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

Late at night, Gui Shi brought a packet of poison.

It's a huge bag, at least 20 pounds.

"Master, this is a bone-softening powder, a slow-acting medicine. After a year or two, even a young and strong man will become powerless," Gui Shi said. "This poison is colorless and odorless; it can be added to drinking water."

Yin Cheng was shocked by the amount of poison. "...So much?"

Gui Shi nodded seriously, "This is only a month's supply of medicine. Mr. Bai said that the remaining medicine is still being prepared and will be delivered after it is ready."

"Judging from this, my brother doesn't mean he wants me to stay in the deep mountains for the next few years, does he?" Yin Cheng asked. "Didn't he say when I can go back?"

Gui Shi confessed honestly, "That person said there were still some trivial matters to investigate, so they asked you to... temporarily... temporarily..."

His voice gradually faded, and tiny syllables rolled through his throat, as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

Because the master looks like he's about to explode.

"You're staying here to keep Tian Hai calm for now, right?" Yin Cheng roared in a fit of impotence. "Does he not remember that my husband and I haven't seen each other for three years?"

Gui Shi had practically wrung out his sleeves, "..."

Yin Cheng took a deep breath. "Okay, go back and tell him that this matter will definitely cause a scene when I get back."

The kind that's really fierce.

Gui Shi: "...Yes."

Yin Cheng walked back cursing and swearing, and happened to bump into Gu Yong, who was delivering a message in the middle of the night.

Yin Cheng glanced at the secret letter in Gu Yong's hand.

Gu Yong also noticed the 20-pound package he was carrying.

The two looked at each other for a while before Yin Cheng broke the awkward silence.

Yin Cheng said, "What a coincidence, you've come to admire the moon too?"

Unfortunately, there are very few stars in the sky tonight, let alone a moon.

"What kind of moon-viewing is this?" Gu Yong choked up, not really wanting to reply. "It's just a coincidence."

Neither of them had much to say. After an awkward exchange, they tacitly passed each other, pretending nothing had happened.

Three days passed peacefully.

On the fourth day, Tian Hai's handwritten letter was delivered to Guigu.

The messenger was Zhou Qiu, a trusted confidant of Tian Hai. Seeing the drill ground empty, he asked the accompanying soldier, "Why are there no soldiers training?"

Xiao Bei, the soldier in charge of escorting Zhou Qiu, made up a story: "Today's training is an ambush, which means we need to hide to achieve a surprise attack."

Seeing that Zhou Qiu was somewhat skeptical, Xiao Bei continued, "On the surface, it looks like there's no one here, but actually..." In reality, there was still no one here.

Zhou Qiu asked, "Actually?"

Xiao Bei said without batting an eye, "Actually, there are people everywhere here."

He kicked at a pile of straw beside him. "Hide it well. Anyone who gives themselves away today won't get any food."

There was a slight movement in the haystack, but it quickly returned to calm.

Zhou Qiu immediately believed it.

Zhou Qiu thought to himself: What a unique training method... No wonder people say that the Northern Army has repeatedly achieved great feats. Their daily training must indeed be different from the common training methods.

Xiao Bei smiled slightly, looking extremely unfathomable.

Zhou Qiu handed Tian Hai's handwritten letter to Yin Cheng. "Da Hu, I've delivered the supplies that Hai-ye prepared. Hai-ye also asked me to pass on a message to you: just focus on training these soldiers without any worries. Even if the sky falls, Hai-ye will be there to support you."

"Brother Zhou, please go back and tell Master Hai to rest assured that Da Hu will do everything in his power to help Master Hai seize the throne!"

"Alright!" Zhou Qiu patted Yin Cheng on the shoulder. "Then I'll go back and report. Da Hu, everything here is in your hands."

"Don't worry, Brother Zhou!" Yin Cheng said firmly, his eyes as resolute as if he were about to support Tian Hai's ascension to the throne.

No sooner had Zhou Qiu left than Yin Cheng dragged out a rocking chair, lay down on it, and began to sunbathe.

The weather is clear and crisp in autumn, making it the perfect time to soak up the sun.

Lan Shu had been secretly listening to their conversation, and only after Zhou Qiu left did he lift the curtain and come out.

He saw the letter in Yin Cheng's hand and asked, "Did Fatty Tian write you a letter? What did he write?"

Yin Cheng tossed the letter to Lan Shu, saying, "Look."

Lan Shu rolled her eyes and threw the letter back like it was a hot potato. "Are you the commander or am I the commander? This is the Emperor's decree. See for yourself."

He paused for a moment, then said, "I'll read it after you've finished." There's a difference in importance; it's best to be polite.

The letter was placed over Yin Cheng's face, and he lazily tossed it aside. "It's definitely not something good, better not to read it."

Lan Shu waited for a while, and seeing that Yin Cheng still showed no intention of reading the letter, she had no choice but to pick up the letter herself, grumbling as she did so.

He nudged Yin Cheng and said, "Tian Hai wants you to take a group of people to Wugu Peak in Ningzhou in half a month to await orders."

Yin Cheng sat up from the recliner. "What did I tell you? See? It's definitely not going to be anything good."

Lan Shu said, "What can this group of people do? Let alone fight a war, they might not even win a fight against some thugs."

Yin Cheng smiled slightly, "That's why I'm not bringing these people."

Lan Shu wondered, could there be someone else who could lead it?

"I'll go back to Red Maple County and have that eighteen-year-old disguise himself as me," Yin Cheng said. "Then I'll take people directly to Ningzhou. You keep an eye on things here."

Lan Shu retorted angrily, "On what grounds?"

"After we get back to Beijing, whatever you fancy, I'll pay for it, okay?" Yin Cheng said. "I don't have much else, but I have plenty of money."

Hearing him say that, Lan Shu immediately calmed down. "Alright then."

Lan Shu thought for a moment and added, "You also need to invite me to eat imperial cuisine in the palace. I want to eat at a royal banquet."

"You can stay there without any problem."

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Yin Cheng found the five thousand Golden Guards stationed thirty miles outside Hongfeng County, made an appointment with Zhang Huailing, and then hurriedly sneaked back to the county town.

The Bai residence was peaceful.

He secretly climbed through the window into his wife's room, intending to avoid his brother, but what he feared most came to pass.

He had just climbed in through the window when he met his brother's ambiguous smile.

Yin Cheng: "..."

I can't understand why it always happens by such coincidence.

Yin Moqian took a sip of tea. "I seem to remember asking Gui Shi to tell you not to run around."

"Really? Haha, I don't remember at all." Yin Cheng smiled awkwardly, then glanced at his son sitting on the soft couch playing with a rattle drum. He quickly went over and picked up Pearl.

"My dear son, did you miss your father?"

Pearl was having a great time when suddenly she was lifted into the air.

His big, dark eyes widened in surprise for two seconds, then he grinned and planted a soft kiss on his father's cheek, saying, "I missed Daddy!"

"Where is your little daddy?"

Pearl said, "Little Daddy went to make cakes."

Yin Cheng thought to himself that his wife was even more doting on their son than he was; she would make the things that Pearl liked to eat every few days.

Yin Mo cleared his throat at the opportune moment, making his presence known.

Upon hearing his brother's voice, Yin Cheng weakly called out, "Brother..."