Resisting the Wind and Splendor

This is the third night since Chu Yueli and Lu Beimo reunited.

After two days, she had explored all the walkable areas and seen all the sights in Wansui Valley.

What remains are places that cannot be reached or seen.

After nightfall, Chu Yueli stood on the valley peak, gazing at the distant mountains and forests, quietly lost in thought.

Lu Beimo brought over an outer robe and wrapped it around her.

It was his own outer robe, and also his only outer robe.

Back then, everyone was in such a hurry to catch up with Chu Xiaohe that they didn't even bring their luggage.

In fact, I've been wearing the same clothes for a long time.

Before Chu Yue left, he would only bathe once every three or four days and wash his clothes clean.

After this young lady arrived, King Mo had no choice but to bathe in the stream every day. He would hang his clothes to dry by the fire before going to bed at night, and they would be dry when he woke up the next day.

His wife is very clean, which leaves Lu Beimo helpless. If she doesn't bathe, his little Ali won't let him hold her to sleep.

As for what Chu Yueli was wearing, it was a robe made from his inner clothes.

She tore her own robes when she took them off to save Lu Yunfei and Lei Xiao.

Standing behind Chu Yueli, Lu Beimo couldn't help but lower his head and nuzzle against her neck.

In the desolate wilderness, on a gray and gloomy night, his young wife still smelled sweet, which was almost unbearable to resist on such a deserted night.

His hand had somehow landed on Chu Yueli's waist, gently rubbing against it through the fabric.

Chu Yueli's thoughts, however, were entirely focused on the distant mountains and forests.

"On the plains behind these mountains, there is Yuwen Shu's army of 50,000." She pointed in the direction of the military camp.

"Mmm." Lu Beimo closed his eyes, still inhaling her pleasant scent.

This was the first time they had been alone together since their reunion, leaving everyone else behind.

This valley was discovered this evening. It was quite far from where they were stationed, but for the two of them, who were highly skilled in light-footed martial arts, the distance was only about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

A master can distance themselves from everyone in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Chu Yueli continued to gaze into the distance, beyond the mountains and forests, at the brightly lit military camp.

An army of 50,000 may not sound like a large number, but when they are all put together, the scene is absolutely breathtaking.

With an army of 50,000, how many will die once war breaks out?

"The chances of us getting out from the front are very low. Even if we cross the swamp, we won't be able to get past their army."

Chu Yueli shifted her gaze from the military camp outside the mountains and forests, turned back, and looked at the dark night sky in the distance.

"That area behind isn't a swamp, Bei Mo. Let's go take a look together tomorrow."

"Why are you sure it's not a swamp?" Lu Beimo's eyes darkened slightly as he finally looked up from her neck and gazed with her at the completely unknown darkness behind them.

"The atmosphere on both sides is different."

Chu Yueli pointed to the sky above the swamp ahead, then gestured to the wild grass covering the fields behind the valley.

"It's foggy tonight. Look, the fog is different colors on both sides."

Lu Beimo narrowed his eyes. He hadn't noticed these details before, since it was all fog.

But after Chu Yueli reminded him, he looked more closely and gradually noticed the abnormality.

A faint glimmer flashed in his eyes!

"It really is different!"

The fog is different, and so are the people.

His new wife has arrived, and things are completely different now!