Please, marry a white snake wife. It’s super cool.

Lu Yuan couldn't bear to let his babies join Taoism and practice Taoist techniques.

Su Liyan, Zhao Qiaoer, Song Meiqi and Gu Ziyue are the worldly ties that Lu Yuan cannot give up.

During the time when Lu Yuan was performing rituals.

Zhao Qiaoer, Song Meiqi and Gu Ziyue, who were standing under the eaves and watching, could not stand the cold wind, especially Song Meiqi who was the weakest.

The three of them returned to the room under the protection of several heavenly masters.

At this moment, Su Changliang, who was originally confused and crazy, suddenly rioted. His eyes turned black and his pupils were invisible, and he made strange noises from his mouth.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan shouted, "You damned thing, come out now!"

As he said this, he attached a high-level talisman to the Tianshi Sword and stabbed it towards Su Changliang.

Xiao Qian yelled, "Brother-in-law, please don't hurt my husband."

At Xiaoqian's reminder, Lu Yuan reduced his strength a little, and the tip of the Heavenly Master's sword touched Su Changliang's forehead.

The Tianshi Sword penetrated 0.1 centimeter into Su Changliang's forehead, and a trace of dark blue blood oozed out.

Su Changliang's body kept shaking, as if he was fighting fiercely with the black striped snake in his body.

Lu Yuan chanted the Heavenly Master's spell again and threw a talisman into the air.

The talisman exploded instantly, Su Changliang let out a scream, then fell to the ground and stopped moving.

A wisp of black smoke came out of Su Changliang's mouth and disappeared into the distance.

An invisible air wall suppressed the black smoke, gradually shrinking the space and turning it upside down on the ground.

Everyone looked at it, a striped snake with seven hundred years of Taoist practice, a virtual body walker.

Su Changliang has not yet woken up.

Su Liyan sighed in her heart: "My good brother, he is actually possessed by a snake."

Su Liyan was about to move forward and pick up the striped snake.

I saw a black shadow rushing over and opening its mouth wide to bite.

Hearing the crisp sound of metal collision, Xiaotian bit the air wall cast by Lu Yuan.

After biting down on something hard, the roots of my teeth felt extremely sore.

Xiaotian sat on the ground, scratching his mouth with his front hooves, and said aggrievedly: "Brother, it hurts so much! My front teeth are about to fall out."

Lu Yuan teased, "You little guy, you are really greedy and impatient."

Xiaotian covered his mouth and said, "Brother, give it to me. I haven't eaten spicy strips for a long time!"

Lu Yuan reminded: "This is a virtual body practitioner with hundreds of years of practice. Can you handle it?"

This black striped snake is already in a soul state and has no physical body, but Xiaotian is still so greedy for it.

I can't even get the meat.

Xiaotian stood up straight, more than half a meter tall, and said proudly: "Brother, don't worry, we just need to capture it!"

Lu Yuan directly withdrew the air wall.

Even if Xiaotian couldn't catch the striped snake, Lu Yuan was confident that if he let the striped snake run for five seconds, he could catch it back.

Without the restraint of the air wall, the striped snake shrank its body, took off and rushed out of the mansion.

Xiaotian dug his hind hooves into the ground and pushed with all his strength, following closely behind like an arrow leaving a bow.

Xiaotian clamped his front paws and was able to pinch the striped snake in its soul state, and then he bit it.

Xiaotian shook his head, threw the striped snake into the air, and swallowed it into his stomach.

Xiaotian patted his belly and burped.

Lu Yuan and Su Liyan were both stunned when they looked at Xiaotian.

This little guy was actually able to catch the virtual creature. I thought it was just a talking honey badger.

I really underestimated this guy before.

At this time, no one had time to praise it, and everyone ran towards Su Changliang who was lying unconscious on the ground.

Lu Yuan took Su Changliang's pulse and said, "Don't worry, he will wake up in a while. He's fine."

Xiaoqian was full of gratitude and said, "Thank you, brother-in-law, thank you, sister."

"We're family, you're welcome." Lu Yuan responded.

Lu Yuan stood up and said to several of his confidants beside him: "Come on, come on, help carry him so that our brother-in-law can have a good sleep."

Several trusted men rushed forward, helped the unconscious Su Changliang up, and supported him back to the room.

In the yard, after Xiaotian swallowed the soul of the spotted snake, the tuft of white hair on his head began to glow and his body swelled rapidly.

This scene amazed Lu Yuan and others.

A few minutes later, Xiaotian returned to his normal state, ran to Lu Yuan, and boasted:
"Brother, we have been practicing Taoism for hundreds of years now!"

Lu Yuan stroked the stiff hair on Xiaotian's head and said, "I thought you were going to transform, but you still look like this."

Xiaotian used his front hoof to slash Lu Yuan's hand, held his head high and said, "Brother, don't underestimate me. I can easily deal with the virtual body walker, he is a natural nemesis!"

Xiaotian can improve his cultivation by eating snakes, which explains why Xiaotian loves "spicy strips" so much.

"Wake up, wake up." A maid ran over and said excitedly.

"Let's go and take a look." Lu Yuan said to the others in the yard.

Su Changliang opened his eyes and looked at the surrounding environment and Xiaoqian who was lying on the bed holding his hand.

Xiao Qian said lovingly: "Husband, you are awake!"

"Well, why am I here? I seem to have had a very long dream, dreaming about..."

Su Changliang was talking and recalling, and suddenly thought of something.

Su Changliang quickly looked at Xiaoqian and said, "Are you okay?"

Su Liyan rolled her eyes and interrupted, "You, you went crazy and hit Xiaoqian."

Xiao Qian stopped her and said, "Mother-in-law, don't scare our husband. It's okay. We are fine."

After this incident, Su Changliang began to study French. Whenever he encountered obscure French, he would run to Lu's house to ask his elder sister for advice.

Su Changliang believed that it was because he neglected his cultivation that such a dangerous situation occurred, and as a man, he should take the responsibility of protecting his wife.

With the help of their wet nurse, servants and others, Zhao Qiaoer and Song Meiqin often got together to play with their children.

Lu Yuan was practicing in the side room, and Su Liyan would occasionally practice as well.

Gu Ziyue is the most leisurely one. She likes to travel around and has a lot of palace guards following her, so everything goes peacefully.

Several months passed in a flash in this peaceful life.

One day, a burst of hurried horse hooves broke the tranquility of Taining City.

The armored general, riding on a tall warhorse, led a team of elite cavalry and rushed towards the Lu Mansion in Taining City at lightning speed.

The general dismounted from his horse and quickly climbed the steps in front of the Lu Mansion.

The guards at the gate of Lu Mansion naturally recognized who this person was. It was the master's good friend, Gu Gaoxu, the second son of Prince Yan.

The guard saluted to Gu Gaoxu and said, "Please wait a moment, sir. We will go and report it right away!" Gu Gaoxu ignored him and strode directly into the gate of Lu Mansion and broke in.

The cavalry led by Gu Gaoxu dismounted and stood on both sides of the Lu Mansion gate.

The guard wanted to stop them but was stopped by several soldiers.

Gu Gaoxu broke into Lu's residence and caused quite a stir.

The guards of Lu Mansion poured out from all over the courtyard. When they looked closely, they saw that it was Gu Gaoxu. Most of them stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Brother Liu Wu, the captain of the first team of the palace guards, was the first to speak: "Master Gu, please stop!"

Hearing the noise, Lu Yuan walked out of the side room and waved at Liu Wu Ge, signaling him to step back.

Lu Yuan looked at the high-spirited Gu Gaoxu and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few months. You look so majestic! Gaoxu, what are you in such a hurry for?"

Gu Gaoxu was excited and said loudly: "Brother Lu, great news! The Imperial Navy has fought fiercely with the Japanese pirates for several months and finally won a great victory!"

Lu Yuan welcomed Gu Gaoxu to the front hall, and was a little confused as to where this joy came from.

What does the great victory of the Imperial Navy have to do with Gu Gaoxu?
Gu Gaoxu sat in the front hall, drank a sip of hot tea, took a deep breath, and said: "For several months, our navy officers and soldiers have fought bravely, using wind direction and ocean currents to launch unexpected attacks on the Japanese pirates.

In the end, we sank countless enemy ships and captured many enemy soldiers, greatly boosting our military prestige!"

Just as Emperor Gu Yuanzhang guessed, the Japanese pirates wiped out by Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu and the three guards of the palace army were all baits set by the local authorities.

This also confirmed the accusation that Yongchang Hou Lan Yu was a traitor.

If there is reincarnation, Lan Yu would already be an embryo at this time.

The execution of Lan Yu, Marquis of Yongchang, by the emperor shocked the entire empire for several months and implicated many military generals.

The entire empire was in panic.

As the saying goes, one must first stabilize the country before fighting against foreign aggressors. Emperor Gu Yuanzhang would not allow any parasites to exist in the empire.

With Lu Yuan's guarantee, the generals at all levels of the left and right guards of the palace army were able to keep their lives and property.

Of course, this was not because Lu Yuan had a lot of face in front of the emperor, but the emperor took this opportunity to establish Lu Yuan's prestige among the left and right guards of the palace army.

So that Lu Yuan could better take over the left and right guards of the palace army from Yongchang Marquis Lan Yu.

Gu Gaoxu came here this time not just to tell Lu Yuan about this matter. After all, if it can be solved with a phone call, why bother to come here in person?

Gu Gaoxu stood up, turned around in front of Lu Yuan, and asked, "Brother Lu, what do you think is different about me today?"

Lu Yuan only took a glance and saw the clue from Gu Gaoxu's ruddy face.

Lu Yuan said: "Boy, your martial arts skills are back!"

Gu Gaoxu said with a smile: "Not only that, not only that."

"After we return to Yandu, we will take out the Zhenwu given by Brother Lu and start practicing from the beginning, and pick up the parts we missed during the previous practice."

As Gu Gaoxu spoke, he displayed his boxing skills, which were indeed more precise and swift than before.

Gu Gaoxu swung his fist fiercely, and a gust of wind hit the chair opposite, which was instantly smashed into pieces.

Holding a weapon and swinging a sword, he is already a leader in the army.

He is probably the first person in history who can throw a punch without relying on his physical body.

Lu Yuan clapped his hands and praised: "Good! If you continue to practice like this, you can achieve sainthood in your flesh!"

"Sanctification of the body?" Gu Gaoxu repeated it. He had never heard of this term before.

Lu Yuan coughed and explained, "It is through practice that one can temper the body and make it strong."

Gu Gaoxu turned his wrist, and the armor on his body creaked. He said with great confidence: "That's it! How strong does one have to be to be considered a saint in the flesh?"

Lu Yuan thought about it and explained, "Well, if the fire doesn't kill him, does that count?"

When Lu Yuan thought of Zhu Gaoxu being roasted by Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty, the only thing he could think of was fire.

After hearing this, Gu Gaoxu was so happy that he said, "We must practice hard and become the first person to achieve sainthood in the flesh as soon as possible."

"Oh, by the way. We came here in person today because we have something important to discuss."

Gu Gaoxu was so busy reminiscing about the past that he almost forgot about his business.

"Brother Lu, the emperor has issued an edict, ordering princes from all places to send half of their soldiers to assemble in Chishan and Wenquan in Qilu Province." Gu Gaoxu said seriously.

"Is there any big action?" Lu Yuan asked in a low voice.

Gu Gaoxu said: "My old man said that the emperor wanted to mobilize the empire to cross the river to the east to suppress the Japanese."

After hearing this, Lu Yuan gave Emperor Gu Yuanzhang a thumbs up.

The empire was newly established and many things needed to be rebuilt.

The people of the empire had just begun to live a stable life when they crossed the river to the east to suppress the Japanese invaders.

Although the sins are in the present and the benefits will last for generations, each generation has its own things to do.

Out of consideration for the people of the contemporary empire, Lu Yuan would hesitate and might not agree with the emperor's approach.

Out of personal national sentiment, Japan is a vicious dog that bites people. It would be great if it could be wiped out as soon as possible.

Gu Gaoxu continued, "This time, we are following the order of my old man to lead all the troops of the Yanshan Right Guard to assemble at Chishan. At that time, the imperial navy warships will take us eastward."

This kind of large-scale sea crossing operation is no joke.

There are countless examples in history of entire armies being annihilated in battles across the sea.

There are many aspects that need to be considered, such as: navigation technology, weather and sea conditions, logistics support, intelligence collection, navigation and positioning, soldier training, strategy and tactics, communications, etc.

Any mistake in any of these links will be a fatal blow to the entire army.

Lu Yuan looked at Gu Gaoxu's confident expression, punched his hard armor, and said, "Don't be reckless, kid!"

Gu Gaoxu grinned and said, "Brother Lu, don't worry, this is a great opportunity to make military achievements, we will not miss this chance."

"The Yanshan Right Guards that I lead are an elite division. How can they be compared with other armies?"

Gu Gaoxu was full of confidence in Yanshan Right Guard and his voice became much louder.

When Lu Yuan and Gu Gaoxu met for the first time, Lu Yuan did not like Gu Gaoxu.

The reason is nothing more than that Gu Gaoxu acts rashly and speaks frivolously, and it is very likely that he is following the old path of Zhu Gaoxu of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course Lu Yuan had to keep his distance from him to avoid being implicated.

But after spending a few years together, people's thoughts will change. Lu Yuan does not want Gu Gaoxu to die on the battlefield or be made into skewers.

Lu Yuan used the sound transmission technique to send a message to Gong Yuejun in the top-grade soul-binding device, saying, "Gong Yuejun, you have been in Japan for nearly a thousand years. You must be very familiar with the country, right?"

Gong Yuejun responded: "Master, that is very familiar. Master, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

Lu Yuan sent a voice message: "We hope you can protect the safety of Gu Gaoxu's group on their trip to the east to fight the Japanese."

Gong Yuejun agreed without hesitation: "Master arranges it, I will naturally not refuse."

Lu Yuan would only feel more at ease if he handed over the security work to Gong Yuejun.

After hearing Gong Yuejun's reply, Lu Yuan pretended to take out a top-grade soul-binding device from the cabinet behind the screen in the hall, but he actually took it out from the system space.

Lu Yuan stuffed the top-grade soul-binding device into Gu Gaoxu's hand and said, "Go east to fight the Japanese, and come back alive for us!" (End of this chapter)