After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

"Your Majesty, please watch your words." Guan Xing turned her pretty face away and squinted her eyes in a sarcastic tone.

"The pleasures of men and women are basic human needs, so why should I be concerned?"

"The king has so many women, he doesn't need me."

"I won't let the good stuff go to outsiders. You're so beautiful, how could I let you go?"

Chen Futu reached out to take her small hand, but she slapped his large hand away in annoyance. Then she leaned closer and whispered, "Your Majesty, please don't try anything with me. I'll tell you a secret as a way of repaying you."

"Oh? Tell me." Chen Futu became interested. What secrets could she possibly have that he didn't know?

The stargazer crept up to his ear and whispered in a barely audible voice, "The king's backyard is on fire..."

Chen Futu was suddenly startled.

"I'm not lying to you, Mo Lan is suspicious. She's been contacting me lately and secretly drugging me. It's a drug that's been circulating in the martial arts world, specifically for women, called Fragrant Soul Powder. It has a strange fragrance and aphrodisiac effects. If you do *that* while it's in effect, the woman will bleed to death."

"Huh?" Chen Futu's eyes widened. "No wonder the day you arrived, I smelled a very strange fragrance on you and wanted to touch you. How dare Mo Lan!"

"Why wouldn't she dare? Her goal is to have the eldest son, so she can rise from obscurity to become the mistress of the house. Unfortunately, she has chosen the wrong opponent. Wouldn't it be ridiculous to use this against me? I only refrained from exposing her little scheme because of the King."

"I'm looking at you like you're a pitiful creature," said the stargazer.

Chen Futu pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "How could she possibly have such a thing?"

"That's why I said Your Majesty's harem is on fire. I've investigated. On the day I arrived, Liu Longyue went to see her, and afterwards, Mo Lan became very attentive to me. I guess it's mostly because Liu Longyue told her the recipe for the Fragrant Soul Powder. Liu Longyue truly lives up to her reputation as the ruthless pearl of Beiwu. With Your Majesty's intelligence, if something happens to me, Mo Lan will definitely be exposed. At that time, Mo Lan and I will both perish, and she will become the only mistress of your harem, which is exactly what she came to Beijiang to be the mistress of the house."

"It's a pity she doesn't know that Li Xiuning is pregnant. I have to say I admire the king; he actually arranged for Li Xiuning to stay in Pingkang Ward and forbade outsiders to approach her."

After Guan Xing finished speaking, Chen Futu fell into a state of numbness.

After a long while, Chen Futu sighed, "This matter ends here. Liu Longyue will not make any more moves, and I will warn her. As for Mo Lan, I will get rid of her when she is no longer of any use to me."

"That would be best. I don't want the Northern Frontier to fall into danger because of some women's schemes. After all, Your Majesty is my savior." Guan Xing winked with a grin. Chen Futu said irritably, "You're quite pleased with yourself for making a fool of yourself."

“Even wise and virtuous rulers cannot take care of their own backyards, so I think Your Majesty has a weakness, which is lust.”

"I want you to take care of it!"

"I have been meddling in other people's business, and I will not do so again."

Guan Xing snorted and looked out the window.

Chen Futu suddenly grabbed her small hand. She tried to pull her hand away, but Chen Futu held on tightly. "You're so smart, I can't let you fall into the hands of other men. This time you go to Beiwu, you better behave yourself. If there are other men around, I won't let you off the hook."

"Why should I? I'm not the king's woman."

As Guan Xing continued to mutter and struggle, Chen Futu raised an eyebrow, forcefully grabbed her slender waist, and pulled her into his arms.

Guan Xing let out a soft cry, nestled in her arms like a cat, and raised her large, watery eyes. "Your Majesty, you've gone too far. I am merely your subordinate; you cannot control everything I do."

"If you're not my woman, why should I trust you to properly gather intelligence for me?"

"What kind of twisted logic is that? The king pays me, I do the work, that's a transaction."

"I don't care about those things. Otherwise, I'll inform Red Moon Tower of your whereabouts, and you can decide what to do with it."

"Shameless..."

Despite saying that, Guan Xing didn't struggle anymore, and snuggled closer to her with her eyes closed.

Chen Futu couldn't stop smiling; having such a beautiful, soft, and fragrant woman in his arms was incredibly comfortable.

【Ding! 】

[Stargazing affinity increased to 30]

Tsk tsk tsk, turns out this idiot is also a proud and arrogant person.

When the carriage returned to the royal court, Guan Xing reluctantly got up from his arms, still stubbornly saying, "Your Majesty, I'll pack up and head to Beiwu. You can have fun by yourself."

"Go, I will miss you."

"A man's mouth..."

As Guan Xing got up to get out of the car, Chen Futu suddenly pulled her into his arms again. She asked, confused, "What is it now?"

Chen Futu kissed her soft earlobe. "How about we squeeze out some time to get things done? Otherwise, I won't feel at ease leaving you out there."

Their eyes met, and Guan Xing suddenly threw a punch.

Gudong!

Chen Futu clutched his lower abdomen in pain, almost collapsing to the ground. When he looked up, he found that she had already disappeared, leaving behind a cheerful remark, "A peak Innate Realm expert is not just for show. Your Majesty, be more careful next time."

That bastard, how dare she lay a hand on me!

Thinking about it, I decided against it. She's my woman, I have to pamper her.

Lifting the carriage curtain, they saw Dian Wei suppressing a laugh as he came over to help them up.

Chen Futu said with a dark face, "Is it that funny?"

Dian Wei shook his head vigorously, "Your Majesty, how about I help you capture her and you beat her up to vent your anger?"

"Tch, no wonder you can't find a wife."

Chen Futu's words were like a blow to the heart, and Dian Wei shouted, "I just don't want to find one. Women will only slow down my wielding of my double halberds."

"Would you like me to arrange a marriage for you? Just tell me, and I'll arrange the wedding for you immediately."

Chen Futu jokingly remarked, but surprisingly, Dian Wei hesitated for a moment, as if he really had a girl he liked.

"Hey Dian Hanhan, tell me, which girl have you taken a fancy to?"

"No, I only want to protect the King and don't want to think about those things."

Dian Wei stubbornly refused to admit it and wouldn't say a word.

Chen Futu seemed to be deep in thought.

It seems necessary to have the Imperial Guards investigate this simpleton's whereabouts; who knows, he might even know the girl he's interested in.

The mission set out in the evening.

The high priest told Yemo that the princess had urgent business and had summoned her back immediately.

No sooner had the delegation left than Guan Xing, along with the Imperial Guards and her secret agent squad, followed them. Of course, Guan Xing's cultivation had also reached the Grandmaster level.

Before leaving, she left a letter. The handwriting on the letter was extremely delicate and elegant, but the words were mischievous. She first explained her general arrangements and how to deliver the message, and then added, "Your Majesty, when I return, I will bring back a few young ladies from the Northern Martial Kingdom for you."

"Hey, this damn thing..."

Chen Futu is now certain that Guan Xing is a complete idiot. He usually pretends to be otherworldly, like a lofty fairy in the moon, but he was exposed after a while.

As night fell, Yu Qian and Di Renjie arrived, and Chen Futu was immediately bewildered upon seeing Yu Qian.