Chapter 150: Back then I single-handedly took on seven cold-hearted ones in the Arctic Circle, and you say I…

Lu Yuan felt a bit numb at this time.

How come another empress just showed up……

Moreover…… it's five stars again？！

As for this star rating thing, Lu Yuan had already made it very clear earlier.

This thing refers to how much benefit one can gain after forming a bond with this person.

Generally speaking, this thing is never very high when you first meet.

It's like two people who just met; if Lu Yuan went to borrow a hundred bucks from this person, having just met, they'd definitely not lend it.

But once the relationship improves, not only a hundred, even a thousand can be borrowed.

So the star rating also goes up.

And my wife is purely an accident.

Besides having so many tags and so many perfect quality bonuses, my wife…

The most important thing is that my wife had just come out of the village back then, being especially pure.

Of course, she's still as pure as a little white rabbit now.

That's what Lu Yuan picked up.

But generally speaking, when two people first meet, their star rating isn't especially high.

But this person in front of me……

How come they're directly five stars?

Could it be that they knew each other before?

Impossible……

Such a beautiful woman, Lu Yuan has definitely never seen before.

Of course, let's not talk about the star rating for now; the most important thing is…… how come there's another tag 【Empress】……

What the hell is this……

My wife also has the 【Empress】 tag.

To be honest, Lu Yuan still hasn't figured out what that 【Empress】 thing is for his wife.

First, what Lu Yuan can be sure of is.

Even if my wife has the fate or opportunity to become an 【Empress】, she definitely wouldn't become a mundane worldly emperor.

After all, with my wife's sweet and naive personality.

It's definitely impossible for her to become an emperor.

That means my wife might possibly cultivate immortality in the future…… and then become a great emperor of the immortal realm.

Anyway, that's what Lu Yuan was thinking.

After all…… didn't I give my wife an Orchid Heart last time?

And there's the Bloodline Awakening Liquid.

This might be that in a few years, I really will go cultivate immortality with my wife.

Anyway, it's possible.

Let's not talk about that for now.

Lu Yuan's current problem is…… how come another 【Empress】 fate has appeared?

And this person……

Is this Gu Lie's sister?!

Looking at this woman's other tags.

【White Hair Unchanging】

【Intelligent and Noble】

【National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance】

【Gold and Jade Quality】

…………

Just like my wife, almost all of them are the highest-quality perfect tags.

Moreover, many expressions are actually just a slightly different way of speaking.

For example, 【White Hair Unchanging】 basically means the same as my wife's 【Faithful Unchanging】.

But still, that's the problem……

Why does this woman also have the 【Empress】 tag?

Could it be……

Lu Yuan took another look at the woman in front of him; this woman doesn't resemble his gentle and virtuous wife.

This woman's aura shows at a glance that she's someone who does big things.

Lu Yuan also thought that Gu Lie is a military household.

Then this woman must also be a military household, and also Imperial Relatives and Nobles.

This……

Could it be……

Is this woman planning to rebel in the future??

That's not impossible……

While Lu Yuan was dazed, Gu Lie hurried over carrying something, his face tense, saying:

「Sis, how did you come here?! 」

Gu Lie feared his older sister would come over and spill the beans.

What if Lu Yuan ge finds out his own identity is that of a prince, and then he's afraid of himself…

How can the two of us happily play from now on?

Of course…

Gu Lie had a feeling…

Even if Lu Yuan knows he's a prince… should he beat him or beat him…

And Gu Qingwan looked at her younger brother, lightly furrowing her brow as she said:

"Oh? Why can't I come? You're always running out instead of staying home; as your older sister, I can't come see what you're up to?"

Gu Lie glanced at his older sister's outfit, blinked, and suddenly understood something.

Hmm…

Afterward, Gu Lie broke into a grin and hehe-laughed, saying:

"I told you, I'm definitely not going to mess around when I'm out, sis. Have you eaten? Let's grab something together—I bought plenty."

Gu Lie said while sitting down, then placed the food he'd bought on the small table between the three of them.

No wonder Gu Lie was gone for so long.

The stuff he bought is really quite a lot.

First, a big pot of mutton soup, plus some stir-fried dishes, and a large bag of flatbread.

As for chopsticks, Gu Lie took two pairs, but then he gave the pair he was holding to Gu Qingwan.

Gu Lie himself went over, found a small wooden stick, rubbed it on his clothes, and then snapped it in half.

Gu Qingwan looked at her younger brother's demeanor but didn't say anything.

Aside from being mischievous, arrogant, and free-spending with money,

he still has some good points.

Namely, he's not arrogant.

If you give him bird's nest soup and shark fin, he'll eat a couple bites and toss it away.

But if you give him steamed cornbread, he won't complain either.

Gu Lie first ladled a big bowl of mutton soup for his older sister, then served another big bowl for Lu Yuan.

Afterward, Gu Lie set the big pot in front of himself and hehe-laughed, saying:

"Alright, the rest is mine."

Lu Yuan: "???"

You damn well can eat that much?

Lu Yuan also didn't fight with Lie Qing over it; his big bowl of mutton soup, plus some stir-fry, was enough.

Gu Qingwan glanced at her younger brother's behavior, then instead of staying silent, she looked up slightly at Lu Yuan and said:

"These days, my younger brother often mentions you; speaking of it, I really ought to thank you."

Huh?

Lu Yuan took a bite of the flatbread in his hand, raised an eyebrow curiously, and said:

"Oh, thank me?"

Gu Qingwan nodded with a faint smile and said:

"My younger brother has been hopelessly mischievous and uneducated since childhood; no one in this household can handle him—not even me."

"Now he actually reads every day, and today he even came with you to do free medical aid as a good deed—I never expected that."

Upon hearing that, Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said:

"Hey, disciplining a kid isn't that hard—just beat him half to death; if one beating doesn't work, give him two, and it'll surely work!"

Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Gu Qingwan slightly turned her head toward Gu Lie, who had just lifted the pot nearby, and said, raising her chin:

"Like that, then—I'll try your method from now on."

At that moment, Gu Lie had just lifted the pot, wearing a puzzled expression,

once he came to his senses, Gu Lie hurriedly said in a flustered tone:

"Don't talk nonsense—I'm only helping out because I'm studying martial arts; I'm definitely not getting beaten!!"

Seeing his older sister's half‑smile, Gu Lie suddenly felt sore all over.

How?

You still want to beat me?

Did you beat me too lightly before?

Gu Qingwan naturally knows why her younger brother is so obedient, but she's just trying to scare him.

Gu Lie, meanwhile, hurriedly changed the subject:

"Sis, why did you actually come?"

"If outsiders don't know who my older sister is, how could I not know?"

"My older sister is either reviewing memorials or reviewing memorials all the time."

"She never has a moment free."

Gu Qingwan took a bite of the flatbread without changing her expression, then said:

"Handling family affairs leaves me dizzy and overwhelmed; I came out to clear my head, heard you were here, and dropped by to see you."

After hearing his older sister finish, Gu Lie nodded, then suddenly thought of something and quickly said:

"Sis, you're busy all day and don't look after your health; you've been complaining of headaches lately, haven't you."

"After we finish eating, let me have my brother Yuan check you out—my brother Yuan is really skilled!"

Some people, just by Yuan-ge's one glance, looking at the eyelids, looking at the tongue, they know what illness it is—old nose is impressive!

What Gu Lie boasted about actually made Lu Yuan a bit embarrassed.

This isn't a doctor's basic procedure, right?

Gu Qingwan didn't refuse either; her headache is an old ailment, just from overwork.

The imperial doctor said she needs more rest, to recuperate.

But the problem is, with the Great Zhou Dynasty's situation, how can I rest?

Lu Yuan also has no problem; this is Gu Lie's older sister, so of course I should give her a good look.

While eating, Gu Lie suddenly thought of something and said:

"Right, sis, this morning when I went out, I heard people say that the bandit trouble in the south is getting worse, they even dare to block the official road."

"As for this… they didn't say to handle it?"

After hearing Gu Lie's words, Gu Qingwan drank a mouthful of mutton soup without changing expression, then slowly said:

"We said we would handle it; this time we're getting serious, we'll eradicate the root, not just skirmish like before."

The cabinet has already been drafting regulations for this matter.

In a few days, this matter will be known throughout the world.

Moreover, we can't deliberately hide anything just because Lu Yuan is here.

After Gu Qingwan finished speaking, Gu Lie instantly got excited, slapped his thigh and said:

"Sis..."

But before Gu Lie could finish his words, Gu Qingwan said with a blank expression:

"It's impossible to let you go; give up."

After Gu Qingwan said that, her little face immediately fell, dragging out her tone as she said:

"Sis~~~~ why can't you let me go~~~ I just want to follow and have a look, do nothing, is that not okay~~~"

Gu Lie was starting to act coquettish with his older sister.

However, Gu Qingwan simply didn't buy it, and with a blank expression directly said:

"No means no; Dad said so, Mom said so, they all said not to let you go."

Gu Lie pursed his lips.

Where did my dad and mom come from?

They died long ago.

Of course, Gu Lie knows that his older sister says this only because Lu Yuan is here.

But Gu Lie knows that whether he is allowed to go or not is just a matter of his older sister's word.

This time, Gu Lie really wants to go on the bandit suppression expedition.

A few years ago, the Great Zhou Dynasty drove the Liujin Dynasty back to the northern desert, and since then the Great Zhou Dynasty has had no war for several years.

At most, the Liujin Dynasty would send cavalry to harass the Great Zhou Dynasty's border cities, sweep through once, then flee.

That hardly counts as war.

Now there is a proper, serious threat coming.

If Gu Lie doesn't go this time, who knows when the next chance will be!

Moreover, as someone who has read military texts since childhood and joined the army, Gu Lie, though his nature is arrogant, is not conceited.

Gu Lie also knows that there is a big gap between those military texts and actual practice.

Just reading military texts, without leading troops with real swords and spears to train on the battlefield, that's absolutely not acceptable!

I need to find a place to hone my skills.

Now the Great Zhou Dynasty is already sharpening its swords, ready to strike at Liujin.

Although, my older sister never tells me about these military matters.

But Gu Lie is not an idiot.

Usually, Gu Lie also sneaks off to the Ministry of War to gather information.

The Snow Dragon Sunlight Armor has already been restored, mass production has started; in a few more years...

My older sister will definitely settle accounts with the Liujin Dynasty.

By then, it will truly be war.

If I don't gain real command experience in this bandit suppression...

Then, in the war with the Liujin Dynasty a few years later, even if I could get onto the battlefield, I'd be just an insignificant minor role.

Therefore, Gu Lie must go to this southern bandit suppression.

Gu Lie, with a fawning look, wants to plead for something.

Gu Qingwan, however, glared at her younger brother and said:

"More nonsense, and when I go home I'll tell Mom and Dad to lock you up!!"

For a moment, Gu Lie was speechless, not knowing what to do.

Lu Yuan, who had been silently eating beside them, blinked and suddenly said:

"Why not let Gu Lie go?"

Letting him go would be quite good.

By rights, this is their family matter.

All Lu Yuan needs to do now is lower his head to eat the pancake and drink the mutton soup.

Don't chatter about other things.

But the problem is…

Lu Yuan has a system, Lu Yuan has a system knowing that Gu Lie later will be an incredibly awesome person.

【War God】

You don't understand the gold content of 【War God】, do you?!

Gu Lie in the future won't just say he'll become like a Champion Marquis who seals the Wolf and resides in Xu, but at the very least he'll have to be someone like Xue Rengui, Chang Yuchun!

Such a War God, you don't let him hurry to the battlefield to gain experience.

Why do you keep him locked up?

If he gains experience over these years, earns military merit in this bandit-suppression, and gets promoted to a high office.

When the time comes to fight the Gilded Dynasty, if Gu Lie leads the troops, wouldn't that mean fewer deaths?

Lu Yuan guessed, maybe it's because this older sister fears that her younger brother is young and might be in danger.

But historically, heroes mostly come from youth.

Moreover, back then Huo Qubing was also made a Champion Marquis at seventeen.

Gu Lie is also seventeen now, so forget about becoming a Champion Marquis or anything like that.

The Gilded Dynasty is barely clinging to life.

But if we go fight mountain bandits and get enfeoffed as a Bandit Marquis, would that work?

Anyway, we can't let Gu Lie stay at home.

And as soon as Lu Yuan finished speaking,

Gu Qingwan's expression immediately darkened.

Before this, it was because Lu Yuan had talent, was smart, and was also kind.

So Gu Qingwan's attitude toward Lu Yuan had always been good, and just now when speaking she occasionally showed a hint of a smile.

After all, besides her own younger brother, Gu Qingwan is immensely imposing toward everyone else.

In Gu Qingwan's heart, she holds Lu Yuan in high regard.

But that doesn't mean Lu Yuan can come out and spout off, especially about his younger brother joining the army!

In almost an instant, Gu Qingwan's aura shifted from that of a military household's eldest daughter to an immensely imposing, icy emperor.

"Our family's affairs, do you need to come and spout off?"

"You think suppressing bandits is just beating a few mountain chiefs?!"

"You think military affairs are child's play? You don't understand anything, why are you spouting nonsense?!"

Immediately, Gu Qingwan glared at Lu Yuan and shouted angrily.

It's no wonder Gu Qingwan's reaction is fierce; now what she values most is her younger brother's safety.

Although Gu Qingwan is not a cultivator, there is no cultivator's aura here either.

But this moment, the imposing aura that hit her face—if it were anyone else, they would have already dropped to their knees trembling.

But……

Lu Yuan simply doesn't care about Gu Qingwan!

Because Lu Yuan feels he's even more badass, super badass!!

You look like a bear, who are you trying to scare?!!

The next second, Lu Yuan threw his bowl and chopsticks onto the table, then slammed the table hard and shouted:

"You old woman, who are you trying to scare?!!"

"You think just because your family is a military household you know everything?!"

"And you say I don't understand military affairs? Back in the day I single-handedly took on seven cold-hearted guys in the Arctic Circle, and you say I don't understand military affairs?!"

Thanks to the brother who snatched your lollipop for the 1500 coin reward, thank you so much, muah~

Thanks to Brother Bingdie Yuluo for the 100 coin reward, thank you so much, muah~

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Today's three chapters are done, see you tomorrow, don't wait up at midnight, I don't know when I'll sleep or wake, update time won't be fixed~

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