PS: I'm actually a little nervous because I've used up all my saved drafts today. From now on, I have to write everything from scratch every day. Although I've been idle for half a year, I've been writing side stories. Later, when the side stories were put on hold, I worked hard on the world-building and character design. I wasted tens of thousands of words in the beginning.

When it's time to go online, I will update every day as the leader of the alliance, but don't expect me to update more than that.

I'm not lying. After all, more updates mean more subscriptions, and there's no way around it. Who doesn't want to earn more money, right?

Also, don't underestimate me. My treasure is hidden in a mustard seed in the universe. When I take it out, it can cover the sky and calm the sea with a twist of my waist. With a pee, I can destroy the moon and extinguish the sun. With a shake, I can cause a hurricane and send rocks flying for thousands of miles.

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Auntie was dissing her nephew like crazy. When she heard the butler's call, she responded loudly, "He's back, so why do I have to go meet him?"

The butler was so anxious that he stomped his feet. "Madame, Lingyue has blood on her body, and Miss Lingyue seems to have just cried. The master and the second young master's faces are not good, and the eldest young master has not returned. Something must have happened."

There was a "ping-pong" sound from inside the room, as if something had been knocked over, followed by the concerned voices of maids and servants. "Madame..."

"Get out of the way!" Auntie lifted her skirt and ran out anxiously, her face full of anxiety as she ran towards the front hall.

Auntie ran back to the front hall in a hurry, her eyes full of tears. She saw her husband holding their young daughter, who was unconscious and almost cried.

"It's okay, she's just asleep." Xu Pingzhi said in advance, stabilizing her emotions and handing their daughter to his wife. "You take her back to her room to sleep."

Auntie hugged her daughter tightly and looked at her eldest daughter to make sure she was okay. She breathed a sigh of relief but didn't leave, her voice trembling, "What happened? I went out for a while, and everything went wrong."

Xu Lingyue began to cry again.

Xu Pingzhi breathed a sigh of relief and told his wife about what had happened that morning in detail.

When Auntie heard that Xu Lingyue had been harassed by the hoodlums, her eyebrows furrowed with anger. When she heard that Xu Lingyue had almost been trampled by a horse, her face turned pale, and she hugged her younger daughter tightly, afraid that she would be gone.

When she learned that Xu Qi'an had saved both of her daughters and was injured in the process, she was stunned.

When she heard that her nephew had been taken to the Ministry of Justice, she held her husband's hand tightly, her face losing color. "Ning Yan... he, he..."

"It's okay. He's already out. This matter is temporarily resolved." Xu Pingzhi patted his wife's hand and comforted her.

"You see, if it weren't for Ning Yan this time, Lingyue and Lingyin would have been in danger. Although he's stubborn, he's always been good to his family. If it were someone else, would they have risked their lives for our daughters?""You always dislike him, think he spends too much money on martial arts, think that saying a few words to him after raising him is nothing, think he speaks impolitely and always opposes you."

"But have you ever thought of him? Is it really that easy to live under someone else's roof for twenty years? Isn't he sensitive?"

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"Women are superficial, they like to hear pleasing words, but don't pay attention to how others act. When Lingyue was bullied, he could rush up and fight with others. Fortunately, there was no danger this time. If Ningyan really couldn't come back, wouldn't you really be heartbroken?"

As Xu Lingyue listened, tears streamed down her face, and she couldn't speak. She felt that she had to repay her big brother well in this lifetime.

"I..." Auntie sniffled and lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.

Xu Xinnian looked at his usually dominant mother, who now looked scared and regretful, and his heart stirred.

Although he always called that guy a "swallowing gold beast" and "unlucky guy", his mother still cared about his big brother.

After all, she had raised him for almost twenty years and had developed feelings for him.

Xu Pingzhi glanced at his son and snorted, "If it were your son accompanying him, he would have been kidnapped and bullied together."

Xu Erlang: "???"

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After handing the young daughter to the maids in the mansion, and comforting the eldest daughter, Auntie returned to her room with a heavy heart.

She glanced at the maids who were making winter clothes and suddenly said, "Lüe, reduce one piece of winter clothes for the master and Erlang each. After the eldest son comes back, measure his size."

Lüe looked up in surprise and disbelief, "Madam, have you changed your mind?"

Auntie snorted, "Do you think I'm that harsh of an aunt in your eyes?"

Yes, you are... all the maids in the room thought the same thing.

...

Xu Qi'an left the Observatory and rented a carriage on the street. It took him an hour to return to the Xu mansion.

When he took a hot bath, he found that the wound on his waist was almost healed.

He applied some golden wound medicine to himself, returned to his room, ground ink, wrote hundreds of words of chemical knowledge, and, as usual, began to write in his diary.

"November 16th, this is a memorable day because I finally decided to give up the plain and boring life of the rich and powerful. I need power, I need martial arts, and I have two ideas about this:

First, change my cultivation route and follow the Confucianism and Taoism. As long as I flatter the two great Confucians, I believe they will strongly support me. It's much better than struggling on the martial arts path by myself.

Hey, others transmigrate and show off with poetry, but I use poetry to trade. Maybe this is the difference of being a lucky person.

Second, work hard and seduce the Caiwei girl from the Observatory. With the support of the chief inspector, even if I don't work hard, I can still live comfortably."III. Sell one of the artifacts obtained from the Celestial Observatory in exchange for the opportunity to enter the Heavenly Gate.

The first idea has the disadvantage of bringing back the fear of being dominated by high school life, and I may not be cut out for studying. I am almost twenty years old now, and it's a bit late to switch to the path of cultivation.

The second idea has the disadvantage of possibly bidding farewell to the life of having three wives and four concubines, and the comfortable life of listening to music in the theater. The sacrifice is too great.

The third idea has the disadvantage of still being unable to defeat the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue at the Qi Refining stage. Moreover, without a backer, it is difficult to continue to make progress on the martial arts path. Uncle Two has been stuck at the peak of Qi Refining for nearly ten years, which is the best example.

For now, I will hold onto the thighs of the Celestial Observatory and the Cloud Deer Academy, and plan for the future. I have a feeling that the storm of the tax and silver case will not end here."

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Xu Mansion, front hall.

At dusk, Xu Qi'an climbed over the wall to his second uncle's house next door for dinner. In the courtyard of the front hall, he saw Xu Lingyin doing unsteady horse stances, punching left and right with her little fists, and making sound effects.

She was wearing a lotus-colored small jacket that wrapped her up like a zongzi, and her hair was tied up in a child's exclusive spiral bun.

"What are you doing?" Xu Qi'an lightly kicked her little butt.

The little one toppled over with a snap.

"I'm practicing martial arts," Xu Lingyin climbed up, put her hands on her hips, and straightened her round little belly. She was not happy about her older brother's sneak attack, and her eyebrows furrowed, "Are you provoking me, big brother?"

Perhaps due to the events of the morning, a shadow was cast on her young heart, and this five-year-old child felt that she should learn martial arts.

"Yes, I am," Xu Qi'an said.

"Dad said, people should fight for their dignity, and martial artists are no exception. This is called... respect... respect..."

"Respect?"

"Yeah!" Xu Lingyin nodded vigorously, then glared at her big brother, "I want to fight you."

She ran over on her two short legs, waving her fists and shouting.

Xu Qi'an put one hand on her forehead, and the little bean sprout became anxious, yelling and punching wildly, but she couldn't hit her big brother no matter what.

Her little face twisted into a knot with frustration.

Xu Qi'an was annoyed by her and negotiated, "I'll give you a chicken leg, and you can consider it a defeat."

"Okay," Xu Lingyin immediately stopped throwing punches and looked delighted.

"What about your dignity?"

"Big brother, what is dignity?"

"...You have potential."

He led the little bean sprout into the hall, and soon the banquet began. The dinner was very sumptuous, like a festival.

The maidservants intentionally or unintentionally placed the best dishes in front of Xu Qi'an. He couldn't help but glance at his aunt, who was wearing a dark embroidered dress, with a delicate face, a pair of watery beautiful eyes matched with thick eyelashes, and a charm that only women possess, like a plump peony flower.As always, Xu Qi'an maintained his aloof demeanor, as if what he did today was a trivial matter.

But if it weren't for her instructions, the old ladies wouldn't have treated Xu Dalaong so well.

Xu Lingyue ate with her chopsticks, finally mustering up the courage to say, "Brother, when mother makes winter clothes for the family later, I'll measure your body and I want to make them for you myself."

Brother...oh my god...Xu Qi'an felt half of his bones go soft. His sister had changed into a rather gorgeous outfit, with lotus flowers embroidered all over her dress and a complex cloud pattern in goose-yellow silk. At only sixteen or seventeen years old, she was dressed so flamboyantly that it revealed a lack of understanding of the world, contrasting with her delicate and pretty face.

"Okay, okay..." Xu Lingyue had thin skin, and when she saw that he didn't say anything, she blushed and lowered her head.

If it were the scumbag Bao Yu, how would he respond at this moment...Xu Qi'an hated that he didn't read enough of "A Dream of Red Mansions" in his past life, so he just nodded and said, "Thank you."

Xu Lingyue smiled sweetly and complemented the aunt beside her.

Xu Qi'an withdrew his gaze and said, "Second Uncle, Erlang, let's go to the study after we finish eating. I have something to discuss with you."

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The study!

After Lüe handed over three cups of hot tea, she withdrew and left.

Xu Qi'an picked up his teacup and cleared his throat, once again feeling that the food was missing something without MSG.

"What do you think about this afternoon's matter?" Xu Qi'an got straight to the point and asked for the opinions of his second uncle and cousin.

Hasn't the matter already passed...Second Uncle's face was a bit confused.

Xu Xinnian furrowed his brow, "Do you mean that young master Zhou might seek revenge?"

The son of a household department attendant falling flat on his face in front of a lowly yamen runner, he definitely wouldn't let it go.

Second Uncle waved his hand, "No, no. If it were an ordinary day, then maybe, but today there were big Confucian scholars from the Yunlu Academy and the white-clothed from the Bureau of Astrology. I suspect that Zhou won't dare to cause any trouble."

Thinking like this makes sense and is reasonable.

While it's not uncommon for officials' children to mistreat the common people, when it involves the officialdom or a powerful force, they become quite cautious.

Half of it comes from being influenced from a young age, and even the most extravagant yamen runner knows that the capital is treacherous. The other half comes from the warnings of their elders.

Xu Xinnian shook his head, "Dad, since Big Brother said so, he must have a reason."

He looked towards Xu Qi'an.

Xu Qi'an said in a deep voice, "I just received a message from the Bureau of Astrology today. The mastermind behind the tax and silver case is Assistant Minister Zhou."