Chapter 180: Confessing to the Young Lady

"Huh? Why is the door closed?"

When Su Dafang returned from outside carrying his Medicine Chest, he suddenly discovered that the shop door of Bao'an Hall was actually closed.

In the middle of the day, why close the door?

Could that girl be slacking off again, having gone upstairs to sleep?

He hurriedly went over and pushed the door.

"Creak..."

The door was actually pushed open.

When he pushed the door open and saw the scene inside the room, his eyes immediately widened, then he flashed into the room with a "whoosh," quickly closed the door again, and even locked it.

On the shop counter and on the floor, bright and white, there was actually nothing but silver!

Someone was sticking their butt up, head lowered, kneeling on the ground, holding a basin, picking up the silver all over the floor.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The large pieces of silver landed in the basin, emitting a crisp, pleasant, heavenly clashing sound.

"Heavens! Why is there so much silver? Am I dreaming?"

Su Dafang was so excited his face was beaming.

Luo Zijun immediately raised his head to complain: "Master, I went through all kinds of hardships to help Senior Sister earn so much silver, and even if Senior Sister isn't grateful, she actually made me kneel to help her pick it up. Is there any justice left?"

Su Dafang said excitedly: "Disciple, did you earn all this silver?"

Luo Zijun said: "Yes, I earned it all. I kindly brought it over to hand it to Senior Sister, but not only did she not appreciate it, she even insulted me and made me kneel on the ground. Master, you must stand up for me!"

"Outrageous!"

Upon hearing this, Su Dafang immediately glared at the area behind the counter and said: "How could you girl treat Zijun like this? Too much! With so much silver, you actually made him kneel on the ground and pick it up all by yourself. Couldn't you have gone to call Grandpa back and let Grandpa kneel on the ground and pick it up with him?"

Luo Zijun: "???"

Su Dafang put down the Medicine Chest and continued indignantly: "All the good things are taken by this kid alone. She hasn't even married yet, and her heart is already leaning toward outsiders! For such a good thing, couldn't she have let Grandpa come back to have some fun and be happy? Hmph, luckily I came back early, excessive!"

Having said that, he bent his knees, immediately knelt on the ground, swept his two arms together, gathered a large pile of bright white silver, and then couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh: "Hahahaha..."

Luo Zijun: "..."

"Master, your laughter is so chilling, it's a bit like my sister's."

"Hahahahahaha..."

Su Dafang ignored him, laughed for a while longer, then immediately snatched the basin from his hands and scolded: "You kid, go cool off on the side, let me have some fun!"

Saying this, he began to clatter and scrape the silver on the floor, deliberately making the silver make a loud noise, and then opened his mouth and giggled.

Luo Zijun took the opportunity to stand up and looked inside the counter: "Senior Sister, it was Master who told me to get up."

Just a moment ago, he had been fantasizing about making this girl kneel down to pick up the silver, but as a result, he was threatened by her and had to kneel down to pick up the silver himself; it was truly humiliating.

This girl could truly threaten him now, making him dare not resist.

Chujian Bookstore, medicinal pills, and the friends who were captured—these were all his weak points, and she could manipulate him at any time.

Sigh, when would he ever be able to truly stand tall in front of this girl!

"There are also silver notes."

He took out the remaining silver notes and placed them on the counter.

Su Qingling was sitting behind the counter, counting the silver on the counter ingot by ingot. Hearing this, she raised her head, glanced at them indifferently, and then reached out to take them.

Luo Zijun said: "No need to count, this silver plus these silver notes totals forty-five thousand taels."

"My dear mother!"

Upon hearing this, Su Dafang was immediately incomparably excited: "Zijun, did you go rob a bank? How did you earn so much silver all at once?"

Luo Zijun said: "I went to rob the Jia Mansion."

"Ah?"

Su Dafang looked confused.

Luo Zijun didn't explain, looking at the cold and aloof young girl inside the counter: "Senior Sister, continue refining pills for me. These forty-five thousand taels are just the beginning; there will be more silver coming in later."

Su Qingling finished counting the silver notes, her cold, beautiful eyes looking at him: "Did you really go to the Jia Mansion to swindle money?"

Luo Zijun said: "Yes, actually it can't be considered swindling, it's just a mutually willing trade."

Su Qingling stared at him for a while longer and said indifferently: "Aren't you afraid that when those beautiful Young Ladies of the Jia Mansion find out, they will hate you?"

Luo Zijun sneered and said: "Afraid of what? Anyway, this silver isn't theirs. If I don't swindle it, others will. Even if they find out and hate me then, so what? I don't care about them at all. If they dare to come and ask for it, I'll punch them one by one until they cry!"

Su Dafang immediately clapped his hands and said: "Good! Well said, Zijun! As a man, one should be this domineering and overbearing! What beautiful Young Ladies? No matter how beautiful they are, are they as beautiful as your Senior Sister? You even dare to hit your Senior Sister, so you're afraid of them? Hit them! Hit them hard!"

Luo Zijun said: "Master, I don't dare to hit Senior Sister anymore now."

Su Dafang glared and said: "Useless thing, what are you afraid of? You have Master to stand up for you! If they deserve a beating, you must hit them! If you don't hit them, this girl will be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles, becoming more and more lawless. Who can subdue her?"

Luo Zijun said: "Master, didn't you used to hit her quite smoothly before? Why don't you dare to hit her now?"

Su Dafang glared and said: "Before, I thought you were a fool and was afraid you'd be bullied, so I took your side! Now that your illness is cured and I'm an old bag of bones, if this girl gets a temper and hits my bones with a stick, wouldn't I be finished immediately? I still want to live a few more years and watch you kid get married."

Luo Zijun was moved in his heart and said in a low voice: "Master, if I really did hit her until she cried, would you really not be angry?"

Su Dafang sneered: "If you could really hit this girl until she cried, not only would I not be angry, I would kneel down and kowtow to you a few times! I've raised this girl for over ten years and have never seen her cry! If you really have this ability, I'll call you Big Brother!"

Luo Zijun: "..."

He glanced at the young girl behind the counter again, and seeing that she was also looking at him coldly, he hurriedly said: "Master, I won't hit Senior Sister again. Even if she climbs on the roof and tears off the tiles in the future and becomes more and more lawless, I will still take her side."

Su Dafang glared and said: "What if she hits me?"

Luo Zijun said: "I will advise her to hit a little lighter and not hit your face."

"Get lost!"

Su Dafang didn't pay any more attention to him, continuing to kneel on the ground and clatteringly pick up the silver, muttering: "I knew you kid were destined to be a kept man for life, a spineless coward."

Seeing that the grandfather and granddaughter were picking up the silver happily, Luo Zijun didn't disturb them anymore and said: "Master, Senior Sister, I'm going back first. I'll come back to get the pills in a few days." "Clatter..."

Both were picking up silver, and neither paid him any mind.

Luo Zijun glanced at the young girl behind the counter again, and thinking of the matter he had to discuss with her, his heart sank; he did not linger, but opened the door and left.

After he left, Su Dafang said while picking up silver, "That brat has been trying to curry favor with you lately; is he asking for something? Girl, don't go soft-hearted; anything else is fine, but that matter is absolutely out of the question."

Su Qingling lowered her head, stunned for a moment; she did not speak and continued collecting the silver.

After Luo Zijun returned to the Bai Mansion, he gave instructions to Xiaohuan and Ziyuan, then entered his room, closed the door, and performed Soul Out-of-Body to begin Soul Refining during the day.

Under the sunlight, his soul was as thin as a cicada's wing, almost transparent.

He practiced until evening before his soul returned to his body.

After eating dinner, he returned to his room and continued to perform Soul Out-of-Body, possessing the black cat to practice.

From this day on, whether day or night, he was always practicing Soul Refining.

In the blink of an eye, the period of national mourning had ended.

!

And there were less than ten days left until the day of Bai Daxiaojie's wedding.

However, the realm of his soul still remained at the Day Wandering stage.

Clearly, there was not enough time for cultivation.

During this period, apart from practicing at home, he had not gone out again.

Every day was a torment.

Every time he made up his mind to go to Bao'an Hall and explain things clearly to his senior sister, he would shrink back in the end.

He truly did not dare.

However, as the day of Bai Daxiaojie's wedding drew closer, no matter how much he did not dare, he had to take action.

He absolutely could not become a fool again!

Yet, even if he managed to handle his senior sister, perhaps he still could not change this matter.

Unless he managed to handle Bai Daxiaojie as well.

So that night, he went to find Bai Bai and arranged to meet Bai Daxiaojie at the pavilion on Bai Hua Hu tonight.

After much difficulty waiting for dark, he waited until the third watch.

He couldn't wait to leave the house, arrived at Bai Hua Hu, boarded a small boat, and rowed directly toward the pavilion in the center of the lake.

While rowing the boat, he thought about how he should speak to that Bai Daxiaojie in a moment.

He arrived at the pavilion.

Fenfen was waiting for him at the entrance; seeing him, she said with a cold face, "Luo Zijun, this is the only time. From now on, my young lady will not come to see you again. My young lady is about to get married and must never meet with other men again."

Bai Bai appeared behind her, her eyes red as she said, "Brother Zijun, Sister Fenfen says that when the time comes, Bai Bai and Qingqing will also have to serve that husband along with the young lady."

Qingqing held her sword, standing in the shadows of the room, looking at him with cold eyes.

Luo Zijun remained silent, entered the pavilion, climbed the stairs, his heart in complete chaos.

He arrived at the top floor.

He took a deep breath before going over to knock on the door.

From inside the room came Bai Daxiaojie's voice: "Come in."

Luo Zijun entered the room, looked toward the railing at the very back, paused, and walked over.

The door behind him closed.

The autumn wind was bleak, and the moonlight was bright.

That stunning figure standing by the railing, wearing a white dress and a veil, with hair as black as a waterfall draped behind her and hanging to her waist, looked as beautiful as a painting under the moonlight.

"Has the young lady had any more dreams lately?"

Luo Zijun approached and exchanged pleasantries while looking at the snow-white figure before him.

Bai Meixue turned around, looked at him with calm eyes, and said, "No, what is it you want with me?"

Luo Zijun was silent for a moment, then said, "There is indeed a matter. I heard that the young lady is getting married in ten days, and I have a presumptuous request."

He did not hesitate any longer and decided to say it directly.

No matter the result, he had to give it a try.

Bai Meixue looked at him quietly without speaking.

Luo Zijun raised his head, looked into her eyes, met her gaze for a moment, and said, "Can the young lady not get married? Or, postpone the wedding for a year?"

Bai Meixue seemed stunned for a moment.

Luo Zijun gave a bitter smile and said, "I also know that this request is too excessive and too absurd."

Having said this, he gazed into her beautiful eyes and said directly, "Then, if the young lady really must get married, could you consider me? You and I had a connection in a past life; if we could be together in this life, that would naturally be best, wouldn't it?"

The room suddenly fell silent.

Bai Meixue looked at him for a long time before speaking softly, "Are you willing to marry into the Bai Mansion and become a Matrilocal Son-in-law?"

Luo Zijun said without hesitation, "I am not."

Bai Meixue did not speak again.

Luo Zijun explained, "I cannot be a Matrilocal Son-in-law because I am already betrothed to another woman."

Bai Meixue said, "Then what you mean is..."

Luo Zijun lowered his head and bowed with cupped hands: "What I mean is, could the young lady marry me and become my... concubine?"

(End of this chapter)