The Ballad of Youth: Inheriting Daoji, Li Hanyi, the Escapee from Marriage

After the artificial hill, Xiao Se's attention was also drawn to Ye Ruoyi, and he stopped pressing Li Xiuyuan for compensation for his thousand-gold fur coat.

Instead, he frowned and said, "Monk, is it really okay for you to give Lei Wujie that chicken leg?"

Ultimately, Xiao Se still cared about Li Xiuyuan.

Li Xiuyuan waved his fan and said with a smile, "You don't understand. As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That little blockhead, whatever you give her is fine, as long as she has... true love! Think about it, as someone from General Ye's family, what good things hasn't she seen?"

"Master Daoji is right!" Tang Lian agreed with Li Xiuyuan's statement after arriving at the rockery.

He looked Li Xiuyuan up and down and saw that Li Xiuyuan was standing there unharmed.

Tang Lian nodded and said, "Daoji, you are indeed very strong. You're alright!"

Sikong Qianluo's gaze fell on Xiao Se, her first reaction being... So handsome!

It must be said that Mr. Xiao is indeed a handsome man!

He could be considered one of the most handsome men in the entire Snowmoon City!

This is the feeling of being smitten!

But why is it that such a handsome man's clothes are so dirty and stained with oil?

"Of course the monk is fine; he's probably secretly pleased with himself!" Xiao Se chuckled, as if he had remembered something meaningful.

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything, because as soon as he did, Li Xiuyuan became anxious.

He grabbed Xiao Se and shouted, "Xiao Se, you little brat, you've really screwed me over!"

"Ahhh, monk, you've completely ruined my precious fur coat, and your three bottles of peach blossom wine are gone!"

"Don't be angry, Mr. Xiao! I'll wash you up, and that'll be fine!"

……

Sikong Qianluo blinked as she watched Li Xiuyuan and Xiao Se playfully fighting.

Now I finally understand where the oil stains on Xiao Se's body came from!

At this moment, Tang Lian waved her hand and said, "Stop playing around, it's about to start!"

Li Xiuyuan immediately stopped what he was doing and went over with Xiao Se.

By the lake, Lei Wujie stared wide-eyed at Ye Yiruo walking slowly towards him under the moonlight. For a moment, he couldn't remember a single one of the glib phrases Xiao Se had taught him!

Ye Ruoyi slowly walked to Lei Wujie's side, only to find that Lei Wujie had no reaction and was just staring at her blankly.

He chuckled to himself, thinking, "Still such a blockhead, kind of adorably silly!"

"Uh!" Lei Wujie scratched his head and grinned foolishly. Looking at Ye Yiruo's smiling face, he stammered for a while before pulling out a small food box from his pocket and saying, "Um... I... I'll treat you to a chicken leg!"

Ye Ruoyi opened her mouth wide!

"It's over, monk, you've lost!" Xiao Se's tone didn't show any joy, but rather some frustration.

Under the flowers and the moon, one should compose poems and drink a few cups of wine; this is the atmosphere that suits Boss Xiao's mind!

As for sharing chicken legs, that just doesn't seem right!

Li Xiuyuan waved his fan and said, "That's not necessarily true! Miss Ye didn't leave, did she?"

Ye Yiruo's daze only lasted a moment before a smile appeared on her lips. She pursed her lips and said, "Okay! Did you make this yourself?"

"No, my friend prepared this for me!" Lei Wujie opened the food box, handed it to Ye Yiruo, and said somewhat shyly, "Here, you go first!"

"Ok!"

Ye Ruoyi didn't stand on ceremony. She picked one up, opened her small mouth, and took a small bite.

They ate with great elegance.

After the artificial hill, Boss Xiao lost his composure for the first time. His mouth gaped open, big enough to fit a fist, and he said in a somewhat disbelieving tone, "This...this actually worked? Unbelievable!"

"Although I don't understand, this is indeed a bit outrageous!" Tang Lian shook her head.

Li Xiuyuan laughed heartily, stretched out his hand, and said to Xiao Se, "Hahaha, I, the monk, won! Boss Xiao, a bottle of century-old fine wine, no cheating allowed!"

"Tch, who would cheat!" Xiao Se crossed his arms. Although he lost, he felt much better. He said softly, "Monk, this karmic connection has been made. I'm very happy to have lost this bottle of wine!"

Li Xiuyuan took a sip of wine, glanced at Lei Wujie and Ye Yiruo in the room, and muttered, "It won't be long before I, the monk, am drinking wedding wine!"

"I reckon you'll drink yours first, monk!" Xiao Se said with a mischievous expression.

Li Xiuyuan's face instantly fell.

Sikong Qianluo, standing to the side, looked at Xiao Se with her cheeks flushed.

Tang Lian shook her head as she watched the scene. Xiao Se loved to tease Master Daoji.

Time flies, and the date quickly came to an end.

Before parting, Lei Wujie declared, "A month from now, my master and I will test our swordsmanship. Once I descend the mountain, I will definitely cure Miss Ye's illness!"

"Yes, I believe you!" Ye Ruoyi nodded.

Xiao Se suddenly turned his head, looked at Li Xiuyuan, and asked with some curiosity, "Monk, what about your 'leg-stretching and eye-glaring pill'..."

"Hey! The time isn't right!" Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said slowly, "The time isn't right yet... You'll know when the time comes!"

Chapter 109 The monk himself jumped into the pit!

Tang Lian was somewhat surprised and didn't quite understand why Li Xiuyuan said that.

Instead, Xiao Se chuckled and said, "Tang Lian, you don't know this monk. He's usually a bit eccentric, but when it really matters... he's actually quite reliable!"

"Boss Xiao, it's really not easy to hear you say that!" Li Xiuyuan said with some surprise.

“Monk, I’m not praising you!” Xiao Se couldn’t stand Li Xiuyuan’s smugness.

Just then, a figure silently descended.

"Li Xiuyuan, you've been plotting this all along, and it's all for something like this!"

The newcomer was Li Hanyi, who walked slowly towards the group of people with her hands behind her back.

Xiao Se and the others fell silent for a moment, all looking at Li Xiuyuan with clear intentions in their eyes:

Hang in there, monk!

Li Xiuyuan is not so afraid now, and Li Hanyi has improved to some extent.

At least his hand wasn't on the hilt of the sword!

"Ahem... this... this..." Xiao Se stammered for a long time before finally saying, "Well, I suddenly remembered something urgent!"

Tang Lian and the others realized what was happening and made up an excuse to turn around and leave.

Just kidding, someone would die if they stayed here as a third wheel!

"Um... Monk, my stomach hurts!" Li Xiu tried the same trick again, turning around to leave.

Li Hanyi grabbed Li Xiuyuan's clothes and said slowly, "Don't worry, I'm not here to cause you trouble! I'm here to give you a task!"

Li Xiuyuan's stomach pain immediately subsided. He fanned himself with a fan and said somewhat awkwardly, "I... I can't do it!"

"I haven't said anything yet!" Li Hanyi was speechless, but didn't take it to heart. She turned to look at Lei Wujie and said, "His sword is the Guardian Sword! I'll test our swordsmanship a month from now, but at our current pace, we definitely won't be able to reach that level! You need to get him to the level of the Three Swords!"

"Huh?"

Li Xiuyuan remembered the original plot.

Even without his help, Lei Wujie seems to be able to pass the level easily.

The siblings can simply recognize each other!

You don't have to lift a finger!

You can just relax and have fun for a month!

Thinking of this, Li Xiuyuan laughed and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Seeing that Li Xiuyuan was acting out of character, no longer as lazy as before, and agreeing quite readily, Li Hanyi knew that this guy must have used that fortune-telling technique.

After considering everything, only the fact that she and Lei Wujie were siblings was a variable!

If Li Xiuyuan tells Lei Wujie, then passing those three swords... isn't impossible!

Is this guy trying to slack off?

We need to give him something to do!

"Don't be so naive!" Li Hanyi said slowly, "If Lei Wujie can't withstand three sword strikes, no matter what, I will not let him leave the mountain! Even telling him I'm his sister won't change that!"

"Eh"

Li Xiuyuan was stunned!

What's going on? The plot... how did it change again?

He's waiting to see the touching scene of the siblings recognizing each other, and maybe even shed a couple of tears!

He immediately stretched out his hand and shouted, "Please wait, benefactor!"

Unfortunately, Li Hanyi completely ignored him and continued, "He's also your brother-in-law, Li Xiuyuan. I'm entrusting my brother to you! If things don't go well, I'll settle the score with you!"

After saying that, Li Hanyi disappeared in a few leaps.

Li Xiuyuan held the tattered fan, head down, looking somewhat depressed!

I made a promise to Li Hanyi, so I can't go back on my word!

How could such a perfectly good storyline suddenly change like this?

A month to withstand three sword strikes from Li Hanyi? That seems impossible. That little blockhead is far from capable!

Xiao Se suddenly appeared out of nowhere, looked at Li Xiuyuan with a troubled expression, and teased, "Monk, you're in trouble!"

“Indeed, three swords in a month—if it were that simple, Daoji wouldn’t have been sent!” Tang Lian crossed her arms, shook her head, and muttered, “This is difficult, very difficult!”

Seeing the three of them frowning in thought, Sikong Qianluo stepped forward and said, "Master Daoji, aren't you good at divination? Calculate how to help my junior brother reach the Three Swords standard within a month!"

"Haha, I really am blinded by my own involvement!" Li Xiuyuan patted his head with his fan and counted on his fingers.

Suddenly, he looked enlightened and kept muttering, "So that's how it is!"

"You really could predict that?" Tang Lian was somewhat surprised and asked curiously, "How can we get Lei Wujie to reach the Three Swords level?"