My Silly, Sweet Wife

The skinny guy’s name was Li Xiaosheng. Because of his sharp features that made him look like a monkey, he was usually called Monkey. He was also cunning, and although his martial arts skills were average, he often came up with strategies for Brother Xiong, acting like the brains within this small group.

So, apart from Brother Xiong, he was considered the second-in-command.

But Brother Xiong was too simple-minded and not very bright, so besides being able to fight, he didn’t really have his own ideas.

So, among these dozen or so people, Li Xiaosheng had a faint sense of being the leader.

To say he had no ambition was utterly impossible.

In the past, Li Xiaosheng had spent a long time in the Southwest Region, frequently mingling in the nightlife, committing crimes and even spending many years in jail.

Eventually, after offending a big shot and having nowhere to hide, he came to this vast desert and befriended Brother Xiong.

Then, along with Brother Xiong and a dozen others, he joined forces with Hua Heshang.

To say they joined forces is a bit of a stretch; they mostly just used Hua Heshang’s name to scare others, continuing to act on their own.

Originally, Li Xiaosheng thought he would waste away his life like this, but upon hearing Wu Nuannuan’s words, he suddenly perked up.

Now that Hua Heshang was dead, his followers were leaderless. If they struck quickly and gathered a group, it wouldn’t be a problem.

Couple that with possibly connecting with the Wu Family — with the Wu Family providing money and Li Xiaosheng providing people — they could thrive either in the Southwest Region or this vast desert, definitely better than hiding in the shadows as they were now.

”Haha, Miss Wu, I must have you as my wife!” Li Xiaosheng laughed as he stood up, stepped back two steps, bowed to Wu Nuannuan, and, mimicking others in a gentlemanly manner, politely said, ”Let me formally introduce myself; my name is Li Xiaosheng. Apologies if I’ve offended you today, and I hope you’ll forgive me, madam.”

Seeing her plan succeed, Wu Nuannuan, despite feeling nauseated at the word ”madam,” smiled and said, ”I said, as long as you’re promising, marrying you is not a problem. But I need to know what your plan is to become successful?”

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaosheng felt an itch in his heart, especially when he saw Wu Nuannuan’s smile, as if it could melt his heart.

Feeling restless, Li Xiaosheng had the impulse to take Wu Nuannuan on the spot.

But remembering not to focus only on immediate gain, he suppressed his lust: ”Miss Wu has a point. A real man should aim for the top and have ambitions. Although I’m not much now, rest assured, Miss Wu, soon I will have great achievements. As for how to do it, Miss Wu, just keep your eyes open and watch.”

Now having a plan, Li Xiaosheng refrained from acting further on Wu Nuannuan and, in a gentlemanly manner, led her out of the cave.

The others looked at Li Xiaosheng with suspicion when he returned so quickly.

”Brother Monkey, why so quick?”

The words clearly implied a doubt that Li Xiaosheng’s speed was too fast, finishing before even starting.

Li Xiaosheng snorted and scolded, ”I was just having a heart-to-heart with Miss Wu; it’s not as filthy as you think.”

Seeing their confusion, Li Xiaosheng quickly added, ”Alright, you guys have been with Brother Xiong for some time, and he sees your loyalty. So, up next is our chance to get rich. Do you want to live a life with gold on the left and women on the right every day?”

Li Xiaosheng’s words were evidently inciting.

Upon hearing this, everyone widened their eyes: ”Brother Monkey, what do you mean?”

”Exactly, suddenly saying something like this—have you thought of a way to get money and women?”

”Come on, don’t leave us hanging.”

Li Xiaosheng grinned: ”From today, Miss Wu is one of ours and will become my wife, so stop thinking about her.”

”Wow!”

His words caused an uproar.

What a shameless claim.

Hogging such a beautiful woman while pretending to be righteous.

Although the others were somewhat dissatisfied, they didn’t dare to speak out.

Li Xiaosheng ignored their thoughts and continued, ”I know you’re unhappy, but let me make it clear, keep that unhappiness to yourself, because soon, you’re all going to live like kings.”

Upon hearing this, everyone perked up their ears.

Li Xiaosheng pointed at one of them: ”Lv Er, you’re fast. Go to the edge of the vast desert immediately and find the Shen Family’s young master, the Ten Sword Immortals, and Li Liuliu. Tell them not only is there an opportunity to kill Ye Guichen, but there’s a huge opportunity to make a fortune right in front of them. If they want it, it would be a great benefit for their Shen Family.”

The guy named Lv Er, with a long face that made him look like an actual donkey, was full of confusion: ”Brother Monkey, the more you talk, the more confused I get. Aren’t we the ones getting rich? Why are you bringing the Shen Family into this?”

”What the hell do you know!” Li Xiaoshuang slapped Lv Er on the head: ”It’s called using a borrowed knife to kill. You saw it too, Hua Heshang is dead, and the rest are just a ragtag group. If we make a quick strike now, Brother Xiong can probably get them under control, but we are quite few in number; there’s a risk of losing our lives if anything goes wrong. So, what we need to do is to team up with the Shen Family. Heh heh, if they’re willing to help us, wouldn’t Hua Heshang’s people be easy to handle?”

”By that time, we’re quite familiar with the desert. We can spare them some gold and jewels, no problem. As for the women Hua Heshang kept, I don’t want any; you can have them all. Once we get Hua Heshang’s territory, you’ll all be heroes, and I can casually assign any of you to lead.”

”Damn, Brother Monkey, listening to you gets me all excited!”

”Yeah, yeah, Brother Monkey, I got it. This plan is brilliant.”

”I’ll go right now, Brother Monkey, I’ll go right now!”

The group was clearly enticed by Li Xiaosheng’s grand vision.

Brother Xiong, however, showed little interest and dully said, ”Don’t forget the strong women.”

”Haha, Brother Xiong, don’t worry. By the time we seize Hua Heshang’s territory, you’ll have as many strong women as you want,” Li Xiaosheng quickly assured him.

One of them hesitated and asked, ”What about the money the Shen Family’s young master gave us to kill that Ye guy? Are we not killing him anymore?”

Li Xiaosheng gave him a look: ”What’s the rush? The Shen Family didn’t set a deadline. We can take our time. Besides, during the chaos, it seemed like the guy who killed everyone under Hua Heshang was named Ye. Do you think, even if we find him, we can kill him?”

Thinking back to Ye Guichen’s look at the time, everyone shrank their necks and felt a chill down their spines, not daring to utter a word.

Ye Guichen was too formidable. Who would dare to mess with him?

”Right, right, we’ll follow Brother Monkey’s lead!” someone quickly flattered.