Seeing Jing Zhe's impatient look, Liu Jinghong pursed her lips, but still shook off his arm.
Jing Zhe was taken aback: "Fifth Sister, didn't you say we couldn't stay here? Then let's hurry home!"
At this moment, certain indescribable and shameful images appeared in Jing Zhe's mind, and he became excited.
"Um."
Liu Jinghong stared at him and nodded very seriously: "The most urgent thing now is to get back immediately!"
"..."
Jing Zhe, who was in a hurry, was somewhat surprised to hear that Liu Jinghong had also become so open-minded.
"I never expected that Fifth Sister would be so carefree after not seeing her for a while!"
"Pooh!"
Liu Jinghong blushed and spat, "Who let go? You're saying I'm with those brothels... I have serious business to discuss with you at home!"
"Hehe, what I'm doing is perfectly legitimate!"
Jing Zhe rubbed his hands together. "Let's go, Fifth Sister!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Liu Jinghong's hand again and hurried toward the General's Mansion. This time, Liu Jinghong did not shake him off, but instead explained as she walked with him: "Although you mistakenly thought I was participating in a martial arts contest to find a husband and went on stage, you were disrespecting the Holy Maiden of Yueyao and the Empress. To put it more broadly, you were disrespecting the Yueyao Kingdom!"
Liu Jinghong continued softly, "Although they came here to ask for help, we have completely lost our manners. In particular, the reason why the Empress chose to hold a martial arts contest here first was actually to give me face and help me. I haven't even properly thanked them yet, and you have to pull this stunt!"
Jing Zhe nodded, knowing that the men who failed in the martial arts contest to find a husband had been taken away by the Iron Cavalry. Given time, they would surely become the backbone of the Jinghong Iron Cavalry. For that reason alone, he was truly grateful to them!
However, he asked curiously, "But what does this have to do with us going home?"
"Didn't you hear the Empress say she wanted an explanation from me before she left? And the Empress and the Holy Maiden happen to be staying in my general's mansion, so you have to come home with me right now, apologize to them in person, and explain everything!"
"Oh, okay..."
Hearing that this was the reason, Jing Zhe was somewhat disappointed, so he followed Liu Jinghong back.
...
Hanhan was sitting in a carriage at the end of the street corner. When he saw Jing Zhe and Liu Jinghong coming, he stood up nervously.
"General Jinghong..."
Liu Jinghong nodded and praised, "Good job, Hanhan. When we came down from Mangshan, my elder sister praised you, saying that you were good at martial arts and very loyal, and that you would definitely be able to protect Zhe'er. Now it seems that you have protected Zhe'er very well!"
"..."
His honest, old face flushed red in an instant.
After coming down from Mount Mang, he truly protected Jing Zhe only a handful of times. In the early stages, he was knocked unconscious most of the time, and when he woke up, everything that should have happened and shouldn't have happened had already happened.
Later on, Jing Zhe stopped taking him along, because if he continued, it would mean Jing Zhe would be the one protecting him…
Therefore, upon hearing Liu Jinghong's praise, Hanhan felt extremely uncomfortable.
Jing Zhe laughed heartily: "Indeed, the simpleton is quite something!"
"..."
"By the way, Fifth Sister, since I was worried that sulfur would be hard to buy in Liangzhou this time, I asked Hanhan to buy a lot more sulfur and saltpeter. We can make hand grenades from it!"
But then he sighed, "However, judging from the current situation, it seems we won't need it for the time being."
Then Jing Zhe began to berate Liu Jinghong: "Fifth Sister, you said the war in Liangzhou was so urgent, and you even lied to me about coming here..."
"What, you wouldn't have come if it weren't urgent?"
Liu Jinghong raised an eyebrow and said with dissatisfaction.
"Ah...no, I'm definitely coming! But since I'm here, Fifth Sister must keep her promise!"
"..."
Liu Jinghong naturally knew what the promise was, her face flushed, and she remained silent, walking forward with her head down.
Jing Zhe watched her retreating figure and curled his lip: Running away won't solve the problem; only the bedroom can!
So they chased after him.
...
When Liu Jinghong arrived at the General's Mansion again, the two iron cavalry guards greeted him respectfully, "General!"
Then they saw Jing Zhe return.
"General, he just now..."
"This is my younger brother!"
"..."
These two cavalrymen hadn't been to Jingzhou before, so they hadn't met Jing Zhe. But they had heard from their brothers who had returned from Jingzhou that their general's younger brother was there, and very powerful—he had even defeated the fiercest warrior of Southern Qi…
Therefore, the image they had of Jing Zhe in their minds was that of a burly, strong man with a full beard. So when they suddenly saw Jing Zhe with his scholarly appearance, they were a little unaccustomed to it.
"Hehe, just call me President Jing!"
"President Jing..."
Upon entering the general's mansion, Liu Jinghong first instructed the servants to settle Hanhan in, and then moved all their luggage into the house.
She led Jing Zhe further inside, into a separate courtyard in the backyard, and knocked on the door of a side room.
Who is it?
A soft, alluring female voice, tinged with weariness, drifted from inside the room. It was captivating, its charm tinged with a coldness. Jing Zhe recognized the voice as that of Empress Yueyao.
"Your Majesty, it is I!"
After Liu Jinghong finished answering, she heard footsteps coming from inside the house, and then the door was opened.
The person who appeared at the door was not Empress Yueyao, but the soft-armored girl in white armor who had just "defeated" Jing Zhe—Saintess Yueyao!
The Holy Maiden Yueyao's eyes were red and swollen, clearly indicating that she had just finished crying. She also seemed surprised that Jing Zhe would suddenly appear at the door. After a moment of stunned silence, she immediately turned and walked inside.
"Early Summer, why are you back?"
"What are you doing with a gun in early summer?"
Empress Yueyao's voice came from inside the room again, less cold than before, but full of surprise!
"I'm going to kill someone!"
As soon as the sound fell, the Holy Maiden Yueyao rushed out with her spear in hand!
Without saying a word, he drew his gun and stabbed!
Jing Zhe dared not be careless and quickly used his lightness skill.
"Aunt... Holy Maiden, it was a misunderstanding!"
"See, didn't I come here to apologize?"
"You can't even reach me, don't waste your energy, okay?"
"..."
Jing Zhe's "well-intentioned" reminders were extremely insulting to the Holy Maiden Yueyao, and instead of stopping, she stabbed her even more violently!
Jing Zhe was in a bind, and at this moment, Empress Yueyao came out of the house. She had taken off her golden armor and changed into a peach-colored floor-length cotton dress. With her charming and delicate face, she looked even more like a mature and sophisticated woman!
At this moment, she watched the two fight with her arms crossed, just like Liu Jinghong. Neither of them wanted to step forward to stop the fight. When she noticed that Jing Zhe was dodging and looking at her, Empress Yueyao frowned.
It was as if countless snowflakes had been scattered from the sky, and the air instantly turned much colder!
Jing Zhe gasped: What an aloof empress!
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