The term "仲父" (zhòngfù) carries a somewhat ambiguous connotation. For example, Lü Buwei was Qin Shi Huang's (Ying Zheng's) 仲父, as were Zhang Juzheng and Wanli Emperor, and Dorgon and Fulin Emperor...
It was often the young empress dowager who married a powerful minister, allowing the young emperor to secure his throne. And between the empress dowager and the powerful minister, various romantic scandals would often circulate.
Zu An thought to himself that this woman was truly a rare beauty. Even though he knew she was lying, any man would inevitably feel his heart race.
"Don't make empty promises. I'll take these things for now and think about them carefully when I get back." Zu'an put away the token and the Golden Crow Guard uniform.
The little demon queen's expression changed slightly: "This matter is of great importance. If you take the things away without giving an answer, what am I supposed to do next?"
Zuan glanced at him indifferently: "Do you have someone else in mind?"
The little demon queen's expression shifted between light and dark. This matter was a long-term plan. In fact, she did have a few candidates, but those people were far inferior to the person in front of her in terms of both cultivation and wisdom, and the possibility of failure was extremely high. In that case, it would be better to do nothing to avoid getting burned.
Having figured all this out, she felt relieved: "That's right, I believe you will make that choice. We are natural allies."
Zuan neither agreed nor disagreed, and simply took his leave.
After he left, the maid came to the carriage and asked, "Your Highness, are you just going to let him go like this?"
Watching Zu'an's departing figure, a charming smile appeared on the Little Demon Queen's face: "Don't worry, I believe in him."
Meanwhile, Zuan put his mask back on and returned to the plaza. He finally managed to contact Xue'er and they talked about their recent situations. They were relieved to learn that the other was not in danger.
Because there were many people around, the two couldn't talk much, and after sharing their feelings, they parted ways temporarily.
Returning to the snake clan's location, Yun Jianyue frowned: "Where did you run off to just now? Hmm, you smell like a slutty perfume. Did you go off to seduce someone again?"
Yan Xuehen also stared at him expressionlessly.
Zuan: "..."
This woman's nose is like a dog's!
Yu Yanluo chuckled softly, "I think this fragrance is quite pleasant, and very unique. I feel like I've smelled it somewhere before..."
At this moment, the three women realized in unison: "Little Demon Queen!"
After all, the Little Demon Queen's carriage had passed by them outside the city gates.
Zuan hurriedly gestured for them to keep their voices down: "Are you trying to kill me?!"
Then he briefly recounted what had just happened.
Upon learning that the two were not having a secret rendezvous as they had imagined, the three women's expressions softened considerably. Yun Jianyue even said, "What are you hesitating for? Such a good opportunity, go for it!"
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I've been working on the plot of the upcoming Unknown Lands arc lately, and I think I'm pretty much done.
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