leaving.

"haaa" releasing a satisfied sigh, Zhang Li stared at the woman sprawled beside him. 'It's good this place is hot. she's at a low level in cultivation . so diseases like pneumonia are still dangerous.'

After a night of fire, she also must be exhausted, it's fine I'll eventually make her stronger. I don't wanna live a long life in loneliness after all."

"that pervert maid of mine will be so damn envious haha"

"...I'm a hypocrite. I come to despise slavery and common traditions in general. yet here I am bringing another woman into my life. Oh, I'm such sinful man. pff haha"

he was in a stupidly good mood so he couldn't stop laughing, so he ended waking her up.

Drowsily opening her eyes. Mei Xu moves her body close too him, she's too out of it, to control what she's doing.

With her in his arms, the world is so fucking bright, that he can't help but tease her "sister Xu do you want a revenge match? "

after a while, she becomes clear-headed.

'wha-wha-whats's this? my body light!' and I'm naked in young master's chest! did we stay like this the whole night!?

' will he think I'm a loose woman?'

As her expressions change drastically at every second Zhang Li picks her up in a princess carry

"don't think too much, here let's go to the water a little it's going to be good before you rest"

'still too early for her to fully trust me, well, with time that will change.'

right after the two submerged into the lake someone barged in and stood right at the lakeside in front of the relaxing couple.

"Second brother how could you do such things? how could you bully sister Xu in that way!"

Zhang Ru was a tomboyish and savage girl so her mother thought it would be good to educate her about the things between man and woman so when the time comes and she becomes curious, she won't do anything hash.

'what were they doing!? mother didn't explain anything of that!'

"did you watched to whole night girl? you have no shame."

saying while moving his back to be more comfortable Zhang Li spoke.

Mei Xu seeing the young lady catching them red-handed.

Decided not to deal with the situation and plunged her head into the water.

"The second brother is the one with no shame at all, this is my courtyard!"

"enough girl tell me what you want for keeping your mouth shut."

Zhang Ru pretended to think and said: "I want to go with you to outside the city!"

"ok"

though the outside of the city is dangerous as long as he keeps her occupied there'll be no problem.

before she could question why he agreed so fast Zhang Ru felt a chill down her spine

"You like smithing right? you'll be useful to me, my youngest sister. be not afraid you elder brother will take good care of you.

Zhang Li said with merchant's smile

"b-but I mother to send me together to teach you to cultivate."

"I did learn to manipulate external energy, but my focus will still be the martial way. but don't tell anyone."

Obtaining what she wanted so easily felt empty. but she also felt something is wrong and but she can't back down now.

looking at the bewildered girl, Zhang Li told her to ask the tribesman of the outside of the city if they could accompany they today at noon.

then took his fainted wife out of the water.

---

"Priest Clovis. the bishop said you may come in "

Priest Clovis passed through the gate to the small study room, gloom on his face

with a low bow, he greeted "bishop Lu, wished to see me?"

the man seated in a small table reading a croll didn't bother looking back and spoke

"I heard the church was questioned by the second son of the yangs? tell me what happened."

proceeding to tell every word, and embezzling some more.

Priest Clovis observed the old man's back.

"You said he's moving out of the city? hmmm"

thinking about the two children they managed to bring the church

and the small branch of the church outside of town the bishop Lu continue.

"Send the girl and boy to take care of the church outside the city and tell them to keep an eye on his movements, it will be easier for them."

But bishop, the children of the Zhang clan didn't finish their training nor

did they basked on the lords light, I'm afraid there's a chance they would turn on us instead?

" Your problem, you solve it."

---

"how was it?" Zhang Li stared at Lily's eyes closely

Lily just stared back in a daze "Was it a dream? "

"no, you lived someone else's life. From beginning to end it was all real."

Lily was still in a daze

'can't help that, she's just spent almost 200 hundred years just observing someone else live.'

"When I woke up I feel my head hurt but then only a sense lightness was left in my conscience" Lily mumbled

"it's the consequence of using the book, now your soul has been strengthened hence your mental health is stronger."

"

I could've made you live more lives but is not too healthy,so I decided two would be enough."

Lily silently looked at him

"you were in a coma for a month, how many years have you lived?"

Zhang Li just smiled and told her to get ready for them to go.

----

in front of the Zhang clan's gates, there was a gathering to send the second son off.

As the barbarians tribesman had yet to come Zhang Li didn't depart yet.

he gave his elder brother a thin book and said. "brother if you want to keep taking care of me then you better focus on this manuscript. " he also gave one to his father and told him to make his mother practice with him. When Zhang Xie asked him why. he answered with a single phrase; "it'll be needed"

sighting the barbarians Zhang Li gave his goodbyes. and in the envious eyes of Lily, he took Mei Xu out of his sister's carriage and entered his together.