My wife is a reborn big boss

"This..." Ye Qingxuan frowned and pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, ten taels per round!"

Seeing his quick agreement, Wu Qiong looked suspicious: "Brother, you won't withhold my pay, will you?"

Well, before he even started explaining, he was already treating it like his own money.

"How could I possibly withhold money? Brother Wu, you're overthinking it," Ye Qingxuan said with a calm smile.

Plans are in place!

"Okay, then..." Wu Qiong was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"Is that Brother Wu? I didn't expect you to be here too!" an excited voice rang out.

Wu Qiong, already in a bad mood from being interrupted, squinted at the newcomer and said, "Hmm? Isn't this Brother Ximen? Didn't you take your wife and daughter to Dingzhou City? What are you doing at the Taiqing Sect?"

That's right, the family that Wu Qiong and his group encountered on the road and were robbed was the Ximen family of three.

When Ye Qingxuan and Jiese saw the bandits, they rushed towards them. Ximen Ji was about to strike with his sword when he saw the two rushing towards the bandits. He didn't have time to stop his attack, so he turned around and cleaved his own carriage in two with one stroke.

Seeing that the family of three was tired from their journey, Wu Qiong discussed with Jie Se and the others about giving them the carriage.

"Alas, Brother Wu, you are unaware of this," Ximen Ji sighed. "The housing prices in Dingzhou City are soaring. Before coming to Dingzhou, I inquired and found that an ordinary three-courtyard house was priced at two hundred taels of silver. But when I arrived, I learned that the price of an ordinary three-courtyard house had actually risen to three thousand taels of silver! This is simply robbery! So we rushed to Taiqing City to see the housing prices here. On the way, we happened to learn about this grand event held by the Taiqing Sect, so we came to see what it was like."

"Four wheels are definitely faster than two legs," Wu Qiong shook his head and said, "I didn't expect housing prices here to be so high... So, Brother Ximen, have you moved to Taiqing City to settle down?"

"I suppose so, but I haven't found a place to live yet." Ximen Ji laughed. "I benefited a lot from my battle with Brother Wu. After returning, I gained some insights. It just so happens that the Taiqing Sect's Grand Competition is open to martial artists under the age of thirty, so I came here to test what I have learned."

After saying that, he secretly winked at Wu Qiong:

Brother Wu, my wife and children are here. Please give me some face. Don't mention that you killed me with a single sword strike back then. Thank you!

Wu Qiong glanced at his daughter behind him and laughed, "Indeed, I greatly admire Brother Ximen's strength. Unfortunately, I promised the Taiqing Sect to be my commentator, so I'm afraid I won't be able to have a proper battle with Brother Ximen."

From the moment I saw your daughter, I knew you were my brother!

He nodded to Ximen Ji's wife and called her "sister-in-law," to which she returned the greeting with a smile.

Then his gaze shifted to Ximen Ji's daughter, the thirteen-year-old Ximen Xiu.

The young girl had red lips and white teeth, wild eyes, and a rare heroic spirit among women.

Wu Qiong smiled gently: "Ah Xiu, would you like to go see the goldfish with Uncle Wu?"

"Goldfish? Brother Wu, you mean crucian carp, right?" Ximen Ji laughed, then turned to his daughter and said, "Axiu, didn't you keep saying you wanted to see your Uncle Wu again? Why didn't you even say hello now that you've met?"

Ximen Xiu stepped forward, her pretty face flushed, and said softly, "Ximen Xiu greets Brother Wu."

"..." Wu Qiong sighed helplessly, "Ah Xiu, you're helping your father take advantage of me..."

Ximen Ji frowned slightly: "Axiu, you should call him uncle."

Ximen Xiu pursed her thin lips, unconvinced, and said, "Brother Wu clearly looks so much younger than Father, and he has an extraordinary temperament and unparalleled appearance, so why should I call him Uncle?"

Wu Qiong was startled. This girl, at such a young age, could see through his inner self. She was destined for greatness!

So he laughed and said, "Brother Ximen, don't be angry. Ah Xiu calls me brother, so I'll call you brother too. Let's each stick to our own way of addressing each other."

Ximen Ji looked wary: "Brother Wu, don't even think about making a move on my daughter!"

"Hmm?" Li Jianshi narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, her gaze sweeping back and forth between Wu Qiong and Ximen Xiu.

Su Mubai's face was also as cold as ice, his killing intent relentlessly fixed on Wu Qiong.

"Brother Ximen, you can't just say things like that! When did I ever have designs on Ah Xiu? She's only a few years old. I like girls like the two behind me. You're overthinking it!" Wu Qiong pleaded desperately.

Su and Li's murderous intent gradually subsided, and they realized they had overthought things, since Wu Qiong preferred women with large breasts.

Just then, Ximen Xiu said softly, "Brother Wu, a man of your stature, appearance, and martial arts skills is truly rare. I want to marry you in the future."

Li Jianshi: "..."

Su Mubai: "..."

Ximen Ji: "..."

Jiese murmured, "Why do so many women say that Brother Wu has an extraordinary temperament and unparalleled looks... Am I blind?"

Ye Qingxuan was speechless and said, "I don't know if my senior brother is blind, but I'm starting to doubt the meaning of life..."

Wu Qiong was trembling as he looked at the expressions of Su and Li. He felt that his life was like a candle flickering in the wind, about to be extinguished.

Just then, the Queen's furious voice came from the magical conch shell in his arms: "You good-for-nothing! No wonder you remained unmoved no matter how I tempted you! So you prefer young girls!"

"I was paralyzed in bed at the time, what could I do... and she was only thirteen years old..." Wu Qiong said quietly, "Also, why could you know what happened here even though I didn't input any spiritual energy..."

However, the magical conch shell did not respond again, and Her Majesty the Queen, feeling guilty, backed down.

"Just kidding, I know my poor brother isn't that kind of person," Li Jianshi said with a smile.

In her previous life, Ximen Xiu was just an ordinary disciple of the Yunxiao Sword Sect in Yunzhou. Given her status, she had never heard of this person before.

After all, Ximen Xiu had no connection with Wu Qiong in his previous life.

"Yes, yes, Ah Xiu was just joking. Brother Wu, you don't look like someone with exceptional temperament and unparalleled beauty at all. Right, Ah Xiu?" Ximen Ji said with a smile.

Ximen Xiu lowered her head and said softly, "Um... I was just kidding."

The atmosphere immediately became harmonious, and even Li Jianshi and Su Mubai did not correct Ximen Ji's words.

In their eyes, Wu Qiong was truly exceptional in temperament and appearance.

Wu Qiong said weakly, "Don't say anything more... Fellow Daoist, introduce the contestants. How many of the young talents from the Human Ranking have come?"

Ye Qingxuan smiled and said, "There are three top experts participating in this competition: Lin Daohan, ranked ninety-eighth, known as 'Creation is Unpredictable'; Ji Deyuan, ranked sixty-fourth, known as 'Light Soul Stroll'; and Lu Sanyou, ranked thirty-third, known as 'Shocking God Blade'."

Wu Qiong frowned: "How come only three people made the list for such a grand event for the Taiqing Sect?"

"Oh, I asked my fellow disciples, and they said it was because our master made this decision not long ago. These three of them were able to attend our sect's grand competition because they happened to be nearby."

"I see. Then why didn't you tell the world sooner?"

"Um... I'm ashamed to say, the reason this sect competition was open to the public was because my master embezzled public funds to place bets... His explanation was that if he won, he could be the top courtesan in a brothel every day, and if he lost, he could go back down the mountain to farm, so..."

"That's not right. We only arrived today. How could Master Ziyang have known beforehand that he had lost?"

"Because he embezzled public funds to run a betting platform where people were betting on when the poor Taoist priest would return..."

"...Brother Dao, it's truly not unjust that you were expelled from your sect."

"..."