You looked at the excited He Youshan.
You almost thought you had misheard.
Her own uncle had been thrown in prison—what was she so excited about?
You even suspected that she and her husband had been the ones to report him.
Seeing how thrilled they were, you could hardly spoil their refined enjoyment.
You could only reply, "Good, good. Going in is good. The sooner he went in, the sooner he could be reborn."
"Senior Brother, he wasn't sentenced to be beheaded. He was only exiled," He Youshan explained seriously.
You looked at He Youshan speechlessly. What a fine "only exiled."
You grew increasingly suspicious that the couple had reported him.
That night.
You called Bai Chen over.
The three martial brothers drank and made merry in your courtyard.
You drank without restraint.
And ate meat to your heart's content.
Jiao Mingxu spoke of the life he had lived over the past few years.
A happy smile appeared on his face from time to time.
Bai Chen described the special talents of the courtesans in the nearby county towns.
A lascivious smile appeared on his face from time to time.
They all had bright futures ahead of them.
The next day, you went to Xie Huide's courtyard.
Xie Huide told you that he and Deng Rusong would begin refining the Revitalizing Yang Pill in eight months.
For now, he needed to go out and search for an important ingredient.
He told you that if you had any questions about alchemy, you could seek out Deng Rusong.
"Master, go early and return early. Don't die out there."
Xie Huide's face darkened. "You unfilial disciple, you pray for my death every day. You want to inherit my Alchemy Furnace, don't you?"
"This is my heartfelt blessing."
Xie Huide snorted coldly and turned