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

Yin Mo received Pearl's letter half a month later. He read the letter with mixed feelings of amusement and exasperation, and immediately drafted an imperial edict to confer titles and sent it to the southwest.

One of the main reasons Yin Mo chose Ye Guangxiao to serve as the governor of the southern border was because of his mediocrity.

If a more capable and resourceful person were appointed, the governor-general's real power would surely disrupt the existing balance in the southwest.

He is different; he is unaware that his power has been usurped, and he only knows how to muddy the waters, without stirring up any trouble in the southwest.

Although Pearl didn't say it explicitly, Yin Mo could still tell from his few words that the Governor of Southern Xinjiang must have done something to offend Pearl, otherwise why would his good baby take action?

The Governor-General of Southern Xinjiang could be Ye Guangxiao, or it could be anyone else.

Yin Mo wanted to teach Ye Guangxiao a lesson for bullying his precious son, so along with the imperial edict of investiture, he also brought a secret letter written by the emperor himself to Ye Guangxiao, which was sent to the southwest.

The warning was quite strong, and even the eunuch who came to deliver the decree couldn't help but shake his head at Ye Guangxiao.

Of all people to offend, this person had to offend the most favored Princess Zhaoren.

If they had real skills, then there would be nothing to fear, but unfortunately, they're just an empty shell, practically useless...

This already bleak career path is only going to become even more bleak from now on.

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Pearl wrote a letter to her uncle, and the next day she went to school with Lin Ling.

The news that Pearl had beaten up the governor's son in the street had already spread far and wide. These young masters had never seen anything like it before, and they all tacitly kept their distance from the two cousins.

Pearl didn't seem to care; he was just as magnanimous as his father.

Lin Ling was constantly being ignored, but he didn't feel isolated. On the contrary, he felt relieved because no one was deliberately targeting him.

After that, they never saw Ye Xiang again at the school. Later they learned that Ye Guangxiao held a grudge against Ye Xiang and his son, and sent his legitimate husband and son to a country estate to fend for themselves.

Pearl sighed, thinking that it was no wonder her younger brother was so devoted to her father; there were many heartless and ungrateful men in this world.

People as devoted as my father are hard to find in this world.

Pearl thought of "someone" again. He had been in the Southwest for so long, and although he hadn't visited the Zhao residence, Zhao Duo must have known that he had come to the Southwest, given his abilities.

What?! Why aren't you coming to find him?!

Pearl was furious. If she saw him, she would definitely give him a good beating!

Instead of waiting, Zhao Duo received news that his two fathers had come to the southwest.

Pearl was so frightened that she turned pale, thinking that her father-in-law had come to teach her a lesson. Before Yin Cheng and his wife even reached the territory of Five Poison Fortress, Pearl hurriedly packed her valuables and ran up the mountain that night to find Zhao Duo.

South of Five Poisons Fortress lies Mount Moon Viewing, a mountain covered with towering ancient trees and dense vegetation. Once inside, it is difficult to escape, resembling a giant green maze.

This mountain is a forbidden area for the Artuna family, which is why Zhao Duo cannot attend his coming-of-age ceremony this year.

As the pure-blooded holy son of the Artuna family, he must complete his trials in this perilous mountain forest.

Pearl, being young and fearless, boldly ventured into Mount Tsukimi, carrying two steamed buns on his back, despite the locals' reluctance to venture there.

The area around Mount Tsukimi is shrouded in mist year-round; while it's not exactly miasma, visibility is extremely low.

Only after passing through the mist did we arrive at Mount Tsukimi.

Even at noon, the forests of Mount Tsukimi are shrouded in darkness, eerily so.

Strange animal calls could be heard from the depths of the forest from time to time, which made the silent environment feel particularly eerie.

After walking for only half an hour in the mountains, Pearl got completely lost in the forest.

The young man, not yet of marriageable age, suddenly felt afraid, and he called out as he walked, "Zhao Duo!"

Where are you?

"Zhao Duo!"

After wandering around in the woods for a long time, they didn't see any people, or even any larger animals.

It was as if he were the only person left in the world.

Only then did he remember to summon his bodyguards.

He called out for a long time but the two guards did not appear, so he knew that the mist on the way up the mountain had separated them.

As darkness approached, even though he was usually quite brave, he was still a young man, and he couldn't help but start to feel scared.

Pearl finally couldn't hold back her tears. How could he have been so foolish! He ran up the mountain in a moment of impulse, without considering the consequences at all.

"Waaah..."

"Zhao Duo..."

His legs ached, and he was hungry, but he dared not stop, afraid that snakes, insects, and rodents would crawl on his legs. So he walked towards the direction of the setting sun, sobbing and wiping away his tears.

He was completely unaware that all the snakes, insects, and rodents along the way avoided him, as if they were afraid of something.

His father taught him that in the forest, he could use the sun to find his way during the day and the Big Dipper to find his way at night.

He couldn't yet perform light-footed kung fu by stepping on leaves, so he had to fly to the top of the tree to check the direction before jumping down. Every now and then, he would fly up again to confirm whether he had gone the wrong way.

Despite this, he still couldn't find a way out of the mountains.

After dark, Pearl found a cave.

He was tired, hungry, and sleepy. He had already eaten the two steamed buns he brought, and he dared not eat the fruit growing on the tree.

He lit a fire in the cave and pitifully hugged himself.

While inwardly cursing himself for being stupid, he stared at the fire and rubbed his stomach.

I'm so hungry... I guess I won't feel hungry if I fall asleep!

"Hiss—"

As soon as Pearl closed his eyes, he heard a terrifying sound, like snakes crawling around him, and the sound seemed very close!

He was terrified of snakes, so he immediately pulled out a dagger from his boot and assumed a defensive stance.

I held my breath and listened carefully to the sounds around me.

"Hiss—"

"Waaah..." Pearl cried twice, apologizing to her father in her heart. He shouldn't have impulsively run into the mountains because he was afraid of being spanked.

"Daddy, I was wrong. I'll never run away again. If I'm still alive today, I promise I'll listen to you and not run away. Waaah..."

The cave was pitch black. Pearl subconsciously thought the snake would come in from outside, so she focused all her attention on the outside of the cave.

As the rustling sound of the belly grew closer, Pearl became increasingly nervous.

To his surprise, he instinctively turned his head to look inside the cave and saw an enormous snake with its mouth open, ready to devour him.

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Pearl screamed, "Ah!"

This snake was at least tens of feet long! Its enormous head seemed capable of swallowing him whole in one gulp.

Pearl instinctively swung her hand to stab the giant snake, but she didn't expect that the small dagger in her hand couldn't even cut through the snake's scales. Instead, her entire arm was shaken and felt numb.

After being attacked, the giant snake's vertical pupils suddenly turned sharp, and it opened its blood-red maw, its sharp fangs seemingly capable of biting off the necks of any animal.

Pearl tried to run, but it was too late; the snake had already surrounded him with its enormous body.

He silently bid farewell to his fathers and younger brother in his heart, and closed his eyes in despair.

He didn't see a silver-adorned boy dressed in dark blue clothes emerge from behind the giant snake.