After finishing the evening meal.
Noble Consort Hu then left.
At the moment she left the bedroom, Xiao Yunxi immediately changed her expression, gone was the sisterly facade from before.
After pondering quietly for a while, her smile returned, and she immediately said to Chen Mo, "Little Hong, you did well, I'm very pleased. Tell me, what kind of reward do you want?"
"Easing worries for Your Highness is what I should do; I don't ask for rewards," Chen Mo said with a bit of flattery.
Life is like a play!
Seeing Chen Mo, who kept his head down and asked for no reward, Xiao Yunxi lay down sideways on the soft couch, her jade hand supporting her head, while the waiting Cai'Er hurried over to start massaging her shoulders.
Xiao Yunxi gently asked, "Little Hong, how many years have you been in the palace?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, almost six years." Chen Mo, having the original memories, knew his own brother entered the palace several years ago.
"How old are you this year?" Xiao Yunxi asked again.
"Nineteen," Chen Mo replied.
"Nineteen?" Xiao Yunxi murmured briefly, then said, "If I remember correctly, you mentioned before that you seemed to have a brother about the same age..."
Upon hearing this, cold sweat broke out on Chen Mo; could it be that the Empress discovered something? He immediately said:
"Yes, I did have a brother, but during my recent return home for mourning, my brother contracted the plague and passed away. Now, my family only has me left."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunxi was stunned; a feeling of sympathy arose in her heart, unexpectedly saying sorry to a "eunuch."
Only one person left in the family.
And that person is a eunuch.
Doesn't that mean this family will have no descendants?
In this era, having no descendants is a very tragic affair.
As a result, Xiao Yunxi didn't know how to continue speaking with Chen Mo.
After a moment, Xiao Yunxi finally comforted, "Good cultivation, when you breakthrough to the Second Grade, then find Rama's remains, there is still hope."
Rama was a person from a previous dynasty, who came from a foreign domain to spread teachings, later valued by the previous dynasty's Grand Ancestor Emperor, and was invited into the Imperial Palace to preach for three years.
After that, Rama crossed the East Sea and cultivated the Supreme Divine Skill on a solitary island beyond the East Sea.
After Rama's death, it was rumored that his remains had unmatched inner breath and could regenerate creation.
Even for those impaired, obtaining Rama's remains could complete the deficiencies.
However, several hundred years have passed and Rama's remains are long lost.
What Xiao Yunxi said was purely comforting words.
Looking for Rama's remains is like finding a needle in a haystack, it's impossible.
Perhaps really feeling sympathetic for Chen Mo, Xiao Yunxi actually gave him a bottle of Nourishing Essence Pill, no less than ten pills.
After Zhao Fujin gave Chen Mo Nourishing Essence Pill, Chen Mo sought the value of Nourishing Essence Pill, each was priced around fifty taels.
Ten pills, equivalent to five hundred taels.
Not only that, Xiao Yunxi also instructed Wang Ying to give Chen Mo a hundred taels of silver.
This could be considered a reward for making braised pork.
Then, Chen Mo was dismissed.
...
Outside.
"Little Chen, here, this is what Her Highness rewards you with." With that, Wang Ying gave a fifty-tael silver note to Chen Mo.
Chen Mo's face instantly turned dark.
Supposed to be a hundred taels, yet you give me fifty.
You're really ruthless, aren't you!
"What? Little Chen, you have an opinion? You must realize, everything you have today is because I acclimated you. If it weren't for me, you would be nothing." Wang Ying flicked the duster, frowned.
Despite feeling discontented, Chen Mo knew that now wasn't the time to settle accounts with Wang Ying, so he immediately put on a flattering smile and said, "What are you saying, Wang Gong, thank you so much, Wang Gong."
"Safe travels, Wang Gong!"
"You know your place, kid." Wang Ying left satisfied.
"I spit. Old bastard, I'll settle with you sooner or later."
Chen Mo spat at him a few times, thinking that sooner or later he'd show him what for.
...
Back to the Maid's Room.
Quickly washed up.
Chen Mo closed the door firmly.
Started simulating again.
Two hours left until tomorrow's refreshment.
If every simulation ends with a daily death.
Chen Mo can run many times.
Very soon.
Twenty minutes left till next day's refresh.
And the best talent Chen Mo refreshed was orange.
[Natural Swordsman (Orange): You are born to wield a sword, possess excellency on the path of swordsmanship.]
"Once the cooldown hits, there's nearly ten minutes, I can simulate once more."
Chen Mo muttered, then replaced King of Zombies with Natural Swordsman.
King of Zombies is indeed powerful.
But not what Chen Mo wants.
Or rather, he finds it hard to accept that talent.
Time slowly ebbed away.
When the cooldown was over, Chen Mo couldn't wait to start simulating.
In the talent selection panel.
A glint of golden light passed before his eyes.
Chen Mo's eyes lit up.
Golden legend.
[Red Dragon Demon Arm: Possesses supernatural strength, with seven profound gates which, once unlocked, can release the arm's full potential. Impervious to extreme temperatures, immune to some toxins due to being infused with Red Dragon Blood. The drawback is each use bears some chance of entering a demonic state, falling into frenzy, as the dragon nature is intrinsically lustful, needing Yin Yang Balance.]
Although it has flaws.
It's far better than King of Zombies to Chen Mo.
Chen Mo casually chose two other talents.
[First Day: The great turmoil begins, Great Song Dynasty regions beckon rebellion, Heaven is dead, Yellow Heaven rises. You are in the Imperial Palace, the safest place in Great Song Dynasty, having preemptively comprehended Feather Nirvana Heart Scripture, now a Seventh Grade Martial Artist.
That night, you sneaked into the Empress's bedroom, planning to sleep on the Phoenix Couch, and you died.]
[Immortal Cultivation Simulator ends, you may permanently keep one Immortal Cultivation Talent to solidify in the real world.]
[Immortal Cultivation Simulator ends, simulation time one day, cooldown: 10 minutes.]
Without any hesitation.
Chen Mo quickly extracted the Red Dragon Demon Arm talent.
Instantly, a ray of red light infused into his right arm.
At that moment, his right arm felt immersed in magma.
The pain made Chen Mo howl loudly.
Fearing too much commotion, Chen Mo buried his head on the pillow.
About a quarter of an hour later, the pain gradually lessened.
At this moment, his right arm's robe had already burned away, the right arm scorched unbearably, as if a piece of red-hot iron, but moments later, the burnt hard skin peeled off, surprisingly revealing an entirely new arm.
The arm had red veins and a red dragon tattoo.
Chen Mo felt immense power flowing through this arm.
He immediately wanted to test the prowess of the Red Dragon Demon Arm.
But recalling the flaws.
It would be troublesome if it went into frenzy, so he held back.
Yet, even without activation.
He vaguely sensed a significant increase in the power of his right arm.