After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

On the way back to Caixia City, Yin Cheng asked Guangjian if he wanted to come along.

Guangjian refused, saying that he had already gotten used to life at Tianji Mountain Villa.

Yin Cheng did not insist.

Guangjian said, "If you hear any news about Ningyun, remember to send me a message."

"OK."

Guangjian lived in the most secluded courtyard of Tianji Mountain Villa. He walked back alone in silence, his back looking extremely lonely.

Lin Nian was puzzled for a long time. She waited until the two returned to the mansion, had a late-night snack, and took a bath before lying in bed. Only then did she ask them all the questions that had been bothering her.

"Who is that old gentleman?"

Yin Cheng said, "Guangjian? He is the old master's sworn brother and our master's uncle."

"What about the water demon?"

"That old man was wicked when he was young. He joined the Taoist sect in his early years, but his heart was not righteous, and he committed evil deeds in Dushui. Therefore, people in the martial arts world called him the Demon Taoist of Dushui."

Lin Nian asked again, "Then why has he been living at Tianji Mountain Villa?"

"I heard my master say that after he was defeated by the old master, he became obsessed with him and wouldn't stop until he won. In the end, he still hadn't won even after the old master died."

Because of inner turmoil, one becomes trapped in one's own web.

Lin Nian said, "I see."

"Let's not talk about him anymore, Niannian, come here." Yin Cheng put his arm around his wife's waist and pulled her into his arms, teasing her.

Lin Nian was being pinched and squeezed by the man, and she yawned coquettishly, "Husband, I'm sleepy."

"It's okay, you go to sleep, I'll do it myself."

Lin Nian: "!" You big bad guy!

"Husband..." Lin Nian said softly, "Niannian is sleepy, and can't even keep her eyes open."

His wife's sweet coquettishness made Yin Cheng sigh. He then became more respectful and said, "Alright, go to sleep."

Lin Nian kissed the man's Adam's apple. "My husband is the best."

"If you keep teasing me, let's go play in the fields outside."

"You pervert," Lin Nian pouted. "It's cold outside, I don't want to."

His voice trailed off, "I'll play with you again tomorrow..."

Yin Cheng pinched his wife's cheek gently. "Goodnight, sweetie."

……

After Bai Yuchen moved into the empty house, Hua Yue brought him meals every day.

He felt that the house was incomplete without a lintel plaque, so he went to discuss it with Luo Ran and they decided to put up a plaque with their surname on it.

So one day, when Bai Yuchen returned from gathering herbs, he was surprised to find a plaque bearing the name of the Bai family hanging on the gate of the house.

When he was exchanging letters with the emperor, he mentioned this matter to Xiao Mo. Unexpectedly, when Xiao Mo replied, she specially rewarded the little princess with a jade pendant.

After receiving the jade pendant, Hua Yue excitedly ran to Xiao Fu to show it off.

"Look, this is a jade pendant bestowed by the emperor; not everyone has one."

Xiao Fu was very enthusiastic, exclaiming, "Wow!"

Hua Yue generously took off the jade pendant and hung it around Xiao Fu's waist, saying, "Here, wear this."

"This is a gift from the Emperor; it cannot be given away casually." Although Xiao Fu liked the jade pendant very much, he was not the kind of person who didn't know his place.

He hung the jade pendant back on Huayue's body, saying, "You should wear it carefully."

Hua Yue pouted, "Then we can each wear it for a day. I can't keep such a fine jade pendant to myself. We're good friends."

"Okay!" Xiao Fu said, "Then you wear it on odd-numbered days, and I'll wear it on even-numbered days."

Yin Cheng and Lin Nian happened to be nearby when they said this.

Because of the long journey to the Northern Territory, Lin Nian made up her mind not to bring any dumplings with her.

He really missed his cat at home, so he secretly made a cloth cat to play with.

There are few cats in the northern border, so Yin Cheng bought a round and chubby little rabbit at the market to pretend it was a cat and comfort his wife.

Lin Nian was overjoyed and pulled the man over to make a burrow for the rabbits, which is when she heard what the two young men were saying.

Lin Nian was somewhat envious; he hadn't made a single friend since arriving in the Northern Territory.

Yin Cheng wrote to his brother that very day, asking him to send another jade pendant. He said that with two children in the family, sending only one would be like forcing the two children to fight.

When his brother received the letter from the North, he thought there was some problem at the border. But when he opened it, he found it was a letter asking for the jade pendant back. He was both amused and exasperated.

As for Bai Yuchen, after obtaining the Heavenly Extreme Heart Sutra, he studied it for several days and, for some unknown reason, discovered something. Suddenly, he said he wanted to go to the desert.

This terrified Yin Cheng. "Maybe we shouldn't go. It's not like I absolutely need an antidote. Brother-in-law, if anything happens to you, my brother will definitely be left to live a life of widowhood."

Bai Yuchen said, "It's just a trip to the desert. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"How about I go with you?" Yin Cheng said. "I know this area pretty well."

Bai Yuchen shook his head. "You have to stay. Yan Ru has been making strange moves lately, and they're probably planning a major battle."

Yin Cheng said, "Otherwise, you should bring Hua Yue along. He's more useful than GPS in the desert; even a compass isn't as accurate as him."

Bai Yuchen: "..." He didn't understand, so he just gave a polite smile.

Hua Yue was assigned to protect Bai Yuchen, while Yin Cheng secretly sent Gui Shi to protect Lin Nian.

When the height of summer arrives, Caixia City becomes a giant furnace.

The sun beats down on the stone slabs, and you can fry an egg on them in just half an hour, not even until noon.

At this time of year, Caixia City only opens its market at night, and during the day it is like a ghost town.

People are used to staying indoors during the day and going out at night during the hottest days of summer, and you can hardly see anyone in the high temperatures.

At this time, the defenses are at their weakest, yet Yanru never chooses to attack the city at this time.

Not to mention that Caixia City is built against the mountain and has a harsh terrain, just the open Gobi Desert in front of the city gate would leave ordinary people with almost no fighting ability even if they managed to get through.

If you come by camel, that would be even better.

The camels made it across, but most of the people fainted from the heat halfway there, and in the end, it was Da Yin who benefited.

Attacking the city at this time would be a losing proposition.

Therefore, Yin Cheng is most leisurely during this season.

During this time, he investigated all the pharmacies in the city that sold Burning Flower Bone, but he found no clues about his master's father.

Investigating something that happened six years ago is difficult, as almost no one remembers the customers who bought medicine six years ago.

With the trail gone cold, Yin Cheng was naturally depressed and frustrated, but he didn't want his wife to worry, so he didn't show it.

But Lin Nian keenly noticed it.

He didn't say anything explicitly, but simply did what he could to make his husband happy.

Half a month later, the second jade pendant sent by the emperor arrived, and Bai Yuchen and Hua Yue also returned from the desert.

Whether it was due to Hua Yue's bloodline or not, he could travel freely in the desert without getting lost, and even in bizarre places like the Devil City, he could come and go as he pleased.

Bai Yuchen met with Yin Cheng alone.

During his time in the Northern Territory, Bai Yuchen consulted countless ancient books, combined them with the Heavenly Extreme Heart Sutra, and even personally went to the desert before he dared to determine exactly what kind of poison Yin Cheng had been afflicted with.

"The poison you've been afflicted with is called Thousand Thread Poison, a rare and wondrous poison passed down through generations by a reclusive tribe deep in the desert."