Chapter 238 The Green Grass on Zhu Shaoli's Head

Now it was Zhu Shaoli's turn to be stunned. He had only been dead for three months, yet his wife was already two months pregnant. Did this child have anything to do with him?

Although he knew the chances were slim, Zhu Shaoli still looked at Ning Bao with hope.

“Young friend, since you can see me, you must be well-versed in metaphysics, or you are a Taoist.”

Ning Bao nodded, looking at Zhu Shaoli with a headache and surprise.

"Brother Ghost, you're amazing! How did you know I'm a Taoist?"

"I guessed." The thought that his wife might be pregnant with someone else's child made Zhu Shaoli feel very bad.

Seeing that Zhu Shaoli was in a low mood, Ningbao kept it brief.

"My master is the most powerful Taoist priest in the most powerful Taoist temple, and I am my master's most powerful disciple, so my Taoist skills are very, very profound."

"Brother Ghost, if you have any questions or need any clarification, just say so. I will answer them to the best of my ability."

Zhu Shaoli pondered for a moment and then said...

"Young friend, do you think it's possible that my wife got pregnant three months ago, but since she's a ghost now, the pregnancy is only two months along?"

Ning Bao shook her head.

"Impossible. A few months is a few months, whether it's a person or a ghost, time won't change."

Ning Bao's eyes darted around.

"Oh, right, Brother Ghost, I forgot to tell you, your wife is not only pregnant, but she's also accompanied by a man with a scar on his face and a very rugged appearance."

Zhu Shaoli was stunned for a moment:

Does it have a knife scar?

Rugged appearance?

Why does this look so familiar?

"Young friend, are you talking about the third leader of the bandit gang?"

Ning Bao shook her head.

"I don't know which leader he is, but he's in the stronghold right now. If you want to go see him, I can take you there."

Zhu Shaoli struggled internally for a moment.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you to take me there."

Ning Bao ruthlessly collected everything he could carry from the bandit leader's yard. He didn't even leave behind a single stool or piece of firewood.

If it weren't for the fact that she had to do the demolition and bricklaying herself, she would have demolished all the houses in the yard.

Zhu Shaoli's soul was stunned by Ning Bao's actions.

He now finally believed that the young friend before him was a disciple of a highly accomplished master.

Only after Ning Bao was completely satisfied with the gold brick that Zhu Shaoli had been holding did she put it into her satchel. Then she led him through the winding mountain village.

Half an incense stick later, they finally stopped outside a secluded courtyard. Through the low fence and sparse gate, they could clearly see a young and beautiful woman in the courtyard, with a rugged-looking man standing beside her.

The woman sat down while the man stood behind her, affectionately brushing a stray hair behind her ear.

"Lier, I'm so happy we have a child. I'll work hard to give you and your child a good life. People say children need to be literate to succeed. When our child grows up, we'll send him to school..."

Zhong Yanli frowned and looked at the man with some displeasure.

"My lord, are the children of bandits allowed to attend school?"

The man paused for a moment, then said, "Yes, he was a bandit. His children won't be allowed to go to school or take the imperial examinations."

"Don't worry, wife. When my brother comes back, I'll talk to him about going down the mountain. I've worked hard on the mountain for many years, even though I haven't achieved anything great."

I'll go down the mountain and live a good life. My older brother will definitely agree..."

Zhong Yanli leaned quietly against the third bandit, her hand gently stroking her belly.

"My husband, now that I'm with you, you are my husband, you are my everything, and you and the children are my everything."

"I only hope that our lives will be peaceful and stable from now on, instead of constant fighting and killing."

The third bandit nodded.

"Don't worry, Li'er. I never liked this kind of life of fighting and killing. I had no choice but to go down this path. Now that I have you and the child, I just want to stay by your side and never want to live this life of licking blood off the knife again."

I've saved up quite a bit of money with my older brother over the past few years. We'll find a small town with simple folks and a beautiful environment to settle down in, buy a house, and do some small business as long as we can make a living.

If Li'er wants to go back to her hometown, I can take you there too.

Upon hearing the third bandit say he wanted to go back to his hometown, Zhong Yanli quickly shook her head.

“My lord, we will not return to our hometown, and I do not want those family members who only know how to exchange me for money.”

All I want is to live a quiet life with you. If I had been decisive enough to elope with you three years ago, we wouldn't have missed each other for three years.

Moreover, Zhu Shaoli is dead. Zhu Shaoli was the sole heir of the Zhu family. If the Zhu family finds out that his death is related to us, they will definitely not let us off the hook.

Zhong Yanli was thinking about how to get rid of the Zhu family, while the third bandit was pondering Zhu Yanli's earlier statement that Zhu Shaoli was the only heir to the Zhu family.

"Lier, do you mean that the Zhu family only has one male heir, Zhu Shaoli? They value Zhu Shaoli very much? The Zhu family only has Zhu Shaoli as their sole heir?"

Zhong Yanli nodded in confusion.

"That's right, the Zhu family is small, with only Zhu Shaoli as the male heir."

The third bandit was overjoyed.

"Li'er, haven't you ever thought about what if the child in your belly is Zhu Shaoli's...?"

Zhong Yanli frowned.

"My husband, I'm sure this child is yours."

The third bandit patted Zhong Yanli's head reassuringly.

"Lier, don't worry. I know the child is mine. I've never doubted it. But we know the Zhu family doesn't know."

With Zhu Shaoli dead, the Zhu family will have no heir.

Zhu Shaoli is the only young master of the Zhu family. You are the young mistress of the family, and the child you give birth to will be the next heir of the Zhu family.

Just think about the wealth the Zhu family possesses—we couldn't earn it even if we worked hard for several lifetimes. If our son becomes the heir to the Zhu family, he will never have to worry about food or drink for the rest of his life, or even for several lifetimes.

From now on, you and our son will be the ones calling the shots in the entire Zhu family…

Zhong Yanli stroked her belly, seriously considering Zhu Shaoli's words...