Night deepened, the music ended, and the guests dispersed.
Wanyi had brought a child to the banquet and did not dare stay overnight. When the landlady returned to the Prince's Manor, she left with her in the carriage, and no amount of persuasion could keep her.
Xie Jinhuan felt a little disappointed. After watching the carriages disappear into the distance, he returned to the vast, empty residence.
Although the landlady had left him a few maids and servants, they all belonged to the Prince's Manor, and Nai Duo was not among them. It would hardly be appropriate for him to lord it over them, so he sent the maids to rest and returned to the main rooms, planning to tidy up before heading to the Fengyi River.
But the moment he stepped inside, he discovered a tall heroine in a black dress standing beneath the "Upright Gentleman" plaque, sword in hand.
Her veiled hat hid the back of her head, but her slender waist, small enough to encircle with his arms, and even her full, pert curves were all on display. She was as coolly beautiful as an immortal, yet lacked none of a woman's allure...
Seeing Big Ice Lump deliver herself to his doorstep, Xie Jinhuan naturally smiled. He walked over and stood beside her.
"I won this plaque at the Golden Tower. Hanging it here, you could say my virtue doesn't quite live up to the plaque."
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Nangong Ye had struck this pose precisely to remind Xie Jinhuan that his words and deeds ought to live up to those four characters!
His words interrupted her spell outright. After considering briefly, she replied coolly:
"Since you know you have shortcomings, you should correct them. As a righteous martial hero, you should restrain your desires, not indulge them too