Chen Mo cupped his hands and said, "It is truly an honor to be favored by Lord Yang."

With these words, he agreed.

Jiang Li laughed twice, said some congratulatory words in advance, and then said, "I shall write a letter right away."

...

Yue Ruyan and Jiang Li had just arrived at Yuan County and needed to rest and couldn't march south immediately, deciding to rest for a day and act the day after tomorrow.

In the evening.

Yue Ruyan had just finished bathing and had just put on her undergarments; her outer clothes were not yet worn.

The door then started to knock.

"It's me." It was Chen Mo's voice: "Ru Yan, why did you bolt the door? Hurry up and open it."

Yue Ruyan furrowed her brow, quickly took the skirt placed on the screen and put it on, walked over to open the door, saying, "I was bathing, naturally I needed to bolt the door."

The moment the door opened, a hot body embraced her instantly, skillfully closed the door with a foot, pinned her against the wall, and whispered with a chuckle by her ear, "You smell wonderful."

Having gone almost three months without Chen Mo's touch, at this moment, her petite body suddenly trembled slightly, her heart raced, then she lifted her head because Chen Mo had already started kissing her neck.

The saying goes, to conquer a woman's heart, one must first conquer her...

Yue Ruyan had already developed feelings for Chen Mo; she didn't speak, but her body instinctively hummed lightly, eyes half-closed, her heart burgeoning with a sweet panic, hurriedly extending her hands to wrap around Chen Mo's neck, as though she wanted to melt into that fiery magma.

"To the bed."

The moment her lips were sealed by Chen Mo, Yue Ruyan uttered these words.

Her body was also longing for Chen Mo.

After a while, their lips separated.

Chen Mo leaned close to her ear, kissing her ear, saying, "Tell me about the affair in Fengzhou."

Yue Ruyan felt tickled by Chen Mo's kisses, turned her face away, wanting to avoid his intimacy to maintain a calm tone, "Didn't I say it in my letter?"

"I want to hear it from your mouth." As he spoke, a piece of light garment had already slipped to the ground.

A faint blush appeared on Yue Ruyan's face, biting gently on her thin lips, yet summarizing the events in Fengzhou simply.

"Dragon-locking Mountain, this place did not wrong him."

Chen Mo spoke, and suddenly the sound of strong wind beating against the window arose; Yue Ruyan lifted on her toes quickly, instinctively tightening her legs, her brow furrowed and relaxed alternately, her mind wavering.

"Did you act in person?" Chen Mo nibbled on her fragrant shoulder, saying.

"I merely gave him a knife, uttered some words, and he realized, then took his own life. As per your instructions, his remains were buried, a tombstone erected; it won't be hard to find..." Saying this, Yue Ruyan couldn't help but sway a bit, embracing Chen Mo tighter, muttered, "Don't tease..."

Who stops halfway in a race?

Chen Mo stayed still, asking, "Did Ru Yan think of me during this time?"

Yue Ruyan wasn't good at expressing inner feelings.

This question left her hesitant, unable to speak, but the arrow on the string had to be shot, and she was helpless, could only purse her lips and say, "I thought..."

Chen Mo whispered, "What is Ru Yan saying? I didn't hear clearly."

Yue Ruyan was so upset she slapped Chen Mo, then gritted teeth and said, "I, your wife, miss my husband, miss him so much."

After saying this, she buried her face in Chen Mo's chest.

Chen Mo at this moment didn't say much else, only resorted to practical actions to repay Yue Ruyan's longing.

...

November 25th.

The army set forth for Chongzhou.

Main commander Chen Mo, deputy commanders Yue Ruyan, Xiao Jing, Wu Yanqing, Jiang Li, Zhao Liang, Xia Zhining, etc.

Strategists Diwu Fusheng, Liu Ji, etc.

Actually, Chen Mo had also called upon King Anping.

However, King Anping suddenly called in sick.

The thought of King Anping was.

You withheld this king's troops.

Later you might also occupy this king's Yan State.

Now you want this king to fight for you.

Apparently, you only think of the good stuff.

Chen Mo also guessed King Anping's thoughts, knew he was throwing a tantrum.

Since he wouldn't come, Chen Mo certainly wouldn't force him, as this would only ruin things.

He left Zhao Liang behind, having him keep an eye on King Anping, and report periodically on King Anping's whereabouts to him.

With no one blocking the way.

The army proceeded smoothly through Yan State.

In early December, the army reached the border of Chongzhou. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Chen Mo did not rush to attack.

Instead, he took Yue Ruyan to inspect the defenses of Qiong Dan County at Chongzhou's border.

They hadn't walked far when heavens wept in a torrential downpour.

Fortunately, there was a postal station not far away, and Chen Mo went directly with Yue Ruyan to the station to shelter from the rain.

This station seemed abandoned for a long time.

The courtyard was overgrown with weeds, spider webs hung under the eaves, a tile was missing from the roof, but sheltering from rain was not a problem.

Upon entering the station.

The tables and chairs inside were covered in dust.

Some tables and chairs were even missing a few legs.

Chen Mo and Yue Ruyan, having been in even simpler and more complex conditions within the army, didn't mind it.

They directly found a long bench, cleaned the dust off, and sat in a corner.

"You must already be at the Second Grade Divine Transformation Realm, right?"

Yue Ruyan, bored and afraid Chen Mo might become mischievous here, started finding a topic to talk about.

Chen Mo nodded.

"You really are a monster, a record-breaking 23-year-old Divine Transformation Realm in Central State," Yue Ruyan said.

"Now there is." Chen Mo embraced Yue Ruyan's slim shoulder, then pinched her face, saying, "This rain doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon, let me tell you the story of Cao Cao losing his eldest son Cao Ang."

As for tales of the Three Kingdoms, Chen Mo had written quite a few for Fu Ze Restaurant to draw in business.

Yue Ruyan basically had seen them, and now idle, said, "Then tell me about it."

Chen Mo sat up, posing in a mature manner, and began telling the story: "The tale of Cao Cao southward to Wan City to confront Zhang Xiu, Zhang Xiu offered surrender, Cao Cao was greatly pleased and invited Zhang Xiu and his officers to a banquet. Unbeknownst to him, Cao Cao actually fancied Zhang Xiu's aunt. The woman..."

Speaking, Chen Mo paused, ears pricking up, eyes squinting slightly.

"What's wrong?" Yue Ruyan asked upon seeing Chen Mo stop.

"Someone's coming."

Speaking, Chen Mo raised his head, only to see a venomous snake with reddish-brown and white circular rings crawl in through a roof opening, start spitting at Chen Mo and Yue Ruyan.

Soon, one snake after another crawled in through the roof openings and the windows, at least a dozen or more.

"They're all venomous snakes; how suddenly so many appear, could this station be a snake den?"

Yue Ruyan stood up, picked up the broadsword placed behind her.

With her skill, naturally, she need not fear the snakes, just finding it strange how many appeared all of a sudden.

Tap tap tap...

Footsteps sounded outside.

Both simultaneously grew silent, looking towards the source of the sound.

It was still the afternoon, the sky outside hadn't darkened yet, but with the heavy rain pouring, the weather was gloomy.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew, pushing open the station's door, chilly wind poured back in, sprinkling rain drifted in with the wind.

A shadow first entered, with a silhouette appearing at the door.

Dressed in a black robe, cloaked in a raincoat, even the head was covered by the black hat, looking somewhat bulky, face masked partly like tree bark's texture, half-crazily pale compared to foreign white skin, eyes eerily cold as though emitting a chill to the bone, inducing an eerie feeling.

With Chen Mo's skill, at a glance, he recognized the figure as a woman.

The moment she appeared at the door, the venomous snakes hung from the roof and crawled at the window quickly assembled towards her, disappeared into her robe.

This scene made Chen Mo and Yue Ruyan frown; it wasn't due to fear, just discomfort from the looks of it.

And what surprised Chen Mo most was the line of red numbers on her forehead.

2223.

The symbol of a Third-Grade Martial Artist.

Surpassing even Yue Ruyan significantly.

The woman in black robe scanned inside the station, said, "Passing through here, caught by the sudden rain, intruded for shelter, pardon me."

The voice neither pleasant nor unpleasant.

Chen Mo subtly raised a brow, still a hoarse voice.