However, after hearing Lin Zaozao's words, the National Master not only didn't get angry but instead embraced her waist and affectionately said, "Zaozao, how did you know that I, the National Master, am living in poverty? To be honest, my family is so poor that we can barely make ends meet. I eat plain porridge three times a day and have no sight of meat throughout the year. Zaozao, just look at how thin I've become."
Listening to the National Master's pitiful words, Zaozao puzzledly touched his handsome face.
Hmm! He really is quite thin.
But when she thought about Ji Fantian, Ruo Qiu, and Gu Shan, although they appeared thin, they still had attractive muscles on their bodies.
Thinking of this, Lin Zaozao reached out and prepared to tear open the National Master's clothes to see if there was anything underneath.
"Zaozao, it's still early. Do you really want to rush into the bridal chamber with me?" The National Master didn't stop Zaozao's actions and allowed her to tear at his clothes.
"Yes, yes! I'm in such a hurry!"
With three swift moves, Lin Zaozao stripped off the National Master's clothes. When she saw the solid muscles beneath the clothes, Lin Zaozao raised an eyebrow, whistled impudently, and began exploring the National Master's body with her hands.
Damn it, this scoundrel stripped her naked and touched her all over last night. If she didn't do the same to him today, she would be at a disadvantage!
The National Master watched as Lin Zaozao's hands behaved like a ruffian, but he didn't stop her. He used his finger to flick Lin Zaozao's chubby chin and smiled, saying, "Zaozao, do you like my physique?"
"I do!" Zaozao continued touching without lifting her head.
"Since you like it, Zaozao, why don't you make me your husband?"
"No." Zaozao straightforwardly rejected.
"Why?" The National Master unceremoniously pushed away Zaozao's hand and asked in confusion.
"Why would it be for any other reason?" Lin Zaozao glanced at the National Master and explained seriously, "I have three reasons for disagreeing. First, you're too poor, and I don't want to support you. Second, your identity is not simple, and I'm afraid I won't be able to control you after we're married. And third!"
Lin Zaozao pressed her face against the National Master's and said angrily, "Third, you don't resemble a National Master at all! You're simply a shameless womanizer. If you dare to swear that the person who stripped and touched me last night wasn't you, then you must be lying!"
Hearing Lin Zaozao's questioning, the National Master couldn't help but laugh. He sat up straight, embraced Lin Zaozao's plump waist again, and spoke in a coquettish tone, "Zaozao, wasn't it just to leave you with an unforgettable memory? Look, after the disturbance I caused last night, I'm sure you'll never forget me for the rest of your life."
"That's right! I won't forget."
Lin Zaozao slapped away the hand the National Master had placed on her waist and immediately changed her expression.
"National Master, although I don't know why you insist on staying by my side, I just want to tell you one thing now. That is, my humble abode doesn't have room for a great Buddha like you."
"For your own safety, and for the sake of my future peace, I hope you return to where you came from. Can you do that?"
The National Master listened to Lin Zaozao's impolite words of dismissal without haste. Instead, he leaned back and looked at the Fifth Young Master, who had been standing by his side all along, and spoke coldly.
"You, Fifth Young Master, don't you want to take away Lin Zaozao, this little chubby ball? Now that I'm not stopping you, you can take her away.
Oh, right. This little chubby girl, Lin Zaozao, embezzled a hundred thousand taels of gold. With so much gold, it also constitutes a serious crime. So now, take away her handsome lovers too!"
Hearing the National Master's threatening voice, Lin Zaozao turned her head and looked at the Fifth Young Master with caution, asking carefully,
"Fifth Young Master, Xiao Liuli, isn't Ye Yi your true brother? Since he's your brother, then I'm your sister-in-law. We are family, so you wouldn't arrest us, right?"
The Fifth Young Master, after exchanging a glance with Ye Yi, clenched his teeth and walked to the door, loudly addressing his guards outside.
"Under the orders of the National Master, you are to apprehend the criminal Lin Zaozao and her lovers."
Hearing Xiao Liuli's indifferent voice, Lin Zaozao couldn't help but curse,
"What the hell! Xiao Liuli, isn't Ye Yi your true brother? How can you bear to send your own brother to prison? Have you gone mad or lost your mind?"
Hearing Lin Zaozao's questioning, the Fifth Young Master glanced at the calm-eyed Ye Yi and respectfully bowed to Lin Zaozao.
"Madam, it is the National Master's command. Even the current Prime Minister has to obey, let alone someone like me who has no power or influence. So, Madam, I can only follow the National Master's orders."
After the Fifth Young Master finished speaking, his guards immediately approached, preparing to enter the room.
Seeing the guards about to break into the room, Lin Zaozao narrowed her eyes and kept asking the system in her mind.
[System, can I run over now and kill that lunatic National Master?]
[Host, this system fully supports you in killing the National Master. However, as a qualified system, I must tell you now that if the National Master dies, you will also die.]
[What do you mean? Are you saying that my life and the National Master's dog life are connected?]
[That's right, Host. The reason you were able to come to this unfamiliar world is all thanks to the National Master. He exchanged his imperial destiny and the system for you to come to this world.]
[System, are you saying that the National Master also has a system?]
[No, the system, although it's just a simple system, can also pretend to be knowledgeable in its free time.]
Upon hearing the system's words, Lin Zaozao suddenly began to doubt her life.
She turned her head and looked at the National Master, who had a smug face, and couldn't help but wonder if this National Master was crazy!
Otherwise, why would he use his imperial destiny to exchange for such a useless chubby girl like her?
Lin Zaozao knew very well that she was just an ordinary person with nothing particularly special about her. So why did she go to such great lengths to bring herself into this world?
Unable to understand, she decided to ask for clarity.
With an indignant expression, Lin Zaozao walked up to the National Master and glared at him.
"What's the matter? Little fatty, are you begging for mercy now?"
Facing the handsome face of the National Master, Lin Zaozao forced a stiff smile and ignored the astonished gazes of others as she lowered her head and lifted the National Master onto her shoulders.
"Zaozao, what are you doing?"
The National Master patted Lin Zaozao's shoulder, puzzled.
"I'm doing you!"
Upon hearing Lin Zaozao's bold retort, Ji Fantian and the others instinctively swallowed nervously.
Little fatty, she really said that...
Back in her own bedroom, with anger still boiling inside her, Lin Zaozao rudely threw the National Master onto her stone bed. Then, she leaned down and pressed herself against him.
Once Lin Zaozao had restrained the National Master's hands, she leaned closer and sternly asked him.
"Xiaoxibei, I have one question for you, and I want an honest answer."
"What do you want to ask me, Zaozao?"
The National Master lay back on the bed and said coquettishly.
"I want to know if it was because of you that I was able to come to this unfamiliar world. Did you use your imperial fate to transfer me here?"
Lin Zaozao's words caused the smile on the National Master's face to freeze. He easily broke free from Lin Zaozao's control, sat up straight, and looked at her with a serious expression.
"Zaozao, who told you about this?"
"Why should I tell you? I just want to know if it was you who brought me to this strange world!"
"Yes, I brought you into this world. But Zaozao, didn't you say you really liked handsome men? I brought you to this world and surrounded you with handsome men. Aren't you happy?"
"Happy my ass! Xiaoxibei, you..."
Lin Zaozao took a deep breath, feeling somewhat speechless as she grabbed Xiaoxibei's collar and shouted loudly.
"Xiaoxibei, there are certainly plenty of handsome men here, but before I came here, I had my own parents and a little brother I was always fighting with. Although my little brother is usually a pain in the neck, I still care about him!
But now that I'm here, not only have I become an orphan without parents, I'm also ugly, and I've turned into a 280-pound fatty.
Ji Fantian and Gushan are indeed good-looking, but now I can only look at them and can't have them. I can only touch them to satisfy my desires. What good does that do?"
As Lin Zaozao vented her frustration, a faint smile appeared on the National Master's face.
He gently touched Lin Zaozao, who was pouting, and patiently said,
"Zaozao, the time hasn't come yet. But I promise you that when the time comes, your five husbands will give themselves to you both physically and emotionally."
Upon hearing Xiao Xibei's words, Lin Zaozao couldn't help but curse inwardly. Damn it, ever since she had arrived here, she felt that everyone around her was extraordinary.
There she was, like a big fool, kept in the dark about the secrets around her. Even her two younger brothers, Lin Wuwu and Lin Wanwan, didn't seem ordinary to her.
If they were really just two ordinary kids, then how could they possess such great abilities to gather white jade ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms as if they were picking mushrooms and radishes?
With this in mind, Lin Zaozao had no intention of probing further.
Forget it, asking won't do any good.
Seeing Lin Zaozao's dejected look, Xiao Xibei bent down and gently poked her chubby belly, whispering, "Zaozao, in about a month, your belly should slim down, right?"
"How do you know? Could it be that you know about..." Lin Zaozao didn't finish her sentence as the National Master quickly covered her mouth with his hand and leaned closer to her ear, speaking softly.
"Zaozao, this world is different from your original world. For your safety, you must guard your secrets and never reveal them to others just because they show you a little kindness."
"Xiao Xibei, are you talking about Gu Shan and the others?"
"Zaozao, I know Gu Shan genuinely wants to treat you well. However, they bear too much responsibility. And the responsibilities they carry won't allow them to wholeheartedly be good to you."
After speaking, Xiao Xibei cradled Lin Zaozao's head and gently kissed her forehead, his eyes devoid of any teasing.
"Zaozao, I rushed here this time and will have to leave in a few days. So during my stay, could you not reject me, please?"
"As long as you don't pretend to be a ghost and scare me at night, I won't reject you."
"Alright, I won't pretend to be a ghost."
"But Xiao Xibei, there's something I want to ask you."
"Go ahead."
"Xiao Xibei, I just can't understand. Why did you touch the fat on my body last night? I refuse to believe that you really have such a peculiar fetish."
"Zaozao, I just wanted to check how much poison is left in your body."
Listening to Xiao Xibei's earnest explanation, Lin Zaozao couldn't help but roll her eyes in disbelief.
Did he really think she was such a fool?
She had never heard of someone checking for poison by touching someone's body.
But when Lin Zaozao met Xiao Xibei's sincere gaze, she had no choice but to believe his words.
