Courtyard House: Starting by inheriting the tradition and suppressing the barbarians.

Ever since the last time Banggeng stole chickens, Yi Zhonghai was forced to pay money to settle the matter.

The atmosphere in the courtyard became even more eerie.

The Jia family thoroughly hated Xu Damao and Li Xuan, but dared not speak out against it.

Yi Zhonghai was extremely frustrated.

A lot of money was spent, but the reputation only got worse.

His prestige in the courtyard plummeted to rock bottom.

In an effort to salvage his image, Yi Zhonghai has recently resumed his "sending warmth" campaign.

They were especially caring towards the Jia family.

After all, he had no children, and Jia Dongxu was his only hope for retirement.

Although Jia Dongxu was still around, this did not prevent Yi Zhonghai from taking "extra care" of his apprentice's wife.

It was late at night, dark and windy.

Most of the lights in the courtyard were off, with only a few barks occasionally breaking the silence.

The backyard, the Li family's house.

Li Xuan sat cross-legged on the kang (a heated brick bed), seemingly engaged in cultivation.

In reality, his mental power had already spread throughout the entire courtyard like a radar.

"Um?"

Li Xuan raised an eyebrow and a playful smile appeared on his lips.

"Has the old fox finally lost his temper?"

In his spiritual perception, the door to Yi Zhonghai's house in the Zhongyuan Court quietly opened a crack.

Yi Zhonghai, dressed in a dark cotton-padded coat and carrying a heavy cloth bag, cautiously peeked out.

After looking around to make sure no one was in the yard, he tiptoed out.

His target was clear—the Jia family!

"In the middle of the night, I carried flour to my apprentice's house."

"And they deliberately chose a time when everyone was asleep..."

Li Xuan sneered inwardly, "Jia Dongxu is asleep in the room. Is this old bastard trying to cuckold his disciple right in front of him?"

"You still think Jia Dongxu is a good-for-nothing, and there's no need to hide it?"

Either way, it's a good show.

Yi Zhonghai reached the Jia family's door and knocked three times, two long knocks and one short knock, clearly a pre-arranged code.

Not long after, the door opened.

Qin Huairu was wearing a thin nightgown with a coat draped over her shoulders, and her hair was a little messy.

She looked especially charming under the moonlight.

"Grandpa, what brings you here?"

Qin Huairu lowered her voice, her tone carrying a hint of surprise and coquettishness.

She didn't forget to glance back at her sleeping husband and mother-in-law inside the house.

"Shh! Keep your voice down! Don't wake Dongxu and his wife!"

Yi Zhonghai looked around warily, then handed over the bag in his hand, saying, "There's still some cornmeal at home."

"I noticed your family was out of food, so I brought you some over."

"Dongxu doesn't have much money right now. We can't let the children suffer, even if it means suffering for others."

"Grandpa, you're so kind."

"Dongxu is incompetent, he's caused you so much worry..."

Qin Huairu was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes, and she reached out to take the bag.

Their hands touched on the bag.

Yi Zhonghai did not immediately let go.

Instead, he took the opportunity to touch Qin Huairu's smooth little hand, his eyes becoming somewhat fiery.

"Huai Ru, you are a good woman, but you have suffered because of Dong Xu."

"If you encounter any difficulties in the future, just tell me. Don't make yourself suffer."

"Hmm...I know..."

Qin Huairu did not pull her hand away; instead, she lowered her head, appearing ready to be taken.

This scene was clearly seen by Li Xuan's spiritual power.

"Tsk tsk, these two are really shameless."

"Jia Dongxu is lying inside, this is so exciting."

Li Xuan didn't stand on ceremony and made a thought.

"Illusion - Bewitching!"

An invisible spiritual fluctuation instantly enveloped Jia Zhangshi's room and the old woman's room.

While fast asleep, Jia Zhangshi suddenly had a dream.

She dreamt that someone was stealing her retirement money that she had hidden in a hole in the wall!

"Who?"

"Who dares touch my money!"

Jia Zhangshi suddenly woke up and pricked up her ears to listen.

Just then, I heard rustling voices coming from the doorway, and it was a man's voice!

"Ah! There really was a thief!"

Jia Zhangshi grabbed the broom from the head of the kang (a heated brick bed), not even bothering to put on her shoes, and woke up Jia Dongxu who was sitting next to her.

"Dongxu! Wake up! Get up and catch the thief!"

After saying that, she let out a yell and rushed out.

"Thief!"

At the same time, an older woman was also awakened by a nightmare.

I dreamt that Yi Zhonghai had an illegitimate child outside the home and was going to run away with all the money in the house!

She reached out and found nothing beside her!

Upon hearing the commotion outside, the woman's heart skipped a beat, and she threw on her clothes and rushed out.

"Bang!"

The door of the Jia family was suddenly kicked open from the inside by Jia Zhangshi.

"Who the hell is that..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jia Zhangshi froze.

At the doorway, Yi Zhonghai was holding Qin Huairu's hand.

The two were in an intimate pose, their faces very close, and they were carrying a bag of grain in their hands.

Bathed in moonlight and surrounded by snow, this scene was even clearer than a painting!

"Yi Zhonghai? Qin Huairu?"

Jia Zhangshi's triangular eyes widened in surprise.

Then it dawned on me—this was adultery!

And it happened right in front of her house!

"Fine! You two adulterers!"

"In the middle of the night, instead of sleeping, you're here having an affair!"

"Yi Zhonghai! You old bastard! You're Dongxu's master! How dare you seduce my daughter-in-law!"

Jia Zhangshi brandished the broom and began to beat Yi Zhonghai repeatedly on the head.

"Ah! Don't hit me! It's a misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding!"

Yi Zhonghai was so frightened that he let go of Qin Huairu's hand and ran away with his head in his hands.

He never expected that Jia Zhangshi would rush out at this moment!

"Misunderstanding my foot! I saw it all! You touched her hand! You old pervert!"

Jia Zhangshi refused to let it go and chased after Yi Zhonghai, beating him relentlessly.

At this moment, Jia Dongxu also rushed out, wearing his clothes and holding a rolling pin in his hand.

Upon seeing this scene, and then looking at Qin Huairu's disheveled appearance, Jia Dongxu's face instantly turned green, a vibrant green!

"master?"

"What...what are you doing?!"

Jia Dongxu felt like the sky had fallen.

His most respected master actually touched his wife's hand in the middle of the night.

Is this even human?

The commotion woke up the entire hospital.

People from all households turned on their lights and came out to watch the excitement, wearing their clothes on.

Just then, an older woman rushed into the Intermediate People's Court.

She saw her husband being chased and beaten by Jia Zhangshi and questioned by Jia Dongxu.

Then look at Qin Huairu, who is disheveled and looks flustered.

Although the older woman was honest, she wasn't stupid.

Who delivers food to their apprentice's wife in the middle of the night, and then acts all lovey-dovey?

And all of this was done behind everyone's back!

Thinking of the grievances she had suffered all these years without children, and then thinking of Yi Zhonghai's unusual concern for the Jia family.

The woman was devastated.

"Yi Zhonghai! You're not human!"

An older woman rushed forward crying and scratched Yi Zhonghai's old face hard.

"Sizzle!"

Several bloody marks appeared on Yi Zhonghai's face in an instant.

"I have served you for decades and cared for you in your old age until your death."

"But you actually cheated on me with your apprentice's wife!"

"How could you do this to me? Have you no shame?!"

"Old woman! Are you crazy? Are you making things worse too?"

Yi Zhonghai covered his face, feeling both pain and anxiety.

Looking at the neighbors who gathered around and pointed at her, she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

"I'm just here to deliver some corn noodles!"

"Seeing Dongxu's family is having a hard time...we're neighbors, let's help each other..."

"Pah! Mutual help?"

Xu Damao also came out at this time, carrying a flashlight.

The beam of light shone directly on Yi Zhonghai's face, and he said in a sarcastic tone:

"Grandpa, this mutual help is practically taking place in people's beds!"

"Your awareness is truly remarkable!"

"Exactly! Jia Dongxu is still inside."

"Are you going to personally teach the techniques, Master?"

"Tsk tsk, in the middle of the night, a lone man and a lone woman, pulling and tugging at each other."

"It's only because Jia Dongxu has a good temper; if it were me, I would have already grabbed a knife and attacked him!"

The neighbors pointed and whispered, and the chatter came like a tidal wave.

"Yi Zhonghai usually seems so respectable, but he's actually a scoundrel!"

"He even has designs on his apprentice's wife; you can never truly know a person's heart!"

"Qin Huairu is also unfaithful, dressing like that to see a man in the middle of the night!"

"No...that's not it...we're innocent!"

Qin Huairu collapsed to the ground, covering her face and weeping bitterly, but no one believed her at all.

Jia Dongxu stood at the door, his hands trembling as he held the rolling pin.

He looked at Yi Zhonghai, then at Qin Huairu.

I felt a heavy weight on my head, the weight of the Hulunbuir Grassland.

"Yi Zhonghai! You old beast! I'll fight you to the death!"

Jia Dongxu roared and was about to rush forward with a rolling pin, but was held back by Jia Zhangshi.

"My son! Don't be impulsive!"

"We still need his help!"

Although Jia Zhangshi was angry, she was even more afraid of losing her source of income!

Yi Zhonghai stood in the center of the crowd, his face burning with pain.

My body ached from being scratched by the old lady, and my heart sank even further.

He painstakingly cultivated the image of a moral exemplar and an elderly gentleman for decades...

At this moment, it completely collapsed!

The feeling of falling from the clouds into the mud almost suffocated him.

Especially Jia Dongxu's hateful eyes!

He knew that this person he was looking after for retirement was probably completely ruined.

backyard.

Li Xuan withdrew his spiritual power, lay down on the bed, and comfortably turned over.

"This is what they mean by 'those who do many unrighteous deeds will surely perish.'"

"Yi Zhonghai, your retribution has only just begun."

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for exposing the hypocrite's true colors, causing Yi Zhonghai's image to collapse, his family to break apart, and his master and disciple to turn against each other!]

[Merit Points Gained: 800!]

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