Wei and Jin did not submit to Zhou

Chapter 176 In the Human World

On the day of Sima You's wedding, the morning's excitement belonged to Shi Shouxin. He planned, deployed, and personally participated in the bride-kicking operation, playing the game from beginning to end, seeing it through to the very end!
But the afternoon's excitement belonged to Sima Zhao and the Prince of Jin's residence.

The power and influence of the Prince of Jin's mansion are self-evident. The guests attending the wedding banquet all arrived with lavish gifts, dressed in their finest attire, as if they had been preparing for this day for a long time. In reality, they had only just learned of the news themselves.

However, none of this concerns Shi Shouxin anymore.

When Shi Shouxin escorted Sima You to the gate of the Prince of Jin's residence, he quietly retreated to a distance from the crowd and coldly observed the commotion in front of the residence.

"Ah Lang, shall we go get some drinks?"

Zhao Xiangfeng asked with some doubt.

"Watch him build a tall building, watch him entertain guests, watch him..."

Shi Shouxin looked at the Prince of Jin's residence and muttered to himself. He stopped there, looked at Zhao Xiangfeng and smiled, "Come on, let's go to the market in Luoyang and I'll buy you some candied fruit!"

"really?"

Zhao Xiangfeng looked pleasantly surprised.

"Of course, someone as smart as you, who can fool you?"

Shi Shouxin retorted confidently.

Zhao Xiangfeng was overjoyed, grabbed Shi Shouxin's hand, and the two left gracefully. Shi Shouxin had no interest in the social obligations of the wedding banquet!

When Sima You sent the Su brothers out to look for them, he found that Shi Shouxin and Zhao Xiangfeng had already disappeared, and the fifty Zhao family retainers who had come to support him had also returned to the military camp as agreed beforehand.

It's as if Sima You carried out this bride-snatching all by himself.

When it's over, brush off your clothes and go away, hiding your merit and fame!
During this bride-kidnapping operation, Shi Shouxin's control of the overall situation and chivalrous spirit moved Sima You's confidants.

When advancing, they are as aggressive as fire; when retreating, they are as silent as the wind.

Everyone was afraid to imagine what kind of upheaval it would cause if this wasn't a wedding robbery but a mutiny.

However, Shi Shouxin didn't care what others thought at all. He was taking Zhao Xiangfeng shopping in the market of Luoyang!
The market in Luoyang was located outside Xiyang Gate, surrounded by a special courtyard wall, and inside it was filled with a wide variety of goods.

Zhao Xiangfeng, who had never seen the world before, was completely dumbfounded.

Jade, pearls, amber, coral—we have them!
Glassware, gold and silverware, blankets, and exotic animal hides are available!
We have calligraphy brushes, ink sticks, inkstones, and all kinds of paper!
Bronze mirrors, iron farm tools, knives, bows and crossbows, gold and silver jewelry—they have it all!
There are also various snacks.

This is the most prosperous place in the world at this moment, without exception.

Before long, Zhao Xiangfeng's hair was adorned with silver and gold hairpins, his hands were full of trinkets, and he had wooden boxes tucked under both arms, containing something unknown.

Behind them were several porters, their bamboo baskets filled with the goods they had purchased.

It seems these two were going all out while browsing the market.

When the merchants asked Shi Shouxin for their money, he always gave the same answer: "The second young master of the Prince of Jin's mansion will pay the bill!"

After visiting the market, Shi Shouxin and Zhao Xiangfeng hired an oxcart, loaded it with a large amount of purchased goods, and returned home in a carefree manner.

When the oxcart stopped at the door, Wei Xiu and Hui Niang came to the gate to greet it.

Zhao Xiangfeng sat on the flatbed cart, still singing in his hoarse voice from puberty:
Let us travel the world together, living freely and unrestrained. Let us ride horses and gallop, sharing in the splendor of life.

Singing and dancing intoxication, expressing the joy in our hearts. Live life to the fullest, seize the days of youth!

Although she couldn't make out the tune at all, she seemed to be enjoying herself, with a bright smile on her face.

"What are you all standing there for? Come and move your things!"

Shi Shouxin patted Zhao Xiangfeng on the shoulder, signaling her to stop singing, and then waved to Wei Xiu and the other person.

Zhao Xiangfeng performed exceptionally well today, greatly satisfying his vanity, and his joy is still overwhelming.

The coachman glanced at the handsome Wei Xiu, then at the alluring Hui Niang, and cast an envious look at Shi Shouxin. He couldn't help but sigh softly, "Young man, you should take care of your health. You don't realize how important it is when you're young, but you'll understand when you get older. You should be more restrained with women."

Nobody paid him any attention; Shi Shouxin and the others were busy moving goods.

Feeling bored, the driver helped unload the goods and then waved his whip and left.

After he left, Wei Xiu stepped forward with a look of surprise and delight, took Shi Shouxin's hand and asked, "My lord, has the matter been settled?"

"Didn't I tell you already? For me, it's a piece of cake."

Shi Shouxin laughed heartily and made the hand-flipping motion again.

Wei Xiu and Hui Niang exchanged glances, their hearts filled with mixed emotions.

The last time Shi Shouxin made this gesture, they just thought the man was quite approachable and liked to joke.

However, at this moment, the two were filled with shock!

You're not bragging?! How did you do that?!
They suddenly intervened in the marriage of the second son of the Prince of Jin, forcing Sima Zhao to hold an emergency wedding banquet today and acknowledge the established fact.

Then, this manipulative guy went home as if nothing had happened.

Wei Xiu and Hui Niang both came from official families, so they had heard of such strange things before.

But it's easy to cause trouble but hard to clean up the mess, and even harder to get out unscathed!

If they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, Wei Xiu and Hui Niang would have thought it was just a legend.

But the facts are undeniable, leaving no room for doubt!
Everyone hurriedly carried all the good things they had bought at the Luoyang market into the courtyard.

After settling into the study, Zhao Xiangfeng jumped onto the desk and began excitedly explaining, gesturing wildly:
"You didn't see it, Sima You, dressed like a big red fruit, paraded through the city. I got goosebumps every time I saw him."

We found the bride's birth mother, who was quite a formidable woman. She walked in front of us, and we followed her to the Jia family mansion to kick down the door!

You didn't see that Guo Huai guy, his face turned black!

Finally, the bride was carried onto a horse and followed Sima You away. Guo Huai didn't dare to chase after her, and the servants beside her were like dead men, not daring to move!
Hahahaha, that's hilarious!

Zhao Xiangfeng embellished the story and recounted the entire process of the bride kidnapping.

Of course, what Sima You was like is not important.

What Shi Shouxin is like, well, it doesn't matter.

The bride, the mother-in-law, the Prince of Jin, the guests—none of that matters.

The most important thing is how Zhao Xiangfeng himself cleared the way and how he brutally beat the servants of the Jia family!

Wei Xiu and Hui Niang looked at each other, feeling extremely regretful, like merchants who almost sold a high-profit item but failed and felt they had lost a lot of money.

If I had known the bride-kidnapping was going to be this exciting, I should have joined in, or at least watched from the sidelines!

"We can't attend the wedding banquet today, so let's just have a good drink at home!"

Shi Shouxin smiled and got up to move the wine jars.

The house is getting busy with cooking and preparing a proper celebration for dinner tonight.

When it was time for a meal, the Su brothers came to visit, but instead of drinking, they brought a message from Sima You.

There were only five words in total: "Great kindness needs no words of thanks." Shi Shouxin invited the two brothers to stay for dinner, but the Su brothers said that they had to attend the wedding banquet and that they were leaving now to obey Sima You's orders; they had no choice but to come.

The Prince of Jin's residence is currently bustling with guests. As Sima You's confidants, they are obviously staying at the Prince of Jin's residence.

After dinner, Zhao Xiangfeng, who had drunk too much, went on a drunken rampage. Shi Shouxin and the others held him down and tied his hands and feet before throwing him onto the bed in the side room to do whatever he wanted.

Wei Xiu and Hui Niang had also drunk quite a bit, their faces were as red as flowers, and they were walking unsteadily.

However, everyone enjoyed the meal, especially Wei Xiu, whose persuasion of Jia Bao's mother was a key step in the process.

She was also very pleased with herself.

Shi Shouxin led Wei Xiu and the others back to the master bedroom, and then, to Wei Xiu's astonishment, Hui Niang took off all her clothes and pulled Shi Shouxin onto the bed.

Wei Xiu, still a virgin, could only watch helplessly as the two fought fiercely on the bed like wild beasts.

Wei Xiu, who was too frightened to open her eyes, was pulled onto the bed by Hui Niang, and the three of them wrestled together.

……

The next morning, Wei Xiu woke up with a hangover to find herself embracing Hui Niang, both of them completely naked. She had only a jumbled memory of what had happened the night before.

But it was so clear, and so unbelievable.

Hui Niang also woke up, a charming smile on her face. She put her arm around Wei Xiu's shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Last night was just to let you learn. You can only know how wonderful it is by trying it yourself."

Wei Xiu smiled wryly, "Sister Hui, what happened to you last night..."

How could you be so dissolute! You didn't seem like this kind of person to me before!
Wei Xiu felt her worldview was collapsing. Why do some people seem like completely different people when they're in bed with someone and when they're not?

Hui Niang's behavior last night drastically lowered Wei Xiu's standards when it came to matters of love and intimacy. It turns out that women can be this shameless when they're "in love"!

Fortunately, no one else saw it. After everyone got dressed, they remained as elegant and refined as ever.

Wei Xiu comforted herself in this way.

"You won't believe anything I say now. You'll know once you try it."

Who knows, you might not even be as good as me by then.

Hui Niang kneaded Wei Xiu's chest for a moment, then dressed herself and very considerately helped Wei Xiu get dressed as well.

The two women left the bedroom and saw Shi Shouxin practicing his sword in the courtyard. When Shi Shouxin finished practicing and came over to greet them, Wei Xiu and Hui Niang both looked a little awkward, and Wei Xiu blushed even more.

Just then, someone knocked on the courtyard gate, the sound very even and polite.

Shi Shouxin opened the courtyard gate and found that the person who came was Shi Chong's personal maid, who was also the female steward in his courtyard. The two had met a few times, but he didn't know her name.

"Young Master Shi, Liu Lang has come to present you with a gift."

The maid had a serene smile on her face and pointed to the large chest carried by the four male servants behind her.

Shi Chong came to deliver gifts?

Shi Shouxin's heart tightened, but he didn't speak. He just nodded and gestured for him to enter.

Four male servants carried the large trunk in, placed it in the center of the courtyard, and then left the courtyard.

"Young Master Shi, don't you want to open it and take a look?"

Shi Chong's maid asked with a smile.

Shi Shouxin glanced at her, but before he could speak, Zhao Xiangfeng, who had somehow emerged from the bedroom, looked at the maid with displeasure and said:
"What a show-off! It's just opening a box!"

Zhao Xiangfeng pursed his lips, raised his little fist to show off to the maid, and then opened the large wooden box.

"what!"

Upon seeing the contents of the box, Zhao Xiangfeng stumbled back three steps and fell to the ground! Wei Xiu buried her head in Hui Niang's arms, trembling all over. Hui Niang's face was deathly pale, but she managed to keep her balance.

Shi Shouxin also saw the "thing" in the box. His face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he was on the verge of exploding in rage!
Inside the large wooden box was a large jar, and a woman's head was visible above the mouth of the jar.

The person is not dead yet, but it is better if they were already dead.

Her eyes, ears, nose, and tongue were all cut off.

Inside the jar, presumably both legs and arms had been cut off.

This is the infamous and notorious human pig in the martial arts world!

And this woman was... Chun Tao.

Shi Shouxin turned his head and looked out from the courtyard gate at the carriage parked not far away, which looked so out of place.

He knew that Shi Chong must be inside that carriage now.

Enraged, Shi Shouxin roared at the carriage, "Shi Chong! If you have a problem, take it out on me! Taking your anger out on an innocent woman, are you even a man?!"

There was no sound from the carriage, except that the maids in the courtyard slowly walked to the carriage, went in for a moment, and then came out again.

She stepped forward gracefully, bowed to Shi Shouxin, and said in a calm tone:

"Sixth Brother said, what does it have to do with you if he kills his own servant?"

He didn't kill your relatives or your servants, so why are you angry?

The maid spoke with such conviction that Shi Shouxin was immediately rendered speechless.

Yes, what does it have to do with him if Shi Chong kills his own servant? And what right does he have to criticize Shi Chong?

Just because Shi Shouxin doesn't kill the servants in his own household doesn't mean that others can't kill the servants in his own household!

It's perfectly natural for a master to kill a servant; he doesn't have to take responsibility or accept any blame!

That's just how the times are. Don't like it? Go ahead and flip the table if you don't, otherwise just keep it to yourself!

No one can live outside of their time.

Shi Shouxin stood there dumbfounded, not remembering when the maid had left.

The joy of yesterday's ability to turn the world upside down has vanished.

In a sense, he killed Chuntao.

If he hadn't made a mistake and refused Shi Chong's offer of his daughter, Chun Tao would already be a servant in his household, and she wouldn't have died, much less died so tragically.

But what can be done now that things have come to this?

The blood-soaked human pig before him seemed to be a reminder:

The chaos has not yet ended, and evil still roams among us!

Moreover, these demons were not just Shi Chong, but... a chaotic horde of demons!
He slowly walked to the jar containing the peaches, and knelt down before Shi Shouxin, who could speak with such dignity as Sima Zhao. He then bowed his head and burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)