The most dangerous place is often the safest place.
Zhu Xinning and Zhang Xiaoyu guarded the front door, while Jing Zhe had already entered through the back door and escorted Murong Xi upstairs.
As I was going downstairs, I ran into Shi San.
"President Jing, you—"
As he spoke, Shi San pointed to the front door, "Zhu Sheren and Miss Zhang are waiting for you up there!"
"Shh!"
Jing Zhe made a shushing gesture and said, "I know, I'll go right now. Don't tell anyone that I came in from the back!"
"Oh~"
Shi San agreed to it, but in his heart he was still thinking that the world of the strong was something that ordinary people like us could not understand.
"Go ahead and get busy."
"good…"
After Shi San agreed, he was about to turn around when he was called back.
"Is there anything else, President Jing?"
"Go and fetch a jar of strong liquor and come find me in the backyard!"
After Jing Zhe finished speaking, he secretly slipped back to the backyard.
Before long, Shi San appeared in the backyard carrying a jar of strong liquor. He thought Jing Zhe was going to take the liquor home to drink, but to his surprise, Jing Zhe opened the jar and took a big gulp.
A true powerhouse—
Before Shi San could finish flattering him in his mind, Jing Zhe spat out the entire mouthful of strong liquor.
"That's fucking intense!"
"..."
Next, Jing Zhe repeated this action many times, and when he sprayed the liquor, he didn't just spray randomly, but sprayed it onto his own clothes. Before long, a jar of strong liquor was gone because of Jing Zhe's spraying.
Instead, Jing Zhe was now completely reeking of alcohol.
Jing Zhe raised his arm and sniffed it, quite satisfied, while asking, "Shi Tou, do I look like I've had too much to drink?"
Shi San nodded firmly: This is more than just like someone who's drunk; it's like they were just fished out of a wine jar!
So Jing Zhe smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and then sneaked out through the back door.
...
While Zhu Xinning and the others were guessing that Jing Zhe would drink too much tonight, Jing Zhe also came up with the same idea.
Of course, their original intentions are different.
Zhu Xinning and Zhang Xiaoyu hoped that Jing Zhe would be too drunk to cause them any trouble—even the most fertile land could be ruined by oxen plowing for an hour or two!
Jing Zhe pretended to be drunk for the same reason—after two fierce battles with Murong Xi that afternoon, his body really couldn't take it anymore, so he had no choice but to resort to this tactic.
And after getting drunk, he wouldn't have to answer Zhu Xinning and the others' questions anymore, killing two birds with one stone, so why not?
He came out through the back door, flew into the alley in front, circled around, and staggered forward.
"Second sister, look!"
Zhang Xiaoyu, standing on tiptoe, was quick-witted and the first to spot Jing Zhe emerging from the alley.
Zhu Xinning took a closer look, grabbed Zhang Xiaoyu's hand, and went to meet them. Seeing this, Jing Zhe remained calm and continued to walk forward with great "effort".
This was a test of his acting skills. Jing Zhe couldn't sway back and forth, nor could he walk too straight. So he walked in a straight line for a while, then stumbled a few times before continuing forward.
He looked exactly like someone who was drunk but pretending to be sober.
At this moment, Zhu Xinning and Zhang Xiaoyu came up and helped Jing Zhe up from both sides.
As soon as she approached Jing Zhe, the strong smell of alcohol emanating from him hit her nostrils. Zhu Xinning glanced at Zhang Xiaoyu, her expression seemingly saying: See, I told you so? He's had too much to drink!
"Second sister, Xiaoyu, what...what are you doing here?"
Jing Zhe said with a thick tongue.
"You've had so much to drink, of course we're worried, so we're here to welcome you!"
Although she secretly wished he would get drunk, Zhu Xinning couldn't bear to see Jing Zhe actually drink so much.
"No... I didn't drink too much! I didn't drink at all!"
Jing Zhe waved his hand, dissatisfied.
"Okay, not much!"
Zhu Xinning shook her head with a wry smile; at this moment, they were even more convinced that Jing Zhe had drunk too much.
So Zhang Xiaoyu had Shi San call a carriage over and sent someone to help Jing Zhe into the carriage and head home.
Seeing Jing Zhe, who had been so energetic just moments before, now so convincingly "drunk," Shi San was once again captivated by Jing Zhe's acting skills...
...
The windows of the private rooms on the second floor were open.
Murong Xi and Chu Xia were both sitting by the window, watching the scene that had just happened downstairs, and Chu Xia couldn't help but comment.
"This smell of alcohol is incredible! You can smell it even upstairs!"
"It seems President Jing's alcohol tolerance isn't very high!"
"Hey, why did he seem so energetic when he got in the car? He didn't seem drunk at all?"
"Strange, strange..."
"..."
After listening to Chu Xia's analysis, Murong Xi covered her mouth and chuckled.
It's true that those involved are often blinded by their own interests, while bystanders see things clearly. If Zhu Xinning and Zhang Xiaoyu had been watching from a distance like they were, they would definitely have noticed something unusual about Jing Zhe.
But he's really smart; he even came up with this idea. He's definitely my man!
This is what women in love are like. They can see all the flaws in a man as virtues. This is the sweet and sour smell of love.
After closing the window, Murong Xi asked curiously, "Chu Xia, the other effects of the Royal Nourishing Pill that you told me about last night, weren't they just made up so I could lie to him?"
In Murong Xi's memory, the only use of the "Emperor's Elixir" was to give birth to a daughter. She had never heard of any other uses, or had never cared about them.
Chu Xia shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, it's not really about deceiving President Jing, because the Royal Nourishing Pill does have other uses. However, for us, its main function is to give birth to daughters, so its other functions are overlooked. I only discovered it by chance when I was reading a book about women."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Murong Xi's mouth opened slightly.
She initially thought Jing Zhe was just imagining things, believing he had become stronger on his own, since she had been deceiving him...
Who would have thought that the Royal Nourishing Pill would actually have such a miraculous effect!
At this moment, Chu Xia also realized: "Your Majesty, President Jing knows martial arts, and he's quite skilled at it. Could it be that he..."
Murong Xi nodded and said, "Yes, he said he might have broken through. I didn't believe it at the time, but now that I hear you say that, it seems that the Nourishing Emperor Pill really worked!"
"..."
This time, Chu Xia's mouth was wide open in surprise.
If she remembered correctly, Jing Zhe had said last time that his cultivation level was at the peak of the sixth level, and now he had broken through again…
Grandmaster?
But he's not even as old as me!
Sure enough, comparisons are odious. Chu Xia thought back to when she was in Jinxi, and how she had arrogantly challenged him. Now that she thought about it, it was really ridiculous!
But she immediately perked up, looked at Murong Xi, and narrowed her eyes: "Your Majesty, you two did that, didn't you?"
Which one?
"That's the one!"
As she spoke, Chu Xia swept her hand between Murong Xi's thighs, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Upon seeing this, Murong Xi's face flushed red instantly.
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