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

The group arrived at the Shi family's villa, which was similar in style to that of the Central Plains and covered a large area. As expected of a family that sells wild beasts, the guards at the gate were all leading huge mastiffs.

Little White stared at the mastiff, drooling, and tugged at Chen Futu's sleeve, asking, "Big brother, is this tasty?"

"Who knows? I'll get one for you to try later."

"Yay! Silly girl loves big brother the most."

"Little White, if you want some, just ask me, and I'll get you one right away."

Shi Zhenxiang complained with dissatisfaction.

A large crowd surged into the courtyard. A burly noblewoman grabbed the imposing Shi Zhenxiang and shook her violently, exclaiming dramatically, "My son, you've suffered so much! How can you be so carefree? I told you not to go to the Central Plains, aren't you afraid of dying in the desert?"

"Mom, look at me, I'm perfectly fine, and I've even made some new friends!"

As Shi Zhenxiang spoke, she called to Xiaobai, but Xiaobai slipped behind Chen Futu, made faces at him, and didn't come over at all.

The lady looked at Xiaobai, then at the aloof Chen Futu, and her eyes lit up. "Young man, you are so handsome. Are you married? Would you like me to introduce you to someone? I guarantee she'll be the daughter of a wealthy family."

She was incredibly enthusiastic, and Chen Futu found it a bit overwhelming.

Shen Lu suppressed a laugh and secretly mocked, "I didn't realize you were so popular."

"Hmph, I am so dashing and heroic, what's so hard to understand?"

"Tch, so vain."

These days, Chen Futu and Shen Lu have become quite familiar with each other, often exchanging harmless jokes. Of course, they are purely friends. Chen Futu is no longer able to handle any more women. As for getting along well with Shen Lu, it's because of her business acumen and her status as a member of a prominent family in Jiangnan. He will definitely be able to introduce her to Yan Qing when they return.

"Young man, don't be shy, the girls in our Western Regions are all very nice."

The lady came to greet him warmly, and Chen Futu sighed and followed her into the Shi family's villa.

The lady had a banquet served to entertain him, and kept asking if he wanted a wife, which made Chen Futu's head spin.

Finally, the lady had to pull Consort Ge over and say that she was her own wife before she finally gave up with a sigh.

As a princess of a fallen kingdom in the Western Regions, Consort Ge possessed a temperament far beyond that of ordinary women.

As for Shen Lu, she looked at the two of them suspiciously. She knew that Chen Futu was lying. What kind of good person would treat their wife like a bodyguard?

After the meal, Chen Futu gave Ge Fei a task: to investigate the whereabouts of the Brahma Tower and find out all of its locations so that she could take action.

The sole purpose of this trip to the Western Regions was to destroy the Brahma Tower, to demonstrate the power of the Great Xia Dynasty, and to let the world know that the Central Plains were inviolable.

As for how to destroy a country, Chen Futu had already made preparations, but he needed to meet the Peacock King first.

"You want to see the Peacock King?"

Shi Huolong's eyes widened, wondering if Chen Futu was having a fit of hysteria.

That's the monarch of a dynasty; how could he be seen so easily?

"I'm just curious."

Chen Futu changed his mind; at worst, he would sneak into the palace with Zhang Sanfeng at night.

As night fell, Chen Futu summoned Zhang Sanfeng alone and said, "When you go to the palace, do not let anyone notice."

"When I arrived, I took a look and found that the strongest person in the palace was only at the Martial Emperor level, and could not detect me."

With Zhang Sanfeng's assurance, Chen Futu had no more worries, so he and Zhang Sanfeng changed into night clothes and quietly left the Shi family.

After noticing this, Xiao Bai chased after her, dressed in a very flamboyant white outfit.

Chen Futu said with a dark face, "What are you doing following along?"

"Big brother and the old man are definitely going out for a good meal tonight. They're taking Silly Girl with them. Silly Girl wants to go too."

"Stop fooling around, go back to sleep, I'll bring you some food later."

"It's a promise, big brother, you can't lie."

Little White grumbled to himself and reluctantly climbed off the roof.

She's a bit dim-witted and talks in a loud, boisterous way; how could I take her with me when sneaking into the palace at night?

The imperial city in the Western Regions had no curfew, and the night market was bustling with activity, with many stalls and pedestrians. Imperial guards with wild beasts patrolled back and forth.

Chen Futu and Zhang Sanfeng leaped and bounded on the rooftop, and in about fifteen minutes they reached the vicinity of the palace.

The palace is heavily patrolled at night, and eagles and falcons roam the skies above.

With a flick of his sword, Zhang Sanfeng caused the hairy beast that had been staring at the two to fall to the ground, before being pulled to his side by Zhang Sanfeng.

Chen Futu chuckled to himself, "They're quite plump. I'll take some with me later to give Xiaobai and Gefei a treat."

The body was temporarily set aside, and the two men appeared and disappeared mysteriously, passing overhead the patrolling Imperial Guards and approaching the vicinity of the Forbidden Court.

The Forbidden Court was equivalent to the harem of the Central Plains dynasties, a place where the emperor and his concubines engaged in sexual relations.

The woman's laughter could be heard from a distance.

Chen Futu jokingly said to Zhang Sanfeng, "You're so old, you shouldn't look at things like that."

"I am a person outside the secular world, and I have no desire for women."

"That would be best. I'm just afraid that you old man will get a surge of bloodlust."

Chen Futu approached a magnificent palace with a joke, and saw a young man with two beautiful women from the Western Regions, one plump and one slender, behind a gauze curtain. They were stunningly beautiful and had very pleasant voices.

"System, I want to use the remaining clay to create the Peacock King."

[A person who creates this world needs to witness their appearance and hear their voice, and they cannot coexist with it; the creation can only occur after the target dies.]

"Death, huh? That makes sense. How can two identical people appear under the same sky?"

However, we cannot kill the Peacock King yet. Through the gauze curtain, we cannot see his face clearly, only his general outline.

While pondering, Zhang Sanfeng's expression suddenly changed. He pulled Chen Futu along, and the two of them instantly hid behind the eaves of a wall a few meters away.

The next second, a dark figure landed where the two had just been. It was a man hidden in a black and gold robe. The clothes were too big, and the hood made it impossible to see his face.

He glanced around and muttered, "There are clearly people here. Could it be my imagination? Oh well, business is more important."

He darted off the rooftop and landed next to a figure wearing a veil and hat. The figure spoke in an androgynous manner, "What's going on?"

"It seemed like someone was spying on us just now, but unfortunately we didn't see anything."

"Who can escape your eyes?"

"Perhaps I'm mistaken because of the long journey," the man said, shaking his head and glancing again at the desolate palace.

The young man said, "This is none of our business. Let's go see the Peacock King."

The two entered the main hall, talking freely without any inhibitions.

Watching the two disappear, Chen Futu frowned and asked Zhang Sanfeng, "What's going on? Didn't you say that the strongest person in the palace is only a Martial Emperor?"

Zhang Sanfeng whispered, "These two are not from the palace; they must be visitors from outside. The man in black robes is quite powerful."

"Not weak? How strong?"

"It can probably withstand ten of my moves."

"Is it that great?"

Chen Futu was extremely surprised. He knew that back in Dantu, six or seven Martial Emperors couldn't withstand a single sword strike from Zhang Sanfeng. This Western Region was indeed full of powerful figures. He was probably a Martial Venerable, or even one of the best among the Martial Venerables. Otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have been able to withstand ten moves from Zhang Sanfeng.