Chun Xiaobai rubbed his chin, suddenly thinking of something.
He first glanced at Bai Jin'er, who was still fuming in the distance, then at Yun Huoyue, who was stealing glances his way from down the mountain.
Could it be...
What Mu Qinglan wanted wasn't the position of chief, but the position of Stronghold Madam?
Putting all her behavior together, he realized it was entirely possible.
This woman hovered around him every day, eating and drinking with him. All that was missing was sleeping with him, and she kept fighting with Bai Jin'er over his affections.
Chun Xiaobai had long since seen straight through Bai Jin'er's little thoughts. Every waking moment, she was lusting after this Great King's body.
So that was it!
Chun Xiaobai slapped his forehead, finally figuring it out.
He turned back to Mu Qinglan. "Well..."
Mu Qinglan looked up at him.
Chun Xiaobai coughed and put on a reluctant expression. "Our Black Wind Stronghold does still need a Stronghold Madam."
Mu Qinglan froze. "What do you mean?"
"How about this?"
Chun Xiaobai said earnestly, "This Great King won't hold your age against you. I'll reluctantly take you in as my Stronghold Madam."
Mu Qinglan: "..."
Chun Xiaobai continued, "But let me make this clear first. I might have quite a few Stronghold Madams in the future-"
"Uh..." Mu Qinglan was utterly stunned.
A moment later, she came back to her senses, and her cool, beautiful face first flushed red.
But when she saw Chun Xiaobai's expression, as though he were the one suffering some enormous loss, her face instantly darkened.
He thought I was old?
No, wait.
Appropriating my Azure Cloud Sect's elders for his Black Wind Stronghold was bad enough, but now he wanted to appropriate me for his harem too?
**"Get the hell out of