The east courtyard of the Lü family, with a helipad in front of the gate.

call--

The Red Phoenix Army's warships slowly landed, and Song Yunjin led a group of female soldiers in, walking in aggressively as if they had come to "collect a debt." None of the servants of the Lü family dared to stop them.

Step, step, step...

The footsteps were crisp and urgent, but they soon came to an abrupt halt.

“This servant is Shen Yue, the head maid of the East Courtyard. Please stop here.”

The head maid, Shen Yue, looked somewhat displeased and blocked their way. "Miss Yun Jin, what brings you here uninvited?"

"Where is Lü Fengxian?" She looked at the head maid Shen Yue. "He said he would give me a new type of mecha, but it's been almost half a month now, so I had to come and ask him for it myself. Where is he?"

"Please move to the drill ground and follow me."

Since they weren't there to cause trouble, Shen Yue naturally wouldn't make things difficult for them and led them to the training ground.

However, only Ao Bing was on the training ground; no one else was to be seen.

Shen Yue looked at the guard, "Where is the young master?"

"Young Master went to the teahouse in the south. He just finished training with Young Master Lan Kun and is resting inside." The guard said as he led the group around. "Young Master is here. I'll head back now."

After arriving at the teahouse, the guards returned to the entrance of the training ground to watch over the gate.

squeak…

The door opened, and Xiahou Cao put down his teacup, looking in the direction of the voice. "Oh, Miss Song, what brings you here today? Instead of leading the Red Phoenix Army in training, you've come here for tea..."

(Note: This persona is using the real person's face, but the real person hasn't returned yet...)

boom!

Before she could finish speaking, Song Yunjin slammed her hand on the tea table.

"Commander-in-Chief of the Crimson Phoenix Army, Song Yunjin, pays his respects to Your Excellency

She paused, as if suppressing her anger and emotions, "What about the new mecha you promised me? I've been waiting anxiously for half a month, have you forgotten?"

"What new type of machine?" Xiahou Cao was completely bewildered.

"You promised!" Song Yunjin's expression fell, she sat down, and took a sip of her tea. "You were the one who brought it up yourself—you said if I kissed you, you'd give me a new mecha..."

As she spoke, she began to sound aggrieved.

"I've already kissed you, are you still going to deny it?" The veins on her jade-like hands bulged, almost killing the teacup in her hand. "You are a marquis, how can you tease a lowly general like this?"

Xiahou Cao was still confused. "When did I agree to that? How come I didn't know?"

“When our two families held a joint family banquet,” Song Yunjin’s pretty face flushed even more, “Yunqi said you were quite wealthy and urged me to get closer to you. I did it for military expenses, and then…”

Xiahou Cao: ? ? ? ?

"Are you trying to scam me? I have no recollection of this." He frowned slightly, took a sip of tea, and said, "I always keep my word! If I really agreed, would I make you wait half a month?"

But considering Song Yunjin's character, the possibility of her staging an accident is almost impossible...

He paused for a moment, then said, "Could it be... that I was drunk back then?"

"Hmm." Song Yunjin nodded, and continued somewhat embarrassedly, "In order to get you to agree to provide military funds, I teamed up with Yunqi to get you drunk, but we didn't force you. It was all your own choice."

The more he spoke, the softer his voice became, and the less confident he seemed.

"I gave them the military funds?"

"I gave it to him." Song Yunjin nodded, took a sip of tea with both hands, and said, "You gave me five hundred million Tiandu coins directly, along with some valuable pills. You are very generous, Marquis."

"And what about the new type of machine?"

In an instant, Song Yunjin blushed to her ears. "How would I know? You insisted I kiss you, and when I refused, you kept tempting me. But you gave in because you offered too much..."

He muttered under his breath, "You can't go back on your word. Don't try to use drunken nonsense as an excuse. That was my first kiss. You've hit the jackpot..."

"Really?" Xiahou Cao looked incredulous. "I don't think I'm that kind of person. I'm clearly a gentleman. How could I possibly bribe you to kiss me? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Song Yunjin sipped her hot tea and said softly, "Maybe he's drunk and letting his true nature shine through."

"Do you have evidence?"

"Of course I have it, otherwise why would I dare to come to your door to ask for it back?" Song Yunjin tapped on her communication bracelet, and a photo popped up. "Yunqi was afraid you'd refuse to pay after you sobered up, so he took a photo."

The photo shows the two kissing, and Song Yunxiang trying to stop them but failing.

Geek!

Upon seeing the photo, the blurred memories caused by drunkenness instantly became clear.

"Cough cough..."

Suddenly, Xiahou Cao coughed violently, choking on water in embarrassment. "Song Yunqi, that bastard! How could he take pictures? Where am I supposed to put my face now!"

"Looks like you've remembered?" Song Yunjin said, looking confident of victory.

"Sigh~" Xiahou Cao sighed and took out a Soul General Talisman. "Here, take this. It's a new type of mecha that suits you very well. It's called [Vermilion Bird]. I think you'll like it."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Its stress-relieving phrase is '[Suzaku obeys],' not 'Star Soul Construct,' and you have to shout it out loud, otherwise it will get angry with you."

"This is so childish!" Song Yunjin's lips twitched. "My lord, are you... sure? You really don't want to see me make a fool of myself?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Xiahou Cao asked, "Did you come alone today?"

“They’re all here, not just me.” Song Yunjin shook her head. “My adjutants and officers are all here, waiting outside. Would you like to go out and meet them?”

"They're all here? Why is that?"

“My lord, you are now the financial backer of the Crimson Phoenix Army, so of course you should let them get to know you.”

"Huh?" Xiahou Cao was taken aback. "Isn't your cousin Song Yunxiang also quite wealthy? Why are you insisting on blaming me?"

"Oh well, you've already renegered, so just accept it!" Song Yunjin pulled out all the stops to secure stable military funding. "Isn't your fiefdom in the Southern Wilderness? My Crimson Phoenix Army can help you maintain order..."

In my mind, I'm thinking, "I can even practice a bit while I'm at it, so it's a win-win situation, hehe..."

"Makes sense."

Xiahou Cao nodded and followed Song Yunjin out.

wow——

The women who had been chatting while leaning against the railing suddenly lined up neatly and bowed.

"Zi Fu, adjutant to the commander-in-chief of the Crimson Phoenix Army!" (She has appeared before)

"Chief Commander of the Eastern Camp of the Red Phoenix Army - Song Xiao!" This was a woman with a neat hairstyle.

"Shen Ying, Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Camp of the Crimson Phoenix Army!" A girl with twin ponytails and glasses.

"Chief Commander of the Western Camp of the Crimson Phoenix Army - Ami!" A wild woman with a hairstyle resembling Super 3.

"Bai Su, Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Camp of the Crimson Phoenix Army!" A cool and aloof woman with an ancient style.

They bowed in unison and shouted, "Greetings, Lord Marquis!"

"Very good." Xiahou Cao nodded. "Very energetic. My hearing is almost deaf. You guys are excellent. You didn't make me waste my money."

The women appeared to be standing at attention, but in reality, each had their own thoughts.

"You guys play by yourselves, I'm going to check on Kunzai." With that, Xiahou Cao jumped off the teahouse and soared into the air towards the training ground. "Kunzai, how's your research going?"

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