Huang Rong from The Return of the Condor Heroes: Brother Jing, let's get a divorce.

As the sun began to set, a cloud of dust rose from the dirt road.

Yang Guo, riding on horseback, was in high spirits, humming an unknown tune.

Lu Wushuang rode alongside on another horse, cracking a whip in her hand, and glanced at Yang Guo several times.

"You've got some nerve," Lu Wushuang couldn't help but say. "The county government hall is full of armed constables, and you dared to poke a hole in the official's desk with your finger. Aren't you afraid he'll turn on you and order your arrest?"

Yang Guo turned to look at Lu Wushuang and laughed.

"What do you know? Dealing with this kind of cowardly civil official is useless if you try to reason with him. You have to scare him first, and then give him a bone. That fat magistrate was already exhausted. I gave him a dose of my true energy, and he tasted the sweetness. Now he'll treat me like a living god."

Lu Wushuang curled her lip, "You're selling a string of broken wooden beads for a hundred taels. You're even more greedy than the fake medicine sellers down the mountain."

Yang Guo squeezed the horse's belly with his legs. "He took it as a gift, buying his future. One hundred taels is a bargain for him. Come to my room tonight and massage my legs. I, the sect leader, will teach you the ropes here."

Lu Wushuang's ears burned, and she spat.

"Dream on. Rub your own legs."

The two rode at full speed and returned to Chongyang Palace before nightfall.

Yang Guo tossed the horse reins to the gatekeeper and went directly to the courtyard of the Economic Department.

The courtyard was lit up.

Li Mochou sat at her desk, holding a calligraphy brush in one hand and flipping through account books with the other. Her brows were furrowed in a frown.

Yang Guo pushed the door open and went in, then turned around and locked the door behind him.

Li Mochou looked up at him, but didn't stop writing.

"They're back. What did that fat magistrate say? Was the grain issue waived?"

Yang Guo walked over, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and slapped it on the desk.

Li Mochou looked closely and saw it was a silver note from Datong Money Shop. Two hundred taels.

"Where did it come from?" Li Mochou put down her pen and looked at the silver note twice.

Yang Guo pulled over a chair and sat down, putting his legs up on the corner of the table.

"The five hundred shi of grain that Magistrate Zhao gave you is waived. This is the deposit for the bracelet, and another seven hundred taels will be deposited later. With this money, all four of your lines can get running again, right?"

Li Mochou held the silver note and remained silent for a long time.

The Quanzhen Sect was dirt poor. This kid went down the mountain and brought back two hundred taels of silver, and even erased the grain levy.

Even if Shen Zhifan had tried his best, he wouldn't have been able to pull off this.

She put the silver notes into the drawer, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Yang Guo changed.

Yang Guo put his legs down, stood up, and went around behind the desk. He placed his hands directly on Li Mochou's shoulders.

Li Mochou stiffened, trying to dodge forward.

"Behave yourselves. This is a meeting place."

Yang Guo didn't loosen his grip, pressing his palm down against the Taoist robe. "Technician Li, this sect leader has been running around all day, my legs and back are aching. As my subordinate, shouldn't you be serving me a little?"

He lowered his head, his lips close to Li Mochou's ear, his breath hot against her fair neck.

Li Mochou's breathing hitched. She reached back to grab Yang Guo's wrist. "If you do anything else, I'll prick you with a needle."

Yang Guo flipped his wrist and grabbed her pulse point.

A stream of pure innate energy flowed into the meridians.

Li Mochou's acupoints were already sealed, and when this surge of true energy hit her, her whole body felt weak and sore.

She let out a muffled groan and leaned back in her chair.

Yang Guo bent down and wrapped his arms around her slender waist, lifting her up in his arms.

He sat down in the large armchair and let Li Mochou sit on his lap.

"Are you crazy in broad daylight?" Li Mochou's cheeks flushed red as she tried to stand up, placing her hands on Yang Guo's chest.

Yang Guo placed his hands on her hip bones and pressed her down a little.

"I helped Technician Li clear his meridians, which was perfectly aboveboard. Besides, I spent a lot of time and energy outmaneuvering that fat man at the county government office today, so you have to make it up to me."

Li Mochou was rendered powerless by the internal energy and could only let Yang Guo hold her.

Those long, slender legs were pressed together through the fabric, and the temperature was rising higher and higher.

Yang Guo's palm moved upwards along the waistline.

Li Mochou bit her lip, her eyes welling up with tears.

Her voice was soft and gentle when she scolded, sounding more like she was being coquettish.

The two spent almost half an hour cuddling in the study.

Knowing he had a mission tonight, Yang Guo didn't dare to be too presumptuous. So he stopped while he was ahead, straightened Li Mochou's disheveled Taoist robe, and put her back on the chair.

"Keep the silver safe. Tell Tie Niu to hurry up and cut down the trees tomorrow." Yang Guo stood up and walked out.

Li Mochou sat in the chair, panting, watching the bastard's back as he left, and gritted her teeth, cursing him as a scoundrel.

……

Night falls. In the backyard.

Yang Guo took a bath, changed into a clean set of undergarments, and pushed open the door to Xiaolongnu's room.

There were no lights on in the room, only moonlight from outside the window shining on the wooden floor.

Yang Guo closed the doors and windows behind him and turned to walk inside.

There was a person standing by the bed.

Little Dragon Girl changed into that black Taoist robe, which had clearly been altered.

A red ribbon was tightly tied around her waist, perfectly outlining her figure.

The neckline was lower than usual, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin.

The worst part was the hem. The originally wide robe had been cut open, with slits on both sides reaching up to the thighs.

Little Dragon Girl is holding a ruler in her hand.

Barefoot on the wooden floor, my ten toes were round and cute, gleaming white in the moonlight.

Yang Guo swallowed hard. "Teacher Long, are we going all out today?"

Little Dragon Girl walked to the table and sat down, tapping the ruler on the table twice with a crisp sound.

"Kneel down," Little Dragon Girl said, her voice cold and imposing, carrying an air of unyielding authority.

Yang Guo was stunned. "What are you doing?"

"Don't talk back!"

"You are now a disciple of the Quanzhen Sect who has erred, and I am the Enforcement Elder."

Little Dragon Girl pointed to the floor beneath her feet with a ruler, "You broke the rules of the sect, so of course you have to kneel."

Yang Guo's mind was buzzing; Sister Long was getting better and better at it.

He walked over, knelt on one knee, and squatted down in front of Xiaolongnu.

"This disciple knows his mistake, please punish me, Elder." Yang Guo cooperated fully.

Xiaolongnu raised her right foot and stepped directly on Yang Guo's chest.

The warmth from the soles of his feet seeped through the fabric, and Yang Guo's heart raced.

"You've broken three rules of the sect. Do you admit it or not?" Little Dragon Girl used a ruler to lift Yang Guo's chin.

Yang Guo perfectly played along, feigning a bewildered expression and pitifully saying, "This disciple doesn't know what I've done wrong, please enlighten me, Elder!"

Little Dragon Girl lightly tapped Yang Guo's thick cheek with a ruler and said, "Since that's the case, then this elder will have something to say to you!"

"First, they covet petty gains. Second, they provoke worldly officials. Third..."

Xiaolongnu paused for a moment, then gently stepped on Yang Guo's chest with her toes.

"Third, he does not uphold male virtues and flaunts his lewdness in other men's studies during the day."

Yang Guo's back was sweating.

How did this woman know about hugging Li Mochou in the Economic Department during the day?

The Ancient Tomb Sect's lightness skill is too deadly; you can't even hear a sound when you eavesdrop.

"Elder, please understand! I was working hard to make a living for the Quanzhen Sect! I was constantly being pressured at the Economic Affairs Office, and I couldn't possibly save the two hundred taels of silver I had to give to Li Mochou. I was just trying to please her and beg her to be lenient..." Yang Guo quickly protested.

"Two hundred taels?" Little Dragon Girl sneered, hooking her toe and kicking Yang Guo backward, sending him sprawling onto the floor.

She stood up and looked down at Yang Guo.

The slit in the black Taoist robe revealed her entire fair and shapely leg.

Then, she pulled out a thick stack of Datong Bank banknotes from her wide sleeves, flicked her wrist, and the paper scraps rained down on Yang Guo's face like snowflakes.

Yang Guo stared intently, and his breath caught in his throat.

The entire floor was covered with the highest denomination thousand-tael gold notes, totaling at least tens of thousands of taels.

"A mere two hundred taels of silver, and you're willing to go out and show your face in public, selling your body?"

Xiaolongnu tapped Yang Guo's chest with her ruler, her voice cold and domineering, "You better remember this. The Ancient Tomb Sect's ancestral wealth is more than enough to buy ten Quanzhen Sects. You're my kept man; if you ever need money, just ask me."

Yang Guo curled his lip.

Sister Long is really addicted, but she acts really well.

He continued to cooperate with Xiaolongnu.

Yang Guo looked at the glittering banknotes scattered on the ground and swallowed hard.

"Mr. Long, the Great Philanthropist; Mrs. Long, the Rich Woman..."

Yang Guo instantly put on a fawning smile, grabbed Xiaolongnu's legs with both hands, and said, "Then this disciple will not work hard from now on. I'm determined to live off her. It's all up to the elder."

Xiaolongnu stepped over Yang Guo's body and sat directly on him.

"Since you've taken my money, you have to follow my rules and serve me wholeheartedly."

Little Dragon Girl threw away the ruler, grabbed Yang Guo's inner garment by the collar with both hands, and said, "Today, I, the benefactor, will personally inspect the goods and see if you are really worth this price."

Yang Guo's blood surged, and he grabbed her slender waist, flipped her over, and pinned Xiaolongnu beneath him, his black Taoist robe instantly scattering.

"Rest assured, rich lady," Yang Guo said with a wicked smile, "I guarantee you'll get more than your money's worth, and be my bride every night."