During the martial law of wartime, the carriage ride through the streets was quiet, the scattered lights and fires spread sparsely in all directions, some igniting before disappearing into the silent ocean of night.

"After we get back... how are you going to explain this to your wife?"

"Kneel on a washboard, I guess."

"What?"

"Oh, I have a way to explain..."

On the way back to Willow Lane, Chen Fan and Ning Yi chatted idly. Chen Fan seemed genuinely amused and gleeful about what had happened, showing no other emotions, which Ning Yi found strange.

"Speaking of which, why are you so happy? You've fought Da Biao so many times, isn't there a little... something... or other?"

"Something what?" Chen Fan tilted his head, then chuckled and waved his hand. "Everyone thinks we should have something going on, right?"

"If you ask anyone on Willow Lane, they'd say yes. More than there are women named Liu Yifei on the street."

"What 'Liu Yifei women'..." Chen Fan frowned, then understood. "Well, actually... after fighting for so long, to say there are no feelings at all wouldn't be right, but I really only see her as a younger sister. Her personality is too awkward. I've had someone I liked before, but she's different."

"The girl next door, Cuihua..."

"She knows martial arts, and she's already married."

"It wouldn't be some official's daughter, good at martial arts, hit it off with you as a child, but her father didn't approve, so you rebelled or something like that..."

"None of those are right." Chen Fan frowned, then beckoned. "I'll tell you, but don't tell anyone..." He whispered, then saw the carriage driver of the Overlord Saber Camp peeking through the curtain. Chen Fan kicked him, "If you dare eavesdrop, we're having a duel!"

After saying that, he leaned in close to Ning Yi's ear, whispering in a focused tone: "Sister Qian'er... If you tell anyone, I'll kill you."

Ning Yi was stunned for a moment. "Which one?"

Chen Fan leaned in again: "The Mandarin Duck Saber, Sister Qian'er."

Ning Yi realized he was talking about Ji Qian'er of the Mandarin Duck Saber, somewhat surprised. Although she was considered young among the 'killing pays with life, debts must be repaid' group, she was nearly thirty and always looked like a country girl. She had good rapport in the Overlord Saber Camp, but wasn't shy about making jokes and telling crude stories. He didn't expect Chen Fan to have such a heavy taste. Chen Fan leaned in again, explaining in a low voice, looking quite pleased with himself.

"When I was first learning from my master, I was young, and Sister Qian'er was young too, heroic and cool. When I went to Overlord Saber Manor, she enthusiastically taught me martial arts. Her saber techniques, tsk tsk tsk... so fast, so ruthless, so powerful. That's how women should be. And after a few years, she couldn't beat me anymore, but by that time she was already married. But... you don't understand. She was originally very powerful. At first, I couldn't even survive two moves under her saber. Defeating her at that time was really... tsk, that moment, I'll remember that feeling for the rest of my life."

He lowered his voice, excitedly gesturing. "And have you noticed that Sister Qian'er has an oval face, a very sharp chin. You should marry someone like that. Xi Gua's face is round, not that she has a round face, but it's not sharp enough. And Sister Qian'er has two fast sabers, that's the kind of weapon women should use. Liu Xi Gua has such a big saber, it's scary when it comes crashing down. You don't feel anything about her as a woman. I see her as a younger sister, or a younger brother..."

After saying this, he pursed his lips: "But speaking of which, if you don't look at the saber next to her, and you don't necessarily like sharp chins, Xi Gua is still very pretty. After fighting for so many years, I know her very well. If she didn't really like you, I don't think she would have saved you on the golden palace. I always thought it was such a pity if she really married Lou Jingzhi. Now that she's with you, brother, it's not like the fertile water flowed into someone else's field. But your family matters... heh heh, you handle it yourself, good luck. Haha..."

After Chen Fan said all this, Ning Yi couldn't help but sigh. All the way back to Willow Lane, there was already an atmosphere of hidden tension. Although few people were visible, the overt and covert guards were already on alert.

This was to protect Su Tan'er and Xiao Chan and the others, Ning Yi understood. Even though she was only a young girl, Liu Xi Gua was perhaps in a state of emotional turmoil when she said those words in the golden palace. But afterward, she immediately anticipated what might happen and took countermeasures.

When he got out of the carriage at the entrance of the small courtyard, the streets were quiet. As he pushed open the courtyard door, Su Tan'er, who was sitting on the stone bench under the sycamore tree, stood up, her eyes flashing with a radiant expression, followed by a hint of anxiety as she looked at Ning Yi. The moonlight was enchantingly lonely, the shadows of the trees crisscrossed, and her figure appeared somewhat isolated and alone. But as soon as she saw the injuries on Ning Yi's body, she hurried over.

"Don't run, I'm okay."

Su Tan'er was already five months pregnant, and even hidden under her winter clothes, her belly was vaguely visible. She came over to support Ning Yi, and Ning Yi also helped her, closed the door, and pinched her cheeks. "Why were you sitting in the courtyard?"

Su Tan'er examined the wounds on his body that had been bandaged or patched up, smiled somewhat complexly, and then lowered her head. Ning Yi looked around, and Lu Hongti also appeared under the eaves of the house, pointing around, indicating that there were people watching.

The injuries on Ning Yi's body were supplemented by Lu Hongti later. Although they were not light, they would not damage his bones. The couple did not speak. When they returned to the room, Chan'er and Juan'er brought hot water and hot tea, and although there was unease and doubt in their eyes, they quietly left. Su Tan'er wiped Ning Yi's face before softly saying, "You said there were no other matters, how did it turn out like this again..."

"Bad luck... or rather, the luck was pretty good. It's just the aftermath... some unexpected things happened."

"But there's no other way, right."

"That's... about it. No better one..."

In fact, Ning Yi also had slightly inferior countermeasures, but it was not appropriate to say them at this time. After killing Bao Dao Yi, he decided to leave the response to Liu Xi Gua, because in that situation, perhaps only her strong protection could ensure his complete retreat. But sitting still and waiting for death was not his style either. In a hurry, he could only think of an alternative measure.

That was, if Xi Gua's efforts were not completely able to protect him, Lu Hongti would visit Fang La in her true identity, posing as a member of Tian Hu's forces. In Ning Yi's view, although Lu Hongti had been in the north all along, since her master was so powerful, there must be people in the southern martial arts world who knew of her reputation. Coupled with Lu Hongti's own skill, as long as she demonstrated it, her appearance would have some weight.

At this time, Hangzhou was besieged, and various news could not enter or leave. It was impossible for Fang La's military system to completely confirm Lu Hongti's relationship with Tian Hu. At this time, coupled with the strength of the Overlord Saber Camp, he would definitely be protected. After the city was broken, the rest would be meaningless.

Of course, it was not good to tell his wife about this consideration. Su Tan'er was an extremely thoughtful person. In fact, when the news of Xi Gua protecting Ning Yi in the golden palace came, she had already considered many connections clearly and knew that some things were unavoidable. But the unavoidable may not really make her feel comfortable, and this matter could not be blamed on her own man. At this time, her mood was also quite complicated.

"Actually... they might come and force me to separate from my husband..."

After a long silence, she spoke about trivial matters, examining his injuries, reapplying medicine, until it was almost time to go to bed, she squatted in front of Ning Yi and softly said this. Pregnant women should not maintain this posture. When Ning Yi saw her raised gaze, he quickly helped her up.

"Don't think too much, the city is besieged at this time, we can't be separated."

Su Tan'er was not a fool. A completely perfunctory answer would not work, but if there were no large army besieging the city, Fang La's side could force Su Tan'er to write a divorce letter and send them out of the city. But in the state of a besieged city, these kinds of things were not of much significance, at most just going through the motions, and it would be difficult to satisfy them. Su Tan'er nodded and lay down on the bed: "I... even if it's fake, I don't want to have that kind of thing, but..."

Speaking to this point, she finally did not continue, burying her head in Ning Yi's neck, and stopped talking. After being so quiet for a long time, when Ning Yi thought she might be asleep, she whispered, "Husband, you... let's not use your *Son-in-Law* status in the future..."

"Huh?"

She spoke in a daze, "Anyway... anyway, we discussed it before... If things really can't be helped, then we... then we'll divorce now... No matter if it counts at this time, when we return to Jiangning, husband will marry me again... If things really can't be helped, then this is the only way."

Saying these words was ultimately a little difficult for Su Tan'er. Ning Yi was, after all, a *Son-in-Law* who married into the Su family. Although the two now had deep feelings, Su Tan'er's heart may not have been without a trace of strangeness in truly changing Ning Yi's *Son-in-Law* status. This was human nature. "Why can't things be like they are now?" "Maybe things are good as they are now." "He has always been a *Son-in-Law*, and I have always respected and loved him, what's wrong with that..." At this time, saying these words could be considered a way to persuade herself. Ning Yi patted her back: "Things may not come to this point. I'm actually very curious how Liu Xi Gua will talk to me about this tomorrow... We'll talk about other things then."

However, Liu Xi Gua's showdown with him did not wait until the next day. Not long after falling asleep that night, someone knocked on the door: "Chieftain has returned from the palace and invites Mr. Ning to come and discuss matters."

It was already close to midnight. Ning Yi put on his clothes and got up. When he went to the mansion, the lights on the road had already dimmed. In the courtyard of the main residence, only the light in Liu Xi Gua's study was dimly lit. He went all the way in. The girl, dressed in a moon-white dress, sat in front of the desk, pretending to be dealing with official business, looking down without looking at him. Then, she opened her mouth without any intonation, but did not use that deliberate husky voice, but instead used a casual, cold female voice.

"Sit. Everyone has been busy all day because of what happened today, and I guess they're all tired, so I'll keep it short. It's not your fault. I couldn't do anything about what happened in the golden palace. You're responsible for so many things, and you've done your best. Since we are... comrades, I will definitely protect you. I will also try my best to protect the safety of your wife and family, but there are many troublesome things, and you know that. Within three days, we... we are going to get married..."

Although she kept a straight face and didn't look at Ning Yi even once, the girl stopped when she said this, sitting there as if frozen for a long time, and then slammed down the writing brush she was using as a prop.

"I can't do anything about this either. Your family... your wife, might... ahem, anyway, you take care of those things yourself. I, I'll go take care of other things, is that okay?"

Ning Yi looked at her for a long time, and nodded: "...Oh."

Liu Xi Gua nodded sharply: "That's fine. Let Uncle Nan take care of the wedding matters. It's late, go back."

"...Okay."

Ning Yi suppressed the strange feelings in his heart, a mix of wanting to laugh and a sense of intriguing complications. He turned and walked toward the door, but when he reached the door, a soft female voice came from behind.

"Hey, Ning Liheng."

"Hmm?"

When he turned around, the girl had already raised her head from behind the desk, and deep in her brows, there was actually a hint of confusion and helplessness: "You... I know this is actually very messed up... looking. Do you... do you have anything you want to say?"

Ning Yi looked at her: "The wedding... keep it as simple as possible."

"Yeah."

"But... the Overlord Saber Camp should still have some festivities..."

"Yeah."

"We'll see what happens in the future."

"Yeah."

"This matter, actually..." At this point, Ning Yi was also racking his brains, but then paused and said, "Thank you, and... I'm a little sorry."

"Heh." The girl laughed, then waved her hand in front of her, as if she had let go of something all at once, "It's okay." Then she looked down at the things on the desk: "Go back first."

Long after Ning Yi left, the girl raised her head again behind the desk, then her head slowly fell forward, her forehead knocking on the surface of the desk, letting out a soft sigh, her big eyes blinking and blinking...

That night, all the way until she crawled into bed and hugged the quilt, the girl's eyes were a little difficult and complicated, looking at the faint starlight outside the window, she was about to cry.

"Daddy, your daughter is getting married... what should I do..."

Then, only until the next day did this complicated marriage begin to be organized with great fanfare in the Overlord Saber Camp...

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I realized that when I asked for monthly votes in the past, I always missed the first day of each month, for various reasons, but the first day of each month always seemed a bit difficult to write a chapter. But I caught up with the first day of 2013. A new year begins, everything is renewed, the end of the world is finally over, and I wish everyone all the best in the new year ^_^

I would like to recommend a book, those who read female frequency literature can take a look, called "When the Flowers Bloom", the author is called Jumping Snowball. I came up with the title, and according to the other party, because I came up with this title, her book didn't have many readers. I can't guarantee the quality, but I can't let the logic of "I come up with the title = no one reads" come true, so I push it hard. I don't guarantee if it's good or not, she gave me the first draft to read, and I scolded it so badly that I overturned it and rewrote it, so she didn't show me the rewritten draft... It's just that those who read female frequency literature may want to try to see if they can read it...

At the same time, I am pushing hard for the first monthly ticket in 2013! ! ! (To be continued. Vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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