Chapter 831: with translation of chapter title

Qian Fugui and Chen Ruoshui received the Military Order, and the next day they led the troops westward.

Chen Wuji did not move; instead, he ordered the central army to build fortifications, preparing for long-term stationing.

His influence has expanded to this point; he no longer needs to charge ahead himself.

Now the war situation more urgently requires him to hold Jie Jia Zui, prioritizing the overall situation.

The court's 400,000-strong army marching south brings not just a battle between Chen Wuji and the court, but will be like a huge stone thrown into water, stirring up the entire Lingnan region.

If Chen Wuji still charged ahead as before, the transmission of information would inevitably be delayed, likely resulting in a situation where one attends to the head but not the rear, attends to the east but not the west.

In these past few days, the women in Chen Wuji's household have also not been idle.

Huo Sanniang, accompanied by Xue Hongdou, walked the small streets of Jie Jia Zui countless times, finally selecting an open space near the town's eastern gate to build a tavern.

Jie Jia Zui is too small and too remote.

This place became a town only because the residents live relatively densely and occasional caravans pass by, giving it a slight town scale.

Before, there were only two tea stalls, a restaurant, and a shop selling various sundries.

It only truly became lively a month ago.

When the news arrived that the Nan Jun Bīngmǎ, with irresistible force, had invaded Qiang Land, merchants from all places came upon hearing it and quickly bought land here to set up shops.

Jade Lady Restaurant wanted to open a branch here, but there was no existing building, so they had to construct it themselves.

After settling on the location, they signed a purchase contract with the landowner, arranged the construction crew, and all that remained was to wait.

But Huo Sanniang and Xue Hongdou still spent most of each day at the construction site, personally overseeing progress, and in their remaining time they scouted the town for a chef.

Jie Jia Zui is too remote; the townspeople had never seen a proper tavern, let alone work as a chef in one, so Huo Sanniang could only find diligent, quick‑witted people and train them from scratch.

With one eye on the construction site and the other on manpower, Huo Sanniang and Xue Hongdou spent each day exceptionally busy, seeming even busier than the perpetually occupied Chen Wuji.

Qin Zan Hong and Lu Wanwan were not idle either.

However, these two are rather mysterious, constantly appearing and disappearing; even Chen Wuji has trouble discerning their movements, but one thing is certain: they remain busy with espionage.

Since Lu Wanwan became her assistant, the office that Qin Zan Hong independently oversees seems to have finally matured; these past few days they have sent over several pieces of information.

The farthest reached Luozegun County.

Lu Wanwan's playful mischief seems just usual; when it's really time to do work, she seems somewhat more reliable than Qin Zhanhong.

But this is just Chen Wuji's guess based on some recent changes; he also hasn't asked about it.

In the afternoon, Chen Wuji finished the affairs in Daying and returned to the temporary small courtyard.

Because he brought his family, Chen Wuji simply bought a small courtyard in town; when there was nothing happening in the Lìng, he stayed here.

Yan Qiushui heard the movement at the door, quickly came forward, "Master, should we prepare lunch?"

"No need, I've eaten in the Lìng; come to the room!" Chen Wuji said.

……Yes!

Yan Qiushui's cheeks flushed unexpectedly; she lowered her head and softly responded.

Chen Wuji didn't notice Yan Qiushui's demeanor; he strode back to the room and, upon entering, began to take off his clothes.

Yan Qiushui followed in; seeing Chen Wuji's action, she fidgeted a bit, also placed her hand on the button, and lightly took off her thin clothing.

Summer has come; everyone wears relatively less.

Chen Wuji took off his outer jacket, looked up, and was stunned: "You're…… uh…… hiss, come sit."

He actually wanted Yan Qiushui to help him mend his clothes.

In the morning, while accompanying the troops training in the Lìng, he accidentally ripped both armpits.

But seeing Yan Qiushui's actions, the matter of mending clothes seems like it can only be discussed later.

Everyone else has washed their clothes clean; making them wear them again would hurt their self-esteem.

Yan Qiushui, her face red, walked over with lotus steps, her slightly plump, graceful body seeming to glow in the light and shadow, her curves extremely alluring.

"Master……"

Yan Qiushui softly called out, her buttocks lightly resting on Chen Wuji's thigh.

"You look like this, truly gorgeous and unmatched."

"Thanks, thanks master for the praise……"

……

When Chen Wuji was halfway through his important matter, two silhouettes suddenly floated in through the window.

Like those ghosts.

Lu Wanwan has also been led astray by Qin Zhanhong; she refuses to go through the door, insisting on climbing through the window to show off their martial arts prowess.

Too pretentious!

Look at those grandmasters; each is more plain than the last.

Kong Jianshi, however you look at him, is just a gatekeeper hopelessly ill; and the man named Lu Rouer, Lu Daye, is thoroughly an oldNong Symbol, his temperament pickled deep into his bones.

On the contrary, these half-bottle-water types love to show off even more.

"Wow, husband, you're doting on Qiushui at noon!" Qin Zhanhong stood by the bed, extravagantly shouting, her hands already reaching for Yan Qiushui.

Yan Qiushui gasped, her face red as if about to bleed.

"What are you hiding for? You let Xiao Lulu touch but won't let us move? I'm also of this generation." Qin Zhanhong teased with a coquettish laugh.

Yan Qiushui remained silent, merely burying her head in the blanket, becoming a quail.

Qin Zhanhong laughed wantonly, her hands instantly becoming even more wanton.

"Where did you go out to play again today?" Chen Wuji asked.

Qin Zhanhong's action paused abruptly, then she immediately presented her achievement to Chen Wuji: "Husband, we've caught a major piece of news, a really major piece of news."

"Go on, tell me!" Chen Wuji said casually.

What Qin Zhanhong and Lu Wanwan said, listening halfway was just about right.

These two are overly extravagant, always liking to exaggerate their achievements.

These past few days they did bring a lot of news, but basically none of it is relevant; none is truly useful.

"We've captured the Body Poison Sect Envoy and just threw him into the military Lìng." Qin Zhanhong said.

Chen Wuji let out a soft yi, "Body Poison Sect Envoy? Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

"Definitely no mistake, we've already interrogated them." Qin Zhanhong said arrogantly, "That bunch of little turtle bastards have no backbone; we just applied a little pressure and they all talked."

Chen Wuji nodded.

"Husband, why don't you ask!" Qin Zhanhong saw Chen Wuji silent for a while, only moved, couldn't help urging.

Chen Wuji chuckled, "I'm waiting for you to speak, hurry up!"

"Boring." Qin Zhanhong curled her lip, "They are the Body Poison Sect Envoy sent to the Capital, wanting to sue the husband before the Court, saying they want the Court to punish the husband with the charge of instigating border conflicts."