A Conversation in the Imperial Palace
In the palace, Su Du, dressed in a phoenix robe, looked at Shen Ge with seductive eyes, her gaze so intense it seemed she wanted to devour him whole, making Shen Ge very uncomfortable.
Shen Ge couldn't take it anymore, so he said, "Hey, you're supposed to be an emperor, have some self-respect!"
"Face?" Su Du laughed, "I have it, and I'm absolutely gorgeous, didn't you see?"
Shen Ge's lips twitched. He couldn't do anything about such a shameless person, so he just let her be. "Speak, what do you want to see me about?"
"No rush, let's talk about something else first." Su Du smiled lazily, reclining in his chair, and said, "I don't know if you've noticed, but our Xiao Yu seems to like you quite a bit."
Shen Ge was taken aback, and after a moment said, "If you're not going to tell me, I'm leaving."
Su Du's lazy, charming smile vanished, replaced by a chilling stare at Shen Ge, his eyes sharp as swords. "I dislike your attitude very much. What, do you think our Prince Han Yu is unworthy of a cultivator like you?!"
Seeing the other party's anger, Shen Ge calmly replied, "What, are you ordering me around, little girl? Or do you think you can defeat me now that you have the blessing of the nation's fortune?"
"Don't put on that superior attitude. If you want to speak, then speak properly. I'm not one of those subjects who are all obsequious to you!" Shen Ge raised his hand and picked up his teacup. With the aura of Foundation Establishment Peak, he transformed into a ferocious beast in Su Du's eyes, and that aura was terrifying.
Su Du swallowed hard, feeling a sweat trickle down her back. After a moment of silence, she put on a charming smile again, "Brother Shen, why are you still angry? I was just joking with you. Even if you don't like Xiao Yu, you don't have to be so angry. It's a good thing Xiao Yu isn't here; if she saw you like this, she would be heartbroken."
"But our Xiao Yu really likes you, Brother Shen. She's been talking about you to me, her older sister, for almost thirty years. Brother Shen, why did you flirt with that girl in the first place? Otherwise, why would you have made her suffer such Lovesickness love?"
Shen Ge's lips twitched, and he put down his teacup, saying, "Don't give me that crap. I'll explain things to Han Yu, so don't worry about it."
"Brother Shen, do you not like Xiao Yu? Why don't you add me in? Xiao Yu and I are like sisters, she probably wouldn't mind if there were three of us."
After saying that, Su Du deliberately showed off his figure and charm, hoping that Shen Ge would change her mind.
Goodness, this woman is really straightforward. To be honest, Shen Ge had fantasized about that kind of scene for a moment, but he quickly dismissed it.
Regardless of the veracity of this claim, even if it were true, would she be willing to hand over this newly established Luck Dynasty so easily?
"This isn't about the number of people, and you don't need to play matchmaker for Han Yu. Han Yu is nice, but I really don't have any feelings for her right now, so let's drop this topic."
After saying that, Shen Ge glanced outside the door and saw Han Yu standing there. He wasn't just saying this to Su Du, but also to Han Yu.
Outside the door, Han Yu sighed softly. She hadn't expected the person she was pursuing to have this attitude. The words she hadn't yet spoken might never have been spoken.
Shaking her head, Han Yu turned away dejectedly. Even her long red robe couldn't hide her loneliness. All those years of chasing and persisting had turned out to be nothing but a pipe dream.
What difference is there between immortals and mortals, what difference is there between heaven and earth? In the end, nothing is more hurtful than the other person saying they don't want to.
Shen Ge raised an eyebrow, wondering if she had spoken too harshly.
But now that the words have already been spoken, wouldn't it be pointless to try and take them back?
So, after thinking about it, Shen Ge still didn't explain anything.
"Alright, alright, I won't bring this up again." Su Du chuckled and waved his hand. "Um, Brother Shen, are you Rogue Cultivator or someone from a sect?"
Shen Ge glanced at Su Du warily and asked, "Why are you asking this?"
"Well, isn't the position of our National Protector Advisor still vacant? Brother Shen, with your strength, I'd like to invite you to be the National Protector Advisor of our Phoenix Kingdom."
"Brother Shen, don't be so quick to refuse. I know you cultivators believe in your own strength, but having the blessing of the nation's fortune isn't a bad thing for you. According to the records, this blessing of the nation's fortune can grant cultivation to those with no cultivation at all, and at the same time, it can accelerate the cultivation speed of those who already have cultivation."
"Oh?" Shen Ge frowned; this seemed a little different from what she had expected.
"I wonder if I could take a look at that ancient book you've read? Of course, you can remove the section on the Luck Dynasty; I only need the explanation of the Luck Dynasty's feedback mechanism."
This request is indeed a bit excessive, after all, the Fortune Dynasty Method is something that Su Du must never reveal, as it concerns her survival and becoming stronger.
However, even though Su Du was still a little apprehensive about the introduction of some minor rules, she nodded in order to keep Shen Ge with her and said, "Okay, Brother Shen can take his time to look at this, but I have only one request: you must not reveal what I'm showing you."
"I can guarantee that, please rest assured."
Su Du nodded, then got up and took a stack of papers from the study, placing them in front of Shen Ge: "These are the rules and feedback mechanisms of the Luck Dynasty. Brother Shen, please study them carefully."
Shen Ge nodded, then took the paper and began to read it.
This Fortune Dynasty Method allows an emperor without Spirit Root to continuously break through to the Body Integration Realm and ascend to the heavens in one step, but the lack of Spirit Root means that one is destined to be unable to become an immortal, which is something that the Fortune Dynasty Method cannot compensate for.
At the same time, this can indeed increase the cultivation speed for those with Spirit Root, and the strength they cultivate will not drop even if the country is destroyed.
Overall, this Fortune Dynasty Method is merely an accelerator for cultivators, but for ordinary people without Spirit Root, it is indeed an opportunity to ascend to the heavens in one step.
Moreover, this National Protector was a first-rank official, and the national fortune blessing he enjoyed was only slightly less than that of the emperor or king, but it was still quite considerable.
If an ordinary cultivator were to enjoy such national fortune, he might only need seventy or eighty years to break through from the Qi Refining Stage to the Golden Core. And this is just for an ordinary cultivator with Spirit Root. If it were a genius cultivator, it might only take forty or fifty years.
Although Shen Ge was somewhat tempted, his current injuries no longer allowed him to continue cultivating. In the end, the national fortune's return might even become poison for him.
"Brother Shen, let me be frank with you. Now that our dynasty has been newly established, there are bound to be many who covet it. Our current strength is really no match for those wolves and tigers, which is why I wanted to ask you for help in deterring them."
Shen Ge thought about it and realized that Su Du's words made sense. For Han Yu's sake, he didn't mind protecting them for a while. "That's fine, but there's no need to give me a position. I can't bear this national fortune giving back right now."