raise because of you. The father died because of you. Now you must be punished. Since you have just birth send her to the cold palace. Once she able to be whipped give her 250 whips. 

Yes, your highness. I was wrong your forgive me! No! No! No! Don't you think that was a bit harsh for the Empress? I want give her 50 whips a day until Shira returns to the palace. Yes, your highness. What did he say?

Once it is safe for your body you shall get 50 whips a day. Until lady Shira returns to the palace. This is your punishment. What do you mean? For now 15 whips a day is your punishment. Very well. I understand why I am being punished.

Please bring her back. Yes, my lady. After a year and a half Shira returned to the palace. She was with the children. I am back what do you want? Is it really you? Shira what are you doing here? I don't have much choice. 

Shira bowed to him. As the Emperor we must bow. Long live the Emperor. Mommy why are you saying that? We must say that as respect for the royal family. The crown prince and Empress has arrived. 

May we leave? Yes, you may. Shira why aren't you the same. If I didn't have to children then I wouldn't be here. Please prepare a room for them. Yes, Emperor! We hold no rank your Highness. 

We don't need to have a special room. This room is your old room. We left everything alone. But I would let people clean it for you. I would watch those who have clean the room. I see your highness. Thank you then.

Umm your highness? What is it? The room is ready. Let's rest up for the morning. Yes, mommy! We haven't rested since we started the trip here. So can you please show us some patient. Very well. 

A maid show them their room. Wow this is pretty. It's cool. This my old room from before I left the palace. Really mommy?! Yes, it is. But why did you leave? I left the palace because of the promise that I had made with the Emperor. 

What was the promise? She started to explain the promise and told them what happened. How could brake the promise to you? He is the Emperor. After all everyone shall fear him if he doesn't follow the laws.

But even the Empress can't be reckless. She is the Empress for a reason child. Those with our are to be feared. But those whomover use the power are the very cruellest. Is that why you would kill those people?

Yes, even though it wasn't my nature to do so I didn't have much choice but to do so. I am confused. Everyone gets confused my children. Even you? Yes, we all must have a weakness to make us strong. What is yours? 

My weakness can't be shared. But why not? Why don't we just sleep? Okay mommy!! Yes, mom. They are my weakness. My family is my own weakness. So I can't tell anyone. I must be strong enough to protect them and myself. 

This is why I can't tell anyone about this. Shira and the children went to sleep. The next day Shira and the Emperor talked. What reason does the Emperor want with his enemy? How dare you?! You shall be dehead for this rudeness. 

A woman has no right to speak to the Emperor this way. Enough!!! But Your Majesty?! I can't blame you for being mad Shira. I did brake the promise to you. You are enemies as promised. I know that. I remember the promise to you. 

After all you did say by breaking the promise we will be come enemies. Then why call me here? I could kill you for just bringing me back here. But we both know that you won't do it. Is this about those children with me? 

Yes, we both know that you can't risk them being hurt or killed. So what? I am fast after. Plus if try to harm then I have you as the hostage. Remember last time I had a hostage. Yes, I do. 

You couldn't even stop me from killing him. Plus you knew that would have killed him. But listened to me so he was spared. I could do that again. So that my children won't get hurt. They are my lover kin after all.

Are they your own children? Sadly no. But they are my children. I am not by blood but love them like a mother would. I will look after them. As I promised their father. I am a woman of my word. Yes, you are. 

But you can't seem to find a job? That's true. But will find one? Why do you mean by this? Are the reason that I can't find one? Maybs I am? Is that so? Your children need you. What about them? They need you to find a job soon.

What are you implying to me? I want you to work for me. And why would I want to do that? The thing is why I even work for the likes of you? After all we are enemies and I hate you. This woman show doesn't respect the Emperor. 

All the guards were mad at Shira. They wanted her to be punished. The Emperor is a man with high power. They think that she was asking for death. But she didn't care about them. 

The Empress shall never recognize me as friend or a soldier for your army. She can only see me as a lover of yours. Just as before nothing had changed. This is why she was following you. She thinks that I am seducing you. 

What about her? I won't let her hurt my family. After all I don't know what happens when I talk back to her. Just like last time I punished by you. It is just that I couldn't let anyone talk down the Empress. Besides me no one can do so.

Well I can't help you. After all I stay with such an Empress. I will leave the palace soon. I will have to train my children now. They aren't going to be safe here. But I can't risk them getting hurt. So this is good bye. Wait! Shira!! 

Why are you leaving me? Shira went to her room. Mom?! You are back so soon? Yes, and we are leaving the palace. Why are we leaving the palace? The Empress will kill us. So we can't stay. What did you do? 

Woman here are mean and think only for power. Fear is how they control their servants. Really?! Yes, this why we must leave. Wait a minute? What is it? Doesn't the Emperor like you? That isn't easy to explain. Please try to explain it.

He does like but even the Emperor has to follow the law. But isn't he the law? Yes, that is true. Then why doesn't he change the law or make you the Empress? Sweetie life doesn't work that way. Even if he did do that many people would question his decision.

A girl who wants to become a great gymnastics player. She had asleep over after she finished they interview. As she was about to head put with everything for the sleep over and her gymnastics equipment she was sent to another world. Her brother was an otaku of anime. He wanted to be sent to another world. But she was sent instead. After she landed on the next kind of this world she left and took everything with her. She didn't want to be there. She called the King of Whores. As she tried to she had fight her out. Will she meet the king again and become friends with him?

The Emperor frowned and his mood seemed to worsen. Lei Xing knit her eyebrows and swiftly asked, "What happened?... What did he say?"
The Emperor pursed his lips and somewhat irritatedly explained, "He said it is somebody else's problem and he doesn't know. He does not want to get involved..." 
Lei Xing frowned and then went to take the bracelet, but then she stopped herself. She stretched out her hand and said, "Let me talk to him. Just drop it in my palm, from afar...like I did."
The Emperor raised an eyebrow but awkwardly complied and then Lei Xing immediately glared at the bracelet.
{...Oy, why do you like being complicated?... Also, you've been ignoring me, but I'll put that aside...Please answer the question -_-)'...}
{...*...}
Lei Xing pursed her lips.
{...Okay, I'll set aside all our issues, let bygones be bygones...Help him, please...Explain...}
{...*Really? You mean it?...}
{...En, clean slate (◔_◔)...}
{...*Hehehe~ Wise choice!...Hmmm, well...Xing Xing, it's not that I don't want to help you buuut...As I told him, this is someone else's business. I don't like to get involved with other people's business, because then they'll get involved in mine which would be an absolute disaster!...}
Lei Xing frowned.
{...You have no trouble getting involved in my business (≖_≖ )...}
{...*Hehehe~ That's very different, Xing Xing~ We have history~...Hm, okay. I can at least tell you this. It sounds like someone hel- Well, someone there might have d- Well, perhaps someone there has a guardian of sorts just like your husband does, but I truly don't know anything else about this...}
{...So you mean some other entity gave them the power to teleport? How useful, I wanna teleport - I mean, he, the Emperor would find it most useful. So how come he can't teleport like that? Or can he? ⚆ _ ⚆)....}
{...*Hehehe~ how cute. He could, maybe sometime in the future but no, he can't...Don't worry, one day soon you'll be soaring high up in the sky like a phoenix and teleporting through space and time. It can be great fun~ hahaha...}
Doctor Lou's laughter went from a chuckle to a full-blown howl, to Lei Xing's annoyance. She frowned with a disgruntled pout as the memory of him howling in laughter at the expense of her wishful thinking months earlier.
Looking at her expression, the Emperor frowned and asked, "Xing er', what's wrong?"
Lei Xing's mind was filled with the sound of Doctor Lou's laughter that she did not hear the Emperor's words.
{...It's not funny -_-)'...If you want to dig up old things, then I have absolutely no difficulty recalling your many transgressions starting f-...}
{...*Okay, okay, I won't mention it anymore~ But since you're actually about to become Empress, this nation's Phoenix~ I wasn't at all wrong, you will be a phoenix flying high very soon hehehe~...}
{...Pointless talk aside, are you still not going to tell me what these bloody entities are? I don't believe that you don't know ( ≖_≖)...}
{...*...}
Doctor Lou did not respond to her question and just continued on with that annoying laughter until the rainbow hue on the bracelet dissipated and with it, Doctor Lou was gone.
{...Tch, stingy. Again, giving nothing...so annoying (◔_◔)...}
Lei Xing let out a breath in irritation and the Emperor called again, louder this time, "Xing er'?" 
Lei Xing blinked up at him, remembering she had company.
"What's wrong?" The Emperor asked. It apparently seems this old man always gets under her skin. He now knew the reason for her sometimes odd behaviors or mood swings was because of this old man talking in her mind. 
Lei Xing shook her head, "It's nothing... Um, well, he said it seems they - Well someone there has a guardian entity like yours...which I guess allowed them to do that. But he said he truly doesn't know about it..."
The Emperor blinked, taken back by her words. It was odd hearing that others had access to supernatural entities just like he did. Although his had never offered anything but advice so perhaps they were not of the same origin. But regardless, his interest had been piqued and he was now more interested in finding that group.
But now that he had heard this, the possibility of actually finding the group seemed very slim. Now all he could hope for was that the man they left behind would survive, that way he could at least get some answers. 
The Emperor finally sighed and said, "That aside...There is something else, I would like to discuss with you."
"Oh, okay." Lei Xing responded, focusing her attention back on him. 
The Emperor sighed again and then said, "The Empress dowager has now been confined to her palace and will remain so until...further notice. Therefore she will no longer be able to handle the palace affairs. Ideally, you should be assuming the responsibilities after you ascend to the position of Empress, but given the situation, I was hoping you could take over the duties now..."
"Oh." Lei Xing exclaimed, a bit surprised.
"As I said before, you can do as little as you'd like. It's just a matter of who to report to if needed...Nothing in your life has to change." The Emperor reassuringly added the last line, remembering how lazy Lei Xing was.
"Oh, it's fine. I would love to - I mean, yes. Sure...Yes, I can." Lei Xing haphazardly responded, a little bit giddy about the new job.
The Emperor smiled and then said, "That's good then. I will have the Empress's seal sent over tomorrow, along with someone to assist you..."
Lei Xing awkwardly nodded, a bit nervous.
{...A job, a daunting job...potentially. Do I get a salary?... Don't ask that! -_-)'...}
The Emperor looked at her awkward form and then reached out and pat her head, "I am sure you will do great. I'll see you later." The Emperor finished with a smile and then got up and left the room.
As soon as he turned away from her, his smile disappeared as he contemplated whether to continue with the futile search or not.
***
The Empress dowager woke up to find herself in her bed back at her palace. At first, she was confused but then the memories of the night quickly flooded back into her mind. Chun Hua had disappeared and with her, the only link to the monk and that Chen You was the cause of all this. 
The Empress dowager scowled and immediately went to get up to get dressed. The door then opened and Song mama came in carrying a bowl of water, she blinked and smiled when she saw the Empress dowager getting up, "Your majesty, you're awake!" She had been asleep when the Empress dowager left a few days back. So she had been very worried when she was brought back unconscious.
The Empress dowager irritatedly glanced at her and simply said, "Get things ready, I'm going out."
Song mama froze and then quietly walked over to the side, dropped the bowl of water, and hesitantly informed, "Your majesty, you...you can't leave."
The Empress dowager stopped and turned to a questioning frown to her, "What?" 
Song mama looked at her, gulped, and then carefully said, "The Emperor ordered that you are not to leave your palace..."
"What do you mean?!" The Empress dowager barked and Song mama jumped, then promptly fell to her knees and explained, "I don't know what happened but the -...when they brought you back, the guards said you are not to leave and...and this morning, they cleared out the servants...and locked the doors..." Song mama's voice got quieter and quieter as she explained along, lowering her head as she braced herself. She knew the Empress dowager would be enraged by this news. 
But then after waiting for a little bit, the Empress dowager had still not responded. So Song mama dared to look up to see the Empress dowager glaring daggers down at her so she promptly lowered her head again in fear.
The Empress dowager seemed to have frozen in place and was having trouble processing what she just heard. After a little bit longer, she finally quietly and calmly asked, "He did what?" 
Song mama knit her brows and hesitated. The Empress dowager being quiet like this was a lot more worrisome than her shouting, shouting was unexpected and so Song mama stuttered, "Th-he Emperor...said...Y-your highness c-c-cannot leave your palace..."
Rather than address Song mama, the Empress dowager simply stormed out of her room into an empty hallway with no servants. She made her way through empty corridors and entered the empty courtyard to see then to the entrance doors closed. Then she stopped and simply stood there staring at the doors. 
Song mama came up behind her and stood some distance away, wary of her mistress eerie calmness.
After a while of just standing there staring at the locked doors, the Empress dowager calmly ordered, "Open the doors." 
Song mama knit her brows, "Your maj-"
"I said OPEN THE DOORS!" The Empress dowager barked. 
Song mama jumped, but then before she could react, she heard the sound of the doors being unlocked from the outside. She let out a sigh of relief as she thought the Emperor had changed his mind.
One of the doors was then opened but then Ling mama was quickly ushered in and the doors were promptly closed behind her with the lock put back in place.
Song mama's heart fell as she glanced at the Empress dowager's tensed up back, dreading her upcoming outburst. 
Ling mama looked from the closed doors to the Empress dowager in confusion. As soon as she arrived back at the palace, she was kept waiting for a long while at the palace gates until an euncuh finally arrived with an order from the Emperor, permitting her to be taken to the Empress dowager's palace.
She was confused as to why she needed the Emperor's permission to enter. Not to mention she arrived to find the entrance locked with guards standing there like it was a prison. She now completely understood that something had gone very wrong somewhere while she was absent.



Lei Xing, a recent law school graduate took the vacation of her life, splurging her hard-earned money on a luxurious cruise to celebrate and relax before jump-starting her career. Unfortunately for her, due to a seemingly random stroke of bad luck and series of unfortunate events, she ended up plunging down to a miserable deep-sea death...or so she thought. To her astonishment, she opened her eyes once again to find herself in an ancient setting, in the body of the eldest daughter of a high court official.

...Okay, at least I'm rich...I can still live happily and freely, it's a golden second opportunity at life and I will live it well!...maybe go traveling, start a business or something…It could be worse...

To Lei Xing’s horror, her host was slated to enter the palace to participate in a competition for the selection of Imperial wives.

...I am definitely not interested in any Royal BS or harem fights. Please keep your scheming lives to yourselves and leave me the hell out of it, NOT INTERESTED!!!...So can I not go to the concubine selection, please? T_T)...No? Nevermind then, failure is always an option...I’m not exactly versed in the ancient arts anyway. Therefore, failure is the only possible outcome. Bring it on! Hahahaha…

While Lei Xing was making her plans on how to skip town, fate was also very busy working out its own plans for her, hard at work behind the scenes mapping out its own course for her life...Beyond the bounds of her comprehension and her ensuing anger at the holes being poked into her blueprints.


"...Little chicken, as long as I'm alive you won't die."

"Nonsense, if anyone is going to cause my death, it would be you!!"

***

"Do you really feel nothing after all this time?" He asked as he looked at her with searching eyes, trying to see into her soul...

"...Who...would..." she mumbled under her breath...

***

"That stupid old man, I'm going to end him when I find him...You better hide well!!"


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Shadow could clearly sense that there was something wrong with his Master. He went out with joy on his face, but came back with a lonely, sad look.
This was the first time he saw his Master with such a facial expression.
From his memory, His Highness had always been cold and indifferent. He had never shown such an expression even when he was deeply hurt by the Empress.
It felt like he was abandoned by the whole world...
"Your Highness," Shadow called out as he was worried.
But he got no response in return. 
The little boy stood beside the desk and his fingers on top of it turned stiff.
Just when Shadow was about to say something, the Empress's servant arrived… 
The Empress had summoned Baili Jia Jue to her place. 
The boy was still expressionless.
Shadow grabbed the hand of the servant and asked, "Eldest Palace Maid, His Highness didn't cause any trouble lately right? The Empress…" 
"Stop wasting time, the Empress wants the Third Prince in her presence for a reason," the palace maid shook away little Shadow's hand.
But the palace maid was stopped by Helian Wei Wei who just walked into the room. "Eldest Palace Maid, His Highness is still a prince after all. Now, the Retired Emperor hasn't returned yet, but when he does, he would surely know who treated the prince well, and who did not. As you can see, the Third Prince is the only prince left in this imperial palace. Eldest Palace Maid, you are a smart person, I guess you already know what to do." 
Helian Wei Wei's harsh yet soft words got the palace maid to ponder for a moment, and she made a quick decision, "Be at ease, sister, I'll be with the Empress to make sure that the Third Prince does not suffer." 
Of course, this case was not that simple.
The Eldest Prince's death had caused the Emperor to lock himself in for two days. Naturally, he did not visit the Empress as well. 
The Empress could not tell whether she was feeling good or bad. She looked at the little boy standing in front of her and said nonchalantly, "The death of the Eldest Prince is quite sudden, and I can allow the palace maid to stay by your side for a while more. But why did you send Biluo back here? Huh?" 
"It's like what you think," the little boy did not face the Empress, his eyes void of any emotion. "Don't ever think of touching the people around me, unless you no longer want to see that man again." 
The Empress took a deep breath, "Are you threatening me now?" 
The little boy did not answer her.
"Have you forgotten who I am? I'm your mother! You even dared to threaten your own mother! You are indeed a devil!" The Empress' smile turned cold, "How could I have given birth to such a cold-blooded devil!"
The little boy bit his lips and his eyes darkened, "That's why, don't provoke me."
The Empress looked at him. Bam!
The teacup in her hand flew and smashed into the little boy's forehead, "Get out!"
Blood leaked out from the white cloth on his forehead, but the little boy could not care less about it. His head was still spinning as he walked back to his royal chamber.
On the way, he bumped into the little girl from the House of Helian again. 
This time, she did not say a word but ran away with terror.
The little boy pressed his fingers on his forehead and smiled mockingly. 
He recalled when the woman roared at him and asked him whether he had fallen in love with this little girl. Now, it felt funny to him.
He would not even lay his eyes on this porcelain doll who would be scared to death whenever she bumped into him, not to mention falling for her.
He accepted all those things just because he felt that she would have wanted to eat…
This was a feeling he had never experienced before. His blood was boiling at the thought of making her his.
At first, he thought that he was her one and only. 
Because whenever she looked at him, her gaze was so warm.
He loved the way she looked at him, it seemed like she would always smile at him lovingly whenever he turned to face her.
But in the end, he realized that he was just nothing but a Soul Fragment to her. 
If he was not a fragment of that person, she might not even bother looking at him… 
The little boy scoffed. Just as he stepped into the Great Hall, Shadow let out a breath of shock and immediately ran out to look for the imperial physician. 
When he got back, the little boy had fallen asleep and his face had lost its color.
Helian Wei Wei had no idea of what was happening. This was the first time that she doubted her own actions.
She finally understood what the Fire Qilin had told her earlier. 
It said, "Remember, no matter what happened to His Highness, you cannot promise him that you'll stay." 
In fact, it was not that simple.
She hoped that she could always stay beside him. Her little prince who was deceitful, smart and arrogant but also had a soft side.
Whenever he was sick, he would act like a spoiled child before her.
He would place his head on her shoulder or mumble about his dislikes.
Whenever she kissed him, he would point at her forehead and ask her to stay away from him, even though he enjoyed it. 
How could she reject someone like him?
Helian Wei Wei grasped her hands tightly and looked at the hazy lake as her eyes turned red. 
She had told him before.
Let her do all the bloody and dirty things.
It was the same this time. 
Even if she would be hated and begrudged by him.
He must follow her back!
"I'm really happy that you stayed firm." The Fire Qilin's voice appeared in Helian Wei Wei's mind and it sounded tired, "But things are a bit bad now."
"What do you mean by that?" Helian Wei Wei's heart tightened.
"There is a slight difference between history and the past. Even though the general direction is still correct, your appearance has caused some of the things to happen earlier than predicted." Fire Qilin sounded like it was trying to support something. "Luckily, there are no big mistakes, and this can still be fixed. However, the Soul Fragment gaining autonomy is bad news. We've all underestimated His Highness. You should know that he cannot be tamed by anyone." 
Helian Wei Wei replied with a soft voice, "I never wanted to tame him, I just want him to stay alive and stand in front of me in good health." 
As Fire Qilin saw her reddened eyes, it bowed its head, "Forgive me, but once the Soul Fragment gains autonomy, it is very difficult to get him back. Furthermore, his current thoughts have already affected the third fragment. Now, the second and third fragments are showing signs of merging together." 
"Signs of merging?" Helian Wei Wei was dumbfounded for a moment, "What does that mean?" 
Fire Qilin's voice went deeper, "The appearance of the two fragments has proven that His Highness' fragments were left in the past. Transforming from a demon to a human, His Highness had lost all of his memories and couldn't remember that you appeared in the magical realm. But, the next fragment contains all of his memories… In order to regain His Highness' consciousness, both the fragments must be brought back together. That's why we need to adjust our plan, you need to go to the time when the third fragment would appear."
"Now?" Helian Wei Wei paused, "But I haven't…"
Fire Qilin interrupted her with a deep voice, "You need to leave sooner or later anyway, it's better to leave earlier." 


She, a 21st century mercenary queen, had crossed over into a tragically betrayed body of a waste. Waste? She will show them what it means to be a waste!
Betrayed? With the Ancient Manual in her hands, she will astonish all the despicable men and cheap women!
Wait! Didn’t everyone say that she was an evil woman which everyone feared? Why is his Third Highness, full of mystery and charisma, so interested in her?

Since I am feeling well I decided to prepare different kinds of food for the empress and visit her palace. I think she has been hoping to meet me and Roushi kept on reminding me to pay them a visit. I do not know what her highness like or doesn't like, I was only informed that she doesn't have allergies.


"Did you prepare everything?"


"Yes young miss, everything is according to your instructions. Shall we depart now?"


"En. Let's go to the palace"


The ride approximately took thirty minutes before we reached the front gates of the imperial palace. Han Yuomei and Han Wan accompanied me to the empress' palace. I saw Roushi along the way, she was running and waving at us. I waved back, then she hugged me.


"I've missed you, I'm glad you're finally here. My mother has been sick lately and she hasn't been eating well. She lacked the appetite and the father emperor even fired some of the imperial chefs. I do not know what I'll do with her."


"Have the imperial doctors checked upon your mother's condition?"


"Yes they did, but found nothing"


"I brought some detoxification tea, prepare some for her and do not let other servants do it"


"Ze'er do you suspect someone poisoning my mother?"


I nodded. Then we walked to Green Ice Palace. There are ponds and bridges on both sides of the path we're walking upon. But the water look dead. What's unusual is that there are little yellowish flowers blooming at the bottom of the pond. Not that I have seen of it before.


"Rou'er, does the empress plant flowers at the bottom of the pond?"


"No,usually it's usually concubine Wu who volunteers to plant the flowers."


"Are there any fishes living underwater?"


"No, every time we try to nurture them, they all die a day after"


I nodded, if that's the case maybe the water is poisoned. When water evaporates a good amount of poison will mix through the air and eventually harm the living organisms present in the area. The flowers at the bottom are in full bloom, so it might have affected the empress.


"Is there a chance that I can invite the empress to the manor? My mom is very lonely, I think they will have a good time together"


"Sure! That sounds great. I'll ask imperial father about that"


"Okay, I will arrange everything for you and the queen"


Everything in her palace is strange. There are even bad luck charms and poisonous grass.


"Does your mom propagate different types of poisons and does she love bad luck charms?"


"What do you mean?"


I closed the distance between us and whispered.


"The grass at the front porch is highly toxic. The figurines are bad luck charms and the pond might be poisonous. Be careful, tell no one. Just arrange for the empress to leave this palace for a while and investigate"


She nodded, but the shock in her eyes is visible.


"We must hurry"


I nodded and silently followed behind her.


When we entered the palace I eventually covered my nose. The burning incense is too strong. How can they live in a place that exudes toxicity.

She was a legendary figure, a genius neurosurgeon, a renowned lawyer and one of pillars of wildlife conservation. Her brainpower was too horrifying that the government saw her as an imposing threat to their jurisdiction. One day Feng Jiang Lei was sent to work for diplomatic relations with the terrorists and deal with the aftermath of risking her life to fulfill her duty. It could have been successful, but she was assassinated and died by the hands of her childhood best friend. Remembering that no matter how important a person is to you, there will come a time that love will abandon and betray you.

He was the son of an affluent technological expert, a professor from Harvard University and the heir to AdTech-Space Developers Corporation. Professor Qin Xue Rong spearheaded the expedition to Jupiter and ventured the lands of the unknown yet one night the great red spot appeared without warnings, thus putting everyone at risk. He could have saved his life, but he sacrificed his own to save his people and send them back to earthly safely. He was then sucked by the storm, bringing with him was a 17-Petaflop Titan Supercomputer and Valkyria the most advanced space humanoid robot.

But the gods seemed to have different plans. Two lost souls with untimely death were fated to meet in the era of the past and change the mistakes of the history. One became the wicked and outrageous miss who was banished to the mountains as the star of destruction. While the other was the fool who was stripped from his noble title and left to rot in the forest. Despised and plotted against, will they survive the test of time?

"What are you inventing hubby?" she asked

"A cultivation booster for my wifey!" he answered

"Will we get richer?" she asked again

"Indeed the richest!" he answered and kissed her forehead gently.

When the heavenly queen was protected on the ball, Pigsy's big hand fell on the ball.
In order to catch the heavenly queen at once, Pigsy really used all his strength this time. space, where his big hands passed, was inch by inch split, but with such a strong force, it just made the surface of the ball produce a little ripple.
And, Bang, Pigsy was shot out.
"Master, the treasure on Queen Mother is so powerful and well-defended that I can't break it. What should I do?"
Pigsy's body flashes and appears beside Monk Tang.
At this point, Monk Tang is also a little surprised but also feels inevitable. If Queen Mother doesn't have some good treasures, it would be strange!
However, this does not mean that Monk Tang will put down the idea of kidnapping the Queen Mother and immediately shouted, "I'll give it a try!"
After saying this, Monk Tang once again rolled up his sleeves and shrank to disappear. When he appeared, he was already behind the heavenly queen and still appeared in the transparent ball of light ...
The face of the heavenly queen changed greatly. I didn't expect that Monk Tang could break through the enchantment formed by her treasure by blinking, which shocked me deeply.
To know the teleport is a necessary skill in immortal cultivation. Immortals above human beings can teleport. The difference is only that the distance of teleport is different. The higher the culture, the farther the distance of teleport is.
But the teleport that can penetrate enchantment did not, at least not before that.
At the same time as the shock, the heavenly queen was preparing to kill Monk Tang himself.
Although Queen Mother only lets others do it before, this does not mean that Queen Mother has no fighting capacity. On the contrary, Queen Mother's strength is also very high in the world.
However, Monk Tang was already prepared, and immediately after entering the enchantment ball, he shouted, "Give me the power to block her."
Pigsy, Sandy, and Little White Dragon respectively pointed out one finger, and the most powerful seal magic of their own was applied to Queen Mother. Queen Mother's charming body suddenly became soft and became a person without cultivation. She almost fell down.
Monk Tang has a sharp eye and a quick hand. one hand is to hold him!
At once, a faint fragrance crept into Monk Tang's nostrils. Monk Tang couldn't help rippling. It was really beautiful and fragrant.
And, the palm is also coming, smooth and delicate touch, can't help but touched two more.
"Golden Cicada X, you really dare to kidnap my palace! ?" Queen Mother was shocked and angry. At the same time, her face turned crimson. The heat from the palm of Monk Tang made Queen Mother feel ashamed and angry ...
"Bold!"
"let go of Queen Mother!"
In the Hall of Miraculous Mist, the immortals were furious and roared loudly. The immortals were boiling all over and wanted to kill Monk Tang.
"Amitabfa, I advise you to calm down. If I get excited and hurt the empress, it will be bad. Who can afford the responsibility?" When the heavenly queen was kidnapped, Monk Tang's heart was relieved. After leaving the ripples in his heart behind, he said with such arrogance.
At the moment, although it seems that the dilemma has not been lifted, the initiative is already in hand, and Monk Tang is confident again.
As soon as Monk Tang said this, all the immortals, who were furious, immediately threw caution to the wind and became honest one by one.
Queen Mother is indeed the world's highest female fairy. After being kidnapped successfully by Monk Tang, she has completely calmed down at the moment except for her initial panic. "Golden Cicada X, do you know what is the crime of kidnapping my palace? If we release our palace now, we can forgive you for your innocence, otherwise, there will be no shelter for your master and disciples in the heavens and the world. "
Hearing these words, Monk Tang's eyes narrowed slightly and sighed with a sigh. Queen Mother was indeed not a simple role. If other people listened to these words, they might let Queen Mother go. However, Monk Tang didn't take the bait and said with a chuckle: "Empress, to tell the truth, I can't force myself to do this. Kidnapping Empress is really not what I want. If you don't do this, how can Empress give me a chance to speak like this?"
The Queen Mother also felt that Monk Tang was not simple and laughed coldly: "Oh, then you have not done the same!"
Monk Tang smiled gently and answered, "Empress, can I have a good talk with you now?"
...
All this is slow to say, but in fact, it is only a matter of a few breaths. In a few blink of an eye, Queen Mother was kidnapped by Monk Tang. While all the gods were furious, Jade Emperor was furious.
Although Jade Emperor wanted to leave Queen Mother in his heart, she was still his wife at the moment. When she saw Queen Mother kidnapped, Jade Emperor couldn't help but get angry. A sharp flash of anger flashed through her eyes and she shouted, "Golden Cicada X, how dare you to kidnap Queen Mother openly. Even if you surrender now, I won't let you go!"
At first glance, this sounds nothing, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that this is actually very diabolical. This is forcing Monk Tang to do something. Monk Tang is a person who is more concerned. When Jade Emperor's voice just fell, Monk Tang just couldn't help saying to Queen Mother: "Empress, are you enemies with Jade Emperor?"
"Golden Cicada X, what do you mean?" Queen Mother's eyebrows wrinkled and she did not understand the meaning of Monk Tang. Although the relationship between her and Jade Emperor has not been very good all these years, there are even some contradictions and fights, but there is no hatred.
"tut tut tut!" Hearing these words, Monk Tang couldn't help slurping his voice and gave Queen Mother a good translation of what Jade Emperor said earlier.
"Golden Cicada X, are you stirring up our relationship?" Queen Mother is also a voice.
Monk Tang blinked. it turns out that jade imperial and Queen Mother are still the same couples here as in the original book. then he said, "haha, I'm not stirring up trouble. I'm just saying one possibility. it's up to you, empress."
Queen Mother's eyes glistened and she hesitated for a moment before sending a voice: "Golden Cicada X, what do you want to talk to my palace? This is what I hear. "
Hearing these words, Monk Tang breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that his immediate predicament had been solved. His lips moved slightly and he continued to pass on his voice. He told Queen Mother all of his words. While listening, Queen Mother couldn't help glancing at Jade Emperor from the corner of her eye.
When Monk Tang and Queen Mother had a voice-to-voice conversation, Jade Emperor frowned over there and looked at the silent Monk Tang and Queen Mother again and said, "Golden Cicada X, I will give you one last chance, release Queen Mother quickly, and I will leave you a full corpse."
Jade Emperor always felt that Monk Tang and Queen Mother should not be in contact for too long ...
"Well, I will trust you for the time being. I can not care about your stealing my flat peach this time, or I can let you leave heaven safely. But I will remember that I will let you return the things you kidnapped today!" After hearing Jade Emperor's second speech, Empress Queen Mother was just like this.
Hearing these words, Monk Tang couldn't help but smile. Indeed, women hold grudges very much, but it is also a sigh of relief. As a result, the best results can already be achieved. He couldn't help glancing at Jade Emperor. If it weren't for Jade Emperor's two words, it would be really difficult to convince Queen Mother. Suddenly, Monk Tang felt that enemies like Jade Emperor are sometimes good-maybe he would hit his own foot and assist you.

This is a story of a monk who cultivated slowly protects his apprentices to the West, maximizes benefits for his apprentices, and seeks out the truth in a new world!

[Alex]: Whatever, hit me with all that you got.
[Professor Frances]: You-
"Hong~"
Before Professor Frances could emulate her point, Alex suddenly let out a shout, which released a frightening pressure from his body.
At the instant that this happened, Professor Frances had the sudden urge to fall to the floor, as if what Alex  did had an effect on her body.
"Hola!" 

 Out of nowhere, a multi-colored, 5-armed  illusory body suddenly appeared behind Alex, one which loomed all over him and Professor Frances like a god.  It did not do anything inherently malicious against anyone inside the hut, as it seemed to be contented to just float behind Alex.
The multitude of colors present on the Illusory body continued to glow as its arms moved around randomly, something that made Professor Frances gulp nervously.  After all, each one of these arms appeared to have the power to instantly destroy anything that touches them.
"Shung shung!"

 Along with the arm movements, the translucent skin of the  illusory body was displaying some changes too. A multitude of colors, ranging from black, blue, gold, white, and red continuously flashed and glowed all around the body's translucent skin, making it look pleasing to the eyes.
These 5 colors also had countless effects on the surroundings, which just made their existence much more intriguing.
The blue color was the most active out of the 5 colors, with it constantly creating explosions and lightning blasts on the floor. The black color on the other hand seem be corroding the surrounding air, while the white color appears to be purifying it instead. The red color had no visible effects, although the sensation of getting shaken can be felt from looking at it. As for the final color which is gold, an overbearing sense of superiority could be felt emanating from it, one which seemed to affect the movement of the nearby objects.
The combination of the beautiful lights display and their effects had effectively turned the illusory body into a beautiful object. It was so pretty that it  made the Immortal Empress and Arcane  Sorceress squeal in delight upon seeing the Illusory body, with their eyes lighting up as if they had seen the best thing in their life.
[Immortal Empress]: Ah! It's so pretty! Junior Brother, is this something that you can make? Give it to me! Give it to me!
[Arcane]: Pretty! Can I eat it like candy?
But even with this beautiful light display, Professor Frances still appeared to be spooked by this illusory body. Just the way that she held up her Soul-Splicing Knife in front of the illusory body was enough to show her wariness against it.
[Professor Frances]: ….
After moving its arms around for a while, the illusory body did nothing else but to float on its current spot, with the inherent power inside it completely restrained. As for Alex, he let out a sigh as he went back to his seat, with beads of sweat now present on his face.
Upon taking his seat, Alex tried to smile once more as he looked at Professor Frances. In response to his look, Professor Frances gave Alex a solemn gaze, one that is made more serious by her suddenly scary face.
The professor looked like she was greatly disturbed by something, a feeling that she reciprocated to Alex with her next question.
[Professor Frances]: Alex, tell me. This is… your Soul? I mean, your real one? Why do I feel like I am looking at something wrong?
[Alex]: What are you saying? This is my Soul!
[Professor Frances]: What? But-
[Alex]: Professor,  this is my consciousness, accumulated altogether to form my soul! All that you see here is who I really am!
"Grong!"

 As if to illustrate his point, Alex's Soul began to twirl all around the place, as if Alex was showing off his control of his soul.
This action just infuriated Professor Frances, who now looked like she had enough of Alex's antic.
[Professor Frances]: Alex, this… this is not how a Soul is supposed to look like! From all the studies that I had, a Soul should have been a pure, untainted representation of a living creature. There must be no impurities mixed with a soul, and it should just exist as the agglomeration of soul power!  That means that your soul should also look pure and untainted!
[Alex]: Oh really? So you're saying that because the illusory body behind me is tainted with different colors and with a lot of arms, it's not supposed to be my Soul?
[Professor Frances]: Hmph, yes, I am saying that! Instead of seeing that 5-armed, multi-colored monstrosity, what I should see from your soul is like the ball that we saw from the lizard earlier!
[Alex]: …
[Professor Frances]: ….
[Alex]: Well, I am sorry to burst your bubble, but what you see right here is my Soul, all in its full glory.
[Professor Frances]: No way! If that is really your soul, then why does it look like that? Why is it this… so convoluted and tainted? Your soul… is not supposed to look like this.
Professor Frances looked down at the floor at this point, as if she was trying to avoid looking at Alex's Soul. This made it look like she was scared, but the steely expression on her face says otherwise.
[Professor Frances]: ….
But even with this 'avoiding' action, the professor still tried her best to glare at Alex, although the best that she can do now was give him a sideways glance.
[Alex]: Hm… there is indeed an interesting reason why my Soul looks like this.  But as for what this reason is, I will not be telling it to you now. After all, I am more interested on getting my Soul cut into pieces. So-
[Professor Frances]: What do you mean by that, huh? You won't be telling me? Hmph, you dirty man! You dare show me something this interesting, but now you deny telling the truth all about it? You… you must be playing with me now!
[Alex]: No, I am not playing with you. I'm just tired from revealing my soul, ok? I don't have any interest to talk to you more, so please stop questioning me. Let's just talk about my unique soul… once we're done here.
[Professor Frances]: !!!
[Alex]: Oh, but there's something that I can tell you. The reason for my unique soul is also the reason that I am confident on surviving the 'Soul Division Process'. So don't be plagued by worries, and just start cutting!
[Professor Frnaces]: Hah? No, I will-
[Alex]: Professor, I am feeling weaker and weaker now, so please get on with it already. If you don't, I might really die here. You don't want that happening, right?
[Professor Frances]: !!!
[Alex]: But don't worry,  professor.  As long as we finish our jobs, not only will I get to survive, I will also be able to answer your questions about my soul.  So can you start already?
[Professor Frances]: ….
[Alex]: Oh, you look like you're agreeing already. Hehehe, thank you, professor!
With his oddly persuasive tone and the belligerent look on his face, Professor Frances found no way to dispute what Alex was telling her to do.
She could only sigh in resignation, with the knife on her hand slowly reaching out towards Alex.
[Professsor Frances]: …Fine, so where shall I start cutting?
[Alex]: Oh, just start anywhere you want it. But please don't do it near my crotch. I don't want feeling pain at that spot you know…
[Professor Frances]: …
[Immortal Empresss]: Hey, you said crotch! That's funny!
[Alex]: Hehehe, yes, that's indeed funny.  Crotch! Crotch! Crotch!
[Immortal Empress]: Gigigigi!
[Alex]: Hoho, so you like hearing jokes? Well then, do you want to hear more?
[Immortal Empress]: Yes please! I want to hear more! Give me give me!
[Alex]: Well, I can give you more jokes… But before I do that, can you help me out a little first?
[Immortal Empress]: Help you… out? What does that mean?
[Alex]: It means that you will assist me with something. Can you do that for me?
[Immortal Empress]: Um… maybe I can help you out, but-
[Alex]: Good! So what I want you to do is simple. Do you remember the briefcases that you gave to me earlier?
[Immortal Empress]: Ah um, mommy said that I should not-
[Alex]: Those briefcases contain items that are filled with  the Essences of Duality, which I need to get stronger. Now, I am supposed to be extracting these Essences by myself, but because of a situation, I cannot do that now….
[Immortal Empress]: Um-
[Alex]: So Immortal Empress, I need your help in regards to the extraction of these essences. With your expertise regarding Immortal Cultivation, surely it will be easy for you to extract all the Duality Essences for me. You are after all, the best Immoral Cultivator that I ever met!
[Immortal Empress]: Um-
[Alex]: So what say you, Immortal Empress? Will you help me out or not? If you do, I will give you a lot of new jokes! Oh, and I will also give you Arcane Sorceress' share of candy!
"Swish!"
 Right after he gave this promise, Alex quickly fulfilled it, as se snatched the candy residing on the hands of Arcane Sorceress. The poor kid could only watch as Alex grabbed her candy away, with her  eyes quickly turning watery with tears.
[Arcane Sorceress]: Hey Alex! What are you saying! Waaah!!! That's my candy! Don't give it to her! Waa-
[Immortal Empress]: It's a deal! It's a deal! Gimme her candy quick! Gimme gimme!
[Alex]: Ouch! I can't give the candy to you now since my hand cramped. Why don't you extract the essences for me first, Immortal Empress.  Maybe once you have done it, my cramps will disappear…
[Immortal Empress]: Um, okay! I will start extracting now! But don't give back the candy to Arcane Sorceress, ok? If you do, I will stop!
[Alex]: Hehehe, I promise to not give it back. You have my word.
[Immortal Empress]: Yay! Candy candy candy!
[Arcane Sorceress]: Waah!!! You bully! Waah!!
[Professor Frances]: Alex, you said that you will take advantage of these kids much later. Why are you then doing this now?
[Alex]: Hm? Did I just hear something? Oh, it must have been the wind. Anyways, you should really start now, Professor Frances. Or do you want a candy to be motivated too?
[Immortal Empress]: Hey! No giving my candy to Professor Frances too! That candy is only mine!
[Arcane Sorceress]: Waah!! My candy!!! Waah!!!
[Professor Frances]: …Wow, I don't know what to say here…
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[Author's Note]: What go you guys think of a man bun? I just used this hairtstyle, and it had mixed reactions with my relatives... Well, it is my hair, so I think will just be fine...


After all the things that he had done in his life, Alex realized that it was already his time to die. 

But a sudden encounter with a weird person will turn his whole life around.

The formerly about-to-die teen shall now be a Traveler of different worlds!



"You are an Esper? Then come and taste my saber!"
"You are a Daoist? Then come and taste my fist!"
"You are a Genie? Well, can you grant me infinite wishes?"

Everyone shall witness Alex's rise on his endless journey!


Disclaimer: (((Don't make me credit to einlion. His novel, Endless Paths: Infinite Cosmos, from the reception of his readers, is obviously good,  but its an accident that my title is similar to his. Really.)))

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