Chapter 306: Walking Side by Side
This was a mythical tale concocted by Gu Lan, which was adapted into a serialized stone-engraved drama titled Surprisingly, My Wife is Actually a Deity, and it garnered unprecedented popularity among the people of Jing Nation.
This animation was created by renowned artists from Jing Nation, surpassing Gu Lan's own "Calabash Brothers" in artistic style by more than one level.
With the gradual maturity of the stone-engraving industry, Surprisingly, My Wife is Actually a Deity could be seen in taverns and teahouses across Jing Nation.
Even in the imperial palace, Mu Yuyan, along with Liu Yexi and Xiao Fei'er, were engrossed in it every day.
There even emerged real-life instances of blades urging for faster updates.
While Surprisingly, My Wife is Actually a Deity was an adaptation, the script was still casually written by Gu Lan to amuse his wife.
Writing scripts could also earn rewards, but it was by no means an easy task compared to studying.
In order to enhance his skills, Gu Lan transformed from a weekly updater to a monthly one, and there were even signs of him becoming a yearly updater!
Thus, he was personally gifted a package of blades by the Empress... If he didn't satisfy her appetite for updates, he wouldn't be allowed to pursue their research on the origin of life together!
Being personally urged by his own wife, Gu Lan naturally had to revert to the days of weekly updates.
Whenever Surprisingly, My Wife is Actually a Deity updated, he would receive special rewards from his wife in the evening, and because Mu Yuyan had inherited some memories of the Snow Clan Saintess, the experiences now were quite subtle...
In short, it was a mixture of pain and joy.
Due to daily cultivation, coupled with the inheritance from the Snow Clan Saintess, Mu Yuyan's cultivation achieved countless breakthroughs under Gu Lan's strong support of spiritual pills and medicine.
While Gu Lan and Mu Yuyan were immersed in cultivation day and night, they did not forget Simu's education.
Since Simu had not yet reached adulthood, there was no requirement for her to reside in the Eastern Palace.
Instead, she studied for three days at the Grand Tutor's residence and then went to Jixia Academy for three days.
During this time, Gu Lan and Mu Yuyan would take Simu back to Gu Mansion for a day to enjoy some quality parent-child time, especially on days when they were exhausted from their battles with his wife.
A midday break.
This day was also a day of relief for Grand Tutor Su Hua and Master Zhang Qingwei.
Because they had spoiled her too much on ordinary days, the way they taught the princess differed completely from how they had taught the empress back then.
When Simu was less than a year old, she had already turned the Grand Tutor's residence upside down.
Now, Simu was three and a half years old, exquisitely beautiful.
Because of the genes inherited from Gu Lan and Mu Yuyan, it was already evident that Simu was a budding beauty.
Simu appeared to be very obedient and sensible, going to the Grand Tutor's residence and Jixia Academy every day.
In the eyes of the people of Jing Nation, she was simply the most perfect Little Princess in the world.
But only Su Hua, Zhang Qingwei, and some palace attendants who were familiar with her knew that beneath the angelic appearance of the little princess lay a little devil!
A little devil who could corrupt even ancient fierce beasts like the small Xuan Ni.
"Little Highness, although Xuan Ni is fierce beasts, not everything is edible for them. Some things... even if they can be eaten, they should not be!"
"For example, the rosewood desk in my study."
"Rosewood is so hard; it's best not to let the Xuan Ni continue gnawing on it."
Inside the Grand Tutor's residence, Su Hua watched his rosewood desk, with a corner gnawed off, with a bleeding heart.
Standing beside him was Zhang Qingwei.
Seeing the cute and silly little Xuan Ni still gnawing, he couldn't help but shiver.
Just a few days ago, the little highness almost chewed up a focal point array set up by Jixia Academy.
If it hadn't been discovered in time, and the array setup didn't taste good, it would have ended up just like the rosewood desk in front of them.
"Grandpa Su, teacher, Xuan Ni is in the process of changing teeth now. It wants to chew on everything it sees, and I can't stop it."
Simu spread her hands innocently.
She picked up a piece of rosewood fragment and gently squeezed it, and the hard rosewood directly crumbled into debris.
"Look, I only gnawed a little, the desk can still be used."
Simu pointed to the one-third gnawed desk, looking pleased.
Su Hua and Zhang Qingwei exchanged glances, revealing a wry smile.
Finally, it was Zhang Qingwei who gritted his teeth and took out a treasured material.
The little Highness still had two more days to study at the Grand Tutor's residence. He didn't want to come to the Grand Tutor's residence next time and see his senior brother's door panel chewed up.
"This is millennium xuan iron, extremely hard. It's more than enough to refine a Saint Stage treasure."
"I'll give it to the little highness for the Xuan Ni to gnaw on."
Zhang Qingwei endured the pain in his heart and handed a palm-sized piece of millennium xuan iron to Simu.
Simu took the Millennium Xuan iron, gently pinched it, and only left a small fingerprint.
"It's indeed sturdy."
"Okay, let's continue!"
She threw the millennium Xuan iron, and the little Xuan Ni immediately leaped out and bit onto it in mid-air, showing unparalleled vigor.
With the millennium Xuan iron in its mouth, the little Xuan Ni returned to Simu's side and threw the Xuan iron on the ground.
Bang!
The Xuan iron hit the ground and left a small dent.
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Zhang Qingwei looked at this scene.
He didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
In the capital city of Jing Nation, adjacent to Gu Mansion, a new villa had emerged. It belonged to none other than the most renowned marshal of present-day Jing Nation, Lin Lu.
Over the past three years, as border conflicts had eased, Lin Lu relocated his residence next to Gu Mansion. This move was not only for the convenience of visiting Gu Lan but also to facilitate the care of his own sister.
Under the nurturing of Gu Lan's spiritual medicines, coupled with Lin Lu's attentive care, Lin Tan'er was gradually recovering her memories. Simultaneously, her cultivation had soared, just one step away from reaching the Saint Stage.
While Lin Lu's cultivation and destiny were not on par with Lin Tan'er's, under the formidable national fortune of Jing Nation, his progress wasn't slow either.
He could be considered as holding half of the political and military power among the current courtiers and warriors.
During this period, to repay the favor of the Empress and Gu Lan's recognition, he had been researching a method of cultivating battle formations.
This method was extremely powerful, and he had already reached the final step of research.
If every soldier of Jing Nation could learn this method of cultivating battle formations, they could unleash power far beyond their individual capabilities when forming formations.
Lin Lu held a jade slip, gazing in the direction of Gu Mansion. He felt that the time for him to complete the cultivation method of battle formations was not far away, revealing a gentle and confident smile.
"Brother Gu, back then you saved my sister and me from danger, and I, as your brother, cannot fail to live up to the trust of you and the Majesty."
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"Still unable to break through?"
"Could it be that the peak of Emperor Realm is the limit of the mortal realm?"
Over the past three years, Gu Lan's cultivation had been increasing, and his strength had been growing, but his realm remained unchanged.
Gu Lan recalled the first time he arrived in the Immortal Realm, feeling a sense of liberation from constraints while in that realm.
If these three years were spent in the Immortal Realm, perhaps his cultivation would not have stagnated.
It seemed that there was some flaw in the mortal realm... Just like how it lacked the dense aura of the Immortal Realm, the demonic energy of the Demon Realm, or the true demonic energy of the Demon Realm.
Boom!
Just then, waves of spiritual energy fluctuations emanated from the imperial palace.
"My wife has broken through again."
Gu Lan shook his head lightly, no longer entangled in the progress above the peak of the Emperor Realm, and disappeared from the spot.
The next moment, he appeared in the secret chamber of the Hall of Nurturing Harmony in the imperial palace.
At this moment, Mu Yuyan happened to open her eyes.
Their eyes met.
"Congratulations, my wife!"
"Your cultivation has broken through to the fifth level of the Emperor Realm."
Gu Lan smiled faintly.
Mu Yuyan got up and approached, gently embracing Gu Lan.
"Husband, let's go to the Upper Realm."
"Now, I can finally walk side by side with you."