The buildings on the Bull Mound were very particular, with a strict hierarchy and complicated rules. For example, the rear courtyard where the eldest branch lived was small, but it had everything. There was also a banquet hall, Vermilion lacquer, carved red sandalwood, and flying beasts. A large plaque hung on the wall with the words "Heavenly Eternal Winter". There was a courtyard in front and a garden in the back. The east and west wings had a building above them, and there was a large glazed vat half the height of a person in the courtyard. It could hold several thousand catties of water, and there were eight or nine lotus flowers planted there. They were slender and elegant, their roots visible, and a dozen or so fat red carps leisurely swam inside. It was early autumn, and yellow leaves covered the bluestone tiles under the eaves between the red walls and green tiles. No one cleaned the place, so it was cold and cheerless. A woman in a gorgeous palace dress stood in front of the glazed fish vat, holding a small porcelain bowl. She tossed bait into the vat, attracting red carps to swim happily. Her posture was graceful, and her expression was languid. A tall and sturdy man in gorgeous clothes walked straight into the courtyard. A maidservant beside the woman hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to look at him. The middle-aged man's hands were on the edge of his onyx belt, and he habitually gave off an arrogant feeling. Even though he should be calling the woman "sister-in-law" in this courtyard, he still refused to restrain his arrogance. He raised a hand and waved, driving away the maidservant who was staring at her feet. It was unknown how this submissive maidservant saw the man waving his hand, but she ran toward the door as if she had been pardoned. When she passed by the man, she was fiercely slapped on the buttocks, causing her to pale in fright. The woman with a cold expression was indifferent to this and continued to feed the carps. The middle-aged man walked in front of the glazed vat and extended two fingers to stroke the smooth walls of the vat. He smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, we're a single man and woman, aren't we doing anything?"
The woman stared at the carefree red carps and coldly said, "Xuanyuan Jingxuan, aren't you afraid that if you swallow my dumplings, you'll burn your tongue along with your heart, liver, spleen, and kidneys?"
The man who was called by his name by the woman said indifferently, "Sister-in-law lives in seclusion, so of course you don't know. After the ancestor came out of seclusion this time, he intends to entrust the position of the family head to me. It's no wonder that Sister-in-law doesn't know about this. Sister-in-law and the ancestor haven't dual cultivated for some time, right?"
The man placed his palm on the colored glass fish tank and abruptly exerted his strength. More than a dozen carps and lotus roots were pulled to the side of the tank and stuck to it, unable to move. He bent down to look at the carps that were struggling on their deathbed and smiled. "Xuanyuan Jingxuan has been drooling over Sister-in-law for a long time, this is something that everyone in Mount Hui knows. Once I officially take over this large bull's nest, how could the Old Ancestor care about an old and worn-out cauldron? That bookworm Big Brother of mine worships you like a fairy, thinking that you're above the common populace, but he clearly doesn't understand a woman's thoughts at all. He's wasted all those sage books he's read. A woman in her thirties is like a wolf and in her forties is like a tiger. Once she's tasted the sweet rain after a long drought, how could she endure loneliness? Isn't that right, Sister-in-law? "
The woman was humiliated in such a way, but she remained unmoved. She only looked at the carps that were almost suffocating to death and indifferently mocked, "Xuanyuan Jingxuan, what are you so impatient for? It won't be too late to vent your frustrations when you become the head of the Xuanyuan Family. That's right, do you remember when you went to Southern Border six years ago? Sister-in-law just happened to see that loyal and unswerving wife of yours on the large bull's bed, but she was extremely seductive. When she first came to Mount Hui, she called me a depraved slut every day. Haven't you wondered why she shut up these past few years? I might as well make it clear to you, it was Sister-in-law who pitied her for being lonely, so rather than wasting energy scolding others, she might as well save her energy to serve others in bed. Sister-in-law was so merciful that she earnestly asked Old Ancestor to shower her with rain and dew. "
Xuanyuan Jingxuan's expression darkened and he paused for a moment. His palm left the wall of the glazed fish tank and the lotus flowers all snapped. Blood seeped out from the scales of the dozen or so carps, and their corpses floated to the surface. Xuanyuan Jingxuan said the word 'good' three times in a row, then grinned maliciously, "Xuanyuan Jingcheng, this Big Brother, can't do anything even after being beaten three times with a stick. I didn't expect Sister-in-law to be so scheming, knowing how to use small tricks to retaliate. This is for the best. Today, I'll carry Sister-in-law back. I want to see if there's anyone in the eldest branch who can be as unyielding as Sister-in-law! Or perhaps Xuanyuan Jingcheng will simply wantonly have fun with Sister-in-law here? I heard that Sister-in-law fell ill from longing for a portrait, so I don't mind hanging that portrait at the head of your bed to liven things up. Sister-in-law, what do you think? Isn't Jingxuan much more amorous than Big Brother? "
The woman calmly gazed at the blood-soaked fish tank and smiled. "Compared to Xuanyuan Jingcheng, you think too highly of him."
Xuanyuan Jingxuan asked, "Sister-in-law, when you're in bed later, you'll have to use all your skills. A woman's eighteen types of martial arts."
"Xuanyuan Jingxuan, you're worse than an animal!"
An angry roar came from the door.
When Xuanyuan Jingxuan heard the familiar voice, he couldn't be bothered to turn around. He laughed indulgently and said, "Qingfeng, I heard that the bastard surnamed Yuan you thought so highly of is already half-dead, so your mother's fate today will be your fate in a few years. Uncle has the patience to wait for that day. Uncle might even wonder if Qingfeng already has a young daughter by the time he reaches sixty years of age. In the past, I didn't understand the meaning of the words' enjoying the blessings of the land alone 'on the stone tablet, but now I understand that this kind of blessings is truly something that only immortals can enjoy. "
Xuanyuan Qingfeng stood at the door, his fingernails digging into his palms.
When she saw her daughter, a trace of panic finally flashed through the woman's eyes. She coldly said, "Qingfeng, leave this place!"
Xuanyuan Jingxuan clicked his tongue and laughed. "What a touching mother-daughter relationship."
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