The Burial Tower of Immortals buries the heavens, the earth, and all the immortals.

The residence of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Tonight, Zhengai Temple is hosting a grand banquet, with fine wines being served one after another and all sorts of delicacies filling the entire table.

He also specially invited a group of top dancers from various brothels in the capital, each of them possessing exceptional beauty, who were currently dancing gracefully in the hall.

"My lords, these are all the top courtesans from various brothels. You can take whichever one you like. If you don't like any of them, I'll get you another batch."

The shifty-eyed Zhen Gaisi knew all too well that the Northern Army had suffered a crushing defeat and the Great Zhou Dynasty had humiliatingly sued for peace.

Today they're negotiating peace, tomorrow they're ceding territory, and the day after tomorrow they might even have to give half of the imperial city to the barbarian kingdom.

It's always a good idea to curry favor with these high-ranking officials of the barbarian kingdoms who are lurking in the capital as soon as possible.

As for national honor and disgrace, and national integrity, he considered them worthless and completely disregarded them.

All he knew was that if a person doesn't look out for themselves, they'll be doomed.

However, these high-ranking officials of the barbarian kingdom seemed to look down on these top courtesans.

A high-ranking official from the barbarian kingdom named "Cao De" looked past the dancers and toward Madam Zhen standing beside Zhen Gaisi.

Madam Zhen is well-maintained and has an elegant demeanor; most importantly, she possesses a unique charm that comes with being a married woman.

Zhen Gaisi gritted his teeth and reached out to push Madam Zhen.

Madam Zhen's eyes welled up with tears, and she stood there, unwilling to move.

Zhen Gaisi lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, "Madam, you wouldn't want our Zhen family to miss this opportunity to soar to new heights, would you?"

Madam Zhen closed her eyes, letting two lines of clear tears slide down her cheeks.

She sat in Cao De's lap, her body being caressed by his calloused hands.

For some reason, when Zhen Gaisi saw his wife weeping in the arms of a barbarian man, he felt not sadness, but rather a strange excitement.

The barbarian high-ranking official next to him, named "Jia Dao," looked a bit younger than Cao De. His triangular eyes swept around the hall before finally settling on a young girl.

"Brother Jia, she won't do. She's my daughter, and they're not compatible in terms of generation!"

Zhen Gaisi's expression changed drastically. He was a doting father to his daughter, always treating her like a precious gem.

Jia Dao waved his hand dismissively, "It's alright. From now on, we can address each other as we would our elder brother. You can call me elder brother, and I'll call you father-in-law."

Zhen Gaisi's face darkened further: "But my daughter is only twelve years old; she's still a child!"

"Hehe, what a coincidence, I love kids!"

Without waiting for a reply, Jia Dao pulled Zhen Gaisi's daughter into his arms.

Zhen Gaisi's daughter was so frightened that she trembled all over, waving her little hands wildly in the air, trying to grab her father's sleeve.

Zhen Gaisi gritted his teeth, turned his face away, and avoided his daughter's pleading gaze.

At the same time, a third high-ranking member of the barbarian kingdom, named "Zhu Jianshen," also spoke up: "This ripe old maid, come sit next to me."

Following the direction Zhu Jianshen was pointing, Zhen Gaisi felt his vision go black: "Lord Zhu, she is my mother, she is seventy-six years old this year!"

"It's alright. I love taking care of the elderly the most. The older they are, the more toothless they are, the better I will take care of them."

After Zhu Jian finished speaking, he couldn't wait to walk towards the old man with a full head of white hair.

Zhen Gaisi suddenly regretted inviting these high-ranking officials from the barbarian kingdom to his home for drinking and merrymaking today.

Having worked in the Ministry of Rites for many years and had dealt with many barbarian people, he knew that most barbarian people were perverted, but he never expected them to be this perverted.

"Was I wrong to go to such lengths to befriend them?"

Zhen Gaisi sighed inwardly, then shook his head fiercely: "No, I am not wrong. For the rise of the family, I can sacrifice everything. I may have let down my wife, daughter and mother, but I have lived up to the expectations of the ancestors of the family."

Thinking of this, Zhen Gaisi's expression hardened, and he turned to look at the fourth high-ranking member of the barbarian kingdom, "Ai Longyang." He was about to ask him which girl he had taken a fancy to when he found that Ai Longyang was looking at him with a burning gaze.

"Turn your back, I told you to turn your back."

Ai Longyang couldn't wait to speak.

Zhen Gaisi felt a sudden tightness in his body: "Lord Ai, you've got it wrong, I'm a man."

Ai Longyang chuckled lewdly: "I like men!"

After a fierce battle.

Ai Longyang patted the stool next to him: "From now on, we're all family. Don't be shy, sit down!"

Zhen Gaisi waved his hand shyly: "I can't sit down yet!"

At this moment, a servant carrying an exquisite gift box hurried in and whispered in Zhen Gaisi's ear, "Master, the young master Qin specially sent someone to deliver this, saying he wants to give you a surprise."

Zhen Gaisi frowned.

Qin Changye?

Should I give him a gift box?

Then his eyes lit up again. Did Qin Changye know that he had a channel to contact the high-ranking officials of the barbarian kingdom and wanted him to help introduce him?

The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. Qin Wuyai had guarded the northern border for decades and killed countless soldiers of the barbarian kingdom.

Now that Qin Changye has learned of the Great Zhou's crushing defeat and that the barbarian envoy is coming to negotiate, he is surely worried that the barbarian kingdom will target him. Therefore, he wants Qin Changye to help introduce him to the barbarian high-ranking officials and establish good relations in advance.

"Hehe, I never thought that the heir of the Prince of Qin's mansion would have to ask me, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, for help. But if he wants me to help him make an introduction, we'll have to see if he's sincere enough."

Zhen Gaisi took the gift box and placed it on the table, his face beaming with smiles, and eagerly opened the lid.

At first glance, the smile froze instantly.

There was no sincerity in the gift box, only his son Zhen Shabi's head, smashed flat by a sledgehammer...

Zhen Gaisi instantly flew into a rage.

He has many daughters, but only one son...

"Qin Changye! You'd better not let me catch you, or I'll personally tear you to pieces!"

No sooner had Zhen Gaisi's angry roar subsided than a group of people stormed in.

"I'll stand right here."

Leading the group was Qin Changye, who walked with composure, his gaze fixed on Zhen Gaisi: "Come here, didn't you want to tear me to pieces yourself?"