I'm seventy years old this year, and you want me to have many children and much happiness?

Lu Xuan paused in his steps.

Although she was a little nervous inside, she showed no signs of nervousness on the surface and simply turned around calmly.

"Does Your Excellency have any further instructions?"

A faint gentleness graced Chu Xiao's fair face.

Although Lu Xuan is quite old, he has a young and beautiful wife, but that doesn't stop him from being a talented person.

"Would you be willing to raise horses in the county? I can put in a good word with the county government."

Chu Xiao said.

To Fengwu Hall to raise horses!?

Lu Xuan never expected to have such an opportunity.

Working in the Fengwu Hall is practically equivalent to being a minor official!

Even when they go to buy horse feed, they will be able to speak loudly.

This is for the horses of Fengwu Hall!

At least, inside Fengwu Hall, it's definitely much more comfortable than inside the Huang family's residence.

But for Lu Xuan, this was more of a disadvantage than an advantage.

What kind of people are in Fengwu Hall? They are all experts at the entry level. If they found out that a seventy-year-old man's cultivation was increasing every day, anyone with a little ambition would arrest Lu Xuan and torture him for questioning!

"Thank you for your kindness, sir. However, this old servant is advanced in years and has many ailments. I fear that if I were to go to the yamen, I would only cause you trouble... But please rest assured, sir, I will do everything in my power to help!"

Lu Xuan cupped his hands in greeting to Chu Xiao.

Chu Xiao nodded slightly upon hearing this.

She didn't insist anymore, after all, she had only thought about it on a whim, and what Lu Xuan said did make some sense.

The workload at the county government office is even greater. If I end up getting sick from overwork, I'll be letting Lu Xuan down.

"Alright, we'll talk about it another day."

"Dugu Bei is not alone. He has three other brothers who will be appearing near Wuling County soon. You may need to help them then."

Chu Xiao said to Lu Xuan.

When Lu Xuan heard that Dugu Bei actually had other accomplices, he was immediately alarmed.

It seems that thing is still quite hot to handle.

We need to be careful; you never know when those three accomplices might come knocking on our door.

"This old servant understands."

Chu Xiao didn't linger any longer and went straight back to the yamen to report back.

Lu Xuan, on the other hand, led six horses back to the Huang family.

When they passed a steamed bun stall on the way, Lu Xuan bought a few steaming hot meat buns.

Just as the horses were tied up, a soft, tentative voice came from behind.

"Master? Is that you?"

The moon's delicate voice rang out.

When she saw that it really was Lu Xuan who had returned, Shen Yue rushed over and threw herself into Lu Xuan's arms.

"It's good that the master is back."

Clearly, Shen Yue was also very worried about Lu Xuan.

After all, Lu Xuan had been the kindest person to her since she was a child.

"Hehe, silly girl, I'm fine."

Lu Xuan patted Shen Yue's frail body.

In reality, Lu Xuan's trip only lasted one night. Fortunately, Lu Xuan's physical fitness had improved, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to endure it.

"Did the First Madam and the others give you any trouble?"

Lu Xuan asked.

Now that he's no longer alone, Lu Xuan needs to make arrangements for Shen Yue's safety as soon as possible.

If you want to get rid of your slave status and redeem yourself, the fastest way right now is to become a rank-1 martial artist.

It has been certified by the Xuanwu Dynasty!

"No... After the master left, the first wife and the others left as well."

Lu Xuan gently rubbed Shen Yue's small head.

Shen Yue then pulled Lu Xuan into the room.

Have Lu Xuan sit on the edge of the bed.

"Master, although Yue'er is a burden and doesn't know many things, please don't dislike me. Yue'er will study hard..."

"Silly girl, what are you saying?"

"Master must be working very hard outside... Yue'er... Yue'er will help Master relax..."

Shen Yue blushed, and then nervously reached out her small hand to touch Lu Xuan's waistband.

She remembered that the master seemed to like this the most...

Every time that happened, the master seemed very comfortable.

Therefore, Shen Yue also volunteered.

"Wait... I bought you steamed buns... How about we eat the buns first... Ouch."

Lu Xuan felt his blood pressure rising a little too fast.

Shen Yue ultimately didn't get to eat that hot bun.

After breakfast.

Shen Yue also volunteered to do the work.

Lu Xuan then took out the cloth bag from his arms.

"Judging from Chu Xiao and the others' attitude, they're after this."

"Could it be something brought out by the Heavenly Blade Sect?"

Lu Xuan opened the cloth bag, and sure enough, it contained a booklet.

I opened it and took a look.

It was written prominently above.

The three large characters read: "Killing Blade Technique!"

The cover alone exudes a menacing aura that seems to emanate directly at Lu Xuan.

If Lu Xuan hadn't already had a solid foundation...

They were probably blinded by the malevolent aura in the book.

Lu Xuan flipped through the contents of the book.

This sword technique uses killing to nourish the sword!

The more people you kill, the stronger your swordsmanship becomes!

Its grade has even reached the lower level of the Xuan rank!

"Mystic-rank martial skill!"

Overjoyed burst forth in Lu Xuan's eyes.

Even a low-grade Xuan-level sword technique, if sold, would fetch at least a thousand taels of silver.

However, this Fiend Blade Technique is a technique of the Heavenly Blade Sect, and it is quite dangerous to use. If it is used lightly, it will easily attract the attention of the Heavenly Blade Sect.

"That doesn't make sense... even though this Xuan-rank martial skill is quite valuable!"

"But isn't it worth it? These officials from the Fengwu Hall are risking their lives like this, aren't they?"

"If the dynasty truly covets this, then they should go to the Heavenly Blade Sect to buy it; the Heavenly Blade Sect wouldn't dare refuse..."

Lu Xuan took out his pipe and took a few puffs.

Suddenly, Lu Xuan's gaze fell on that piece of cloth.

This cloth was originally used to wrap the martial arts techniques.

Lu Xuan picked up the piece of cloth and examined it for a while.

Finally, I felt the difference; in the middle, there was a more substantial area.

呲la.

Lu Xuan tore the strip of cloth open and, sure enough, found a piece of paper sewn into it.

"That Dugu Bei is really cunning."

Lu Xuan muttered to himself, then unfolded the note in his hand.

"This is……"

"A treasure map!?"

As Lu Xuan looked around, he suddenly realized something.

It might not be a treasure map, but based on the description, it should be the entrance to a special place!

However, it's impossible to tell exactly where it is from just this one picture. It's estimated that only Chu Xiao, Dugu Bei, and his accomplices know.

"It seems this matter is not over yet; his accomplices may emerge later."

"Going to a place like this now is too risky. It's not the right time yet. Improving our strength is the key. Once we're strong enough, we can then find out what kind of place this is."

Lu Xuan was no longer a hot-blooded young man.

If you rush in without thinking when you see something good, you'll often get into serious trouble.

In the afternoon.

Just as Lu Xuan was about to go to the kitchen to prepare the food.

Suddenly, they saw the steward, Huang Danian, with his round, fat belly, striding forward with several strong servants, a sneer on his face.

"Old Lu, you have some nerve!"

Huang Danian walked directly in front of Lu Xuan, his expression sinister and his eyes filled with malice.

And his gaze was also on Shen Yue, looking her up and down.

If it weren't for the fact that Shen Yue was Master Huang's ninth concubine, those covetous eyes would have pounced on her like a ferocious tiger long ago.

"Master Steward, what has happened?"

Lu Xuan frowned.

Looking at the menacing Huang Danian, there was little fear in his eyes; he simply gently shielded Shen Yue behind him.

Shen Yue couldn't help but look up at Lu Xuan's old yet upright back. She would be willing to die to follow a master like Lu Xuan.

Seeing Lu Xuan's composed demeanor, Huang Danian's sinister expression deepened.

This old bastard, just because he did something with that bigwig from the Fengwu Hall, he's become so arrogant, he's not even afraid of me anymore.

"The First Madam told you to keep a close eye on these horses, and look what happened! You let them get injured! These are all valuable, fine horses; their skin has been cut like this by the forest. What kind of groom are you?!"

"Beat them!"

Huang Danian shouted sternly, his voice soaring to the heavens, as if he were standing at the highest point of authority.

Lu Xuan made his own guess.

It's likely that the First Madam was worried that he would gain power in front of Chu Xiao, so she wanted to kill him beforehand, which is why she sent Huang Danian to do it.

Although with Lu Xuan's current cultivation level, crippling Huang Danian and the others would be a piece of cake, it's too early to reveal his strength now.

Seeing the servants behind Huang Danian step forward, Lu Xuan burst into laughter.

"Hahaha……"

"Huang Danian, you've really made something of yourself."

"I'll stand here and let you hit me!"

"However, when Lord Chu comes to demand people again in three days, I hope you can take my place."

Lu Xuan's eyes gleamed, and he spoke with a bold and imposing air.

It has a feeling of "going all out and dying together."

At this moment, Huang Danian also panicked and quickly raised his hand to tell everyone to stop.

"What do you mean?"

Huang Danian's fat face twitched, and he glared at Lu Xuan through gritted teeth.

"Stop lying to me. I've already found out. Fengwu Hall has already captured that Bei Sha Dao. They don't need an old man like you!"

Although Huang Danian said that, he didn't dare to continue ordering the punishment of Lu Xuan.

"Heh, Huang Danian, if he's really already in custody, why are the officials from Fengwu Hall still in the county? Use your brain and think about it carefully!"

Lu Xuan said calmly.

In the past, Lu Xuan would have naturally only received a severe beating.

But things are different now.

At worst, they would kill the people in front of them and then escape on horseback overnight. This was the worst-case scenario they had planned for. No matter how powerful the Huang family was, they were only a small part of Wuling County.

Once we leave this county, we can always start over as refugees again.

Huang Danian's eyes darted around. What Lu Xuan said was true. According to the information he had gathered, although Fengwu Hall had captured the Northern Fiend Blade Dugu Bei, they had not seen Chu Xiao and the others leave.

There is no Fengwu Hall stationed in the county.

After all, there weren't many martial artists of high rank in the entire county, and the local officials and soldiers were enough to handle the chaos.

At this moment, Huang Danian hesitated. If he really injured Lu Xuan, and Chu Xiao came to ask for him back three days later, knowing that he was the one who injured him, and that he had used the excuse of injuring the horse, then he would be the one in trouble.

Let's believe him for now.

If Chu Xiao doesn't come in three days, it won't be too late to deal with Lu Xuan then!