Chapter 1488: An Uncomfortable Meeting
"You can call me Madam Shun," said a beautiful woman with bodacious curves. She did not fit the mold of the typical beauty of the cultivation, which favors thin women with pale skin. She was not fat. Instead, she was "developed" in all the parts that mattered.
Wang Wei looked at her up and down before focusing on her tight clothes 'If Li Jun was here, he would say he envied her robe,' he thought. "Madam Shun, it's a pleasure to see you finally."
"I'm sorry for the delay, but her majesty was occupied with something important and we had to cut off contact with the outside," Madam Shun said with a wide smile that showed all her white teeth.
"To compensate for our mistake, we will offer you a one-million-year free pass to the [City of Sin]," Madam Shun continued. The [City of Sin] was where people could experience their wildest desires without judgment. For many cultivators who are bored with their endless life or cultivators who use lust and depravity as their cultivation source, this place is a heaven.
However, it is not free. On the contrary, most ordinary cultivators cannot afford a one-year stay in this place. So, a pass for one million years was considered a great reward.
"I'll accept the compensation," Wang Wei nodded, and he immediately detected surprise from Madam Shun's eyes. "Not expecting me to accept?"
"I must admit, I didn't. Most outsiders who came here find this place disgusting, even though many visit secretly under different names and appearances," Madam Shun admitted.
"I'm not the type of person to refuse something valuable offered to me. Plus, even if I don't use it myself, I'm sure I can exchange it for a hefty price if I found the right user," Wang Wei explained.
"As you wish." Madam Shun handed him a token with the character for one million before waving her hand to manifest a blue portal. "Now, follow me, the Empress is waiting for you." Wang Wei slowly stood up to walk through the portal. He found himself in this large dynasty-esque palace with numerous people walking in and out.
The first thing he noticed was the perfect balance of woman and man. In most palaces, women are servants and are rare and few, but in this place, it was an ideal balance. However, Wang Wei noticed that all the people in Eunuch uniforms were men.
'Throughout history, Eunuchs were forced to be neutered to destroy their legitimacy at the throne in case they usurped it, and to prevent them from secretly sleeping with the Emperor's wives and concubines. Is that why she chose only men? She didn't want anyone tempting her husbands and concubines? This Heavenly Serpent Empress is a character,' Wang Wei thought as he followed Madam Shun to somewhere deep in the palace.
He noticed the color palette of this palace was purple. 'Is her favorite color also purple? If so, maybe I can use that as a conversation starter,' Wang Wei thought. The walk lasted only five minutes, but they soon arrived. Madam Shun pointed to a room and Wang Wei gave him a strange look. He only entered after she nodded.
A woman lay on a bed surrounded by black transparent drapes. A small table with food and wine was strategically placed about five meters from the bed. The Heavenly Serpent Empress slowly exited the bed, revealing her long legs and jade skin.
If Wang Wei did not have incredible willpower, his nose would have immediately started bleeding. The Empress was not wearing a hanfu, but what could be described as a barely transparent red sleeping dress made of unknown silk with floating appendages. Her black nail polish, red clothes, and purple hair with black tips somehow perfectly matched to elevate her unearthly beauty and unworldly sexiness.
Wang Wei did not shy from looking, but while he was enjoying the view, he was also observing. 'As expected, there is a slight transcendent power protecting her. No, it seems to be hiding her true strength.'
"You won't even hide the fact you're peeping?" the Heavenly Serpent Empress asked.
"If Your Majesty is willing to show, I'm willing to watch and appreciate it."
"Bold, aren't you?" she chuckled.
"So, I've been told."
"The way you looked at me," the Heavenly Serpent Empress said, her eyes and mouth appearing to be smiling. "It's almost as if you can see through my clothes."
"I tend to have this effect on people, especially women, so please don't mind," Wang Wei replied.
"Bold and funny, aren't you something?" she smiled charmingly. "Tell me, are you also daring?"
"I'd like to think I am."
"Then, show me. Come to me and boldly rip my clothes before letting your instinct dictate what comes next."
Wang Wei's mouth opened for a few seconds as he stared motionlessly. He smiled wryly," As tempting as that is, I'm afraid I have to decline the offer."
"So, you're not as daring as you claim?"
"Maybe not to this extent."
The Heavenly Serpent Empress's eyes became more tender: "A man who can admit his fault? I'm liking you even more. Come, sit, and let's talk." Wang Wei accepted her offer and sat at the dining table. The Heavenly Serpent Empress poured him some wine before filling her cup.
"You're Wang Wei, right?"
"That's right, your majesty," Wang Wei nodded.
"Don't be so informal. Call me Si Meihui, better yet, call me Hui'er," she replied in a gentle voice.
'I thought her name was Lu Chuntao? Is she trying to hide her identity from the old era, or does she have the knack of changing her name every so often?' Wang Wei thought.
"I wouldn't dare call you so intimately, so how about we compromise and I call you Lady Si?"
"Lady Si, huh? I've never been called that. I think I like it," she replied before sipping her wine. "So, Wei'er, what do you think of my Kingdom of Sin?"
Wang Wei's lips twitched. Can this woman be more shameless? Regardless of his thoughts, he still responded. "It's a great idea. So many cultivators are sexually repressed, so I'm glad there is a safe space for them to explore their fantasies. Otherwise, heaven knows what these people would do."
"This has been one of my objectives from the beginning, but everyone else looked down on him, and some of these scholars even tried to label me as a devil cultivator," the Heavenly Serpent Empress smiled. "I'm glad we think alike."
"The Literary Way has done irreparable damage to the world's culture and development," Wang Wei nodded. Confucianism has fundamentally dictated China's cultural identity for thousands of years, and in this world, the Literary Way did the same thing.
"It seems you get it," the Heavenly Serpent Empress replied as she gently moved her hair behind her ears. "Back to the topic: is there something that caught your eye during your visit? Something you would maybe want to try?"
Wang Wei sipped his tea while cursing his life and existence. This conversation is any protagonist's wet dream, but he has to control himself because of an undetermined relationship. 'I feel so aggrieved. (He mentally slaps himself.) Come on, Wang Wei, your mother raised you better than that. Controlling yourself and not cheating is the bare minimum in a relationship.'
"There are quite a few things that intrigued me," Wang Wei replied. "I'm hoping to convince my wife to try them."
"Oh? And do you think it will work?" the Heavenly Serpent Empress asked with a slight smirk on the corner of her mouth.
"Although she's not open to trying almost everything as I am, she's pretty open-minded and experimental. So, I like my odds."
"Pretty open-minded, you say? Is she open enough for another woman to join your bedroom?" she asked while looking him in the eyes and slowly sipping her wine, ensuring her creamy tongue was on display.
"She's pretty rigid about that kind of thing," Wang Wei hurriedly said. "She's even willing to go to extreme lengths to prevent me from getting with other women."
"Aren't you the man of your relationship? Can't you just order her to do it?" the Heavenly Serpent Empress insisted.
"Sadly, she's the one wearing the pants in the relationship. I'm working hard to regain my manhood, but I still have a long way to go," Wang Wei admitted with pure eyes, making the Heavenly Serpent Empress's body paused.
She chuckled with an angelic voice before saying, "I don't know whether I should look at you with disdain or respect for admitting this."
"I think you should respect it. After all, honesty is the best way to live life," Wang Wei replied.
"If only that were true," the Heavenly Serpent Empress sighed. "It appears you're not interested in a wonderful night of passion with me. It's your loss since it would have been the most memorable night of your life."
"I'm sure it would have been."
"Tell me, why are you here?" the Heavenly Serpent Empress said while looking at him directly as her eyes turned reptilian. However, her allure was gone, replaced by the majesty of a terrifying ruler.