Eternal Life as False Emperor-Chapter 165 - 133: Adorable Twin Sisters

"Father, where are you taking us~"

"Taking you to a beautiful lady, you'll know when we get there."

"Beautiful lady?"

Zheng Yuhuan pouted, "Huan'er has a lot of beautiful aunties, at least a dozen!"

"Hahaha, let's go~"

Zheng Yi laughed heartily and led five little girls out.

As soon as they stepped out of the Changxin Hall, Zheng Yuhuan dashed forward like an unleashed little puppy, running quickly.

Princess Jin Xia hurried to catch up, shouting, "Little Sister Huan~"

"Catch up! If anything happens to the princess, watch your heads!"

Liu Cheng'en instructed, and seven or eight palace maids and eunuchs hurried out, following behind the two princesses.

Meanwhile, Zheng Yuxuan and Zheng Yuyao, holding hands, said a few words to Zheng Yi and then skipped ahead.

Having a rare day off, they certainly wanted to play.

Soon, only Zheng Yuyao remained by Zheng Yi's side, obediently following him.

Zheng Yi picked her up and asked, "Yao'er, why don't you go play with your sisters?"

Zheng Yuyao said sweetly, "Yao'er prefers to stay by Father's side."

"You~"

Zheng Yi pinched her little nose, but felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.

Yuyao's mother is Yang Huan, now Noble Consort Yang.

So many years have passed, yet her identity couldn't be washed away.

Daughter of Prime Minister Yang.

She wasn't happy in the palace, which made Yao'er mature too early, unable to play with other princesses.

This was also partly due to their mother consort.

"Should I let Huan'er have another son? At least it would make her palace lively and give her hope~"

Suddenly, this thought arose in Zheng Yi's mind, and he thought more fervently, soon pondering it.

Shortly after, Yuyao suddenly said, "Father, put me down."

"What's wrong, don't want Father to hold you?"

"Yes, I'll go ahead!"

She slipped from Zheng Yi's arms, ran a few steps forward, peeked back and winked playfully at Zheng Yi, then under the guidance of her personal maid, ran ahead.

Zheng Yi was puzzled, what was this little girl up to?

"Your Majesty~"

Before he could react, two young girls approached from the side.

He turned to see Jie'er and Yu'er.

Jie'er said, "You haven't visited us and Mother for so long~"

Yu'er, counting on her fingers, said, "It's been forty-two and a half days~"

Zheng Yi smiled, quietly pulling the two girls into his arms, "What, you missed me so soon?"

"Of course, my sister, mother, and I talk about when you'll come every day~"

"Oh? Your mother?"

Zheng Yi questioned, "Did your mother... miss me too?"

Last time at Cuiping Hall, for some reason, Noble Lady Zhen was hesitant, and even refused somewhat during the night.

Zheng Yi didn't pay attention at the time, but after forcing her, she conceded.

Why today?

"What exactly happened?"

Yu'er, looking down, whispered, "It seems Mother heard palace maids saying she's shameless, mother and daughter..."

Zheng Yi frowned, it seemed this matter affected them.

After all, Noble Lady Zhen and Jie'er, Yu'er are mother and daughters.

A few years ago, when the two girls were little, no one paid attention, but as Jie'er and Yu'er grew and became more beautiful, a pair of twin lotuses, they hadn't been sent out of the palace.

Anyone could see the emperor's intentions.

Officially, no one dared say anything, but privately...

Zheng Yi asked, "Jie'er, Yu'er, what do you think?"

Zheng Yi definitely wouldn't give up on these two young girls, whether because of their identity or the possibility of a spirit root.

Just their figures and appearance destined them to be his favorites.

Jie'er shook her head hard, "I-I don't know, Your Majesty, I don't know..."

Yu'er quietly said, "We can just stay with Mother and not come out."

Zheng Yi hugged the two girls again, "Don't worry Jie'er, Yu'er, I won't let you suffer."

"Just stay in the palace, and wait for my favor."

"Your Majesty~"

Jie'er and Yu'er, stemming from the Shadow Guards, once Death Warriors, lived in the Underground Palace from a young age.

Not to mention outside of the Capital City, they haven't set foot outside the Imperial Palace either.

They were indoctrinated from a young age to be loyal to the emperor, with the insinuation of becoming his consorts.

Twelve years of life, with hardly a day without interruption.

Where would they go now if they left the palace?

Their life's goal was just to serve the emperor, with no other choice.

Five little girls ran back and forth, sometimes running here, sometimes running far, very happy, their giggles continuous.

How long had it been since they were this happy?

This walk, taking nearly an incense stick's worth of time, finally paused before an ancient palace. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Zheng Yuhuan raised her head, her face slightly flushed, and said, word by word, "Yu... what... Palace?"

"That character is 'Heng'!"

Zheng Yuyao came over and said, "Yuheng Palace!"

"So that's pronounced 'Heng', I thought it was 'Fish'~"

What grievances do little girls have? They played for a while and became close, holding hands to play.

"Father, why are we going to Yuheng Palace, which aunt lives here?"

"It's your Lady Zhuang, go on in."

"Okay~"

A group of people walked inside. The eunuchs and palace maids of Yuheng Palace already knew that Zheng Yi was coming and had cleaned every corner inside and outside the palace thoroughly.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Under the guidance of Yuheng Zhenren, everyone in the Yuheng Palace knelt to pay their respects to Zheng Yi.

"You may rise."

Today, Yuheng Zhenren still wore a Daoist robe, but it was more exquisite.

The upper part was narrow and delicate, with intricate gold threads woven into the outer layer, highlighting Yuheng Zhenren's impressive waist-to-hip ratio.

Her oval face was tender and white, and a lotus petal adorned her forehead, radiating an aura of purity and solemnity.

"Greetings, Lady Zhuang."

The five little princesses standing beside Zheng Yi also respectfully saluted Yuheng Zhenren in unison.

"The five princesses are so adorable~"

Zhuang Yuheng nodded slightly and ordered someone to bring dried fruits and candied snacks to serve.

"Yuheng, are the preparations complete?"

Once everyone had moved to the inner chamber and the eunuchs and palace maids had been dismissed, Zheng Yi inquired.

"Your Majesty, the preparations are complete."

Zhuang Yuheng brought out a delicate wooden box from the inner room and placed it in front of everyone.

"Your Majesty, last month I broke through to the third layer of Qi cultivation and sent the news back to Taiyii Dao. My master was greatly surprised," she said.

"They not only granted me the content for the fourth to sixth layers of the 'Vitality Purple Mist Technique,' but also bestowed twenty spirit testing talismans upon me."

"The spirit testing talisman is a talisman used to determine the presence of spiritual qi in a location, and it's also an important tool for detecting whether a child has a spirit root," Zhuang Yuheng explained. "Newborn children have pure bodies and cannot be detected even if they possess spirit roots. It's only after they turn five that their spirit roots gradually become apparent and stabilize around age eight."

"That's why many cultivation sects and families use the age of five as a baseline when recruiting disciples."

"What Your Majesty desires is to measure the spirit roots of the ten princesses. Today, I can fulfill your long-cherished wish."

In the entire Imperial Palace, including Zheng Yi, there were four cultivators.

Zheng Yi himself was included, as well as Noble Consort Cui, Yue Chan, and Yuheng Zhenren.

He had gained his status as a cultivator through dual cultivation.

Not to mention cultivation techniques, he didn't even know any spells.

Although Noble Consort Cui had a master, her master was also a loose cultivator, passing on only techniques and magical artifacts without other legacies.

As for Yue Chan, she only knew Gu techniques and Gu cultivation.

Asking the latter two to help test the princesses' spirit roots was unrealistic.

But Yuheng Zhenren was different.

She came from Taiyii Dao, which was the national religion in Great Yu; Zheng Yi had also met with the tai shang laozu, Zhao Xizheng, of Taiyii Dao.

Taiyii Dao had many disciples, holding positions in various government departments.

This showed that Taiyii Dao and Great Yu were closely related.

Therefore, when Zhuang Yuheng broke through the bottleneck into the third layer of Qi cultivation, Zheng Yi had sent a handwritten letter to Zhao Xizheng.

The contents for the fourth to sixth layers of the 'Vitality Purple Mist Technique,' the spirit testing talismans, and the methods for testing spirit roots were all transmitted by Zhao Xizheng.

"Include these two as well."

Zheng Yi gestured to measure the spirit roots of Jie'er and Yu'er behind him.

Noticing the curious gaze of Zhuang Yuheng, Zheng Yi explained, "They are the offspring of cultivators and likely have spirit roots."

"I understand, Your Majesty."

Zhuang Yuheng nodded. "I will now test the spirit roots of the princesses."

She then indicated for the seven of them to line up, with Dongyun Jie starting the testing.

Dongyun Jie hesitated, glanced at Zheng Yi, and, with puppy-like eyes, pitifully asked, "Your Majesty?"

Zheng Yi nodded, "Just listen to Consort Yu later and don't move around."

"Okay~"

Zhuang Yuheng rarely smiled, "Sister, don't be nervous. Just close your eyes."

"Okay~"

With that, she closed her eyes and waited patiently.

Zhuang Yuheng solemnly opened the wooden box, took out an apricot-yellow talisman intricately inscribed with complex patterns, and placed it on the table.

She quickly formed hand seals with both hands, and the spirit testing talisman before her suddenly began to move on its own, drifting towards Zhuang Yuheng and Dongyun Jie.

After a few breaths, the spirit testing talisman ignited spontaneously and shot towards Dongyun Jie without wind.

Strangely enough, the accompanying flames bore no heat and turned into wisps of blue smoke, enveloping Dongyun Jie.

Zheng Yi's eyes gleamed as he observed the ashes of the talisman miraculously reappear before Dongyun Jie.

However, this time, what manifested was an almost transparent talisman!

Zhuang Yuheng also exclaimed in surprise, "Your Majesty! Sister Dongyun Jie indeed possesses a spirit root, although it's unclear what kind."

As she spoke, the transparency of the apparition began to change.

The upper part of the talisman turned a vibrant blue, constantly fluctuating and dispersing like wind.

The lower part transformed into a light blue, reminiscent of rippling water, emitting a watery mist.

The two attributes took up nearly equal parts of the talisman, almost evenly divided.

Yuheng's eyes brightened as she excitedly announced, "Your Majesty! Sister Dongyun Jie has a dual attribute spirit root, one of which is an anomalous wind attribute spirit root!"

In cultivators' spirit roots, besides the Five Elements (gold, wood, water, fire, earth), there are special anomalous spirit roots.

These include wind, thunder, ice, blood, light, darkness, and others.

Cultivators possessing such spirit roots can advance in related elementary techniques much faster than those with Five Elements spirit roots, second only to those with celestial spirit roots!

"Hahaha, Yu'er, you indeed have a spirit root, well done!"

Zheng Yi laughed heartily, scooped her up, and gave her a hearty kiss.

"Your Majesty~"

Dongyun Jie's cheeks flushed instantly, and seeing the other little princesses clamoring for kisses, she joined in.

"Alright, alright, everyone gets a kiss!"

He said as he kissed each of the five little princesses and Dongyun Yu, even Zhuang Yuheng wasn't spared.

"Your Majesty~!"

Zhuang Yuheng gave Zheng Yi a sidelong glance and after tidying her clothes, announced, "Next one."

"Among mortals, those with spirit roots are extremely rare, less than one in ten thousand. Since the Dongyun sisters are offspring of cultivators, they are much more likely to have spirit roots than the offspring of mortals."

With that, another spirit testing talisman spontaneously ignited, wrapping Dongyun Yu in a wave of heat.

A few breaths later, sure enough, another transparent spirit symbol appeared before them.

"Spirit root!"