Chapter 40: My husband has worked hard. "Salted duck, it's delicious."...
(forty)
Some people will feel aggrieved if they feel even the slightest discomfort, while others will start to cry out in pain when they see blood.
Some people are slow to react and only realize it after their skin is torn apart.
Li Shanglu cried for a long time, until the collar of Shen Changyi's clothes was soaked with tears.
Shen Changyi carried her to the soft couch, and put the two children who had been woken up into the crib to coax them to sleep.
Looking at Li Shanglu who was sleeping peacefully, he tucked the corner of the quilt carefully and kissed her on the forehead.
It would be better for him to bear the pain for the time being, and Shang Lu only needs to concentrate on recuperating.
As for Helan Jin, his body disappeared, but demonic energy was still emerging around him.
The devil will not die easily. He must still be alive. I think he has used the method of taking over another body to transfer his soul to another body.
The method of possessing another's body has been a forbidden technique since ancient times. It is extremely dangerous and vicious, and no clues can be seen after the possession. There are not many demon cultivators in the world who can use this method. Helan Jin is definitely not an ordinary person. Such a demon cultivator has been lurking in the Mingzhou Sect, hiding under the noses of all cultivators. It is really terrifying.
We must find a way to find him out.
This person has hurt Shang Lu's feelings and his crime is unforgivable.
*
The next morning.
When Li Shanglu woke up, his eyes were badly swollen, but his mind was clearer than ever.
The sun was shining brightly outside the window. It was a rare sunny day in winter. The snow had stopped, and I could still vaguely hear the sounds of students playing and laughing.
She put on her clothes, shoes and socks, got up from the bed, and found the crib was empty. Little Persimmon and Little Orange were gone.
Li Shang's eyebrows jumped, and he looked down. He heard the sound of pots and pans coming from the kitchen.
She leaned against the door and saw the familiar figure cooking and coaxing the child.
The two cubs were held in Xiao Huang's arms. Shen Changyi held a sword tassel and teased them from time to time. The cubs were very well-behaved and waved their little hands to reach for the sword tassel held in his fingertips.
Li Shanglu stared at the scene and couldn't help but smile slightly.
It’s a surprise that he actually thought of asking Xiao Huang to help take care of the child.
Since Li Shanglu became more pregnant, she no longer went out, and Xiao Huang was no longer useful, so she put it in the corner of the attic.
If she had been told earlier that this would be useful, she wouldn't have had to worry these past two days.
Noticing Li Shanglu standing by the door, Shen Changyi looked at her absentmindedly and said softly, "Are you awake? The meal won't be ready for a while, go wash up."
Li Shanglu glanced at the dishes cooked by the stove: salted duck, cassia chicken soup, and a squirrel mandarin fish bought from the restaurant.
They are all her favorite foods.
She pursed her lips, lowered her eyelashes, and said very softly and quickly,
"Thank you for your hard work, husband."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Changyi stopped moving, and the shovel fell into the pot. He slowly looked at Li Shanglu, with shock in his eyes.
Seeing his surprised expression, Li Shanglu's face flushed, he clenched his fingers, and turned away without waiting for his response.
Soon, she finished washing and sat down at the table.
Shen Changyi brought the food over, still staring at her, as if he was a little suspicious.
The aroma of hot food filled the air. Just as Li Shanglu picked up his chopsticks, he heard a knock on the door.
Who is it?
Why are you here so late for dinner?
Shen Changyi withdrew his gaze from Li Shanglu's face, stood up and opened the door.
"Master, your disciple is back."
Xie Du was leaning on a crutch, and his head was wrapped tightly with cloth. It was obvious that he had been badly beaten by the so-called demon general.
Having won first place in the sect competition for several consecutive years, he was beaten so badly. However, when Shen Changyi came back last night, he was fine and there was not even a drop of blood on his clothes.
What's more, this man was still bearing the severe pain for her when she was eliminating the demon, but he was able to defeat the demon cultivator and return intact within three days.
Li Shanglu frowned and looked at Shen Changyi, feeling more and more that he was not human.
Even compared to geniuses, he was still a genius among geniuses. The gap was too big, it was totally unreasonable.
"Yeah." Shen Changyi slightly turned sideways to let him in, "Let's eat together."
Xie Du didn't hesitate to speak politely. He limped into Shutong Pavilion and placed the gifts he brought back from the Southern Region on the table.
"Master's wife, how are you?"
Xie Du already knew that she had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. It was terrifying to think about how painful it must have been to give birth to two children.
Li Shanglu was too lazy to be polite with him and simply ignored him.
Seeing this, Xie Du touched the tip of his nose, sat down next to Shen Changyi, and asked in a low voice, "Master, what did you do again? Why does Master's wife look unhappy?"
This time, Shen Changyi knew that he had done nothing. He glanced at Xie Du and said calmly, "She just doesn't want to pay attention to you."
Xie Du: “…Oh.”
It happened that Xiao Huang came over with a baby in his arms. Xie Du took one of them. The baby's skin had become much smoother, and it was as white and tender as snow under the sun. Its little mouth was pink and very cute.
"How come she's so beautiful? Is she my junior brother or my junior sister?"
Shen Changyi said briskly, "It's Little Orange."
Little Orange? Who named it?
Xie Du was silent for a moment, "Boy or girl?"
"Girl." Shen Changyi liked Little Orange the most. She was well-behaved and sensible. She would stop crying and sleep quietly after drinking milk. Moreover, she looked more like Phytophthora.
Hearing this, Xie Du smiled and made a face at Xiaojuzi, making Xiaojuzi laugh. "So it's my junior sister. No wonder she's so cute."
After he finished holding Little Orange, he went to hold Little Persimmon and made the same face again. Little Persimmon stared at him for a moment, as if he found it funny, and raised his chubby little hand to slap him.
Xie Du: “…”
With a chuckle, Li Shanglu couldn't help laughing.
Both of them looked at her, and she immediately regained her indifferent expression and continued eating as if nothing had happened.
Xie Du suddenly understood who Xiao Shizi inherited his personality from.
He couldn't help but pinch the little persimmon's soft cheeks and said, "You have a bad temper. Hit me again and see."
Xiao Shizi actually slapped him again as he wished. This time, even Shen Changyi laughed softly and came forward to pinch Xiao Shizi's face.
The master and the disciple entertained the kid for a long time before picking up their chopsticks to eat their meal.
"This salted duck is really good," Xie Du said, having been fasting for a long time. Eating and sleeping were just pastimes for cultivators, and they would only eat a little when they felt like it. "Did Master or Master's wife make this?"
"Me." Shen Changyi was very proud of his cooking skills. He learned to cook only because he was sick and couldn't go out, so he stayed at home and learned from his parents. Unexpectedly, he was also very talented in cooking and could cook delicious dishes. Every time his parents ate his cooking, they would be so happy that they would cry and say that Changyi had grown up. However, Shang Lu never praised him for his delicious cooking, so it seemed that his skills still had room for improvement.
Xie Du praised generously, "As expected of Master, your cooking skills are on par with the chef at Tianweiju."
"It's really good."
A voice suddenly came.
The air suddenly seemed to be still. Xie Du and Shen Changyi looked at the person who spoke in astonishment, somewhat doubting their ears.
Li Shanglu clenched the chopsticks in his palm, without looking up, and whispered, "Salt water duck, it's delicious."
Shen Changyi looked at her in a daze, but there was no joy on his face, but some worry instead.
"Shanglu, what's wrong with you?"
Hearing this, Li Shanglu finished the rice in his bowl without changing his expression. "It's okay, I'll go wash the dishes."
do the washing up?
Shen Changyi was even more horrified.
"Leave it there, I'll wash it." He quickly held Li Shanglu's hand and said softly, "Go to bed and rest. The doctor said you need to rest for a month, and it's best not to get cold."
After hearing this, Li Shanglu put down the bowl in his hand and left with his head held high, under the astonished and doubtful gazes of his master and disciple.
After she left, Xie Du swallowed and said in disbelief, "Master, are you sure you didn't do anything wrong?"
Shen Changyi also took a long time to recover. He thought hard for a while and said with absolute certainty, "No."
He didn't do anything this morning, fearing that the child would wake up and cry and disturb Shang Lu, so he specially asked Xiao Huang to help take care of the child and cooked her favorite meal. How could Shang Lu be angry with him?
"That's strange," Xie Du lost his appetite for food. All he could think about was Li Shanglu praising Shen Changyi in a soft voice. He clearly remembered that it was not like this a year ago.
At that time, when he was eating at Master's house, if the food was a little bland, Master's wife would complain that he did not cook well.
Why does he seem like a different person today? It makes me feel... so weird.
Shen Changyi didn't know what he was thinking about. His brows darkened slightly and he said calmly, "Let's eat."
Xie Du nodded, finished his meal, and reminded Shen Changyi again before leaving.
"The Sect Master asked me to bring you a message: the first month after a woman gives birth is the most critical. No mistakes can be made, and you must stay in a good mood."
Shen Changyi took it all in mind and sent him away.
Keep a good mood, keep a good mood.
He picked up the two cubs, walked into the room, and looked at Li Shanglu lying on the couch, "Shanglu, are you asleep?"
Li Shanglu was of course not asleep. She slowly got up and looked at him. "What's wrong? Are they hungry?"
Shen Changyi looked at her worriedly, placed the cub in her arms, and whispered, "Is there anything you want to eat or a book you want to read? I'll go down the mountain and buy it for you."
Hearing this, Li Shanglu shook his head and said softly, "There's nothing I want. Husband, you should take a rest too."
Hearing her words, Shen Changyi's eyes widened slightly, and he felt even more uncomfortable all over, as if there were fleas. His fingertips pinched into his palms, and he started to leave, saying softly, "I'm not tired, I'll just go buy some."
Uncomfortable, so weird.
"Well, go ahead, my husband. The roads are slippery in the snow, so be careful on the way."
Shen Changyi paused and almost tripped over the threshold.
How could this happen? Shang Lu would definitely scold him for meddling in other people's business.
"Okay, thank you, ma'am."
Shen Changyi pursed his lips and looked at her deeply.
He left.
Li Shanglu stared at his departing figure until he disappeared, then he unbuttoned his clothes to feed the two little gluttons.
Her fingertips brushed across the cub's face, her eyes gentle.
Looking at it now, it’s not that ugly.
There was a knock on the door, and she quietly put the kids on the bed and went to open the door.
"Shanglu, I'm here to see you again!"
Qiu Hanyu smiled as she held the freshly picked plum blossoms in her hands. "I saw some red plum blossoms in full bloom on the way, so I picked some..."
Li Shanglu's eyes lit up and he pulled her into the house. "You've come just in time."
Qiu Hanyu was dazed as she pulled him to sit on the bed. She asked softly, "What's going on?"
Li Shanglu was a little embarrassed to speak, and after a long while he whispered, "How can I have a temper as good as yours?"
Qiu Hanyu was stunned for a moment, then reached out and placed his hand on her forehead. "What's wrong with you? Why are you asking such a strange question?"
Shang Lu has always had a good temper. She comes to bother Shang Lu every day, but Shang Lu doesn't dislike her.
"...I'm fine," Li Shanglu hesitated for a moment and said softly, "I just want to make some changes."
Hearing this, Qiu Hanyu's expression turned serious. "For the Sword Immortal?"
Li Shanglu pursed his lips and looked away, "Not entirely."
She just wanted to be a little nicer to Shen Changyi and didn't want to say unpleasant things to him all the time.
Although I almost couldn't hold it in several times today, I finally forced myself to hold it in.
Hearing her words, Qiu Hanyu gently held her hand and said earnestly, "Shang Lu, you think too much. No matter what, just follow your heart and do it. I think Master Sword Immortal would agree."
Follow your heart?
If she had followed her heart, Shen Changyi would have been scolded and cried countless times by her.
Under Li Shanglu's repeated insistence, Qiu Hanyu had no choice but to teach her some useless knowledge.
"Do you usually get angry?"
"Of course."
"So, do you curse or not?"
"I didn't curse at him, but I would tell him seriously not to do that again, otherwise I would be sad."
"...That's useless. Wouldn't it be more satisfying for the other person to see you sad?"
"Ah! Is that so?"
Under her guidance, Li Shanglu's mind became even more confused.
Those who can be good people in this world are indeed very tolerant.
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