"Aying, isn't this the Miao region you've always longed for? Are you going to leave me just because I did this?"

Lu Duling was somewhat afraid to look at Tian Ying's accusing eyes, but he had to say these things; he couldn't let the woman he loved misunderstand.

"I…!"

Tian Ying was driven to a dead end by Lu Duling's words. Her feelings were extremely complicated. In the past, she felt sorry for Lu Duling, but now she felt a chill down her spine.

This person is so profound, it's terrifying.

"Come, little maid, sit down and have something to eat. If there are things you can't understand, don't think about them anymore. Just try to understand them from the beginning. If you still can't accept having such a scheming husband, then you can come with me to the Central Plains and become a lady-in-waiting in my princess's mansion. I'll definitely find you several stunningly handsome men to serve you comfortably. How about that?"

Cen Xi couldn't bear to see her beauty in such pain and anger, so he waved to her in a good-natured manner.

"She's a female hooligan! Humph!"

As soon as Cen Xi interrupted, Tian Ying immediately transferred all her resentment onto her.

But she knew that arguing with this princess from the Central Plains would be like throwing an egg against a rock, so she quickened her pace and ran to another rocky beach to brood over.

Lu Duling glared at Cen Xi, then turned around to go and coax her woman again.

"Husband, husband! That man is glaring at me."

Cen Xibing took a bite and saw the anger and dislike on Lu Duling's face. She immediately tugged at Shen Jinchen's sleeve, looking aggrieved.

Shen Jinchen chuckled helplessly and called out to Lu Duling:

“Commander Lu, my wife has not provoked you, yet you treat her with such an attitude. It is rather ungentlemanly. I urge you to keep your eyes on her in the future. She is not someone you can glare at.”

"I may not care about her, but I would like to ask Prime Minister Shen to keep a close eye on the female hooligan around you. Tian Ying is also my wife. Anyone who tries to bully her is offending me, Lu Duling. I don't care who that person is, I will fight to the end."

Lu Duling paused for a moment, but did not turn around. Her words were polite yet cold, a final show of respect to Shen Jinchen and Cen Xi.

"Damn! You're pretty arrogant! Looks like you don't want to pretend anymore after your true nature was exposed! Shen Jinchen, you're no good. Look at you, the prime minister of a country, the future ruler of the world, and a mere guard from Miao territory doesn't even put you in his eyes. Where is your arrogance and your integrity?"

Cen Xi found it amusing to hear Tian Ying call her a female hooligan, but she was furious when Lu Duling called her that, so she didn't care about anything else and directly attacked Shen Jinchen.

"Your Highness, you'd better not say such things again. No matter how powerful your man is, he still needs our King of Ten Thousand Gu to remove the Gu. Let me give you a piece of advice: please don't flirt with Tian Ying in the future. Otherwise, even if Miao Jiang is doomed, I will still destroy the King of Ten Thousand Gu."

Before Shen Jinchen could speak, Lu Duling preemptively cut off Cen Xi's next attack with the sharpest words.

He didn't want to fight; he just wanted to appease Tian Ying, so he gave her the strongest possible preventative measure.

"Damn! You've got guts!"

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be lying, Cen Xi immediately fell silent.

She sat down sullenly, only to be met with Shen Jinchen's gentle, watery eyes.

Why are you looking at me like that?

I like the way you care about me.

Shen Jinchen pulled Cen Xi close, disregarding the presence of others, and, holding her head, pried open her lips and kissed her.

Cen Xi was so dizzy from his kisses that she struggled to break free from his embrace.

That jerk of a man, he goes crazy every now and then, he's really annoying.

"Ah Xi, I'm so happy to see you care about me in my lifetime. Wait for me! Once I've cured the curse, I'll definitely secretly tie up Lu Duling and give you a good beating, how about that?"

After receiving a sweet kiss, Shen Jinchen was overjoyed. His husky voice brushed against her ear, and Cen Xi felt a shiver run down her spine. She wanted to get as far away from him as possible.

Watching her comical movements, Shen Jinchen chuckled softly several times. He pulled Cen Xi into his arms, holding her close, and whispered again:

"Now that we've eaten and drunk our fill, let's rest for a while. Since we have an inside man here, we'll definitely be attacked from both sides. We need to conserve our energy and prepare for battle."

"Just go to sleep, why are you hugging me?"

Cen Xi glanced at Lu Duling and Tian Ying not far away, and awkwardly tried to crawl out of Shen Jinchen's arms.

"Shy? What haven't you done before? You know how wild you are in bed. What are you afraid of? Let them watch if they want, as long as they don't disturb our sleep."

Seeing Cen Xi struggle, Shen Jinchen tightened his embrace around her, almost completely sealing her off without leaving any gaps. In the end, Cen Xi had no choice but to give up.

This is the scene before them when Lu Moxiu and Chu Mian appeared outside their formation.

A couple is sleeping, and another couple is arguing.

Looking at this scene, Chu Mian couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Those two who came before seemed to be from the Central Plains as well. They also liked to sleep on the stone beach. Do all people from the Central Plains like to sleep on the stone beach?"

What kind of fetish is this?

"Master, what should we do next?"

Seeing that his master remained silent no matter what Chu Mian said while he was behind him, he couldn't help but ask.

"How are those two people in the White Building?"

The white-haired old man, Lu Moxiu, asked expressionlessly.

Chu Mian: "It should be soon! When I came here before, I went to see them once. Those two were still fighting hard, but they were already at their last gasp."

"Let's delay a bit longer. Since they want to sleep, let them sleep as much as they want. We'll wait at the last key point of the formation!"

After saying these words, Lu Moxiu vanished without a trace in a flash.

Before leaving, Chu Mian glanced at Lu Duling, who was coaxing people below, said nothing, and then used her lightness skill to leave the place.

Meanwhile, inside the White Tower, Zhu Yanniang, sword in hand, was already in a bloodthirsty frenzy. Wherever she went, the ground was littered with the corpses of golden thread snakes. But she was in no better shape; she had more than a dozen snake bite wounds on her body, and her consciousness was gradually fading.

She had a gut feeling that she might really die here. Not a spectacular death, but a quiet, unnoticed one. She would never see Jun Jianchou again.

On the other side, Wen Qiyu was also being tormented. The golden snake, perhaps because it saw the little snake in his arms being affectionate with him and thought the boy was fun, loosened its tail that was tightening around his neck and carried Wen Qiyu around the cave. Wen Qiyu was like a ball in its hands, tossed and rolled around and tossed around.

In short, it kept hitting the wall, with no ability to resist at all.

Wen Qiyu regretted it. For the first time, he regretted his willfulness. He wanted to go home and see his parents.