Women are strange; when it comes to certain things, they become particularly serious and get to the bottom of things.

Even though she was an empress.

Therefore, Empress Yueyao then asked, "What does marrying me have to do with the good or bad of Yueyao Kingdom? Do you also know that with your abilities, you are not qualified to be my... man? Hehe, then you do have some self-awareness!"

Having been constantly teased by Jing Zhe, Empress Yueyao finally had a chance to retaliate, and she felt a little smug.

"What's there to be qualified or not? Just have the guts!"

Jing Zhe realized his mistake after only saying half of his sentence and immediately changed his words, saying, "Your Majesty, why do you think that Babu was afraid of me just now?"

"It's because you brought up the three major sects of Anguo."

"Even the Western Frontier fears the three major sects, so what about your Yueyao Kingdom?"

Empress Yueyao shook her head repeatedly, then suddenly realized that it was dark here and he couldn't see, so she spoke up: "Our Yueyao Kingdom's fighting strength is even weaker than that of the Western Frontier, so naturally we are afraid of the three major sects!"

The three major sects have many disciples, and each of them is a powerful expert capable of fighting multiple opponents. If a real battle were to break out, the army would definitely be no match for them.

“Then it’s settled. If I marry the Empress, wouldn’t that put Yueyao Kingdom at odds with the three major sects? Wouldn’t that be bad for Yueyao Kingdom?”

Jing Zhe was telling the truth. If he married the Queen of Yueyao, or to put it simply, he would become a son-in-law of the Yueyao Kingdom. His female lovers would definitely come to kill him, and the Yueyao Kingdom would be in grave danger.

"..."

From the moment Jing Zhe was able to command the three major sects in Liangzhou City, Empress Yueyao became curious. Later, she vaguely heard that the four major sects of Anguo were related to him, and eventually he said so himself. Empress Yueyao became more and more curious.

This time, she couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is your relationship with the four major sects? Why would they become enemies of Yueyao Kingdom just because you married me?"

The most important question here shouldn't be "whether or not to marry," but Empress Yueyao didn't seem to care at all. Jing Zhe was too lazy to remind her and laughed, "Alright, but Your Majesty should lie down first. It's too cold standing up. You're not cold, but I am!"

"..."

Having already agreed in her heart, Empress Yueyao did not resist at this moment, and took small steps closer, reminding herself of the situation.

"Don't move, let me do it myself!"

As he spoke, he relied on his intuition and groped around in the dark.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

"Your Majesty, is there such a hurry?"

"Your Majesty, if you're in a hurry, you should lie down first. Don't touch me like that!"

"Shut up!"

Empress Yueyao was furious. She had only touched a section of his forearm, so why was he yelling?

However, the forearm was a bit thin, and it was still covered by clothing, standing upright, which looked rather strange…

However, by simply supporting this forearm, Empress Yueyao found her bearings and then lay down.

"Oh~"

As Empress Yueyao's hand left, Jing Zhe let out a satisfied groan. Empress Yueyao frowned and said, "Shut up!"

Although he didn't speak, his voice sounded strange.

Empress Yueyao lay down behind Jing Zhe. She could feel that Jing Zhe had his back to her, and the two were in a state of being neither close nor distant.

"Ji" is because Empress Yueyao has a voluptuous figure, with her chest protruding much further out than her lower abdomen, and it is already slightly touching Jing Zhe's back. "Li" refers to her lower abdomen, which is separated from Jing Zhe by her chest and cannot come into contact with him.

"Alright, go ahead and say it!"

Aren't you cold?

"cold…"

"Then what's the point of sticking together for warmth?"

"..."

Empress Yueyao was slightly confused for a moment, bit her lip, stopped being coy, and then reached out her hand.

Let's stick together and keep warm!

Then, she reached out her hand towards Jing Zhe's forearm by feel, not daring to use too much force, and placed it on Jing Zhe's body, which she probably thought was to "keep him warm".

Jing Zhe was speechless.

It wasn't because of Empress Yueyao's self-deception, but because of why her hands kept going towards herself.

She doesn't seem like that kind of person!

"Is it better now?"

Empress Yueyao said, "Your forearms... are quite warm, but they seem a bit thin... Are you that thin?"

"..."

Considering that Empress Yueyao knew nothing, Jing Zhe forgave her for using the word "detail," but still slapped her hand away. He was afraid that if they continued to hold hands like that, things might get out of hand.

"Let me teach you what it means to stick together for warmth!"

As he spoke, Jing Zhe turned around. In the darkness, the two faced each other. Although they couldn't see each other, the warm breath on their faces made them feel how close they were.

While Empress Yueyao was still dazed, Jing Zhe placed his hand on her back and then pulled her tightly into his arms, causing Empress Yueyao to cling tightly to him.

He then spread the cloak he had given to Empress Yueyao and the blanket from the tent on her.

After his hands first touched Empress Yueyao's body, he placed them on her shoulders. It seemed casual, but Empress Yueyao could clearly feel the heat emanating from his hands on her shoulders.

Subsequently, with the help of the cloak and blanket, and the warmth from Jing Zhe's body, her body finally warmed up.

At this moment, she wanted to look up, but she knew that in such a dark place, she wouldn't be able to see anything. Moreover, Jing Zhe had used too much force just now, and her head was completely pressed against his chest. Although this position was embarrassing, lifting her head seemed even more embarrassing!

The only thing that comforted her was that Jing Zhe didn't have any intention of taking advantage of her—although he had already taken advantage of her when he squeezed her into his arms, she preferred to believe that it was to help her keep warm, because he could have taken further action, but he didn't, and instead used his internal energy to transfer heat to her.

"Are you warm now?"

"Um…"

Empress Yueyao softly agreed.

"Alright, then let me tell you why I'm not marrying you for the good of Yueyao Kingdom!"

Jing Zhe said proudly, "Qingqiu, the chief disciple of Qingyun Sect, is my third sister. Pei Yunxi, the chief disciple of Kunlun Mirror, is my fourth sister!"

"Are they Qingqiu and Pei Yunxi, known as the Twin Beauties of Yunjing?"

Empress Yueyao finally raised her head and asked in surprise.

"Yes, that's right. And there's Mu Qingren, the head of the Wuxian Pavilion, who's also my older sister..."

Sister Qing…

Jing Zhe added in his mind, and continued, "Not to mention my fifth sister Liu Jinghong, and my eldest and second sisters! If I marry you, won't I have to live in Yueyao Kingdom for a long time? My sisters will definitely be unhappy if they can't see me, and they'll cause trouble for your Yueyao Kingdom then?"

"..."

After hearing Jing Zhe's words, Empress Yueyao was so shocked that she couldn't speak. Besides being amazed by her sister's powerful status, she also wanted to ask: How do you have so many sisters? How many sisters do you have?

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