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You Promised to Be an Idle Son-in-Law, How Could You Become a Land Immortal?

Chapter 178 - 167: Characters Manifesting a Painting, Calligraphy Dao Perfection · Oct 13, 2026

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151 Chapter 151 - 144: Common ”Enemy 2026-10-13
152 Chapter 152 - 145: The Headmaster is So Generous? 2026-10-13
153 Chapter 153 - 146: What Heaven Ordains Is Called Nature 2026-10-13
154 Chapter 154 - 147: A Student Succeeded 2026-10-13
155 Chapter 155 - 148: Success from Deliberation, Ruin from Carelessness 2026-10-13
156 Chapter 156 - 148: Accomplishment Through Thought, Ruin Through Whim (Part 2) 2026-10-13
157 Chapter 157 - 149: Brother-in-law, These Ladies Are... 2026-10-13
158 Chapter 158 - 150: A Gentleman Is Forbidden to Court 2026-10-13
159 Chapter 159 - 150: A Gentleman Is Not Allowed to Woo (Part 2) 2026-10-13
160 Chapter 160 - 150: Gentlemen Are Not Allowed to Woo (Part 3) 2026-10-13
161 Chapter 161 - 150: A Gentleman Is Forbidden to Court 2026-10-13
162 Chapter 162 - 151: Paying Respect to the Mountain, the Gods and Buddhas, and the Evil Ghosts 2026-10-13
163 Chapter 163 - 152: A Woman’s Heart is a Needle at the Bottom of the Sea 2026-10-13
164 Chapter 164 - 153: The Jing State Liu Family 2026-10-13
165 Chapter 165 - 154: Sculpting a Gilded Body 2026-10-13
166 Chapter 166 - 155: Sudden Complications 2026-10-13
167 Chapter 167 - 156: I’m Having a Hard Time 2026-10-13
168 Chapter 168 - 157: Lady Tiger, Conspiracy 2026-10-13
169 Chapter 169 - 158: Bastard! Lecher! 2026-10-13
170 Chapter 170 - 159: A Little Cold Plum 2026-10-13
171 Chapter 171 - 160: Divine Position, Spiritual Essence 2026-10-13
172 Chapter 172 - 161: Traveling with a Beauty 2026-10-13
173 Chapter 173 - 162: A Meeting Gift for My Madam 2026-10-13
174 Chapter 174 - 163: He... Touched My Hand... 2026-10-13
175 Chapter 175 - 164: I, I Don’t Agree... 2026-10-13
176 Chapter 176 - 165: In Short, He’s Awesome 2026-10-13
177 Chapter 177 - 166: Black Tooth’s Rules 2026-10-13
178 Chapter 178 - 167: Characters Manifesting a Painting, Calligraphy Dao Perfection 2026-10-13
179 Chapter 179 - 167: Words Manifesting a Painting Scroll, Calligraphy Dao Perfection 2026-10-13
180 Chapter 180 - 168: Black Tooth, Lady Tiger 2026-10-13
181 Chapter 181 - 169: I’ve Said My Piece, Now It’s Your Turn 2026-10-13
182 Chapter 182 - 170: Easily Amazed 2026-10-13
183 Chapter 183 - 171: A Disorderly Mob 2026-10-13
184 Chapter 184 - 172: This Handwriting is Damn Ugly 2026-10-13
185 Chapter 185 - 173: Brother-in-law, Just You Watch 2026-10-13
186 Chapter 186 - 173: Brother-in-law, Just You Watch 2026-10-13
187 Chapter 187 - 174: Let’s Fight 2026-10-13
188 Chapter 188 - 175: He seems like... Chen Yi? 2026-10-13
189 Chapter 189 - 175: He Seems Like... Chen Yi? 2026-10-13
190 Chapter 190 - 175: He Seems Like... Chen Yi? 2026-10-13
191 Chapter 191 - 176: I Have Confidence in Him 2026-10-13
192 Chapter 192 - 177: Chess Dao Great Success, Gifting a Blade, and an Appointment 2026-10-13
193 Chapter 193 - 178: I’d Be the One to Break, I... 2026-10-13
194 Chapter 194 - 178: If Someone’s Going to Be the Bad Guy, It’s Me, I... 2026-10-13
195 Chapter 195 - 178: If Someone’s Going to Be Bad, It’s Me... 2026-10-13
196 Chapter 196 - 179: Dao Realm True Intent 2026-10-13
197 Chapter 197 - 180: Brother-in-law, Don’t Get Any Funny Ideas 2026-10-13
198 Chapter 198 - 181: Serenity, Vision, and an Examination 2026-10-13
199 Chapter 199 - 181: Tranquility, Reaching Far, Examination (Part 2) 2026-10-13
200 Chapter 200 - 182: That Would Be Utterly Shameless 2026-10-13

With Mr. Sun the Elder by his side, Xiao Wuge couldn’t possibly ask him for help for real.

But the aggrieved look in the eyes on his small face all but spelled out one word: ”pitiable.”

Chen Yi saw his expression and couldn’t help but chuckle to himself, but he also gave him a meaningful look.

He then gave a slight bow, greeted Elder Sun, and sat down at the stone table.

Sun Fu naturally noticed the two of them exchanging glances.

How could he not know what Xiao Wuge was thinking at that moment? He had no choice but to temporarily stop his ”lecture” and say with a smile:

”Qingzhou, I have come today to bid you farewell.”

Chen Yi wasn’t surprised.

A long time ago, Sun Fu had revealed to him his intention of traveling to Jinling.

He had thought Sun Fu would set out shortly after Duke Qian, Zhang Xuan, had left. He never imagined nearly a month would pass before Sun Fu was finally ready to depart.

”You’ve made your final decision?”

Sun Fu glanced at the oblivious Xiao Wuge, sighed, and nodded.

”A few days ago, I sent a letter to my wife and son explaining the situation. They will pack their bags tomorrow.”

”After I return home, I will travel with them to Jinling.”

”Since you’ve made up your mind, I won’t try to dissuade you. But the road to Jinling is long; please take good care of yourself.”

Chen Yi knew Sun Fu’s move to Jinling was something of a gamble.

After all, Xiao Wuge’s ability to attract the phenomenon of the thrashing Golden Carp had a touch of the metaphysical about it.

But on second thought, Sun Fu going to Jinling would only be beneficial for Xiao Wuge, with no downsides.

With this elder, who was on good terms with the Xiao Family, in Jinling, Xiao Wuge’s future days as a hostage there would be a little easier.

At the very least, they had a rapport.

Sun Fu nodded slightly and said with a smile, ”Just saying these pleasantries won’t be enough.”

”Don’t forget the two calligraphy scrolls you promised me.”

Chen Yi chuckled, told Xiaodie to prepare dinner, and then led Sun Fu straight back to the study.

Watching the two of them walk away, Xiao Wuge couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief. ’My brother-in-law really knows what he’s doing.’

Xiaodie saw his pensive expression and asked in a low voice, ”Young Master, are you that afraid of Mr. Sun the Elder?”

”It’s not fear... it’s just... a little strange.”

Xiao Wuge wasn’t really bothered by Sun Fu’s earlier lecture; he just found the look in his eyes very odd.

Although it looked like the caring gaze of an elder, there was a fiery intensity within it that made him uncomfortable.

’Good thing he’s leaving tomorrow. Going to Jinling... Jinling?’

Xiao Wuge’s little face went blank as unpleasant images surfaced in his mind.

’Why is *he* going to Jinling?’

’Don’t tell me he’s planning to go to Jinling early to wait for me to arrive as a hostage?’

’Nooo.’

「Inside the study.」

Sun Fu had no idea that Xiao Wuge had figured out his little scheme. He was currently acting like an attendant, grinding ink for Chen Yi.

It had to be said.

As a Confucian Scholar who had studied for decades and served as an official for decades, even the simple act of grinding ink was performed with more poise and propriety than an ordinary person.

So as not to be impolite, Chen Yi also stood before the table.

He spread out a few slightly larger sheets of Yunsong Paper while making small talk with Sun Fu.

Most of it was asking about his plans after arriving in Jinling.

”I have two distant relatives there. I’ve already asked them to find a place to live. It’s a small, private courtyard right by the Qinhuai River.”

”I have a few old friends in Jinling I can visit from time to time.”

”I’m not worried about finances, either. There are several private schools I can teach at. I could even get a position at the Jinling Academy.”

”My son is strong and hardworking, and my daughter-in-law is skilled at needlework. We’ll be able to make a living.”

Listening to Elder Sun ramble on about these details, Chen Yi’s initial thought that this was a gamble began to fade.

For a man over sixty to find a worthy goal to strive for in the final stage of his life was truly a blessing.

”To learn the Dao in the morning and die by evening is perfectly fine.”

It was much like that.

When the ink was smooth and its glossy black surface reflected the dim yellow light of dusk from beyond the window, where the evening clouds had finally scattered.

Chen Yi calmed his mind slightly. Then, under Sun Fu’s watchful gaze, he brandished his brush and wrote down the title:

”Farewell to Duke Changming in Shu State.”

He paused for a moment.

The image of Sun Fu’s heroic, all-or-nothing gamble involuntarily surfaced in Chen Yi’s mind, and he switched the poem he had originally intended to write for a new one.

Then, his hand moved with his heart. With a slight pressure from the brush’s shaft, the two words ”Thousand Li” leaped onto the paper.

Instantly, a heroic aura with the power to uproot mountains emerged.

This was followed by the two words ”Yellow Clouds,” the brushwork light and deft, linking the new characters to the old and creating a seamless flow.

When the four words were complete.

Wisps of golden fluorescence appeared, as if outlining the characters, dyeing the black ink with a layer of gold.

Faintly, on that narrow sheet of paper, a scene of ”a thousand li of yellow clouds” actually materialized.

It appeared with lifelike vividness, like a weather phenomenon of yellow sand swirling into the sky to form clouds.

It also reflected an expression of utter shock onto Sun Fu’s previously calm face.

”The words... the words... The words are revealing a painted scroll! The Calligraphy Dao at Perfection...”

But Chen Yi was completely unaware of this, still writing with single-minded focus.

Even as the glow washed over him in a golden sheen, he did not pause for an instant.

At this moment, Sun Fu’s slightly clouded eyes were wide with astonishment.

He swallowed subconsciously, glanced at the serene-faced Chen Yi, and then looked back at the Yunsong Paper on the table.

He softly recited the poem that was unfolding like a painted scroll.

”A thousand li of yellow clouds... the white sun dims.”

”The north wind blows the wild geese through swirling snow.”

”Don’t worry about having no friends on the road ahead, for who in all the world does not know of you?”

Without a single pause, Chen Yi brandished his brush and splashed ink, completing the poem ”Farewell to Duke Changming in Shu State.”

Only after he had written his signature, ”Chen Yi, Chen Qingzhou,” affixed his seal, and set down the Wolf Hair Brush did he finally return to his senses.

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