Chapter 157

In the military camp

However, the Marquis Qiyang's army has already been routed; the task left for everyone is merely to subdue the remaining forces in his fiefdom, which is quite easy.

This task was directly handed over to the side of the Marquis Dongbo by Lady Yin.

Naturally, the people on the Marquis Dongbo's side had no objections, after all, it was a low-risk job with plenty of profit.

When Nezha and the other brothers and sisters brought Deng Chan-yu back, Ao Yifan was already waiting with the ladies.

"Chan'er little sister, from now on we are a family; our family has no special rules, so don't be nervous!"

Lady Yin proactively took Deng Chan-yu's hand to comfort her.

"En"

Deng Chan-yu nodded readily; having made a decision, she was not one to hesitate, and her gaze toward Ao Yifan held even more anticipation.

After all, the taste of drinking sweet dew water—she had only sampled it lightly last time, and she was still quite curious.

"Hehe, it looks like little sister Chan'er can't wait for the bridal chamber; Sister Suzhi, other matters can be discussed later?"

At this moment, Fairy Yunhua said with a smile, in this household her status is second only to Lady Yin's, after all, who made her position what it is?

Hearing this, Deng Chan-yu's cheeks involuntarily flushed slightly, because she had indeed behaved rather immodestly.

Ao Yifan stepped forward, took Deng Chan-yu's hand, and immediately entered the flying palanquin, where Lady Yin and the others had already prepared the bridal chamber.

Today, the interior of the flying palanquin will be reserved solely for their use.

"Husband!"

Deng Chan-yu whispered, "Even now I still can't quite believe that I really married you like this."

"Hehe, don't doubt it; this is all real. If you don't believe me, pinch me and you'll know."

Ao Yifan said while holding Deng Chan-yu's hand and pinching himself.

"Dirty, husband!"

Deng Chan-yu's face flushed even more; "Just pinch, no need to……"

But Ao Yifan did not loosen his grip on Deng Chan-yu's little hand.

"As expected, with your superb hidden-weapon technique, the Five Dragons Coiling Pillars art is far beyond what others can match!"

……

"Ding-dong, congratulations host for successfully enabling Deng Chan-yu to bear offspring; reward: fifty thousand years of cultivation, reward: upgraded Five-Colored Flying Stone, Seven-Colored Lustrous Stone!"

Although the Five Dragons Coiling Pillars technique is excellent, Ao Yifan's Dao heart is steadfast, so he will not be tempted; thus, having children is the ultimate goal.

Fifty thousand years of cultivation also made Ao Yifan's internal mana even more formidable.

"My lady, how is it?"

Looking at Deng Chan-yu's dazed eyes, Ao Yifan asked with a smile.

"Mm, even better than I imagined!"

Deng Chan-yu, who always speaks frankly, answered sincerely.

Smiling, Ao Yifan flipped his right hand, and a seven-colored bracelet appeared in his palm—precisely the Seven-Colored Lustrous Stone he had just elicited from Deng Chan-yu's body.

"This is!"

Gazing at the seven-colored bracelet in Ao Yifan's hand, Deng Chan-yu couldn't help but brighten her eyes.

As a skilled hidden-weapon expert, Deng Chan-yu instantly recognized that the seven-colored bracelet in Ao Yifan's hand was a hidden-weapon treasure superior to her Five-Colored Flying Stone.

"My lady, this treasure is called the Seven-Colored Lustrous Stone, a wedding gift I specially prepared for you!"

Ao Yifan said.

"This, this is really too precious!"

Deng Chan-yu said, "This treasure looks extraordinary at a glance; each gemstone contains boundless heavenly and earthly spiritual energy—it is certainly not ordinary!"

"Hehe, although the treasure is valuable, compared to my lady it amounts to nothing."

Ao Yifan smiled as he placed the Seven-Colored Lustrous Stone on Deng Chan-yu, saying, "My lady, do you know? When I first saw this bracelet, I felt it was especially suited to you, so I sought it out and kept it by my side; unfortunately I never had the chance to give it to you, but today this bracelet finally has its true owner!"

"Husband, you're naughty; turns out you've been scheming about me all along!"

Deng Chan-yu said coquettishly, though her face was full of happiness.

Seeing this, Ao Yifan immediately understood he had completely won this girl's heart, and promptly turned over…

……

"The demon court, what audacity!"

In Morning Song City's imperial palace, Di Xin slammed his hand heavily on the table, shaking the pile of jade slips so that they toppled like a pushed gold mountain with a "clatter."

All the jade slips here are battle reports submitted by the various feudal lords during this period.

Without exception, all the feudal lords encountered great trouble.

And the source of this trouble points to the Northern Sea Demon Court!

Originally, dealing with those disobedient feudal lords was not particularly difficult.

After all, each was a case of many attacking few, and those lords had no reinforcements, their supply lines completely cut—it could be said to be a total rout.

However, no one expected that behind those disobedient lords lurked the shadow of the Northern Sea Demon Court.

These demon people, during the war, suddenly launched attacks, causing considerable losses to all the feudal lords.

Di Xin indeed wanted to use this opportunity to warn the eight hundred feudal lords.

But he did not want to see large numbers of soldiers die, after all, they are his subjects!

"Send a message to Wen Taishi, ordering him to advance the front line by a hundred li within three days; I will use at least ten demon kings' heads to sacrifice to the spirits of my Great Shang warriors!"

Di Xin said with a grim expression.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The attending eunuch beside him nodded in assent.

However, after agreeing, the attendant did not rush to leave, but instead bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the son of the Marquis of the West, Boyikao, has been waiting in the guest house for an audience for many days; I don't know when Your Majesty will have time to grant an audience?"

Boyikao, Marquis of the West!

Hearing this, Dixin's eyes narrowed slightly.

I'm in a bad mood right now, so you can only blame your own bad luck!

Thinking this, Dixin told the attendant: "Go have Boyikao come over and say that the consort wishes to hear him play the zither."

The attendant blinked, not knowing why Dixin had arranged this, but still went to pass on the message faithfully.

And a day later, a piece of news that shocked the entire Morning Song City spread from the palace.

The son of the Marquis of the West, Boyikao, lusting after Daji's beauty, committed an overstepping act while playing the qin, and was thrown into the great prison by His Majesty, his fate unknown.

When this news came out, everyone was dumbfounded.

After all, His Majesty's imperial majesty has only grown heavier since his accession, and the court officials dare not show the slightest defiance.

Boyikao must have the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard to dare flirt with the consort in the palace!

However, some well-informed people heard that Boyikao was just unlucky, running into His Majesty when His Majesty's luck was bad.

Because he stepped forward with his left foot upon entering, he was thrown into the great prison!

Therefore, Boyikao's charge is baseless, after all, he never even saw Daji's face.

However, the official announcement from the palace was simply that Boyikao flirted with the consort.

For this reason, even the Marquis of the West at home was sternly rebuked by His Majesty via a transmitted message.