Chapter 544: Chapter 446: Visitors from the Confucian Academy

Waking up on the bed, Xiao Mo groggily opened his eyes.

The first thing he saw was the familiar bed canopy.

’I’m back in my chambers?’

Xiao Mo’s consciousness gradually returned.

He tried to sit up, only to feel a sharp pain wrack his body.

It felt as if every bone in his body had been shattered and then forcibly pieced back together.

Turning his head, Xiao Mo looked down at his body and saw that he was wrapped in so many bandages he couldn’t move at all.

Lying on the bed, Xiao Mo recalled the events of his Tribulation Crossing.

Xiao Mo remembered that the Celestial Dao had shown him no mercy. Not only had the Thunder Tribulation taken physical form, but it had even conjured three separate bolts for his Foundation Establishment Realm breakthrough.

However, in the final moment before the thunderbolt struck, he had swung his sword with the determination to die.

After that, he had lost consciousness.

’Did I succeed in Crossing the Tribulation?’

Xiao Mo closed his eyes and inspected his body with his Divine Sense.

Because his body was so weak, Xiao Mo hadn’t felt much of a difference when he first woke up.

But after carefully probing with his Divine Sense, Xiao Mo could clearly perceive that the Spiritual Acupoints and Spirit Veins within him seemed to have been cleared and expanded.

The Spiritual Power in his body was more than five times more abundant than during his Qi Cultivation Realm, and the quality of the Spiritual Power was even more staggering.

It had even permeated his flesh and blood.

The Spiritual Power no longer just resided in his Spiritual Acupoints and Spirit Veins; it now actively nourished every part of his body. This was the most fundamental characteristic of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Xiao Mo could even feel that his lifespan had significantly increased.

Barring any accidents, Xiao Mo felt he should have no problem living to be two hundred and forty or fifty years old.

Furthermore, Xiao Mo felt hungry, but he only needed to feed on the surrounding Spiritual Power.

In other words, from now on, he could practice Fasting and would no longer need to eat, drink, or excrete.

Next, Xiao Mo extended his Divine Sense outward and discovered its range had expanded by more than four times.

Moreover, he had an indescribable feeling for the rhythm of the Great Dao hidden in the air.

It was as if he had ascended to a higher dimension and could see things that ordinary people could not.

It was just that his Realm was still too low, so his vision was somewhat indistinct.

’So this is the Foundation Establishment Realm?’

Xiao Mo was filled with emotion.

No wonder so many Cultivators would risk even death and the dissipation of their Dao for that sliver of a chance at a Realm Breakthrough.

No wonder so many rogue cultivators would betray their brothers, or even their cultivation partners, for the slightest opportunity.

Besides increasing one’s lifespan, an increase in one’s Realm truly gave one the illusion of gradually gaining control over the world, inspiring a fanatical yearning for the scenery of a higher Realm.

Just as Xiao Mo was slowly savoring his Foundation Establishment Realm, his Divine Sense detected someone walking toward his room.

A moment later, Bai Ruxue walked into the room carrying a bowl of medicine.

"Your Majesty is awake."

Seeing Xiao Mo awake, Bai Ruxue smiled gently, her expression filled with sincere joy.

"Mm," Xiao Mo nodded. "How long was I unconscious?"

"Your Majesty has been unconscious for a full twenty days." Bai Ruxue placed the medicine bowl on the bedside table. "When you were Crossing the Tribulation, I was scared to death. Thankfully, Your Majesty is safe."

Thinking back on what had happened, Bai Ruxue still felt a lingering fear.

But thankfully, Xiao Mo had only sustained some injuries. His life was saved, and he had even successfully reached Foundation Establishment.

"Let me help Your Majesty drink your medicine."

Putting away her thoughts, Bai Ruxue leaned down. A lock of her jet-black hair dangled near the tip of Xiao Mo’s nose, carrying her faint, sweet scent.

Because she was leaning so close, Xiao Mo could also see the sliver of her snow-white cleavage.

But Bai Ruxue didn’t mind at all.

To Bai Ruxue, everything she had was already his, so what did it matter if he looked?

Bai Ruxue gently helped Xiao Mo up, letting him lean against the headboard as if she were afraid he might shatter.

Picking up the medicine bowl, Bai Ruxue scooped up a spoonful. She blew on it gently, her breath fragrant, to cool it down. After touching it to her own lips to make sure it wasn’t hot, she then fed it to Xiao Mo.

Although Ruxue’s actions while feeding him the medicine were rather intimate, Xiao Mo acted as if it were nothing and quickly finished the bowl.

As the bowl of medicine entered his stomach, Xiao Mo felt it spread rapidly through his internal organs, Spirit Veins, and Spiritual Acupoints, slowly nourishing his body.

"This medicine..." Xiao Mo knew this was no simple concoction.

"It’s just an ordinary thing, nothing special." Bai Ruxue shook her head, picked up a scented handkerchief to wipe the corner of Xiao Mo’s mouth, and then gently laid him back down on the bed.

Bai Ruxue didn’t elaborate, and Xiao Mo didn’t press her about the medicine’s value, simply committing this favor to memory.

"Did anything happen during the days I was unconscious?" Xiao Mo asked.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. After I brought you back to the Imperial Palace, sister Mujiu and I took turns caring for you. National Master Jiang also visited often."

"As for Lingxin Palace, my excuse was that Your Majesty was in seclusion for cultivation. Although the Empress Dowager was a bit displeased, feeling you were neglecting us, it was fine. She didn’t become suspicious."

"That Eunuch Wei is also truly loyal to Your Majesty. He handled Yan Shanao well in the front hall."

"For now, Your Majesty can just focus on recuperating. In about five or six more days, you should be able to get out of bed."

"My thanks, Miss Yan," Xiao Mo said gratefully.

"Your Majesty is too kind. Caring for you is what I ought to do." Bai Ruxue gave a gentle smile and stood up with the medicine bowl. "Please get some rest, Your Majesty. I won’t disturb you any longer."

"Mm." Perhaps due to the medicine’s effects, Xiao Mo also felt a little drowsy and slowly closed his eyes.

Bai Ruxue quietly left the room and returned to Ningxue Hall.

However, just as Bai Ruxue reached the entrance of Ningxue Hall, she saw Chunyan hurrying over.

"Miss, Miss! The Madam sent someone over. She wants us to return to the Yan Mansion for a bit. The Madam said she has already spoken with the Empress Dowager, so we can leave the Imperial Palace directly."

"Return to the Yan Mansion?" Bai Ruxue asked, puzzled. "Did Mother say what it was about?"

"It seems the Confucian Academy heard of your talents, Miss, and sent a Gentleman over who wishes to meet you," Chunyan reported truthfully.

Hearing those two words, "Confucian Academy," Bai Ruxue’s willow-like brows furrowed.

"Miss, is something wrong with the Confucian Academy? You don’t seem to want to see them," Chunyan asked, confused.

The Confucian Academy was the place all scholars under heaven longed to go.

The Miss was well-read and a scholar herself; logically, she should also yearn for the Confucian Academy.

But why did the Miss look so displeased?

"It’s nothing!"

Bai Ruxue smiled faintly, a flash of coldness in her eyes.

"Since a Gentleman from the Academy has come, then let’s grant him a meeting!"

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