ged guard with a tiger-backed and bear-waisted physique, clad in armor and wearing a long sword at his waist, soon arrived in the palace.Only the Imperial Guards and Forbidden Army, of the Great Han E..."Beep, system mission complete, reward: six blood dan."

Looking at the six blood pills quietly lying there in the void, Zhang Liyang's heart became excited.

Six blood pills, enough to match the cultivation results of a month for him. At that time, Zhang Liyang's cultivation level would definitely reach a new level.

Unable to resist the temptation of quickly improving his cultivation, Zhang Liyang didn't go straight to his room. Instead, he turned around and returned to Yuqing Palace, finding an empty space to start taking the Blood Pill.

After swallowing the Blood Dan, surges of blood Qi surged from his abdomen, then flowed through his increasingly powerful heart to every part of his body, making him grow stronger.

A massive amount of heat erupted from Zhang Liyang's body, accompanied by drops of sweat oozing out. Each drop was tinged with a murky hue.

That is Zhang Liyang's impurities in his body gradually being expelled from the body!

A powerful force, almost visible to the naked eye, completely captivated Zhang Liyang. His body moved almost unconsciously, swallowing blood dan after blood dan.

From day to night, Zhang Liyang was almost non-stop until all the blood dan was consumed by Zhang Liyang!

Knock, knock~

Zhang Liyang, who had come to a standstill, gently closed his eyes, feeling the increasingly powerful beating of his heart within his body. He felt the gushing sound of his blood flowing through his veins. At that moment, Zhang Liyang felt this was the most beautiful sound in the world.

Ahem.

A cough interrupted Zhang Liyang's reverie, bringing him back to his senses.

"Your Highness"

Turning back, he saw Mu Yinghua standing behind him. Zhang Liyang was startled and hurriedly walked forward. "Your Highness, it's windy outside, how did you come out"

Because of the blow of losing her only loved one, Mu Yinghua's face was still pale, her cheeks were still sunken, and even her autumn eyes seemed dim at this moment.

"It's fine, just stay inside and calm down for a bit. I want to take a walk." Mu Yinghua sat down in a pavilion in the garden with Zhang Liyang's help. "I remember you didn't learn martial arts before, did you"

Mu Yinghua's words caused Zhang Liyang's heart to skip a beat. He then spoke, "Your Highness, please forgive me. A few days ago, I also met an old eunuch. After helping him with a small favor, he taught me some martial arts. I didn't have time to report it to Your Highness."

"It's nothing." Mu Yinghua waved her hand. "Being able to learn a trick or two is your luck. At least it allows you to have some means of self-defense within this palace."

"Rest assured, from now on if anyone asks, just say that I taught you martial arts to cultivate."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Zhang Liyang bowed deeply to Mu Yinghua.

Although it wasn't a big deal for a eunuch to suddenly start practicing martial arts within the palace, if someone kept pestering him about it, it could become troublesome. Now that Mu Yinghua had spoken up, Zhang Liyang's gradual foray into martial arts practice was finally out in the open.

"Alright, we don't need to be so formal with each other." Mu Yinghua looked at Zhang Liyang, a hint of sadness suddenly flashing in her eyes, "Standing within the entire palace, the only person closest to me is you."

"Your Highness..."

Zhang Liyang opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn't utter a word.

A fifteen-year-old girl, in her past life, might still have been at home pestering her parents for candied fruit on a stick, but here, Princess Huacheng at fifteen has lost almost everything.

Although she is a princess, the royal family has always been ruthless. It's possible that tomorrow an imperial decree will arrive, forcing her to marry someone she has never met for the rest of her life.

She has always had silk robes and jade food, even now she still does. But when it comes time for her to shoulder responsibility, she can't, nor will she, resist in the slightest. This is fate!

But Zhang Liyang wanted to break this fate!

Because of the system's mission given to that female emperor, not only can Zhang Liyang recover his normal male body, but it can also allow Mu Yinghua to completely control her own life.

"Your Highness," Zhang Liyang pondered for a moment before finally speaking, "Perhaps we should leave the palace"

"Leaving the palace" Mu Yinghua shook her head. "I haven't been in the mood to go outside recently."

"Your Highness misunderstood. I didn't mean to go out of the palace for fun, but to leave the palace and never return."

"Are you not coming back to the palace" Mu Yinghua looked at Zhang Liyang in surprise. "Why would you think that"

“Because you don’t leave the palace, my mission can’t be completed!” Zhang Liyang muttered to himself, but he wouldn’t say that aloud. Instead, he said something else, “Your Highness, the imperial palace is like a cage. Don’t you want to go out and take a look”

Go and have a look at the majestic mountains, the surging rivers, the snow-capped mountains under the sunset, and the sea of clouds in the sunrise.

Zhang Liyang's mind frantically searched for words from his past life, trying to entice the Huaqing Princess of the Great Yan Dynasty out of the palace.

"Of course I want to see it," it seemed Mu Yinghua's eyes flickered with emotion as Zhang Liyang spoke. Her gaze passed through the palace towards the distance, but under the pitch-black night sky, nothing could be seen. "But I can't."

"Why"

"Because I am the princess of the Great Qi Dynasty."

Mu Yinghua's words left Zhang Liyang speechless.

Yes, she is the princess of the Great Qin Dynasty. Without Emperor Daqin's permission, she couldn't leave the palace at all. And even if she could go out, she could only wander within the imperial city. She had to return to the palace by night.

Because an unmarried princess cannot stay out past curfew!

Mu Yinghua can't get out, so Zhang Liyang won't be able to complete the mission. And if he doesn't complete the mission, Zhang Liyang will forever be an eunuch, which drives Zhang Liyang crazy.

But this feeling can't be released, it can only be kept in my heart.

"I know you're doing this for my own good, seeing me heartbroken and wanting me to go for a walk." Mu Yinghua looked at Zhang Liyang and smiled. This was the first time Mu Yinghua had smiled since Empress Yuan passed away. "But the palace rules are strict, neither of us can break them."

Having said that, Mu Yinghua got up and left the pavilion. "Don't worry, I feel much better now and won't be lost in sadness anymore."

Mu Yinghua walked back to the palace alone, while Zhang Liyang stood in the pavilion, not knowing what to say. He reached out his hand but ultimately let it drop.

"By the way, there should be some martial arts-enhancing pills in the palace as well. I don't need them anyway, so I'll have someone send them to you later."

Looking at Mu Yinghua gradually disappearing, Zhang Liyang could only deeply bow in farewell, "Thank you for your gift, Your Highness!"

But Zhang Liyang's heart was filled with a strong sense of unwillingness.

It's not just Mu Yinghua, Zhang Liyang himself doesn't want to be confined in the palace for his whole life.

"What this world is like, I don't want to be able to only see this small courtyard of the palace when I die."he giant's ferocity flared up. His battle axe transformed into a black shadow, descending towards Zhang Liyang.Woohoo~The massive battle axe, wielded with the strength of a giant, cleaved through the...