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

Lin Yunyuan became a disciple of a reclusive swordsman when he was three years old, and lived in seclusion on the top of Guishan Mountain for many years.

When he was twelve years old, the Lin family's twins were born. Lin Yunyuan specially bid farewell to his master and returned to the capital to visit his family.

As the boy rode his horse through the alley, he saw a family move into the house next door, which had been vacant for years.

A simple horse-drawn carriage passed by him.

The wind lifted the curtains, and he and the person in the carriage exchanged a quick glance.

Sitting in the carriage was a young man, about the same age as him, whose appearance was just beginning to develop, and who was not a beauty that would leave a lasting impression.

It has an excellent temperament, like clear spring water flowing in a mountain stream.

Lin Yunyuan quickly forgot about the young man.

He thought they would never cross paths again, but the day after his new neighbor moved in, Lin Yunyuan visited and saw the young man again.

At that time, the Lin family was still the residence of a valiant general, and Ye Qingyu's husband was quite accomplished in the court, protecting the whole family.

While the adults exchanged pleasantries, he and the little boy also greeted each other.

"My name is Shen Qingheng, which means 'green hills grow fragrant herbs'." Shen Qingheng bowed slightly. "Greetings, Young Master Lin."

Heng is a type of herb.

At the age of twelve, Shen Qingheng already possessed extraordinary talent and fame spread throughout the capital.

"Lin Yunyuan, meaning 'clouds passing over a long abyss'," Lin Yunyuan clasped his hands in greeting. "Greetings, Young Master Shen."

Shen Qingheng nodded slightly, looking at the heavy sword on Lin Yunyuan's back with great curiosity.

Out of consideration for etiquette, he suppressed his curiosity and did not ask any further questions.

Lin Yunyuan noticed that he kept staring at his heavy sword, thinking that no one had noticed. Little did he know that Lin Yunyuan had seen through every little movement.

He spoke up first: "This is my weapon, Blood Drinker, a heavy sword."

Shen Qingheng blinked. "He's a perfect match for Young Master Lin."

His eyes were full of longing. Having been raised as a noble young master in seclusion since childhood, he was interested in everything beyond his understanding.

Lin Yunyuan took the heavy sword off and handed it to him.

"Would you like to take a look?"

Shen Qingheng took a timid half-step back, "No, thank you."

"Oh." Lin Yunyuan slung the heavy sword over his shoulder again.

Shen Qingheng was puzzled: "Do you need to carry a weapon even at home?"

"My master said that I should carry it with me at all times until I have fully learned how to use it."

Shen Qingheng nodded. The storyteller had mentioned before that people in the martial arts world all have their own unique temperaments and personalities, and he expressed his understanding and respect for this.

Because they were neighbors, the two gradually became acquainted.

At the summit of Guishan, there were only the two of them, Lin Yunyuan and his master. Suddenly having a playmate made him very happy.

Since then, Lin Yunyuan has returned to the capital every year.

At first, it was just a few days, then half a month, but later it would take one or two months to come back.

For his family, and also for Shen Qingheng.

Later, when Lin Nian was born, he even secretly took his three-month-old baby brother out to show Shen Qingheng, which terrified Shen Qingheng so much that she turned pale on the spot.

Just as he was telling Lin Yunyuan to quickly send his younger brother back, three-month-old Nian Ge'er suddenly woke up.

The sound of a child crying echoed throughout the alley.

Lin Yunyuan couldn't soothe him no matter what he did, so Shen Qingheng took Nian Ge'er in her arms and gently held him for a long time.

Seeing that he had stopped crying, Nian Ge'er turned his head and saw his older brother, and his little mouth twitched.

Shen Qingheng quickly pushed the person away, picked up Nian Ge'er, and sent him back to the Xiaoyong General's Mansion.

After gratefully escorting Shen Qingheng home, Ye Qingyu immediately grabbed a feather duster and chased after Lin Yunyuan.

"You dare to steal your younger brother? You've really grown bold."

As Lin Yunyuan dodged, he thought to himself, "I'll do it again next time."

This adorable little brother is definitely meant to be shown to Shen Qingheng.

Not for any other reason than to show off.

By this time, the second brother, Lin Yunqing, had already begun to show the characteristics of a shrewd merchant. He pioneered a trade route mainly based on waterways, reselling local specialties from various regions.

Although they were all small-scale operations, they still managed to earn a lot of money.

Water transport has always been the territory of the Grand Canal Gang, and they were naturally furious that a young upstart had taken away their business.

Originally, he wanted to recruit Lin Yunqing to his side and use him for his own purposes, but unexpectedly, the man was unyielding and refused.

The canal gang's retaliation came swiftly. On the Dragon Boat Festival, the Lin and Shen families went on an outing to Peach Blossom Town to watch the dragon boat races.

The Cao Gang kidnapped Lin Yunqing.

Shen Qingheng happened to witness this scene, and the members of the Canal Gang tied him up along with them.

A young man raised in seclusion, whose daily life consisted only of writing and painting, had never seen such a scene before, and immediately fainted.

When Lin Yunyuan found the man in the woodshed, his second brother had been beaten until his head was bleeding, but he didn't hold back at all and cursed everyone in the canal gang.

Shen Qingheng was unconscious in the corner.

Lin Yunyuan angrily said, "How do you take care of people?"

Lin Yunqing felt extremely wronged. "What kind of younger brother takes care of his older brother's husband? I'm not a pervert."

Lin Yunyuan: "..."

When Shen Qingheng woke up, she was terrified and clung to Lin Yunyuan as her lifeline.

Lin Yunyuan then placed the jade pendant she had worn for many years around his neck. "Don't be afraid, I'm always with you, okay?"

Lin Yunqing coughed. "What about me? Don't I get a small gift?"

"Don't make me beat you up here."

Lin Yunqing rolled her eyes. "What's the use of hitting me? Hit those people from the Canal Gang instead."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Isn't your master the number one swordsman in the martial arts world? How come you haven't learned any skills? You even manage to save someone in such a messy way."

Lin Yunyuan gritted his teeth. "Shut up. Now take Qingheng and walk along the path behind that crooked tree outside. Someone will be there to meet you."

Lin Yunqing briefly thought of brotherly love and respect, and asked, "And what about you?"

"Never mind that." Lin Yunyuan climbed onto the roof, leaving only the words, "Go quickly."

Later, Lin Yunyuan destroyed sixteen docks of the Canal Gang in three days, making the Canal Gang in the capital area tremble with fear.

It was only after the head of the family personally visited to apologize, bringing gold, silver, and boats, that the anger of the Lin and Shen families was appeased.

It was at this time that Guishan Blood Drink gained its reputation.

Later, when Shen Qingheng was discussing marriage, both families expressed interest in forming a union. Although it hadn't been officially announced, everyone thought so.

The accident just happened too suddenly.

The valiant general died on the battlefield, and the plaque of the general's mansion was taken down and replaced with a solitary plaque bearing the words "Lin Residence".

Ye Qingyu fell seriously ill and never recovered, so Lin Yunyuan was urgently summoned back to the capital to handle his father's funeral arrangements.

In the same year, the head of the Shen family passed away, and after three months of seclusion, Lord Shen decided to move out of the capital.

When Lin Yunyuan learned of this news, the Shen family had already left, leaving only an elderly servant in the house.

The old servant said that the master had arranged a marriage for the young master in his hometown in Jiangnan, and this trip was to Jiangnan to get married.

Lin Yunyuan felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

Only then did he realize that he had fallen for Shen Qingheng in those innocent years before.

He wanted to find out exactly where Shen Qingheng was, and he wanted to go find him and tell him about his feelings and love for him.

However, the old servant returned a jade clasp to him.

"Young master said this item should be returned to its rightful owner."

The jade pendant wasn't of good quality; it was a gift from his master, who had casually bought it on the street when Lin Yunyuan became his apprentice.

Later, he gave the jade clasp to Shen Qingheng.

Shen Qingheng now returned the jade clasp to him, as if... severing all ties.