The complacent satisfaction he had felt from breaking through to the Qi Refining fourth layer was smashed to nothing before this expert, who could knead him at will and was at least at the Qi Refining tenth layer. Besides, she had already been at the Qi Refining tenth layer when she left home to travel two years ago. Now that she had returned, who knew whether she had reached Foundation Establishment?
Fortunately, he was now the Su family's son-in-law. Even if he had married into the family, he was still a son-in-law. That status alone was enough to keep him alive.
Moreover, over the matter of Lord Xingde and Seventh Mistress Zhou last year, he and Su Jiuniang still shared a tacit understanding. That was also the basis upon which they could speak.
His life was safe enough, but whether he would suffer a little was another matter. To avoid suffering, he had no choice but to explain himself quickly.
"Ninth Mistress, this truly wasn't my fault. How could I have known that Ninth Mistress was an esteemed figure of the Su family of Shenwu Villa? Still less did I know that my family's wife—"
"Shameless beyond all measure!"
"Yes, yes, yes. I also didn't know that Fifth Lady was your esteemed fifth sister. After I arrived, I was somehow chosen for no reason at all. This—"
"Even if you didn't know, where did you get the nerve to come to Shenwu Mountain and answer the call for a live-in son-in-law? Did you not look at your own status? Wulong Mountain? Hmm?"
Liu Xiaolou was aggrieved beyond measure. "As the saying goes, people climb to higher ground, and water flows downhill. The Su family is a lofty house with illustrious prestige—who wouldn't want to curry favor? My origins are indeed