The Great King Tells a Story

The medicinal pill dissolved upon entering the mouth, transforming into a fluid that spread through his limbs and bones, carrying a surge of potent energy.

Di Xin felt an extreme sense of comfort wash over his entire body once more. His bones cracked with popping sounds as a powerful, vigorous force took root within him.

"Congratulations, Host, on breaking through the early stage of the Human Flower Realm and entering the middle stage."

So soon?

The power within his body continued to grow rapidly, and his physique was undergoing a strange transformation. At this moment, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

Three days. In just three days, he had successfully broken through a minor realm.

Di Xin felt an inexplicable joy.

One had to know that breakthroughs for Qi Cultivators were incredibly difficult. Some people, with bad luck, might remain stuck in the early stage of the Human Flower Realm their entire lives.

Even with breakthroughs, it usually took a considerable amount of time. To achieve one in three days like he had... it was probably unprecedented!

After a while longer, the medicinal effects of the Spirit Pill finally dissipated completely, but no further text appeared.

Even so, Di Xin was very satisfied.

The next moment, with a thought, he took out a fragment of a meteorite.

He pinched it with his finger again. This time, there was no sound, but his heart rate immediately surged, and his face was filled with ecstatic joy.

The same finger technique, the same amount of force.

Previously, he could only crush the stone into a dozen or so pieces. But this time, the force from his fingertip pulverized the stone fragments as if they were soft earth.

His fingers moved gently, and stone dust rained down, scattering in the wind.

Is this the strength of the middle stage of the Human Flower Realm?

Di Xin was stunned for a moment before resolutely leaving the Branch Palace Tower.

System quests, system quests!

System quests were his trump card for becoming powerful. If there was a quest, he'd take it. If there wasn't, he'd create one to take it.

Di Xin summarized his findings: System quests were only triggered during important decisions that could influence the course of his future destiny.

Otherwise, for trivial matters, the System would simply play dead.

"Great King, what a coincidence, you're here too."

At the entrance of the Branch Palace Tower, Di Xin unexpectedly saw Gun Juan.

She blushed and took the initiative to greet him, as if this was all a chance encounter.

"Ah, Gun Juan. Consort Su couldn't hold her liquor. Why aren't you serving her in Shouxian Palace, and why have you come here?" King Zhou asked with a smile, feigning ignorance.

"It's like this, Consort Su hasn't quite sobered up yet. This servant was thinking of finding an imperial physician to see if there's a good remedy to help her wake up, so that Her Ladyship the Consort might suffer less."

Gun Juan curtsied gracefully and replied smoothly.

If he hadn't known that this woman was definitely here to monitor him, Di Xin might have truly believed her fabricated story.

He waved his hand dismissively. "Then go ahead. Oh, right, after the lamps are lit, come to this King's sleeping quarters."

With that, Di Xin walked away directly.

Gun Juan was left standing there, and then her face lit up with joy. She bowed deeply towards Di Xin's retreating back. "This servant obeys the Great King's command!"

For any palace maid, receiving the Great King's favor meant ascending to heaven, becoming someone superior to others.

Gun Juan was no exception.

Di Xin walked through the palace grounds. He passed by the West Palace but didn't enter. He passed by Xinqing Palace, but he didn't enter either.

As he walked, he hoped to trigger a System quest and replayed the events of the past few days in his mind.

Especially the matter of Yun Zhongzi arriving in Chaoge early to deliver a sword and the meteorite falling from the sky, which made him particularly vigilant.

Have I been laying low well these past few days?

Can I lay low even more?

Are there any slip-ups?

How should I continue to lay low in the future?

Di Xin pondered these questions one by one and gained quite a bit.

At the very least, he hadn't found any imprudent actions he'd taken so far.

After all, the System had provided completely correct judgments for the options in the System quests.

In the eyes of the court officials, he was still the same foolish and absurd Great King.

In Daji's eyes, the reason he hadn't consummated their marriage was simply because he was incapable.

Perfect!

Shouxian Palace wasn't just a single sleeping chamber. As evening fell, King Zhou returned to the palace. He checked on Daji and found her pretending to sleep, so he went directly to another sleeping chamber.

The reason he was certain Daji was pretending to sleep was that when Di Xin tried to touch her buttocks, she subtly flinched.

A sleeping person would not react like that.

Even a fox wouldn't be allowed.

Di Xin's visit to Daji was merely a normal, procedural step, done according to the usual steps.

This woman feigning sleep was exactly what he wanted, saving them both the time of putting on an act.

As the sky gradually darkened and the eunuch lit the lamps.

A soft female voice suddenly came from outside the bedroom's beaded curtain: "Great King, Gun Juan is here by imperial decree!"

King Zhou responded with a sound and called her in. It was evident that this woman had dressed up meticulously before coming.

She had even applied some perfume, which smelled quite pleasant.

"Gun Juan, close the door, extinguish the lamp, and come up," Di Xin commanded softly from the couch.

"This servant obeys!" Gun Juan's heart leaped with joy again. She gently closed the door and climbed onto Di Xin's bed.

"How old are you?" Di Xin asked softly in the darkness.

"This servant is seventeen!" Gun Juan felt her face flush, her heart pounding as if it would leap out of her chest.

Is it happening?

Is it happening?

After entering the palace, she had schemed to get close to a noble person, but unfortunately, she never had the chance. Now, not only had she gotten close to Consort Su, but even the Great King was looking at her with new eyes.

It seemed her chance to rise rapidly was coming. If she were even luckier, she might become a Noble Consort herself, then she could be on equal footing with Su Daji.

It was worth the great risk she took to sneak over here.

"Would you like to hear a story from this King?"

Di Xin asked again.

"This servant would, of course, be honored." Gun Juan snuggled into Di Xin's embrace, her voice turning seductive.

"Good, this story is very interesting. Once upon a time, there was a mountain, and in the mountain, there was a temple. In the temple, an old monk told a young monk a story. The story was about how once upon a time, there was a mountain, and in the mountain, there was a temple. In the temple, an old monk told a young monk a story..."

Di Xin told the story with a straight face.

Gun Juan listened with a straight face. Hearing the Great King repeat the same few sentences, she couldn't help but feel suspicious.

At this time, the Western Teachings had just begun to rise; there was no concept of Buddhism yet, let alone the term "monk." Di Xin told a muddled story, and Gun Juan listened in vain.

She wanted to ask Di Xin, but she dared not speak.

After a long while, when the Great King started snoring, she was still pondering the meaning of the Great King's story.

No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't figure it out.

She wanted to seduce the Great King, but she dared not.

She wanted to leave, but she dared not either.

Initially, Di Xin was pretending to be asleep, wanting to see what Gun Juan would do.

As a man, he was also tempted, but he did not want any karma with this woman. He was restrained by desire and would not eat indiscriminately.

If he were to fall into misfortune, how could he tolerate his offspring being bound to this woman?

By the end, he actually fell asleep in a daze.