Chapter 443: Implicate nine clans! No, ten clans! (Seeking subscriptions, seeking...)

If there were those guards just now, these beauties still had a trace of reserve, then now there is no such concern at all.

What young lady, what goddess with hundreds of fawning dogs, at this moment all became farts. For the sake of a thin gauze, they almost fought directly.

It's not that these famous goddesses are cheap, but the opportunity to serve the Emperor of the Heavenly Strategy Empire is too ethereal. Now that there is such an opportunity to glorify the ancestors, how can they be willing to give it to others?

"Enough!" Zhu Zhuying snorted coldly, making all the beauties freeze in place. However, Zhu Zhuying did not blame these beauties, but continued indifferently: "All of you, line up, one by one."

Originally, Zhu Zhuying was still worried that these beauties would not serve Li Chen well. Looking at it now, it was

For that sliver of a chance to become an Imperial Consort of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty, it would be strange if they didn't exhaust every possible means!

The General's Mansion.

Dai Xiaoyao, who had been sitting upright the entire time, was incredibly uncomfortable. Li Chen kept chatting with Zhu Yingxiong about mundane matters, and he dared not interject, nor did he dare to find a comfortable position to sit in; he could only stand there like a wooden statue.

Just as Dai Xiaoyao was about to reach his breaking point, his savior finally arrived.

Zhu Zhuying was seen walking into the banquet hall with a smile on her face, then leaning over to whisper a few words into Li Chen's ear.

Li Chen nodded, and then, amidst Zhu Yingxiong's hearty laughter, he departed together with Zhu Zhuying.

Dai Xiaoyao kept his head lowered, not daring to look at Li Chen's departing back, yet he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Once Li Chen had left, only then did Dai Xiaoyao dare to walk quickly

toward Zhu Yingxiong and say with a smile, "Uncle, does His Majesty have any instructions?"

In truth, Dai Xiaoyao had heard every word of the small talk between Zhu Yingxiong and Li Chen, but he still refused to give up, wanting to ask if Li Chen had given Zhu Yingxiong any hints.

Zhu Yingxiong shook his head and said in a hearty voice, "His Majesty was just chatting with me about family matters. By the way, my King, if you have some leisure time, why not chat with this old subject about the construction of the Imperial Capital? Once this matter is settled, I can retire to the countryside to recuperate from my old ailments."

Zhu Yingxiong had just addressed Li Chen as Your Majesty, so addressing Dai Xiaoyao as Your Majesty now was clearly inappropriate, so he simply changed his form of address to "my King."

As a shrewd man, Zhu Yingxiong naturally understood the principle of "discarding the bow once the birds are gone." With no more titles to be granted, and having witnessed Dai Xiaoyao's influence over the Star Fall Empire's army with his own eyes, the only way to avoid becoming a thorn in Dai Xiaoyao's side was to retreat while at the peak of his success.

"Uncle, that must never happen! If you retire, our Star Fall Empire will lose its right-hand man!"

"My King, it is truly that this old subject's health does not permit it!"

Upon receiving Zhu Yingxiong's refusal, Dai Xiaoyao feigned a sigh of regret, but he was overjoyed in his heart. He had originally been wondering how to guard against this high-ranking and powerful old general, but now everything had been resolved effortlessly.

Without Zhu Yingxiong, those old subordinates of his would become a scattered mess, and once they were gradually devoured, the Star Fall Empire would naturally become his own domain.

Inside the Imperial Palace of the Star Fall Empire.

Heat billowed like ethereal fairy mist, amidst which beauties draped in thin gauze of various colors, like a rainbow on the horizon, laughed and chatted. Some were playfully frolicking, some were splashing in the pool, and some were dancing gracefully, looking like nine-heaven fairies in the Jade Pool. Li Chen and Zhu Zhuying entered one after the other, instantly plunging the previously noisy scene into silence. Zhu Zhujing, who had long been meticulously dressed by the concubines, led them in bowing to Li Chen and softly calling out, "Your Majesty."

The concubines who were able to enter the palace had naturally been specially instructed by matrons on how to serve the Emperor. Now that the main guest had arrived, they naturally entered the main event without the slightest hesitation.

Zhu Zhujing first respectfully welcomed Li Chen into the spacious bath already filled with hot water. While serving Li Chen during his bath, some concubines played music for his pleasure, and others danced in thin gauze, strikingly revealing their figures.

At the same time, the concubines serving Li Chen's bath began to show off their respective talents. Some concubines from near the sea demonstrated the skills their ancestors relied on for survival, holding clam pearls in their mouths and swimming underwater for half an hour without needing to come up for air.

Some concubines who grew up in the mountains performed how to wrestle tigers and capture dragons while naked, and some who grew up in the desert performed how to ride camels in fancy styles while traveling through the sea of sand.

While the concubines were scrambling to perform their specialties, Dai Xiaoyao and Zhu Yingxiong finally finished discussing the details of the coronation and were now galloping toward the Imperial Palace, his mind filled with the image of Zhu Zhujing's hot yet pure and cute appearance from back then.

The guards along the street, upon seeing Dai Xiaoyao, all knelt on one knee while holding their weapons, the clanging sound of armor hitting the ground echoing from the entrance of the Imperial City all the way to the outer gates of the inner palace.

Dai Xiaoyao, who was like an ant in front of Li Chen, was very satisfied with this, finding that sense of superiority belonging to a ruler of a dynasty, and he secretly made up his mind that the grievances he suffered from the Zhu family must be repaid by the Zhu family.

Why was it grievances suffered from the Zhu family, and not grievances suffered from Li Chen? Because Dai Xiaoyao dared not harbor the slightest resentment toward Li Chen from the bottom of his heart!

Just as he arrived in front of the Imperial Palace, the two guards standing at the gate crossed their spears, emitting a deafening boom.

This caught Dai Xiaoyao off guard, but he soon let out a cold snort.

The general responsible for Dai Xiaoyao's safety immediately acted as a mouthpiece and snorted coldly, "Are you blind? How dare you block His Majesty's path!"

"His Majesty?" The two gate guards glanced at Dai Xiaoyao, but the spears they held together to form a "ten" shape showed no sign of loosening.

A chill flashed in Dai Xiaoyao's eyes as he faced this blatant disregard. The general beside him, who had been watching Dai Xiaoyao's expression, immediately understood and drew the long sword from his waist. The dozen or so soldiers following behind naturally followed suit and drew their blades, and for a time, the sound of unsheathing echoed everywhere.

All the way here, he had been thinking about how he would treat Zhu Zhuying's sister after entering the palace. Now, he was full of pent-up anger and was just waiting for a place to vent it.

But to be blocked at the gate—how could he not be angry?

Dai Xiaoyao immediately waved his hand at the general behind him and said through gritted teeth, "Kill them, leave none alive!"

Just as a battle was about to break out, the commander of the inner palace guards walked over in three quick steps. He first waved his hand at the two inner palace guards, then knelt on one knee, cupped his fists at Dai Xiaoyao, and said, "The guard commander pays respects to Your Majesty! Long live, long live, long live Your Majesty!"

The guards blocking the gate saw this and finally put away their weapons, following the guard commander in paying respects to Dai Xiaoyao.

"You are the guard commander? Don't you know the rules here! Drag them all to the Noon Gate and behead them, and execute their nine generations! No, ten generations!" Killing intent overflowed in Dai Xiaoyao's words. As the ruler of a dynasty entering his own palace, he was blocked by underlings, and a guard commander could easily tell the guards to clear the way, not to mention that he had failed to fulfill his duty of guarding the palace for him. If he didn't execute ten generations, it would be hard to quell the hatred in his heart.

"Your Majesty, this small one deserves death ten thousand times over, but the person inside is the Heavenly Strategy Human Emperor!" As a subject of the Star Fall Empire, the guard commander naturally dared not resist. In order to prevent Dai Xiaoyao from barging in and bringing disaster to the Star Fall Empire, and for the sake of his entire family, he could only bring up Li Chen.

(End of chapter)