“Your Majesty…” A voice suddenly rang out from outside the door.
Yang Hao was startled. He turned around swiftly to stand protectively in front of Empress Ming, his qi energy fully restored, giving him a vibrant and energetic aura.
“They’re my people,” Empress Ming nodded, signaling Yang Hao not to be alarmed. “What’s the matter?”
“Emperor Danzhen is looking for him,” the person outside the door replied.
Empress Ming’s lips trembled slightly at the mention of Emperor Danzhen’s name. She turned her gaze toward Yang Hao. “He finally came looking for you after all this time. It seems your medicine really works.”
“It was effective to begin with,” Yang Hao shrugged. He refrained from adding, “You’ve tasted it yourself,” choosing to spare the Empress’s dignity.
“You can certainly ask him for a reward. After all, he has everything,” Empress Ming actually began offering advice to Yang Hao.
“All I want is you,” Yang Hao blurted out. Though the flirtatious remark bore the style of Hunyuanzi, it was also a sincere expression of his feelings.
Empress Ming blushed. She smiled shyly, then shook her head, leaving it unclear whether she was pleased or displeased. Yet, her delicate hands slowly slid beneath Yang Hao’s clothing.
“We still have a little time…” she whispered, “We can make good use of it…”
Yang Hao’s body began to heat up again…
Yang Hao’s good fortune had truly arrived. Ever since that unforgettable night with Empress Ming, everything had gone so smoothly that even he found it hard to believe.
After taking the “Double Freeze Inferno,” Emperor Danzhen indeed felt immediate and miraculous effects. Not only did it restore his vitality, allowing him to indulge with his young concubines throughout the night multiple times, but it also brought about a strange sense of physical improvement.
For Emperor Danzhen, this was an absolute miracle. Besides the immediate effects, the pills seemed to detoxify his body, as though they could dissolve various toxins and gradually eliminate the accumulated poisons within him.
Compared to his previous reliance on harmful remedies for temporary relief, this medicine was practically saving his life. Therefore, the emperor was overjoyed and willing to grant Yang Hao any request.
Yang Hao’s blissful life arrived swiftly. No one dared to bring up the matter of Jin De’s death again. Emperor Danzhen personally inscribed a plaque for Yang Hao, officially designating his love potion as an imperial exclusive product and bestowing it with the prestigious title of “Imperial Elixir.”
At Hunyuanzi’s request, Yang Hao asked Emperor Danzhen for Jin De’s legendary sword. Although it seemed useless at first, Hunyuanzi insisted he knew how to wield Jin De’s ultimate technique, “Aurora.” Unable to resist, Yang Hao reluctantly accepted it for further study.
The following month turned out to be the busiest and most fulfilling period of Yang Hao’s life, as his business expanded at an astonishing pace. First, his “Dan Ding Love Pharmacy” was officially restructured into the “Dan Ding Corporation.” With imperial endorsement, everyone across the planet Raymon began eagerly purchasing Yang Hao’s elixirs. Even if the “Million Pleasure” shop drastically lowered its prices, few customers visited anymore. Eventually, even the Lingfei Star Sea chain was forced to switch to Yang Hao’s products due to overwhelming customer demand.
Moreover, merchants from various planets in neighboring star systems began traveling by spaceship to purchase from Dan Ding Corporation. To manage distribution, the corporation implemented a franchise system, issuing nine exclusive franchise licenses within the star system, ensuring that only franchised outlets sold authentic Dan Ding products.
Truthfully, Yang Hao knew little about business management; most of the operations were handled by Zhuge Jian. Meanwhile, Yang Hao himself was kept busy solely with production. Previously, at the love potion shop, Yang Hao alone produced the “Dragon and Tiger Rejuvenation Pills,” manufacturing no more than a thousand pills daily. Now, even that was insufficient to meet the imperial demand alone. Therefore, Yang Hao had to find ways to scale up production.
With Empress Ming’s support, Yang Hao recruited five hundred orphans from several impoverished districts, including Dupu Street, and incorporated them into his corporation. Emperor Danzhen issued a special decree, allowing Yang Hao to teach these orphans the Five Fundamental Techniques. Thus, Yang Hao, a rather inexperienced teacher himself, began instructing the orphans in the basics of primal energy cultivation. Fortunately, the foundational techniques were not difficult to learn, and within a week, the orphans were already capable of generating basic primal energy.
With primal energy and equipped with new high-quality steel furnaces, Yang Hao’s production force was reborn. These five hundred orphans, previously abandoned on the streets with no means of survival, now worked diligently out of gratitude for being taken in. As a result, Dan Ding Corporation could now produce over 50,000 “Dragon and Tiger Rejuvenation Pills” daily, satisfying the demands of customers within the star system. The business thrived to the point of monopolizing the market across dozens of light-years.
In just one month, Yang Hao had effortlessly earned fifty million imperial credits—wealth he had only dreamed of before. If things continued this way, Yang Hao might have settled into a peaceful life as a corporate magnate.
However, if that were the case, there would be no birth of the next grandmaster of the Dual Cultivation Sect. Therefore, fate was destined to throw new and deadly troubles his way.
One day, Yang Hao was idly lounging around. Now that everything was running smoothly, Zhuge Jian handled external affairs while several older children supervised the production line. Yang Hao spent most of his time either learning alchemy and sword techniques from Hunyuanzi or indulging with Shi Ming’ai.
Shi Ming’ai was becoming more and more enchanting. A renowned beauty to begin with, she had been a virgin before Yang Hao claimed her, giving her an air of innocence. After Yang Hao’s unforgettable night with Empress Ming, he had decided to train Shi Ming’ai, aiming to transform the inexperienced girl into a passionate lover. He began devising various ways to tease and seduce her. Initially, the beautiful Shi resisted, but Yang Hao, the master of love potions, soon overwhelmed her with his concoctions, leaving her both delighted and tormented.
Over time, Shi Ming’ai grew addicted to the pleasures Yang Hao introduced, often initiating playful and adventurous encounters in various settings. The two enjoyed a blissful, heavenly existence together.
As usual, the two had just finished a round of passionate play, lying in bed laughing and chatting when suddenly a royal guard arrived, summoning Yang Hao to the palace.
That month, Emperor Danzhen had summoned Yang Hao to the palace several times to prepare more “Double Freeze Inferno” elixirs. Since the emperor was still undergoing physical recovery, he could not take any other medicine for the next three months, or it would endanger his life. Every time he wished to indulge in intimate pleasures, he had to rely on Yang Hao to prepare a fresh batch of elixirs.
However, today felt different. As Yang Hao followed the royal guard through the palace, an unusual tension grew within him.
The palace of Raymon Star was unlike any other. Within the imperial city, it was mostly a vast natural reserve, with palaces hidden among the lush vegetation. It was clear that Emperor Danzhen disliked the feeling of being constantly surrounded and restricted, so most of the palace guards and checkpoints were concealed, invisible to ordinary visitors.
Yet today, an atmosphere of tension filled the air. Every few steps, a squad of royal guards stood on high alert, carefully questioning Yang Hao. Even the commanding officers today were top-tier royal generals, not the usual guards.
As Yang Hao ventured deeper into the palace’s core, the atmosphere grew increasingly somber. He noticed guards with red-rimmed eyes, as if they had been weeping. Some officials who recognized Yang Hao looked at him in stunned disbelief, as though he were somehow deeply involved in the event causing widespread concern.
Before reaching his destination, Yang Hao already sensed that something significant had occurred—one that directly involved him. Yet, try as he might, he couldn’t figure out what it could be.
With mounting anxiety, Yang Hao was finally escorted to the innermost palace—the heart of the imperial city. Unexpectedly, this was not the emperor’s private medicinal chamber or his sleeping quarters, but rather Empress Ming’s palace.
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