Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 309 The City Lord is Actually a Woman

After stepping into the city lord's mansion, Chu Chen looked him up and down.

The layout inside was not much different from Lan Tianlei's City Lord's Mansion in the Great Xia Dynasty, except that it was more magnificent and taller.

After passing through three gates, Chu Chen finally saw an exquisite back garden.

The courtyard was filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, with various artificial hills and streams crisscrossing the area, making it no less beautiful than Zhou Shixun's back garden.

In the middle of the garden is a large lake, and in the middle of the lake is an artificial hill. On the hill is a pavilion enclosed by a large tent.

At that moment, the sound of a zither tinkling could be heard coming from inside the pavilion.

After Ghost Faced led Chu Chen through the door, he pointed to the artificial hill in the distance.

"Manager Wang, the city lord wants to see you. He's in that pavilion. The city lord hates lecherous people the most. You must not speak carelessly or make inappropriate remarks to the maids around you."

The leading soldier gave Chu Chen a few instructions and then turned and left.

Consider these few words as payment for the silver ingot Chu Chen just gave him.

Who hates lecherous men the most? A figure in white instantly appeared in Chu Chen's mind.

He muttered to himself, "Could it be that the girl from yesterday was the city lord?"

"Impossible. Even if she's highly skilled in martial arts, she's so young..."

Filled with doubt, Chu Chen walked towards the pavilion.

Upon reaching the lakeside, Chu Chen was led by two maids along a winding, makeshift bridge across the lake towards the pavilion.

About twenty meters in front of the pavilion, there is a tea table and a stool.

The maid gestured for Chu Chen to sit in the chair and wait, then turned and left.

Chu Chen looked at the people who turned and left with a puzzled expression, wondering if none of them dared to approach the city lord.

Not long after Chu Chen sat down, the music from behind the gauze curtain abruptly stopped.

Immediately afterwards, a sweet voice rang out.

"I've heard that Manager Wang has amazing culinary skills, so come forward and let me see!"

Chu Chen's lips twitched when he heard this. How could you see clearly through the gauze curtain?

However, after hearing this, he immediately stood up, clutching the Uzi in his hand, and strode towards the central pavilion.

The closer Chu Chen got to the pavilion, the more certain he became of one thing.

The city lord inside this pavilion must be the white-clad gentleman who went out for barbecue, disguised as a man.

Chu Chen was all too familiar with that unique perfume scent.

Moreover, through the gauze curtain, Chu could vaguely see only a graceful figure inside, with no one else.

I thought to myself, I didn't expect to be using that perfume so soon. Sure enough, this stuff is incredibly alluring to women.

"Greetings, City Lord!" Chu Chen said, bowing as he walked to the outside of the pavilion's gauze curtains.

"Haha, Manager Wang, are you a little surprised that the dignified Lord of Dragon City is actually a woman?"

From inside the gauze curtain, that sweet voice spoke softly.

Chu Chen smiled after hearing this, showing no surprise whatsoever.

"Lord City Lord, if you want to be a young master, then you are a young master; if you want to be a young lady, then you are a young lady. Am I right, Miss Leng Shuang?"

When Leng Shuang heard Chu Chen so calmly reveal her identity, the fingers on her hand trembled involuntarily.

The guqin then emitted a "ding" sound.

He sniffed himself quietly, then said as before, "Manager Wang is indeed clever. In that case, please come in and talk."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen thought, "Is she clever? With such a strong perfume scent and that semi-transparent gauze curtain, even a fool could guess it's you."

However, the woman was generous; since she had seen through his disguise, she simply invited him in.

Since they've invited us, there's no reason not to go in.

He then stepped forward, pulled back the gauze curtain, and a beautiful woman appeared before Chu Chen.

She was still dressed in white, but Leng Shuang, dressed as a young woman, surprised even the well-traveled Chu Chen, who couldn't help but marvel at how many beautiful women there were in the world.

"Manager Wang, please take a seat!"

Seeing Chu Chen enter so confidently, Leng Shuang pointed to the chair opposite her and said...

Chu Chen plopped down in the chair without any hesitation.

"I never expected that our City Lord of Great Dragon City would be such a stunning beauty. I am truly impressed!"

"Hehe, it's just an empty reputation. I haven't yet had the pleasure of learning your name, Manager Wang."

At this moment, Leng Shuang had already gotten off the zither, walked to sit opposite Chu Chen, and started brewing tea.

"Chu Chen of the Great Xia Dynasty greets Lord Cold Frost City!"

"Wang Chuchen? That's a rather strange name..."

"Um, my surname is Chu!"

"Then why do you call yourself Old Wang next door?"

"This is a sad story..."

Why the sadness?

“......................”

Once her identity was exposed, Leng Shuang seemed to revert to the mindset of a young girl, bombarding Chu Chen with questions.

"Alright, Lord Cold Frost City, you've summoned me here because you've agreed to let me be your cook?"

Chu Chen was a little overwhelmed by her questions, so he changed the subject.

"That depends on how you perform. If you perform well, you might not necessarily become a chef!"

After saying that, Leng Shuang stood up, bent down towards Chu Chen, and stared straight at him.

Then suddenly he reached out and aimed at Chu Chen's face!

Startled by this sudden action, Chu Chen jumped to his feet.

"Lord Coldfrost, please have some self-respect!"

I thought to myself, "Is this guy crazy? This is too sudden! And this gauze curtain... it's not private at all."

At that moment, Leng Shuang seemed like a completely different person, and burst into laughter.

"Chu Chen, not bad, and quite handsome! He can stay in the City Lord's Mansion for now, and cook delicious food for me!"

After saying that, he picked up the tea on the table and drank it all in one gulp, then sat back down behind the guqin.

Then it started playing again, tinkling and clanging.

Chu Chen was a little confused. Could it be that this so-called city lord had a split personality? Why was he acting so unpredictably?

Also, if I'm staying here as a cook for now, is there some other arrangement for me later?

Just as he was still pondering, Leng Shuang spoke again, "What? Aren't you leaving yet? Do you want me, the city lord, to invite you away?"

"Then, Chu Chen, I'll take my leave!" Chu Chen said, turning around and leaving the pavilion.

The maids waiting by the lake saw Chu Chen arrive and led him towards the outside of the palace.

Shortly after Chu Chen left, the music stopped. Leng Shuang walked to the bookshelf behind her, pressed a button on the book with the words "Musical Score" written on it, and instantly, a tunnel appeared in the middle of the pavilion.

She then leaped into the tunnel.

The tunnel was brightly lit, and although it was at the bottom of the lake, it was unusually dry and not damp at all.

After passing through the tunnel, we soon arrived at a spacious stone chamber.

Leng Shuang walked to the entrance of a stone gate and knelt down in front of it.

"Leng Shuang greets Aunt!"

After a long while, a faint voice came from inside, its gender indistinguishable.

"Cold Frost is here, come in!"