People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

Cao Ze pretended to get up and said, "Then I have to go and give it a try."

"You...please stop!"

Cao Ze chuckled and said, "Scared?"

Xue Nu grabbed Cao Ze, stubbornly saying, "I'm just afraid you'll anger Sister Ya Fei and she'll chop you up."

"It's okay, she can't beat me."

The Snow Maiden released her grip and said softly, "Sister Yafei is considered a top-tier expert in the martial arts world. If you want to try, then go ahead."

"Forehead……"

Cao Ze had never seen Ya Fei make a move, and he really didn't know that Ya Fei was a hidden master.

Indeed, the beauties in Qin's Time are not to be underestimated; they've been hiding their true nature.

If he hadn't had a deep conversation with the Snow Woman, and had tried to rush in, he would have been utterly defeated.

Cao Ze decisively replied from the bottom of his heart: "With the bright moon above and a beauty by my side, how can I spoil the scenery?"

"Come on! Let's have a drink!"

The Snow Woman took a sip of her drink and said jokingly, "You're afraid."

Cao Ze argued confidently, "I'm just waiting for the right opportunity, not because I'm afraid."

"It won't be too late for me to make my move once Princess Yafei has developed lustful thoughts and feelings for me."

The Snow Woman chuckled, "Then you can wait, until the end of time."

"I advise you to give up on that idea. Although Sister Yafei didn't make a vow to never marry like I did, she's very picky. Besides being young, promising, and exceptionally beautiful, she also has to be better at martial arts than me."

"That would have been fine, but she also demanded that he be a talent whose fame would be known throughout the world."

Do you think this is possible?

Cao Ze muttered to himself, "Now that you mention it, isn't this tailor-made for me? It seems like it's perfect for me."

The snow woman couldn't hold back and burst into carefree laughter.

The silvery laughter lingered in the room for a long time.

Cao Ze curled his lip and said, "Don't look down on people."

The Snow Woman stopped mocking Cao Ze and instead looked somewhat forlorn.

"Although Sister Yafei has high standards, she can still be changed. Unlike me, who has already vowed never to marry."

Cao Ze felt a slight stirring in his heart. Ya Fei had told him before that he could try to help Xue Nu resolve her inner conflict.

Can you tell me?

The Snow Woman clearly wanted to confide in someone, and when she heard Cao Ze ask the question, she started talking non-stop.

"My family was originally a wealthy household in Handan..."

As the Snow Woman narrated with a touch of melancholy, Cao Ze learned why she had vowed never to marry.

In short, this is the ancient version of 'a gambling father, a sick mother, a younger brother going to school, and a broken woman'.

But compared to that, Yuki-onna's father is even more of a scumbag.

The rich second-generation not only gambled away his family's fortune, but also forced his sick wife to sell herself to pay off debts.

Before it could be carried out, he was beaten to death by debt collectors.

The ailing Yuki-onna's mother was deeply shocked and sent Yuki-onna to the Wuqi Caotang before committing suicide.

Afterwards, the Snow Woman was taken away by Ya Fei, whom she met by chance.

After learning the truth from Ya Fei, his black hair turned snow-white overnight.

After Xue Nu finished speaking, she smiled gently: "I remember that Sister Ya Fei was terrified at the time and took me to see the imperial physician. Unfortunately, the imperial physician didn't know what was wrong with my hair either, so it just stayed like this."

"She even praised me as a female general, Wu Zixu."

Cao Ze laughed along with him.

He held the snow woman in his arms, quietly admiring the moon, and recalled what the snow woman had just said.

Just now, when the Snow Woman was recounting her past, she mentioned someone.

The current Queen Dowager of Qin, Zhao Ji.

Back then, Yuki-onna's father often went to beg for money in order to pay off his debts.

After all, Zhao Ji's family was a wealthy family in Handan.

Even though Zhao Ji was expelled from her family due to reasons such as the Battle of Changping, and her relationship with her family was explicitly severed.

But they are still relatively well-off.

Besides avoiding showing their faces in Handan to prevent trouble.

A strange feeling arose in Cao Ze's heart.

If it weren't for her gambling father's death, Xue Nu would likely have been caught in the crossfire when Handan fell.

The Records of the Grand Historian did record this—

"When the King of Qin went to Handan, all those who had grudges against the King's mother's family when he was born in Zhao were buried alive. When the King of Qin returned, he went back to Taiyuan and Shangjun."

It is clear that Ying Zheng would not be merciful.

But none of that matters.

Importantly, Zhao Ji and Xue Nu's mother addressed each other as sisters back then.

Furthermore, the Zhao dance that Zhao Ji learned was taught by Xue Nu's mother.

When Zhao Ji was cut off from her own family and hated by the people of Zhao, she was able to buy food and clothing even with money, and was helped by Xue Nu's mother for a while.

This is why Xue Nu's father went to Zhao Ji and her son to beg for money.

Cao Ze placed the sleeping Xue Nu in the inner room and left Fei Xue Pavilion alone.

Walking down the somewhat deserted streets at night, looking back, it still feels a bit mystical.

Back at Qingping Residence, I crept into the giant salamander's bed in the dark.

Diligent and conscientious.

Another fulfilling day.

The giant salamander in his house seems to have grown quite a bit bigger.

It's definitely not because he eats too much.

So it's because of Xiao Yan'er!

Cao Ze comfortably shifted the blame to Xiao Yan'er, who was standing to the side.

Jingni whispered to Cao Ze from under the covers, "It's inconvenient these two days."

Cao Ze was taken aback. After a quick calculation, he realized that it really was Jing Ni's relatives who had come today.

However, he has never been a man who gives up easily.

"Madam, shall we go through the back door?"

Jing Ni, of course, knew what Cao Ze meant.

Thanks to Cao Ze's persistent popular science explanations, she has come to understand many of the implications.

Jingni's face was flushed, and she looked a little dizzy.

He lowered his voice and said, "Stop fooling around! Xiao Yan'er is still sleeping!"

Cao Ze immediately understood, "Then that's fine."

Jingni saw that Cao Ze wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble.

Somewhat flustered, she said, "No! Let's talk about it another day."

"Okay, let's do it tomorrow!" Cao Ze set the date directly.

Jingni was speechless, and said irritably, "What tomorrow! Tomorrow is inconvenient too!"

Cao Ze was speechless. Why the hell does it always take two days for one visit? Can't it just be one day...?

Wait a minute, that's not right. He's trying to use the back door!

Jing Ni seemed to have sensed that something was wrong.

Cao Ze and I were staring at each other in bed.

Cao Ze chuckled, "Madam Jingni, let's talk about that another day. Let's get to tonight's business first."

"Just use..."

"Sigh~"

Cao Ze took a deep breath. What kind of skill was this?

Jingni extended her phoenix claw and sneered, "Dream on! This is it for tonight, take it or leave it!"

Cao Ze nodded hurriedly, like a chick pecking at rice.

"Okay, okay, let's leave it at that."

He didn't expect Jing Ni to launch a sneak attack.

My little brother is more important; we'll talk about it tomorrow!

We absolutely have to get our revenge!

Jingni used the Divine Palm technique without mercy, yet it also seemed to carry a touch of gentleness.

Even so, they still managed to rout Cao Ze completely.

Not to be outdone, Cao Ze dispatched millions of heavenly soldiers to attack the giant salamander's collagen-rich face.

Jingni was furious and wanted to have a showdown with Cao Ze.

Then a loud "waa waa" was heard.

Both of them stopped fighting and gave up.