A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 110 The Man Has Stood Up! (10,000-word update, please vote!)

When we rested again, it was already past midnight.

The entire room was filled with the scent of human joy...

Li Weizhou was completely satisfied. His powerful physique and intense sensory feedback made him feel like he was becoming an immortal!

After regaining his senses, he looked at his wife, who was still in a daze, and asked with concern, "Did you feel anything this time?"

Zhou Yueniang's pretty face was covered with fine beads of sweat, and her amber eyes were even more captivating, with shimmering light seemingly flowing in her gaze.

She looked at Li Weizhou and nodded gently, her flushed face showing a look of disbelief.

Because she saw it clearly!

She was certain that she could indeed sense the key to the entrance.

This feeling is just...so bizarre!!

Since she could remember, she knew several of her uncles who had suffered terribly because they had been trapped in front of this Dragon Gate for too many years.

And as she grew up and entered the world of martial arts, she heard more and more people say how difficult it was to overcome this obstacle.

When she finally reached the sixth level herself, Zhou Yueniang realized that it wasn't a matter of difficulty, but rather that she had absolutely no idea where to begin.

The entrance hall is so mysterious because it is too enigmatic.

It cannot be proven by any conditioned dharma, it is neither inside nor outside the body, and even her father did not know how to describe it in words.

It was as difficult as climbing to heaven, entirely dependent on the mercy of fate...

But unexpectedly, I felt it clearly at this moment...

Upon hearing this, Li Weizhou's heart skipped a beat, and he was somewhat bewildered.

Without a doubt, it was the stone mirror that was effective. Not only could it help him find the key to success, but it could even help his woman find it through him!
I knew this mirror was a bit shady, but I never imagined it would be this shady!

Fortunately, it was a magical artifact, and the spirit of the artifact still managed to cut off a part of his soul. You could say that this treasure was a part of himself!

Fortunately, fortunately...

However, he didn't show it on his face, mainly because he hadn't yet figured out how to use this effect...

One thing is certain: he will never let someone else benefit from his generosity so easily!

What's wrong with women? Do they think women can take advantage of him and easily break through his defenses?

Dream on!

The man has stood up!

To become his partner, you must first have a spiritual connection and an emotional bond, and only then can you have a physical one.

Otherwise, don't even think about succeeding!
Having established this bottom line, Li Weizhou felt much more relaxed and said gently to Zhou Yueniang, "I guess this is what it feels like to love to the extreme. It turns out that it's not only extreme fear, anger, and regret between life and death that can trigger this profound connection. Our love as husband and wife can also reach its peak. Yueniang, it seems that my affection for you is even deeper than I told you!"

This reason... I must say, is incredibly appealing.

Even if she didn't think it was necessarily true, Zhou Yueniang still chose to believe it and held it firmly in her heart.

Because she now also loves this husband to whom she was destined to be together for three lifetimes.

Li Weizhou told Zhou Yueniang to lie still on the bed while he fetched hot water. After the couple washed up, Li Weizhou said, "You don't need to wait for your uncle and the others to leave. You can start your seclusion tomorrow. There's a 500-year-old ginseng at home, as well as three 300-year-old ones. You can use the 100-year-old ones and the several-decade-old ones for bathing. The Immortal Grass is about the same. This is all I have, and it's all yours to use. Yueniang, from now on, you don't need to worry about anything. Just focus on breaking through. If I need to help you, don't be shy!"

Even in the land of the Eight Kings and Eight Sects, the Martial Sect can be considered a force to be reckoned with, capable of suppressing destiny; it is at least one of the foundations of the sect.

With a martial arts master at home, I can feel much more at ease when he goes out to have fun.

So he's not stingy; he gives his wife one percent of his savings without a second thought!
Zhou Yueniang suddenly couldn't help but lie on the bed and chuckle. Her face, which was pressed against the pillow, was full of smiles, from her eyebrows and eyes to her nose and mouth.

If you ask what a truly happy laugh is, this heartfelt, joyful laugh must be it.

Li Weizhou was also touched, and looked at his wife tenderly, asking, "Why are you so happy?"

Zhou Yueniang continued to smile for a while before stopping. She looked at Li Weizhou with gentle eyes and said, "I've known I had a husband since I was little, and I've thought about you countless times. Actually, I've met you, but I was too young back then, and too many things happened afterward, so I lost my memory of you long ago. But no matter how I thought about it, I never imagined you would be like this."

Li Weizhou straightened his chest and said, "Didn't expect it to be this good?"

Zhou Yueniang smiled again, nodded, and said, "Mm."

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "Me too. But it's not that I'm wondering what you're like, it's that I never expected that after my parents passed away, my father-in-law would still acknowledge our past marriage agreement. I never thought we would actually get married. So, the surprise you gave me is even greater."

Zhou Yueniang's smile changed, turning into one of pity. She beckoned Li Weizhou closer, hugged him tightly, and said, "I never imagined you had suffered so much before. If I had known, I would have definitely asked Father to bring you and Ximei to Mingzhou Prefecture. Husband... little brother, from now on, your sister will take good care of you."

Li Weizhou rubbed his face against her chest, and Zhou Yueniang's pretty face turned bright red, but she couldn't bear to push him away, even though he shamelessly opened his mouth...

……

Seeing that Zhou Yueniang still refused to go to sleep, Li Weizhou had no choice but to close his eyes first, and then open them on the villa side.

Looking at the date, six days have already passed.

In other words, being nourished by the blood-soaked nectar and jade liquid is more effective than being given glucose drips. If someone else were to be treated like this, they would probably either die of thirst or starvation.

After finishing his stance training, he stood up and stretched out a big yawn.

Okay, I smell really bad, I need to take a shower...

When Li Weizhou came out of the bathroom, he looked around and sensed that something was wrong...

After the entrance to the gate was opened, the world perceived by the people of the Great Qian Dynasty actually underwent some changes.

It seemed that I could sense the spiritual energy that Situ Qingyue mentioned. If I closed my eyes and "looked," I could even see its colors, a variety of colors. Although there were few of them, they made the whole world more vivid.

With Situ Qingyue's guidance, Li Weizhou naturally wouldn't actively absorb those mixed and impure spiritual energies.

Moreover, it inherently possesses a heavy sense of oppression, like the might of heaven, forbidding mortals from absorbing its power at will.

Perhaps, this is the law of the mortal world.

Li Weizhou originally thought that Earth was somewhat similar, or even less so, and that there would be some spiritual energy there, but to his surprise, it was completely empty.

Not only was there no inspiration whatsoever, but there wasn't even that heavy sense of oppression.

For no apparent reason, Li Weizhou thought of words like "dead silence" and "desolation," which gave him a creepy feeling...

He walked out of the villa, stood in the courtyard, looked up at the sky filled with white clouds, and after a while, slowly closed his eyes.

The rumbling of machinery around him did not disturb his ascent. Then Li Weizhou "saw" a vast, empty sky with nothing in it.

Above that, there was still nothingness stretching as far as the eye could see.

Looking around, I saw that three villas had been demolished, with about thirty workers around each villa.

There were also several vehicles with the words "Blasting Company Limited" written on them.

He remembered that when he bought the villa, the real estate agent had told him that the foundation of the mountain town was mostly rock, and if he wanted to dig a basement or underground garage, he would need to do a geological survey first and then hire a professional blasting company to do the blasting.

It's precisely because this place is remote that the application process is easier; in a major city, it would be impossible to get approved so quickly.

Of course, Xiao Rui helped with most of the paperwork.

Beyond this area, continuing forward, Li Weizhou "saw" the textures of the leaves in the forest, "saw" various birds catching insects, only to be swallowed whole by a snake behind him...

They "saw" children running along the nearby Qingshui River, and even "saw" fish swimming in the water...

Everything was clearly visible.

Li Weizhou estimated that it extended for about 500 meters.

God-like numbers...

On the Daqian side, the maximum range that can be sensed is five meters, or even less, with a heavy sense of oppression.

But here on Earth, it's completely empty...

When he opened his eyes again, he found that although everything in front of him was gone, his senses remained.

He blinked, then paced around the courtyard, rubbing his chin as he pondered a question:
Am I even human anymore?

Which human being could perceive every blade of grass and every tree within such a vast area?
But Li Weizhou quickly shook off this boring conjecture. Of course he was human, because his thoughts were human, and he was a very ordinary person.

He still loves good food, beautiful scenery, and beautiful women.

Now it's just a matter of having a personal radar, but the detection range of domestically produced individual radar has long since exceeded five kilometers, ten times its sensing range.

Thinking about it this way, it's quite ordinary.

Of course, individual soldier radar needs to consider the influence of terrain and environment, but its perception seems to be unnecessary...

But it doesn't matter, these things are not important.

After clearing his mind of all distractions, Li Weizhou went back to his room to charge his smartphone, which had been out of power for a while, and then began a thorough cleaning.

Life, in the end, is nothing more than the mundane details of daily life.

The housekeeping service I hired was terminated long ago, and now I do everything myself.

Incidentally, I'll also familiarize myself with the physical attributes of the three martial arts masters in the upper three gates.

Now that all 108 acupoints have been opened, the original body here can begin practicing the "Golden Bell Cover" technique.

I wonder if anyone in this world could capture him alive if he mastered all six levels of the Golden Bell Shield technique and combined it with his powerful sensory abilities...

Furthermore, he could feel the nectar continuously descending from the void in his mind, still nourishing his Martial Grandmaster-level body.

This discovery made Li Weizhou feel much more energetic when he was mopping the floor.

That was really unexpected...

I have no idea what Blood Eye is all about; he's practically a god.

Although he could feel that his consumption of pig's blood had suddenly increased, unlike in the past when he would devour hundreds of thousands of liters of pig's blood a day, he was only absorbing a small portion of it; most of it was consumed by Blood Eye himself.

Now, about 10% of the converted material has been used by him.

Of course, this is just a vague feeling, but it should be pretty close to the truth.

Even so, it's still incredibly cost-effective, much better than taking century-old ginseng.

Therefore, the procurement of pig blood needs to be intensified.

Currently, there are still seven major pig-farming provinces that have not yet implemented this system. Once all of them have successfully implemented it, the amount consumed daily will be negligible.

His figure was almost out of the illusion inside the villa. He felt that his movement speed was more than five times faster than before his breakthrough, and it should get faster and faster in the future.

In just over ten minutes, Li Weizhou cleaned the two floors and the basement spotless, and the windows were sparkling clean.

I also cleared away the weeds in the courtyard and watered the flowers.

After tidying up, he cooked himself a bowl of noodles.

Although I can live without eating now and not starve, I'm still happy when I do eat.

After cooking the noodles, Li Weizhou brought them to the living room. His phone was just charged, and when he turned it on, the bright red number 99 on the WeChat icon was very eye-catching.

I opened it and saw that most of the messages were from four girls.

Various photos of people having fun on Hong Kong Island, including one of them wearing a bikini at the beach!
Although it was very conservative and didn't reveal much, it was still very beautiful.

Zhao Ling'er is truly beautiful; she looks stunning even without makeup, and she has a great figure.

Xiao Rui has a better figure; she's definitely more voluptuous...

Of course, Xiao Rui's most beautiful feature is her eyes.

This girl's eyes are so bright and beautiful that they would stand out even in a large crowd.

After checking the time, Li Weizhou dialed the number, and the call was answered quickly.

"Boss, have you made it out of quarantine yet?"

Xiao Rui's cheerful voice came over, followed by a chorus of chattering voices, mostly asking when Li Weizhou had arrived.

Li Weizhou responded first, then said apologetically, "Something came up and I can't make it. I'm sorry."

He's stood me up twice already. After all, he's the boss; he can be capricious.

Hearing the call from the other end, Li Weizhou chuckled, and Xiao Rui giggled, "I guessed it. It's alright, you're the boss, you go ahead and get busy. By the way, let me give you a work report. We consulted a lawyer here, and the procedures for mainlanders to open a gold shop here are extremely complicated. It's difficult to get all the approvals done in less than one or two years, and that's assuming there aren't any problems on the mainland. So I'm planning to directly acquire a gold shop that has a precious metals and gemstone trading license and other relevant operating qualifications. This way, we can save a lot of time; three months should be enough."

Also, I'm planning to have Jiajia and Ling'er reside permanently on Hong Kong Island in the future. What do you think?

Li Weizhou said, "You can handle it as you see fit. But we need to get the dried pig blood powder factories and gold shops in Hunan, Shandong, Yunnan, and Hubei provinces first."

After a moment of silence, Xiao Rui smiled and replied, "Understood. I will personally lead the team to these places."

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "Is the school going to hold a graduation ceremony? It's not too late to run after you've attended it."

Xiao Rui joked, "Then can I invite you to participate? Right now, rumors are spreading all over the school that I'm being kept by an old man, the kind who's too old to move. Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken over such a big company. Why don't you show your face and let them see if you're young or old!"

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "Okay, call me when you're done, and I'll pick you up in my pickup truck and take you to get some pig's blood."

Xiao Rui giggled and said, "Pikachu it is! Then it's settled, see you in three days, I'll call you."

"it is good!"

……

After hanging up the phone, Li Weizhou went to his study and found a world map.

The domestic dried pig blood meal factories are pretty much like this. The ten major pig-producing provinces account for 70% of the country's total annual pig production.

Of that 70%, it would be quite good if the dried pig blood powder factory could receive even one-tenth of it—a huge number.

Once the dried pig blood powder factories in these ten provinces are established, the rest are too scattered and unnecessary.

Setting up a dried cow blood meal factory is a viable option, especially in grassland provinces that produce over five million head of cattle annually. The blood volume of a single cow is roughly four times that of a pig, so it's feasible.

But that's the limit.

Next, we'll go to America, which is not only the world's second-largest pork producer but also a major cattle producer. We can establish several dried blood meal factories there.

However, these were not the main reasons Li Weizhou was looking at the map. He was looking at the world map to see if there was any other place on this planet where there was still an opportunity to exploit...

Ultimately, it's best to have a territory where you can be in control. That way, you won't have to hide anything; you can just place orders worldwide and import large quantities of blood.

At that time, not only can the gold and jewelry business be conducted openly and legitimately, but a large number of Daqian handicrafts, from small items like shoes, hats, clothes, and socks to large items like furniture, porcelain, wood carvings, swords, weapons, embroidery, and jade, can also be sold for a fortune, which can then be exchanged for pig's blood.

With the power of an entire nation at your disposal, you don't need to worry about anyone investigating you...

And as long as there's enough money, not only pig blood, but also cow, sheep, chicken, duck blood, and even human blood are no problem. America is the world's largest blood exporter, so you can just buy it with money.

If you think American blood is too expensive, then India has the world's largest black market for blood; you can have as much as you want...

If we're looking for territory, Africa would be a great place, with so many indigenous people fighting tooth and nail.

But Africans would never allow a yellow-skinned Chinese person to occupy a piece of land, and the West would not allow it either. It's not that they're afraid, it's just that when that happens, there will be no peaceful days, and it will be incredibly troublesome.

It has to be Asia...

But where in Asia is good?
After looking around, he focused his gaze on the extremely chaotic land to the southwest.

There is probably no country in the world right now that is so chaotic and complex, comparable to the warlord era.

Chaos creates opportunity.

Let's go for it!
Instead of always being anxious and hesitant, why not seize the opportunity and take a chance!
Of course, one must plan carefully before acting; it's not something that can be done on a whim. No matter how good your martial arts are, a missile will turn you to dust.

So ultimately, you still have to use your brain; at least learn a foreign language well first.

Fortunately, after opening the gate of enlightenment, Li Weizhou felt that not only were his senses and hearing much sharper, but his memory also seemed to have improved significantly, and learning languages ​​was no longer a problem.

Li Weizhou kept scrolling through videos of this country, and the more he scrolled, the more he felt there was an opportunity!

If you find a good entry point, the chances of success are high.

Also, he might want to get a tan... but that's not urgent.

If that's the case, the dried blood meal factory in America can't be established; it would be a complete waste of time and money.

But it doesn't really matter. Although it is the world's second largest producer of pigs, the total number of pigs produced in a year is only 70 million, which is the same as the annual output of Sichuan Province.

We'll talk about that small amount later when things settle down.

What he needs to do right now is to start preparing by finding a language teacher.

At the same time, I continuously practiced the derivation of the "Seven Star Steps" and also focused on cultivating the "Golden Bell Cover".

Oh, and we also need to order a Bruce Lee-branded muscle vibration machine to speed up the training process.

Once mastered, with external protective energy and internal defensive energy like the Golden Bell Shield, who can stand against you in jungle warfare?

After indulging in a bunch of random and unrelated fantasies, Li Weizhou finished washing the dishes and went out.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; first, maintain the current operational system.

After communicating with the construction team, it turned out that Xu Li was a reliable person and arranged for three of Xu Qiang's managers to supervise the construction here.

Besides overseeing the construction of the villa, the strictest requirement was that the construction team was not allowed to disturb Li Weizhou.

After chatting with the bunker company in northern Hubei and exchanging ideas, Li Weizhou described himself as a post-apocalyptic survival enthusiast and encouraged them to do a good job before driving away.

He was going to fly to Pengcheng to pick up a batch of goods from the gold store, and then replace them with gold jewelry from the Daqian silver shop, and deliver them to the Baibaolou store in Shancheng. The stores in Furongcheng and Yunan had already received new stock.

After a long day of travel, Li Weizhou returned to the villa as darkness fell. He locked the doors and windows, went back into the basement, entered the secret room, set up his stance, closed his eyes, and returned to the Great Qian Dynasty.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw his wife's beautiful face in the morning light, her lovely amber eyes looking at him tenderly...

It's like a husband who has worked hard all day coming home to find his wife waiting for him.

This feels good.

……

"Moon Maiden, you're not asleep?"

Li Weizhou looked at his beautiful wife in surprise and asked, then praised her, "Your eyes are so beautiful."

Zhou Yueniang smiled and said softly, "She's asleep. But she was a little excited and didn't sleep for long."

Li Weizhou thought for a moment and asked, "Yue Niang, are you just trying to fool me? Does our love as husband and wife really work?"

Zhou Yueniang's eyes sparkled with shyness, as if shimmering with light, and she looked at Li Weizhou with a playful smile, nodding gently.

Li Weizhou said very seriously, "Then we two must continue to work hard and not delay our important business!"

Zhou Yueniang chuckled. She wasn't one to be shy, and besides, she had her own desires. So she gently lowered her head and kissed her younger brother...

……

It was bright.

After washing up, Zhou Yueniang stopped Li Weizhou from eating any more and helped him get dressed. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you sure we don't have to see your uncle's family off? Isn't that a bit inappropriate..."

Li Weizhou didn't care and said, "Why couldn't the fourth brother come back when we got married? It's because he broke through the Xuan Guan Aperture. Don't worry, your uncles will be even happier when they find out. By the way, wait a moment."

He went to the west wall, used the key to open the wardrobe, then beckoned Zhou Yueniang to come closer, handed her the key, and said, "My family's wealth is stored in here; you will be in charge of keeping it from now on."

Zhou Yueniang didn't hesitate, as women were traditionally expected to stay at home. However, she was stunned when she glanced into the wardrobe.

Half of it was ginseng, bundles of dried ginseng, some thirty years old, some fifty years old, and some one hundred years old. There were also a few lacquered boxes with labels that read "three hundred years old" and "five hundred years old."

The other half is the immortal herb, which is pretty much the same.

If it weren't for the rich aroma of the herbs that told her they were genuine, Zhou Yueniang would have seriously doubted the authenticity of these precious medicines.

Then, the key in my hand felt as heavy as a halberd.

She looked up at Li Weizhou, unsure of what to say.

Wasn't it said to be... a small family in a remote, harsh border town?

When I heard him say that last night, I thought he was just trying to make her happy.

Even though I thought it was fake, I still laughed happily.

But who could have imagined it would actually be true...

Li Weizhou laughed smugly, "Didn't I go to the horse market once? I happened to meet the eldest princess and prince of the Donghu Qinghu King's tent and gave them some small gifts. These are their return gifts."

Zhou Yueniang immediately realized the problem: "It was... given to you by that princess, wasn't it?"

Li Weizhou was not guilty at all, but rather very proud. He whispered, "Don't worry about using it. I'll go to the Green Fox Tribe next year and bring you back even more!"

It's similar to stealing electric bikes to support you.

Zhou Yueniang should have been... at least speechless, but looking at the mysterious expression on Li Weizhou's face, she couldn't help but giggle.

How could this husband be so wonderful?
She laughed for a while until the lecherous man opposite her started to grope her. Only then did she stop laughing, glare at him, and ask, "Husband, do you want to take that princess as a concubine? But I'm afraid she wants you to marry into her family."

Li Weizhou said confidently, "Don't worry, she won't win my heart." Seeing his wife looking at him with bright eyes and smiling, he chuckled awkwardly, "Just kidding. Actually, it was given by Tuoba Yun. I talked to his sister Tuoba Tuya... no more than three sentences. I was just bragging to you."

Zhou Yueniang chuckled and shook her head, saying, "It's not entirely nonsense. Otherwise, why would they give you such a precious medicine? My husband, I've been traveling the world since I was young, and I know that no man is immune to playfulness. But you can't act recklessly. People of that status are not to be trifled with; it will only bring trouble."

Li Weizhou assured him, "I will never do anything reckless. To be frank, there are very few girls in the world who can catch my eye. It's not that there aren't many beautiful girls, but rather that there aren't many girls who can attract me. As time goes by, my wife will understand that I don't like meeting strangers."

Zhou Yueniang nodded and smiled slightly, "I believe you. You treat Mengjun, a beauty of such stunning beauty, with such indifference. But that Biwu Jun..."

Li Weizhou explained, "Actually, I disliked her at first, but later I found that she had a good personality and was clear about right and wrong. On the day the Demonic Sect leader was killed, she was the Mountain Forest Envoy, so she ambushed and killed the Demonic Sect at the Mountain God Temple fifteen miles east of the city. After the matter was settled, those scoundrels from the Imperial Punishment Bureau and the Mountain Forest Envoy were unwilling to come to the rescue, wanting to sit idly by and watch the Demonic Sect leader kill Situ Qingyue and me. Biwu Jun, alone with her sword, insisted on fighting her way back despite being stopped by Yuan Yunnian, the deputy commander of the Mountain Forest Guard. Although she is a woman, she has a heroic spirit in her heart. When she clashed with Xiao Yichen and his group, she took the initiative to stop them."

Zhou Yueniang nodded upon hearing this, but then asked, "Isn't she too old?"

She's almost thirty-one or thirty-two years old, practically Li Weizhou's mother.

Li Weizhou playfully pinched Zhou Yueniang's nose and said, "What are you thinking about? I'm planning to invite her to be a retainer at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion. Besides, her reputation in the martial arts world is so high, she's only half a step away from the Upper Three Gates, how could she possibly be a concubine? Of course, she probably doesn't care much about titles... Hmm, my wife, you're still thinking about these things? Hurry up and prepare to break through the gate. Speaking of which, my wife, are you still a little lost? Come, come, let your husband help you find the way again..."

"Pfft!"

Zhou Yueniang chuckled, then instead of retreating, she nestled into Li Weizhou's arms, saying, "I'm not being jealous. Having traveled the world with my father as a镖师 (bodyguard/escort), I've seen it all before. It's just that you, my husband, are so innocent and kind, and possess such striking good looks that you're naturally attractive to girls. I'm afraid you might be taken advantage of… Adultery has always led to murder; you must be careful."

Li Weizhou boasted arrogantly, "Don't worry, with my wife here, ordinary beauties are nothing but commonplace women. Unless they are martial masters of the Three Passes, I won't even give them a second glance."

Zhou Yueniang was overjoyed to hear this. How many female warriors in the world could possibly reach the Three Passes?
If her husband manages to find them all, then that's his skill.

At that time, the Li family will be even stronger than the Eight Kings and Eight Clans, and she'll accept that!

If we could find a Valkyrie, she would even take care of me during my postpartum period!
After settling down, Zhou Yueniang said, "I only need to choose a few hundred-year-old ginseng and immortal grass. Zhou'er, you should keep the key to this precious medicine..."

Li Weizhou said unhappily, "I have no time to care about these things. I'm drunk with admiration for my wife's beauty every day. It would be terrible if I lost the key one day. Besides, you have to be obedient. If I tell you to use it for five hundred years, then use it for five hundred years. Fourth Brother just broke through. His master clearly told him that leaping over the Dragon Gate is like rebuilding one's foundation. The better the precious medicine used, the stronger the foundation will be! There is only one thing: after breaking through the Xuan Guan point, one can sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. However, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in this world is very mixed. Inhaling it into the body will be detrimental to the future, so one must control the degree. Yue Niang, do you know about the Hidden God Palace?"

Zhou Yueniang looked at Li Weizhou in amazement, probably not expecting him to know even this. She nodded and said, "I know a little bit. It's a very ancient legend... How so?"

Li Weizhou said, "After you open the first aperture of the Mysterious Pass, the next step is to find the Hidden God Palace. This is very important, and it was Sister Situ who told me this. But there's no need to rush. If we, as husband and wife, continue to be affectionate, we might be able to find it. Alright, that's all for now. It's getting late, so I'll go tell my uncle and the others. You can stay here in seclusion, and I will keep watch outside."

"Need not!"

Zhou Yueniang hurriedly said, "Husband, you go ahead and do your work. Uncle Guan and the others are guarding the front yard, so it's alright." She paused and added, "Just come home tonight."

Li Weizhou laughed heartily, making Zhou Yueniang a little embarrassed. Suddenly remembering something, she took out a book and said to Li Weizhou, "This is a boxing manual that Father left us. It's quite powerful. Husband, would you like to practice it?"

Li Weizhou took it and flipped through it, then smiled and said, "So many methods for channeling energy through acupoints... Keep it, and teach me each one when you have time tonight."

Zhou Yueniang glanced at him, then smiled and said, "Then go ahead. Apologize to my uncle and aunt for me."

Li Weizhou happily said, "Alright! But no need. We can visit them in the capital later, and then go straight to Mingzhou Prefecture to see my father-in-law. I told you, how could I let you suffer the pain of missing him? Come here, darling, give me a kiss!"

"Ouch~~~~"

Zhou Yueniang chuckled and pushed her cloying husband out the door!
Even after Li Weizhou had walked away humming a little tune, she was still smiling; her smile was so beautiful…

……

"real?!"

Inside the guest room, Li Delong and his family were so surprised and incredulous when they heard the good news brought by Li Weizhou.

The women were the most interesting; not only Luo and Guo, but even Zhao Yuanzhi and Zhang Wanyi were so surprised that their eyes widened.

Once the secret gate is opened, it is like leaping over the dragon gate, and from then on, one's status will surpass that of kings and nobles!
They knew better than anyone how many brilliant young nobles, and even kings and generals, had been trapped and killed by this Dragon Gate.

Power and status are worthless before that Dragon Gate!
The mere phrases "conditioned phenomena cannot be proven" and "neither outside nor inside the body" have trapped countless people in the obsession of knowledge and views, causing them to sink deeper and deeper into it.

The higher one's social status, the harder it is for them to accept this disparity, and they suffer unspeakable pain throughout their lives.

How... did I break through?
Li Changning broke through to the next level without even realizing it, at a moment when he was on the verge of life and death. He himself was completely unaware of it. In fact, most people break through to the third level without realizing it, so it has little reference value.

But Zhou Yueniang broke through her limits just by getting married, isn't that amazing?
Li Weizhou, shameless as ever, nodded to the two noble ladies since Zhou Yueniang wasn't there, saying, "It's just that they suddenly had an epiphany after their wedding night and broke through. Yuanzhi, Wanyi, the sooner the better, don't delay any longer. I don't know if there's anything to learn from Yueniang's experience, but it's better than struggling to find the answer, isn't it?"

Zhao Yuanzhi and Zhang Wanyi's pretty faces flushed instantly, but being martial arts practitioners, they both looked at Li Changning without prior arrangement.

Li Changning: "..."

He was a little scared; he couldn't give them that much...

Li Weizhou continued to offer his support: "To put it more bluntly: only when emotions reach their deepest point can they truly merge and achieve a union of body and spirit. Before a love so profound that one would die for it, everything else can be cast aside. Only when it reaches this stage can it be truly effective."

Zhao Yuanzhi: "..."

Zhang Wanyi: "..."

The whole family: "..."

While Ximei was still in a daze, her two sisters-in-law understood what she meant. The two experienced women had strange expressions on their faces and were trying their best not to smile.

She only used her eyes to scold her third son: Shameless!

However, they also felt a little sad, as their husbands rarely seemed to give them this feeling.

And so, they all looked at their respective men with a mournful expression...

After sensing the murderous aura emanating from his two cousins, Li Weizhou coughed and added, "This is the most precious family tradition of my Li family. Yuanzhi, Wanyi, your third brother considers you family, so I'm telling you this, but you can't pass it on to outsiders, understand?"

Zhao Yuanzhi nodded repeatedly and said, "Third Brother, I won't even tell my grandfather!"

Zhang Wanyi looked at Li Weizhou, nodded slightly, and said softly, "Third Brother, I haven't thanked you yet."

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "What are you thanking me for?"

Zhang Wanyi said, "That day on the arena..."

Li Weizhou waved his hand and smiled, "Let's not talk about these things. We're all family. From now on, you and Silang will walk hand in hand and seek the Great Dao together."

Seeing that he did not deny it, Zhang Wanyi nodded vigorously.

Li Chang'an patted Li Changning on the shoulder and laughed, "I knew your third brother loved you the most and worried about you terribly."

Li Changping sighed and said, "They only mock and bully me. It makes you two seem like real brothers."

The family burst into laughter. Li Changning glanced at Li Weizhou, about to thank him, when Li Weizhou said disdainfully, "Get lost! I'm only paying attention to you because of Yuanzhi and Wanyi!" He said the same to Li Chang'an and Li Changping, "I don't want to talk to you." But then he said to Luo and Guo, "I originally said I'd send you to the capital, but Yueniang is in seclusion and can't leave. I'm giving each of you a thousand taels of gold as payment for the shops we promised to buy there."

Madam Luo said sternly, "Sanlang, we won't accept it. You're the brother, not the elder brother; there's no reason for that." Doesn't the eldest sister-in-law have any pride? If she really wanted to give it, she should have done so privately...

Madam Guo even slapped him, saying, "You brat, you haven't even become the head of the family yet, and you're already making arrangements for us? Last night, I was saying that I wanted to leave you and Yue Niang more family wealth, and here you are! Sanlang, behave yourself!"

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "Are you looking down on me, the God of Wealth of the North? Besides, it's not for you, it's for my two nephews to go to school. In a place like the capital, where the powerful and wealthy gather, people respect clothes before they respect people. We don't teach our children to have extravagant habits, but they shouldn't be too shabby when they go out to study."

Seeing that the two were still trying to refuse, Li Delong, who had been silent until now, said in a deep voice, "Let's leave it at that. It's all official property. Sanlang, let's go take a look at the Zhou family mansion. That old viper Zhou Kejin has been tidying it up for years, originally to support his mother. But his mother was unlucky and didn't even get to enjoy it for a year before the entire Zhou family was sent to the capital to be beheaded. Such a nice mansion, and we've gotten it for free. Let's go take a look."

So the family stopped talking and went to visit the Zhou family mansion not far away.

The grand gate is flanked by two stone lions with exceptionally wide chests. Although not tall, they look quite imposing.

The Zhou family truly lives up to their reputation as the wealthiest family in Qingzhou City; they are very particular.

Li Huan and Li Rui started climbing up, but Xi Mei grabbed them by the ears and pulled them down.

The family laughed and strolled around the huge courtyard, quite satisfied. The mansion had three courtyards in the front and back, and there were also side courtyards on the east and west sides, which could easily accommodate two or three hundred people.

The new houses are all made of the finest stone and wood, and the women love them the most.

If it weren't for the fact that each of them had received a thousand taels of gold beforehand, the two sisters-in-law would probably have become quite stingy.

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "Goodness, the county government really did a thorough job of confiscating the property. It's a good thing they're not strong enough, otherwise they wouldn't have even left behind this little bit of solid wood furniture."

Li Chang'an chuckled, "What do you think? I had to scold them to get them to leave this furniture behind."

Li Delong said, "Then let's stay here tonight and help Sanlang calm down the bad luck in this room. If the Zhou family ancestors have any grievances, they can come at me! Eldest brother, write down the names of all our ancestors and post them everywhere. We've been worshipping them for so many years, it's time for them to do their work. We'll stay one night and set off first thing tomorrow morning!"

With Zhou Yueniang about to break through the three upper barriers, he had no more worries or concerns.

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