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

"So the mastermind behind this is the Zhang family. Then who was Emperor Chen Sui after that?" Chen Xuan asked, puzzled.

"He was merely a pawn pushed out by the Zhang family, a collateral branch within a collateral branch. Aside from his surname being Chen, he had virtually no connection to the Chen family. The Chen family of today is already…!"

Chen Xuan sighed after hearing this. It seemed that if he wanted to avenge Wenwen, he would have to go to the Upper Realm!

"By the way, my husband, there is something else I wish to tell you!"

"what's up?"

"My lord, after hearing this, could you please not be angry?"

"That depends on the severity of the situation," Chen Xuan said with a stern face.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has another purpose in sending me here!"

"Oh? What else is she after?" He became interested.

"It's...it's that she told me, my husband, that you have a unique cultivation technique that can allow a Foundation Establishment cultivator to break through to the Golden Core stage in just over a year! She wants me to...ask you about it!"

"Oh, you mean this? I do have this!" Chen Xuan's eyes gleamed.

Zhao Tianming, Zhao Tianming, you told She Jingxi about this directly. It seems you want to get the cultivation technique quickly, and you also want to harm me!

Unfortunately, he is the only one who possesses this cultivation method!

However, Chen Xuan also gave Shen Xirou a strange look, after all, the person he pointed to was...

"What are you thinking about, my husband?"

"I wasn't thinking about anything. Does the Empress Dowager mean you should trick me into leaving so you can tell her?"

Shen Xirou's cheeks flushed instantly. She also felt that this was a form of deception, but she didn't want to lie to her young husband at all.

"But I don't blame you for this. After all, without the Empress Dowager, I wouldn't have a wife as good at serving me as you, would I? So I don't care about such a trivial matter as cultivating techniques. The only thing I care about is you!"

"My husband~" Shen Xirou was about to cry.

"Don't worry, I'll help the Empress Dowager as much as I can in the future! But I'm powerless to help with this cultivation issue!"

"Why...why is this happening?"

"Because my technique contains profound secrets."

"???"

"Kneel down first and listen carefully to what I have to say... After all, I am your teacher now, so you have to be more respectful, right?" Chen Xuan chuckled.

Shen Xirou blushed as she obeyed, then listened attentively to the lesson, trying her best to remember every word Chen Xuan said. The two spent the day in the secret room until evening, when Chen Xuan finally stopped, left the Blue Star Secret Realm, and signaled to Shen Xirou that she could go back.

Having absorbed a great deal of knowledge, Shen Xirou gave Chen Xuan a charmingly reproachful look before returning home.

At the same time, she also understood what kind of cultivation technique Chen Xuan was referring to when he talked about rapid cultivation!

With just this one piece of information, she could tell that Chen Xuan wasn't alone. But as someone who came later, what right did she have to target those who came before her?

……

In the days that followed, Chen Xuan came every day to examine She Jingxi's condition and prescribe new medications for her. She Jingxi gradually felt the changes in her body; her complexion became rosy, and her spirits improved.

During this time, She Jingxi gradually developed a strange dependence on Chen Xuan. Whenever she encountered a problem, she would think of Chen Xuan first, and Chen Xuan was always able to solve the problem for her.

During this period, Shen Xirou also studied medicine very diligently, practically spending every day in seclusion with Chen Xuan.

Several days later, Shen Xirou told She Jingxi that she was going to "really" go into seclusion for a period of time.

"You, you're about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage? This, how is this possible?! Just a few days ago you were at the peak of the Golden Core stage, and now that your injuries have healed, how can you be breaking through already...!"

"Perhaps, perhaps it's the culmination of years of hard work..."

"Don't kid me. Do you think I don't know your talent? Without any special opportunities, it's very difficult for you to make any progress. Even if you weren't injured, it's impossible for you to break through after 20 years of training like this!"

"..."

“Unless…!” She Jingxi was suddenly startled.

"Fine, you ungrateful little girl! Tell me the truth, have you already mastered Chen Xuan's method for rapid breakthroughs?!"

"This one……"

"Do you think I am an untrustworthy person?" She Jingxi's voice trembled.

She was really heartbroken.

Although there is a difference in their social status, after so many years of getting along, Shen Xirou has long been a very close friend and family member in her heart!

And now, Shen Xirou is actually hiding something from me because of this!

She was truly, truly wronged and heartbroken, and an indescribable bitterness enveloped her.

Seeing She Jingxi like this, Shen Xirou felt very sad. She knew she shouldn't have kept things from her, but, but it was actually for her own good not to tell her these things!

"Your Majesty, it's not that I intentionally concealed it, but... but this method is truly difficult to explain!"

"Difficult to say?? What is there to be ashamed of in front of me? Is there anything I don't know about you?"

She Jingxi instantly recalled the scene when Chen Xuan used acupuncture on her, and she felt that there was nothing to be ashamed of anymore.

"Your Majesty, you, you've misunderstood!" Shen Xirou quickly explained.

"Then why didn't you explain it to me clearly?"

"I..." Shen Xirou's face flushed instantly. How should she say this? Tell the truth? That seemed even more difficult to say...

"Actually, this technique requires very special conditions."

"What conditions?"

Shen Xirou blushed and continued, "There are some special deals between Chen Xuan and me. Although I know that these deals may be somewhat immoral, I really can't control myself. Maybe it's fate."

She Jingxi was silent for a moment, then sighed: "I didn't understand what you meant."

"..."

"That's true, you haven't experienced these things yourself, but that's all I can say..."

"I understand! Go into seclusion!" After a long while, She Jingxi finally spoke, but at this moment, a gray glint flashed in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, do you understand?!" Shen Xirou asked in surprise.

"I understand, but I don't fully understand, and I don't need to fully understand!"

"Then, what do you plan to do?" Shen Xirou asked nervously.

"Well... you don't need to ask, I have my own way of doing it!"

Are you planning to harm Chen Xuan?

She Jingxi glanced sideways at Shen Xirou, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes. "You got the cultivation technique yourself, and now you won't let me have it? What an ingrate! From now on, we're cutting off all contact!"

"Of course not, don't worry about that."

"Alright, then I'll go into seclusion without worry!" Shen Xirou bowed and left the Empress Dowager's palace, heading to the Imperial Hospital.