"I like the Empress."

At this moment, these words seemed to keep echoing in Qing Yixue's ears, so much so that they kept replaying in her mind.

A smile crept onto Qing Yixue's lips. Sure enough, she had always been right; Junlin did indeed like her.

Otherwise, why would he have helped her stabilize the court, given her the Crimson Owl Empire, and frequently returned to visit her?

So Qing Yixue asked, "This time... can you take me with you when you leave?"

"Um?"

Jun Lin was somewhat surprised to hear this. He thought that the other party would continue to let him stay and be the empress, but he did not expect that Qing Yixue would go with him.

But what will happen to the Qingluan Empire now that Qing Yixue is gone?

and……

"If you leave, will she still be the Empress?"

Junlin asked.

Qing Yixue smiled and shook her head, saying, "Of course not, but don't worry, I will arrange everything. With Qingluan here, nothing will happen to the empire."

Junlin looked conflicted upon hearing this, "But I love the Empress."

"?"

Qing Yixue was taken aback. What did those words mean? Why did she suddenly feel that something was not right?

“If you are the Empress, you cannot leave. If you leave, you will no longer be the Empress.” Jun Lin shook his head and sighed, “If I love you, I cannot take you with me. If I take you with me, you will no longer be the one I love.”

"???"

Qing Yixue gritted her teeth. She felt like she had been tricked. This bastard only liked her identity as the empress, didn't he!

Junlin gently took Qing Yixue's hand and smiled tenderly: "Your Majesty, may you always be the Empress, the one I love."

Qing Yixue blushed, but then she realized that this bastard still didn't want to take her with him.

Enraged, Qing Yixue raised her foot to kick Jun Lin.

But he kicked nothing.

The king's throne had vanished, and in the vast side hall, there was only her, a female guard, and a small dog that looked rather silly.

The husky looked around, then raised its head again.

broken!

The owner ran away without taking it with them!

Fortunately, at that moment, a spatial gate appeared, and Junlin poked half of his body out from it and grabbed Erha.

Then she smiled slightly at Qing Yixue and said, "I love you, my Empress."

As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared from Qing Yixue's sight.

Qing Yixue's pretty face turned bright red, whether from embarrassment or anger, she clenched her fists and smashed the table in front of her.

"asshole!"

She was furious. That jerk always did the same thing—he flirted with her and then ran away!

Seeing this, the female guard shrank back. Sure enough, as soon as Junlin left, the Empress's temper became volatile.

Qing Yixue looked at the female guard and said, "Tell me, is that bastard playing a trick on me? Don't say you're afraid to talk about it, just say what you think."

The female guard was taken aback upon hearing this, but she forced herself to reply, "That lord has always been very good to Your Majesty, so he probably wouldn't do such a thing."

There was nothing she could do. No matter what the relationship between Qing Yixue and Jun Lin was, it was not her place to speak ill of Jun Lin; there were precedents for this.

Unexpectedly, this time Qing Yixue angrily said, "What benefits did he give you that you're speaking up for him like this? Can't you tell if he's playing me? I'll make you tell the truth!"

"..."

The female guard was inwardly groaning upon hearing this. This was leaving her no way out! What did her husband and wife's business have to do with her?

But having no other choice, he had to change his story and go along with Qing Yixue's words: "Just as Your Majesty thinks, that official is indeed... playing a trick on Your Majesty."

"Bullshit! Didn't you hear him just say he loves me?!"

...

Junlin had no idea how much psychological damage his casual remark as he left had caused to a female guard who was only a few decades old and at the martial arts supreme level.

He has now returned to the Martial Yang Sect, Hundred Battles Peak.

Now, Ji Bochang, as a martial arts supreme realm expert with outstanding military achievements, is the chief elder of Hundred Battles Peak.

Today, Ji Bochang is drinking with the barbarian king.

Perhaps due to his bloodline, the Barbarian King was nearly five meters tall, making Ji Bo appear like a tiny chick in comparison.

"You didn't invite me to drink, did you?"

Jun Lin kicked open Ji Bochang's door and walked over without any politeness.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Upon seeing King's Landing, the Barbarian King scratched his head and chuckled, looking as honest and simple as ever.

"...Brother Jun, it's been a long time."

Seeing this, Ji Bo took out a jar of wine and placed it on the table.

Now that Junlin is a high-ranking official in the Heavenly Dao, he still comes to invite him for a drink, so he naturally cannot act too reserved, otherwise it would be somewhat offensive.

This drinking session lasted for several days.

The three chatted about everything from the past to the present, their experiences over the years, the changes in the Wuyang Sect in recent years, the embarrassing stories of the peak master of the neighboring peak, the private portrait of Junlin within the sect, and the amusing story of a disciple in the sect losing a bet and running naked...

After leaving the Wuyang Sect, Junlin went to the Western Buddha Kingdom to visit Kong Yuan, a top-tier contemporary demonic Buddha.

Then, he was stopped by the little girl in charge of order.

The little girl blinked, stretched out her little hand to him, her eyes full of expectation, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Jun Lin feigned confusion, then took the little girl's hand and squeezed it. "What's wrong?"

The little girl, named Order, pouted and said, "Half of my authority."

Junlin raised an eyebrow. "Wow! You just want it directly? Do you know how much effort I put into getting this power!"

"Brother~"

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