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After Tuoba Yu left the Palace, he immediately gathered the Tiger Guards and searched the entire city.

During this time Zhen Feng made a trip to the city gate and passed on the information he had received.

"According to the guards, there was a fight not far from the palace gates last night. As a result of the news, all the soldiers on duty had to pretend that they didn't know anything." Zhen Jian paused, looking at him, "And this news came from the Sun Temple."

Tuoba Yu pursed his lips and his sharp jaw tensed up, "What's the result of the battle?"

"One dead …"

Tuoba Yu suddenly stopped moving. His red phoenix eyes stared at him.

Seeing this, Zhen Feng hurriedly added, "It's not a girl, the one who died was a man."

Tuoba Yu clenched his fists and closed his eyes tightly. His heart felt as if it was being fried in a pan of oil, and it hurt no matter what.

The most important thing was that he couldn't hate or take revenge on the people he wanted to harm. This feeling was as if he wanted to tear them apart!

After that, he asked Zhen Jian and Nan Jue to inform Tuoba Rui to take care of the court affairs for the time being, while he himself left the palace.

He would not be at peace for a moment without her news.

This woman was born to be his nemesis.

He secretly decided that after this time, he would definitely keep her tightly by his side. He would live under his watch day and night, not giving anyone the chance to harm her.

And his grandmother, he had his ways of making her accept her!

Because he was afraid that the child would not dare to act on his own, Shen Zhi Qiao stayed in the adjacent water village for three days. Other than the pain in his left arm, his body was almost healed.

Although Ji Lian Ye hadn't left during these three days, he had always avoided her, which resulted in her not even having a chance to express her gratitude.

After dinner that night, his stomach was a bit full, so he decided to take a walk in the courtyard.

The courtyard was surrounded by a fence, and there were many vines on the fence. Even the wooden door was wrapped by a lot of vines.

There was a stone table at the side of the courtyard that was occupied by a flock of chickens. The flock of chickens returned to their cages at night before they were freed.

Initially, he had intended to take a seat. However, since he was pregnant and had just finished his meal, he decided that he should walk around a little more.

So he walked in circles around the yard.

It was unknown when Ji Lian Ye had walked out as well. She sat on the stone steps outside the door and put a straw in her mouth as she stared daggers at her.

Shen Zhiqiao walked around and saw him. Thinking that he was, after all, her savior, he took the initiative to walk over to him and stand in front of him.

Ji Lian Ye snorted and stood up to leave.

Shen Zhi Qiao's mouth twitched. What a prideful and delicate person!

However, she still reached out her hand and grabbed his sleeve, saying in an extremely soft voice, "Thank you …"

The corner of Ji Lianye's mouth loosened. She raised her eyebrows and intentionally asked, "What did you say?"

Shen Zhiqiao rolled his eyes. He didn't hesitate and bluntly said, "I said, thank you, Young Master Ji!"

The corner of Ji Lian Ye's mouth twitched. Why did those words sound so weird!?

Shen Zhi Qiao pursed his lips, wanting to laugh.

"Little Turtle, is this how you treat your savior? "Since it's so reluctant, we might as well keep quiet." Ji Lianye pecked at her, then slapped her hand away and leaned against a wooden rack on the other side of the door. He raised his chin and looked at her.

It was already obvious that she didn't want to leave. Wasn't it obvious that she wanted to say it again with a bit of sincerity?

Shen Zhi Qiao glanced at him. As for whether he was being forced or not, she clearly knew in her heart that to him, all she had to do was thank him. Not for her, but for the child in her womb.

As for her thanks, they were equal to the last time he had thrown her off the roof.

He turned around and continued to walk on her path.

He didn't understand her thoughts.

Seeing how she ignored him, Ji Lian Ye was unhappy.

When he had saved her, he had carried her through several streets.

It was unknown who he had offended, but the people who had killed her were unable to shake him off. It was only when he carried her out of the city gate that he was able to break away from those people.

Yet, this woman, he finally became a good person and saved her. It was one thing if she didn't thank him, but she still dared to act crazy in front of him.

So, anything is fine, just don't do good, because there is usually no good reward.

With a slight lift of her long arm, she grabbed her right arm and pulled her over.

Her body pressed her down against the wooden frame, her lips close enough to touch her face.

Shen Zhi Qiao was startled and glared at him, "Ji Lian Ye, what are you trying to do now?!"

Ji Lian Ye lowered his gaze to her lips. That captivating red color made his mouth go dry, "Little Turtle, I'll give you a chance to sincerely express my gratitude. Do you want it?"

Shen Zhiqiao was not fooled. His right hand struggled as hard as he could, "Let go of me!"

"Heh …" Ji Lianye laughed lightly as her thumb slid towards her red, angry face. His touch was so soft that it made him unable to forget about it, causing his starry eyes to darken. His voice sounded a bit unnatural and hoarse as he said, "Little Turtle, this young master has noticed that looking at you from such a short distance, you're quite pretty …" He paused, "The beauty of a seductive man!"

Shen Zhi Qiao glared at him, turned her head to avoid his finger, and dejectedly said, "Ji Lian Ye, didn't you want me to thank you?" He turned his head and stared into Ji Lian Ye's eyes. With a serious look in his eyes, he said, "Ji Lian Ye, thank you! Thank you for saving me! Thank you for helping me take drugs! I really, really thank you!"

Ji Lian Ye's eyebrows slightly knitted together as he looked into the depths of her eye sockets.

Her pair of eyes were extremely bright, like a sparkling gem. They were clear and penetrating. Her heart was struck, and a numbing sensation assaulted her blood vessels, causing her blood to boil in excitement.

Seeing the confusion in her eyes, this shallow confusion turned into a deep throbbing and plundering.

This time, he easily struggled free. Without any hesitation, he bent his body and retreated out of the range of his restriction. He took a few steps forward, and then turned his head to look at him strangely.

When she turned her head, she saw his faint gaze on her. The skin on his face twitched as he turned around and continued to walk in her direction.

Shaking his head, he ignored the emotions in the other party's eyes. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he lowered his head to his stomach. He reached out a hand to stroke his belly, and his face softened.

Ji Lian Ye was sitting on the stone steps, staring at her without any hesitation.

Shen Zhiqiao walked around and saw his gaze. He felt his spine go numb and his whole body tremble.

He couldn't take it anymore, so he decided to walk around him and enter the house.

Sanniang and her husband were grinding the beans to make tofu, saying that they would be coming to the market tomorrow.

He wanted to ask if there was anything he could help with.

After all, he had been staying in his house for three days for free. It was rather embarrassing.

Ji Lianye watched her walk in, then stood up and followed her.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, Shen Zhi Qiao's back involuntarily trembled. He resisted turning his head to look at him.

San Niang, who was in front of the stove, smiled when she saw the two of them, the couple, walking in one after the other. She thought that they had finally made up.

Shen Zhiqiao didn't think too much about her smile and politely replied, "Sanniang, is there anything I can do?"

San Niang waved her hand. "No need. These are all menial chores. I'll do it with him." He pointed at the man who was grinding.

Shen Zhi Qiao looked at the millstone's spoon, and without saying anything further, he went up and picked it up, "Big brother, do you want the beans in the barrel to be placed in the millstone?"

The man gave a simple and honest smile, "There's no need, miss. I'll take care of these myself. You have a good body, so you need to rest more."

"That's right, young lady, don't make another mistake." Sanniang stood up in front of the stove and advised.

Shen Zhiqiao shook his head and winked at Sanniang, "It's fine. Big brother is going to grind the beans. It takes time to stop and put them away. I just finished eating and need some exercise anyways. How about this …" He raised the spoon in his hand, "Killing two birds with one stone is still the best."

Sanniang was stunned for a moment before smiling helplessly. "Alright then."

So he went to her side, picked up the spoon in her hand, scooped out the appropriate amount of beans and put it on the grinder, "Don't put too much each time, that's enough. Well, just put it here, when you've grinded it close to the hole, you can just push the beans that haven't been grinded in."

Shen Zhi Qiao listened seriously and nodded his head, "I understand."

Sanniang retreated to Ji Lian Ye's side. She smiled at her a few times before sighing, "Your wife is so virtuous." She patted his arm and said, "Good luck!"

"…" Ji Lian Ye had nothing to say. However, because of the words "wife", his lips curved into a faint smile. He found that this word was especially to his liking.