Madam General, please run slower.

The following days that Li lived in the general's mansion were both boring and interesting.

The boring part was that all the concubines, including Jiang Wan, were gone, and there were no secret guards in the West Courtyard for Li to entertain herself. The General's Mansion was empty, and Li could only catch Yu Xiaochen to train in addition to practicing martial arts. The interesting part was that Yu Xun always found ways to "torture" her.

Looking at the exquisite but strange-tasting "delicacies" in front of him, Li really had no appetite. "General, have you tasted today's lunch yourself?"

Yu Xiaochen sat obediently aside, waiting for the two people in front of him to start eating first. He was almost going crazy with hunger after training all morning.

"No." Yu Xun, who was busy preparing the meal, shook his head honestly, "I think the seasoning I used this time should be just right, try it."

Whether it was the right amount or the "excessive" amount, Li would only know after tasting it. Li glanced at the dazzling array of dishes on the table, picked up a vegetable at the edge, and planned to take another gamble. Fortunately, the taste this time was not as outrageous as the previous times. Although it was a bit salty, it was acceptable to eat with rice.

"How is it?" Yu Xun looked at Li expectantly. It was considered good that she didn't frown this time.

"It's OK. I'll use a little more moderation next time." Li didn't quite understand why Yu Xun didn't taste the seasoning himself but added all at once. If he hadn't been the one who finished all the inedible dishes in the end, Li would have suspected that this man was deliberately taking revenge on him.

What Li didn't know was that Yu Xun obediently followed the King of the North's principle of giving the first bite of food to his wife first, and he would always use the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece for Li first, and then eat his own food after watching her finish it.

Seeing that both of them had started eating, Yu Xiaochen could no longer hold back and started eating with big mouthfuls, exclaiming as he ate, "Uncle, you've made progress this time!"

"Don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping." Yu Xun took the opportunity to scold him, but turned around and asked Li hypocritically about the other dishes.

Yu Xiaochen had long been accustomed to his uncle's changing expressions, and he only focused on eating. If he didn't eat more, he would not be able to bear the afternoon training. With only the food in his eyes, he didn't notice the sudden look between Yu Xun and Li.

After Xiaochen had eaten his fill, he noticed that the two people in front of him had hardly touched their bowls.

"Sister, uncle, you guys don't want to eat anymore?"

"I don't have an appetite today." Li lowered her eyes and drank tea, making it difficult to discern her emotions at the moment. "I'm tired and want to rest. The general will take care of Xiao Chen's training this afternoon."

Hearing Li's words, Yu Xun couldn't help but clench his hands under the table, "I have something to discuss with you. I'll arrange physical training for him in the afternoon."

"General, you'd better go and keep an eye on him. It would be bad if the kid's movements are not standard and his foundation is damaged."

The intention to chase him away was very obvious in Li's eyes. Yu Xun wanted to fight for something more, but Yu Xiaochen raised his hand and interrupted their conversation, "I can actually choose to rest for the afternoon."

The elder sister obviously had something to do so she wanted to chase them away, and the younger uncle probably knew what the elder sister was going to do so he wanted to stay. He didn't want to get involved in their argument.

"Ha~" Yu Xiaochen pretended to yawn and stood up to leave, "Xiaochen is so sleepy, I want to take a nap."

Li reached out to stop someone who wanted to run, turned him around, and quietly slapped a talisman into his arms, "Go to my room and sleep."

"Ah, this is not good." Yu Xiaochen reacted immediately after seeing the yellow paper in his arms, and quickly stuffed it back into his lapel, carefully glanced at Yu Xun, and when he saw his uncle nodded in agreement, he ran into the house. He closed the door and locked it in one go, so neat.

"General, you're a grown man, but you're not as sensible as a little kid." Li stroked the teacup in his hand, raised his head and drank up the tea in the cup.

Yu Xun pursed his lips and said nothing, then stood up and walked to stand behind Li. Ever since he felt someone enter the west courtyard, Yu Xun has been keeping a tight watch on the surrounding movements, but it was Li who warned him with his eyes not to act rashly.

The calmer Li appeared, the more obvious the uneasiness in Yu Xun's heart became. He always felt that Li would disappear in front of him again in the next second.

"Why aren't you coming out yet? Do you want me to invite you myself?" As soon as Li finished speaking, the empty teacup in his hand flew towards the sycamore tree in the yard, carrying with it spiritual power.

But the teacup was stuck in the air when it was halfway through its flight. Two men in black robes suddenly appeared in the yard, and the teacup was being controlled by the spiritual power of one of them.

"You are worthy of being a goddess. You found us so easily." As the black-robed man exerted force with his hand, the celadon teacup instantly turned into powder.

The man looked at Li with burning eyes, opened his arms and walked towards Li, "Goddess, your believers are here to take you home."

Yu Xun pulled out the protective dagger from his waist, frowned and stood in front of Li. These two people had spiritual powers and he could not defeat them even if he called the secret guards.

The moment the man saw Yu Xun, the disgust in his eyes almost overflowed, and he tried to release his pressure to make the man kneel down in front of him. But he didn't expect Li to fight for this ant.

"Nascent Soul?" Li patted Yu Xun's shoulder and easily blocked the man's pressure. She stood up and blocked Yu Xun's way, looking at the two people in front of her with curiosity. She didn't know the man in black robe, but she was familiar with the woman over there. Wasn't that the woman who tied her up in the woods and fed her blood a few years ago?

Li thought that this person would be killed by the pain caused by the spiritual power retained in her body, but she didn't expect that he was so tough.

"Neither of you are from this plane, are you?" People who were born and raised in this wild land find it difficult to cultivate even the Golden Core, let alone the Nascent Soul.

"Of course." The man was very proud and was very dissatisfied with Li Wei's actions to protect Yu Xun. "How could we belong to such a lowly place? I guess the goddess must also dislike this place. We are here to take you home."

It was a bit strange for a Yuanying to come out to fight with a foundation-building person. Besides, what was there to be proud of as a Yuanying? Li really wanted to complain. But before she could say anything, the body odor brought by the black-robed man when he approached made Li vomit.

This familiar, disgusting, and intoxicating smell of corpse~

Li's stomach had been feeling uncomfortable eating the special dishes prepared by Yu Xun. The smell of the man in black robe was stronger than that of the groom and the madam. Li couldn't stand the double attack and began to feel nauseous.

This scared everyone present.

"The goddess is... pregnant?!" The woman in black robe looked at Li in surprise. She should have gotten rid of Yu Xun in the first place.

“What did you, a dirty ant, do to our goddess!!” The black-robed man came to his senses immediately after hearing the woman’s words, and there was murderous intent in his eyes when he looked at Yu Xun.

"Is it possible that she vomited because of the smell on your body?" Yu Xun was anxious to pour water for Li to rinse her mouth. He was speechless about what the two said. They didn't see Li's obvious action of covering his nose just now.

The man in black robe lowered his head and sniffed his sleeves, but didn't smell anything. With some dissatisfaction, he handed one sleeve to the woman in black robe beside him and asked her to smell it too.

Although the woman disliked him, she had no choice but to take a quick sniff and shake her head to indicate that there was no peculiar smell because of his strength.