Cultivation Simulator: Starting From The Empress' Palace

If Xiao Yunqi were to kill Cai Si and Gao Qiu in front of him, the majesty of the Son of Heaven would be completely lost.

He threw out the Jade Seal in his hand, quickly forming spells with both hands, and began muttering incantations.

A moment later, the Jade Seal glowed with dazzling rays of light.

In the next instant, the True Qi between heaven and earth began to converge towards this location.

”Roar!”

From the location of the Celestial Forest Garden came a deafening dragon’s roar.

Soon, a massive Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, several feet long, coalesced above the Jade Seal.

”Suppress!” Zhao Ji’s right hand turned into a claw and pressed down towards Xiao Yunqi from afar.

”It seems Your Majesty has been blinded and deceived. It seems I must help you regain your clarity.”

With a loud shout, Xiao Yunqi flung a battered small furnace from his sleeve, only the size of a palm.

However, despite its appearance, as Xiao Yunqi recited his mantra, the small furnace instantly expanded nearly a hundredfold, becoming a giant furnace.

He injected True Qi into the furnace, and immediately the lid flew open, a powerful suction force surged from within, drawing the suppressed Five-Clawed Golden Dragon inside.

On the side, Shi Si raised an eyebrow, surprised in his heart, ”A Magical Artifact?”

”That old fox actually possesses a broken Magical Artifact, but the Heirloom Seal of the Realm is a complete Lower Grade Magical Artifact, can that old fox’s artifact compete with it...”

Seeing the summoned Five-Clawed Golden Dragon being swallowed, Zhao Ji’s face changed, and he quickly activated all his True Qi, channeling it into the Jade Seal.

”Buzz... Buzz...”

The furnace began to tremble, and the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon that was dragged inside fiercely resisted, roars emanating from within. The dragon’s head poked out first, followed by half of its body.

Seeing the dragon showing signs of escape, the soldiers behind Xiao Yunqi were startled, yet Xiao Yunqi remained calm, softly chanting again, injecting even more True Qi into the furnace.

In an instant, a Fire Chain shot out of the furnace, entangling the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, pulling it back inside.

Not only that, but the lid that had been tossed aside also flew over, intending to cover the furnace.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji became desperate, biting his tongue, preparing to spray his blood onto the Jade Seal when Shi Si suddenly moved and snatched the Jade Seal from above Zhao Ji.

With the loss of control, the Golden Dragon was completely swallowed by the furnace.

The blood sprayed from Zhao Ji’s mouth turned into a crimson mist in the air.

”You... you... you all...” Zhao Ji, enraged, spewed another mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground, with Wei Xian quickly rushing over to support him.

The Imperial Palace experts and ministers, ready to move, were all subdued by Xiao Yunqi’s men.

Cai Si and Gao Qiu stared vacantly, devoid of any spirit.

”Eradicate treachery, cleanse the emperor’s side.” the troops shouted again.

Xiao Yunqi was also prepared to execute the two.

Gao Qiu snapped back to reality, exclaiming, ”Grand Commandant, the Empress and Fu Mao the Empress are in my hands, you cannot kill me.”

Wang Ze hadn’t yet reported back, but Gao Qiu had no other options, so he could only bluff.

Xiao Yunqi’s expression changed, then he sneered, ”Who do you take me for, someone who falls for your threats? Even if all my family were to perish by your hands today, I would still rid the kingdom of you, a treacherous villain who brings calamity to the nation.”

With that, he moved in a flash, appearing before Gao Qiu and slew him on the spot.

Slaying Gao Qiu before the Emperor, the shock was enough to make the ministers’ legs turn to jelly.

Gao Qiu had to die.

The tens of thousands of Imperial Guards under his command were an unstable factor. Only by killing him and absolving his troops of guilt could peace be maintained.

With Gao Qiu dead, next was Cai Si.

Once a Prime Minister, the head of all officials, Gao Qiu was his man.

He truly stood as someone under one person, yet above thousands.

Facing death, Cai Si was also afraid, constantly seeking a glimmer of survival, then he murmured, ”State Preceptor, where’s the State Preceptor? Where is the State Preceptor?”

The State Preceptor, with formidable strength, had once single-handedly fought three First Grade Martial Artists during the anti-Buddhism campaign, slaying them all, but now, if the State Preceptor intervened, there might be a chance.

Upon hearing of the State Preceptor, Xiao Yunqi’s expression changed as well; the State Preceptor was too mysterious and unusually young, the unknown is always terrifying, and the State Preceptor was one of the people he feared.

But by this point, if the State Preceptor were to intervene, they would have done so already.

Since they hadn’t appeared, it indicates they wouldn’t intervene.

Moreover, with so many people by Xiao Yunqi’s side, there was no need to worry.

Still, delay could lead to changes, so Xiao Yunqi didn’t personally make a move against Cai Si. After all, as a Prime Minister, if he killed him directly, it might not reflect well on him.

How laughable, a coup was happening, yet he was concerned with this detail.

However, he didn’t move.

There were others to do it for him.

Before long, Cai Si was pierced with holes, a bloody and horrific scene.

To make the ship more stable, Xiao Yunqi even signaled the key generals involved to each stab Cai Si or the already dead Gao Qiu once.

Thus, in front of Zhao Ji, right under his nose, ensuring that no matter what in the future, they couldn’t be swayed by the Emperor.

After the so-called traitors were eradicated, the next step was to control the Emperor.

But before that, Xiao Yunqi had Cai Si’s and Gao Qiu’s heads severed to make the retreating Imperial Guard of the loyalists back off.

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On another side.

The news of the Inner Palace being breached was intentionally spread by Xiao Yunqi’s side to inform the Imperial Guards surrounding the Chen Mansion.

When Xu Dabao led his people over, the commander of the Imperial Guard surrounding the Chen Mansion immediately approached with a fawning expression.

Claiming they had long been dissatisfied with Gao Qiu and his ilk.

Expressly to pledge loyalty to General Chen Hong.

Xu Dabao asked why he brought so many people to the Chen Mansion.

The commander replied they were there to guard the Chen Mansion.

Although Xu Dabao looked skeptical, since the Imperial Guard did not attack the Chen Mansion, he nodded in feigned ignorance.

Chen Mo arranged Ye Wanqiu in the second residence.

Said to Zhang Ru, ”She’s called... Wanqiu, the ’wan’ of gentle.”

Zhang Ru knowingly nodded, ”I am Zhang Ru, greetings to the madam.”

Ye Wanqiu, who had stayed in the Harem all the time, was hardly recognizable to outsiders.

Moreover, with so many consorts of the Emperor, even if someone knew of a Consort Jing, few knew her real name.

Yet even so, Chen Mo still gave Ye Wanqiu a fake name.

After all, she was the Emperor’s consort who had been taken out of the palace by him; if this got out, it would cause turmoil throughout Bianliang City.

And Ye Wanqiu was unsettled, excited, happy, and so on, mixing together, with so much to say to Chen Mo, but Chen Mo didn’t have the time to chat with her yet.

After settling her in the second residence, Chen Mo returned to the Chen Mansion.

Not long after staying at the Chen Mansion, he received a secret message delivered by Xiao Teng.