Chapter 104

For Liu Xiaolou, the Tiger-Headed Dragon was a "life-and-death brother" who appeared inexplicably, not a life-and-death friendship, but rather they had experienced life and death together.

This old brother was extremely enthusiastic when he first met Liu Xiaolou, and later even volunteered to follow Liu Xiaolou and Tan Bazhang into Mount Wulong to investigate the enemy's situation. In the end, no one knew whether he lived or died, and this friendship just ended there.

It wasn't until Liu Xiaolou got married last month that he saw him among the guests who came to congratulate him, and only then did he know his true identity—the son of the Jiao family of Lion Ridge. It was just that he didn't have time to recognize him, and it wasn't until today that they officially met.

Susu served hot tea, the host and guest sat down, and Liu Xiaolou sighed: "Back then, when Brother Bazhang and I saw you trapped by the Qingyu Sect, we were planning a rescue, but the three sects' encirclement of the Qingyu Sect ended with a whimper, and we didn't know Brother Hutou's whereabouts. Brother Bazhang and I felt very guilty and often felt ashamed. If I hadn't seen Brother Hutou at the wedding banquet, this knot would not have been untied until today."

The Tiger-Headed Dragon laughed: "After being taken away from Mount Wulong by the Qingyu Sect that day, I was only released after returning to Dongting Lake. The adults in my family grounded me for half a year, so it was my fault for not visiting the two virtuous brothers at Mount Wulong."

Liu Xiaolou said: "As long as you are alive, as long as you are alive!"

The Tiger-Headed Dragon suddenly stood up from his seat and bowed deeply to Liu Xiaolou: "Old brother, I came here today specifically to plead guilty, please forgive me, virtuous brother!"

Liu Xiaolou was shocked: "What are you talking about? Please get up quickly."

After a lot of effort, he helped the Tiger-Headed Dragon up. The Tiger-Headed Dragon was full of shame and said: "Virtuous brother already knows, your foolish brother is not a loose cultivator who drifted from Jiangnan. My home is at Lion Ridge, less than two hundred li away from here. Hiding it from you before was your foolish brother's fault."

Liu Xiaolou smiled: "What kind of thing is this? Everyone has unspeakable secrets. It's human nature to not reveal one's background when first meeting, and to talk about one's roots after becoming friends."

The Tiger-Headed Dragon shook his head: "No, to be ashamed, your foolish brother did indeed go for you that day, traveling thousands of li, just for you. Of course, being recruited by the Zang family was also a coincidence. If I hadn't seen you, your foolish brother wouldn't have stayed honestly in the Zang family's ranks."

Liu Xiaolou asked in surprise: "Why is that? My reputation doesn't seem to have reached thousands of li away, right?"

The Tiger-Headed Dragon confessed: "Virtuous brother, you don't know, going to Mount Wulong was for Jiuniang."

It turned out that Lion Ridge had always been on good terms with Mount Shenwu, and this Young Master Jiao often went up the mountain to visit when he was young. He was very familiar with the children of the Su family of this generation, and even had a very good friendship with Su Dalang. He didn't know when he started to have inexplicable feelings for Su Jiuniang, and from then on, he sank deeper and deeper. It was just that the falling flowers had intentions, but the flowing water had no heart; Jiuniang had no affection for him, which made him very sad.

Last spring, he saw Su Jiuniang, who was traveling outside, while lingering at Dongting, and then heard Su Jiuniang mention the name Liu Xiaolou of Mount Wulong by chance.

The Tiger-Headed Dragon was very embarrassed: "When I heard Jiuniang mention it privately in a conversation with Xiao Qin, saying that you looked like Lord Lord Jingzhao, your foolish brother went straight to Mount Wulong, wanting to see what you looked like."

Liu Xiaolou couldn't laugh or cry: "Just for this? Brother Hutou traveled thousands of li?"

The Tiger-Headed Dragon became very serious: "Virtuous brother, you don't know, that Lord Lord Jingzhao is your foolish brother's great enemy, and Jiuniang has always been thinking about him. You look like him, this matter must not be taken lightly."

Liu Xiaolou was speechless: "And then? I guess Brother Hutou didn't just come to see me, right?"

The Tiger-Headed Dragon was quite honest, touching the back of his head and saying: "I wanted to give you... a little suffering... fortunately, I didn't make a big mistake, otherwise I wouldn't have the face to see you today."

Liu Xiaolou blinked, recalled for a moment, and shook his head: "Is that so?" He didn't feel any danger at all at that time.

The Tiger-Headed Dragon pleaded: "If you are not relieved, virtuous brother, you can hit me back, I will never fight back."

Liu Xiaolou laughed: "Alright, Brother Hutou should be relieved now, right? I came to the Su family as a son-in-law, I'm living with the Fifth Daughter, not Jiuniang, so don't worry about me anymore... Jiuniang has returned to the mountain now, you can go see her."

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The Tiger-Headed Dragon suddenly stood up again and bowed to Liu Xiaolou: "Please help me, virtuous brother!"

Liu Xiaolou had to help him up again: "What is it again? If you want me to help you get what you want, I advise you to save your breath, old brother. I'm just a son-in-law living with his wife's family, how could I have such ability? To tell you the truth, I avoid that girl like the plague."

The Tiger-Headed Dragon said: "Your foolish brother has no other requests, just to see her once is enough! To tell you the truth, virtuous brother, your foolish brother heard that Jiuniang returned to the mountain, and I have been waiting on the mountain for two days, asking Su Da to convey my intention to visit, but I was rejected by Jiuniang. I heard that you were invited to Yunhai Pavilion by Jiuniang these two days, and you should be able to speak in front of Jiuniang, so..."

Liu Xiaolou defended: "How could I speak in front of her? Old brother, you must have misunderstood..."

The Tiger-Headed Dragon said: "You look like Lord Lord Jingzhao, of course you can speak."

"Does looking like him mean I can speak? It's just the side profile that's similar... It's not that I'm giving you the cold shoulder, old brother, this matter is really hard to handle..."

"If you can make this happen, virtuous brother, your foolish brother will definitely be grateful!"

"It's really hard to handle, even if you thank me with ten or a hundred taels of gold and silver, it's not easy to handle. This isn't a matter of money!"

"Then one spirit stone?"

"No, old brother, you're making it hard for me..."

"Two?"

"This... old brother is so affectionate, I'll give it a try."

Letting the Tiger-Headed Dragon wait in the guest courtyard for news first, Liu Xiaolou began to ponder deeply. Even for high-ranking noble families, spirit stones were precious items. To see Su Jiuniang once, the Tiger-Headed Dragon was actually willing to pay two spirit stones. Liu Xiaolou felt it wasn't worth it for him.

The opportunity to earn two spirit stones was already in front of him, it just depended on whether he could succeed, but thinking about it, he always felt it was very difficult. Even Su Dalang didn't succeed, why should he be able to bring someone to Yunhai Pavilion? Although he had done something for Jiuniang, would Jiuniang give him this face because of that?

I'm afraid not.

So Liu Xiaolou changed his way of thinking. Since he couldn't let the Tiger-Headed Dragon go to Yunhai Pavilion, could he let Jiuniang come down? By then, if the Tiger-Headed Dragon came uninvited, it would count as a meeting, and two spirit stones would be in his pocket!

The last remaining problem was that this invitation couldn't seem too abrupt, otherwise he didn't know how Jiuniang would deal with him. Of course, if there was really no other way, he would just have to break the jar and let it break. For two spirit stones, being whipped by Jiuniang was acceptable.

Just as he was considering how to invite Jiuniang down, Susu entered Yiling Hall and asked: "Young Master, you won't be going out tonight, right?"

Liu Xiaolou asked: "Does Susu have something?"

Susu said: "Xiao Huan and I have prepared wine and food, and we want to invite Young Master to a banquet. We have the Dragon-Beard Golden Carp, crayfish, and spirit rice that Young Master likes, and a pot of Dan Gui Xiang."

Liu Xiaolou naturally liked it: "Why did Susu suddenly set up a banquet? What good day is it today?"

Susu smiled: "It wasn't today, it was yesterday! Did Young Master forget his own birthday? But Young Master didn't return yesterday, so Xiao Huan and I had to wait until today. We're celebrating Young Master's birthday a day late, I hope Young Master doesn't mind."

Liu Xiaolou patted his forehead. He had really forgotten. Yesterday was his birthday, and in the blink of an eye, he was already twenty.

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