Inside the tent, Ning Chen saw the woman emperor and put on the most pitiful face.

He stepped up and threw his arms around her. "Wife, I finally made it to you... I nearly starved to death on the way. You nearly ended up a widow."

Shi Shan saw that and hastily slipped out.

The woman emperor looked at Ning Chen's cracked lips and sorry state, and suddenly she felt very cheerful.

"You lost a battle?"

Ning Chen: "..."

"I never even saw the Tuoluo army. How could I lose a battle?"

The woman emperor asked curiously, "What happened?"

Ning Chen gave her the short version!

The woman emperor heard him out and was speechless.

All of a sudden she felt like laughing. She was in a wonderful mood.

The Tuoluo Kingdom had really screwed Ning Chen over this time!

She didn't know why, but seeing Ning Chen get his comeuppance made her happy for no reason at all... It wasn't very nice of her, but she was simply too pleased. She couldn't help it.

"Wife, let's save the talk for later... Get my men something to eat, quick."

"Then let go of this emperor first."

"Let me hold you a little longer."

Thud!

Ning Chen staggered back, clutching his stomach.

Fuck... I forgot this woman likes to hit people.

The woman emperor called Shi Shan back and had him get food ready for Ning Chen's men, and bring some for Ning Chen while he was at it.

Looking at Ning Chen's sorry state, the woman emperor said, "Serves you right... That's what you get for not coming straight to this emperor after you beat Xiliang."

"Hey, I was thinking the two of us, husband and wife, would hit them from both sides and wipe out the Tuoluo Kingdom in one go!"

"And did you wipe them out?"

Ning Chen smiled wryly. "Don't rub it in... They really screwed me this time, those inhuman Tuoluo bastards."

A little while later, someone brought food.

Ning Chen dug in, wolfing it down.

When he was full, Ning Chen looked utterly content.

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