In no time at all, the plate in front of Shen Zhao was swept away in a flash.
Looking at the shiny plates without even a speck of residue left, Jiang Qingluan couldn't help but feel inexplicably happy.
"Thank you. I never expected that the Empress of Yaochi would have such exquisite culinary skills. The food you made is very fragrant and delicious."
"Are you full? If not, I'll make you another serving."
Having received approval, Jiang Qingluan busied herself clearing away the dishes, worried that Shen Zhao hadn't eaten enough, and even planned to make another serving.
"That's enough, don't bother."
Shen Zhao smiled and shook his head.
"I'm full, I want to get out of bed and walk around."
Having said that, he got off the bed.
When there is food in the stomach, the strength will naturally come. After all, man is iron and rice is steel.
Jiang Qingluan wanted to help, but fearing being disliked, she immediately stood aside at a loss.
Sensing something amiss, Shen Zhao shook her head: "You don't need to be so reserved. Don't forget you are the Empress who rules Yaochi."
Hearing this, Jiang Qingluan lowered her head and replied, "So what if she's an empress? If you take away that identity, how are you any different from an ordinary woman?"
Shen Zhao shook his head: "Empress Jiang is so open-minded. Thank you so much for these past few days. I don't know how to repay you."
"It's only right," Jiang Qingluan said. "You've sacrificed so much for me, you even almost lost your life."
All I did was stay by your side while you were in a coma; compared to what you've done for me, it's nothing.
After hearing this, Shen Zhao sighed inwardly.
If Jiang Qingluan had not been playing the piano beside him, given his current state, he might have really lost himself in the illusion woven by the system and gradually forgotten all his previous memories.
Fortunately, while memories can be altered, a person's personality cannot be changed.
Throughout his ten lifetimes, Shen Zhao has never lacked vigilance against danger. This is a memory etched deep in his soul that will never change no matter how many times he is reborn.
Suddenly, Jiang Qingluan's eyebrows tightened, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.
"What's wrong? Why did your face suddenly become so ugly?"
Shen Zhao keenly noticed the change in Jiang Qingluan's expression.
"There are two extremely evil auras approaching here, very similar to the Nine Nether Aura."
"Um."
Shen Zhao pondered for a moment.
"It seems that those two scoundrels, Tianxie Xuanwang and Luo Manying, have come."
Jiang Qingluan: "Young Master Shen, you should go first. I'll stay here to cover your retreat?"
"How do you cover the rear?"
Shen Zhao asked a question in return.
Jiang Qingluan bit her lower lip lightly, hesitated for a long time, and then whispered, "I will do everything in my power to delay Young Master Shen's departure."
"That's the worst possible solution. Let me make the arrangements."
"But Young Master Shen, what are your injuries?"
"This has nothing to do with my injuries."
In a flash of inspiration, Shen Zhao transformed back into "Ren Piaomiao".
"Young Master Shen, you..."
"Don't be surprised. Just do as I say. It will only take an hour to trick these two guys."
Jiang Qingluan readily complied, replying immediately, "Alright, Young Master Shen, tell me what I should do."
Shen Zhao nodded, his eyes widening: "You should..."
After quickly revealing her plan, Jiang Qingluan nodded vigorously: "Young Master Shen, rest assured, I will follow your instructions and ensure that nothing goes wrong."
"Sigh, you don't need to be so reserved. I'm not used to it." Shen Zhao sighed helplessly.
"I...am willing."
Jiang Qingluan lowered her head and responded softly, and Shen Zhao could only let her be.
...
A hundred miles outside the village, Tianxie Xuanwang and Luo Manying came riding on the clouds.
Wherever the two of them passed, the greenery that should have been lush and vibrant became lifeless in an instant.
"Hmph, they really know how to hide. It took them so much time to find Jiang Qingluan and Shen Zhao's hideout."
"We must hurry, the Three Corpse Soul-Severing Powder will take effect in just one day."
"As long as Shen Zhao has not awakened, there is only one Jiang Qingluan, who is not worth fearing."
Suddenly, the clear sound of a guqin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument) reached my ears.
"Um?"
In a moment, the environment around Tianxie Xuanwang and Luo Manying changed suddenly.
When they came to their senses, they were already in a bamboo forest.
Before the two of them was Ren Piaomiao sitting alone on a bamboo platform, gently playing the guqin with a carefree demeanor.
"Gentlemen, you have come from afar. Why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea first?"
Shen Zhao closed his eyes and played the zither without raising his head.
Two cups of fragrant tea had already landed on the stone table in front of Tianxie Xuanwang and Luo Manying in the void.
Who are you?!
The Heavenly Evil King roared in anger.
Why are you here?
The melodious sound of the zither was like heavenly music.
A moment later, the guqin music stopped, and Shen Zhao slowly opened his eyes.
"I am Ren Piaomiao. Judging from your hurried expressions, you two must have important matters to attend to, and have been waiting here for a long time."
"Hmm? You're Ren Piaomiao!"
Luo Manying looked the other person up and down carefully, then lightly touched her lips with her fingertips.
"It's truly an honor to meet such a prominent figure who has recently caused such turmoil in Western Sichuan."
Heavenly Evil King: "What is your purpose in waiting for us here?"
"Purpose?"
Shen Zhao picked up the feather fan on the bamboo table and waved it gently for a moment.
"Since you two know what I did in Western Shu, you should understand my purpose, so why ask such a question?"
"You want to monopolize Western Shu and replace the Xu family!"
"Yes."
Shen Zhao stood up and walked to the stone table, slowly saying, "Now I have seventy percent of the garrison troops in various parts of Bashu under my control."
With such a small force, it was simply impossible to stop the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed on the border of Sichuan and Chongqing.
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