A whirlwind marriage: The real heiress marries a warlord.

Qin Yan was stabbed in the right arm.

It's quite long, but not very deep.

Cheng Tianxun's face was extremely pale. He asked the military doctor who had stitched up Qin Yan, "Will it leave a scar?"

Although the military doctor was nervous, he answered truthfully: "A scar is inevitable, Young Marshal."

Cheng Tianxun's eyes were dark and deep, even darker than the night outside the window.

Qin Yan said, "It's alright, this kind of scar won't be too ugly."

He added, "You have several scars on your arm."

Cheng Tianxun has nine scars on his body, and the origin of each one can be explained.

The military doctor added, "My uncle runs a traditional Chinese medicine shop. There's a kind of ointment that, if you apply consistently for about six months, will fade the scar to the point where only a faint trace remains."

Cheng Tianxun: "Tell him to send it over. I'll pay for it."

Qin Yan remained silent.

Cheng Tianxun seemed very guilty.

After the military doctor left, Qin Yan's arm was wrapped in gauze. Cheng Tianxun said, "I'll help you wash up. Don't get your hands wet."

Qin Yan said, "Okay."

That night, Cheng Tianxun stayed at the military hospital again, but he didn't share a bed with Qin Yan.

He lay on his cot, turned off the light, and softly called out, "Qin Yan."

"I'm not asleep. Tell me."

"You're quite skilled. You lack strength, but your technique is excellent. You've received training. Where?" Cheng Tianxun asked.

Qin Yan: "I was once mistakenly involved in a royalist assassin organization."

Cheng Tianxun did not move.

He was silent for a moment: "You escaped, or...?"

"The Luo family from Hong Kong rescued me. I only stayed there for a year. As you can see, I learned the techniques, but I haven't started training my strength yet," Qin Yan said.

"Have you not started practicing, or are you not going to practice at all?" he asked.

Qin Yan remained silent.

Cheng Tianxun came from a warlord family. His father and maternal grandfather both had specially trained assassins by their side, so nothing could be hidden from him.

Cheng Tianxun could also guess how the royalists planned to use Qin Yan: a beautiful woman's looks are a more powerful weapon than strength.

If a beautiful woman wants to blend in with ordinary people, she must not be physically strong, and she must not be someone whose training is immediately obvious.

We need to uncover her skills and use her flexibility to win.

Even if Qin Yan didn't escape, she won't just be a simple assassin in the future.

Because when training assassins, there is no teaching method of first training skills and then training strength; both are taught simultaneously.

"...If you doubt me, you can file for divorce." After a long pause, Qin Yan finally said.

She kept her skills hidden.

Cheng Tianxun saw it tonight; she had revealed everything again. She even used her connections with the Lan family to play the victim and gain sympathy from Cheng Tianxun and the warlord's wife.

Although the mother and son didn't say anything, after Qin Yan learned what they had said, they felt great pity for her plight.

When all the details are put together, it looks like it was done on purpose.

She even felt like she was a high-level "honey trap" cultivated by the royalists.

She did not tell Cheng Tianxun about this experience before she got married.

She couldn't explain it.

Cheng Tianxun moved.

He squeezed onto Qin Yan's hospital bed from the left and lay down next to her: "I believe you."

Qin Yan: "Actually, I fit the description perfectly."

With her family broken and no connection to anyone, she somehow managed to get involved with a prominent family in the south and return to her homeland.

"That's a perfect match," Cheng Tianxun said.

Qin Yan: "You're not afraid, are you?"

"There are many things in this world that I haven't seen, so it would be too arrogant to say I'm not afraid," Cheng Tianxun said. "But you're right, I'm indeed not afraid that you're using my beauty to seduce me."

"You haven't fallen for the trap yet?"

"You want me to fall into your trap?" he asked.

His voice was much more relaxed, even a little teasing, "You'll have to work hard; this won't be easy."

In Cheng Tianxun's view, women become pretentious and clingy when they are in love, which he finds annoying; while women who are sensible and understanding are simply not interested in the relationship.

Neither way is right.

The two sat side by side, and neither spoke for a long while.

Just when Cheng Tianxun thought she had fallen asleep, Qin Yan spoke up: "I want to live."

"Um."

"It hasn't been easy for me to grow up like this. When others were still learning to speak, I had to learn to read people's expressions. Every step I took was a labor of love," Qin Yan said.

"Then live well," Cheng Tianxun said. "Go to sleep. Tell me if you're in pain, and I'll call the army doctor to give you an injection."

Qin Yan said, "Okay."

She fell asleep later.

Cheng Tianxun, on the contrary, didn't sleep much.

Rationally speaking, Qin Yan was perfect for using her beauty to his advantage: her experiences were all real, which made her sympathetic; and she was too beautiful, cold-hearted, and possessed both desire and a desire to conquer, making it easy for men to fall for her.

She is an excellent chess piece.

But Cheng Tianxun didn't doubt her. Because Qin Yan wouldn't do anything for anyone.

Qin Yan is like a goddess from a snow-capped mountain; she is not tainted by worldly affairs.

To become a royalist assassin, one must either be brainwashed and instilled with lofty ambitions, or have some kind of leverage over others.

Qin Yan is too insightful; she's very difficult to sway. Just as she said, a girl who has to read people's faces from a young age has had her mind forced to mature very early. Controlling her is extremely difficult.

As for the leverage...

Cheng Tianxun didn't think there was anything in this world worth her lingering over.

Besides these reasons, Cheng Tianxun trusted her because he trusted himself.

He was an impregnable fortress; what could he do even with artillery fire around him?

How could we possibly harm him in the slightest?

He gradually fell asleep.

The next morning, Cheng Tianxun called the warlord's wife from the military doctor's office and asked her to send someone to deliver breakfast.

Qin Yan was still asleep when Cheng Tianxun left; he went to the military government.

"The royalists have been so rampant in the city for the third time in a row that my wife and I almost met our demise."

"If this matter is not dealt with soon, it may lead to a major disaster. Today it may be me, tomorrow it may be the military governor, and after that none of you will be spared," Cheng Tianxun said.

The warlord and high-ranking officials of the military government could hardly remain unmoved upon hearing this.

The warlord, who had initially turned a blind eye and thought it was no big deal, was now furious.

"When we're beset by internal and external troubles, we still have to deal with these bedbugs!" the warlord said.

Cheng Tianxun: "Leave it to me, I'll handle it."

His elder brother, Cheng Tianrui, immediately said, "Father, leave this to me."

"The royalists aren't targeting you, so why are you jumping out to grab something?" Cheng Tianxun asked him coldly. "Are you feeling guilty?"

"I'm afraid you'll take this opportunity to retaliate and throw this dirty water on us," Cheng Tianrui said.

The two brothers started arguing.

In the past, the warlord would punish both sons equally, giving them both a good scolding.

But today he only scolded his eldest son, Cheng Tianrui.

"Your brother and sister-in-law have both been murdered, and you still want to fight among yourselves? If you're doing the right thing, what are you afraid of? If it's really found out that you're involved, no matter if it's slander or not, I'll kill you first," the warlord said.

Cheng Tianrui's face paled slightly: "I would never dare, Father!"

He looked at several teachers, including his father-in-law, Tao Heng.

But his father-in-law gently shook his head.

The warlord was furious; he had already sided with Cheng Tianxun.

Cheng Tianxun's young mistress was seriously injured yesterday, an external injury, which frightened the warlord.

Perhaps it's the blood that makes things memorable.

This matter fell to Cheng Tianxun.

There is no doubt that Cheng Tianxun will seize the opportunity to take power and retaliate against his brothers.