Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 676: The Great Elder Betrothed You to Me
Nalan Yiren was silent. Although she didn't want to admit it, the beast's talent was the best among its peers at that time. No one in the Poison King Valley could match it.

Now that more than ten years have passed, it’s hard to say how much we have grown.

"Don't worry, Great Elder. I'm sure I can do it." Nalan Yiren said confidently after hesitating for a while.

The elder stroked his beard, turned to look at Chen Mo, and said softly, "We have made a fool of ourselves by letting the King of Wei see us."

"where."

"Please take a seat." The elder raised his hand and pointed to the stone bench in the courtyard, then said to Nalan Yiren, "Yiren, please go in and wait. I have something to say to the King of Wei."

Nalan Yiren actually wanted to hear what the Great Elder and Chen Mo were talking about, but the Great Elder didn't let her listen. And since she respected the Great Elder very much, she obediently walked into the house and waited.

Although Chen Mo didn't know what the Great Elder wanted to say to him, he was used to big scenes and was not stage frightened. He came to the stone bench under the camphor tree in the yard and sat down with a humble and polite expression.

The Great Elder sat down opposite Chen Mo. There were teapots and teacups on the table. The Great Elder picked up the teapot and poured a cup for Chen Mo, who took it with both hands.

The great elder looked up and smiled, "Let me introduce myself first. My surname is Si, my given name is Song, and I am the great elder of the Poison King Valley."

"Mr. Si." Chen Mo raised his hand and held up the teacup: "Chen Mo."

"The name of King Wei is very familiar to me. I heard about King Wei's great name when I was in Baiyue. Now I see him with my own eyes. He is indeed a handsome man, and his reputation is well-deserved." said the great elder Si Song.

"Mr. Si, you're too polite. It's just a minor quarrel." He looked at the window of a house not far away. Although the window was closed, he could feel a pair of eyes watching him.

Si Song looked outside the courtyard and said with a smile, "During the Xuanhe period, disasters hit the Song Dynasty, wars were frequent, and the people were living in misery. But now the country is stable, the people are safe, and the world is peaceful forever. This is not just a small fight."

"I didn't expect Mr. Si to know so much about our Song Dynasty."

"I only have a slight understanding of it. This time, we were able to find the whereabouts of that beast, thanks to King Wei. If we can avenge this great hatred, King Wei will be the great benefactor of our Poison King Valley." Si Song used tea instead of wine and toasted Chen Mo first.

Chen Mo retracted his gaze from the house: "It's just mutual assistance and mutual benefit."

Si Song shook his head: "A few anti-aging pills, how can it be considered mutual assistance and mutual benefit?"

"How many?" Chen Mo was stunned.

"?"

Si Song was puzzled, and then he took out a palm-sized exquisite wooden box from his sleeve, placed it on the stone table, and pushed it in front of Chen Mo: "This is the Changqing Pill, which can prolong life. Even an elderly person with a serious illness can survive for up to two years."

Chen Mo was stunned. An elixir for prolonging life? You should know that the anti-aging elixir given by Nalan Yiren only delays aging and beautifies the skin, it does not increase lifespan.

Chen Mo thought for a moment, pushed the wooden box back, and said, "Mr. Si, this gift is too valuable. I cannot accept it. For Tang Yichen's matter, I have already received the fifty Rejuvenation Pills given by Miss Nalan as a reward. This Changqing Pill is not included in the reward."

"Fifty?" Si Song was stunned, and subconsciously said: "But Yiren said she only gave me three."

When the words came to his lips, Si Song seemed to realize something. Fifty Rejuvenating Pills were a bit too many, but there was no need to hide it. However, Yiren said that she only gave her three. As an experienced person, he couldn't help but look in the direction of the house, and then looked at Chen Mo carefully.

After the filming, Si Song stroked his beard, a kind smile like an elder appeared on his face, and then he started chatting with Chen Mo about family matters.

Especially talking about Nalan Yiren’s childhood.

Chen Mo also learned why Nalan Yiren's skin was so white.

This is related to the poison skills that Nalan Yiren practiced.

Logically speaking, the poison skills of the Poison King Valley must be practiced after the age of ten to minimize the impact on the body. However, in order to avenge her grandfather and improve her strength as quickly as possible, Nalan Yiren began to practice at the age of eight.

The way to practice this poison skill is to eat poison, allow yourself to be bitten by the poison, take a poison bath, and train your body into a poisonous body. However, Nalan Yiren started practicing too early, which caused changes in her body.

Before entering the realm of supernatural powers, my skin couldn't even stand the sunlight. After breaking through to the realm of supernatural powers, it was no longer affected. However, after being in that state of fear of sunlight for a long time, my body has become accustomed to it. Even though it is no longer affected now, I still feel a kind of physical discomfort when standing in the sun.

"No wonder."

Chen Mo nodded, and then asked curiously: "So Miss Nalan wears a mask all day long, is it because of this reason?"

"that is not."

Si Song took a sip of tea and chuckled, "She started wearing it after she came of age. After adulthood, both men and women will start talking about marriage, and Yiren is no exception. The elders in the valley, including me, would recommend some young talents to her from time to time. I don't know if she got tired of it, or the departure of the valley master made her realize the importance of strength, so from that moment on, she put on the mask and swore that only the man who defeated her and took off the mask could be her husband."

Chen Mo: "..."

Seeing Chen Mo's expression suddenly become dull, Si Song raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why, King Wei has taken off Yiren's mask?"

"No." Chen Mo waved his hands quickly. He did not take it off. It was Nalan Yiren who took it off on her own initiative.

But since she took it off on her own initiative, it didn't seem to violate the oath she made.

Si Song blinked and said nothing, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a long silence, Si Song suddenly said, "King Wei, what do you think of Yiren?"

Having said this, Si Song started coughing violently again.

Before Chen Mo could say anything, he had been observing Nalan Yiren outside the house. Seeing that the Great Elder had started coughing violently again, he hurried out of the house to check on the Great Elder's condition.

……

After leaving the house rented by Si Song, Chen Mo and Nalan Yiren walked together to the street.

Both were silent.

It was Chen Mo who broke the silence first: "Is Mr. Si okay?"

"The situation is not good." Nalan Yiren shook her head.

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to become awkward again, Chen Mo looked at her previously scratched hand and asked, "How is your hand?"

Nalan Yiren didn't say anything, but just raised her palm to show Chen Mo.

The scabs on the wounds have all fallen off, and only vague traces of the injuries can be seen. I'm afraid that by evening, these traces won't be visible anymore.

"Is this also the effect of the poison power?" Chen Mo asked.

"Not all of them." Nalan Yiren changed the subject: "What did the Great Elder talk to you about just now?"

Chen Mo stopped and looked at the half of Nalan Yiren's face that was not covered by the mask. He said seriously, "Mr. Si told me some embarrassing stories about you when you were a child. He also said that you are old and have become an old maid. He was worried that you would not be able to get married, so he betrothed you to me."

Hearing this, Nalan Yiren also stopped, turned around, and looked straight into Chen Mo's eyes.

Chen Mo felt very uncomfortable being looked at by her, and said with a smile: "Why, you don't believe it?"

"I don't like this joke."

"You can see that."

"boring."

……

The next day.

The sky is bright.

Liang Ji left the palace in a carriage and Emperor Yong'an came to greet her.

Liang Ji did not get out of the carriage to pay her respects, but instead lifted the curtain on the carriage window to meet Emperor Yong'an.

Liang Ji's belly had grown big, but Emperor Yong'an couldn't stretch his neck to get closer to see. Through the window, Emperor Yong'an couldn't see Liang Ji's visibly pregnant belly.

After a brief chat, he watched Liang Ji leave the palace.

Outside the palace, Chen Mo arranged for the soldiers to escort her to the Liang family. As Liang Ji was a concubine, Chen Mo could not secretly take her to the Prince of Wei's mansion to take care of her pregnancy.

Before leaving Tianchuan, Liang Ji met her father.

Looking at his daughter's bulging belly, Liang Mu was still a little surprised even though he was prepared: "I didn't expect this to be true?"

A clan member had already told him about this, but he couldn't go into the palace to see Liang Ji. Without seeing it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but have some suspicions in his heart.

Liang Ji's face turned slightly red and she said nothing.

"Is it really his?" Liang Mu asked anyway.

Liang Ji nodded: "It has been more than five months. This time I am leaving the palace to go home and take care of the baby."

"call"

Liang Mu let out a long sigh with a complicated expression, showing guilt for having implicated his daughter, relief and joy of being a grandfather.

"Don't worry, father. He likes this child very much." Liang Ji thought her father was worried about something and said.

"Your Majesty probably doesn't know." Liang Mu said.

Liang Ji shook her head: "Your Majesty probably doesn't know that I'm pregnant, but he should know that I'm having a tryst with him."

"You'll know if you know. Anyway, sooner or later the world will change its name to Chen." Liang Mu looked at the blue sky.

"Father, I heard that you are going to the Western Regions in a few days. Is there something going on?"

"Take him to the Western Regions to find someone. If things go well, he'll be back before the end of the year."

"Then be careful on your journey, father."

"You too."

……

A few days before departure.

One after another, documents announcing the appointment were sent out from the Secretariat and delivered to Xiangyang by messengers at full speed.

These are the appointment documents for those candidates who failed the palace examination and the metropolitan examination. The documents state that they will be taking up the post in a certain state or place, and require them to arrive within the specified time. If they fail to arrive on time without a reason, the court will revoke the latecomers' titles.

If one is dissatisfied with the court's arrangement, or wants to retake the exam next year, one must report to the local government.

Except for these people's arrangements.

The more than seventy Jinshi who passed the palace examination all found their destinations.

……

Prince Wei's Mansion.

Back house.

In Xia Zhiqing's room.

The two children were temporarily taken by Yi Shiyan to play in the next yard.

Chen Mo was hugging the beautiful shoulders of a naked, graceful body, and was kissing her lips intimately.

Xia Zhiqing hummed softly, lowered her slightly trembling eyelashes, and felt the young man's intimacy, and felt waves of sweetness surging in her heart.

Suddenly, the young man who was kissing her passionately took a breath and narrowed his eyes as if in fascination.

Xia Zhiqing left the young man's warm lips, put her delicate hands on his shoulders, lowered her head and looked at him, her face turning red.

Chen Mo was standing beside the bed, while she was kneeling on the couch, with her shoulders hugged by him.

My sister was playing hide-and-seek under the bed.

Chen Mo gently let go of Zhiqing's shoulders, lowered his head, and hugged Zhining's head, whispering, "I will leave for the Western Region tomorrow. Zhining, you should behave yourself at home and don't make your sister angry."

Zhining pursed her shiny pink lips and muttered a few words in annoyance, using some rather dirty language.

Chen Mo ignored her and turned to Zhiqing and said, "Zhiqing, help Mi'er more. As for Yang Qingqing, although she has been well behaved during my stay, I don't know if she will disturb the people again after I leave. However, I have reminded Ruyan that she can't make trouble as long as Ruyan is here."

Zhiqing put her slender arms around Chen Mo's neck, wanting to continue enjoying each other's intimacy. She put one hand on the back of Chen Mo's head and pressed it down gently.

Chen Mo was stunned for a moment, then the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. They were indeed an old couple, not as "shy" as before.

There was no reason for him to refuse the fresh fruit that was delivered to his mouth.

Zhiqing moaned softly, biting her lower lip, holding Chen Mo's head with both hands, and playing with Chen Mo's long hair with her slender jade fingers, messing up Chen Mo's bun.

Just when Chen Mo was about to relieve his worries, his sword-like brows suddenly frowned, and he saw Xia Zhining stood up with a resentful look on her face, walked to the table, raised her bright eyes like water, looked back at the young man in the python robe, picked up the teapot beside her, and started drinking.

Chen Mo, Xia Zhiqing: "..."

"What are you doing?" Chen Mo was speechless. He was completely irritated by her, but she just walked away.

Xia Zhining glared at Chen Mo without saying anything. After drinking the water, she walked to the couch without saying a word, climbed up, lay down obediently, and hugged a pillow.

"???"

"What are you doing?" Chen Mo was speechless.

"What do you think?" Xia Zhining turned around and glanced at Chen Mo, her eyes expressive.

Chen Mo: "..."

After all, he knew Xia Zhining inside and out, so he quickly understood what she meant and felt a little amused.

"Are you so anxious to get pregnant?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

Xia Zhining said coldly: "When did you start to procrastinate like this? Are you going to fail?"

Xia Zhiqing, who was already used to the two men's playfulness, couldn't help laughing at this moment. Her eyebrows were curved like crescent moons, and her cheeks were blushing like clouds. She began to undress Chen Mo.

"Zhi Ning deserves to be punished again." Chen Mo said to Xia Zhiqing.

"Husband, please be more compassionate to her. She is like this." Xia Zhiqing said.

"When have I ever not pitied her?"

Chen Mo got on the bed, patted the millstone, and then gestured to Zhiqing.

Xia Zhiqing understood these little movements in bed very well.

……

Chen Mo hugged the two girls, kissed Zhiqing's jade neck, and couldn't let go of Zhining.

Although Zhining has not given birth to a child yet, she is in her twenties after all, and her figure is beginning to become plump and charming.

He didn't say much and fulfilled Zhining's wish.

Xia Zhining's delicate body felt as if struck by lightning, and the memories of her past entanglement with Chen Mo once again flooded into her mind.

(End of this chapter)