Ruolan stood up from the bed and saw the clothes she was wearing, especially the tight jeans that stretched her thighs. She immediately felt her face flush.
"What kind of pants are these? Why are they so tight?" Ruolan said somewhat embarrassed.
"These are jeans. They are designed to accentuate your figure. If someone is plump and overweight, they look awkward in them. But if someone has a graceful physique, they look perfectly curved when wearing them. That's how you look now."
"But if I go out dressed like this, won't people laugh me to death?" In Ruolan's mind, these clothes were no different from wearing intimate apparel.
Just then, Ruolan suddenly thought of something and nervously asked Zhou Hong, her face blushing, "Did you change my clothes?"
"Yes, who else could it have been?"
"Ah, then I…?"
"Yes, everything that should have been seen has been seen. I hope you don't mind. After you endured the third heavenly tribulation yesterday, your clothes were gone, and you fainted. If I hadn't brought you back, who knows how many people would have seen your body."
"Oh, it's okay. Thank you," Ruolan said, her face still flushed, seeming to avoid looking into Zhou Hong's eyes.
"Do you have any other clothes? I don't dare to wear such revealing clothes," Ruolan asked softly after a while.
"Of course, I do. I'll go find them for you. You wait for me at the inn."
"Okay."
Zhou Hong had no choice but to go to Dugu Shuang to borrow a set of clothes.
Zhou Hong returned to the Dugu family. The patriarch and others of the Dugu family had already returned home. They seemed to be waiting for Zhou Hong.
"Zhou Hong is back." When Zhou Hong arrived at the Dugu family, a servant hurriedly went to report.
Zhou Hong walked into the great hall of the Dugu family. Everyone gathered around him, and Dugu Shuang was among them.
"Are you all waiting for me?" Zhou Hong asked, looking at everyone.
"Zhou Hong, such a major event has happened. The entire Liuli Empire has lost its backbone, and people are panicking. We definitely need you to take charge," Dugu Baitian said anxiously.
"Heh heh, I didn't think that far. But it's true. All the powerful experts of the Liuli royal family are dead. This empire is headless, and people are indeed panicking for a while," Zhou Hong couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
"Zhou Hong, in the current Liuli Empire, perhaps only you can be the emperor, and all families will obey you. If our Dugu family were to take the throne, we might not have peace in the future. Although our Dugu family is the strongest family below the royal family, we are not much different from the other major families. If our Dugu family were to ascend the throne now, the other major families would certainly not genuinely submit. Moreover, neighboring countries would surely be restless. At that time, our Liuli Empire would surely suffer greatly."
Zhou Hong frowned. He hadn't expected to create such a huge mess.
Zhou Hong had originally thought that after entering the immortal mansion, he would find some good things, such as immortal pills, to give to the Dugu family's experts to improve their cultivation by a few levels, and controlling the empire would be effortless. However, he hadn't obtained any treasures.
"We'll discuss this later. I'm back now because I want to borrow a set of women's clothes from Dugu Shuang," Zhou Hong said, looking at Dugu Shuang.
Dugu Shuang already knew that Zhou Hong had brought out a woman from the immortal mansion, and that woman was very beautiful. She was already feeling very jealous. Now, being asked to borrow clothes from her, she felt a pang of unhappiness.
"What do you need clothes for?"
"The woman who came out of the immortal mansion lost her clothes after enduring the third heavenly tribulation and needs to borrow a set from you."
"What's your relationship with her?" Dugu Shuang asked, pouting.
"We don't have any relationship yet. But she seems very pure. She grew up alone in the immortal mansion from the age of eight. She was originally the daughter of an immortal from the immortal realm. I pity her quite a bit. If she's willing, I'd like to deepen our relationship." Zhou Hong couldn't be bothered to hide anything and told everyone directly. Zhou Hong didn't care if Dugu Shuang was jealous, after all, Zhou Hong and Dugu Shuang were not yet exclusive.
"Slap!" Just then, Dugu Shuang's grandfather suddenly slapped Dugu Shuang's face and scolded, "How dare you, you insolent girl! How is it your place to question Zhou Hong? Dugu Shuang, you need to know your position."
Dugu Shuang didn't speak, tears of grievance welling up in her eyes.
"Slap!" Zhou Hong also slapped Dugu Shuang's grandfather's face and scolded him, "How dare you! Who told you to hit Dugu Shuang? No matter what, she is my woman."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Dugu Shuang's grandfather quickly bowed and nodded.
At this moment, everyone in the Dugu family hall looked at each other, their expressions complex. They naturally understood that Dugu Shuang could not possibly be worthy of Zhou Hong. Originally, their intention was just to let Dugu Shuang sleep with Zhou Hong once to gain a little favor. But now, it was far more than a little favor, and they could not ask for more. This was why Dugu Shuang's grandfather had slapped his granddaughter just now, to make her sober up a bit and see her own status clearly, and not to really consider herself Zhou Hong's only one.
Zhou Hong sighed. If he hadn't gotten involved with Dugu Shuang, there wouldn't have been so much trouble.
However, since it had happened, he would naturally take responsibility.
"I'm sorry, Zhou Hong. I might have lost my mind just now. I always thought you were my boyfriend, so… Please don't take it to heart. Fortunately, my grandfather slapped me awake, and I finally came to my senses. Don't worry, I won't dare to fantasize anymore. I'll go get the clothes for you now."
Zhou Hong pulled Dugu Shuang and hugged her, saying, "It was my fault just now. In fact, I should have revealed more information to you earlier. I have ten or eight wives back in my hometown."
"Heh heh, I understand," Dugu Shuang nodded.
Dugu Shuang quickly brought several sets of clothes and handed them to Zhou Hong.
After taking the clothes, Zhou Hong did not linger. He said to the people of the Dugu family, "Wait for me. I will return tomorrow. The mess in the Liuli Empire was caused by me, and I will definitely resolve it before I leave."
Zhou Hong left the Dugu family and returned to the inn. Ruolan was still waiting for Zhou Hong in her room. She looked at herself in the mirror and thought about things, occasionally lowering her head shyly. She had grown up alone in the immortal mansion and was completely naive about the secular world. Moreover, she had no relatives. Zhou Hong was her greatest reliance. Although she was now in the late stage of tribulation, she felt that she wouldn't know how to live if she left Zhou Hong. Therefore, in the inn, she was very afraid that Zhou Hong would not come back for her.