#2009 - Did it disappoint you?

Having converted Grand General Qi Zhenshan, everything became much smoother.

Qi Zhenshan summoned the frontier generals in batches, sending them to the secret chamber one group at a time, where Jun Wuxie converted them.

In two days at the frontier, he converted all the major and minor generals.

From then on, he controlled all the power at the frontier.

From Qi Zhenshan, he learned that the Langya border army had gathered tens of millions of troops over the past few months.

In addition to the original twenty million, they had also transferred many troops from other prefectures.

Now, the number of Langya troops had reached more than thirty million.

"According to the plan, the Langya army will not attack the city.

They are only here to put pressure on the Emperor, so that the old thief Lanling Wang can force the Emperor to allocate military pay and supplies in the court.

According to the old thief Lanling Wang's plan, he will have the Langya army continue to garrison the border, continuously creating war pressure on our dynasty.

This way, he can force the Emperor to open the national treasury every once in a while.

And with the national treasury empty, the Emperor can only issue national debt continuously, until he falls into an unsolvable financial crisis, unable to repay the people's money, so that the people will complain about the Emperor."

"Yes, I have already seen through this.

You must seize the time to prepare for war and make full preparations for war matters.

The Langya army will not attack the city, but this time we will take the initiative to attack, ensuring that their army comes but never returns.

In half a month, the Emperor will personally come to the border to lead the conquest, demonstrating the dynasty's power!"

"What?"

Qi Zhenshan and a group of frontier generals exclaimed in surprise.

"Master, this matter still requires careful consideration.

Once the Emperor leaves the imperial capital, the old thief Lanling Wang will definitely send experts to assassinate him.

Also, he is colluding with the Langya army. On the battlefield, His Majesty will be in great danger.

Even, the people from Lanling Wang's mansion will disguise themselves as Langya soldiers to kill the Emperor!"

"You don't need to consider the Emperor's safety on the way to the frontier.

On the battlefield, you must be mindful of the Emperor's safety.

I will now impart to you a cultivation method specifically created for the battlefield, called the Holy Battle Method.

I will explain the true meaning of this method to you, and impart my cultivation experience.

After you comprehend it, select one hundred thousand elite troops from the army to cultivate this method.

At that time, on the battlefield, these one hundred thousand elite troops must protect the Emperor under any circumstances, not leaving him, and following the Emperor to kill the enemy!"

"Yes! We receive the Master's decree!"

They no longer spoke, and knelt down together.

Next, Jun Wuxie taught the Holy Battle Method and explained the mysteries of this method.

He taught the cultivation experience in the most simple and understandable way, and answered questions in advance about the problems that would be encountered in cultivation, providing solutions.

After that, he left the frontier overnight.

It was more than ten days later when he returned to the imperial capital.

More than half of the month he had set had passed, with only a few days left.

He went to the Ministry of Works.

More than sixty rune crossbow beds were manufactured, with a quantity of more than one hundred thousand crossbow bolts.

The number of crossbow bolts had not kept up with the progress of the crossbow beds.

Each crossbow bed was equipped with ten thousand crossbow bolts, a far cry from the required number.

However, the production speed of crossbow bolts was much faster.

In the next few days, the Ministry of Works would focus on producing crossbow bolts.

Although the final number could not guarantee that each crossbow bed would be filled with ten thousand crossbow bolts, several thousand bolts per crossbow bed were still possible.

He only returned to the palace in the evening.

At this time, it was exactly when Nalan Jingyi was bathing.

Feng Ling stood guard at the entrance of the palace, as always.

The moment she saw him, Feng Ling's eyes were particularly bright.

In the past two months, she had not seen his real body. His incarnation appeared in the court every day.

After the court session, the incarnation would disappear, hiding in the palace, not appearing in front of them, never approaching His Majesty's palace, staying far away.

"Young Master, you have worked hard these days. His Majesty is bathing inside."

Feng Ling never asked him what he was doing, because she knew that the things he was busy with must be related to helping His Majesty deal with Lanling Wang.

The appearance of this man made her know for the first time that she would have someone to admire in her life.

This kind of admiration had become more and more crazy with the passage of time.

She could no longer restrain her heart.

She had never thought that there would be such an all-rounder in the world.

With his own strength, he made plans and strategies. In just a few months, he had taken back the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War from Lanling Wang's control, and solved the problem of the national treasury's finances.

Now, those four times Six Flavor Speed Cultivation Pills bring a huge amount of income to Junyue Pavilion every day.

The Minister of Dali Temple used to be Lanling Wang's confidant, but he defected without warning and stood on their side.

He knew that this must also be the Young Master's method.

How did he do it?

These abilities had subverted her imagination.

"Feng Ling, go and rest, you don't need to guard the door anymore."

"Okay."

Feng Ling smiled lightly, opened the door, and closed the door after Jun Wuxie entered.

She stood facing the door for a while before leaving.

… …

Inside the inner chamber of the palace, Nalan Jingyi finished bathing and walked out from behind the screen in her pajamas.

Her moth eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and there was a hint of trance between her expressions.

It had been two months since she had seen him.

These days, she always felt inexplicably flustered.

She didn't know if he was disappointed in her because of what happened that night.

She was just about to get on the dragon bed when her eyes glanced at the small bed near the dragon bed, and her whole person froze instantly.

There was a gleam in her eyes, but it gradually filled with a layer of water vapor.

Then, she smiled.

Obviously, her eyes were shining with tears, but she smiled particularly brightly.

At this moment, she felt an unprecedented sense of steadiness in her heart.

She walked to his bed, looked at him lying on the small bed with his eyes closed, and didn't say anything, just watched quietly.

"Is there a flower on my face?"

Jun Wuxie suddenly opened his mouth.

Nalan Jingyi's face suddenly turned red, and she said in a low voice: "There are no flowers, but it's more beautiful than flowers."

"What are you muttering about?"

Jun Wuxie opened his eyes.

"It's nothing. What have you been doing these two months? I haven't seen you all the time.

Is it because of what happened that night that you were disappointed in me?"

She slowly sat down by the bed, staring at his eyes, with a hint of grievance on her beautiful face.

"No, don't think wildly.

Everyone has their own things to do, their own responsibilities and duties.

From your point of view, you are not wrong.

At that time, your silence showed that you were rational and calm, maintaining rationality, which is a quality that an empress should possess."

"But from a personal emotional point of view, I owe you, don't I?

Your arrival has brought me hope, making me feel like I have gained a new life.

You have given me help, but I can't repay you."

"Standing in the position of the Lord of the Dynasty, don't talk about personal feelings.

You don't need to worry about this matter either.

Although I need to gather strength in the outside world to resist the dark invasion, I will take away the troops of other dynasties when I leave.

I will not touch your army, and I will leave it to you.

You can live in peace in this world and manage your dynasty well in the future."

Hearing this, Nalan Jingyi's hands on her legs tightened involuntarily, tightly grasping her skirt.

At this moment, she vaguely felt that there seemed to be a distance between herself and him.

She was silent for a long time, saying nothing.

After a long while, he gently pushed him and said, "You... lie in a little bit."

Jun Wuxie was stunned, but still moved inward.

Nalan Jingyi lay down next to him, then hugged his arm, put her face against his arm, and said: "Do you think the doomsday torrent will affect this world in the future?"

"It shouldn't be in a short time, but it will definitely happen in the future.

In this era, there will be no pure land in the heavens."

"Then why didn't you say it earlier? If you had told me this at that time, I wouldn't have chosen to be silent..."

"Jingyi, go and rest, go back to your dragon bed."

Jun Wuxie did not respond to her question.

"Are you chasing me away? Why?"

Nalan Jingyi's eyes turned red, and she raised her head to stare at him.

"Do you want to sleep with me here?"

Jun Wuxie smiled faintly, hooked her chin, his eyes were very aggressive, "Tonight, does Her Majesty the Queen want to serve in bed?"

"If I serve in bed, I will serve in bed. I can do what Xiao Ruoqing can do!"

Her eyes were firm, and after she finished speaking, she came closer and offered her charming red lips.

However, two fingers blocked her lips.

"Don't reject me, okay? I don't want to leave any regrets."

She said softly.

"I don't want to leave any regrets either, so I can't sleep with you."

Jun Wuxie looked at her very seriously, and brushed her hair that fell on her face.

"Just consider it as me repaying your kindness."

Hearing this, the corner of Jun Wuxie's eyes twitched, and his eyes became indifferent.

"Get down!"

He shook Nalan Jingyi's hand holding his arm with a little force.

Nalan Jingyi's delicate body trembled, and looking at his indifferent eyes, she only felt a deep grievance suddenly surge into her heart.

"Why? In the end, how am I worse than that bitch Xiao Ruoqing!"

Pa!

As soon as the words fell, Jun Wuxie slapped her face.

"If you dare to say Ruoqing like that again in the future, I will never spare you!"

He didn't use much strength in this slap, but it also made Nalan Jingyi's delicate face turn red, and faint finger marks could be seen.

"You... you hit me for Xiao Ruoqing?"

The tears in Nalan Jingyi's eyes rolled down like broken pearls.

At this moment, she only felt as if sharp knives had pierced into her heart, hurting to the point of almost suffocating.

"She is my woman. You speak disrespectfully; do you even see me in your eyes?

Get off my bed!"

Jun Wu Xie said in a cold voice.

He was truly angered.

What madness possessed Nalan Jingyi tonight that she lost her composure to such an extent?

It was understandable when she first entered the palace.

But it has been more than half a year; she should know his attitude towards Xiao Ruoqing, yet she still spoke of Xiao Ruoqing like that in front of him.

He told her to get off!

These words exploded in her mind like thunder.

Her face turned deathly pale in an instant.

What followed was something Jun Wu Xie did not expect.

Nalan Jingyi directly burrowed into his arms, hugging him tightly, sobbing with a crying voice, "I'll get off, I'll get off into your arms!

I, Nalan Jingyi, am just cheap, to be hit by you, to be scolded by you, but still want to burrow into your arms!"

Jun Wu Xie: …

"Hit me, scold me, anyway, I won't leave you!"

Nalan Jingyi knew she had said the wrong thing tonight, and she knew even more that if she left this small bed at this moment, she might really lose him.

She didn't want to, and couldn't.

The mere thought that after tonight, her relationship with him would become distant filled her heart with endless panic and helplessness.

"Why are you like this? You're very strange today."

Jun Wu Xie took a deep breath, his tone also calming down.

"I don't know either. Ever since you left that night, these past two months, I've always been restless, afraid and worried every day, often waking up in fright from my dreams.

Every day, I keep asking myself if I disappointed you that night, every day I'm so conflicted, so painful…

I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that about Ruoqing, please forgive me, I'll never dare to do it again…"

Her sobbing and choking voice carried unease, fear, and grievance.

Jun Wu Xie was silent for a moment upon hearing this.

He gently stroked her soft hair and said, "Does your face still hurt?"

Nalan Jingyi raised her tear-streaked face, gazing at him from close range, and shook her head, saying, "It doesn't hurt; you didn't use much force anyway."

Jun Wu Xie was stunned; this silly woman was defending him even after being hit by him.

"But it hurts here…"

She grabbed Jun Wu Xie's hand and placed it on her heart, tears falling uncontrollably again.

"It hurts here?"

Jun Wu Xie gently rubbed the spot where her hand had pulled his to cover her heart, saying, "You brought it upon yourself."

Hearing him say this, Nalan Jingyi pouted, tears about to fall again.

"Do you know why I was angry tonight?"

"I know, I shouldn't have said that about Ruoqing."

She looked at him with teary eyes, full of grievance.

"What else?"

"What else…"

She thought for a moment and shook her head blankly.

"Just to repay a debt of gratitude, you're willing to sleep with me? A dignified Lánlíng Empress, what do you take yourself for?"

Nalan Jingyi gently bit her red lips, aggrieved, "Wasn't it because you didn't want me, so I said that…"

"I see that your brain has indeed been muddled these days.

You even told me that if I had told you earlier that night, you wouldn't have remained silent.

You, who are as intelligent as ice and snow, how could you say such stupid things?

I asked you that to know your willingness.

But what you said expressed a sense of being forced to make a choice.

The former is willingly, the latter is forced by circumstances to make a choice.

Between you and me, do you know the difference between these two?

"I know, I meant that if I had known that we would face the dark invasion sooner or later, then I could have made a choice on behalf of the dynasty's soldiers and people.

As for me personally, I had already thought about it these past two months. When you leave, I will return the throne to the old ancestors and let them be the emperors, and I will go to the outside world with you.

Therefore, I decided to dedicate myself.

I said I didn't want to leave any regrets because I was afraid that when I got to your world, I would die at the hands of dark creatures without truly experiencing what it's like to be your woman, but you scolded me and even hit me…"

"Did I hit you wrongly? Tell me, should you be hit?"

Jun Wu Xie looked at her, his eyes very assertive, brooking no argument.

"I know that my position in your heart is far inferior to Ruoqing's…"

Jun Wu Xie stroked the faint finger marks on her face, the essence of life flowing past, quickly repairing them for her.

Looking at her aggrieved appearance, he couldn't help but say, "You're too sensitive and think too much, always liking to wildly imagine things.

If it were Ruoqing saying such things to me today, I would slap her too!"

"Really?"

There were still tears in her eyes, but there was a faint smile on her face.

"Of course, it's real."

Jun Wu Xie gently scraped her delicate nose.

"But, Ruoqing is, after all, the daughter of the Lánlíng King, you…"

"Don't worry, she and the Lánlíng King are not of one mind.

On the first night, she knew my true identity.

Don't be surprised; regarding Ruoqing's matter, I will choose whether to tell you later depending on your performance."

"Ah, it still depends on my performance? Then this concubine will perform well now."

She whispered in his ear, "I saw it all that night. What Ruoqing can do, I can do too, as long as you like it…"