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Chapter 34 Finally, I know the division of cultivation realms!

The past of Princess Jiang Yueli stirred up Zhou Wei's thoughts.

This is really too strange!

Having just won a battle, he was ambushed and his meridians were damaged upon returning to the capital, rendering him a cripple.

No matter how you look at it, there's a problem here!

Zhou Wei asked directly, "After the princess's meridians were damaged, to whom did she hand over her military power?"

Princess Jiang Yueli, holding the national protection gold medal, showed an approving expression on her face upon hearing this.

Sure enough, Zhou Wei is no ordinary person!

In a short time, I figured out the crux of the problem.

Previously, I was influenced by various factors and did not delve into the issues involved.

Now that I've been given a second chance at life and escaped the cage, I've gained a clearer understanding of many things.

But compared to Zhou Wei, she is still far inferior.

"The military power... was handed over to the fourth prince, Jiang Yueshan, who was not yet the crown prince at the time, after my mother's persuasion and the Empress's repeated refusals."

Zhou Wei scratched her head, feeling a bit of a headache.

In your ancient romance novels, are things sometimes handled so casually?

That's the power of 500,000 troops!

Shouldn't the ministers discuss it and let the emperor decide?

Did a few women in the harem really decide on this matter?

Of course, Zhou Wei couldn't complain about this.

After all, it's already quite fantastical for a fifteen-year-old girl to wear a mask and go to war!

Treating military power like candy—if I don't want it anymore, I'll give it to you—that's somewhat plausible.

But the problems here are already pretty clear.

"Have you found out who intercepted the princess in the outskirts of Beijing?"

Princess Jiang Yueli nodded: "We found out! Father Emperor ordered the Embroidered Robe Envoy to investigate. It turned out that the Qing Kingdom had invited a master from a blessed land to cripple my cultivation."

This is even more ridiculous!

If the people of Qing have this ability, why don't they use it on the battlefield?

"Does the princess believe this?"

Jiang Yueli's face showed some dejection: "I believed before, but now..."

To be precise, it was something he believed in in his previous life, but suddenly became aware of it in this life.

What kind of coincidence could there be in this world?

She had just repelled the Qing Kingdom's invasion when the emperor immediately summoned her back to the capital, where she encountered Qing Kingdom assassins on the way.

After her meridians were damaged and her cultivation was destroyed, Consort Li came to complain!

Jiang Yueli still remembers Li Fei's words clearly.

"Yue Li, you have no cultivation left, and your meridians are damaged beyond repair. My sister, the Empress, and I have lost our only support!"

"If you have no military power, how can my sister and I maintain our position in the harem? The most important thing now is to find another person to rely on."

"The Emperor has not yet established a Crown Prince. If your brother can take over your military power, the court will surely support Yue Shan as the Crown Prince."

"That way, my two children, my sister the Empress, and I will have someone to rely on!"

Jiang Yueli was seriously injured and was already overwhelmed with worry.

Unable to withstand Consort Li's constant pressure, and disheartened, she handed over military power to the fourth prince, Jiang Yueshan.

This helped him become the crown prince!

All of this seemed to make perfect sense.

The Queen and her son made no mistakes in the process.

However, after being given a second chance at life, Jiang Yueli discovered some strange things.

In particular, during this trip to the palace, Lady Zhenyuan Marquis repeatedly invited Jiang Yueli to meet Wan Qianliang.

The Empress appeared supportive, but the worry in her eyes was impossible to hide!

In fact, the Empress had no idea that the Emperor of Great Zhou had secretly invited someone from the Divine Physician Valley to treat Jiang Yueli.

Even the Divine Healer Valley is powerless to help with damaged meridians.

"The Empress is the person who cares most about my injuries, besides my father."

“Even my mother rarely sends anyone to visit me, but the Empress sends me gifts every month without fail.”

Zhou Wei shrugged. Whether the Empress was genuinely concerned about Jiang Yueli's injuries or worried about her recovery, no one could say for sure!

However, it's actually quite simple to understand this matter.

All you need to do is find out who the beneficiary is!

High-level palace intrigue often employs the simplest method—crippling others.

Once a person dies, there's no need to fight anymore.

However, Princess Jiang Yueli's situation is special. She is the Blue-Faced War Goddess. If she is killed directly, the border soldiers may mutini and gather to settle accounts with the Qing Kingdom.

However, if it is only the meridians that are damaged, then there is an excuse to appease the soldiers.

Jiang Yueli survived, but it was all thanks to herself!

Without her prestige in the military, she would have died long ago in this palace intrigue.

The study was very quiet.

Each of them had their own thoughts.

Jiang Yueli's hatred was hard to quell. Thinking about how she ended up like that in her previous life, it was possible that the Empress had played a part in it.

Hongxiu and Ziyu were filled with lingering fear, their eyes filled with heartache as they looked at Jiang Yueli.

Three years ago, a slight mishap would have cost the princess her life!

Only Zhou Wei remained calm, pondering the plot that would unfold.

The storyline of Empress Jian Xiyan, the female lead with a strong destiny, has already begun.

But it clearly deviates from the original plot!

In the original storyline, the empress was not given much attention.

She wasn't even a supporting actress.

But now, she has become the heroine of destiny, embodying the qualities of a serene and ethereal beauty.

Zhou Wei guessed that this was related to Jiang Yueli discovering the truth about the damaged meridians.

This world is becoming more and more interesting.

"Princess, we still need evidence to determine whether the Empress was involved in this matter. We cannot jump to conclusions," Zhou Wei reminded her.

Jiang Yueli nodded: "I wouldn't be so stupid as to run to Father Emperor to complain just because I have suspicions."

"The Empress's gentle and unassuming demeanor, and her image of not vying for power or influence in the palace, have long been deeply ingrained in people's minds."

“If I don’t have any evidence, even if I say that this matter is related to her, Father will not believe me.”

Row!

It's good that the eldest princess understands!

However, we are, after all, the scoundrels in the book, so sometimes we don't need to be so bound by rules when doing things.

If all else fails, we can cause some destruction!

For example, they could have removed Jiang Yueshan from his position as crown prince.

Zhou Wei refused to believe that Jian Xiyan could remain as serene and unassuming as a chrysanthemum under such circumstances.

"Princess, you were able to go to the battlefield at the age of fifteen. Did you have some extraordinary encounter? Could you be one of the inheritors of a blessed land?" Zhou Wei asked curiously.

Princess Jiang Yueli shook her head, her expression somewhat gloomy.

“I don’t know if I can be considered a descendant of the blessed land, because my master never said that he came from the blessed land.”

The eldest princess has a master?!

Zhou Wei was shocked!

It really was a hidden plot point!

It needs to be peeled away layer by layer to slowly reveal what is hidden.

“My master appeared after I was born. He told my father that I was exceptionally talented and suited to martial arts, and that he was willing to teach me the methods of cultivation!”

"Later, after I had completed my studies, I began to train in the army. It was at that time that my master left the Great Zhou without leaving a single word."

Judging from this, the princess's master does indeed seem like a reclusive master!

"Could it be that among all the princes and princesses of the Great Zhou Dynasty, only the princess is skilled in martial arts?" Zhou Wei asked.

"That's right! While my master was teaching me martial arts, Father asked him to examine other people, but none of them showed any talent for martial arts."

"Therefore, my father loved me dearly and regarded me as the hope of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but alas..."

Unfortunately, he later suffered a severe injury, and his meridians were destroyed!

Zhou Wei thought for a moment and then asked the question she most wanted to know.

"What level of cultivation did the princess reach before?"

Upon hearing this question, Princess Jiang Yueli raised an eyebrow.

Somewhat surprised, he asked, "How do you know that there are different levels of cultivation in this world?"

This……

Can I say I learned it from reading novels?

"Hehe, this servant is just guessing. The princess's master seems to be someone from a blessed land."

"I've heard people say before that people in blessed lands have their own set of realm classifications to distinguish the level of experts."

Jiang Yueli nodded, confirming Zhou Wei's statement.

"People in blessed lands divide their cultivation realms into nine levels: first rank, second rank, third rank, fourth rank, fifth rank, grandmaster, great grandmaster, celestial being realm, and terrestrial immortal realm."

"In secular dynasties, the Grandmaster realm is already a god-like level of expertise, and they rarely show their faces in the secular world."

"Before my meridians were destroyed, I was just one step away from entering the Grandmaster realm!"

hiss----

Zhou Wei was somewhat shocked!

Before her meridians were damaged, Princess Jiang Yueli was already close to reaching the Grandmaster realm.

No wonder he can lead troops into battle!

So, with the several skills I currently possess, what level of skill do I qualify for?

As Zhou Wei had a question in her mind, she heard the system's voice.

[Congratulations, host, you have successfully completed the mission of teaching a lesson to the important female supporting character in the "Indifferent as a Chrysanthemum, White Moonlight" storyline.]

[Reward: Unlocks the character location feature for characters with bonds.]

[Currently linked characters: Jiang Yueli, Jiang Yuelin, Su Yunjin, Shen Shuqing, Lu Zhiyan, Wan Qianliang, Chang Pei.]

Good heavens, apart from Jiang Yueli, everyone here has been beaten by Zhou Wei!

But how do you use this location feature?

"System, activate Jiang Yuelin's location tracking."

[The current location of the Third Prince Jiang Yuelin: Qiuhua Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty.]

So that's how it's used!

It can not only locate, but also search in real time.

Cow!

This is so useful!

If there's a shortage of missions in the future, you can just locate the lucky heroine and her simps to trigger the missions.

This reward is absolutely fantastic!

[Congratulations, host, on learning about the cultivation realm divisions of this world. The Promotion System has unlocked the cultivation advancement function for you.]

[Cultivation Advancement: For each task completed, the system will reward the host with different amounts of cultivation points, helping the host reach the pinnacle of the Land Immortal Realm!]

[Host's current cultivation level: Unranked (So you're just an ordinary person who hits really hard, huh?)]

Upon seeing the system's evaluation of her, Zhou Wei felt a wave of dizziness wash over her!

Is it normal for hitting someone to hurt a lot?

Thinking about it carefully, it's quite fitting.

Zhou Wei has no cultivation level, yet she was able to kick away a master like Wan Qianliang.

How can hitting someone not be considered very painful?