Chapter 2087: Spectators Don’t Fear Drama
When she first saw Zu An, the Second Empress was about to jump into his arms, but when she saw Jing Teng, she stopped rigidly in place.
Who is that b.i.t.c.h? She looks as if she really wants to just throw herself into Ah Zu’s arms. Is she in heat? Look at how shameless she"s being in broad daylight, the Second Empress thought to herself in irritation. She completely forgot that she had previously also jumped right into Zu An’s arms in front of all of the Fiend soldiers.
The expressions of those very same soldiers immediately became varied and colorful.
Where did this woman come from? She"s so beautiful that she doesn’t even seem inferior to the Second Empress!
After all, the Second Empress’ beauty was something that the Fiend races all publicly acknowledged to be without faults. That charming style of hers in particular, as well as her unique widow"s charm, left countless individuals bewitched. And yet, they had never expected to see a young lady who rivaled her in beauty!
Many people’s eyes shifted toward Jing Teng"s long, slender, black-stocking-covered legs as they thought, This really is d.a.m.ned attractive. We have to make our own wives try them on once we get home.
Zu An was a bit surprised to see them, exclaiming, “Hm? Why did you all come here?”
The Second Empress looked at him for a while before explaining, “We were resting and reorganizing in Mengte City, but we discovered that an intense battle was taking place here not too long ago, and that the world itself was changing. I was worried about your safety, so I brought reinforcements over. What is the current situation like? Are you hurt?”
When he sensed her concern, Zu An felt warm inside. He said, “Thank you for coming to help, everyone, but the issue has already been solved.”
“Just what happened? Hurry and tell us!” the Second Empress exclaimed, stunned.
Everyone else found it inconceivable too. The disturbance just then had felt like the end of the world. They had even prepared to die in battle, and yet Zu An was now saying that it was all taken care of? Even though they all understood his strength, the sounds and rumbles of battle were just too terrifying. It really was hard for them to believe that he had taken care of it all on his own.
“It’ll take a while to explain everything...” Zu An said, feeling a bit sad when he recalled what happened to Chu Chuyan and Qiu Honglei.
“Then let’s go back and slowly talk along the way,” the Second Empress said. Even though she was also shocked, she trusted that he wouldn’t joke around about something that serious. As such, she ordered the army to return. At the same time, she had people bring over two beasts for Zu An and Jing Teng to ride on.
Even though she wanted to ride together with Zu An, she still cared about face in the end. After all, she was still the Fiend races’ Second Empress, and it hadn’t been too long since she became a widow. She had already been very intimate with Zu An not too long ago, but that could be explained as excitement after the calamity. If she continued to flirt with him in front of her subordinates’ faces, it really would tarnish her national prestige.
Suddenly, her eyes widened, because the ridiculously beautiful woman accompanying Zu An didn’t ride on the beast they had prepared for her, but jumped straight into Zu An’s arms to ride together with him instead.
“I don’t want to be separated from you,” Jing Teng said as she rubbed her cheek intimately against Zu An’s chest, as if she was saying something that couldn"t be more obvious.
The Second Empress’ brows twitched. As far as she could tell, this woman was full of schemes, and had to be deliberately showing off in front of her!
As they looked at the three, the other higher-ups of the Fiend races had strange expressions. Their expressions were all between laughter and tears. Why did they suddenly feel as if the Second Empress was being NTR’d by another woman?
Normally, who in this world could even receive the favor of someone as stunning as the Second Empress? Even if they could, they would be too scared of hurting her in the slightest. Who would be willing to make her feel broken-hearted or jealous? Only the regent was capable of something like that, and the women he found weren’t inferior to the Second Empress at all.
Tsk tsk, the regent really is a role model for our generation. We’ll have to have my clansmen ask the regent for tips once we get back!
When he saw people"s expressions, Zu An was a bit embarra.s.sed. He wanted to push Jing Teng away, but she only hugged him even tighter. When he gave her pale complexion a look, he knew that she was really weak right now and his heart softened, so he didn’t refuse her again.
When the Second Empress saw that Zu An tacitly allowed such a thing to happen, anger burned in her eyes.
They’re fighting, they’re definitely fighting... the authoritative figures of the Fiend races thought, clenching their fists as they felt the sparks in the air. They looked at the two women excitedly. Either way, they knew they would never be able to obtain either woman, so they didn’t mind watching an interesting drama.
Unfortunately, things didn’t develop as they antic.i.p.ated. The Second Empress asked with a big smile, “Regent, who is this young lady here? Are you not going to introduce her to us?”
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Zu An finally reacted and said, “This is Miss Jing Teng; this is the Second Empress...”
Jing Teng was a bit surprised when she learned about the other person’s ident.i.ty. She exclaimed, “Oh! You’re actually the empress dowager?” She hadn’t expected such a young and beautiful woman to actually already be the empress dowager! She"d previously thought that empress dowagers were all old grandma-like people.
The Second Empress narrowed her eyes.
What is the meaning of this? Is she making fun of me for being old?
Zu An sensed that the mood was off and immediately said, “By the way, it was thanks to Jing Teng that we were able to repair that seal.” Then, he told them about how Jing Teng had used the three divine artifacts and the Great Monster Sealing Formation to repair the rift in s.p.a.ce.
Now, the expressions of those present immediately changed. They no longer dared to look down on Jing Teng when they looked at her now. They"d thought that she was just some concubine who was only good for her looks, but never expected her to be so skilled!
The Second Empress’ expression became serious. She bowed respectfully to Jing Teng and said, “This one thanks Miss Jing for your favor in place of all the Fiend races" people. From today on, Miss Jing will be our Fiend races’ most honorable friend.”
She was the mother of an empire, after all. After she heard the entire story, how could she still be so small-minded as to continue acting jealous?
Jing Teng was stunned. At first, she"d felt a mysterious hostility from the other side, but she didn’t really care about that at all. Either way, she only cared about Zu An alone. However, who knew that this person would suddenly become so friendly in the blink of an eye? She suddenly felt a bit awkward, because she"d previously only lived with people who were constantly trying to outwit each other, in a place where only strength mattered. She had never experienced sincere grat.i.tude like this before.
“It actually wasn’t that big of a deal. Ah Zu already promised to compensate me," Jing Teng said, uncomfortably waving her hand.
“How is he going to compensate you?” the Second Empress asked curiously.
Jing Teng blushed as she replied, “Him? Every day, he will... Mmm...!”
She couldn"t say the rest of what she wanted to say, because Zu An already covered her mouth and said, “Don’t worry, your highness. I"ll thank her properly.”
“Is that so?” the Second Empress replied; her eyes darted between the two of them as she gave them a skeptical look.
The others saw how Zu An covered Jing Teng’s mouth as if it wasn’t that big of a deal, and how she didn’t seem to have gotten angry either. They felt more and more admiration for him.
It seems the regent and this woman are already really close. He really is a model for all men!
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Then, their group proceeded to Mengte City. Along the way, Zu An gave the Second Empress and everyone else a summary of what had happened so far. They were all really shocked as they listened. They had really never antic.i.p.ated such ridiculous things to happen, and that there would be so many powerful enemies.
Forget about them, even Jing Teng was listening with great interest. As she looked at Zu An’s handsome face, her smile grew bigger and bigger. Even though she didn’t approve of a lot of things her big sister did, her eye for men was indeed not bad.
When they returned to Mengte City, the Fiend races’ upper echelon organized a bonfire and celebratory feast. Even though they were lacking in supplies, when they thought about how the sealed land’s dangers had now been completely eliminated and how they could now just focus on eliminating the monsters that had already crossed over, they couldn"t hold back their joy.
The Fiend races were good at making alcohol, and the most famous was known as Burning Sky. This time, the higher-ups of the various races brought out all of their most precious collection. Meanwhile, as an important minister, Zu An was naturally someone they saw as the highest priority to propose a toast to, and there were many who even toasted to Jing Teng.
Unfortunately, Jing Teng wasn’t interested in alcohol at all. Zu An saw how rigid her tone was and was worried that the others’ good intentions would be spoiled, so he helped her drink. That was how these kinds of drinking gatherings went, after all. However, even with how tough Zu An’s body was now, he still couldn"t withstand round after round of alcohol for so long. Soon after, he could feel the intoxication start to settle in.
It was still the Second Empress who took care of him and quickly came over to stop what was happening. She had a subordinate general support Zu An back to his room to get some rest.
However, Jing Teng got a bit jealous and immediately refused to let the female general touch Zu An’s body. She said, “I’ll bring him to his room.”
Laughter immediately broke out from all around. The Second Empress was a bit unwilling to let such a thing happen, but she couldn"t really argue with Jing Teng in front of so many people and could only tacitly allow it.
Meanwhile, Jing Teng supported Zu An back to the room. As soon as she supported him onto his bed, she heard him mumble while tugging on his clothes, “It’s hot...”
Jing Teng helped Zu An remove his clothes. When she saw his well proportioned chest rise and fall with his breathing, and how he seemed to be covered in a strange glow under the candlelight’s glow, her eyes couldn"t help but shine brightly.
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Meanwhile, the dazed Zu An suddenly felt as if something wasn’t right. His eyes widened as he looked down. He saw that Jing Teng was also lying on the bed. He didn’t immediately realize what was happening, asking, “What are you doing?”
Jing Teng raised her head to look at him. Her hair was a bit scattered around her temples. Her lips were especially moist as she said, “You kept saying how uncomfortable it is, so I’m helping you.”
She clearly had a pure and innocent appearance, and yet right now, there was a seductive charm to her appearance.
After being teased by her for so long, Zu An felt as if he was about to explode. With a growl, he flipped her over and pressed her down under him.