Xue Lingjun turned to leave, but Hu Xiaotian remained inwardly on guard. He could not let appearances deceive him. Eldest Princess Xue Lingjun was no simple woman, and she would never send Jian Ping to attend him for no reason. Had my behavior already aroused her suspicions? Was that why she had sent Jian Ping over-to use serving me as a pretext to discover whether I was a real eunuch or a fake?
Jian Ping said softly, "Lord Hu, you heard what the Eldest Princess said. Please don't make things difficult for me."
Hu Xiaotian still could not work out where he might have given himself away. Was he being overly suspicious, or had Xue Lingjun truly noticed something? If he kept refusing, he would only arouse greater suspicion. His only option now was to risk using Yin-Lifting Yang-Shrinking once more. It seemed the saying that extra skills never weighed a man down was true after all. The Yin-Lifting Yang-Shrinking technique Quan Dean had taught him when he first entered the palace was finally coming in useful again.
Jian Ping had already approached him and said gently, "Allow me to undress you, my lord." Her eyes brimmed with springtime allure, and her voice was soft and captivating. She was, after all, the Eldest Princess's personal maid. After spending so much time beside a peerless enchantress like Xue Lingjun, she was bound to have picked up a few layers of her soul-stealing charms.
Hu Xiaotian said, "Perhaps there's no need?"
Jian Ping replied in a honeyed voice, "Lord Hu, you have worked hard and rendered great service. It is my honor to do something for you." Her slender hands had already settled at his waist, and her supple body pressed closer to his back, seemingly by accident. Hu Xiaotian, however, was