LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 24
Chapter 24: Six Hundred Thousand Jin of Strength, Action of the Beast Taming Sect
“I’m so mad! Why do we have to consider these ministers’ opinions when spending our own money?!”
Mu Zhaoxue was rarely this furious after returning home.
Today, they had entered the palace with such high spirits, thinking there was good news in store.
But who would’ve guessed they were just there to be lectured!
During the morning court, the Minister of Revenue stood in Golden Luan Hall and directly reported, accusing Prince Bei of spending hundreds of thousands of spirit stones just to please a woman, and that this money was part of the Saintess’s dowry.
Emperor Xia had always taught the princes that spending money is fine, but frivolous spending isn’t allowed. If you have money, it should be used to strengthen your power—definitely not for indulging in wine and women.
As a result, the royal family’s children rarely splurge in brothels because Emperor Xia would throw a fit!
“Didn’t His Majesty say anything?” Ji Zhuyue tried to comfort her.
“What angers me is that His Majesty stayed silent! It’s obviously these ministers being biased; why do we keep letting them do this? And why can’t my husband just tone it down a bit in the future?!”
She had never felt such restraint back in Wu Nation.
She found it utterly bizarre that spending her own money required commentary from others. Didn’t they say Great Xia was open-minded? What’s up with that?!
On the other hand, Ji Zhuyue was taking it quite well, because she understood that the heart of the matter wasn’t really about the money—it was political strife.
“I fear there will be many more incidents like this in the future. In the past, my husband was just an ordinary prince; no one cared. But now? Not only is he exceptionally talented, but he’s also married to you, the Saintess, making him a strong candidate for the crown prince position. Political strife is inevitable.”
“And if he wants to secure that crown prince position, he’ll have to learn how to hold back. Today’s incident has really served as a wake-up call for me.”
Ji Zhuyue understood power politics very well. If Qin Bei’s character didn’t change, he certainly wouldn’t make the best choice for crown prince. Unless he could overpower all the factions by himself—which is easier said than done!
While they were chatting, they naturally referred to each other as husband and wife, so fluidly that they didn’t even notice the implications.
“But regarding my husband’s character, I doubt he cares about these things at all; he might even escalate!”
Ji Zhuyue: …
What Mu Zhaoxue said actually had some merit.
Although she had only known Qin Bei for a short time, she had gleaned enough about his character.
Arrogant and domineering; while Qin Bei wasn’t exactly tyrannical, he was definitely cocky and proud.
This was evident when he killed Hun Tian in front of the Demon Emperor—there aren’t many people in Cangzhou who would dare to disrespect the Saint!
“Forget it, let’s just see what my husband has to say.”
The two decided to search for Qin Bei again.
“Princess, the prince has come out of seclusion this morning.”
“And where is he?”
“The prince mentioned wanting to find something to practice on, so he went to the Monster Beast Mountain Range.”
“Did he say when he’d be back?”
“Nope.”
“Alright then, have him tell me as soon as he returns.”
“Understood.”
…
Morning rolled around.
Qin Bei had finally absorbed the last trace of medicinal power. At this moment, he felt a surge of strength throughout his body, and his realm could break through at any time.
However, he kept holding back on breaking through because he wanted to surpass all others and become the first to achieve a million jin of strength in the Body Refinement Realm.
And he wanted to do this without resorting to the Undying Phoenix Body!
If other cultivators heard about Qin Bei’s ambitions, they’d probably think he was out of his mind.
Because this was an outright impossible task—a complete waste of time! No matter how powerful a Body Refinement Realm cultivator is, they can’t possibly defeat one at the Golden Core Realm.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that Qin Bei defeated Hun Tian in the Foundation Establishment Realm while at the Body Refinement Realm in the hall.
Most of the spectators believed that Qin Bei had simply exploited a flaw while Hun Tian was underestimating him.
After all, in terms of strength, spiritual power, or martial arts, Hun Tian in the Foundation Establishment Realm completely outclassed Qin Bei in the Body Refinement Realm. sfx: slaps forehead*