Chapter 6 The progress is too slow, Li Chengyun is preparing to do something big!
The morning light is slightly dew.

In the room filled with ancient charm, Li Chengyun opened his sleepy eyes and sat up from the bed.

Beside him, Si Lili had also woken up.

Her eyes, like spring water, slowly opened and stared at Li Chengyun's back. Her eyes were filled with a myriad of emotions that were complex and difficult to understand.

"I'll go wash up now." Si Lili opened her red lips, spoke softly, and then walked out of the boudoir lightly.

However, what she said about washing and grooming was just a cover-up.

She quietly went to a secret room on the second floor and had a secret meeting with a man in black.

The man in black was wrapped tightly in black clothes, and his face and figure could not be seen.

His eyes were like an eagle's, staring straight at Si Lili, as if he wanted to see through her soul.

After a moment of silence, the man in black finally spoke, his voice was hoarse, as if it was intentional, or natural:
"Li Chengyun stayed at your place again last night. How is he doing? Did you get any important information from him?"

Upon hearing this, Si Lili shook her head slightly and said nothing, but her meaning was clear.

The man in black nodded slightly and continued, "When Li Chengyun is punished by Emperor Qing, you need to pay extra attention to his movements."

"Also, you must remember that with your status, marrying Li Chengyun is simply a fantasy, even as a concubine. Once exposed, your life will be in danger."

Si Lili had no expression on her face and responded calmly: "I understand."

The man in black said in a deep voice: "You are an important chess piece in my hand. You must not let personal feelings ruin important things! Li Chengyun is a big fish. You must be careful and don't lose it!"

After the man in black finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving Si Lili sitting alone in the empty room, with a lot of thoughts in her mind.

She recalled her life story. Her original name was Li Lisi and she was a descendant of the royal family of Nanqing.

In the past, her grandfather was a strong contender for the throne, but was brutally murdered in the struggle for imperial power.

When Emperor Qing ascended the throne, she fled with her parents. Her father was murdered on the way, and her mother took her and her brother to the State of Qi.

After the Northern Qi court learned of their identities, they brought them into the palace to raise them.

However, her mother died early, leaving her and her younger brother to depend on each other.

Although the Emperor of Northern Qi was quite fond of her, she was looked down upon by the Empress Dowager.

To protect his brother, to survive, and for revenge.

Si Lili took the initiative to ask for permission to go south to Qing Kingdom as a spy.

After arriving in Nanqing, she became the top performer at Zuixianju in Kyoto.

He was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and his talent was well-known, attracting countless talented people to compete for him.

However, she did not want to live in a brothel. She only hoped that one day she could change her fate and take revenge.

In the prosperity and bustle of a brothel, every woman longs to escape, and Si Lili is no exception.

She longed to live as a normal woman, away from this dusty place.

However, fate was cruel and she had no choice.

He could only gain a foothold in this brothel where all kinds of people mixed together and collect information from all sides.

She silently hoped that one day she would change her destiny and make those who had hurt her pay the price.

Si Lili originally adhered to the bottom line of selling her art but not her body.

However, after coming into contact with the Sixth Prince Li Chengyun, the balance in her heart began to tilt.

She knew very well that this was a rare opportunity, an opportunity that would allow her to get closer to the center of power and obtain more intelligence.

So, after weighing the pros and cons, she made a difficult decision - to lose her virginity to Li Chengyun.

When she first met Li Chengyun, she wanted to use the prince to complete her mission.

However, as they spent time together day after day, she actually developed a dependence on Li Chengyun.

Whenever he left, she felt empty inside.

Recently, Li Chengyun was punished, and she was even more worried, fearing that he might make a mistake. Now that she knew that Li Chengyun was safe, she felt relieved.

However, the news that followed made her feel a little sad.

Li Chengyun is about to have his wedding, and his bride is the noble daughter of Si Nanbo.

To the fugitive Si Lili, both of them were noble people who were out of her reach, people she could only look up to.

Just when Si Lili thought that Li Chengyun would cut off all contact with her and never set foot in Zuixianju again, he unexpectedly appeared in front of her.

He still had that unruly smile on his face, cynical as if nothing in the world could shake his heart.

When Si Lili snuggled in Li Chengyun's arms, she felt an unprecedented happiness.

This emotion made her both happy and nervous. Her heart seemed no longer calm, and she seemed to have developed an indescribable feeling for him.

……

This is Li Chengyun's side.

He knew Si Lili's identity very well, but he didn't care.

In his opinion, no matter who Si Lili was, she was his woman from the moment she lost her virginity to him.

He never thought of letting her leave, no matter his identity as a spy for Northern Qi or his entanglement with Fan Ruoruo and Fan Xian.

To him, it was nothing but trifles.

Li Chengyun had only one thing in mind, and that was how to quickly improve his performance.

It must reach at least 10% to unlock the power of Jian Jiuhuang.

He chanted silently in his heart and opened the mysterious system mirror.

However, the increase in the progress bar was so slight that it seemed like just a slight movement.

He calculated carefully and found that this slight improvement was only equivalent to about 0.1 percent.

Although this progress has increased, it is still a drop in the bucket for him.

He couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. This speed meant that if he wanted to reach 10% progress, he would still need to put in a lot of effort and time.

Li Chengyun knew very well that he was now in the center of the storm. If Emperor Qing knew that he frequently went in and out of brothels, he would be severely punished.

The risk was huge, but the progress in the role was minimal.

He longed to reach that 10 percent, but the road ahead was long and seemed endless.

Being in the midst of this vortex of power struggle, he deeply felt that his background was weak and his strength was insufficient. If he rushed into the game, it would be tantamount to seeking his own death.

Although Fan Xian has experienced life and death, he is protected by his three fathers and Wuzhu.

But he couldn't even rely on his closest relatives.

His mother died early, and his father Emperor Qing pushed him to the brink of danger, making him a victim of the training of the crown prince.

Faced with such a difficult situation, Li Chengyun knew that he had to do something.

He longed to push the role-playing progress to 10 percent in one fell swoop in order to gain that all-important sense of security.

However, without 10 percent progress, he would not be able to unlock the power of Jian Jiuhuang.

With only the strength of the eighth rank, he seems so fragile in this world full of powerful people and conspiracies.

Li Chengyun fell into deep thought. He had to find a way to break through.

Just then, an inspiration flashed in his mind.

Didn't Emperor Qing always want him to marry Fan Ruoruo? But he went against his will!

Not only that, Li Chengyun also wanted to spread his reputation as a playboy throughout Nanqing and even the distant Northern Qi.

(End of this chapter)