My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty

"When will there be a bright moon? Toast the sky with a cup of wine."

"I know not the celestial palaces above; what year is it tonight?"

"I wish to ride the wind back, yet fear the lofty halls and jade towers, where the heights are too cold to endure."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

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The moonlight gently spilled, the night breeze slightly cool.

On the top of Heaven Mountain!

Returning to the mortal world once again on the divine phoenix, Gu Lan sighed deeply. She slowly stood up, her tall figure standing like jade, inspired to recite poetry.

[You recited a poem, gaining +100 years of cultivation, rewarded with the Immortal Technique - Peerless Flying Sword]

[You saved thousands of human cultivators, rewarded with the Divine Item - Indestructible Buddha's Heart]

[You eliminated demonic creatures, saved countless lives, meritorious deeds immeasurable, raising your Emperor Realm cultivation by 3]

[You...]

Seemingly awakened by this poem, the system suddenly burst out with a pile of rewards!

Clearly, this journey into the secret realm was full of twists and turns, and the rewards gained were incredibly generous.

Gu Lan's Emperor Realm cultivation had even risen by three stages, equivalent to several years of arduous cultivation!

As for the Indestructible Buddha's Heart, its effects were yet unknown. But since it was a physique-based divine item, it was likely no worse than Gu Lan's existing Dragon Yang Sacred Body!

However.

Looking at the system space filled with divine items, Gu Lan couldn't help but feel a strange sense of emptiness.

"One day outside, three days in the secret realm; so much has happened. Perhaps I miss my wife too much..."

"Fortunately, she doesn't know I also entered the secret realm. Otherwise, hearing rumors from the outside world, she would worry for a long time..."

Gu Lan smiled helplessly with lowered eyebrows, smoothing the feathers of her companion, Gu Xiaoci. Gu Xiaoci was the name she gave to the phoenix because it was the seventh member of her family.

"Master, do you want to go down?"

After hatching, Gu Xiaoci's babyish voice became less pronounced, replaced by a more ethereal tone.

"If you want to fly, you can fly for a while."

Knowing that she had been cooped up for too long and wanted to have some fun in the sky, Gu Lan said gently.

Then she glanced below.

Zhongren was waving frantically at her, making strange gestures. Lin Tan'er seemed to be intentionally avoiding looking up at the sky for some reason, while others were whispering and couldn't conceal the admiration and reverence in their eyes...

However.

When Gu Lan saw the old man with graying hair, her gaze slightly froze!

Si Qingqu, the head of the five vice-deans... When they entered the secret realm, he was still a spirited literary immortal. How come he lost all his cultivation now?

It seems that even in this short day when the secret realm collapsed, the outside world is not as peaceful as it appears!

"Xiaoqi, bring that sir up here. I have some things to ask him."

Gu Lan pointed at Si Qingqu. There were many mysteries she wanted to unravel, including what happened during this day, the origin of the bronze ancient coffin, and the soul of the demon.

Since it was sealed in the small world of the academy, the one in charge of the academy would naturally know about it.

"Okay!"

The phoenix happily agreed, then soared over the ground with a dazzling display of fiery light, causing exclamations from the young apprentices. When Gu Lan opened her eyes again, Si Qingqu was already on the phoenix's back.

"Sir!"

Si Qingqu looked at Gu Lan, bowing respectfully, but there was a bit more reverence compared to when he saluted the female Emperor!

Gu Lan nodded slightly without being overly polite. He had calmed the storm and averted the consequences caused by the academy's negligence. Si Qingqu's show of respect was not excessive at all.

"Sir, I have some doubts about this journey into the secret realm."

"Please ask, I will answer everything!"

Si Qingqu knew that Gu Lan brought him up here to take care of academy matters, so he naturally had to tell Gu Lan about the secret of the demon soul.

However, for those apprentices from other forces, knowing too much was not good.

"During our one day in the secret realm, what exactly happened in the academy... and how did your cultivation fall?"

Gu Lan spoke.

Si Qingqu was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Gu Lan to ask about the external affairs first.

"Sir, this matter is quite lengthy. It needs to start from when the wind chimes shattered, and our senior brothers felt the revival of the bronze coffin..."

Si Qingqu narrated the events of that day.

When he mentioned the female Emperor breaking through the mountains for her husband, Si Qingqu especially glanced at Gu Lan. He was actually speculating...

Could the female Emperor's husband be the Consecrator in front of him?

After all!

Except for Gu Lan's "ordinary" appearance at the moment, their strengths and auras were perfectly matched...

"Her Majesty's husband?"

Gu Lan frowned, trying to recall, looking puzzled. She murmured and shook her head, "Could it be that she took in a consort? It doesn't seem like the original story mentioned this..."

Seeing Gu Lan like this, it was evident that she didn't recognize the Great Jing's Emperor at all!

Si Qingqu was a little dazed but immediately chose not to bring up this topic again.

He just hoped that the female Emperor's husband was among the young men rescued. Otherwise, the academy and the Great Jing might really become mortal enemies!

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"By the way, this is the treasure that my Liangyi Academy relies on, left by the founder. It can only exert its effect in the hands of a Saint. "

Si Qingqu took out the book of Heaven and Earth from his arms, gently stroked its surface, and handed it to Gu Lan with a smile.

"Today, I present it to you, sir!"

"Present?"

Gu Lan was slightly stunned!

She had heard of the book of Heaven and Earth, her younger brother had mentioned it. Although it was not listed among the twelve Heaven Treasures, that was only because it was a consumable item!

The ten pages contained the grandeur of Heaven and Earth!

In terms of power, it would only be surpassed by the Heavenly Treasure! Gu Lan saw that there were only two cracks in the book, indicating that there were still eight uses left. She felt a burst of warmth in her heart and asked with a smiling tone, "Is the academy's treasure so easily given away, sir?"

"Sir is wise!"

Si Qingqu bowed deeply again and said, "I have lost all my cultivation, so I want to emulate the Tianji Pavilion... I ask sir to become an alien minister of our academy. How about it?"

To use my name to suppress the academy?

Gu Lan understood. The academy's mistakes this time would incur dissatisfaction from many forces, and they might take advantage of the situation to attack. Moreover, Si Qingqu had fallen directly from the Immortal Stage to a mortal...

"Okay, I promise. If they dare to bully you, sir, just mention the name of the Tianji Pavilion Consecrator!"

Gu Lan said cheerfully.

After all, she was using the status of the Tianji Pavilion to suppress the Liangyi Academy. If there were really troublemakers, she would need to consider the deterrent power of Yunlong Daoist!

With Si Qingqu resolving his concerns, he laughed freely and said, "Haha, they won't bully an old man like me, I'm leaving the mountain tomorrow to open a private school in the mortal realm to teach children to read. That will be my life!"

"Oh, right, about the demonic soul and the bronze coffin, the founder has recorded them in the appendix of the book. Sir will understand them later."

At his words, Gu Lan nodded. She looked at the old man who had lost his cultivation but was without regrets, and her heart couldn't help but be filled with admiration.

"The future is long. I wish sir all the best!"

Gu Lan said seriously, bowing and sending him off.

Communicating with his thoughts, Gu Xiaoci, the phoenix, descended to the academy square to put Si Qingqu down.

At the moment of parting!

Si Qingqu suddenly smiled and turned around, saying, "Sir, could you recite the poem you just recited on the back of the divine phoenix again? In the future... this old man wants to teach it to the children to recite."

Seeing his sincere gaze, Gu Lan was momentarily stunned, feeling deeply moved. A mentor like him was truly worthy of the title of the foremost scholar in the world!

"Sir, this poem is not suitable. Let me recite another one for you!"

Gu Lan smiled casually, raised her head towards the sky, and once again recited in a clear and resonant voice:

"Unaware, spring deepens as I read on. Each inch of time, as precious as gold won."

"The light still burns at midnight, the rooster crows at dawn. This is the time for young men to read on. Dark hair may not know diligence at an early age, but with white hair comes regret for learning's late stage!"

"The scholar burns silver fish in the jade mountains, yet the white horse dwells in deep rocky dens. Ancients with three winters' study were content, but today's youth open ten thousand scrolls with intent. Sunshine fills the house, tipping over roofs, autumn water flows down the steps, carving channels.

Riches and honor come from diligent toil, a man should read five carts of books for a noble coil."

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