Mythical Three Kingdoms: Martial Arts Reach Divine Ranks, I Alone Rule the World

He Hou's words were extremely provocative.

Zhang Mu froze upon hearing this. Could the plot be heading in a different direction...?

Your Majesty, do not turn around. Your subject is His Majesty.

Gazing at the alluring noblewoman drawing ever closer to his chest, Zhang Mu desperately suppressed the restless black halberd, his natal divine weapon, within his blood aperture space.

"Your Majesty and Empress, please have some self-respect!"

"Mu was a virtuous and upright man, a loyal and patriotic general."

"I am not the lecherous person you think I am."

Zhang Mu responded to He Hou calmly, but didn't forget to glare at He Hou's large, round headlights.

As for any further actions, Zhang Mu did not take any.

It's not that he doesn't want to.

Instead, Zhang Mu sensed a faint sword intent locking onto him from outside the door of the room.

If he really dared to do what she provocatively said, making Empress He go to heaven and giving Liu Hong a green hat...

tonight.

He was about to experience firsthand the ruthless methods of Wang Yue, the number one swordsman of the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Mu was not afraid to fight Wang Yue.

but.

He didn't want to get into a muddled battle with Wang Yue without any clear understanding of the situation.

at the same time.

The scholarly air that Zhang Mu had used to conceal on his face vanished simultaneously.

Before Empress He's eyes, a handsome and dashing face was revealed.

Empress He stared at Zhang Mu's appearance, her beautiful eyes lighting up.

But after she clearly heard the contents of Zhang Mu's polite refusal...

Her beautiful and charming face left him stunned for a long time.

"Giggle giggle!"

"Giggle giggle!"

A silvery laugh rang out from the mouth of the Han emperor and empress.

next moment.

She lay sprawled on Zhang Mu's chest, laughing uncontrollably, her back almost too stiff to stand up straight.

"What a true gentleman!"

"Well said, you are not a lecherous man."

"What a loyal and devoted general of Yanmen!"

"General Zhang, aren't you afraid of going against your conscience when you say that?"

Empress He addressed Zhang Mu by his surname.

Obviously.

Unlike the two eunuchs who were dealt with by Zhang Mu, this burly man knew Zhang Mu's identity from the beginning.

Zhang Mu did not find anything amiss.

The Imperial Tutor Wang Yue was always by this woman's side, so how difficult would it be for her to know his identity?

"I almost forgot!"

"General Zhang, you are still in a state of mental indifference, no wonder you can say such shameless things."

After finally stopping her laughter, He Hou smiled radiantly and pointed out Zhang Mu's current weakness.

Zhang Mu did not deny it.

His current state is good enough to fool people with low moral character.

Trying to deceive a powerful figure like Wang Yue is nothing short of a pipe dream.

however.

More interesting to Zhang Mu than the fact that Empress He had exposed his unintentional state was...

Wang Yue, the Imperial Tutor, the nominal Imperial Tutor of the Han Dynasty, is he perhaps too deeply intertwined with the Han Dynasty Empress?

Not only did he act as Empress He's bodyguard, but he also told Empress He everything, including his lack of interest in such matters.

Does Emperor Liu Hong know about this?

Zhang Mu could not possibly believe that Liu Hong, who had always disliked Empress He because of the death of Consort Wang and harbored a hidden ambition to depose Liu Bian, the son of Empress He, and install Liu Xie, the son of Consort Wang, as crown prince, would hope to see such a scene.

Or is it...?

The imperial tutor Wang Yue, who was hiding in the shadows, was truly loyal to the emperor and supported the establishment of the crown prince as the eldest son of the legitimate wife.

and so.

That's why we have this two-faced behavior tonight, where the emperor is outwardly loyal but secretly protects the empress.

While Zhang Mu was pondering what Wang Yue's true political stance was...

He suddenly felt his arms go empty.

"General Zhang, how about we make a deal?"

Empress He sat on the couch where her brother He Jin had not yet unfolded the mattress, gazing at Zhang Mu with captivating charm.

During the process, when she noticed Zhang Mu's gaze intentionally or unintentionally sweeping over her heart...

She even leaned back slightly in a provocative manner, supporting herself with her arms, lying on her side on the couch, exuding a seductive charm.

This scene.

Seeing this, Zhang Mu almost lost his temper and transformed into Liang Kun, Cao Mengde, and Ximen Qing on the spot.

Tell me about it!

Zhang Mu slowly withdrew his gaze, then pulled his palm towards the long table in the room, using it as a chair, and sat down with an air of nonchalance.

"But let's make this clear first..."

"Your Majesty, if you wish for Mu to murder the Emperor, I would never dare."

"estimate."

Zhang Mu glanced outside with a smile and spoke meaningfully.

"The one outside won't agree either."

"Then...can you beat him?" Empress He didn't care about the offense Zhang Mu's words contained to her husband.

After Consort Wang died.

After years of estrangement and indifference, she and Emperor Liu Hong had long lost their feelings for each other.

"Sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams" is not enough to describe her relationship with Liu Hong.

Because for her.

Even sharing a bed is a luxury, let alone having different dreams.

Can he beat Wang Yue?

When asked by He Hou, Zhang Mu naturally knew who the "he" she was referring to was.

After a long while.

Zhang Mu shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Who knows!"

"Perhaps we'll only know the answer after we've fought it!"

"But that answer..."

"I believe that Your Majesty the Emperor and Empress would not want to see this."

Zhang Mu's response was ambiguous.

but.

This answer caused both the person inside and outside the room to fall silent.

In the darkness outside.

Dressed in black, Wang Yue calmly gazed into the room, standing silently atop the high wall.

On the bed inside the room.

Empress He then abandoned her seductive demeanor, reverting to the dignified and composed manner of an emperor and empress, and carefully scrutinized Zhang Mu.

They seemed to be trying their best to see through Zhang Mu and judge the truth or falsehood of his frivolous answers.

pity.

To her disappointment...

No matter how he looked at it, Zhang Mu did not show the slightest hint of guilt.

Instead, taking advantage of a moment when she wasn't paying attention, he scrutinized her, the noble Empress of the Han Dynasty, from head to toe with a gaze as sharp as a knife.

"I thought I had given you enough credit!"

"Looking at it now..."

"It seems I still underestimated you!"

"I don't care about your strength or how well you hide your abilities. All I need to know is that you are very strong."

"A strong person..."

"Only those who are qualified to trade with me are eligible."

As she spoke, Empress He smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I will not let you do such a thing as murdering the emperor and usurping the throne."

"This is what I want."

"It is a promise you made, General."

"What promise?" Zhang Mu asked.

He made countless promises in his life, too many to be contained in the Luo River.

"If His Majesty falls ill in the future, I hope that the General will lead the border troops of Bingzhou and pledge his unequivocal loyalty to me and the new emperor."

"In return..."

Empress He rose.

She then approached Zhang Mu and hooked her jade-like fingers around Zhang Mu's chin.

"In my opinion..."

"With your unparalleled fighting prowess, General of the Cavalry is certainly capable of holding such an important position."

As she said this, Empress He glanced disappointedly at her brother He Jin, who was crawling on the ground.

If her elder brother He Jin could help her, why would she need to lower herself to win over the valiant young border general in front of her?

but.

When He Hou thought about the unfathomable strength that Zhang Mu had revealed, she felt relieved.

It wouldn't be so bad if Zhang Mu became a General of the Cavalry in the future.

She can control her elder brother He Jin, and her weapons can intimidate powerful clans that are flirting with her brother.

As for domestically...

It just so happens that her husband has died.