The relationship between Lin Yu Ran and Ji Bin Yu was known to all.
What was happening now was not just Ji Bin Yu losing face, but hers as well.
Her ascension to the throne was imminent, and she absolutely could not allow anything that might shake her position to occur.
Lin Yu Ran let out a muffled groan, a chilling female voice emerging from her lips: "Fetch the Great General."
She knew something must have happened.
Ji Bin Yu would never do anything to tarnish her reputation…
In a certain room.
Feng Ning He yawned, stretching lazily.
She had slept incredibly soundly, and her mood had significantly improved.
Pushing open the door, she immediately saw Zhen Zhu guarding the entrance.
"Miss Feng, it's wonderful that you're unharmed!"
Seeing her standing there intact, a smile involuntarily appeared on Zhen Zhu's cheeks. "I was sent away to do errands yesterday after delivering you."
Seeing Zhen Zhu's relieved expression, Feng Ning He chuckled softly and looked at her calmly. "Even if there was trouble, it wouldn't be me who was in trouble."
Zhen Zhu leaned in, deliberately lowering her voice. "Miss Feng, this morning the maids saw the Great General sleeping naked on the ground. The Great General has never been so undignified in front of others. Now everyone is speculating if the Great General has been possessed."
Feng Ning He was not surprised by this. Her expression remained unchanged.
She gazed at Zhen Zhu quietly. "I heard this Great General is not a good person. This can be considered retribution, can't it?"
This lesson was nothing.
Ji Bin Yu had been thriving in Lin Country for years, enjoying all the pleasures. Feng Ning He was merely collecting a small portion of her debt.
Zhen Zhu clicked her tongue lightly and quickly brought forward a prepared food box. "Miss Feng, this is breakfast. Please taste it and see how it is for you and the two children in the room."
Zhen Zhu clearly considered Xiao Zhao a child.
Xiao Zhao, in his human form, was indistinguishable from an ordinary child. It was normal for others not to recognize him.
"Who are you?"
"Even though this is Lin Country, we are guests. The host is not someone you can just demand to see."
Feng Xing's voice came from not far away.
As soon as he left the room, he saw a figure with a dark expression, approaching aggressively.
Feng Xing's intuition told him this person meant no good, so he blocked their path.
Ji Bin Yu grunted, her charming peach blossom eyes filled with anger. "I am the Great General of Lin Country. You know you are a guest, so get lost and don't delay me from seeing Feng Ning He."
Feng Xing stood firmly in front of him, refusing to yield.
He drew the long sword at his waist, exuding a faint chill. "So what if you are the Great General? So what if this is Lin Country? No one can offend the Master."
"Oh? It seems you're just a lapdog."
Ji Bin Yu raised her eyes, killing intent flashing. "No matter who it is, as long as they are in the palace of Lin Country, they must abide by Lin Country's rules. As for you, if you die, it will be because you didn't follow the rules and brought it upon yourself."
Ji Bin Yu did not take the young man before her seriously. A long sword also appeared in his hand, and he lunged towards Feng Xing!
The powerful spiritual energy forced Feng Xing to take a step back.
"Nascent Soul stage cultivator?" Feng Xing raised his eyes slightly, a hint of playfulness on his handsome face. He gripped his long sword and did not retreat, charging forward swiftly.
The two figures became tightly entangled.
Feng Xing's moves were sharp, and his speed was extremely fast. Ji Bin Yu's heart suddenly tightened, and he looked at the young man before him with astonishment.
This young man looked so young, yet his cultivation was on par with his own!
After a few exchanges, the courtyard was in disarray.
Bai Nian Nian watched from a distance, a hint of worry in her eyes. "These two seem evenly matched. I hope Ah Xing doesn't get hurt."
"Ah Xing is so powerful, how could he get hurt?"
Xiao Zhao walked over, a meat bun still in his mouth, his small cheeks moving as he chewed. "Besides, we are here. We won't let Ah Xing get hurt."
Bai Nian Nian only then snapped back to attention and looked behind her.
Feng Ning He was standing quietly to the side, observing everything.
She knew the purpose of Ji Bin Yu's furious and aggressive arrival.
She wasn't just collecting a small debt.
Petty people were just petty people, turning a small incident into a clownish display.
"Master, what is the background of this Great General?" Bai Nian Nian couldn't help but ask.
Facing the question, Feng Ning He's expression was calm, and her thin, cold words slowly escaped her lips: "Ji Bin Yu? He has no particular background. He's just a notorious lecher."
Bai Nian Nian showed a look of understanding.
Zhen Zhu, however, widened her eyes at this moment.
The Ji family was a prominent clan in Lin Country.
Ji Bin Yu's position as Great General was earned through his own abilities.
Even if he had a bad reputation, no one in the palace dared to speak of him like this to his face.
Yet, Feng Ning He stood there as if nothing had happened.
Ji Bin Yu clearly heard something. He stopped his movements, his angry eyes falling on Feng Ning He. "What did you just say?"
"I spoke so loudly, and you didn't hear? It seems your ears aren't working well."
Feng Ning He calmly raised her eyes and glanced at him. "Since your ears are useless, why not cut them off? Perhaps someone else could use them."
Her cold female voice, devoid of any emotion, managed to provoke anger.
Ji Bin Yu's already grim face darkened further. "Feng Ning He, do you know who you are speaking to?"
As the Great General, he held supreme authority and immense power in Lin Country.
Everyone treated him with respect. Even the sects in Jin Ling did not wish to offend Lin Country.
Lin Country was a great nation, superior to many others, its strength not to be underestimated. Lin Country was indeed a land of hidden talents.
Feng Ning He raised her eyes, deliberately looking around. "There's no one else here but us. General Ji, it seems not only your ears are useless, but your eyes are too."
"You!"
Ji Bin Yu suddenly drew his sword, intending to stab Feng Ning He.
As the Great General, being stripped naked in broad daylight.
How could he tolerate such humiliation?
Even though he had ordered his subordinates not to speak, who knew if his orders would be effective? Rumors had likely already spread like wildfire, and who knew what they had become.
He had hoped to eventually control Lin Country through Lin Yu Ran. With this incident, how would he salvage the situation?
What would the court officials think of him?
The long sword did not touch Feng Ning He's sleeve before it was repelled.
Feng Xing narrowed his eyes, looking at him with a slight warning. "If you continue to make a scene, don't blame me for not giving face to the Princess of Lin Country."