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"master?"

Seeing Chen Yuze suddenly fall silent, Chi Lian also sensed something was wrong.

Her hand paused for a moment, then she took a deep breath: "Master, you wouldn't have attacked the other sisters besides Ruyi, would you?"

"Th-that..."

Seeing that the truth could no longer be concealed, Chen Yuze thought for a moment and decided to confess everything.

"..."

After hearing Chen Yuze's explanation, Chi Lian fell silent.

Even the tea was poured by Chen Yuze himself.

After a long while, Chi Lian sighed resignedly, "Damn it, if I had known it would turn out like this, I should have slept with the master a hundred or a thousand times before taking that Blood-Breaking Pill."

"So, Chi Lian, you're not angry anymore?" Looking at Chi Lian, who seemed to have caught her breath, Chen Yuze took a sip of hot tea and cautiously probed.

"How could I not be angry!"

Rolling her eyes wide, Chi Lian explained helplessly, "But what's the use of getting angry? Impotent rage not only won't solve the problem, but it will also make you think I'm being unreasonable. I might as well swallow my anger and bear this humiliation."

"Feel sorry……"

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but looking at Chi Lian in front of him, Chen Yuze felt that the girl had matured a lot after sleeping for half a year.

"Sir, apologizing and getting angry are both things that won't solve the problem."

Looking at Chen Yuze's face, which was filled with guilt, Chi Lian sincerely offered him a solution: "Master, if you really want to make it up to me, then quickly find some time to let me sleep with you! I know everything Ruyi knows, and I'm confident I can do it even better than Ruyi!"

"???"

Taking back what he said earlier, Chen Yuze, who felt that Chi Lian had matured, really felt incredibly stupid.

but……

If Chi Lian wasn't joking, then it is indeed a feasible solution.

After all, Chen Yuze and Chi Lian's relationship had already progressed to a certain point, so even if there were further developments, it wouldn't really matter.

Moreover, after sleeping for half a year, Chi Lian did indeed seem to have become more alluring than before.

Although her changes were not as obvious as those of Daji and Baosi, Chen Yuze still keenly noticed the changes in Chi Lian.

The most eye-catching one is Chi Lian's skin.

Just like before, Chi Lian's skin was still a healthy wheat color.

However, compared to before, Chi Lian's skin now looks significantly more radiant.

To put it simply, Chi Lian's skin now looks like she's applied a small amount of body oil.

However, just as Chen Yuze was gazing intently at Chi Lian's skin...

"My husband!!!"

Ruyi's voice suddenly rang out behind Chen Yuze:

"Bring me all those storybooks you finished writing while Chi Lian and I were asleep! Not being able to finish reading them before falling asleep is my biggest regret. Now that I'm finally awake, I'm going to read them all in one go!!!"

253. Challenge

Tushan, beneath the acacia trees.

"I wonder how Young Master Chen has been doing lately."

In the shade of the trees, Moxi, dressed in a fiery red gown and wearing a golden crown, gazes towards Changqing Mountain, silently longing for her lover.

Since returning to Tushan, Moxi has come here almost every afternoon to use this rare free time to recall the bits and pieces that happened between her and Chen Yuze when she was in Changqing Mountain.

In fact, Mo happy shouldn't be such a pretentious person.

Proud, carefree, and quick to settle scores—that's the true nature of Moxi.

But after returning from Changqing Mountain, she became somewhat different.

This was most clearly felt by Mo happy and her ministers.

His Majesty, in particular, has been much more lenient since his return.

And they didn't know if it was just their imagination, but they would always catch a fleeting glimpse of a lazy air about His Majesty.

This would have been absolutely impossible for His Majesty in the past.

Of course, it's understandable that these changes would occur in Mo happy.

After all, having spent half a year in Changqing Mountain, it's not surprising that Moxi might find it difficult to adapt to the pace of life in Tushan.

Here, there are no delicious meals like those at the Chen family courtyard, no captivating stories, and certainly no dog of a man to be longed for.

To be honest, if it weren't for the responsibility of being the Empress of Tushan, Moxi really wouldn't want to stay in Tushan for even a day longer.

She found it much more interesting to spend the whole day snuggled in bed with Chen Yuze than to be in Tushan.

"His Majesty--"

As a fragrant breeze wafted by, a tall and graceful figure appeared beside Moxi in an instant.

"Rayon?"

Frowning, Moxi was clearly quite annoyed that her peaceful time had been disturbed.

Dissatisfaction.

But she quickly suppressed her impatience.

"Any new information from Triangle Cat's side?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Swallowing nervously, Ruiyun immediately reported the latest developments on Triangle Cat's side to Moxi:

"Ever since the news of His Majesty's return to Tushan spread, Triangle Cat's actions have become much more significant. Not only have they gathered a considerable number of people, but they also seem to have made contact with several other forces. If this drags on any longer, the situation will likely become increasingly unfavorable for Tushan."

"Besides that annoying Golden Crow, have you made contact with other demon races?"

Mo Xi's lips curled into a disdainful sneer: "They're nothing but a bunch of rabble, yet they dare to openly challenge Tu Shan. It seems we haven't shown our killing prowess in too long, which is why these fools underestimate us."

"Does Your Majesty mean that we are preparing to send troops against Triangle Cat?"

Sensing the anger and killing intent slowly rising from Moxi, Ruiyun seemed to be infected by it as well, and a fighting spirit arose within her as well.

But at that moment, an unfamiliar demonic power appeared without warning in the air not far from the two of them.

Immediately afterwards, a red figure was thrown down from the sky by the owner of that strange demonic power, just like a discarded rag.

"Wait a minute, that's..."

Ruiyun's pupils contracted sharply, and she immediately recognized the falling figure: "Isn't that Yi Jing, the envoy in charge of stationing at the Heart-Piercing Black Tiger's territory?!"

However, before Ruiyun could even fly over to catch the Yijing envoy, an arrow carrying violent demonic power pierced the sky and pinned the Yijing envoy's body firmly to the trunk of the Acacia Red Tree.

At this moment, not only Ruiyun, but even Moxi couldn't help but widen their eyes.

She truly never imagined that someone would be so audacious as to shoot the envoy she had sent right under her nose.

This is no longer just a provocation; it's an outright and blatant humiliation.

It's not just an insult to Moxi, but an insult to the entire Tushan!

"Tu Shan Mei happy, it seems she's not all that great after all~"

Blue lightning flashed continuously around the instigator.

At this moment, she was excitedly licking her lips, her full chest heaving violently, clearly pleased with herself for having just shot and killed the Yi Jing envoy.

"How dare you! Do you think you, a nobody, have the right to utter the name of His Majesty?"

The fiery red demonic power shot straight into the sky like a pillar of light that pierced the heavens.

After glancing at the lifeless Yi Jing envoy and then at the guy in the sky, Rui Yun was already prepared to fight him to the death.

But at that moment, Moxi's hand firmly landed on her shoulder, instantly immobilizing her.

"Ruiyun, don't worry."

Beyond the auspicious clouds, looking up at the incredibly arrogant woman in the sky, Moxi asked in a deep voice, "If I'm not mistaken, your true form should be the Gale Thunder Leopard, right?"

"Hehe, it's not too blind."

Looking fearlessly at her own fingernails, it was clear that the Gale Leopard didn't take Moxi too seriously.

Moxi wasn't annoyed by this. Instead, she continued in her neutral tone, "So, who instructed you to do what you just did? Was it Wang Wei, the Heart-Piercing Black Tiger, or Li Chu, the Blood-Drinking Mad Lion? Or perhaps Chen Kun, the Gale Thunder Leopard?"

"Tsk tsk, no wonder you've been able to sit on the Empress's throne for so long. You're actually quite clever."

Slowly descending from the sky, the Swift Thunder Leopard landed in front of Moxi and Ruiyun. It then extended two fingers and pulled a letter from the groove in its chest.

"I have come here to deliver a challenge to my master and his two sworn brothers."

"A challenge?"

Upon hearing this, Moxi's face finally broke its blank expression. If you looked closely, you could see a fleeting smile that had just crossed her face.

"You want me to lead the elite troops of Tushan to a decisive battle on Iris Mountain in eighteen days?"

"Hmm~" Unaware of the change in Moxi's mood, the Gale Leopard simply shrugged casually before turning to leave: "My master is truly merciful. To avoid a bloody battle between two armies, they specifically chose to settle the matter with elites against elites, didn't they?"

"Your Majesty, you must not agree! That Triangle Cat's cultivation is far inferior to yours, yet he chose to provoke you in this way. There must be a trick involved!" Ruiyun immediately sensed that something was wrong.

However, Mo happy did not intend to refuse the challenge.

"It's alright. Considering the past relationship between ruler and subject, let them choose their own way of dying. However..."

With her gaze fixed on the back of the Swift Thunder Leopard that was about to leave, Moxi suddenly changed the subject: "But let's leave this messenger here for today."

"Varied……"

As if she had been targeted by a ferocious beast from the ancient wilderness, Gale Leopard first caught her breath, and then the step she was about to take became incredibly heavy, as if it had been filled with cement.

Fear enveloped her in an instant.

It touched my heart.

The once arrogant Gale Leopard now resembled a terrified cat, completely losing its composure.

With the blessing of its master's 'secret technique', the Gale Thunder Leopard's cultivation level increased by a whole major level overnight, advancing from the early stage of Void Refinement to the early stage of Body Integration in one go.