Chapter 45: Even love-struck fools don't get it—who's still afraid of him undermining the wall?

Shen Tianxing only then realized he was grilling fish, and at the same time he smelled the burnt fish, and he gave an embarrassed smile.

"General Yang, sorry, I spaced out just now, there's still this, I'll grill another one."

Shen Tianxing said offhandedly, Yang Hongyue hadn't spoken yet, and Shen Erhu already came over holding a grilled fish.

"General Yang, this is just grilled, please try it first."

Shen Erhu offered it carefully, Yang Hongyue didn't pay much attention, and she took it with a nod.

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome, it's only right."

Upon hearing the two words "thank you," Shen Erhu became extremely excited, plopped back down by the fire, picked up another fish and started grilling it, occasionally stealing glances at Yang Hongyue.

"Host detected, a love rival has appeared; should we nip them in the bud?"

Hong Yi's voice rang in Shen Tianxing's mind, full of teasing.

"It's normal for young people to feel restless; General Yang Hongyue is highly skilled, beautiful, and straightforward. Who wouldn't like such a woman? I'd guess about half of the Yang Family Army are my rivals; could I kill them all?"

Shen Tianxing also didn't care; Yang Hongyue would never look down on Shen Erhu, and if she found out he liked her, she would surely reject him firmly.

Really, now isn't the time to nip them in the bud; love-struck fools are blind, and unless a better target appears, saying anything is useless.

"Tianxing, in a few days we'll reach the Capital; I can't do anything, I surely can't help you, why don't I find a place to hide first?"

Qin Mingyue linked arms with Shen Tianxing, leaned on his shoulder, and asked softly.

"I've thought about what you said; for your safety, I have something good to give you!"

Shen Tianxing took out a ring from the System Package; it came from a high-level special small gift pack, there were three in total, plus a wireless network Mi 15 phone, which is permanent and doesn't consume Killing Value.

"Special item, engagement ring: it can only be given to a woman who is truly the host's spouse; when the wearer encounters danger, it will show their location, and within 500 meters it can instantly teleport the host to their side."

"Its subsidiary skill is full defense, providing 100% protection against a single attack from Zongshi level or below; it triggers automatically when the wearer is in danger, with no cooldown, usable three times. (The ring can be upgraded; after upgrading, the teleport distance increases, and the subsidiary skill's defense and number of uses increase)."

"Unlimited Network Mi 15 Phone: it has unlimited internet, the phone can have all phone functions, but cannot communicate across time or with those not in the same spacetime; it's a high-end entertainment product, entertaining your life."

Seeing the ring in Shen Tianxing's hand, Qin Mingyue's face turned red; in the Great Zhou, a man giving a woman a ring means a lifelong commitment, or so it is throughout the Shenzhou Continent.

"Why are you blushing? I'll put it on you; this ring is our engagement ring, and it can guarantee your safety at critical moments, so never take it off at any time."

Shen Tianxing wore a solemn expression, Qin Mingyue nodded, extended her hand, and Shen Tianxing placed the engagement ring on her hand.

"Husband, rest assured, I will never take it off, whether or not it guarantees my safety, but this is what you gave me."

Qin Mingyue, blushing, leaned into Shen Tianxing's embrace, and he held her close.

Yang Hongyue beside them kept staring; for some reason her teeth felt itchy with anger, yet she kept reminding herself she didn't like Shen Tianxing, so there was no need to feel uncomfortable about this.

Afterwards, Yang Hongyue treated the fish in her hand as Shen Tianxing, took a big bite, and while chewing she looked at him.

Shen Erhu saw Yang Hongyue happily eating the fish, mainly because he hadn't noticed her gaze; he exerted himself, grilling the fish until it was fragrant, and after it was done he quickly went to her side and carefully handed it over.

"General Yang, you seem to really like my grilled fish; there's another one here, please eat it first."

Yang Hongyue didn't even look at Shen Erhu, casually tossed away the fish bones and waved her hand.

"No thanks, I'm already full!"

"General Yang, don't be polite; on this mission to rescue the old general, you need to replenish your strength."

Shen Erhu had no tact at all; Yang Hongyue grew impatient, and her voice turned icy.

"I said no, don't you understand? Move aside."

Shen Erhu gave an embarrassed smile, then noticed Yang Hongyue had been staring at Shen Tianxing all along, looking gritty-teethed.

"General Yang, did Tianxing make you unhappy? If not, I'll go talk to him and have him come apologize to you."

Yang Hongyue still ignored Shen Erhu, and could hardly admit she was now full of vinegar; she could only wave her hand impatiently.

"What apology? He didn't upset me; you should go about your business, stop bothering me, okay?"

This is not like Yang Hongyue usually, but she's currently irritable; if this person weren't following Shen Tianxing, she would have already told them to get lost.

"General Yang, actually Tianxing is a good person; I've known him for years, and he's always been decent to us villagers; if he's done something wrong, I'll apologize on his behalf, so please don't be angry."

Yang Hongyue was nearly going crazy; then she saw Shen Tianxing smirking over there—actually, Shen Tianxing had also heard the commotion over here and heard what Shen Erhu said.

Shen Tianxing was mainly laughing at Shen Erhu for wanting to be a love-struck dog but having none of the required skill; normally, love-struck dogs follow the object of their affection, but this clueless oaf is worse than a love-struck dog!

"Get lost right now, as far as you can; I've said it, he didn't make me angry, if you keep talking you'll be the one making me angry."

Shen Erhu was embarrassed to the extreme; he could only stick the fish in his hand in front of Yang Hongyue and retreat two steps.

"General Yang, don't be angry, eat the fish; I'll get lost now."

Yang Hongyue couldn't take it anymore; she jumped up and kicked the fish stuck on the ground away.

"I told you to get lost, I told you I don't eat fish—do you even understand human speech?"

Yang Hongyue's voice was loud, everyone's gaze turned to them; Shen Tianxing knew he couldn't pretend not to see, so he let go of Qin Mingyue, stood up, and walked over to Yang Hongyue.

"General Yang, don't lose your temper; my brother has always stayed in the village, and if he's been inconsiderate, please bear with him."

Yang Hongyue's mood had actually improved a lot; what just happened was indeed a bit excessive, she was about to casually say a couple of things and let it go, but then Shen Erhu suddenly spoke up.

"Tianxing, what nonsense are you spouting? Clearly it's you who made General Yang angry; I came to help you apologize, but General Yang still cares about you making her angry, which is why she's lashing out at me."

"You should apologize to General Yang; as for me, I don't care—just let General Yang be happy."