Chapter 256 Date Night.
*Ding: Task complete, host you are rewarded with a set of imperial robes. Spiritual Phoenix and Dragon crowns.*
Hao Ren raised his brow and asked, "Why are there two crowns?"
*Ding: Host, if your wife is an Empress, what does that makes you?*
Hao Ren understood and asked, "I want that seal."
*Ding: Host, you have been made aware of the situation earlier as an exception. The system will not explain anything to you again.*
Hao Ren sighed as he recalled when he first gained a fragment of the Crescent Moon Kingdom. The day he settled the situation inside the Warring Nations, the system rewarded him with the seal. Upon persistent questioning, Hao Ren found that the old seal of the crescent moon kingdom was broken and divided by the four nations upon conquering it.
Hao Ren understood that he will get the seals as the reward of his tasks. As for what task might help him? That was not classified, but Hao Ren understood that those tasks would be above the golden level.
He packed up, and after thoroughly checking the situation around, making sure that none of the evil practitioners escaped his wrath. The young man left and reached back to the Paradise Palace. Ye Si was waiting for him, she greeted him and told him about the settlement Han Lingshi reached with the merchants.
The young man nodded and said, "She made a good judgement with them. It will be beneficial."
Ye Si nodded and said, "Sister-in-law has called you over."
Hao Ren nodded and said, "Well, gather all of the people. Clean the nation up, I want all the Evil Practitioners located and assassinated within a few days. The Dao Integration realm people will take action."
Ye Si nodded, "I understand."
Hao Ren then arrived at Han Lingshi's room and found her reading some documents again. He smiled and asked, "What are you reading now?"
Han Lingshi replied, "Agricultural inflow, and harvest report. I am thinking about introducing some subsidy amount for the farmers who cultivate spirit rice, and also for the people to grow spirit chickens and other such beasts. This way, if the promotion of cultivation and martial arts is increased, there would be enough procurement of cultivation resources in the market. At the same time, I will ask the people from the decent big families to lease out land for herb plantation."
Hao Ren nodded and said, "It is good that you can think about such things."
Han Lingshi nodded and asked, "Where have you been?"
Hao Ren replied, "I went to deal with Evil Practitioners that were hiding and growing stronger."
Han Lingshi raised her head to look at him, and after a few moments she sighed and said, "Good that you are okay."
She checked him for injuries using her Yin & Yang eyes. The young man approached her with a smile on his face and said, "I am fine, I do not fight with just my body, you know."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Han Lingshi smiled and replied, "I have been hearing of the wonderous exploits of the Wandering Dragon for a few days now."
Hao Ren chuckled and stood behind her as he said, "I never understood why they call me like this."
Yin was sitting on the side and replied, "It was because you participated in the Warring Nation's tournament and enlisted under the wandering cultivators."
Hao Ren looked at the little girl and said, "Kid, what are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to give me some privacy with your sister-in-law?"
Yin nodded and said, "If that is what you want, why have you both not gone out on a date? Boring adults."
That said, she left the room with slow steps. Han Lingshi looked at her husband and found his face twitching, as he looked at Yin. She could not help but laugh out loud. Hao Ren turned his head towards her. Suddenly, something flipped in his mind and he reached out to hold her hand.
Han Lingshi did not realize what was happening until she felt a sudden jolt and found herself standing in his arms. She was surprised, but then she sensed his gaze locked on her face. The young man did not ask for permission like the usual, he leaned down and kissed her soft lips completely taking her by surprise.
Han Lingshi also did not flinch, she missed his touch more than he could imagine, and she gave into the bliss. The couple kissed for a few minutes. Their stamina and capacity to hold their breath had increased because of their realms.
When they broke the kiss, Han Lingshi had a subtle blush on her face, and Hao Ren was looking at her visage with eyes brimming with longing. The young man turned to look at her for a few moments, before he said, "Shall we go out on a date?"
Han Lingshi nodded, and then they went to their room before changing into something not too luxurious. Then Hao Ren sent a spiritual communication to the guards in the shadows, 'Do not bother us until someone is attacking the nation or the sky is falling.'
Yin Ye had become the shadow guard, so when she heard this, she nodded, and moved a bit further from them, as the couple left the palace silently. It was a pleasant evening, and Han Lingshi walked holding Hao Ren's arm.
The people who came across them on the way were shocked to see Hao Ren smiling and talking with Han Lingshi. They did not expect that the cold ruler would show emotions of a human on his face, ever.
The two traveled around the various markets. While they discussed a few trivial things, Hao Ren took out a few cooper coins and bought candied apples from a hawker. The seller thanked them as Hao Ren walked away while waving his hand. Enjoy more content from empire
The surprising thing was that the man could not remember Hao Ren or Han Lingshi's faces after a few seconds.
Han Lingshi ate all sorts of snacks, she was initially a foodie, and when she was sampling the taste of a chicken roll, she said, "Ren, I think the best thing in my life happened after marrying you."
Hao Ren raised his brow and asked, "I thought marrying me was the best thing."
Han Lingshi chuckled and looking at him she said, "Well, the fact that marrying you enabled me to eat delicious food can be considered as a small win for you."
Hao Ren was stunned and when he snapped back, he found Han Lingshi ran ahead of him while sticking out her tongue. The young man chased after her, they did not use their skills, or their martial prowess, they were just an ordinary couple, doing ordinary things, and having fun.
Suddenly, there was a musical note in the wind, that made the couple stop and raise their heads and turn in the direction where the music originated from. Han Lingshi held Hao Ren's hand and said, "Can we go there to listen?"
Hao Ren nodded and they moved towards the best restaurant in the Paradise City. The guards on the door saw a couple arriving, and they greeted them to let them in. Hao Ren nodded to them and tossed out two spirit stones to each of the two guards.
The guards were core formation realm practitioners. Entering inside the restaurant, they found the place to be luxuriously decorated. Just when they were wondering where to sit down, a woman dressed in exotic clothing approached them. She bowed deeply, exposing her cleavage to Hao Ren completely.
Hao Ren turned to look at Han Lingshi, who also happened to be looking at him with an amused smile. The young man smiled faintly as he shook his head and asked, "Can you get us a table for two closer to the spot where the music is being played?"
The lady raised her head, and found that Hao Ren was looking directly in her eyes. She was surprised, and also a bit embarrassed. She could not help but look at the woman who defeated her charm. Yes, in her mind it was the woman who defeated her charm otherwise she had always been able to make men look at her and become very amiable.
Han Lingshi smiled, revealing a grace and elegance that the lady herself lacked. Although the whole thing came to her as a shock, she still composed herself, and said, "The only table available closest to the music pavilion can only be won and not bought, Sir."
Han Lingshi raised her brow, she curiously asked, "How to win?"
The lady replied respectfully, "You will have to challenge the musician and defeat him in the art of performance."
Han Lingshi's eyes sparked up and she asked, "Who would be the judge?"
The lady replied, "The principal of the Resonance Music school in the Windchime Nation."
Hao Ren raised his brow, but quickly returned to normal as well. The Windchime Nation was one of the future targets on his list. Since fate brought him across them so early, he was going to face it.
Han Lingshi turned to him with shining eyes, and said, "Go win, I want to sit there."
Hao Ren was taken aback by her confidence and also her eagerness. He chuckled and then bowed his head to kiss her forehead as he said, "As you command, your majesty."
Han Lingshi smiled brightly, and then the system's voice echoed in Hao Ren's mind, *Ding: Host...*
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