On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

Lin Zhen felt even more amused when he saw her fearless, grief-stricken expression.

He reached out and gently held the flawless jade foot in his palm.

Her toes were unconsciously curled up tightly due to nervousness and extreme embarrassment. One could even see the cute little protruding joints on the instep of her feet. The delicate lines on the soles of her feet formed soft wrinkles due to the curling.

Lin Zhen's eyes lingered unscrupulously on the jade feet in his hands. His naked gaze, as if appreciating a work of art, made Cheng Xuan feel as if countless ants were crawling all over her body. She was so anxious that her toes curled up tighter, and she urged in a tearful voice: "H-Have you seen enough?! Put it on quickly!!"

She felt like the soles of her feet were about to be burned through by his burning gaze.

"Tsk, why are you in such a hurry?" Lin Zhen slowly picked up the snow-white stockings, and slowly and gently spread out her slightly cold and curled toes from the gap between his fingers, and then gently put the stockings on her instep and ankles.

The fingertips occasionally brushed against the sensitive skin on the soles of her feet, causing uncontrollable tiny tremors.

Then he picked up the embroidered shoe with the elegant scent of orange blossom, gently supported her heel, and carefully put her delicate foot into the shoe.

The movements were delicate and slow, as if performing some sacred and private ritual.

Cheng Xuan closed her eyes tightly, her long eyelashes trembling violently like the wings of a frightened butterfly. She endured the tingling sensation on her feet and the strange electric shock when he touched her skin, and kept repeating in her heart, "Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up."

When Lin Zhen finally put the damn shoes on her feet and took back the hand that had caused her so much torture, she pulled her foot back as if she had been electrocuted, and then stared at Lin Zhen warily, determined not to give him any chance to touch her again!

Lin Zhen looked at her expression of relief yet lingering fear, and was in a good mood, as if the little confrontation just now was just an embellishment of boring daily life.

He leaned back comfortably in the armchair and casually commented, "Tsk, she's well-maintained. But her feet aren't quite as good as Ling'er's."

Cheng Xuan was trying to calm down her chaotic emotions, feeling both ashamed and angry. She was taken aback when she heard this and subconsciously asked, "Who is Ling'er?"

Lin Zhen lazily explained, "That unfortunate Lu Dehao's beautiful wife. Back then, he was so fascinated by her beautiful feet that he had her carried into the mansion in a sedan chair without hesitation." He curled his lips, "It's said that she's a true lotus step by step."

Cheng Xuan subconsciously glanced at her feet that were still hidden under the chair. Upon hearing this comment, she inexplicably felt a sense of dissatisfaction and a concern that even she found ridiculous.

She curled her lips and snorted, "Tsk! I don't believe it! How can you marry into a wealthy family just by having a pair of feet? Stop making up stories to fool me!"

That expression was more like the temper of a child when someone says he is not as good as others.

Lin Zhen chuckled and did not argue.

After enough joking, his expression became serious and he got down to business: "Okay, let's get back to business. Today, I'm mainly here to ask how the previously arranged guard rotations are going. Tell me in detail."

This involves the safety of the women in the palace and is not a joke.

Chengxuan also immediately restrained her shyness. Although her face was still blushing, her expression became serious.

She sat up straight in her chair and replied clearly:

"Everything has been arranged. According to your wishes and the ladies' rotation, Fairy Feiyu will guard Madam Zhang Li, Fairy Shuangning will serve Madam Yuewu, Fairy Ziling will closely protect Madam Chu Xiling, Fairy Biyao will be responsible for Madam Huanbi, Fairy Xueying will guard Madam Qingwen and Young Master Chengyu, Fairy Lingyun has been ordered to enter the palace to guard Madam Sima Chunlei, and Fairy Youmeng will remain in the mansion to guard Madam Shangguan Wan'er."

She spoke clearly, reporting the escort arrangements for the main female members in one breath, and then continued.

"As for Liyue, Jinglan, and I, we will temporarily remain at the Tiandao Camp headquarters. Liyue will be responsible for the practical assessment and screening of the newly trained assassins, Jinglan will be responsible for teaching combat techniques and combined attack formations, and I will be responsible for intelligence analysis, internal affairs coordination, and the rotation scheduling of the various teams. Also, Sister Raikage has been away for a while, responsible for scouting for a new intelligence base and preparing to establish a more covert intelligence hub around the capital."

The report was meticulous, fully demonstrating his ability to take charge of the overall situation.

Lin Zhen nodded repeatedly, expressing his satisfaction with the current orderly operation of Tiandao Camp.

But after listening to her, he suddenly changed the subject and made a request that caught Cheng Xuan off guard: "The daily training of the Tiandao Camp can come to an end."

Cheng Xuan was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Lin Zhen looked at her, his eyes sharp and direct. "Deploy all personnel immediately! Invest all resources originally used for internal training into external intelligence gathering! The key target is any clues about the Xuanhe Sect and all its affiliated factions! And that mysterious Harde Sect, expose their fox tail at all costs! General Jinglan will be in charge of command and coordination, and Liyue will assist and control all operations."

Cheng Xuan was digesting this sudden and important order, but she was stunned by Lin Zhen's subsequent arrangements for her:

"As for you..." Lin Zhen casually pointed at her, "Pack your things and follow me back to the palace immediately."

"Ah?" Cheng Xuan was completely stunned, her eyes wide open. "What do you want me to do? I won't go!"

Lin Zhen leaned forward, looked her in the eyes, and said clearly, "From today on, you are no longer the coordinator of the Tiandao Camp. Be my personal bodyguard!"

"What?!" Cheng Xuan screamed in shock, as if she had heard the most ridiculous joke.

"I'll be your bodyguard?! Are you kidding?! You clearly..."

She remembered the lightning-fast dodge and grab that had caused her defeat, and swallowed back the second half of her sentence, "You're obviously so skilled," but still shook her head in extreme confusion.

"You don't lack guards at all!"

Lin Zhen smiled openly and domineeringly, his eyes moving across her beautiful yet stubborn face:

"Hou Chun is getting married soon, and I'm really missing a capable person to run errands and deliver messages. Besides, leaving a beautiful and skilled woman like you, who is literate, intelligent, and beautiful, to work in the camp to read paperwork is such a waste! Doesn't this prince deserve some eye-catching people around him? Isn't it a hundred times better than those rough, sweaty, and sullen-faced men?"

"You!!" Cheng Xuan's pretty face turned red again because of his self-righteous words mixed with roguery and teasing!

She turned her head away abruptly and refused categorically: "I don't want to!!"

There was humiliation in his voice, of being treated like a decorative vase.

Lin Zhen looked at her slender neck twisted to one side in anger and her slightly bulging cheeks. Instead of being angry, he found it even more amusing.

He slowly retracted his crossed legs from his knees, and instead placed the elbow of one strong arm on the knee of the same leg, leaning his body forward slightly, forming a posture that was extremely oppressive yet a bit nonchalant.

His face was almost close to Cheng Xuan's turned cheek, and he whispered in her ear in a low and seductive voice:

"If you don't want to? Then I'll give you another reason you can't refuse..."

His bottomless black eyes locked onto Cheng Xuan's gaze, which had slightly turned away in surprise. He spoke clearly, "If you follow me obediently, I will tell you a method that will allow you to surpass your limits and become stronger! And you can do it in just a few days."