Since Xu Liang was able to harm Hu Sibai, who had helped him many times, he was no longer the gentle scholar he used to be. He had developed a desire to climb the social ladder and pursue fame and fortune.
I thought there was no hope for this matter. After all, it was an arranged marriage, and the Grand Commandant refused, so it was difficult to succeed.
Unexpectedly, the second young lady had the courage to keep her promise, and Xu Liang immediately had the idea of getting rid of his fiancée as well.
He is indeed not yet married, but he is engaged, and if he does not make a decision soon, he may miss this opportunity.
Although he had never met the second young lady, he had seen many beauties whose looks far surpassed his fiancée's, and he guessed that the second young lady must be even more beautiful to live up to the title of the most beautiful woman.
However, he did not immediately agree, telling the pursuers that he needed to go back and discuss it with his mother.
The messenger, acting on the orders of the Grand Commandant, observed that aside from his initial surprise, the man remained composed and unperturbed, neither pleased nor sad. The messenger immediately held him in higher regard, exchanged a few kind words with him, gave up his horse, and walked back to the capital to report.
On the way, Xu Liang pondered how to deal with his fiancée. After much thought, he ended up hiring a womanizer to defile her.
When he returned, his fiancée, unable to bear the humiliation, had hanged herself. The marriage was naturally canceled, and he became an object of pity.
Afterwards, he told Xu Jinshi about the second young lady of the Grand Commandant's family, without mentioning how she was cured, but only attributed it to Hu Sibai, saying that he was the one who helped.
When Xu Jinshi couldn't find Hu Sibai, she asked him where he had gone. Xu Liang lied and said that he had already repaid his debt of gratitude and left.
Xu Jinshi felt sad, but did not ask any further questions.
After settling things in the village, Xu Liang used his sympathy and money to silence the villagers, and then took his mother to the capital again.
The second daughter of the Grand Commandant's family, whose maiden name must not be revealed, was known as Qu Erniang.
The two families met briefly, and the Grand Commandant and his wife reluctantly nodded.
Xu Liang successfully married his beautiful wife, and with the help of his father-in-law, he rose rapidly in rank. However, his good fortune did not last long. The imperial advisor caused chaos, and he was implicated, dying tragically along with his wife and young child.
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Xu Liang is a main character, but he doesn't have any of those messy protagonist halos. Looking at the whole timeline, it's like a supernatural tale.
When Hu Sibai died, he felt resentment, but even more so, he was puzzled as to why people's hearts were so unpredictable.
Xu Liang saved him when he was poor, and even gave up his own food when he was still recovering from serious injuries. He and the landlord's daughter were mutually attracted and he would think about her happiness and sadness.
Why did things change so suddenly after just one trip to the capital? Not only did it kill him, but it also killed the woman he loved.
Hu Sibai was kind-hearted and straightforward. Remembering that Xu Liang had saved his life, he decided to repay him with his own. Moreover, Xu Liang's tragic end was considered retribution, so he had no intention of seeking revenge.
He had only two wishes: First, to stop helping Xu Liang, and even if the tasker accidentally came back to him, he would only give him some money. Second, he felt that if he hadn't helped Xu Liang get the money, he wouldn't have been engaged to the landlord's daughter, and the latter wouldn't have died because of it. He hoped to help that young lady find another good match.
Hu Sibai had never done anything evil or had any merit in his life, and he was someone who could not return. After his death, he saw through everything and never mentioned the transformation or even immortality that he had once longed for.
Task one is fine, but task two is a headache.
The red fox in the tree sighed, shook its body, and the charred black fur on its body faded away, new fur grew, glossy and smooth, and it was a clean and good fox again.
He was currently on a small hill near Half Moon Mountain. The fairies were sensitive to tribulation lightning, and Hu Sibai did not want to disturb his neighbors, so he stayed on the mountain as he sensed that he was about to transform into human form.
Now that his transformation has failed, Di Xiu plans to return to Half Moon Mountain and then go down the mountain in July to find the landlord's daughter.
Half Moon Mountain gets its name from its shape. It is also called Ghost Cry Mountain because those who enter the mountain will hear the sound of ghosts crying. If they do not leave in time, they will either fall ill or be possessed by evil spirits, or they will never return.
There lives a mountain demon on this mountain who considers this place his territory. He can tolerate some small demons and monsters, but he hates humans venturing here.
Emperor Xiu encountered no problems on his way back to the mountain, and did not hear any ghostly cries as he went up the mountain. He returned smoothly to the fox den that the original body had dug.
Hearing the commotion, the yellow fox living in the next cave came out, poked its head out of the cave entrance, and spoke in human language, exclaiming in surprise, "Sibai, you're still alive!"
Di Xiu stumbled from the stench in the cave, stepped back, took a breath of fresh mountain air, and replied, "I'm lucky I didn't die."
"Look at you, couldn't you have just gone to ask for a title? Why did you have to go and face the tribulation of lightning?"
Di Xiu recalled the fox's deeds, sat down outside the cave, and asked, "When will you go to ask for another title?"
He suddenly felt a tickle on his neck and prepared to stretch out his front paws, but his body instinctively stretched out his hind legs instead.
Emperor Xiu: "..."
The yellow fox sighed to himself, "I haven't decided yet. I plan to wait until my wife gives birth."
Hu Sibai never returned to Banyue Mountain after that, and naturally had no memory of his neighbor afterward, so he didn't know whether he had succeeded in getting the title or failed.
The yellow fox chatted with him for a few words, then returned to its den and licked the fur of its pregnant female fox.
Di Xiu looked at the cave, which reeked of fox stench. Not wanting to move to another place, he could only clean it.
Thanks to the healing medicine, Di Xiu's body is now fine, and his spiritual power has slowly recovered. He recited an incantation, and a wind immediately blew in the cave.
After cleaning it once, he noticed that the smell inside had become milder and was within an acceptable range.
He went out and found some wild fruits to eat. When he returned, he was exhausted and curled up in a ball, then went to sleep.
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