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Chapter 682 Stinky man

In the back room, Xiao Changche took the tiny baby, not yet three months old, from Luo Hua's arms. The normally well-behaved child burst into tears as soon as he was in Xiao Changche's hands, struggling to reach out his two little hands to Luo Hua.

"You're so heartless! I carried you for ten months and gave birth to you, and you won't even let me hold you!" Xiao Changche reached out and pinched the little guy's nose, somewhat annoyed.

“Master Fu said that you killed countless people in the past, and your body is filled with too much murderous and violent aura. Newborn babies are almost born with a naturally strong constitution, so they are most sensitive to these things. They will get better as they grow up!” Luo Hua took the child, and the baby immediately stopped crying, which made Xiao Changche’s face twitch again.

"The old man is talking nonsense." Xiao Changche snorted coldly: "Li Dachui said that if I want to be close to the children, I have to cultivate the relationship with them from an early age, such as breastfeeding them, sleeping together, playing with them more, etc. That makes some sense, but where do I have the time?"

“What Protector Li said makes a lot of sense. You can’t do anything else, but you can breastfeed yourself!” Luo Hua said, “All that abundant milk at the beginning was wasted!”

"I want to fight!" Xiao Changche reached out and rubbed his chest: "It's uncomfortable and inconvenient if I don't stop breastfeeding!"

Luo Hua's lips twitched down, and he stopped talking.

Anyway, the family had hired several wet nurses, all of whom were strictly selected healthy and strong women with plenty of milk. Moreover, each of them had received Fu Qingzhu's medication to ensure that their milk could not only feed the child but also greatly improve the child's constitution. It didn't matter if Xiao Changche didn't feed the child.

"I heard from Jiaojiao today that you broke through to the Innate Realm. When did that happen?" Luo Hua asked curiously.

Xiao Changche snorted and said, "It was the night I received that damned nemesis's letter!"

Luo Hua was taken aback at first, but then immediately realized: "It was the night that Protector Li wrote to you about his affair with Empress Dowager Jiang Qian of Southern Chu!"

Xiao Changche reached out and touched the baby's little hand, cooing and teasing the child, while gently nodding his head.

Luo Hua couldn't help but chuckle: "I remember you were very angry that day. You didn't sleep all night and drank all night. I wanted to come and persuade you, but City Lord Zhou and Valley Master Fu both told me not to go. They said that only you can figure things out yourself. If others try to persuade you, it will only add fuel to the fire. Valley Master Fu also said that getting angry can easily cause emotional stagnation, which is bad for your health. How could you advance to the Innate Realm while you were angry? Not long ago, you even said that you couldn't even find the door to advancing to the Innate Realm."

"I was so angry I was furious!" Xiao Changche said, "I don't know how, but I just advanced like that!"

Luo Hua burst into laughter: "You two, even after advancing to the Innate Realm, are both acting so strangely!"

Xiao Changche glared at Luo Hua: "Don't tell anyone outside!"

"Of course, of course I won't tell!" Luo Hua nodded repeatedly, but the more she thought about it, the more amusing it became, and she laughed heartily while holding the child.

Li Dachui inexplicably advanced to the Innate Realm after spending a night with Xiao Changche.
Xiao Changche advanced to the Innate Realm because he was both angry and furious that Li Dachui had found another wife.

These two are no ordinary people; they truly don't follow the usual path.

However, while others advance through meditation, hard work, and trials, the way these two advanced would be a laughing stock if word got out.

"That's good now. I used to worry that Jiang Qian was a Xiantian master, but you weren't, and that you would be bullied by her if you two met in the future. But now that you are also a Xiantian master, and you specialize in the art of attack and killing, you will definitely not be the one who suffers if you two fight again!" Luo Hua laughed.

"That Empress Jiang is no longer at the Innate Realm!" Xiao Changdao said. "Li Dachui drained all her cultivation, and she's still working hard to recover to the Innate Realm in a short time. Heh heh, impossible!"

"Then I reckon Empress Dowager Jiang definitely won't come to see you until she recovers to the Innate Realm, otherwise she'll be worried about getting beaten up by you. Xiao Biaoqi's temper is famous throughout the land!" Luo Hua teased.

Xiao Changche sighed, shook his head, but remained silent. "Ningyu, have you accepted it?" Luo Hua gently patted the child in his arms and asked.

“Just by looking at that woman’s past methods, you can tell she’s formidable!” Xiao Changdao said. “Without sufficient confidence, she would never have confronted me. After all, I had the upper hand, and I also have this little one.”

"What constitutes sufficient confidence?" Luo Hua asked curiously.

"For example, take over the entire Chu Kingdom as your dowry!" Xiao Changdao said. "Even if not all of it, just taking over a large framework would be enough!"

"So what?" Luo Hua sneered, "The areas outside the pass, the Northern Yuan, and even the areas inside the pass in the future will all be Ning Yu's backing. Does she even deserve to compete with you?"

Xiao Changche pondered for a moment before saying, "I'm a strong-willed person. I want to compete for everything and win at everything, but there's one thing I'm unwilling to compete for: being a man! If Li Dachui requires me to compete for something, then there's no point in it!"

"You've already conceded defeat before the battle even began?" Luo Hua glared at Xiao Changche with displeasure.

Xiao Changche smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with winning or losing, it's just that I find it boring."

Luo Hua thought for a moment and said, "Your relationship with Li Dachui is something that has been cultivated over many years, something that Jiang Qian can't compare to. In my opinion, Li Dachui took Jiang Qian because he was probably more concerned about the situation in Chu. By taking in this former Empress Dowager of Chu, a lot of power and territory would naturally fall into his hands. Isn't that what happened in Ruyin and Yong'an? And those tens of thousands of Tiger Legionnaires, hehe, he got both wealth and women. Hmph, what a stinky man!"

Seeing Luo Hua's increasingly exasperated expression, Xiao Changche couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Didn't Jiaojiao say that Li Dachui would be back soon? Why haven't we seen him yet? A big battle is about to break out here, and he's still wandering around outside. Has he set his sights on another woman?" Luo Hua asked.

"He should be back soon!" Xiao Changche said, "This time, all the powerful families have come out in full force. He wants to probe the enemy's strength, whether it's their military strength, logistical support, or their top-tier martial arts. Don't underestimate these powerful families. They've survived for over a thousand years for a reason. Back then, his parents had such high status and immense power, and their martial arts cultivation was top-notch, but in the end, didn't they still lose?"

“I can understand why the Cui and Yang families, these powerful clans, hate him. But the Guanlong Li family, they are his kinsmen. If Li Dachui wins, won't the Li family still be royalty? If Linghu Yezhen comes to power, will he be any better off than them?”

“Li Dachui’s family is just one branch of the Guanlong Li Clan!” Xiao Changche said. “Moreover, the Guanlong Li Clan must have played a significant role in the death of Prince Zemin and Princess Qingqiu. If Linghu Ye comes to power, the Guanlong Li Clan will still be the Guanlong Li Clan. But if Li Dachui comes to power, the Guanlong Li Clan may have to be replaced!”

Luo Hua sighed and shook his head.

"Are we confident of winning this battle?"

Don't you believe me?

“I wasn’t too worried about you when we fought bandits or the Northern Yuan. Those people weren’t very bright. But these powerful and wealthy families… just thinking about them makes me shudder. They’re all cunning old foxes. This time, they’re really going all out to deal with us!” Luo Hua said, “Be careful!”

"Don't worry, we're not like before when we were afraid to lose, because one loss would mean losing everything. Now we're strong enough that even if we lose here, we can retreat to the border and wait to make a comeback. So, I'm more confident about this battle than ever before! Besides, isn't Li Dachui secretly pulling strings? He's not much of a fighter, but he's a master at these underhanded schemes!"

“Actually, he was quite good at fighting!” Luo Hua said.

"I don't think much of it!"

(End of this chapter)