Huang Rong from The Return of the Condor Heroes: Guo'er, calm down.

Little Dragon Girl added insult to injury with a righteous indignation.

Yang Guo opened his mouth, but like a duck whose neck had been choked, he couldn't utter a single word.

A decisive goal.

This is a deadly move from the leader of the Salted Fish Sect.

You can talk a good game about human progress and social development, but they just say "What's it to me?" and shut you down with all your grand theories.

Yang Guo plopped back down on the stone bench, feeling utterly defeated.

"Fine, you win."

Yang Guo waved his hand, "Explaining grand principles to you is like casting pearls before swine. Let's use a more colloquial way of putting it."

He leaned closer and asked mysteriously, "Sister, do you know that there are four great joys in life?"

Little Dragon Girl's curiosity was piqued: "Which four items?"

"You don't even know that?"

Yang Guo slapped his thigh and blurted out, "Then naturally it's eating, drinking, and whoring..."

Before he could even utter the word "gamble," Yang Guo suddenly realized what he was doing and quickly spat out three mouthfuls of saliva.

Damn it, I've been hanging out with those hoodlums for too long, and I've become tongue-tied.

If he had said the whole thing, there would probably have been bloodshed in the stone chamber in the next second.

Little Dragon Girl looked at him in confusion: "Eat, drink... what?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing! That's vulgar talk, better not to say it!"

Yang Guo quickly changed the subject, saying seriously, "As the ancients said, the four great joys of life are: rain after a long drought, meeting an old friend in a foreign land, the wedding night, and passing the imperial examination!"

As he spoke, he counted on his fingers.

Little Dragon Girl listened attentively.

"What's so great about rain? You won't get wet in the ancient tomb."

"Is it a joy to see someone you know? I often see my mother-in-law and that Taoist priest too."

"What's the point of having your name on the list?"

Little Dragon Girl refuted each point one by one, finally focusing her gaze on the "wedding night".

"This wedding night...is this the actual marriage?"

Yang Guo nodded: "Exactly! This is the most important event in life! Just think, two people who were originally unrelated come together because of fate, pay their respects to heaven and earth, enter the bridal chamber, and from then on, there will be someone to warm their feet in bed, someone to share their meals with, and someone to confide in each other. Isn't that wonderful!"

A strange light flashed in Xiaolongnu's eyes.

When she reads those storybooks, her favorite part is the trope of talented men and beautiful women finally getting married.

Every time she sees those lovelorn men and women finally get together after going through hardships, her heart goes up and down.

"Is marriage... really that joyful?"

Xiaolongnu leaned forward slightly, her tone inquisitive, "Don't two people have any troubles when they're together? I've read in stories that even after marriage, there are arguments and quarrels, and even turning against each other."

Yang Guo touched his chin.

"Well, it's not that I'm completely without worries."

He adopted the air of someone who had been through it all.

"As the saying goes, poverty-stricken couples face a hundred sorrows. Marriage isn't just about love; it's like starving. You need something substantial to sustain you so that you can live a comfortable life."

"What is it?"

"Two different things."

Yang Guo held up two fingers.

"First, you need a place to call home. That is, a house."

Yang Guo looked around the cold, lifeless stone chamber.

"Think about it, once you get married, you can't sleep on the streets, can you? You need a house to shelter you from the wind and rain. And this house has to be nice too. If it's too small, you can't move around; if it's too dilapidated, it leaks; if it's too remote, it's inconvenient to buy groceries. The bigger the house, the more comfortable you'll be, and the more harmonious your married life will be."

"Is a bigger house always better?"

Little Dragon Girl asked a question in return.

"Of course!" Yang Guo said confidently.

Little Dragon Girl stood up, her white dress swaying slightly.

"Then take a look at my ancient tomb, is it considered large?"

Yang Guo was taken aback.

He subconsciously imagined a map of the ancient tomb.

Front hall, back hall, training room, bedroom, storage room, armory... plus all sorts of messy passageways and mechanisms.

This is hardly a house.

It is clearly a palace.

Yang Guo swallowed hard and rolled his eyes.

"Big sister, if we're only talking about size, this is definitely a mansion among mansions, the best of the best, Versailles."

"Versailles?" Little Dragon Girl heard a new word.

"It means you're generous."

Yang Guo quickly explained, afraid that she would ask further questions.

"But having a house isn't enough; there's a second thing that's even more important than a house."

"What is it?"

"money!"

Yang Guo rubbed two fingers together, making a gesture as if counting money.

"Silver! Gold! Copper coins! These things may seem vulgar, but you really can't do without them. Rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea—all of them cost money. You have to raise children, you need medicine when you're sick, and you need gifts for holidays. If you don't have any money, a couple will be arguing over a few copper coins every day. What kind of romance is that?"

Yang Guo spoke with great enthusiasm, his spittle flying everywhere.

"So the richer you are, the happier you will be after marriage! Why do those nobles and royalty live so comfortably with three wives and four concubines? Because they are rich! They don't have to worry about making a living, so they naturally have the time and energy to indulge in romance and pleasure."

Little Dragon Girl listened quietly, her expression thoughtful.

"money……"

She muttered something under her breath.

Then, she stood up and waved to Yang Guo.

"Come with me."

"Where to?"

"Let me show you something."

Seeing her acting mysteriously, Yang Guo became curious and quickly followed her.

The two walked through several deep and winding passageways.

Yang Guo had never walked this path before, and the further he walked, the colder and more gloomy it felt.

Finally, the two stopped in front of a heavy stone door.

The stone gate was in a very remote location and covered in dust, clearly indicating that no one had been there for a long time.

Xiaolongnu didn't say anything, but simply reached out and gently pressed a protrusion next to the stone door.

"Boom!"

A dull mechanical sound rang out.

The stone door slowly slid open to both sides.

The moment the door opened.

Yang Guo instinctively closed his eyes.

It's too bright!

Even though there were no lights in the stone chamber, the light that shone through the moment the door opened was so dazzling that it made one's eyes dizzy.

It took Yang Guo a while to adjust before he slowly opened his eyes.

This sight was quite alarming; he froze on the spot.

Inside the tomb chamber, there were thirty or forty large boxes piled up densely.

Most of these boxes were open.

And inside were filled with gold and silver treasures!

Some boxes couldn't hold all the gold ingots, so they rolled out and covered the ground.

In addition, there were several boxes containing pearls, agate, jade, and gemstones.

Each one you pick out is a priceless treasure.

Yang Guo felt his throat go dry and his heart pounding.

He had never seen so much money in his entire life, including his previous one!

"This...this...this..."

Yang Guo pointed at the boxes, stammering, "Sister... my dear sister... where did these come from?"

The Dragon Goddess remained calm.

"Left by the patriarch."

She said it casually, "These things have just been piled up here, and I haven't really paid much attention to them. Only Grandma Sun occasionally goes down the mountain and takes some with her!"

Yang Guo swallowed.

He suddenly realized that what he had just said was a complete joke.

The idea that "the more money you have, the happier you are" is utter nonsense in the face of this mountain of gold.

It's not that they're poor; they're incredibly wealthy without even realizing it!

Xiaolongnu turned her head and looked at Yang Guo, who had completely turned to stone.

She pointed to the room full of gold and silver treasures.

"Yang Guo".

"Hey...hey!" Yang Guo's voice had become somewhat obsequious at this moment.

"You just said that the richer you are, the happier you will be after marriage."

"There's so much money here."

"If I get married, will I be extremely happy?"