The Xu Clan of Huangzhou-A Bumper Harvest

Inside the room, Liang Qu was soaking in the bathtub, feeling refreshed.

In the homes of Martial Master Martial Master, especially wealthy ones, bathtubs are never in short supply.

There's more than enough room for each of the five people.

The five senior students were soaking in what felt like a large public bathhouse, filling the entire room with white mist.

After taking a bath, the smell of blood disappeared. Liang Qu caught the Heavenly Water Centipede that was hidden in his clothes, changed into clean clothes, and was surprised to find that the clothes fit him quite well.

Xu Zishuai tightened his belt and explained, "My teacher's wife likes to make clothes for us. She gives us several sets of clothes during holidays, so I don't usually buy clothes. I can rely on what my teacher's wife gives me."

Liang Qu was taken aback. "Made by your master's mother?"

"How could that be?" Xu Zishuai chuckled. "Our master's wife is getting old. With so many of us fellow disciples, it would be exhausting to make just one set for each of us, let alone several sets for each of us. We had the servants make them. However, our master's wife occasionally makes sachets for us, and her craftsmanship is top-notch."

Xiang ChangSong interjected, "How could the Miss Xu Family not be skilled? The Xu Shi's brocades are also famous."

Xu Zishuai laughed loudly, "Haha, that's true. If I have the ability in the future, I'll ask my Master's Wife to be a matchmaker for me and Xu Shi."

"I think it's unlikely. My Master's Wife wouldn't be willing to push her own family into a fire pit."

"How dare you talk like that? How dare you talk like that? What did I do? Huh?" Xu Zishuai grabbed Xiang ChangSong's head, bent his middle finger, and shoved it hard into his forehead. "I'll give you another chance to speak."

"Ouch! Ouch! Senior Brother Lu, save me!"

"Alright, that's about enough." Lu Gang stepped out of the bathtub, and yellow medicinal liquid dripped down.

Lu Gang suffered some minor injuries in his battle with Huang Zejun and took Medicinal Bath, which lasted longer than the others.

Upon hearing this, the two stopped what they were doing.

"Senior Brother Xiang, which Xu Family?"

"Junior brother is still in his early stages of learning, so it's normal that he doesn't know those prominent surnames." Xiang ChangSong straightened his clothes and sat down on a bench. "Master's Wife is from the Xu Shi family of Huang Province. The Xu Shi is an extremely prominent family in Huang Province. During the reign of Grand Ancestor, they produced a Grand Secretary and several the Book of Documents."

Liang Qu, ever the gossip, asked, "How did Master's Wife and his Master meet?"

"When my Master was young, he joined the army and rose all the way to the rank of captain. Because of his bravery in battle, he was appreciated by General Wen Zhu, who personally acted as my Master's matchmaker."

General Wen Zhu is the third son of Duke Xu Youguang. The person he introduced is naturally extraordinary. She is the daughter of Xu Rongguang Minister of Imperial Sacrifices. She is our master's Master's Wife. Speaking of Master's Wife, when our Master married, it was considered a marriage of convenience, right? Xiang ChangSong fell into deep thought.

Hu Qi laughed loudly, "If Master finds out, he'll beat you up."

Xiang ChangSong put his hands on his hips and said, "What are you afraid of? Master's Wife will take care of it."

"Alright, now that you're all done washing up, go out. Finish this quickly so you can go home and rest."

Lu Gang stood up, and the crowd stopped arguing and returned to the hall.

At this moment, Xu Shi had already taken her seat in the main seat. A large table had been set up in the hall at some point, filled with dishes that were steaming hot, probably just prepared by the servants.

Xu Shi sipped her tea and said leisurely, "Coming here so late at night, smelling of blood? And carrying a cripple and a dwarf, don't you want the old folks to get any sleep?"

"I'm disturbing you, Madam."

The five fellow disciples all bowed and apologized.

"Alright, seeing you've been busy all night, and Xiao Jiu even finished half a plate of pastries, I've had the servants prepare a meal for you. Let's eat first and chat while we eat."

As instructed by Xu Shi, there was no need for formalities. The group of fellow disciples sat down around the octagonal table and served themselves rice.

There wasn't enough time to prepare anything, so there wasn't enough time to stew meat. The table was mostly filled with stir-fried dishes, but they all contained large slices of meat and were made with lard, which was enough to go well with rice.

Huang Zejun, sitting in the corner, swallowed hard. He hadn't eaten dinner yet, and after another battle, his stomach was empty and he was burning with hunger.

Xu Shi did not rush to ask questions. She glanced around and waited until everyone had eaten at least one bowl of rice before speaking.

Lu Gang took a bite and pointed to the two people tied up in the corner. "So that Master's wife knows that all the villains of the Ghost Mother Sect, oh, that is, the Water Blessing Sect, have been killed. There should be nothing to worry about recently."

After reading Zhao Hongyuan's letter, all the fellow disciples felt that the name "Ghost Mother" was much better than "Shui Mu," and they all changed their names accordingly.

Xu Shi raised her eyebrows, revealing an expression of unsurprised surprise.

"I told you, the guy who couldn't fart decades ago still can't fart decades later. He has to be sent away by your Master to do even the smallest thing."

They are trapped in a corner, cowardly as mice, good at hiding, but perhaps each generation is worse than the last, like stray dogs.

Liang Qu laughed out loud; these words were almost identical to the description he received when he first came to see his Master's Wife.

Now that I see it, it's indeed true.

"Puff."

Huang Zejun was in the corner, coughed up blood and glared angrily.

Xu Shi glanced at them and said, "Remember to clean up after yourselves. Tell us the details, and we'll just treat it as a bit of fun to listen to late at night."

Lu Gang looked around and said, "Junior Brother Liang, you speak first. You have more contact with the Zhao Family."

Liang Qu swallowed a mouthful of rice and began his story from the note he received from Zheng Xiang, the steward of the Zhao Residence family, until he captured Huang Zejun. He also added some details about his past relationship with Zheng Xiang, but of course, he didn't mention the matter of the LaiTou Zhang.

The senior brothers were greatly shocked when they heard this.

Xu Zishuai laughed heartily, "Zheng Xiang does have good taste."

"Junior brother, you haven't mentioned this before!"

"I just think it's irrelevant."

Hu Qi pondered, "The rumors about Zhao Hongyuan's fondness for men are widespread, but now it seems that it might just be a cover-up. Luckily, my junior brother didn't agree back then, otherwise we might not be here now."

"It's just that he's fast enough to raise hundreds of Mountain Ghost, who knows how many people he's harmed. Anyway, just don't let me run into him, or I'll definitely kill him with my own hands." Xu Zishuai's words were full of malice.

"We must not underestimate the people of the world," Xiang ChangSong said with deep emotion.

To be able to contend with the Ghost Mother Sect for so long over five years, while the life-saving grace was certainly involved, was remarkable. Yet, not a single blood curse was cast, and he escaped unscathed afterward. "Zhao Hongyuan! I will kill you!"

In the corner, Huang Zejun, who had been silently listening to the whole story, had bloodshot eyes. He finally understood why he had been exposed for no reason. Overwhelmed with anger, he spat out another mouthful of blood.

Xu Shi was furious. "It's so noisy! Take him out of here!"

Xu Zishuai dodged and threw Huang Zejun out the door.

Huang Zejun was seriously injured, fell heavily onto the stone brick ground, which aggravated his wounds and caused him great pain.

Those inside could faintly hear his dry howling, but it was much better than before.

"By the way, Master's Wife, what should we do with the shop deed worth more than two thousand taels? And what should we do with Huang Zejun and that dwarf?" Xu Zishuai asked, sitting back down on the stool.

What do you think?

"It's entirely up to Master's Wife to decide! *5

Although Zhao Hongyuan's shop was intended for the Martial Arts School, how to allocate it was a big problem.

Although the Second Senior Brother and Fifth Senior Sister were not in Ping Yang Town, they were also going to Chao River County to deal with the Ghost Mother Sect, so they should get a share of the spoils.

In addition, there is the eldest brother. Everyone else has one, so it wouldn't be appropriate for the eldest brother to be the only one who doesn't.

Moreover, after spending so many days together, Liang Qu already knew that the eldest brother was Master Yang son.

Xu Shi examined the land deeds, pondered for a moment, and then said, "How about I convert it to cash? The Xiao San will take three hundred taels, the Xiao Si will take two hundred taels, and the remaining one hundred and fifty taels each?"

"I have no complaints."

"Do you want the shop or cash?"

"Cash, please."

"Master's Wife, I also want cash."

"We're all the same."

Everyone has their own job, and nobody wants to waste their energy on business, so cash is naturally the best option.

"Well, I'll send someone to get the Silver Note and give them to you. As for Huang Zejun, we'll talk about him when your Master returns in a couple of days. For now, just leave him with you and make sure he doesn't die or escape."