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

Yin Cheng coughed forcefully twice.

Pearl finally managed to regain her senses from the pile of gold and silver treasures.

"Tell me, what happened?" Yin Cheng sheathed his demon sword and sat down in the main seat with an air of authority.

Pearl quickly poured tea for her father and massaged his shoulders. "Here's what happened, Father, let me tell you slowly."

He told Yin Cheng everything that had happened since he came to Five Poisons Fortress. "That's how it is. I've already written to my uncle, and the imperial decree for the reward should be coming down soon."

Yin Cheng nodded and raised an eyebrow. "That's how it should be. If we don't use our status to intimidate others, it's meaningless."

Pearl chuckled to herself, "Daddy, you can't say that in front of Little Daddy, he'll get angry."

"Don't worry," Yin Cheng said. "Coaxing your little daddy is just one of his passive skills."

Just then, Yuanbao shouted from outside, "Brother, Brother Huangmao is here to see you!"

Pearl's eyes lit up. "Daddy, I'm going out to play!"

Yin Cheng: "..."

Pearl looked ethereal today, dressed in a seven-layered veil prepared for her by her father, which flowed gracefully as she ran.

Zhao Duo spotted the pearl at a glance; it was a large, fluffy white cluster, like a little flower fairy come to life.

Pearl was running too fast and tripped on the threshold, falling into the boy's arms.

Pearl chuckled to herself, but said nothing.

Zhao Duo put his arm around Zhenzhu's waist and helped him steady himself. "Stand still."

Pearl stuck her tongue out at him. "Oh."

Zhao Duo chuckled and reached out his hand to Pearl.

Pearl happily placed her hand on it, and the two went out to play hand in hand.

Having witnessed all of this, Yuanbao followed suit and reached out his hand to Xiaozhai, saying, "Come on, let's go out and play too."

Xiao Zhai didn't even look at him, turned around and left, saying, "My lord said he would teach me to read."

"What's the point of learning to read?" Yuanbao followed Xiaozhai and persuaded, "Besides, you can learn to read anytime. The weather is so nice today, if we don't go out and play, we'll miss this opportunity."

Xiao Zhai walked straight to the study without looking to the side.

Lin Nian borrowed her fourth brother's study and taught Xiao Zhai to read in her spare time.

Furthermore, after Zhao Duo and Pearl went out, they received a lot of stares and scrutiny.

Everyone in Five Poisons Fortress knew Zhao Duo. Seeing him leading a handsome and well-behaved young man, they all teased, "Xin Hui, is this your little husband?"

Zhao Duo nodded slightly, without answering, and simply introduced to everyone, "These are pearls."

"What a handsome young man!" asked a husband selling bracelets at a stall. "He looks unfamiliar; is he from out of town?"

Pearl smiled and obediently said, "My ancestral home is in Mingzhou."

"That's right under the emperor's nose," said an old man selling mountain products. "It's very far from here."

Another man selling bracelets chimed in, "It's very far. Take this red bracelet and hang it on a nice tree when you worship the mountain god in a few days. Whatever you wish for, it will come true."

Pearl instinctively wanted to give him money, but the man said, "Oh dear, these are just small things, not worth much. Consider them a small gift from your uncle."

"Since you accepted Ah Cui's gift, you should accept mine too." The young man selling wildflowers handed Zhao Duo a bunch of red wildflowers. "Xin Hui, really, you didn't even buy flowers for this young man."

Zhao Duo took the flowers and handed them to Pearl.

If there's one, there's two, and then there's three.

"Want some fried potato pancakes? They're delicious!"

"Thank you, I..." He wasn't hungry. Before Pearl could finish speaking, a potato pancake was shoved into his hand.

"Little one, my flower cakes taste really good too."

"Would you like a bowl of rice noodles? How about a bowl of mutton rice noodles?"

"I just got this collar made yesterday. It's covered in thirty-six pendants, and it makes a lovely sound."

Pearl was already a little embarrassed before they had even walked half a street.

He was holding flowers; a red string was tied around his wrist; a necklace with a silver pendant was around his neck; and a bamboo basket was filled with all kinds of snacks.

Seeing Pearl looking at him with pitiful eyes for help, Zhao Duo chuckled and took the basket from her hands.

This basket was also a gift from a bamboo weaving vendor.

After the two reached a secluded spot, Pearl, seeing that no one was around, opened the oil paper package and began to show it off.

After all, he was dressed so elegantly today, it wouldn't be good for people to see him eating in the street.

Zhao Duo was charmed by Pearl's cuteness, but Pearl gave him a reproachful look and said, "Don't laugh."

"Okay, I won't laugh." Zhao Duo carefully tucked a stray strand of hair from Pearl's forehead behind her ear. "Is it delicious?"

"Mmm!" Pearl said while munching, "But I really want to eat that mutton rice noodles. Could you buy me a bowl tonight and bring it over? I'll eat it secretly."

"it is good."

Pearl was already used to the boy's taciturn nature, and he didn't feel that the boy was being perfunctory or ignoring him.

Because every time he looked at the boy, the boy's eyes were only on him, and there was no room for anyone else.

Pearl stuffed the half-eaten biscuit into the boy's mouth, saying, "You can't finish this."

Meanwhile, they went to the basket to look for other food.

After finishing a whole roasted pig's trotter, the ethereal young master realized he hadn't brought a handkerchief with him when he went out.

He was wearing seven layers of white gauze, so he had no choice but to ask the boy for help.

Zhao Duo pulled Pearl to sit down on a stone bench and took out a very small flute from his waist.

As she played the flute, Pearl noticed the tattoo on the back of the boy's hand again.

A short while later, a large swarm of bees flew over.

pearl:"!"

Pearl instinctively hid behind Zhao Duo.

"Don't be afraid." Zhao Duo patted Pearl's back, and as the flute melody changed, the swarm of bees changed direction.

After a while, the swarm of bees returned, or rather, they came with a handkerchief.

Pearl: "..." In this situation, I'm actually a little speechless.

Zhao Duo took a handkerchief from the swarm of bees, shook it, and then handed it to Pearl. "It's my uncle's, is it alright?"

Pearl tried to control her expression, trying not to seem so speechless. She tugged at Zhao Duo's clothes, finding them stiff, and then silently took the handkerchief.

"What if Uncle Yiyuan discovers his handkerchief is missing?"

Zhao Duo said, "This is what we asked him for."

Pearl was surprised. "How did you get it?" He remembered the swarm of bees and was even more surprised. "Can you communicate through these insects?"

"More or less." Zhao Duo noticed some oil stains on Pearl's chin and silently wiped them off for him.

The bees buzzing overhead made Pearl kick him, "Make them fly away."

Seeing the bee fly away, Pearl finally breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm afraid of bees, so you're not allowed to ask bees for help anymore."

Zhao Duo nodded, regardless of whether Zhenzhu's request was reasonable or not; he simply said, "Okay."

"I'm going back to the capital in a few days." Pearl started tugging at her clothes. "I need to go back for my coming-of-age ceremony."

"I will go." Zhao Duo paused, then asked, "May I go to your house to propose marriage then?"