[{"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-18":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},540098,791,"Chapter 18: Lu Ban’s Ink Pot","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>’But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’After all, I didn’t have any real connection to the Black Widow before.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The Multiplication Factor was so high simply because she was a powerful figure.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A single word from her could change my fate.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But things are different now. I saved her life, so she’s bound to treat me differently than she would a stranger.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Now that she’s accepted me, the Multiplication Factor is naturally going to increase.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I just didn’t expect to get a reward for it increasing, too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This time, the reward was *Celestial Master*. It was obviously meant to teach me how to deal with the Xingzi.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But this couldn’t have come at a worse time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s true that even a last-minute effort is better than nothing, but this is cutting it *way* too close.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There’s no way I have time to put this beautiful woman down and try to learn a few moves from *Celestial Master*.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ll have to look at it later.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan was running for his life, darting about like a headless chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea where he was going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Widow, clinging to Lu Yuan’s back, kept glancing behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she couldn’t see the Xingzi at the moment, she knew they couldn’t just keep running forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man was in incredible shape—he’d been carrying her for so long without even breathing heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was bound to get tired eventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Widow tapped Lu Yuan with a delicate hand and pointed to an old, long-abandoned house up ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, dear nephew, hide in there. I’ll find someone to come get us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This beautiful woman sure is quick to claim me as family,’ Lu Yuan thought. ’She probably knows I’m the only one who can save her right now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She’s already calling me her dear nephew.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan did as the beautiful woman said, even though he felt he could carry the Black Widow for a whole day without getting tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just didn’t know if he could actually outrun those Xingzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she said she had a way to get help, he would naturally listen to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Lu Yuan carried the Black Widow inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they had slipped inside, Lu Yuan gently set the Black Widow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Widow began fumbling for something at her waist, glancing at Lu Yuan as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must be exhausted from carrying me all this way. Get some rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan just stood to the side, grinning at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all. You’re as light as a feather, Madam, and so soft and warm. It’s like carrying a bundle of cotton.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Voluptuous isn’t the same as fat,’ he thought. ’It just means she’s fleshy in all the right places, like her thighs and rear...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My own dear wife is built like that, too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But my wife is younger, with a flat stomach, and her body is incredibly supple.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The Black Widow is a bit older, with a little softness on her belly, and her whole body is pliant.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Like a big, white steamed bun fresh from the steamer—all warm and fluffy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lu Yuan’s words and thinking about how she had been pressed against his back the entire time, a blush crept onto the Black Widow’s gorgeous face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shot Lu Yuan a look of mock reproach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And here I thought you were an honest boy. I didn’t realize you were such a smooth-talker.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Yuan feigned a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I’m telling the truth! You really are soft, Madam. And you smell so good... the scent is enough to make a man’s head spin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan’s words made the Black Widow’s face turn bright red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his words were so forthright that she just assumed the boy was genuinely innocent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far from being annoyed, she actually found him even more endearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, now was not the time for such talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Widow, her face flushed, let out a soft \"pah\" at Lu Yuan before pulling a peculiar Jade Pendant from her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then smashed it forcefully against the corner of the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jade Pendant shattered on impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Black Widow pulled Lu Yuan down into a crouch in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done. We hide here. Someone will be here to get us soon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan nodded and squatted down in the corner beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just the two of them in the ruined house waiting for rescue, the Black Widow’s curiosity got the better of her, and she started asking about Lu Yuan’s background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s not like I have anything to hide.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Lu Yuan told the beautiful woman where he was from and all about his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she heard that Lu Yuan’s parents had died while trading goods down south, leaving him all alone, a look of sympathy filled her beautiful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it reminded her of her own past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Widow grabbed Lu Yuan’s hand and said earnestly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When we get back, you must come and live at my home. From now on, I’ll be your family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You and your wife never had a proper wedding banquet, did you? I’ll throw a grand one for you. I’ll even invite the County Magistrate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan was taken aback and quickly waved his hands in refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that’s not necessary. My wife and I are perfectly happy living in our village.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There’s no way I can go live with her.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I lived with the Black Widow, my life would be nothing but awkward and constrained.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’When you live in someone else’s house, you have to follow their rules.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How could that ever be as comfortable as being in your own home?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Besides, the hardest thing to maintain in this world is a sense of boundaries.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’We’re on good terms now because I saved her.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She’s grateful to me now, but over time, if we’re living under the same roof, seeing each other day in and day out...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...friction is inevitable. I might overstep my bounds in some way.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’When that happens, I’m afraid even something as simple as taking an extra piece of her favorite meat at the dinner table...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...could be enough to make her resent me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And if I ever end up on the bad side of Taiping City’s Black Widow, I’d probably lose everything, even a place to call my own.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Not to mention, I don’t even need her help!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m not short on money; I just wanted to establish a legitimate status.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So, living together is out of the question.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Black Widow had no idea what Lu Yuan was thinking. She just squeezed his hand and tried to persuade him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you worried about? My house is huge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll clear out a few rooms for you and your wife. Setting two extra places at the table is no trouble at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My home is so big and empty. If you two move in, it’ll liven the place up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan, however, maintained his earnest expression, keeping up his persona as a simple and honest country boy. He replied with a guileless look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My parents always taught me not to be beholden to anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t need to worry about me. My family has money, too. My grandfather used to be a County Magistrate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He left us a sizable inheritance. In fact, I just bought a few shops in the city yesterday. I’m not short on cash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I helped you simply because... well, because you’re so beautiful. I couldn’t bear to see a great beauty like you meet her end like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’On second thought,’ Lu Yuan decided, ’I’d better reveal some of my financial situation.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’After all, if we’re going to be dealing with each other in the future, she could easily find out about the shops if she decided to investigate me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If she found out later, my persona as a simple, honest man would be ruined.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It would just make her suspicious of my motives.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s better to just be upfront about it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Lu Yuan said all this, the Black Widow found herself completely charmed by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought this young man was so refreshingly direct and honest, yet also simple and sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t saved her for her money; he had plenty of his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had saved her purely out of the kindness of his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...all that talk about her being a great beauty...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those sweet words genuinely made the Black Widow happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t as if no one had ever called her beautiful. The men in Taiping City who had praised her looks to her face could form a line from the east gate to the west.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what was their praise compared to being complimented by a vigorous young man in his twenties?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially a young man as frank and guileless as him. It was a completely different feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Congratulations, Host. Zhao Qiao’Er’s Multiplication Factor has increased to 8. Reward: Lu Ban’s Ink Pot.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Huh??’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan froze, not having processed the notification yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Widow beside him was just about to speak when a strange laugh echoed from above their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan and the Black Widow immediately looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perched on a roof beam was a little fiend that looked like a white monkey, cackling as it stared down at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan hadn’t even had time to react to the sight of the little fiend when he felt the soft hand clutching his let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Widow had been about to say something more in response to Lu Yuan’s earlier words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, she simply patted his hand with her own, her brightly painted nails a flash of color, and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh... I was thinking that after we got through this, I would truly treat you like my own dear nephew.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now, it seems it wasn’t meant to be for us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry about me. Go, now. Save yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1667,"2026-05-30T14:11:52.708Z","2026-06-01T04:31:25.829Z",1,"novelbin.me","c02267a0ba8a9aa090876a9765204f0e24833a23c6c2c829d6d9fbb90ecedf1c","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-19","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-17",258,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-cover.jpg"]