454 Get up (2/2)

She soon forgot it since they barely had time to think about it in bed.

To receive congratulations from high-ranking military officers, Gu Shenwei had to force himself to get up. Facing them, he pretended to be calm, but was really absent-minded. He was impatient to get back to the tent where the Princess was waiting.

He always returned to the tent before it got dark. Then, he commanded people to deliver food to them, but they had very little appetite, for all they wanted was sex. They were amazed that they had such a strong desire and so much energy. When their bodies were separated, they felt satisfied, yet disappointed.

Before Prime Minister Zhong Heng resolved to offer his advice, Gu Shenwei thought that something was wrong.

”I have never behaved like this before. The Princess seems to have been possessed by Xu Yanwei,” he mused.

The day after they got married, Gu Shenwei called Xu Yanwei to him while he had his senses about him. He questioned what she had taught the Princess.

Xu Yanwei noticed the affection between the Dragon King and the Princess. Although there were a few tents were between hers and theirs, she could vaguely hear their breathing over the shouts from a group of drunk men.

She wanted to take credit for it, but facing the Dragon King, she did not dare to lie to him. She had intended to teach the Princess how to please a man in bed, just as she had done to Luo Ningcha. The Princess had refused decidedly, though. The Princess was humiliated and offended by her suggestion.

”How to explain it?” Xu Yanwei grinned and asked. Compared to affairs of national defense and administration, she was more interested in sex. She started to explain it to the Dragon King excitedly, ”Self-taught. Yeah, no one taught her. The Princess is a woman, and she knows how to please a man. Even a woman without talents can manage to survive as a whore... Don't think too much. Everything is okay. Haha, I underestimated the Princess. She usually acts elegantly and shyly. When she took off her clothes in front of me, she even blushed...”

Xu Yanwei digressed far from the subject, so Gu Shenwei forced her to leave. ”Something is wrong. It's strange to ask Xu Yanwei about it. Besides, it's hard to tell her some of the odd details,” he thought to himself.

Though he was full of doubts, all he thought about was the Princess. As soon as he let down his guard, the Princess would immediately pop into his head.

It was strange that he could remember her scent, movements and voice clearly even though he almost forgot her appearance. These thoughts nearly drove away his ambition to seek hegemony. As soon as he entered the tent and touched her body, he felt that nothing was more important than her.

Upon thinking this, Gu Shenwei started to suspect that it was Maid Lotus's doings.

”If she didn't want me to marry the Princess, she should have done the opposite. She has no reason to do this. It's crazy to use an aphrodisiac,” he thought.

Thinking the word ”crazy”, Gu Shenwei felt sure about his guess. He always took Maid Lotus for a crazy woman.

”Unlike Xu Yanwei, I can't mention my desire for sex to Maid Lotus. I can discuss the most confidential and important matters with her,” he meditated.

Therefore, Gu Shenwei had to secretly investigate it.

”It's impossible to find any clues based upon Maid Lotus' behavior or expressions. She has a knack for hiding her emotions. Even when we were apprentices, she could cancel her feelings better than experienced killers,” he pondered.

She usually stood outside the Dragon King's tent, but after the Dragon King got married, Maid Lotus had only appeared in front of him once. She was as cold as before, and all she talked about was practicing kung fu skills.

Her Qigong Deviation had been greatly alleviated by Wayless Qigong, but she was still in danger of being attacked by the Death Scripture. The eminent monk, Fayan, from Four Truths Temple, had given her and Gu Shenwei each a set of Internal Strength. She thought that this might help her overcome her evil thoughts. She planned to practice Internal Strength when there was no more war.

The Dragon King had asked the Princess to piece together the text in chapter 8 of the Wayless Book. Maid Lotus wanted to know the progress.

It was not easy to sort out hundreds of scriptures and put them in the correct order. The Princess had finished half, but the sentences made no sense.

As for the Sumeru Mustard Mantra from Fayan, Gu Shenwei thought that they could learn it. He asked Maid Lotus to try it on others first, though. He didn't want to be fooled by the old monk, just as they had suffered from Breaking Obsession years ago.

Maid Lotus showed no interest in the Princess.

Gu Shenwei investigated their food and the ornaments in the tent. He even got a new tent for the Princess, but he found no suspicious signs. ”Does this strong desire for sex really come from our inner minds?” he wondered.

Maid Lotus had told Gu Shenwei about most of the occult sciences of New Moon Hall, but she had not mentioned all of them to him.

The investigation did not last long. His desire for sex was too strong to deny. Having spent most of his time with the Princess, he did not have much energy to deal with other matters.

Noticing this, Zhong Heng resolved to advise the Dragon King and solve this matter as soon as possible.

To figure out the Dragon King's bottom line, he intended to speak directly and see if the Dragon King would get angry. He said, ”Women can only bring temporary happiness. Seeking hegemony is the right way to achieve something great, forever. Dragon King, with all due respect, it's not the time to indulge yourself in married life. You're the backbone of the Dragon Army. Once you become slack, others will soon follow suit. A kingdom or women -- those are your choices. After you become the King, you can do whatever you want.”

”A Kingdom or women -- those are your choices,” Gu Shenwei repeated in his mind. All of a sudden, he realized that that was what Maid Lotus wanted to say herself.