The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

"Hey, hey, don't go! I have something really important to do this time. It's about whether we can successfully complete our mission!" Dai Dabai said hurriedly as he saw Zhu Zhu about to leave.

"Then let's get down to business and stop dawdling!" Zhu Zhu frowned.

"Yes, this matter concerns the supervisor from the Zhang family!"

"The supervisor...you mean that Empress Dowager She?! Isn't she supposed to be uninvolved in these things?" Zhu Zhu asked, slightly puzzled.

"She is indeed not involved, but if you and I were to dig up the spiritual roots when that batch of immortal herbs matured, the Empress Dowager would definitely stop us. What should we do then?"

"This..." Zhu Zhu didn't know what to do.

That's a rare spiritual root that can nurture a whole bunch of immortal herbs. Whoever gets it will surely soar to great heights! No one can resist its allure, including Zhu Zhu.

"Therefore, in order for our mission to succeed, she must be eliminated by us!"

"I understand," Zhu Zhu replied coldly.

"But how do we get rid of her? She has the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Do you think you and I are a match for her?"

"You know what, you really don't know, as long as the two of us use our fusion skill, it's really hard to say who will win or lose!" Dai Dabai said confidently.

"Give up on that idea. I'd rather die than use that move with you!" Zhu Zhu's expression grew even colder.

"Alright then, since you're unwilling to cooperate, we'll have to resort to other methods."

"Just say what you want to say, don't beat around the bush!"

"Alright, alright. As far as I know, the Empress Dowager seems to be seeking medical help everywhere recently, as if she has some health problems... In that case, we have room to maneuver."

"She has already found a doctor and is currently receiving treatment. You'd better not even think about it!" Zhu Zhu sneered.

"Hmm? So you've also secretly investigated this Empress Dowager! It seems we have quite a bit of tacit understanding!" Dai Dabai glanced at Zhu Zhu in surprise.

"Hmph, don't think you're the only one who's used your brain!" Zhu Zhu's expression was a little unnatural.

Because she wasn't investigating the Empress Dowager, but rather that so-called Imperial Physician Chen! She learned about the Empress Dowager's affairs by chance while investigating Imperial Physician Chen.

"Then we're on the same wavelength, hahaha!"

"What do you want?"

“Since there’s a problem with the Empress Dowager, only the imperial physician who treated her knows the full details of her condition. Therefore, we need to contact that physician!” A glint flashed in Dai Dabai’s eyes.

How to contact them?

"I've done my research. This imperial physician is quite upright and hard to bribe. His only flaw is that he's a bit of a show-off!"

"And this Empress Dowager, to please him, had the previous Empress personally participate...!"

"What?!" Zhu Zhu was somewhat surprised.

It turns out that the person she met that day was actually the Empress from two previous reigns! No wonder she referred to herself as "Madam" at the time; she didn't want to reveal her identity!

"But this doesn't make sense, does it? She was the one before her, shouldn't she be the Empress Dowager? How did she fall to this state?"

"That's an internal matter for the Zhang family, I'm too lazy to ask any more questions."

What do you mean by telling me this?

"Naturally, it's you, my empress..."

Before Dai Dabai could finish speaking, Zhu Zhu suddenly pulled out a dagger and pointed it at him menacingly.

"Don't talk nonsense, or I'll show you what it means to regret it!" Zhu Zhu's gaze was icy.

"Cough cough, don't get excited, I was just joking, I didn't mean anything by it!" Dai Dabai immediately backed down.

"Hmph, don't think I don't know what you're thinking!" Zhu Zhu snorted coldly.

"Zhu Zhu, don't get agitated, I really didn't mean that! I'm not the kind of person who would push his woman away!" Dai Dabai waved his hands hurriedly in fright.

"Then what do you mean?" Zhu Zhu's eyes still held a murderous glint.

"What I'm trying to say is that you, the noble empress, could also use your beauty to make that Imperial Physician Chen fall in love with you without realizing it!" Dai Dabai explained nervously.

"You mean something else?!"

"No, no, no, I understand men. The more unattainable something is, the more they want it. So you just need to keep him hanging on. I can teach you anything you don't know!"

Zhu Zhu then sheathed the dagger, but her face remained grim: "And you? You're alright?!"

"Ahem, of course he wouldn't be interested in me, being a guy. Besides, if I were there, wouldn't he be too scared to even look up? So I'd better just focus on my sect's grand meeting!" Dai Dabai chuckled.

"What is the prize for the winner of that tournament that you mentioned?"

"The winner will be my follower; that's already a huge reward!" Dai Dabai said arrogantly.

"I can give it a try, but I can't guarantee it will work!"

"That's no problem. At worst, we can just give up that spiritual root! I was originally planning to give that unknown spiritual root to your family as a betrothal gift!"

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'm leaving!" Zhu Zhu said, then turned and left.

Watching Zhu Zhu's departing figure, Dai Dabai smiled confidently.

"You little brat, I've given you this rare spiritual root, and you still think I can't win you over? If the Empress Dowager really recovers to her full strength, if you want this spiritual root, you'll have to use that fusion technique with me. Then... the spiritual root and you will both be mine!"

"And you damned Empress Dowager, you actually dared not come to my coronation ceremony yesterday, offending me. You must pay the price!" Dai Dabai's face was gloomy.

"Forget it, I'd better go check on the noble ladies of those royal families. That wretched woman Zhu Zhu has something to do now, so she won't have time for me!"

As for whether Zhu Zhu will encounter any problems, that's absolutely impossible.

……

That afternoon, Chen Xuan was summoned by Empress Zhu Zhu.

"Imperial Physician Chen, the Empress's palace is just ahead. Her Majesty the Empress has only invited you, so we will not be going!"

"Thank you very much, Your Excellency. I will go right away!" Chen Xuan cupped his hands in thanks and then went to Zhu Zhu's palace alone.

Upon arriving at Zhu Zhu's palace, Chen Xuan immediately saw Zhu Zhu dressed in magnificent palace attire.