"You still have to deal with Bai Shu, so why did you agree to marry me at this time?"

"Because I want to marry you." This time, Yu Ge made no attempt to hide her feelings.

"I think Bai Shu is very persistent. What if he causes trouble on the wedding day?"

"You don't want to marry me?" Qiao Qiu keeps mentioning Bai Shu. He's been holding back for a long time. Isn't she afraid he'll be drowning in jealousy by constantly bringing up other men's names in front of him?

Qiao Qiu covered her mouth and chuckled, "I didn't mean that. I just wanted a perfect wedding and didn't want anyone to ruin such a beautiful thing."

“Ah…” Yu Ge was slightly taken aback.

Qiao Qiu leaned closer to him, a slight smile playing on her lips, her eyes filled with amusement. "So, do you want to deal with Bai Shu first, or not, before you marry me?"

“But…” Yu Ge hesitated. Bai Shu was, after all, his junior brother. If he killed him, he would not be able to live with himself.

Qiao Qiuguang could tell what he was thinking just by looking at him. He straightened up and stepped back. "Dealing with him doesn't mean killing him. What's on your mind all day? All you do is fight and kill."

"So that's how it is." Yu Ge breathed a sigh of relief.

"Otherwise, what did you expect it to be like?" Qiao Qiu straightened her slightly disheveled wide sleeves.

"Well... never mind, Bai Shu is no match for me. I can guarantee he won't cause trouble during our wedding." Yu Ge laughed, "Don't worry, you can marry me."

"I'm not at ease with that. My father wanted me to marry you, but he didn't say he'd bring you into the family. Where are you planning to build a house?" Qiao Qiu asked. "Our new house can't be in the open air, can it?"

“I’ve already thought this through. I’ve decided to break away from the Dark Night Sect, but I can’t shake off my identity as a member of the martial arts world. So I can only establish a stronghold here and send heavy troops to guard it,” Yu Ge said.

"You're really not discreet. Keep your voice down. Even if everyone knows you're a member of the martial arts world, you can't reveal too much. Otherwise, it's hard to say what might happen." Qiao Qiu didn't know how accepting people here were of martial arts backgrounds, but it seemed to be quite good for now.

This small mountain village is far from the town. Under normal circumstances, everyone is self-sufficient and doesn't go out. The things that Yuge planned would be quite useful for the village.

"Then I'll tell you the details after we get married. Anyway, I don't intend to hide these things from you." Yu Ge looked like he was henpecked, and he smiled very proudly. He was a man with a wife!

His master once told him that there are more men than women in the martial arts world, so most people who travel the martial arts world actually hope to have a wife, but most of them end up alone.

Many people envy those martial arts heroes who can marry a wife. Marrying a wife and still being able to roam the martial arts world is simply a dream come true.

Yu Ge was influenced by this kind of thinking from a young age, and although he didn't say it, he thought the same way.

Now he has not only married a wife, but she is not just the kind who stays at home embroidering; she knows martial arts and may even be better than him.

She also has medical skills. With someone like her backing someone who makes a living on the edge, how could he be afraid of getting hurt?

Yu Ge was overjoyed; having such a wife made his life complete.

Qiao Qiu laughed, "Okay."

The two talked for a while longer before Qiao Qiu left.

After Qiao Qiu left, she went straight to the warehouse, took the medicinal herbs that Yu Ge needed, and headed towards the kitchen.

Fortunately, there is a special earthenware pot at home for decocting medicine, so Qiao Qiu doesn't have to worry about using the large stove at home to cook medicine every time.

After cooking for a while, Qiao Qiu called Xiao Hui and asked her to take it to the servant who was serving Yu Ge.

Qiao Qiu wasn't worried that Yu Ge wouldn't obediently drink the medicine. Not to mention that she had brewed it herself, she thought he should understand his condition.

Yu Ge sometimes has a bit of a lapse in judgment, but most of the time, he understands things very well.

Qiao Qiu strolled through the courtyard, heading back to her room.

The doorman suddenly rushed in, "Miss!"

Qiao Qiu stopped in her tracks. "Auntie, what's wrong?"

"Miss, Aunt Gu needs to see you," the doorman said as she ran up to her.

Qiao Qiu nodded and followed her outside.

When Aunt Gu saw her come out, she greeted her with a smile, but there was a hint of embarrassment in her smile.

"Aunt Gu, is there anything I can help you with?" Qiao Qiu asked.

Aunt Gu asked with a forced smile, "This shouldn't be something you should be asking Miss about, but someone said that my Youying followed you out a few days ago. I wanted to ask if Miss knows where Youying is? She's been missing for several days now."

"Youying is missing?" Qiao Qiu feigned surprise. "I didn't notice Youying when I went out that day. Oh no, I went up the mountain that day. Did she follow me up the mountain? She hasn't come back for several days. She must have lost her. Auntie, you should quickly find some people to go up the mountain to look for her. I'll go find my father right away and ask him to take all the uncles in the family to go up the mountain to look for her."

"Oh, okay, thank you, Miss." Aunt Gu felt a little ashamed. Her daughter Youying had always been at odds with Qiao Qiu, but when Qiao Qiu heard that she was in danger, she was worried about Youying's safety.

With this kind of temperament, Youying is no match for Qiaoqiu.

Qiao Qiu turned and went inside.

The housekeeper's wife followed beside her.

"Auntie, is my father still at home?"

"Master is outside." The housekeeper's wife knew the seriousness of the matter. "I'll go out and find Master."

Qiao Qiu nodded. "That's fine. I'll see if there's anyone in the family who can help out, and we can call them out together."

"Why."

The noise outside was deafening, but Yu Ge, skilled in martial arts and with keen hearing and eyesight, naturally heard it all.

Is there anything wrong at the manor?

The servant looked outside, shook his head, and said, "I don't know either."

"Let's go out and take a look."

The servant nodded. "Yes."

After a while, the servant returned and said to him, "I found out that a girl from the village has gone missing, and Miss is sending people to look for her."

Yu Ge got up and quickly walked out.

Qiao Qiu was directing people to go out and search when she suddenly felt someone approaching from behind. She turned around and saw Yu Ge.

"Why aren't you resting in your room? What are you doing here?"

"I heard you're looking for someone," Yuge asked.

Qiao Qiu looked into his eyes and shook her head slightly. "Go back and recover first. Don't get involved in this. You're not as familiar with this place as the locals are."

Yu Ge didn't quite understand her specific meaning, but he could tell that she didn't want him to go.

Since she didn't want him to go, she must have her reasons, so he chose to listen to her.

Yu Ge nodded. "Okay."

After Qiao Qiu sent all the men in the mansion out, she went to Yu Ge's room.

Yu Ge was already waiting in the room. When she came in, he asked, "Is something the matter?"

Qiao Qiu nodded. "If I'm not mistaken, she has now found Bai Shu and is taking care of him and protecting him."