Volume 1, Chapter 89: The Dangerous World

"Only in this way can you have a legitimate status, General Wu will not be considered to have violated military regulations, and His Majesty can spare General Wu's life!"

"If we don't do this, even if the emperor doesn't want to kill General Wu, it will be hard to convince the people!"

Xiang Yun also nodded and said to the soldiers behind him: "That's right. If you can get women to marry you voluntarily and live a good life with you willingly, then it won't be against military regulations to find beautiful women in the city in the future."

Wu Guotao was confused when he heard this. What was going on? He was just about to be tortured to death, but now he was talking about getting married in just a few words?

This, this, this. So confusing!

"Return to secular life? Get married?" These two words have been echoing in Master Jikong's mind. This thing that she thought would never happen a few days ago is now in front of her, and she has to choose what to do.

"What do you think, Master Jikong, what is your choice?" Xiao Guazi urged.

Master Jikong opened her mouth and wanted to say something but no words came out for a long time. Her face was full of anxiety. It was really difficult for her to say such words.

Having been a nun for most of her life, it is really hard for her to accept that she is suddenly asked to return to secular life and get married.

After waiting for a long time, Master Jikong still didn't agree, so Xiang Yun added fuel to the fire and said, "Since Master Jikong feels it's difficult to deal with, you don't have to force it. Just drag General Wu away and execute him!"

"Wait!" Master Jikong shouted hurriedly. Her eyes were red at this moment, and she choked up and said, "I am willing to return to secular life and marry General Wu!"

As soon as these words came out, the two Lieyang Army soldiers immediately let go of Wu Guotao. He quickly ran over and said bitterly in front of Master Jikong: "Why are you doing this? It's not worth it for my miserable life!"

Wu Guotao slapped himself in the face and cursed: "I am such a bastard, damn it, I am not a human being, I..."

Nun Jikong quickly grabbed Wu Guotao's hand and said, "Don't do this. It makes me uncomfortable."

At this sentimental moment, Xiang Yun interrupted and said, "Words are not enough, you two should get married tonight, otherwise you will be deceiving the emperor!"

Wu Guotao's face changed when he heard this, and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, isn't this too hasty? At least wait until this battle is over."

But before Wu Guotao could finish, Master Jikong took the lead and said, "Okay, tonight!"

Wu Guotao was completely confused. What was going on? Who was I? Where was I?

Xiang Yun nodded, then patted Wu Guotao on the shoulder and said with a cold smile: "Wu Zhongjun, you have found a good wife, congratulations, but this will not happen again, you take care of yourself."

After Xiang Yun finished speaking, he took Xiao Guazi and the other Lieyang Army soldiers away. Only Wu Guotao, Master Jikong and Lingzhi were left in the military tent.

Looking at this embarrassing scene, Lingzhi suddenly felt that she was redundant here, and hurriedly trotted out.

Now, there are only two of them left in the military tent.

Nun Jikong's expression changed instantly. She looked at Wu Guotao coldly and said unhappily, "You are killing me now!"

Wu Guotao was so anxious that he couldn't speak: "I, I, I..."

Nun Jikong added, "None of you men are good. You even touch an old monk like me!"

Wu Guotao was dumbfounded and quickly said, "Anyway, I think you look pretty good, not old at all."

Nun Jikong rolled her eyes at him speechlessly and didn't say anything. Wu Guotao thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry. Since I have done this, I will definitely be responsible for you. If you follow me in the future, I will never let you suffer any injustice."

"You speak better than you sing. What an enemy! I have fallen into your hands in this life!" Nun Jikong asked coldly, "Tell me how many wives and concubines you have at home. Confess the truth!"

Wu Guotao quickly answered honestly: "One wife and three concubines!"

This made Master Jikong very angry, and she kept shouting, "Well, you have four wives and concubines, yet you still dare to have improper thoughts about me, you are so abominable!

I'm so kind to you, I should have asked the emperor to drag you out and behead you!"

Wu Guotao kept his head down and said nothing, just quietly waiting for Master Jikong to scold him.

Nun Jikong said a lot of things, and then said arrogantly: "I don't care, you can marry me if you want. Divorce your four wives and concubines, make me your legal wife, and you can never marry anyone else in your life!"

Wu Guotao's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said unwillingly: "How can this be possible? One should not bully his first wife. Now I have risen to prominence and become a general. If I divorce my first wife, how will others look at me? How will I live as a man?"

"You don't want to stop, right? Well, then I'll tell the emperor and let him chop you to pieces!" Master Jikong cursed angrily.

Wu Guotao also lost his temper and said stubbornly: "Even if I die, I will not divorce my wife. This matter is not negotiable!"

"Okay, then go to hell!" Master Jikong cursed, then turned her head and ignored him.

Wu Guotao didn't know what to say anymore, and the two of them fell into silence, and the atmosphere became awkward.

But Wu Guotao didn't react, and Master Jikong became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it.

Finally, she couldn't help but explode. She turned around and yelled, "Okay, you dare to bully me before I even get married. If you really marry me, I will beat you to death!"

Master Jikong raised her fist and punched Wu Guotao in the face. It was a brutal blow and Wu Guotao screamed in pain.

But during the time he was screaming, he was kicked several more times and was beaten by Master Jikong until he rolled on the ground and wailed.

Master Jikong was furious and did not hold back when she attacked. Wu Guotao, who was in great pain, finally could not help but get furious too.

He forced himself to stand up despite the punches and kicks, and shouted angrily: "God, how can a wife beat her husband? If I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know what a man is!"

Wu Guotao raised his fist and hit Master Jikong as well. Master Jikong could not stand this and became even crazier, shouting, "How dare you hit me? I will fight you to the death!"

The two men just wrestled with each other naked, without caring about their image. Each of them was extremely brutal and showed no mercy at all. There was no trace of the respect they had in the beginning.

Before they knew it, the two of them were fighting on the bed again.

That night, neither of them knew what was going on, and they got married in a daze.

All I know is that at that time, there was a black eye socket on Master Jikong's left eye, a red mark on her neck, and her hair was messy.

Wu Guotao's right eye socket was black and blue, the left side of his face was swollen, and his face was covered with bloodstains. It was obvious that he was scratched by a sharp object.

The miserable appearance of the two frightened Xiang Yun and others, but everyone knew the truth and didn't say much.

Only Lingzhi, the innocent little girl, kept asking Master Jikong: "Master, who beat you like this? Tell me now, I will avenge you!"

Such words made Master Jikong and Wu Guotao extremely embarrassed, and Xiang Yun and others around them all covered their mouths and laughed.

The army was marching in the wilderness, and there were no brightly colored clothes even for a wedding, so Master Jikong simply changed into worldly clothes, wore a red wild flower on her head, and got married in this way.

It was so hasty. If Wu Guotao hadn't promised her that he would give her a grand wedding when he returned to the capital, she would not have married.

There are strict regulations in the army, so even if the two get married tonight, they can't sleep together. Otherwise, the soldiers of the three armies are all hot-blooded men, so how can they survive?

After the marriage, in the military tent of Master Jikong, Lingzhi came to Master Jikong in the manner of a little girl and sat down next to her. She blushed and said in a soft voice: "Master, can I discuss something with you?"

Master Jikong's mind was also in a mess today. Too many things had happened, and she still hadn't reacted to it yet. However, she was still very patient with Lingzhi, and said, "If you have something to say, just tell me. When did you become so estranged from me?"

Lingzhi quickly laughed and said, "It's like this, can I also return to secular life like Master?"

Upon hearing this, Master Jikong frowned slightly and said softly, "What's wrong? Don't you want to continue being a monk? Didn't you vow to save all living beings in this life?"

Lingzhi blushed and didn't speak for a long time. She just twisted her body shyly. After a long time, she murmured softly: "After returning to secular life... I can still save people."

Master Jikong frowned even more tightly, and suddenly the corner of her mouth twitched, and she asked hurriedly: "Do you have a lover?"

Lingzhi nodded immediately after hearing this. Nun Jikong's face darkened immediately and she asked in a cold voice, "Who is it?"

Seeing this, Lingzhi said timidly, "Master, you look so scary. I don't even dare to talk to you!"

Upon hearing this, Master Jikong immediately calmed down and her expression softened. She said earnestly, "You are grown up now and I can't control you anymore. If you want to return to secular life, then do it. But if you fall in love with someone, you must tell me!

This world is too dangerous and people's hearts are hard to predict. You must let me see the character of the other party. I can't let you be wronged or bullied. Do you understand?"

Lingzhi was overjoyed when she heard this, and quickly shouted happily: "He is the Emperor, a very good man, and has been very kind to me these days, providing me with food and clothes. He loves me very much. Master, you can rest assured that I will never be bullied if I follow him!"

"Emperor..." Master Jikong was speechless. She always felt that something was wrong. Why was her disciple hanging out with the young emperor again? How come she, as their master, didn't know about it?

However, she couldn't say much about the other party's identity. After all, she was now Wu Guotao's wife and her status was that of a minister.

If his disciple followed the emperor, he would have to call her "Empress" when he saw her in the future.

It was a great joy that a chicken climbed up a high branch and turned into a phoenix. However, Master Jikong always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure it out, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

How could she know that all this was planned by Xiang Yun so that her good disciple Lingzhi would voluntarily return to secular life and marry him to become the queen in the palace!

And she, the master, was just a victim who made this happen.

Even if she realized it by then, the matter had already been settled and there was no way to regret it.

Poor Nun Jikong, now she has been sold and is still counting money for others!

Xiang Yun could only say: "The world is so dangerous!

It would be better for the master and disciple to fall into his hands rather than into the hands of others."