It's clearly a crossover game, but the system insists it's a pirate game.

In this Zhou residence, Wanwan now has her own room.

However, the rest of the team still didn't quite trust her, even though they had been through bad things together.

The news that the Buddha statue at Tianning Temple had been uprooted along with its base spread throughout the martial arts world within a few days. Even Shaolin Temple sent people to investigate, but unfortunately, they found nothing. All they knew was that the Buddha statue had been forcibly pulled up by someone.

This is someone targeting Buddhism!

First, the Shaolin Temple's Great Rejuvenating Elixir was stolen, then the Buddha statues of Tianning Temple were stolen, so who will be next?

Suddenly, all the top-ranking temples in the martial arts world became tense. They didn't have the Great Rejuvenation Pill, but they had plenty of gilded Buddha statues!

After the golden Buddha is burned, will it be enough to cover the household expenses?

Absolutely enough, you can't possibly spend it all!

But not spending money isn't in Zhou Ye's nature. His own mansion is already a luxury, and further development is unlikely. Although Jiangling City isn't a large city, it's still a city, and the land area for houses is limited. So Zhou Ye set his sights on his large yacht, which wasn't finished yet.

Although the boat was built on the lakeside, it was made in the style of a seagoing vessel. Originally, it was made of the sturdiest ironwood, but now that they have more money than they can spend, they added another layer of iron to the wood!

The craftsmen were overjoyed!

The increased workload did not burden them too much, because Zhou Ye stipulated that the craftsmen's working hours could not exceed five hours, and they would have three meals a day, with meat at lunch. In addition, each person would receive fifty coins per day!

With this kind of treatment, let alone adding a steel outer layer to the ironwood ship, they would do everything they could to make the ship fly, even if Zhou Ye just wanted it to.

Even if they ultimately fail, they can still receive their wages, so the longer the ship takes to build, the happier they are!

Wanwan also came to take a look, just a glance, and then fell silent.

This ship is too big, and it is indeed more suitable for going out to sea. It seems that I have indeed boarded the ship, but it is also equivalent to joining the crew. I just don't know what this man, no, the captain, is thinking.

When there is no official business, the crew members are free.

Di Yun stayed because he and Qi Fang had nowhere else to go, and he felt particularly good about the Zhou family. Zhou Ye truly treated him as a partner, sharing good food, drinks, and fun with him. He didn't even guard against the family's treasure trove and gold vault.

If you run out of money, you don't go to the finance office to withdraw it; you go to the vault yourself and take it without even having to deposit it into the account.

However, Di Yun was a man of principle. Although his benefactor had been kind to him, he couldn't act in accordance with his wishes. Then one day, Huang Rong came to his door: "Yun, what are your thoughts on your marriage to Fang?"

Di Yun blushed and hummed for a long time without saying anything. Huang Rong had no choice but to go to Qi Fang for advice. Although Qi Fang was also shy, she was very righteous: "A-Yun and I don't have any relatives anymore, and our closest people are all in the mansion. Why don't we keep it simple?"

It's a perfectly normal idea, but it doesn't work for Zhou Ye.

"This is the first major event since the establishment of our fleet, how can we keep it simple? We won't invite any powerful figures from the martial arts world, since we can't invite them anyway. Instead, let's treat the people of Jiangling City to a feast—a continuous banquet, for ten days straight!"

At this point, Zhou Ye's voice suddenly lowered, and he whispered in Huang Rong's ear, "Do we still have enough money?"

"enough!"

Huang Rong dared not say it wasn't enough, because this big, silly guy was really good at causing trouble, and he really wasn't afraid of causing too much trouble. If she said it wasn't enough, would the whole family have to melt gold all night again?

"Then let's give them ten days. Let them set a date, and then we can start the banquet right away!"

In ancient times, a complete wedding process could take years, but Zhou Ye couldn't wait that long, so he skipped all the previous steps and jumped straight to the last one!

The second master of the Zhou family, Di Yun, is celebrating his wedding with a ten-day banquet. No matter who comes, as long as they say a few words of celebration, they can simply take their seats!

When the news spread, the people of Jiangling City were both excited and confused.

The second master of the Zhou family, Di Yun... isn't that surname wrong?

Forget it, whatever. Anyway, there's a good deal to be had. Saying a few celebratory words won't hurt me, and I'll get ten days of free feasting. I'd better save my appetite in advance and starve myself for three days first...

Everyone was happy except for the groom, who was crying and clinging to Zhou Ye's leg, sobbing uncontrollably!

Zhou Ye was extremely embarrassed and didn't know how to comfort her. Huang Rong and Lian Xing, on the other hand, each held a handful of melon seeds, eating them while watching the commotion.

Finally, Qi Fang couldn't stand it anymore and pulled Di Yun away by twisting his ear.

Di Yun found a home, Huang Rong didn't want to go home, Lian Xing thought staying in the Zhou Mansion was better than the cold and impersonal Yihua Palace, but Wanwan couldn't accept that. After learning the Lingbo Weibu, a life-saving skill, she left in a hurry. As a saintess, she still had many things to do.

Of course, Zhou Ye had also mercilessly criticized this point: "You demonic sects are always busy with trivial matters, I don't know what you're busy with all day long? The Cihang Jingzhai are usually very idle, but they come out during times of chaos, claiming to be choosing an emperor on behalf of Heaven. You've been fighting with them for so many years, haven't you ever used your brains?"

Wanwan was quite indignant: "Who said that? Our Demonic Sect has done a lot of things too!"

"How many were completed?"

Five words, plus a question mark, were all it took to deliver the fatal blow to Wanwan, leaving this holy maiden of the demonic sect speechless for a long time.

"Use your brains! There are only a handful of people who can become candidates for emperor. Why don't you send people out in advance, contributing money and manpower to build relationships? When the time comes, if Cihang Jingzhai chooses one of your chosen candidates, wouldn't you reap the benefits?"

At this point, Zhou Ye made no attempt to hide the contempt in his eyes: "But what kind of work have you been doing? Always following in their footsteps, getting left behind. If you're slow at one step, you'll be slow at every step. It's normal for you to lose; if you win, that would be a miracle!"

Unable to argue... so in a fit of anger, Wanwan gritted her teeth and pounded Zhou Ye like a drum for a while... It felt so good, no, it hurt so much that he didn't get out of bed all day, and even his meals were fed by Huang Rong and Lianxing.

But it was this conversation that opened Wanwan's mind, and she left in a hurry, not even bothering to learn other martial arts.

Coincidentally, no sooner had Wanwan left than Yaoyue arrived.

Instead of disbanding the Yihua Palace, she carefully selected a suitable successor and, taking advantage of the recent turmoil in the martial arts and Buddhist circles, closed the Yihua Palace.

The successor should focus on cultivating martial arts in peace. Once their strength is sufficient, the Yihua Palace can be reopened.

With nothing to do and missing her younger sister, the Grand Palace Mistress Yaoyue returned to Jinling and has no intention of leaving anytime soon.

"Have you heard? It seems that Little Li is coming back, and the Plum Blossom Thief, who disappeared a long time ago, has also reappeared. Shaolin and other sects suspect that the recent cases targeting Buddhism are the work of the Plum Blossom Thief."

Who says Yaoyue is cold-hearted?

When they talked about gossip in the martial arts world, they were definitely beaming with excitement, if not ecstatic. Huang Rong, Lian Xing, and Qi Fang sat in the pavilion, eating melon seeds and listening to the gossip she brought, occasionally bursting into laughter.

And what about the eldest master and the second master?

They were busy changing diapers for the two Jiang family masters, the third and fourth!

"That's outrageous! They've really gone too far! Ah Yun, you stay here and watch, I'll go and reprimand them!"

Zhou Ye waved his hand and left, while Di Yun, all smiles, became increasingly skilled at changing diapers under the nanny's guidance...