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

Pearl was initially hiding timidly behind her father, cautiously peeking out to look at the people in front of her.

He blinked, feeling that the young man in front of him looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

Zhao Lang's husband also came out at this moment, "What are you all doing standing at the door? Please come in quickly."

Pearl grabbed his father's clothes and walked forward. When he passed Zhao Duo, he suddenly remembered him, immediately ran over, and called out in a clear voice, "Brother Zhao Duo!"

A slight smile finally appeared on Zhao Duo's face. "Pearl."

Two children walked in hand in hand, and Pearl smiled sweetly.

Zhao Langfu said, "Xin Hui, take our distinguished guests to the waterside pavilion to rest."

Zhao Duo replied, "Yes."

Once the group entered the waterside pavilion, they realized that the pavilion actually had nothing to do with water.

The surrounding courtyards were lush and green, and although it was late autumn, many flowers were still in bloom.

Pearl was overwhelmed by the sight, exclaiming, "What exquisite flowers!"

Zhao Duo picked a pink flower and stuck it in Pearl's little bun. Pearl held her round little face and giggled.

Seeing his beloved son grinning from ear to ear, Yin Cheng decided to let the blond-haired man riding the ghost fire off the hook for the time being.

After settling them in, Zhao Lang and his wife left, leaving only Zhao Duo playing with Pearl in the courtyard.

Several people stood under the corridor, while the guards carried boxes in an orderly manner.

Soon, servants from the Zhao household also came to help with the arrangements, placing everyone's belongings in different rooms.

Si Zhaozhao stared at Zhao Duo for a long time before quietly saying, "I feel like I've seen his clothes before, like I've seen them in a past life."

Yin Cheng: "Shut your mouth."

Si Zhaozhao was quiet for a moment, then said, "Don't you think he looks like he could cast spells?"

Yin Cheng: "..."

Although Si Zhaozhao asked in a low voice, Zhao Duo still heard her and replied truthfully, "She's not proficient yet, she's still learning."

"Hmm? Learn what? Learn to use Gu poison?" Si Zhaozhao stepped forward and stared at Zhao Duo for a long time. "So, are you going to keep things like the Five Poisons around you?"

Zhao Duo pulled a small green snake from his pocket. "You mean this?"

Si Zhaozhao was terrified and quickly pulled Yin Cheng in front of her, saying, "You, you, you, little kids shouldn't play with such scary things!"

Zhao Duo held the little green snake with a calm expression, as if he were holding a blade of grass rather than a snake.

Seeing the little green snake flicking its tongue as if trying to bite Pearl, he swiftly grabbed the snake by its neck and stuffed it into his pocket. He reassured Pearl, "Don't be afraid, it won't bite."

Although Pearl appeared calm and unaffected on the surface, her soul had actually been wandering for some time.

When he came to his senses, he took two steps back, "Ah...ah...ah..."

Yin Cheng put his arm around his wife's shoulder and asked, "Is our Pearl a little slow-witted?"

Lin Nian nodded emphatically, "Too dull."

Zhao Duo quickly took out some candy he had prepared earlier from his satchel and handed it to Pearl. "These are winter melon candy and mint candy. I don't know if you like them."

Although Pearl was scared, she still opened her small pouch, took out a sesame brittle and handed it to Zhao Duo, saying, "I, I have candy too."

Zhao Duo put all the candy he had into Pearl's small pouch, and then accepted the candy that Pearl offered him.

After the two children exchanged candies, Pearl temporarily forgot her fear of the little green snake and continued to admire the flowers in the yard.

A toad with a back covered in pockmarks was lying in the grass. Zhao Duo kicked it away without making a sound, and then flicked away a spider with a mottled face that was weaving on a blade of grass.

The southwest is rife with insects and snakes, so the servants of the Zhao family sprinkled the medicinal powder three times.

The air was filled with the scent of herbs. Yin Cheng was worried that these medicines might be bad for the pregnant man, so he quickly asked the maid. He was relieved to hear that they were harmless.

When Zhao Lang's husband learned that they had found a child on the road, he specially went to invite a wet nurse to take care of Xiao Li.

With nothing to do for the moment, Lin Nian focused on combing Pearl's hair.

The silver ornaments made by Five Poison Fortress are especially beautiful, and Zhao Fulang even sent a set of local traditional clothing.

Pearl inherited her looks from both her fathers, so she's naturally beautiful. She's just young now, and her round little face is adorable.

Now that he's changed his clothes, he really does look like the little holy son of the Five Poisons Fortress.

However, the real Little Saint, Zhao Duo, couldn't come to play with Pearl every day. He had a heavy workload and had to learn a lot at such a young age.

Yin Cheng sighed upon seeing this, noting that Huang Mao was only two years older than Zhenzhu, yet he had already lost his happy childhood.

At the Southwest Army camp, Zhao Lang assigned Lin Yuntang a new task. Ostensibly, it was to receive Prince Cheng, but in reality, it was a way to give him a vacation.

Lin Yuntang naturally understood the general's meaning, but he was unwilling to accept it.

The youngest brother's purpose in coming this time was quite clear: it was about his affair with Lan Shu.

But once this matter is revealed... Lin Yuntang remained silent, his thoughts racing.

Zhao Lang said, "You can't keep this from them forever, Yuntang, you have to face it."

Lin Yuntang sighed, accepted the order, took his leave, and rode his fast horse to Five Poisons Fortress overnight.

In the middle of the night, moonlight streamed into the room, casting a chilly glow.

On the bed, Pearl nestled in Lin Nian's arms, while Lin Nian leaned against Yin Cheng; the three of them were a warm and happy family.

Yin Cheng suddenly opened his eyes.

He carefully removed Lin Nian's hand from his waist, tucked his wife and children in, placed the pink pearl bow ball next to him, and then got up.

He put on his coat, climbed out the window, and went outside.

Lan Shu sat on the roof ridge, a pot of wine beside him, staring at the moon without moving.

Yin Cheng climbed onto the roof ridge. "What are you doing?"

Lan Shu wasn't crying at first, but when he felt wronged, he couldn't stand being comforted. Even if the other person just asked a question, his tears would fall in big drops.

The last time Yin Cheng saw Lan Shu cry was when Yan Ru spies appeared in the Northern Border Army.

That person was Lan Shu's close friend.

He personally dealt with the spy and killed his longtime friend. His gaze, however, was cold and resolute, as if his heart had never wavered.

But no one knew that that night, he sat alone on the city wall, looking at the desolate desert beyond the Great Wall, and tears fell silently down his face.

Then, he resigned from his position as strategist and went far away.

"Don't cry," Yin Cheng said, unsure how to comfort him. "If all else fails, we'll go beat up Lao Si and vent your anger for you."

Lan Shu's lips trembled, her voice choked with sobs, "I'm so pathetic. He even offered me a concubine, and I still came all the way to Ningzhou to find him."

"We're here to investigate, this is definitely not right. Old Fourth is such an honest man, only you could seduce him."

"Your Highness..." Lan Shu cried, "What if he really has someone else... what should I do?... I really love him."

Yin Cheng had never discussed relationship topics with anyone before. He scratched his face and said, "Then how about killing the person he likes?"