99: Chapter 99 What should we do? Should we...?

For some reason, an absurd thought suddenly appeared in your mind: Actually, getting married wouldn't be so bad. If you really found a man and had a child, you would never have to be chased and nagged by Mother Lin again, and those court officials who bring up the "State Foundation" every single day could finally shut up.

But this thought only existed for a fleeting moment.

You shook your head violently, splashed a handful of water on your face, and forcibly cast this dangerous thought aside; goosebumps even rose all over your body.

"Am I crazy?" you muttered to yourself, your voice echoing in the spacious bath, "Did I go through all this trouble to get where I am just to have children?"

Your eyes became clear and firm once again.

"Once I obtain the Legacy in Master Qingling's Immortal Cave, I will find a way to head to the real Cultivation World to scout the situation. Even if I don't have a Spiritual Root and cannot cultivate, I must collect as much knowledge about cultivation as possible. This is my ultimate goal."

As for getting married, that was clearly never within your considerations.

Having figured this out, you completely calmed down. You stopped thinking about Mother Lin urging you to marry, closed your eyes, and began to circulate your True Qi to recover your strength.

Another month passed.

The bombardment on Daliang Mountain continued, with five hundred Divine Might cannons pouring out firepower day and night, yet the Formation of Master Qingling's Immortal Cave remained robust.

During this month, you keenly noticed that Wei Feisen was acting a bit strange.

In the past, no matter how busy he was, he would unfailingly come to the palace every day to report on the affairs of the Black Tiger Division, taking the opportunity to stare at you for a long time with that possessive gaze of his. But in the last half-month, he has been coming less and less, and there were even days when you couldn't see a shadow of him.

Not only that, he has become extremely reticent. When you occasionally meet, he no longer calls you "Wanwan" like he used to. Instead, he keeps his head down with a gloomy expression, and rushes off as soon as he finishes reporting official business.

What made you even more vigilant was some secret news coming from within the Black Tiger Division.

The secret report from the moles you planted at the bottom of the Black Tiger Division stated: Wei Feisen has been frequently contacting the twelve commanders of the Black Tiger Division in private. He hasn't openly rebelled, but at drinking parties, he always intentionally or unintentionally asks those commanders one question: "If one day, I were to stand on the opposite side of Your Majesty, who would the blades in your hands point towards?"

Looking at the secret report in your hands, you sat behind the imperial desk, a slight chill running down your spine.

You realized that Wei Feisen might be about to slip out of your control.

Over the past few years, he had been obedient to you for so long that you had lost your initial vigilance towards him, even thinking that this "mad dog" had been completely tamed by you, accepting it as a matter of course.

But you forgot one thing: a madman is always a madman. He could suppress his nature for you, but if he discovered he would never obtain you, or realized you had been deceiving him all along, his retaliation would be mutually destructive.

Suddenly, a strong sense of anxiety rose in your heart.

If Wei Feisen really wanted to do something, not only did he have the Black Tiger Division, the most elite violent organization in Great Li, but more fatally, he also possessed that Black-robed Puppet comparable to an Earthly Immortal!

In this "Land of Thin Spiritual Qi" where there is no Spiritual Qi, that Puppet is an invincible existence. Coupled with the prestige Wei Feisen has accumulated in the army over the years, if he really raised the banner of rebellion, the empire of Great Li would instantly crumble, and you wouldn't even have the confidence to suppress him.

"Master Qingling's Immortal Cave is about to open." You gripped the secret report tightly, your knuckles turning white, "At this critical juncture, there must be absolutely no accidents!"

All your years of forbearance, planning, and unifying the world were for that Immortal Cave. If Wei Feisen were to flip the table at this final moment, all your preparations would be in vain.

Moreover, you were very clear that you only had one final simulation opportunity left; you could not afford to lose.

"No, I must think of a way to stabilize him first."

You stood up and paced back and forth anxiously in the Imperial Study.

How do you stabilize a madman who has turned love into hatred and is ready to turn dark at any moment? Power? He doesn't care. Force? You can't beat his Puppet. Reason? He has no logic at all.

You stopped your steps, your gaze inadvertently falling on the floor-standing bronze mirror beside you.

In the mirror was a face that could topple cities. With the buff of the "Peerless Elegance" trait, it was a beauty sufficient to drive any man mad.

You lowered your head, looking at your own perfect body curves, your eyes beginning to dodge slightly, your cheeks burning faintly.

"Could it be... that I have to use that move?" You gritted your teeth, a decision made in your heart.

(Friendly reminder: If you feel uncomfortable with the following plot, you can adopt Wei's perspective.)

Three days later.

Outside the palace in Linyuan City, Wei Feisen dismounted.

He was wearing a black python robe. At over thirty years old, his face was still like jade, with distinct features. Time had not left many traces on his face; instead, it had washed away the immaturity of his early years, adding a temperament of composure and ruthlessness, remaining very handsome.

Only at this moment, his eyes revealed an impenetrable gloom.

"Greetings, Grand Governor." The female official guarding outside the hall hurriedly saluted.

Wei Feisen nodded coldly without speaking.

"My Lord, Your Majesty is waiting for you in the side hall and instructed that you should go straight in upon arrival," the female official said in a low voice.

Wei Feisen's brows furrowed imperceptibly, and then he stepped into the palace. The female official led him to the door of the side hall, then lowered her head and retreated, closing the heavy hall doors behind her.

"Creak——"

The hall doors closed, and the light inside the side hall was dim.

Wei Feisen stood where he was, his palm subconsciously pressing onto the hilt of his blade, his eyes scanning the surroundings like a hawk.

He thought to himself: Isn't this the hot spring? What kind of trick does this woman, Lin Shuangwan, want to play again?

He knew you too well; you would never summon a subject to the hot spring without a reason. He did not believe that you hadn't heard a whisper of his actions in the Black Tiger Division these past few days.

He looked at the huge screens standing on both sides of the hall, and his heart couldn't help but turn cold.

"Could it be..."

Just at this moment, from the depths of the side hall, a voice that was cold yet carried a hint of laziness sounded from behind the screen.

"Feisen, have you come in? Why aren't you speaking?"

Wei Feisen's whole body trembled, and he looked sharply at the huge translucent Su embroidery screen directly in front of him.

From behind the screen came a slight "splash" sound—the sound of rippling water—followed by the dripping sound of a fine stream of water sliding off smooth skin.

Wei Feisen's pupils suddenly constricted, and he stood frozen in place.

He looked at the blurry silhouette visible on the screen—the outline of a woman sitting in a bath—and he instantly understood: you were bathing at this very moment!

This realization caused his brain to instantly crash. The original full-blown killing intent and defensiveness were extinguished as if by a basin of ice water, replaced by a sense of panic that left his mouth dry.

Not only did his cheeks start to burn, but his brain even started to run wild uncontrollably.

"Splash——"

The sound of water rang out again.

You rose slightly, extended an arm as white as jade, and gently pulled open the translucent screen.

Wei Feisen's eyes widened immediately.