The fairy forced me to marry into her family, so I retorted by throwing myself into the Pool of Fate

Hong Xing stood there, head bowed, looking dazed.

They only realized what was happening when they heard Li Ping shouting from afar.

As if seeing a savior, her eyes reddened, and she ran towards Li Ping, sobbing.

Upon closer inspection, Li Ping discovered that Hong Xing had five handprints on her face.

He suddenly realized that there might be a fire in the backyard.

He didn't dare let Hong Xing succeed and made her stand still in front of him.

"I told you to find a buyer, what are you doing?" Li Ping's face darkened as he demanded.

Hong Xing seemed to have suffered a great injustice and couldn't listen to what Li Ping was saying. She just cried and said, "Master, you must do justice for me!"

"What kind of behavior is this, crying and sobbing like this?" Li Ping scolded, then added, "Explain clearly what happened."

Hong Xing nodded, took a breath, and then said, "I did as Master said. When I arrived at Crescent Island, I found Mu Chongming, and he also brought me to Master's courtyard."

But to my surprise, that very night a round-faced, wicked woman interrogated me.

I honestly told him I was the master's man, but this guy reacted like he'd swallowed gunpowder, slapping me twice and telling me to stand by the door.

This is bad!

Li Ping shook his head inwardly, feeling that the arrangement was flawed.

If I had known Yuebai had such a fiery temper, I shouldn't have arranged for Hongxing to stay in the courtyard.

This is going to be difficult.

Seeing Li Ping's indifferent expression, Hong Xing added, "Master, so many people have passed by these days, they've all seen it."

Li Ping scoffed upon hearing this, "You still want to stir up trouble and make me stand up for you?"

What are you thinking? I can barely take care of myself.

He sighed softly and said sternly, "Stop acting like that and say less."

Hong Xing felt a pang of sorrow, and could only lower her head and follow behind.

Li Ping composed himself, stepped forward and knocked on the courtyard gate, but waited for a long time without receiving a response.

"Moonlight White, that's me."

He spoke softly, but there was still no response.

"Master, this..."

Li Ping shook his head, his tone softening further.

After calling out three times, Xiaoqing's voice finally came from inside the courtyard.

"Miss said that any other woman can only enter this courtyard with her personal permission."

Li Ping's heart sank, and he turned to look at Hong Xing: "Xing'er, you..."

Hong Xing didn't want to put him in a difficult position. Before he could even speak, she wisely replied, "Master, I'll go to the inn on the island myself."

As soon as Hong Xing left, the courtyard gate opened.

Li Ping smiled and was about to go in when he saw Xiao Qing blocking the doorway.

She leaned close to Li Ping and sniffed him carefully from head to toe. Only after confirming that there were no problems did she let him pass.

Li Ping gave an awkward smile, looked around, and pretended to be very busy.

"Where's Yuebai?"

"Miss is inside." Xiaoqing pointed towards the main room.

Li Ping nodded and walked towards the main house, but Xiao Qing blocked his way halfway.

"The young lady said she doesn't want to see you."

Li Ping rubbed his head and sighed helplessly.

This can't go on; we must explain this clearly.

He walked past Xiaoqing and sat down in front of the house.

"Yuebai, Hong Xing is controlled by the soul tablet; she's just a sinner under his command."

After saying that, there was no response from inside the room, so Li Ping had no choice but to continue: "It's not what you think. I sent her here to find a buyer for the Tide Vine on Green Vine Island."

Suddenly, Xiaoqing abruptly interjected, "And what about before?"

Li Ping looked at Xiao Qing suspiciously, then glanced into the room and understood.

"Before what?" he asked.

"I heard that the son-in-law is quite fond of this person on the island?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ping feigned grievance: "This is nothing but a smokescreen to deceive others, a performance for them to see."

"real?"

"Of course, otherwise how could I have seen through the Hong family's scheme?" Li Ping said seriously.

After saying this, seeing that Xiaoqing remained silent for a long time and the room was also quiet, he immediately added:

"Yuebai, don't believe those rumors. They're just jealous of my great achievements and that's why they're stirring up trouble."

"Furthermore, if Hong Xing and I really had a problem, would I openly bring her back to the courtyard and deliberately let you know?"

His words finally received a response.

"snort!"

A cold voice came from inside the room, and Li Ping felt relieved, thinking to himself that things were settled.

As I got up to go inside, I heard a sound coming from inside.

"While your actions this time are understandable, it is a minor offense that you brought a strange woman into the hospital without consulting me beforehand."

"You are hereby forbidden from entering the main wife's quarters for three years."

"This..." Li Ping was stunned, feeling that the punishment for this minor offense was a bit too harsh.

Three years it is, I don't want to go in any longer anyway.

That would save us the trouble of letting the matter drop.

……

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and thankfully, there were no more disturbances in the courtyard.

In the early morning, Li Ping greeted everyone at the main house door and then went out into the courtyard on his own.

Upon arriving at the inn where his second uncle was staying, Li Ping found the two men.

"Have you chosen a shop?"

Li Wang nodded: "That talisman shop."

"Don't bother looking anymore, there might be something better inside."

"This is it," Li Wang insisted.

Li Ping had also looked at the shop he had chosen.

It's close to the pier and has a decent flow of people, but it's not exactly a prime location on the island.

Moreover, the shop owner is considering selling it.

Li Ping knew that his second uncle simply didn't want to trouble him, and even less did he want to cause any trouble.

"Since Second Uncle insists, I'll get on it right away," Li Ping said calmly. "It will probably take a few days. Second Uncle can go back to the clan's territory first to inform Auntie and ask her to come and take a look as well."

"it is good."

After saying that, Li Wang checked out of the room and took Li Yan back to Baiyan Island.

Li Ping then turned and went to the Mu family's general affairs hall.

Compared to the Mu family's treasury, the General Affairs Hall was much larger, with five floors and a more spacious interior.

The first floor is the place where missions are accepted. The walls are covered with signs, and people passing by keep stopping to look at them.

Li Ping observed carefully and discovered that not only Mu family disciples were accepting the mission, but also independent cultivators gathered on the island.

However, compared to the former, the latter does not yield contribution points but spirit stones, and the reward is 10% less.

Li Ping didn't linger and went up to the second floor.

This floor is specifically for posting tasks.

Not only can disciples of the Mu family post this, but cultivators from other places can as well.

Li Ping looked around and found the manager, asking him to recruit five cultivators to be stationed and managed on Qing Teng Island.

Only after paying the deposit and seeing the task posted can one continue.

The third floor is exclusively for the elders of the Mu family, who are responsible for issuing family missions.

There are few people here; the whole floor is rather deserted.

Li Ping searched for a long time but couldn't find Mu Yusheng. After asking around, he learned that Mu Yusheng was in charge of the entire General Affairs Hall and had a private room on the fourth floor.

Continuing upwards, at the entrance to the fourth floor, he was stopped by a cultivator from the Mu family.

After explaining his purpose and being informed, Li Ping was led to a spacious room.

The room was very spacious, with soft beast pelts covering the floor. The windows on the side offered excellent views, allowing one to overlook the entire Crescent Island.

Mu Yusheng was resting on the futon with his eyes closed, regulating his breathing.

Li Ping sat quietly, and only after he opened his eyes did he bow in greeting.