Chapter 480 (2/2)

During this time, she had Ning Mingjie all to herself.

”If it's a boy, let's call him Ning Aipeng. If it's a girl, let's call her Aixin!” Pengxin slapped her thigh. She felt that her literary talent was truly improving after spending so much time with Ning Mingjie.

(T/N: Pengxin means holding up/offering a heart. Aipeng means holding/offering up love. Aixin meaning a loving heart.)

”A child's name has to include a generational character with its siblings of the same gender*. More importantly, its name can't have the same characters as its mother.”

* (T/N: For example, Pengxin and Pengyue have the character Peng in their names.)

”Don't you think those names sounds nice though?” Pengxin widened her eyes. She felt very incredulous. ”They both mean you love me. Isn't that meaning wonderful?”

Ning Mingjie blankly stared at her.

Love?

In this life, he had achieved rank, fame, and fortune. But, the word love felt like an extravagant luxury to him.

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The rebel insurgency besieged a city. Ning Mingjie led elite troops to intercept them, but he ended up falling for the rebels' scheme and got trapped in the middle of the mountain. Cut off from contact from the rest of the army, Ning Mingjie and his troops were pursued by rebels. They found a mountain cave to hide in. But, if the reinforcements didn't arrive before dawn, their hiding spot would inevitably be found by then. Even if they engaged in a fierce battle, it was unlikely for them to successfully escape.

While Ning Mingjie was deeply worried, Pengxin led troops up the mountain. On the way to the mountain cave, there were fierce battles that continued even as the morning sun rose.

When the sky was light enough, he saw her in the distance with her three-ring sword as he stood on the mountainside. Her eyes were curved into crescents from her big smile.

”Husband!”

Though she was wearing armor, she looked as beautiful as a woman garbed in a celestial immortal's rainbow-colored clothing.

Ning Mingjie slightly froze in surprise. By the time she brought the soldiers over, he finally returned to his senses and asked her, ”How did you know I was trapped?”

”I didn't know. I just came out to look for you since you didn't come home after the sun set. They said it wouldn't be safe for me to go out by myself, so I brought two army units with me in consideration of the baby.”

A husband hadn't come home, so his wife came out looking for him. In the pa.s.sing, she had taken his place to fight off the enemy troops and saved him from his predicament? Ning Mingjie couldn't help laughing.

”What's wrong?” Pengxin curiously looked at him.

”Let's go home.” In front of everyone, Ning Mingjie got onto her horse and held her in his arms.

Pengxin blushed and turned to hug him back. Completely ignoring everyone's gazes, she snuggly nestled her head against his chest.