A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 102 Fire Dragon
"Miss? Young Master?"

Under the cover of night, several horses galloped along the official road leading to the horse market. In the distance, two men leading the horses were seen, and the burly man at the head of the group shouted excitedly.

It was the guardhouse that Zhou Zhixian had left for his daughter and son-in-law, Guancheng.

Li Weizhou quickly waved and replied, "The son-in-law is here!"

Zhou Yueniang glanced at him, her lips slightly pursed.

However, her smile soon faded, because in addition to Jiang Cheng and the two old men from the escort agency, there were three riders who came with them.

A beautiful and aloof woman, a pretty and delicate young woman, and a charming maid—all three of them possessed martial arts skills, and none of them were weak in them.

Li Weizhou exclaimed "Huh?" and asked the woman first, "Sister Feng, what brings you here?"

Before anyone could answer, she introduced her to Zhou Yueniang: "This is Sister Feng, known in the martial arts world as Lord Biwu. You may have heard of her."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yueniang narrowed her eyes slightly and asked in surprise, "Jiangcheng Biwu Jun?"

How could that be? It is said that this woman extremely hated men and killed countless wandering rogues and womanizers. She was extremely ruthless.

Feng Biwu nodded to Zhou Yueniang, then said calmly to Li Weizhou, "Li Chang'an came to me seeking you. Since there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." He paused, then added, "Don't be too naive." With that, he turned his horse and rode away.

The implication is that not everyone believes it.

He was clearly unhappy with his foolish act of being tricked into running away from home by his bride on such an important day...

Hey, if the naive Li Weizhou doesn't understand, how could Zhou Yueniang not understand?

Although she is resilient, unafraid of hardship, and ruthless in killing enemies, she is still a girl at heart, with the sensitivity of a young woman.

Zhou Yueniang pursed her lips and glanced at her husband again.

Although Biwu Jun was older, she was exceptionally beautiful.

And, he's quite caring?
Who has ever heard of the ruthless Biwu-jun caring about men?

No wonder, with her husband being so handsome, even if he were to be faithful, he would still attract many women...

Li Weizhou was still grinning foolishly, after all, he was the most naive...

However, after sensing Zhou Yueniang's gaze, she quickly introduced another pair of people: "This is Chu Mengjun, Miss Mengjun. When the daughter of the Heavenly Blade Sect Master came to attack, she was the one who helped me hold her off. Of course, it wasn't easy to get her to come; I used a divine weapon, and none of them are pushovers... Now she has broken away from the Tiannan Prince's Mansion and joined our family, becoming the first sixth-level retainer of our Hundred Treasures Pavilion. The girl beside her is called Yanxue, and she is her maid."

"Moon Lady, although Miss Mengjun is quite beautiful and was originally the most beautiful courtesan at Qimeng Pavilion, she is single-mindedly pursuing the path of martial arts, hoping to leap over the dragon gate and become a grandmaster. As for little Yanxue, I think she's even cuter, and her singing is beautiful too. From now on, if you need anything from the household, just ask them directly; you are now the mistress of the house."

Zhou Yueniang felt relieved, nodded gently, and replied, "Okay."

After saying that, he looked at Chu Mengjun again.

Men can't understand what women are looking at, but how can they hide it from women?

However, she wasn't worried about this person...

As long as the dream of breaking through the three upper levels still exists, it is not advisable to conceive before that, because it will be too detrimental to one's vital energy.

A woman who aspires to martial arts should not actually get married...

Therefore, she would not object to the matter of taking a concubine.

If Li Weizhou could take a concubine and have a child, Zhou Yueniang's burden would not be so great.

Of course, no one can shake her position as the first wife.

Now that they are married, she will fulfill her duties as a wife.

Although, I still can't help feeling a little sour inside.

Zhou Yueniang asked softly, "Did you often go to brothels, my husband?"

Li Weizhou patted his chest and assured him, "That's not true! I might listen to some music occasionally, but I never do anything like that."

Justified and confident!

Yanxue chimed in softly, "It's true, Madam. Young Master... Master has always been a man of integrity. Even when he listens to music, he only goes upstairs to knock on the door in the morning, never at night. And he leaves right after listening, without saying much."

She added in her mind: Actually, he only likes to talk to me, hehe.

Zhou Yueniang smiled at Yanxue and nodded, saying, "I was just asking."

Li Weizhou asked, "Shall we go home now?"

Zhou Yueniang became somewhat uneasy and whispered, "Husband, what if my uncle and aunt ask about it..."

Li Weizhou patted his chest again and assured him, "It's all on me!!"

Zhou Yueniang smiled faintly, glancing at Chu Mengjun, who had been secretly watching her.

Chu Mengjun smiled and said, "Master and Madam, please wait. Yanxue and I will go ahead and scout the way."

Li Weizhou said, "You and Xiaoxue can ride together. Our horses are exhausted and can't run anymore, so you can ride yours."

Yanxue quickly dismounted, led her chestnut horse over, and handed it to Zhou Yueniang with a fawning smile.

Zhou Yueniang nodded slightly and said, "Thank you."

Yanxue quickly waved her hands and said, "Madam, you're too kind. You're the mistress of the house, hehe."

If they become servants of the Li family, the Li family will have to provide them with the precious medicines they need for their spiritual practice.

Of course, they couldn't resist the Li family's orders.

When dealing with Zhou Yueniang, one should naturally adopt the correct attitude.

Zhou Yueniang nodded slightly, and Chu Mengjun then called this soon-to-be-rebellious lackey to mount his horse and left first.

Li Weizhou mounted his horse, then pulled Zhou Yueniang onto the horse as well, and together they rode slowly towards Qingzhou City, which was not far away.

The night wind was chilly, and the horses' hooves clattered.

As they rubbed against each other on horseback, Li Weizhou felt the girl in his arms stiffen slightly and whispered in her ear, "Are you used to having your hair up in a bun?"

After a woman gets married, she usually puts her hair up in a bun.

Wealthy families adorn themselves with pearl hairpins, while ordinary families would wrap their heads with turbans for convenience.

Zhou Yueniang hesitated for a moment before shaking her head slightly.

Li Weizhou chuckled and whispered in her ear, "Your uncles and the others will be going to the capital soon. We'll be at home then, so you can do whatever you want. Actually, I like the way you look with your hair in a ponytail; it's very pretty. Oh, and don't lose that leather hair tie, okay? I love it when you wear it; it looks so good on you."

Zhou Yueniang was both shy and happy. She had practiced martial arts for more than ten years and had been a镖师 (bodyguard/escort) for five or six years. She had killed quite a few people, but this was the first time she had ever been in contact with a man like this.

She hadn't expected her husband to like her leather hair tie... She paused for a moment before speaking softly, "I also think those gold hairpins are a bit shabby, but they're still pretty... Don't you like those?"

Li Weizhou chuckled and said, "It's alright, but it looks good on you. Yueniang, if you like something else, I don't know if I can make it. But if you like gold hairpins and silver hair ornaments, our family has no shortage of those gold hairpins and hair ornaments, as many as you want. I'll take you to our treasure store later to pick them out yourself! But that hair tie of yours, there's only one of each, and I really like it. When we met that day, I thought it was especially beautiful, and I thought, how could there be such a beautiful girl in the world, and she's my wife, I'm so happy!"

Zhou Yueniang couldn't help but giggle, then nodded and replied gently, "I'm happy too."

The body nestled in Li Weizhou's arms softened...

In fact, she has a very decisive and capable personality, but as the saying goes, even a good woman can be swayed by a wolf, especially one with such formidable drive and sweet talk, especially one who already has a formal title and is at her most vulnerable...

With several buffs fully applied, Li Weizhou entered her heart in a single day and firmly took root there.

In this era, the term "husband" is very sacred; once chosen, it will not be easily changed.

About thirty paces behind the two men, Guan Cheng and two other guards stood, their faces ashen, each determined to have a son if they were to marry and have children.

It's not that we favor boys over girls, but rather that daughters are too easily swayed.

They had watched Zhou Yueniang grow up since she was a child, and they used to think she was very heroic and no less than a man. But what happened?
They've only been married for one day...

These gigolos are terrifying! They've seen it for themselves today!
...

"It's back, it's back!"

At the entrance of the Li family's old house, the gatekeeper Li Quan saw Li Weizhou and Zhou Yueniang returning and jumped up to go inside to report the news. A group of people came out shortly afterward.

Li Weizhou felt Zhou Yueniang's nervousness in his arms and found it amusing. So even a strong martial artist is still human after all, and cannot escape the mundane affairs and etiquette of this mortal world.

It's normal, isn't it? He has to abide by his own moral principles too... After dismounting and taking Zhou Yueniang's hand to help her down, Li Weizhou smiled at Li Delong, whose face was solemn, and said, "Uncle, my second brother told me the other day that after my parents' accident, my father-in-law specially sent two hundred taels of silver, specifically for raising me and Ximei. He also said that they didn't look down on our family's status back then, and now they've traveled thousands of miles to marry me off to our doorstep. So my second brother told me that I must never let my in-laws down, and I've kept that in mind."

Today, when Yueniang told me that my father-in-law had left without saying goodbye to avoid troubling our family, I felt truly heartbroken. I remembered my second brother's teachings, so I insisted on dragging Yueniang along to see him off. "Uncle, I think my second brother is very sensible; your teachings are excellent."

Li Chang'an: "..."

numb.

He wondered what terrible things he had done in his past life to deserve such a shameless brother...

Li Delong said in a deep voice, "Then you should also let your family know! You know what the situation is like outside right now. Who knows when those demonic cultists will show up..."

Li Weizhou chuckled and said, "Alright, alright, don't worry, there won't be a next time! Actually, now is the safest time. The Imperial Execution Division and the Mountain Forest Guard have laid a trap nearby. But don't worry, it'll only happen this once. You know I'm usually too lazy to even go out... Uncle, Yunniang and I are going back to our room." He then warned Li Chang'an and the others, "Don't eavesdrop. Let me make this clear: your sister-in-law is a martial arts master, just one step away from achieving great success. If she gets angry, she could throw a chopstick and smash your heads in. Think about it yourselves."

After saying that, he pulled Zhou Yueniang, whose pretty face was flushed, all the way back to the main room of the west courtyard.

He calls himself a demonic cult member? If his father-in-law had no connection with the demonic cult, he'd be as good as dead.

However, no matter what Zhou Zhixian wanted to do, Li Weizhou wasn't too worried about being implicated.

Given his relationship with Situ Qingyue, and of course, Li Changning's connections with the Qi Prince's Mansion and the General's Mansion, as long as he insists he doesn't know Zhou Zhixian's identity, no one can do anything to him.

Even Zhou Yueniang was like that; that's the advantage of having powerful connections.

He also believed that Zhou Zhixian would handle the matter properly.

If there were truly future troubles, there would be no need to come here to entrust one's children to others.

Li Weizhou didn't know what preparations this person had made, but he believed that this man, with his incredibly experienced experience in the underworld, wouldn't harm his daughter.

So there's really no need to be too nervous...

...

Xi Mei was still waiting in the room, her eyes a little red. But when she saw Li Weizhou come back and carefully checked him to make sure he wasn't injured, she didn't get angry. She just hugged her brother and left.

But he wasn't as affectionate with his new sister-in-law as before...

Zhou Yueniang felt guilty and ashamed, all because of her.

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "It's alright, Ximei is the easiest to coax. Tomorrow will be fine, we can talk to her together and make things clear."

Zhou Yueniang looked up at him and nodded.

Then the ronin suddenly leaned his head over and kissed her on the lips.

Zhou Yueniang's amber eyes widened instantly, and her hands clenched into fists.

She had a hundred ways to send the man flying.

Can……

How could she bear to do that?
I can't bear to part with it.

As Li Weizhou embraced her, she remembered what her sisters-in-law had taught her that morning, and her pretty face turned even redder...

"My wife, shall we rest?"

Li Weizhou embraced his young wife and spoke softly.

Zhou Yueniang responded shyly, "Mmm."

With a casual wave of his hand, Li Weizhou extinguished the red candle, then picked up his wife around the waist and carried her to the canopy bed.

I am incredibly excited! After more than twenty years of observation and learning, I have long since become a master of theory, and today I can finally put it into practice!!

No doubt about it, the condoms are all ready, tonight is definitely going to be a bloody battle!
...

Tonight, the night sky is as dark as ink, and heavy clouds obscure the moon.

The market town of Ma is located near the border, and every night, the wind and snow continue.

A group of more than twenty riders arrived quietly in the dead of night. The Northern Frontier General's Mansion should have troops stationed there for defense and vigilance, but for some reason there was no movement tonight...

More than twenty riders went straight inside, but instead of heading directly to the Chu King's villa, they went to a shop near the entrance of the main camp.

The deeper you go into the market, the more central it becomes. Shops near the entrance, being too far from important people, tend to have sluggish business.

Even these twenty-odd people only stayed inside for a short while before coming out.

However, when they came out, everyone changed into the clothes and hats of the Donghu people, and they did not come empty-handed. Like the people gathering hay on the street, each of them carried a sheepskin bag, and then the group dispersed.

After that infamous theft, doors appeared in front of every house on the street, though it was unclear what they were guarding against.

However, these twenty-odd people did not go to the various hayfields to forage for hay. Instead, they carried their packs and traveled north at a leisurely pace, just like ordinary grassland herders returning to their tents to rest.

Each of the Donghu kings' tents was located in the center of the northern camp. The tents were spaced neither too far nor too close to each other, and were surrounded by a network of smaller tents, which provided shelter from the wind and cold.

The tents of higher status had stoves and braziers, while those of lower status could only take a few sheep from the flock behind them each night to put into their tents for warmth.

At this time, the north wind was howling, and most people were already asleep.

The group of more than twenty people did not stop in front of the main tent, but instead continued to gently pour the contents of their sheepskin bags out from the small tents surrounding the main tent.

The movements were small, but fast; it was clear that they were all masters of light-footed kung fu.

There was almost no movement in the howling north wind.

It's not that the Donghu people were unvigilant; rather, no one had ever done such a thing at the horse market in the past few decades.

These twenty-odd people were in the northern camp of the Hu people, as far north as possible. Then, along an east-west line, they poured out most of the contents of the sheepskin bag and then took out a tinderbox and lit it.

Ordinary small fires are difficult to sustain in strong northerly winds, and the tents are covered with ice and snow, so few people take precautions against fire.

However, a fire started by kerosene will only be fueled by strong winds, and melting snow will spread the fire further!
The twenty-odd people did not sit idle. They lit the sheepskin bags with only half a bag of kerosene left in the fire, and then walked back while swinging the sheepskin bags. Sparks of kerosene flew everywhere like flowers scattered by a fairy, constantly creating new ignition points.

With the help of strong winds, the entire Donghu North Camp quickly turned into a fiery dragon, devouring everything in its path.

Water and fire are merciless; under the howling north wind, these are nothing but fleeting events.

More than twenty people hid among the noisy, chaotic, and even crying and screaming Hu people and moved toward the royal tent. At this moment, the people in charge of each royal tent had already appeared. They shouted and cursed, trying to stop the panicked and crying tribal herders from being quiet, but it was no use.
Nobody knows exactly how the fire started!
Everyone was running forward because a fire, more terrifying than a demon, was chasing right behind them.

Even though the nobles were already slashing with knives in their rage, the crowd still surged forward.

Suddenly, someone leaped up from the crowd and stabbed the enraged Donghu nobleman, who was whipping his subordinates repeatedly...

Of the twenty-three people, only eight made a move. Two of them were repelled by the experts from the royal tent and jumped into the sea of ​​fire without hesitation. In the blink of an eye, they mingled with the crying and screaming herdsmen and disappeared without a trace.

The other six men succeeded in their attack, but only injured and did not kill. Afterwards, they shouted in unison, "By order of Lord Huang Daotian of the Imperial Punishment Department, we will slay the barbarians and avenge Young Master Sun!!"

But instead of continuing, each of them took out a large paper packet from their pocket and suddenly flung it out – it was quicklime!

At that moment, a north wind was blowing. The quicklime was scattered and instantly carried south by the wind, blinding countless people and causing screams to erupt.

Meanwhile, the assassins took the opportunity to duck and flee into the increasingly chaotic crowd.

Similar sheepskin coats and felt hats were everywhere, and with the fire quickly spreading, the situation became extremely chaotic, so they were soon lost to the public.

At this point, even top martial arts masters would be of no use unless they could quickly extinguish the fire and prevent the panicked herders and soldiers from scattering, but there was no time to do so.

In this almost absurd chaos, none of the twenty-odd assassins were killed or injured; they all escaped unscathed.

My eyes!

"Ah! It's the Han people! It's the Han people who are harming people!"

"Revenge! Revenge!"

"They lost the duel, so they plotted against us and even assassinated our prince. It's revenge! Kill the Han dogs!"

The market was already halfway through, and the two sides were getting heated in the middle of their fight. At this moment, arson and assassination were like lighting a fire on a powder keg, which would explode instantly!

...

PS: Two chapters, nine thousand words; I'm going to write three chapters! Please vote with monthly tickets! I was inexplicably blocked for a while.

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