“Absolutely lawless! That bastard kid! Sooner or later, this old lady will make him regret it!” Second Wife was jumping up and down in fury. As soon as she returned, she heard that her two sons had been chased around the whole courtyard and beaten by Ye Kong, making the entire Ye Manor laugh at them. This was simply unimaginable.

Even when she and Third Wife and the others fought to the death before, it was always behind the scenes. To people’s faces, they were affectionate like sisters. They couldn’t let the servants see them as a joke.

But today, Ye Kong’s performance had thoroughly swept her face to the ground. Her sons being beaten was a small matter. Losing face was the big matter. From now on, those maids and servants would all mock her, Second Wife, as useless.

This wasn’t just beating her sons – this was slapping her face in front of everyone!

“Mother, he also said even if Second Wife was here, he wouldn’t be afraid. He’d still beat us brothers to death. You must uphold justice for your son!” Ye Wu knelt on the ground, adding oil and vinegar as he wailed.

“Sooner or later, I’ll make him and his ugly mother know what’s what!” A vicious gleam flashed through Second Wife’s eyes.

“Mother, where did you go? Only returning now. Otherwise, your son wouldn’t have lost such great face, made such a fool of himself.”

Second Wife’s face actually turned red. She said irritably, “Useless thing! Are you going to meddle in your mother’s affairs too?” As if thinking of something, Second Wife’s expression softened again. Stroking Ye Wu’s head, she said, “Son, mother knows you’ve been wronged, but you still must endure… don’t worry. Sooner or later, mother will make that kid kneel on the ground and beg you!”

“Ah, still have to endure? Mother, are you really afraid of him?” Ye Wu cried very unwillingly.

“I need to help someone verify something.” Second Wife’s brows furrowed. She didn’t continue but said, “Go wash your face, change your clothes. This afternoon when there’s no one over there, mother will take you to apologize.”

“Still have to apologize to him!” Ye Wu couldn’t believe it. His eyes widened.

“Remember, only those who can endure can become people above people! When the time comes, he must repay a hundredfold!”

In Ye Kong’s room.

“Eighth Young Master, what are you thinking about?”

“Thinking about what? Mm, not thinking about anything.”

After several years on Cangnan Continent, Ye Kong had finally tasted the joy of women, leaving him almost lost, intoxicated within it.

“From now on, Little Red is the Eighth Young Master’s person… Eighth Young Master, how do you plan to explain to Second Wife?” Little Red inevitably began to worry again.

“Oh, simple.” Ye Kong reached out and slapped his storage pouch, taking out two thin little booklets from inside and handing them to Little Red.

Little Red’s eyelashes, which could sweep the floor, blinked. Suddenly seeing the characters on those little booklets, her hazy eyes immediately brightened. “Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms!”

This book was one Ye Kong had found among the folk treasures Lu Jun collected. Ye Kong didn’t care whether it was real or fake. He had someone change the cover and even made it look like a worn ancient text to fool Second Wife.

“Eighth Young Master, you… are you really going to give this to me?” Little Red was so shocked her beautiful eyes widened.

“Not giving it to you. Using this to trade with Second Wife for you.” Ye Kong smiled.

“Really!” Little Red exclaimed. You must know that on Cangnan Continent, practicing martial arts was popular. A peerless martial arts secret manual was worth a fortune. Compared to it, a girl’s first time was insignificant.

“No!” Immediately after, Little Red shook her head and said, “This servant knows she’s far less valuable than this secret manual. If you use this to trade for this servant, then Eighth Young Master should put it away. It’s too precious. This servant can’t accept it.”

As Little Red spoke, her eyes filled with hot tears. She was so moved, truly moved. There were many men who coveted her beauty, but besides Ye Kong, who else would be willing to use this kind of peerless martial arts to trade for her freedom?

Ye Kong originally wanted to say it was fake, but seeing her so moved, he held back and instead smiled. “In my heart, how could this secret manual compare to Sister Little Red’s preciousness? So I prepared two books.”

“Ah!” Little Red was shocked again. Looking carefully, it turned out there were actually two secret manuals stuck together. The second book’s cover read, “Nine Yin White Bone Claw.”

“Heavens!” Little Red exclaimed again. She was shocked once more. She’d never imagined her value could be exchanged for these two world-shocking secret manuals.

“Wait a bit. If Second Wife is truly sincere, she’ll definitely come on her own initiative. At that time, I’ll express my sincerity, give her these two books, then propose my request for you. She’ll definitely be overjoyed.”

Ye Kong thought to himself – according to what Old Ancestor Yellow Springs said, cultivators who practice diligently often go into closed-door cultivation for decades after achieving inedia. When he came out of seclusion, his beauty would have become an old crone. How could he bear it? His own decades would pass in the blink of an eye, but how much painful waiting would his beloved have to endure?

Ye Kong let out a long breath and said, “My closed-door cultivation this time will be longer, possibly several months. Originally, I was going to start today, but because I was concerned about your matter, I delayed for a day.”

“It doesn’t matter. Little Red has waited over ten years. What are a few months?” As Little Red spoke, her face reddened a bit. An hour ago, no matter what, she couldn’t have said such words. But now saying them out loud, she felt quite natural.

“Mm, why hasn’t Second Wife come yet?” Read on Jormuntl Ye Kong couldn’t help but wonder aloud.

What Little Red worried about was, “Why hasn’t Little Qin come either?”

Actually, what they didn’t know was that Lu Qin had already come by. However, the two of them had been playing too happily and hadn’t noticed.

She’d seen today’s events very clearly. Brother Ye Kong had decided on Little Red. However, she didn’t feel jealous. On Cangnan Continent, one husband with multiple wives was very normal. Even poor people had several wives. Besides, Little Red wasn’t unlikeable.

Of course, Lu Qin still had a little knot in her heart. Why hadn’t Brother Ye Kong done this thing with her? Could it be he didn’t like her? Or was she not pretty enough?

Of course, she could only keep this kind of thing in her heart. Too embarrassed to say it out loud.

Even later, when Ye Kong and Little Red came out, she could only pretend not to know.

“Eighth Young Master, why hasn’t Second Wife come yet?” At lunch, Little Red asked. She’d begun to doubt Ye Kong’s judgment.

“Don’t worry. I said she’ll come, so she’ll definitely come.” Having tasted a woman for the first time, Ye Kong was inseparable from Little Red. While eating, his left hand reached behind Little Red, kneading the flesh on her bottom.

“She’ll definitely come, but probably to condemn the crime.” Chen Jiuniang’s heart was still troubled. She hadn’t even noticed the small movements of the pair across from her. She was so worried she couldn’t eat. She continued, “Second Wife is extremely petty and values face. Ordinarily, those servants who offend her – which one has a good outcome? Sigh! This time you’ve caused mother huge trouble.”

“Godmother, stop sighing. Brother Ye Kong is an immortal. If he says there’s no problem, then there’s no problem.” Little girl Lu Qin bit her chopsticks. She had blind trust in Ye Kong.

“Mm.” Hearing these words, Little ​noodles​Red’s heart settled considerably. Would an immortal fear mortals?

When Little Red was at her wit’s end, she heard the steward outside the courtyard shout, “Second Wife, this way please.”