In that instant, Bai Fei, who had been looking resentful and seemingly delicate and timid, suddenly attacked, aiming directly at his vital point on the chest.

The nails, which were originally as smooth and lustrous as jade, now gleamed with a dangerous, cold light.

Zuan smiled slightly: "I've been on guard against you for a long time."

He's not the kind of man who's blinded by lust and can't move when he sees a beautiful woman. Given their current relationship, how could he not be on guard at all?

He raised his hand and placed it directly on her wrist, blocking her fierce killing move.

Bai Fei's face remained expressionless as she swiftly attacked with her other hand.

Zu An was startled. Bai Fei's arms were so slender, yet her attack power was so great.

If he hadn't just broken through to the eighth rank and been able to use the power of heaven and earth, he might not have been able to withstand a direct confrontation.

This woman is actually an eighth-rank official?

But how could that be!

It should be noted that Chu Chuyan and Pei Mianman are recognized geniuses, but before they met Zu An, they were only at the sixth rank. Their ability to advance to the seventh rank was largely due to Zu An's opportunities. However, Bai Fei, who is not much older than them, has already reached the eighth rank.

However, he immediately realized that this was a world of cultivation, and one could not judge a book by its cover. Just like the Empress, who was much older than Zu An, she still looked like a young woman in her prime, and even every inch of her skin was no different from that of a young woman. Zu An had personally experienced this.

Similarly, although Bai Fei looks young, she might actually be a whole size older than Chu Yan and the others.

Tsk tsk tsk, I wonder if the people in the palace know her actual age. The Crown Princess and the Crown Prince obviously don't know, but does the Emperor know?

His mind raced, but his hands moved with equal speed, and the two exchanged twenty or thirty blows in the blink of an eye.

Bai Fei was also secretly alarmed. She had tried her best to overestimate Zu An, but she didn't expect that she would still underestimate him in the actual fight. If she had known this would happen, she would have...

She bit her red lips tightly, her moves becoming increasingly fierce. However, neither of them seemed to want to alarm the emperor, as they both held back their strength, ensuring that the power only affected the closest distance.

Zuan also noticed that it seemed like flower petals were falling nearby without his knowledge. He glanced outside but couldn't see anything clearly. He guessed that Consort Bai was using this to block the view of the palace maids and nannies outside, so as to prevent the two of them from being seen.

Sensing her concerns, Zuan laughed: "Close-quarters combat, that's my specialty."

After saying that, he used the Feathered Silk Entangling Hand technique that Pei Mianman had taught him, and after a while, he tightly held Bai Fei's two hands.

Zuan pulled her close, scrutinizing the struggling beauty before him. Her skin was as smooth as snow, without a single flaw.

"Your Majesty is at a loss now, isn't she?" Zu An wanted to have a good talk with her.

At this moment, Bai Fei suddenly revealed a charming smile: "Is that so?"

At the same time, she exhaled a puff of pink mist from her cherry lips and sprayed it directly onto Zu An's face. At such close range, even though Zu An immediately held his breath, he still managed to inhale it.

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