The Great Xuan was ablaze with war on every side and teetering on the brink!

Ning Chen, meanwhile, was living a completely carefree life. Busy by day, and even busier by night.

That day, Ning Chen came home from an outing.

He had been out to the fields.

Time really did fly. In the blink of an eye it was harvest time.

After more than two months without rain, and then the locusts on top of it, everyone had expected a year of famine.

But plenty of rain had come afterward, and the harvest was a bumper one.

On the way back he passed a tailor's shop, went in, and quietly bought a silk skirt.

As soon as he got home, he headed straight for Xiao Yanxi's room.

He arrived just in time to see Xiao Yanxi standing in her doorway, letting a carrier pigeon fly.

"Little Xixi, this is for you. I ran all over the city to find it."

Xiao Yanxi paused. Puzzled, she took the box Ning Chen held out and opened it. The corner of her mouth twitched... Inside was a silk skirt.

Ning Chen, that lecher, never gave up. Every day he tried to sweet-talk her into changing into women's clothes.

"Like it?"

Xiao Yanxi rolled her eyes. "No!"

"How can you not like it? I ran all over the city to find it... Why don't you try it on?"

Xiao Yanxi said, "Did I ask you to run all over the city?"

"Er... Little Xixi, talk like that and you'll end up with no friends."

Xiao Yanxi suddenly broke into a smile. "What a coincidence. I have a present for you too."

Ning Chen's eyes lit up. "What present?"

"Come inside with me!"

"Huh?" Ning Chen was a little thrown. "Little Xixi, aren't we moving a bit too fast? I really think we should build up some feelings first, then open up to each other and get to know each other deeply."

Xiao Yanxi stopped short and looked back at him. "Stand right here and wait."

"Er... Don't be like that. I'm not playing…