Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

Therefore, he could only put her aside for the time being and make a decision after consulting with Tong Yan.

So Chi Junlin and Liuli quickly left Shang.

After the two left, Fu Ruiying breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he stayed in the woodshed, quietly waiting for nightfall.

Fu Ruiying waited anxiously until dark, when she heard footsteps outside.

Then Ding Xia pushed the door open and came in, saying to her, "Hurry up and let's go down the mountain."

Seeing that he spoke so urgently and his expression was not very comfortable, Fu Ruiying quickly stood up.

Then he asked, "Brother Dingxia, have you eaten anything?"

Ding Xia looked at Fu Ruiying with some confusion.

Fu Ruiying then took out a steamed bun that she had kept hidden for a long time from her bosom and said, "Someone gave it to me, and I saved some for you."

Seeing that the steamed bun was cold, hard, and a bit dirty, Ding Xia said impatiently, "I'll eat it. You can keep it for yourself. We need to hurry up and leave now; there's no time to eat."

Upon hearing this, Fu Ruiying could only say "Oh" and then tuck the steamed bun back into her bosom.

She is no longer the wealthy and privileged young lady who once gambled extensively.

Even a steamed bun is a very precious thing to her.

Even if they're full, they can't bear to throw it away.

Ding Xia's mind was filled with Tong Yan's instructions to him before he left.

He was somewhat puzzled and didn't understand why Tong Yan would make such an arrangement.

However, staying here will only become more and more dangerous, and it's no longer safe to stay in the sect.

With no better option available, they had no choice but to leave the mountain overnight.

Fortunately, Tong Yan gave him some money to run away before she left, so he had a place to live afterward.

He never wanted to live that miserable life again, sometimes starving, sometimes full, always having to beg for food or steal sweet potatoes.

Then, Ding Xia led Fu Ruiying away from the woodshed, avoiding everyone's eyes, and ran down the mountain path.

What he didn't know was that the scene of him running away from the backyard with Fu Ruiying had already been seen by Chi Junlin.

In the darkness of night, Chi Junlin leaned against the wall, looking quite relaxed.

The two figures disappeared completely from the mountain path without causing any disturbance.

She flicked her sleeves, put her hands behind her back, and walked towards the Tongyan Courtyard.

When they arrived at the courtyard, Tong Yan had already returned from outside.

Seeing Chi Junlin walk in, Tong Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he said softly to her, "Junlin, I have made Ding Xia leave overnight as you arranged."

However, I still don't quite understand why you wanted him to go to Nandu.

Upon hearing this, Chi Junlin smiled and casually said, "You'll know in a few days. In short, you don't need to worry too much about Ding Xia's matter. This boy's temperament is already set, and he is difficult to teach."

"If we don't want the entire sect to be implicated by Ding Xia, it's better to keep our distance from him."

Upon hearing Chi Junlin's words, Tong Yan sighed.

Over the past two days, she had heard Chi Junlin's description of Ding Xia's series of actions in the capital. If what he said was true, he had indeed committed numerous evil deeds and made no progress whatsoever.

She couldn't quite understand how the boy who was just a slightly mischievous boy back then had become like this.

Could it be that I have failed in my teaching and discipline?

But Liuli grew up with him, and they were in the same situation, so how could there be such a big difference between them?

He noticed that Tong Yan's brows were furrowed, and he seemed slightly worried.

Chi Jun stepped forward, gently embraced her, and lightly stroked her brow with his fingertips.

Then she comforted him, saying, "Everyone has their own destiny. Don't worry about unimportant people. Instead of thinking about those troublesome things, look at your loved one right in front of you. Don't you think so, my dear wife?"

Tong Yan blushed immediately upon hearing Chi Junlin's words.

She muttered under her breath, "I'm already this old, how can you call me that?"

Chi Junlin laughed again, "Didn't you say you'd let me do whatever I wanted tonight? I want you to call me 'husband' a hundred times tonight."

Tong Yan couldn't help but roll her eyes at her, saying with a hint of coquettishness, "How can you make so many noises? Aren't you ashamed?"

"Why don't you try and see if you can do it?"

As Chi Junlin spoke, he met Tong Yan's eyes.

Sensing the passion in Chi Junlin's eyes, Tong Yan felt somewhat powerless and wanted to push her away.

But her hands were weak and powerless; it sounded more like a coquettish plea than a refusal.

With a youthful face and dressed in white, she appeared dignified and pure, yet her cheeks were slightly flushed as her lips were kissed wantonly.

If the disciples inside the sect were to see this scene, they would be utterly astonished.

"Mmm... Chirp... Sizzle... Sizzle..."

The two were so deeply in love that the moonlight seemed almost blinding.

"Husband... let's go inside..."

Tong Yan bit her lip, suppressing her shame, and said to Chi Junlin.

"Yes, Yan'er. I'll do whatever you say."

As Chi Junlin spoke, he picked up Tong Yan and, amidst her gasps of surprise, walked with a smile toward the bedroom.

The door closed, and a series of impatient kisses rang out.

Springtime is in full bloom, filled with sweet romance.

It was another night of delicate fragrance wafting through the air, and the moon blushing shyly in the night.

-

The next day, both Chi Junlin and Tong Yan got up very late.

However, Tong Yan had already instructed in advance that she would be in seclusion to practice her skills for the next few days, so none of the disciples, including Liu Li, came to disturb her.

Apart from the few people in Chi Junlin's room, almost no one on the mountain noticed that Chi Junlin stayed in Tongyan's room almost every night.

The two arrived at the banquet hall one after the other and took their seats. On the surface, they were eating, but secretly they were exchanging glances.

Later, Jiang Qianju couldn't stand it anymore, so she put down her chopsticks and coughed lightly.

Chi Junlin snapped out of his daze, put on a serious expression, and asked Zheng Gaoda, who was standing at the entrance of the banquet hall, "Is there anything you need to take care of?"

Zheng Gaoda then respectfully reported to Chi Junlin, "Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the prefect has been kneeling at the mountain gate for a day and a night."

Chi Junlin narrowed his eyes, only then remembering that he had ordered the local prefect to come up the mountain a day earlier.

However, she forgot because of Ding Xia's matter.

So he nodded and said to Zheng Gaoda, "After breakfast, take me to the tea room."

"Here."

Meanwhile, on the mountain path outside the mountain gate...

Under the watchful eyes of a line of solemnly standing elite soldiers from the north.

The prefect of this place was trembling, his face flushed, kneeling before the Sword Harmony Sect.

The dew had soaked through his official robes, and the patrolling guards around him had been replaced several times.

However, the prefect, who held the rank of fourth grade, dared not make a move.

Because at this point, he already knew that the person who summoned him to the Sword Harmony Sect was not General Zheng Gaoda, a third-rank military officer.

Instead, it was General Zheng's loyal lord, the current Grand General, Marquis Anguo Chi Junlin!

Although it is unknown what purpose the Marquis of Anguo has come here at this time.

But the prefect had a feeling that his chance had finally come!

As long as one can curry favor with this powerful Marquis of Anguo, wouldn't one's official career soar to new heights?

Thinking of this, the prefect straightened his knees even more.

Even the chill of the dew could no longer be felt.

Chapter 88 Is he going to get promoted? No, he's going to ascend to heaven!

At this moment, the prefect kneeling on the mountain path did not know why the Red Lord had come here.

However, that didn't stop him from having wild fantasies.

Because the news that Zheng Gaoda had ordered the prefect to go up the mountain spread very quickly, he was unaware that the county government officials at the foot of the mountain had already been dealt with by Zheng Gaoda's troops when he knelt in front of the mountain gate.

Including the county constable, there were hardly any clean people in the entire government office.

Apart from one ousted registrar, all the other officials were corrupt, lawless, and disregarded human life. Depending on the severity of their crimes, they were either exiled or executed on the spot.

However, the prefect is unaware of these matters for the time being.

He was still fantasizing that he might have been recommended by someone because of his meritorious service in governing the local people.

Looking back, perhaps it was the money I gave to those adults this year that had an effect.

Thinking about this, he felt a sense of satisfaction and began to ponder what gift he should give the Grand General when they met for the first time.

I heard that the general is a woman, so why don't we send her a few handsome men?

She had kept several handsome young boys in her mansion, and now they were finally coming in handy.

As for the fact that he had been kneeling in front of the mountain gate for a day and a night, the prefect did not care much.

After all, the general is of noble status; how could one simply meet him at will?

Perhaps this is part of the test.

The longer he kneels, the more he can demonstrate his respect and sincerity towards the general.

Just as I was thinking about these things, I heard footsteps coming from ahead.

The elite soldier beside him immediately saluted respectfully and said, "Greetings, Lieutenant General!"

The prefect was overjoyed, knowing that his chance for promotion had arrived!

Sure enough, Zheng Gaoda coldly said to the prefect, "The commander-in-chief wants to see you. Come with me."

Upon hearing this, the prefect quickly got up from the ground and followed Zheng Gaoda with light steps.

He fantasized about rising to prominence and being bestowed high-ranking official positions and generous salaries by the general.

Next, Zheng Gaoda led the prefect to the tea room.

After Zheng Gaoda brought his men in, he stood by his side.

Without saying a word, the prefect knelt down before the main seat.

And he loudly proclaimed, "May the Great General live a thousand years!"

This was a congratulatory message that the prefect had thought about for a long time, and he originally thought that Chi Junlin would like it.

To everyone's surprise, only a lukewarm "Hmm" came from the head of the seat.

The prefect lay prostrate on the ground, secretly raising his head.

Then they saw a beautiful woman dressed in red, exuding a heroic air, sitting in the main seat of the tea room.

She was holding several documents in her hand and examining them carefully.

The prefect was somewhat surprised, feeling that the woman was very young and more beautiful than any woman he had ever seen, even comparable to the peerless Tongyan Sect Master.

Is this woman truly the powerful Red Emperor?

Seemingly sensing the prefect's gaze, Chi Junlin suddenly turned his eyes away from the paper and gave him a cold glance.

The prefect immediately prostrated himself on the ground, cold sweat pouring down his face.

With just one glance of majesty, the prefect understood what it meant to wield immense power and command respect throughout the land.

He had never seen anyone exude such terrifying pressure. It had nothing to do with gender; only those standing before her could feel what absolute power truly meant.