The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 126: The New Monster in the Veil Society

The wise does not buy rumours.

Although Mr. Zhan did not believe this news, when it reached Baoyu's ears, he believed it.

This makes Baoyu very embarrassed!
On one side is his childhood sweetheart, and on the other side is his most respected confidant, Brother Zhan, a rare noble man in the world. How should he choose?
Do you want to be Li Xunhuan?

After recalling the conversation he had with Daiyu during their previous quarrel and carefully questioning his own heart, Baoyu finally decided to let go.

If you love her, you should make her life better!

Even if Sister Lin married Brother Zhan, would she no longer be his Sister Lin?

He was also afraid that if he let Lin Daiyu marry a vulgar man like him, she would become busy with the daily necessities of life and lose her luster as a gem, turning into a dead bead or even a fish eye.

Since it has been confirmed that Mr. Zhan can nourish the woman and prevent her from withering, then it is time to let go.

As long as Lin Daiyu can live a good life, what does it matter even if Lin Daiyu becomes Zhan Dasao?

After figuring this out, Baoyu walked with heavy steps to Daiyu's courtyard. After hesitating for a long time, he finally knocked on the door resolutely.

Xueyan thought that Master Zhan had finally arrived, so she ran over excitedly to open the door. But when she opened the door and saw that it was Baoyu, she was immediately disappointed.

"Why is it you!"

"Uh..." Faced with Xueyan's attitude, Baoyu opened his mouth to explain, but saw that Xueyan didn't say a word and turned back, so he had to follow her into the yard.

As soon as I entered the inner courtyard, I heard Xueyan say to the room with regret:
"It's not Master Zhan, it's Master Bao."

"Oh……"

Two equally regretful voices came from inside the house.

Hearing this voice, Baoyu couldn't help feeling lost. He felt his eyes were sore and tears began to well up in his eyes.

With heavy steps, Baoyu stepped into the room and saw Daiyu covered in pearls and jade, dressed in formal clothes. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her eyes were like autumn water, her face was like peach blossoms, and her lips were like vermilion. She was fully made up with exquisite makeup.

This was something he had never seen in all these years!
Baoyu felt as if his chest was hit hard by a sledgehammer, and his breathing became a little difficult.

He stared blankly at the unrivaled beauty in front of him. He wanted to say something, but couldn't utter it. He just stood there, his throat making hoarse sounds, as if he was a crazy lover.

Seeing Baoyu like this, Sister Lin thought that Baoyu was ill again, so she waved her hands in front of him impatiently and said:

"Why is Brother Bao acting like this again?"

"Your sister Baoqin lives next door. Why are you here with me instead of going there to accompany her?"

"I'm waiting for Master Zhan to come. You should leave quickly, otherwise he might have any misunderstandings after seeing you!"

Hearing Lin Daiyu's heartless words and seeing the impatience in her eyes, Baoyu felt a sharp pain in his chest and tears streamed down his face. He stumbled back two steps, holding his chest and gasping for breath.

Daiyu was startled, and quickly had someone help him sit down, patting his chest and back. After a long time, Baoyu finally recovered. He immediately took Sister Lin's hand with tears in his eyes, and said with a sob:

"My dear sister, you are such a fairy-like person, I know I am not worthy of you."

"Rather than letting you suffer with me, marrying Brother Zhan like this is a good destination."

"Even in my heart, I am happy for you!"

"I just hope that after you get married, you can still remember that you have such a precious brother. I will be satisfied!"

After saying this, he forced himself to stand up and ran out without waiting for Daiyu to reply, with tears all over the way.

Of course Baoqin also knew the rumor, and was even more concerned about Daiyu's movements. She had already sent someone to wait nearby. After receiving the news, she immediately went out to meet Baoyu by chance.

"Hey, what happened to Second Master?"

"Why are you crying like this?"

After seeing Baoqin, Baoyu first took two steps forward, wanting to hug Baoqin and cry out in grief, but after taking two steps, looking at Baoqin's equally beautiful face, he realized something in his heart, and immediately stopped, and took two steps back, saying in a lost and soul-stirring voice:

"How can a mortal like me be with sisters like you who are like gods?"

"You should go find Brother Zhan as soon as possible, and don't waste your time here."

"..." Baoqin was bewildered and had no idea what Baoyu was hysterical about. She walked forward with a smile, wanting to comfort him, but Baoyu turned around and ran away as if he was avoiding a snake or scorpion.

Baoqin's face froze as she watched Baoyu's receding figure.

Is this still the Bao Erye I know?
When he saw a beautiful woman, he didn't go up to take advantage of her, but turned around and ran away!
What did he hear from Lin Daiyu before that made him look so strange?
Broken heart?
So what did he mean when he asked me to go find Brother Zhan as well?
Could it be that the “precognitive dream” has changed again?

Am I involved again?
Baoqin guessed for a long time without understanding what was going on. However, when she thought of the terrible future that might exist in the "precognitive dream", she couldn't help but shudder, fearing that she would be affected as well. After hesitating for a long time, she went to find Lin Daiyu to find out what was going on.

Now that Lin Daiyu has completely given up on marrying Baoyu, she is no longer so averse to Baoqin. When she hears that Baoqin has come to her house, she invites her in to chat.

When Baoqin entered the courtyard, she saw Daiyu in her gorgeous dress and was immediately surprised.

She was proud of her beauty, but she was always inferior to Daiyu.

In the past she was still very unhappy, but now, seeing Daiyu's beauty after she was fully made up, she was immediately convinced and admitted defeat.

"It turns out that Sister Lin is so beautiful. She used to go out without makeup because she was afraid of outshining the other sisters."

Daiyu was of course delighted by Baoqin's compliment, so she took her hand and sat down, saying with a smile:

"What's beautiful or not? It's just a nose and two eyes. I've never seen anyone with three heads and six arms!"

After they chatted for a while, Baoqin asked tentatively:

"Just now I saw Master Bao running out of this yard crying. I went up to talk to him, but he scolded me and said a lot of incomprehensible things. I don't know what happened."

Daiyu stopped smiling after hearing this and sighed:

"I have made it clear to Brother Bao that he and I are not meant to be together and that I will marry into the Zhan family in the future. I think he is feeling quite uncomfortable, but he will probably feel better after a while."

"Is Sister Lin really going to marry Brother Zhan and become the legitimate wife of the Zhan family?" Baoqin covered her cherry lips in surprise and looked at Daiyu in astonishment, "Could it be that Sister Lin doesn't intend to change her fate?"

Daiyu blushed, too embarrassed to say that she had made up the dream. She just shook her head silently and said in a deep voice:

"I have experienced dreams many times, and now I have discovered that this dream cannot be easily changed."

"Many times, after a dream is changed, there are often greater hidden dangers left, and the result after the change may not be better than before the change."

"Although we haven't found any hidden dangers yet regarding the Xue family's dream change, I would like to ask Sister Baoqin to remind the family and ask them to be careful."

Hearing this, Baoqin's heart trembled, her face changed color and she said:
"Could it be possible that my family will be confiscated and exterminated?"

Daiyu shook her head and explained:

"I have never seen it in my dreams. I only inferred it based on my experience of changes in other dreams. I don't know where the danger lies. Just be careful."

"in addition……"

Daiyu looked at Baoqin and seemed to be hesitant to speak, which frightened Baoqin even more. She hurriedly pleaded:
"If there is any danger at home, please tell us, Sister Lin. The Xue family will be grateful."

Seeing Baoqin so frightened, Daiyu hurriedly explained:
"This time it's not about your family, but about you, Sister Baoqin."

"Regarding the matter between you and Brother Bao, um...how should I put it? I personally think that it's better for you not to get too close to Brother Bao."

Baoqin's heart moved, and she asked directly:

"But if the two of us are together, will it bring disaster?"

Daiyu couldn't bring herself to tell Baoyu about his habit of "sending girls away", so she could only stammer and say:

"It's not a disaster, but it's mainly... mainly because of Brother Bao. He has some bad habits that ordinary women definitely can't accept. It's better not to get too close to him."

As the daughter of a merchant, Baoqin has dealt with all kinds of people. She is not a naive person. When she heard Daiyu say this, many bad habits of the children of the powerful and wealthy that she had heard about before suddenly emerged in her mind, such as whips, candles, ropes... and so on.

Her face suddenly turned pale, and she looked at Daiyu and asked in a trembling voice:

"Could it be that... Sister Lin broke up with Master Bao because of this?"

Daiyu had no idea what Baoqin was thinking of. After thinking for a while, she nodded hesitantly and said:

"Anyway, I can't accept Brother Bao's habits!"

"I tried to persuade him before, but he just started arguing with me."

"If not for this, we are childhood sweethearts, and have grown up together. How could I give up on him so easily!"

After hearing this, Baoqin immediately gave up her original thoughts and did not want to have anything to do with Baoyu anymore. She hurriedly stood up and bowed to Daiyu to express her gratitude:

"Thank you, Sister Lin, for telling me this. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have fallen into a hell of a pit."

Daiyu hurriedly helped her up and sighed:

"Alas, Brother Bao has such a habit now, I don't know what his wife will do in the future!"

The two of them sat in silence for a while, then Baoqin stood up, said goodbye and left, and hurried back to remind her master not to continue thinking about the marriage.

As the news spread, Aunt Xue also got the news and became extremely anxious.

Baochai, on the other hand, was very calm and said:
"Madam, please don't believe these rumors. You know the master's character. He is the most realistic."

"Think about it, Miss Lin has no father or mother, her family has long been in decline, and now she lives in the Jia Mansion and has nothing except her beauty. How can the master let her be his wife? At most, he will arrange a concubine for her."

After hearing this, Aunt Xue also felt that it made sense, but she was still very worried.

"But the prophetic dream has always come true, never once has it been wrong!"

"The source of the news is very clear. In the future, Miss Lin will become the legitimate wife of the Zhan Mansion. It can't be that the maid next to her is talking nonsense, right?"

"The future is unpredictable. Who knows, the master might change his mind. Or maybe Miss Lin will have relatives in the future and marry into a wealthy family. Anything is possible!"

After hearing this, Baochai frowned immediately. She had no idea how to deal with the illogical existence of "precognitive dreams".

"Or..." Aunt Xue hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Or you can give Baochai to the master!"

"I will invite the master to come tonight. You can dress up nicely and let the master stay here. Let the master have a good time!"

Baochai heard this and said with a wry smile:
"Madam is confused!"

"If the master wants it, can I not give it to him?"

"But it's been so long, and every time the master comes here, he just wants to satisfy his desire to talk, and he has no intention of employing me. I think there must be another reason."

"Does Madam think that if I dress up nicely and seduce the master, he will stay?"

"In other words, even if the master eats me up completely, can he still keep his position as the legal wife?"

"Our master may seem extremely lustful, but in fact he has a heart of stone. A mere woman's beauty cannot shake his will."

"That is why I firmly believe that if nothing unexpected happens, the master will keep his word and will not give the position of wife to anyone else."

Aunt Xue was not as confident as Baochai, and only said hesitantly:

"You also said that it would be safer if no accidents happened, but who knows if this accident will happen?"

"I always feel a little uneasy." "How about...how about you join the Veil Society too?"

After hearing this, Baochai's face immediately turned red, and her originally calm expression disappeared.

"What nonsense are you talking about, ma'am!"

"I don't know anything about veils or no veils!"

Seeing Aunt Xue coming over to persuade her again, Baochai hurriedly got up and went to the backyard, talking incoherently, saying things like "humans and demons cannot coexist", "humanity is prosperous, demons and evil spirits should retreat", "demons and evil spirits should not disturb us, and human relations should be in order".

Seeing that her daughter was too reserved and refused to join the club, Aunt Xue sighed helplessly and turned to think of other people.

After much thought, she realized that Li Gongcai was the only one in the Jia Mansion who met the membership criteria, so she quietly called Hongye over, gave her some instructions, and asked her to tell Li Gongcai to come over.

But ever since receiving care from Master Zhan, Li Wan's yin and yang have been harmonious, her spirit has been greatly lifted, and she seems to have regained a second spring.

She also knew that her current condition would easily be noticed as abnormal, so she became more and more reclusive, and every day she and Suyun consoled themselves with the magic weapon given by Master Zhan.

Of course, Master Zhan would not forget this mature wife. Now, relying on his invisibility ability, he often swaggered into Li Wan's courtyard and had fun with her in her home.

There is something special about enjoying secret and unnoticed happiness amidst the coming and going of people.

When Hongye arrived, Master Zhan happened to be at Li Wan's place. When he heard that Hongye was coming, he directly ordered Suyun to call her in, and he himself disappeared.

During these days, Li Wan had long been accustomed to Master Zhan's many tricks. Seeing that he was now invisible again, she naturally knew how to cooperate. So she sat down by the table, using the table to block the view outside, and let Master Zhan operate.

After Hongye came in, she looked around and saw that only Suyun was there. It was clear that they were all her own people, so she didn't say any polite words and instead teased:

"How is your sister-in-law doing these days? Is everything going well?"

Li Wan blushed, and extended her hand to invite Hongye to sit down, saying with a smile:

"Thanks to my aunt, everything is fine."

After Hongye sat down, he was about to talk about business, but suddenly he heard a "buzzing" sound coming from somewhere, and he couldn't help but ask curiously:

"What is this sound?"

"Well, maybe it's a fly from somewhere." Li Wan reached down from the table and slapped Mr. Zhan's hand hard. With a "pop", the sound disappeared.

Hongye was completely clueless about everything and thought that he had just driven away the flies, so he said directly:
"My wife asked Sister-in-law Wan to come over tonight to discuss something."

The reason why Li Wan went to Lixiangyuan was because it was unsafe in her own yard and she could easily be discovered, so she wanted to find a secluded place to have an affair with Master Zhan.

Now that the goal has been achieved, I discovered that Mr. Zhan actually has the ability to become invisible. I can live happily at home and there is no need to go to Lixiangyuan anymore.

What's more, Mr. Zhan is playing around by her side now, so what else does she need to discuss with Aunt Xue?

So after hearing Hongye's words, Li Wan declined politely:
"I haven't been feeling well lately. I'll visit my aunt another day."

Hearing that Li Wan actually refused, Hongye couldn't help but look at her curiously. She looked flushed and full of energy. She didn't look sick at all. Instead, she looked more like...

Hongye didn't beat around the bush and said directly:

"Sister-in-law Wan, we are all family, I won't talk nonsense with you."

"Just by looking at your lustful expression, I know what you are doing now."

"Of course I know that my master gave you many magic weapons, but how can the fake ones compare to the real ones?"

"Instead of pretending to be a phoenix here, why don't you go to Lixiangyuan and have some fun with real swords and guns?"

"you……"

Hongye had just said half of her words when she suddenly felt a familiar feeling on her leg. She couldn't help but look down, and saw that the clothes on her leg had sunk downwards. It was clear that a big hand was stroking her leg and extending inwards, but she saw nothing where her eyes could see.

This familiar feeling...

"Master, is it you?" Hongye couldn't help but ask.

A familiar chuckle came from her ear, and then the "fly" sound rang again. Hongye only felt the hem of her skirt being lifted up, and then... she felt the power of the "fairyland product".

"Okay, no wonder you didn't want to go, sister-in-law Wan, it turns out the master is here with you!"

Hongye half bent over, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and glared at Li Wan, who was also blushing across from her.

"Come on, come on, since Hongye has come to our door, there's no need to leave."

Master Zhan did not show up. He picked up Hongye and Li Wan like a ghost, and folded them into a ball on the table. With a stroke of his big hand, he changed their clothes.

It was the first time that Hongye knew about her master's new ability, but to her, he was just an immortal who had descended to earth, so nothing he did was strange or surprising. Instead, she was more interested in the black stockings on his legs.

She ran her hands over her legs, feeling the touch of her skin, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:

"Wow! These socks are so smooth!"

"With such a good thing, why didn't the master make it earlier!"

"If I sell these stockings, I'm afraid they can be sold for more than the clothes."

Master Zhan then kneaded the dough with a smile, saying nonsense:

"Although this thing is good, the yield is low. From now on, it will be a treasure for our family's own use, and we will not sell it to others."

After hearing this, Hongye started to cling to him, being more proactive than Li Wan, who was playing mixed doubles for the first time.

"Then Master, please give me a few more pairs, preferably in different colors, so I can wear them in rotation for you to see."

"Okay, okay, everyone will have a share." Master Zhan let go of his hands and feet, moving around in a small space, and soon made the two men infatuated.

After experiencing another ten thousand update plot, Master Zhan sat on the armchair, hugged by women, and then he remembered Hongye coming over, and asked casually:

"Is there a monster in Lixiangyuan again?"

Hongye turned over lazily and chuckled:
"It's all because of the rumors spread by Miss Lin!"

"Now everyone in the mansion believes in Miss Lin's 'precognitive dream', and our wife is no exception."

"She is now extremely worried that Miss Lin will replace Miss Baochai in the future, so...she wants to transform a few more monsters, hehe..."

Master Zhan suddenly realized what Aunt Xue was thinking. He looked at Li Wan with a strange look and asked with a smile:

"In other words, Aunt Xue has set her sights on the imperial concubine and wants to win her over as well?"

"you do not say!"

Hongye used her white and tender feet to gently hook the lazy and weak Li Gongcai beside her, and said with a smile:

"Miss Baochai refused to join the group, so Madam had to find someone else. In this mansion, who else could she find except the imperial concubine?"

"Master, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you need to work harder!"

"It's been such a long time, and we've only just captured one palace judge in Rongguo Mansion. It's a bit slow!"

"When will it take for the entire Rongguo Mansion to become our own?"

"..." Master Zhan's face froze, he raised his hand and slapped Hongye on the buttocks, angrily scolded: "Nonsense!"

"Master, I am a good gentleman, how could I do such a thing?"

"It's all because of you evildoers, who always seduce me all day long, that so many things happen!"

"Yes, yes, Master is right. It is because I and others are shameless and always seduce you, ruining your innocence."

Hongye has followed Master Zhan for many years and her skin has become thicker than the city wall. After being slapped, she was not angry at all. Instead, she smiled and winked at Master Zhan.

Li Wan, who was standing next to him, had not yet mastered the cultivation. She was burying her head in Master Zhan's arms, pretending to be an ostrich. When she heard the Rongguo Mansion being mentioned, she interrupted and said:

"If you want to do something, don't worry about what I think."

"Now I am only a woman of the Zhan family, no longer the daughter-in-law of the Jia family. From now on, I will no longer care about anything in the Jia family except Brother Lang."

Mr. Zhan certainly knew Li Wan's weakness, so he took on the responsibility and promised:

"Don't worry, Palace Judge. Jia Lan's future is in my hands."

"I will let Jia Lan go to my house to study. If he passes the imperial examination, that would be great. If he fails, I will arrange for him to take the meritorious service route, and he will definitely be given an official title."

After getting the promise from Mr. Zhan, Li Wan was immediately encouraged, and she turned around and attacked again, but was quickly defeated again.

She is the type of person who is both bad at it and loves to play.

Seeing this, Hongye, who was standing next to her, came over with a smile, whispered in her ear about the "Veil Society" and invited her to "reincarnate as a demon".

When Li Wan first heard about this, she was shocked, "How can this be possible?"

"Why not?" Hongye said with a smile, "We were playing mixed doubles just now, Gong Cai, weren't you also very unrestrained?"

"Could it be that even now, Gong Cai, you still care about the constraints of etiquette?"

"But, but then..." Li Wan was dumbfounded, finding it hard to accept.

Hongye coaxed her:

"Don't worry, Gongcai, there are only monsters in the Veil Society, no humans!"

"As long as you stop being a human, you don't have to follow these bird rules of humans!"

"When you are reincarnated as a demon, you abandon not only your human ethics and morality, but also your human identity and social relationships!"

"After becoming a monster, Li Wan, the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, who was a human, completely disappeared. What remained was only a new monster, a little monster belonging to our master."

Under Hongye's constant instigation and Mr. Zhan's serial harassment, Li Wan was finally convinced and nodded in agreement.

So Hongye immediately took Li Wan to wash and change clothes, and then took her back to Lixiangyuan to report. Before leaving, she threw a coquettish look at Master Zhan and said with a smile:

"Master Zhan, there will be a demon in Lixiangyuan tonight. Please go over and subdue the demon!"

"Haha..." Master Zhan laughed loudly, patting his chest and saying righteously: "Subduing demons is what I should do. You can rest assured that there is no demon that I can't subdue!"

That night, the moon was dark and the wind was strong. The demons came out and set up a net in Lixiang Courtyard, waiting for Master Zhan to come.

Master Zhan was a skilled and daring man. He came here with a swagger, opened the door, and went straight into the room. When he saw it, he saw that the demons were entangled in the cave, and the scene was unbearable to the eyes. He immediately became furious, pointed his halberd at the demons and cursed:

"You monster, you opened a party here without permission, and you even dared not to call me master. This is a heinous crime and unforgivable!"

The two leaders of the group of monsters were very bold, and they were unaware of the imminent death. They exposed their fair arms and legs, hugged each other and rubbed each other, flirted with each other, and even provoked Master Zhan:
"Listen carefully, you evil Taoist! You are not allowed to enter without permission. This is not a place for ordinary people to come!"

After hearing these words, Master Zhan felt that he was underestimated and became even angrier.
"Master, you can go wherever you want and see whatever you want. Who can stop me?"

When the two demons saw this, their faces suddenly changed color, and they rushed over to kneel and lick him, saying:

"Ah, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please forgive me, sir!"

(End of this chapter)