Although Mao Sharlu seemed happy, Ling Zhenfei could tell that Mao Sharlu was still somewhat worried.

Currently, Gu Feng's strength already surpasses Mao Sharlu. If they manage to capture Zhou Kui, then Mao Sharlu will truly lose to Gu Feng in terms of popular support and momentum.

Ling Zhenfei said, "We'll know everything by tomorrow."

After Mao Xuejing took Ling Zhenfei to rest, Ling Zhenfei was arranged in an extremely luxurious room.

Once Mao Xuejing prepared everything for Ling Zhenfei, she sat on the sofa and chatted with him.

"Big Brother Ling, Miss Lin Yuluo is your girlfriend, isn't she?"

Ling Zhenfei didn't know why Mao Xuejing asked this, but he still replied, "Yes, she is my girlfriend."

Mao Xuejing said, "When the war ends, would you be willing to live in Moergawa? You could also bring your sister-in-law and sister here."

Ling Zhenfei thought for a moment. It wasn't as simple as having just a sister-in-law and a sister back home; he had many girlfriends there.

"It might be possible to come here for a few days each year, but living here permanently from my homeland wouldn't work. Back home, it's not just a sister-in-law and sister."

Mao Xuejing asked, "What are you worried about? In Huaxia, aren't you only allowed to have one girlfriend?"

Ling Zhenfei felt slightly embarrassed but didn't know what to say.

Ling Zhenfei said, "I have many things to deal with, but once everything settles down, I'll come here to unwind; Moergawa has quite a nice environment."

Mao Xuejing said, "If you marry a wife here, you'll live here, right?"

Ling Zhenfei said, "You know I already have a girlfriend."

Mao Xuejing shyly said, "In Moergawa, there are no rules that say a man can only marry one wife."

Ling Zhenfei froze. That's right, Moergawa still has a feudal system with emperors and princes, so naturally, marrying many wives would be possible, just like in ancient times.

Ling Zhenfei quietly asked, "How many wives does Big Brother Mao have?"

Mao Xuejing said, "My brother respects tradition very much. Aside from the Empress, there are only the four palaces of East, West, South, and North. There aren't concubines like before. Although he's the Emperor, it's the 21st century now; he can't have three thousand beauties in the palace."

Regarding marrying many wives, many countries worldwide still have this practice. Ling Zhenfei had read reports that such countries exist in Africa, America, and even Asia.

What Ling Zhenfei didn't expect was encountering it in Moergawa.

Ling Zhenfei said, "Let's talk about this later. I don't want to think about it now."

Mao Xuejing seemed a bit down; Ling Zhenfei didn't know what to say, pretending he didn't understand.

Once Mao Xuejing left, Ling Zhenfei finally had a chance to rest well. Though a Spiritual Cultivator, Ling Zhenfei was tired.

The past few days had been spent in the water or on a boat without proper rest.

Soon, Ling Zhenfei fell asleep and surprisingly dreamed, even dreaming vividly of Lu Huanong, who was dressed in Hanfu and running.

Ling Zhenfei asked where she was going. Lu Huanong said something was chasing her, and indeed, a gigantic beast appeared behind her, devouring Lu Huanong whole.

Lu Huanong's desperate eyes made Ling Zhenfei sit up, waking to find his head soaked in sweat.

Ling Zhenfei rarely dreamt, especially weird dreams like this, which were uncommon.

Dreaming of Lu Huanong being eaten by a monster shocked Ling Zhenfei, thinking of how the fifteenth of the first lunar month is Lu Huanong's birthday. Ling Zhenfei felt compelled to make it back by then.

Lu Huanong had emphasized multiple times the importance of returning on her birthday, but what about her illness?

What did the giant beast symbolize? Ling Zhenfei thought there must be a reason, wondering if it represented Lu Huanong's worsening condition.

The realization made Ling Zhenfei anxious, but eagerness was futile now; something seemed bound to happen.

Calculating the time, returning for the opening of Kaiye Villa seemed unlikely, but getting back for Lu Huanong's birthday was possible.

He checked the time—it was dawn. The distant sea already showed a light's glow.

Mao Sharlu's Imperial Palace was in a prime location; looking out the window one could see the distant sea foam and even further smoke rising.

Ling Zhenfei had just stepped out the door to find a servant waiting, telling him the Emperor had summoned him to the conference room.

Ling Zhenfei hurried to the conference room where Mao Sharlu and Mao Xuejing were happily studying a map.

"Why so happy?" Ling Zhenfei asked.

Mao Sharlu said, "Good news, really good news, can you guess what it is?"

Ling Zhenfei replied, "Was Zhou Kui captured?"

Mao Sharlu laughed, "Zhou Kui wasn't captured, but that fool is probably worse off than being caught."

Ling Zhenfei was shocked to ask what happened, and Mao Sharlu explained, "Last night's raid was incredibly successful.

Mao Sharlu left the base with troops and equipment ships all captured en masse.

This fool, realizing his base was raided, immediately diverted his troops meant to engage us back, allowing us to counterattack and push them back.

The guy, seeing we pushed back, dispatched his forces again, straining his troops who fell to pieces upon engaging us, then fled back again.

Unbelievably, his retreating troops were crushed by Gu Feng's army, truly bringing ruin to himself. I should've attacked knowing Zhou Kui's forces were this weak."

Ling Zhenfei was shocked; no wonder everyone called Zhou Kui a fool. He truly squandered a winning hand.

Thinking it over, Zhou Kui lacked strength indeed, but the key reason was expertly arranged tactics, making the surprise attack so successful.

Ling Zhenfei was thrilled, asking, "What's Zhou Kui's situation now?"

Mao Sharlu said, "Zhou Kui has lost his stronghold, years of work shattered. He's escaped to Song Mingyi's territory now."

Mao Xuejing said, "When Zhou Kui had power, Song Mingyi treated him like a person; now without power Song Mingyi sees him as a dog."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Yes, fleeing to Song Mingyi wasn't a smart move. If it were me, I'd rather hide in an unknown place than go to Song Mingyi."

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