I asked you to go hunting, and you ended up wearing a yellow robe?

Border troops officers?

He chuckled inwardly. What could the border troops' officers do?

For the original owner of this body, this was indeed a powerful figure who could not be trifled with.

For a top special forces soldier like him who once captured a giant python by hand in the rainforest and beat up a Komodo dragon, this was a remarkable achievement.

He wasn't afraid; he would teach that border officer a lesson.

Let alone a lowly border officer, even if the emperor himself dared to lay a finger on his wife, he would die.

Being born in a chaotic era presented him with both opportunities and challenges.

Even if the world becomes more chaotic, there's still a chance to become emperor.

"I will be careful, thank you for your advice, Commander Xie."

Qi Shan glanced at Jia Baihu's bulging breastplate, then changed the subject and smiled:

"Commander Jia, I never expected you to be a centurion of the local militia. I am truly sorry for my rudeness. I had no choice last time, so please don't take offense."

Thinking of what happened yesterday, Jia Hui's face turned from white to red, and she quickly said:

"Of course I, the centurion, wouldn't mind."

"Don't let your humble appearance fool you, you're quite the ladies' man, you even have two wives."

At this point, a complex emotion flickered in Jia Baihu's eyes.

Qi Shan sneered inwardly, "Two wives?"

You really underestimate me.

However, Qi Shan did not offer any further explanation.

After all, there's no need to explain it to others.

"Jia Hui, I'll be leaving now."

After saying this, Qi Shan took his two wives and left the gambling den.

"This guy actually has a wife?"

"Then what am I?"

Jia Hui felt very uncomfortable.

A soldier rushed over and whispered in Jia Hui's ear, "Commander Jia! A scout reports that Black Dragon Stronghold has been making big moves lately! They might be harassing the people, and Commander Jia might still hold back."

"Black Dragon Stronghold? That's the largest bandit stronghold in the area?!"

..................

Qi Shan was on his way back.

The third wife, Su Yue, suddenly stopped and burst into tears.

"Waaaaah~"

Qi Shan also stopped in his tracks, and hearing the familiar voice crying, his heart ached terribly.

No matter how Qi Shan tried to comfort her, Su Yue only cried harder, her shoulders trembling.

Qi Shan sighed helplessly. Whether in his past life or now, he could never bear a woman's crying.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out three strings of things wrapped in oil paper.

It's candied hawthorn.

When he went to the county government office to collect his reward money, he passed by a street vendor and saw him selling three strings of skewers.

Perhaps it was the lingering memories in this body at work; although the original owner was a bastard, he knew that all three of his concubines loved this kind of food.

He handed over the candied hawthorn.

"For you."

As Su Yue received the candied hawthorn, her sobbing gradually subsided.

She stared blankly at the two bunches of bright red, glistening hawthorn berries, coated with a layer of crystalline syrup, which shimmered enticingly in the moonlight.

Lin Wan was also stunned.

Candied hawthorn?

He... he actually remembered that they liked to eat this?

Once this thought popped into her head, Lin Wan could no longer hold back.

She burst into tears, even louder than Su Yue had cried earlier.

She threw herself into Qi Shan's arms, clutching his clothes tightly with both hands, burying her head in his chest, and bursting into tears.

"I thought... I thought you really didn't want us anymore... Waaah... You sold us out... You heartless bastard..."

She cried as she pounded Qi Shan's chest with her fists, but the force was weak and soft, more like she was being coquettish.

Qi Shan's body stiffened.

The woman's body was soft and carried a faint fragrance. She bumped into his arms, leaving him, a man who had almost forgotten what it felt like to be with a woman in both his lives, momentarily at a loss.

He could feel that Lin Wan's body was trembling violently.

That wasn't an act; it was a genuine outpouring of fear and despair.

He raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, and gently patted her back.

"Okay, it's alright now."

"This will never happen again."

Lin Wan cried for a long time before gradually stopping, though she was still sobbing.

Su Yue also came over, timidly tugging at Qi Shan's sleeve, and asked softly, "Husband, are we... really going home?"

"Yes, let's go home."

Qi Shan took Lin Wan's wrist and smiled, "Let's go."

It was already late at night when we got back to the village.

Before even entering the courtyard, they could hear a man's frivolous laughter coming from inside their dilapidated gate.

"Little Xue, open the door! That good-for-nothing Qi Shan must be dead in the mountains. What's the point of a woman like you living a life of widowhood? Come with me, and I guarantee you'll live the high life!"

It was Wang Erlai's voice.

Qi Shan's eyes instantly turned cold.

That bastard, he never learns his lesson.

Lin Wan and Su Yue, who were behind him, turned pale again when they heard this voice.

"Bang!"

Qi Shan kicked open the courtyard gate.

In the courtyard, Wang Erlai was peering through Zhou Xue's window, spewing vulgarities and trying to poke a hole in the paper windowpane.

Behind the window, Zhou Xue gripped a kitchen knife tightly in her hand, her face filled with terror and despair.

Now that she has married Qi Shan, she will absolutely not let any other man touch her.

If Wang Erlai really tries to break in, we'll fight this scoundrel to the death.

But the sudden sound of the door being kicked open gave her a glimmer of hope.

Someone's here?

Wang Erlai was also helpless. He didn't expect this woman to be so difficult to deal with, and to have such a fierce temper.

Just as he was feeling that things were getting difficult, he heard the sound of the door being kicked. Wang Erlai was startled and turned around to see Qi Shan. He was first shocked, and then terrified.

How could this living Yama be so coincidental?

Qi Shan stepped forward, and without any visible movement, he kicked Wang Erlai in the knee.

"Snap!"

A clear sound of bone cracking rang out in the silent night.

"ah--!"

Wang Erlai let out a scream, one of his legs went weak, and he collapsed to his knees.

Qi Shan didn't stop. He stepped forward, raised his foot, and stomped hard on the other knee of the man's other leg.

"Snap!"

Another sound.

Wang Erlai's screams turned into inhuman wails. He rolled on the ground clutching his legs, his face covered in cold sweat, snot, and tears from the pain.

"My leg! My leg is broken!"

Qi Shan looked down at him, his voice devoid of any warmth.

"I told you before, if you dare to lay a finger on my woman again, I'll cripple you."

"roll."

Wang Erlai was terrified. He looked at Qi Shan as if he were looking at a demon that had crawled out of hell.

He used both hands and feet, dragging his two broken legs, howling in pain, and crawled out of the yard in a sorry state.

Inside the house, Zhou Xue watched all this through the crack in the door, and the kitchen knife in her hand clattered to the ground.

She covered her mouth, her body sliding down against the door, her eyes filled with shock.

This man... is really different now.

Qi Shan asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Zhou Xue raised her head, looked at him, her lips moved, but she couldn't utter a single word.

Lin Wan and Su Yue also came in. Seeing Zhou Xue's condition, they quickly stepped forward to support her.

"Sister, are you alright?"

The three women hugged each other, and then burst into tears of lingering fear.

Qi Shan looked at them but didn't say anything more.

He silently closed the courtyard gate, propped it up with a wooden stick, and then walked to the eaves to look at the somewhat dilapidated roof that had been eroded by wind and rain.

The next day, Qi Shan got up as soon as it was light.

Without waking the three women who were still fast asleep, he carried a ladder, climbed onto the roof, and began to repair the leaking roof tiles.

When Zhou Xue and the others woke up, this was the scene they saw.

In the morning light, a tall man was busy on the roof, his movements swift and efficient, without a trace of his usual laziness.

Zhou Xue stared, somewhat lost in thought.

Lin Wan and Su Yue were also stunned.

This family seems... to be really going to get better?

After finishing repairing the roof, Qi Shan climbed down the ladder and dusted off his hands.

"I'm going to town."

He left after saying just one sentence.