I Was Forced to Marry the Empire’s Valkyrie and Lay Low Until I Became Unbeatable - Chapter 10:

Chapter 10: Continue Lying Flat!

Hearing An Nanjing’s sarcastic tone, Ning Chen frowned.

He understood.

An Nanjing clearly believed he had completely become Chu Yuan’s lackey, someone who would sell out the An Family for his own political gain.

Although such suspicion was understandable, it still irritated him.

“Martial God An.”

“Your guess may seem well-reasoned, but sometimes, you really underestimate people.”

“In this regard, you’re far inferior to your sister—An Beixue.”

Swish!

After coldly throwing out those words, Ning Chen turned and left the imperial palace, not even bothering to ride back in the luxurious carriage they had come in.

“This guy…”

Watching Ning Chen’s retreating figure, An Nanjing’s brows tightened. For the first time, she started to think maybe she had misjudged him.

As the Empire-Defending General, she naturally had informants within the palace.

A little inquiry later, she learned about Ning Chen’s exchange with Emperor Chu Yuan inside the Heaven’s Extreme Hall—and her elegant face froze.

“What?! He… actually refused to serve Chu Yuan?”

“He said, ‘Marry a chicken, follow the chicken. Marry a dog, follow the dog’… and that he considers himself a member of the An Family?!”

At that moment…

For the first time, An Nanjing’s heart rippled slightly because of her husband.

Meanwhile—

Ning Chen had already walked back to the An Residence. Just as he arrived at the gate, he bumped into An Beixue, who had clearly been anxiously waiting.

“Brother-in-law! Why did you come back alone? Where’s Sister?”

“And that old fool Chu Yuan—he didn’t make things difficult for you, did he?”

Faced with An Beixue’s rapid-fire concern, the irritation Ning Chen had felt from An Nanjing’s earlier words vanished.

He smiled gently and said, “Don’t worry, Beixue. I’m just a good-for-nothing. Why would the Emperor bother making things hard for me? As for your sister—she’s still behind me.”

“Good, that’s good.” An Beixue let out a long breath of relief.

“Brother-in-law, you probably didn’t sleep well last night because of the Tianluo assassins. I had nothing to do earlier, so I made some calming porridge. Let’s go back to the residence—I’ll serve you a bowl!”

Like a lively little spirit, she prepared to escort Ning Chen back inside.

Just then, An Nanjing returned, riding in the carriage from the palace.

“Sister’s back!”

Seeing her safely return, An Beixue finally felt at ease.

An Nanjing nodded, then walked straight toward Ning Chen.

She hesitated for a moment before speaking with a frosty tone, “Ning Chen, I was wrong about you earlier. I apologize.”

Before Ning Chen could respond, An Beixue’s eyes widened in surprise. “Sister, what do you mean? You misunderstood Brother-in-law? Misunderstood him about what?”

An Nanjing didn’t hide anything and explained what had happened.

Swish!

An Beixue immediately looked upset. “Sister! How could you mistrust Brother-in-law like that, even mocking him with such cold words? He’s the husband you married with three bows and nine prostrations!”

“I…”

An Nanjing clearly knew she was in the wrong and was left speechless.

Ning Chen quickly stepped in to mediate. “Beixue, don’t scold your sister anymore. It’s already over.”

“Hmph! Brother-in-law, let’s go. Don’t bother with Sister right now!”

Still angry, An Beixue grabbed Ning Chen’s arm and stormed back into the An Residence—leaving An Nanjing standing alone.

“Eh?”

“You two… what is this?!”

Watching them walk off together, An Nanjing blinked, confused.

For a moment, it felt like her sister and Ning Chen were the real couple, and she, the actual head of the An Family, had become the outsider.

However, half a day later—

An Nanjing found Ning Chen and An Beixue again.

She spoke frankly, “Ning Chen, I admit—I judged you unfairly earlier. I sincerely apologize. From now on, as long as you don’t cross any lines, what I promised you on our wedding night still holds true.”

Then she turned to An Beixue, who still looked a little upset.

She spoke seriously.

“Beixue, the royal family of Great Chu is no longer our An Family’s backing. The Tianluo remnants who infiltrated the residence last night are proof of that.”

“But if I don’t return to the military camp, things will fall into chaos. I must go back to hold the line.”

“Afterward, I’ll assign Martial Saint Realm experts from the camp to guard the residence.”

She paused for a moment before continuing, “As for that mysterious person who saved our family last night—even though they helped us, they remain hidden. We don’t know their intentions.”

“So once I’m gone, you must stay alert. Understand?”

Seeing how serious she was, An Beixue no longer had room to be angry. She nodded with a solemn expression.

“Mm.”

An Nanjing nodded and turned to leave. But just before stepping out, she looked back.

Her gaze fell on the reclining chair beside them, and she frowned slightly.

“Beixue!”

“Ning Chen may be a martial cripple who gave up and lies around all day, but you’re not like him. Your talent might not match mine, but you must keep training and take up the responsibility of protecting our family!”

Swish!

With those words, An Nanjing’s figure vanished from the courtyard.

“I… understand!” An Beixue looked back at the wicker chair and realized she had indeed become too relaxed lately.

If she didn’t want what happened last night to repeat, she had to cultivate harder.

She didn’t need to reach her sister’s Martial God Realm, but even reaching the Martial Saint Realm would give her strength to resist.

“Brother-in-law, I’m sorry.”

“I can’t lie flat with you anymore. I have to—become stronger!”

In the end, An Beixue rekindled her resolve and left to resume her cultivation with renewed determination.

“Ugh~”

Watching her retreating figure, Ning Chen shook his head.

Although her absence would mean less fun during his lying-flat days, it didn’t impact his greater plan.

Unlike An Beixue, hard work was a burden for him. The only way he could grow strong quickly was to lie flat in peace.

So over the following days, the An Residence returned to normal, and Ning Chen resumed his daily routine of lying flat in peace and comfort.

[Ding! Lying flat for 8 days. Congratulations, Host has received the reward: Peerless Martial Art – Windrider Step!]

[Ding! Lying flat for 10 days. Congratulations, Host has received the reward: One bottle of Mystic Pattern Spirit Pill!]

[Ding! Lying flat for half a month. Congratulations, Host has received the reward: Supreme-grade Famous Sword – Abyssal Rainbow!]

During this period of lying flat, his system rewards kept arriving on schedule every day.

Relying on those rewards and the Supreme Divine Body’s autonomous cultivation, it took only half a month for his cultivation to break through into the Martial Emperor Realm!

[Ding! Lying flat for one month. Congratulations, Host has received a special reward: Pure Lotus Demonic Flame!]

That very day, the one-month reward also arrived!

Ning Chen was stunned. He leapt up from the reclining chair in excitement!

Pure Lotus Demonic Flame!

This was a famous type of exotic flame—capable of burning all things and purifying everything. Of course, this wasn’t the legendary one…

But even so, according to the system’s introduction, unless one was a Martial Saint or higher, anyone touched by this flame would be beyond saving. Even a Martial Saint could die if caught off guard!

“Tsk tsk. This flame’s power is insane. It’s not just a hidden trump card—it’s the perfect tool for destroying corpses and erasing traces!”

Ning Chen fondled it lovingly for a while before reluctantly storing the Pure Lotus Demonic Flame into the system’s storage.

“Brother-in-law, are you in there? If you are, I’m coming in!!”