Xu Long plans to change their fate and find a way to pair Liu Jinyuan and Lin Yueru together.
Liu Jinyuan need not worry; he has always loved his cousin Lin Yueru.
Lin Yueru, we'll have to use some underhanded tactics.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Xu Long and Zhao Ling'er settled down at Lin Family Fortress.
In the evening, Lin Yueru returned after a day of revelry. After Liu Jinyuan introduced them to each other, he took them to dinner with the lord of Lin Family Fortress.
As the leader of the martial arts alliance and a well-known figure in Suzhou, Lin Tiannan was arrogant and eccentric, and he disdained to know someone as unknown as Xu Long.
However, since his nephew was the current emperor's teacher and also the top scholar in the imperial examination, he still had to give him the respect he deserved.
He looked down on Xu Long, Xu Long also despised someone like Lin Tiannan.
In the original storyline, Lin Yueru said that all the men present were cowards when she held a martial arts contest to choose a husband, which greatly angered Li Xiaoyao.
And so, Li Xiaoyao went on stage.
However, before the fight started, Li Xiaoyao made it clear that he only wanted to teach her a lesson and vent his anger.
After the fight, Lin Tiannan denied everything and forced Li Xiaoyao to Lin Yueru, even driving Zhao Ling'er away several times.
Selfish, arrogant, and utterly worthless!
"Uncle, this is the young hero Li Xiaoyao. He saved Jinyuan's life at the restaurant."
Liu Jinyuan introduced Xu Long to Lin Tiannan, who merely hummed in response before sitting down in a chair.
Liu Jinyuan was a little embarrassed, while Xu Long just smiled and didn't seem to care much.
He's not the kind of person who cares about saving face; he always takes direct action.
As long as Lin Tiannan doesn't provoke him, everything will be fine.
"You saved my cousin? He seems to be quite skilled in martial arts?"
After taking a few bites of food, Lin Yueru couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
For some reason, she always felt a strange attraction to this man, making her unable to resist wanting to get closer.
"It's so-so. It can only handle a few petty thieves; it's no match for the stronger ones."
Xu Long spoke very modestly; with his abilities, he could already rank among the top ten in this world.
But he wasn't interested in Lin Yueru, so he simply brushed her off.
"A few petty thieves? They're really nothing special!"
Lin Yueru muttered something to herself and continued eating.
After finishing his meal, Lin Tiannan said something and left, Lin Yueru continued to eat voraciously.
" Jinyuan, do you have any plans to learn martial arts?"
Xu Long took the untouched roast goose, broke off two legs for Zhao Ling'er, and then ate the rest himself.
"Learn martial arts?"
Upon hearing Xu Long's words, Liu Jinyuan paused for a moment before replying, "Thank you for your kindness, benefactor, but my Jinyuan lie elsewhere. No matter how strong my martial arts are, I can only uphold justice and help a few people. But if I could learn military strategy, I could command thousands of troops and save hundreds of thousands of lives."
That's not what I meant.
Xu Long put down the roast goose. "If your martial arts skills improve, you can just snatch any woman you fancy."
"Simply robbing them? Absolutely not! A gentleman loves money, but he acquires it in a proper way; the same applies to women. Jinyuan wants mutual affection, not coercion."
"Are you out of your mind? Women are naturally inclined to be conquered, and some even enjoy being beaten. The harder you hit her, the happier she'll be."
Xu Long glanced at Zhao Ling'er, then said, "I beat her every day, but instead of leaving, she loved me more and more."
"Pah, you scumbag!"
Upon hearing Xu Long's words, before Liu Jinyuan could say anything, Lin Yueru longer.
"Sister, tell me, does this bastard really beat you often as he claims?"
"Yes, my husband beats me every day, even when we're out in the wild. He beats me in the grass, by the river, in the trees, with such a thick stick, it's really brutal."
Zhao Ling'er looked at Xu Long with a glare, her cheeks flushed.
"Bah! What a heartless man! Ling'er is so beautiful and gentle, how could you bear to hit her! Today, I'll teach you a lesson and see if you dare to hit people again."
Lin Yueru rage and anger, and drew her sword to strike.
However, before the sword could fall, he suddenly froze in place.
"My benefactor, be careful!"
Seeing Lin Yueru suddenly attack, Liu Jinyuan quickly warned her, then realized something was wrong.
Lin Yueru a statue, her expression frozen.
"This..."
Liu Jinyuan looked at Xu Long, his face full of doubt.
"Just a minor spell I don't know about."
Xu Long smiled and then said, "You can't go wrong by listening to me. Go and kiss her now."
"Ah?"
Xu Long's words made Liu Jinyuan very hesitant.
Putting aside the fact that such behavior contradicts his principles, if Lin Yueru were to recover, she would probably beat him to death.
However, whether he was bewitched or for some other reason, Liu Jinyuan suddenly felt a surge of confidence within him, prompting him to do things he dared not do.
And so, Liu Jinyuan slowly walked over.
"Wrap your left arm around her waist, place your right hand on her chest, and bring your lips closer. Yes, just like that."
Xu Long gave instructions while eating.
"Husband, this isn't right. With Sister Yueru's temper, she might beat Brother Jinyuan to death."
Zhao Ling'er looked worried, and even the goose leg in her mouth didn't taste good anymore.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here, you won't die."
As Xu Long spoke, he released Lin Yueru her restraints.
The next moment, there was a scream and a muffled thud.
Bang!
As expected, Liu Jinyuan was kicked away by Lin Yueru, his body sliding two meters on the ground.
"Cousin, I misjudged you! I never imagined you were such a shameless lecher!"
Lin Yueru angry that she trembled, and her face turned as red as a monkey's bottom.
She never expected that she would be imprisoned, and that her usually timid cousin would be so bold as to not only put his arm around her waist and touch her breasts, but also steal her first kiss.
"It's all your fault! What kind of sorcery did you use?!"
Lin Yueru her sword and pointed it at Xu Long, but didn't dare to make a move.
"What, you want to do it again?"
Xu Long glanced at her and continued eating.
Lin Tiannan, who had just walked a short distance away, heard the commotion and immediately returned.
"What happened? What's going on?"
"It's nothing serious," Jinyuan couldn't resist giving Yueru quick kiss.
Xu Long didn't even bother to lift his head, and said indifferently.
"Father, that's not how it happened. He used sorcery to immobilize me, and then he seduced my cousin into taking advantage of me."
Lin Yueru, and directly pinned all the blame on Xu Long's head.
That's normal; after all, they're people who've been around the block, they've seen all sorts of messy things.
It would be strange Lin Yueru just accepted her bad luck.
"How dare you! You actually dare to cause trouble in my Lin Family Fortress!"
Upon hearing Lin Yueru's words, Lin Tiannan had no doubts and attacked Xu Long directly.