Chapter 1447: The Beauty Undercover General's Antics 38

Why are you sitting here?

Jin Chen returned, chuckling at the beauty propping her chin on the stone slab, dozing, and he reached out to steady her swaying head.

Muyue lifted her head in a daze, instantly awake—unlike her earlier days of hesitation—she flung herself into Jin Chen's arms.

"A Xiong… I really miss you."

Jin Chen raised his brows; she was completely awake.

He pushed aside Muyue's upper garment; the black marks had vanished, leaving only smooth white skin.

"Ah—"

Muyue blushed, giving a token cover to her chest: "A Xiong, you should go inside and see."

Jin Chen chuckled: "That's fine."

He produced the item hidden in his sleeve cuff: "The emperor told me to hand this to you."

Muyue spotted the bright‑yellow edict, sucked in a breath, feeling guilty, and asked: "A Xiong, have you read it?"

It looks like the dragon seal isn't stamped on this!

"I have."

Muyue: "……"

He resigned himself, burying his face in Jin Chen's chest: "A Xiong, don't be mad at me—I know I was wrong."

Now that she's lucid, it's time to settle accounts.

Jin Chen took Muyue by the nape and entered the room.

This really had Muyue worried sick.

She laid out her whole story—from falling for Jin Chen, to going back to Xiwu State to look for a cure that came to nothing, to spending every day anxious and thinking she'd die in a year—her self‑analysis was stark.

Finally, Muyue snuggled in Jin Chen's arms, whining: "A Xiong, don't keep score—there won't be a next time."

"I'll return to the palace to see the emperor; he'll agree to affix the dragon seal."

"No need." Jin Chen saw his good attitude in admitting fault and called off the interrogation.

One can only dote on one's own wife.

"This edict is whole; no need to alter it."

Muyue let out a soft gasp, quickly unfurled the scroll, and even added a few lines to the existing text.

"Pick a day for the wedding…"

Muyue uttered the final four words, stared dazedly at Jin Chen, and said: "We're really going to get married."

"Yeah, we need to keep that little con artist on a leash."

Jin Chen drew him into his arms, chin brushing the crown of his head.

"He doesn't speak much truth, but still don't go out stirring up trouble and deceiving people."

Muyue hummed twice, grinning toothily but not with her eyes, then kept kissing Jin Chen several times, yet couldn't quell her inner delight.

From now on, he will never part from A Xiong again.

【Villain Blackening Value –20 detected, total now 10!】

【Villain Heartthrob Value +5 detected, total now 100!】

—

Muyue is the former monarch, marrying Jin Chen as the Xiwu County King; the current monarch is friendly toward Red Sky above and responsible for the Xiwu populace below, boldly overhauling the late monarch's obsolete practices, the emperor is delighted and even insists on becoming sworn brothers of different surnames.

On the wedding day.

Since many guests will come, even though Muyue's status has been clarified, there may still be busy‑tongued people.

Jin Chen stuck his battle greatsword outside the Jiangjun fu gate; this sword had sliced through countless enemy troops, its killing intent fierce, so it stood there upright—no one dared get close, let alone gossip about the newlyweds.

At the bow‑to‑ceremony, Muyue and Jin Chen wore matching scarlet robes, making them look ever more radiant; their gem‑like green eyes were filled with joy.

Muyue looked at Jin Chen beside her, then scanned the guests blessing them—A Yan, Jin Qingqing, and the commanders of the Divine Might Battalion—finally settling her gaze on the smiling mother.

Before, Muyue believed she was a slave living in the mire, only her mother was kind to her, yet she was also imprisoned.

He had lost everything he held dear in this world; he thought completing the undercover mission would be the end of his life, never imagining he'd meet Jin Chen—thus a completely new life had only just begun.

During the bow, Muyue passed the wedding ball and took Jin Chen's hand, her brows and eyes curved upward.

Jin Chen squeezed his palm, letting out a low chuckle.

The two bowed toward each other.

【Villain Blackening Value –5 detected, total now 5!】

—

On the third day after the wedding.

It ought to have been a continued honeymoon break, but the emperor couldn't be bothered with his routine of fishing three days, surfing two days, and attending morning court.

But the war report from Saiwai arrived fierce and urgent.

Iron Mud State's forces, having almost been annihilated last time, again teamed up with Saiwai's petty‑state tribes to assault the garrisoned city‑states.

Jin Chen was again ordered to wipe out the enemy; the Divine Might Army stood ready.

Muyue naturally had to go along; having just gotten the notice at Jiangjun fu to head to Brocade City to receive the edict, she had already rushed to prepare her little bundle.

When Jin Chen came back, all he saw was Muyue in light riding attire.

"A Xiong, I'm all set!"

Muyue hooked his arm, then suddenly asked: "A Xiong, you're surely planning to take me along—I don't want to wait at the Jiangjun fu for you to come back."

"Of course I'll bring you."

Working and fighting was already taxing enough; having to be apart from one's wife—what a miserable life!

Jin Chen smoothed Muyue's collar, lowered his gaze to her, and said softly: "When receiving the edict, I asked the emperor a question."

Muyue obediently raised her head, letting him do as he wished, and asked: "Brother, what question did you ask?"

"Crimson Sky's territory and Xiwu—should we annex another Iron Mire?"

Jin Chen said this ambitious remark nonchalantly; Muyue was somewhat surprised, "Brother, you mean..."

Iron Mire State could never possibly "voluntarily" become a vassal of Crimson Sky; if one wants a permanent solution, no more Saiwai wars, then the only way is to beat them into submission.

Muyue patted her bundle, feeling completely that Jin Chen's words were not an exaggeration.

"I will help Brother!"

Before dawn the next day, the Divine Might Army's officers and soldiers followed Jin Chen on departure; the emperor personally saw them off, not forgetting to give instructions.

"Although annexing Iron Mire is extremely tempting, we still must ensure our army's safety."

Jin Chen clasped his fists: "Subordinate will obey."

The old general patted Jin Chen's shoulder: "Good lad, await your next good news."

Jin Chen smiled: "I will never let my father down."

Jin Ye held his four-year-old son, Jin Qingqing and the old lady stood aside, A Yan supported Muyue's mother.

When the relatives saw them off, Muyue's happiness outweighed her wistfulness.

Setting out on a distant journey, he was no longer someone without relatives who cared for him.

And fighting side by side with Jin Chen to accomplish his grand ambitions was what Muyue constantly thought of day and night.

"Brother, will we both return safely?"

"Yes."

"【Detected Villain Blackening Value -5, cumulative 0!】"

"Recorded in the Later History."

In the sixth year of Crimson Sky, the Grand General led the Divine Might Army in months of bitter fighting against Iron Mire; he did not kill surrendering soldiers, but took the heads of Iron Mire commanders.

Moreover, the Xiwu Marquis, brave and wise, led the right-wing generals deep into the enemy camp, employing rotating tactics, coordinating seamlessly with the Grand General, inside and outside cooperation to strangle the Iron Mire army's chief commander.

After the great victory, the following month the Grand General led envoys to press into Iron Mire's capital; the Xiwu Marquis skillfully used the luring the snake tactic in negotiations.

In the same month, the Iron Mire ruler signed an edict, voluntarily merging Iron Mire into Crimson Sky State; thereafter, the world was at peace.

……

"【Congratulations, Host completed the mission, reward points 4000, cumulative!】"

"【Spiritual Terminal summoning, currently transmitting to Quick Transmigration Bureau…… transmission successful!】"