To this day, Wang Xiaole has fulfilled his initial promise, successfully letting Cai remain by his side.

As he resorted to force to keep people safe, the only thing he felt indebted to was his recently-married disciple.

When facing the Archbishop in red (the second one), Wang Xiaole once declared war on the Holy Empire in his capacity as the Crown Husband.

Although he didn't say it outright, his actions of using force against the church soldiers were enough to make the Holy Empire see him as an enemy;

and the outcome of the Archbishop in red being killed was enough to at least somewhat draw the attention of the Holy Emperor to Wang Xiaole.

In the future, in order to deal with this Crown Husband, the Holy Emperor is sure to spare no troops on Dibiles, with the military power at that time definitely not comparable to now, no longer just a mere thirty thousand.

Previously, Dibiles was already targeted by the Inran Empire and the Beastkin Kingdom;

although on the side of the Bear Beastkin, due to Wang Xiaole's outstanding performance, a new alliance was formed with that country, eliminating the threat;

but who could have thought:

Right after solving the issue on the western border, Dibiles immediately formed an irreconcilable enmity with the formidable force of the Holy Empire.

For causing trouble for his disciple and also his newlywed wife's disciple, while Wang Xiaole didn't show any intention of regret, he did feel sorry in his heart.

For the sake of apologizing, Wang Xiaole went to the palace in the afternoon as the Crown Husband to meet the Empress.

In front of the honeymoon suite, he was stopped by Sister Glasses, who emphasized:

"His Majesty mentioned in advance: if the Crown Husband intends to come in today, please wait a moment. Her Majesty is preparing in the room."

As the ruler of a country, Isabella naturally knew when her partner was returning, and she could give instructions to her aids in advance for necessary explanations.

That his disciple knew of his return didn't surprise Wang Xiaole, but he couldn't understand why:

“What preparations are you doing in the room? Moving all the piled-up documents aside?”

As it was a question from the Crown Husband, Sister Glasses should have answered truthfully, but the involvement of the Majesty made her position somewhat awkward.

Just as Sister Glasses hesitated on whether to reveal the secret, a voice suddenly came from the room.

"Master, I heard your voice, and now I'm ready. You can come in at any time."

Entering a room in such an ordinary manner made him feel rather strange, Wang Xiaole couldn't help but proceed without halting his steps.

Upon entering the room, he immediately froze as it felt like going back to the first day they got married.

Isabella at that moment stood straight with a slight hint of nervousness;

she was wearing a beautiful white wedding dress, without a bouquet, instead lowering her right hand to cover the thin, semi-transparent skirt hem.

Though the outfit was provided by Sister Glasses as a friendly gesture, upon actually wearing it, Isabella found that:

including the off-the-shoulder design, seemed too provocative.

The overly revealing attire made her somewhat embarrassed, and even now her hands were not idle as she held down the skirt and her bare shoulders.

"Beautiful!"

Wang Xiaole would never skimp on praising a beautiful person, especially his beautiful wife.

Wearing the outfit with a bit of embarrassment, receiving praise from him made Isabella somewhat happy, but the embarrassment only grew stronger.

Unless it was for an apology, Wang Xiaole clearly understood that he needed to say something more, or else his disciple's face would definitely puff up in smoke.

Not forgetting the purpose of his visit, besides meeting the disciple, he came sincerely to apologize.

"Sorry for unilaterally declaring war on the Holy Empire. Even though we're married, I didn't consult you on such an important matter beforehand."

"It's alright, the disciple understands everything the Master has done. The Master has done nothing wrong, rather, the Master has helped the disciple greatly!"

The thirty thousand church soldiers entering Dibiles territory, though their objective was to take the Holy Maiden, still intended to show a bit of strength to Dibiles.

If the Royal side had no response, allowing the church's army to come and go freely, it would undoubtedly damage the national prestige.

In reality, regarding this matter, Wang Xiaole only needed to apologize in one scenario, that is when he failed to defeat his opponent.

However, Isabella was well aware:

her master was an unparalleled powerhouse, and once he acted, he would never lose.

Winning a beautiful victory for the monarchy without any loss of their own troops and resources, Isabella praised, "Truly deserving of being recognized as the marriage partner, truly deserving of being the Master!"

In some situations, even someone as thick-skinned as Wang Xiaole struggled to respond;

for instance, he felt his cheeks burning hot right now;

the disciple's praise was like a blazing fire, leaving him unsure of what to say and had to change the subject by saying:

"Previously, I decided to go to the Beastkin Kingdom without consulting you beforehand, just acted as I thought..."

Isabella lowered her hand from his shoulder, reaching for his face, letting her smooth jade fingers rest on his lips, preventing the breath he just exhaled.

"No need to apologize, between us, there's no need for distinctions! Everything the Master does can all be attributed to the disciple."

With the disciple saying so, the wife behaving the same way, it seemed to Wang Xiaole at that moment that he had depleted all his luck from his previous life.

Seriously speaking, he was deeply moved now, feeling more brave than before, he brought up the subject of Cai.

"The disciple doesn't mind the Master being at odds with the Holy Empire, but would like to know the reason for the Master abducting the Holy Maiden, right?"

"The Master need not explain, the disciple can guess:

for sure, that Holy Maiden, seeing the true ugliness of the Archbishop, decided to break free from that place but was persistently entangled by the claws of the enemy;

after learning of the Holy Maiden's thoughts, the Master, out of an ideal of upholding justice in the world, bravely became her righteous partner, stepping forward to fight against the evil Archbishop."

Daring to imagine, even the person involved didn't prepare to glorify themselves so much!

Listening to the so-called "reason for action," Wang Xiaole felt like he was hearing someone else's story, unable to connect himself even a bit.

In the past, if the disciple conjectured a reason like this, Wang Xiaole would just go along with it.

But today was different, even though the disciple gave him an opportunity to admire, he couldn't continue hiding the truth inside.

Yes, it was now, he revealed his true feelings in his heart:

"The Master helped the Holy Maiden because of a slight affection towards her; the Master actually likes her!"

Finally, he took this courageous step, regardless of how the disciple would react next, he wouldn't regret it.

After waiting for a few seconds, Isabella finally spoke again:

"The Master need not explain, the disciple understands the reason."

Hmm, it feels like I've heard this phrase before, did I misremember?

Wang Xiaole was a bit puzzled by the situation, thinking the disciple might not have heard his words clearly, so he repeated himself.

This time, Isabella repeated the same sentence, with the same expression and gestures as before.

It's worth noting that for Isabella, preventing infidelity among women was more important than among men.

As the disciple, she had always believed the Master was a girl, unaware of the Master's secret of a gender change.

Based on this, in her mind, she had regarded the intimate actions between the female Master and other females as indisputable infidelity.

In other parts of the continent, the idea of "women being unfaithful to women" would be unimaginable.

Isabella accepted this notion and adapted quickly, solely because this was Dibiles, a kingdom where yuri pairings were prevalent.

Initially, Isabella couldn't quite accept this concept, but after she entered into a marriage with someone she was fond of, the blood of Candelin flowing within her quietly revived.

Men are just big boors—a statement left by the first Empress Candelin for future generations, which Isabella had somewhat agreed with.

Though she had no experience in dealing with the opposite gender, Isabella could somewhat accept the indirect meaning revealed by that statement:

there was no true love between different sexes!

The longer Isabella spent with the Master, the more she could come to terms with this point.

While both parties in the marriage were girls, Isabella could still differentiate herself and the Master's distinct roles from this unique family setup.

Just like the superficial meaning of the title "Crown Husband."

To Isabella, her Master played the role of the "husband" in this family, while she deemed herself as the "wife."

Isabella didn't think she could play the role of a "good housewife," she could only strive to do better, doing everything she could to support her partner;

and at the same time, she demanded her partner to be just like herself, specifically:

not to fall for others, neither men nor women!

Maintaining the relationship after marriage was paramount for a family, and fortunately in this regard, she had full confidence in her partner.

Even though a certain Demon Lord crashed the wedding ceremony scene, she was willing to believe it was simply the other party's unilateral entanglement;

even though an annoying woman in white invaded the room on their wedding night, she still believed the intruder was just a trespasser.

No matter how many women intervened, she wouldn't doubt her judgment, steadfastly holding onto the belief that her Master:

never wavered in feelings, remained faithful in love, and even with women in close proximity, could stay unwavering—truly the only saint she had seen in her life!