Cultivation Simulator: Starting From The Empress' Palace

Seeing the complaint in Qi Nichang’s eyes, Chen Mo turned his body towards her, gently pinching her cheek, and said softly, ”You’ll get used to it in the future.”

”You want me to get used to it?” Qi Nichang, who was always headstrong in the palace, had restrained herself quite a bit after leaving, but her nature remained. Now that she was married to him, she was not afraid of him, and said, ”You wish you were dead from being so beautiful.”

”Is this how you speak to your husband?” Chen Mo playfully slapped her thigh and said, ”Have you forgotten how you begged for mercy last night?”

Chen Mo’s words only made it worse; all the pent-up frustration Qi Nichang had from last night came bubbling to the surface.

Such a good brother, such a good father.

Yet, she had to satisfy all his strange fetishes.

The embarrassing...

Just thinking about it, Qi Nichang wished she could just die from shame.

But last night, in her dazed state from being bullied, she had done everything he asked.

”I’ll fight you to the end...” Qi Nichang, like a furious lioness, pounced on Chen Mo, deploying her best Nine Yin White Bone Claw.

Chen Mo had cultivated the True Explanation of the Minor Profound Technique to the Bone Refining stage. Even without invoking the Protective True Qi, her scratches would not leave a single mark on him.

So, following the routine from the night before, Chen Mo bullied her again. Now, she was entirely out of her anger, and even dragged Wanqiu into it, inadvertently causing collateral damage.

...

”So clumsy yet loves to play.” Ye Wanqiu, hugging her quilt, gave Qi Nichang a weary glance. ”Great, now you can’t get out of bed for a while.”

Qi Nichang was too exhausted to retort. Seeing the still-energetic Chen Mo, she dared not be angry anymore. She glanced at the large orange cat in the corner, puzzled, ”Wanqiu, is that Fanqiu?”

Qi Nichang was somewhat uncertain.

Ye Wanqiu nodded.

”This is a cat, how long has it been, and how did it get so fat?” Qi Nichang exclaimed.

”It eats no less than five meals a day, not counting all sorts of snacks. It also sneaks into the kitchen at night to eat, it’s no wonder it’s not gaining weight,” Ye Wanqiu said.

”Oh right, what you said reminded me, I was going to have Xiao Jiu come over to supervise it.” Chen Mo had thought of this before but never followed through. This time, he wouldn’t forget.

Upon hearing Xiao Jiu’s name, Fanqiu panicked, truly panicked, and started running around the room.

But that was obviously futile, as soon Chen Mo brought in Xiao Jiu. Seeing Fanqiu, Xiao Jiu deliberately lifted a paw and licked it, a hint of mischief in its eyes.

Seeing this scene, Fanqiu’s fur stood on end, constantly looking at Ye Wanqiu.

As if waiting for Ye Wanqiu to save it.

Ye Wanqiu had raised Fanqiu like a daughter; it being so plump was half her responsibility. She was still worried about Fanqiu and asked, ”Nothing bad will happen, right?”

Before Chen Mo could answer, Xiao Jiu communicated through the Spirit Seal, ”Cat meat is too sour, not tasty.”

Chen Mo: ”...”

”Don’t worry, I just want Xiao Jiu to take Fanqiu for some exercise. Otherwise, eating and sleeping all day, what’s the difference from a pig?” Chen Mo said.

”Alright then,” Ye Wanqiu said to Fanqiu, ”Fanqiu, you must behave, okay?”

The light in Fanqiu’s eyes dimmed.

...

After breakfast.

Quan Qiyang brought back some information, mentioning that in Jizhou, where there are many rivers, naval battles are inevitable when suppressing the Yellow Turban rebels.

So, warships are essential.

Therefore, warships must be produced.

And the only family in the Great Song Dynasty capable of building warships in a short time is the Wu Family.

No wonder all the men of the Great Song Dynasty want to marry into one of the seven prestigious families.

If they could marry into such a family, it would be like having everything.

Even as a prince, the Wu Family still helped him a lot.

However, speaking of average families, they could not marry the daughters of the seven great prestigious families anyway.

Additionally.

The message also comes from Nanyang.

The gunpowder workshop expansion project that Chen Mo had instructed a while ago has been completed.

Moreover, Tie Li had recruited many apprentices, who have now completed training and are ready to work.

This was undoubtedly good news for Chen Mo.

When the time comes to manufacture a few hundred cannons, with a dozen people working on each, they could be moved to Jizhou, probably crushing any resistance, greatly reducing our casualties.

Chen Mo penned approval and allocated more silver to speed up the gunpowder workshop.

However, the progress on forging treasures for army equipment in the Capital was rather slow, not due to a lack of materials or money, but because there were too few talents in this field.

No other option but to take it slow.

In the afternoon, the female warrior supervising Yue Yuxi told him that Yue Yuxi wanted to see him.

”Why does she want to see me?”

”She wants to ask when the Prince will stop having someone watch over her all the time,” the female warrior said.

...

”I heard you wanted to see this Prince.”

In the room, Chen Mo looked at the tall beauty in front of him, simply dressed in a blue outer skirt and white underlay, her golden hair cascading down her back.

Unlike the women of the Great Song, Yue Yuxi’s clothing was more revealing, showing her belly button and her slender waist without an ounce of fat, her skin exceedingly delicate, her green eyes seemingly drunk yet alert. Even with her cultivation sealed, those green eyes still held a hint of charm.

However, she opened her mouth with a curse, shattering Chen Mo’s momentary admiration.

”Did you call this Prince just to curse me?” Chen Mo was in a good mood, so he didn’t take it personally.

”Bastard, how long do you plan to guard this Prince? I’ve helped you with your task, and with the Prince’s Mansion guarded so strictly, I can’t even escape. Must you have someone watching me twelve hours a day?” Yue Yuxi said indignantly.

”The Prince’s Mansion is secure, but in the backyard where commoners are, your physique is stronger than ordinary people even with your cultivation sealed. If you threaten my women or use them as leverage against me, wouldn’t that put this Prince at a disadvantage?” Chen Mo said with a smile.

Yue Yuxi did have a history of using Wei Ying to threaten the Princess.

”Bastard, then what do you want?”

”First, you need to change how you address people. Your frequent insults make it hard for this Prince to trust you,” Chen Mo said.

”Then... how does the Prince wish to be addressed?”

”See, isn’t that better? First, you need to be obedient.”

”Hmm?”

”Come here,” Chen Mo beckoned Yue Yuxi.

With a suspicious expression, Yue Yuxi walked over.

In the next second, her waist was instantly wrapped in Chen Mo’s embrace.

Looking into Yue Yuxi’s eyes, Chen Mo held her chin with one hand; he had long wanted to taste her lips, but never had the opportunity, because any move he made would likely result in her making him regret it.

”Don’t bite me,” Chen Mo said as he leaned down to kiss her.

”Mmm...” Yue Yuxi’s eyes widened, her body tensing, her hands at a loss of where to go.