If she had doubted Chu Mubai's previous statement that Zi Linglong liked her, now seeing Zi Linglong's anxious expression, she was certain. So, was the purpose of building up her favorability to make her a "scumbag"?
She hesitated for a moment, but decided to make it clear that having a good impression of her didn't necessarily mean she had to go along with her.
Xia Yixin pushed her away and said seriously, "Linglong, I'm fine. It's the middle of the night, you should go home quickly."
Zi Linglong, who was originally full of worry, was suddenly pushed away by "him". Thinking of "him"'s recent estrangement from her, she hugged him even tighter, feeling wronged. "Brother Yan, did I do something wrong? Are you angry with me..."
Xia Yixin frowned and pulled away Zi Linglong, her face darkening. "I'm not angry with you. You've done very well. I feel like you're my little sister. Your growth makes me happy, but I'm going to leave after you ascend the throne."
Zi Linglong's mind went blank, filled only with the two pieces of information: "He treats her like a younger sister" and "He's leaving."
"Brother Yan, I..."
“Zi Linglong, I’m helping you because we come from the same place, and I feel like you’re my little sister. I don’t want you to misunderstand.” After Xia Yixin finished speaking, she saw Zi Linglong’s pale face and hardened her heart, saying, “Zi Linglong, I told you before that you have to rely on yourself.”
Zi Linglong's eyes reddened. Disbelief, self-mockery, and sadness surged up in turn. She couldn't hear anything else "he" said, only remembering the phrase "like my sister".
She was unwilling to give up, stubbornly looking at "him" and saying, "But I like you, Brother Yan, I like you!"
"Um..." Helpless, Xia Yixin suddenly had a bright idea. "I already have someone I like. I'm sorry."
Zi Linglong immediately thought of the Red Eagle Team women in the military camp—some were heroic and valiant, others were charming and alluring. People she used to find agreeable now seemed incredibly irritating. She gritted her teeth and asked, "Who in the Red Eagle Team are they?!"
Xia Yixin sighed, seeing that the girl looked like she was about to fight, and said helplessly, "Don't ask anymore, anyway, she's not anyone in the team."
"So what exactly does she have that I don't? I refuse to accept it! We come from the same place, we're the perfect match..."
Seeing that she had gotten stuck in a rut, Xia Yixin had no choice but to use drastic measures: "He is the best person in the world. He is handsome, wise, calm yet gentle and polite, and most importantly, I like him." Thinking of Chu Mubai, she was unaware of how obvious the affection in her eyes was.
Not long after, Zi Linglong walked out in a daze.
Xia Yixin met Ying's gaze at the doorway, gave Ying a "you've worked hard" look, and watched the two of them leave one after the other.
Xia Yixin breathed a sigh of relief, but she never expected that her conversation with Zi Linglong would become known throughout the city in just a few days.
Actually, Zi Linglong went out drinking because she was in a bad mood, and then told the restaurant owner about it.
And that's how it got out.
Everyone in Mengcheng knew that "General Yan has someone he admires," and that person wasn't even from the Tiger Wolf Division!
This resulted in Xia Yixin being showered with all sorts of looks from women wherever she went, including resentment, hope, trepidation, shyness, and so on. She was quite pleased with herself when she gained countless admiring glances by relying on General Yan's intimidation, but she never expected that overnight, those women and men (?) who originally kept their thoughts to themselves could no longer hold back.
This is actually because Xia Yixin was always busy fighting and leading troops, and seemed to have no interest in family matters.
Now that everyone knows that General Yan was also a "man of the mortal world," their enthusiasm was ignited!
As for who General Yan's "beloved" was, all sorts of rumors became increasingly outlandish. Some said it was the courtesan Liu Shishi, while others said it was a young lady from a noble family. Of course, the most heartbroken were the female soldiers of the Tiger Wolf Division.
They always have a feeling that "the cabbage they raised has been eaten by other pigs".
Moreover, everyone in the Red Eagles team originally thought that Zi Linglong and General Yan were a match made in heaven.
The most heartbroken was Zi Linglong, who was "heartbroken".
This, on the contrary, made her more focused on her studies, and even the great Confucian scholar who taught her looked excited, thinking that she was a promising student.
Xia Yixin was extremely annoyed by the sudden appearance of the matchmaker. In a fit of anger, she drew her Shangxie Blade and blasted the woman away. After that, no one dared to step into the county government office to arrange a marriage again.
Even Chu Mubai looked at "him" with a thoughtful gaze and asked, "I didn't know that General Yan actually has a woman he admires?"
Xia Yixin chuckled dryly a few times and made up a vague excuse to gloss over the matter.
However, for some reason, the rumors circulating suddenly changed and became:
"General Yan fell in love with a married woman; it's so pitiful that he couldn't have her!"
"The woman General Yan fell in love with is dead. Alas, what a pity..."
"General Yan is in a terrible state. The woman he loves has gone far away, and he can only drink alone under the moon."
...
However, after the person involved stopped responding, no one talked about these rumors for a long time. But whenever they saw Yan Jiu (Xia Yixin) leading troops out, everyone had a complicated look in their eyes.
Fortunately, no young women or wives were giving her the eye anymore.
Xia Yixin had just breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that she was about to be exposed.
While Xia Yixin was still embroiled in scandals, Chu Mubai remained quiet.
As usual, Shen Chen examined Chu Mubai's wound. In just a few days, the scab on his abdominal wound had fallen off. Apart from the new skin growing out being slightly different in color from the others, there was no difference.
Moreover, Chu Mubai's clothes concealed his true appearance; he was no longer as thin as before, but now possessed powerful muscles and was full of vitality.
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