Chapter 328: You can watch from a distance but not touch it

Chapter 328: You can watch from a distance but not touch it

Chapter 328: You can watch from a distance but not touch it
"You all, go down."

"Yes, princess."

As a princess of southern Xinjiang, she still has absolute power to command the people she brings with her, although they are also worried about her safety.

But, first of all, the princess is the most powerful one among them.

Second, this is the imperial palace, and no matter how bold the eunuchs are, they dare not harm the princess.

"I don't know, Concubine Chong, what is the purpose of this?"

Seeing that everyone else had left the room and only he and the other person were left in the room, Li Zhongren couldn't help but ask curiously.

Naturally, he would not believe that a eunuch showing off his tyrannical attitude could make such a beauty bow down to him.

So, there must be something wrong with this woman.

"Please take a seat, sir."

As she spoke, Concubine Chong sat down opposite Li Zhongren.

"I wonder if you can understand my Southern Xinjiang Gu worm?"

"I heard it from someone, I don't know the details, but it's probably about controlling insects?"

"more or less."

"However, Gu worms are different from ordinary insects, but the basic concept is correct. The way of Gu worms in my Southern Xinjiang emphasizes the mutual assistance between humans and insects. Just like Daqian has thousands of extraordinary means, there are also thousands of Gu worms in my Southern Xinjiang, and each kind of Gu worm has different abilities."

"And, what is quite coincidental is..."

The Insect Concubine looked at Li Zhongren with a smile.

"As a princess of Southern Xinjiang, I happen to have a kind of poisonous insect on my body, called the Heart-to-Heart Poison. Originally, this poisonous insect was used as a token of love between men and women. Once the poisonous insect was planted, both parties could not betray each other. If they betrayed each other, the poisonous insect would bite through their hearts and kill them."

"No wonder His Majesty banished you to the cold palace."

Li Zhongren couldn't help but curl his lips.

Of course, he would not say this directly. After all, no matter what, she was still a concubine and her status was higher than his. To put it bluntly, eunuchs were just the emperor's slaves.

"Of course, what I want to talk about is another ability of Tongxin Gu, recognition."

"Recognition?"

"Yes, Tongxin Gu is only useful for men and women of the opposite sex, so it can identify whether a person is a man or a woman. Unfortunately, if a man is castrated or a woman has lost her fertility, Tongxin Gu can identify them."

Having said this, Concubine Chong stopped talking and looked at Li Zhongren.

"wipe"

Hearing this, Li Zhongren sighed. What the hell, his brother was found only one day ago and his identity was exposed.

"I didn't expect how the eunuch could enter this palace with a complete body. I guess the people behind the eunuch must have put in a lot of effort. Of course, my Nanjiang and Daqian have an irreconcilable hatred, and I have no intention of helping that dog emperor eliminate danger. I'm telling you today just to cooperate with the eunuch."

"It's a threat."

"No, it's a fair cooperation. Whether you are willing to cooperate or not is entirely up to you. I just want to tell you that I have no intention of harming you through cooperation. Otherwise, I could just report you directly. Don't you agree?"

"So, how do you want to cooperate?"

Li Zhongren pinched his chin and looked at Concubine Chong curiously, but of course, he was no longer polite in his words.

"Before I entered the palace, I knew that my fate would most likely be the cold palace, so I specifically looked up information about the cold palace. It can be said that it is no different from being in prison, and I will most likely never be able to leave the cold palace in my lifetime."

“So I guess my life is a little more comfortable.”

"And there is a special cultivation technique in southern Xinjiang that can grow medicinal herbs in a small space. I need my father-in-law to provide me with soil and fertilizer. When the herbs are mature, I will give them to my father-in-law to sell. The money from the sale will be split 50-50 between him and me. I want to use this money to supplement the family income."

"I wonder what you think, sir?"

"can."

Li Zhongren nodded.

"but."

As she was talking, Concubine Chong saw that the eunuch's eyes in front of her turned scarlet instantly. In each of his eyes, there were three black tadpoles like magatama, spinning around the pupils. Then, she found that she seemed unable to move. Although the Gu worm in her body broke this special feeling in an instant, she felt the Gu worm's fear from the bottom of her heart, as if these eyes were born to suppress the Gu worm.
"Don't play tricks on me."

"You're overthinking it, sir."

Concubine Chong took a deep breath slowly, and looked at the flashing red eyes. Her heart beat a few times involuntarily. As expected, a man who could go undercover in the palace with a perfect body would not be taken lightly.

However, she was also very curious. Although her hometown was in the remote southern Xinjiang, she had never stopped learning about the Central Plains. But she had never seen such strange eyes. She thought it might be some hidden bloodline.

Moreover, this kind of blood seems to have a natural suppressive effect on poisonous insects, which makes her feel alert. Southern Xinjiang has already been suppressed by Daqian. If such blood is added, then Southern Xinjiang will probably never be able to turn things around.

It is even said that this person sneaked into the palace with some kind of plot, such as overthrowing Daqian?
So, if this organization gains power, will it impose even more difficult-to-resist oppression on southern Xinjiang?

These thoughts flashed through the mind of the Insect Queen in an instant, but they were just flashes. After all, she knew too little.

Therefore, in the future, I have to learn more about this fake eunuch——
After that, everything calmed down again.

In a blink of an eye, a month passed.

With the help of Li Zhongren, especially with the help of the Sharingan.

Soil, fertilizer, and the like were quietly sent to the Frost Palace. Even the Daqian royal family didn't know about the whole process. After all, they wouldn't take the initiative to monitor every place. The key still depended on the tentacles they extended.

Under the illusion of the three-magatama Sharingan, even though these so-called tentacles came from different groups, they all knew nothing.

This made Concubine Chong even more wary and fearful of Li Zhongren.

Being able to come and go freely in the palace without being discovered by anyone
An idea suddenly came to her mind.

Maybe, I could ask him to help me escape from this cage?

As for taking one's anger out on southern Xinjiang.

Are you kidding? My daughter is lost in your territory. I'm lucky I didn't make trouble with you.

Even the Daqian royal family had to keep quiet because they couldn't afford to lose that person.
"pity."

Looking at the many secret medicines that had grown under the stimulation of the insect's secret technique, the Insect Queen suppressed the thoughts in her heart, because she knew very well that the other party would not help her. The reason was very simple. Helping her would mean that the other party would expose his or her identity. How much benefit would she have to give then?
"Unless Southern Xinjiang cooperates with this organization."

"Someone is coming."

"Princess."

"Go and invite Eunuch Li."

"Yes."

It was late at night when Li Zhongren arrived quietly.

There was nothing special about the sign-in this month. It was all about consolidating the foundation and improving his basics. This was also the feature of the sign-in system. Every year, there was a big sign-in, and the rest of the time was small things, which were supplements to the big sign-in. And this month, with the help of various pills or small items, his physical fitness was greatly improved. If compared horizontally, his physical strength was now comparable to Kai's. With the improvement of his physical fitness, he could clearly feel that he was not too far away from breaking through the three magatama and reaching the Mangekyō Sharingan.

In fact, it's just a thin piece of paper.

I can only say that this is indeed an idle system. The feeling of growing up without doing anything is really addictive.
Frost Palace.

Now, there is only a name left.

Inside, it has been transformed into a greenhouse by the Insect Queen.

After walking in, it felt as warm as summer, even tepid.

It was freezing outside, but inside, it was full of greenery.

The Insect Queen was wearing thin clothes and wandering among the many medicinal herbs.

"Meet the Insect Queen."

"Wait a moment, eunuch. There are only a few herbs left."

"Not urgent."

Li Zhongren didn't care either. He just sat not far away, quietly looking at the graceful figure of Concubine Chong.

Of course, only from a distance.

As for the existence of this kind of poisonous insect, every time he comes here, he will use his true energy to seal his whole body, and he will also use the passive ability of the Sharingan to detect. He doesn't want the poisonous insect to get into his body.

It was even said that he hadn't even had a glass of water since he came here.

Perhaps only after he unleashes his Mangekyō Sharingan will he have the confidence to play around with this woman.

In fact, he could see that this woman wanted to seduce him.

The purpose is not difficult to guess, of course, is to use her.

However, he had looked at her with the Three-magatama Sharingan. In essence, she was just like the bug-playing ninja family in Konoha. There was no telling how many bugs were hidden inside her body. To be honest, even if they were given to him for free, he wouldn't even dare to eat them.

It's creepy to watch.

"Sir, I've been waiting for a long time."

Chong Fei sat down next to Li Zhongren, and a unique fragrance from southern Xinjiang wafted into his face. This smell went straight to his soul and even made his second brother look up.

"This batch of herbs is already mature and can be sold at any time, so this time I just need to tell my father-in-law. If it is convenient for him, I can collect the herbs right now, and then he will send them to the black market for sale."

"Tonight?"

Li Zhongren scratched his hair.

"Herbs also need to be processed, such as air-dried and dehydrated. Can we sell herbs that are picked directly?"

"Normally, it needs to be air-dried and dehydrated, but, father-in-law, you don't know that this is only done to increase the storage time. In fact, medicinal materials are most effective when they are freshest. In this regard, we in Southern Xinjiang have a unique secret technique that can keep the medicinal materials fresh while preventing them from rotting."

"Then I'll be fine here."

"Okay, wait a moment, sir."

As she spoke, the Insect Queen clapped her hands.

Soon, several of her maids walked out quickly. As they waved their hands, dense insects came out of their bodies and pounced on the herbs. The herbs were taken apart and put into boxes. Then, the insects exploded in the boxes, and a light mist sealed the herbs like wax.
"Tell them to deliver these herbs to my residence, and then I will personally deliver them out of the palace."

"Will you not sit for a while, father-in-law?"

The maids acted like porters, carrying away boxes of medicinal herbs. Soon, Li Zhongren and Chong Fei were the only ones left in the warm summer room.

"Hey, Concubine Chong, is there anything else?"

"My humble concubine, I hope you will stay."

"Cough, cough, cough, cough."

Li Zhongren couldn't help coughing.

"You Central Plains people are always beating around the bush. We Southern Xinjiang people always say what we want to say. That dog emperor left me here alone, so I won't be polite to him. Anyway, the eunuch is also fake, so why not stay and live happily with me? You and I will each get what we need."

"The Insect Concubine is naturally beautiful, but I am a timid person. Goodbye."

"Ah"

Watching Li Zhongren's departing figure, the Insect Queen couldn't help but lick her lips, and the sound of some insects chirping seemed to be heard inside her body.

What he meant was that he was telling the truth, and his body did indeed exude the aura of desire for sex, but it was suppressed by his reason, and the root cause was that he was worried that he would be infected with a poisonous insect.

Moreover, it was a very decisive pressure.

Therefore, the conclusion is that he may be able to sense the situation inside his body.
Thinking of the situation inside her body, the Insect Queen couldn't help but put away her smile.

The Gu worm brought her strength, but she also had to endure the cost of feeding the Gu worm with her own flesh and blood, for generations, until her death.
This feeling, in fact, is not pleasant.
Early in the morning, Li Zhongren left the palace using a badge.

Eunuchs were allowed to leave the palace because many of them had their own property outside the palace. In fact, eunuchs even had holidays.

But it's only in theory.

A eunuch who wants to advance in his career should stick to his master all the time, but Li Zhongren is not like that.

So, he chose to give himself a day off today.

Left the palace early in the morning.

Of course, after a body search.

After all, eunuchs are the people who can get the closest contact with the good things in the palace, just like in the late Qing Dynasty, eunuchs sold antiques outside the palace. It's the same principle.

Soon, he hid himself in the crowd, and then moved forward, finally following a sewer and arriving at the Kyoto black market.

An organization hidden in the underground drainage system of Kyoto, with connections in all directions, and basically all the crimes are hidden here. Even the Daqian royal family cannot completely supervise it. Of course, it cannot be said that they don't care at all, as there must be royal family members here.

However, the royal family also needs such a place to serve as their white glove.

Li Zhongren came to a room he had found in advance and took out all the herbs hidden in the shared space. There were hundreds of them, which were priceless. If he sold them all, he would have no problem earning several thousand taels of silver.

However, it was precisely this point that caused doubt in Li Zhongren's heart.

If Southern Xinjiang really has the ability to cultivate medicinal herbs, then their economic system would definitely not be so fragile. You know, the essence of war is to burn money.

If Southern Xinjiang could cultivate medicinal herbs on a large scale, it could use money to train more experts. How could it possibly be suppressed by Daqian?

In other words, this kind of training method comes at a price.

And behind this price is some hidden purpose of Southern Xinjiang!
(End of this chapter)