Empress, please have some self-respect. I am not your husband.

Just like the final question in her reply, Chu Hongyan threw herself into his arms, crying and laughing as she said, "Yes."

Qin Xinyi was dumbfounded, staring wide-eyed at Chu Hongyan, who was clinging tightly to Lu Feng and refusing to let go.

Her dear sister, the beautiful princess of Qian Kingdom, and the daughter of King Chu Fangming of Zhen Kingdom, actually threw herself into Lu Feng's arms!

Xu Zilong was completely dumbfounded.

What the hell are we even comparing?!

I haven't even finished writing yet, and the girls over there are already throwing themselves at you. What's the point of comparing?

After a long while, Chu Hongyan finally calmed down. Looking at the poem written by Lu Feng, she immediately picked it up, folded it neatly, and put it away close to her body.

In her opinion, that's the best word in the world!

Then, looking at Qin Xinyi and Xu Zilong, he smiled and said, "Xinyi, what about your lyrics? Haven't you finished writing them yet?"

The others then realized what was happening and quickly looked at Xu Zilong.

Seeing that the goddess was staring straight at him, and realizing that he had only written the beginning of his poem, the newly appointed scholar Xu Zilong blushed and tried to pick up his pen, but found that he couldn't write anything more.

Lu Feng's lyrics were read aloud by Chu Hongyan, although they were not as good as the "Partridge Sky" poem.

But he knew in his heart that the poem he was going to write for Qin Xinyi was not as good as the one he was going to write, not to mention that Lu Feng's poem even included Chu Hongyan's name at the end.

And it's so reasonable.

This is something he simply cannot do right now.

But Xu Zilong still had his pride, so he tried his best to maintain his composure and gave a dry laugh: "Well... Brother Lu's poem was so exquisite that it completely interrupted my train of thought. Brother Lu, let's have another match another day, another day..."

He lowered his head in embarrassment at the end, because Qin Xinyi was watching him the whole time.

Seeing how disappointing he was, Qin Xinyi's beautiful eyes were filled with disappointment. She had originally wanted to use Xu Zilong to put Lu Feng down in front of Sister Hongyan.

So that Chu Hongyan would understand that Lu Feng was just a pretty face with no substance.

Who would have thought that Xu Zilong, a newly appointed Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination), would be defeated so easily, just like Song Qingyu, the number one talent in the world before.

How could he not be angry?

Especially now, seeing the way Chu Hongyan looked at Lu Feng with such deep affection, Miss Qin became even more annoyed. She left the private room after saying "Excuse me"!

"Excuse me, I'll take my leave now!"

Seeing that the goddess had left in anger, Xu Zilong hurriedly chased after her. The other three, including Zhang Hanliang, were also a little embarrassed and then said goodbye and left.

Qin Xinyi was so angry that she left, and Xu Zilong chased after her. Chu Hongyan threw herself at Lu Feng. It was no fun with just the three of them as bystanders.

After paying the bill outside Ningxiang Tower, Qin Xinyi wanted to get into her carriage and leave.

Xu Zilong finally caught up and called out, "Xinyi... Xinyi, wait for me..."

Qin Xinyi turned around and saw that it was Xu Zilong. She said coldly, "What are you doing here? You've really disappointed me today!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Zilong blushed, but quickly tried to make amends: "Xinyi, I was just not prepared for the moment. If I were to compete with Lu Feng again, I might not lose!"

Qin Xinyi snorted coldly. She wanted to say that with your performance just now, you don't deserve it, but then she thought that Xu Zilong was a newly appointed Jinshi and his ranking was not low.

So he asked, "Really?"

Xu Zilong immediately patted his chest and assured her, "Of course it's true, Xinyi, you can trust me!"

Perhaps, Sister Hongyan was simply moved by Lu Feng's poem, which is why she lost her composure.

Thinking to herself, Qin Xinyi said calmly, "Alright, I'll give you another chance. I'll arrange a match in a few days. No matter what method you use, you must defeat Lu Feng in public. If you're not confident, bring a few more people with you!"

"no problem!"

Xu Zilong agreed without hesitation, but at the same time he had some doubts: "Xinyi, why are you doing this?"

"why?"

Qin Xinyi snorted, "What is Lu Feng anyway? Apart from his face and his insignificant talent, how is he worthy of Sister Hongyan? This guy is of bad character. If Sister Hongyan is bewitched, who knows how much harm she will suffer! I absolutely cannot let him ruin Sister Hongyan."

In Qin Xinyi's view, Lu Feng, who indulged in debauchery during the day, frequented brothels, and had ambiguous relationships with many women, was of despicable character.

"I see, I understand!" Xu Zilong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the goddess didn't have any feelings for Lu Feng.

"Okay, prepare well. I'll let you know when the time comes. Remember, you must defeat Lu Feng for me!" Qin Xinyi instructed again before having her servants drive away.

At this moment, Xu Zilong thought of the goddess's instructions, and his blood boiled. He glanced back at Ningxiang Tower and made up his mind.

Lu Feng, you just wait, I'll make you pay!

Inside the private room, a man and a woman were alone.

The departure of others gave Chu Hongyan an opportunity. She pounced on Lu Feng and pushed him down onto the seat. Her foxy and pretty face was incredibly alluring, and her peach blossom eyes were fixed on Lu Feng with a dazed look.

"You've become quite bold."

Lu Feng said helplessly, pulling the beauty into his arms.

"I just never thought I would see you again in my lifetime."

The vixen-like enchantress, as described by the men of the capital, now leaned against him, looking as delicate as a young girl.

She didn't ask Lu Feng why he hadn't come to pick her up back then; she had waited there for over a month.

However, Lu Feng took the initiative to speak and softly recounted what happened back then.

"After I delivered you to a safe place, I went to meet the enemy as agreed. I had thought they might have an ambush, so I brought eight hundred men with me. I never expected that the three kingdoms would go to such lengths, hiring nine grandmasters from their respective countries to surround and kill me."

"In order to cover the retreat of my subordinates, I chose to cover their retreat. Although I killed those nine people, I was also seriously injured by them. Fortunately, the final battle allowed me to break through to the Grandmaster realm. With the continuous protection of my true energy, I managed to survive."

"He was rescued by his subordinates who were sent back."

Chu Hongyan's eyes were filled with heartache. Lu Feng spoke lightly, but having witnessed his power, Chu Hongyan could better understand the ferocity of that battle.

If Lu Feng, who could move freely among thousands of troops, almost died, then how terrifying must those so-called grandmasters be?

Gently wiping away her tears, Lu Feng continued, "Although I survived by chance, I can only suppress my injuries with my cultivation. In addition, the battle situation has stabilized. So I don't plan to take action. I will stay in a small city in Jiangzhou to recuperate. The Crimson Flame Legion suffered heavy casualties, so I had them disband on the spot."

"I'll talk about it after I recover from my injury, but who would have thought that this injury would take two years to heal, and only now has a solution been found."

As he spoke, Lu Feng looked at the tender woman in his arms, "Why don't you show the mask I gave you to others, and just let people slander you like this?"