Cultivation Simulator: Starting From The Empress' Palace

Chapter 57: 57 Unrestrained

When Chen Mo returned to his residence.

He found the entire Palace had descended into chaos.

A large contingent of the Imperial Guard appeared outside the Palace.

The area where the Empress resided was also heavily patrolled with more guards.

Chen Mo also noticed many spies from both Eastern and Western factories.

Even when returning to his residence, he had to take a huge detour.

Fortunately, as an eunuch, he did not attract much attention.

Upon returning to the room, Chen Mo had not yet fully processed what had happened earlier.

When he heard a commotion coming from outside.

”Catch the assassin!”

”There’s an assassin, catch the assassin!”

”...”

”Assassin?”

Chen Mo was stunned.

Such a daring assassin?

Actually dares to enter Saint Emperor Mountain to assassinate?

Chen Mo quickly tidied himself up and headed towards the Imperial Palace’s bedroom.

It wasn’t that his thoughts were solely occupied with Xiao Yunxi.

But since he was Xiao Yunxi’s eunuch, during the time when assassins were being caught in the Palace, if Chen Mo was not by her side, and the assassin came to Xiao Yunxi’s bedroom and something happened.

If implicated, he would also be beheaded.

Moreover, the place where the Empress resides isn’t merely a woodshed.

The defense is far more stringent than where Chen Mo currently resides.

Also, more secure.

Being together with the Empress, relatively speaking, he would also be safer.

As expected, when Chen Mo arrived at the Empress’s bedroom, a group of strong individuals from both Eastern and Western factories was already guarding the outside.

Eyes vigilant, scanning the surroundings.

Had it not been for the waist tag given by Xiao Yunxi, plus Xiao Yunxi speaking personally.

Despite triple-checking his identity, they wouldn’t have allowed him to enter.

...

The bedroom was brightly lit.

Xiao Yunxi was half-lying on the bed, Cai’Er attending beside her, the room filled with swirling sandalwood incense, with no tense atmosphere of ”catching the assassin” at all.

After the evening meal, and drinking some medicine, Xiao Yunxi’s complexion improved significantly.

But after all, she had her menstrual period, Xiao Yunxi still felt somewhat unwell.

Seeing Chen Mo arrive, Xiao Yunxi lifted her gaze slightly, and in a gentle voice asked, ”Why are you here?”

”I heard there was someone catching an assassin, in a panic, worried about Your Highness’s safety, so...”

Chen Mo bowed in salute.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunxi’s complexion improved significantly, her gaze flickered for a moment thereafter, saying, ”You needn’t worry about my safety, inside and outside this Palace you will find the Imperial Guard everywhere, if the assassin truly dares to commit wickedness, they will meet their end with no return...”

As expected.

Just as Xiao Yunxi finished speaking.

A voice rang out from outside the bedroom.

”Your Highness, the assassin has been surrounded, and has already committed suicide by poison. You can rest assured.”

”Mm.” Xiao Yunxi lightly acknowledged.

Seeing this, Chen Mo bowed again and respectfully said, ”Since Your Highness is unharmed, you should rest early. I shall take my leave.”

”Wait.” Xiao Yunxi stopped Chen Mo.

”Please instruct me, Your Highness.” Chen Mo turned around.

”Having been disturbed, I can’t fall asleep, you should stay and chat with me for a while.” Xiao Yunxi said.

Noting Cai’Er’s presence, Chen Mo also asked, ”What would Your Highness like to discuss?”

”Are there any new and interesting stories from your hometown, tell me some.” Xiao Yunxi responded.

”A story?”

The first story that popped into Chen Mo’s mind was Journey to the West.

Because Journey to the West is said to be well-known in every household.

Even the elderly grandfathers and grandmothers.

All can narrate a segment.

But thinking of telling this to Xiao Yunxi, Chen Mo had a better idea, and with a plan formulated, Chen Mo quietly began narrating.

The story Chen Mo intended to tell was that of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

A touching love story.

A poignant love story still.

However, Chen Mo didn’t narrate very well, without the expressiveness of an audio novel, he couldn’t immediately draw someone into it.

But the story is too good.

Listening, Xiao Yunxi nonetheless became immersed.

Even Cai’Er listened quite attentively.

Chen Mo’s narration was slightly fast-paced, in no time, he reached the halfway point.

Xiao Yunxi even substituted herself into the narrative.

Because in some aspects, Zhu Yingtai resembled herself.

Not having the right to choose love.

Zhu Yingtai’s fate was sealed by her family with Ma Wencai.

And her own, ordained by the Late Emperor.

Except there was no Liang Shanbo by her side.

As Chen Mo spoke until parched.

Xiao Yunxi and Cai’Er also listened eagerly.

Then there came another disturbance from outside the bedroom.

A voice arose outside: ”Your Highness, a Rebel Army has appeared at the mountain’s foot, please stay inside and do not come out, your subordinate will protect...”

”Pfft...”

Before the words were finished, there came a faint sound of blade and flesh meeting.

Immediately outside erupted in chaos.

Shouts erupted: ”Assassin!”

”There’s an assassin!”

”An assassin is coming...”

”Clang!”

”Clang!”

”Kill!”

”Ah...”

...

In the candlelight’s glow, Chen Mo saw shadows flitting past outside the door, the clash of swords unending.

Even blood sprayed onto the door, staining it crimson.

”Be careful, Your Highness, I will protect you.”

Seeing this, Chen Mo appropriately demonstrated, fetching a handy candlestick—made of bronze and very sturdy.

Chen Mo blew out the flame on the candlestick, guarding in front of Xiao Yunxi.

Xiao Yunxi remained calm, eyes slightly narrowed, silent.

But Cai’Er was noticeably fear-stricken.

Her body lightly trembling.

Soon, the commotion outside died down, a guard reported: ”Your Highness, the assassins have all been slain, you can be at ease...”

”Boom!”

Hardly had the guard finished speaking, when the roof above suddenly broke open, three shadows wielding longswords fell into the room with shattered roof tiles.

A shadow lunged at Chen Mo, while the other two headed directly for Xiao Yunxi on the bed.

”Watch out, Your Highness...”

Dodging the assassin’s strike, Chen Mo swung the candlestick at one of the shadows attacking Xiao Yunxi, then grabbed a nearby desk to confront the assassin targeting himself.

”Bang...”

The shadow struck the candlestick aside, then continued towards Xiao Yunxi.

But as the two stepped within a meter of the bed, Xiao Yunxi’s eyes suddenly grew sharp, her brows arched, red lips moved: ”Outrageous!”

A majestic aura surged from her, the small wooden box on the bedhead shattered, revealing a three-inch Phoenix Seal.

The Phoenix Seal glowed with a red light, the aura surged like a tangible force, crashing into the two shadows.

”Bang bang...”

Both were flung away.

Vomiting blood and dying.

”Boom boom boom!”

Nearby flowerpots, wooden racks, etc., all burst.

Fortunately, Cai’Er was beside Xiao Yunxi, not in front, or she too would have perished instantly.

Yet even so, she spat blood and fainted.

Drifting...

The candles flickered within the bedroom, extinguished repeatedly.

Chen Mo and the black shadow he fought were affected, hurled away.

Luckily, due to Chen Mo’s robust constitution and being not in the center of attack, he was largely unscathed.