The moment he heard that Zhao Xuchu intended to take Wen Ruoxi to meet the Empress,
the Empress's stunningly beautiful face instantly surfaced in his mind, along with the scene of her coldly uttering, "Execute her."
Zhou Ming immediately bristled and blurted out, "No!"
What if Ruoxi accidentally angered that old auntie, and she had a brain lapse and ordered, "Execute her"? Wouldn't that mean his wife was gone?
Seeing him like this, Zhao Xuchu could not help but laugh. "Relax. Nothing like what happened to you will occur."
By now, he also knew that the person before him was the former Zhou Yuxi.
Since he had emerged from the Profound Emperor Hall, he had naturally passed the Empress's test.
As for why he had changed his appearance, that was not something worth investigating.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ming immediately looked at him with a face full of vigilance.
Remembering the losses he had suffered before, he cursed inwardly, Relax my ass! You're the most devious one of all!
Seeing Zhou Ming so guarded, Zhao Xuchu spread his hands and said helplessly, "You can't beat me anyway, so let go. I guarantee that once she has met the Empress, I'll send your little girlfriend back in one piece."
The corner of Zhou Ming's mouth twitched sharply.
Why was he spouting such brutally honest nonsense?
He took a deep breath. After steadying his emotions, he said, "Then wait a moment. I need to give Ruoxi a few instructions."
Zhao Xuchu nodded in agreement.
Then, he watched Zhou Ming pull Wen Ruoxi aside, far away from him.
With Zhao Xuchu's cultivation, he only needed to circulate his blood qi slightly for such a distance to be nothing at all. Listening clearly to what they said would have been effortless.
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