Chapter 330 Wei Chengyi's Gift
There is nothing more enjoyable than eating hotpot on a cold day. Everyone eats while sweating and praising the food. At the beginning, everyone was a little reserved and reluctant to let go, but later on, they became more and more addicted to the food and didn't care about anything else but to keep scooping the cooked food from the pot into their own bowls.

"Wanwan, happy birthday. I'll toast you with tea instead of wine."

After they had almost finished eating, everyone remembered the birthday boy. Ji Shaohan raised his teacup and said with a smile on his face.

"Thank you."

The originally forgotten birthday turned out to be so lively. Shen Xiangwan was so happy that her charming peach blossom eyes turned into two crescent moons when she smiled.

"Every night, we also toast you a glass, and wish you a happy day every year."

With Ji Shaohan taking the lead, Yan Junling and his wife followed closely and raised their tea cups at the same time.

"Thank you."

Lifting her teacup and clinking it with theirs, Shen Xiangwan tilted her head back and drank it all up in one gulp. She unexpectedly tasted the ordinary tea as if it were the finest brew of heaven.

"Madam, on behalf of all the guards, I wish you a happy birthday and all the best!"

Wei Chengyi had just filled her glass of tea when Qingying stood up again with the cup in her hand. Although the guards sitting at other tables did not speak, they all put down their bowls and chopsticks and stood up one after another with their teacups in their hands.

"thank you all!"

Shen Xiangwan also stood up, raised his teacup and loudly thanked them for their blessings. The voice mixed with his inner strength was clearly heard by everyone present.

"Happy birthday!"

The guards congratulated in unison, and the uniform congratulations echoed throughout the barracks.

Afterwards, Yan Lang, Wei Chenghe and the generals also toasted her with a glass of tea instead of wine and gave her their sincere blessings. This atmosphere was far more precious than any birthday gift. Shen Xiangwan was very happy and the smile on her face never stopped. This was undoubtedly the most lively birthday she had ever had in her whole life.

As if they had discussed it beforehand, everyone tacitly did not ask why Wei Chengyi was as if he had not been injured at all. Anyone with a little bit of common sense knew that they still had secrets, but if they did not say anything, no one would dig into it. How could a person not have some secrets in this world? It would be too boring to ask everything clearly.

"Wanwan, you look so beautiful today!"

The hotpot meal lasted a full hour. Afterwards, the couple returned to the back tent. Wei Chengyi held Shen Xiangwan's hand and looked at her deeply. In a blink of an eye, they hadn't seen each other for almost twenty days.

"Snapped!"

"When am I not good-looking?"

Pretending to be annoyed, Shen Xiangwan slapped his hand away, walked to the side and sat down, took out the gifts she had received and piled them on the table and opened them one by one. Most of the gifts given by everyone were jewelry. Chu Liang gave her a piece of jade, which felt warm and very comfortable to the touch.

"Are you so happy?"

Seeing that she was happy, Wei Chengyi walked over and squatted in front of her, took her hand and brought it to his lips and gave it a gentle kiss.

"Ah."

Shen Xiangwan nodded with a smile and did not push him away this time. The remaining resentment in her heart had already dissipated because of the lively dinner.

"I also have a gift for you."

Standing up and sitting next to her, Wei Chengyi pulled her up and placed her on his lap. He hugged her and took out a hollow gold bracelet inlaid with sapphires. He put it on her hand without saying anything: "I had this made for me years ago. Wanwan, happy birthday!"

They have been together for almost a year, and he knew better than anyone that she didn't like wearing jewelry. When preparing a gift for her, he thought a lot and originally planned to make her a whole set of sapphire headpieces. But in the end, after much deliberation, he decided to just make her a bracelet. Otherwise, all these jewelry would probably just be left in the space and gather dust.

“It seems pretty good.”

Looking down at the extra bracelet on her wrist, Shen Xiangwan curled the corners of her lips slightly. What mattered to her was not the gift, but his thoughtfulness.

"Promise me you'll wear it every day from now on."

Pulling her hand to his lips and kissing it again, Wei Chengyi asked softly that the bracelet was the only jewelry he could think of that she could accept and would not dislike.

"No, unless..."

She stood up and sat on his lap with her legs apart. Shen Xiangwan hugged his neck and said with a sly smile, "Unless you beg me!"

"Please!"

Wei Chengyi raised his eyebrows and followed suit. Shen Xiangwan curved her eyebrows and pretended to be arrogant: "That's it? Why do I feel like there is no sincerity at all?" "What kind of sincerity do you want?"

Putting his arms around her waist, Wei Chengyi leaned over and asked her seductively in her ear.

"Get out of the way! Stop playing tricks!"

Rubbing his itchy ears unnaturally, Shen Xiangwan glared at him and said coquettishly: "Be serious, man, why are you being so coquettish?"

"···"

Is this so flirty?
Wei Chengyi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said to her seriously, "Wanwan, please, wear the bracelet I gave you every day, okay?"

"Forehead···"

Let's be serious, what's with this blatantly coquettish tone?

Shen Xiangwan felt goosebumps all over her body. She rubbed her arm exaggeratedly in front of him and continued to say proudly: "This is good enough, so I'll just wear it reluctantly."

"Just barely?"

"What else do you want?"

"Okay, okay, okay, if you say so, then just do it reluctantly."

Wei Chengyi pretended to be helpless. He couldn't tease her too much. If she really got angry, he would be the one in trouble.

"You know the truth."

Her eyes moved around his face, and Shen Xiangwan stroked the bracelet on her wrist. The sapphires on it were not big, probably about the size of soybeans. There were nine in total, and each one was crystal clear and very rare. Even if they were taken to the future world, their quality would be rare. Wei Chengyi really put a lot of thought into it.

"Tell me about your month-long expedition into the grasslands."

Holding his neck, Shen Xiangwan leaned her head on his shoulder.

"it is good."

Wei Chengyi did not hide anything. He told everything from the moment they came out of seclusion, including why he was shot by an arrow. "Whether someone in the army leaked my whereabouts or they guessed it themselves, it is enough to show that the Dragon Shadow Guard has been infiltrating Chenzhou for a long time. The emperor may have changed his strategy. We have to be more careful next time."

Currently, they are in the open while the Dragon Shadow Guard is in the dark. Apart from being careful and vigilant, there is no better way for the time being. However, the Dragon Shadow Guard has given him such a big gift this time, and he must return it no matter what.

"Can't we find a way to eradicate the Dragon Shadow Guards?"

Sitting up, Shen Xiangwan frowned almost undetectably. It's easy to be a thief for a thousand days, but how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days? The Dragon Shadow Guard is always a scourge.

"It's hard."

Facing her gaze, Wei Chengyi sighed helplessly: "The Dragon Shadow Guard is different from the Silver Moon Tower. Except for the successive emperors, no one knows where their headquarters is. It is basically impossible for us to find it out and destroy them in a short period of time."

"Hold!"

Dragon Shadow Guard is so damn disgusting!

Shen Xiangwan couldn't help but curse under her breath. If killing the dog emperor directly would be too easy for him and might also bring about some unnecessary trouble, she really wanted to sneak back to the imperial city and kill him!

"Don't be upset. I promise they won't have an easy time next time."

Rubbing her tightly knitted brows distressedly, Wei Chengyi changed the subject: "Anyway, let's take over the remaining political power in Chenzhou first."

Only when they have completely seized Chenzhou and have a state as their foundation, will they be barely qualified to challenge the emperor. However, before that, they must first deal with the Western Hu people. Otherwise, they will most likely be attacked from both sides by the Western Hu people and the imperial court. Now it depends on who moves faster.

"Ah."

This is the only way for now. Pei Ji couldn't help but sigh deeply. After all, their foundation was too weak. Otherwise, the Dog Emperor would not dare to jump around again and again.

【End of this chapter】

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