There are too many ruthless, domineering women who are considered "losers"!

Back in his bedchamber, Lu Chang'an was still in a daze.

All the grudges and grievances, the truth will be revealed.

The events of the previous dynasty are now just a laughing matter.

Just a fleeting moment, he seemed to glimpse the past of that female demon.

Scenes flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

That female demon, named Gu Wushuang, was originally Princess Jiarou of the former Song Dynasty, a descendant of a founding hero. She was stunningly beautiful, virtuous, and of noble status, a figure that countless scholars and officials dreamed of but could never reach.

More than a hundred years ago, after the Song Dynasty suffered a major defeat and the northern garrison fell, some refugees who fled south fainted in the capital under the emperor's nose. In chaotic times, human life was as worthless as grass.

Ordinary high-ranking officials and nobles would have long since remained indifferent to such matters, as the saying goes, "Behind the red gates, meat and wine go to waste, while on the road, frozen corpses lie." But Princess Jiarou was kind-hearted and could not bear the suffering of the people, so she opened a shed to distribute porridge, saving thousands of refugees. Her reputation spread far and wide, and countless scholars praised her.

The young men of the capital all regarded her as their dream girl.

But this remarkable woman caused the downfall of the Song Dynasty when the Mulan Grassland attacked and captured the capital, taking away two emperors, more than 3,000 ministers and concubines, and over 200,000 artisans and civilians.

Princess Jiarou was among them.

Princess Jiarou also had a childhood sweetheart, who was the son of the Prince of Zhenbei.

The two had been betrothed since childhood, and the crown prince even corresponded with her every year from the frontier.

However, when he was sixteen, the Prince of Zhenbei changed his mind beforehand. When he and his son went to the capital to attend a palace banquet, they met Princess Nianci. The Prince of Zhenbei decided that only by having his son marry the princess of the current dynasty could he appease the emperor and obtain the qualification to inherit the throne.

Princess Jiarou was very sad, but she didn't say anything.

After the fall of the Song Dynasty, the Prince of Zhenbei died on the battlefield, and his heir was captured. Helpless, the entire city surrendered to Mulan. The Great Wall fell, and large numbers of foreign cavalry marched south, leading to countless more tragedies.

Princess Jiarou was extremely disappointed upon hearing this, and wished she could take up a sword and go into battle.

After the Northern Expedition, the captured emperor and his officials of the Song Dynasty were humiliated by the foreign tribes, as were their wives and daughters, and many committed suicide.

Princess Jiarou witnessed countless tragedies every day.

However, not long after, the Song Dynasty royal family established a new kingdom in the south, and hope was rekindled in his heart.

Prince Mulan has his eyes on Princess Jiarou's stunning beauty, and her innocence is in jeopardy.

The coincidence is that the former refugees who were once given porridge were captured and forced into military service, becoming soldiers of Mulan. They recognized Princess Jiarou and wanted to repay the kindness of saving their lives.

That night, everyone joined forces and released Princess Jiarou.

So the princess traveled south, enduring countless hardships, and finally returned to the Southern Kingdom.

Released by his former acquaintances, he fled back to his homeland, only to find that the southern kingdom was indulging in nightly revelry, with the emperor and his ministers deeply immersed in the gentle pleasures of Jiangnan, having no plans to head north.

Upon learning the truth, Princess Jiarou's last hope was extinguished.

Furthermore, when news of her parents' tragic suicide in the north reached her, Princess Jiarou felt even more desperate and wept bitterly all night.

Not knowing where to go or what to do, what's the point of living in this world?

The people of a fallen nation are like duckweed.

He intended to jump into the river and end his life, but fate had other plans. A passing mountain deity saved him.

This immortal was incredibly skilled. Upon learning of the princess's background, he felt quite sorry for her. Seeing that she had good aptitude, he asked if she would be willing to become his disciple.

The princess asked, "If I obtain the method of cultivation, can I eliminate the thieves?"

The immortal replied, "Those who cultivate the primordial spirit can destroy a country, but the methods of my sect are by no means righteous."

However, Princess Jiarou did not care and instead became the disciple of the immortal.

She vowed to take revenge herself.

This time, she will no longer rely on anyone.

Thus, Princess Jiarou was no more.

There's been another ruthless female demon.

That female demon had cultivated for nearly a hundred years and finally achieved something. Now she had descended the mountain to seek revenge, and countless Yuan Dynasty officials and imperial guards had died at her hands.

Now they've actually come all the way to the capital, heading straight for him?

......

[It really is over]

Next time, a new anchor point will definitely be needed.

[You can find out the whereabouts of items and treasures from this True Realm, or gain insights into cultivation techniques and methods, and you can also inherit key memories from the True Realm.]

After watching the revolving lantern, Lu Chang'an realized that he was still in the palace, completely immersed in the scene he had just witnessed.

Upon reflection, one can only sigh.

No matter how noble your family background or how wealthy you are, in the face of the changing times, you are ultimately just a drifting duckweed in a chaotic world.

Only by cultivating oneself and becoming stronger can one find a way out.

Lu Chang'an was not a pedantic person. Now that he had hope of becoming stronger, he naturally made cultivation his current goal.

At the same time, he also learned why the female demon had tried to kill him.

In short, it can be summed up in four words.

To overthrow the Yuan dynasty and restore the Han dynasty.

The Yuan Dynasty was, after all, a royal court established by a foreign race.

As the emperor, he was naturally the culprit; killing him would bring peace to the land.

Only Lu Chang'an knew that the world was not that simple.

The current state of affairs cannot be resolved simply by killing one person or wiping out an entire clan.

It is true that heroes emerge in times of chaos, but ending such chaos often requires the efforts of countless people.

He quickly shook his head.

Thinking about these things now is too early for me.

They quickly began analyzing how to choose between the three options given.

Treasures are certainly desirable, but one must have the strength to acquire them.

He's currently under house arrest in the palace. Even if we know his whereabouts, what good is that? We need to rule him out first, and then we need to focus on his crucial memories.

In Lu Chang'an's view, there were no particularly profound memories in the revolving lantern that needed to be preserved.

So it's not necessary.

The insights gained from this inherited technique seem to have the greatest impact on my current situation.

It can help one embark on the path of spiritual practice.

"Let me see what insights I can gain into cultivation."

Lu Chang'an didn't hesitate much and chose the second option.

[Inherited Cultivation Insights: The Eighteen Stages of the Yang Spirit]

Everyone has their own little boat in their mind. How far that boat can go depends on how strong their spirit is.

The so-called Eighteen Stops of Yang Shen.

It involves visualizing one's own image and traveling along eighteen key acupoints to temper the spirit and nourish the energy of heaven and earth.

It emphasizes accumulating knowledge and experience before unleashing it, progressing step by step, and truly achieving the ability to be as lucky as a dragon and as skillful as a swordsman.

It is a top-notch cultivation method that combines nourishing qi and refining spirit.

In an instant, a stream of obscure and incomprehensible text entered Lu Chang'an's mind.

These texts share the same origin as the prophetic texts; both are very ancient and full of profound meaning.

Lu Chang'an suspected that the death predictions he could see, including the past replays of the strange question mark people, all belonged to the same type of ability.

He temporarily named this ability "Tracing the Roots".

They can predict the deaths of others and receive prophecies.

It can also reveal other people's past, and truly answer their questions.

Lu Chang'an considered himself to have extremely poor comprehension, but under the infusion of these words, it was as if he had been enlightened, and everything became clear.

The influx of a massive amount of bizarre knowledge, including but not limited to the location of acupoints in the human body, geomantic diagrams of the five internal organs, and methods of circulating qi...

After he had chewed almost all of it, he felt a sensation of energy sinking to his dantian.

Is this the feeling of breaking through a barrier?

Lu Chang'an was overjoyed.

The Grandmaster has ten levels. The first level is Body Refinement, and the second level is Essence Release.

This method of exhaling vital energy requires tempering the body and cultivating qi, exhaling all the qi in a martial artist's chest and transforming it into killing power. He had always struggled to grasp the key points, but unexpectedly, the newly acquired method of cultivating qi helped him solve this problem.

Originally, Lu Chang'an had given up hope on his own aptitude, but he never expected that this magical luck technique would have such a wonderful use!

While Lu Chang'an was still immersed in the joy of breaking through his cultivation level, Eunuch Fu pushed open the door and entered.

Holding a blank sheet of paper with a list, he handed it to Lu Chang'an and smiled:

"These are all palace maids personally selected by His Majesty. The Empress Dowager said that there is no need for selection. After training, they will all be assigned to His Majesty's side. As long as His Majesty is happy, that's fine."

Lu Chang'an was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

He thought to himself, "What is this wicked empress up to?"

Do you want to win people's hearts and make them lower their guard?

Should I cooperate?

Lu Chang'an took the list, feigning excitement: "Excellent! Please thank the Empress Dowager for me. I will definitely visit Ning Shou Palace to pay my respects another day!"

The eunuch nodded secretly, then winked and asked, "Your Majesty, which palace maid would you like to serve you tonight?"

Lu Chang'an thought for a moment and said, "Does Your Excellency still remember the palace maid I mentioned to you this morning? What was her name again?"

"It must be Miss Zishuang," the wealthy eunuch recalled.

In the morning, His Majesty did inquire about the background of this palace maid, and he kept a close eye on it.

"She's the one."

Lu Chang'an nodded.

Since this female demon wanted to kill him, before she made her move...

He felt that some things needed to be clarified!

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