Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

Lin Mo practically carried Bai Zhi as they fled the master bedroom courtyard, feeling guilty as thieves.

As the courtyard gate was gently closed, that small space finally returned to complete tranquility.

Inside the room, on the warm jade bed.

A ray of golden morning light pierced through the window, like a soft feather, brushing against Chu Mengyao's cheek.

Her long eyelashes trembled uneasily a few times, and she slowly opened her eyes.

A series of subtle cracking sounds emanated from all the joints of my body, and an unprecedented feeling of comfort spread from my limbs and bones, as if I had been reborn.

The fatigue and tension of the past few days have vanished, and every inch of my skin is breathing happily.

so comfortable...

But then, she was taken aback by the completely unfamiliar and magnificent furnishings before her.

Carved beams, a huge jade bed.

The air still held a faint trace of moisture and an ambiguous atmosphere that was hard to define.

Wait, this place isn't completely unfamiliar.

Isn't this... the room where I came to find Lin Mo last night?!

How did I get here?

She's still sleeping in his bed?

In a hazy state, a fragment of memory that shouldn't exist suddenly flooded into my mind.

A small white porcelain bottle...

A pink pill...

A captivating and alluring fragrance...

Fragments of memories that shouldn't exist suddenly crashed into my mind!

She remembered!

I accidentally swallowed the pills hidden in that bastard's clothes last night!

Chu Mengyao suddenly sat up.

As she moved, the thin, gossamer-thin quilt slipped off.

A smooth, jade-like skin was exposed to the morning light without any cover.

And... on her skin, those scattered, startlingly ambiguous marks, like red plum blossoms blooming in the snow.

boom--

More, clearer, and more shameful images instantly shattered her last line of defense of reason.

The water in the bathtub was scalding hot...

The man's firm, burning chest...

One's own uncontrollable demands and entanglements...

She remembered.

I remember everything.

She herself, like a mermaid who had lost her mind, clung to that man, dripping wet.

She herself, proactively and clumsily, used all her strength to ask for and kiss him…

Then later, that guy lifted himself out of the water and pressed him down on the thick bearskin rug.

And then...and then there's this huge bed where you can roll around several times...

"ah!!!"

A scream burst from deep in Chu Mengyao's throat.

Her face flushed bright red instantly, from her cheeks to her neck and then to her chest, leaving no part untouched.

She grabbed the blanket with lightning speed and wrapped it tightly around her naked body, as if this would hide those shameful memories along with her.

It’s over.

It's all over.

She remained chaste for eighteen years.

That strategist of the Mountain Shaking Army, revered by countless soldiers of the North as the Ice Goddess and a mastermind behind the scenes.

How could... how could someone do something so shameless, throwing themselves into someone's arms like that!

The key is.

Just thinking about how passionate and demanding she was last night made Chu Mengyao want to disappear into a crack in the ground!

It's all that damned pill's fault!

It's all that damn Lin Mo's fault!

What the hell is that thing?!

Chu Mengyao buried her face in the blanket, her body trembling violently from extreme shame and indignation.

She bit her hand hard, trying to stop the humiliating sobs from escaping again.

……

the other side.

In the west of Zhenbei City, there is a huge open space that was originally an abandoned military camp.

A brand-new, magnificent building, constructed entirely of black iron and massive stones, stands silently here like a crouching steel behemoth.

The towering tower pierces the sky, and on the huge gatehouse, four large characters are engraved in a flamboyant style: Zhenbei Zhange.

Lin Mo was standing in front of this "Battle Pavilion" with Bai Zhi.

On the way, they happened to run into Meng Hu, who had finished dealing with the surrendered soldiers and was coming to report back.

At this moment, the veteran general of the Mountain Shaking Army, along with several other veterans behind him, stood with their mouths agape, staring blankly up at the unimaginable black fortress before them.

The dramatic changes that occurred in Zhenbei City overnight, and the self-repaired streets and houses, have severely impacted their worldview.

Now, this building, which seems to have stepped out of a myth, has made them completely question their existence.

"Lin...Lin Mo..."

Meng Hu swallowed hard, and the look in his eyes as he looked at Lin Mo had changed from admiration and respect to a kind of awe that was almost like looking at a god.

"This...this was also something you...did?"

"Just something I put together, but it'll do."

Lin Mo clapped his hands, speaking casually.

Just make do with it!

Meng Hu's eye twitched slightly.

If this is to be considered acceptable, then the barracks of the Mountain Shaking Army are worse than dog kennels!

Lin Mo ignored their shock and simply snapped his fingers at the tightly closed black gate.

"Open the door, welcome our guests!"

With a metallic scraping sound, the two enormous iron gates, large enough to accommodate a dozen horses riding side by side, slowly opened inward.

A chilling aura, a mixture of steel, wild horses, and gunpowder smoke, swept over us.

Behind the gate was a much larger training ground.

The dark mass of cavalry, arrayed in a strict square formation, stood silently in the shadows.

As the iron gate swung open and sunlight streamed in, Meng Hu, a seasoned veteran, couldn't help but stagger backward.

The veterans behind him dropped their weapons with a loud clatter.

What is that?

That's a person?

Or is it a demon that crawled out of hell?

Thousands of knights, along with their warhorses, were covered in a set of incredibly heavy, jet-black plate armor.

Man and horse become one, like mobile steel fortresses.

In the hands of the knights were not ordinary lances, but rather menacing, armor-piercing giant spears as thick as an arm.

On their other arms, they were equipped with complex repeating crossbows.

They just stood there quietly, without moving.

The army of five thousand men was as quiet as a graveyard.

Only when a warhorse occasionally snorted did the sound become dull and muffled, like the beating of a drum, sending shivers down one's spine.

Silence, chilling atmosphere, and overwhelming power.

"This...this..."

Meng Hu's voice trembled as he pointed at the steel monsters and looked at Lin Mo.

His lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

"The Iron Cavalry of Zhenbei".

Lin Mo's smile was full of pride, like a model kit enthusiast showing off his new collection.

"My new toy, isn't it cool?"

Bai Zhi was also stunned.

Although she didn't understand military affairs, she could feel the oppressive aura emanating from those knights, an aura that was enough to crush everything.

She subconsciously moved closer to Lin Mo, as if only by standing beside this man could she ward off that cold, menacing aura.

Lin Mo sensed her approach and turned to smile at her.

"Don't be afraid, we're on the same side."

He turned his head, looked at Meng Hu who was completely petrified, and cleared his throat.

"Master Meng, what do you think of the combat capabilities of my 'Gundam squad'?"

"Gundam...Gundam unit?"

Meng Hu's mind has completely stopped working.

All he knew was that there were no five thousand cavalrymen, not even a thousand.

No, even if only a hundred monsters like these charge into the enemy ranks, it will be a one-sided massacre!

"If this army were to fight Yuwen Biao's 100,000-strong army..."

Meng Hu muttered to himself, his eyes already conjuring up images of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Lin Mo patted him on the shoulder, interrupting his reverie.

"Alright, stop staring."

He grinned, revealing a set of white teeth.

"Yuwen Biao's army is coming back soon. We still need to go and give him a big gift."