Ignoring the four fellows who looked worse off than the beggars of Chang'an.
Cheng Yaojin followed the strong women up the stairs, layer by layer.
On the second floor, a group of bare-chested, muscular women were practicing martial arts, their movements appearing particularly vicious to Cheng Yaojin.
Two women from this group approached, sizing up Cheng Yaojin from head to toe, then reached out to touch him.
The escorting strong woman glanced back and said with a smile, "General of the Tang Dynasty, please bear with us. After all, you are here to see Her Majesty the Queen, so it is best to leave some things here."
Cheng Yaojin cooperated and stood there, wanting to see what tricks these women could come up with.
As a result, the moment the two strong women touched him, Cheng Yaojin's face turned green.
"Damn it! Stop! Where the hell are you touching!"
He shouted, quickly retreating two steps, and yelled at the two strong women.
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar, roar!
The leading strong woman, seeing Cheng Yaojin somewhat startled, let out that intimidating, rough laugh again.
The two strong women smiled sheepishly and gestured for Cheng Yaojin to proceed.
Old Cheng used a Ma Shuo spear. How could he carry such a thing with him? His close-combat axe had long been replaced with the large black pistol he'd snatched from Fang Er.
This thing was in his pocket. The strong woman earlier, whether intentionally or unintentionally, had touched the wrong spot, so the pistol went undiscovered.
Following behind the strong woman, he continued upstairs.
The third, fourth, and fifth floors were almost identical to the second.
Even the way they searched him was the same!
While being molested, Cheng Yaojin also noticed that there were at least one or two thousand strong women combined on the fourth floor!
The sixth floor and above seemed to be where the female officials of the city conducted their business.
A group of frail women, holding bamboo slips, were speaking in a babbling manner that he couldn't understand a single word of.
When he reached the ninth floor, Cheng Yaojin was stunned!
It was completely different from the eight floors below!
Even the pillars inside were gilded, making it more luxurious than the Liangji Hall!
About thirty meters ahead of the stairs leading up, sat a woman in splendid attire, also wearing a veil, on a couch.
That couch was also cast from gold! This woman must be the Queen of the Eastern Women's Kingdom.
"You're the one who wants to borrow a seed?"
Who was Cheng Yaojin? The Duke of Lu of the Great Tang. How could he perform a kowtow to a woman?
If he did, his reputation back in the Great Tang would be ruined.
So, he directly and boldly pointed at the Queen sitting on the golden couch and asked.
"Audacious! How dare you be so disrespectful to Her Majesty the Queen! Guards, drag him out and give him ten lashes first!"
A female guard pointed at Cheng Yaojin and shouted sternly.
"Hahahahahaha!"
Cheng Yaojin was amused. In his life, no woman had ever dared to speak to him like this, not even Empress Changsun!
This feeling was quite exhilarating!
He directly took out his pistol, cocked it, and pulled the trigger, aiming at the female guard.
Bang!
Clatter~~!
The weapon in the female guard's hand was shot to the ground.
Cheng Yaojin arrogantly blew the smoke from the barrel and then looked at the guard with disdain, "I am a Duke of the Great Tang! What are you, that you have the right to speak to me like this?
Do you believe I can destroy this so-called Eastern Women's Kingdom with a wave of my hand?"
"Pfft~~!"
The Queen on the golden couch laughed, her voice very charming, making Cheng Yaojin's heart skip a beat uncontrollably.
"Alright, Jin Ping, he is a guest from afar, and he is a Duke of the Great Tang. How can a mere queen of my small country receive such respect from a Duke?
As the Queen spoke, she rose from the golden couch and walked towards Cheng Yaojin.
"I am the Queen of the Eastern Women's Kingdom. The Duke can call me by my name, Tang Pang Chou, or simply Chou'er."
She walked up to Cheng Yaojin and took his calloused hand.
Cheng Yaojin surprisingly allowed the Queen to lead him towards the golden couch.
Upon reaching the golden couch, the Queen pulled him down to sit and whispered into his ear, "The Duke passing by is fate. Why not stay in my humble kingdom for a few days?
The soldiers outside the city have also traveled a long way. How about you, Duke, order them to enter the city?"
After speaking, she lifted her veil, stuck out her tongue, and licked Old Cheng's earlobe.
Cheng Yaojin shivered and quickly retreated two steps, looking at the woman before him as if he had seen a ghost.
Just now, he felt somewhat lost!
Did this woman have sorcery?
"What did you do to me? Why did I let you pull me over just now?"
Old Cheng raised his pistol and aimed it at the Queen's forehead.
The Queen laughed again, her laughter making Old Cheng's bones go soft.
As she laughed, she reached out with her right hand and removed her veil.
What a face that was; even "peerless beauty" was not enough to describe it!
Her full figure, charming voice, coupled with this exquisite beauty, likely meant that even Lu Bu would forget about Diao Chan if he saw her!
Not to mention the rough fellow Cheng Yaojin, who was instantly stunned.
Stuttering, he pointed at the Queen and said, "You, you want to borrow a seed?"
"Don't call me 'you.' Call me Chou'er."
The Queen extended her hand, clasped Cheng Yaojin's outstretched index finger, and gently pulled, making Old Cheng sit down again.
"Alas, it's a long story!
My humble kingdom originally had male shepherds and female weavers. The country has a population of 40,000 households, with over 10,000 adult males.
Since the year before last, I don't know what possessed Tubo, but they came and captured all the adult males of my kingdom.
Since then, my Eastern Women's Kingdom has had no men.
Moreover, this place is remote, and outsiders rarely pass by. The King of Tubo also does not allow us to escape from this place!
Fortunately, the Duke has brought his generals here. Otherwise, after a few more decades, the Eastern Women's Kingdom would perish without war!
Since then, this humble king has changed my name to Chou'er, worrying for the entire nation!
Duke, can you understand the suffering in this humble king's heart?"
The Eastern Queen, as she spoke, began to cry like pear blossoms in the rain.
Men are most afraid of women crying, especially when such a peerlessly beautiful woman is holding your hand and crying.
Cheng Yaojin felt like he was about to explode.
"Damn Tubo! To do something so devastating! No wonder there isn't a single man in the entire city!
Those four fellows, skinny as dried chickens, don't count!
Chou'er, don't be afraid. With me, Old Cheng here, this trip is to annihilate Tubo!
You grant me passage, and I will lead my troops to capture the King of Tubo and make him apologize to you!"
Well, a hero is hard pressed to resist a beauty. This guy had already forgotten that the King of Tubo was reserved for Li Shimin.