Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 870 Heading North

Chapter 870: Chapter 870 Heading North

"Oh, Zha Lie, it was clearly you who took advantage of me when I was drunk, and now you’re claiming I seduced you. You heartless scoundrel, I’m going to teach you a lesson today!"

The two immediately began to fight.

They fought from inside the house to outside, from morning until noon. Zha Lie had intended to vent his anger, but Huahua’s moves were all ruthless, aimed directly at his vitals, and he too fought fiercely. They continued fighting until both were covered in wounds and could no longer carry on.

In the end, Zha Lie collapsed on the grass, weakly stating, "I now finally understand why Tuoba Lie doesn’t want you. You’re simply a psychotic tigress; life with you is unbearable!"

"If it’s unbearable, then just leave!"

That day, Zha Lie went out to drink, and the more he drank, the more despondent he became. Thinking that his future days would be just like this, he felt there was nothing to look forward to in life.

His family was also considered noble on the grasslands, but what of it? Tuoba Lie’s prestige in Dashun was high, and he would sooner or later become the Emperor. He didn’t harbor any hopes for a career in government. Thus, he left a letter for his parents and took his horse and left.

As for where he was going, who knew? The world was vast, and as long as he could scrape together a meal and avoid starvation, that would suffice.

Better than facing that tigress at home every day.

The marriage decreed by the Emperor could not be dissolved unless the Emperor himself granted a divorce, so he had no way out.

Zha Lie suddenly ran away from home, and the news spread across the grasslands. He was harsh in his actions, deliberately stating in the letter, "I simply cannot stand Huahua anymore and feel life is hopeless," pushing Huahua once again into public condemnation.

Zha Lie’s parents specially petitioned the Emperor to divorce Huahua, and thus Huahua was single once more.

The folks on the grassland were all talking about how Huahua had brought this fate upon herself.

...

When Nan Feng’s maid relayed this news to her, Nan Feng couldn’t help but sigh. It wasn’t all Huahua’s fault.

But fortunately, Huahua’s temper was impulsive and unreasonable. If she had been cunning and scheming, biding her time to take her revenge, that would have truly been frightening.

If she encountered Huahua in the future, she’d be wise to avoid her.

Nan Feng had finally had enough of eating meat every day and decided to grow some vegetables herself.

But that meant she had to discuss it with Tuoba Lie. However, she hadn’t seen him for the past couple of days, which she found strange. Usually, he would be around her daily, but now he had disappeared.

It must be because she’d been too cold to him, keeping him at arm’s length every day, that he had pulled back.

This was better.

But when Nan Feng mentioned her plan to grow vegetables to her maids, they all admitted ignorance; they only knew how to serve, not how to grow vegetables. They suggested she consult Tuoba Lie, but Nan Feng didn’t want to involve him, so the matter was put on hold.

...

Yi Ge and Lu Jianxi traveled northward.

Since leaving Shouchun City, they had been conducting overt and covert investigations along the way to see the state of the post-disaster environment.

Shouchun City was relatively better off, being closer to Capital City, and many refugees had returned. However, the situation was much worse north of Tiandu City.

Lu Jianxi and Yi Ge walked through the town center of Tiandu City.

"Yi Ge," since leaving Capital City, Lu Jianxi had always addressed him this way as many comrades in the camp did, "didn’t the court allocate funds for post-war reconstruction here? Why does it feel the same as before? Look at these damaged city walls that haven’t been repaired, with many commoners still reliant on the porridge distributed by the Yamen to survive."