Thud!!!

Ning Chen clutched his stomach, went over backward onto the ground, and lay there with his whole face screwed up in pain.

The woman emperor's cheeks were flushed scarlet. She drew her fist back and glared at Ning Chen. "This emperor takes it you really don't want to keep those claws?"

Ning Chen rubbed his stomach and gave a pained smile. "Not my fault. That was a natural reaction..."

When a man kisses, his hands come fitted with radar. One is always climbing the mountain while the other goes feeling for water.

Ning Chen sat up. "Four months along, you know, you can still have sex perfectly well."

The woman emperor glared at him. "Want to find out whether I'll have that child born without a father?"

Ning Chen: "..."

The woman emperor stood up. "This emperor is leaving. Take care of yourself!"

"Wait!"

"Take liberties with this emperor again and this emperor will kill you."

Ning Chen was speechless. "They all say men are fickle. I say women are worse... You got what you came for, and now you turn on me like you've never met me?"

The woman emperor snorted. "Not killing you is mercy enough from this emperor!"

"Woman, can't you tell who's holding the high cards here? This is my tent. Want to find out whether I'll take you prisoner and march in and swallow Wu whole?"

The woman emperor stroked her belly lightly. "No."

Ning Chen could only look resigned.

"Take care of our child. If anything comes up, send Silence to tell me."

The woman emperor gave a slight nod and a small sound of assent, then turned and walked toward the entrance.

Ning Chen saw the woman emperor out of the tent and watched her leave with her people.

Ning Chen handed the prisoners over to the woman emperor too, and let her take them back with her.

Shen Min muttered, "This is a chance that does not come in a thousand years. If we could seize the woman emperor and attack while we had the chance, we might swallow Wu whole."