That's What Villains Are Like

Xiangguo Mansion, inner courtyard.

Jiang Lan stayed overnight at Yuxianfang yesterday. As soon as he returned to the courtyard, he saw the pretty girl standing in front of him.

She seemed to have been waiting for him there a long time ago.

Seen from a distance, the skin is made of ice and snow, and the skin has a jade-like luster under the moonlight. It is far fairer and more delicate than ordinary people, as if it were carved from ice and snow.

If you look closer, you can even see the almost transparent skin, which can be broken by a blow.

"Not bad." He complimented casually.

You'er is still wearing a black skirt with a plain belt around her waist, and the upper edge of the myrobalan is cut into a petal shape, which is beautiful and makes her figure very slim and exquisite.

The green silk is like Dai, the light is discernible, and it falls quietly to the waist, making it look cute and cute.

There is no longer a trace of scars on his body, his face is white and delicate, his eyebrows are as depicted in a painting, his eyelashes are thick and long, fluttering like a small fan.

Hearing Jiang Lan's praise, the roots of his ears quickly became hot and red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Thank you Lord...Master..." She pinched the sleeves of her skirt and followed Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan turned back and stretched out his hand to rub her head and said, "The Xueyu Muscle Cream combined with the Marrow Cleansing Pill is much better than I expected."

"However, this is also due to your exquisite and beautiful facial features, so you don't have to be too surprised."

You'er's face grew hotter.

When she first saw her like this, she was so frightened that she almost didn't recognize him.

The person in the bronze mirror seems to have stepped out of the scroll.

All the scars on her face had disappeared and were as smooth as a peeled egg.

In addition, many of the old injuries and illnesses on his body have almost recovered.

The arm that was broken in the arena that day was also intact.

It's a pity that she waited eagerly for Jiang Lan to come back yesterday, wanting him to see the changes in her body, but it's a pity that he didn't come back.

She waited in the courtyard all night, until the rooster crowed at Mao hour, but Jiang Lan was nowhere to be seen.

During the two days in the Prime Minister's Mansion, she lived as if she was in a dream. She had the best food and clothing, comfortable and warm silk quilts, clean and delicious food, and she didn't have to be called to fight with anyone. The battle left her covered with scars, and she also had a... master who was very kind to her.

"Do you like this life?"

Jiang Lan casually pushed open the door of the dormitory.

The current changes in You'er's mentality were still within his expectations.

Her character is very simple and simple. She will be grateful to anyone who is kind to her, and she won't say that she has any petty feelings in her heart.

"I...like..." You'er followed him silently.

Jiang Lan smiled and said, "It's fine if you like it, but I don't let you stay with me just to be displayed in a vase."

You'er followed him into the palace. The lights were bright, the clouds were filled with mist, and the golden lanterns and incense burners were lit, making it very warm.

When she heard this, she raised her amber eyes and stuttered, "Master... what does master want You'er to do?"

"You... You'er, you can wash, cook, boil water... wait..."

When it came to attending the bedchamber, she was a little shy and did not say it out loud. Perhaps she felt that she was not qualified.

"You don't need to do these chores. I want you to do other things for me."

"Here are several exercises. You have learned them all during this period."

"Once you learn it, you can do things for me."

Jiang Lan waved his hand casually, and several jade slips wrapped in flowing light fell in front of You'er.

He has prepared these techniques before. These are the techniques that Lin Fan adapted to You'er's physique and talent in the original plot. They include Mingyou Jue, Yanxia Shenxingbu, Huanyue Shen, and Dongxu Lingxi Finger. …

Right now, You'er is a piece of jade waiting to be carved. These skills and magical powers are just enough for her to fully utilize her current talents.

You'er stared blankly at these jade slips, and then hurriedly took them.

"You...You'er...will definitely learn it soon." She looked determined and persistent.

When she was in the arena, she had no experience in practicing martial arts. Most of the time, she relied on her talent and skills to fight with the death row prisoners.

Although those prisoners on death row were imprisoned in cultivation, almost most of them were stronger than her.

If she had the strength to cultivate, it would not be so difficult to deal with those death row prisoners, but the arena would not waste resources such as spiritual stones on her...

So until now, You'er has no real meaning to embark on cultivation, but she has a magical power in her body that is comparable to the third level of spiritual sea realm.

Jiang Lan knew this, so he was not worried whether it would be too late for You'er to start practicing now...

As a member of the ghost clan, her most powerful thing lies in her void talent.

When she becomes a little stronger, she will be able to do many things for Jiang Lan.

It is still in the investment period.

After getting these jade slips, You'er began to devote all his attention to them, striving to learn them as soon as possible.

Jiang Lan did not disturb her and let her study on her own.

In the next few days, undercurrents began to surge in the imperial capital.

With the arrival of the Nanshou exercise, extremely luxurious Yunzhou chariots came from all over the place. The haze bloomed, the five-color divine light filled the air, and was shrouded in the fairy mist. It can be said to be extremely majestic.

In order to participate in this southern hunting exercise, all the immortal sects and sects were led by many elders and brought the younger generation with them. They were all gearing up and excited, trying to make a name for themselves.

In the imperial capital, there was also a result regarding the whereabouts of the strange stone that was suspected of being a fairy fetus at the auction that day.

In the end, it was bought by the mysterious woman, a disciple named "Zhang Yuan" from Yijian Palace.

This news shocked many people. They wondered how the mysterious woman persuaded "Zhang Yuan" to acquire the strange stone.

And many people also got the news. Even some clan members from the royal family were paying attention to the strange stone and wanted to explore the mystery within it.

Unfortunately, the mysterious woman disappeared without a trace afterwards, and no one knew where she went.

The whereabouts of strange rocks are like rocks sinking into the sea, leaving no trace.

Many people believed that she left the imperial capital early because she was worried about being retaliated by Jiang Lan.

After all, at the auction that day, Jiang Lan threatened her personally in full view of everyone.

The many eyes that were secretly paying attention to "Zhang Yuan" all turned away, secretly feeling regretful.

There are quite a few people who want to know where the life-extending artifact on his body came from, and they have been visiting him intentionally these past few days.

But the imperial capital is an imperial capital after all, and the rules are strict. Although some old guys are very eager for life-extending things, they don't dare to mess around. "Zhang Yuan" closed the door to thank guests, and saw no one, and no one dared to disturb him. Bad The rules of Daxia.

And his name, in just a few days, spread throughout alley teahouses in the imperial capital, attracting the attention of many people.

Many younger generations secretly remember this name.

Jiang Lan practiced during the day and listened to music at night. His life was boring and boring, but just in these few days, he also received an unexpected surprise.

The second Qi Luck Dao Fruit, which was already approaching maturity, finally matured.

He sensed that it was Chu Chan who had gained a lot, so he also received a huge amount of luck in return.

Jiang Lan's consciousness was immersed in Niwan Palace.

A green vine that looked like it was carved from flawless jade, shrouded in a mysterious aura, took root there.

The vines are not thick, and the leaves are green and crystal clear, like jade, shining brightly, with strands of mist-like substance lingering around them.

Each leaf is different, some are shaped like swords, some are like blood emeralds, and some are in the shapes of white tigers, red birds, etc., filled with mysterious light.

In the middle of several branches and leaves, there is something like a fruit hanging there.

Now it is the size of a fist, filled with an unpredictable aura of mystery and mystery.

On the other side of this Qi Luck Dao Fruit is the Fate Dao Fruit that Jiang Lan has already integrated. However, even if it has received strong luck feedback, it will still take a lot of time and luck to reach the third stage.

"What kind of talent will the second Qi Luck Dao Fruit bring after fusion?"

Jiang Lan was somewhat looking forward to it. As his mind was immersed in it, he began to merge with the Qi Luck Dao Fruit. A mysterious and mysterious aura began to emerge from him.

Fortunately, it was daytime now, he had blocked everyone away, and no one in the palace could notice anything unusual about him.

Suddenly, Jiang Lan felt as if his consciousness was wandering in a mysterious river that was boundless and vast.

The river is sparkling, sometimes calm, sometimes deep, and the occasional waves seem to carry some broken marks, vicissitudes and long history, reflecting the past, present, and future.

That river has countless branches and flows through countless universes and time and space. It seems to be eternal and eternal, never changing, and it seems to be changing with every breath.

"River of Time?"

Jiang Lan instantly understood the existence of this river. His consciousness was like a ray of light, wandering in the long river of time, experiencing the erosion and baptism of time, and looking at the past, present and future.

This process lasted for an unknown amount of time, it seemed like an instant or a long time.

When Jiang Lan woke up, the sky outside had already dimmed, and the moon hung high, cold and bright.

He glanced at the misty Dao Fruit, which seemed to have some kind of scent of time lingering around it, and after pondering for a moment, he named it the Dao Fruit of Years.

In addition to the Fruit of Life, he now has another Fruit of Years, and this Fruit has obviously touched the realm of time.

Although he currently cannot control time, he can slightly control the flow of time in a certain area within a small area covered by his consciousness.

Just as he manipulated life before.

Jiang Lan pushed open the palace door and came to the courtyard. He glanced around and noticed a green grass growing between the gaps in the rockery next to the green pond.

As his thoughts moved, the void there seemed to blur, and inexplicable power descended.

Then the green grass grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, and soon became taller than the surrounding grass.

This process is not reversible, and it does not have any impact on time outside that range.

The area there seems to be alone and separated from the world.

Jiang Lan continued to try and imprisoned a spiritual fish in the green pond. Using the same method, the size of the spiritual fish grew rapidly, and in an instant it was several times larger than the other spiritual fish.

As Jiang Lan's thoughts deepened and the flow of time in his body accelerated, the spirit fish began to exude an aura of aging, and its lifespan came to an end.

"In addition to time, this process actually also contains the manipulation of life. As time passes, life is constantly changing until it decays..."

"This is an effect on other living individuals. If it is on myself, maybe it can really change a person's lifespan in the future."

Jiang Lan secretly thought that the current age of the Dao Fruit was only in its first stage, but it could already reach a very terrifying level.

In this world, even the eighth, ninth, and even more powerful beings cannot manipulate and change time.

Then, Jiang Lan tried to go back in time, but compared to the normal passage of time, going back was very difficult. After just operating it for a while, he felt his head was slightly dizzy.

Jiang Lan did not continue to try, he already understood how to manipulate and take advantage.

And this kind of method that goes against nature still needs to pay a high price.

However, as his cultivation strength becomes stronger, this method of manipulating time may not be able to be used as a trump card.

Even beings with extremely advanced cultivation levels will be unable to guard against it.

"After a while, the third Qi Luck Dao Fruit should grow..."

"How many will there be in the end?"

"However, with the addition of one more Dao Fruit of Years, the maturity of the Dao Fruit of Life to the third stage has been much slower. The same amount of luck is still unable to supplement the growth of these two Dao Fruits. Consumption.”

"Right now, we can only pursue Emperor Xia's ideas, but she has been in the palace these days and has not shown up..."

Jiang Lan suddenly felt like he couldn't afford these two Dao fruits.

He was lost in thought.

Moreover, as the heroine of the original plot, Su Qinghan, why has there been no feedback for so long? Logically speaking, after returning to the Daocang Sword Sect, she should also start to exert her strength.

Could it be that because of her relationship, the Yuqing Sword Immortal began to distance herself from her?

How about letting her go to the Hundred Thousand Immortal Mountain directly?

But with her current strength, she would most likely die there.

Jiang Lan shook her head slightly, trying to sense her current situation through the weak luck that Su Qinghan had fed back, and then she didn't know what to say.

"The love brain is really unreliable..."

Although he had been to Daocang Sword Sect for many days, it was not until these days that Su Qinghan calmed down a little and began to focus on practice.

Some time ago, she had been thinking about how to resolve her master's misunderstanding of Jiang Lan, which also caused her to not focus on practice.

Jiang Lan didn't want her to resolve any hatred for him. Practice honestly, get more opportunities, and increase his luck, which is the best reward for him.

Su Qinghan in the original plot didn't think much about the love between her children at all, but she focused on her spiritual practice.

"In the end, Chu Chan is the only one who is completely focused on her career."

"Looking back, we need to give Su Qinghan some motivation and supervision. It's not good to spoil her too much..."

Thinking of this, Jiang Lan remembered to feel what chance Chu Chan had received.

Just now, I was focused on the second Dao Fruit and didn't pay attention to her.

The next moment, Jiang Lan's thoughts moved slightly, and he followed the power of luck gathered in the dark to sense Chu Chan's situation.

"As an outsider, I safely entered the Beiming Chen family's clan, and through the mark of the divine mark left by the ancient Beiming Heavenly Lord, I was recognized by the treasure bottle left by him."

"Then he condensed the Soul Control Curse through the Beiming Aquarius, and asked Chen Ning to spread it in the Chen family in Beiming, controlling the life and death of many people in the Chen family..."

"So I took the opportunity to control part of the Chen family in Beiming. With the help of its resources, my cultivation level improved by leaps and bounds. I also refined many rare treasures and learned several rare secret techniques."

"The luck that brought me back support also came from one of the techniques called Tianzun Yushu Kung Fu..."

Jiang Lan felt what Chu Chan had done during this period and expressed deep appreciation.

In just a short period of time, earth-shaking changes have already occurred. After she truly controls the Beiming Chen family, she will probably be able to obtain the true inheritance of the Beiming Ancient Heavenly Lord.

"This guy has great ambitions, but no matter how big it is, it's all within my control."

"Yaowang Valley will also participate in this Southern Hunting exercise. Let's see if Xiao Yingyue can come over."

Jiang Lan had previously asked Xiao Yingyue to help him refine Soft Soul Immortal Powder.

But until now, no news has come, and it is not known whether she has refined it.

Soft Soul Transformation Immortal Powder can even be used by monks in the Seventh Realm.

After being attacked, the cultivation level disappears and becomes an ordinary person. Without an antidote, it is basically impossible to resolve it.

If Xiao Yingyue has already refined it, then after the Southern Hunting Conference is over, Emperor Xia will entertain all the immortals in the world. Maybe he can prepare a... shock for her?

…

"Ah sneeze..."

Deep in the magnificent palace, Emperor Xia, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a crown on his head, was carefully reading and correcting the memorials behind the papers.

The huge Chengming Hall was very quiet, except for the crisp collision sounds of the memorials she dropped from time to time.

In her arms, the white cat with pure white hair and different pupils lay lazily, its big fluffy tail sweeping from time to time, looking very comfortable.

"Did your Majesty catch a cold?"

"This slave will tell the palace maid to bring the heater up."

The maid standing behind Emperor Xia stepped forward and asked.

Emperor Xia shook his head gently and said, "I have dragon energy to protect my body, so how can I catch a cold? The little white tail just brushed my nose."

Hearing this, the white cat in her arms rolled her eyes. Can this be blamed on her?

"Your Majesty, it's late at night. It's better to rest and go to bed. These memorials cannot be finished."

Chunlan, the maid behind him, said with some distress.

"It's okay, it's not the time to be ugly yet."

"There are quite a lot of memorials that have been piled up in the past few days. I don't know how long they will be piled up until they are all corrected."

Emperor Xia waved his hand, and his eyes continued to fall on the memorials in front of him, his brows frowning and relaxing from time to time.

Although the expression on his face was calm, his emotional changes could clearly be sensed.

Apparently she was a little angry when she saw some of the memorials, but her years of cultivation of qi still allowed her to restrain herself.

Seeing this, Chunlan behind him sighed inconspicuously, feeling very distressed.

In the past few days in the imperial capital, people from all the immortal sects have arrived one after another. His Majesty is planning the Southern Hunting Exercise and at the same time arranging the residence of the various immortal sects.

If there is an immortal sect who is close to the royal family, she will personally meet them.

In addition, we must pay attention to the people of the Blood Immortal Sect, and be wary of the secret actions of the Prime Minister's Palace, as well as the other vassal kings and county kings.

At the same time, Emperor Xia also had to deal with the assassination attack on the younger generation of powerful people from major aristocratic families some time ago.

At a time when a big event like the Nanshou exercise was about to happen, it was impossible for her to send people to thoroughly investigate the entire imperial capital.

Not to mention that the current imperial capital is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, with many people coming. Once a thorough investigation is carried out, it will definitely affect people's hearts.

As Emperor Xia's personal maid, Chunlan could clearly see that Emperor Xia had lost a lot of weight in the past few days.

If you take off the magical weapon of disguise, you can clearly see that her face has become thinner, and it is really about the size of a palm.

To describe it as exhausted is not an exaggeration.

Emperor Xia has not had even a bite of breakfast in the past few days, and today he has been reviewing memorials from noon to the early morning.

The advantages of any wise king can be seen in Emperor Xia, who is courageous, diligent in governing, diligent in government and caring for the people. Unfortunately, the situation in Daxia is still not optimistic.

"Chunlan, what's the result of the investigation I asked at Anhua Pavilion?"

At this time, as if he thought of something, Emperor Xia suddenly put down the memorial in his hand and asked.

"Reporting to your majesty, Hu Heng has already asked his junior sister, and there is indeed no record from Jian Tiansi with the son of the Prime Minister."

"Judging from the news, it should have been destroyed more than ten years ago, but I also learned some useful information from it." Chunlan said respectfully.

"Oh? What useful information?"

Emperor Xia seemed to be quite interested in this matter. While asking, he also stretched his aching waist. Under the bright yellow dragon robe, an astonishing curve suddenly appeared.

"The prime minister's son once had a sister," Chunlan said.

"elder sister?"

Emperor Xia's eyes suddenly narrowed, and with his slender, white and slender hands, he slowly knocked on the desk in front of him.

"What else?" she continued to ask.

"Young Master of the Prime Minister's Mansion...it should be his second time to practice cultivation."

"The second time? Why did he lose his cultivation before?" Emperor Xia was slightly startled and then asked.

"I don't know, this slave. Hu Heng only learned about this through his junior sister..."

"His junior sister is a genius rarely seen in Yushou Mountain for thousands of years. She has been able to communicate with insects, fish, birds and beasts since she was a child. It is said that she got this information through various birds and beasts."

"The Xiangguo Mansion guarded this matter very strictly. Almost no news was leaked. Even the files from Supervisor Tiansi were destroyed." Chunlan replied.

Emperor Xia nodded thoughtfully.

…

Breakfast the next day.

Jiang Lan asked by the way about his father's plan for the Nanshou exercise.

The barbarian's original strategy had changed, and he felt it was still necessary to remind his father to avoid excessive losses.

The skills his father practiced needed to carry the destiny of the country, cultivate humanity, and then apply the method of luck to the dynasty to form the foundation of feather transformation.

This determined that his father could not let Daxia be destroyed, but instead needed to try to maintain the stability of the situation.

Therefore, even though he was the prime minister and had the power to dominate the world, he never destroyed the foundation of Daxia, let alone changed the dynasty.

Not to mention whether this can stabilize people's hearts after doing so, even if it is done, it will cause all kinds of troubles.

The rest of Kyushu will immediately compete with Zhongtian State for resources and territory. When the new dynasty is established, it will definitely collapse.

There are no eggs left under the overturned nest.

His father understood this truth, so he did not completely break up with Emperor Xia, but secretly continued to weaken his power and let him become a puppet emperor.

Emperor Xia was naturally not willing to become a puppet and intended to take the central power into his own hands. This was also the reason why the internal situation in Daxia had been turbulent for so many years.

"Lan'er, do you want me to try my best to accommodate Emperor Xia before going south to hunt, so that she can have more thoughts to deal with this matter?"

Jiang Lintian was surprised. He didn't expect Jiang Lan to remind him like this.

"Let the royal family get involved in this matter. There is no need for father to cause trouble. The Blood Immortal Cult and the barbarians will not make the royal family comfortable."

"If father believes in me, just watch the show honestly before going south to hunt." Jiang Lan said.

Jiang Lintian naturally believed Jiang Lan's words. After hearing what he said, he started to think about it.

In that fragment of the future, the Prime Minister's Mansion was destroyed. Although it was caused by Lin Fan, now that Lin Fan is dead, will the future really not be changed?

Even though Lin Fan had great luck and was the reincarnation of an ancient power, under the general trend of heaven and earth, he could only be regarded as a speck of dust at best.

During this time, he was actually thinking about this matter.

Whatever you sow, you will reap what kind of results. Jiang Ruxian was the best example back then...

The bad consequences of treating the royal family have already been produced. If you want to change this trend, you still have to improve your strength.

"What Lan'er said is correct. There is indeed no need to waste one's strength because of this kind of thing."

"This Southern Hunting drill is just for watching a show. As a father, I don't want to get involved in this muddy water." Jiang Lintian said.

Jiang Lan nodded slightly.

At this moment, Jiang Lintian seemed to suddenly remember another thing, which Master Ji had mentioned to him before.

"Speaking of which, Lan'er, your cultivation level is improving rapidly now. My father originally planned to wait for you to break through the three realms before discussing this matter with you."

"But your understanding of the situation in Daxia now exceeds my father's expectations. Then my father will ask you, are you willing to marry the current Emperor of Xia?"

Jiang Lan was picking up the tea and drinking it. When Leng Buding heard this, he almost spit out the tea in his mouth.

"Father, what do you mean by this?"

He coughed several times before looking at Jiang Lintian. He didn't expect that he would ask himself so seriously.

I was a little greedy for Emperor Xia's luck. When I saw her in the boat that day, I tried to find out her fate, but failed.

Dragon luck protects the body, and the luck is as strong as transpiration.

As the current ruler of Great Xia, Emperor Xia's luck includes not only the luck of the people, but also the luck of the country and the dragon.

But... I really don't covet her body.

The crime of deceiving the emperor? The crime of riding a king?

"Emperor Xia is a daughter. This matter is not a secret to me. Although she tried her best to hide it, she can't hide it from anyone who cares. However, because of the current situation in Daxia, no one will reveal it."

"Master Ji made some suggestions that day. After discussing it with your mother, I think this method is feasible."

"After you get married to Emperor Xia, give birth to an heir, and establish him as the crown prince, it won't matter whether the Xia's surname is Jiang or Xia in the future."

"After having an heir, Emperor Xia will not complain too much, and it will not have much impact on the current situation in the court." Jiang Lintian said seriously.

Jiang Lan wanted to deal with Emperor Xia, but he only wanted her luck. But did his father want to take her under his wing?

"..."

Seeing that Jiang Lan had remained expressionless and silent since hearing this.

Jiang Lintian thought he was resisting. After all, this was the first time since the founding of Daxia that the Queen had appeared.

Once this matter was exposed, it was said that Jiang Lan was asked to marry Emperor Xia, but in fact, Emperor Xia was asked to "marry" Jiang Lan.

It sounds a little strange, but if you really care about face, it may be a bit embarrassing for men.

"If Lan'er feels that it's inappropriate to suffer a loss in this matter, then he should think that his father didn't say anything. There are many ways, and this is not the least of them..."

Thinking of this, Jiang Lintian changed his tone and spoke seriously again.

"No, father..."

"My child thinks this method is feasible."

Hearing this, Jiang Lan also recovered from the subtle surprise just now and interrupted him.

Jiang Lintian looked at him in a daze.

"This is indeed a good idea. For my father's big plan, this loss is nothing." Jiang Lan said with the same serious face.

"Lan'er can think so, which makes her father feel very happy."

Jiang Lintian seemed to have a somewhat relieved smile on his face.

But given Emperor Xia's character, it would take some effort to force her to agree to this matter.

But for him, it was only a matter of time.

"As long as you agree, Lan'er, I'll leave the rest to my father."

He smiled, stood up and patted Jiang Lan on the shoulder.

Jiang Lan watched Jiang Lintian leave, thinking about the feasibility of this matter.

With Emperor Xia's character, if he knew that the father and son were plotting against her, his lungs would probably burst with rage.

But Jiang Lintian's words really reminded Jiang Lan that since he wanted luck, wasn't this a good way to take a shortcut?

He hadn't considered it this way before, mainly because he felt that the feasibility was too low, and his parents might be more suspicious.