My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty

"With me here, he won't die..."

This statement directly struck the heart and soul of Sima Qin.

"Good! Thank you, young hero! Thank you..."

Sima Qin quickly put down Wei Zhi. Gu Lan extended his finger to his Tianling, manipulating the true meaning of medical Dao.

In a moment, he understood Wei Zhi's condition. Gu Lan then took out a jade bottle and poured out a pill that Sima Qin had never seen before. With a lingering fragrance, it was quite extraordinary.

"A Resurrection Pill, capable of reviving even bones." Gu Lan fed the Resurrection Pill to Wei Zhi. This time, there wasn't much sentimental value attached to it.

After all, compared to the harvest of a whole 100,000 Destiny on this journey, the cost of a high-grade elixir was truly negligible! Moreover, Wei Zhi, deep down, had a wish that made people want to save him.

After taking the elixir, Wei Zhi's complexion instantly improved a lot. A faint qi of life surrounded his body, visibly repairing the wounds covering his body.

Sima Qin was pleasantly surprised! At this moment, Gu Lan looked up at the sky. The Merit Golden Cloud, the Purple Air comes from the east... such exaggerated phenomena might attract quite a few strong individuals.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Gu Lan wasn't sure if the Great Jing's female Emperor would come, but this time, Gu Lan left some leeway. Right after dispersing the remaining energy of the Black Fire, he had already dispelled the four sword auras.

After all, this time he didn't want to attract countless cultivators to observe here again! Otherwise, he would have to move to a new place again. His wife hasn't even had a chance to see the prosperity of the capital...

"Young hero, may I ask for your name?" Sima Qin turned around, solemnly bowing to Gu Lan.

"Haha, meeting is fate; there's no need to worry about names." Gu Lan chuckled, adjusted his clothes, and casually pointed towards the sky. "Let the rain come."

As he spoke, the next moment, a drizzle started falling from the sky, sweeping away the chaotic smoke and dust between heaven and earth.

Sima Qin was dumbfounded! What kind of divine technique was this? In his impression, it seemed like even the emperor couldn't do this?

Gu Lan walked through the ruins, reaching the old stone-paved street. In the mist, without looking back, he waved his hand.

"Prime Minister, you should go back and rest early. It's going to rain soon!"

"Tomorrow morning will be a good day!"

Gu Lan was a bit eager to return to the inn, to see today's gains, including the unknown-grade Merit Golden Robe!

His steps were light, and his mood was cheerful.

Behind him, Sima Qin stared at his figure.

He was so carefree and unrestrained, full of youthful heroic spirit.

In his weathered eyes, there was gradually contentment, and unavoidably, a trace of envy and admiration.

Gu Lan continued walking, suddenly feeling a figure speeding across the sky, stepping on golden sword qi– seemingly another swordsman?

"So fast, is someone in the capital really that anxious..." Gu Lan shook his head, not paying much attention. He just concealed his aura as usual, calmly walking back to the inn.

...

Mu Yuyan noticed a figure in black passing below, wondering.

His direction seemed to be where the incident at Dongzhi Gate happened. However, upon noticing the official robe worn by Sima Qin ahead, Mu Yuyan became more concerned about what had happened there.

Was the Tianji Pavilion Grand Worshiper truly eyeing Gu Lan?

Gu Lan's safety was more important than other trivial matters.

Mu Yuyan withdrew his gaze and approached Sima Qin. Her exquisite long dress was untouched by dust, and the true energy around her formed a protective dome against the rain.

"Prime Minister, what happened?"

"Your Majesty!" Sima Qin saw the female Emperor, and his mind gradually settled, no longer as flustered as before. When the Imperial Guards arrived, he recounted the events of the night.

"Zhang Lan, black gunpowder workshop... I understand!" Mu Yuyan's beautiful eyes turned cold, nodding in agreement. She never expected that the privately operated workshop in this area was involved in such shady dealings. It wasn't about evading taxes; it was about rebellion!

"Impose an immediate raid on the Zhang family by the Imperial Announcements Bureau."

Mu Yuyan gave the command without a trace of mercy. When Sima Qin suggested that Zhang Lan might not be the mastermind due to his family being held hostage, Mu Yuyan acknowledged the logic.

"Prime Minister is right."

Indeed, Zhang Lan, breaking through to the sky, was just a minor official from the Ministry of Revenue, a small bureaucrat in a blue robe. Even if he had ambitious plans, he wouldn't dare to think of reaching the sky in one step. There must be a "big shot" behind him directing things!

At this point, Sima Qin opened his mouth, intending to request an investigation of General Wuwei's residence because Zhang Lan was a retainer of General Wu Fan. However, lacking concrete evidence and considering the well-known rivalry between civil and military factions, Sima Qin decided to withhold those words, planning to investigate later on his own.

"Oh, Prime Minister!"

After hearing the whole story, Mu Yuyan was still somewhat worried. She frowned and asked, "Have you seen a scholar here, very handsome, about... this tall?"

She raised her hand to a spot half a head taller than herself.

"A scholar?"

Sima Qin shook his head. "Among the strangers, this official only saw the extraordinary expert who caused the heavenly phenomenon. However, he was also masked, and I did not remember his appearance."

"I know that person..."

Mu Yuyan confirmed that Gu Lan had not been involved, and her suspended heart finally settled.

"That person is an extraordinary expert in the current Langzhou, who once defeated Emperor Yu. He also holds the position of Grand Worshiper at the Tianji Pavilion."

"The Consecrator of Tianji Pavilion!?"

Although Sima Qin was not a cultivator, he understood the changes in the forces on the continent. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Is he the only Grand Worshiper Tianji Pavilion recruited months ago? The one that all major dynasties are eagerly trying to win over?"

Mu Yuyan nodded faintly.

Sima Qin's face suddenly showed regret. "I never thought that the Grand Worshiper would be so young... If I had known, even if I had to kneel, I would have asked him to be an adviser to the Great Jing!"

Mu Yuyan couldn't help but cry and laugh at his words. "Prime Minister, there's no need for that. Such an expert is already beyond the world; ordinary temptations won't be able to recruit him."

Mu Yuyan helplessly said, "To be honest with you, he is within the borders of my Jing Nation, and I was worried about how to meet him, hoping to make a friend..."

"Let's not talk about this for now. Prime Minister, your safety is a blessing for the Great Jing."

"Go back and rest well."

...

At noon that day, Gu Lan returned to the inn. He entered his room and stood before a bronze mirror, unfolding the Qi-Insighting Technique to examine his Destiny.

[Destiny: Yellow Grade]

[60000/100000]

By preventing the catastrophe that could have destroyed half of the capital, Gu Lan directly ascended to a higher grade.

The Yellow Grade, according to the original work's setting, was already considered a half-child of Destiny! Moreover, he was already more than halfway to ascending to the Purple Grade.

"It was indeed worthwhile!"

Gu Lan felt a bit excited. Following that, he moved his thoughts, taking out the merit golden robe from the system space.

It was a bright golden color with intricate cloud patterns, appearing more splendid and embroidered than any emperor's dragon robe.

Just as Gu Lan was about to put it on and test the effects of the golden robe, the wooden door creaked open.

The figure of the young Daoist priest flashed in, and when he saw the merit golden robe in Gu Lan's hands, his eyes lit up.

"Is this... the merit golden robe?!"

"Oh my, Brother Gu, where did you get this treasure?"