My father is a Confucian sage, but the system forces me to be a crude warrior

Chapter 373 He Hugs the Princess Closely [Part 2]

"Is there anything else Your Highness would like to say?"

Zeng Anmin slowly turned his head, his gaze fixed on the eldest princess.

His face was cold.

When the princess's gaze met the coldness on Zeng Anmin's face, her lips moved slightly.

"After taking liberties with me, you think you can just leave like this?"

Zeng Anbian was taken aback.

A sense of bewilderment arose in my mind.

what?
Did I mess up just now?
That performance...in the eyes of the eldest princess, didn't it seem like a clown putting on a show?

Or should I try begging for mercy?

Zeng Anmin let out a soft breath.

No, showing weakness at this point could very well lead to a complete disaster.

He reacted very quickly, his face first showing a slight pause, then a look of sorrow appeared on his lips.

He remained expressionless and bowed respectfully to the princess.
“My crimes are too numerous to count. If Your Highness wishes to punish me, I will not resist.”

He bowed deeply.

The deep disappointment in his tone was so intense that it brought tears to the eyes of anyone who heard it.

"Da da……"

The eldest princess did not speak.

Zeng Anmin's back remained bent the whole time.

He didn't even look up. After all, with the combat strength of a fourth-rank martial artist, it wouldn't matter if he bent over for an hour or even a short while, let alone a short time.

Just as Zeng Anmin was getting impatient.

The eldest princess's voice rang out.

Then came a soft, gentle touch in my hand.

hiss~
Zeng Anmin looked up in surprise and saw that the Princess had appeared in front of him at some point.

Her fair hand was resting on his own!
This……

"Zeng Anmin".

The princess's eyes held a captivating glint, and a smile played on her lips.

That smile was like a peach blossom forest in spring, bringing joy to everyone.

"I can marry you."

"But I have one condition."

Her voice was flat.

But no matter how well she concealed it, Zeng Anmin could still detect a hint of shyness and trembling in her voice.

Zeng Anmin slowly stood up and looked down at the princess, who was not much shorter than him.

No words were spoken.

"It's not a transaction."

The eldest princess gently raised her head and looked intently at Zeng Anmin.

"Your Highness, please speak."

Zeng Anmin blinked.

"I want you to marry me properly, and for Duke Wenqing to personally propose to His Majesty."

"Furthermore, after you marry me, neither Minister Qin's daughter nor Sai Chuxue of the Xuanzhen Division can have any further involvement with me."

"In this lifetime, I will never set foot in the Southern Dynasty again."

"can you do it?"

The eldest princess looked intently at Zeng Anmin.

I can make an egg!

It's a no-brainer.

Sai Chuxue is easy to talk about, after all, the two of them are not even close to getting together yet.

However, the marriage certificate for Qin Wanyue has already been signed.

And what about the Jiang Kingdom... How could I possibly give up my Empress wife?

What a joke!

"Well... how about we talk about the Xi Huang Diagram?"

Zeng Anmin chuckled dryly and looked at the eldest princess.

The room was quiet.

The princess's face first froze, then slowly turned red.

Finally, her phoenix eyes turned cold, and her aura instantly reached its peak.

"Zeng Anmin, you are playing me for a fool!"

Angry from shame.

The eldest princess truly demonstrated to Zeng Anmin what it means to be enraged and embarrassed.

A hint of murderous intent even surfaced deep within her eyes.

However, before she could say anything more, she felt her body float gently.

"No~"

She widened her eyes.

Zeng Anmin pulled her into his arms without anyone noticing.

Her chin rested on Zeng Anmin's shoulder.

Zeng Anmin's lips also gently touched the princess's earlobe.

"Women should have a gentler temper, otherwise it's bad for their health."

A warm stream gently escaped from Zeng Anmin's mouth, stimulating the princess's extremely sensitive ears.

For an instant.

The princess felt as if her body was trembling uncontrollably.

She can't even speak.

After regaining her senses, her face was extremely flushed, and she showed both embarrassment and anger.
"open……"

She wanted to break free from Zeng Anmin's body.

But he found that no matter how hard he tried, Zeng Anmin's arms were like two iron hoops, tightly binding his body.

"Your Highness, should we wait until we find the Xi Huang Map before discussing the marriage?"

"If love lasts for a long time, how can we live together day and night?"

Zeng Anmin simply let himself go.

His chin rested on the princess's shoulder.

He gently inhaled the fragrance of the princess's hair.

Ok?
Why is there a strange fragrance?

Zeng Anmin subconsciously turned his head, his nose touching the princess's neck.

Is there really such a thing as a natural body odor?
really?
Zeng Anmin has always been extremely averse to the scent of women's bodies.

He had been with countless women in his past life, and he could recognize any brand of perfume just by smelling it.

There is no such thing as a natural body odor on any woman; they all smell of perfume.

But today, having been in close contact with the princess, he actually smelled a faint, exotic fragrance.

After struggling in vain, the eldest princess simply stopped struggling.

She slowly lowered her head and gently opened her mouth.

"Hi~"

"Give in..."

Zeng Anmin's face turned red; it was from the pain.

No one expected that the eldest princess would actually make a move on him!

The pain from his teeth clenching in his shoulder instantly made him feel much more alert.

"Surrender, I surrender!"

Zeng Anmin released his arm, bared his teeth, and glared at the Princess, angrily saying, "Is Your Highness a dog?!"

Seeing him like this.

A strange sense of pride welled up in the princess's heart.

She glanced at Zeng Anmin indifferently:
"Who gave you permission to be disrespectful to me?"

Zeng Anmin retorted, "You like me, I like you, we're mutually attracted, what's wrong with a hug?!"

After saying this, the eldest princess did not refute it; she simply looked at Zeng Anmin:
"To be nameless and without status is against propriety."

"Isn't it just a title? I'll give it to you after I find the Xi Huang Map and return from my campaign against the demons with my father!"

The only thing Zeng Anmin could think of was the tactic of delaying.

How could the eldest princess be so easily obtained?
She shook her head slightly.
"No, I want it now."

"It would be best if tomorrow, in the imperial court, Duke Wenqing could personally propose marriage to His Majesty."

Zeng Anmin was speechless.

What kind of woman is that?
“You’re scared.” Zeng Anmin raised an eyebrow at the princess.

"Hmm." The eldest princess thought for a moment, then nodded seriously:

"A little later, you'll be marrying that girl Qin Wanyue."

Zeng Anmin rolled his eyes: "Don't worry about her. When we fight the demons, you'll definitely be going with my father. You'll be right here by my side watching over me. What's there to be afraid of?"

As soon as these words came out.

The eldest princess, unusually, did not refute.

She frowned, thought for a moment, and slowly nodded: "That's right, then let's wait for the demon-slaying expedition to return." *Sigh*

We've finally gotten through this hurdle.

Zeng Anmin felt slightly relieved, and a smile returned to his face. He took the princess's hand, a mischievous glint in his eyes:
"So, shall we talk about the Xi Huang Diagram next?"

The princess struggled slightly, but when that failed, she simply ignored it and let Zeng Anmin hold her.

The residence of the eldest princess.

Zeng Anmin and the eldest princess sat on chairs at the same time.

Unlike before, two people's hands were stacked on the armrests of the chair.

Zeng Anmin grew increasingly bold, placing the princess's hand in his palm and beginning to play with it...

"More than news about the Xi Huang Diagram, I'm interested in your current progress in martial arts."

The eldest princess, having regained her senses, looked at Zeng Anmin with a puzzled expression that she could not understand.

In her memory, Zeng Anmin's martial arts level should be the fifth rank.

The reason he was able to kill the fourth-rank demon king, Mengya, on Mount Bai was because the axe in his hand was a divine weapon.

"Still a fourth-rank official. Didn't I tell you that after we returned from Nanjiang?"

Zeng Anmin chuckled sheepishly.

"Just a simple fourth-rank?"

The eldest princess gazed at him with a melancholy expression.

"Uh, he should be breaking through soon."

Zeng Anmin waved his hand dismissively.

During this time, his divine power was also being transformed into ink and brush every day, drawing the Ancestral Dragon Map in his divine consciousness space little by little.

He is now just one opportunity away from breaking through to the fourth rank in martial arts.

In other words, he will soon possess the combat power of a third-grade warrior.

Third-grade combat strength.

The true pinnacle of combat power in this world.

If we combine the numbers of the Great Sage Dynasty and the Jiang Kingdom, there are no more than ten third-rank martial artists.

"So, you've already reached the peak of the fourth rank."

The princess's eyelids twitched slightly.

No wonder she couldn't budge Zeng Anmin's arms when she tried to break free.

Of course, there's also the reason why she didn't use her full strength.

But that's not important.

"You could say that," Zeng Anmin blinked. "So, do you think your judgment in choosing a husband is better than ever before?"

The eldest princess was speechless.

There was no reply for a long time.

After a long while, she rolled her eyes:
"No noodles."

"Haha."

This was the first time Zeng Anmin had seen the Princess so adorable.

I must say, it really has a unique flavor.

He felt that the eldest princess and Empress Gu Xiangnan were completely different people.

Gu Xiangnan has the kind of personality that is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. On the surface, she is aloof and treats everyone the same.

In reality, once the relationship progresses, I'd love to open my heart to you completely.

The eldest princess, on the other hand, seemed indifferent and unconcerned, but if you really touched a nerve in her heart, she would care a lot.

"Now we can talk about the Xi Huang Diagram."

The eldest princess looked up at Zeng Anmin, her eyes becoming serious.

Zeng Anmin coughed lightly, his expression turning solemn, and he took a deep breath:

"This matter dates back to when I first arrived in the capital and battled with Prince Qi."

"A showdown?" The princess frowned slightly.

"It means confrontation, right?"

Zeng Anmin waved his hand: "That's not important. What's important is that after the fall of Prince Qi, I will search Prince Qi's residence."

As he spoke, Zeng Anmin began to slowly recount his story:
“My father once told me that among the four Heavenly Dao Diagrams in the world, besides the method of awakening, there is another one called: absorption.”

"Ingestion?"

The eldest princess frowned deeply.

"Yes, absorption means directly absorbing the true meaning of the picture into one's own sea of ​​consciousness through unparalleled comprehension..."

Zeng Anmin patiently explained, bit by bit.

He didn't mention the Ancestral Dragon Map on his body, but instead attributed all the reasons he knew about these things to his father.

"Back when Yinwu was exterminating demons, Ji Qing was also there, and there was also news from the Daoist sect about the Enlightenment Pill..."

Zeng Anmin extracted some of the more important information and told it to the eldest princess.

This conversation lasted for half an hour.

"Whoo~"

After saying that, Zeng Anmin looked at the eldest princess and said, "Therefore I dare to assert that the Xi Huang Tu must be on Ji Qing's person."

"The case of Prince Qi, Yinwu's extermination of demons, the massacre of the Zhongyuan Earl's family, the Xihuang Map, child trafficking... the death of Xiang Wangxian..."

The eldest princess gradually digested the information brought by Zeng Anmin.

Her brows never relaxed from beginning to end.

"So you mean that Ji Qing is very likely in the capital right now?"

After a long while, she looked up at Zeng Anmin.

"If the Xi Huang Tu is on him, then Xiang Wangxian must have been killed by him."

"How can you be sure?" the eldest princess asked, staring at Zeng Anmin.

"Simple. Send someone to the Northern Border to inquire whether Ji Qing has gone missing recently."

Zeng Anmin raised his eyebrows: "With his third-rank strength, it shouldn't take him long to travel from the northern border to the capital to kill someone and then return."

"Yes." The eldest princess nodded and said, "A third-rank martial artist is a qualitative improvement over a fourth-rank one; they can even fly through the air."

"Five days is enough time for him to make a round trip."

"Five days?" Zeng Anmin was secretly surprised.

The northern border is very far from the capital!

Judging from his speed alone, one can roughly deduce the combat strength of a third-rank martial artist.

"Yes, that's a conservative estimate. If he goes all out, three days might be enough."

The eldest princess took a deep breath: "Ancestor Wang Dong once told me in detail about the combat strength of martial artists from the ninth rank to the first rank."

Ancestor Wang Dong...

Zeng Anmin nodded in realization.

Deep within the palace of the Great Holy Dynasty lies a powerful second-rank boss.

"There's no need to go to such great lengths."

The princess chuckled softly, then gently reached into her bosom and pulled out a pure white jade pendant.

Uh?
Zeng Anmin stared blankly at the familiar jade pendant.

Isn't this a telephone?

He and Bai Ziqing had a pair of these things.

"This was made by Master Xu of the Mystic Array Division..."

"A teleportation talisman?" Zeng Anmin asked.

"you know?"

The eldest princess was also stunned.

“Bai Ziqing and I each have one.” Zeng Anmin chuckled as he pulled out an identical jade talisman from his preparation space.

"The people on the other side are..." Zeng Anmin hesitated for a moment, then looked at the Princess and asked.

The princess simply smiled and then channeled her martial arts energy into the jade pendant.

"Om~"

The jade pendant shimmered.

An aged voice slowly echoed in the room.

"Your Highness, is there something you need from this old man?"

Upon hearing this voice, a name subconsciously came to Zeng Anmin's mind.

Dean Shi of Qilin Academy!

Another second-rank Confucian scholar from the Great Holy Dynasty!
"Dean Shi."

The eldest princess's voice rang out: "There is something I would like to ask you about."

Sure enough it was him.

Zeng Anmin held his breath and listened attentively.

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Dean Shi's voice rang out.

"I would like to ask, during this period of time, has Ji Qing, the Director of the Imperial City Guard, left the Northern Border?"

The eldest princess's voice rang out softly.

“Ji Qing…”

Dean Shi hesitated for a moment, then said uncertainly, "It has indeed been quite some time since I last saw him..."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Anmin and the Princess both looked up and stared at each other!
(End of this chapter)