Inside the main hall of the imperial palace in the Chen Kingdom.
Wei Shuang, accompanied by more than a dozen envoys representing the King Who Guards the West's Residence, formed an alliance with the Chen Kingdom. This was a major event, and Chen Mu specially rushed back from the front lines to receive Wei Shuang.
It took two days for the people of the King Who Guards the West's Residence to finish discussing all the matters related to the alliance with the Chen Kingdom, including the independence of the King Who Guards the West's Residence's military power, recruitment of soldiers, division of military regions and other details.
After the details were finalized, both parties signed the alliance agreement and held a swearing-in ceremony, officially completing the alliance.
Before Wei Shuang left, Chen Mu drove her around the capital in his Rune Puppet Flying Car, letting her experience the local customs and culture.
" Chen Mu, thank you for showing me around the capital. It's even more prosperous than I imagined, and the people live a very peaceful life."
If I have the chance, I will definitely come again.
Today, Wei Shuang wore a white gauze dress with light red floral embroidery along the edges, and her hair was styled in a simple bun, making her look gentle and charming.
"Haha, you're very welcome! If it weren't for the urgent war situation, I would definitely take you to the local food street. There are so many delicious foods there."
Chen Mu gave a polite smile.
"It's a promise then, next time I come, you have to take me to try it."
"No problem!"
Just then, the screen of the Rune Puppet Flying Car received a communication request from A Huo.
"Excuse me, I need to take this call."
Chen Mu gave Wei Shuang an apologetic look.
"It's alright, please make yourself at home."
After receiving a response from Wei Shuang, Chen Mu connected with A Huo via video call.
After the video call connected, A Huo was about to speak when he noticed a woman sitting next to Chen Mu, so he stopped.
He quickly recognized the woman as Wei Shuang from the King Who Guards the West's Residence's Mansion. He had seen her portrait in the intelligence provided by his Shadow Guards and knew that Chen Mu knew her.
However, the current Wei Shuang is very different from the one he saw in the portrait, because in the portrait she was wearing armor and looked heroic, while now she looks like an ordinary young lady.
" A Huo, the King Who Guards the West's Residence has already formed an alliance with our Chen Kingdom, and Wei Shuang is one of our own."
You don't need to hold back; you can say whatever you want.
Seeing that A Huo remained silent, Chen Mu understood that he had some concerns and explained.
A Huo gave Chen Mu a strange look and nodded.
"The crisis at the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion has been resolved. I will send you the detailed battle report shortly. Now, I request your instructions for the next step."
"Come back first! The brothers of the Demon-Slaying Sword have all worked hard. You should go back to Demon-Defending City to rest for three days, and then support the front line as a mobile force, under Tiger's command."
"Yes!"
A Huo glanced at Wei Shuang again, paused, and asked another question.
" A Mu, how is Mingye doing now? Is he still unable to leave seclusion?"
Chen Mu was taken aback, not understanding why A Huo suddenly brought up Mingye. He also glanced at Wei Shuang before responding to A Huo.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Turtle told me before he left that the longer she stays in seclusion, the more benefits she will receive. I will let you know as soon as she comes out of seclusion."
"That's good! That's all for now, bye."
A Huo seemed completely unconcerned about Chen Mu's answer and simply ended the communication.
"Who is Mingye? Your lover?"
Wei Shuang naturally overheard their conversation and asked Chen Mu with a playful smile.
"Well... not really."
In fact, Chen Mu had already planned to confess his feelings to Mingye, but he hadn't found the right opportunity. Later, Mingye went into seclusion, so the matter was delayed.
What Chen Mu didn't notice was that Wei Shuang's eyes dimmed when she saw Chen Mu's slightly embarrassed expression.
"Not yet... So that means in the future, it will be you who likes her?"
"Um!"
Chen Mu's lips curled up, as if he had remembered something happy.
Can you tell me your story?
"Of course, but the story is a bit long and might take up a lot of your time."
"It's okay, go ahead and say it!"
"Alright then, let's start from when we first met..."
At that time, she was an assassin from the Flame Blessing Tribe, ordered to kill my master. Actually, my master was a fabrication; he didn't exist...
Chen Mu and Wei Shuang chatted for almost half an hour. Chen Mu tried to focus on the key points, and that's how he managed to recount most of their experiences.
"I don't know why I like her. Maybe it's because she has qualities that I've always longed for but couldn't have, such as strength, forbearance, and decisiveness."
Many times I've thought that if I had the same life experiences as her, I couldn't possibly have done any better than her.
Chen Mu is a slow-to-warm-up person. He doesn't like interacting with strangers, but once he becomes a friend, he treats them sincerely and can become quite talkative.
Although he hadn't met Wei Shuang many times, he had heard a lot about the deeds of the King Who Guards the West's Residence, and now he had even formed an alliance with the King Who Guards the West's Residence. He admired Wei Shuang and her family.
Therefore, for him, Wei Shuang was a friend worth having.
"It seems like I have no chance!"
Wei Shuang's abrupt and seemingly unrelated words left Chen Mu momentarily confused, his eyes filled with bewilderment as he looked at Wei Shuang.
"I mean, I like you too. You Mutou!"
Chen Mu's slowness made her both amused and exasperated, but after all, she was a female general who had led a million soldiers, and keeping her thoughts to herself was not her style.
"Well... okay!"
Chen Mu fell silent. His Biological Intelligent Brain, capable of performing millions of calculations per second, was utterly useless at this moment. The realm of emotions had always been an unsolved mystery for the scientific community.
Wei Shuang waited for a while, and seeing that Chen Mu still didn't speak, she sighed softly.
" Chen Mu, please take me home!"
"Good!"
Chen Mu quickly maneuvered the Rune Puppet Flying Car and took Wei Shuang back to her current residence.
After Wei Shuang got out of the car, she asked Chen Mu a question.
"If you met me first instead of her, would you choose me?"
Chen Mu thought for a long time but couldn't come up with an answer, so he had no choice but to reply.
"I have no idea."
Wei Shuang didn't ask any more questions, nodded, and left.
A dozen days later, Chen Zihu led his army step by step, finally eliminating nearly one-tenth of the Otherworldly Demon in the southern part of West Ge Province, and the army gradually approached Moon Capital Pass.
Moon Capital Pass is located in the center of the Moon Demon Mountain Range. With cliffs on both sides, its terrain is not as precipitous as Suspended Sword Pass, but it is only slightly less so.
In the past two weeks, the Otherworldly Demon have realized what was happening and deployed heavy troops at Moon Capital Pass, including several extremely powerful Otherworldly Demon Emperor to guard it.