People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

Their clothes quickly fell to the ground, a rehearsal for the arrival of spring.

But he also understood why the orchid was in such a wretched state.

Hu Ji was not Jing Ni; she was just an ordinary woman who knew some breathing techniques.

He couldn't withstand even a little bit, even if he was just testing the waters.

When Hu Ji gave up resisting, her kind sister hurried into the palace.

Manyu and Jingni exchanged a glance.

Jingni stopped her, saying, "Hu Ji and Cao Ze are having a secret meeting."

Manyu was anxious, but she also knew Jingni's strength, so she made up a lie, "I know, my sister sent me here."

She went to look for Cao Ze, but he wasn't in the house.

I learned from the palace maids that my sister had brought Cao Ze to the palace.

Without even thinking, I know what my sister wants to do.

She really didn't want to ruin herself like this, now that she was the Queen's sister.

If anyone's going to go, it should be her!

Chapter 20 Testing the Cadres Together

Jingni frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then let Manyu in.

At the same time, he had some doubts in his mind: what were Hu Ji and Manyu going to discuss with Cao Ze in secret late at night?

However, only the time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed, so she had no choice but to wait patiently in the hall.

Manyu went straight to her sister's bedroom.

After pushing open the door, I looked directly into my sister's eyes as she bent forward.

Hu Ji, who was inside the house, was startled, not expecting her sister to come at this time.

Thinking of her own grievances and suffering, she couldn't help but look at her sister pitifully.

Cao Ze didn't expect Manyu to come at this time.

Manyu walked quickly to her younger sister and said anxiously, "Why...why are you so disobedient!"

Cao Ze patted Hu Ji on the back and said, "Your sister is here. I'm leaving now."

Since I've already practiced sword-drawing techniques, I might as well leave.

It was only then that Manyu remembered Cao Ze's existence. She was so focused on caring for her sister that she had overlooked the other person.

Seeing Cao Ze's perfect physique displayed before her without reservation, she subconsciously exchanged a glance with him, then hurriedly lowered her head. Upon seeing Cao Ze's imposing physique, she blushed instantly.

Having just caught her breath, Hu Ji, upon hearing that Cao Ze was leaving, immediately grabbed Cao Ze's leg and cried out urgently, "You can't leave!"

She had already given herself to him; it was her first time.

If you get nothing, you'll lose a fortune.

Cao Ze was holding the clothes in his hand, unsure whether to wear them or not.

"Your Majesty, is there anything else?"

Hu Ji took a deep breath and stared intently at Cao Ze with her heterochromatic eyes.

"You're just going to leave like this?"

Cao Ze chuckled and said, "Otherwise what? Didn't you say you'd keep me company? Haven't you already done that?"

Hu Ji's breath hitched. She was just making an excuse; how could this guy take it seriously?

The next moment, he was a little out of breath and retorted, "I'm keeping you company, but I never said I wanted to do this with you!"

Cao Ze chuckled and said, "So?"

The woman said, "So you must compensate me."

Manyu disregarded her shyness and looked at Cao Ze with a flushed face. She knew what her sister was up to.

Cao Ze's smile remained unchanged. Hu Ji was still too inexperienced; such impatience would only lead to her downfall.

What kind of compensation do you want?

Unaware that she had found herself in a passive position, Hu Ji said, "You can't leave after the snow melts; stay and help me."

Cao Ze's smile faded, and he said, "On what grounds?"

Hu Ji steeled her resolve and said, "Because I'm yours now! You can do whatever you want with me!"

Cao Ze said with a faint smile, "You little vixen, you're quite the con artist."

Hu Ji's pretty face changed slightly, and she subconsciously wiped away the skincare products Cao Ze had left on her face.

He said somewhat hesitantly, "I'm not lying to you!"

Cao Ze said leisurely, "If you want me to stay and help you, you're not good enough."

He guessed Hu Ji's intention: she feared that if he left, the royal court would fall into a crisis with no one to save it, which was understandable.

Manyu, who was standing to the side, said softly, "If you are willing, sir, I can also serve you."

In order to preserve her father's legacy, she disregarded everything else.

"Forehead……"

Cao Ze didn't expect Manyu to pull this stunt. He only wanted Hu Ji to back down, but Manyu misunderstood his intentions.

Hu Ji retorted angrily, "What else do you want? Aren't I and my sister enough? Fine, let's just break up. I'm not going to be the Wolf King anymore!"

Now it was Cao Ze's turn to be in a dilemma. Even if he was 80% sure that Hu Ji was just saying that out of anger.

But to break up over this would just be asking for trouble.

He doesn't have time to appoint a new king and clean up the mess in the royal court.

However, it's really... brilliant that these two sisters are testing the cadres together like this!

"Okay, okay, I can stay and help you, but I can't stay forever."

Cao Ze's tone carried a hint of cunning. As a modern man, he possessed a flexible moral bottom line and would never allow Hu Ji to bind his life with such petty tricks.

The main reason for playing along with Hu Ji was to keep the two sisters calm and prevent them from causing any trouble before the snow melted.

Hu Ji immediately replied, "It won't take long, five years will suffice."

"Two and a half years."

"Row!"

Hu Ji readily agreed; her bottom line was one year, and two and a half years would be enough.

Cao Ze smacked his lips, seemingly having been tricked.

Forget it, he won't stay here for two and a half years anyway. He'll leave once the snow melts.

After all, his wife Jingni still needs to give birth~

At most, I'll pay more attention to them for the next two and a half months, offer them more suggestions, and try to be considerate.

He felt no psychological hindrance whatsoever, since Hu Ji had schemed against him first, and he was also a victim.

This practice session was very effective, making him feel that he had taken another step closer to becoming a Sea King trainee.

Seeing that Cao Ze remained motionless, Hu Ji frowned and said, "Weren't you leaving? Why aren't you leaving yet?"

Cao Ze chuckled, "Leave? That would be a huge loss!"

He then pulled along Manyu, who was standing to the side looking somewhat dizzy.

With Hu Ji Manyu half-heartedly agreeing, Cao Ze continued his efforts.

The cold wind howled outside the palace, and the snow had stopped.

After Hu Ji and Manyu tested Cao Ze, they had little left to offer.

Having no choice but to live under someone else's roof, he began to eat the delicious food cooked by Cao Ze, slowly recovering his strength.

Cao Ze did a quick calculation and realized that an hour had already passed.

Seeing that the Hu sisters were no longer human, Cao Ze leisurely picked up his clothes, put them on, and left.

The pre-event communication has been completed, so the aftermath is no longer his concern.

Jingni, in the main hall, saw Cao Ze emerge with a radiant face and light steps, and her beautiful eyes showed confusion.

"Your qi and blood are fluctuating abnormally. Could there be an enemy inside?"

Jing Ni instinctively gripped the sword.

Cao Ze thought to himself that not only were there enemies, but two enemies were coming at him together to test him as a cadre.

"No. The orchid woman seduced me, trying to keep me by her side."

Jing Ni was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

Cao Ze briefly recounted the events, not hiding his affair with the Hu sisters, but only mentioning it briefly; he wouldn't be foolish enough to reveal the details.

"After all, Hu Ji is the queen. It would be bad for us to break off relations, so I can only swallow my pride and agree to this for now, play along with her, and buy time."

He wasn't lying; his relationship with Hu Ji was indeed mutually beneficial.

At this critical juncture, if Hu Ji didn't want to be queen and didn't want to live anymore, he would also have a headache.

Of course, he also intended to use Hu Ji and Manyu to practice and increase his fishing experience.

Jing Ni paused slightly and instructed, "Don't take this too seriously."

Cao Ze shamelessly replied, "Of course not, I'll still leave when I need to. I'm just spending the night with them to keep them on my toes, unlike with you, where I have genuine feelings. I'm a man determined to become a playboy!"

"Aquaman? What Aquaman? Why do you want to be his man?"

Having spent a long time by Cao Ze's side, Jing Ni's perspective on problems has become somewhat similar to Cao Ze's.

"Um... well, 'Sea King' means the king of fishing in the sea. Don't worry, I've never been interested in beautiful women."

Cao Ze was surprised by Jing Ni; it was somewhat unexpected.