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Chapter 77: Formal Conferment! A Glimpse into the Cultivation Methods of National Fortune!

Princess House.

Zhou Wei was woken up early in the morning by the sound of firecrackers.

Who is it? So rude, setting off firecrackers so early in the morning and disturbing everyone's sleep.

Zhou Wei got dressed and was about to go out to vent her morning grumpiness when she saw Hongxiu and Ziyu dressed in bright red, holding things in their hands, standing outside the door looking at her happily.

"Sister Wei, your official robes and seal have arrived! Congratulations, Sister Wei, on officially taking office."

"Also delivered to the Princess's residence today is General Qiu Ming's transfer order to the position of Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

Looking at the vermilion official robe and the small official seal in Ziyu's hand, Zhou Wei felt extremely curious.

"Sister Wei, why don't you try it on? I've never seen a woman wear official robes before."

Hongxiu was also looking forward to it, hoping that Zhou Wei would wear the official robes and show them off.

Zhou Wei touched the fabric of the official robe. Tsk, it was top-quality silk, and the clothes seemed to have been specially tailored.

She was quite curious, so she went inside to change.

After they came out, the handsome Ziyu and Hongxiu exclaimed:

"Oh my god! Sister Wei, you're so cool, you're absolutely gorgeous."

Hongxiu pouted, feeling a pang of sadness. In her eyes, Zhou Wei was just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl.

But when he put on this official uniform, he looked dashing and completely transformed!

Clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse!

If I wore this myself...

Forget it, forget it. I don't have Zhou Wei's ability to make everyone in the princess's mansion obedient.

Even the guards were convinced when they learned that Zhou Wei was in charge of the army, and they did not object to her because she was a woman.

Even though she was a palace maid in charge, she didn't look like a general when she put on armor.

Zhou Wei twirled around, showing off her outfit, and asked with some confusion, "Little Ziyu, I've noticed that official uniforms are usually quite loose, so why is mine so fitted?"

Ziyu smiled and said, "Of course it was the princess's order! The princess specifically instructed the Clothing Bureau to rush to make this official robe for you, Sister Wei, and make it to your measurements!"

"Huh? No one measured me?" Zhou Wei asked in surprise.

Ziyu covered her mouth and chuckled, "No need to measure, the princess has seen it and said she knows Sister Wei's size."

Oh dear, this princess is making me quite shy.

Tsk! Look at that!

Jiang Yueli is such a good boss.

They're practically omnipotent! Zhou Wei was deeply moved.

Is she willing to serve the princess for the rest of her life?

After showing off in her official uniform for a while, the novelty wore off, and Zhou Wei took off her clothes.

This official robe is not worn on ordinary days; it is only used on formal occasions.

Ziyu and Hongxiu told Zhou Wei, and then went to arrange a feast for all the servants of the princess's residence.

Firstly, it was to celebrate Zhou Wei's victory, and secondly, it was to help her win over people's hearts.

This was a good thing. Zhou Wei waved her hand and gave Ziyu ten thousand taels of silver to handle.

After the two left, Zhou Wei sat in the room and looked at the military officer's seal.

The official seal was square, only the size of a palm, and had the official title and Zhou Wei's name on it.

Zhou Wei picked up the official seal, weighed it in her hand, and found it to be quite heavy.

I grabbed a piece of paper, smeared some ink on it, and pressed it down hard.

Zhou Wei cleared her throat, held up the paper, and said in a pretentious manner, "Take this order and go and execute the Third Scholar and Hu Youniang, that adulterous couple!"

After the performance, she danced and laughed.

So this is what it's like to be an official, haha, that's really interesting.

However, before Zhou Wei could even gloat for a moment, she suddenly noticed that the paper in her hand, stamped with the official seal, had started to glow.

Then it slowly floated into the air!

This miraculous scene left her stunned, wondering what had happened.

Until the system voice sounded:

[Congratulations, host, on obtaining an official position, now qualified to glimpse the cultivation methods of this world's national destiny.]

Zhou Wei understood the words individually, but was a little confused when put together.

What is the "National Destiny Cultivation Method"?

Could it be that in this world, there are still people who can cultivate using the fate of a nation?

This is too scary!

To put it simply, national fortune is the destiny of a country, and the rise and fall of a dynasty are related to it.

A prosperous dynasty naturally enjoys peace and tranquility throughout the land.

Dynasties with insufficient national fortune suffer from frequent disasters, leading to widespread poverty and war until a new dynasty is established.

This demonstrates the importance of a nation's fortune.

If you want to improve yourself by taking advantage of the nation's destiny, then you are competing with another country!

If they could complement each other, that would be fine. What I fear most is that the cultivators are insatiable and endlessly plunder the nation's fortune.

That would be a catastrophe for a country!

Zhou Wei had no talent for cultivation to begin with; the fact that she could glimpse the cultivation methods of blessed lands was already a result of the system's blessing.

Now, by sheer coincidence, I have come to touch upon a higher level of cultivation of national destiny.

That's really lucky!

If it weren't for Princess Jiang Yueli, who bestowed upon her the military post of Dianjun,

As a woman in this feudal dynasty, she would probably never have had the chance to participate in the cultivation of national destiny in her entire life.

What is this called?

This is what they call having the right leader – a bright future awaits!

However, the emergence of the National Fortune Cultivation suddenly connected many things that Zhou Wei couldn't understand in her mind.

Since the nation's fortune can be used to enable cultivators to cultivate, there must be opportunists in this world!

But there's a key point here.

Not everyone is qualified to access the path of spiritual practice related to national destiny.

The scope of personnel was immediately narrowed down considerably.

The first thing that can be confirmed is that officials like Zhou Wei have been officially appointed!

Serving as an official in the imperial court naturally links one's fate to that of the nation.

Throughout the entire dynasty, those most closely connected to the fate of the nation, besides officials, were probably the royal family.

Within the royal family, there is only one person whose every word and action can influence the fate of the nation.

That was the emperor!

Zhou Wei felt as if she had cleared away a thick layer of fog in front of her.

The truth about the female protagonist of this world's destiny seems to be about to be revealed.

As Zhou Wei pondered, her hand touched Hu Youniang's dagger.

The system suddenly gave a prompt.

[An item related to the cultivation of national destiny was detected; it contains a trace of the Great Zhou Dynasty's national destiny.]

Zhou Wei was startled and couldn't help but take the dagger in her hand to examine it carefully.

The dagger was always carried by Hu Youniang and was extremely important to her in the original book.

Knowing this, Zhou Wei was able to use the charge of possessing a weapon to suppress Chu Tianze, the third-ranked scholar, and Hu Youniang.

However, the original plot never mentioned why this dagger was so important to Hu Youniang.

Now, Zhou Wei finally knows the truth!

This is actually an item that can help Hu Youniang cultivate.

So, what exactly is this woman, Hu Youniang?

Zhou Wei had asked the system this question before, but the system's answer was to explore it on her own.

Now that Zhou Wei has unlocked the purpose of this dagger, she should know its meaning, right?

After asking again, the system indeed provided an answer.

[Hu Youniang, a little fox in a blessed land, obtained this dagger by chance, thus beginning her path of cultivation and destiny.]

!!!

fox spirit?

What? Even spirits and monsters have come?

This world is getting more and more interesting.

Are there many spirits like Hu Youniang in the Great Zhou Dynasty?

[Not many, one could say she is the only one who has defied the very creation of heaven and earth.]

[The fundamental law of this world forbids animals from becoming spirits, but Hu Youniang was already blessed with good fortune, and she used a sliver of the Great Zhou's national destiny to cultivate into a human form.]

Zhou Wei quickly grasped the key point.

"As far as I know, there is a price to pay for spirits to maintain their human form. For example, Hu Youniang uses a dagger to assist in her cultivation."

"Now that the dagger is in my possession, can she still remain human?"

It's difficult, so external help is needed.

external force?

It must be some crooked or unethical method!

Zhou Wei was wary; Hu Youniang, in order to maintain her chastity, did not want to leave her lover, Chu Tianze.

That would inevitably lead to trouble in the capital.

By simply checking whether any murders have occurred in the capital recently, one can find out Hu Youniang's current situation.

After figuring it out, Zhou Wei immediately decided to go find Qiu Ming.

By the way, bring him the transfer order of the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Qiu Ming has suffered two lifetimes of hardship, but this time he's finally going to turn his life around!

(This is for longtime readers: Chu Tianze, the third-ranked scholar, and Hu Youniang are characters I added after revising the beginning.)

The current order of appearance of the lucky heroine and her devoted admirer is: Chu Tianze, the third-ranked scholar, and Hu Youniang—Su Yunjin and Lu Zhiyan at the Golden Pavilion—Wan Qianliang at the Wine Shop—Shen Shuqing at the Washing Dust Banquet—Empress, as serene as a chrysanthemum—the Mei family of four.

The order of appearance has simply been changed, but it doesn't affect the reading experience. The story of Chu Tianze and Hu Youniang is in the first four chapters; interested readers can check them out.

Chu Tiance is not the princess's husband, so there's no need to worry.

(That's all, bowing!)