Madam General, please run slower.

"Will you go?"

Yu Xun's almost self-talking voice broke the silence of the West Courtyard.

"Hmm?" Li tilted his head and looked at Yu Xun, who looked melancholy. He couldn't help but beckon him to come closer. "General, is this all you care about?"

Yu Xun nodded and shook his head, and thought his question was funny. "Can you let me know before you leave?"

"I thought the general would be reluctant to let me go." Li reached out and pulled Yu Xun, asking him to sit on the stone bench next to the rocking chair.

"If I say I can't bear to leave, you won't leave?" Yu Xun smiled self-deprecatingly. Today's farce only told him more thoroughly that they were not from the same world.

Li poked Yu Xun's mouth and said, "If you don't want to laugh, don't laugh. It's so ugly."

"I'm serious." Yu Xun's mouth twitched slightly, and he grabbed the rebellious little hand, "I won't stop you if you want to leave, just don't leave secretly, okay?"

Perhaps it was because the pleading in Yu Xun's eyes was too hot, or the warmth from his palm was too gentle, or perhaps it was because the pine scent lingering around his nose made Li too relaxed.

Without giving it much thought, Li blurted out, "Compared to this, I'd rather hear you say you'll wait for me to come back."

When these words came out, both of them were a little stunned.

Li suddenly pulled his hand back, looking a little uncomfortable, "Ahem, I just said it unconsciously when the atmosphere was right. Don't mind it. I'll be more careful next time."

Yu Xun was stunned and did not answer Li's words immediately. Just when Li wanted to change the subject and talk about something else, his hand was held again.

"I'm waiting for you."

Yu Xun really smiled happily this time, his eyes lit up because of his smile, which made him look more innocent and youthful. "I'll wait for you to come back."

The corners of Li's mouth also rose a little, and he broke the charming atmosphere in a very unromantic way, "Don't wait, what if he doesn't come back?"

"Pooh, pooh, pooh, stop talking nonsense. You will be fine." Yu Xun's face suddenly darkened, and he forced Li to spit a few times as well.

Li really didn't want to do such a childish and baseless thing, but Yu Xun was so insistent that he seemed to want to keep pestering her unless she did it. Li could only helplessly follow suit and spit a few times.

Tanghulu saw this scene clearly and couldn't help but murmur in his heart: Master, you are finished.

After playing around, Yu Xun started talking about serious matters, "Are you really some kind of goddess?"

"Who knows? This is the first time I've heard this name." Li was also very annoyed by this. She couldn't figure out whether the identity of this goddess belonged to Qu Tangli or her, or whether it was her after she possessed Qu Tangli.

"Is there anything I can do?" Yu Xun also noticed Li's impatience and patted her hands comfortingly.

"General, you should just focus on stabilizing the government."

Hearing Li's words, Yu Xun suddenly became discouraged, and the feeling of powerlessness blaming himself for not being strong enough surged into his heart again.

"Don't let your imagination run wild." Li understood Yu Xun's mood immediately and tapped his forehead fiercely. "You should have also found out the power behind my brother, the Crown Prince."

Yu Xun inexplicably enjoyed the flick of the finger on his forehead, and his attention shifted again. "Well, before, our spies reported that a woman who liked to wear a blue robe had been in and out of the East Palace, but the Crown Prince was a wine and womanizer in private, so this person didn't attract much attention from us. When the Crown Prince was defeated, this person seemed to have disappeared without a trace, and that's why I began to suspect her identity."

"I guess that man and the two who came today are from the same force." Li did not have complete basis for this guess, but her intuition told her that these people were coming for her.

Yu Xun did not ask how Li connected the two, and kept this possibility in mind. "The power of the prince during his lifetime could not be avoided with the support of the Duke's Mansion. The old Duke might know something. I will pay more attention to the news from the Duke's Mansion for you."

If it really was a fight between gods, what could a group of mortals know?

Li did not say anything to discourage Yu Xun's enthusiasm. If he wanted to investigate, let him do it. "General, why don't you help me pay more attention to the secrets of the royal family? I am also very curious about the identity of this little princess."

"Okay, I'll pay more attention to it." Yu Xun nodded in agreement. If he wanted to understand the secrets of the royal family, the power he had now was still too little, and he had to climb up further.

Li Ke didn't know that his words directly stimulated Yu Xun's ambition, "The attitude of these two people today was not very friendly to you, General. You must be more careful in the future."

"Is Li'er concerned about me?" Yu Xun blinked, and the joy in his heart showed on his face.

"Li...er?" Li was not used to this name. "Why did the general suddenly call me like this?"

"You told me before that your given name is Li, and they all call you Ali. I want to call you something different from them." This name was inspired by the introduction of the woman in black robe just now by Yu Xun.

Li'er sounds like Ni'er, and he likes this name, which makes the relationship between them seem more intimate.

Seeing that Li didn't say anything, Yu Xun started to get nervous again, "Don't you like me calling you that?"

"No." Li shook her head. It was just a name. She always called him whatever he wanted. "No one has ever called him that before. I am not used to it."

"It's okay. You'll get used to it if I call you a few more times." Yu Xun said this, playing with Li's fingers and tentatively asked, "Li'er, do you want to change your name for me? Calling me General General sounds a bit too unfamiliar."

Seeing Yu Xun's nervous eyes darting around and making small movements, Li immediately understood. She asked why this person suddenly called her a name, and it turned out that this was his ultimate purpose.

"What do you want me to call you?"

If I were to say what I want to hear the most, it would definitely be husband. Yu Xun coughed twice, not daring to meet Li's teasing gaze, "You can call me whatever you want."

"Either is fine." Li seemed to be thinking seriously, "General? General Yu? Or should I call you... dear husband?"

This unique name awakened Yu Xun's distant memory of "tearing clothes", and his ears suddenly turned red, "It's not wrong to call it that."

"The general seems to like this title very much." Li pinched the red earlobe, which felt really good.

"I like it." Yu Xun said stumblingly, "You can call me that in private."

Don't ever call him that in front of others, as he might get so embarrassed that he faints, which would be really embarrassing.

"In private? Then don't I have to think of a more formal name?" What Li liked most was Yu Xun's expression when he felt dizzy because of her teasing. She was a normal woman, or rather, this was really very tempting to an old woman who had lived for a hundred years but had never been in love.

"But if I call him Xun'er, it always feels like I'm calling my son. What should I do if I feel maternal love?"

Yu Xun: …

I treat you as my wife, but you want to be my mother.

"Then change another one." Yu Xun's tone was somewhat helpless. This person could always easily stir up his mood swings.

"Then...how about calling me Axun?"