Female-dominated society: Striving for the position of powerful minister, doting on Xiao Yunqing

Wenzhou River

Mu Yan sat on the riverbank, watching the water level gradually drop, and couldn't stop smiling.

"A-Ding, A-Ding, A-Ding~"

Mu Yan called out excitedly.

[Does the master need anything?]

"Check the task progress."

[It's already 50%, keep it up, Master!]

"OK OK."

[Actually, I think you're quite smart, and you did a great job with the secondary tasks, but... Master, there's not a single sign of your main task!]

"Isn't this normal?" Mu Yan said, picking up a hoe and getting ready to go into the water.

[That's normal, I'm telling you, you can't get angry!]

"Tell me first, and I'll see if I should get angry."

[The hosts I managed before all won over the male lead by the very first chapter, their favorability rating already over 80%. And you...]

A-Ding caught a glimpse of Mu-Yan's expression and hesitated to continue speaking.

Mu Yan rolled her eyes at A Ding and dug a handful of mud with her hoe.

Then, leaning against the hoe handle, he said, "Putting aside how well I completed my mission, A-Ding, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to bring up your ex-girlfriends in front of your current girlfriend?"

[Ugh, she's neither my ex-girlfriend nor my current girlfriend! Muyan, what nonsense are you talking about!]

Mu Yan chuckled softly and asked, "Then am I your girlfriend?"

[You, you...you're dreaming! I'm not playing with you anymore!]

Enraged, A Ding went straight back to his spatial dimension.

Seeing Mu Yan's smiling face on the big screen immediately dampened my mood.

But thinking about it carefully, I do have quite a few ex-girlfriends...

Ugh, what a load of rubbish, ex-girlfriend.

They're all masters, they're all masters, um, I'm not angry, I'm not angry, no one can take my place if I'm angry to death.

To be fair, Mu Yan is indeed quite good-looking, but her emotional intelligence is too low.

Everyone else is eager to curry favor with the system, but she keeps pushing it away.

Hmph, just keep showing off. When you need this system, I'd rather die than pay you any attention!

A Ding sat in the space, controlling the electronic screen to open Mu Yan's information. As he looked at it, he lifted his short legs.

[An international assassin, damn it, no wonder his emotional intelligence is so low]

[It seems this main quest needs further planning.]

_

Wenzhou Prefecture

Ling Qi was ordered to find Mu Yunqing. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Mu Yunqing arranging flowers at the table.

Ling Qi sat down in front of him and said calmly, "You seem quite leisurely."

Mu Yunqing curled her lips and said, "I'm not as carefree as you, sneaking into people's houses whenever you have nothing to do."

Ling Qi suddenly blushed and hurriedly said, "I...I was just following orders."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunqing paused in his hand that was holding a flower, and said calmly, "Does the Empress want to see me again?"

"Yes, I'll see you tonight,"

"Okay, I understand." Mu Yunqing said, turning to walk out.

"Where are you going?" Ling Qi got up and caught up with him.

"No comment."

As Mu Yunqing spoke, he used his lightness skill to fly onto the roof. His movements were extremely fast, and he disappeared in no time.

Ling Qi looked around for a while, but didn't follow.

……

Mu Yunqing left Wenzhou and went straight to the palace. He was now living with Mu Yan and could not go out every night.

Mu Yan is observant; she will notice things over time.

The relationship between the two has remained lukewarm so far, and there must be no misunderstandings arising from it.

As for the Empress, once the plan is accomplished, she is no longer needed. Considering this, we won't see her more than a few times.

_

Empress's Palace

Mu Yunqing leaped down from the beam and knelt before the Empress.

Incense burners were lit inside the hall, filling the air with swirling smoke and a rich fragrance.

The Empress remained seated before the bronze mirror, seemingly having just returned from a bath, her long, wet hair hanging down to her waist.

Seeing Mu Yunqing on the ground, she curled her red lips and said softly, "Didn't I tell you to come at night? Why are you here now?"

The Empress narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, a smile playing on her lips, and raised her hand to pinch his chin.

Mu Yunqing subconsciously stepped back and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please speak frankly."

The Empress snorted, picked up a box from the table, lifted Mu Yunqing's chin again, and said coldly, "Mu Yunqing, you are a smart man, I won't beat around the bush with you."

"I'm giving you two choices: either take this pill or become mine."

Someone like Mu Yunqing would never risk his life.

But they will not become mere playthings in the Empress's hands.

So he didn't choose any of them.

Mu Yunqing brushed aside the Empress's hand, stood up, patted his clothes, and said coldly, "I never thought that the Empress of the dignified Phoenix Perch Kingdom would resort to such clumsy methods."

"You've really impressed me."

Upon seeing this, the Empress was stunned for a moment, then roared, "Mu Yunqing, don't be ungrateful! When I give you a chance, you should seize it..."

"Opportunity?" Mu Yunqing scoffed. "That's not how you use opportunities." He raised his hand and pressed an acupoint on the Empress, who immediately collapsed to the ground.

Just as he was about to leave, Ling Qi suddenly leaped down from the beam and grabbed Mu Yunqing by the throat with her sword.

"Mu Yunqing, what are you doing?" Ling Qi asked him coldly.

Mu Yunqing coldly replied, "As you can see."

"Do you know that murdering a king is a capital offense, punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family?"

"Of course I know." Mu Yunqing replied indifferently, and tossed Ling Qi's sword to the ground.

A series of crackling sounds came from inside the hall.

“You…” Ling Qi hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

Mu Yunqing looked up and met Ling Qi's eyes, then asked softly, "Ling Qi, why do you submit to such a person?"

Yes, why submit to the Empress?

Ling Qi had never thought about this question before. When Hongyue was recruiting, she joined without a second thought.

Then he just kept killing people for the Empress, killing people, killing people.

Is it for money?

No, Ling Qi is the lord of Yanwei Mountain, and she has no shortage of money.

"And what about you? Why did you submit to the Empress?" Ling Qi asked him in return.

"Haha." Mu Yunqing chuckled lightly.

"Ling Qi, which eye of yours saw me submit to her?"

Mu Yunqing spoke casually, yet his aquamarine eyes remained clear and untainted.

Ling Qi always thought he was just a naive and inexperienced expert.

Unexpectedly, the opposite was true.

Ling Qi asked in horror, "What...what do you want to do?"

"What do I want to do? She's the ruler of a country, what do you think I can do?" Mu Yunqing turned his head to look at her. "Let's not talk about that. Don't you know how to use Gu poison? Give her one."

"Get her one?" Ling Qi had lived in Bengbu for a long time. To cast a curse on the Empress would be something she was tired of living for. Besides, her life was still in the Empress's hands.

"What? You think I can't do anything to you?" Mu Yunqing said, raising his sword to kill someone.

……

"No, don't do it! I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll put the curse on her right now..."

Ling Qi was truly terrified. He dared to lay a hand on even the Empress, let alone her.

"Which kind of Gu do you want?" Ling Qi asked weakly.

"Just let her forget what happened today," Mu Yunqing said, sitting down in front of the bronze mirror.

"Okay." Ling Qi replied and started rummaging through her small backpack.

"But I want her to remember that I was here."

Reader: Didn't you come here today?

Ling Qi almost fainted when she heard Mu Yunqing's request.

"You'd better kill me."

Ling Qi closed her eyes as she spoke. It was too terrifying. She wished she could die sooner rather than later and be reborn in the next life.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunqing's lips curled slightly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes at all. He casually asked, "Do you really want to die that badly?"

Ling Qi saw the cold, sinister glint in his aquamarine eyes and hurriedly said, "No, no, no, no, I don't want to die."

"Then do it, and make her forget about me."

"Make her forget you?"

"Ah."

Mu Yunqing responded and picked up a box of rouge from the table.

"what is this?"

"Rouge," Ling Qi answered truthfully.

She felt as if she had experienced this situation just this morning.

"Mu...Brother, I'll go check on the Empress first."

"Go."

After receiving permission, Ling Qi hurriedly scurried towards the Empress.

Judging from his appearance, he must have fainted.

However, it has nothing to do with her; she's just a witch doctor.

Ling Qi lifted the Empress's wrist, inserted needles, injected Gu threads, and after a series of actions, ran to Mu Yunqing's side.

"Brother, it's ready."

Mu Yunqing curled his lips and said, "You call me 'big brother' quite naturally."

Ling Qi bowed and scraped, but the next moment she felt like killing someone.

Because Mu Yunqing said to her, "I don't remember when I had a younger sister."

Fine, I'll put up with it. It's my own fault for being so spineless.

"Carry her to the bed!" Mu Yunqing pointed at the Empress on the ground.

"Okay, right away... I'll go, big brother." Ling Qi agreed through gritted teeth, and then slunk away to the Empress once again.

I reached out to hug him, but... wait, he didn't pick me up.

One more time.

Still not working.

Mu Yunqing said sternly, "Ling Qi, have you not eaten enough?"

Ling Qi cursed inwardly, but ultimately didn't dare show it on her face.

"Of course I'm full..." she said, and then picked up the Empress with all her might.

Mu Yunqing watched as Ling Qi carried the Empress to the bed, then turned to the side and beckoned to Ling Qi with his finger, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Ling Qi: "..."

"Come here." Mu Yunqing reached out and pulled Ling Qi to his side.

He also complained that she was "dawdling".

"Who is in charge of Red Moon now?" Mu Yunqing looked down at her.

"Me," Ling Qi replied in a muffled voice, her head lowered.

Mu Yunqing curled her lips and said with a light smile, "Oh, it's me. That's good. Gather your men and wait for me at Willow Pavilion tomorrow night."

Upon hearing this, Ling Qi looked up abruptly, only to see Mu Yunqing's fierce gaze. She quickly lowered her head again.

"As ordered."

"I want all of them, not one less."

Ling Qi nodded repeatedly.

"Ling Qi, why are you looking down?" Mu Yunqing asked, his tone clearly displeased.

"You are so beautiful, Lingqi dares not look you in the eye," Lingqi said softly.

"You want me to gouge out your eyes?"

"It's not impossible."

Mu Yunqing spoke as if he were directing and acting, his tone full of threat, while he played with a dagger in his hand.

Ling Qi: !!! !!! !!!

Ling Qi's heart was in her throat, and she quickly looked up at Mu Yunqing.

Mu Yunqing looked down at her and said calmly, "Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?"

Ling Qi had no choice but to change the subject. "Big brother, let's go. The Empress is about to wake up," Ling Qi weakly reminded him.

"Alright, don't forget what I told you." After saying that, Mu Yunqing picked up his sword and flew out of the window.

Ling Qi was left completely bewildered.

The dignified mountain lord was actually threatened by a man?!

It was humiliating, but I had to endure it.

_

Wenzhou Backyard

Suqin lay sprawled on the tree, holding half a fruit in her hand, chatting casually with Jiang below.

"Handsome brother, can you draw?" Jiang asked, looking up at him.

"will not."

I'm not some refined young lady, how could I possibly know how to paint?

"Are you knowledgeable in music?" Jiang asked him with a smile.

Su Qin took a bite of the fruit and replied, "I can speak human language."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunqing curled her lips and retorted, "Why do I feel like you can't understand human language?"

"Brother? Where are you?" Su Qin hurriedly looked around.

Mu Yunqing said lazily, "Behind you."

Su Qin turned to look at him, pouting, "Where did you go today? Why didn't you take me with you?"

"You seem to be sleeping soundly; I can't wake you up no matter what I do."

Su Qin suddenly blushed, as if someone had indeed called him; he thought he was dreaming.

"Hey, then tell me, where did you go?" Su Qin tugged at his sleeve.

"I'll tell you later," Mu Yunqing said as she jumped down from the tree.

"Wow, Young Master Mu, you're amazing!" Jiang clapped and cheered.

"Can you teach me?" Jiang also reached out and hugged Mu Yunqing's leg.

Mu Yunqing pulled his hand away and pointed to the quilt on the tree, saying, "Look, this is what my brother taught me. You should learn from him."

Suqin: "..."

"And what about you? Aren't you going to teach me?" Jiang asked, looking up at him.

"I have something to do, I'll teach you another day," Mu Yunqing said as she walked outside.

Teaching children? Only a fool would do that. He's going to find Mu Yan.

_

Wenzhou River

Mu Yan and her group continued humming songs while digging in the mud. On this day, Xiao Ran was also persuaded by Mu Yan to go down into the river.

The group of people were laughing and joking around; it was so much fun.

"Hey, look, isn't there someone over there?"

"Hey, what kind of people could be living in the mountains!"

"Look, it seems to be a man!"

"They're here! They're here!"

Mu Yan heard the sound and looked up abruptly.

Damn it, she knew it, it was that idiot Mu Yunqing again.

Mu Yan hurriedly put down her hoe and ran to the shore.

"Why did the Third Miss leave?"

"It seems she went to find that guy!"

"Hey, could this be the Third Miss's husband?!"

Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Yes, you guessed right."

"Wow, the two of them are such a perfect match!"

"Exactly, they're a perfect match."

Mu Yan walked to the riverbank and frowned when she saw Mu Yunqing walking towards her.

[Master, this is a good opportunity! Go and greet him quickly, and ask him gently why he came here.]

Mu Yan rolled her eyes. Hadn't the damn system abandoned her?

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

As Mu Yan spoke, she quickened her pace and walked towards Mu Yunqing.

At this moment, she felt just like the female protagonist in a rural love story.

Mu Yunqing was the landlord's foolish son.

Mu Yan disregarded what A Ding had just said and asked directly, "What are you doing here?"

[Be gentle! Be gentle! Be a little gentler!]

A Ding stamped his feet in frustration.

"I...came to see you."

“You…” Mu Yan hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

What she really wanted to say was, "Are you crazy? You came all this way just to see me."

But then she suddenly remembered what she had said last night, so... she was now someone who was pursuing him.

Uh, this is a bit tricky.

"You can just wait for me inside, why come all this way?" Mu Yan said softly.

Mu Yunqing looked around, but there was no one there. What was she acting for?

"Muyan, there's no one here," Mu Yunqing said seriously.

"No, there are people here," A-Ding said with a grin.

At that moment, A Ding silently activated the sound jammer, laughing so hard he was doubled over.

It finally understood why Mu Yunqing's affection for Mu Yan couldn't increase—it was because of Mu Yan's awkward way of chatting.

Even a god couldn't save her, but it could be saved, so we still need to plan this carefully.

Hmm... since the woman's side isn't working, let's start with the man's side.

A Ding glanced at Mu Yunqing in front of the screen and thought, "Well, he seems to be a blockhead too."

Ugh, this is giving me a headache. Looks like I'm in real trouble.