[Jiang Xue again? Who is this person? What does this have to do with this?]
Before she could ask, Liang Qiushi dropped a bombshell.
"Jiang Xue is the eldest daughter of the Jiang family in Fangcheng. She is a childhood sweetheart of my son Gu Jinzhi and is also his fiancée."
"I need you to disguise yourself as Jiang Xue and marry Jin Zhi."
"Huh?" Li Wei felt like there was something wrong with her ears and her eyes were about to pop out.
[Marry...marry? (sharp explosion)]
What the hell is this? A wealthy man's replacement bride? Is this really a high-level martial arts world, not some urban melodrama?
"Didn't you say..." Li Wei asked tentatively, "Are you going to the battlefield?"
"Of course I have to go to the battlefield to replace Jinzhi." Liang Qiushi said calmly, as if he was talking about something very ordinary. "But, if you are not his 'wife', then in what capacity will you go to replace him?"
"Oh~ Substitute service..."
Li Wei understood now, and at the same time, a video popped up in her mind.
[“There was a noble lady with great magical powers.”]
"That's amazing! Very amazing."
【......】
She quickly threw away these messy thoughts and had new doubts.
She is very familiar with the meaning of "substitute service".
Thirty years ago, the Abyss Rift at Xifeng Pass was lost. Humanity lost the advantageous terrain of the rift passage and could only rely on the fortress system to fight against the abyss monsters on an open front.
Especially after high-end combat power achieved deterrence and checks and balances, the fighting at low levels became increasingly brutal.
In order to supplement its combat power, the Chinese Martial Arts Alliance introduced the Wartime Mobilization Act, one of the provisions of which was that graduates of Wuhan University must serve in the Western Frontier Defense Force for at least one year.
At the same time, to refute the "rumors" in society that the children of the powerful are afraid of fighting.
The Martial Arts Alliance is extremely strict in recruiting children from aristocratic families.
Unless there is a master or above among your direct relatives who is guarding the abyss, no one can escape military service regardless of their status.
Otherwise, both the individual and the family will face severe punishment!
Against this background, the black industry of "proxy service" was born.
To put it bluntly, this thing means that the children of the powerful and wealthy will "fake marriage" when they reach marriageable age, and when they graduate, they will let their "spouse" go to the battlefield in their place.
In order to curb this chaos, the Martial Arts Alliance and the military cracked down on it for a period of time.
But after trying every possible means, we found that most of the time both parties were willing.
Later, the authorities simply set up a "conscience questioning" process for enlistment. As long as it was confirmed that the person was willing to join the army on behalf of his/her husband/wife, they would let him/her go.
But does Liang Qiushi's son need to go to the battlefield? Is there no master in her family?
Just based on Liang Yuchuan's attitude towards her, it seems impossible.
......
Li Wei's thoughts were almost written on her face. With Liang Qiushi's experience, how could he not see it?
Her smile was still gentle, but a complex and inexplicable emotion flashed across her eyes. "Why am I looking for you?"
"Uh..." Li Wei was a little embarrassed, but still nodded honestly.
"This story has to start from more than 30 years ago." He sighed softly, his eyes looking into the distance, as if he could see through time.
[Once upon a time...]
The narration automatically sounded in Li Wei's mind.
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