He understood; they were checking his hands for calluses from holding a knife or sword.
But these people didn't know what Mu Shaoling was up to. His ointments left the necessary calluses but easily removed the unneeded ones.
In front of a beauty, the Emperor was unlikely to behave like a gentleman.
Glancing sideways at the eunuchs by his side, the Emperor said, "You two, leave."
"Yes!"
The eunuchs usually did not interfere when the Emperor engaged in such matters, but they would stand by the outer door.
Even on the roof!
This was what Mu Shaoling heard—subtle creaks on the tiles above. Initially, he thought it was easy to deal with these people, feeling they had been overly worried before.
But now, hearing this sound, Mu Shaoling's heart sank. He suspected something was wrong with the Emperor's secret guards, and the commander of the Imperial Army was likely bought off or controlled.
Suddenly, Mu Shaoling felt this battle would be difficult to fight!
