At that moment, the Princess glanced at Zeng Anmin with eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
She lightly rubbed the reins with her fair fingers and asked indifferently,
"That young lady seemed to share no shallow bond with you just now."
Hiss~
He had nearly forgotten about this.
His main wife was watching right here!
No, he had to come up with an explanation.
But Master Qin was here too...
He could not let him misunderstand either!
At a time like this, no matter what he said, his image could easily collapse.
Finally, at this critical moment where a thousand pounds hung by a single thread, Zeng Anmin came up with an excuse.
He seriously raised his head, blinked solemnly at the Princess, and said,
"Your Highness is right. I have always regarded Sister Qin as my own elder sister, so naturally our bond is deep."
Whether Qin Shouchang heard those words,
or the Princess did,
they both seemed to leave room for further explanations...
"Phew~"
Zeng Anmin let out a soft breath.
Sure enough, his mind turned quickly.
Being a king of the sea truly was not easy.
The Princess merely smiled faintly and said nothing more.
Qin Shouchang, however, let out a cold snort.
"Set out!!"
At last, Tian Ji gave a loud shout.
The army slowly began its march.
May swiftly passed.
Marching within the Great Sage Dynasty, they received supplies in every county they passed.
With every prefecture they entered, the army gained another thousand soldiers.
By the time the army reached the foot of Mount Bai,
the force of fifteen thousand had become a grand army of eighty thousand!
Mount Bai.
It lay at the southernmost edge of the Holy Dynasty,
and the easternmost edge of the Jiang Kingdom.
This place possessed