Marrying a Disabled General and be His Wife

Three thousand stone steps loomed ahead as Feng Chilie knelt and kowtowed step by step, ignoring all the strange looks and finishing the walk without hesitation.

He didn’t let Tan Chuyan accompany him along the way because he didn’t want Tan Chuyan to feel distressed.

But he had underestimated Tan Chuyan’s determination to feel the same struggle as him.

Stepping into Tianling Temple again, he saw a colorful figure kneeling devoutly under the Bodhi tree, waiting for his return.

From one step to the three thousand steps, as long as Feng Chilie walked, Tan Chuyan stayed kneeling down piously.

A layer of Bodhi petals fell on his body.

Feng Chilie came closer and brushed off the dust and petals on his body.

Tan Chuyan looked up and saw blood on Feng Chilie’s forehead, and the clothes on his knees were torn. He gently wiped away the blood seeping from Feng Chilie’s forehead with his sleeve: “Did it hurt?”

Feng Chilie reached out to help him stood steady and said, “It didn’t hurt.”

In fact, Tan Chuyan was no better than Feng Chilie. After kneeling for a day, his lower body had almost lost all feeling, except for the dense pain in his knees.

Fortunately, he was used to this kind of pain.

It was just that he used to kneel with resentment toward his father, but today he was willing to do so.

Feng Chilie carried Tan Chuyan to the table under the tree and rubbed his legs: “Why were you so disobedient? Didn’t I tell you to find a place to sit and wait for me?”

“I wanted to accompany you.” Tan Chuyan rubbed Feng Chilie’s frown: “Don’t worry, I have long been used to kneeling for a long time, and it will get better in a while.”

Feng Chilie paused for a moment and asked, “Did Tan Hongyun always punish you like this?”

“Yeah,” Tan Chuyan looked up at the sky that had been burned red by the setting sun, and recalled: “You know, I came from a poor background, so in King Qi’s palace, even the maids and eunuchs could step on me. Not to mention Tan Hongyun, he almost regarded me as a tool to vent his unhappiness. Every time he encountered something unhappy, he would complain it was because of me and then find various excuses to punish me, humiliate me.”

Although the tone was very light, Feng Chilie could imagine how difficult it was for him. After all, in a place with strict discipline like the military camp, he was often used as a talking point after dinner.

Feng Chilie touched his face: “If anyone dares to humiliate you in the future, I will make sure they end up worse than Tan Hongyun.”

“Okay,” Tan Chuyan felt that his legs were much better, and he got off the table, suddenly saying: “Actually, you should know that I am not a soft persimmon who allows others to bully me. I have taken revenge on those who have humiliated me, except Tan Hongyun.”

“No,” Feng Chilie thought of his past’s bastard behavior: “You haven’t retaliated against me yet.”

Tan Chuyan thought for a while: “Then I will punish you and you will have to guard me for the rest of your life, okay.”

Feng Chilie helped him walk to the backyard: “Okay.”

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Master Jing’an had been waiting for them to come back. Looking at the two people supporting each other, she smiled happily, but it disappeared in an instant.

She asked the two of them to sit at the stone table in the courtyard and brought up the tea and snacks that had been prepared in advance: “Let’s eat something first.”

Tan Chuyan said, “Thank you.”

The two of them had hardly eaten or drank for almost a day. They were indeed thirsty and hungry at this time, but they did not forget the etiquette and still maintained their usual dining habit of chewing slowly… but they ate a little too much.

Master Jing’an smiled and said nothing. After the two of them finished eating everything on the plate, she asked, “Is it enough?”

A bit too much actually, so the two nodded in agreement.

“Okay,” Master Jing’an put the things in the food box and placed it on the stone table: “Come into the house with me.”

Tan Chuyan asked, “Won’t you bring the food box in?”

Master Jing’an replied, “Someone will come to collect it later.”

The furnishings in the house were very simple, with a bed, a table, and a shelf of books.

The three of them sat across from each other, and Master Jing’an said, “Can you tell me about the current situation? I haven’t received news from the outside world for several months.”

Tan Chuyan told the truth, and Master Jing’an nodded, saying regretfully, “I originally thought the Qi Kingdom would be the first to be destroyed. After all, Tan Hongyun is not a talented king. I never thought it would be the Jing Kingdom. However, the Xiyi people arrived much earlier than I thought.”

Feng Chilie was surprised. “You have known for a long time that the Xiyi people will invade?”

“Sooner or later,” Master Jing’an said, “Human always feel greedy. I thought they would use the name of Qi Kingdom to enter Great Yong, but I never thought it would be under Cui Yuanqing’s banner.”

Tan Chuyan caught the name that passed by, “What you said…could it mean that the Qi Kingdom has been colluding with the Xiyi people?”

“Yes, the Qi Kingdom has colluded with the Xiyi people since the time of Tan Ji.” Master Jing’an closed her eyes and said, “everyone said that I became a nun out of frustration because Chen’er was sent to Jing Kingdom as a hostage, but the real reason was, I discovered that Tan Ji had colluded with the Xiyi people.”

Tan Ji was the second king of the Qi Kingdom. His reputation was much better than Tan Hongyun, and he definitely didn’t seem like someone who did such a thing.

“Tan Ji is actually an unscrupulous person. He is eager to complete the reunification, but Great Yong’s power is there, and coupled with the natural barrier of Lingjiang, his way to south is blocked.” Pain flashed through Master Jing’an’s eyes. “I couldn’t bear him being melancholy about this every night, so I helped him find a way.”

Thinking of Master Jing’an’s identity, a terrible thought suddenly emerged in Tan Chuyan’s heart.