Here, the Lord said this is a good thing

He stared at the ceiling with lifeless eyes.

She lost again...

No matter how she "searched", she didn't get anything from Ye He to improve her strength.

"From now on, you will always be my maid."

Ye He stood up and put on his clothes while buttoning his clothes and said to the Light Knight who was pretending to be dead.

His voice made the Light Knight tremble. Suddenly, the girl jumped up, but fell back on the bed because her legs were weak.

"No... it doesn't count! You, you didn't agree on a time. When my strength recovers, I will definitely squeeze something out of you that can improve my strength!"

"Hehehe."

Ye He smiled and patted her head.

"I'm not some treasure. The things that increase your strength are not in my possession."

"Give up, maybe when I'm in a better mood one day, I'll tell you how to improve your strength."

Ye He made a final suggestion to the Light Knight, but was glared at by her.

There was no other way, Ye He shook his head helplessly.

The act of "admitting defeat" is the way to improve the strength of the Light Knight who has a "gambler's mentality". If she doesn't admit defeat, she won't be improved.

Unlike other knights, although Guang Knight and Ye He were the closest, they just turned the active into the passive.

But in fact, she is the one who distrusts Ye He the most and has the least emotional foundation with Ye He.

The Ice Knight and Ye He are almost lovers, the Fire Knight is a master and servant, and the Phantom Knight is a drinking buddy and lover.

Even the Wind Knight who was dragged into the water by Ye He was willing to accept Ye He's approach.

Only the Light Knight, who was unwilling to accept the situation, was most bothered by Ye He's existence and had the most "ill intentions" towards Ye He.

Ye He saw through this and was too lazy to pay attention to her. Anyway, his main purpose was not to help them improve their strength, but to discover the human weaknesses of these knights.

No matter what happened when he was with them, Ye He just had the mentality of "having fun".

Don’t think that Ye He is a scumbag. Except for the Ice Knight and the Light Knight, the other three knights are very happy to know Ye He’s mentality.

They are the most powerful and noble people in the empire, but they rarely meet a man who is worthy of their status and with whom they can use each other and "play" together.

The Ice Knight seems to be really in love with Ye He, and this is what Ye He is most helpless about. As for the Light Knight, Ye He doesn't care whether she lives or dies.

"The Emperor is here! The Emperor is here!"

"Long live the emperor!"

Such cheers were suddenly heard in the city, and the entire Thirty-Six City was boiling. The celebratory atmosphere that had just cooled down was ignited again and became even more intense.

Hearing the noise, Ye He turned around and looked at the Light Knight, only to find that the girl had already summoned the white armor.

"What are you looking at? Go out and greet the emperor!!"

The Light Knight said something to Ye He in a bad mood, then raised his leg and walked towards the door first.

"Of course I will go to greet the emperor, but you...be careful not to let it slip."

Ye He's words almost made the Light Knight trip and fall. She was still sore all over and had difficulty moving. The situation was urgent and she was indeed still naked under her armor.

Frightened by Ye He, she actually felt something dripping into her armor, making her turn around and glare at Ye He in shame and anger.

Fortunately, their armor is fully enclosed, so there will be no "leakage" as Ye He said.

After meeting up with other knights who were also in armor, everyone waited together at the gate of the city lord's mansion.

From the direction of the east gate of the Thirty-Six Capitals came cheers one after another, and the resounding shouts of "Long Live the Emperor" were getting closer and closer. A carriage, which was heavily guarded by soldiers, gradually appeared in front of Ye He.

The five knights knelt on one knee in the direction of the carriage and performed the standard knightly salute to welcome the monarch.

Their attention was completely attracted by the carriage where the emperor was, and they didn't even notice Ye He who was standing lazily behind them without bowing.

Honor is indeed their common weakness.

The carriage finally stopped at a small open space in front of the gate of the city lord's mansion. The knights and the common people who followed the emperor finally welcomed the emperor who got off the carriage.

but……

Ye He couldn't help but be dumbfounded, because this emperor was actually an old man who was even older than Pang Bei and looked like he didn't have much time left.

There was a girl who looked similar to the knights walking with him, supporting him the whole time. Judging from the girl's gorgeous clothes, she should be a princess.

But she is the emperor's granddaughter? Great-granddaughter?

She doesn't look like a daughter at all.

The girl and the emperor immediately noticed the five knights, as well as Ye He, who was standing behind the knights and not saluting.

The emperor had a calm expression and nodded to Ye He with a smile.

The girl frowned and glared at Ye He. If the emperor had not nodded to Ye He, she would have scolded Ye He for his rudeness.

"Arise, knights of the Empire's glory."

The emperor's attention returned to the five knights. He waved at them, and they stood up in unison, forming a pentagon to protect the emperor.

The carriage continued to move forward, allowing the emperor to look back and wave to the enthusiastic civilians.

"oh!!!!"

The crowd immediately erupted in unprecedented cheers.

……

"Thank you for your hard work, Knight Her."

After entering the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, the first thing the emperor did was to turn around to express his condolences to Ye He and reward him according to his merits:
"Your territory has been divided at the Imperial Medal Awarding Office. After the war, you can choose to continue to serve me in the Imperial Capital, or you can go to your territory and serve as your duke."

Duke?

The five knights were all surprised, and looked at Ye He along with the princess who was also shocked.

But when Ye He heard this, he just nodded calmly to the emperor.

His disrespectful attitude towards the emperor made the princess beside the emperor frown again, and she looked at Ye He more and more displeased.

But what Ye He said next immediately changed her impression of him:
"I will return to the village and rebuild it. I don't want to stay in the imperial capital, and I don't know how to manage it. Forget about the fiefdom."

After making a great contribution to changing the situation of the war, Ye He's choice... was to retire after the war?!

Everyone in the hall stared at the calm-looking young man, who asked the emperor in a relaxed manner:
"I think... unless the empire encounters such a serious crisis again, it would be inappropriate for someone like me to appear again, right?"

The five knights were all stunned. They had never expected that Ye He not only did not care about fame and fortune, but also had an extremely clear understanding of his own position.

Yes, his choice was indeed the best one for the empire. Before he appeared, the empire had already completed class solidification, and those top rulers had already divided up all the cakes.

Given the terrifying power displayed by Yehe, it would be impossible for the emperor not to be wary of Yehe like William IV.

But the Laurentian Empire was in serious trouble both internally and externally, and it was completely different from this great unified empire. The emperor could bribe Yehe with a duke title, and was willing to marry the Ice Knight to him and allocate him fiefdom, but William IV could not do that.

However, Yehe, who was unmoved by any threats in front of William IV, could behave so sensible in front of the emperor, which greatly increased the emperor's favor towards Yehe.

After all, the fact that Ye He could say such words himself was enough to prove that he was harmless to the empire. This was the result that the emperor wanted to see most and dreamed of.

So the emperor broke free from the princess's support, walked past the five knights and came to Ye He, saluted with one hand on his chest and said:

"On behalf of the people whose lives were saved by your intervention, I want to thank you for your dedication and help... Thank you!"

As expected of an emperor who could unify the continent, his courage and spirit made Ye He admire him, and he really lived up to the enthusiasm and love of the people just now.

"If you have any needs after that, feel free to ask the Empire. We will do our best to help you achieve your wishes."

"Yeah, but I guess there's nothing I need."

"We will wait."

Next, the emperor spoke to the five knights one by one, and then, with the help of the princess, he went into the city lord's mansion to rest.

Ye He stayed in the hall with the knights. Seeing that nothing seemed to be happening, Ye He prepared to go back to his room to rest.

"You don't want anything?"

The Wind Knight suddenly spoke up and expressed the thoughts of all the knights.

"Hmm? Do you want anything? I can ask the emperor for you."

Ye He showed a hearty smile to the knights, which made the knights look at each other and finally shook their heads at Ye He together.

He walked out of the hall, waiting to see who would be the first to come out and look for him.

The blue figure suddenly faded as it left the hall, and the Ice Knight, who had put away his armor, was the first to chase out.

She came to Ye He, who was walking slowly, and seemed to be hesitant to say something to him.

"what happened?"

Ye He actually knew what she wanted to ask. As one of the five great knights, the Ice Knight had dedicated her body and soul to this country. There was no way she would retire with Ye He.

"..."

The Ice Knight looked at Ye He's hand that was naturally held by him, and seemed to want to say something, but in the end he did not speak.

Between country and lover, the Ice Knight chose the former.

Fortunately, Ye He was not sad about this. He smiled at the Ice Knight and said:

"Don't worry about it. I just want to go back and build the village. I'm not going to disappear from the scene. Whether you come to see me when you're free, or I come to see you when I'm free, we can still meet, right?"

"okokokok!"

There was light in the Ice Knight's eyes again. This result of not delaying either was undoubtedly what she had always dreamed of.

She happily hugged Ye He's arm and asked him:

"There will definitely be a king's banquet tonight. I will accompany you then!"

Ye He blinked and understood the Ice Knight's intention to formally confirm their relationship as lovers in public.

He didn't care, but after thinking about it, he came up with an interesting way to "play".

"it is good."

Ye He first agreed to the Ice Knight, then stopped and pulled her closer to him.

He first looked behind him and saw that no one was chasing him out of the hall. Then he whispered to the confused Ice Knight:

"But... I want you to wear the evening dress I prepared for you... This is also to improve your strength, you are not allowed to refuse!"

If it weren't for the last sentence, the Ice Knight, who was supposed to be dressed up, would not have understood Ye He's thoughts. But after Ye He said this, she immediately realized that the evening dress Ye He prepared was probably not what she imagined.

Although the Ice Knight felt extremely ashamed and angry about exposing his skin to so many strangers, facing Ye He's expectant gaze, he thought of his compromise just now...

The Ice Knight's heart softened, but he nodded obediently to Ye He:

"Ah."

The two of them kissed for a while, but didn't stay together for too long before they separated and returned to their respective rooms.

Not long after, the Light Knight, who was a maid, also returned to Ye He's room.

After she came in, she turned around and closed the door, then hurriedly took off her armor, picked up a piece of her own casual clothes from Ye He's closet, and rushed into the bathroom.

After she finished her personal hygiene and came out of the bathroom in regular clothes instead of maid clothes, she quickly came to Ye He again.

Looking at the young man in front of him who was leisurely reading a book, the Knight of Light seemed to be hesitant to speak, but in the end he gave up asking and instead talked to Ye He about business:
"Hey, I have to wait for the emperor's summons as a knight today. Can I... take a day off?"

"Of course, go ahead.

Oh, by the way, all previous bets are now void.

You don't have to be my maid anymore, and you don't have to give up your knighthood after the war and accompany me to my village."

Ye He not only agreed to give the Light Knight a holiday, he also generously restored the Light Knight's freedom and relieved the Light Knight's biggest worry.

Was he being kindhearted? Of course not, he just wanted the Knight of Light not to bring this matter to the Emperor's attention, which would have embarrassed him.

Fishing by the way.

As expected, the Light Knight was stunned for a moment, and then, like a big fish that had taken the bait, he became inexplicably angry.

"You! You you you!!! You just don't want to help me improve my strength, don't think I don't know! Humph, you want to abandon me like this? No way! Just wait for me."

The Light Knight walked away angrily, not noticing at all that Ye He's mouth was curled up.

"Are you teasing Guang again?"

The Phantom Knight who just came in from outside saw the smile on Ye He's face at a glance.

Ye He shook his head at her, then looked into her eyes, asking her why she came.

The Ice Knight and the Light Knight are fine, as these two have deep ties with Ye He, but why should the Phantom Knight care about him?

"I……"

Sensing Ye He's question, the Phantom Knight hesitated for a moment and asked Ye He an unexpected question:

"Can I still go drink with you in the future?"

Drinking requires drinking buddies, especially the Phantom Knight who loves to have sex after drinking. Ye He is the perfect drinking buddy for her. Even if she gets pregnant accidentally, it is not shameful at all.

So she was focusing on this point and came to ask Ye He specifically.

"If it were you...I would prepare a room just for you in my future house."

Ye He did not directly answer Phantom Knight's question, but beat around the bush and gave her a reply that warmed her heart.

(End of this chapter)