[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool":3,"chapter-marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-14":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},540094,791,"Chapter 14: Whether Human or Ghost, the Guild Is in Charge","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-14",14,"\u003Cp>Aunt Li was truly flabbergasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good heavens...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Maid for a wealthy family in the city wouldn’t be ordered around like this, would she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Does this kid really think he’s some old lord or something?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’His family is dirt-poor, but now that he’s married, he thinks he’s better than everyone else!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just look at how she waits on him hand and foot!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He might as well have Su Liyan wash his face for him too!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Li, what are you doing here so early?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liyan, who had just finished putting on Lu Yuan’s shoes, stood up and saw Aunt Li behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liyan was actually quite grateful to Aunt Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, while everyone else was badmouthing her yesterday, Aunt Li was the only one who had put in a few good words for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, she had asked her husband about it last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her husband’s reply was that she wasn’t a saint, but she wasn’t a bad person either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a normal person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just likes to take small advantages here and there, but that was about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Li glanced at Lu Yuan, who was sitting nonchalantly on the bed, and couldn’t help but shoot him a sharp glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, Liyan, don’t bother making dinner tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The village head is hosting a banquet, so we’re all going to his place to eat tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Aunt Li’s words, Lu Yuan opened his eyes and asked, a little puzzled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is that old miser suddenly throwing a banquet? What’s the special occasion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Li curled her lip and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s because his Lao San got a good post in the city. From now on, his Lao San will be the Steward for our area.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Aunt Li’s words, Lu Yuan looked stunned and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That lout can become a Steward?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Lu Yuan’s words, Aunt Li couldn’t help but roll her eyes again internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This kid managed to marry a woman like Su Liyan, so what’s so strange about that guy becoming a Steward?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Aunt Li didn’t dare say this out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From what she had seen over the past two days, this Lu Yuan was a thoroughly bad seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Aunt Li found herself a little afraid of offending Lu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just raised an eyebrow and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His family has connections in the city. How else do you think they became the village head all those years ago?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Aunt Li waved her hand and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I’m done talking to you two. I still have to tell the others. Anyway, remember to go to the village head’s for the feast tonight. There’ll be lots of meat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Aunt Li left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan didn’t say much either. After getting dressed, he went straight out the door, not even staying for breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guild wasn’t particularly far from Shige Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But many people went to the Guild to resolve these kinds of matters every day, so you had to go early to get in line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like yesterday, Lu Yuan went to the town, bought something to eat, found a horse-drawn carriage, and headed directly for the Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lu Yuan’s words, it was equivalent to the local emperor of the countryside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world was different from a normal ancient era, and not just because of the rampant supernatural phenomena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also a special kind of substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was the Spirit Stone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, it was a super treasure similar to what Cultivators in a cultivation world would use to raise their realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this world, Spirit Stones were like air and water—the most indispensable of things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Special Level Spirit Stones were a source of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Ling Empire had a simple industrial base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Ling Empire even had lathes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they were only the most basic and crude lathes, capable of manufacturing only simple things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Red Coat Cannons and Firearms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most importantly, they could be used to manufacture Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The value of Armor in ancient times was self-evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ancient times, it was no big deal to have knives or swords at home, but why was privately owning a suit of armor a capital offense?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was because ten suits of armor could be used to raise a force of several hundred men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Special Level Spirit Stones were basically all used to manufacture Armor to supply the Empire’s army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level One Spirit Stones, on the other hand, were used to make daily necessities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, thermoses, washbasins, tea mugs, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Special Level and Level One Spirit Stones were sources of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Level Two Spirit Stones, they could be used to forge weapons and armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapons and equipment forged with Level Two Spirit Stones would be much more powerful, especially against ghostly beings like Xingzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level Two Spirit Stones were thus classified as materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it wasn’t just limited to weapons and armor; adding a bit of Level Two Spirit Stone to various crafts would improve them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level Three Spirit Stones could be consumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some wealthy people consumed Level Three Spirit Stones to prolong their lives and enhance their beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for those who knew Magic Skills, consuming Level Three Spirit Stones would greatly enhance their power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, there were Level Four Spirit Stones, which were used to create other small items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lamps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the lamps made from Level Four Spirit Stones were not very bright, only about the equivalent of a thirty or forty-watt electric bulb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, they were still items for the wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget Taiping City; even in the Provincial City, there weren’t many who could afford to use a Spiritual Lamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that in this world, Spirit Stones represented everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Spirit Stones were like coal mines on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all underground or in the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large-scale Spirit Stone Mines were mined by the Court’s Ministry of Industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the smaller Spirit Stone Mines in other places, for which they didn’t have enough manpower,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they were left to the local authorities to mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Court would then purchase all of them uniformly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these \"local authorities\" were the Guilds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what kind of people had the ability to establish a Guild?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all local Noble Races and great families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the County Magistrate of Taiping City had to show these people respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Spirit Stones were not only liked by the living, but by the dead as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xingzi loved this stuff the most, because Spirit Stones could also increase a Xingzi’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, within the Guilds, there were naturally people who could deal with Xingzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, you wouldn’t even be able to mine the Spirit Stones; the Xingzi would have caused chaos and death long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Guilds had an outpost in every town, which basically served as relay stations between the Guilds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Spirit Stones were mined, they had to be transported from the countryside to the Provincial City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These outposts were used as rest stops for the Guild’s convoys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And stationed at these outposts, naturally, were the people who dealt with Xingzi. Here, they were called Travelers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They usually rested at the outposts and guarded the Spirit Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The convoys transporting Spirit Stones didn’t come every day; they might only appear once every ten days or half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, in their spare time, the Travelers from these outposts would also come out to help the surrounding common folk deal with Xingzi problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a family had an unfortunate encounter with evil or someone was possessed, they would take care of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that they were kind-hearted; it was just a rule set by the Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, ancient times weren’t like the modern era, where if something happened at home, you could make a phone call and an officer would immediately drive over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, things were much more troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if they were to rely solely on Officials to protect the common people, how many would they need?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the Court had the people from the Guilds handle these matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, in these rural areas, they didn’t just manage the affairs of ghosts; they also managed the affairs of men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the Steward position that the village head’s Lao San had gotten was a position within the Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One that specifically managed people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a family had an irreconcilable conflict, or if someone injured or killed someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or if someone owed money and refused to pay it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For matters like these, there was no need to go all the way to the Government Office in Taiping City; the local Steward would resolve them directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the countryside, whether you were a man or a ghost, you were under the Guild’s jurisdiction!\u003C\u002Fp>",1477,"2026-05-30T14:11:52.708Z","2026-06-01T04:31:25.829Z",1,"novelbin.me","f5bf5e728f26c6e6a0ac777a5ed2f8a31fa76569ccaffba8ac1d5aa6ef8d6289","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-15","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-13",258,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-cover.jpg"]