bioinnovel Chapter 97 Detoxifying the Empress
Chapter 97 Detoxifying the Empress
Inside the Empress's bedroom in the Imperial Palace, several sixth-rank alchemists were gathered.
Among these sixth-grade alchemists was Pang Tong, the Poison King who had snatched the Golden Spirit Grass from Gu Yan in the Ronggong Mountains. Pang Tong was also a sixth-grade alchemist in the Ruohe Empire. When the Empress's life was in danger, he was invited to treat her, but like Mu Qinghe, he was helpless.
Inside the imperial bedchamber, Pang Tong and the others were frantically trying to figure out how to prolong the emperor's life and detoxify the empress, while in the outer hall, the emperor of the Ruohe Empire was pacing back and forth anxiously.
The emperor of the Ruohe Empire appears to be around forty years old, but he is actually nearly twenty thousand years old. He has even lost several of his children. He is at the early stage of the Spirit Emperor Realm, and it's not surprising that his children, whose cultivation levels are inferior to his, or those born early and with poor aptitude, have been outlived by him.
The current empress is not the emperor's first wife, but the second empress. However, Emperor Chen Quan is infatuated with this second empress. He is so infatuated that since she entered the palace, he has never set foot in the palaces of other concubines and has only favored this empress.
This empress was born into one of the most powerful families in the Ruohe Empire—the Panshan Shen Clan—and was the daughter of the current patriarch of the Shen family. Among the seven Grand Elders of the Ruohe Empire, one was surnamed Shen, and she was this empress's great-aunt. At this moment, this Grand Elder Shen was also sitting in the front hall, her aged face filled with anxiety.
Besides this Grand Master Shen, there are three other Grand Masters present. Of the remaining three, two are currently in seclusion, and one has been traveling for decades and has not returned.
"Why hasn't Mu Qing arrived yet?" Chen Quan said irritably.
At first, Chen Quan hesitated when Mu Qinghe suggested inviting his friend Li Bai. A lecherous fiend, Li Bai! What if this guy took advantage of the detoxification process to do something to his empress? After all, he was a lecherous glutton. But as the empress's condition worsened, he couldn't care less about anything else.
"Your Majesty, it may be soon. Even with a teleportation array, it will still take some time," said the head eunuch bowing beside him.
After the chief eunuch finished speaking, Chen Quan sensed a presence. He took a few steps down the steps, saying as he went, "It's Minister Mu."
Soon, three long streaks of light flew over and landed, transforming into three people. One of them was Mu Qinghe. The other two were dressed in white and wearing a mask, and in black robes with cold expressions. Chen Quan didn't recognize the one in white, but who was the one in black but Tan Yue, the Marquis of Pingyuan whom he had personally appointed?
Why is Tan Yue here too?
"Your Majesty!" Mu Qinghe bowed.
"No need for such formalities, Mu Qing." Chen Quan offered a slight gesture of support before looking at Gu Yan, who was wearing a mask. As he gazed at Gu Yan, he felt an indescribable charm about her that made him yearn for her.
While Chen Quan was sizing up Gu Yan, the others were also sizing her up.
Li Bai, was he the lecherous Li Bai?
Although his true appearance is not seen, his unparalleled charm is undeniable, no wonder everyone guesses that he is the Holy Son of the Myriad Desires Sect.
"Is this Mr. Li Bai?" Chen Quan asked.
Mu Qinghe smiled and introduced, "Indeed, Your Majesty, this is Li Bai, Li Taibai."
Gu Yan politely cupped her hands in greeting to Chen Quan.
Chen Quan's attitude surprised Gu Yan, and the emperor of the Ruohe Empire hurriedly returned the greeting.
"I have long admired Mr. Li Bai!"
In truth, Chen Quan had always been curious about Li Bai. He'd been curious for a long time. Li Bai had abducted a marquis from his empire for personal gain—how arrogant! Wasn't this a slap in the face to the empire? As the emperor, shouldn't he stand up for his subject and vent his anger?
However, because of the rumor that Li Bai was a member of the Miaoyu Sect, Chen Quan did not dare to act rashly.
So he subtly inquired about Li Bai's background from the Dugu family, who were the closest to the Ruohe Empire, only to receive a single sentence from the Dugu family: "Don't ask around if you don't want to die."
These words startled Chen Quan, and not only him, but the other high-ranking elders were also shocked by the Dugu family's attitude. Regardless of whether Li Bai was truly the Holy Son of the Myriad Desires Sect, it was best to avoid provoking him.
Anyway, he didn't kill Tan Yue, and Tan Yue himself didn't cry and appeal to the Empire to stand up for him, so let's just pretend nothing happened.
So what's going on now? Why did Tan Yue come along too?
Chen Quan's gaze fell on Tan Yue, who bowed and said:
"Your subject, Tan Yue, pays his respects to Your Majesty!"
"Tan Qing, you..."
As Chen Quan spoke, he was shocked to discover that Tan Yue had already reached the early stage of the Spirit Emperor Realm. He was extremely surprised, "Minister Tan, you've already reached the Spirit Emperor Realm? When did this happen? You didn't even tell me?"
Upon hearing Chen Quan's words, everyone's gaze shifted sharply, turning to look at Tan Yue.
The high-ranking elders, who had been focused on Gu Yan, were shocked to see that Tan Yue was already at the early stage of the Spirit Emperor Realm.
Although they had always thought highly of Tan Yue, those who could cultivate to the late stage of the Spirit King realm were all geniuses, and not everyone could break through to that level. They had anticipated that Tan Yue would need at least a thousand years to overcome that hurdle, but they hadn't expected it to be so fast.
Wait a minute, wasn't he sexually exploited?
How could he break through so quickly after undergoing sexual intercourse?
After the initial shock, gazes shifted back and forth between Gu Yan and Tan Yue. Two people who should have been mortal enemies were now standing together, and one who should have regressed in cultivation had actually broken through a bottleneck. What... what's going on? What happened?
"Your Majesty, weren't we supposed to detoxify the Empress?" Gu Yan asked.
The heavenly voice sent a shiver down the spines of everyone present. Chen Quan looked at Gu Yan, paused for a moment, then remembered the Empress and immediately said:
"Yes, yes, let's detoxify the Empress first, and we can talk about the rest later. Mr. Li Bai, this way please!" The Emperor personally led the way, taking Gu Yan to the inner palace. Mu Qinghe followed, and the Grand Master Zhu also went in.
Since Tan Yue didn't know anything about medicine, he didn't go with them and just waited in the front hall.
"Lord Tan, when did you break through?" an old man with purple hair asked. This old man with purple hair was surnamed Jia, and he was at the peak of the mid-stage of the Spirit Emperor Realm, one of the Grand Elders of the Ruohe Empire.
Tan Yue said calmly, "It happened just a while ago."
"Great news! Our country will soon have another Spirit Emperor Realm expert," another high-ranking official in a yellow robe said with a smile. This high-ranking official in the yellow robe was surnamed Cai, had an early Spirit Emperor Realm cultivation, was burly, had a full beard, and wore very gorgeous clothes.
The remaining chief priest, surnamed Zhu, was dressed in extremely simple clothes. If one did not know his identity, they would probably only mistake him for a thin old man.
"I've always thought highly of Lord Tan, and he certainly hasn't disappointed me," said the head retainer surnamed Zhu, chuckling as he stroked his goatee.
"Congratulations, Lord Tan! You'll be a Grand Master like us in the future," said Grand Master Cai, bowing with a smile.
Tan Yue is already a Spirit Emperor, so it's impossible for the Emperor not to grant her the title of Grand Elder. In the Nineteen Continents, powerful figures who reach the Spirit Emperor realm generally become Grand Elders of their respective countries. These Grand Elders don't need to do much; they practically receive benefits for free. Most people wouldn't refuse such a title.
"How come Lord Tan is with Li Bai?" asked Jia Da Gongfeng.
When he asked, he saw that Tan Yue looked embarrassed.
Upon seeing this, the three high-ranking officials thought to themselves: They really have something going on! Could it be that Tan Yue's rapid entry into the Spirit Emperor Realm is related to the lecherous and demonic Li Bai?