As the peak lord left the scene in a panic , Luo Binghe who had heard smirked as he had plans for them and then went back to fucking his beloved wife. The next day , the banquet continued in full blast as various cultivators came to toast to Luo Binghe and Shen Jiumei , someone was looking at them with a malicious intent , it was Xiao Gongzhu , it was clear she had not given up in making Luo Binghe her husband , yesterday after the banquet she had acquired a potent aphrodisiac which was quite effective on demons and planned on using on Luo Binghe during the final toasting party and force him to take responsibility and make his consort and then she would find away to remove Shen Jiumei from the position of Empress and take over . Thinking of her plan she couldn't but smile happily as she believed it would work not knowing that Luo Binghe was aware of her plan and had a surprise for her.
Meanwhile , Liu Qingge had tried to strike up conversations with Shen Jiumei but always failed as someone would interrupt him after several failed attempts he finally managed to talk with him . " Your Highness , it's a pleasure to meet you " said Liu Qingge as he mimicked the way his parents would greet guest when they hosted a banquet as he did not want to leave another bad impression .
" hmm you looked familiar " said Shen Jiumei as he tried to remember who he was
" i " said Liu Qingge as he was abruptly cut off by Shen Jiumei's gasp as if remembering something , "oh aren't you the hooligan who harassed me in the marketplace that day " said Shen Jiumei
" no i " stammered Liu Qingge as he tried to explain himself
" so i guessed correct " said Shen Jiumei with a mischievous smirk, as it seems like Liu Qingge was in a tight position , Qi Qingqi suddenly came and started a conversation with Shen Jiumei .
" Empress Shen i have heard a lot about you " said Qi Qingqi
" oh really , i thought humans don't like to associate with demons , so how did you hear about me " said Shen Jiumei.
" even though you live in the demon realm , your reputation as a great empress as spread far and wide " said Qi Qingqi
" oh really " said Shen Jiumei with an amused tone
" yes i always wanted to meet you in person " said Qi Qingqi
" well now you have , anyways i must go my husband seems to be looking for me " said Shen Jiumei as walked away elegantly . It took a few minutes before Shen Jiumei found Luo Bingge who seems to be relived that he was finally left alone , as he approached Luo Binghe , Luo Binghe seems to have caught a glance of him and immediately smiled at Shen Jiumei approaching figure and walked towards him taking him into his arms .
A few hours later it was time for the final toasting , Xiao Gongzhu bribed a servant to slip the aphrodisiac into Luo Binghe wine cup and smiled as she watched him drink it , after the toasting , others continued to socialize while some went back to their rooms to rest , as Luo Binghe interacted with cultivators he suddenly felt his body heating up and realized the aphrodisiac given to him was starting to take effect and immediately excused himself to find Shen Jiumei while using a spell to make a passing old sect master look like him and made himself look like the old master as he passed by the servant that Xiao Gongzhu ha d instructed to bring him to her room , he smirked coldly and then spotted Shen Jiumei who was looking at him in confusion of why Luo Binghe was using a disguise spell but did not say anything.