"This... really, you practically forced this on me. Don't say I've taken care of your granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law later."
Xu Xiao shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
He originally wanted to say that he wasn't married but already had three women, but considering that the other woman was Li Qinglu, he decided not to refuse.
The women of Li Qiushui's lineage, regardless of other factors, are all exceptionally beautiful.
Beautiful women are always a welcome sight.
As for Li Qiushui's schemes, Xu Xiao was unaware of them, and even if he were, he wouldn't care.
He's not the kind of man who's easily swayed by pillow talk; he's all about self-interest.
Beautiful women are nice, but he can only enjoy them. If they interfere with his interests, he will take action to teach them a lesson or even destroy them ruthlessly.
Wang Yuyan and the other two women had been "trained" by him many times and no longer dared to interfere in important matters in front of him. At most, they would only talk about their thoughts and grumble in bed.
The Three Elders of Carefree are an important part of his cultivation of Carefree Wind Riding. He will not offend them too much, and he will also give them some power.
But no one can control him or oppose him; whoever does, he will kill them on the spot.
Xu Xiao waited for a short while before Li Qiushui returned, carrying a beautiful woman in palace attire in her arms as she landed in the government affairs hall.
"Grandmother! Your Majesty!" Li Qinglu also saw the tattered dragon robe amidst the bloodstains on the ground.
"Don't be afraid, it's just a dead person, it's all in the past."
Li Qiushui put Li Qinglu down, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her towards Xu Xiao.
"Sect Leader, this is my granddaughter. What do you think? She's grown up quite well, hasn't she?"
Li Qiushui deliberately lagged behind, pushing Li Qinglu forward.
Xu Xiao examined it closely, secretly marveling at it.
'She really is a girl from Li Qiushui's lineage; her appearance is at least seven or eight parts similar, if not identical.'
Li Qinglu's appearance is 80% similar to Wang Yuyan's, but she has an added air of nobility, and her gorgeous palace attire makes her even more aristocratic.
Unlike the refined and elegant young lady from the Jiangnan water towns, Wang Yuyan Wang Yuyan innocent and naive, with a touch of poetry and literature, like a white lotus rising from the mud, untainted by its surroundings.
Li Qinglu, on the other hand, is a radiant and beautiful palace peony, radiating her own brilliance.
The little girl was initially afraid of the blood on the ground, but under Xu Xiao's aggressive gaze, she boldly raised her head to meet his eyes.
" Li Family Qinglu, I've met you..." Li Qinglu hesitated, unsure of how to address her.
Logically speaking, Xu Xiao was her grandmother's martial arts apprentice, so she should call him uncle. However, she had already learned this from Li Qiushui when she was taken away earlier.
Li Qiushui said that she should be arranged to marry a man of even greater prestige than the Western Xia royal family, and that she should act according to circumstances.
Upon seeing how young the other person was, and that he might be her future husband, she was momentarily unsure how to address him.
Fortunately, Xu Xiao didn't care about these things, nodded in satisfaction, and replied to Li Qiushui:
"She is indeed beautiful and charming; then I, your junior uncle, thank you for your kindness."
Then, he walked over and directly grasped Li Qinglu's delicate hand.
"From now on, you're my woman. As long as you're obedient, I won't mistreat you."
Li Qinglu was somewhat taken aback by Xu Xiao's audacity, but remembering that this was her grandmother Li Qiushui's arrangement, she could only softly reply:
"Um."
Li Qiushui, standing to the side, didn't seem to think anything of it. On the contrary, Xu Xiao's decisiveness made her feel even more favorably toward this junior apprentice.
People in the martial arts world value being able to love and hate fiercely, not to mention the Free Carefree Sect, which emphasizes being carefree and acting on impulse.
In a way, Xu Xiao's actions were very much in line with the doctrines of the Carefree Sect.
Having gained another beauty, Xu Xiao felt quite pleased, but now was not the time to indulge in romantic feelings.
Pulling Li Qinglu to Li Qiushui's side, Xu Xiao entrusted her to her care:
"Please, Uncle-Master, take Qinglu back to the Great Song first. I have important matters to attend to in Xingqing Prefecture."
As he spoke, Xu Xiao pulled out a gold waist tag with the character "Tong" written on it from his pocket.
Seeing the plaque is like seeing the person; it is also a symbol of his status Military Command Commissioner.
"Take this token with you, and you can command all the forces of the Great Song along the way."
"Alright, then I won't keep you from doing your important business." Li Qiushui happily accepted the waist token, knowing that her gamble had paid off.
The tactic of using a beautiful woman is indeed irresistible to men.
With this waist token, she could finally test the extent of the Military Command Commissioner's power, which she had obtained in exchange for the Western Xia imperial power.
"By the way, there are hardly any members of the Li clan inside the palace itself; most of them live around the palace. Since we're going to take action, we should make sure to clean things up thoroughly."
Before leaving, Li Qiushui gave her a few more instructions and even revealed some of the secret hiding places of the Tangut Li Clan.
Xu Xiao naturally wrote them all down.
Meanwhile, spies from the Martial Command Office set off colorful fireworks in Xingqing Prefecture to inform Xu Xiao of the location of the Li clan members in the city.
"Then I'll take my leave first. Please ensure Qinglu's safety, Martial Uncle."
Xu Xiao leaped into the air from the ground and instantly flew towards the location marked by the Martial Command Office's spies.
The spies from the Martial Command Office had given him instructions long before he stormed the palace: the identities of the Li clan members could be exposed in just half an hour, and Xu Xiao would naturally kill them one by one.
"Riding the wind! Could it be...?" Li Qiushui was also astonished by Xu Xiao's ability to fly.
The difference between light-footed skill and actual flight is that she can still fly clearly, which is exactly the same method she learned from her master when she was young.
"Grandmother, is this the husband you found for Lu'er?" Li Qinglu covered her mouth and asked in surprise.
What? You don't like it?
"I think he quite likes you."
Li Qiushui looked at her granddaughter.
"No." Li Qinglu shook her head.
"It's not a matter of liking or disliking; since it's Grandmother's arrangement, Lu'er will naturally obey."
"I just felt that this person was different from any other man Lu'er had ever met; he was very... um... domineering."
Li Qinglu blushed slightly at the thought that Xu Xiao had taken her hand and declared himself her woman on their very first meeting.
"Domineering, that's exactly right." Li Qiushui sighed softly, "A man with unparalleled martial arts skills and an ambition to conquer the world is bound to be domineering."
"Lu'er, remember what I told you: from now on, there will be no more Li Family of Western Xia. You can only rely on this man."
"Your grandmother's choice for you is absolutely right. This man may seem decisive and ruthless, but his appearance doesn't suggest he's heartless or ungrateful."
"We women are like duckweed in this world; having such a strong man to rely on is a blessing."
"You must respect him, honor him, love him, and protect him, and you will naturally have a good life in the future."
Li Qiushui gave some instructions and shared some of her life insights.
She too had experienced the struggles of love and relationships, and she didn't want her descendants to make the same mistakes.
As for whether Li Qinglu could understand, she wasn't worried. After all, she was a woman who grew up in the palace, and she liked Li Qinglu because the other was as smart and beautiful as she was.
"Yes, Lu'er will remember Grandmother's teachings."