Chapter 46 Warm Source

Yu Wanyin's head was tightly held in place, pressed against the door panel through his palm.

The man grabbed her waist with his other hand and pulled her forward forcefully, pressing her against his chest.

This sudden and aggressive entanglement left Yu Wanyin momentarily speechless.

The air was thick with the stench of blood and the scent of herbs.

He was enveloped and overwhelmed by the man's powerful masculine aura.

She let out a soft, muffled whimper, as if suddenly attacked, but it was suppressed even more fiercely.

The intrusion went deeper.

So deep that not a single gap is left.

It felt like they wanted to crush every bone in her body.

He even plundered all the air from his chest cavity, leaving not a single breath.

In the end, he was the one who brought them all over.

Yu Wanyin soon began to breathe rapidly, as if she couldn't catch her breath as he nibbled and entangled her.

That hand was tugging at her skirt.

The dust and bloodstains on his body still stained that clear, pure white color.

Such a rough kiss can easily arouse a person's most primal instincts.

They dragged that noble, icy snow lotus down into depravity.

Yu Wanyin couldn't stand up, and the gesture of her hands resting against his chest became a form of support.

Beneath his palm lay hard, cold armor.

The colder and harder it is, the more you can feel its intense heat.

When she couldn't hold on any longer, she was being pulled down while still clinging to him.

Rong Si was briefly separated from her.

Yu Wanyin struggled to find fresh air.

A series of unspeakable tingling and numb sensations in her lower abdomen indicated that the thoughts aroused by this rough behavior had been stirred up in her.

For her, it was mixed with a secret sense of shame.

Yu Wanyin felt the large hand that was supporting the back of her head slide down to the back of her neck.

He gripped the back of her neck, forcing her to tilt her head back and look directly at him.

Before she could catch her breath, the man's shadow loomed over her again.

Yu Wanyin tightened her grip, but he was covered in armor and she couldn't hold on at all.

There was nowhere to scratch, nowhere to cling to.

Until she was melted into a pool of clear water by his fiery lava, her consciousness blurred and her thoughts chaotic.

She was lifted up with such great force, and when she was put down, she was sitting on the table in the bathroom.

Yu Wanyin knew what he wanted to do, but she was still afraid of his strength, "Be gentle..."

Rong Si didn't know if he listened or not, he just covered her mouth and kissed her until she leaned back on the table.

The armor on his body hit the ground with a series of clattering sounds.

Soon, the woman's skirt ribbons piled up on the hard armor.

Plain-colored ropes meandered and fell onto the armor.

It was then covered by the plain-colored skirt.

Finally, there was that soft white coat.

It was covered in crumpled and wrinkled skin.

The bathroom was filled with heavy clanging and banging, and the table creaked and groaned in a weak, broken protest.

It sounds like it's about to collapse.

He wouldn't listen to anything Yu Wanyin said, but he was also afraid that the table would collapse and he would fall off.

We could only wrap our arms around his neck.

I just hugged her when she pushed me away.

She frantically tightened her arms around him, forced to press herself against him, saying, "This is someone else's yard."

"You can't be so fierce, someone will hear you."

It's useless.

With no other choice, Yu Wanyin called out to him in a trembling voice, "Be gentle, my husband."

Rong Si suddenly stopped.

The movement stopped, but his chest and abdomen were still heaving violently.

This reveals the surging delusions within him.

Rong Si lowered his head slightly, brushing against her temple, his breath, which he could not suppress, reaching her ears.

He didn't say anything, but carried her away from the table and into the bathtub.

The bathtub is only big enough for one person.

It felt crowded with just two people inside.

Half a bucket of water overflowed.

Since they were in someone else's house, they couldn't really unleash their full power.

The wooden bucket creaked, and ripples of water swayed, splashing onto the ground and sending up sprays of water.

The pale moonlight streamed into the room through the cracks in the window.

You can see the water ripples gently emerging.

With him there, the water temperature became scalding hot, enveloping her completely.

It penetrated every crevice of her body, leaving no gap untouched.

A few drops of water clung to the back of her knees, then slid down her shapely figure and into the man's palm.

The bulging veins on his tanned muscles throbbed.

The contrast with that radiant white skin is breathtaking.

Rong Si watched as the thin layer of sweat on his nose dripped down to her collarbone.

It was so hot that she shuddered.

Rong Si lowered his eyelids, and a fierce look returned to his brows.

He leaned down and bit her collarbone.

Then bite along it.

Yu Wanyin couldn't resist scratching him; her sharp nails and the subtle pain from her scratches triggered a moment of rudeness in him.

The more he did this, the more Yu Wanyin jumped up and down, becoming increasingly uncontrollable.

This creates a vicious cycle.

However, we also have to consider the inconvenience caused to other people's houses.

Rong Si turned her over, deliberately making it impossible for her to scratch him, his rough fingertips tracing down her lower back and abdomen.

He held her close to his chest, letting the all-encompassing holy water absorb his evil thoughts and unease.

About an hour later, she was cleaned up and carried out of the bathroom.

He wrapped himself tightly in the blanket to avoid catching a chill.

Rong Si took a handkerchief and roughly but carefully wiped the sweat from her cheeks.

While wiping, Yu Wanyin fell asleep from exhaustion.

Rong Si stared at her sleeping face for a long time.

Having fought for two consecutive days, he had exhausted some of his energy.

It was still at someone else's house.

He was very self-disciplined today.

But the consequence was that he didn't get enough to eat.

His appetite was like a bottomless pit.

I have never tried to find out exactly where it is.

never mind.

If she doesn't get sick tomorrow.

That means he'll have plenty of opportunities to get his revenge later.

Yu Wanyin didn't feel that he had restrained himself at all.

It's just that I didn't say anything inappropriate in someone else's yard.

She slept soundly that night.

She woke up feeling exhausted, as if she had been tormented for a long time, as if he was going to break her apart and she was going to get sick.

Early in the morning, Yu Wanyin groggily reached out and subconsciously touched her forehead.

...Not hot.

Yu Wanyin touched her cool forehead, regaining her senses for a moment.

She opened her eyes and touched it carefully again.

It doesn't seem hot at all.

Yu Wanyin sat up and cupped her cheeks.

My lower back is still sore and numb, and I have a strong feeling of something in it.

But I didn't get sick like I used to.

She sat on the bed for a while, cupping her cheeks in her hands.

Logically, she should be glad that she wasn't sick.

But if he finds out, wouldn't he think they can...?

She was still afraid of his fierceness.

Yesterday, the table almost collapsed, and the bathtub almost broke.

Doing something so physically demanding, even once every two weeks, is exhausting.

Yu Wanyin lost the support that could temporarily delay the consummation of the marriage, and for a moment she felt like a lamb exposed to the wild.

She was surrounded by wolves.

If he finds that she is not covering herself up, he will pounce on her without mercy.

Just as I was lost in thought, someone came in from outside the door.

Yu Wanyin watched nervously for a while, then realized it wasn't Rong Si.

It was a maid from the prefect's residence. "Madam, you're awake."

She came to bring hot water and breakfast.

"Are you exhausted? You slept for a long time today." The maid stepped forward and drew back the bed curtains.

Yu Wanyin asked, "Is everything alright outside?"

"It's fine." The maid's voice was much lighter than usual. "It just needs some renovations."

"But this is something that can be done gradually."

She asked, "How are you feeling today?"

"It's alright." Yu Wanyin moved to get out of bed.

"Today, the chieftain and the prefect are busy settling refugees, sending people back to Taixi, and rebuilding Taixi. They may not be able to attend to you. Just tell me what you need."

"Okay." After having breakfast, Yu Wanyin felt a little bored and went to the resettlement courtyard.

The courtyard was filled with people who had been brought here yesterday to rest and recuperate.

He Yi sat in the courtyard feeding rice cakes.

The rice cake caught a whiff of Yu Wanyin's scent from afar, raised its head, and let out two soft "woo-woo" sounds.

He Yi was sitting in the morning sun, and Yu Wanyin was just in the sunlight.

He Yi secretly glanced at her and could see the fine downy hairs on Yu Wanyin's cheeks glistening with the morning light.

She looks like a fairy goddess.

Her eyes lit up. "Madam has arrived."

"Come and see if there's anything I can help you with."

He Yi's mother came out carrying a bamboo basket. "No need, we have plenty of things to do."

Right now, everyone is simply settling into their own accommodations and looking for suitable jobs in the city.

There's not much to do at this time of year.

The main concern is the basic needs of so many people for food, clothing, and other necessities.

It is clearly not enough to rely solely on the prefect to make the preparations.

Everyone was thinking of planting crops that yielded quick harvests in order to support themselves during the war years.

This is something that Rong Si's people happen to be very good at.

After all, this group of people once carved out a mountain with their bare hands.

Zong Cheng led everyone in figuring out how to build their own houses, cultivate fields, and discover what could be eaten directly in the mountains and fields, and what could be planted for a quick harvest.

Yu Wanyin didn't understand this, and she really couldn't help with physical labor.

However, Chai Feng saw her from afar and ran over with the city gate defenses in hand to ask her about military and political matters.

“You said that we now have 3,000 soldiers left, which we have to divide among the two cities of Long’an and Taixi, 1,500 each… isn’t that too few?”

Yu Wanyin was stunned by the "you" she was addressed with at the beginning.

"You're asking me?"

Chai Feng scratched his head. "It was my fault for being ignorant before and offending Madam in many ways."

"To be honest, I don't know as much about strategy as you do, so I should ask the questions I need to ask."

All things considered, Long'an has always been a relatively safe place in the heart of the Central Plains.

The last time we went to war was hundreds of years ago when our ancestors founded their dynasty.

Chai Feng, as an ordinary city garrison commander, did not have much combat experience.

He didn't care about anything else; as long as it could save Long'an, he would listen to them.

Yu Wanyin looked a little confused. "It's definitely less."

"However, there are priorities. I think that if the prefect really wants to protect Taixi, he can give Taixi more troops."

"Two thousand or so is acceptable. After all, they have to cross the Taixi River to get here."

As Chai Feng listened, he took notes. "We must protect Taixi. If Taixi falls, then Long'an will not be safe either."

Yu Wanyin added, "But it's still too little."

“It is feasible for you to recruit soldiers from the civilian population, especially in places like Taixi that have been occupied before.”

“There must be people who hate the invaders just as much as you do. These people can be used just as well. They are actually more useful than the troops during times of peace.”

Yu Wanyin added, "However, this is just my personal opinion, and I didn't..."

“No,” Chai Feng retorted, “Madam makes a very good point.”

“Oh right,” Chai Feng couldn’t help but bring it up, “Has the leader ever considered coming to Long’an to lead the troops?”

Yu Wanyin asked in surprise, "Lead troops?"

“Yes, if he comes, I can give him the position of General of Long’an.”

“I will listen to him.”

Chai Feng sounded very eager to have Rong Si come over.

After all, now it's not just Long'an, but also the other two cities, and Chai Feng knows his own limitations.

If Rong Si could come and help, then he wouldn't have to worry every day about how to defend the three cities.

Chai Feng knew a little about Rong Si's background.

Those who can defend a mountain city and have escaped unscathed from the imperial court's bandit suppression campaigns for so many years must be capable of this.

Yu Wanyin thought it was feasible, "but I can't make that decision for him."

You'll have to ask him about that.

“He listens to you.” That’s why Chai Feng came directly to ask the person in charge.

He didn't listen to her at all, Yu Wanyin didn't think so.

She wouldn't go easy on him even when he asked her to.

"I definitely have no objection."

Chai Feng had been waiting for this very sentence, and he responded with a sound of agreement.

He was planning to go and discuss it with Rong Si.

He Yi overheard their conversation, "Are you moving to Long'an?"

"uncertain."

"If Taixi is peaceful again in the future, I will invite you to our home."

“Our family has a garden.” He Yi found a piece of paper from somewhere and started drawing on it. “There are some beautiful houses inside, but they were destroyed in the war.”

"But it's okay, it can be fixed, it will be fixed."

Yu Wanyin sat down in front of her and asked, "Is this your home?"

"right."

In cities, post stations typically cooperated with the government to deliver important political and military messages, but were not allowed to deliver private messages.

It was divided into two parts: one for officials and one for the common people.

After Taixi was captured, the postal relay system naturally ceased to function.

In a way, they were no different from ordinary families.

No wonder her parents were able to find a female bodyguard to help them send their child away under such circumstances.

He Yi handed it to her, saying, "If you want to find it, you can use this to look for it."

Yu Wanyin looked at the charcoal drawing of two houses, a sun, and a tree on the paper and smiled, "Okay."

It's unbelievable that she could find it using this painting.

Yu Wanyin stayed in the resettlement courtyard for a whole day before returning to her room.

After washing up, Rong Si entered the house.

Yu Wanyin felt a little uncomfortable when she first saw him.

It wasn't until Rong Si stepped forward and examined her complexion that he asked, "How are you today?"

Yu Wanyin knew what he was asking, and gently touched her forehead, "I've been feeling dizzy and weak all day."

"My stomach hurts too," she said weakly. "I don't know why, maybe I'm sick."

Rong Si walked slowly to her and bent down to look at her.

Seeing this, Yu Wanyin felt uneasy. "But the servants at the mansion said you looked very energetic today."

Yu Wanyin: "..."

"After you're done," he asked cryptically, "you won't get sick easily, right?"

His gaze was blunt and his animalistic nature was strong.

It was impossible for Yu Wanyin not to think in that direction. "It's easy."

Rong Si nodded and picked the person up in his arms. "Then let's try again tonight."

“You…” Yu Wanyin’s body was lifted into the air, and he carried her from the chair to the bed in a few steps.

Yu Wanyin did sense the difference between him and yesterday.

Yesterday's approach was indeed a bit gentler.

She spent the rest of the day feeling sensations in her body and lower abdomen.

It's going up.

Yu Wanyin stopped him, "You can't do this so often."

Rong Si ignored him, "Which of those books you've read says that couples shouldn't have sex too often?"

"Yes, I'll show you." Yu Wanyin knew she couldn't find it, but she just didn't dare stay on that bed.

How could someone like him fight for two days and then come back to act violently once?

The next day, he was full of energy again, clinging to her.

What's wrong? She hasn't recovered yet.

Is he already better?

He might be... addicted.

Yesterday's battle must have taken a toll on his strength.

He didn't go to war today.

Yu Wanyin jumped off the bed and quickly walked to the bookshelf.

Immediately afterward, she heard footsteps approaching from behind. Yu Wanyin quickened her pace, about to reach for a book on the bookshelf, when he pulled her back.

I placed it on the desk.

Rong Si didn't speak, but instead leaned down and bit her lips.

Yu Wanyin's attempt to stop him turned into a desperate grip on his clothes.

Her shoulders and toes were clenched.

Rong Si used his fingers to feel if there was anything unusual about her.

Unfortunately, his hands were covered in rough calluses, which rubbed against his tailbone, creating layers of a tingling, electric shock-like sensation.

Yu Wanyin felt a tingling sensation in her lower abdomen, and something gushed out.

Yu Wanyin pressed her legs down on his waist, trapping him inside.

He then proceeded to pry open her knees, squeezing between them.

But she paused slightly when she saw the hem of the dress.

Almost simultaneously, Yu Wanyin saw the bloodstains on the hem of her skirt.

Yu Wanyin suddenly realized something and perked up.

She's having her period!

Rong Si frowned, thinking it was blood he had drawn from the person. "Let me see."

"Stop, stop looking," Yu Wanyin said, pressing down on her skirt. "I've started my period."

The enemy forces paused slightly.

Yu Wanyin remained silent for a moment before saying matter-of-factly, "I need to go pack."

As Yu Wanyin spoke, she got off the table and ran to the bathroom.

After all that fuss, when Rong Si came out after changing his clothes and menstrual pads, he sat outside and rearranged the bedding.

"Is it all changed?"

"Um."

Rong Si patted the spot next to him. "Come here."

“I won’t go.” Yu Wanyin walked past him, preparing to get a new book to read.

Rong Si got up first and walked towards her.

As the man approached, Yu Wanyin defiantly kept her distance, saying, "Don't come any closer. I'm on my period, you can't do anything to me."

Rong Si raised an eyebrow, judging from her tone, "So happy?"

Yu Wanyin was indeed happy.

She clearly couldn't handle him doing it multiple times in a short period of time, and now that he pointed it out, she couldn't hold back anymore, saying, "So what?"

"You can't take advantage of someone in their vulnerable state. If I don't take care of my period properly, I'll feel terrible."

Rong Si watched her pretentious act with great interest.

Yu Wanyin had never been so happy about getting her period.

Her periods are actually very irregular.

When I'm sick, I can barely come once every two months or so.

In addition, she has always been prone to feeling cold, and when her period comes, she suffers so much pain that she can't get out of bed.

She is more worried when she has her period.

This time it's a little different.

Firstly, it shows that she was indeed not pregnant with the child of either of the two men, whose father was unknown.

Secondly, she could delay having sex with him.

Sleeping with him is a very strenuous physical activity.

She couldn't stand it.

But soon, Yu Wanyin's happiness vanished.

My period came suddenly without me noticing, but it gradually started to hurt.

Before going to sleep, Yu Wanyin felt a slight throbbing pain.

She was holding onto the bookshelf and chair, her other hand pressing against her lower abdomen, her face pale.

Seeing her like this, Rong Si sensed something was wrong. "What's wrong?"

"It's alright," Yu Wanyin hesitated. "Do you have any ginger tea?"

Brown sugar was a luxury for Long'an during the war, so she simply didn't mention it.

Rong Si went out.

Yu Wanyin couldn't sit still any longer, so she closed her book and went to the bedside.

At times like these, she was even more afraid of getting cold. Yu Wanyin pulled the blanket up to her lower abdomen and rested against the headboard for a while.

Fatigue and drowsiness came one after another.

Yu Wanyin couldn't wait for Rong Si to return.

I curled up in the blankets for a nap.

About 45 minutes later, Rong Si came in from outside, carrying a food box.

Walking to the bedside, Yu Wanyin was in too much pain to sleep soundly.

She sensed him approaching.

Rong Si sat by the bed and, seeing that she was awake, asked, "Want to drink before you sleep?"

"Hmm." Yu Wanyin slowly sat up, and only after touching the bowl did she realize that it wasn't ginger tea.

It's Five-Red Soup.

She looked at him and asked, "Where did you get this?"

“We brought these ourselves from the mountain; I’ll have someone prepare them for you.”

Yu Wanyin responded softly, and felt a little better after drinking a bowl of Five Red Soup.

She shrank back under the covers.

Rong Si made a makeshift bed on the floor next to her bed, turned off the lamp, and rested with her.

They've been sleeping like this for the past few days, and now they're used to it.

But this daybed by the window, which she hadn't noticed a few days ago, now made Yu Wanyin feel even cooler.

A breeze picked up late in the autumn night and blew in through the cracks in the window, bringing a chill.

Yu Wanyin becomes increasingly sensitive when she gets cold.

After a long time, she still couldn't fall asleep, so she simply sat up and looked at the bed next to her.

I still vividly remember touching a snake a while ago.

She didn't dare go over there by herself.

After hesitating for a moment, Yu Wanyin's gaze fell on the person sleeping on the floor under the bed.

She stepped on his leg, waking him up.

Rong Si's voice was hoarse and tired as he replied curtly to show that he was awake.

Just like a kitten kneading its paws.

If you step on him again, he will not only wake up.

We still have to agree.

Yu Wanyin carefully chose her words, "I want to sleep over there."

Rong Si sensed something was amiss, "You want me to accompany you?"

Yu Wanyin changed the subject, explaining, "It's too cold here."

Rong Si sat up and threw back the covers.

He didn't seem to need much explanation; he just did whatever she said.

He got up, carried her from beside the couch to another bed, and then moved her quilt over as well.

Make sure everything is laid out, close the windows, and draw the bed curtains.

Once inside, Yu Wanyin curled up. It wasn't cold there, but she still felt a dull ache and pain.

My lower abdomen feels cold, and I can't warm it up no matter what I do.

She didn't say anything, and felt the man lie down behind her.

It was a warm source that was slowly expanding.

Yu Wanyin gripped the blanket tightly.

Rong Si slowly opened his eyes, vaguely sensing her abnormality, and turned to look at her.

Although he knew that Yu Wanyin liked to curl up when she slept, she was clearly in pain today.

Rong Si turned slightly to the side and touched her forehead.

It was cool, but covered in cold sweat. "Feeling unwell?"

Yu Wanyin felt a gentle touch from that hand.

Hearing the man's deep, magnetic voice coming from above, she murmured groggily, "It hurts."

"Where does it hurt?"

She didn't say anything more.

Rong Si felt he most likely knew where the pain was.

He simply unwrapped the blanket from Yu Wanyin's body, pulled her into his own blanket, and traced his hand down to find the area on her lower abdomen.

The warm palms pressed against her naturally icy skin felt like a heater.

Yu Wanyin found it hard to move him away.

"Here?"

No, that's the stomach.

Yu Wanyin didn't want to talk, so she took his hand and started moving him down.

Move to a certain location and stop.

The burning heat of the man's palm seeped deep into his skin little by little.

It's like a perfect medicine.

Yu Wanyin paused for a moment and then stopped moving him.

Rong Si realized that she was really in pain.

They all dared to put his hand there.

Rong Si had large hands; her palms could only cover her lower abdomen, while his could cover much more.

He paused for a moment, then began to slowly massage.

He lowered his eyes to observe her reaction.

Yu Wanyin rested her head on his shoulder, her breathing calm and gentle.

Her slender eyebrows were slightly furrowed.

Rong Si casually wiped the thin layer of sweat from her forehead and pulled the blanket up another layer.

Yu Wanyin woke up the next day just as dawn was breaking.

She found herself nestled on his shoulder, almost pressing her entire body against him, drawing warmth from him.

Yu Wanyin was momentarily dazed, then looked down at the part of their bodies that had been in contact, still somewhat confused.

Why would she sleep so close to him?

Yu Wanyin's thoughts reacted quickly.

He slowly withdrew his hand, wanting to move away quietly, but as he shifted his body, the hand supporting her waist exerted a little force and pressed her back down.

Almost simultaneously, Rong Si, half-asleep, turned over and pulled her close to his chest.

A hoarse, deep voice rang out, "Still feeling unwell?"

As he spoke, he habitually reached for her lower abdomen.

When the large hand touched her, Yu Wanyin trembled slightly.

It's too low.

She grabbed his hand and moved it up a little further.

Rong Si let her move.

Yu Wanyin lay there for a while and found that her stomach did not seem to hurt as much as it usually did during her period.

The drowsiness during her period made her so comfortable that she fell asleep again.

When she woke up again, Rong Si had already left.

In autumn, the grass and trees turn yellow and wither, and the shadows of the trees sway wildly.

Instead, it has a refreshing feeling of clear skies and crisp air.

Rong Si sought out a doctor who treated refugees to inquire about methods for treating menstrual cramps.

The doctor pondered, "Then I need to take medicine."

Rong Si's face was tense, and he seemed reluctant. "Is there a way to get better without taking medicine?"

"Both dietary supplements and topical applications are acceptable."

"Yes, there is, but it's troublesome and doesn't work immediately," the doctor said. "Medicine is the fastest way to recover."

“It’s no trouble, she can’t always take medicine.”

The doctor prescribed some simple dietary supplements.

The problem is the availability of ingredients; none of them are currently available in Long'an.

After obtaining the prescription, Rong Si decided to take Yu Wanyin back to the mountain stronghold.

Yu Wanyin stayed home for two days, resting on the couch.

In the evening, I saw Rong Si return and start packing his things.

Yu Wanyin asked, "Are we going back?"

"Hmm." Rong Si tidied up his things. "How many more days do you want to stay?"

"I'm fine with anything." It doesn't matter where I am anyway.

Yu Wanyin suddenly remembered something, "Did Chai Feng contact you and say he wanted you to be the general?"

"They've arrived." Rong Si didn't say anything more.

It was obvious that they did not agree.

"You don't like it?"

"uneasy."

Yu Wanyin nodded.

Rong Si helped her pack her things, and they set off to return to the mountain stronghold shortly afterward.

The prefect of Long'an hadn't expected them to leave so quickly. As he saw them off, he pressed on, asking, "Aren't you really going to stay a few more days?"

Rong Si declined, "No, there's not much we can do to help here."

Besides, they only have about a hundred people this time. They can hand over their skills to the Long'an troops, so there's no need for them to stay here.

The prefect disagreed, saying, "There are so many ways I can help."

The prefect hesitated, glancing at Chai Feng beside him.

They probably knew that Chai Feng had tried to persuade Rong Si for two days, but to no avail.

There's no point in me saying anything now.

In retrospect, when he went up the mountain to invite them, he promised them that they could have whatever they wanted.

Now the couple has come down the mountain. They've accomplished their task and provided a lot of help, but they left without asking for anything in return.

But to be honest, we can't afford to give Long'an gold and silver right now.

The only position they could offer was a general, a position of great power.

“The leader and his wife are men of noble character and sincere intentions,” he said, taking a letter from the strategist beside him and handing it to Rong Si. “If you two need anything, please feel free to come and find me, He.”

"I, He, will do my utmost to help."

Rong Si took it and handed it to Yu Wanyin, then bid farewell to the others from Long'an and set off.

The others watched them leave.

After a moment of silence, someone murmured, "They just went back like that?"

"This is the first time I've ever seen bandits like this."

In the wilderness, a clear and melodious child's voice rang out again, "Father, what is a bandit?"

The man remained silent for a moment, then said, "They are an army not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court."

"Whether they do good or bad is up to them to decide."

He thought about it for a long time, but he still couldn't figure it out: "Will the soldiers under your command necessarily do good things?"

This question stumped everyone.

The man replied, "Not necessarily."

The difference isn't in identity, but in the people.

He Yi muttered to himself, "The status of an army under someone's command should also depend on who commands them."

"I think they're doing fine; the Fairy Goddess is managing them well."

He Yi's mother asked, "Who is the Fairy Goddess?"

"That lady."

He first met her on a chaotic street during the war.

She thought she would never forget the lady who appeared out of nowhere in the unfamiliar streets when she was most helpless.

Everything got better the moment she appeared.

What else could she be but a fairy goddess?

*

The return journey was also the journey back to Jiangling.

The people who were relocated from Long'an have finally settled down.

Occasionally, the lifted carriage curtains reveal them reclaiming farmland in the countryside.

Rong Si looked around at the scenery.

Compared to the chaos of war, these people are in a relatively peaceful situation.

The people seemed to know who had helped them; when they saw the group, they took off their straw hats to greet them.

Rong Si, a fearsome bandit leader, had never received such treatment before.

But he knew who benefited from this.

He always felt that this merit had little to do with him.

She can promote whomever she wants.

Based on his understanding of her, Rong Si knew that even if he wasn't the one in that position.

She would most likely do the same.

Yu Wanyin's stance is mostly based on her own self, but also on the overall situation.

She never escaped her own reality, prioritizing her immediate self, yet it was also terrifyingly grandiose.

Rong Si felt an emptiness in his heart.

It seems he never truly held onto her.

After hesitating for a long time, the subordinate next to him couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't you agree to the governor's request, sir?"

Rong Si remained silent.

Seeing their lord's cold and hard expression, his subordinates did not dare to ask any further questions.

Yu Wanyin leaned against the soft couch in the carriage, briefly flipping through the invitation from the Prefect of Long'an.

This was still a formal invitation to Rong Si to come and serve as the general.

The meaning is simply that Rong Si can take it and go whenever he wants.

But Rong Si seemed completely uninterested.

Yu Wanyin put the post away.

As dusk fell, they returned to the village.

Aunt Duan saw them and said, "You're back."

Zong Cheng and the others greeted Aunt Duan and then gathered together. "You're back! You have no idea what's happened these past few days..."

They all started talking at once about their experiences recently.

Aunt Duan looked at them with a beaming smile.

News came to the village every day, and even if they didn't say anything, Aunt Duan could find out most of it.

Yu Wanyin was exhausted. Qingsong came to ask her, "Madam, how have you been these past few days?"

"It's fine, just a little tiring."

“I’ve already tidied up the room for you,” Qing Song said. “If you’re tired, Madam, have something to eat and then rest.”

Yu Wanyin agreed.

Although she had been in the car all day, the bumpy ride during her period was still tiring.

She didn't go out to eat; she ate something simple in the house and then went to take a shower.

Yu Wanyin is quite clean.

After leaving the courtyard, one must take a bath to cleanse oneself before feeling at ease.

The steam from the hot spring bath made her feel more comfortable.

After all, this room is now her private space.

Yu Wanyin felt very relaxed here.

In addition, this time my period was not as uncomfortable as usual.

That might cheer her up.

Yu Wanyin happily took a bath and washed herself before going out.

After arranging his bedding and preparing a hot water bottle to soothe his stomach, he was about to go to sleep when the stone door outside was suddenly opened.

Immediately afterwards, Rong Si carried his bedding and pillows and walked in swaggeringly!