In the bedroom of the Qianyun Palace, the bead curtain is swaying, and the candles are blazing.

Afterwards, Gu Xu leaned on the soft pillow and lay on the carved big bed.

His fingertips flickered with orange firelight, casually drawing in the air, outlining one intricate flame rune after another, burning for a moment, and then gradually dissipating like fireworks.

"Master, have you had another epiphany?" Zhao Yan lay beside him and said in a weak voice. Her face was pressed against his chest, flushed like drunkenness.

In the recent period, Zhao Yan had long been accustomed to Gu Xu coming up with some messy new things after the "double cultivation"—sometimes new spells, sometimes improvements to talismans and exercises, and sometimes new understandings of the Great Dao.

The questions that other monks couldn't figure out in their lifetimes, in Gu Xu's place, seemed to be as simple as eating and drinking.

Gu Xu smiled faintly and nodded.

"Two days ago, Chen Suhui wrote me a letter, saying that on the day we attacked Luojing, she vaguely felt the legendary aura of heaven and earth," he said, "although she thinks it may be her own delusion, but I think that the formula of 'sun and moon changing the sky' has the power to rewrite the rules of heaven and earth, maybe we can really find a way to let the aura of heaven and earth appear in the great wilderness."

"Today, I had some inspiration in my head, so I gave it a try."

At the moment when he finished speaking, Zhao Yan suddenly felt a gust of fresh breeze blowing on her face—this wind seemed to be clearer and more pleasant than the air she breathed normally, making the cells in her body seem to be awakened, greedily absorbing this rare freshness.

The True Yuan in her body also began to be restless, flowing uncontrollably through the meridians.

At this moment, she is like an alcoholic who has quit drinking for many years, and suddenly tastes a little old wine, and the whole person suddenly becomes excited.

"It's ......"

"This is the Heaven and Earth Aura," Gu Xu explained, "But now my ability is limited, and I can only get a very thin bit, which is far from enough to be used for cultivation." ”

"Even if it's just a little bit, that's a great feat." Hearing his words, Zhao Yan suddenly sat up straight and said.

Every monk of the Great Wilderness clearly knows how significant the term "Heaven and Earth Aura" has.

Because there is no heaven and earth aura in the Great Wilderness, they can only risk their lives to introduce yin qi into their bodies, and use exercises to purify and purify it repeatedly.

In the past thousands of years, countless monks have gone mad in the process of cultivation and turned into monsters who have lost their minds, just like Pan Xiaopeng of the Yishui County Exorcism Division, and can only be killed by their companions with tears in the end.

And in the years when Zhao Yan led the troops to fight in the past, there were not a few ordinary monks under her command who died due to cultivation.

"I believe that with your ingenuity, it may not be long before you can improve it step by step to the point where it can be used on a large scale by ordinary monks," Zhao Yan looked at Gu Xu with blazing eyes, just like thousands of years ago, the girl named "Xi" looked at her heroic master with adoring eyes, "By that time, when the Great Wilderness cultivators are cultivating, they will no longer tremble and walk on thin ice, let alone bother to obtain the elixir."

"This is a great merit that can save countless lives."

"Now that you haven't skimmed the eight characters, you just say it's a 'great merit'," Gu Xu smiled and said with a slight teasing, "You can't help but have too much confidence in me, right?" ”

"You can cultivate from the first realm to the seventh realm in a year or so, and you can also kill the Tianxing Emperor of the eighth realm," Zhao Yan said seriously, "Then, if you have a little more heaven and earth aura, it should be a piece of cake for you, right, my majesty the Ziwei Emperor?" ”

"I also wish I had this ability," Gu Xu stretched out his hand and gently stroked her delicate and beautiful face, "Although Emperor Tianxing is dead, he is just a projection of the will of Taishang Haotian." Taishang Haotian's true body is still in the upper realm, eyeing the Great Wilderness. We must not take his threats lightly.

"I've told you about the situation in the Upper Realm before. There is a strong aura of heaven and earth, and as long as a cultivator has talent, he can cultivate as he pleases, without the need for specific resources, and there is no risk of Yin Qi backlash.

"In this way, the base number of cultivators in the upper realm is far larger than that of the Great Wilderness; Cultivators who can cultivate to a high realm unharmed are not comparable to the Great Wilderness.

"We have only six saints and true monarchs combined; But they should be able to pull dozens of them casually. If we fight now, we will never be their opponents.

"Fortunately, Chu Wuzong sacrificed his life to break the Kunlun Heavenly Ladder, so that Taishang Haotian is now unable to send people to deal with us for the time being, and has bought us a precious breathing time.

"But if nothing else, Taishang Haotian should be trying to find a way to rebuild the passage between the two realms.

"War is bound to break out in the future.

"We must seize the time to improve the overall strength of the Great Wilderness and cultivate more high-level cultivators.

"If we can really find a way to transform the Yin Qi into Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi on a large scale for the use of the majority of ordinary monks, then it is not hopeless to defeat Taishang Haotian."

Zhao Yan grabbed his wrist and inserted her slender white fingers into his fingers one by one, closely interlocking with his ten fingers.

"My Gu Lang, you seem to have forgotten an important matter." She raised her eyes to stare at him, her red lips slightly open. In her eyes, many of his ideas and initiatives seem to be more far-sighted than everyone else in the world, and he is better able to grasp the crux of the problem. She fell in love with him and adored him.

"What's the matter?"

"You are now the emperor of the Great Wilderness."

"I haven't ascended the throne yet."

"Then ascend the throne as soon as possible," Zhao Yan chuckled, and then solemnly added, "Now you are no longer the weak and lonely little monk you were at the beginning. You can use the power of your entire nation to help you accomplish what will go down in history.

"You can summon outstanding talents who are proficient in the art of runic arrays and Taoist theories, such as Wang Jian, Master Jueming, Xiao Wanjun, etc., and invite talented people from all over the Great Wilderness, and then call Chen Suhua's 'immortal body' to jointly assist you in completing this great task.

"If you can really succeed in bringing out the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi on a large scale, then that little girl from the Chen family will undoubtedly be the biggest beneficiary, and her cultivation will definitely improve by leaps and bounds."

Gu Xu thought for a moment and nodded. However, he quickly stared at Zhao Yan and said seriously: "You, vinegar jar, would actually propose that I find Xiao Wanjun and Chen Suhui to work together?" You can't find another excuse to 'punish' me, right? ”

"Who do you say is the vinegar jar? Obviously, you yourself are the vinegar jar," Zhao Yan snorted lightly, shook off Gu Xu's hand, turned his back to him, and pretended to be dissatisfied in his tone, "I'm just worried about the country and the people, and I'm taking precautions for the future of Great Xia." ”

This queen who likes to be jealous but refuses to admit it...... It's so cute!

Gu Xu looked at her pretending to be angry, and couldn't help but sigh silently in his heart.

He hugged her from behind and stroked her slender and plump body. He couldn't help but sigh how much fate favored her, and he created such a stunner, so that the flesh on her body grew where it should have grown.

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something, and his hand stopped at her lower abdomen.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Yan originally squinted her eyes and enjoyed his caress like a cat. Seeing that his movements suddenly stopped, he turned his head and looked at him with a hint of doubt.

"If my feeling is correct," Gu Xu hesitated for a moment, then said slowly, "Let's ...... Probably had children. ”

Gu Xu thought to himself that he might be one of the very few men in the Great Wilderness who could detect her pregnancy earlier than his wife.

"Really?" Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment, "How do you know?" ”

"The line of cause and effect." Gu Xu replied.

At that moment, he found an unfamiliar thread of cause and effect in the darkness - although this thread of cause and effect was still very fragile, it tightly connected him and Zhao Yan, like a newborn baby, stretching out its thin arms and hugging them tightly.

If nothing else, she was conceived in the last few days.

Zhao Yan's brain seemed to have stopped functioning, and her heartbeat accelerated suddenly.

She tried hard to keep her composure, but her hand unconsciously touched her lower abdomen and touched Gu Xu's hand. There, there really seemed to be a different feeling, a subtle sense of fulfillment that had never been felt before.

Since marrying Gu Xu, she has been longing to have a child with him, as if in this way, she can establish a more intimate and inseparable connection with him.

Since it was often more difficult for the saints to have children than ordinary people, she originally thought that they would have to work hard for several more years.

That's why she was shocked today.

Just like the imperial examination, I didn't have much confidence in high school, but I unexpectedly found myself on the gold list, and I couldn't believe my eyes while being happy.

She glanced at Gu Xu next to her.

This Emperor Ziwei, who was usually moody and frightened countless Great Qi officials, was grinning stupidly at the moment, and it seemed that he didn't think of becoming a father anymore.

As a traverser, although Gu Xu has been in this world for more than a year, he has experienced ups and downs, joys and sorrows, and has his own friends, subordinates and lovers. But occasionally, in the dead of night, he still inadvertently recalls those ordinary and fulfilling days spent on earth, and a feeling of 'being alone in a foreign land as a stranger' sprouts in his heart.

And the appearance of this child made him deeply feel that he had finally taken root in the world of the Great Wilderness.

A strong sense of responsibility suddenly welled up in his heart.

He knew that from now on, he would have another reason to do his best to manage the Great Wilderness and fight for the Great Wilderness.

He hopes that his children can grow up in a peaceful and happy world, without worrying about the intrusion of ghosts, wars, and oppression from the upper realm.

Isn't the hard work of the previous generation just to make the next generation better off than them?

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After half a year, Wei Jiusi, a thousand households in Qingzhou Mansion, once again came to Luojing City to report on his work.

This time, his mood was different from every previous time.

There is no other reason, but because the emperor of the Great Wilderness has been replaced.

Especially when he heard that Luo Jing's prison was overcrowded, and there was a long queue of corrupt officials and corrupt officials sent to the execution ground.

He was even more apprehensive.

He didn't know what kind of attitude Gu Xu had towards him after taking over the supreme power of the Great Wilderness - not only did he not remove himself from his position in the previous dynasty, but he also had to summon him in the palace to say that there was something important to discuss.

For Gu Xu, Wei Jiusi has been harboring a complicated mood recently.

The first time he met Gu Xu was last autumn.

At that time, Gu Xu was wearing a washed almost white cyan cotton shirt, and followed Chu Fengge, as low-key as an entourage.

At that time, Wei Jiusi obviously didn't expect that Gu Xu, who only had the cultivation of the second realm, would have the ability to solve the case of the Lu family's murderous mansion.

He didn't expect that a year ago, Gu Xu was still humbly and politely calling him "Lord Wei"; A year later, he said that he respectfully called him "Emperor" and "Your Majesty".

The majestic gate of Zichen Palace soon appeared in front of him.

Han Shunxi, the eunuch in the hall, was already waiting here.

According to the past rules of the Great Qi Dynasty, it was strictly forbidden to fly in a car, a sedan chair or a sword within the palace area. All officials who needed to meet the emperor had to walk there to show respect for the emperor.

Wei Jiusi was mentally prepared to walk hundreds of meters to meet the emperor.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked into the palace gate, Han Shunxi led him to the side and turned a corner.

"Gonggong Han," Wei Jiusi asked with some confusion, "The direction of the Qianyun Hall shouldn't be here!" ”

Han Soon-hee did not respond to him immediately.

The young eunuch gently stepped on a few gray-white bricks and stones on the ground in a certain order. Immediately after, with a dazzling burst of colored light, a small formation quickly appeared in front of their eyes.

"My lord, times have changed," Han Shunxi explained as he stepped into the formation, "The emperor is a person who pays attention to practical efficiency, and he doesn't like to waste time. He'd rather you save up your time walking around the palace and do more meaningful things. ”

Wei Jiusi nodded.

As an old fritter who has been immersed in officialdom for many years, he has begun to secretly analyze the emperor's character from these small details.

He followed Han Shunxi and stepped into this spatial teleportation formation created by Gu Xu with the authority of "Qiankun".

The next moment, he came to the main hall of the Cloud Palace.

Gu Xu was dressed in a black brocade robe, wearing a small white jade crown, and sat upright behind the imperial case. Although it has converged the true aura of the saint's powerhouse, it still gives people a feeling of not being angry and self-assured.

Wei Jiusi said for a long time: "Qingzhou Exorcism Division Thousand Households Wei Jiusi visits the emperor!" ”

"Wei Qianhu doesn't have to be polite," Gu Xu smiled faintly and said straight to the point, "I summoned you to the capital this time to ask you if you are willing to be the new Luojing Mansion Yin?"

"In the past, Qingzhou Mansion was plagued by many disasters, and the Nine Infant Snake Demon and the Kongxuansan people ravaged one after another, harming the people. In this case, you can still govern Qingzhou Mansion well, and get the unanimous approval of your subordinates and civilians. I feel like you can do more important work. ”

For Gu Xu's words, Wei Jiusi was deeply surprised.

"Emperor, shouldn't important civil official positions such as Luojing Mansion Yin be filled by mortals under normal circumstances?" He asked respectfully.

"That's the rule set by Emperor Tianxing, not my rule." Gu Xu replied.

In fact, the unspoken rule that "important civil official positions must be held by mortals" did not appear explicitly until after the Lu clan in Qingzhou suffered a clan punishment.

Before that, Lu Huan, the head of the Lu family, was still the first assistant of the cabinet in Luojing City.

But after that, Emperor Tianxing seemed to feel that if in the process of his retreat, some powerful cultivators were allowed to grasp the real power, which might not be conducive to his continued control of the power of the national fortune and the maintenance of authority.

Therefore, in the later Great Qi cabinet, there were a group of mortals who were trembling and speculating on the thoughts of the emperor and the saints, and doing things that were in harmony.

The cultivators of Daqi were basically confined to the exorcism division and the army.

"In my opinion, an important position like Luojing Mansion Yin can't be done well if you don't have enough ability and courage in yourself," Gu Xu paused, then continued, "For example, if you are a mortal and there is a cultivator who can slap you to death and cause trouble in front of you, and you can't find a stronger cultivator around you to support you for the time being, do you dare to care about him?" ”

"Naturally, I don't dare." Wei Jiusi bowed his head and replied.

He knew what Gu Xu meant: During this period of unstable and unresolved contradictions in the new dynasty, it was often necessary to counter violence with violence and fight fists with fists; If there is not enough power to endorse it, the new law and the new order will be nothing more than waste paper.

He pondered for a moment, then bowed to Gu Xu again and said, "The emperor's trust and trust, Wei Chen is deeply honored. Weichen will do his best to rectify the capital and live up to the emperor's expectations. ”

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PS: The author can't think of a good name QAQ asks everyone to help give the protagonist a name for his child, both male and female (after all, there will definitely be more than one in the future). (End of chapter)