After provoking the holy maiden of Miao territory, she was infected with a love curse.

Watching the ship sail away, Yin Qingyue put her hands behind her back, her dark robe fluttering, the collar and hem edged with gold thread.

His eyes were deep and profound.

"My lord, if we succeed this time, we can bring the Third Miss back. Why don't you proceed with the original plan?"

He listened to the voices of his subordinates behind him.

Yin Qingyue shook her head, reached for the hilt of the long sword at her waist, and said softly, "We've already been targeted by the people here."

"Although we don't know what kind of Gu she used, she must have sensed that Han Chinese were coming to investigate this bandit stronghold."

"Going in rashly will only harm... Huaixi."

How could she, as the older sister, not worry about her younger sister's safety?

The subordinate hesitated, then looked up at the distant rippling blue waves before finally speaking his mind.

"But the longer it drags on, the greater the danger the Third Miss will face. My lord... weighing the pros and cons is important, but we mustn't let short-term gains lead to long-term losses..."

Before he could finish speaking, a woman grabbed his shoulder. The two were wearing the same long robes, and the woman was holding a long knife in her other hand.

She interrupted the man, clearly annoyed.

"The adults have their own plans, what right do you have to interfere?"

"Also, the Third Miss is perfectly fine; you can't say such unlucky things about her!"

It looked like his subordinates were about to start arguing.

Yin Qingyue raised her hand to stop her.

"This place is secluded."

"Do not make a fuss."

She is usually very gentle and mild-mannered towards her subordinates.

He just likes to keep a straight face.

But if Yin Qingyue really got angry, it would be an extremely terrifying thing.

No one dared to speak anymore.

Yin Qingyue spoke again, saying, "I have my own thoughts on my sister's matter."

"Tonight is just a test."

"If the people in that village do not find anything unusual, and the scouts report nothing wrong, then we will begin preparations to attack directly."

"Take them away."

Such a large bandit stronghold, if not for the imperial court to send naval forces to besiege it, even if she had great abilities, she would have no way to deal with that natural fortress.

Yin Qingyue knew that her team was limited. She had a list of young masters and ladies from wealthy families who had been separated from their families.

Rescuing these people was her primary task; as for the vicious river bandits, that was a matter for the imperial court to worry about.

It's not her responsibility.

Upon hearing Yin Qingyue's arrangement, the two clasped their hands in a gesture of respect.

"Yes, sir!"

...

I felt completely drowsy.

Yin Huaixi didn't know when she got out of the bathtub. Her shoulder bumped against the edge of the bed, and the clear pain brought her senses back to their senses from the hazy feeling.

"Ah Che..."

"That's enough... Can... Can... you stop for a moment?"

Biting her swollen and numb lips, Yin Huaixi now deeply regretted putting herself in this situation.

If her escape fails, wouldn't she lose both her wife and her army?

He even got himself involved!

With his palms completely gripping Yin Huaixi's knees, Sang Che showed no intention of stopping.

"Is that enough?"

"But, Huaixi... I feel it's not enough yet."

Sang Che, who couldn't see anything, could only sense Yin Huaixi's presence beside her through this kind of touch; it wasn't a fake.

"Aren't you...aren't you afraid your body won't be able to handle it?"

The wet, thin shirt, like a transparent cicada wing, was wrapped around Sang Che's waist, and most of the water droplets flowing from her body had disappeared.

The jet-black ends of his hair wrapped around Sang Che's fair back, rising and falling with his body's trembling.

Hearing Yin Huaixi say this, Sang Che smiled slightly.

"What's there to be unable to handle..."

"I'm not going to die."

Linking this to life and death is just too...absurd!

What's going on in the female lead's head? Can't she be a little more clean?

"If you're not satisfied... next time... how about next time?"

Thinking of Sang Che's frail appearance, Yin Huaixi didn't even have the courage to extend her fingertips. She was really afraid that if she made a move, something would happen to Sang Che.

At that time... she will be wanted by the entire Miao region and hunted down by the Miao King.

The Gu worms can turn her into a puppet for all eternity!

When Yin Huaixi uttered the word "next time," Sang Che hesitated for a moment. She put her feet together and squatted down in front of Yin Huaixi.

"next time?"

Seeing that she was finally willing to listen, Yin Huaixi nodded quickly.

"Yes... next time."

"Whatever you want to do next time, I'll go along with it without saying a word of objection."

"May I?"

I know that making promises lightly is wrong.

However, given the urgency of the situation, Yin Huaixi had no other choice but to use this method to appease Sang Che.

Upon hearing her words, Sang Che paused, tilted his head, and water droplets slid down his temples, as if he was considering whether Yin Huaixi's words were credible.

Yin Huaixi reached out her finger and hooked it onto Sang Che's wet robe that had slipped down.

"Don't wear wet clothes anymore, Che."

"I'll change it for you."

"Is it alright?"

Such gentle and considerate words.

It was as if what had just happened had never occurred at all.

Sang Che rarely experienced Yin Huaixi like this, so she simply sat down on the ground and raised her head.

She smiled faintly and replied, "Okay."

With the crisis averted, Yin Huaixi breathed a sigh of relief, ignoring the discomfort caused by the pile of water-soaked clothes.

He quickly walked to the clothes rack where Sang Che was hanging his clothes, took the indigo robe, and hugged it to his chest.

Her fingers loosened and then closed again. Sang Che listened to Yin Huaixi's footsteps approaching from afar. She pressed her palms against the floor, supporting her frail body.

"I've brought the clothes..."

Looking down at where Sang Che was squatting, Yin Huaixi was caught off guard to see Sang Che, who had taken off his thin shirt and was smiling at her.

Unlike her usual elaborate attire, Sang Che wore only anklets, which swayed slightly as she walked.

"Why are you standing there? Don't you dare come over?"

A single sentence pulled Yin Huaixi back from the shocking scene, making her realize that she had lost her composure.

Yin Huaixi gripped the towel in her hand and began to dry Sang Che's body...

Yin Huaixi didn't miss a single place.

It was just wiping her body; it wasn't as intimate as when this woman had pressed her against the edge of the bathtub, chest to chest...

Sang Che's toes curled slightly, turning red and white, as if they had been rubbed somewhere.

She still smiled faintly…

Surprisingly, she quite liked Yin Huaixi's rather "gentle" approach.

"Why won't you let me change my clothes?"

"Huaixi...do you like treating me like this?"

Upon being asked this, Yin Huaixi immediately jumped away, tossing aside the towel that was soaked with water droplets, and replied, "I'll... I'll change it for you right away."

"Ah Che, don't rush me."

He hurriedly unfolded his clothes, but before he could even drape them over Sang Che's shoulders, a group of river bandits rode past the window, the sound of their horses' hooves clattering.

This attracted the attention of the two people.

The leader shouted in the Miao language, "Make way! Make way! Make way!"

"We have a large shipment!"

Judging from the direction in which the sound of horses' hooves disappeared, Yin Huaixi could instantly tell that the group of people were heading towards the dock!

Just as she was feeling uneasy and wanted to look out the window, Sang Che quickly grabbed her arms and pulled her back to him.

With her palm pressed against Yin Huaixi's back, Sang Che's red lips almost touched Yin Huaixi's soft earlobe as she said, "Don't be distracted."

"Huaixi, in your eyes and in your heart, there can only be me."

With her eyelashes covering her eyelids, Sang Che slightly raised the corners of her lips, wishing she could pull Yin Huaixi into her arms.

This is the wife that the gods bestowed upon her.