Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 536 - 516: Yellow Millet Dream, Mocking the Vassals_2

Chapter 536: Chapter 516: Yellow Millet Dream, Mocking the Vassals_2

Although the beauty was born stunning enough to overthrow cities and nations, she always remained as cold as ice. Since entering the palace, she had never truly smiled from her heart, not even once.

His Majesty was determined to witness the unmatched charm of his consort’s smile!

Alas, His Majesty had already ordered the most skilled musicians and entertainers from the vassal states to perform, yet none could coax a smile from the beauty. What was to be done?

Thinking of this, the originally elegant court music by his side had also become somewhat flat and tasteless.

As the Emperor of Zhou, he knew that after the "Phoenix Call at Mount Qi," the Zhou family had replaced Shang.

With the help of a mysterious organization, Great Zhou swept away the toxic worship of the Heavenly Officials from the past Xia and Shang Dynasties, transformed the Human Emperor into the Emperor, and began to directly worship the heavens.

He apportioned the vassals, established rituals and music, and created a system encompassing all aspects of ceremonial rites—the "Zhou Ritual."

This system of rites and music distinguished class and rank through "rites" and amalgamated them through "music," creating a harmonious order of respect among people.

Both complemented each other and naturally upheld the hierarchical order of the nobility and governed the people effectively.

In other words, this was akin to setting a [Precept Taboo] for a nation that everyone from top to bottom was obliged to follow!

Once breached, the punishment was light in some cases but could lead to death in others!

For example: In the Zhou Dynasty, each dance team was comprised of eight people per row, called one Yi.

According to Zhou Ritual, the Emperor’s dance team used eight Yi (i.e., sixty-four persons), high officials used six Yi, vassals used four Yi, and scholars used two Yi.

The court music performed meanwhile was divided into: music from six generations, Refined Music, Song Music, Bedroom Music, and music of the Yi tribes.

At this moment, in the sleeping quarters, they performed the Emperor’s ceremony with sixty-four people dancing, all played by the top musicians for the banquet called "Bedroom Music."

Even the King’s intimate affairs were accompanied by such pomp, something the commoners who dreamed whether the rich tilled their fields with a golden hoe could hardly imagine—it was the ultimate in lavish luxury.

Unfortunately,

Bao Si was naturally free-spirited and romantic, taking great dislike to these rites and even deeply loathed the various rules (Precepts Taboo) of the palace.

Ji Gongsheng, after trying various methods multiple times, still couldn’t make Bao Si show a smile, in fact, she became even colder.

But this only made him firmer in his belief.

This favored consort was not like other concubines who loved his gold and jewels or his limitless power; the one thing she must love was...him as a person!

So he was also determined to make this beauty happy.

At this moment, a great idea suddenly dawned upon him, making Ji Gongsheng’s eyes light up:

"I’ve got it!"

"Since my consort dislikes rules, today I will break a rule just for her!"

Not until the sun was high in the sky.

After washing and changing clothes, "Ji Gongsheng" took the frail Bao Si, who had long been graced by the king’s favor, into the carriage, heading for...the Lishan Beacon Tower.

Ignoring the surprised looks from the following attendants and the stationed soldiers, as well as the restrictions of the Zhou Ritual, the Emperor scooped up Bao Si and rushed to the High Platform in a few long strides.

Nowadays, the supreme ruler of the mortal world was no longer the Human Emperor.

The Emperor of Zhou and all the vassals bearing the wishes of thousands could no longer achieve Immortality through stealing a Killing Dao Fruit.

Unless they resigned their ranks and titles to become commoners, there might still be a slim possibility.

What’s the difference between this and living with no money?

However, the incipient practice of the Military Skill Dao remained unaffected. Under Great Zhou, some kings were strong enough to lift cauldrons and were heroes capable of Swapping Pillars.

"Where is the Garrison Commander? Light the beacon tower for me right away!"

At the command of Wang Yuan, the "Emperor of Zhou," the Garrison Commander dared not delay and quickly ignited the fire.

Whoosh—!

At noon, the dark smoke immediately shot up into the sky; the distant beacon towers, unaware of the situation, naturally followed suit.

In the blink of an eye, the signal fires spread to a hundred miles away.

You see, to guard against Quanrong raids, Great Zhou had built over twenty beacon towers along the Mount Li line near Haojing.

Should Quanrong raid, the first scout to spot the enemy would light the beacon, and the nearby towers would also ignite, signaling the vassal states nearby.

Seeing the beacon, the vassals knew Haojing was in crisis, the Emperor in trouble, and they must muster troops to come to the rescue.

No one would expect the Emperor to treat such a serious matter as a joke for amusement.

So when in the afternoon, the local vassals and their elite troops, dust-covered, arrived, they naturally found not a single Quanrong shadow.

Only from the Beacon Tower came sounds of feasting, interspersed with a crisp, silvery laughter.

To them, however, it sounded particularly piercing, and each one was fuming with anger.

Wishing to argue or admonish yet rebuked by the Emperor with a flick of his hand, they could only return to their estates in disgraced defeat.

Bao Si, seeing thousands of troops summoned and dismissed as a mere child’s play,

suddenly threw herself into the Emperor’s arms, laughing so hard her body shook, and in that moment, her beauty was breathtaking.

"It’s worth it! To see such a smile from a beauty, I truly feel it’s worth it!"

After that smile, Ji Gongsheng found the beauty becoming more passionate toward him, spending night after night in joyous revelry, their intimacy deepening, bringing him boundless pleasure.

Determined to see her smile again, he repeated the act, jesting with the vassals.

Not surprisingly, every time the vassals missed their cue, it made Bao Si laugh repeatedly, and she grew increasingly tender and enchanting towards the Emperor.

However,

as the "Rapid Support System" was bit by bit personally destroyed by Ji Gongsheng,

the once somewhat overwhelmed Wang Yuan gradually felt as though countless invisible things were latching onto him like relentless parasites.

The more rules (Precepts Taboo) he broke for Bao Si, the tighter they clung, and his obsession with this beauty deepened more and more.