Chapter 213: Chapter 133: If We’re Soaking Our Feet, It Has to Be Together~

"You actually..." The Spirit Binders were at a loss for words. They hadn’t expected them to turn back.

The Spirit Binders frantically shook the Dharma Artifacts in their hands, summoning the creatures they kept—the Xingzi.

As for the Spirit Binders, they had no idea what kind of weapons the opposing Travelers were wielding.

These were Firearms, which were not a product of this era—or at least, the Spirit Binders lacked the knowledge to recognize them.

But getting hit in the face with those things had still been quite painful.

The local County Magistrate, who had just managed to separate them, grew tense as he watched the two sides face off again.

’What the hell? I spent all that time breaking up the fight, and these Spirit Binders just won’t shut their mouths.’

’Good advice is wasted on those who deserve to die. They got beaten black and blue, yet they still don’t know when to back down.’

’And the other party is clearly not to be trifled with. It looks like another conflict is inevitable.’

Then again, the County Magistrate still refused to believe that the Magistrate of Taiping City would dare to slaughter King Lu’s men in his own jurisdiction.

’On what grounds? Just because he’s also a minor County Magistrate like me?’

The Zhao Family Guards, also known as the Firearms Team, had stopped in their tracks and loaded their weapons for a reason.

To the Zhao Family Guards, Lu Yuan was not simply their young master.

They knew this young master of theirs all too well. Despite his youth, he had one defining trait: he doted on his wife.

There was no one their young master cherished more than his wife.

His protectiveness of her was absolute; she was his line in the sand.

In this era, without the protection of Empress Ma, the Half-demon Race would struggle to find acceptance in the world.

But their young master was different. He held no prejudice against his wife whatsoever; he cherished her from the bottom of his heart.

Besides, the Young Madam always treated them exceptionally well, often gifting them food, drinks, and clothing.

So when it came to the insults from these scumbag Spirit Binders, the guards had also reached their breaking point.

Seeing how ferocious their opponents were, the Spirit Binders naturally fell back on their own methods. "Get them!" one of them roared.

However, the Xingzi that the Spirit Binders kept seemed wary of something. They refused to advance, merely circling Lu Yuan and his group. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

The Spirit Binders were stunned into silence by this sight.

Without their Xingzi, Spirit Binders were no different from ordinary people. They had grown far too reliant on them.

"Do it!"

BANG! BANG! BANG!

With the reports of the guns, a volley of bullets swept through them. The Spirit Binders collapsed to the ground, twitching, their eyes wide with shock.

In a real fight, Spirit Binders without the protection of their Xingzi were like rabbits before a tiger when facing Travelers—completely at their mercy.

Perhaps they never imagined that someone would actually disregard the honor of Prince Lu’s Mansion just to win a war of words.

As the men breathed their last, the Xingzi hiding in the night-shrouded grass and trees scattered and fled with a series of WHOOSHES.

With the Spirit Binders dead, the Xingzi they had kept were freed from their Binding.

The reason the Xingzi hadn’t advanced earlier was because Lu Yuan possessed an official’s aura. Common Xingzi could not get close to someone with such a status.

These Spirit Binders were used to acting arrogantly, but this time, in facing Lu Yuan, they had picked the wrong fight.

The County Magistrate and the Officials from the local town stood by, completely dumbfounded... utterly at a loss.

’Who would dare stop them?’ one thought. ’They didn’t even give Prince Lu’s Mansion any consideration. What could a few of us Officials possibly do...?’

Su Liyan truly was the apple of Lu Yuan’s eye, a treasure he would allow no one to slander.

Such is the fury of a man for his beloved...

"Move out!"

They continued on their way to Yandu.

...

Soon, news of the Spirit Binders’ annihilation reached Gu Zhaolian, the sixth son of King Lu.

Gu Zhaolian’s favorite wife had been weeping for days.

The moment she saw Gu Zhaolian, she started shouting, "Your brother-in-law was murdered, and you haven’t made a peep! Are you even a man?"

"If you won’t do it, then I will! He was my only Close brother!"

Gu Zhaolian was a henpecked husband. His mother, a concubine, had kept him on a tight leash his whole life, and now his wife was doing the same.

He felt helpless against her. He hadn’t yet learned of the killers’ whereabouts, and every time he tried to console his wife, she would just shove him out of the room.

For days now, his wife hadn’t let Gu Zhaolian anywhere near her...

Gu Zhaolian was growing quite frustrated, pacing back and forth in the main hall. ’Ugh, this wife of mine... that brother-in-law... This whole... sigh...’

"Report! The scouts have reported in! We’ve found the perpetrators’ destination!" a Mansion Guard announced, rushing in.

"Excellent!" Gu Zhaolian was ecstatic. "Relay my orders! Assemble the Mansion Guards! We’re moving out to capture them!"

’If I didn’t find them soon, I wouldn’t even be able to get into my wife’s room, let alone have any... *further interaction*.’

...

Inside the carriage, Lu Yuan was engrossed in a book titled *Medical Heart*.

"You’ve had your nose in that book for days," Su Liyan said, pouting. "You haven’t paid any attention to me at all."

Lu Yuan looked at Su Liyan, who was pretending to be angry. Her eyes blinked and her lips were pursed in a pout that was simply adorable.

Lu Yuan chuckled and teased, "Your mother’s been with us these past few days. I couldn’t exactly be ’messing around,’ could I?"

As he spoke, his hand began to wander, stroking its way up her body to soothe her.

Su Liyan was not letting it go. "But Mother already moved to the other carriage! And you’re still buried in your books. Hmph! You’re the worst, ignoring me like this. You only talk to me when you need help studying your Techniques."

’So that’s why...’ Lu Yuan realized. ’Su Liyan’s mother must have been worried about interrupting their sweet time together.’

Looking at Su Liyan’s beautiful face, Lu Yuan found it truly difficult to control himself. If she weren’t already pregnant, he wasn’t sure he could.

Not that his hands were being particularly well-behaved at the moment. His touch made Su Liyan’s cheeks flush red.

"Come on, let me see that big tail of yours again," Lu Yuan said with a mischievous grin.