Chapter 145: Auntie Smashes Her Head Against the Pillar!

After returning to Wang Fu, in order to go out quickly to attend to urgent matters, Xie Jinhuan had to privately kiss Seeing Mo Mo several times, until Seeing Mo Mo ran back to her room and barred the door, before he arrived at the banks of the Fengyi River.

It was late at night; the banks of the Fengyi River were silent. A two-story building stood by the river, with no lights or fires inside, and its doors and windows were all closed.

Xie Jinhuan saw this scene from afar and could not help but frown, thinking silently:

"No one here again? Did she not come, or is she asleep..."

He walked quickly to the outside of the main gate and raised his hand to knock:

Knock knock knock—

"Heroine Mu?"

There was no response from the pavilion.

Xie Jinhuan's heart skipped a beat, and he knocked a few more times.

Ye Hongshang, who had been by his side the whole time, now made a slight inspection:

"Indeed, she is not here. It seems that since you last saw her naked, the young lady is too embarrassed and has hidden herself away."

"That should not be the case. That big ice block, although a bit domineering, does not seem like someone who breaks their word."

"Then wait here?"

Seeing Bing Tuozi had broken her appointment, and Xie Jinhuan was truly a bit speechless.

After all, she had met him to steal his detoxification method, run over at night to stalk him, he had gone to save someone and pinned her down to suck, she came to his door again and sucked him, promised to lend medicine and then disappeared!

Wasn't this just teasing him?

If you bully people like this, then I will bully you too!

Zi Su gave me a bunch of medicines I haven't tried yet; believe it or not, with 'Stuck Together Like Glue' and 'Always Smiling', I'll make you hold me and be happily silly...

Although he muttered to himself, since she was not there, Xie Jinhuan had no way to contact her; currently, he could only quickly turn back and head to Lin Fu to see if the Sixty-Year Lotus from Jiazi Shanzhuang could be secured soon.

Li Gongpu, whom everyone called for to be beaten, finally fell from power. The news spread throughout the entire city in less than half an hour. Inside Lin Fu, lights were rarely on, but the old master Lin might also be furious; at this moment, he was actually not sleeping, sitting in the courtyard and telling his mother-in-law and Zi Su the news he had just heard from a colleague:

"It is said that Xie Jinhuan went to the Four Directions Office to catch demons and evil spirits, and happened to catch Li Gongpu presenting the Purple Thunder Sparrow to the Crown Prince. The Emperor most dislikes the Crown Prince wasting his time on trifles; upon hearing the news, he flew into a rage. Hou Tietou, Master Fan, Censor Liu, and others were also filled with anger, and immediately ran to the palace gate to remonstrate to the death..."

"Beautiful! Eunuch Li should have been dealt with long ago..."

"Xie Jinhuan is truly the lucky star of Great Qian. I wonder if this dead girl Wan Yi has the fortune..."

"It's risky; the Princess is very clingy, following Xie Jinhuan wherever he goes..."

"The daughter is not promising; grandparents need not fear! I will immediately brew a 'Holding Grandson on Horseback Pill'..."

"Go, go, go..."

Xie Jinhuan stood on the roof, seeing the family's harmonious and happy scene; to be honest, he felt a bit envious.

If his father, who served as a Colonel, were still alive, hearing the news of Li Gongpu's fall, he would probably have set up a table in the courtyard with a couple of small dishes, and chatted all night with Uncle Fei and him, while Seeing Mo Mo gorged herself on the side.

Unfortunately, those days likely cannot return...

But fortunately, now there is a small family, and he can chat with his wife.

Lin Wanyi, waiting for her man to arrive, naturally did not participate in the family gathering.

Xie Jinhuan, knowing the way well, arrived at the Young Lady's courtyard. As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he discovered a box on the ground at the entrance, with a letter placed on top, written 'For Xie Jinhuan's Eyes Only', the handwriting iron-crafted and silver-hooked, carrying a sword qi that pierced the sky.

"Eh?"

Seeing this scene, Xie Jinhuan's heart could not help but rejoice wildly. He hurriedly picked up the box to examine it; the box's overall texture was like black jade, cold to the touch, and carved with a qilin pattern.

He originally wanted to open it and take a look, but the ghost wife suddenly appeared and reminded him:

"Do not move it randomly. The spiritual herb is full of spiritual energy; this is a box specially sealed for preservation. If you move it randomly and scatter the medicinal properties, all your trouble will be in vain."

Xie Jinhuan found that the big ice block was so reliable, delivering goods directly to the door, and his heart was truly a bit moved.

He had fought from Danyang to Jingcheng, coming and going, confiscating countless illegal gains, just to gather the raw materials for the 'Vigorous Dragon and Tiger Pill'. If the ice block were here, he would lie down and let her violently sit on him; even if she cultivated his Yin energy on the spot, he would have no complaints.

However, the pill is not yet formed; it is too early to be triumphant now.

Xie Jinhuan carefully held the box, used his shoulder to squeeze the door open, and entered the room.

On the round table in the room, there were still four small dishes and a pot of small wine, but having been delayed for so long, they were obviously cold.

The embroidered bed was completely new; except for the curtains, everything else had been replaced. A bottle of skin lotion was placed on the dressing table; this item is used for skin care. He had used it before when he was a young master. At this moment, he approached the embroidered bed and put the box down:

"Wanyi?"

On the bed, Lin Wanyi was lying facing the inner side, arms wrapped around her chest, a autumn quilt covering her waist, leaving Xie Jinhuan the back of her head. She was originally asleep, but was startled awake by the call. She tilted slightly outward, but quickly turned back, closed her eyes, and let out a faint:

"Hmph..."

Xie Jinhuan had promised to come early, but got delayed for half the night; there was truly no way around it. At that moment, he shook his shoulders, and then leaned in close:

Kiss kiss kiss~

Lin Wanyi's willow eyebrows stood straight up. She raised her hand and blocked the man's mouth:

"It's almost dawn; what are you doing here? I started waiting when the sun set, and I've heated the dishes for you three times..."

"Sorry, sorry..."

Xie Jinhuan said gently:

"How about you hit me?"

Lin Wanyi had hidden in the room waiting for the man before it got dark, and was also terrified, fearing that Xie Jinhuan, this young man full of dragon spirit and tiger vigor, would be impatient and start on her from dusk until dawn.

But what happened? She waited for three double-hours and saw no one!

Alone in an empty room, she could not calm her mind to practice her arts, only thinking of ignoring this big pig trotter, but when he really came, how could she bear to hit him? Thinking of this, she sat up:

"Haven't you eaten yet? Eh? What is this?"

Xie Jinhuan picked up the box and carefully placed it on the bedding:

"Sixty-Year Lotus root and stem!"

"Ah?!"

Lin Wanyi jumped in surprise, quickly steadying the box and gently placing it flat on the bed, then picking up her gold-threaded glasses and putting them on.

"This… this is the Qilin Box, something from the Imperial Treasury—where did you get it?"

Imperial Treasury…

Xie Jinhuan had never seen such packaging; he felt the Seeing Bing Tuozi really had wide connections. He thought for a moment:

"Uh… borrowed. I'll have to return it later."

"Borrowed?"

Lin Wanyi thought such an immortal herb, ranked on the 'Top Super-Class Must-Try List,' couldn't possibly be borrowed without powerful connections. She eyed him suspiciously:

"Did you go back to serving the Princess?"

"How could I? I serve Miss without expecting anything in return."

"Pfft~ You're pretty proud of yourself, aren't you?"

"Hehe…"

Xie Jinhuan made two jokes, then asked:

"How do you open this thing?"

Lin Wanyi came from a family of imperial physicians; her father had also used rare herbs from the Imperial Treasury. Now, she pressed her palm against the box and infused it with Qi. The Qilin Box slightly sprang forward.

Whoosh~

A chill breeze seeped out from inside the box.

Lin Wanyi opened the box and saw a dried lotus leaf lying inside—no flower, its root stem intact, still bearing fine roots.

Though it looked like an ordinary herb, Xie Jinhuan clearly smelled an unusual fragrance, and immediately felt his blood and Qi stir actively. The potency was so strong he guessed no ordinary person could withstand it—and it was certainly no fake.

Crack~

Lin Wanyi feared losing its medicinal power, so she glanced once and quickly closed the box:

"Excellent quality—harvested no more than five years ago. Are you sure you want to use it? This thing isn't easy to return."

Xie Jinhuan smiled: "Now that I've got it, I'll definitely use it. As for repayment, I'll figure something out later. Have you asked the Crescent Moon Villa?"

"I spent a whole day washing things—when would I have had a chance to ask?"

Lin Wanyi carefully put the box away:

"But the herbs are coming soon—no later than the day after tomorrow. I'll tell Zi Su tomorrow to prepare by burning incense and bathing. You haven't eaten, have you? I'll reheat your food."

Xie Jinhuan hadn't eaten, but seeing Wanyi waiting so long, he didn't want to waste time—he simply leaned back against her.

Lin Wanyi's face instantly flushed red; she gave a half-hearted push:

"You rascal, eat first!"

Xie Jinhuan spoke solemnly: "After making you wait so long, I must serve Lady first. I'll eat later—it's the same thing…"

Lin Wanyi squirmed: "Aww~ Who's waiting for you to serve me? I'm just waiting for you to eat—I don't want to do anything else! I… I'm not talking to you anymore, you figure it out yourself!"

Eyes closed, not resisting, not cooperating…

…

Much later.

Lin Wanyi hugged her pillow, yielding like a cat stretching, a bright full moon rising within the curtains, her cheeks flushed.

Xie Jinhuan was admiring the autumn moon and chrysanthemums, already feeling "spring breeze triumphant, pig's trotter swift," when suddenly he noticed a shadow beside him.

Out of the corner of his eye, the Ghost Bride wore a blood-red wedding gown, tongue lolling, face pale as a hanged corpse…

What the hell?!

Xie Jinhuan jolted in fright, making Wanyi tremble slightly.

"Uh… Wife… you…"

"Hmm?"

Lin Wanyi murmured in confusion.

Yu Hongshang merely watched Xie Jinhuan's smug expression and grew displeased, so she appeared to scare him—but seeing he wasn't cowed, she vanished again, leaving only a serious voice in his ear:

"All you care about is pleasure. Bet you didn't believe me?"

"Uh…"

Xie Jinhuan had been so focused on the Jiazi Lotus that he'd forgotten the Seeing Bing Tuozi had left a letter. He pulled it from his robe, placed it on the large, white round stool, and unfolded it, glancing casually.

Rustle~

?

Lin Wanyi blinked, turned her head, and asked bewilderedly:

"What are you looking at?"

Xie Jinhuan saw nothing urgent, quickly tossed the letter aside, patted the White of his benefactor's wife, and chuckled:

"There's a lead on the Mingshen Sect's bandits—they're planning to strike in Yunling County…"

"Huh?!"

Lin Wanyi blinked her eyes:

"At a time like this, you're still thinking about slaying demons and exorcising evil? You… then go. I'm going to sleep."

"How could I? I just glanced at it."

"Hmph~"

…

Before dawn.

The sky turned pale with dawn. Xie Jinhuan sat at the table, devouring his meal, and carefully examined the letter he'd just tossed aside—it was filled with intelligence left by the Seeing Bing Tuozi, roughly stating:

Mu Mu Yun Hong captured a ghost cultivator and used the ancestral technique "Soul-Dismantling Shadow-Revealing" to extract recent memory fragments, seeing images of Zui Gu Xiang, a martial artist from the Jianghu, two companions, and a map of Jingzhao Prefecture marked with four red circles at Zhen'an, Hongzhang, Lanhe, and Yunling, perfectly aligned to the four cardinal directions.

Hongzhang County has already been exposed; the neighboring Zhen'an and Lanhe might be decoys, while Yunling County is the more likely suspect...

Mu Mu Yun Hong still wanted to uncover more, but the further back in time 'Soul-Dismantling Image Revelation' reaches, the harder it is to extract; anything beyond three days ago is already indistinct. Moreover, the Mingshen Sect has taken precautions against this. Like the Wu Sect, their high-ranking members all wear 'hooded cloaks' during meetings, making it impossible to tell who is who. Currently, they can only confirm that a higher-level individual issued orders to the ghost cultivators and subsequently headed to Hongzhang County...

With the ghost cultivator captured, the mastermind behind the scenes may personally intervene...

The Mingshen Sect has hidden agents in the prefectural government office and in Jingcheng. Fearing the news would leak, Mu Mu Yun Hong did not report to the imperial court and decided to go to Yunling County to verify the truth...

The enemy has an informant in Jingcheng, advising him not to startle the snake...

Xie Jinhuan frowned silently, feeling this intelligence was quite important. He immediately folded the paper, glanced around, and saw that Wanyi had been well attended to and was sleeping soundly. He did not wake her; instead, he quietly carried the tray himself and ran to the kitchen of Lin Fu to help with the washing.

As a result, he nearly ran into his mother-in-law, who was up early preparing medicine for Old Master Lin. Terrified, he took off running...

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Begging for monthly tickets or2~

(End of this chapter)