Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 658: Shura Field Without Gunfire

After Xiao Wanjun discussed with Shangguan Jin in the "Qingming Neiwei" office for half an hour, he gradually began to have some ideas about this year's year-end examinations.

Then she thanked Shangguan Jin and turned to leave.

Shangguan Jin put the document in his hand back on the table, and habitually smiled and complimented: "Master Xiao has been looking really good recently, and he is becoming more and more radiant."

  Do I have it?

Hearing her words, Xiao Wanjun couldn't help but reach out and touch his face.

The touch is still the same as before, smooth and creamy, like jade and butter.

"Maybe it's because I've been working with His Majesty recently, and my life is very fulfilling every day!" she thought silently.

At this moment, she suddenly noticed that when Shangguan Jin put the documents back on the table, a few pieces of thin paper quietly slipped from the middle of the documents and fell lightly to the ground.

Xiao Wanjun glanced at it casually and found that there were some simple pictures on it, with some text descriptions, such as "Mian Zi Ling", "Ren Yi Che", "Cloud Bed", "Rain Bed", "Chan Sheng Jiao", "Shu Dai", etc.

However, before she could take a closer look, Shangguan Jin had already quickly activated his true energy.

With a whoosh, she took the thin papers back into her hands, crumpled them into a ball, and hid them in her sleeves.

Xiao Wanjun couldn't help but look surprised.

She was well-read and well-informed, and although she could not recognize all of these things, she had some understanding of some of them.

For example, the "Mianzi Bell" is a small ball with a hollow interior. When it encounters heat, it will vibrate slightly and make a crisp sound like a bell.

During the Great Qi Dynasty, Xiao Wanjun once heard some concubines who had lived in the deep palace for a long time and were neglected all year round mention it.

The "Rain Bed" was something she saw in an ancient book of unofficial history that she read by chance.

According to legend, before the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, there was a small country in the wilderness called "Yangguo". Its king was extremely licentious, but due to his advanced age, he often ran out of strength, so he ordered craftsmen to invent a mechanical device called "Rain Bed".

Just lie on top of the woman, activate the mechanism, and the bed will move on its own.

As for the "Random Car", it is recorded in "The Erotic History of Emperor Shenzong of Chu".

This carriage was built by He Chou, a skilled craftsman during the Great Chu Dynasty. Curtains woven from precious shark silk were hung around it. People sitting in the carriage could clearly see the scenery outside the carriage, but people outside the carriage could not see what was going on inside the carriage.

In addition, the car is decorated with many bells, which make tinkling sounds when the vehicle is moving, covering up the sounds coming from the car.

According to legend, Emperor Shenzong of the Great Chu was extremely licentious and liked to ride on a "random car" to look for beautiful women among the people.

However, these women are often reluctant and timid and refuse.

Therefore, He Chou built a hidden mechanism in the "Random Car" according to the requirements of Chu Shenzong. With just a slight push on the car, the mechanism would automatically operate and firmly imprison the women's hands and feet.

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Xiao Wanjun had no way of verifying whether these unofficial historical rumors were true or false.

But she never expected that Shangguan Jin actually had some such drawings in his hands, and hid them in official documents, and secretly studied them while handling official business.

Shangguan Jin's current identity is that of the virtuous concubine of Da Xia.

She was thinking about these things, could it be because of His Majesty...

Xiao Wanjun bit her lip lightly and didn't dare to think further.

Shangguan Jin noticed the change in her expression, and with the ability to read people's expressions that he had acquired during his long years in officialdom, he quickly guessed what Xiao Wanjun was thinking.

Her flawless white cheeks instantly turned slightly red, just like the morning glow reflected on the snow.

"Master Xiao, don't think too much. This has nothing to do with His Majesty. I just heard someone mention it and I came to see it out of curiosity. Please don't tell anyone, especially don't tell His Majesty..."

Xiao Wanjun rarely saw Shangguan Jin so nervous.

She could actually speak so many words in one breath like a machine gun, without even pausing.

Even Xiao Wanjun couldn't help but get nervous after hearing this, and quickly said, "Don't worry, I didn't see anything. I swear in the name of Emperor Ziwei that I will never tell anyone."

After hearing her solemn promise, Shangguan Jin stared at her expression seriously for a while, and finally nodded reluctantly.

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After Xiao Wanjun left, Shangguan Jin lazily sat down in the rocking chair and let out a long breath.

She stretched her legs out straight, resting them on the wooden footrests in front of her.

Under the emerald green skirt, snow-white stockings and a section of calf as smooth as jade were revealed.

I had too much fun with Your Majesty last night.

As a result, not only did my whole body ache today, but my mind was also a little dazed, and I was not as cautious as usual.

Fortunately, the "Qingming Inner Guard" office is her own territory, and she also knows that Xiao Wanjun is a gentleman who will not spread other people's secrets everywhere.

  "Oh, if I hadn't listened to Luo Si Shou's advice and insisted on traveling around the world with him," Shangguan Jin often couldn't help thinking like this when she was alone recently, "or if I had realized my feelings earlier and arranged a marriage with him before the Shi family, how great it would have been!

"In this case, there will be nothing for our sister Zhao to do."

Now, Gu Xu's backyard seems peaceful and harmonious on the surface, but in fact it is not as calm as it seems.

There was always an invisible smell of gunpowder between Queen Zhao Yan and Concubine Shangguan Jin.

In the past few months, when Zhao Yan was still pregnant, Shangguan Jin took advantage of the situation and ate alone at night, enjoying herself very much.

After meeting Zhao Yan, she would occasionally say with concern: "Sister Zhao, you must take care of yourself and take good care of the fetus. Don't overwork yourself!"

She liked to see Zhao Yan's greedy, jealous, yet helpless look.

However, with the birth of Gu Qingyan and Zhao Yan's breakthrough to become a saint, the situation on the battlefield took a 180-degree turn.

After reshaping her body, Zhao Yan became more beautiful than before, and her skin was so delicate that her pores were almost invisible.

Moreover, because the saints have a huge advantage in physical strength, she often appears to be energetic and pretends to be concerned about Shangguan Jin and said, "Sister Xianfei looks a little listless. Did you not sleep well last night?"

Hearing her words, Shangguan Jin felt sore all over, and recalled the candlelight in the next bedroom that had flickered all night without going out, and felt angry and anxious.

It's a pity that she has just broken through the fifth realm and is still far from the saint realm. She will definitely not be able to make a comeback in the endurance race for a while.

In order to prevent Gu Xu from being seduced by the enchantress Zhao Yan, she began to read books and study various tricks in an attempt to overtake others.

She believed that she was gifted and could learn the art of medicine and witchcraft, and could even understand a little bit of the art of talismans which were generally considered complicated and difficult to understand. Therefore, learning these strange and tricky skills would certainly be no problem for her.

"But, after I have learned something, how should I share my experience with my brother?" "Should I tell him that I felt an inexplicable sense of pleasure the last time he tied my wrists with his belt? I want to experience it again with him?"

"Will he think there's something wrong with me?"

"..."

As she thought about it, she gently moved her body, casually crossed her long legs together, then picked up the documents on the table and continued to read them attentively.

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When Xiao Wanjun left the "Qingming Neiwei" office, she was a little dazed.

She grew up in the palace and was accustomed to hearing her mother and other concubines of Emperor Tianxing complain about palace life. She also often heard about a certain commander visiting prostitutes in the military camp, or a certain official indulging in debauchery with a group of beautiful concubines while handling state affairs.

When her mother was alive, she often suggested that she marry the sons of powerful people for the benefit of the family.

Such experiences have made her always believe that in matters in the boudoir, men are always the ones who enjoy, while women just accept and serve silently, which is often accompanied by pain.

This is also one of the reasons why she has always rejected marriage in the past.

However, Shangguan Jin's appearance today was somewhat beyond her expectations.

Her lazy look seemed to reveal a sense of satisfaction after eating and drinking.

Her face was no longer as thin as before, but became a little fuller and plumper.

Moreover, her temperament has become more straightforward and charming.

Xiao Wanjun knew that "charm" was a unique temperament that could only be cultivated by being immersed in happiness and pampering.

Just like the "naughtiness" of her younger brother Xiao Shangyuan.

This means that she needs someone to always care for her, tolerate her, be willing to forgive her mistakes, and calmly listen to her whining and complaints.

On the contrary, there are "precocious", "restrained", "well-behaved", "observant of words and expressions"... These are personality traits that are gradually formed after a long period of grievance and tolerance.

"Could it be that my past understanding was a little one-sided?" Xiao Wanjun couldn't help but think, "Could it be that not all women's marriages are unhappy?"

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In the autumn in Luojing, there is a cool breeze and the sweet fragrance of osmanthus.

Although there was neither the sun nor the moon in the sky, the streets on both sides were brightly lit, showing the atmosphere of human life.

When she took the carriage back to her mansion in Luojing City, the nanny had already boiled a basin of hot water and brought it to her for her to wash her hands.

When the nanny was about to turn around and leave, Xiao Wanjun hesitated for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed, but couldn't help but ask out of curiosity: "Is it really possible for a woman to feel happy with her husband in the boudoir?"

At this point, she paused for a moment and added, "Actually, this is a question a colleague of mine asked me. I'm not quite sure, so I came to ask you for advice."

As she spoke, her fair face flushed, like the morning glow in the sky, beautiful and moving.

"Why not, young lady?" The nanny looked at her with the eyes of an experienced person and said slowly, "If the man is handsome enough, has good skills, and knows how to cherish you, then you will be really blessed.

"Moreover, compared to those green and immature girls, you are now at an age that is most capable of experiencing the joy of the boudoir."

As soon as the nanny finished speaking, a familiar, handsome face immediately appeared in Xiao Wanjun's mind, and her cheeks turned even redder.

So, he is such a man in private?

But she still insisted: "I didn't say it was me, I was asking for one of my colleagues."

"Okay, okay, if you say they are colleagues, then they are colleagues." The nanny responded perfunctorily.

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Just as the Great Wilderness was developing vigorously according to Gu Xu's idea, the Lingxiao Realm suddenly suffered a shocking change.

Ao Chen, one of the eight commanders under the Dragon Clan's Night Emperor, is leading a team of clansmen on the "Haotian Ship" of the Lingxiao Realm, crossing the endless void, arriving at the "Chiyan Realm", and launching a development plan.

For ordinary mortals in the Lingxiao Realm, the environment of the "Chiyan Realm" is extremely harsh.

There was no vegetation growing here, the ground was covered with solidified lava, the rivers were flowing with hot magma, and the sky was covered by thick clouds and filled with a large amount of harmful toxic gas. Even a slight inhalation could cause sudden death.

However, these well-trained and thick-skinned dragon warriors can move freely in such a harsh environment.

And their development plan also seems particularly simple and crude.

That is to defeat the indigenous people here, then plunder the mineral resources here and bring them back to Lingxiao Realm.

At first, the development plans of the various races in the Lingxiao Realm progressed very smoothly.

The natives of the "Scorching Realm" are short, with dark and rough skin, almost no hair on their bodies, and no clothes.

Their eyes were as big and bright as copper bells. From a distance, they looked like two shining beads hanging on moving black volcanic rock sculptures.

They seem to still be in the primitive society.

Although they have the talent to not be afraid of high temperatures and to dig holes in solid rocks, they have not developed their own cultivation system, nor do they have extraordinary powers that can threaten the invaders from the Lingxiao Realm.

As a result, the situation quickly turned into a one-sided massacre.

The dragon clan troops led by Ao Chen, as well as other teams from the Sky Fox Clan, Mo Clan, and Yanling Clan, began to frantically dig for minerals.

During this process, they even clashed several times over uneven distribution of the spoils.

Fortunately, Ao Chen's cultivation is strong enough, and relying on the powerful dragon body, it is difficult for others to take advantage of him.

Ao Chen planned that after plundering all the minerals in the occupied area, he would lead his troops back to Lingxiao Realm to report to Emperor Ye.

However, just a few months after they arrived in the Blazing Realm, something unexpected happened.

Another invader from an unknown world also came here quietly.

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Note: "Rain bed" comes from "The Complete Story of Mirage" by Yuling Lao Ren in the Qing Dynasty; "Rui Ran Che" comes from "The History of Love·The Love Hero·Emperor Yang of Sui" by Feng Menglong in the Ming Dynasty.

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