Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside Chapter 1535: Inferno

Qin San Lang went to the kitchen to fetch hot water and returned to their main room to bathe.

After washing, he felt refreshed. With his hair half-dry, he went to the inner room and saw her still looking at the map. He reached out to take the map, put it on the table next to the bed, and said, "It’s time for dinner."

It was already dark.

Just as he finished speaking, Gu Jinli’s stomach timely made a few noises: Gurgle, gurgle.

Gu Jinli laughed, patted her flat belly, and said, "Alright, let’s eat, my stomach is hungry."

Qin San Lang laughed when he heard that and leaned in to kiss her, savoring her taste before releasing her and saying, "My Xiao Yu is not only lovable, but also speaks very amusingly."

She always says things that make people want to laugh.

Gu Jinli said, "The most important thing in life is to be happy. Saying interesting things can bring happiness."

Hmm?

Thinking for a moment, she added, "And you also need money. Without money, no matter how many interesting things you say, it’s all useless."

Qin San Lang burst into laughter and agreed, "Hmm, Xiao Yu makes a good point."

With that said, he turned and left the room. Shortly after, he returned with dinner, set it up, and moved the table over so she could eat in bed without getting up.

Gu Jinli said, "My mother says eating in bed is not good; it will dirty the bed."

Qin San Lang replied, "Xiao Yu eats cleanly, doesn’t drop food, it’s fine."

Since he said so, and Gu Jinli was feeling lazy, she decided to eat her meal on the bed.

After eating and tidying up, Gu Jinli got up and paced around the room to help her digestion.

This courtyard wasn’t just for the two of them; Sister-in-law Zhang and Ji Zhenniang’s families also lived here. If she went out for a walk to digest, she would have to put on acne patches... Recently, she vainly didn’t want to look ugly to Brother Qin. She always removed the acne patches when he came back, using up quite a lot of them, so she needed to use them sparingly.

Qin San Lang liked to indulge her, holding her hand as they walked around the room, but Gu Jinli didn’t know why they ended up on the bed while walking.

Gu Jinli said, "You said we were leaving tomorrow, and I should get a good rest tonight, mm..."

Qin San Lang kissed her eagerly, undressing her, and took a moment to console her, "We’ve set to depart in the morning, not at dawn, we have time to sleep."

Gu Jinli blushed at his final words, and he was doing things that made her blush even more.

It wasn’t long before Gu Jinli felt dizzy and limp; her initial thought to push him away turned into snuggling into his embrace.

Qin San Lang loved seeing her like this and adored her to the best of his ability.

By the next day, his arm had a noticeable bite mark from her.

She glared at him, angrily saying, "You promised once, but now I haven’t had enough sleep."

How can she travel when she’s entirely out of energy?

Qin San Lang also felt guilty, but she was the love of his life, how could he control himself in that moment? While dressing her, he consoled her, "Don’t be mad, Xiao Yu. I’ll let the convoy travel slowly so you can get good rest in the carriage."

He would also inform Xie Cheng to tell Mrs. Ji not to visit Xiao Yu today.

Knowing they were departing today, Gu Jinli didn’t intend to throw a tantrum. After a brief complaint, she gathered her spirits, dressed herself, and started preparing for their departure.

Everyone in the camp was busy, and after more than an hour of bustling, they finally set off past the mid-morning snack time.

Village Chief Wan and Mrs. Meng brought their entire family to see them off, even Clan Chief Wan came with Squad Leader Wan in a mule cart. The whole family was very grateful to the Qin and Gu families for saving the Wan Family.

"Liubao, go kowtow to Company Commander Qin and thank their family doctor for saving your life. If it wasn’t for the doctor from the Company Commander’s family, you would have been gone long ago." Mrs. Meng, noticing Village Chief Wan’s ineptitude, reminded Wan Liubao.

Wan Liubao obediently replied, "Okay, Granny~"

The address gave Mrs. Meng a headache, and she glared at Village Chief Wan fiercely. If it weren’t for the crowd and embarrassment, she would have shouted "old beast" at him, holding her anger back and correcting Wan Liubao, "I’m not your granny; I’m your legitimate mother, your mother, understand?"

"Mother?" Wan Liubao shook his head, pointing to Wan Erbao’s wife and laughingly said, "Mother, no wrinkles!"

Mrs. Meng almost fainted with anger and decided to ignore Wan Liubao.

Wan Erbao hurriedly said, "Liubao, quickly kowtow to our benefactor."

Be quick, little ancestor. If you dawdle any longer, the household will be in chaos again today.

Wan Liubao nodded, "Okay, uncle~"

His calling Wan Erbao "uncle" almost made him faint. Can’t you recognize people by their age? Our family can’t recognize kin like this; it will mess up generations!

Thankfully, Wan Liubao quickly knelt and kowtowed three times to Qin San Lang.

"Company Commander Qin, words cannot express my gratitude. May you have a safe journey, win victorious battles, and reclaim the lost territories!" Clan Chief Wan said robustly before leading the Wan Family to escort Qin San Lang and his team out of the village to the official road leading to Daliang Prefecture. They only left after they could no longer see Qin San Lang and his team’s figures.

And the news of Qin San Lang’s departure quickly reached Tuogude: "It seems those two thieves aren’t their people."

If they were their people, they would have found a way to take the two thieves away.

Tuogude was relieved, putting aside the matter of the southern soldiers and focusing on the tunnel business.

However, Tuogude never expected that Qin San Lang and his team’s departure was just part of a plan to lower his guard. Meanwhile, the person tasked with dealing with him was galloping towards Beicang Prefecture.

This person was Luo Ying, the leader of the Eagle Food Gang.

After receiving a message eagle with news, Luo Ying immediately gathered his men and took a shortcut towards Beicang Prefecture, filled with joy, relief, rage, and hesitation along the way.

He was joyful and relieved that Qin Laoyao was still alive and hadn’t truly died.

He was furious that the Rong People’s Witch Army caused such a commotion in Beicang Prefecture, yet the government office and Prefecture garrison were unaware.

He was torn about whether to detour to the official road to meet Qin Laoyao.

After all, they hadn’t seen each other in years; it was hard not to seize the chance to meet after finally hearing news of him.

Yet, the matter of the Rong People’s Witch Army couldn’t be delayed, and he took a shortcut. If he detoured to the official road, not only would it waste time, but once discovered by the Rong People’s Witch Army, they might suspect his relationship with San Lang, endangering him.

After wrestling with his emotions, Luo Ying painfully chose not to meet Qin San Lang and continued racing towards Beicang Prefecture.

He traveled day and night, taking over half a month, finally arriving outside Beicang Prefecture. He spent a day learning about matters inside and outside the city and took two days to lay plans. By the third night’s midnight, the northern city was ablaze; several Yang Mansion houses and the Yang Family charcoal workshop near the North City Gate were on fire.

Luo Ying’s method of arson was simple and crude. He had people make several small catapults, hurling pine-oil covered sheepskin balls directly at the Yang Family charcoal workshop.

The charcoal workshop, filled with wood and charcoal, erupted into flames as soon as the pine-oil soaked balls hit the place, exploding and splattering pine oil everywhere. Flames roared up, quickly spreading.

The neighboring houses were the same. By the time the Rong People’s Witch Army reacted, the fire had reached an uncontrollable level.