Luo Chen smiled like an old fox. Pei Qianying's pupils shrank slightly. She took a deep breath and said, "Men are too smart to be liked by women."
"Hahaha..." Luo Chen laughed out loud, shook his head and objected: "No, women like smart men. Only a woman like you who is ambitious and hostile to men would give birth to such a ridiculous child."
If my guess is correct, you must have been let down by a man, right?"
"I don't understand what you're talking about."
A look of sullenness flashed across Pei Qianying's face, and she said in an aura: "Since Mr. Luo has already guessed it, are you interested?"
Luo Chen simply shook his head and refused, saying bluntly: "I don't think your Pei family can give me equal help.
Not to mention that I have already offended the city lord's palace because of the merchants. If I interfere with the disputes within your Pei family again, wouldn't I offend the city guard and the garrison again? I don't want to have any trouble with the whole family.
The city of Li is an enemy.
Besides, I think it’s better for women, especially beautiful women, to stay at home quietly and take care of their husbands and children.”
"You look down on women?" Pei Qianying was furious, like a raging lioness.
"Well, that's not true."
Luo Chen was startled for a moment, then realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing, and smiled: "Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that. I just feel that by cooperating with you, I will lose more than I gain, don't you?"
"Then what do you want? As long as you help me consolidate my current position, I can do anything for you on behalf of the entire Pei family!"
The reason why the Pei family has such a wide network of contacts is inseparable from the huge information network that the Pei family secretly controls. It is no exaggeration to say that if you look at the entire city of Li, there is no news that the Pei family does not know.
"Including yourself?" Luo Chen couldn't help teasing him again.
"Master Luo, please respect yourself!" Pei Qianying couldn't bear it anymore and shouted.
"It's really boring. It's just a joke. What are you doing so seriously? You're stingy."
The Pei family was a big trouble, and Luo Chen didn't agree to it. Of course, he didn't reject it outright.
When returning to the Zhong Mansion, Shen Ke happened to be coming out of Di Gang's room, with a trace of indescribable sadness on his face. Di Gang was seriously injured and is still in a coma. Although there is no family relationship between the emperor and the emperor, he is still his father after all.
, now that the Emperor's family has been destroyed, all the clan members are dead, injured, and missing. Now the only relative left in front of you is the former father.
"Cry when you feel sad. Don't hold it in and make yourself uncomfortable. This will make me feel bad."
Shen Ke's current state made him very worried. This girl had always been stubborn. Sometimes she would pretend to be strong even when she was weak, such as now.
"Silly girl, just cry if you want to, it will make you feel better."
She patted Shen Ke's fragrant shoulder. At this moment, an indescribable grievance, sadness and other emotions came out like a tide. Tears were big and small, like broken beads, and she was so wet from crying.
It caught Luo Chen's clothes.
Maybe he was tired from crying, but the person in his arms hugged Luo Chen and breathed steadily, and he actually fell asleep.
Feeling distressed, Luo Chen knelt down gently, letting the person in his arms nestle comfortably on his chest, hugging her, using himself as a pillow, and let her fall into a deep sleep.
The moon was shining brightly, and on the wooden floor of the courtyard corridor, in Luo Chen's arms, Shen Ke quietly opened his eyes.
"Are you awake?" Luo Chen's gentle voice came to my ears.
"Hmm." Shen Ke let out a soft hum from his nose, and his little head arched in Luo Chen's arms.
"Are you feeling better?" Luo Chen asked.
"It's still a little uncomfortable."
Luo Chen sighed in his heart, and just as he was about to say a few words of comfort, he saw a blurry figure appearing in his sight. When the blurred sight slowly became clear, the mute woman appeared in his sight.
"Sister Zi'er." Shen Ke raised his head from Luo Chen's arms, looked at the mute girl, and shouted.
"Why are you here? Is there something going on at Wanfo Mountain?" Luo Chen looked at her in confusion.
The mute girl looked at Luo Chen faintly, pouted and said, "You took sister Shen Ke away and flew away. Are you not planning to have us?"
One sentence made Luo Chen speechless.
"Hehe, you're kidding. Things are safe over at Ten Thousand Fos Mountains. Liu Sheng has broken through to the Soul King Realm. Now there are three Soul King Realm experts stationed in Ten Thousand Fos Mountains, and a million troops are stationed there, making it impregnable.
I came here on the order of Sister Ruotong this time, and I want to ask you when you will go back."
Saying this, the mute woman pinched her breasts with both hands and asked in an interrogative tone.
"It seems like everything is calm over there at Wanfo Mountain, but in reality it's secretly turbulent. And there are people there that I don't want to see yet, so I won't go back yet."
The Luo family moved to Wanfo Mountain. Although Luo Chen had already broken away from this family and set boundaries, it was still the family that Luo Chen once belonged to. Naturally, it was impossible for them to be resettled randomly like the families in Wuling County who usually moved here.
Under Ye Rou's special care, the Luo family and the Ye family were placed in a good location, with the School of Martial Arts secretly taking care of them. Now the Luo family is more comfortable than before in Wuling County.
Although the Luo family is just a small, low-class family in the eyes of other aristocratic families, they cannot resist Luo Chen's special status.
But maybe it was because of the last farewell to Licheng that the conscience of the Luo family realized that they had been keeping a low profile during the past few days when they stayed in Wanfo Mountain.
He didn't use Luo Chen's reputation to pull off the tiger's skin.
"By the way, how did the last investigation go?" Luo Chen suddenly asked as if he remembered something.
The mute girl smiled slightly, stepped forward and pulled Shen Ke from Luo Chen's arms to her side. She smiled at her and said, "There is a result. The fire in the imperial capital came from the Shi family."
"Is it the person I'm asking about?" Luo Chen couldn't help but roll his eyes. He could guess who was behind the fire without checking.
"There is a secret passage in the palace. The besieged Di clan did not die in the fire. They are all still alive. They are now hidden in a village."
The confused Shen Ke finally came to her senses. She raised her head in surprise and asked in a trembling voice: "Sister Zi'er, Sister Huang, are they really still alive?"
"Yes." The mute girl nodded. Shen Ke wiped her tears and said impatiently: "I want to see them."
"No!" The mute girl shook her head to stop, and said: "The three major empires have gone crazy recently. They are looking for your whereabouts like crazy. Your identity is too special. If you are discovered, you yourself
They can’t protect themselves.”
"But……"
"There's nothing good about it. What your sister Zi'er said is right. It's better to be quiet now than to move. Why not take them over secretly after the limelight has passed?"
Luo Chen spoke, and Shen Ke had no choice but to give up the impulse in his heart.
While he was talking, Butler Wei walked over in a hurry. Since recovering from his injury, the old man's originally rickety back has straightened up again, his legs are no longer sore, and his waist is no longer painful. Even his appearance has undergone a big change.
The originally gray hair has regained its vitality, becoming black and shiny, and the whole person looks almost thirty years younger.
With the help of Nirvana Daolian, Mr. Wei not only restored his cultivation, but also made some progress on this basis.
"It's time to eat."
Mr. Wei is in very good spirits. He has not cooked for many years, but today it is rare for him to show off his skills. His cooking skills are not inferior to Li Ruotong's!
Everyone enjoyed dinner. After the meal, the mute girl helped Shen Ke clear the table, while Luo Chen and Mr. Wei came to Di Gang's room.
As soon as he entered the room, a strong smell of Chinese herbal medicine hit his nostrils. The room was very clean. Luo Chen opened the window to get some air, and then his eyes fell on the bed. There, there was a man with a pale face.
middle aged man lying there.
"There is no way to continue like this. For a strong person in the Soul King Realm, the most important thing is his soul. The vitality in his body has been depleted so much that his soul has entered a state of exhaustion.
If you hadn't used a piece of Nirvana Dao Lotus to protect his soul, his soul would have collapsed long ago.
But even so, if the soul is immersed in it for too long, it will eventually dissipate."
Mr. Wei shook his head and said.
"How to awaken the sleeping soul?"
"There are many ways. You can use the soul to come out of the body and forcibly replace the sleeping soul; you can also use the power of blood to share; you can also find spiritual objects that can replenish your vitality and replenish the lost vitality."
Mr. Wei named three methods in one breath, but each of these three methods was more difficult than the last.
It is common for the soul to leave the body and is full of too many uncertain factors. Once it fails, the immersed soul will directly face collapse. At that time, even a powerful person will be unable to save the day.
The power of the bloodline was directly passed by Luo Chen. This method of awakening was too cruel. It required the essence and blood of a close relative, and the chance of successful awakening was only 30%!
As for the last one, it can only depend on luck. Spiritual objects are rare in Tianlan Domain, especially in Tiandou. Spiritual objects that replenish vitality are considered to be the best among spiritual objects. It is easy to
Invisible.
"Other than these three methods, we can only look at its own destiny, but let me choose, the first method of awakening is more practical."
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It was another scorching summer night. In the pavilion and tent, the mute woman was telling the story of what had happened in the Ten Thousand Buddha Mountains in the past few months. The only thing that moved Luo Chen's attention was the fact that Yagyu had entered the realm of the Soul King.
The Three Soul Kings of Wanfo Mountain were in charge, which really caused an uproar and shock in Tiandou. The most uneasy one was undoubtedly the Shi family. According to reports from spies, the Shi family has been extremely close to the three empires in the past few days.
He is planning something.
"Tian Dou is going to be in turmoil again. I don't know why, but I always have a bad premonition in my heart. In this way, you will return to Wanfo Mountain tomorrow and say that it is my wish to ask Sister Ruotong and the others to come here together. Don't
Ask why and do as I say.”
My heart felt a bit heavy, and the boredom was a bit severe. I had no words all night. The next day, when it was just dawn, the door of the room where Luo Chen was sitting made a creaking sound. The mute girl pouted, and looked at Luo Chen with a smile.
Reluctantly, Takong left the Zhong Mansion.
After enjoying a moment of tranquility, I was disturbed by the sudden noise outside the mansion. The atmosphere in Licheng became particularly tense this morning. Early in the morning, two major iron armies in Licheng quarreled at the east entrance of the city and a conflict broke out.
One of the city guards was eliminated on the spot, triggering an explosion of fighting between the two iron armies.
Ever since Licheng lost its aura as a royal city more than a year ago, the position of palace lord has been vacant. For some reason, the two iron armies had differences and turned to the opposite side. Even now, the two iron armies are secretly unknown.
How many times have we fought?
However, each time both parties just stopped talking because of their scruples. There was never such a big fuss like this time. (To be continued)