Cultivation Simulator: Starting From The Empress' Palace

Chen Mo shouted this.

Gao Zheng was unaffected, but the three women were startled, trembling and not daring to speak.

Gao Zheng hurriedly explained, ”Sir, I didn’t force them, it’s their own choice.”

”Then why are her eyes all swollen from crying?” Chen Mo pointed at Xu Miaozhen and said.

”Sir, listen to me, this is how it went...” Gao Zheng slowly recounted the events.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo looked at Xu Miaozhen again, coughed lightly, and said, ”Raise your head.”

Xu Miaozhen was already anxious, and before coming here, Gao Zheng had told her about Chen Mo, the Camp Commander, who had killed thousands. How could Xu Miaozhen dare to defy him? She obediently raised her head.

”What’s your name?” Chen Mo asked.

”My... my name is Lu.” She replied.

”I’m asking for your real name.”

”My name is Xu, and my name is Miao... Miaozhen.” Xu Miaozhen said nervously.

”Xu Miaozhen, a good name.” Chen Mo nodded in approval. Xu Miaozhen blushed, and then Chen Mo said, ”Is what he said true?”

Chen Mo pointed at Gao Zheng.

Xu Miaozhen nodded.

”Bang!” Chen Mo slapped the nearby table and shouted, ”This is truly excessive, such an ungrateful person cannot be called a human. Has the person been brought here?”

The sound of the slap startled Gao Zheng. Was he really this angry? He immediately said, ”Already taken to the government office, let Shen Tong and Fu Bi handle it.”

”Hmm.” At this moment, Chen Mo seemed to have calmed down significantly and said, ”Be sure to let them handle it impartially.”

”Yes.” Gao Zheng nodded.

Then he heard Chen Mo say to Xu Miaozhen, ”Miss, you were frightened.”

By this point, Gao Zheng finally understood, his master had already taken a liking to Xu Miaozhen and had begun flirting.

”Th... thank you, sir.” In Xu Miaozhen’s heart, Chen Mo suddenly became a towering figure.

Actually, the first time Xu Miaozhen saw Chen Mo...

She was quite surprised.

Gao Zheng hadn’t mentioned Chen Mo’s age.

So in her impression, Chen Mo, as a Camp Commander, should be clad in armor, with a stern face, full of beard, and nearing middle age.

But the reality was quite the opposite, he was very young and handsome, so much so that one couldn’t associate him with being a God of Slaughter who had killed thousands.

The other two women were comparatively ordinary, the type you wouldn’t recognize in a crowd.

The cook was called Yun Gu.

The other maid was called Li Cui.

Chen Mo directly called her Xiao Cui.

”Gao Zheng should have told you about your work, right?” Chen Mo said.

Yun Gu and Xiao Cui nodded.

However, Xu Miaozhen first glanced at Gao Zheng and then blushed, timidly nodding her head.

”You should go wash up and change into some clean clothes first.” Chen Mo said to the three of them.

After the three of them left, Chen Mo kept Gao Zheng behind and said, ”Let’s talk.”

Chen Mo believed that there was certainly some initiative taken by Gao Zheng in this matter, especially since Xu Miaozhen had secretly glanced at Gao Zheng earlier, Chen Mo had noticed it all.

If there hadn’t been any coercion from Gao Zheng, Chen Mo wouldn’t believe it for a second.

”Sir, I haven’t deceived you in any way, what I said earlier was all true.”

Chen Mo opened his mouth to speak, but Gao Zheng, fearing admonishment, quickly added:

”Sir, if you’re worried there might be rumors in the military, I will ensure that the truth is spoken, to not tarnish your reputation... Moreover, sir, considering her plight, returning to Lu family village is not possible, and with her looks, if she leaves, she’ll surely be taken advantage of by others.

How about you, sir, being kind-hearted...”

Gao Zheng didn’t finish his words.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo coughed lightly, straightened his chest, and said, ”What you said makes sense, she is indeed pitiful, and if taken advantage of by others, it would truly be a crime. Since that’s the case, I shall be kind-hearted and take her in.”

”Sir, you’re benevolent.” Gao Zheng offered a cupped fist salute and then said, ”Sir, I found a great treasure in Liu’s village, a Treasure Sword that cuts through iron like mud. I noticed you don’t have a handy weapon, so I brought it as an offering.”

Saying this, Gao Zheng called out to someone outside the house.

Liu Dan walked in with the Treasure Sword.

Chen Mo looked at the Black Sword handed over by Liu Dan, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Is this the sword mentioned in the simulation?

...

When Chen Mo was testing the sword, Gao Zheng and Liu Dan had stepped out.

Liu Dan asked Gao Zheng, ”How did it go?”

”Although he doesn’t show it outwardly, he’s very pleased inside.” Gao Zheng said.

Gao Zheng was actually well-versed in the art of flattery.

It was just that he hadn’t had the opportunity to show it before.

Now that he found the opportunity, Gao Zheng naturally seized it.

In Gao Zheng’s eyes, apart from being slightly less beautiful than Luo Zhen, Xu Miaozhen was superior in all other aspects.

Offering a beauty who could win the master’s favor, with the occasional good word whispered by her, was more memorable than rising through the ranks with battle achievements.

Moreover, Gao Zheng was self-aware that his own abilities would limit him, preventing him from rising too high.

But offering a beauty was different.

Imagine, every time the master favors Xu Miaozhen a bit more, won’t he remember it was presented by me? Opportunities would surely abound.

However, Gao Zheng wanted to make an additional display.

So he privately sought out Xu Miaozhen afterward.

”I see you’re pitiful, so I want to give you some advice.” Gao Zheng glanced around and spoke in a low voice.

”Gen... General, please speak.” She said.

Gao Zheng thought for a moment and said, ”What do you think about the master?”

”The master... is outstandingly brave and powerful, of noble status, indeed very good.” Xu Miaozhen said.

Gao Zheng continued, ”The master is kind-hearted. If you take good care of him, when our troops return to Bianliang, with the master’s character, he’ll surely reward you with a lot of money, allowing you to live a life of wealth and luxury.

But don’t blame me for speaking bluntly. With your beauty, now widowed and without support, your family’s estate in the village will surely attract many schemers, like Lu Wang, it might happen frequently...”

Xu Miaozhen was startled and didn’t rebut Gao Zheng’s words. When her husband was alive, even when she went out to do laundry, ruffians would whistle at her, and now without any support, it was even more inevitable.

Thus, Xu Miaozhen bowed slightly, sobbing, ”Since I can remember, I’ve been filial to my parents, kind to others, and have always valued myself... I ask the General to give me guidance.”

Gao Zheng had been waiting for her to say this and immediately replied, ”To tell you the truth, my master is from a distinguished family, not yet twenty years old, and already an Innate expert. Recently, he achieved great merit, and his future prospects are limitless...”

Gao Zheng cast a few glances at Xu Miaozhen, ”If you serve him well... reaching lofty heights is just around the corner.”

The implication was clear.