247: Chapter 247 Exchanging tokens of love

Chen Hu released the princess and said, "Princess, since you have arrived, I will take my leave now."

"Young Master Chen!" Princess Anping hurriedly called out to stop Chen Hu.

"Is there anything else, Princess?"

Chen Hu turned his head to look at her, his gaze involuntarily sweeping over the number above her head. After witnessing his Near and Far, her favorability had directly skyrocketed by five points, reaching 95.

Thoughts flashed rapidly through Princess Anping's mind, and then she said, "Young Master, you have traveled thousands of miles to escort me back to the Princess's Residence, yet you are leaving without even drinking a cup of tea. Wouldn't that make it seem as though I lack hospitality?"

"Very well, then I shall ask the Princess for a cup of tea." Chen Hu nodded gently and agreed.

The servants in the residence were all startled to see the princess suddenly return, but they dared not ask any questions.

Before long, Chen Hu followed Princess Anping to the flower hall of the residence.

Soon, the maidservants brought over spirit tea and exquisite snacks and refreshments.

"Young Master Chen, please have some tea!" Princess Anping gestured for him to drink.

Chen Hu picked up the teacup, took a sip, nodded inwardly, and praised, "Good tea."

"As long as Young Master Chen likes it. Later, I will have my subordinates pack a bag for you to take back."

"Then I shall respectfully accept!"

Chen Hu had no idea what it meant to be polite. He turned to look at Princess Anping and said, "Princess, you didn't just keep me here to drink tea, did you? If there is something on your mind, please speak plainly!"

Princess Anping pondered for a moment and probed, "Young Master Chen, with your abilities, why limit yourself to that small place of Linjiang Prefecture? Have you ever thought about coming to the royal capital to develop? With your skills, even if you cannot be enfeoffed as a marquis or duke in the short term, with my recommendation and your own capabilities, it will only be a matter of time before you are enfeoffed as a marquis or duke!"

"Princess, are you asking me to come to the royal capital because you want to be closer to me?"

Chen Hu suddenly stood up and went to sit in the chair next to Princess Anping.

Upon hearing this, a hint of shyness appeared on Princess Anping's face. Suddenly, a surge of courage welled up within her, and she looked up, staring directly at Chen Hu, "Since you understand my feelings, Young Master, would you be willing to come to the royal capital for me?"

"I will come to the royal capital, but not now!" Chen Hu said calmly, while thinking to himself, "In the future, I will conquer the royal capital."

Since he had been reborn and obtained a Heaven-Defying cheat like the System, he wanted the beauties, and he also wanted the world.

Nowadays, chaos was already brewing in the Great Yong Kingdom. To achieve great things, one must first become a regional lord. Coming to the royal capital now would only restrict his movements.

"Then when?" Princess Anping asked persistently.

"It shouldn't be too long!"

At this point, Chen Hu took out a jade pendant and handed it to Princess Anping, "This is a protective jade pendant. As long as you wear it, even if you encounter an attack from someone in the Liangang Realm, it can save your life!"

"Does this count as a token of affection?" Princess Anping asked, looking at Chen Hu with burning eyes. Although she was not very old, being born into the royal family meant she was destined not to be naive.

For a figure like Chen Hu, if she missed him, she believed she would regret it for the rest of her life. Therefore, her words and actions became bolder.

"Yes!" Chen Hu nodded solemnly. Not only was Princess Anping of noble status, but she was also stunningly beautiful with excellent temperament, and she was deeply in love with him. There was no reason for him to turn such a woman away.

After receiving Chen Hu's definite reply, a smile suddenly bloomed on Princess Anping's face. She then took a sachet from her person and stuffed it into Chen Hu's hand, "Chen Lang, this sachet is my return gift to you. Although it is not as precious as your jade pendant, the spices inside have the effect of calming the mind and nourishing the soul. You must also keep it on your person!"

"Alright!" Chen Hu took the sachet and hung it at his waist, then reached out and picked Princess Anping up, placing her on his lap.

"Ah!" Princess Anping let out a cry of surprise, but her arms subconsciously hooked around Chen Hu's neck.

For a moment, their eyes met, and both saw the affection in each other's eyes.

Subsequently, their faces pressed closer and closer, and finally, their four lips merged together.

After a while, they parted their lips.

Princess Anping's eyes were watery, appearing extremely alluring, "Chen Lang, I don't want to leave you."

"It's alright, I have the Near and Far Divine Ability, I can come visit the Princess's Residence anytime!" Chen Hu smiled and said.

"That's true!" Princess Anping also realized, "Chen Lang's Divine Ability is truly miraculous; one step can span a thousand miles."

After being intimate for a while longer, Chen Hu proposed to leave. However, he and Princess Anping agreed that he must come to the Princess's Residence every three days.

At the same time, Chen Hu also planted a sound transmission gu for Princess Anping.

"Alright, if you miss me, just use the sound transmission gu to contact me!" Chen Hu looked at the reluctant Princess Anping and reached out to stroke her head.

After two kisses, Princess Anping's favorability had already reached 99 points.

It was just a little bit away from reaching the maximum value. One could only say that ancient women were too easy to woo.

The next moment, Chen Hu took a step and used Near and Far to leave.

Very quickly, Chen Hu returned to the General Hall of the Fierce Tiger Gang.

On the other side, the imperial decree had already arrived at the Lingzhou Governor-General's Office.

After receiving the imperial decree, Governor-General Zhao Tianqing's brows suddenly knitted together.

This imperial decree ordered him to send troops to suppress the rebel army, but required him to provide his own military provisions and pay.

Using his own money and grain to work for the imperial court was something he was certainly unwilling to do.

But the imperial decree required him to set out within three days. Where would the money and grain come from?

Therefore, Governor-General Zhao Tianqing summoned several advisors to discuss the matter.

One advisor suggested, "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of every citizen. My Lord, why not summon the major aristocratic families, landlords, and wealthy merchants in the city to donate silver and grain."

Another advisor said, "If we only ask the people in the prefecture city to donate, they will certainly be unhappy. Why not issue an order to the various prefectures and counties, asking them to also prepare some grain and silver!"

"That makes sense!" Governor-General Zhao Tianqing nodded inwardly.

He immediately summoned the officials of the Governor-General's Office and issued a series of orders.

Soon, dozens of fast horses headed off to various places.

After lunch, Chen Hu went outside the city.

There were still a large number of refugees queuing at the recruitment center.

After calling someone over to ask, in just a short morning, more than nine thousand refugees had completed their registration.

If nothing unexpected happened, throughout the whole day today, the number of his underlings would increase by more than twenty thousand.

In this way, he would have over seventy thousand underling points in income for the day.

In a few days, he would be able to use the underling points to raise his cultivation to the Hunyuan Martial Saint Realm.

Perhaps it was because Gao Hangzhou truly hated the Baishen Cult, but after three in the afternoon, he came to see Chen Hu again.

"Have you found everything out clearly?" Chen Hu asked.

Gao Hangzhou nodded and handed a file to Chen Hu.

Currently, the number of Baishen Cult members who had come to Linjiang Prefecture was not large, only a few dozen people. Most of them were the vanguard.

However, it had to be said that this Baishen Cult truly had a way of bewitching people's hearts.

In just a mere two or three days, hundreds of civilians and more than ten Martial Artists had already joined the Baishen Cult.

This was mainly because the Baishen Cult was willing to spend heavily. Anyone who joined the Baishen Cult, even a civilian, could receive 1 tael of silver and 20 jin of grain.

Furthermore, they promised that as long as one invited three people to join the cult, they could receive another tael of silver as a reward.

As for those Martial Artists who joined, the Baishen Cult directly rewarded them with 30 taels of silver and 100 jin of grain.