Three days later, the Great Eastern Emperor summoned Ning Qing to the palace again.

Ning Qing turned her questioning gaze to Jia Lan, who was standing beside her.

"Then why does the old emperor still have the energy to summon me to the palace? Did you miss your vital point with that knife? Do you need me to come to the palace to finish you off?"

Jialan was instantly amused by Ning Qing and covered her mouth with a soft laugh.

"Don't worry, my lord. That tyrant won't live much longer. He's just barely clinging to life now."

Ning Qing nodded and raised her hand to rub his little head.

"Okay, I'll go to the palace to see him first."

Jialan wrapped his arms around Ningqing's neck and kissed her on the lips.

He gazed intently at Ning Qing.

He called out softly.

"grown ups".

Ning Qing's gaze deepened, and she raised an eyebrow.

"My wife, one kiss isn't enough."

Jialan's eyes flickered, and she chuckled softly.

"Is this enough?"

As he spoke, he kissed Ning Qing's lips.

Ning Qing hugged him tightly, taking the initiative and kissing him deeply.

After the kiss, Jialan's cheeks flushed red, and he gently pushed Ning Qing away.

"My lord, you should go to the palace quickly."

Ning Qing gazed intently at his exquisitely beautiful face.

"But now I don't want to go to the palace anymore, I just want to carry you back to the bedroom."

Jialan glanced at Ning Qing and pursed her lips.

Wave goodbye.

"Sir, you should leave now! I need to go back and catch up on some sleep."

Ning Qing's eyes lit up. "I'll take you back to your room."

A look of fear appeared on Jialan's face.

This person didn't let me go until the early hours of the morning. I hope I'm not thinking about it again now.

No! If this continues, I'll die in bed one day.

Jialan silently admired Ning Qing's extraordinary talent.

My body betrayed me by backing away from dangerous people.

A rare, awkward smile appeared on Jialan's face as he waved his hands repeatedly.

"No need, no need, sir, you go ahead with your business! I'll just go and rest at Xiaoqian's place for a while. I haven't seen Xiaoqian for many days, hehe."

With that, he turned and darted toward the door.

They fled the place at a speed comparable to fleeing for their lives.

Ningqing...

Am I really that scary? Running so fast!

He liked it a lot at first! How come his attitude changed so much after he got out of bed?

The system, having overheard its host's thoughts, silently rolled its eyes in the space.

He mentally retorted: With your stamina, you could work day and night without rest; even 10 protected targets wouldn't be enough for you to wreak havoc.

Host! We're here to carry out a protection mission, not to kill the target we're protecting.

You'd better take it easy.

Unfortunately, the system spoke its mind secretly, and Ning Qing couldn't hear a single word.

When Ning Qing entered the palace and arrived at his bedchamber, he met the Great Eastern Emperor.

He lay pale and weak on the dragon bed.

Ning Qing stepped forward, facing the man on the bed, and gave him a respectful bow.

"Your subject has met with Your Majesty."

The Great Eastern Emperor's complex eyes kept scrutinizing Ning Qing's face.

It seems they wanted to see Ning Qing clearly and thoroughly.

Ning Qing stood there openly, letting him look her over.

The Great Emperor looked around for a while before ordering the eunuchs waiting around him to bring over a chair.

Seeing that there was a chair to sit on, Ning Qing naturally wouldn't make herself uncomfortable.

I got in, and the ride was as leisurely and carefree as ever.

Upon seeing her like this, the Great Eastern Emperor's pale face turned ashen.

After taking a few deep breaths, I calmed down a bit.

Chao Ningqing asked in a loud voice.

"Grand Preceptor, what you said to the Crown Prince last time, that our Great Eastern Kingdom will face a calamity?"