A convincing argument did not need many words. One or two sentences were enough.
And so, the occupants of the little lakeside house moved out that very night and into Shi Chun's mansion.
Xiang Lan'er and Feng Chi were mildly curious when they met Duan Xiangmei.
Faced with Xiang Lan'er's beauty, however, Duan Xiangmei clearly felt inferior. When Wu Jinliang noticed, he quietly spoke ill of Xiang Lan'er behind her back, saying she had come from a brothel. Duan Xiangmei immediately regained her confidence and became quite solicitous toward Xiang Lan'er, as though afraid of hurting her feelings.
Seeing this, Wu Jinliang turned away with a chuckle.
But he soon stopped laughing. The next day, just as he was about to go out and have some fun, he saw Shi Chun standing on a balcony of their residence, gazing at the distant waterfall. He called out a greeting, nothing more, only for Shi Chun to turn and call him over.
After that, he could no longer leave. Shi Chun confined him to the residence and forbade him from going out to drink and carouse. Everyone else could leave, but Wu Jinliang alone could not. Shi Chun forced him to rein in his wandering mind and settle down to cultivate.
There was earnest persuasion, too. They now had money, leisure, and cultivation resources. If they did not seize this opportunity to improve their cultivation, what were they waiting for?
Wu Jinliang was deeply reluctant. Sighing, he said, "Chuntian, we suffered in the Land of Exile for so long. We finally got out and can live like human beings again. Can't you let me enjoy myself for a while first? Just because you're hard on yourself doesn't mean you have to be this hard on me."
Shi Chun fell silent for a