Chapter 86: The White Snake Who Wants to Offer Herself

"Creak..."

The room door opened.

A pair of snow-white little hands reached out and impatiently took the steamed buns from the waiter's hands.

Then, the room door closed.

The waiter turned around and saw the young man following behind him.

He naturally recognized him.

It was this young man who had brought these two pretty young girls to open a room earlier.

"Young Master, you've come."

The waiter greeted him with a face full of smiles.

Luo Zijun nodded and asked, "The steamed buns they ordered?"

The waiter said, "Yes, the two young ladies not only ordered steamed buns, but also a roast chicken and a roast goose; they looked like they were starving."

"Did they pay?"

Luo Zijun asked.

The waiter smiled and said, "No, that young lady in the white dress said that the Young Master would pay tomorrow."

Luo Zijun: "..."

"By the way, these two young ladies haven't gone out tonight, have they?"

He asked again in a hurry.

The waiter said, "No, they've been staying in the room the whole time and haven't gone anywhere."

Luo Zijun did not speak again, thinking to himself in secret.

The waiter smiled and retreated.

Outside the window, the night rain was still drizzling down.

From the room next door, the sounds of a man and woman being intimate could be heard; judging by the sound, it was quite intense.

"Forget it."

Luo Zijun stood in the corridor for a while longer, then turned and left.

Since those two snake demons were staying obediently in the room, there was no need to go and check.

In the middle of the night, being alone with two snake demons—to be honest, he was still a bit apprehensive, even though these two snake demons seemed harmless to humans and animals, and even a bit silly.

He left the inn and headed straight home.

Not long after he left, Bai Bai, who was eating steamed buns in the room, finally could not endure the noise next door anymore and said to Qingqing beside her, "Qingqing, what are they doing? It's so late, why are they making such loud noises?"

Qingqing hugged her sword and said coldly, "Mating."

Bai Bai covered her ears.

Qingqing immediately went over to open the room door, stepped out, then kicked open the door to the room next door, and said with an icy face, "No mating, get out."

The man inside was at a critical moment and was nearly scared into castration by her. Just as he was about to burst into curses, a cold light flashed, and the stool by the bed suddenly went "crack" and split in two.

Qingqing turned and returned to the room.

In the room next door, sounds of panicked shouting and footsteps immediately followed.

A moment later, it became quiet.

Only then did a smile appear on Bai Bai's face as she continued to bury her head and eat the big steamed buns with "nom nom" sounds.

The night was deep and quiet.

After Xiaohuan fell asleep, Luo Zijun sat up and took out that black Storage Bag which looked like a Money Pouch.

After he had just returned, his brother-in-law had taught him how to use it.

By channeling Internal Energy into it, one could see the space inside.

Besides a dozen taels of silver, there was also a cultivation method in this Storage Bag, named "Liehuo Finger".

After his brother-in-law looked at it, he said this method was too unorthodox and had too many requirements for practice, telling him not to try it casually.

In this day and age, fist techniques, leg techniques, as well as sword and blade techniques were the mainstream; using fingers to face an enemy was truly rare.

Luo Zijun took it out and flipped through a few pages, thinking to himself: Aside from Kaishan Fist, I don't have any other cultivation methods now. Although this Liehuo Finger looks like a chicken rib, if I have time, I can try it out.

He flipped through a dozen pages and put it back into the Storage Bag.

He continued to practice his Inner Cultivation Method.

At this time.

In the room opposite, Li Zhengshan and Luo Jiaorong were not asleep.

The two lay on the bed, heavy with worry.

"Zhengshan, you made up your mind to resign from this job today, it's also because... because of that matter, right?"

"Sigh, the other party is already powerful, and now that a girl from their clan has become an Imperial Concubine, I fear they will be even more overbearing and unscrupulous in the future."

"Why don't... we leave this place?"

"It's not that simple. I am a hereditary Constable; without official government documents, it is very difficult to change our registration, and the same goes for you. The people of the various vassal states of Great Yan are forbidden from migrating at will; they must have government-stamped documents and letters of recommendation. Others might be able to use some means to obtain these things, but we..."

"Is that person still monitoring us?"

"Monitoring is not quite the word; in their eyes, we are just tiny ants, though they might take a glance occasionally. But even so, that person certainly won't allow us to leave their sight..."

"Must we live like this for our whole lives... Zijun, he..."

"Zijun has hope. As long as he studies hard and passes the imperial examination, he will be able to leave this place then..."

"And if he doesn't pass?"

"Sigh, then we will just live our lives honestly like we do now, and they naturally won't bother to look at us again."

"Then will they hinder Zijun's imperial examination?"

"The imperial examination is a major affair of the state; it is Great Yan selecting talent. On the surface, they certainly wouldn't dare, but... we still cannot be careless."

Both felt heavy-hearted and did not fall asleep until the fourth watch.

At the same time.

In the room next door, Luo Zijun also opened his eyes at this moment.

The night was silent.

His hearing was extraordinary, so he had focused his attention and could clearly hear the conversation between his sister and brother-in-law in the room next door just now.

"So it was the Jia Family..."

Combining this with the news he heard at the Sun Mansion today, it was easy for him to guess where that enemy was now.

The Jia Family was one of the Four Great Families, holding high positions and great power.

Now that the family had produced an Imperial Concubine, their status had naturally risen with the tide, and their power had advanced even further.

He wondered what status that enemy held in the Jia Family now.

But regardless of the other party's status, even if they were just a gatekeeper for the Jia Family, it was absolutely not someone they could afford to provoke right now.

In such a great family, even for just a gatekeeper, the officials lining up to curry favor would likely stretch from inside the city to outside.

Perhaps with just a single word from them, some officials would immediately grovel and help them call a stag a horse.

So for now, he could not think too much.

Of course, he also lacked the strength to think too much.

He had indeed thought about repaying the kindness and protecting his sister and brother-in-law, but now...

The White Snake had appeared, and she looked very silly and easy to deceive.

As long as he tricked her into marriage, this task would be considered complete.

And he would also be able to leave smoothly and gain a new life.

As for this place...

He closed his eyes, his mind in a state of chaos.

Various complex emotions and thoughts surged forth once again like a tide.

It was nearly dawn when he finally fell asleep.

The next day.

The sky remained overcast, but fortunately, the rain had stopped. Luo Zijun got up, washed, and ate a pancake.

After greeting his sister and Xiaohuan, he went out and headed straight for the inn.

Forget it, just find a way to deal with that silly White Snake first!

Arriving at the inn.

Bai Bai and Qingqing were already up, and the two were waiting eagerly in the room.

Hearing the knock, the door opened immediately.

Bai Bai was dressed in a white dress, her appearance gentle and delicate. She blinked her large eyes at the handsome youth outside the door, smiled reservedly, and bowed gracefully: "Sorry to trouble you, Young Master."

Qingqing stood behind her, holding a sword in her arms, her face cold as frost.

Her chest was exceptionally towering and majestic, almost bursting through her green clothes, and a section of that precious sword happened to be wedged vertically inside, held so tightly it was almost invisible.

"No need for formalities, two ladies. Let's go."

Luo Zijun glanced at the two and walked in front, thinking to himself: These two silly snakes really seem easy to deceive. They just met yesterday, and after a few words, they followed him to the inn like fools. Now they don't ask anything and just follow him to look for a room. Even if he took them to be sold right now, it probably wouldn't be difficult.

It could also be that they truly believed he was Xu Xian.

!

Downstairs.

Luo Zijun went to the counter to pay, and he actually had to pay a full tael of silver extra.

And this tael of silver was all eaten up by them.

"I was so hungry last night, so I ate a bit too much. I hope Young Master won't blame me. Once we have money, we will repay Young Master."

Bai Bai said, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Luo Zijun led the two out of the inn and pretended to be generous: "It's fine, I still have this much money."

Bai Bai's eyes lit up, her lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, but she held back.

Walking up to a vendor selling roasted sweet potatoes, she smelled the fragrance and immediately began to swallow her saliva, looking at him with large, hopeful eyes.

Luo Zijun pretended not to see and continued walking forward.

"By the way, two ladies, my original name is Xu Xian, but due to some very special reasons, I eventually had to change to a fake name. Now I am called... Luo Zijun."

After speaking, he turned his head to look at the two.

He might run into acquaintances on the road, and if he wanted the plan to proceed smoothly in the future, he would likely have to go home to see his sister and brother-in-law.

If he could successfully fool them, that would naturally be best.

"Oh, so should we call you Young Master Luo?"

Bai Bai blinked her innocent, naive eyes and asked in a cute, silly way.

She didn't seem suspicious at all.

Luo Zijun smiled: "Just calling me Young Master is fine. It's just that others call me Young Master Luo, and my family calls me Zijun. After all, my real name cannot be known by others due to some very special reasons. Miss Bai Bai, Miss Qingqing, can you keep this secret for me?"

Bai Bai nodded immediately: "Mm-hmm!"

Then she covered her small mouth and blinked her large eyes: "Bai Bai has a very tight mouth, I promise not to tell anyone."

Qingqing also nodded coldly.

"Many thanks."

Luo Zijun turned his head and continued walking forward, a trace of guilt suddenly rising in his heart.

These two snakes are pitifully stupid.

Being this stupid, they still dare to come to the Human Realm to repay a debt of gratitude? Isn't this just jumping into a fire pit with their eyes closed?

No wonder they were deceived in both heart and body by that scumbag Xu Xian, only to have him collude with Fahai to bring about their death and the dissipation of their cultivation.

"Would you like some sugar figurines?"

Luo Zijun felt a twinge of guilt and decided to buy them something to eat.

Bai Bai's eyes lit up, and she nodded hurriedly.

Luo Zijun went over, bought two sugar figurines, and handed them to the two of them.

Bai Bai couldn't wait to lick one; it was so sweet that her eyes widened in disbelief, and then, with tears welling up in her eyes, she said with great emotion, "Young Master, you really are a good person..."

Luo Zijun smiled slightly and continued walking forward.

Bai Bai lowered her head, licking the sugar figurine, and followed obediently behind him.

After a moment.

She suddenly looked up and said, "Young Master, could you please..."

Luo Zijun kept walking and said, "Please, Miss, speak your mind."

A faint blush immediately rose on Bai Bai's beautiful face; she bit her lip, which was stained with sugar syrup, looked at his handsome profile with shy, wide eyes, and gathered her courage to say, "Young Master, could you... could you take us sisters home?"

Luo Zijun's footsteps faltered, and he turned his head to look at her.

Bai Bai blushed, blinked her long eyelashes, lowered her head shyly, clutched her skirt with one small hand, and fidgeted, "I... we sisters have nowhere to go. Could you, Young Master, take us in..."

Luo Zijun stared at her for a while longer before smiling slightly. "This... wouldn't that be inappropriate? After all, we just met."

This spirit, does she think he is Xu Xian, so impatient to drain him?

Shameless!

"But... we have nowhere to go..."

Bai Bai said, head lowered, looking pitiful.

"Aren't you supposed to be looking for your benefactor to repay your debt?"

Luo Zijun said deliberately.

Bai Bai blinked her innocent, large eyes, gave him a shy look, and said, "No... we aren't going anymore. We think you, Young Master, are very good."

Pretending! Keep pretending!

Seeing that this silly White Snake had already taken the bait and clearly lacked any brains, Luo Zijun stopped stalling and said directly, "I cannot just bring women home, unless... they are my wives."

After saying this, he immediately looked at the expressions on the faces of these two snake spirits.

Qingqing remained as cold as frost, her pretty face devoid of any ripples.

Bai Bai was stunned for a moment, then bit her pink lips, filled with joy and shyness, and said with her head lowered, "Then... then we sisters will... will be your wives, Young Master, is that okay?"

Good!

Of course it's good!

It's better than good! You silly snake!

Luo Zijun was secretly delighted, but he said with feigned surprise, "This... is this really okay? We only just met..."

Bai Bai blushed and said shyly, "That... Young Master, have you heard of love at first sight?"

Ha, love at first sight.

That's clearly just lust flaring up, craving someone's body!

"Miss Bai, let's go find a place to stay first."

Luo Zijun decided to play hard to get and make her anxious.

After saying this, he continued to walk forward.

At this moment, he heard her whispering to the Green Snake behind him: "Qingqing, this guy looks so rich. If we follow him, we'll have endless buns and snacks, and he's handsome too. I've already decided to offer myself to him."

So she's a glutton!

Luo Zijun's mouth twitched.

This silly White Snake had actually set her sights on his silver and his looks!

It seems she is just like ordinary people: loudly proclaiming to repay a debt of gratitude with high-sounding words, but the moment they see their benefactor is handsome and rich, they can't wait to offer themselves; yet if they see their benefactor is ugly and poor, they immediately pretend to be moved and say the debt is unforgettable, promising to serve as beasts of burden in the next life to repay it.

Pfft! Hypocrites!

But this is fine too; as long as he can trick them into his hands, it's fine.

He was actually secretly relieved.

Someone like this, anyone could trick them away.

It was fortunate that he was the one who met them first.

He would rent a small house for them first, hide his beauties in a golden house, then go back to test his sister's attitude, give her some mental preparation, and then he could bring them home.

If he brought them home suddenly now and said he wanted to marry this White Snake, it would probably give his sister a fright.

His sister and brother-in-law might both think these two snake spirits were con artists.

If his brother-in-law grew suspicious and went to the yamen to investigate, only to suddenly discover these two snake spirits had unknown origins and backgrounds, that would be troublesome.

Besides, these two snake spirits looked so small and silly; he wondered if his sister would suspect they had something wrong with their brains.

Therefore, he would wait a few more days.

Thinking this to himself, he continued to walk forward.

One white, one green, two little girls followed him obediently, like a pair of silly lolis about to be lured away and sold by a creepy uncle.

"So sweet..."

Behind him, Bai Bai stuck out her pink, tender little tongue to lick the remaining sugar figurine, her eyes curved, her face full of happiness.

Qingqing, meanwhile, hugged her sword and walked behind, her face as cold as frost.

(End of chapter)