Chapter 3: Queen? Pervert?

  Everyone shook their heads like a wave drum.

  The problem was thrown far away in the blink of an eye.

  "Alas, my dear subjects, quickly go and retrieve the box for me. Alas, where has it gone..."

  "The beloved consorts" trembled slightly, and softly reminded him, "Your Majesty, 'beloved consort' is a title for the imperial ministers. We are of lowly status, merely third-class attendants in the Jade Reflection Palace, unworthy of Your Majesty's address..."

  "Alright, alright. Box by box." Jing Hengbo shouted loudly, "The box seemed to have cracked open just now, don't forget to find all the things that fell out for me..."

  The guards came carrying a large trunk and several others carried bags.

  "These shoes are so weird! There are thorns on the sole! Such big thorns!"

  "What is this thing? It's only as big as my palm, triangular, how can I wear it? Is it a scarf or a mask?"

  "What's with these two circles connected by several strips of cloth? Are they for holding water?"

  A little guard was curious, secretly opened the box and saw those colorful things inside, flipped through them, and immediately changed his face, slammed the box shut.

  "What's wrong? You look so tense?" asked a fellow traveler curiously.

  The little guard shook his head repeatedly, his face turned pale, covered his pants, and stared at Jing Hengbo with a trembling gaze.

  "What's wrong? What is she doing?" The onlookers' curiosity grew even more.

  "Big brother!" The little guard grabbed his collar, "This queen can't be recognized! Pervert! Big pervert! She absolutely won't keep our palace rules, she's the one we're looking for, in the future when something big happens, it will bring us death penalty! Brother, let's hurry up and escape! Ah?"

  "What are you talking nonsense about!" The person accompanying him shook off his hand, "How can we escape? It's not guaranteed that the Imperial Teacher doesn't know already! Besides, Her Majesty the Queen looks perfectly normal, what's wrong with her?"

  The little guard scowled, glanced at the box, and shrank to one side.

  That terrifying thing...

  Jing took over his own box with a smile, "Thanks, dear... ah no, little cutie!"

  "Little darlings" take a tumble...

  She took off her black stockings that had run and thrown them away, found a new pair from the box and put them on, Jing Hengbo casually picked up a pair of high heels.

  "Thick heels are stable... but not feminine enough... or should I go for flat shoes? The ground here isn't very even... but that won't show off my long legs... I'll just have to go with stilettos then... in case someone tries to harm me, I can nail them to the ground with one kick!" Jing Hengbo changed into a pair of leopard-print high-heeled shoes with thin straps and ten-inch heels, smiling slyly as she looked up, "What do you think, little cutie?"

  "The little ones" stared at those shiny, slender, steel-nail-like shoe heels and all shuddered together...

  "Little darling, I'm thirsty, bring me some hot water."

  "Little darling, I'm hungry, what's there to eat? Preferably roasted chicken legs."

  "Little darling, I haven't washed my face yet, go fetch some water. Don't forget to add some flower petals. What kind of royal court secret recipe do you have for refined oil or soap?"

  "Little darling, give me a whole tent to sleep in, with wool."

  Jing was leaning back comfortably with her legs crossed, watching a group of rough-looking guards scurrying around to attend to her every need, a very satisfied expression on her face.

  She wasn't that hungry or thirsty anyway. Before the institute prepared to escape, she had already secretly eaten half of the small cake snacks she had made. She just thought that since she had become a queen, she should hurry up and enjoy it, besides, the pie in the sky fell too fast, and there was always a bit of an unrealistic feeling, so she might as well test whether this queen was true gold or silver.

  The test results are very OK.

  The scenery is vast and open, and I feel at ease.

  She lay down comfortably, just about to order a few guards to give her a massage, but saw those guys huddled together, seemingly dividing something, and a faint glimmer of colorful light was visible in the pile of people.

  Jing horizontally waved his arm and got up from the ground, tiptoeing over there.

  That group of people were arguing in hushed tones.

  "You lost! The queen is down! Come and carry my red gem, it's too heavy to die, the captain of the guard won't throw it away, saying it will cause trouble, I don't want to carry it back to the wilderness!"

  "You've lost! The queen has crawled out! Didn't you see her crawling out of the pit? A basket of blue gems! Take it back!"

  "Nonsense! Get out!"

  "Get out of here! Scram!"

  "Down!"

  "Climb!"

  ……

  A minute later, a fight broke out. Rubies and sapphires were scattered all over the ground, along with the peridot that had been picked up earlier, being trampled in the dust as people rushed to tear hair and slap faces, no one paying attention.

  Jing stood behind the crowd, her fingers with golden nail polish covering her mouth, her eyes wide like emeralds. Her high heels were trampled several times without her noticing.

  Are these all jewels?

  Are these guys crazy? They're betting with precious gems and talking about whether they can carry them or not. Have they gone mad?

  Crossing through the world is indeed mysterious and fantastical!

  His shoulders were tense, his breathing was rapid, his fingers were trembling nervously, and even his hair was quivering.

  Three roommates would hum in unison "Mother Dragon's illness has erupted".

  Four people were all orphans, among whom Jing Hengbo was even more unclear about his own exact age, but the other three all acknowledged that this guy must be a dragon.

  Dragons are naturally fond of and love all things shiny.

  The gang is still fighting, and has upgraded from slapping each other to a three-way showdown. Their demands have also changed from getting the treasure to whoever loses having to carry all the treasures back to the wilderness.

  Suddenly a loud shout, like thunder rolling across the sky.

  "Let's call it quits."

  The guards stopped in their tracks, noses bleeding profusely, and turned back stupidly.

  Three feet away stood a woman with her whole body trembling, her eyes blazing, her arms raised high, the queen's face was pale and her teeth were clenched.

  "Block me and you will die."

  With one hand, he brushed aside the curtain of waves and strode forward with large steps.

  "Don't move!"

  "Steady!"

  "Lift your feet up."

  "You, three paces to the left... Okay! Be careful! STOP! Don't step on my gem!"

  Three minutes later, all the rioters left the range of threatening the gemstone.

  A bright red buttocks in the crowd, Jing Hengkui knelt on the mud, with golden nail polish, carefully maintained fingers, dug out those shiny things one by one.

  A group of guards stroked their chins and watched.

  "Huh? What is the queen doing?"

  Huh, she's picked them all up.

  Isn't it too heavy for her?

  "Huh, she doesn't know that she's about to return to Dahuang, and isn't Dahuang something that can be picked up everywhere for no value?"

  "Ah, finally someone has come to take over the heavy burden of this treasure for us! Who knew that after we lugged it out and were ready to exchange it for something else, those ignorant country bumpkins would say they couldn't find it and refuse to make the trade!"

  Oh! Her Majesty the Queen is truly benevolent to all!

  ……

  Her Majesty the Queen of Ren'aiwanfang wiped clean those muddy gems one by one, put them into a cloth bag, grabbed it with difficulty and slung it over her back.

  Whoa! So heavy!

  It's gone!

  With a sideways glance, she smiled and turned her back to the crowd, warning everyone with a fierce gaze not to covet it. Then, she tied the gemstone tightly around her waist with a rope before walking away with an awkward gait.

  She feels very happy.

  The guards looked at her back bent over carrying gems and felt very happy too.

  ……

  Jing walked a few steps, feeling unbearable, this gemstone was too heavy, it was tight around her waist and hurt, wanting to hide somewhere but being worried about various things, in the end she could only put most of them into the box, selecting just a few emeralds to carry with her.

  She who has never eaten pork but seen pigs run, and is interested in all things fashionable, of course knows which gemstones are the most precious.

  When packing her suitcase, she took a look at the mud-stained clothes on her body and decided to change. She casually pulled out a super short skirt from the suitcase, without warning, and ripped off the back zipper of the tight-fitting dress she was wearing. The zipper was stained with dirt and got stuck halfway through, she didn't even lift her head, "Little cutie, come help me out."

  Nothing's happening. Jing Hengbo raised his head and looked around - where was he?

  Take another look, the ones closest are three feet away, all with their buttocks facing her.

  Jing shrugged and said "Whatever." Then she pulled the zipper all the way up with a zip.

  Her skirt slipped down from her shoulders, Jing Hengbo lovingly stroked his arm, "Ice muscles and snowy skin..."

  A gust of cool wind blew across her back, and she shivered, only then noticing the corpses scattered all over the ground.

  "How did so many people die?" Someone who was late to realize what was happening suddenly jumped back, covering their shoulders in terror, "Someone come! Come and drag away all these corpses for me! Someone come! Come and block the wind for me!"

  Her guards stood motionless behind her——Your Majesty, the sound of your skirt being pulled down hasn't been followed by the sound of it being pulled back up, which means you're still in a state of disarray. If we turn around now, someone will die. You're on your own, good luck!

  "Oh no!" Jing Hengbo shrieked, jumping up and down, her foot landing on a corpse, the sticky feeling like stepping on a soft snake, making all the hairs on her body stand on end.

  A young guard with insufficient determination heard her voice and was terrified, unable to help but turn around. At a glance, he saw a dazzling white in the darkness, the woman's beautiful outline, undulating in the chaotic darkness, like a jade-carved treasure vase.

  "Help......" Just as Jing was about to reach out for help, the little scamp suddenly turned around, let out a sharp cry and sprinted several steps before jumping into the river with a splash.

  The arm stretched out of the horizontal wave, stiffly suspended in mid-air.

  What's wrong with this?

  She opened her mouth and waited for the half-night crazy jumping river children to float up from the water, but only saw a waterline whizzing across the river surface, disappearing on the other side of the river.

  What does this mean?

  Run away? Drowned?

  Was it just because he turned around and looked at her for a moment?

  Does it matter?

  "Hey......" She was stunned for a long time, walked to the back of a guard facing her, poked his back, "That person just now... what was he doing?"

  The guard bowed his head and shoulders, his face pressed against the mud, and said in a muffled voice: "I will report to Your Majesty that I have been banished."

  "What? Why?"

  "He committed a serious crime." The guard said sadly, "He should have taken his own life, but he escaped. We look at each other as colleagues and don't want to pursue him. In fact, we are also guilty of covering up... Alas, let it be."

  "Huh?" Jing's eyes widened in surprise, "What serious crime? You looked at me? Is it that serious? I don't mind!"

  "I mind."

  Suddenly a voice floated over, like a whisper, echoing beside her ear.

  "Who?" Jing Hengbo was startled and looked down at the guard. The guard didn't move or say a word.

  She raised her head and looked towards where the sound came from, only then did she see that there was suddenly an extra figure on the other side of the river.

  His figure was tall and slender, the black hem of his cloak fluttering in the night wind like a wisp of dark cloud. On closer inspection, however, the cloak wasn't actually black, but rather gave off a fine, silvery sheen that intertwined with the hazy moonlight and the rippling water to create a vast expanse of pale silver. It was impossible to discern his features clearly, yet somehow he seemed dazzlingly bright.

  Jing Hengbo didn't see the man's face clearly, but she felt that he was smiling at her.

  A strange, indescribable smile that is neither joyful nor not. As if separated by time and space, at the end of the universe, seeing another life, because of the desolation, yet with a hint of subtle mockery.

  A bit evil, a bit melancholy.

  The scenery was reflected in the rippling water and immediately dripped down with a splash.

  Beautiful woman!

  She is absolutely beautiful!

  Based on her extraordinary ability to discern beauty, accumulated from watching all sorts of high-level erotic films, she is 100% a beautiful woman! And an extremely special kind at that!

  Too good!

  The law of traversal is indeed not broken here - in addition to golden fingers, there are also beautiful women everywhere!

  One minute ago, she was still thinking of giving up being the queen because of the diving guards, but that thought was immediately extinguished by a figure on the distant riverbank.

  "Ah ha!" Jing Hengbo was afraid of scaring off the beauty, and if he jumped into the water again, his good fortune would be gone. He quickly pulled up his zipper and rushed to the riverbank. "Hello handsome, I'm Jing Hengbo, my English name is Jennifer, you can call me Da Bo or Jenny. What's your name? How old are you this year? What's your zodiac sign? Where do you live? Let's get acquainted..."

  That mysterious and evil-fascinating man suddenly stretched out his hand to her, with slender fingers under the moonlight.

  Jing Hengbo immediately raised his eyebrows and smiled, stretching out his hand, "Ah, hello, but we're so far apart... how can we shake hands?"

  The man raised his finger, and with a loud splash, the river water surged up, and a figure was pulled out from the bottom of the river. The man hooked his finger around the person's collar and tossed him aside with a flick of his wrist.

  Bang.

  The corpse splashed with water fell at Jing Hengbo's feet.

  Digression

  Stroking my chin, Dabo is a new attempt at a female lead that's different from my previous ones. Due to her personality setting, the writing style in the early stages is also particularly lively and easy-going. This guy is still uneducated and uncouth, so I have to be more straightforward as well. I wanted to write a female lead that's completely different from Taishi, but I don't know if everyone will get used to it...

  Here is the translation:

  I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support. Every time I leave for half a year and come back, you are all still here, which is truly the happiest thing in my writing career.