Yan Lin shook his head.
He generally doesn't try to guess people's thoughts. If it really comes down to speculation, then that person is not one of his choices. When he's with Xu Manzhi, all he can think about is her joys and sorrows.
“Tell me,” he said.
Xu Manzhi smiled slightly, pursing her lips.
She put down the chicken in her hand, unbuttoned his clothes, and said softly, "No rush. When the time is right, I will tell you everything. If you trust me, then go ahead without hesitation."
In the post-apocalyptic world where rules have collapsed, the most scarce resource among people is trust.
That's something I absolutely dare not even think about.
If he trusts her, she will give him an answer: it was all worth it.
Yan Lin turned around and took a brush from the cabinet, saying, "Take off your shoes, and I'll wipe the marks clean for you. That way, no one else will know."
Xu Manzhi looked down and suddenly realized she had forgotten to change her shoes...
We lost Jingzhou due to carelessness.
She chuckled and casually took off her shoes, handing them to Yan Lin: "Okay."
Yan Lin used the water in the basin to wipe away the bloodstains on the shoes, then used a dry towel to absorb the water. When the shoes were half dry and half wet, he squatted down and helped her put them on.
He looked up, and his dark eyes reflected the woman's gaze...
"Zhizhi~~"
He stood up and pulled her into his arms.
Caught off guard, Xu Manzhi was embraced tightly. Hearing the man's heart pounding, she whispered in his ear, "Don't worry, I won't cross any lines or embarrass you. I just did something trivial. You're right to believe in my feelings for you."
Yan Lin's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, gradually calmed down.
It's such a trivial matter... it shouldn't be a big deal. The bloodstain was probably just an accidental smear.
He thought this through, but still reminded his wife, "This is the border, and war could break out at any time. Don't go out alone. Even if you can barely handle Xu Guidao, there are still a lot of desperate criminals on the border."
It's quite dangerous for a girl like her.
"I understand, I'll be more careful in the future. I'll stay indoors these next few days and take good care of you. Once you're better, we'll go out again. You'll protect me from now on," she said with a smile.
"That's more like it."
Yan Lin nodded.
He was extremely worried when she didn't come back. He considered sending someone to look for her several times, but he didn't want Qian Lei to have the opportunity. His heart was in turmoil. Just as he was about to decide to go look for her himself, she happened to return.
Xu Manzhi smiled slightly, pursing her lips.
She grabbed his hand: "Quick, teach me how to stew chicken, I want to eat meat, I've been craving it so much lately."
"good."
Yan Lin asked Zou Xiaozhou to fetch a coal stove and a stew pot.
But they didn't know that news of a "red-clad witch" had already spread throughout the territory of the Jing tribe.
At first, after the village chief of Snake God Village came down from the mountain, he couldn't find the ancestral treasure anywhere. He was so anxious that he cried out. He thought that the other party was a girl and that she shouldn't be able to move the statue that required eight people to carry. So he searched for a long time.
I walked several kilometers back and forth, and there wasn't a soul in sight.
Their snake colony, which they raised in the mountains, was wiped out.
Corpses littered the ground.
Snakes, rats, and other poisonous creatures—but that's nothing compared to the most frustrating thing: the ground is littered with the wounded and disabled soldiers of Ruan Wenming.
Some died, some were maimed, and those who survived were either bitten by poisonous creatures or missing limbs; none of them were completely unharmed.
The villagers also discovered several of Ruan Wenming's personal guards in the mountains.
Ruan Wenming was nowhere to be seen.
It wasn't until someone shouted that they had seen Ruan Wenming hanging in a tree in the dense forest of the western district that Liu Changsheng had a chill down his spine.
The villagers were so frightened their legs went weak.
At that moment, the girl in red who appeared in the mountain stronghold was no ordinary person; she was a witch sent from heaven, a demon with explosive destructive power.
If two more of them appeared, not only would they be able to copy her, but the entire country would probably be turned upside down by her.
The village chief was disheartened.
He felt guilty for letting down his ancestors when the family heirloom was lost in his hands, so he resigned and went to the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors, never to leave again.
The villagers were terrified; some moved away, others relocated.
Counterfeit goods are no longer safe.
Soon, the King of Jingzu received the news and was furious. He decided to send a general to replace Ruan Wenming and to break through the city's defenses.
They also searched the entire country for the Red-Clad Witch.
As time went by, the red-clad witch gradually became known among the Jing tribe as a demon who could eat human flesh and destroy gods and Buddhas with her bare hands... Even the children who cried at night would scream in terror at the mere mention of the red-clad witch.
The news gradually spread throughout the city under lockdown.
"Have you heard? A demon has come to the Kingdom of Jing, hahaha, and killed their general."
"I heard that the red-clad witch has three heads and six arms. Isn't that Nezha?"
"No, no, I heard that the other party's ears droop to the ground, his head is as big as a house, and he can crush an elephant with one step."
"You're all wrong. I've heard that this woman can breathe fire and single-handedly killed an entire army. She might be some kind of extraordinary person."
...
Xu Manzhi was wiping Yan Lin's blood-stained clothes when she overheard Zou Xiaozhou and Liao Yu discussing the Red-Clad Witch, so she asked out of curiosity.
Zou Xiaozhou was immediately astonished.
He widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, how can you not know the Red-Clothed Witch? She is justice on earth, she must be a little fairy sent down from heaven, a good demon who goes to kill bad people."
Liao Yu interrupted him abruptly: "Don't talk nonsense."
Zou Xiaozhou was unconvinced.
He stuck out his neck and said, "I'm not making this up. The rumors outside are even more outrageous. I'm just analyzing it and I think the person who destroyed Ruan Wenming is a righteous woman."
Xu Manzhi muttered to herself.
These past few days, she's stayed home, taking meticulous care of Yan Lin's wound. Seeing that he's almost recovered, she planned to take him out for some exercise. How did she end up with a nickname all of a sudden…?
"Okay, anyway, it's good that the bad guy is gone. Don't bring this up in front of your brother Yan; he's just recovered a little and shouldn't be worried about it," she said.
"Okay, sister-in-law."
They both agreed.
When they entered the house, they found that Yan Lin's wounds were indeed healing very quickly, and thick scabs had already formed. Although he was covered in black soot and didn't look very good, he could already wear clothes and wasn't bleeding when he moved.
This is the best-case scenario.
Yan Lin also planned to stretch his muscles and bones.
He was almost bedridden and degenerated. Every time he tried to get out of bed, Xu Manzhi would glare at him with resentful eyes and say, "I've worked so hard, how can you bear to see my efforts go to waste?"
How could you bear to do that?
His heart softened instantly, and he lay down again.
Lying there for five or six days is unbearable, especially for someone like him who trains regularly. He's never been waited on like this before, lying there like a useless piece of trash...
As soon as Yan Lin stepped out, he heard hurried footsteps.
"Where is Xu Manzhi? Where is Xu Manzhi? Come out here and give me back my husband's life!"
The shouts were incessant, both shrill and frantic.
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