Special Forces Empress has arrived! Your Majesty, General Mo already has a boyfriend!

  The Holy Lord spoke solemnly, "Now listen carefully, I don't want you to agree to a hundred things, just three. First, I don't want you to be the prey, but the hunter. I want you to surpass the other contestants and return here first before sunset, bringing with you four martial arts generals. If you're not the first one back, or if you can't bring out five martial arts generals, then you'll be at my beck and call, waiting for me to take an interest in you, and then I'll boil, steam, and roast you and eat you; Second, whether you win or lose, when I summon you in the future, you must come immediately, no matter if it's a dark night or a rainy night, don't be late; And third..." His gaze with ill intentions swept from head to toe over Tang Lin, finally fixing on her lips, and he pointed to his own lower lip, "Give me a kiss, and I'll let you enter the mountain immediately!"

  "What?!?" Tang Lin was thoroughly shocked, her eyes wide with astonishment. The first two things had been hard enough for her to agree to, but this last thing was simply too much, not only shocking her, but also frightening and stunning her. "Your Majesty, do you know what you're saying?!"

  She is a woman, no doubt about that, but she's now a "man", isn't the emperor a man? But he actually wants to kiss another man, this old emperor... Has he gone mad? Or... Is he actually... gay?

  Tang Lin didn't dare imagine it any further, truly afraid that she had misjudged him, afraid that this emperor really did have a fondness for men.

  No wonder, no wonder why there's not a single palace maid serving the emperor; no wonder why the emperor would say she's delicate and tender, it turns out that previously letting that eunuch select people was to choose someone with delicate skin, to serve this emperor!

  This emperor is really something, all the young and handsome Imperial Guards around him are strong and healthy, how did he end up choosing her?

  This time, the Holy Lord knew through Tang Lin's reaction that she had already taken him as someone else, he didn't get angry or expose her, but instead smiled lightly. As long as he knew she was a girl, it was fine, and he didn't care what she thought about whether he had a fondness for men.

  "Have you figured it out?" Yu Sheng Jun asked with a lazy smile at the corner of his mouth, then nodded slightly to his own lower lip, "If you've figured it out, then... let's begin!"

  "No way!" Tang Lin said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, I already have a boyfriend!"

  "Hmm?" The Holy Lord's eyes immediately became displeased, and a cold aura spread around him. "What is it that you say?"

  "Hehe," Tang Lin felt the chill in the air around her, shrugging her shoulders. She gave a dry laugh to show her innocence, knowing she had misspoken. She immediately corrected herself: "I mean, I already have... someone on my mind, so Your Majesty... please spare me, and I'll go help you choose another one that's sure to suit your taste!"

  "You," the Holy Lord pointed directly at Tang Lin, his breath caught in his throat. This damned woman actually thought of him as that kind of person, how dare she.

  Tang Lin was so frightened that she immediately covered her eyes with both hands. She had heard that the Emperor liked to slap people in the face, so she quickly protected herself. "Your Majesty spare my life, Your Majesty spare my life! I, a lowly general, have misspoken, I know my mistake!"

  "So, are you going to kiss me or not?" Yu Sheng Jun issued his final ultimatum, threateningly saying: "If you don't kiss me, forget about entering the forest! Hmph!" As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately lay down on the throne again, closed his eyes, and ignored Tang Lin.

  Tang Lin slowly lowered her hand, glanced at the emperor, and thought to herself, "She can't betray the Holy Emperor, but if she doesn't kiss the emperor, he won't let her enter the forest. What's going to happen?"

  Tang Lin bit her fingernail and began to think of a plan, her eyes rolling around in circles.

  His Majesty narrowed one eye and looked at what the little girl was doing. Seeing Tang Lin anxiously like an ant on a hot pot, the corner of his mouth involuntarily rose with a sly arc.

  After thinking hard for a while, Tang Lin finally thought of a way and immediately started haggling with the Emperor, "Your Majesty, how about this? I can let you hug me, but can you just kiss my cheek?"

  "No problem!" In order not to delay Tang Lin's entry into the mountains, Yu Sheng Jun did not plan to make things difficult for her again. After all, there were still many days ahead, and he had plenty of time to make things difficult for her.

  She thought she had to persuade him again, but he agreed so quickly. Tang Lin was speechless, but still very happy. She walked over two steps, bowed her head and said nervously: "Then Your Majesty... I'll be rude!" As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately leaned in and touched the lower half of the emperor's cheek that wasn't covered by his mask, then quickly stood up and retreated two steps to prevent the emperor from suddenly embracing her. "Your Majesty, is this okay?"

  His Majesty waved his hand, somewhat impatiently, and didn't even bother to lift an eyelid to glance at Tang Lin. "Alright, alright, go! If you don't want me to steam, boil, and roast you for dinner, you must return before the others do, and find those five generals. Remember that clearly!"

  "Your Majesty..." Tang Lin's face fell.

  Tang Lin immediately bowed ninety degrees and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty! I understand now!" He was so excited that his heart almost jumped out.

  As she turned to leave, the Holy Lord called out to her again, "Wait a minute, bring the map along!"

  Tang Lin turned back to him with a smile, confidently saying: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely be the first one out. Moreover, in this situation, using a map would be equivalent to cheating. As a soldier, how can I do such a thing?"

  "Listen to me, finish what I have to say," the Emperor said solemnly. "The imperial forest is larger than five imperial palaces and it's a very large maze of forests. You only have less than two hours left, without a map, how can you find your way out and return to the endpoint? Moreover, my generals are not ordinary people, they all have innate skills in hiding outdoors, after all, they were born into military families. Do you dare say that you, a little kid, can defeat five great generals who are brave and skilled on the battlefield?"

  Tang Lin was not intimidated by the Emperor's words at all, and shrugged his shoulders, saying with confidence: "In any case, I can be the first to come out even without a map, and what's more, I can successfully bring the five great generals to your side, Your Majesty will see!"

  His Majesty was a bit itchy, and he really didn't believe that he, the great Emperor, couldn't eliminate Tang Lin's flourishing momentum. "Stop pretending to be strong, those contestants are all masters of their craft, with flying and wall-walking skills that are nothing special for anyone. They are all high-ranking martial artists from the pugilistic world. Do you think you can stand out? Be careful not to overestimate yourself, or you might end up losing even the courage to bury your own face!"

  Tang Lin turned up her nose and said with a proud tone that she had brought from the special forces, "Anyway, I'm very confident!"

  "Very well, I look forward to your performance!" With that, the Emperor stood up and walked over, "Let's go out together, I have some things to instruct them to do, about you, let's go!"

  Tang Lin softly said "oh" and followed the footsteps of Yu Sheng Jun out.

  But he didn't. Once they were outside the camp, Yu Shengjun called over An Lin, "Prepare a black cloth and a set of common men's clothing. The black cloth is to cover her eyes!" He pointed at Tang Lin beside him. "Then, have a few guards who are familiar with the terrain take her into the forest, and release her when you reach a certain place. Everyone else will return!"

  "Yes!" After finishing speaking, An Lin turned around and was about to leave when Yu Sheng Jun suddenly called out to him.

  When An Lin turned around, Yu Sheng Jun leaned in and whispered a few words, only then did he let An Lin go prepare the black cloth.

  Not far away, Du Yuanyuan and others saw Tang Lin standing so close to the emperor's shadow. Some were envious, some were jealous, and some had no expression on their faces... The six people had different expressions.

  Yun Xiang leaned in close to Dong Chen and said, "Xiao Tang is really lucky, he actually got to stay with the Emperor for so long!"

  "Hmph," Du Yuanyuan curled her lip slightly and glanced at the people beside her with disdain, "Haven't you guys ever heard of it?"

  Several people turned their heads to look at her, all with curious expressions, "What did you hear?"

  "A group of ignorant fools!" Du Yuanyuan sneered, "Among the people, it's been circulating that the Emperor never set foot in the harem, and besides, the Empress has escaped from the palace. Analyzing these events, don't you suspect that the Emperor...". He didn't directly reveal anything, leaving room for the few people to wildly speculate.

  Mei Chun'er rubbed her occipital bone, really couldn't understand what Du Yuanyuan wanted to express. "Yuanyuan, you went around in circles, what do you want to express?"

  He Shiya thought for a moment, her expression suddenly stunned, and she whispered, "Yuanyuan's meaning is..."

  "What is it?" others asked, drawing near.

  "It's... " Shi Ya's calm and complex gaze fell on the face of the Emperor wearing an eagle mask not far away, and she whispered: "The emperor, he is..." The few words in her heart, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't bring herself to say them.

  "Shi Ya......" Yu Xin's brow furrowed in concern as she clearly saw the misty look in He Shi Ya's eyes, "What's wrong?"

  He Shiya took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. She smiled at the few people and said, "It's nothing! Actually, Yuanyuan's meaning is very easy to understand. I won't say it, speaking out would be offending His Majesty, that's a capital offense!"

  Everyone is somewhat disappointed.

  Anlin had already prepared a piece of black cloth, with two attendants dressed as guards behind him. These two attendants were actually Yidang and Yishuang, each wearing an eagle mask, but in different colors. The mask worn by the Holy Emperor was black, while the masks worn by the two of them were blue. They walked towards the Holy Emperor together.

  "Your Majesty, the black cloth is ready!" Anlin walked up to the Emperor's face, bowed his waist, and presented the black cloth strip in his hands.

  The Holy Emperor took the black cloth and turned to Tang Lin standing beside him, saying: "This is not the starting point of the competition, but the end. I will blindfold your eyes and then have my two personal guards take you to the first round of the competition venue. You go to my camp now and change into this set of Imperial Forest Army uniform, lest later in the forest, you be mistaken for a martial general by the contestants."

  Tang Lin took a glance at the black robe in Yishuang's hands, and responded to Yu Shengjun, "Alright, I'll go change my clothes!" After that, she went over to take the clothes from Yishuang's hands, turned around and entered Yu Shengjun's tent.

  After a while, Tang Lin's voice came from behind Yu Shengjun, "Your Majesty, is this how you wear it?"