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

The one who had arrived was none other than Chen Yi.

But in Liu Lang’s eyes, he was Chen Yu, the mysterious boss of Hundred Herbs Hall.

And to Lou Yuxue, he was Liu Wu, the mysterious Medical Saint Hand from the Jing State Liu Family.

But now, as Lou Yuxue looked at ”Liu Wu,” clad in a black cloak and a black iron mask, an inexplicable sense of familiarity washed over her.

The feeling grew even stronger when she saw his indifferent eyes.

Just then, a few members of the Evil Demonic Dao who also saw ”Liu Wu” exclaimed in shock and doubt:

”Black Tooth?!”

”Elder Black Tooth?”

”Black Tooth...”

Hearing this, Lou Yuxue took another look and had a flash of realization. ’Isn’t ”Liu Wu’s” current getup the very style of Black Tooth?’

’No, it’s not just his clothes.’

’The faint, icy aura about him, his emotionless eyes—they’re all identical to Black Tooth’s.’

’Why is he dressed like this?’

Lou Yuxue’s expression flickered as thoughts began to surface, and she started to piece together Liu Wu’s recent actions.

First, there was the time in the Spring Rain Building, when Liu Wu and Liu Lang had come to her, proposing to join the deal to burn the summer grain of the Three Towns.

Then, she had sent people to the Jing State Liu Family to check—twice—and both times the response confirmed that a man named Liu Wu was indeed at Liu Wen’s side, and that he was a Medical Saint Hand.

And then, the night before last, after her confrontation with Liu Wu, his identity had become highly questionable.

Until tonight, when Liu Wu appeared in the guise of ”Black Tooth”...

As Lou Yuxue thought about all this, she felt she was on the verge of grasping something, but she was still missing the main thread that tied it all together.

’What on earth is Liu Wu’s purpose in doing all of this!’

Chen Yi, on the other hand, paid no mind to their shocked cries.

Or rather, he had hoped these Evil Demons would react this way.

However, noticing that Lou Yuxue seemed to have caught on, Chen Yi leaned in closer, his voice an almost inaudible whisper.

”Three hundred thousand silver notes. A sixty-forty split, your favor. Otherwise... we’ll just be doing the Xiao Family a favor. Coincidentally, they’ll be able to use that money to cover their losses after tonight.”

Lou Yuxue stared at him, asking through gritted teeth, ”What exactly are you trying to do?”

Chen Yi chuckled. ”The same as you. I just want to see the fireworks tonight.”

With that, he called out to a carriage on the road behind him, ”Wouldn’t you agree, Young Master Liu?”

Lou Yuxue then heard a sinister voice from the carriage. ”Don’t waste any more time. Let’s get going.”

Hearing this, Lou Yuxue’s eyes widened slightly.

’So Liu Wen really came in person?’

’But why would Liu Wu...’

’No, this man before me is definitely not from the Liu Family!’

’Otherwise, he wouldn’t have impersonated Black Tooth to lure Liu Wen here!’

’Could it be...’

’His target is the Jing State Liu Family?!’

However, before Lou Yuxue could ponder further, Chen Yi unleashed the pressure of his Great Success Fist Dao Realm, bearing down on her.

In an instant, Lou Yuxue felt as if a great mountain was crushing her. Her face flushed red as she struggled to resist the pressure.

”You...”

But she had only managed to utter a single word before Chen Yi’s mountain-like pressure intensified, forcing the rest of her words back down her throat.

Seeing this, Chen Yi gestured for Liu Lang to lead the other Evil Demons ahead, saying aloud:

”Yuxue and I will bring up the rear. The rest of you, go on ahead.”

”Alright.”

Liu Lang smiled and nodded, but inwardly, he offered a silent moment of mourning for Liu Wen while marveling at Boss Chen’s profound foresight.

At any rate, he knew that Boss Chen’s scheme for the Three Towns tonight would not fail.

He then motioned for the other Evil Demons to mount their horses and depart.

He didn’t forget to instruct the driver of Liu Wen’s carriage, either. ”We’re headed to Iron Wall Town. Remember, blades have no eyes. Just be careful and follow along behind.”

Liu Wen snorted from within the carriage. ”I don’t need your reminders. Go.”

Only after Liu Lang and his group had ridden for several miles did Chen Yi withdraw the pressure of his Great Success Fist Dao Realm. He smiled and said:

”Let’s go. We should get moving as well.”

As the pressure on her vanished, Lou Yuxue instinctively clutched her chest and took a deep breath, trying to ease the terror in her heart.

She stared daggers at the man before her, her voice strained. ”You... You’ve fooled everyone!”

”I never expected that on top of your Medical Dao, your Martial Arts would be this terrifying!”

Although Martial Arts Realms are divided into entry-level, Minor Success, and Great Success, that doesn’t mean there aren’t differences in power within the same realm.

Take this man’s Fist Dao, for example; it was clearly at the absolute pinnacle of the Great Success Realm.

’To think he could contain his Martial Arts Realm to just the two of them, right in front of several Middle Third-Grade Martial Artists, without anyone else sensing it.’

’Such power not only required a profound enough Mental Realm but also demanded absolute control over the Heaven and Earth’s Spiritual Mechanism.’

’If even the slightest fluctuation had leaked out, it would have inevitably alerted the nearby Evil Demons and Liu Wen.’

Chen Yi smiled and gave a slight bow, making a ”please” gesture to indicate she should follow Liu Lang and the others.

”I know Miss Yuxue has many questions, but time is of the essence. Let’s talk on the way.”

Lou Yuxue gritted her teeth and refused. ”Impossible!”

’She was a dignified Hidden Guard Silver Banner Officer, yet this man had played her like a fiddle from start to finish. How could she not be furious?’

’And how could she willingly let him have his way?’

Chen Yi asked with a smile, ”Are you really not going to cooperate?”

”Absolutely not!”

”So you don’t want to know my true purpose? And you’re willing to give up on those three hundred thousand silver notes?”

”Hmph!”

Lou Yuxue turned her head away, determined not to compromise.

She was, however, well aware of how terrifying this man’s Martial Arts were and knew she was no match for him.

She had even prepared herself for death.

Chen Yi let out an amused laugh. ”I didn’t expect you to choose ’death before dishonor.’ I have to admit, that’s a bit of a surprise.”

There was a moment of silence.

When he saw she still had no intention of cooperating, Chen Yi thought for a moment before asking, ”Hawk... he’s probably already planning to withdraw from Shu State, isn’t he?”