Chapter 83 The night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber

Chapter 83 The night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber

Chapter 83 The night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber

Bai Yuji felt as if she had had a very long dream.

It rained in the dream.

Gentle and cool at first.

The raindrops fell on the body unhindered, sliding slowly down the skin, bringing a slight chill that made people shiver uncontrollably.

slowly.

The rain fell faster and faster, becoming violent and fierce, repeatedly washing over her limbs and bones.

The accumulated rain turned into floods, and the strong winds pushed up waves, repeatedly pushing the already weak will to the crest of the waves.

It was unknown how long it took for the rain to stop and the waves slowly receded, leaving her lying on the wet shallows.

The sunlight seemed to take shape and wrap her tightly.

Warm and down-to-earth.

Half asleep and half awake, she heard a voice calling her, which sounded very much like the thunder when it rained just now.

"Madam, are you asleep?"

"Ok?"

Bai Yuji opened her eyes dazedly, but all she saw was darkness. She asked in a dreamy voice, "Why can't I see anything?"

Qin Muye opened the quilt a little and looked at her who was clinging to his chest like she was drunk: "What now?"

Bai Yuji: "..."

The red candles in the bridal chamber were still burning, and the warm red and yellow light was shining on Qin Muye's face.

She shuddered and became much more awake.

Blood immediately rushed to her cheeks, and she felt that her face must be redder than Qin Muye's.

There was silence for a while.

She closed the hole in the quilt again.

But without the light, the touch of her skin became more distinct, like little tentacles trying to drag her into that intoxicating dreamlike experience again.

Qin Muye: “…”

Bai Yuji: "If you have something to say, just tell me. Why are you lifting the quilt?"

Qin Muye also huddled under the quilt: "Should we sleep in another room?"

The quilt is like a barrier.

In this barrier, every sound is like a spike of hair, tickling people's hearts.

Bai Yuji turned her face to the side, trying to avoid his breath, but she didn't expect to be hit by his breath on her neck again. Her voice was a little soft: "Why do you want to change rooms to sleep?"

"The bedding is a little damp."

"…It's your sweat!"

“Obviously…”

"It's your sweat!"

"Good! It's my sweat!"

Qin Muye pressed closer to her and kissed her gently on the forehead: "From now on, whatever you say will be yours in our family."

Bai Yuji: "..."

"Madam, I..."

"Don't call me wife. I just wanted to control you, so I pretended to give you a complete wedding. And I thought that your current body might be able to make me pregnant, so I agreed."

"..."

Qin Muye was shocked.

No?

Do women also have sage time?

She just asked me, "Are you waiting for me to lift your veil myself?" and then she turned around and started acting.

It's part of the plan again, right?

He felt a little funny and a little distressed, so he could only laugh and said, "Since you want to give me a complete wedding, then don't let me mess up! Now can you continue to pretend that you love me very much and have nothing to do with the so-called plan."

Bai Yuji was silent for a while, then hummed softly, tightened her arms around Qin Muye's neck, and pressed her cheek against his chest.

She asked softly, "How is your health now?"

Qin Muye retreated tactically: "Great, you can keep going!"

"You need to exercise moderation, otherwise it will hurt your body."

Bai Yuji said seriously: "But don't worry, once I get the totem energy, I will be able to restore your health, and then you can..."

She found it difficult to utter the second half of the sentence.

Qin Muye grinned: "If you succeed, how long will it take to cure me?"

Bai Yuji thought for a moment: "It may take one or two months at the shortest, or half a year at the longest! The totem source energy can open the blood shackles, but it cannot directly improve the cultivation. The blood poison mother worm needs time to digest it."

“So short?”

"You don't want to get well again?"

"I just want the two of us to like each other without any distractions."

"..."

Bai Yuji dispelled the inexplicable sadness in her heart and whispered, "Tomorrow's imperial examination will pass as long as you are among the last 100 to be cleared out of the secret realm. However, there are only nine strands of totem source qi, so you must fight for them. By then, I may not be able to take care of you.

But you have puppet guards, so just find a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and stay there. Be careful."

"it is good!"

Qin Muye agreed verbally, but he didn't think so in his heart. His wife obviously underestimated the strength of the puppet army.

Moreover, he also wants the totem source qi.

He also wanted to figure out why he had such a deep desire for it.

I don’t know what kind of changes will happen to my body if I swallow a strand of it.

Just thinking about it.

The body changes.

Ok?
wrong!

Something about the body is not right.

"Miss..."

"Ah! Your body?"

"Can you..."

"It will hurt you!"

"Don't worry, you will heal me anyway."

"Then you can't be as crazy as you were just now."

"it is good……"

……

The next day.

Still in a sweet dream.

Qin Muye heard a burst of crazy laughter coming from outside.

"I'm done!"

"I'm done!"

"Hahahahaha..."

Qin Mingri from Maimai.

What are you doing so crazy so early in the morning?

Qin Muye wanted to go out and scold him immediately, but he couldn't bear to leave the warm and soft girl in his arms.

However, Bai Yuji was also woken up and stretched like a kitten in her arms.

then.

She suddenly opened her eyes and found that a large area of ​​her skin was exposed to the air. Her face immediately turned red, and she quickly shrank back and glared at Qin Muye who had been staring at her: "You get up first, and then I will get up."

"Let's do it together, you cheapskate."

"You get up first!"

"Get up now!"

Qin Muye then reluctantly crawled out of the bed and put on his clothes in front of her.

Bai Yuji didn't want to look at first, but after taking a quick look, she found that his back was covered with scratches, so she couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Ok……

When did he get so good at figure?
I remember that he was a little chubby when we first met.

What am I thinking?
She hid under the quilt and waited until Qin Muye left the room before she started to put on her clothes.

Finally, he lifted the quilt and collected the bloodshot on the mattress.

According to the rules of the Central Plains.

After the wedding night, this thing needs to be shown to the elders.

But this...

It’s all Qin Muye’s fault. I sweated so much last night!

……

In the courtyard in front of the practice room.

"I'm done!"

"I'm done!"

Qin Mingri was dressed in rags, his eyes were red, and he was as excited as a mad bull.

"The Third Young Master is so fierce!"

"An 18-year-old fourth-rank scholar, among the entire young generation of Daqian, except for the princess, I'm afraid no one can be compared to her, right?"

"Besides, the skills of our Qin family are getting stronger as time goes by. It is not impossible to break through to the Grandmaster level."

"It seems that General Yanying also has hope of breaking through the bottleneck. By then, our Annan Army will have two more grandmasters."

Although An Nanwei is more inclined towards Qin Muye, he also has a pretty good relationship with Qin Mingri. It's not fake that he's happy to see him make a breakthrough.

But the next moment, angry curses were heard in the distance.

"What are you yelling for, you little 4th rank?"

Qin Yanying ran over, cursing, and slapped Qin Mingri on the head: "You've ruined my newlywed sleep!"

Qin Mingri lost his temper quickly and said with a wry smile: "Aunt, I am too excited..."

Qin Yanying waved her hands irritably: "Are you so happy with a fourth-rank rank? Talented people are like crucian carp crossing the river, and countless of them have fallen before the Grandmaster level. You should control your arrogance. And you bunch of rascals, don't learn from the good things and just become arrogant." The Annan guards nodded like chickens pecking at rice.

Qin Yanying's expression eased a little, and he encouraged her: "Today, let's show the momentum of our Annan Guard!"

"Yes!"

Everyone was full of energy.

Qin Yanying yawned, waved her hand and walked back, just in time to meet a young couple walking arm in arm.

Qin Muye greeted with a smile: "Auntie is awake! It's just in time for us to serve you tea."

"When can I drink tea?"

Qin Yanying waved her hand and said, "You guys go and take care of the imperial examination. I'll take a nap first."

Qin Muye: “…”

He glanced at the courtyard where Qin Yanying lived and found Chen Sui standing stealthily at the gate.

His eye sockets were dark and his legs were shaking. When he saw Qin Yanying walking over, he hurried outside.

Qin Yanying grabbed his wrist and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Yan Ying! Aren't the kids going to take the imperial examination? I'll go and encourage them."

"You have so much energy, wouldn't it be a waste to use it on them? Come with me into the house!"

"Yan Ying, I'm definitely not going to make it..."

"Don't force me to use force on you! Come inside!"

Then, Qin Yanying dragged the notorious former Jinyiwei commander back to the yard like a chicken.

Everyone: "..."

Qin Muye grinned: "Why do you think my uncle wants to get married?"

Bai Yuji: "..."

She seemed to see the future.

But then I thought about it.

It seemed that there would be no future for Qin Muye and I.

"Meet my brother, meet my sister-in-law!"

Ever since Qin Mingri was slapped in the face, he has become more respectful to Qin Muye. He bowed politely and said, "Yesterday, my brother and sister-in-law got married. I was in seclusion and couldn't attend. I came here to apologize."

Qin Muye was stunned for a moment: "Ah? You were not here yesterday, I didn't even notice."

Qin Mingri: “…”

"Have you given the gift?"

"…I have asked my aunt to pass it on to you."

"That's good!"

"..."

Qin Mingri's facial muscles twisted, but he quickly got back to the point: "Oh, brother! In this imperial examination for all races, father has been entrusted by His Majesty to demonstrate the military might of the southwest, so he may not be able to take care of you. If..."

Qin Muye waved his hand: "It's okay, you go about your business, and make your own arrangements. You guys should also work harder, I have confidence in you."

talking.

Then he took Bai Yuji's hand and went to have breakfast.

Qin Mingri was a little confused. Shouldn't he be angry after hearing this?
Is this what is going on?
Does he think that he can pass the imperial examination of all races on his own?

He felt something was wrong, so he asked an Annan guard and found out that Qin Muye had purchased a large number of puppets from the Princess's Mansion.

Then he was even more confused: "No? He is only one person, how many puppets can he control?"

The Annan Guard said worriedly, "Third Master! Why don't we assign a few people to protect the young general? I heard that as long as the young general can pass the imperial examination of all races, the word "Dai" in his title of Dai Shaoqing can be removed."

"The position of Junior Secretary of the Honglu Temple was not in my father's plan."

Qin Mingri said sullenly, "Soldiers only need to obey orders. Do you know what the consequences of interfering with military orders are?"

An Nanwei's expression changed: "I don't dare anymore!"

Qin Mingri then smiled and said, "Don't be too nervous, let's eat quickly!"

……

The imperial examination for all races is held every three years, and this one is the seventh.

Except for the first session, each of the previous six sessions was an ordinary martial arts competition, and it took at least a month to select the top 100 to be appointed as officials.

However, these are just minor actions, and the officials granted are all small positions, which will basically not change the situation of the court.

The only difference was that the first time was held in the secret spring hunting realm passed down from the ancestors of the Li Qian royal family.

That was the first imperial examination that established the evil official system, and it was also the bloodiest imperial examination in history. It was also the imperial examination that laid the foundation for the current evil official group.

There was no age limit at the time, and countless ferocious beasts participated who were willing to be loyal to Daqian.

The reason why Hu Huan's case was so difficult was entirely because of Yali's status.

The status of Yali in Daqian was established by the first imperial examination.

No one expected it.

Twenty years later, another imperial examination was held in the Spring Hunting Secret Realm.

They even used the Soldiers' Foundry as a place to examine candidates.

Although there is an age limit, it is definitely not as bloody as the first session.

But the appearance is definitely sufficient.

Especially this time there are nine strands of totem energy as rewards, which is even more generous than the first session.

of course.

The censorship restrictions are definitely higher.

There are differences in wealth among practitioners, but weapons, mounts, talismans, and puppets are all part of strength, so we cannot force them to start from the same starting line.

Therefore, the standard for examination is that candidates must prove that their external strength belongs to them, which eliminates the situation of renting good weapons and mounts for the imperial examination.

In the teahouse next to the Soldiers Foundry.

A row of evil officials stood in front of the window, overlooking the grand scene of examining the candidates below.

Niu Pingtian had been chewing something in his mouth. After accidentally swallowing it, he regurgitated it and continued chewing it.

He sighed: "Wow! There must be 7,000 to 8,000 people here. Isn't it said that only those above the sixth rank can participate? Why are there so many people? How come so many people broke through to the sixth rank before the age of 25?"

"Have you forgotten how many people there are in Daqian?"

The speaker was a middle-aged man with a strong build, dark skin, and a golden "王" character on his forehead.

The other demon officials suddenly fell silent.

This is what's terrifying about the human race.

Compared to those monsters with powerful bloodlines, their talents are indeed inferior.

But they are born with wisdom, and their agricultural civilization can feed a large population. In addition, with the cultivation system they created, even in the case of scarce resources, batches of geniuses will emerge.

Especially after Li Hong ascended the throne, a large number of high-level skills that did not rely on resources were made public, and more masters emerged among the people.

Even compared to the wealthy families, the resources they can use are pitifully few, but the number of people who meet the requirements is more than the five surnames and seven families combined.

If it weren’t for the human race having this advantage.

Why should the demons serve as officials in the court?

Zheng Wang shook his head and changed the subject: "Brother Yu, I remember your son Shanjun is about the same age, right?"

Yu Ming's face suddenly darkened: "This loser indulges in sensual pleasures every day, his body is weak, and he hasn't broken through to the sixth level. I just gave him a good scolding yesterday."

Zheng Wang smiled and consoled him: "In the dynasty, people are not judged solely by their cultivation level. He has been able to get in touch with the Prime Minister, so his future is limitless."

"hope so!"

Yu Ming also had a severe headache and rubbed his temples for a long time.

Niu Pingtian suddenly said, "Oh right! I heard yesterday that the kid from the Qin family bought a large number of puppets from the Princess's Mansion?"

Qingqiu Mei'er's eyes were a little cold: "10% off, it's not even enough to cover the cost price, it's no different from giving it away. This princess is clearly going to stand against us."

Although she felt that the emperor placed Qin Muye in the Honglu Temple, it was most likely to check and balance the four barbarians and the Qin family.

But the princess might not think so. Once he and Qin Muye work together and use the power of the Honglu Temple to control the group of evil officials, it will be a big problem.

After all, although the left and right Shaoqing each have their own duties, one is in charge of foreign officials such as the evil officials, and the other is in charge of diplomacy with neighboring countries.

But in fact, from a legal perspective, there is no difference in the powers of the two sides.

Zheng Wang laughed loudly: "Don't worry! I have checked. Apart from the Annan Guards, there are no people from the Qin family and the Princess's Mansion who participated in the imperial examination. The Annan Guards are only 20 to 30 people. If they want to seize the totem source energy, they can't protect Qin Muye. If they want to protect Qin Muye, they can't take the totem source energy. You can't expect Qin Muye to control hundreds of puppets by himself, right?"

The demon officials looked at each other and smiled with ease.

This is indeed true.

Although top-level puppets do not require too many distractions, they are almost pure enhancements in combat.

But looking through history books, there has never been a precedent of someone controlling more than three puppets at the same time.

Qin Muye's behavior of buying hundreds of puppets...

Honestly.

It's a bit funny.

I guess it's just to buy a sense of security.

Niu Pingtian rubbed his head and said, "Hurry up and kick this troublemaker out of the Honglu Temple. He keeps making noise in the meeting hall every day. It's annoying me to death!"

Zheng Wang smiled and said, "It has been arranged. After he goes in, our people will clear him out immediately! Not only us, but also those wealthy families don't want Qin Muye to make trouble."

"That's good……"

Niu Pingtian suddenly frowned: "What's going on? Why do I hear the sound of a heavily armored army?"

All the demon officials were stunned for a moment.

Heavy armored troops?

Are you kidding me?

Even if today's imperial examinations among all races require military force to maintain order, they can only be lightly armored imperial guards at most!
But listening to the metallic footsteps, it sounds like they are from a heavily armored army!

Who wants to rebel?

They looked at each other, then quickly jumped out of the window and onto the roof.

When they saw the scene on the street, they were all dumbfounded.

Qin Muye was seen riding a horse with his newly-married young wife, followed by four neatly arranged rows of strange-looking soldiers.

A row of heavily armed spearmen, humanoid puppets.

A row of heavily armed swordsmen, also humanoid puppets.

The two rows of lightly armed archers were in the form of dog-shaped puppets.

What, what is going on?
The evil officials felt a chill run down their spines at what they saw.

(End of this chapter)