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

Gu Yong felt extremely guilty and hurriedly chased after him.

This valley is called Ghost Valley. At night, the wind howls, sounding like ghosts wailing and wolves howling.

Gu Yong was worried about Lan Shu, fearing that he might be in danger. He was a frail young man; even if he didn't encounter any wild beasts, he would probably cry from the pain of a fall or bump.

Lan Shu ran until she was in a secluded place before squatting down and hugging herself, crying loudly.

Gu Yong caught up with him, wanting to reach out and comfort him, but he really didn't know what to say, so he could only say dryly, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that to you, don't cry."

Lan Shu's voice, trembling with sobs, came out, "Waaah, I've always been a shameless bastard. You're right, I'm too dirty, it's all my fault."

"No," Gu Yong squatted down next to him. "You're not dirty."

Lan Shu looked up, her eyes red, and asked in a broken voice, "Really?"

Gu Yong nodded, "Really."

Lan Shu suddenly pushed the man to the ground, then lay on top of him, her bright face now full of pitifulness. "Then hug me."

Gu Yong instinctively wanted to push her away, but then he heard Lan Shu crying, "You won't even hug me, you must think I'm dirty, waaaah, I don't want to live anymore."

Gu Yong was afraid that he might do something rash, so he quickly hugged him and said, "No, no, no, you're not dirty at all."

Lan Shu nestled in the man's arms, and where he couldn't see, she revealed a sly smile like a little fox.

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After living in Guigu for another half month, Yin Cheng finally received a letter from his brother.

The people behind Pang Hong have been mostly identified, but it's not time to close the net yet. Guigu has also sent people over to disguise themselves as him and stabilize the situation.

Lan Shu didn't want to leave at first, but when he heard Gu Yong say that he had received orders from Zhao Lang to go to Hongfeng County.

Lan Shu then happily took Gu Yong's arm and said, "Let's go together."

Yin Cheng couldn't bear to look.

Throughout the journey, Gu Yong seemed somewhat absent-minded, lost in thought.

Lan Shu was happy, saying things like, "Brother Gu, my hand hurts, I need a kiss," and "Brother Gu, I can't walk anymore, I need to carry you."

In short, it was extremely pretentious.

During a break, Yin Cheng pulled Lan Shu aside and asked, "You really like him?"

Lan Shu neither answered yes nor no, but simply said, "I think he's quite interesting."

Yin Cheng rolled his eyes. "He looks like an honest person. Don't play with his feelings."

"I don't like hearing what you're saying. What do you mean by playing with someone's feelings? Gu-gege and I are truly in love."

Yin Cheng said, "Let me remind you, he has been wearing a human skin mask the whole time."

"So what?" Lan Shu pouted nonchalantly. "I'm good-looking enough. As long as he's not a demon, our child can't be ugly."

Yin Cheng: "..." Whatever makes you happy.

Lan Shu saw Gu Yong starting a fire and ran over with small steps. "Wow, Brother Gu, you can even start a fire! You're so amazing!"

Gu Yong gradually lost himself in the sweet, soft tunes.

Yin Cheng began to reflect on whether he had been this idiotic when he and his wife first got together.

By the time the group returned to the Bai residence, it was already completely dark.

Besides Yin Mo, there was another person standing in the main hall.

This man was dressed in a light-colored scholar's robe, and looked quite elegant. All he needed was a folding fan to blend perfectly into the crowd of scholars.

Yin Mo introduced him to his younger brother, "This is Zhao Lang, the commander of the Southwest Army."

Zhao Lang smiled faintly and bowed, "This humble general Zhao Lang greets Your Highness."

Yin Cheng glanced at Zhao Lang, then turned to look at Gu Yong, who was gazing tenderly at Lan Shu.

"Uh..." Yin Cheng pointed at Gu Yong, "Your man?"

Zhao Lang nodded. "Indeed, my deputy must have caused Your Highness trouble."

Yin Cheng thought of Lan Shu and said, "It is indeed a bit troublesome."

I originally planned to take Lan Shu back to the Northern Border, but judging from the current situation, Lan Shu, with her love-struck mind, is very likely to marry someone from Ningzhou...

Zhao Lang said, "Speaking of which, this deputy general has quite a history with Your Highness."

Even Yin Mo looked on with amusement, while Yin Cheng asked suspiciously, "What's going on?"

Zhao Langchong nodded to Gu Yong.

Gu Yong tore off the human skin mask from his face. "Lin Yuntang greets Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

Yin Cheng: "...I didn't quite catch that. What was it again?"

Yin Mo was very satisfied with his younger brother's reaction. He gestured for Lin Si to stand up, "Rise, my dear minister."

Lin Yuntang, who had just removed his human skin mask, looked quite similar to the Lin brothers. He stood silently behind Zhao Lang, and although he was using his own face, his honest and simple demeanor remained unchanged.

Yin Cheng asked incredulously, "So you kept such a big thing from me?"

Yin Mo said, "Zhao Qing had noticed the anomaly in Ghost Valley earlier, and I was unaware of it when he sent Yuntang to infiltrate Ghost Valley."

The implication was that he found out later after talking to Zhao Lang, but he kept quiet and didn't say anything.

Yin Cheng felt as if he had been struck by lightning. At this level, rebellion alone was not enough; he also had to go back and force the emperor to abdicate, and then hang himself at Zhengyang Gate.

Yin Mo suppressed a laugh and cleared his throat. "Alright, let's talk about the situation at Ghost Valley first."

"I don't want to talk about it, I'm tired." Yin Cheng slumped in his chair, not even daring to imagine how serious the consequences would be if his wife found out he had punched his fourth brother in the face...

Lan Shu said, "Let me explain."

Before he could speak, Yin Cheng asked, "Wait, you didn't know about this either, did you?"

Lan Shu said innocently, "I don't know anything."

Although he said those words, he couldn't hide the schadenfreude in his eyes, and anyone with eyes could see what was going on.

"Fine, fine, fine." Yin Cheng gritted his teeth, filled with impotent rage, and went back to the East Courtyard to seek comfort from his wife.

"I'm leaving." Judging from his angry expression, it looked like he was about to climb onto the roof and tear the tiles off.

Lan Shu whispered to Lin Yuntang, "See? I told you His Highness would be furious when he found out. It's hilarious."

Lin Yuntang squeezed Lan Shu's palm with a hint of helplessness, signaling him not to laugh too loudly with the emperor still in front of him.

Yin Mo said, "He's like a child, let's ignore him. Lan Shu, tell me about the current situation in Guigu."

Yin Cheng returned to the east courtyard, cursing and swearing, and buried his head in his wife's arms.

Lin Nian had just coaxed Pearl to sleep and was thinking of getting up to trim the candles when she was suddenly embraced by the man.

Afraid of waking Pearl, Lin Nian whispered, "Husband, you're back."

He paused, then seemed to remember something, and said in a soft voice, "Honey, you've worked so hard."

Why call my husband at this moment... all my anger just vanishes.

Yin Cheng knelt by the bed, holding his wife's waist, burying himself in her soft, fragrant embrace, "Niannian..."

"Mmm." Lin Nian rubbed the man's head. "Let's talk in the outer room, so we don't wake Pearl up."

Yin Cheng then lifted his head from his wife's arms and saw that Pearl was sleeping soundly inside. He couldn't help but want to pinch his son's cheek, but Lin Nian glared at him.

"You're dead if you dare wake Pearl."

Yin Cheng silently withdrew his hand, thinking that he could pinch his son's round face again tomorrow.