Indulging in Carnal Desire

The leader of the trusted aides that Hu Luoyan left behind was called Zhe Qie. When dawn broke, he lined the soldiers who had just taken the antidote and harshly reprimanded them before going off to welcthe princess.

The Khan had instructed him precisely to take good care of the qatun. If any mishap were to occur while he was gone, he would have to be the one to give an explanation.

In truth, Zhe Qie did not have a good impression of this future qatun. However, ever since Chu Jiao revealed a few useful know-hows while on the road, Zhe Qie’s contempt for her began to slowly dwindle away. He obeyed his Khan’s order, viewing Chu Jiao as his second master after Hu Luoyan.

At this moment, Chu Jiao was being dressed in a ruqun by Hong Xiu, the red marks on her neck barely being covered up. At the stime, Bi Luo was quietly kneeling at the side with her head down in contemplation of something.

“What is it?” Chu Jiao asked.

“Princess, we will not be resuming our journey today. Please continue resting at the relay station.” Zhe Qie did not step inside her room and merely reported reverentially outside her doors.

Chu Jiao heard this and curiously raised a brow, “Oh? Why are we not continuing our travels?”

“This…” Zhe Qie recalled the Khan’s exact instructions and swallowed nervously, “The princess must still be weary from the long journey, so resting a bit more would only be apt.”

“Moreover, sbandits have trespassed the relay station last night, hence we still need to lay out a defense. Asking for the princess’s patience.”

Chu Jiao silently nodded, having quickly accepted this explanation before having second thoughts, inquiring, “Then, Beardie… No, what about General Tuoba?”

That man sure was bold. Did he suddenly disappear without a trace after laying his hands on her?

Hehehe.

“Our general has gone off to track down the bandits,” Zhe Qie relayed the Khan’s words, “Please don’t worry, princess. This subordinate will protect you closely. I will definitely prevent danger from falling onto you!”

“Hmph, gone after the bandits huh…” Chu Jiao repeated these words, secretly hammering her aching waist and smiling angrily, “Alright. Bengong wants to see what kind of people he’ll bring back for bengong.”

After what happened last night, Chu Jiao didn’t believe that the foolish bandits would have left her here just like this, but that stinky man seemed to be accustomed to doing everything by himself in this world. He never had the habit of informing her, so she always had to guess everything on her own, it was really frustrating.

This time, he left in an urgent manner, leaving behind his trusted aide to protect her. Recalling that they were currently in the mountain ranges of Taihang, and after crossing the mountains, they would finally reach the Xianbei territory, Chu Jiao suddenly had an epiphany.

Could he… have gone back to revert into his original identity?

Casting a glance at Bi Luo who was standing at the side, Chu Jiao pensively narrowed his eyes. A small smile suddenly showed in her face while recalling the plan the Bi Luo had proposed earlier.

Hm… If the Great Khan went back to reshis role and realized that his empress had turned into a different person, what kind of reaction would he have?

Just a moment ago, Chu Jiao had merely responded that she was ‘unwilling,’ resulting in Bi Luo promptly starting to beg on her knees with a deathly white color on her face, automatically presuming that with the princess’s temper, she would be immediately dragged and killed off for such a suggestion.

Chu Jiao quickly dismissed Zhe Qie and reached out a hand to support Bi Luo up.

“Foolish Bi Luo,” Chu Jiao kindly wiped off the tears on her face, and said in avid ‘distress,’ “How could bengong be willing to send you off to climb a mountain of swords and wade through a sea of fire?”

Bi Luo immediately heaved a breath of relief on the inside.

As it turned out, the ‘unwillingness’ the princess was referring to was this kind ‘unwillingness!’

“Bengong’s heart is touched by your dedication to bengong. However, this path is filled with difficulty and danger. Now that we’ve reached this place, bengong has decided not to go back.”

Seeing Bi Luo’s eyes reveal a twinge of disappointment from her response, Chu Jiao then switched topics, “However, the idea that you proposed is still a fine plan…”

Chu Jiao feigned hugging her shoulders in fear, looking as though she was unwilling to remember the misfortune that had transpired last night, “Those bandits were just too savage! Who knows if they would return. You must first replace bengong as the false princess for a few days. By the twe reach Xianbei, we’ll revert back to our original identities!”

At first listen, Chu Jiao’s words sounded a little selfish. If those bandits were to truly cback for her, the person who would be harmed was Bi Luo, who was momentarily taking her place, but Bi Luo only felt that this was in accordance to the princess’s heartless personality, so she quickly nodded in agreement.

“As you wish! Please do not worry, princess. Bi Luo will definitely protect you!”

She simply felt overjoyed. As long as she was playing the role of the princess, Chu Jiao would never be able to obtain back her original identity. She only needed to think of a way to eliminate Hong Xiu and the others who had served the princess before, and after that, everything would go her way!

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At the mountain pass of Juyong, nearly 3000 cavalries were patiently waiting when a lone horse ran over.

“Tooooooot!”

Just before reaching the boundary of the troop, the horse nimbly cto a stop. The strong man atop the horse took off his helmet, revealing his rugged face.

The instant the three thousand soldiers saw his face, they all got off their horses and knelt down on one knee in unison, their right hands rigidly placed on their chests as they respectfully lowered their heads and called out in unison.

“All hail the Khan!”

”All hail the Khan!”

“All hail the Khan!”

The big bearded man standing in front of the cavalry also got off his horse, and after making his salutations, he cracked a goofy smile and walked forwards, “Brother!”

Hu Luoyan leapt off his horse, “Rise, my fellow men!”

He gave a playful punch to Tuoba Hui standing in front of him, “You brat, you move quite quickly!”

“Hehe,” Tuoba Hui winked playfully, “I’m just curious what queen sister-in-law looks like to be able to charm my wise and godly king brother into using his precious bird to senda message and urgeto gather the cavalry in a hurry.”

“You little rascal,” Hu Luoyan chided in good fun, “It seems like your mouth still doesn’t have a filter. By then, make sure to restrain yourself a bit. Don’t scare your sister-in-law off!”

“Tsk tsk tsk, your bride hasn’t even stepped through our family doors, and you’re already protecting her!” Tuoba Hui rubbed the goosebumps arising on his arm.

His king brother had always been unapproachable towards women for 30 years, so he always assumed that he was going to build a temple in the palace to devote himself to spiritual development. In the end, it appeared like he had fallen in love. It seemed like spring had really cupon a withered tree, and a single spark could start a prairie fire.

However, he didn’t say this out loud and merely kept these thoughts inside, because Tuoba Hui feared that if he did, he would have been beaten up to the point where he couldn’t get out of bed for a month.

“Quick, let’s go!” Hu Luoyan only thought of Chu Jiao and wanted to hurry back as soon as he could, ushering Tuoba Hui back to his horse and leading 3000 soldiers back.

He hoped to be able to receive his queen before the afternoon!

[Completed]