After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

After leaving Mingzhou, we headed north.

Now that we've reached Yongzhou, the mountain roads are obviously much more rugged.

It had been half a month since he left. Although Lin Nian had wiped himself down in the carriage, he hadn't taken a bath, and he felt itchy all over.

During a rest stop at midday, he begged the man to take him to the river to bathe.

Yin Cheng immediately objected, "No, the river water is so cold right now."

Lin Nian was almost in tears, "But I smell terrible."

Yin Cheng knew that his young master liked cleanliness, but it would be a loss if he got sick just to take a bath.

"My darling doesn't smell bad at all, she smells amazing." After saying that, he wanted to lean in and kiss his wife.

Lin Nian quickly dodged, "No, I smell too bad, I can't kiss you."

Yin Cheng sighed, "There's a prefectural town thirty miles ahead. I'll take you to an inn to wash up then, okay?"

Although Lin Nian was desperate to take a bath, he still knew what was important and what was urgent.

The army always traveled on the official roads and would not pass directly by the gates of prefectures and counties.

If the man takes him to the county town, it will inevitably delay the army's progress.

He shook his head. "I'll just go wash up in the river..."

"My darling, you really..." Before I could even finish saying "you don't smell bad," my wife started crying.

"Waaah... I've been so understanding, I just wanted to take a shower, waaah..."

Yin Cheng panicked immediately, "Don't cry, sweetie."

He quickly wiped away his wife's tears, saying, "I'll take you there, I'll take you there, don't cry."

Lin Nian asked, her eyes red, "Really?"

He thought to himself: The Northern Army will have an hour to rest and have lunch at noon. I can find a secluded place to take a bath then, which won't delay things.

"Hmm," Yin Cheng said, "How silly, crying just because you haven't showered for half a month. I once fought in the desert and didn't shower for two whole months."

You can't blame him for that. The desert is already short of water. If there is water, people will keep it for drinking. They can't care whether it's clean or not.

To live is to win.

Everyone only has these two things on their mind.

Lin Nian seemed unable to imagine how dirty she would become if she didn't shower for two months.

Although he didn't ask, Yin Cheng still noticed. He said, "When I returned to Caixia City, Hua Yue used to rush over and cling to me after the battle, but that time she wanted me to stay at least ten meters away from her."

He paused, then added, "He was only eight years old at the time, and he already started to dislike me."

Lin Nian didn't understand what ten meters meant, but he understood Hua Yue's disdain.

He burst into laughter through his tears, "Serves you right."

"Honey, which side are you on?"

Lin Nian tugged at the man's clothes to wipe her tears. "I'll go get the soap and shampoo, we'll go now."

Yin Cheng cautiously glanced at Bai Yuchen, who was intently studying a medical book.

Great, Brother is very busy right now, so he probably doesn't have time to keep an eye on him.

Ever since he learned that the poison in his body would become active with his internal energy, Brother had repeatedly warned him to use his internal energy sparingly until he was detoxified.

He didn't dare tell his wife about this. If Lin Nian found out, he probably wouldn't be able to use his internal energy for the rest of his life until the poison was removed.

Yin Cheng quietly left, found a towering tree that reached into the clouds, leaped up, and climbed to the top to survey the surrounding terrain.

Finally, we spotted a stream in the distance.

Lin Nian also brought over a small wooden basin.

Yin Cheng picked Lin Nian up and quickly flew to the stream using his light-footed skill.

Lin Nian wanted to go into the water, but saw Yin Cheng carefully test the water level and check the water source. He didn't find any snakes, insects, or rodents before he felt relieved and let his wife take a bath.

Although it was a desolate wilderness, it was still an open-air place, so Lin Nian felt somewhat restrained.

"There's only a flock of birds and a nest of rabbits around, don't worry," Yin Cheng said. "I'll know if someone comes."

Lin Nian knew that martial artists had excellent hearing, and even though he knew there was no one around, he was still embarrassed.

"Husband, turn around and don't look."

Yin Cheng said, "Oh."

He turned around and heard the sound of fabric rubbing together, and the sound of his wife entering the water.

"Honey, I just thought about it and realized that what I said before was a bit inaccurate."

Lin Nian tested the water temperature with her toes; under the sunlight, the stream water wasn't too cold.

He slowly entered the water, sat on the bluestone, and began to cleanse himself.

"What is it?" Lin Nian scooped up water and poured it on himself. Finally, he could take a bath. He applied soap to his body and slowly rubbed it.

"I said before that I only lied to you when I was sleeping, but that wasn't entirely accurate." Yin Cheng turned around and took off his outer robe as he walked.

"What I say while you are bathing is not to be trusted."

Lin Nian: "..."

He sighed; getting a man to behave was harder than climbing to heaven.

Yin Cheng walked up to him and shamelessly said, "Wife, let's go together."

Lin Nian took the soap and lathered it on Yin Cheng, saying, "Well, since you're already here, you should wash up too, so that Hua Yue won't complain about your dirty dad again."

"Niannian, if Yanru attacks us in the future, I will most likely lead the troops to chase and fight them."

Lin Nian asked, "If that's the case, will it take a long time?"

"It can take anywhere from three to five days to three to five months."

Hearing the man say this, Lin Nian suddenly understood why all the young men in the capital were unwilling to marry Prince Cheng.

They are separated for long periods of time, and he lives in constant fear.

The thought of possibly living such a life of constant anxiety made Lin Nian feel a little sad.

He didn't want the man to see through him, so he put on a smile and said, "I copy Buddhist scriptures every day to pray for your well-being. Even if you lead an army into battle, you must remember to come back."

Yin Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, baby. Yan Ru and his group of bronze-level warriors can't beat me in a battle."

Lin Nian asked, "What do you mean by 'Yan Ru's group of bronze-level experts'?"

"Vegetables are inferior."

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"Uh, it's just that they're not good enough, they're not as good as me." Yin Cheng said smugly, "Honey, I'm not bragging, but I've never lost in any national war strategy game. If I hadn't been busy graduating with a double degree in college, I could have won the whole world trophy."

Lin Nian thought to herself, "Before, I could only not understand a part of it, but now, I can't understand any of it."

However, he could still hear the pride in the man's tone.

He smiled faintly and said in a soft voice, "My husband is the best."

Yin Cheng was so flattered by his wife that he lost all sense of direction.

Lin Nian's hair was very long, almost reaching her waist.

His hair, which hadn't been washed for half a month, was still a bit tangled, and he had to apply a lot of soapberry water to rub it out.

He had originally wanted the man to rub his hair, but his gaze unconsciously fell on the man's hair.

Seeing that the man's hair was incredibly smooth and looked much cleaner than his own, he asked suspiciously, "But Ah Cheng, did you secretly take a bath behind my back?"

"We went to wash in a river, and the soldiers went too. There were too many smelly men, so we didn't call you."

Lin Niansheng was furious. How dare this man do such a dirty thing behind his back, leaving him to suffer the indignity all by himself.

The Cold War has lasted for half an incense stick!