"Yes, now I finally believe you're telling the truth."
After a moment of silence, Empress Yueyao spoke seriously, but then she changed the subject: "However, your worries are unnecessary. Even if you wanted to marry me, I don't want to!"
Perhaps because she was in such a dark place, Empress Yueyao let down her guard and abandoned her imperial airs, speaking with dissatisfaction like a wronged girl.
The men who want to marry me could line up from Laixi to Liangzhou!
"Yes, that's for the best! Let's go to sleep then. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll take the Empress and run away first thing tomorrow morning!"
"You're planning to... leave first thing tomorrow morning?"
The Empress had no doubt whatsoever about Jing Zhe's claim of escaping.
She was well aware of Chu Xia's martial arts skills; she believed that no one in the entire Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment could rival her. Yet Jing Zhe had defeated her effortlessly. Given his level of skill, escaping would not have been difficult for him.
She had previously wondered how Jing Zhe, at such a young age, could possess such high martial arts skills. Now she understood: with such a powerful older sister, what was so strange about a powerful younger brother?
"Yes, we can go back first thing tomorrow morning."
By tomorrow morning, the grenades should be almost ready. We don't need to kill all 5,000 heavy cavalrymen; just a few hundred or a thousand will probably scare the rest to death.
After all, weapons of mass destruction have never existed in this world!
Unexpectedly, Empress Yueyao shook her head against his chest and said, "Go back, I can't leave."
"Why can't we leave?"
"Because I'm afraid if I leave, they'll come straight to Laixi..."
Then, Empress Yueyao explained that if they continued forward from here, they would reach Dianxi Road in less than half a day. If the Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment marched directly south, Yueyao Kingdom would be in danger!
Jing Zhe didn't take it seriously and laughed, "Your Majesty, there's no need to worry. Just come with me! Once I'm gone, they definitely won't be in the mood to attack your Yueyao Kingdom. They'll just chase after you!"
"..."
Empress Yueyao remained silent, but Jing Zhe could guess her doubts. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment never dared to come to Liangzhou from Kadian in winter before. Besides the freezing weather and the long journey, the most important thing was how much food the army would need to consume along the way. Food is what they lack most in the Western Frontier in winter. Sending troops in winter would be a losing proposition."
Empress Yueyao nodded quickly. She knew the situation, which was why she chose to come to Anguo for a marriage alliance at this time.
She was so close to Jing Zhe that when she nodded, her high-piled hair brushed against his face, tickling him, and her nose was filled with that intoxicating fragrance.
The person is right in my arms. If there is any reaction, she will notice immediately, and then I can't explain it away with just my "forearm".
Therefore, Jing Zhe dared not be distracted and said, "The reason they dared to come this time is because the King of Jin provided them with ample food and made promises, all with the aim of capturing me. If I escape, these benefits will also be lost, and they will have no intention of attacking Yueyao Kingdom."
"real?"
"Of course it's true."
"Then... isn't Prince Jin His Majesty's brother? Why would he send people to arrest you, and with such... such a large force?"
Even though Jing Zhe's sisters are so powerful, it is still his sisters who are powerful. Empress Yueyao really couldn't understand why Prince Jin went to so much trouble to make things difficult for him.
"Well... that's a long story. Aren't you sleepy?"
"Not sleepy."
When a woman's curiosity is piqued, how can she possibly be sleepy?
Jing Zhe chuckled. With a beauty in his arms, he wasn't particularly sleepy. After a moment's thought, he said, "Alright, then we'll have to start from when I was a child..."
The night always gives people courage, and it also always makes people feel a strange sense of closeness, especially between a man and a woman...
Once Jing Zhe began to tell his story, Empress Yueyao was completely immersed in it. Her anger towards the Prince of Jin, her sympathy for the Jing family's plight, and her amazement at the transformation of Jing Zhe's sisters' identities were all expressed through her words.
Especially when she heard the last part, that Jing Zhe had single-handedly defeated all the sects and become the leader of the martial arts alliance just over ten days ago, Empress Yueyao was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
After a long pause, she finally spoke, "You really became... the leader of the martial arts alliance?"
"Of course, otherwise do you think those sect disciples in Liangzhou City would act like that when they see me?"
Jing Zhe had originally intended to conceal his identity as the leader of the martial arts alliance, just to tease the empress. So now that he had suddenly revealed his identity, it felt like they had reconciled and were pouring out their hearts to each other.
"So, the Prince of Jin definitely wants to arrest me, understand?"
Empress Yueyao nodded: "Yes, you're really amazing..."
As she said this, her voice became much softer, as if she were thinking about something.
"Alright, since that's the case, I'll take you back first thing tomorrow morning! My fifth sister should have made preparations. When the heavy cavalry regiment returns to Liangzhou, we'll teach them a good lesson!"
"Hmm~"
Empress Yueyao answered softly again, her voice much gentler than when Jing Zhe first met her. Although it was dark and he couldn't see her appearance clearly, Jing Zhe could imagine how captivating her suddenly gentle and mature face must be.
"Thanks…"
After a long silence, Empress Yueyao spoke again.
She must have raised her head, because the fragrance of her breath, like the scent of flowers, wafted towards him as she spoke, stirring something within Jing Zhe.
"Your Majesty is too kind."
Jing Zhe tried to stick his lower body and upper body out a little to avoid any awkwardness, and then smiled and said, "If the Empress really wants to thank me, then give me a token!"
"..."
Ever since receiving Liu Jinghong's first token, Jing Zhe has developed a token collecting addiction. He has received gold tokens from Qingyun Sect, Tongtianque, and Emperor An. If he could also receive a token from Yueyao Kingdom from Empress Yueyao, that would be great.
Empress Yueyao was both angry and amused after hearing this. He was obsessed with the token! In this situation, most people would probably want something else... No, he's not an ordinary person, otherwise why would he be afraid to marry her?
He chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "Our Yueyao Kingdom doesn't have any tokens, but—"
As he spoke, Jing Zhe felt that soft spot on his chest being squeezed up again, almost turning from an oval shape into a pancake shape. That kind of stimulation was not something that could be easily experienced.
Then he felt Empress Yueyao's arm brush past his head, and after a rustling sound, she handed him a long, pointed, and somewhat cool object.
"Alright, this is it!"
"..."
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