The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 141 Slap and Then Give a Treasure
Zhao Junming's words immediately silenced everyone in the Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Rong even forgot to cry out in pain.

There are indeed instances where large armies sacrificed themselves to appease the flag during military campaigns.

But in the hundred years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, no one has actually done so.

Li Jingxiao was actually just warning and scaring Jia Rong.

Incidentally, let the 1 cavalry and 2 light cavalry of the Palace Guard understand.

For the sake of morale and discipline, even the cousin of his soon-to-be wife, the sole heir of the Ningguo Duke's mansion, was attacked without hesitation.

Naturally, none of the three thousand cavalrymen dared to break the law.

After Jia Zhen saw off Zhao Junming and the other Imperial Guards, he confirmed that Jia Rong had indeed only suffered superficial injuries.

Then he pulled Jia Zhu and Jia Lian and ran to Rongqing Hall in Rongguo Mansion, the courtyard where Grandmother Jia lived.

Apart from Jia Zheng, who went to the yamen early in the morning, all the masters and servants of the Jia family, big and small, were at Jia Mu's side at this time.

Hearing that Jia Rong had not broken any bones and was only suffering from external injuries, everyone was relieved.

Her resentment towards Li Jingxiao wasn't as strong as before.

Grandmother Jia has already made her guesses very clear to Jia She and the others.

After Jia She, Madam Xing, Madam Wang, Li Wan, Yuan Chun, and others understood the gravity of the situation, they were more inclined to blame Jia Rong for being cowardly.

Lady Wang and Yuan Chun even wished they could have Jia Rong beaten ten more times.

If Jia Rong were to cause unrest among the cavalry under Li Jingxiao's command, just thinking about the consequences would make Lady Wang and Yuan Chun very fearful.

Both Jia She and Madam Xing were unwilling to see Li Jingxiao, their external ally, disappear just like that.

Li Wan goes without saying.

It was Li Jingxiao who saved her husband's life.

In just a few days, he will become his sister-in-law's husband again. Under such circumstances, Jia Rong naturally seems unimportant.

Therefore, Jia Zhen was destined to receive no pleasantries.

Fortunately, Jia Zhen had already figured it out. He came to see Grandmother Jia simply to hear her opinion.

Should Jia Zhen, as the father, personally go to apologize to Li Jingxiao?

Or perhaps, they could carry the injured Jia Rong along?

Grandmother Jia shook her head. "He only whipped Rong-ge'er 10 times. Jingyou was just using him to establish his authority, not because he really wanted to do anything to Rong-ge'er."

However, when Rong'er goes to roll call tomorrow, tell him to act pitiful.

It seemed that the more severely Rong'er was beaten, the less likely the soldiers would dare to violate military discipline.

This is a principle that anyone can understand with a little thought.

Jia Zhen immediately started cursing.

However, he wasn't cursing Li Jingxiao, but rather that brat Jia Rong.

Seeing this, Grandmother Jia was finally relieved.

He nodded to Jia Yuanchun, who was standing beside him.

Although Yuan Chun harbored resentment towards Jia Rong, she still maintained a sense of propriety and took out a small porcelain bottle from her sleeve.

He handed it to Jia Zhen and said, "Brother Zhen, this is the Three-Flower Jade Dew Pill."

A wound that Rong'er was carrying was healed in no time.

However, it's best to wait a few days before giving it to Rong-ge'er.

Jia Zhen has never taken his own son seriously, but now that he has the miraculous medicine, he doesn't need to worry about Jia Rong's life.

I'd love for this kid to suffer more.

To avoid implicating himself and the Ningguo Mansion in the future because of him.

After thanking him, I took the porcelain bottle and felt that there should be more than one inside.

Suddenly, I felt that it was a good thing that Rong'er was beaten.

Jia She and Madam Xing, who were standing to the side, couldn't help but stare intently at the porcelain vase in Jia Zhen's hand.

These things are worth at least two or three hundred taels of silver each outside.

Although Li Jingxiao himself sells this kind of Three-Flower Jade Dew Pill, which can only restore 30 points of health, for only 1 taels.

But who made him live such a monotonous life, going back and forth between two points all day long?

Either the Palace Guard Office or the Left Garrison Command Office, and then go home.

When people come to visit, he refuses to see anyone except relatives and a few friends.

Those who beg to buy it have no way to get it.

Therefore, a single Three-Flower Jade Dew Pill could definitely fetch two or three hundred taels of silver outside.

When it really comes down to saving a life, you'll have to spend five hundred taels or even one thousand taels.

Jia She and Madam Xing were naturally envious.

It's just that Jia She had to ask Yuan Chun for it; as her uncle, he wasn't really that shameless.

He could only give Madam Xing a wink.

Once everyone has left, she, as the aunt, can find an excuse to ask for it back without losing face.

Not only did Madam Xing not dare to disobey Jia She's wishes, but she was also very greedy for money.

She's really willing to put aside her pride if she can find a suitable excuse.

As for why Yuan Chun had the Three-Flower Jade Dew Pill in her possession.

Since Li Jingxiao used the excuse of teaching Baoyu martial arts, but actually taught Yuanchun martial arts, and took the opportunity to gain experience.

His affection for Yuan Chun was no less than that for Qin Keqing.

They even gave us a treasure like the Spirit Necklace, which grants +1 Comprehension and +10% spell power.

The Three-Flower Jade Dew Pill is naturally a given.

Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang had different expressions.

Having given Yuan Chun the Three-Flower Jade Dew Pills, Li Jingxiao naturally wouldn't forget the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

She specifically instructed Yuan Chun to give a porcelain bottle containing one Nine-Flower Jade Dew Pill to Grandmother Jia.

A Six-Flower Jade Dew Pill was given to Madam Wang, her mother-in-law.

Yuan Chun herself had two nine-flower pills, two six-flower pills, and a bottle containing three three-flower jade dew pills.

Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang were naturally delighted to receive the filial piety shown to them by Yuan Chun and Li Jingxiao.

Even if there is only one pill, it can be a life if necessary.

If this medicine had been kept at home, the only son of Lin, the son-in-law of Yangzhou, and his eldest daughter Jia Min would not have died of illness.

With this incident of delivering medicine, if Li Jingxiao takes a fancy to any of the twelve or twelve girls in the set of twelve beauties, Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang will face much less resistance.

They even went so far as to give it directly to Li Jingxiao.

If we could win over Jin Yuanyang, or have her accompany Yuan Chun in her dowry, it wouldn't be just a few Jade Dew Pills.

They'd be willing to give up even dozens of them.

However, Li Jingxiao couldn't find a suitable reason to explain why Yuanyang had to be part of his dowry.

If things go wrong, it might harm that girl.
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In an effort to ease tensions, Yuan-chun listened to Grandmother Jia's advice and gave Jia Zhen a bottle of three Three-Flower Jade Dew Pills.

Although Grandmother Jia felt a little sorry for her, she didn't mind as much as Lady Wang.

Fortunately, from Yuan Chun's perspective, Madam Wang understood that sending medicine could ease the tension between relatives.

Secondly, Jia Zhen would also instruct Jia Rong to act pitiful as much as possible.

This is beneficial for the son-in-law.

That's the logic, but in Madam Wang's mind, all the blame was on Jia Rong.

It would be strange if I wasn't angry.

Having received such a great benefit, Jia Zhen no longer cared about paying attention to Lady Wang's expression.

Smiling, she bowed to Grandmother Jia, Jia She, and others, then took Jia Zhu and Jia Lian to apologize to Li Jingxiao.

Even that bastard Jia Zhen was still thinking about it.

Anyway, Rong'er only received ten lashes, and she will recover in ten days or half a month. There is no need for her to take such a miraculous medicine.
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Left Garrison Command Office.

Li Jingxiao, who was practicing sword control, glanced at his skill panel after hearing the commotion. He had gained an experience bonus from drinking Monkey Spirit Wine, which increased his sword control proficiency by 2.5 per hour.

After three days, working at least 10 hours a day, his sword control skill had progressed from the initial mastery (812/1000) to the mastery (110/4000).

A single sword strike can travel two or three miles.

In other words, Li Jingxiao could kill someone from more than a kilometer away.

This immediately improved Li Jingxiao's mood considerably.

Moreover, with the aid of Monkey Spirit Wine, the actual cultivation speed is more than twice as fast as before.

As he stepped out of the quiet room and into the reception room on the left side of the main hall, even Jia Zhen, Jia Zhu, and Jia Lian stood up abruptly and bowed to him.

Previously, the three brothers treated Li Jingxiao primarily as his brother-in-law.

Today, after Jia Rong was hung up and whipped ten times, Jia Zhen, Jia Zhu, and Jia Lian realized that this young man in front of them, despite being younger than themselves, was not as impressive.

But he was a genuine hereditary marquis of the dynasty.

He was still the General of Huaihua, the Deputy Commander of the Palace Guard, and the Commander of the Left Garrison.

He held both military power and control over intelligence and surveillance agencies.

Once he gets angry, even the Jia family can't withstand his rage.

Otherwise, how could Grandmother Jia and Jia She have so easily persuaded Jia Zhen to back down?
Li Jingxiao hurriedly invited the three to sit down, but seeing that they were much more reserved than before, he was still quite satisfied.

With Yuan-chun about to marry into the family, the Jia family members and servants will inevitably abuse their power and commit evil deeds.

A beating of Jia Rong would make the Jia family and their servants behave themselves.

Honestly, Li Jingxiao felt that Jia Rong's beating was really meaningful.

Thinking about it this way, her attitude towards Jia Rong improved by a little.

Smiling, he pulled a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve.

As soon as it was taken out, Jia Zhu, the brother-in-law, took the initiative to speak.

"Jingyou, before you came, your younger sister had already given your elder brother a bottle of Sanhua Yulu Pills."

Rong-ge'er only suffered minor injuries; it's nothing serious.

Jia Zhu would say that because he considers Li Jingxiao his brother-in-law.

Jia Zhen cursed inwardly, but on his face he showed gratitude, stood up to thank her, and praised Yuan Chun repeatedly.

Li Jingxiao chuckled, put away the porcelain bottle, and ignored what Jia Zhen was thinking.

After giving a few perfunctory words, he took out 10 talismans to ward off evil spirits.

Since Qin Keqing, Baozhu, and Ruizhu received 10 Golden Light Mantra talismans, Yuanchun would naturally receive the same treatment.

However, since Yuan-chun has not yet married into the family, giving her the Golden Light Mantra at this time would ultimately benefit the Jia family.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao simply gave him a house-protecting talisman.

After Jia Zhu took it with a puzzled look, he heard Li Jingxiao say that it was a Taoist protective mantra commonly used by the Zhengyi sect.

Jia Zhu, Jia Zhen, and Jia Lian all understood that this was a message to the Jia family: while Jia Rong was being punished, Li Jingxiao, as their son-in-law, did not hold any grudge against the Jia family because of this matter.

Now, the smiles of Jia Zhu and the other two were much more natural.

After some polite exchanges, we chatted for the time it takes to drink two cups of tea.

Li Jingxiao also asked Jia Zhu to convey a message to Yuan Chun, Jia Zheng, and Grandmother Jia.

He was accompanied by three thousand elite cavalry on this expedition.

They also spent a considerable amount of money to hire two experts as guards.

Even if you're trapped in a massive army, you can still escape if you want to.

Jia Zhu and the other two were overjoyed. After exchanging pleasantries, they hurriedly returned to tell Grandmother Jia about it.

Li Jingxiao naturally continued his cultivation.

When Jia Zhu and the other two returned to Rongqing Hall, Jia Zheng had already returned from the yamen.

Seeing that Jia Zhu and the other two were all smiling, they knew that the process of meeting their son-in-law should have gone smoothly.

And the talks seemed to go very well.

Unexpectedly, after Jia Zhu took out 10 house-protecting talismans, he used Li Jingxiao's tone to praise Yuan Chun.

This immediately brought smiles to the faces of Grandmother Jia, Lady Wang, and others.

Although Yuan Chun blushed with embarrassment, she felt incredibly sweet inside.

Upon hearing that Li Jingxiao had spent a considerable sum to hire a highly skilled protector, the Jia family members felt relieved but couldn't help but wonder what kind of expert it was.

Unfortunately, although Jia Zhu and the other two gave hints to Li Jingxiao, Li Jingxiao brushed them off with a few words.

Unable to find out who the expert was, everyone in Rongqing Hall couldn't help but look at Yuan Chun.

Yuan Chun pursed her lips, knowing immediately that he must be a Taoist master.

And they're really good at it.

As for who it was, Yuan Chun could only guess, but it might be related to Maoshan.

Upon hearing this, everyone felt even more relieved.

Jia Jing was able to truly master Taoist magic only because of Li Jingxiao's influence, which allowed him to receive secret teachings from Maoshan.

With further guidance from Li Jingxiao, he also achieved some success in the art of talismans.

They can now draw proper exorcism talismans.

This alone has made Xuanzhen Temple a place of 'true cultivation of Taoism' in the hearts of the powerful and wealthy.

Those nobles who couldn't get a chance to see Li Jingxiao also set their sights on Jia Jing.

Unfortunately, Jia Jing was only a beginner, and his internal energy was only enough to draw four or five talismans each day.

The success rate is pitifully low.

Therefore, Jia Jing quickly realized why Li Jingxiao never received guests.

But when his old relatives, the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, came to ask for talismans, Jia Jing really couldn't refuse.

The talisman that Li Jingxiao personally drew, and which is a Taoist protective talisman, is now in Yuan Chun's hands.

They gave out 10 at a time.

This made Yuan Chun and the rest of the Jia family feel that Li Jingxiao truly liked and valued Yuan Chun.

As a result, even Grandmother Jia felt that since Yuan Chun had 10 bills, she, as the grandmother, should at least receive a share as a tribute.

Needless to say, Jia She, Jia Zheng, and others were also involved.

Yuan Chun soon discovered that although her future husband cherished her, he also presented her with a considerable problem.

It would be perfectly normal to divide the paper among the grandmother and the parents.

I believe my husband wouldn't mind if he found out.

But his uncle, aunt, elder brother Jia Zhu, elder brother Zhen, Lian'er, Baoyu, and even his own nephew Lan'er all gave gifts.

Then the talismans I have aren't enough to give away.

Yuan Chun was indeed a thoughtful and intelligent woman.

After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said to Grandmother Jia, "Grandma, I'm leaving five of these magic spells for you."

How to use it is entirely up to the old lady.

After a moment's thought, Grandmother Jia and the others realized that Yuan Chun would not dare to show too much favoritism towards her maternal family.

So that before the woman is even married, her husband doesn't think she's some kind of "good thing" and that she's always trying to take advantage of his wife's family.

However, Yuan Chun did leave half of it with the Jia family, although it was placed in the hands of Grandmother Jia.

But in the eyes of Jia She, Jia Zhen, Jia Zhu, and Jia Lian, Yuan Chun had truly lived up to her reputation as the eldest daughter of the Jia family. Grandmother Jia, Jia Zheng, and Lady Wang also looked on with satisfaction.

I feel like I haven't spoiled this granddaughter and daughter for nothing.

The next morning, Jia Rong, enduring the pain in his back, set off from Ningguo Mansion at 4 a.m. with the help of several servants to report to the Palace Guard.

Fortunately, Jia Zhen, Jia She, and Jia Zheng also felt sorry for him.

In addition to servants, Jia Lian was also sent with several old accountants to help Jia Rong oversee logistics and weaponry.

To avoid making a mistake that would force Li Jingxiao to chop off the boy's head.

(End of this chapter)