"Zhao'er, are you feeling better?"
"Mmm, it feels very comfortable."
"Lie still and don't move. I'm going in a little deeper."
"Wait, let me try a different position."
"Move it up a little more, yes, like that."
"hiss……"
Inside the carriage, Shen Zhao leaned over Gu Ningye's knees, his eyes closed and his face full of enjoyment.
Gu Ningye held an ear pick and carefully cleaned the debris from his ear.
"You, you don't know how to take care of yourself. Even after leaving the palace, you're still the same. Sigh~"
After cleaning Shen Zhao's ear piercings, Gu Ningye shook her head slightly and let out a soft sigh.
Half an hour ago, Gu Ningye was overcome with lust and wanted Shen Zhao to cure her of the poison.
As soon as Shen Zhao entered the carriage, Gu Ningye immediately took off her cloak.
Fortunately, Shen Zhao reacted quickly, having anticipated all possibilities. The moment the cloak on Gu Ningye was removed, another cloak was immediately placed over her.
"A pure heart remains unperturbed even when the sky collapses..."
He then softly recited the Ice Heart Mantra, which entered Gu Ningye's ears and quickly calmed her restless and frenzied emotions.
Feeling Gu Ningye's jade-like hand gently caressing his hair, Shen Zhao felt an unprecedented sense of peace.
"Zhao'er, thank you for what you did earlier."
Gu Ningye was deeply moved by the thought that Shen Zhao respected her so much.
The child is still the same as before; he can anticipate all kinds of troubles.
Unfortunately, he could no longer stay by her side, which made her feel inexplicably sad.
But what does it matter if the children you raised are happy?
At the same time, Shen Zhao was also recalling the care Gu Ningye had given him in his previous life. That meticulous care was the main reason why he was able to persevere and not break down.
Apart from Yu Xiyan, none of the royal family members have ever wronged him.
Shen Zhao could never bring himself to do something so taboo as to humiliate the Empress.
But what exactly happened in the previous life that caused such a huge change in the royal family?
In the previous eight lifetimes, until their death, their family was doing well, right?
Could it be some kind of butterfly effect?
Now that I've been reborn, I can't think about those things from my past life for the time being.
All I have to do in this life is to do my best to protect Empress Dowager Gu and the entire Yu family who support, encourage, and help me.
After a short rest, Shen Zhao stood up and said to Gu Ningye, "Empress Dowager, it's getting late, let's continue our journey."
"Thanks a lot."
"Please be seated, Your Majesty."
Shen Zhao stepped out of the carriage curtain and continued towards Chang'an.
As dusk fell, the carriage finally arrived outside Chang'an City.
"Stop, who are you?"
The guards on duty at Jing'an Division stopped the carriage.
Shen Zhao adjusted his bamboo hat and looked at the guards expressionlessly.
“You, you are…”
Upon seeing Shen Zhao's face, the guard from the Jing'an Division was immediately taken aback.
"Deputy Captain Shen?"
The guards were shocked.
The scene of Shen Zhao leaving and beating up the entire Jing'an Division back then is still fresh in my memory, not to mention his rising fame in the Nine Realms.
Now, when he saw his old friend again, the guard from the Jing'an Division could no longer even touch the hem of his clothes.
"Juan, it's been a long time. How have you been?"
"Deputy Captain Shen, oh no, Master Shen, what brings you back?"
"I'm back to take care of some things, and I'll leave in a few days."
"Brother Chen, should I tell the brothers to get together with you?"
"What, are you planning to get revenge for the beating I gave you back then?"
"This, ahaha, I wouldn't dare."
Shen Zhao chuckled, then took out a storage bag and tossed it into his hand.
"Here are five hundred spirit stones, consider it payment for the brothers of Jing'an Division's drinks."
Juan: "This, Mr. Shen, you've given too much."
"Take it," Shen Zhao said. "You should know what to do during my time in Chang'an, right?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Shen, you're a man of great things, we all know that. Whatever you do, we'll pretend we don't know anything."
"Know your place."
After saying that, he drove the carriage into Chang'an City.
After passing two streets, Shen Zhao stopped the carriage in front of a luxurious women's bathhouse.
"Your Majesty, you must be tired from your journey. Please go in and take a bath and wash up first. I will prepare some suitable clothes for you."
"Zhao'er, thank you for your hard work."
Shen Zhao jumped off the carriage and entered the bath with Gu Ningye. He then paid for the private suite at the front desk and watched Gu Ningye enter the bath before turning away with peace of mind.
...
At this moment, inside a private house in Chang'an City.
"waste!"
A martial artist with a ferocious face, red hair, and blue eyes, exuding an evil aura, slapped the masked man's exposed cheek.
"You can't even handle such a small thing, what good are you anyway!"
The masked man immediately knelt down: "Please give me another chance, Your Excellency. I will definitely bring Gu Ningye back myself."
"Hmph, even a cooked duck can fly away, what use is that blond-haired guy you found? I always said a bunch of local bullies can't accomplish anything great!"
Having finally found Gu Ningye as a protective talisman, she will be a crucial bargaining chip for us to use to restrain Shen Zhao when the Nine Netherworlds are released in the future.
As a result, because of your incompetence, all our plans for the past few months have fallen through.
Do you realize that what you're doing could bring annihilation to the Nine Netherworld? Gu Ningye is a bargaining chip, someone the Realm Lord personally instructed to capture!
"Your Excellency is right to teach me a lesson. Please give me another chance. I will definitely bring Gu Ningye back."
The martial artist glanced at him disdainfully, then waved his hand: "Since someone has intervened, then Gu Ningye's matter can only be put on hold for now."
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