Fu Chen’an’s eyes lit up when he saw his wife. Inside the shared manor, his wife loved to wear scanty clothes, showing her arms, legs, and curves.

Although he wanted to hug and kiss her, he held back. He didn’t have time to take a bath, and his body was covered with dirt and grime.

Before his wife could hold his hand, he took a step back and said, "Wife, my body is dirty and smelly. You just took a shower, don’t touch me or you will..."

Hearing this, Yao Zhi was unhappy and interrupted him, "What nonsense are you saying?"

As soon as she said this, she reached out and hugged her husband’s waist. She didn’t care about the sour stench coming from his body odor or the dirt staining her clothes.

"You are my husband. Even if you become stinky, dirty, or ugly, I won’t despise you. If my clothes get dirty, I can just take another shower and change them." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"You are on the road for hours. You are not an immortal who only drinks dew and eats northern wind. It’s normal for you to sweat and have body odor."

Fu Chen’an was stunned by his wife’s words. After a moment, he lowered his head and hugged her. With his head on the crook of her neck, he took a deep breath and sighed. "Wife, I miss you."

Yao Zhi let him hug her and asked, "You didn’t come yesterday. Did something happen?"

After he hugged her for a few more minutes, he let her go. The two of them sat on the chairs around the dining table.

While she poured water for him, he said, "We were ambushed yesterday. But the enemy only had 5,000 soldiers, so we defeated them without a problem."

Hearing this, Yao Zhi was worried and asked, "Are you hurt?"

Fu Chen’an smiled and shook his head. "I wear the soft golden armor, so I’m not injured. But some soldiers still suffered some injuries."

Heaving a sigh of relief, Yao Zhi asked, "How did the enemy know about the route taken by the army? Are there any spies in the army?"

"I don’t know, but I heard some soldiers were captured and taken away this morning. Now, we are resting in the border area. After passing the border, I might be unable to come in until we set up the tent outside the northeast city."

Yao Zhi nodded. "If you can’t come in, don’t force it. Your safety is the most important thing." After she said this, she took out the jade hairpin and the broadsword from her system’s storage.

Seeing this, Fu Chen’an was surprised and asked, "Wife, where did you get these?"

"I bought them."

As she said this, Yao Zhi removed her husband’s wooden hairpin and put on the jade hairpin. "This hairpin is a defensive item. Even when you take a bath, always keep it with you."

The soft golden armor needed to be taken off when he took a bath, and couldn’t protect him all the time. But this jade hairpin was small in size and could be carried everywhere.

"Okay," Fu Chen’an nodded.

"This broadsword is for you. It’s a good weapon, better than the one I gave you before."

Holding the broadsword, Fu Chen’an was taken aback by its weight. Even for him, who was born with more strength compared to others, it still felt heavy.

He unsheathed the broadsword and swung it several times. With every swing, the sound of wind whistling could be heard clearly.

"Do you like it?" Yao Zhi asked with anticipation.

"I like it very much. Thank you, wife!"

After a moment of pause, he asked, "Wife, can I give my previous weapon to Brother Xiao? His spear was broken yesterday, and he has no weapon."

Without a weapon, a soldier needed to fight barehanded when they met the enemy. In this situation, 9 out of 10 soldiers would die.

Yao Zhi was not stingy and agreed readily. "You can give it to him."

"Okay."

Thinking of something, she took out a pair of Misty Butterfly flying daggers from her system’s storage and said, "Keep these flying daggers. We don’t know what will happen during the war. Having more weapons can ensure your safety."

Fu Chen’an was no longer being polite with his wife and accepted the daggers. He strapped the daggers on his thighs, making it easier for him to reach them during a dangerous situation.

Seeing this, Yao Zhi went to cook a bowl of noodles for her husband and for herself. She fried two eggs for him and one for herself. She also poured a cup of water mixed with a drop of spiritual spring water for him.

After dinner, Fu Chen’an felt warm and refreshed. Holding his wife’s hands, he stared at her face for a long time before he said, "Wife, I have to go now. Just leave me a note if there is something you need to tell me later."

"Okay. Be careful," Yao Zhi nodded.

Fu Chen’an hesitated for a moment before he finally gave in to his urge and kissed his wife deeply. Before she regained her senses, he had already left the shared manor with a satisfied smile on his face.

Yao Zhi shook her head and let out a chuckle. Her husband was both shy and thick-skinned. Sometimes, she didn’t know what to do with him.

After she took another shower, she changed into ancient-style clothes before she left the shared manor. Today was tiring. The moment her head touched the pillow, she drifted to sleep.

Meanwhile, Fu Chen’an appeared behind a patch of vegetation. When he entered the tent, he saw Xiao Wei holding his injured left arm.

Seeing this, he walked over and took out a small box of alcohol swabs given by his wife from his spatial bag. He reopened the dirty bandage and said, "You must clean the wound first, or it will fester."

Xiao Wei grimaced when the cloth pulled at his wound. The blood had dried, and the cloth stuck to the wound. When it was pulled, the wound started to bleed again.