Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool

"Okay, bro!"

Lu Yuan returned to his mother-in-law’s house. Lu Ruyan ran out from her room, jumped into Lu Yuan’s arms, and said coquettishly, "Daddy, I missed you so much."

"My good girl, Daddy missed you too." Lu Yuan nuzzled his daughter’s soft, smooth little cheek.

"Daddy, look!" Lu Ruyan waved her little hands, and the house instantly turned into an ice house, with even the doors and windows frozen solid.

"Ruyan!" Su Liyan, who had just entered through the main door, shouted. "Being naughty again! Melt the frost right now!"

"Okay~~" Lu Ruyan dissipated the frost.

Lu Ruyan had accidentally swallowed an Elixir refined from an Ice Toad Inner Core. By a strange twist of fate, she learned the Frost Skill, which could be considered a blessing in disguise.

A one-year-old Lu Ruyan possessing such incredible power was likely a first in all of history.

What a freak!

When Su Liyan’s father heard his daughter and son-in-law were returning to their mansion, he also busied himself with packing his bags.

Su Liyan’s mother asked, feigning ignorance, "Liyan’s father, what are you doing?"

While packing his bags, Su Liyan’s father made an excuse, "It’s the dead of winter, so there’s no work to do in the fields. I’m just idle anyway. I’ll go to the city with my daughter to help take care of my granddaughter!"

Su Liyan and her mother chuckled secretly to the side. The old man had finally seen the light and stopped being so stubborn, willing to go to the city with his daughter to enjoy a comfortable life.

On the way back to the mansion, Lu Ruyan was in a playful mood. Her little hands were constantly fidgeting, melting all the ice and snow on the road into water, which actually made it easier for Lu Yuan and the others to travel.

Su Liyan’s father showed no aversion at all to his granddaughter using a Technique. In fact, he praised her for being so amazing and didn’t mind that his granddaughter was of the Half-demon Race.

Su Liyan’s father had come to terms with it now. Half-demon Race, Human Race—what did it matter? As long as the family loved each other, that was all that mattered. He no longer cared about the opinions of the villagers like he did when he was younger.

When Lu Yuan and the others returned to Taiping City, they saw from a distance that a squad of Jinyi Guards was stationed on each side of their Mansion Gate.

These Jinyi Guards all looked unfamiliar to Lu Yuan; he didn’t recognize a single one. He went inside without greeting them.

"My darling sweetie, you’re back!" Zhao Qiao’Er came over to greet him, swaying her hips and walking with a feline gait.

Lu Yuan swept her into his arms and asked, "Aunt Zhao, why are there so many Jinyi Guards outside the gate?"

Zhao Qiao’Er first turned to greet Su Liyan. Then, pressing the two soft orbs on her chest against Lu Yuan, she said close to him, "Who knows? They snuck here last night and have just been standing there. The Mansion Guards are keeping an eye on them, but they haven’t caused any trouble."

"Brother Gu, which guest room is he in?" Lu Yuan asked, giving Aunt Zhao’s plump bottom a couple of smacks.

Zhao Qiao’Er bent over, stuck out her bottom, and gave Lu Yuan a kiss on the cheek, saying, "See, it’s that room. Our Yue’Er is inside."

"My dear auntie, I can go over myself. Tonight, I’ll come find you for some fun!" Lu Yuan said.

Zhao Qiao’Er nudged Lu Yuan with her hip and said with a seductive smile, "My darling sweetie, it’s a date, then. Auntie will take a bath and wait for you!"

Lu Yuan pushed open the door and said, "What happened? I heard you were injured. Come on, let me take a look!"

Hearing Lu Yuan’s voice, Gu Ziye stood up, threw herself into his arms, and pinned him against the wall for a passionate make-out session.

One second, Gu Gaoxu was lying in bed complaining to Gu Ziye; the next, the little couple were tangled together expressing their feelings, completely unconcerned by his presence.

Gu Gaoxu felt like his limbs were about to atrophy from all the lying around. Every time he asked Gu Ziye when he would get better, she would just stammer and couldn’t give him a clear answer.

Gu Gaoxu watched the two of them gnaw on each other, a grin splitting his face from ear to ear, and hollered, "Brother Lu, hurry up and give me a Healing Pill to try! The pain these past few days has been killing me."

After more than ten seconds, Lu Yuan finally pushed Gu Ziye away and said to Gu Gaoxu, "Don’t be anxious. Let me take a look first!"

Lu Yuan sat by the bed, took Gu Gaoxu’s wrist, and began to check his pulse. As he did, he asked, "Who were they? It looks like they wanted you dead."

Gu Ziye tactfully said, "Yuan~ I’ll go to the kitchen to see if the medicinal soup is ready!"

After Gu Ziye left, Gu Gaoxu lowered his voice and said, "Brother Lu, to be honest with you, a few days ago, I was following the Emperor’s decree to escort the Sixth Son of King Lu, Gu Zhaolian, to the Ministry of Justice. On the way, our contingent was ambushed. I was the only survivor."

Lu Yuan asked in surprise, "What about the prisoner Gu Zhaolian and those twenty-some Little Easterners?"

Gu Gaoxu slapped the bed and said, "How could I have worried about them? A sky full of Arrows rained down, an indiscriminate attack. I was lucky just to stay alive."

"Brother Lu, you have no idea. From the forests on both sides of the main road, several times our number in masked men charged out. Every one of them was highly skilled and well-trained. In an instant, they slaughtered the entire contingent." Gu Gaoxu grew more agitated as he spoke.

Gu Gaoxu couldn’t even remember how many times he had narrowly escaped death this month.

Gu Gaoxu gripped Lu Yuan’s hand tightly and said, "If it weren’t for my superior Martial Arts, breaking through several encirclements, I’m afraid I would have never seen you again, Brother Lu."

Gu Gaoxu had originally planned to return to Yandu to seek his father’s protection, but he was ambushed multiple times on the way back. That’s why he changed his route and came to Taiping City to escape his pursuers.

"I looked back, and that Gu Zhaolian had already been shot into a porcupine. It’s just a pity about my brothers who had followed me for years. They died for nothing, just like that."

At this, Gu Gaoxu couldn’t help but look grief-stricken.

Lu Yuan changed the subject, asking, "What’s the deal with the Jinyi Guards outside the mansion?"

Gu Gaoxu leaned against the headboard, spread his hands, and said, "I don’t know why the Jinyi Guards have surrounded the Lu Mansion either. Brother Lu, you haven’t gotten into some kind of trouble, have you?"

Lu Yuan said very calmly, "I haven’t done anything. Those Jinyi Guards must be here for you."

Gu Gaoxu nodded and said, "That makes sense. I lost the man my lord Emperor specifically asked for. They’re probably just keeping me under watch for now, waiting for a decree to come down and arrest me."

"You should just focus on recovering for now. Don’t worry about anything else," Lu Yuan comforted him.

Lu Yuan pinched a higher-grade Healing Pill from his robes and handed it to Gu Gaoxu, saying, "Your internal injuries are quite severe. Taking a few of these Elixirs will fully heal your physical wounds, but your Martial Arts will be completely crippled."

After swallowing the Elixir, Gu Gaoxu’s eyes went wide as he sought confirmation. "Brother Lu, you’re not joking with me, are you?"

Lu Yuan looked at Gu Gaoxu very seriously and said, "Do I look like I’m joking?"

Gu Gaoxu immediately deflated, saying dejectedly, "Then what’s the point of living? I worked so hard to attain my formidable Martial Arts, and now it’s all gone. How am I supposed to lead troops into battle? How am I supposed to get my revenge?"

Lu Yuan stood up and said, "If your Martial Arts are gone, you can train again. But if a man’s spirit breaks, then everything is truly gone. The you right now is not the man I know."

With that, Lu Yuan opened the door and walked out, leaving Gu Gaoxu lying there in a daze.

Just as he stepped out, Lu Yuan saw Gu Ziye personally carrying a bowl of medicinal soup over. He said, "Yue’Er, stop for a moment!"

Gu Ziye walked up to Lu Yuan with the soup and said, "Yuan~ what’s wrong?"

Lu Yuan took the bowl, sniffed the soup, tasted a mouthful, then spat it on the ground. He asked, "Yue’Er, who prescribed this medicine?"

Gu Ziye said matter-of-factly, "Doctor Li wrote the prescription. I heard from Aunt Zhao that he’s the best doctor in Taiping City."

Lu Yuan casually tossed the medicinal soup away and explained to a bewildered Gu Ziye, "Yue’Er, don’t give him this soup anymore. After taking the Elixir I refined, he’s already much better. A few more and he’ll be fully recovered."

Gu Ziye said, "Oh," and then asked, "In that case, Yuan~ are you coming to my room tonight?"

Lu Yuan smiled, patting Gu Ziye’s head. "Tomorrow night. I have a date with Aunt Zhao tonight."

"Alright then~" Gu Ziye pouted, left a smudge of crimson on Lu Yuan’s face, and skipped back to her room. "Yuan~ tomorrow night, I’ll be waiting for you in bed!"

Watching Gu Ziye’s retreating figure, Lu Yuan’s expression gradually turned cold and grim...