Chapter 98: Enemies on a Narrow Road

With her wrist grabbed by Liu Xiaolou, Susu was a bit surprised: "What is the Young Master trying to do?"

Liu Xiaolou explained: "Before going into seclusion, do you remember that I also pulled you into the room?"

Susu nodded: "Yes."

Liu Xiaolou pulled her to sit side-by-side on the edge of the bed and said: "It was precisely for cultivation. That day, I had an inner realization, so I wanted to pull you over to practice together. Now that this realization has suddenly vanished, I want to try again to see if I can find it back."

Susu asked curiously: "How to try?"

Liu Xiaolou said: "Like this, first take off your clothes, so as not to affect the posture..."

Susu suddenly understood and immediately turned bright red with shame, but covered her mouth and laughed: "Not to mention whether the Young Lady would agree to the Young Master, can you really do it?"

Liu Xiaolou said: "Whether I can or not, don't I have to try to know?"

Susu covered her face and asked: "Has the Young Master never tried before?"

Liu Xiaolou admitted frankly: "I have discussed it with fellow Daoists, but I have indeed never tried it in practice. This is a Daoist method; there is no need to be shy. Susu, your face is so hot..."

Susu grabbed his restless hand and said: "Young Master, you don't like..."

Liu Xiaolou asked suspiciously: "Like what? You even know what I like?"

Susu was too embarrassed to speak and patted Liu Xiaolou's hand: "Young Master, this kind of thing cannot be forced."

Liu Xiaolou said: "I know it cannot be forced, that's why I'm asking you to try it with me..."

"Young Master, your hand..."

"Don't move, don't move—"

"Ah, Young Master, have you found the realization?"

Liu Xiaolou tried hard to recall the inner fire from before, but he couldn't find it no matter what. Without that layer of realization, there was no benefit of doubling the spiritual power transformation, and he felt very disappointed. He sighed and said: "That kind of realization really cannot be found."

Susu covered her mouth and laughed: "Then what should we do?"

Since he couldn't find the inner fire from before, Liu Xiaolou intended to verify the dual cultivation technique passed down by his sect to find another kind of realization. So he said: "Come, let's change the posture, and then..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiaohuan's voice sounded outside the door: "Young Master, Young Master!"

Liu Xiaolou was speechless and rolled his eyes.

Susu hurriedly pulled back her half-removed clothes, got off the bed, and said: "Is it Xiaohuan? Come in, I just finished helping the Young Master bathe."

Xiaohuan pushed the door and entered. She also came over to help Liu Xiaolou put on his clothes, looked at the bucket of water, and asked: "The Young Master has been in seclusion for many days. Coming out today, has your cultivation base improved?"

Liu Xiaolou nodded: "Indeed, my cultivation base has greatly advanced."

Xiaohuan said: "Then congratulations to the Young Master. It's like this, Jiuniang has returned, and she wants to see the Young Master. I wonder if the Young Master has time?"

Among the younger generation of the Su family, the women were outstanding, but the men were not. Liu Xiaolou had heard that there were three most outstanding women: Erniang married early, Wuniang became his convenient wife, and there was another one, Jiuniang. However, this Jiuniang was not of the Su bloodline but the adopted daughter of Su Zhi, and she had been wandering the *jianghu* for the past few years.

This marriage was arranged in a hurry, and there was no time to inform Jiuniang, so Su Jiuniang had not attended. Since she had returned, it was only right that she wanted to see him.

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He got off the bed and came to the bronze mirror to tie his hair. Susu wanted to come over to help, but was politely declined by Liu Xiaolou: "No need, I'll do it myself. You two take the bucket out and pour it."

He suddenly thought of another Jiuniang, that beautiful face and demeanor... He couldn't help but sigh. He had married far away to Mount Shenwu, and he didn't know where that Jiuniang was now. He heard that Su Jiuniang was also a beauty who could topple cities; were all those named Jiuniang born so beautiful?

Susu carried the bucket out the door, and Xiaohuan tidied up the bath towel and dirty clothes. The two whispered something, and suddenly a burst of laughter erupted.

After a while, they returned, helped Liu Xiaolou tidy up his clothes, and then walked out.

When passing the martial arts arena in front of the small building, Liu Xiaolou asked: "My wife is not here today?"

Xiaohuan reported: "The Lady has gone to the back mountain."

"Back mountain? I haven't been there yet... What's on the back mountain?"

"The back mountain also has a place where the Lady practices Daoist methods. If the Young Master wants to go, you can ask the Lady. If the Lady agrees, then you can go."

"Is the back mountain all her Daoist arena? Can't go anywhere?"

"Not exactly, but many places on the back mountain are forbidden areas. Even this servant and Susu, without permission, cannot enter without authorization."

"Oh."

After leaving the Qingyu Furong Garden, there was a small hill not far away. Xiaohuan pointed and said: "Jiuniang is waiting at the Wangshan Pavilion above. The Young Master will see her once you go up. Jiuniang ordered that she wants to see the Young Master alone, so we servants will wait here."

See him alone? What does that mean? Could it be another round of impolite words?

The three-year agreement had not been spread, and very few people knew about it. Liu Xiaolou didn't even know if his two personal maids, Susu and Xiaohuan, knew the details, but even the Second Master, Su Xun, didn't know, so he feared this Su Jiuniang also had no way of knowing. Therefore, in the few days before Liu Xiaolou married into the Su family, he had been pointed at and scolded many times, all of which were harsh words like "You must treat my Fifth Sister well" or "If you fail her, I will make you look good." He figured this Su Jiuniang would be the same.

For the sake of one spirit stone a month, eating well, sleeping well, and having people to serve him, he would just endure it one more time. What else could he do if he didn't endure it? He heard that Su Jiuniang was a master at the perfection of the tenth stage of Qi Refinement, so he would just tuck his tail and not provoke her.

Seeing that it had been almost a month since he married into the Su family, it was time to distribute the spirit stones.

Thinking of spirit stones, Liu Xiaolou walked up the moss-covered stone steps. After walking for about half a quarter of an hour, he turned past several rows of newly sprouted locust trees and arrived at the Wangshan Pavilion.

There was indeed a woman in the pavilion, wearing a goose-yellow waist-cinching skirt, with her back to him, looking out at the distant mountains.

Just looking at her back, she had a graceful demeanor. Looking at that waist again... forget it, don't look. Why was he obsessed with slender waists?

He walked to the pavilion in a few steps and bowed to the other party: "May I ask if you are Jiuniang?"

The woman turned around and stared at Liu Xiaolou. Liu Xiaolou was instantly stunned.

She was indeed very beautiful, very beautiful, as beautiful as the rumors said.

But what made him stare was not her beautiful face, but...

Su Jiuniang said coldly: "Very good, Liu Xiaolou, you are very good! I told you not to pester the Seventh Sister of the Zhou family, and you ran to my Su family to provoke my Fifth Sister. Are you really not afraid of death?"

Liu Xiaolou felt bitter inside. People really shouldn't be talked about; just after thinking about her for a while, she appeared in front of him. Where were there two Jiuniangs? It was clearly the same person!

The one in front of him was exactly the Jiuniang who had inexplicably run to Mount Eyang to work as a helper, the Jiuniang whose carriage he had blocked at the Zhou Family Villa by Dongting Lake. He had secretly gone to cut her rice and was taught a lesson, and then he was carried around like a chick by her at the Zhou Family Manor. Now he had bumped into her hands again. It was truly enemies on a narrow road; he had nothing to say!

Liu Xiaolou squeezed out an extremely ugly smile: "Auntie... no, Jiuniang..."

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