A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 64 Leaving an heir (Please subscribe and vote!)

These words were too pleasing to the ear. Although his eyes were still reluctant to leave the treasure in his hands, one of the eunuchs chuckled and said, "Qian Jintang and his family, are they really gone?"

The Prince of Jin's mansion had no authority to take action internally, and moreover, the fourth son of the Li family had powerful figures behind him, so the mansion was unwilling to provoke them.

I was merely ordered to come and investigate today, and to intimidate Li Weizhou since he is young.

Seeing how cooperative this kid was, his intimidating aura dissipated considerably...

Li Weizhou said confidently, "Of course it's true, I saw them leave with my own eyes... Now I regret it so much, I shouldn't have taken their horses. They did it on purpose, leaving the horses behind to trick me. I was stupid, why did I leave the horses at home... I'm increasingly convinced that those bastards are really wicked."

The other eunuchs chuckled, realizing that it was indeed a possibility.

Otherwise, how could a small city like Qingzhou possibly retain a person from the Three Passes?

Even if there truly is a hidden force capable of accomplishing this, there's no need to expose oneself for the sake of Qian Jintang...

The Prince of Jin's mansion only received news that Qian Jintang might be missing, and coupled with the fact that the Heavenly Blade Sect was currently in chaos and infighting, they came to take a look.

Li Weizhou went back into the room and took out a large purple lacquered wooden box. Under the expectant gazes of several eunuchs, he opened it, revealing ten neatly arranged gold ingots, each weighing fifty taels!

The head eunuch's expression turned somewhat sinister, and he asked, "What do you mean?"

Li Weizhou cupped his hands and smiled, "My eldest uncle is the jailer of Qingzhou Prefecture Jail, so he knows all too well what will happen to him after he goes in—it's nothing more than losing both his life and his wealth. Rather than that, it's better to take out all our belongings to offer as tribute to the eunuchs, so that we can at least save our lives. This is proper family wisdom!" His tone was even somewhat smug.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing Li Weizhou's smug expression, the other eunuchs were overjoyed.

One of them even teased him, saying, "Is that all? Are there any more?"

Li Weizhou assured him, "That's really all. It's a pity that Qingzhou City is only a lower-level prefecture, and my uncle is just a prison warden. It's quite capable of him to have amassed such a fortune. But I guarantee that if he could go to Jinzhou Prefecture to be a prison warden, hey, you gentlemen will definitely have plenty of money to spend in the future!"

Surprisingly, some people were actually tempted, saying to the head eunuch, "It's not that difficult..."

The head eunuch remained noncommittal, saying, "We'll discuss this later." He then asked Li Weizhou, "Is there anyone who can vouch for you that Qian Jintang left alive?"

Li Weizhou thought for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up. "Miss Mengjun from Qimeng Pavilion was with me the whole time. When Qian Sirong came looking for trouble, she was the one who held her back. Not long after she left that day, Qian Jintang arrived shortly after. After I showed him my nameplate, he didn't pursue the matter further, but he left after only a few words. Less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea after they left, Miss Mengjun returned, changed into clean clothes. Miss Mengjun was gone for less than an hour in total, I estimate at most half an hour, maybe even less. She should be able to testify..."

"Seriously, you eunuchs think too highly of me. Forget the Heavenly Blade Sect Master, I don't even know how his disciple died outside the city. It's truly an undeserved disaster. To deal with that disciple, my uncle has already sent a letter to the Imperial Execution Bureau, just waiting for Fourth Brother to return and handle it."

The head eunuch nodded slightly. He knew Fu Tianshou; he was just a man with some talent, but his ambiguous relationship with Qian Jintang's daughter made him look down on. So what if he died?

He pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go ask in a bit." He then asked, "Did anyone vaguely hear a loud noise coming from your fortified village? What could it be?"

He stared at Li Weizhou with a sinister gaze.

Li Weizhou said anxiously, "Hey, don't even mention it! It was this commotion that made the Heavenly Blade Sect Master and his family leave in such a hurry. It came from the direction of Dayuan Mountain... Huh?" His expression suddenly changed, and he said, "Did that old man take his family into Dayuan Mountain to look for treasures? Our family's secret set of glass lamps was obtained by someone by accident in Dayuan Mountain and was bought by my father!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of the eunuchs, who had a far deeper understanding of the world than Li Weizhou, became even more interesting.

"Can you really believe what you're saying?!"

The head eunuch stood up and asked sternly.

Li Weizhou was startled and quickly nodded, saying, "Of course... many people heard it that day, it was like thunder and the sky collapsing, how could I dare to lie?"

The eunuchs looked at each other, realizing that this matter was beyond their control, and were actually in a hurry to leave.

Seeing that they were about to leave, Li Weizhou warmly urged them to stay: "You should stay for a meal, my uncle's affairs will depend on you gentlemen..."

Those eunuchs were both hilarious and infuriating; they were truly amazing people!

As Li Weizhou saw them off at the gate, he chatted and laughed with the young eunuch who was walking at the back: "My status is still a bit lacking. Wait, our fourth son will be back soon. He's about to become the Prince Qi's son-in-law, the Princess Yi'an who is the most beloved of the Prince Qi. He even came to visit us last time. When they get back, I'll send you a message, and we'll come over for a couple of drinks."

They really didn't know that we were drinking chicken feather cakes!

The Prince of Jin's mansion is powerful, but no matter what, it can't surpass the Prince of Qi's mansion!
The Prince Qi's Mansion—that's the head of the eight princes!
The princess of the Qi Prince's mansion is also their master. She might not be able to take their lives with a single word, but she could easily make them suffer.

Several eunuchs suddenly came to a screeching halt, their expressions quite fascinating!
The young eunuch, who seemed to be developing feelings for her, widened his eyes and asked, "Young master, are you telling the truth?!"

Li Weizhou chuckled and said, "You can joke about something like this? I wouldn't dare even if I had a few heads. Last month, there was some trouble with the sorcerers, and my fourth son and the princess were on official business. They stopped by home to visit, and this iron plaque was a gift from the princess to me. But don't worry, I'm a businessman too, and I love making friends. I've really struck gold today, making five new friends in one go."

The head eunuch, whose face was usually ashen, forced a smile and took out the two boxes containing the glass goblet and gold, saying, "We also enjoy making friends. Since we're friends, these are too kind of you..."

It wasn't that the Prince of Jin's mansion backed down; it was that they backed down. After returning and explaining the situation, someone of a higher rank would step in to handle the case.

The mysterious disappearance of someone from the Three Passes was something Prince Jin couldn't ignore, even if the family had connections to Prince Qi's household. "Hey!"

Li Weizhou waved his hand with a heroic air and said, "There's no reason to take back what's given away. Besides..." He lowered his voice and said, "The Qi Prince's Mansion is indeed remarkable, but it's still the Qi Prince's Mansion of Qizhou and Shenjing, not our Yongzhou. Our Yongzhou still belongs to our Jin Prince's Mansion. Let's not be petty when making friends; we have a long road ahead."

Hey!
That guy is really generous!

Not to mention the young eunuchs, even several older eunuchs felt that the young man was extraordinary, a dragon among men, and someone they could befriend.

One of them even patted Li Weizhou on the shoulder affectionately and said, "Alright, when you go to Jinzhou Prefecture in the future, you must come to the Prince's Mansion to find us!"

He even had another middle-aged eunuch present Li Weizhou with a waist token from the Prince of Jin's residence.

They probably want to win Li Weizhou over first, so it'll be easier to talk to him in the future...

The head eunuch simply watched without saying anything.

Li Weizhou took the token and smiled broadly, saying, "In Qingzhou, this token is probably more useful than the one I have in my pocket. Thank you all, brothers!"

This caused even the head eunuch to chuckle, while the other eunuchs let out a series of hoarse, lewd laughs.

This scene appeared utterly surreal to passersby and to Li Delong, Li Chang'an, Feng Biwu, Chu Mengjun, and others who rushed to the scene upon hearing the news…

However, the five eunuchs did not take them seriously at all. After saying a warm goodbye to Li Weizhou, they turned around and faced the group of country bumpkins with dead faces, and then hurriedly rode away!
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Li Weizhou was also selective in his judgment; when a eunuch came to his door, he would serve him fine tea with a glass cup, but when other people came, he would just use some old teaware...

Facing the questioning gazes of the crowd, he didn't try to hide anything and laughed, "Someone from the Prince of Jin's mansion came to ask about the Heavenly Blade Sect Master's family. I said they left their horses and left..."

Feng Biwu felt that Li Weizhou was treating everyone like fools, and snorted coldly.

Li Weizhou protested, "It's true! Besides, they are retainers from the Shangzhou Prince's Mansion, so their information is much more accurate than yours. They even found out that a loud noise was heard in Dayuan Mountain that day... I didn't even pay attention to it. They speculated that Qian Jintang probably took some people to Dayuan Mountain to look for some kind of adventure."

Upon hearing this, Li Delong and Li Chang'an were not too bothered.

Feng Biwu, Chu Mengjun, and the manager of Shenglong Money Shop all changed their expressions, stood up abruptly, and looked at Li Weizhou, asking in unison, "Really?"

Li Weizhou nodded, then asked in bewilderment, "Why are you all reacting like this? You couldn't possibly have missed what happened that day."

Chu Mengjun was furious and said, "You didn't say it came from the direction of Dayuan Mountain!!"

Li Weizhou asked in bewilderment, "If it didn't come from the direction of Dayuan Mountain, where else could it have come from?"

Feng Biwu said thoughtfully, "So, it's really possible that Qian Jintang and the others are still alive?"

Li Weizhou shook his head and said, "I really don't know."

Standing on the street, Li Delong, a former prison warden, used all his life's skills to keep his expression unchanged.

Li Weizhou even sincerely asked, "Is a little noise in Dayuan Mountain really such a big deal?"

Without mentioning anything trivial, seeing that Li Weizhou was getting a little angry, Chu Mengjun hesitated for a moment before saying, "Dayuan Mountain is the ancestral vein of the Central Plains... Actually, we don't know exactly what's there, but in short, it's not a small matter."

After the three hurriedly left, Li Delong looked at his beloved nephew with a slightly distorted expression and lowered his voice, saying, "How do you plan to clean up this mess?"

Fortunately, those who came that day were all loyal servants. The roasted scraps of meat were collected and fed to the pigs and dogs, and the ground was leveled... so there was no way to prove anything.

But can such a colossal lie continue? What if it collapses?
The forces behind them are quite powerful.

Li Weizhou was quite relaxed and said, "What's there to be ashamed of? I'm just telling the truth. But if something like this happens again, Uncle and Second Brother shouldn't come over. It won't do you any good."

Li Delong fell silent, while Li Chang'an, furious, grabbed Li Weizhou by the neck and said, "You think we're useless?!"

Li Weizhou laughed: "No, even if things really go wrong, at least we can save one team. Alright, you guys go back and eat, I need to rest. I'm exhausted after a day of wits and courage fighting these ambiguous creatures."

Li Delong left with his second son with a dark face, but once outside, he couldn't help but grin.

He wasn't just some stay-at-home old man who only wanted his children and grandchildren to live peacefully. On the contrary, he felt pleased and proud that Li Weizhou had managed to get things done to this extent.

The only thing to worry about now is to contact the Mingzhou government as soon as possible. If they can get married, they should; if not, they need to make arrangements here quickly.

In any case, we should leave room for later.

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(End of this chapter)