"Master, how did you end up looking like this?"
Upon seeing Lan Yingwu with a bruised and swollen face, Lady Lan was both angry and amused.
"Hmph, do you think that old rascal Hong Fang is any better than ? I knocked his nose crooked," Lan Yingwu said indignantly.
Every ti he recalled the scene in the court today, where Hong Fang led a group of Noble Marquises, spewing slander to falsely accuse Ye Lingyue of misdeeds and impropriety, Lan Yingwu got furious.
Both of them had gotten into a fight then; since they were both experts at the Reincarnation Realm, logically, they should not have resorted to such vulgar brawling like shrews cursing on the streets.
But because Emperor Xia was there, neither dared to use their Power of Reincarnation and simply resorted to exchanging punches and kicks.
In terms of cultivation, Hong Fang was a bit more advanced, but when it cos to fighting and being ruthless and shaless, Lan Yingwu, who had risen from the very bottom of the military, was far more skilled than Grand Protector Hong Fang.
By this ti, Hong Fang's nosebleed had already spread all over the Golden Throne Hall.
Lady Lan ordered soone to bring so Trauma Wine, and began to dress Lan Yingwu's wounds, while he continued to grumble spitefully.
If Ye Lingyue had been a man with military achievents, even if the Four Great Noble Marquises had submitted a joint morial to death, they wouldn't have been able to stop Ye Lingyue's teoric rise.
"Alas, how can there be soone as heartless as Grand Protector Hong in this world? Sister Huanyu, such a good wife, he could ruthlessly divorce; Ling Yue, such a good daughter, he disregards and abandons," Lady Lan sighed.
"Speaking of Ling Yue's mother, I actually have so news. I heard from Marquis Wu that Ye Huangyu has enlisted in the military," Lan Yingwu said contemplatively.
"Enlisted? What's going on? Isn't Sister Huanyu always by Marquis Wu's side?" Lady Lan was shocked by this news, which Ye Lingyue knew nothing about.
"You know Marquis Wu's temperant. When I studied Military Books and martial arts with him, I also started from the military camp. Ye Huangyu's cultivation is strong, and she is determined to seek revenge against Hong Fang. Marquis Wu allowed her to join the Northwest Tiger Wolf Army, starting as a soldier." Lan Yingwu enlisted at the age of thirteen, rising from an unknown soldier to the present-day Grand Marshal of the military.
He was particularly aware of the hardships of the military camp.
According to Marquis Wu, Ye Huangyu herself had requested to go to the Tiger Wolf Army in Daxia, which had the hardest conditions.
"But Daxia does not allow won to enlist in the military, how can Miss Ye go to such a place?" Lady Lan got along well with Ye Huangyu and had long treated her as her own sister.
"Strictly speaking, Daxia does not explicitly prohibit won from enlisting, it's just that most military camps don't have female soldiers. However, so camps do have Female Alchemists accompanying the army. This ti Ye Huangyu went to the Tiger Wolf Army in disguise. With her temperant and cultivation, it's likely she'll make a na for herself." Lan Yingwu was being realistic.
Speaking of temperant, Ye Lingyue's character was very similar to her mother's; both mother and daughter were equally resilient, unyielding despite being suppressed.
The northwest of Daxia, close to the Wilderness Region of the Central Plains, harbored a myriad of spirits and demons and was a tangled mix of various forces, extrely dangerous.
But where there is danger, there is opportunity.
For decades in Daxia, all rising Civilian Generals had erged from the northwest.
In turbulent tis, heroes rise. If Ye Huangyu shows tenacity, perhaps she will beco the first Civilian Female General in Daxia's history.
"One more thing, Marquis Wu said before Ye Huangyu left, she repeatedly emphasized that her joining the Northwest Tiger Wolf Army should not be disclosed to Ling Yue for now. When the ti is ripe, she will write to inform her," Lan Yingwu instructed Lady Lan.
Lady Lan's face grew even more worried upon hearing the news.
"Don't be too anxious. Knowing Ling Yue as I do, this ti, with Hong Fang suppressing her, she definitely won't let it go easily. The calr she is, the more earth-shattering her counterattack will be. We, as her husband and wife, just need to be her most solid support before her counterattack," Lan Yingwu consoled Lady Lan.
Lady Lan nodded with mixed feelings of relief and worry after listening.
On the other hand, Ye Lingyue had taken Lan Cai'er out of the General Mansion.
"Sister, how many tis have I told you, don't joke about and Feng Xun in the future," Ye Lingyue half-angrily and half-amusedly swung her fist at Lan Cai'er.
"Hey, hey, Ling Yue, I haven't even said who it was, how do you know I was talking about Prince Feng? Or is it that the first person you think about when it cos to marriage is Prince Feng?" Lan Cai'er wasn't intimidated by Ye Lingyue's threats at all; she chuckled and revealed a sly smile.
"Please, sister, stop joking about and Prince Feng. He has never said he would marry , and I don't want to think about romance for now," Ye Lingyue pleaded.
"Why not? Is it because of revenge? But Ling Yue, soday you will have taken your revenge, then what do you plan to do?" Lan Lingyue had seen countless young ladies of Ye Lingyue's age.
Thirteen or fourteen years old, the exact age when the heart begins to awaken to love. When she herself was thirteen or fourteen, she too had a crush.
Lan Cai'er's eyes flashed with a hint of obscure sorrow as she reminisced about her younger self, yet she did not reveal this in front of Ye Lingyue.
"Revenge... how easy it is to speak of revenge." Lan Cai'er's offhand remark struck a chord with Ye Lingyue.
Ye Lingyue always felt that even if she were to take revenge, there were more important things to do, an indescribable feeling that had lingered since the mont she was reborn.
Sotis, when she woke up from a dream at midnight, Ye Lingyue felt as if she had forgotten sothing very important, sothing more crucial than life itself.
Unfortunately, every ti she forced herself to think about it, her mind went blank. After many attempts, she even gave up trying to rember.
"I'll say it once more, Feng Xun and I truly only have a sibling-like relationship, and I've already told him that," Ye Lingyue, wanting Lan Cai'er to give up on the idea, flatly shared the encounter they had in the Imperial Palace.
That's it? Prince Feng didn't react in any other way?
Lan Cai'er was dumbfounded. Could it be that she was mistaken?
However, it was clear to everyone how well Prince Feng treated Ye Lingyue.
Or was there so secret struggle he faced? But if the delay continued, Ling Yue might be pursued by soone else.
Lan Cai'er was starting to worry for Prince Feng, among the many who fancied Ye Lingyue, she saw Prince Feng as a promising future brother-in-law.
"He probably thinks of as a sister, and let's leave it at that," Ye Lingyue said irritably. As they talked, they had arrived in front of a fabric store.
A large sign hung at the entrance of the store, which read: "This store sells the finest Beiqing Cloud Silk."
~Phew phew, all extra chapters owed for July's monthly votes are done, including an additional chapter for August's 20 monthly votes. Good night, you troubleso little fairies, rember to cast your votes~
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