The Empress turned her head slightly; her expression was hidden, but her voice trembled slightly: "Nothing happened just now, and you must not tell anyone... you may withdraw."
Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief and turned to step off the sedan chair.
After he left, the Empress collapsed into her chair, weakly leaning against it.
Her cheeks were bright and tender, almost bleeding with color, as a tide of shyness overwhelmed her, her heart pounding intensely as if it would burst through her chest.
She covered her burning face, her almond eyes misty, murmuring softly:
"I was drunk, it doesn’t count..."
Sun Senior Palace Lady stood vigilantly at the entrance of the alleyway, seeing Chen Mo descend the sedan chair in a daze, thinking he had been scolded by the Empress. She comforted him:
"Mr. Chen, Her Highness usually is strong in words but soft in heart; she actually values you greatly, otherwise why would she allow you to recuperate in the palace?"
"But speaking of, what really happened at the Lin Residence? Her Highness almost never drinks..."
Chen Mo’s expression was conflicted.
He wanted to say Sun Senior Palace Lady was terribly mistaken; the Empress’s lips were not hard at all, soft and tender like peach flesh, a gentle touch would cause sweet juice to seep out.
His mind was a chaotic mess then, filled with post-crisis relief, mixed with a hint of bewilderment... If he remembered correctly, it seemed to be the Empress who initiated the tongue movement...
"The Empress holds the Heavenly Constitution in her mouth, and I hold the Empress in mine; rounding it up, it counts as having Imperial Power resting upon me..."
"There’s massage, and there’s kissing... Could it be the Empress wants to keep me as a concubine? I’ve seen people living off women, but never someone stuffing it hard in their mouth!"
"If this matter reaches the Empress’s ears, it’s like yellow mud falling into pants, doomed whether I live or die!"
"I really don’t want to be a thong!"
The sky was clear, the breeze gentle and pleasant.
Since the incident with the Empress, Chen Mo had felt uneasy and restless at home, so he simply went to work at the Sky Scale Guard.
As soon as he entered the training field’s gate, he saw Qin Shou surrounded by people, speaking eloquently, his words flying:
"...That Shi Yun monk revealed the Dharma Image Golden Body, attempting to suppress Mr. Chen with Buddha Power."
"Mr. Chen was completely unafraid, his face showed three parts defiance, three parts ridicule, and ninety-four parts arrogance, laughing coldly: If I become a Buddha, there shall be no demons; if I become a demon, what shall Buddha do to me!"
"His form expanded with the wind, transforming into a mighty god of war, tearing that Arhat Golden Body in two!"
"At that moment, the Buddha light faded, and his aura was immense..."
An Assistant Officer raised a hand interruptingly: "General Qin, didn’t you say last time it was seventy feet tall?"
Qin Shou’s face flashed with a hint of embarrassment, displeased he said: "I’ll say how tall it is, whether you like it or not, listen or leave!"
"Listening, listening, General Qin please continue."
Those present, due to their duties, couldn’t witness the scene personally, and Qin Shou himself had heard only hearsay, with an additional touch of exaggeration...
At this moment, Qin Shou’s eyes noticed a tall figure, his face instantly filled with joy.
"Chief, you’re here!"
"Why doesn’t Hundred Households Chen stay home and recover a few more days?"
"What Hundred Households, now it’s Deputy Thousand Households!"
"Heavenly Element Martial Champion, Qingyun Leaderboard... Truly bringing honor to our Sky Scale Guard!"
Everyone gathered eagerly, their eyes bright with excitement.
The name of Sky Scale Guard seemed glorious on the surface, but behind the scenes, they were despised as the court’s dogs; especially those sect disciples, who looked at them with the words "lapdog" written in their eyes.
They said they merely relied on their position to bully others, having no real strength to stand on their own.
However, Chen Mo represented the Sky Scale Guard, fiercely slapped the faces of those sect members!
Nothing felt better than this!
Chen Mo glanced around, not seeing the figure of Li Yuan, asked: "Where is General Li? Why don’t I see her around?"
"General Li... went out on a case." Qin Shou answered.
Chen Mo detected hesitation in his tone, frowned and asked: "Speak, what exactly is going on?"
Qin Shou scratched his head and said: "In the few days you were absent, General Li went mad handling cases, almost working day and night, she’s lost quite a bit of weight, today she heard about a fierce beast harming people at West Desolate Mountain, and rushed out with a knife, couldn’t be stopped..."
"West Desolate Mountain?"
For some reason, Chen Mo felt a vague sense of foreboding.
He turned and left the training grounds, mounted his horse, and rode swiftly towards the outskirts of the city.