Getting on in years

  Three people bid farewell to Cai, and then returned by the same road...

  "What did you say to Caiyi?" asked Lin Yue Ru.

  Ling'er giggled: "Xian Gege said he likes Liu Jin-yuan, and told Cai Yi to find a husband for her!"

  "Ling, you're really perceptive... " Fang Xian weakly retorted, "This is a tragedy, or rather, Liu Jin Yuan and women together are just a tragedy. You don't like tragedies either, do you, Yue Ru?"

  "I don't care what others think, as long as you're fine." Lin Yue seemed to have changed her temperament, perhaps influenced by the servants' constant calls of "Miss and Master", she actually grabbed onto Fang Xian's left arm!!!

  Fang Xian himself was also panicked.

  Ling'er couldn't lose and also came up to grab Fang Xian's right arm!!

  Completely beautiful!

  It's okay, this is Beijing, some mysterious actions are still within the acceptable range of secular society.

  The three of them suddenly appeared in front of Yun Yi.

  Yun Yi had naturally guessed the relationship between the three of them long ago, and wasn't surprised at all. What she couldn't understand was how someone like Lin Yue Ru could share a man with another person - it was simply unthinkable.

  Three people had dinner through a big law, and then Cloud Aunt said that many people said Liu Jin-yuan was possessed by a demon and asked Fang Xian to help find a Taoist priest to exorcise the demon.

  This is where the money can be cut, as the wife of a high-ranking official, Yun Ni naturally threw thousands of yuan, and Fang Xian didn't forget to sweep away the treasure chests and other things on the edge of the Liu mansion after cutting off tens of thousands of yuan, with a considerable income.

  The three of them temporarily left Liu's residence under the pretext of going out to find a Taoist priest.

  The Taoist doesn't need to be found, Zhang Si is probably the biggest god stick in this world.

  This time going out, the main purpose is to find Wine Sword Immortal. If we can find him, we can directly return and easily get rid of Poison Maiden. We can also take advantage of the opportunity to go to Shu Mountain Sect, so that Little Butterfly doesn't have to take risks.

  In the original story, it was at the entrance of Liu's mansion that the Wine Sword Immortal was found dead in a drunken state in the pond. Fang Xian naturally rushed to this place as soon as he went out.

  The pool is empty and still, without even a shadow.

  "Ah, I left too early." Fang Xian threw two more stones into the pool, trying to knock out Jiu Jian Xian. Of course, this was impossible, as he had already altered the plot line. Not everything could go smoothly.

  Then a group of people went to the tavern and bought dozens of bottles of wine. If there's an opportunity to learn about the "Wine God", this thing is indispensable. Finally, they went to the weapon shop as usual to update their equipment and sold all sorts of miscellaneous items.

  Originally, Fang Xian still wanted to hang out in the capital's brothels and bathhouses for a while, and coincidentally reunite with Yangzhou San Shao, but time waits for no man, so let's hurry up and advance the plot.

  After tidying up, the three of them walked out with a swagger, with more than 70,000 wen in their pockets, and they were quite confident.

  Back at the Liu mansion entrance, the "Floating Corpse" of the Wine Sword Immortal still hadn't appeared...

  No choice, let's get on with it then.

  Back at the Liu mansion's main hall, those who should have appeared didn't appear, while those who shouldn't have appeared did.

  "Like a child!" Lin Zhennan stood with Yun Niang, his expression seeming to smile yet not quite smiling.

  Lin Yue's face tightened and her pretty face turned red: "Yun aunt... how did you tell on me to my dad?!"

  Lin Zhennan burst out laughing: "When you were young, every time you got into trouble, you would run to Yun Yi's place. This situation doesn't need to be told... Cough... Cough."

  "What's wrong, Father?" Lin Yue rushed forward and supported the old man. In just a few days, he had become haggard and his hair had turned white, which made Lin Yue feel a pang of sadness.

  "It's just a minor cold." Lin Zhennan coughed twice, stroking Lin Yue's hair, his tone filled with melancholy. "Yuer, you've been gone for so long... Dad has come to realize that if you like someone, just go ahead, Dad won't interfere. All I want is to spend more time with you; can you and your future partner come back to visit me sometimes?"

  Yu Rong nodded vigorously, if Lin Zhen Nan had come to quarrel with her today, she wouldn't have been afraid at all. But now, seeing the usually majestic father looking like a foolish old man, revealing such simple yearnings, Yu Rong's heart truly ached.

  Lin Zhennan smiled again, his eyes suddenly swept across Zhao Ling'er, making her feel uneasy all over, and she quickly hid behind Fang Xian.

  "Brother is so lazy, sister's father is really scary."

  "It's okay, I guess this is what a father-in-law looks like when he sees his daughter's rival... it's my first time experiencing this..."

  Lin Zhennan turned to Fang Xian and said seriously:

  "Zhang Xiaoxia, may I have a word with you?"

  "Let's get to the point, then!" Fang Xian couldn't be soft at this time. Your daughter is mine anyway, so what's the use of being gentle? After agreeing with Lin Zhen Nan, Fang Xian turned around and instructed Ling Er and Yue Ru to find Cai Yi and wait for departure in the backyard garden.

  Then Lin Zhennan and Fang Xian arrived at the entrance of the small path leading from the backyard to the mountain forest.

  Lin Zhen Nan sighed and said: "Zhang Shao Xia, you know that I have never opposed your marriage to Ru Er."

  "My father-in-law is wise and intelligent."

  "But our Lin family is a renowned martial arts clan, and every move we make is being watched by many people. If we do something wrong or associate with the wrong people, the impact will be huge." Lin Zhennan turned around and stared at Fang Xian, and the old ginger was indeed spicy, this one glance conveyed many meanings.

  Obviously, he was questioning Ling'er's identity. This kind of person is absolutely not allowed to be with demons, let alone get married.

  "Brother-in-law, you've misunderstood." Fang Xian had already prepared an answer to this question and was still full of energy at the moment. "Ling'er is not a demon or a monster, she's a Nüwa."

  "Nuwa?" Lin Zhennan was taken aback, "Isn't Nuwa already... Ah, son-in-law, don't joke around, how can there be a Nuwa so young."

  "Doesn't Uncle trust me, and doesn't he also trust Ruyue?" Fang Xianlang said calmly, "Given Ruyue's temperament, how could she possibly join forces with evil demons or heretics? Moreover, at the Suzhou martial arts tournament's arena, Ling'er used a thunder spell to knock Liu Junyuan unconscious - you were watching that too. Do you need Ling'er to come and demonstrate other five-element spells for you?"

  "....Never mind." Lin Zhen Nan's face was calm, but his heart was gnashing his teeth.

  This son-in-law is really too stupid.

  Give your father-in-law some face, okay? It's enough to just honestly say a few "yeses", but you have to refute every single sentence he says, it's really hard for him!

  "Father-in-law is wise." Fang Xian continued to spit out these four words, but they fell on deaf ears.

  Lin Zhen Nan coughed again: "Since you want to take Ru Er on an adventure, you must have the ability to protect her. Come, let me test whether your martial arts skills have improved recently."

  "Here we go again."

  "Air Sword Point!"

  “……”

  "One Yang Finger!"

  “……”

  " Qi of Seven Decisive Battles!"

  “……”

  "Dragon Slaying Technique!"

  “……”

  "Overlord Rising Dragon Fist!!"

  “……”

  Lin Zhen Nan panted heavily as he stared at Fang Xian, who seemed to be in a state of nothingness. So many days of training hadn't been in vain after all! This set of consecutive blows was already ineffective against him!

  "Ah, I'm getting old." Lin Zhen Nan rubbed his waist, feeling a mix of emotions. "Since that's the case, let you young people go ahead and make your way, but be sure to take good care of Ru Er."

  With that, Lin Zhennan turned around and was about to leave.

  "Wait! Brother-in-law, there's a thousand-year-old spider spirit in this forest that's quite formidable!" Fang Xian hastily rushed up, wanting to pull over a meat shield to fight the poisonous daughter together.

  "Ah, I'm getting old."

  "Father-in-law! I'm no match for that spider spirit!"

  "Ah, I'm getting old."

  "Never mind, you can go now, it seems this is your final line in this life."

  Thus, the legendary leader of Jiangnan Wulin, without doing anything, rolled into the red dust of history, without stirring up a single ripple.