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

The scenery on the road leading to the Poison King Valley is so beautiful that it is dazzling. Whenever you reach an open area with water, you can see villages hidden in the mountains.

In a valley hidden deep in the mountains, a rushing waterfall cascades down from the top of the cliff, forming a clear stream in the valley. Attics, pavilions, and stilt wooden buildings are built between the cliffs and on top of the giant trees.

The continuous stretches of land look like a paradise on earth. There are terraces surrounding the valley, and you can faintly hear the voices of men and women talking.

"It should be arriving soon."

"The Saint's bees sent a letter two days ago, saying that they have arrived at Locust Ridge. Calculating the time, they should have arrived by now."

"Here it comes, my crow is back."

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A black crow was circling in the sky. Soon it flew lower and lower and landed on the shoulder of a middle-aged man, cawing.

After hearing the crow's voice, the middle-aged man smiled and said, "Great Elder, the Saint Girl and the others have arrived and are coming down the stone steps."

"Hurry and bring the bronze mirror, don't make any mistakes." Si Song, the great elder of the Poison King Valley, who was sitting on the armchair, said hurriedly to the disciple next to him.

The disciple brought a bronze mirror. Si Song looked at herself in the mirror and fixed her makeup. Seeing that her face was rosy and not pale, she breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Beep the gongs and cowhide drums. My son-in-law is a great benefactor of our Poison King Valley. This is his first time to come to our Poison King Valley. We must be more solemn and not neglect him."

As soon as Chen Mo and his companions reached the valley, they heard the festive sounds of gongs and drums.

"It's the Great Elder and his men."

"The Great Elder and his men are here to greet us."

The Second Elder and the others were talking.

"Miss Nalan." Han Anniang was accompanying Nalan Yiren. Chen Mo and the others were all grown men, and they were definitely not as attentive and comforting as Han Anniang. Seeing that she still had a gloomy face, he couldn't help but hold her hand.

"Ah." Nalan Yiren came back to her senses. Ever since she learned about the Great Elder's situation, she had been in a low mood throughout the journey.

"Miss Nalan, we're here." Han Anniang said.

"Oh." Nalan Yiren looked up, still without a trace of joy on her face.

Han Anniang frowned, a little worried.

Chen Mo looked back and was about to say something when he saw Nalan Yiren, who had been sullen, suddenly smiled and greeted Si Song and the others:

"Great Elder, I'm back."

"Uncle Zhao, Aunt Zhao."

"Slug, what are you staring at? I've only been gone for a short time, and you don't recognize me?"

As Nalan Yiren spoke, she came up to a mother and child, then bent down and reached out to touch the head of the child who looked only six or seven years old.

The child who was called a slug by Nalan Yi was stunned for a moment, and then said stupidly: "Are you a saint? Why don't you wear a mask?"

After these words were spoken, Nalan Yiren and the child's mother both chuckled.

Then the child's mother greeted Nalan Yiren, and the disciples in the valley and their families nearby also waved and shouted.

These people have lived here for generations. Their ancestors were disciples of the Nalan family and they respect the Nalan family as the most respected. Over the past thousands of years, they are not relatives, but they are better than relatives.

Therefore, although they respected the Nalan family as the leader, they were not serious. When they saw Nalan Yiren bringing her son-in-law back, some elders would even make fun of her.

"The Saint has found a husband, so of course she doesn't need to wear a mask anymore."

"This is my son-in-law. He's so handsome."

"I heard from the Great Elder that the son-in-law and the Saintess secretly decided to spend their lives together when they were in Yelang."

"Saint, you brought your son-in-law back this time. When do you plan to get married? We are still waiting to drink in your wedding wine."

"Drink wedding wine, drink wedding wine"

A group of children also started to make a fuss.

"The saint is shy. I didn't expect that a saint would be shy."

"A saint is also a woman, and all women will be shy."

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Nalan Yiren's face turned slightly red and she looked at Si Song.

Si Song stroked his beard, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, and he said with a smile: "Yiren, you're back."

Nalan Yiren nodded, suppressed the urge to expose the truth, and said with a smile: "I'm back."

"Great Elder, long time no see." Chen Mo walked forward with a smile.

"Your humble servant greets His Majesty the Emperor of Wei." Si Song bowed.

"Great Elder, you are slapping me in the face. If you are not satisfied with me, just say it directly." Chen Mo pretended to be dissatisfied.

"The present is different from the past. Your Majesty is the monarch of a country. For the sake of your beloved, it is an honor for the Poison King Valley to come to such a remote place as ours. We must not lose the courtesy."

"Great Elder, if you keep talking like this, I will turn back."

"Then I will dare to call Your Majesty my wise grandson-in-law." Si Song said.

"It should be so." Chen Mo said.

Seeing that His Majesty and the others had almost finished their conversation, Chen Xiu and Han Anniang looked at each other, then stepped forward and said, "Greetings, Great Elder."

"Who are you?" Si Song was stunned.

"I am Chen Xiu, the Minister of Rites of the Great Wei. At the request of Your Majesty, I have come to the Poison King Valley with Your Majesty's sister-in-law to propose marriage to the Poison King Valley."

When Chen Xiu said this, Han Anniang stepped forward, took out the engagement letter and handed it to Si Song.

The Geng Tie records Chen Mo's age and date of birth.

This is an essential step in proposing marriage.

Si Song was stunned. Although Nalan Yiren had sent bees to deliver the message in advance, the information conveyed by the poisonous bees was limited. He never expected that the man took it so seriously that he even brought the Minister of Rites with him.

"Xuan Zi, hurry up and get the engagement letter from my beloved." Si Song gestured to the middle-aged man beside him.

The middle-aged man was stunned and a little confused.

Geng Tie, how could he have the saint's Geng Tie?

"Great Elder, let me get it." said the Second Elder.

"Thank you, Second Brother." Si Song glared at the middle-aged man with disappointment. The latter then realized that the Great Elder wanted him to go down and prepare now.

"Master Chen, please wait a moment." Si Song said.

"Not urgent."

As he spoke, Chen Xiu clapped his hands and said, "Great Elder, this is the betrothal gift that His Majesty prepared for the Imperial Master."

Sun Meng gestured.

The guards behind carried the betrothal gifts in boxes one by one, and soon they were piled up into a small mountain.

And at Sun Meng's signal, the boxes were opened one by one.

The gold, silver, jewels, jade, and silk inside almost blinded the eyes of everyone in the valley.

"Hiss, so much gold."

“These jewellery are so beautiful.”

"My uncle is so generous."

“I’ve never seen so much money in my life.”

"With so much money, I'm afraid you can buy out our entire Poison King Valley."

"The Saint is so happy."

"The Saint has a really good eye."

"."Everyone was chattering, their eyes full of envy.

Si Song didn't care about this at first, but when he saw the pile of gold, silver and jewelry, there was still some surprise and surprise in his eyes. However, it also showed that the other party really cared about Yiren.

Nalan Yiren looked at the satisfied expressions of everyone in the valley, and her eyes when she looked at Chen Mo were obviously gentler and more virtuous.

Chen Mo's move made her look proud.

"Grandson-in-law, this betrothal gift is too expensive." Si Song said.

"It's just a few boxes of gold, silver and jewelry. Yiren is priceless in my heart." Chen Mo looked at Nalan Yiren, and then held Nalan Yiren's hand in front of everyone.

"Holding hands."

"The son-in-law and the saint are holding hands."

There was cheering all around and some people whistled.

The valley was full of acquaintances. Although Nalan Yiren was still worried, she couldn't help but blush and lowered her head, but she didn't pull her hand away.

This reaction made the young guys even more excited.

The smile on Si Song's face also became more intense.

Maybe he was too happy, he started coughing while laughing.

This frightened the Third Elder and some people who knew the details, and they all looked at Si Song.

Nalan Yiren's expression also changed: "Great Elder, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, I'm just too excited. I finally see that you, Yiren, have found your lover. I'm very happy, especially very happy." Si Song quickly used his internal energy to calm down.

Nalan Yiren opened her mouth wide, wanting to say something but stopping herself, and ultimately did not expose the truth.

Si Song was also afraid of being exposed, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Okay, don't stand here, let's all go in. Xuanzi, hurry up and take people to arrange for the nobles to stay."

The middle-aged man called Xuanzi by Si Song did not seem very smart. He actually said in front of everyone: "Grand Elder, there are so many of them, and we don't have so many houses in the valley."

The smile on Si Song's face froze, and even the Third Elder's expression changed, and he wanted to go over and kick him.

This is the truth, but can I say this to someone’s face?

And won't you find a way to solve it?
"Great Elder, don't bother. They are all soldiers and don't need to live in houses. We can just find an open place and set up camp for them." Chen Mo also knew that it would be difficult to arrange for more than a thousand people to live in houses.

"This"

Si Songben wanted to say something else, but Chen Mo had already asked Sun Meng to pass it on.

"Third brother, go find a place for them." Si Song didn't dare to call Xuanzi anymore.

The third elder nodded and said, "Xuan Zi, come here."

It was obvious that he wanted to take Xuanzi with him.

"Please come in, everyone." Si Song said with a smile.

Chen Mo nodded, held Nalan Yiren's hand, and walked into the valley with Chen Xiu and Han Anniang.

The population in the Poison King Valley is not large. According to Si Song, there are only about 500 households and no more than 2,000 people.

The further we walked into the valley, the more people appeared from the stilt houses on both sides, including women, children, the old and the young.

Han Anniang was shocked because she saw some children among these people playing with snakes, and the snakes didn't bite them.

A middle-aged woman saw that the outsider was frightened. Fearing that the great elder would be angry, she quickly stepped forward with a stern face, picked up the children playing with snakes in one hand, and walked towards the house. From time to time, she could hear words coming from them: "You are itching for trouble, right? Who told you to take out the snakes to play with? You have forgotten what the great elder said!"

Si Song's mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled: "Don't be afraid, these poisonous creatures have been trained, they are very docile and won't scare people. From children to the elderly, no one is afraid of them. They are almost like pets."

Han Anniang forced a smile and treated the snake as a pet.

Han Anniang was frightened all the way.

Although Si Song had already asked people to collect the poisonous substances in the valley in advance.

But there are too many poisonous substances in the valley, and the vegetation is dense, so it is hard for there to be no "fish that slip through the net".

So Han Anniang saw not only poisonous snakes, but also scorpions, spiders, and toads.
In short, all the poisons in this world can be found in the Poison King Valley.

The most important thing is that these poisonous creatures go in and out of the buildings in the valley, but the people in the valley are not surprised.

When a child about six years old saw this, he seemed to remember what the great elder had said before, so he grabbed a poisonous snake and stuffed it into his crotch, obviously intending to hide it there.

This scene frightened not only Han Anniang, but also Chen Mo.

Oh my god, is this how we play?
"Great Elder, will this really be okay?" Chen Xiu's mouth twitched slightly.

"It's okay. Even if you get bitten, you won't be poisoned." Si Song said.

"Why? Isn't that a poisonous snake?" Chen Xiu asked in surprise.

Nalan Yiren smiled and said, "Master Chen, you may not know that all children born in the Poison King Valley, as long as they can walk, have been bitten dozens or hundreds of times by poisonous snakes and insects. With so many bites, they gradually become immune to them."

Chen Xiu: “…”

A few black lines also appeared on Chen Mo's forehead.

Oh my god, I was born with a poisonous body.

"Okay, we've arrived at your residence." Si Song said.

The place where Si Song arranged for Chen Mo and the others to live was an attic built on a cliff, about ten feet above the ground, and could only be reached via a rope ladder.

Of course, if it is a warrior, even if he is just a low-level warrior, he can jump up by using his body skills.

"Great Elder, do all the people in the Poison King Valley live in this kind of house?" Han Anniang asked curiously.

"Not all of them. Most of them still live downstairs, such as the old, children, women and children in the valley. But I saw that you are more afraid of poisonous insects, so I arranged for you to live here." Si Song explained.

"Then let's live upstairs." Compared to heights, Han Anniang was more afraid of poisonous insects.

"Great Elder, Geng Tie."

At this time, the second elder came over with the engagement letter.

Si Song took it and gave it to Chen Xiu.

Actually, there is no need to watch this, it’s just a process.

"Well, Great Elder, Yiren's dowry is also ready." The Second Elder said and glanced at Chen Mo.

The Great Elder also looked at Chen Mo.

Chen Xiu whispered in Chen Mo's ear.

It turns out that there is a process before getting married, which is called looking at the dowry.

It means that the man goes to the woman's house to move the dowry, and the woman places the dowry in the hall for people to see, which is called "viewing the dowry".

After that, when the woman marries into the man's family, she must also be lined up in the hall for the man's people to see.

After Chen Mo understood, he smiled and said, "Great Elder, don't worry about this for now, let's set the wedding date first."

"That's right, let's set the wedding date first." Chen Xiu also said.

They couldn't stay in the Poison King Valley for too long, so they should set the wedding date as soon as possible.

"Alright, alright."

Si Song stroked his beard. He wished it would be as soon as possible. If possible, it would be best to get married tomorrow. After all, for him now, every day counts.

Next, Chen Xiu and Han Anniang went to the Nalan family ancestral temple to discuss the wedding date.

Chen Mo and Nalan Yi were waiting outside.

Chen Mo looked at Nalan Yiren: "Yiren, are you really okay?"

(End of this chapter)