Cultivation Simulator: Starting From The Empress' Palace

Chapter 137: 137 Celestial Spirit Heart Guard Armor

”Oh my, so much money, isn’t the Imperial Court short on funds? How can there be so much in the Inner Treasury?”

Listening to the Chief Eunuch whispering the amounts of gold and silver in the Inner Treasury to Xiao Yunxi, Chen Mo was somewhat stunned.

Tens of millions of taels.

And that was just from one warehouse.

Chen Mo knew.

The source of the Inner Treasury’s wealth is the surplus from the Great Song Dynasty’s finances.

But ever since the Late Emperor, there hasn’t been any surplus in the finances of the Great Song Dynasty.

Where did all this money in the Inner Treasury come from?

No wonder even an Empress like Zhao Fujin has tens of thousands of taels of spare money.

If you say the Emperor doesn’t exploit, who would believe it?

”I shall have a look inside, you all wait outside.” Xiao Yunxi glanced at the Chief Eunuch.

”Yes.” After handing the account book to Xiao Yunxi, the Chief Eunuch bowed and withdrew.

In the vast warehouse, only Xiao Yunxi and Chen Mo were left.

After the Chief Eunuch left, a gentle sentiment immediately appeared on Xiao Yunxi’s face, and she softly said, ”You sent rouge and hairpins to me, today I shall also give you a gift.”

”What is it?” Chen Mo asked knowingly.

Xiao Yunxi teased, ”Come with me.”

Chen Mo slowly followed.

Following Xiao Yunxi, he arrived at another warehouse.

This warehouse had dozens of stone platforms, each holding a variety of weapons: longswords, broadswords, spears, halberds, all glimmering faintly.

”Treasures.” Chen Mo’s eyes narrowed slightly, and his hand unconsciously reached for the longsword on the stone platform to his right, but as soon as he lightly touched the blade, his finger was cut with a wound, and blood oozed out.

Because recognizing the owner still requires reciting an appropriate spell, the ownership recognition didn’t occur.

”So sharp...”

Chen Mo was slightly surprised.

Xiao Yunxi turned around, saw the wound on Chen Mo’s finger, and gave an exasperated look, saying, ”All the treasures stored in this warehouse are at least advanced Profound Tier and above, mostly collected from the Thirteen Kingdoms during the early days of the Great Song...”

As she spoke, Xiao Yunxi grabbed Chen Mo’s injured finger and took a handkerchief from her bosom to bandage it.

Chen Mo: ”...”

If it was a few seconds later, the wound would have healed.

But seeing Xiao Yunxi’s serious bandaging, her elegant and noble attire, and the gloss on her red lips, Chen Mo’s inner rogue stirred restlessly.

Looking at the tightly closed warehouse, after Xiao Yunxi finished bandaging, Chen Mo grabbed her soft hand and gently and flirtatiously said, ”Empress, you really care for your servant.”

Xiao Yunxi could hear the teasing in Chen Mo’s tone and scolded, ”Are you crazy? There are so many guards and spies in the Inner Treasury.”

”If the Empress isn’t afraid to bandage me, why would your servant be afraid?”

Chen Mo stepped forward, his body suddenly pressing against Xiao Yunxi.

Xiao Yunxi was a little startled, stepping back, her rear immediately bumping against the stone platform behind her, with nowhere to retreat, watching Chen Mo lift his hand to grasp her chin, getting closer and closer, she pushed him away while saying:

”Are you... crazy? If you really want to take advantage of me, why not in Weiyang Palace, how could you do it here?”

”I can’t hold it in anymore.”

Saying this, Chen Mo pecked Xiao Yunxi’s lips.

If Xiao Yunxi had been wearing her usual palace skirt, Chen Mo might not have been so impulsive.

But Xiao Yunxi was wearing a phoenix robe, as if daring any man to conquer her.

While kissing,

Chen Mo’s hand moved to caress Xiao Yunxi’s thigh.

And then he was surprised to discover.

Xiao Yunxi was wearing stockings.

But because of the wide phoenix robe, it was completely unnoticeable.

Chen Mo’s eyes widened.

When the secret was discovered, Xiao Yunxi’s face flushed red, she bit her lip, and, with a pained Chen Mo, suddenly pushed him away, then raised her hand to slap Chen Mo’s face.

But Chen Mo grabbed her hand, pressed forward, and once again kissed her lips.

This time, the other party seemed to want to merge herself into him.

Latterly, she found he wanted to untie her robe.

This time Xiao Yunxi really couldn’t stand it, she pushed Chen Mo away and softly scolded, ”Are you mad!”

”Sorry, I was indeed a bit impulsive...”

Chen Mo’s eyes drifted.

In that moment, he didn’t know why, it was just a feeling rising from deep inside, as if innate, if Xiao Yunxi hadn’t stopped him, perhaps in this warehouse, he would have taken her.

”Such audacity.” Xiao Yunxi refastened the two buttons at her collar she had undone.

”It’s not like Yunxi didn’t tempt me.” Chen Mo said softly, muttering, ”Peach-flavored.”

Xiao Yunxi’s face burned, she had deliberately applied peach-flavored lipstick this morning.

The original plan was to let Chen Mo discover it as he left, and give his leg a touch...

But he found out earlier.

She glared at Chen Mo, then changed the topic, ”That sword belonged to the Grand General of Nan Zhou and is already documented. The gift I want to give you is that set of battle armor!”

Xiao Yunxi pointed at the blood-colored battle armor hanging on the wall not far away and then slowly said, ”This armor is called the Celestial Spirit Heart Guard Armor, an upper-grade Earth Tier treasure, it was the battle armor of the former dynasty’s Grand General Wang Li, with the mysteries of the Bagua and the Universe inside, able to withstand extremely strong damage.”

”Wearing this armor, even if you stand still on the battlefield, ordinary rebels won’t be able to kill you with their swords.”

Saying this, Xiao Yunxi walked over, took the armor from the wall, and continued,

”This armor was originally stripped from Wang Li’s body by my Xiao Family ancestors, it belonged to the Xiao Family, and after I entered the palace, the Xiao Family, to show importance, sent this Celestial Spirit Heart Guard Armor into the palace, into this Inner Treasury.”

Saying this, Xiao Yunxi fitted the Celestial Spirit Heart Guard Armor and handed it to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo did not take it, he looked at the wear marks left on the Celestial Spirit Heart Guard Armor, showing how many clear and dark shots it had withstood on the battlefield back then.

”What’s wrong?” Xiao Yunxi slightly frowned.

Chen Mo said jokingly, ”An upper-grade Earth Tier treasure, as far as I know, even the Commanders of the Palace Guard Department don’t get to wear this thing, and it’s something Wang Li once wore, so conspicuous, Yunxi, do you want me to die faster?”

”Just say it is bestowed by me, and you’re someone from my palace, who would dare gossip?” Xiao Yunxi said dominantly.

With Xiao Yunxi’s status in the Great Song Dynasty, she feared almost no one.

Chen Mo opened his mouth, remained silent for a while, then said, ”Yunxi, let’s forget it, I don’t want to cause you trouble.”

”But I don’t want you to get killed on the battlefield. And moreover, in a way, this is the first gift I am giving to you, you are not allowed to refuse.”

”...”

”Then can I exchange it, exchange it for something else?”