In February, the winter chill in the Lüliang Mountains began to thaw slightly, and the mountains and forests gradually revealed a verdant hue. Remember [End of Book God Station] input address:

Qingmu Fortress was somewhat desolate after the Lunar New Year.

In the past two years, this fortress, said to have been guided by an expert, rapidly developed to its peak through the convenience of smuggling. Since the battle outside Qingmu Fortress, after defeating the joint forces of "Black Skull King," "Luan Mountain King," "Little Xiangma," and the Fang Yiyang brothers, people from the entire Lüliang area came in droves. At its peak, the number of people in Qingmu Fortress even exceeded 30,000, making it worthy of being called "Qingmu City."

However, the enormous profits from the smuggling business gradually declined when the Jin Kingdom and the Wu Dynasty clashed in bloody battles and Yanmen Pass fell. With the gradual loss of geographical advantages, Qingmu Fortress's smuggling business also declined. Afterward, the people of Qingmu Fortress participated in the assassination of the emperor, and Ning Yi and others rebelled against the world. Although the reaction in the mountains was not significant, business with the surrounding areas plummeted. Some desperados who came for the sake of huge profits gradually left after failing to find much benefit.

By the first half of last year, the situation between the Lüliang Mountains and the Jin Kingdom became tense. There were even rumors that General Ci Bushi of the Jin Kingdom intended to take Qingmu Fortress, causing panic throughout the Lüliang Mountains. The fortress faced numerous problems at this time, and the transformation from smuggling to other directions was of utmost importance, but frankly speaking, it was not smooth. Even if Ning Yi planned to build various workshops in the valley, people accustomed to the sweetness of huge profits were not necessarily willing to do it. External pressure came, and internally, those who were half-hearted gradually appeared.

After two years of peace, some people began to gradually forget the cruelty of the Lüliang Mountains. Since the announcement of the affair between Ning Yi and Hong Ti, people's impression of this fortress leader gradually changed from a bloodthirsty demon to a puppet or concubine of some outsider. And among the internal high-level, the impression that the female leader of their fortress had married the leader of another fortress, gaining some benefits, but now the other party had caused huge trouble that was about to fall on their heads was not surprising.

Some people began to leave, and others were stirring in the middle, especially some rising stars who had shown their faces in the past two years. Tasting the benefits of smuggling and acting lawlessly, they secretly colluded with General Ci Bushi of the Jin Kingdom to occupy the fortress. Fortunately, Han Jing and others stood on Hong Ti's side, and the more than 1,000 people who had fought against the Jurchens in Xia Village with Han Jing also submitted to the authority of Ning Yi and others. These people first remained still, and when the rebels showed their edge, in May, according to the "Ten Articles of Law" principles made by Ning Yi earlier, a large-scale battle was launched in the fortress. The whole mountain was filled with bloodshed, which could be regarded as another cleansing of Qingmu Fortress.

By now, the total number of people in Qingmu Fortress was about 21,000. Most of these people had roots and ties in the fortress and could be considered the true foundation of Qingmu Fortress. Of course, thanks to the great victory of the Black Flag Army in June and July last year, the minds of the people in the fortress were truly settled.

A marriage alliance between one force and another does put the woman's side at a disadvantage, making it appear weak. But if the other side could defeat more than 100,000 troops of Western Xia with 10,000 men, this deal was obviously worth doing. Their own fortress leader was highly skilled in martial arts, and her husband was indeed a powerful person. Resisting the Jurchen army, killing the Wu Dynasty emperor, and resisting the invasion of Western Xia head-on, when the hard strength of the third item was displayed, it was not impossible to sweep the world in the future. These people themselves could also follow behind and live a good life in a few years.

The Lüliang Mountains, which have always been chaotic and unstable, had become accustomed to hardship and had seen many unscrupulous bandits and strongmen. They had a greater sense of identity with such characters. The cleansing of Qingmu Fortress was completed, and the results of the battle in the Northwest were reported, and the people's fear of General Ci Bushi of the Jin Kingdom was swept away. And when recalling such chaos, the people who stayed in the fortress were assigned to work in the newly built workshops in the mountains, and there was not much grumbling. In a sense, it could be regarded as a true example of "you are fierce, and I am afraid."

Day after day, the impression of the Blood Bodhisattva in the hearts of the people in the valley remained clear, but the impression of the woman named Lu Hongti gradually faded. This may be because after several changes and reforms, the power structure of Qingmu Fortress had gradually moved towards a more complex and correct track. The power of the Bamboo Union had penetrated into it, and a new situation was emerging. New ways of operation were also taking shape. The current Qingmu Fortress army was completely different from the mountain bandits who had previously filled the Lüliang Mountains. Some of them had experienced large battles, confrontations with the Yuan Army and the Jurchens, and the rest had become more upright under military discipline and rules.

The woman who had once traveled alone with a sword, fighting for the hundreds of people in the mountains, and looked forward to the future in the loneliness of her solitary journey was no longer familiar with such a situation, nor could she truly master it. Therefore, for most of the time, she simply hid in the mountains of Qingmu Fortress, living a secluded and peaceful life, no longer interfering in specific affairs.

"If this goes on, after a while, I'm afraid no one in this Lüliang Mountain will recognize you."

In February, the spring breeze was like scissors. In the clear and cold of midnight, Ning Yi and Hong Ti walked in the mountains of Qingmu Fortress, jokingly saying. Compared to the people of Qingmu Fortress gradually only knowing Blood Bodhisattva, in the past year or so, although the two had been separated more than they had been together, Ning Yi had always only seen the simple Hong Ti herself.

The journey from Xiaocang River to Qingmu Fortress was actually not far in this era. If you hurried a little, you could arrive from morning till dusk. The exchange of information and personnel between the two places was also extremely frequent, but due to the entanglement of various affairs, Ning Yi rarely went out and about.

In the year before the great battle with Western Xia, in order to compress the atmosphere in the river valley to the extreme, maximize subjective initiative without causing negative phenomena, Ning Yi took a hands-on approach to almost everything in the river valley. Even a few people's quarrels and private fights did not dare to have the slightest slack, fearing that the emotions of the people in the valley would be broken, leading to self-collapse.

After the great battle was fought, in the eyes of others, it was a struggle for a glimmer of life, but in reality, more detailed matters followed. Bargaining with Western Xia, negotiating with the Zhong and Zhe families, how to make the Black Flag Army's abandonment of two cities have the greatest impact in the Northwest, how to take advantage of the remaining prestige of the Black Flag Army's defeat of the Western Xia people to negotiate cooperation with some nearby large merchants and forces, all these things had to be done simultaneously. Ning Yi dared not let go of anything.

And with the number of the Black Flag Army reduced to less than 5,000, he had to be on his guard in everything he did. When Ning Yi returned to Xiaocang River, he had lost more than ten pounds.

In addition to this, for Ning Yi, Qin Shaoqian and other clear-headed people, the entire Wu Dynasty world had even greater crises brewing, and no one knew when they would fall on their heads. The operation of Xiaocang River seemed slow to outsiders, but in reality, it was a race against time.

For such a long time, he could not go over, so it could only be Hong Ti coming to Xiaocang River. Occasional meetings were always in a hurry, and she would spend a whole day riding a horse during the day. She might have left as early as dawn. She always arrived before dusk, covered in dust, stayed here for one night, and then left again.

The Blood Bodhisattva in the eyes of others wielded a sword and shook the world, and she did have such deterrence. Although she no longer touched the mundane affairs of Qingmu Fortress, for the high-level people in the valley, as long as she was there, she was like a sword hanging high above their heads, suppressing the place and preventing anyone from acting rashly. Only with her sitting in Qingmu Fortress could the many changes proceed smoothly.

However, every time she went to Xiaocang River, she was just like a concubine who wanted to win a little warmth from her husband. If she wasn't afraid that Ning Yi would already be sleeping with someone else when she arrived, why would she always try to arrive before dusk every time? Ning Yi felt guilty every time he noticed these things.

It was not easy to see each other. When they slept together, the physical relationship was secondary. Sometimes there was, sometimes there wasn't. Even though he had learned martial arts, Ning Yi was still under great pressure during that time. Hong Ti occasionally didn't sleep at night and massaged and疏导 him. Sometimes Ning Yi listened to her talking next to him, talking about the trivial things that happened in Qingmu Fortress. Often, Hong Ti was very happy to talk to him, and he had already fallen into a deep sleep. When he woke up, Ning Yi felt especially guilty, but Hong Ti had never been angry or frustrated about it.

It was like this until now. When Ning Yi took her hand and walked on the road, many people in Qingmu Fortress had already gone to sleep. They had been out of the Su family's residence for a while. Ning Yi carried a lantern, watching the dim road winding upwards. Hong Ti was tall and slender, with a light and natural gait, and had a matter-of-course healthy aura. She was wearing a light blue long dress that was quite popular among the women of the Lüliang Mountains recently. Her hair was tied up behind her head, and she had no sword on her body. She was simple and clean. If she had been in Bianliang City back then, she would have been like a well-behaved daughter-in-law from a wealthy family.

"If one day they no longer recognize me, as my husband said, it might be a good thing. In fact, I have recently felt that there are fewer and fewer people I know in this fortress."

"It's different from what you thought before, isn't it?"

"Huh?"

"Saving the world, saving the world, at the beginning I thought that everyone would be together happily, without worrying about food and clothing, and be happy. The more you do, the more you think, the more you realize that it is not the case. The more people there are, the more things there are, the more headaches there are, and if you go further, there is no end."

"Is Liheng thinking that way?"

"Your man is much more powerful than this." Ning Yi turned his head and smiled. In front of Hong Ti, he was actually a bit childish. He often thought of the martial arts grandmaster status of the woman in front of him, and couldn't help but want to emphasize the fact that he was her husband. On the other hand, it was mainly because Hong Ti, although she wielded a sword across the world and killed countless people, was an extremely virtuous and easy-to-bully woman at heart.

Hong Ti, who was holding his hand, smiled softly. After a moment, she whispered, "Actually, I always think of Grandpa Liang and Sister Duanyun."

"Hmm."

"They didn't live a good life, and many people who died didn't live a good life either. I sometimes look at the mountains and think of these things, and I feel sad. But, you don't have to worry about these things. I'm in the mountains, and I don't care much about things. Of course, the new people don't recognize me. They are good and bad, but it has nothing to do with me. Next to where I live, Grandma Zhao and Uncle Yu, they still remember me very well. When I was hungry when I was a child, they gave me food to eat, and it's always like this now. Whatever they cook at home, there's always a share for me. I just occasionally think about what this life will be like in the future."

Hong Ti told him not to worry about herself, so Ning Yi nodded. The two walked along the dim mountain road. After a while, a patrolling guard passed by and saluted them. Ning Yi said, let's not sleep tonight, let's go out and play. Hong Ti's eyes lit up, and she nodded happily. The night road in the Lüliang Mountains was not easy to walk, but both of them were skilled in martial arts and were not afraid.

They went down the mountain and asked the guard to open the side door of Qingmu Fortress. Hong Ti took a sword, and Ning Yi carried a long spear on his shoulder, and they went out the door. Hong Ti smiled and said, "If Jin'er knows..."

"She will definitely缠着 to come along." Ning Yi replied, and then said, "I'll bring her next time."

Outside the gate of Qingmu Fortress, the two sides had become a small street. These were houses built when smuggling was booming in the Lüliang Mountains. They were originally merchants, but now most of them were empty. Ning Yi hung the lantern on the tip of the spear, carried the long spear behind his back, and swaggered forward. Hong Ti followed behind, occasionally saying, "I remember there are still people there."

Ning Yi swaggered forward: "Anyway, they don't recognize us."

They went all the way forward, and soon left the populated area of Qingmu Fortress. The city wall behind them gradually became smaller, and a lonely lamp passed through the forest and low ridge. The night wind whimpered and walked away, and there were also wolf howls in the distance.

The terrain of the Lüliang Mountains was rugged and not friendly to travelers, especially at night, and there were even more risks. However, Ning Yi had been immersed in the martial arts of strengthening his body for many years, and Hong Ti's skills were among the best in the world. In this one-acre three-point land at their doorstep, the two of them ran quickly as if they were on an outing. When their blood and energy circulated and their bodies relaxed, the journey in the night wind became even more enjoyable. In addition, the strange atmosphere of the entire world only having the two of them in this dark night, every time they walked to the high mountains, the forest undulated like waves from afar, the wilderness was vast and the sky was low, and the wind was clear and the moon was close to the people.

The two had long passed their youth, but occasional childishness and silliness were not limited by age. Ning Yi occasionally told Hong Ti some trivial gossip. When the lantern went out, he hurriedly tied up a torch on the ground. After lighting the fire, it quickly dispersed, making him flustered. Hong Ti smiled and came over to help him. The two cooperated for a while before making two torches and continuing to move forward. Ning Yi waved the torch in his hand: "Dear audience friends, this is in the Lüliang Mountains... uh, the extremely ferocious primeval jungle. I am your good friend, Ning Yi Ning Liheng贝尔. Next to me is my master and wife Lu Hongti. In today's program, we will teach you how to survive in such a jungle and find a way out..."

Hong Ti frowned slightly when she heard him say messy things that she couldn't understand, but there was only a deep smile in her eyes. After walking for a while, she drew her sword. Ning Yi, who had already tied the torch and long spear together, looked back at her: "What's wrong?"

"The wolf is coming." Hong Ti walked as usual, holding her sword and smiling.

"Wolf? Many?"

"Don't worry, it doesn't seem to be many."

"Not many. Good, dear audience friends, now there is the most dangerous... reptile in this forest around us, called the wolf. They are very ferocious, and once they appear, they often come in groups and are extremely difficult to deal with. I will teach you how to survive under the encirclement of wolves. The first trick is... Hong Ti, come on—" Ning Yi ran away, "...you just need to run faster than the wolf."

Watching Ning Yi run forward, Hong Ti tilted her head slightly, revealing a trace of helplessness. Then she lowered her figure, holding the fire and whistling out. The wild wolf pounced on the position where she had just been, and then desperately chased after the two of them.

The two torches through the forest ran faster and faster. After a while, they passed through the small forest, rushed into the lowlands, and窜上 the mountain ridge. After a while, the distance between this small group of wild wolves was also widened. On a mountain, Ning Yi used the long spear that was still tied with the torch to beat out the wild wolf that was pouncing over.

The wild wolf had a copper head, iron bones, and a tofu waist. It was swept away by Ning Yi's long spear and fell out with a wail. Ning Yi waved the long spear twice: "Everyone saw it, this is the second trick. As long as you can beat it, you won't be eaten by it!"

He feinted a shot, and the wild wolf dodged to the side. The fire swept over and smashed down quickly, hitting the wild wolf's head with a bang. The wolf wailed again and hurriedly retreated. Ning Yi chased up with the long spear and then hit it on the head again. The wild wolf wailed and howled, and then was successively hit four or five times by Ning Yi: "Everyone saw it, that's how you hit it. One more time..."

Hong Ti smiled as she watched him耍宝.

After the wild wolf escaped from Ning Yi's abuse, it ran away with a whimper, covered in bruises. It didn't know how much of the fur on its head had been burned off. Ning Yi smiled and continued to find a torch. The two went all the way forward, occasionally walking slowly and occasionally running.

Hong Ti had many experiences traveling abroad in her early years, but during those days, she was anxious, and she had grown up in the Lüliang Mountains since she was a child. She probably had no feeling for these desolate mountains and wild ridges. But at this moment, she was walking in these mountains and fields wholeheartedly with the man she had entrusted her life to, and there was not much worry in her heart. She was usually a stable person, and because of the磨练 she had undergone, she rarely cried when she was sad, and she rarely laughed loudly when she was happy. This night, after running with Ning Yi for a long time, and when Ning Yi teased her, she laughed out loud "haha". The laughter was like a morning breeze, happy and happy, and it spread far and wide in the night where there were no outsiders around. Ning Yi looked back at her. For a long time, he had not been so unrestrained and relaxed.

The two came all the way to the village where Sister Duanyun had once lived. They put out the torches. From a distance, the village had fallen into the tranquility of sleep. Only a lonely lamp on duty at the intersection was still lit. They did not disturb the guards. Hand in hand, they silently passed through the village at night, watching the houses that had been lived in and repaired. A dog wanted to bark, but it was stunned by Hong Ti with a stone.

They stopped at the places where Liang Bingfu, Fu Duanyun, Hong Ti, Hong Ti's master and others had lived, and then went out from the other intersection. Hand in hand, they continued to move forward to what they could see. After walking another distance, they sat down to rest on a grassy slope. There was a chill in the night wind, and the two snuggled together and said some words.

"Do you still remember how we met?" Ning Yi said softly.

"Hmm." Hong Ti nodded, "Jiangning is much better than here."

"I asked the storytellers of the Bamboo Union to write something about a female knight in the Lüliang Mountains who, for the blood feud of the villagers, chased to Jiangning to assassinate Song Xian, who was 九死一生, but finally报了血仇 with the help of others and returned to the Lüliang Mountains..."

Hong Ti glanced at him, slightly silent, but without any opposition. She trusted Ning Yi and had a reason for everything he did. Moreover, even if there wasn't, she was his wife after all and would not randomly oppose her husband's decision.

"It's nothing, I just want them to remember you. Remembering the past苦思甜. I want them to remember the difficulties of the past more, and if there are still old people from that time, remember you more. Anyway, basically, there are no untrue records. You will see it in Qingmu Fortress in the next few days, so I'm telling you."

"Hmm." Hong Ti nodded.

"What will it be like in the future, in ten or twenty years, I don't know." Ning Yi looked at the darkness ahead and said, "But peaceful days may not be able to continue like this. We can only prepare now. My people have received news that the Jin Kingdom is already preparing for the third invasion of Wu, and we may also be affected."

Hong Ti's hand, which was interlaced with his, slightly used force: "I used to be your master, and now I am your woman. I will follow you no matter what you want to do." Her tone was calm and natural. After she finished speaking, she also hugged his arm with her other hand and leaned over. Ning Yi also turned his head over.

After a moment of silence, he smiled: "After Xigua went back to Lanhuan Dong, she had a big糗."

"Hmm?" Hong Ti blinked, very curious.

"She secretly hinted to the people around her... that she was already pregnant, but... she wrote a letter to me saying that I did it on purpose and wanted to make me... haha... make me look good..."

Hong Ti was slightly stunned, and then smiled out loud.

"I'm sorry to you." Ning Yi said.

"Are you going to talk about the many women around you again?"

"No, you should get used to it." Ning Yi shook his head with a smile, and then paused, "I need you to守着 Qingmu Fortress here. I know you are afraid of having a child and messing things up, so you have not allowed yourself to get pregnant. My emotions were very tense all last year, and I couldn't recover. Recently, I thought about it carefully, and this is my negligence."

Hong Ti did not speak.

"Maybe my body is not good. After so many years of marriage, there are only three children. Tan'er and the others have always wanted a second one, and Jin'er also wants it. She also exercises to exercise, and eats to replenish herself. I know this may be my problem. We... have been married for so long, and we are not young anymore. I want you to help me have a child. Don't avoid it deliberately."

"Hmm." Hong Ti nodded.

"Hmm." Ning Yi also nodded, looked around, "So, let's go have a child."

"Here... is it cold?" The two were not newlyweds after all. Hong Ti didn't have any psychological barriers to being outside, but the cold and dampness of the spring night would make people uncomfortable when they took off their clothes.

"Find a cave." Ning Yi thought for a while and snapped his fingers, "You know this place well, find a cave."

Hong Ti smiled helplessly, but then led the way in front. That night, the two found a dilapidated house that had been uninhabited for a long time and stayed overnight. The next morning, they went back and were ridiculed by Tan'er and others...

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