Dragon's Origin

Chapter 325: Beginning Advancement (Part 1)

While the Emperor and Steward Zhou were seeing stars, and the Empress and Mei'er were starry-eyed, Wang Sheng finally stopped, his throat dry.

He then gave the Empress a complete set of suggestions on the spot.

Following that, the Empress pulled Mei'er along to the back to get things done according to Wang Sheng's advice.

The Emperor and Steward Zhou were finally liberated and returned to the main hall with Wang Sheng.

Assuming that the people in the back hall couldn't hear them, the Emperor quickly gave Steward Zhou a secretive glance.

Steward Zhou promptly used his skills to shield the area.

Seeing Steward Zhou nod silently, the Emperor breathed a sigh of relief, reached up to wipe non-existent sweat from his forehead, and complained to Wang Sheng with lingering fear, "You're never allowed to tell the Empress so much again!"

The scene just now was simply too terrifying.

The two women were like starving wolves who hadn't eaten for who knows how many years, their eyes glowing blue as they listened to Wang Sheng's explanations, wishing they could swallow him whole.

The Emperor had just said he wanted to rest for a moment, but he was simultaneously rebuked by the Empress and Mei'er.

That imposing manner and dominance were definitely authentic, like a pair of roaring lionesses from Hedong.

"Actually, if you look at it from a different perspective, you wouldn't think so," Wang Sheng smiled and said, "Who benefits from her wanting to dress up more beautifully? Me?"

"If you put it that way, that's true," the Emperor didn't even need to think about it to know who would benefit.

In the end, wouldn't it fall on him, the Emperor?

"I originally only invited the Empress, but you insisted on joining in the fun, so what's the point?" Wang Sheng said with a look of disdain, scolding the Emperor right to his face.

Steward Zhou, as always, kept to his routine, eyes looking at his nose, nose looking at his heart, like an old monk in meditation.

He couldn't hear anything, couldn't see anything.

This was the Emperor's private residence; the Emperor could do whatever he wanted.

If a courtier dared to ridicule the Emperor so openly, the Emperor would definitely be furious.

Even if he couldn't punish them on the spot, he would write it down in his little notebook and find an opportunity to deal with them severely in the future.

But when Wang Sheng said it, the Emperor didn't feel angry at all, only a sense of novelty.

As long as he was sure that Wang Sheng wasn't an enemy and didn't have the ambition or means to replace him, the Emperor found Wang Sheng more and more pleasing to the eye.

Even such open criticism felt like the casual interaction between ordinary friends, completely different from those stern, serious, rigid, and dogmatic old officials.

Even after being ridiculed, the Emperor still had a smile on his face, making one wonder if he was used to being scolded, which was why he was so calm.

"Can we drink now?" the Emperor asked.

Before, they had to keep things light and avoid strong flavors to prevent affecting Wang Sheng's sense of smell and judgment.

Now that he had finished explaining, there shouldn't be that concern anymore.

As soon as Wang Sheng nodded, Steward Zhou disappeared in a flash.

In less than a dozen breaths, Steward Zhou personally brought the wine and dishes.

He was about to leave when Wang Sheng grabbed him, and then the three of them drank together.

"I heard you've smelled too many cosmetics and can't stand the scent anymore?" After drinking for a while, the atmosphere livened up, and the Emperor abandoned his imperial reserve and began to tease Wang Sheng.

"You couldn't take it after listening for less than two hours," Wang Sheng glanced at the Emperor and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Think about me, hundreds of cosmetics every day, smelling them one by one, not only appraising the scent and fragrance, judging the medicinal ingredients, but also giving a unique description for each one, what do you think?"

The Emperor originally wanted to make fun of Wang Sheng, but after hearing Wang Sheng's words, he suddenly felt a sense of shared sorrow.

He raised his glass across the table and drank a cup with Wang Sheng, giving him a thumbs up and saying, "I admire you!"

After drinking for a while longer and chatting casually, the Emperor pretended to ask unintentionally, "You don't make a move until you do, and when you do, it's earth-shattering.

Runzi Workshop has only been around for two months, and it's already become such a monster.

Do you have any other ideas lately to make a fortune together?"

This was what the Emperor really wanted to say!

Speaking of which, gold coins were really a good thing.

Even the Emperor was starting to get jealous watching Runzi Workshop rake in money so unscrupulously, even though his wife had half the shares in Runzi Workshop.

But who would complain about having too many gold coins?

"Have you forgotten about Baoqing Yu Tang?" Wang Sheng laughed inwardly, reminding the Emperor, "Having a Qiansheng Yuan and a Runzi Workshop might not be a concern for the various lords, but if you create a few more businesses like this, aren't you afraid they'll treat the capital like Baoqing Yu Tang?"

The Emperor's heart skipped a beat.

He had been blinded by the sight of gold coins and hadn't remembered that sometimes, without the strength to protect the gold coins, having so many gold coins was a path to death.

"Forget I said anything," the Emperor added dejectedly, drinking a cup of wine on his own.

"When the royal family's strength improves, it's not impossible," Wang Sheng said noncommittally.

Anyway, hanging a carrot in front of the Emperor would make him work hard, which wasn't bad.

"The bigger your territory, the bigger your business."

If anyone else dared to say that to the Emperor, the Emperor would definitely slap them across the face.

There had to be some basis for bragging, right?

The bigger the territory, the bigger the business? Did he think this kind of business was like giving birth to a child, which could be born after ten months of pregnancy?

But Wang Sheng was different, because Wang Sheng casually created a Qiansheng Yuan and a Runzi Workshop, both of which were giant money-making machines, and that was real skill.

If Wang Sheng said so, then there must be such a big business.

Thinking of this, the Emperor became even more excited and began thinking about how to work hard and improve his strength.

"What are your plans next?" the Emperor asked again.

"Are you still going inside?"

"Inside" of course referred to the core of the Thousand Desolation Land.

To improve strength, it seemed that the only way to think about it now was from within the Thousand Desolation Land.

"Of course I'm going," Wang Sheng didn't hide his plans.

He looked at the Emperor and Steward Zhou, who were clearly excited, and after thinking for a moment, Wang Sheng asked, "Does the royal family also want to go?"

There was nothing to hide.

If they wanted to go in, they had to follow Wang Sheng; there was no way around it, so they couldn't hide it from anyone, especially Wang Sheng.

The Emperor and Steward Zhou nodded at the same time.

"Let's get the ugly words out of the way first," Wang Sheng still had his usual style, just like when he first brought people into the Thousand Desolation Land.

"The first time we went in, many people died.

Even if I go in again after my cultivation has improved, I estimate that many more will still die.

To put it bluntly, the first few times are about exchanging lives for methods, exchanging for a way out, don't you think?"

This was a fact, and no one could refute it.

The Emperor and Steward Zhou both nodded.

"So, I suggest, you can go if you want, but don't go in the first few times," Wang Sheng said very sincerely.

"I'm confident in entering the Thousand Desolation Land, but I'm not confident in the core of the Thousand Desolation Land.

Wait for a few times, wait for other people to use their lives to explore a path, and then it won't be too late to go in.

What do you think?"