Chapter 43 Spiritual Aura

The seven years since Emperor Mingyuan ascended the throne were seven years of extreme turmoil and crazy squandering.

Under his turmoil, the huge national strength accumulated during the reign of Emperor Xinchu was quickly consumed.

After only seven years, the treasury was empty.

But Emperor Mingyuan did not think he had done anything wrong.

Under the flattery of those favorites he promoted, he thought he was the greatest emperor in history and acted more and more unrestrained.

In the later period, in order to gather money for his own enjoyment, Emperor Mingyuan even began to increase taxes, causing complaints from the people.

However, Emperor Mingyuan and Emperor Xinchu still have one thing in common.

That is, there is only one queen in their harems, and no other concubines.

But this is not a good thing for Queen Yuwen Piaoxu.

Because as Emperor Mingyuan became more and more absurd, dirty words suddenly began to spread among the court and the public, saying that the queen favored the harem alone and had deep scheming.

Some even said that the Emperor Mingyuan had been fond of ostentation and extravagance in recent years, and it was actually the Empress who instigated him behind the scenes.

No matter where these rumors came from, Yuwen Piaoxu gradually became a demon queen in people's mouths, causing chaos in the palace.

The stupidity of Emperor Mingyuan gave another person an opportunity.

During these seven years, Prince Su had been secretly planning to develop his own power.

Under deliberate actions, he gradually became a wise king praised by the world, and his influence in the court and the country became greater and greater.

Jiaofangsi.

There were singing and laughter in the lobby of the Nishang class.

On the stage, the chief courtesan Nishang lady danced gracefully.

She wore cloud-sleeved red gauze, and her long sleeves fluttered lightly with lotus steps, like a fairy descending from the sky, attracting cheers from the whole room.

Zhao Mu sat alone in a corner, with a pot of tea and a few plates of snacks on the table.

He enjoyed the graceful dance of the courtesan while drinking tea and tasting snacks, lazily enjoying himself.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind: "You are living a leisurely life. I think no one in the whole capital is as comfortable as you."

A handsome and fair young man came over.

He seemed to be very familiar with Zhao Mu. He sat down without any hesitation, picked up the teapot and drank it all up.

Zhao Mu was speechless: "Hey, that is the best Shuiyun Longyuan. A pot costs hundreds of taels of silver. You actually drink it like plain water. It's a waste of heaven."

"It's just a hundred taels of silver. I'll give it to you later."

That's right, this young man is not a man, but Zhou Yue, who is dressed as a man.

"I'm a ghost if I believe you. You have taken so much good wine and tea from me over the years. When have you ever given me money?"

Zhao Mu snorted: "Why are you dressed like this today? Did you have a secret meeting with a young lady?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I am a young lady. How can I have a secret meeting with a young lady!"

Zhou Yue rolled her eyes and said.

This girl really doesn't look like a girl. She speaks in a very vulgar way.

"Master asked me to go to the army and catch a guy who embezzled military pay. It's inconvenient to wear women's clothes in the army, so I changed into men's clothes."

Zhou Yue sighed: "Hey, this is the eighth official who embezzled military pay that I have caught in the past two months. If we don't rectify military affairs, I'm afraid our army of the Great Jin Dynasty will be rotten."

"More than the army."

Zhao Mu shook his head: "Since your senior brother ascended the throne, the entire court has begun to decay rapidly. If he continues to make such a fuss, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep his throne."

"Stupid monarch! The previous emperor was a wise monarch who loved the people like his own children. How could he give birth to such a thing."

Zhou Yue gnashed her teeth in hatred: "It's a pity that the queen mother's health has been getting worse and worse in recent years. Otherwise, with her advice, maybe my senior brother can be more obedient?"

That old woman, I'm afraid you can never count on her.

Zhao Mu released the voice-hearing Gu, and the real picture of the entire capital gradually appeared in his mind.

The palace.

In the Queen Mother's bedroom, a white-haired old woman was lying on the bed, sleeping.

I don't know if it's because of the loss of the demon blood jade?

Since seven years ago, the backlash of the demonic energy in the Queen Mother's body has begun to increase sharply.

At first, the Queen Mother was still conscious and could handle things, but later she couldn't.

Especially in the past three or four years, although the Queen Mother was still alive, she often fell into a coma because of the backlash of the demonic energy.

In a month, she lay in bed and slept for at least twenty days.

Even if she woke up, she was drowsy. Not to mention persuading Emperor Mingyuan, she could rarely speak normally.

However, although the Queen Mother was so weak, her body's instinct was to be alert to any approach of danger.

Two years ago, Zhao Mu sneaked into the palace secretly to check on the Queen Mother's condition.

But he didn't expect that before he got close, the sleeping Queen Mother suddenly woke up and turned into a demon to attack.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and turned around and left as soon as he saw something was wrong. Otherwise, he would have suffered a heavy blow when facing the demonized queen mother.

"Don't be anxious. We should wait until the queen mother dies or my strength is strong enough to kill her before studying her body."

Zhao Mu muttered in his heart.

Zhou Yue complained for a while and left.

After Nishang finished her last dance, Zhao Mu went to Liang Jian to ask for leave and left the capital.

The demon blood jade is so strange that it often makes a lot of noise when studying it.

Even the demonic energy that spreads out may attract the queen mother's attention.

Therefore, it was troublesome. When Zhao Mu conducted research in these years, he would find a secluded place outside the capital.

In the woods where he once broke through the master.

Zhao Mu sat down cross-legged in the open space and took out the demon blood jade.

I saw the crystal clear, evil jade stone as red as blood, exuding a strong and weird evil spirit, which made people confused.

Although research progress has been slow over the years, he has not gained anything.

Recently, he discovered that as long as he used his true energy to wrap a large number of Shravaka Gu, he could form a special filter.

The demonic energy emitted by the demonic blood jade will be filtered out of the demonic power after passing through this layer of filter, leaving only the pure spiritual aura.

The quality of these spiritual auras far exceeds the true energy of martial arts.

As long as he absorbs and refines it, he can quickly improve his cultivation level.

It's just that this method of purifying demonic energy is too inefficient. The spiritual energy obtained is too little, and most of the demonic energy will be wasted.

"The old witch is about to die. When the time comes to study her body, we should be able to find a better way to purify the evil spirit."

Zhao Mu said to himself.

He shook his head, closed his eyes and began to concentrate on absorbing spiritual energy.

Half a year passed in a hurry.

In the past six months, Zhao Mu has spent most of his time practicing in the woods, and only occasionally returns to the Jiaofang Division to show his face, lest others think that he has quit.

The spiritual aura was indeed powerful. In just half a year, Zhao Mu could clearly feel the rapid improvement in his own strength.

The growth of true energy is secondary, the main thing is the growth of the physical body.

Zhao Mu felt that his physical strength now seemed to have surpassed the level of a grandmaster.

He didn't know if he could beat Wu Sheng, but at least when he faced the Queen Mother again, he felt that he could defeat her.

Now, all he lacks is the right time to kill the Queen Mother.