[{"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-70":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},540200,791,"Chapter 70: Why Is That Woman Also Hurrying to Xilingzi?","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-70",70,"\u003Cp>It was no big deal. Song Meiqin hadn’t done anything wrong, and Lu Yuan wasn’t one to hold a grudge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, regarding what Zhao Qiao’er said, Lu Yuan just smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, she’s better off than the average person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Aunt Zhao is being a little dramatic,’ Lu Yuan thought. ’So she can’t afford to burn Spirit Stones in the winter.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If that’s what she calls ’not easy,’ then how are common folk supposed to survive?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhao Qiao’er just shook her head slightly and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t be fooled by how glamorous she looks now. She’s really never had an easy life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To curry favor with her future in-laws, her father married her off at sixteen to that sickly husband of hers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The poor man died two months after the wedding, and at her in-laws’ home, she was constantly being bad-mouthed behind her back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They called her a husband-killer, this, that, and the other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her mother-in-law was no saint either and always gave her a hard time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She faced their scorn every day, with no one to turn to and nowhere to voice her grievances.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Things only got better for her in the last few years, after her younger brother became a Vice General and married the Governor’s firstborn daughter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only then did people stop daring to give her trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan nodded slightly, not saying anything more. ’Every family has its own problems, I guess.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, don’t you worry, Auntie. When Aunt Song heads back to the Provincial City, we’ll go with her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can install an Underground Heating System in her room, and check out the Provincial City while we’re at it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hear there are three natural springs in the city that have been bubbling away for hundreds of years~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Qiao’er beamed at Lu Yuan and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, whatever you say~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That night.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two need to keep it down at night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two little rascals are driving me crazy these past few days!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t you ever get tired?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every single chance you get, you’re at it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And so rough, too! Can’t you be a little gentler?! Are you two a pair of breeding bulls?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Qiao’er sat on the edge of the bed, clad in a loose, brown silk slip. Her pale, beautiful flesh was a dazzling sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was sweltering; it must have been over thirty degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was their first time firing up the Underground Heating System, so they hadn’t gotten the hang of it and had shoveled in way too much coal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could you do? The stuff was cheap, so you didn’t feel the pinch when using it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost of coal to heat a large room like this for an entire winter was less than a single Spirit Stone for a Spirit Stone Furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan had also changed into a pair of baggy shorts and a loose undershirt, and was still fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had started installing an Underground Heating System in Aunt Zhao’s room as well, but her room was large, so a single heating channel wasn’t very effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was no problem; they’d just install two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, for now, Aunt Zhao had moved into the East Wing to sleep with Lu Yuan and Su Liyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, when the two of them were \"at it\" in their own room, Zhao Qiao’er had been too embarrassed to say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with some things, you’re shy at first, and then you get used to it and it’s no big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Zhao Qiao’er was too embarrassed to say it in front of Su Liyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, she had no such qualms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Besides, if I don’t say something, how am I ever going to get any sleep?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m up half the night just listening to you two!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And another thing—I’ve discovered that neither of them is an innocent party!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In the first half of the night, it’s my sweetheart pestering Su Liyan.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Then, in the second half of the night, Su Liyan gets all worked up and starts pestering my sweetheart.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’These two little rascals are so infuriating!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Can’t they spare a thought for a lonely widow like me?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Couldn’t they just hold off for a few days until I move back to my own room?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan responded to Zhao Qiao’er’s accusations with a hearty laugh, not looking the least bit embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liyan, on the other hand, turned bright red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hurried to Zhao Qiao’er’s side, hugging her pale arm and whining playfully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auntie~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spent so much time together lately, their relationships had naturally grown closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initial awkwardness was gone, and they spoke to each other more and more like a real family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My wife and Aunt Zhao were also getting along better and better.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Qiao’er looked at Su Liyan, who was clinging to her and acting cute, and poked her gently between the brows with an incredibly fond expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, you~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you get worked up in the middle of the night, you’re even wilder than he is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Su Liyan mortified. She shook Aunt Zhao’s arm, whining,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Auntie~~ Stop it~~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan fanned himself with his large palm-leaf fan, laughing heartily at the harmonious scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, however, there was a knock at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old steward’s hushed voice came from the other side, breathless yet incredibly excited:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master, it’s ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan froze for a second, then immediately stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait for me at the main gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old steward acknowledged and departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan then turned to Su Liyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, honey, get my clothes. I’m going out tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how anxious Lu Yuan was, Su Liyan didn’t dare ask any questions and hurried to get his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Qiao’er, after a moment’s surprise, also got up and came over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While helping Su Liyan dress Lu Yuan, she frowned and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s all this about, in the middle of the night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve got such a beautiful wife, but you won’t let me touch her. It’s torture!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I’m going out drinking and gambling!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Qiao’er couldn’t help but shoot him a coquettish glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re never serious. What are you really up to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan grinned, his eyebrows raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really am just going out drinking and gambling!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s too hot to sleep at home. Besides, I’ve met some new people in the city recently. Just going out to have some fun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what do you say, Auntie? Gonna spot me some cash?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Qiao’er couldn’t help but roll her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get it from the bookkeeper yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of the two women, Lu Yuan was quickly dressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked to the door, grabbed a dog-skin hat, and plopped it on his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not sure when I’ll be back tonight. I might just pull an all-nighter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two can cuddle up and sleep. Don’t wait up for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it gets too hot in here tonight, open a window to air it out. Don’t want you overheating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he pushed open the door and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Qiao’er was a little suspicious of Lu Yuan’s claim about going out gambling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t dwell on it, though. ’He’s probably off tinkering with those gadgets for dealing with the Xingzi again,’ she figured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「In a patch of wasteland outside Taiping City.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixty horses, sixty Travelers. On their backs were long-barreled Flintlock Guns and a mortar tube half the height of a man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, small, bulging packs of explosives were fastened to their waists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t proper mortar shells like you’d see on television, just packs of explosives held together by a metal band in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone’s here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan swung himself onto his horse, ready to head for Xilingzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old steward at his side was stunned. When he came to his senses, he quickly exclaimed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master, you’re going too?!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHING! Lu Yuan drew the Celestial Master Sword from his back. He raised an eyebrow and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And why shouldn’t I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You of all people should know what I’m capable of.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the old steward shook his head frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Absolutely not! This is dangerous. Even with your skills, you can’t go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, with these Mortars and Flintlock Guns, we can definitely take down that Xingzi. We don’t need you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan arched an eyebrow at the old steward’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could you not need me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With these Mortars, do you know how to arrange them? Do you know what covering fire is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what carpet bombing is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what a saturation strike is?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan casually threw out a bunch of terms, not caring whether they were entirely accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, it left the old steward speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, the old steward suddenly said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master... how about we don’t rush into this? We could wait another half-month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You could train us, and that would solve it, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Yuan waved his hand, rejecting the idea outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. We can pass this Mortar off to outsiders as a ’thunder-striker,’ a hidden weapon, or something of the sort.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it’s a sensitive piece of equipment. If we drag this out, it’ll be hard to explain if the Court finds out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This thing doesn’t require extensive training. You just need to fire when I give the order.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another reason Lu Yuan insisted on going. A Mortar, at the end of the day, is still an artillery piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a gun; it couldn’t be aimed with precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very possible they would only injure the Xingzi, not kill it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it escaped and came to hold a grudge, things would get ugly when it came back for revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that happened, he would be the one who’d have to go in with the Celestial Master Sword to land the killing blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately, Lu Yuan had been learning to write the Daoist Talismans from the ’Celestial Master’ manual with his wife every day, as well as studying other things on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with his Holy Body...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basically, the clouds had parted, the rain had stopped, and Lu Yuan was feeling invincible again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, he always had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan had his Holy Body, the Celestial Master Sword, and Lu Ban’s Ink Pot. He could have taken this Xingzi head-on from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since Lu Yuan had also recently learned the Purifying Heart Spell from the ’Celestial Master’ manual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he encountered one of those illusion-casting Xingzi, Lu Yuan wouldn’t be fooled like he was last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old steward wanted to say more,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but Lu Yuan had no patience for it. He just stared at the old steward with a cold expression and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Fu, what did my aunt say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does my word count for anything in this household or not?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t it that she’s the boss, and I’m second-in-command?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Fu looked helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the mistress also said not to let you put yourself in danger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the mistress finds out I took you to Xilingzi today, she’ll skin me alive when we get back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Yuan just held his head high and continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aunt Zhao definitely won’t give you any trouble afterward. I’m here, so what are you afraid of!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop wasting time and let’s get a move on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You keep talking nonsense, and I guarantee I’ll make your life a living hell from now on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Lu Yuan slapped his horse’s rump, and it shot forward with a SWOOSH.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old steward was left speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he was at a loss for words. ’What did I do to deserve this?’ he thought. ’I’m caught between a rock and a hard place!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’To hell with it,’ he thought, and with a flick of his reins, he shot off as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the party of more than sixty men galloped majestically toward Xilingzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about two or three hours of hard riding,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a troop of several hundred soldiers suddenly appeared in the moonlight ahead of Lu Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Song Meiqin?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What’s she doing heading to Xilingzi?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Lu Yuan was still in a daze, a cold, clear voice suddenly echoed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations, Host. The reward for Song Meiqin’s x5 Multiplication Factor has been met. Reward: ’True Martial’]\u003C\u002Fp>",2069,"2026-05-30T14:11:52.988Z","2026-06-01T04:31:25.829Z",1,"novelbin.me","86bfac47091daac8c260f09eaff235d8146f1bd1a64373fde6c477828448c48d","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-71","marrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-chapter-69",258,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarrying-a-white-snake-wife-is-super-cool-cover.jpg"]