My Husband Is Not Easy To Mess With. -  Chapter 78: Can't Delay Any Longer

 Chapter 78: Can’t Delay Any Longer

Nie Yao estimated that given his wife’s current mental state, he genuinely would be arrested and locked up in one of the secret places he’d built.

And then he wouldn’t be able to get out.

Communication was impossible for the time being, so Nie Yao had no choice but to leave first.

He was highly skilled in martial arts. Even facing so many Dragon Guards, he was not at a disadvantage and quickly managed to break free.

“Sigh…”

After finishing his discussion with his subordinates, Nie Yao had been sighing while looking out the window.

He missed his wife.

I wonder if he’s asleep now. It’s so late; he can’t still be angry, can he?

He shouldn’t hurt his body from anger.

“My Lord!”

Just as Nie Yao was contemplating how to quietly sneak back and appease his wife, a subordinate delivered an urgent report. It said that a general under his old father had been swayed by Lin Gui-zheng and had injured his father just before the battle.

Some small-scale battles could be easily won by other soldiers.

But now, to contend single-handedly against the two states of Dan and Yuan, someone was needed to preside over the overall situation.

And that person had to be Nie Yao.

Nie Yao: “…”

Speechless.

I told you that those few loyalists under my old man were brainless, but you wouldn’t believe me. Now something has happened, hasn’t it?

Fortunately, he had prepared fully for this day, separating his troops from his father’s from the very beginning.

“Pack up. We depart in half an hour.”

Before, Nie Yao had a little time to comfort his wife, but now he didn’t.

If he didn’t leave soon, his father probably wouldn’t be able to hold on.

Nie Yao sent a message via carrier pigeon to his father, explaining the border situation and asking him to help explain to his wife in the palace.

He was leaving immediately.

Nie Yao packed his luggage, vaulted onto his horse. His wife had many eyes watching, so he had to quickly escape before he realized.

Otherwise, if his wife caught him and started a tussle, he didn’t know when he’d ever reach the border.

“Giddy up!”

Nie Yao took a small troop and galloped out of the city overnight.

However, shortly after leaving the city gate.

Thirty thousand Dragon Guards surrounded him completely.

Nie Yao looked at his subordinate in shock: So many Dragon Guards outside, and you didn’t know?!

You don’t want to work anymore, do you!

“Hehe…” Before Nie Yao could get angry and demand accountability, Qi Hewen walked out with a small team, chuckling. “Sorry, son. Actually, I am His Majesty’s man.”

Although he only joined recently, he was absolutely loyal!

As a spy placed next to his own son, the moment he learned his son was planning to run, he immediately informed His Majesty.

Then he was given this assignment.

When it came to concealing one’s presence, no one was a match for Qi Hewen.

Not even Nie Yao’s army was an exception.

Qi Hewen told his son to wait obediently; the Emperor should be arriving soon.

During this time, Qi Hewen asked his son: “Could our Lanlan Baby be some kind of highly skilled fortune-teller? He actually predicted this day and had me quietly lie in ambush here beforehand!”

Lanlan Baby was very capable, and Qi Hewen greatly admired him, feeling he had joined the right person.

Nie Yao got a headache when he heard that his father had actually sided with his wife.

No matter how much you guard against others, it’s hardest to guard against your own father and husband.

Especially when these two joined forces!

“Dad… just let me go!”

Nie Yao was utterly helpless. He repeatedly emphasized to his father that he had to go to the border immediately. When he returned, he would explain to his wife.

“I know you’re in a hurry, but don’t rush.” Qi Hewen told his son to wait a little longer; it wouldn’t be too late to leave after his son-in-law arrived and they talked it out.

It was just a short wait, after all.

But was this something that could be settled with his wife in a short while?!

His own father adamantly refused to let him go and had brought so many people to block him that even forcing his way through was impossible.

“Dad! Lanlan won’t let me go to the border. If he catches me, he’ll definitely lock me up!” Nie Yao understood his wife. He definitely wouldn’t get out in a day or two.

It would be at least three years before he might see the light of day again.

Nie Yao anxiously explained to his father.

Qi Hewen listened with a serious expression: “Mhm mhm! Oh? Oh! I see!”

His acting was superb, completely deceiving Nie Yao.

By the time Nie Yao noticed his wife riding a horse right behind him, it was too late.

“Da da da~”

Du Suilan was riding Nie Yao’s favorite horse, holding a sword.

The horse carried his precious wife closer, the long sword pointing directly at Nie Yao’s heart.

Nie Yao’s eyebrows twitched, “Wife, this sword is sharp, be careful.”

Don’t disable me too; there will be no one left at the border then!

“Husband, are you going to leave me?” As he spoke, the sword in Du Suilan’s hand cut open the fabric over Nie Yao’s heart.

It was quite frightening.

Nie Yao looked down and saw he hadn’t broken the skin, so he wasn’t too scared yet.

“No, I’m not, wife. Didn’t I tell you I needed to go to the border for a while? It’s for work, not to run away.”

“Oh. Is work more important than me?”

Du Suilan looked calm, but inside, he was already going crazy.

This is bad.

“Wife…” Nie Yao really wanted to kneel to his wife, but with so many people watching, he felt a bit too embarrassed. He tried to get his wife to dismount so they could talk properly.

It was fine to skip ordinary work.

But fighting a war was truly non-negotiable!

“Listen to me, wife, my love for you is real.” He pointed to his most beloved mount; he hadn’t even taken it to the war.

Oh, and there was his father.

His important treasures were all here; where could he run off to?

He would definitely come back!

“Then prove it to me.” Du Suilan threw the sword at Nie Yao’s feet and dismounted. He said, “Kill it.”

Who?

Who does my wife want me to kill?

“It.” Du Suilan pointed at his husband’s beloved horse. “If you love me, kill it first.”

“Why?!” Nie Yao was shocked.

What sin had his horse committed? Why should he kill it!

A horse’s life is also a life!

Nie Yao: “Wife, calm down, this horse is very expensive, seriously! I almost went bankrupt to buy it back then!”

“I have money, I can buy you another one.” Du Suilan said coldly, “What, don’t you love me? You can’t even bear to part with a horse. Is this your love?”

I can bear to part with it!

I even let you ride it; how much more must I part with?

With his beloved horse involved in a family dispute, even Nie Yao, the master of appeasing his wife, couldn’t think calmly anymore.

“Wife, don’t force me!”

He didn’t want to kill the horse; the horse was innocent!

This attitude instantly enraged Du Suilan. He violently pushed Nie Yao, but failed to move him, instead stumbling himself and almost falling.

“Lanlan Baby, be careful!”

“Wife, watch out!”

Two voices sounded simultaneously, and Nie Yao successfully caught his wife.

That was close.

“You bastard!” Du Suilan wouldn’t admit that he struck first, nor would he admit that he was too weak to have almost fallen.

He blamed all the fault on Nie Yao.

“You actually pushed me?” Du Suilan slapped Nie Yao again, then burst into loud sobs, “Bastard, you’re not human! Wuwuwu… wuwuwah…”

While crying, he furiously punched Nie Yao.

Well.

With thirty thousand people watching this live broadcast, even Nie Yao, no matter how thick-skinned, felt a little embarrassed.

“Uh, can you all step back first?”