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After dinner.

The proprietress took a bath, then applied some rose flower extract to her body, making her skin emit an enticing fragrance. She then dressed in red silk clothes, lying beneath a thin quilt, her long legs intertwining.

In the moonlight, her fair skin glowed with a shy and expectant pink. Her full chest heaved with rapid breaths, her heart tingling with anticipation of what was about to happen. Her ten fingers nervously clutched the quilt, just as she had felt before her first marriage.

She was about to have a man again.

A young man with skills.

If nothing unexpected happened, he would be the man who would give her a child.

The proprietress only felt her heart racing wildly.

Outside, Yan Yu pushed Li Yuan to the door, then took his arm and whispered in his ear, "Good man, Sister Xue is a different kind of woman from me. Tonight you better get your fill, and don't secretly watch other women anymore."

Li Yuan said speechlessly, "When did I ever watch?"

Lady Yan ignored him and smiled, "And don't just focus on yourself, make Sister Xue happy."

Saying this, she pushed her man into the room and then ran away.

Inside the room...

The proprietress only felt the footsteps getting closer, didn't say a word, just breathed heavily until the quilt was gently lifted, and her breathing became more rapid.

Then, a strong figure slipped under the quilt...

The night seemed like a flame, quietly burning...

...

...

The next morning, early.

Li Yuan woke up, the beautiful woman in his arms still sleeping sweetly.

Li Yuan didn't wake her, but lay on the couch, just in time to think about some things.

He instinctively glanced at the panel and saw a message floating up:

[You spent a harmonious night with Yan Yu, gaining 7 remaining points]

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment.

What does this mean?

Does it mean...as long as the marital relationship is harmonious, points will be gained automatically each night?

The proprietress is someone Yan Yu also favors, so her joining does not disrupt the harmony between them, hence the points are still received?

Apart from this, is this perk a monogamy-style one, temporarily bound only to Yan Yu?

Many thoughts flashed by, Li Yuan shook his head, dismissing all the ideas.

Well...

This makes things much easier.

He believes that with his relationship with Yan Yu, these points might keep increasing every day.

In this hundred years, he will also try to see if he can make Yan Yu live longer and turn to cultivation.

The path to immortality is tough, and if he can help his loved ones, he will leave no stone unturned.

He is a crude man in the mundane world, and while he doesn't know what will happen in the future, for now, he doesn't have the awareness of forgetting emotions and seeing family like floating clouds.

As an ordinary person, he doesn't have much fondness for those untainted celestial beings. Even if he attains immortality, he doesn't necessarily want to change identities and become one of them.

And if it really doesn't work out, then in a hundred years, it would depend on whether the perk will change bindings.

After thinking about these matters, he began thinking about the "intelligence" matter.

This time, he was ambushed by the Wei Family's secret investigator when he returned, which reminded him: although he's already very careful, his "intelligence gathering" and "situation control" skills are too poor.

If earlier at the Little Ink Workshop, he'd known more about Silver Creek, he might have made a more cautious decision and waited a few days before returning.

Speaking of the black market, Cai Ze had given him a choice back then, letting him carefully choose between "Ming City," "Black Market," "Government Office," "Martial Arts Shop," and he chose the black market.

But if he had known the situations of the black market and the other three "parts" in advance, maybe he wouldn't have encountered "that dirty thing in the black market," and wouldn't have needed to feign illness.

Building intelligence channels to obtain accurate information, this is very important.

Otherwise, flying blind, he might step into pitfalls again next time.

So, how should he build intelligence channels?

First is beast taming.

As winter passes and spring arrives, some birds start to appear in Shanbao County, so perhaps he could try to tame the birds.

Secondly is the proprietress.

While thinking, the woman in his arms let out a soft "whimper."

The proprietress opened her beautiful eyes and looked at Li Yuan's face seriously, her gaze full of tender affection.

Her figure was tall, in some sense matching better with Li Yuan's physique.

In the past, Yan Yu's small feet could only hook onto Li Yuan's calves.

But the proprietress's could reach Li Yuan's feet.

The two women had many differences.

For instance, Yan Yu had an oval face with almond eyes; the proprietress had a melon-seed face, her eyes somewhat inclined towards fox-like eyes, but larger, not narrow.

Similarly, Yan Yu's delicate body was petite like a fledgling swallow, while the proprietress's was slightly larger, like a fiery horse...

"Young Master Li, what are you thinking about?"

"Still calling me Young Master Li?"

"Hehe..."

"When the opportunity is right, I will hold a wedding. I still owe Sister Yan. By then...I'll marry both of you, is that okay?"

"Anything my husband decides," the proprietress replied softly.

Li Yuan then returned to the previous topic and said, "I was thinking about the intelligence matter..."

"Intelligence matter?"

"Hmm..."

Soon, Li Yuan conveyed his thoughts, including the current true situation between the Blood Saber Sect and the Wei Family. However, unlike with Yan Yu, he couldn't be as open with the proprietress, so he kept his real realm a secret.

After listening, the proprietress showed a thoughtful expression and said, "I'll give it a try... but I'm afraid it won't work."

Li Yuan asked curiously, "Why?"

The proprietress replied, "Since I am my husband's woman, I might as well speak my mind.

Actually... those beggars are not good people at all. On a daily basis, what evil haven't they committed?

In the Little Ink Workshop, when a woman goes missing or a child gets lost, they often have a hand in it.

Not all of them are bad, but the good ones are few.

These people are pitiable yet detestable; slowly, even the pity fades, leaving mostly malevolence.

As for loyalty? There is none. They work for me just to have something to eat.

I do share some so-called camaraderie with them, but it's very superficial.

My husband might be able to command them at certain times, but if he wants them to gather information, they're fine for ordinary intelligence, but for secrets, they might sell us out the next moment."

Li Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's wait... you select someone from them and see if they could lead the Beggar Group.

After our grand wedding, your status will also carry more influence, further intimidating them.

It's just... don't rely on them for intelligence work. I might use them for other tasks.

Oh, Sister Xue, particularly pay attention to those extremely vile and ruthless beggars, maybe... I have a major use for them."

"Hmm... my husband is quite sage, let's do as you say.

The wedding banquet is not urgent. If we hold it too soon, the remnants of the Wei Family might retaliate against my tavern, making it more trouble than it's worth." The proprietress was very pleased with the man's steadiness. Her delicate hand gently lay on his chest, her small foot hooked around his ankle, and she took a deep breath as if a little bird had found a branch to settle on.

After another round of intimacy, the two finally got out of bed, dressed, and washed.

When they stepped out of the room and entered the dining hall, Yan Yu was having breakfast as well. Seeing the proprietress, she playfully went over, took her hand, and asked, "Sister Xue, did he bully you last night?"

The proprietress laughed and said, "My husband is wonderful, why would he bully me? Besides, I should be calling you 'Sister' from now on... Sister Yan!"

"Sister Xue is really sly, trying to call me old." The two women laughed and joked together, the atmosphere was very harmonious.

...

In the days that followed, the proprietress was busy furnishing the house, frequently commuting to the Inner City, spending nights with her husband.

She became well-acquainted with Lady Yan.

In no time, they were sharing the same bed with Li Yuan.

This could be considered enjoying the bliss of all together.

That night...

The two women lay on either side of Li Yuan, whispering pillow talk.

The proprietress softly said, "Husband, this house feels quite empty. Sister Yan and I discussed it, and we could add a few more maids.

I did some inquiry. Blood Saber Sect has just taken over Wei Family's territory, and there are many maids and women from the Wei Family on the Black Market, some of them quite beautiful. The disciples of your Blood Saber Sect are all scrambling to buy them.

Husband, do you want to buy a few back?

In fact, entering this family would be a blessing for them, not everyone is as good as you, husband."

Li Yuan held the two women, staring at the ceiling, as images of iron cages shrouded in heavy black cloth flashed across his mind, of gut-wrenching cries from deep alleys, of that hunched figure who dashed against the cage to take her own life, an expression of venomous hatred on her face...

He said, "I won't buy from the Black Market, Sister Xue, listen to me, and don't buy either."

The two women didn't ask why.

If the man had decided something, then it was settled.

Yan Yu said, "Sister Xue, didn't I say, the husband wouldn't buy from the Black Market."

The proprietress teased, "Sister Yan, why are you still calling me 'Sister'?"

Yan Yu chuckled, "Call each other as we wish... in this house, there's no hierarchy, we are all the same."

The proprietress was quiet for a moment, then softly said, "Thank you, Sister Yan..."

She then added, "Since my husband worries about outsiders harboring ill intentions, I will bring my four maids here.

Xiaomei, Xiaolan, Xiaozhu, Xiaojie, they have been with me for a long time, all loyal and devoted, though not as pretty as those sold at the Black Market..."

Li Yuan wrapped his arms around the two women, "What pretty girls, there's no one in this world prettier than you two."

Lady Yan giggled, "My husband is sweet-talking again to make people happy."

The proprietress also smiled, "But it truly makes one happy..."

...

The next day.

The four maids entered the house, settling in the western wing of the women's quarters.

They were close to the proprietress, naturally understanding why she brought them here, so they came in a jovial mood, treating Li Yuan like their master.

Later, Li Yuan filed records, officially marking them as residents of his house.

That evening, the once vast and empty house finally felt a little more lively.

And Li Yuan was walking through the inner hall.

After some time, he heard a soft "twit" of "birds stepping on branches" above his head.

Li Yuan cleared his throat and tried calling out, "Tweet~~"

A "Tweet~~" sound came from overhead as well.

Li Yuan, having connected with the signal, continued calling, "Tweet, tweet~~ (wait, I'm getting food)"

"Tweet? (you?)"

Li Yuan hurried to the dining hall, filling a bowl with rice grains.

He then headed to the courtyard and called, "Tweet~ (come eat)"

But the courtyard was silent, and he looked around to see the bird had already flown away.

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