257: Chapter 37 A Series of Joyful Events

A Zi's thoughts swirled, and she remained silent for a moment.

Seeing her lack of response, Meng Li said, "Then I won't treat you like this in the future."

A Zi snapped back to her senses instantly and hurriedly said, "No, I like it."

Having said that, to prove it, she took the initiative to wrap her arms around Meng Li's neck, tilting her head up to kiss his lips.

Meng Li's eyes immediately filled with a smile. While responding to her advances, he picked up the young girl with the face of a heartbreaker and walked toward the bed.

The moment she lay on the bed, A Zi seemed to realize something. Waking from her daze, she looked at Meng Li with a mix of nervousness and anticipation, calling out timidly, "Young Master Master."

Meng Li said warmly, "Don't worry, I won't take your body just like this."

A Zi immediately breathed a secret sigh of relief.

The next second, Meng Li added, "However, that day won't be too far off. Don't think about running away."

A Zi hurriedly shook her head, looking into his eyes and saying seriously, "A Zi won't run. A Zi wants to stay by Young Master Master's side forever."

As she spoke, she curled her body into Meng Li's arms like a cat, even rubbing against him pleasingly.

Meng Li was somewhat surprised, then his eyes flickered as he said in a seductive tone, "A Zi, how about we play a game?"

"Play a game? What game?"

"A game to test your breath-holding skills and composure."

A Zi: "?"

A Zi: "?!"

...

"How does it feel?"

A Zi kept her mouth shut, giving Meng Li a bashful and annoyed glare.

"Then let's start the second half."

A Zi: "??"

...

When the moon reached the middle of the sky, the game finally ended.

Looking at the girl who had gone soft in his arms, Meng Li reminded her softly, "You should head back to your own room."

A Zi hummed twice, clinging to him and acting spoiled with a cloying voice, "I don't have any strength left. Won't you carry me back? Young Master Master~"

Meng Li chuckled, picked her up in a horizontal carry, and walked outside.

Taking advantage of the night where dark clouds obscured the moon, he quickly sent A Zi back to her room.

Afterward, he thought for a moment and didn't return to his own guest room, but instead took a detour to find Li Qingluo.

It had been some time, and it was necessary to discuss the debt between him and her.

Li Qingluo likely thought so too, which was why she had hosted a banquet to invite him for wine.

Sure enough, when Meng Li arrived at Li Qingluo's residence, the lamp in her room was still lit, and the window was similarly unguarded.

Seeing his arrival, Li Qingluo, dressed in a pale yellow light gauze, was first startled, then said faintly, "I thought you weren't coming."

Meng Li laughed softly, "Since you invited me so intentionally, how could I not come?"

Hearing this, Li Qingluo gave a proud little snort and subconsciously straightened her posture. She then stepped toward Meng Li, intending to nestle into his arms for some intimacy, but as she drew near, she suddenly caught a familiar scent.

Instantly, her expression changed, and she said coldly, "Have you been fooling around with some other vixen?"

Meng Li said calmly, "I was just finding someone to help share your burden."

Li Qingluo: "..."

She wanted to say it wasn't necessary and wanted to call Meng Li a bastard, but the words wouldn't come out.

Because the fact that she couldn't handle it alone was an indisputable truth.

It wasn't as if she only found out today that there were other women around Meng Li.

Most importantly, Meng Li directly began discussing the debt problem, leaving her no room for idle complaints.

And once Li Qingluo entered the topic, she quickly put that minor matter aside.

When the discussion reached a pause, Meng Li said out of the blue, "I'm thinking of coming to propose formally in a few days to settle the marriage between me and Yu Yan."

Li Qingluo's languid expression froze, and she then snorted coldly, "I knew this day would come."

"Does this mean you agree?"

Li Qingluo gave him a look and said crossly, "Would it matter if I didn't agree?"

Meng Li chuckled and rolled over while holding her.

Li Qingluo's expression changed slightly: "What are you doing?"

Meng Li breathed hot air into her ear and said, "Our business isn't over yet, Mother-in-law."

Li Qingluo trembled all over, feeling like she couldn't take it, yet unable to stop herself from wanting more.

In the end, she could only grit her teeth and secretly call him a beast, while simultaneously losing any desire to pursue the matter of the other woman's scent on Meng Li earlier.

Facing Meng Li's debt collection, she indeed needed someone to share the burden.

...

The next morning.

Meng Li woke up on time, had breakfast at Manda Mountain Villa, and then returned to Canhe Village.

Wang Yuyan and A Zi went with him.

Li Qingluo had not yet risen.

As the three of them entered Canhe Village, they encountered A Bi, Mei Jian, and Zhu Jian.

Upon meeting, A Bi smiled and said, "Young Master, you've returned at just the right time. I was about to take Mei Jian and Zhu Jian to find you."

Meng Li asked curiously, "What do you need me for?"

A Bi replied, "I don't have anything, it's mainly them looking for you."

Meng Li turned his gaze toward Mei Jian and Zhu Jian.

Zhu Jian said, "Young Master, we are your personal maidservants, so we should naturally be guarding by your side."

Mei Jian followed with a nod.

The title "Young Master" was one Meng Li had asked them to use. He had grown used to it and felt it sounded better than "Young Lord of the Palace."

Meng Li smiled and said, "That's true, but with your current Martial Arts, wanting to guard me is a bit forced."

"How about this: you first raise your Martial Arts level while keeping an eye on news from Lingjiu Palace. Once your Martial Arts level is sufficient, then come to guard me. Usually, if there's a place where I need you, I will take the initiative to find you. If anything happens at Lingjiu Palace, you can also come to find me."

"How does that sound?"

Mei Jian and Zhu Jian looked at each other and cupped their hands together, saying, "As you command."

Meng Li nodded and turned to Wang Yuyan, "Yu Yan, among all of you, your Martial Arts is the highest, and you are good at teaching others."

"You will be in charge of teaching Mei Jian and Zhu Jian their Martial Arts from now on."

"Ah?" Wang Yuyan was a bit surprised, then nodded, "Alright, Cousin, I will certainly teach them well."

This was not a difficult task for her.

She had taught A Zhu and A Bi before, as well as A Zi. Now teaching Mei Jian and Zhu Jian brought no pressure.

Only...

"Cousin, what Martial Arts should I teach them?" Wang Yuyan asked the point she was conflicted about.

She knew quite a few Martial Arts now, and without Meng Li's help in planning, it was a bit hard to decide for a moment.

Meng Li said casually, "Teach them according to their natural talents; you decide for yourself."

"I see." Wang Yuyan's slender brows furrowed slightly as she turned to look at Mei Jian and Zhu Jian, saying, "Come with me. I'll first see what you are good at."

"Yes."

...

A few days later, Feng Boe got married.

Meng Li took A Zhu and A Bi to have a cup of wedding wine.

Not long after this event, Meng Li found a suitable matchmaker to go to Manda Mountain Villa to formally propose and ask for Wang Yuyan's hand in marriage.

Since Meng Li had already cleared it with her beforehand, Li Qingluo agreed after putting on a small show of hesitation.

However, they only settled the engagement; the formal wedding would still be some time away.

Even so, Wang Yuyan was overjoyed, and for several days, an unstoppable smile hung at the corners of her eyes and brows.

Meng Li was equally joyful.

First, because he was about to win the beauty.

Second, because his "self-created" Martial Arts, after many attempts, had finally achieved a Breakthrough.

To be precise, a certain hypothesis had been verified.

And that was—The Supreme Skill of the Eight Desolations and Six Combinations, the Beiming Divine Skill, and the Skill of No Phase could undergo Fusion!

In other words, the Carefree Wandering Wind very likely existed!