Chapter 357: The Empress's Change of Heart

Chapter 357: The Empress's Change of Heart

For the next few days, General Gu You remained outside Fengqi Hall, never taking a single step away.

She also forbade anyone from barging into Fengqi Hall at such a critical juncture.

On this day, a voice called out from within Fengqi Hall, "General Gu You."

General Gu You hurriedly brought the prepared medicinal meal into Fengqi Hall. She approached the dragon bed, presented it to Empress Mingyue, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, here is your medicinal meal."

Over these past few days, she had truly witnessed the formidable prowess of Qin Xuan.

Even Empress Mingyue, a powerhouse in the King Realm who was not inferior to Great Emperor Ziyang,

was forced into a continuous retreat when facing Qin Xuan.

The number of medicinal meals she had consumed already exceeded the number of fingers on one hand.

It was truly staggering.

"Your Majesty..." General Gu You looked at Empress Mingyue, who was completely hidden beneath the dragon quilt, and spoke again.

"Ahem..." Qin Xuan coughed lightly into his fist to hide his embarrassment and said, "Just give the medicinal meal to me."

He waved his hand at General Gu You and said, "You've worked hard. You may leave first."

Empress Mingyue poked half her head out from under the dragon quilt and said coldly, "There is no need to leave!"

Her beautiful, alluring eyes glared resentfully at Qin Xuan as she huffed, "So you actually have moments of embarrassment too?"

Within Fengqi Hall, all the palace maids were aware of the embarrassing situation their Her Majesty the Empress was in.

It caused her, the Empress, to lose all face!

She had finally managed to best Qin Xuan once.

And this guy was planning to consume the medicinal meal secretly?

He could handle it when his own body couldn't take it, but couldn't let others see?

"Your Majesty is truly charming to the bone!"

Inside the quilt, Qin Xuan pinched Empress Zhou Wu's firm buttocks and downed the medicinal meal in one gulp.

Afterwards, he transformed into a stream of light and vanished from Fengqi Hall.

"Hah!"

"You really thought your body was made of iron."

"After all that fuss, you eventually reached your limit!"

Empress Mingyue snorted coldly and took a deep breath, trying her best to let the flush on her cheeks fade away.

Immediately afterward, she looked at General Gu You outside the dragon bed and scolded angrily, "General Gu You, do you know your crime!?"

"Your Majesty!" General Gu You knelt on the ground in panic, unaware of where her crime lay.

The corners of Empress Zhou Wu's beautiful mouth twitched uncontrollably as she suppressed her inner rage, "You still have the nerve to address me as Your Majesty? If you truly held me in your heart, why did you act like those palace maids and turn a blind eye when I called for help earlier?"

Within the Mingyue Imperial Palace.

In this, the base of her ancestors' tens of thousands of years of foundation.

No one cared about the cries for help from her, Empress Mingyue.

Leaving her in such a helpless state, feeling the despair of having no way to heaven and no door to enter the earth!

"Your Majesty, this subordinate thought that it was just a little quirk between Your Majesty and Master Qin."

General Gu You looked up bitterly. She truly had not expected that Her Majesty the Empress's cry for help back then was actually a genuine hope for someone to save her.

In the vast imperial city, even Her Majesty the Empress was no match for him. Who else could stop Qin Xuan's tyrannical behavior?

"Presumptuous! In your eyes, am I such a shameless person!?"

Empress Zhou Wu was furious. She glared at General Gu You and scolded coldly, "Could it be that you think I am in love with that Qin Xuan!?"

General Gu You raised her eyes and asked in return, "Is that not the case?"

"Her Majesty the Empress is exceptionally talented. In the entire Mingyue Dynasty, and even the Ziyang Empire, no one else at Her Majesty the Empress's age has managed to Breakthrough to the King Realm and rule a nation."

"Your Majesty is a woman after all, and marriage is inevitable. In the entire continent, besides Master Qin, who else is worthy of Your Majesty?"

"Master Qin and Your Majesty are a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman, extremely well-suited."

"Furthermore..."

Empress Zhou Wu's expression grew increasingly grim. Listening to General Gu You's honest words, even if she was unwilling to accept it, she had to admit that General Gu You was right!

This guy Qin Xuan, although lecherous and audacious, possessed talent and ability that even she, Empress Mingyue, could hardly reach.

It was only a matter of her not being worthy of Qin Xuan. How could there be any talk of Qin Xuan not being worthy of her?

Even Luo Xianxian, the daughter of the Celestial God Clan Chief, looked at Qin Xuan with a meaningful gaze.

Perhaps even the Celestial God Clan had thoughts of taking Qin Xuan as their son-in-law.

"Furthermore what? Why did you stop talking?" Empress Zhou Wu kept a straight face and urged General Gu You.

General Gu You swallowed her saliva and continued, "Furthermore, Master Qin has already raised an army to attack the Ziyang Empire. I fear it won't be long before the entire Ziyang Empire is destroyed under the clutches of the Nether Clan."

"By then, the entire Ziyang Empire will be under Qin Xuan's sole control. How could he allow others to sleep soundly beside his bed?"

"Once the Ziyang Empire is destroyed, the Mingyue Dynasty will appear particularly eyesore in Qin Xuan's eyes."

"If Your Majesty and Qin Xuan continue to maintain a state of mutual vigilance, sooner or later, the Mingyue Dynasty will suffer the same fate as the Ziyang Empire."

"But now it is different. Your Majesty and Qin Xuan are a perfect match and have already consummated the marriage. After Qin Xuan conquers the Ziyang Empire, not only will he not attack the Mingyue Dynasty, but he might even let Your Majesty take over the Ziyang Empire."

"After all, Qin Xuan has exceptional talent. In the God Ruins, he was able to rank seventh on the imperial ranking. His future will definitely not be limited to the current Mingyue Dynasty and Ziyang Empire. By relying on Qin Xuan, our Mingyue Dynasty will easily surpass the glory of our ancestors."

Ripples of light shimmered in Empress Zhou Wu's beautiful eyes, one after another.

It must be said that General Gu You's argument had swayed her.

However, she did not want to rely on Qin Xuan's reputation to act tyrannically, seek benefits for the Mingyue Dynasty, or surpass the glory of her ancestors.

She had no interest in power, and even less desire to conquer the world.

The only thing she was worried about was her younger brother, whom her father and mother had entrusted to her, and whom she had watched grow up since childhood!

Previously, Zhou Chen was deeply troubled by his Heart Demon, so cowardly that he didn't even dare to kill his enemies.

After Qin Xuan appeared, all of this underwent a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering change.

In just a few short months, the once cowardly Nether King had grown into a Prodigy with an invincible heart.

He had nearly ascended the king ranking while still in the Early Stage of the King Realm!

Letting Zhou Chen become Qin Xuan's disciple was the wisest decision she had ever made in her life.

Following behind Qin Xuan was infinitely beneficial for Zhou Chen!

She had indeed been bullied and felt indignant, but if she were to break with Qin Xuan at this time, not to mention that she couldn't be Qin Xuan's enemy, it would also cause Qin Xuan to have other thoughts regarding Zhou Chen.

If, because of her, a rift were to grow between Qin Xuan and Zhou Chen, harming her younger brother, she would not be able to die in peace!

"Sigh..." Empress Zhou Wu tilted her head back, let out a soft breath, and shook her head helplessly.

Things had come to this; who could she blame?

If she had to blame someone, she could only blame herself for being self-righteous and thinking she could use Qin Xuan. Yet unexpectedly, in the end, she had suffered a double loss.

She had even sacrificed her own purity!

"Fortunately, Qin Xuan cannot be called totally lawless. At least, he still had to drink the medicinal meal just now to restore his energy!"

Empress Zhou Wu gently stroked the dark hair at her temples that was stained with fragrant sweat, and snorted coldly in her heart, "Let's see if you dare to be so unrestrained next time!"