“...So does the prince want to divorce me and marry someone else?”
Ziyan saw him acting all serious and teasingly asked.
“Haha... I wouldn’t dare!”
Ling Yuxuan couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“Hmph! Don’t be like that, if you want to divorce, just go ahead!”
“Fool, how could I not be content with such a wonderful wife? It’s the greatest blessing from heaven that I have you by my side; I could never bear to part with my dearest Beloved Wife.”
Ling Yuxuan spoke in a flowery and cheesy manner.
“Oh really? Well—fine, I’ll consider Future Husband clever and smart!”
Ziyan decided to let him off the hook.
“I still want to hear more about Future Wife’s brilliant plans! Oh right, does Future Wife have any more ruthless tricks up her sleeve?”
“Perhaps it’s not so brilliant, but as for plans? There are indeed quite a few!”
“Then—please share some more with Future Wife’s hard work?”
“It’s very simple, let Purple Python spread the poison to them.”
“Hmm, that tactic is indeed ruthless.”
"Anything else? This time on the trip, my master has given me quite a bit of Miraculous Medicine that will definitely come in handy, and I will give it all to them to enjoy!"
"Great! Then let's have some fun with these foreigners."
"Yes, as a wife, I have the same intention. Our Dai Nan Chu Guo citizens live such a wonderful life, and we must protect it. How can we allow those foreigners to trample on it!"
As the two discussed this, when their eyes met again, they immediately saw determination and confidence in each other's gaze...
Soon after, the Young Couple began discussing and planning for various situations that might arise on the battlefield.
After a long while, a skilled practitioner of stealth techniques, the Heroic Young Talent, combined with an equally remarkable Remarkable Woman known for her creativity and unconventional thinking.
The upcoming battle was destined to be more intense than any previous encounters, and the enemies would face a fate even more tragic than before...
The Young Couple ultimately devised a series of increasingly brutal strategies to counter their foes, which brought them both great relief. Now they were ready to engage in an exhilarating fight!
Due to their overwhelming excitement and anticipation, they found it difficult to sleep. As the long night stretched on, how would they pass the time?
Naturally, as a newlywed couple, they would indulge in a blissful union of harmony and love. After all, the most beautiful love in this world culminates in such intimate joy!
Tomorrow they would face life and death together, united in purpose against their common enemy! So tonight, they would fully embrace their passionate love for one another. Thus, they harmoniously connected their bodies and souls, transcending into realms of blissful ecstasy...
Until then, both Young Couple found solace and satisfaction. Only then did they cease their activities and fall asleep in each other's embrace.
The next day, as the first light of dawn appeared in the east, there came several gentle knocks at the door outside.
Ling Yuxuan opened her eyes warily, got out of bed, and opened the door, only to see Li Yutong, Li Bing, and of course, Strongman Wu Xiang.
"Reporting to you, my lord, we have returned."
At the same time, Ling Yuxuan noticed that Li Bing was being supported by Li Yutong and Wu Xiang. Upon closer inspection, she saw that he had been shot in the left shoulder. Ling Yuxuan immediately realized that they must have encountered an accident and asked, "Did the enemy discover you?"
"Replying to my lord, we were discovered by someone, which caused a small mishap, but it’s nothing serious."
Li Yu quickly replied.
"Alright! Then let's help him into the next room to check on his injury."
Ling Yuxuan led the three of them into a room next door.
Inside the room, Li Yutong and Wu Xiang carefully examined Li Bing's wound. Fortunately, the arrow was positioned off to the side and was not poisoned. Ling Yuxuan and the other three relaxed and let out a big sigh of relief.
After Li Yu pulled out the arrow from Li Bing and cleaned the wound with saline solution, he finally applied some healing ointment.
Once everything was taken care of, the group finally calmed down. Ling Yuxuan then turned to Li Yu and asked, "Tell me what happened!"
"Our scouts are in the new recruit camp; they can't get close to the commander’s camp for now, so we couldn't gather much information from them. Therefore, my brother and I sneaked into the commander's camp ourselves, and we saw him!"
Li Yu said this with a dry throat and suddenly swallowed hard.
Ling Yuxuan immediately spoke to Li Yu, "Wait a moment."
Then he turned to Wu Xiang beside him and gave a wink. The next moment, the sharp-eyed Strongman immediately ran out the door. After a short while, when Strongman reappeared, he was holding a pot of cool tea.
Upon entering the room, Strongman quickly poured a cup for the seated Prince, then poured another cup for his colleague and handed it over.
Li Yu took the cup of tea, gratefully glanced at the higher-ranking Ling Yuxuan, and then looked at Strongman. Only then did he finish the cup of cool tea in one gulp.
"What you saw him as—?"
Seeing that he had finished the tea, Ling Yuxuan continued to ask.
"He is the Crown Prince, oh! No, the Former Crown Prince of this dynasty."
After saying this, Li Yu fixed his gaze tightly on the ruler before him.
"Mm! Any other discoveries?"
Ling Yuxuan was not surprised by who Li Yu referred to, whether he was a Crown Prince or a Former Crown Prince!
In order to launch a coup, he had been willing to commit patricide and fratricide. Now he had even betrayed the Nanchu Kingdom and allied himself with foreign nations. If he were to live quietly in another country from now on, that would be one thing. At that time, he had refrained from pursuing him immediately, partly to rescue his own Future Wife, and partly because they shared the same blood.
Now he had audaciously led troops to attack his motherland! This time, he could not show any leniency; it was time to settle old and new scores together! Destroying him was only a matter of time.
Thinking of this, there was a sudden "bang," as an enraged Ling Yuxuan crushed the cup he had been holding. At the same time, a few drops of bright red blood flowed from his hand that held the shattered cup.
"Your Highness!"
Strongman immediately alerted Ling Yuxuan and then dashed out, returning shortly with a roll of white bandages in hand.
He quickly wiped the blood off the young master's hands and clearly saw a small scratch on his palm. However, it was nothing serious; for a martial artist, such a minor injury was hardly worth mentioning. Still, he carefully wrapped two layers of cotton bandages around it.
In an instant, Ling Yuxuan stared at Strongman in surprise, thinking to himself: No wonder Future Wife likes to rely on this big guy so much. His exterior may be rough, but his heart is not, and he handles things with a surprising level of detail.
Recalling how he had occasionally made things difficult for him over the years, he suddenly felt quite childish about it!
With this thought in mind, Ling Yuxuan, who had been expressionless, suddenly raised his eyes. When his gaze unintentionally met Strongman's, the prince revealed a faint smile.
Immediately, Strongman Wu Xiang was taken aback. He wondered: What’s going on with the master today? He has never shown me a smile before! Sometimes it even seemed like he didn’t quite like me.
Could it be that the sun has risen from the west today? Strongman silently scoffed.
“Go, mobilize thirty thousand elite troops. Make sure they eat well and rest during the day. At night, let twenty thousand men split into four teams and attack the enemy camp from four directions simultaneously. Leave another ten thousand divided into four groups to set ambushes on the way back for any small fish. And remember one thing: seize the opportunity and finish quickly; do not linger or go too deep.”
As Ling Yuxuan said this, he paused briefly, looked seriously at Strongman, and continued: “After we leave, there will definitely be some competitive officers among the enemy troops who will pursue any small fish that venture out of their camp. At this time, without understanding the situation fully, the enemy will definitely not send a large force to chase us. Therefore, you must annihilate all pursuing troops in small groups!”
Just as Strongman was marveling internally, his master had already assigned him a task.
“Yes, Subordinate will take care of it right away!”
“Remember, finish quickly!”
Ling Yuxuan reiterated the key point once more. Meanwhile, Strongman clasped his fists in respect and hurriedly left.
That night, Ling Yuxuan rode on a sweat-blood horse with his Future Wife to the top of a high mountain, about ten miles from the city, very close to the enemy's main camp.
The two paused here to rest for a while. Ziyan curiously asked, "Is that the enemy's headquarters over there?"
Ling Yuxuan silently nodded in response.
"Wow, forty thousand troops!"
Ziyan exclaimed softly.
"What happened? Last night you were full of confidence and talking grandly, but tonight you're feeling timid?"
Ling Yuxuan teased his Future Wife with a playful gaze.
"Go away—I'm not! It's just that I've never seen such a large gathering of people before!"
Ziyan retorted firmly.
"Oh! I see. So what should we do if we encounter pursuers later?"
Ling Yuxuan resumed his teasing of the Beloved Child with his Monster nature.
"It doesn't matter; even if we die, at least I have you, the esteemed Xuan Wang Ye, to keep me company! So you don't need to use this to make fun of me; as your wife, I'm not afraid!"
Ziyan casually replied, effortlessly silencing the Demonic Husband.
“……”
After a long while, the Demonic Husband gently reached out to stroke the flowing, smooth long hair of his Future Wife. He spoke softly, “Hmm! It was foolish of me.”
Meanwhile, the Young Couple was playfully flirting while waiting.
At this moment, the enemy camp experienced a sudden change: horns sounded simultaneously from all four directions.
In an instant, the tranquil and vast plain was engulfed in chaos, filled with sounds of battle and wails that seemed to come from hell.
It appeared that their army had successfully caught the enemy off guard.
“The first step has succeeded!”
Looking at the smoke and flames rising in all directions, Ziyan murmured excitedly.
“No, strictly speaking, it can only be considered half successful. We need to wait until they retreat and then eliminate the pursuing troops before we can truly say the first step has succeeded,” Ling Yuxuan interrupted Ziyan's words dismissively.
“Uh? That’s true! Then let’s wait and see,” Ziyan replied confidently.
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