The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 98 The Best Brother-in-Law
Li Jingxiao laughed heartily, took out the gift list and handed it to Jia Zhu and Jia Lian, saying, "Brother Zhu and Brother Lian, you are too polite. I am late because I have to go to the government office today."

After saying this, Li Jingxiao bowed again and said, "Soon, we will be relatives. There's no need for so many conventional rules."

Jia Zhu and Jia Lian's smiles immediately brightened.

He was busy saying polite words.

After exchanging pleasantries with the two brothers, Li Jingxiao looked at Jia Rong and saw that although his face was full of smiles, there was a hint of depression in his eyes.

He guessed that the fire-control talisman given to him yesterday must have been taken away by his father Jia Zhen or grandfather Jia Jing.

Patting Jia Rong on the shoulder, he said teasingly, "Brother Rong, didn't you sleep well last night? Or are you tired from all the mundane things today?"

Jia Rong had a thousand things to say in his mind, but he knew that he definitely couldn't tell him now that his father was taking the fire-control talisman.

He could only suppress the grievance in his heart, put on an awkward smile and said, "It is indeed a bit busy, but the busiest ones are actually my father, Uncle Zhu, and Uncle Lian.

My nephew is just running errands, how could he be so tired?"

Li Jingxiao knew immediately that the words were insincere, but he did not say it out loud.

The purpose of giving Jia Rong the fire-controlling talisman yesterday was to attract Jia Jing to practice the art of talismans.

Jia Jing was actually very talented, otherwise he would not have passed the imperial examination. However, Li Jingxiao knew that Jia Jing was old, and no matter how talented he was, his memory, thinking and learning abilities had all deteriorated.

No matter how much you practice, your achievements will be limited.

After praising Jia Rong a few words, the boy felt much better.

They chatted and laughed as they entered the Ningguo Mansion. Jia Zhu used the excuse that the old lady was also in the East Mansion and took Li Jingxiao directly to Huifang Garden.

Passing through the main courtyard, ceremonial gate, front hall, inner hall, and main hall, you can hear the sound of opera singing coming from the garden in the distance.

Jia Zhu smiled and said, "Today is a good day for the families of the two families to get together. The old lady likes to listen to opera, so she invited a troupe to perform for the whole day."

Li Jingxiao nodded and thought to himself that the Ningguo Mansion he had walked through was only one-third of it, but it was already much larger than his own large courtyard with three entrances.

And this does not include the Jia family ancestral hall on the left side of the main hall of Ning Mansion and the courtyards of Jia Rong and Youshi on the right side.

If you really calculate it, Ningguo Mansion is at least twenty or thirty times larger than my own home.

Li Jingxiao suddenly felt that he still had to work hard. If he didn't become a duke in the future, it would be a shame to his abilities.

Thinking of this, Li Jingxiao suddenly became motivated again.

After entering Huifang Garden, perhaps someone had informed her in advance, when she saw Lady Jia, she saw a young girl with a blushing face standing beside her.

Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang were sitting on the left and right, but Youshi, the mistress of Ningguo Mansion, was not there.

Li Jingxiao guessed at a glance that this girl, who was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a plump and beautiful face and a peaceful and prosperous face, must be Jia Yuanchun.

He took another look and was secretly shocked, although he knew that Jia Yuanchun must be very beautiful.

But I didn’t expect that this girl was even more beautiful than I imagined, and it is actually more difficult to look beautiful with a round face than a melon-shaped face.

Dignified and elegant, the more you look at it, the more you like it.

But when you think about it, there is no direct description of Yuanchun's appearance in "Dream of Red Mansions".

But Jia's mother said that Xue Baoqin was three times prettier than Daiyu and Baochai.

And Jia Yuanchun is prettier than Baoqin.

Now it seems that what Lady Jia said about appearance was right.

Of course, some of these words may be compliments, but the fact that her appearance can be compared with Daiyu and Baochai already shows that she is at least a great beauty.

At this time, the more Jia Mu looked at Li Jingxiao, the more she liked him.

It was not only because Li Jingxiao promoted the title of the third-class general of the Jiangzhou Li family to earl in a short period of time, thus restoring the glory of his ancestors.

It was also because when Li Jingxiao stood next to Jia Zhu, Jia Lian, and Jia Rong, the fourth and fifth generation descendants of the Jia family, he actually outshined all three of them.

Moreover, he exuded a heroic aura, which made Lady Jia think of what her husband Jia Daishan looked like when he was young.

He secretly thought that this child's future career and wealth would not stop at the earl level.

Thinking of this, Grandmother Jia became more and more satisfied with the marriage of Li Jingxiao and Yuanchun.

After Li Jingxiao paid his respects to Lady Jia, he also paid his respects to Lady Wang, his future mother-in-law, and then heard Lady Jia say, "Stand up and come closer."

When Li Jingxiao looked up, he saw Lady Jia waving at him, motioning him to come over.

Li Jingxiao was stunned, but only for two seconds, then he stood up and walked to Lady Jia, bowed to Madam Xing, and his eyes fell on Jia Yuanchun.

Yuanchun could no longer stand there, so she hurried around the Luohan bed where Jia Mu was sitting, turned sideways to avoid Li Jingxiao's gaze, and stood behind the bed, not daring to look at him.

Li Jingxiao smiled and then turned to Lady Jia and asked, "Madam, I haven't seen you for a long time. You look very well. It seems you are in a good mood recently."

When Lady Jia heard this, she started laughing.

"I have a house full of children and grandchildren, and my grandson-in-law is a very capable man, so I am naturally in a good mood."

Li Jingxiao chuckled and said a few auspicious words, then he saw Jia Baoyu running in with his short legs.

Grandmother Jia hurriedly waved to Baoyu, held him in her arms, and pointed at Li Jingxiao and said, "Baoyu, why don't you call me brother-in-law?"

Jia Baoyu had seen him before when Li Jingxiao came to treat Jia Zhu.

My initial impression of him was good, but later I heard that my sister was going to marry this man, and it would be difficult for me to see him in the future.

Feeling unhappy, she just looked at Li Jingxiao and made eye contact with him.

The boy immediately got scared.

Li Jingxiao was secretly happy in his heart, this kid was the little brat who was "a rat with a gun in its den and bullied others".

But he kept saying good things, "The old lady is indeed a blessed person, and Brother Zhu is expected to win the top three.

Second Brother Lian is smart and capable, and is proficient in both mundane and official affairs.

Rong'er may not look very old, but he behaves very well."

After saying this, he looked at the still-little baby Jia Baoyu and continued with a smile, "Although Baoyu is small, his face is like the moon in the middle of autumn, and his complexion is like the flowers in the early spring. This is the appearance of someone who will enjoy a life of wealth and honor."

As soon as these words were spoken, Lady Jia, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Jia Yuanchun, Jia Zhu, Jia Lian and Jia Rong all had smiles on their faces.

At this time, because Jia Zhu was still alive and well, Mrs. Wang naturally had no intention of relying on her youngest son to take care of her in her old age.

What we expect from Baoyu is that he can enjoy wealth and prosperity.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao also said that Jia Zhu had a chance to win the top three, which would make him the number one scholar. It would be strange if Mrs. Wang was unhappy.

Besides, from a normal person's perspective, with Li Jingxiao, the future brother-in-law, protecting him, he would never let his brother-in-law suffer.

Although Li Jingxiao looked down on this boy, he secretly hoped that Jia Baoyu would not study, take the imperial examinations, or enter the official career, and could just be a rich and idle person.

Keeping a useless person is a thousand times better than having a brother-in-law messing around in officialdom.

Although Jia Baoyu has a lot of faults, he never bullies others or oppresses the good.

Second, there is no horizontal repayment outside, and it acts recklessly.

He just likes to stay at home and play with beautiful little sisters. This kind of personality is not good for the second son of a powerful family.

Not only a good son to his parents.

He is also a good younger brother to his eldest brother and a good brother-in-law to his brother-in-law. Li Jingxiao used to dislike Jia Baoyu, but it was just because this boy was irresponsible and let down the affection of many beautiful girls.

Now that he was going to be his brother-in-law, Jia Baoyu, with this kind of personality, was the best brother-in-law.

And if you can put all these beautiful girls into your pocket, you won’t have any regrets.

When Li Jingxiao thought about it this way, his impression of Jia Baoyu improved a lot.

He thought to himself that he had to cooperate with Lady Jia and train this kid to be a playboy who only wanted to stay at home and have fun, and not go out and do anything else.

As for whether he would have an exchange of glances with Jiang Yuhan, the actor from the Zhongshun Wang family, in the future, Li Jingxiao didn't care at all.

After thirty, five, seven or eight years, given his own level of cultivation, it is highly likely that Prince Zhongshun would be eager for Jiang Yuhan and Jia Baoyu to become friends.

It would be even better if Jia Baoyu had dual plugs.

Then his eyes fell on the spiritual jade hanging on Jia Baoyu's chest.

Li Jingxiao's idea moved. According to the original book, this thing was the Sky-Repairing Stone.

And he has his own consciousness, and comes to this world on purpose.

She waved to Jia Baoyu, who looked nervously at his mother and then at his elder sister Yuanchun.

Seeing that both of them smiled and nodded, he timidly got down from Lady Jia's arms.

Li Jingxiao extended his hand and said to Jia Baoyu with a smile, "How about I show you a magic trick?"

When Lady Jia, Mrs. Wang and others heard this, they were stunned at first, and then they started laughing.

It has long been no secret that Li Jingxiao is proficient in Taoism.

Several people thought that Li Jingxiao, the brother-in-law, was teasing Baoyu, the brother-in-law.

Jia Baoyu, who was still a child, was stunned for a moment, but soon became excited and nodded hurriedly.

He stared at Li Jingxiao blankly, and saw Li Jingxiao turn his palm. When he opened it again, a talisman was floating in his palm.

The spell emitted a trace of red light, and suddenly turned into a ball of fire the size of a baby's fist.

Everyone was shocked and their faces were filled with surprise.

Then Li Jingxiao clenched his palms, extinguished the fire-controlling talisman in his hand, and spread out his hands again.

A trace of lightning power, from the size of a hair, slowly turned into a ball of tiny silver snakes dancing wildly.

Finally, it turned into a palm-sized bolt of lightning, which made a hissing sound and emitted a faint sound of thunder.

The rumbling sound is exactly the same as when it rains and thunders.

The voice was much quieter, but it still made Jia Mu and others look shocked.

When looking at Li Jingxiao, there was fear mixed with excitement and excitement.

No matter how many rumors people heard about Li Jingxiao, nothing could shock them as much as seeing their son-in-law's magical powers with their own eyes.

In fact, Li Jingxiao's eyes were always on the spiritual jade on Jia Baoyu's chest.

As the thunder in his hand grew bigger and bigger, he could indeed faintly feel that the spiritual jade was emitting a hint of spiritual energy.

Since Li Jingxiao had tested and found out that the magical jade was indeed magical, he naturally would not reveal the strangeness of this magic stone in front of the Jia family.

He smiled and clenched his palms, and the thunder in his hands was taken back into the thunder power contained in his body.

Then he looked at Baoyu and said, "Baoyu is indeed extraordinary."

This was a double entendre, but to Lady Jia and the others, it seemed as if everything Li Jingxiao had just done was actually a test of Jia Baoyu's courage.

Grandmother Jia had long considered Jia Baoyu a treasure, and she hurriedly asked, "Jingyou, do you have any comment on this?"

Mrs. Wang, Jia Yuanchun, Jia Zhu and others hurriedly looked at Li Jingxiao.

Li Jingxiao laughed heartily, "If Baoyu was born in an ordinary family, I would definitely accept him as a disciple on behalf of my master and teach him the Dao.

In ten or twenty years, my Zhenwu Temple lineage will surely produce another person who truly practices Taoism.

It’s just that the Ning and Rong families are too wealthy. I don’t know whether it’s a good thing or a pity to lose my Dao affinity in exchange for a lifetime of wealth and splendor.”

When Lady Jia heard this, she felt relieved.

He picked up Jia Baoyu and said with a smile, "Jing'er from the East Palace has been devoted to seeking the truth for more than ten years, but he has not yet achieved enlightenment.

I heard recently that it was thanks to your help, Jingyou, that I was able to get the chance to get started.

Since there is a monk in the family, why does Baoyu need to suffer that hardship?

Naturally, it means a lifetime of wealth and peace."

Li Jingxiao was now certain in his heart that Grandmother Jia really did not want Jia Baoyu to achieve too much.

He laughed heartily, "What the old lady said is true. With Brother Zhu and Brother Lian here, Baoyu really doesn't need to worry about worldly matters."

"No," Jia's mother smiled and looked at Li Jingxiao, "Jingyou, as a brother-in-law, you should be closer to and take care of your brother-in-law in the future."

Li Jingxiao nodded without hesitation, "Yes, I like Baoyu too. You can tell a person's future by looking at him at the age of three. Baoyu is indeed a good and innocent child."

At this time, "innocence" is not a derogatory word, but rather the word "goodness" is somewhat unpleasant to Mrs. Wang.

But for Jia Zhu and Jia Lian, that is the best character.

Children can often sense whether adults are kind or malicious towards them.

Li Jingxiao really wanted this kid to focus on having fun, so Jia Baoyu really liked his brother-in-law at this time.

Sitting in Lady Jia's arms, she stretched out her hand, grabbed Li Jingxiao's sleeve, and whispered, "Brother-in-law, I heard from my sister that you can fly over eaves and walk on walls. Is that true?"

The little guy was not afraid of fire, thunder or lightning, so it was not surprising that he was interested in the high-flying martial arts.

Li Jingxiao couldn't help but smile and nodded.

He glanced at Yuanchun who was secretly looking at him and glaring at Jia Baoyu.

Smiling, he continued, "Do you want me, your brother-in-law, to take you flying in the sky?"

Grandmother Jia hurriedly asked, "Jingyou, Baoyu is still young, don't scare him."

Jia Yuanchun didn't care about being shy and looked at Li Jingxiao with a worried expression on her face.

Li Jingxiao raised his eyebrows at his future daughter-in-law, which made Jia Yuanchun angry and turned her head away, not daring to look him in the eye.

Then he smiled and said, "Don't worry, old lady. My son-in-law has made great progress in Taoism recently. As long as the magic power in my body continues to flow, traveling a thousand miles a day will be no problem.

It's safe to just play in the yard with Baoyu."

Li Jingxiao had previously jumped onto the city wall, which was more than ten meters high, at the city gate, and thousands of people witnessed it with their own eyes.

When the news reached the Jia family, everyone, both men and women, were surprised.

Having just witnessed flames and lightning emerging from his palms, Li Jingxiao's willingness to display his miraculous movement skills really aroused the curiosity of Lady Jia, Lady Wang, and the others.

After confirming again and again that nothing would happen, Grandmother Jia let Jia Baoyu go.

As Li Jingxiao stood up, Jia Baoyu grabbed his fist and said with a grin, "Brother-in-law, can you fly to the roof?"

(End of this chapter)