Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 336 - 194: The Emperor’s Anger

Chapter 336: Chapter 194: The Emperor’s Anger

Imperial Palace, Jing Tian Pavilion.

This place houses the secret manuals and Cultivation Techniques, with an intricate internal structure, separated and categorized by layers, each equipped with its own unique protective Formation.

In the deepest part of the attic, there is a room named "Dragon Vein Treasure House".

The room is dimly lit, and right in the middle stands a huge jade bookcase. At this moment, Luo Wanqing, who has the honor of being the Empress, is browsing a secret manual. Her raven black hair cascades like a waterfall, and she is draped in a dazzling golden gown that makes her appear even more noble and extraordinary in the dim light.

Er Liang tiptoed, struggling to fetch a scroll titled "Causal Divine Strategy" and handed it to the Empress, "Your Highness, would this one do?"

Luo Wanqing took the scroll, patted Er Liang’s head affectionately, and was about to say something when her delicate brows furrowed slightly. She spoke in a soft voice, "Er Liang, go to the martial room next door and practice your swordsmanship for a while. Go through the ’Cloud Armor Child Sword Record’ I taught you yesterday a couple more times."

"Mhm."

Er Liang nodded her small head and entered the neighboring martial room, carrying the sword given to her by Zhang Que’er.

A moment later, the Emperor walked in.

Having come from the imperial court, he had changed into casual clothes and looked around the treasury, saying with a smile, "I’ve heard you’ve been in the treasury for four days now— I remember you used to disdain such places."

Luo Wanqing flipped through the recently obtained scroll, her expression cold and silent.

Hearing the sounds of swordplay from the next room, the Emperor asked curiously, "Your new disciple?"

Seeing that the woman still didn’t respond to him, Zhou Chang couldn’t help but smile helplessly. He picked up a Luminous Pearl and fiddled with it in his hand, "There’s some news from Qingzhou. A mysterious organization is conducting a ritual, and their objective is to thoroughly investigate the cause of the resurgence of Demon Energy."

Luo Wanqing closed the scroll and, with a flick of her wrist,

sent the scroll back exactly to the spot where Er Liang had fetched it.

She looked at Emperor Zhou Chang with furrowed brows, "Is there a matter?"

Zhou Chang, sitting on a low stool, said with exhaustion, "The Astronomical Division’s attempt at reforming the Haotian Divine Sequence has failed again. I’m somewhat restless and was planning to take a walk outside, but somehow, I ended up here."

"Heh, visiting me will make you more restless."

Luo Wanqing offered a mocking laugh.

Zhou Chang just smiled and remained speechless.

Luo Wanqing, with her hands clasped behind her back, walked to a jade bookcase and began to search aimlessly... she remembered there was a book inside the treasure house regarding the secret technique of refining "cause and effect", which might solve the difficult problem between her and Jiang Shouzhong.

"If it weren’t for Ye Zhuchan, perhaps I would have already succeeded."

Zhou Chang sighed self-deprecatingly, "Your little junior sister’s disciple really is quite scheming; the Head of the Astronomical Division had actually warned me, but I was too driven by utility and ultimately failed to succeed."

"I’m not interested in your problems, and besides, hasn’t Ye Zhuchan already been suppressed under Huailan Lake? If you’re dissatisfied, just kill her and be done with it, why mope around with a sour face every day."

Luo Wanqing retrieved a book and spoke indifferently.

Zhou Chang shook his head lightly, "I can’t kill her. If I could, I would have done so long ago. Suppressing her was out of necessity. The girl is too clever, and she tied her own fate to that of the nine-tailed fox."

Luo Wanqing frowned involuntarily, "What did she promise you back then?"

Zhou Chang had a distant look in his eyes, his hands folded in his sleeves. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke, "Initially, when we sensed the Haotian Divine Sequence, the Astronomical Division hadn’t actually found that person. To prevent Yanrong from finding her first, after pinpointing a rough location, the division used the dragon energy of the imperial family to remotely steal the ’Dormant Dragon Vein’ and the ’Haotian Divine Sequence’ from that person’s body."

Because as long as it was within Dazhou’s territory, no matter where that person hid, the theft could be conducted—this was our advantage in Dazhou.

However, the ’Haotian Divine Sequence’ and ’Dormant Dragon Vein’ we took did not recognize an owner. We tried every method imaginable to no avail. The Head of the Division believed there might be something else on that person’s body that could completely separate the Divine Sequence from them.

So I had no choice but to increase our efforts to find any trace of that person, but we found nothing. In this situation, the Head offered a suggestion: to let someone with ’Divine Phoenix Destiny’ conduct the search."

As Luo Wanqing heard this, she suddenly understood,

"That’s right, since ancient times, women who possess the ’Divine Phoenix Destiny’ often become noble queens of the world, and the ’Haotian Divine Sequence’ is the emperor’s fate; the two are naturally attracted to each other."

Zhou Chang continued, "Actually, many years ago, Ye Zhuchan was already the one I had set my heart on for my son, truly intending her for Wei’er, regardless of whether Li Guanshi agreed or not, South Sea Holy Sect couldn’t have done anything about it.

But later on, some incidents took place... In any case, in the end, I reached an agreement with Ye Zhuchan, allowing her to search for that mysterious person... For this purpose, I even gave her the Phoenix Blood Heavenly Seal Jade...

It turned out that this method was feasible, and Ye Zhuchan indeed found that person. Originally, the plan was all set, but for some unknown reason, that woman was unwilling to hand the person over to us and instead hid them away.

Just when I was about to dispatch the shadow guards for a thorough search, the Imperial Astrology Office made new discoveries regarding the ’Hidden Dragon Vein,’ and through this meridian, they made contact with the original owner.

Therefore, I used this ’Hidden Dragon Vein’ to plant a royal Dragon Essence within that person’s body."

"Dragon Essence!?"

Luo Wanqing, who had maintained a serene expression until now, widened her eyes in shock upon hearing this.

The so-called Dragon Essence is a substance condensed from the essence of a dragon’s entire body, an object of extreme yang and hardness. Legend has it that consuming the Dragon Essence of an ancient divine dragon can grant immortality.

Of course, the Dragon Essence Zhou Chang mentioned did not possess such miraculous powers, but it still ranked as a top divine object in the world, especially since it had been nourished by the true dragon’s luck of successive emperors, which made its effects particularly significant.

Once possessed, it could deter all lesser dragons in the world.

Luo Wanqing looked at him as if he were an idiot,"As far as I remember, there are only two Dragon Essences in Dazhou, and you are quite generous."

Zhou Chang smiled bitterly, "According to the plan I had with the Director of the Imperial Astrology Office, we intended to wait until the Dragon Essence within that person’s body had integrated, after which I would personally consume the remaining Dragon Essence, using it as the core. By then, I would be able to take over all the luck from his body, and the Causal Divine Strategy would naturally cease to reject me.

Initially, everything went smoothly. The Imperial Astrology Office even found the hiding place of Ye Zhuchan and her companions - a place called Anhe Village.

But just as I had dispatched men to capture them, I could no longer sense the Dragon Essence inside that person. Even the Dragon Essence within me was sealed, becoming a lifeless object.

You already know what happened afterward. Anhe Village was massacred, and Ye Zhuchan was suppressed... Whether that mysterious person is dead or has gone into hiding, I have no way of knowing.

However, some time ago, I learned that Ye Zhuchan had deceived someone and obtained the Water Moon Dream Mirror, and the Water Moon Dream Mirror is the only Magic Artifact that can sever the connection to Dragon Essence and also seal the core Dragon Essence."

Listening to the Emperor’s story, Luo Wanqing couldn’t help feeling a bit of sympathy for him.

This was truly a case of losing the wife and the soldiers.

Zhou Chang said solemnly, "Now that the Dragon Essence within me is sealed and cannot be removed, I can no longer merge with the ’Hidden Dragon Vein’ and the ’Causal Divine Strategy,’ so I can only place my hopes on Xin’er."

Zhou Chang heavily slammed a bookshelf, "This Ye Zhuchan, she really has done me harm!"

Luo Wanqing pouted, "You only have yourself to blame for being too greedy. Is a mere divine luck really worth losing so much over?"

Zhou Chang shook his head slightly, "You do not understand the value of divine luck, nor the significance of ’Endowed with Mandate from Heaven, one shall have a long and prosperous life.’ Since that Emperor, no one has truly achieved unification under heaven. If I can achieve that, Dazhou will undoubtedly be able to establish a foundation that lasts for thousands of generations."

Luo Wanqing rolled her eyes and continued reading her book.

At that moment, Luo Wanqing suddenly recalled another function of the Dragon Essence.

If it could be integrated, it could be used against a stony woman.

——

Jiang Shouzhong found the surnamed Lin homeowner in Tao Ye Alley.

The person was an old crone with white hair and a hunch back, whose eyes were a mix of green and yellow, giving her an overall sinister appearance.

"This is something Her Majesty the Empress has entrusted me to deliver to you, and she also instructed me to tell you that Luo Mingtang is dead," said Jiang Shouzhong.

After the old crone took the jade stone and letter from him, she didn’t say much. She handed the jade back to him and uttered only one sentence, "Luo Mingtang deserved to die."

Then she shooed Jiang Shouzhong away.

Jiang Shouzhong was confused.

Upon returning to the Liushan Division, he found Ran Qingchen quietly sitting in a chair, daydreaming with an ordinary-looking sword resting on her lap.

The sword appeared very ordinary.

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