Exterminate nine degrees of kin! No, ten! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

If the presence of the guards earlier had left these beauties with a shred of restraint, now they had no such concerns at all.

Daughters of distinguished families, goddesses with hundreds of simpering admirers-all of that became worth less than a fart at this moment. They nearly came to blows over a piece of gauze.

It was not that these celebrated beauties were cheap, but that the chance to serve the Human Emperor of the Heavenly Strategy Empire was far too elusive. With an opportunity to bring glory to their ancestors right before them, how could they willingly yield it to someone else?

"Enough!" Zhu Zhuying's cold snort frightened every beauty into freezing on the spot. However, she did not reprimand them, merely continuing in an indifferent tone, "There's enough for everyone. Line up and take turns."

Zhu Zhuying had originally worried that these beauties would not serve Li Chen well. Judging by the scene before her, she had been a blind hero meddling in other people's affairs-worrying about fuck-all!

For that sliver of a chance to become an Imperial Consort of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty, of course they would pull out every trick they had!

The General's Mansion.

Dai Xiaoyao, who had been sitting stiffly upright all this time, was utterly miserable. Li Chen had been chatting about everyday matters with Zhu Yingxiong, and Dai Xiaoyao dared neither join in nor find himself a more comfortable place to sit. He could only remain rooted there like a wooden carving.

Just as Dai Xiaoyao was about to reach his limit, his savior finally arrived.

Smiling, Zhu Zhuying strode into the banquet hall, then leaned down and whispered a few words into Li Chen's ear.

Li Chen nodded, then left with Zhu Zhuying amid Zhu Yingxiong's hearty laughter.

Dai Xiaoyao lowered