"You're the monkey!" Qin Kou'er glared at Lan Linxue, then stood up and looked around, her brows furrowing slightly. She looked up at the sky again. "If we keep going down this road, we'll reach Qijia Temple. We definitely won't make it tonight. The weather's so damp; a heavy rain is definitely coming. We have to find shelter, or we'll be soaked to the bone!"

Seeing Qin Kou'er's logical analysis, Lan Linxue immediately nodded with a smile, "As long as we're out, where we go doesn't matter. The important thing is being with you! Hahaha!"

Qin Kou'er was truly exasperated by Lan Linxue's optimism.

Glancing at him, Qin Kou'er walked over, took the reins, and leaped onto the horse. Turning to look at Lan Linxue, she said irritably, "You said you were eloping, but you didn't even think to take another horse! How long will this horse take to get there! Hurry up and get on!"

Lan Linxue laughed even harder, ran over happily, leaped onto the horse, and hugged Qin Kou'er's slender waist tightly, pulling her into her arms.

Smelling the faint fragrance emanating from her, Lan Linxue smiled sweetly and warmly, nuzzling against Qin Kou'er's temple, Lan Linxue looking incredibly proud of herself.

Qin Kou'er turned her head and looked coldly at Lan Linxue, who was almost touching her face. "Don't you think our current distance is inappropriate? Don't you know the saying that men and women shouldn't touch each other?"

"Really? There's such a saying? I've never heard of it!" Lan Linxue looked at Qin Kou'er with a grin, tightening her grip on her arm. "We've already kissed, what's wrong with getting closer? Besides, we're going to have a son together in the future! What's there to be shy about!"

Qin Kou'er nudged Lan Linxue with her arm and said irritably, "You're really confident! Don't forget, I haven't even decided whether I like you or not yet."

"You must like me! Otherwise, why would you let a man get so close to you! I don't believe you would let that hypocrite next to you hold you like this! You just don't know it yet! Giddy up!"

Lan Linxue said confidently, then cracked her whip, and the two of them galloped up the mountain in an instant.

Lan Linxue's words shook Qin Kou'er: Yes, if it were a different man behind her right now, would she still let him get so close to her?

Qin Kou'er didn't even need to think about it; there was absolutely no way it was possible!

However, Lan Linxue was the man she was going to marry, and she had originally planned to seduce him into liking her. This would be her best bargaining chip in the competition to become the Crown Princess, but now everything seemed to be subtly changing.

She actually got angry today because of one of Lan Linxue's issues, and she was even willing to elope with him regardless of everything! This is unlike her personality, and it's definitely not something she should do! But Lan Linxue has the ability to make her lose control in an instant, and she's even starting to look forward to this elopement. Could it be that Lan Linxue is no longer just a stepping stone for her? When did this start? Why did she so carelessly let another person into her heart?

Qin Kou'er was preoccupied with her own thoughts and didn't pay any attention to Lan Linxue's route. By the time she realized it, Lan Linxue had already arrived in front of a dilapidated temple.

"Whoa~" Lan Linxue pulled the horse to a stop.

He dismounted first, then reached out and carefully helped Qin Kou'er down from the horse.

Qin Kou'er turned around and suddenly froze, "How did you get here?"

"What's wrong?" Lan Linxue looked up, puzzled. "The horse was heading this way, so I followed! Isn't this place nice?"

Lan Linxue looked left and right, then frowned and said, "It is indeed a bit dirty. But I think it's definitely better here than the cave! Let's go, let's hurry inside, it's going to rain soon!"

Without waiting for Qin Kou'er's consent, Lan Linxue pulled her along and led the horse inside.

Before entering, I glanced up at the plaque on the door, which was about to fall off, and the words "Hall of Heroic Women" were faintly visible.

Upon entering the ancestral hall, Lan Linxue immediately frowned.

The place was filled with dust, with gray mesh everywhere, and some old templates were scattered around. The statues in the middle were also covered in dust, making it impossible to see what they originally looked like.

"This place has been desolate for a long time; the dust is so thick it could choke you!"

As she spoke, Lan Linxue held Qin Kou'er's hand while kicking at the debris on the ground.

Qin Kou'er stared at the statue above and slowly said, "Lan Linxue, it seems we can't stay in this temple any longer!"

Lan Linxue was taken aback, then turned to Qin Kou'er with a frown: "Why?"

"Because this place is haunted! A malevolent spirit that no one can subdue!"

---Aside---

I recommend the novel "Love That Is Not Just a Shallow Bond," titled "A Love That Erodes to the Bone."

For the sake of her seriously ill brother, she agreed to marry him, but his condition was that they only needed to be husband and wife in name, not in reality!

She smiled and nodded. Very good, just what she wanted!

Post-marriage chapter

In the dimly lit room, Ye Xinmeng gritted her teeth as she looked at the man beside her, who had eaten and drunk his fill, and asked, "Is two hundred enough?"

Leng Ruizhe's lips twitched slightly. "That's a lot, but I can offer a buy-one-get-one-free deal."

Ye Xinmeng rubbed her waist in a wronged tone, "Can't I not?"

"Too late!"

Baby Edition

The incredibly handsome Baozi glanced at Leng Ruizhe and said, "You really do look like me."

Leng Ruizhe raised an eyebrow. "Kid, you've got it backwards, haven't you?" Although it was their first meeting, he knew this was his child!

"I'm here to tell you that woman is going on a blind date."

So, as Ye Xinmeng walked out the door, she was suddenly hoisted onto someone's shoulder. "I think we should settle the score first!"