Chapter 1445: Chapter 1445

Chapter 1445: Chapter 1445: Sister-in-law is angry

People often say a mother-in-law finds her son-in-law more pleasing the more she looks at him.

Long Fei had no words for Xie Sanniang; every time she saw him, she acted as though he were an enemy. But what could he do? After all, Wang Xiaoya was her daughter. No matter how bad her menopausal temperament got, Long Fei had to endure it.

This was something he couldn’t argue with reason.

He couldn’t just confront his mother-in-law with a fight.

If word got out, wouldn’t he be laughed to death?

He called Chang Xi and Taida back to the Capital City, and instead of entering the city, they found an inn outside the city to stay in. From the Mountains and Rivers Map, he picked out a fortunate individual to deliver his handwritten letter into the city.

The inn was built by the river, with a picturesque view.

Long Fei asked the innkeeper to catch fresh fish for them, and set up a banquet under a riverside pavilion.

Lotus flowers swayed on the river’s surface, and schools of goldfish swam by in clusters, instantly calming one’s restless heart.

Chang Xi took out some spirit rice and went to feed the goldfish.

Her face bore a child’s smile, not as aloof as usual.

Long Fei and Taida drank wine, and in a low voice, Long Fei asked him, “Has your sister ever been married? Do you have a thing for her?”

Taida almost choked, staring wide-eyed as he quickly defended, “Don’t talk nonsense. My sister is pure and unblemished, and she’s the Saintess of Broad Cold Palace, where on earth could she get married?”

Long Fei raised an eyebrow and said, “Why can’t a Saintess get married? Isn’t this depriving a girl of her reproductive rights? This is sheer feudal custom!”

Taida couldn’t understand these words about rights and feudalism; he just said, “It’s been for generations. A Saintess naturally has to follow the rules of her ancestors!”

“What a ridiculous rule. We at Yin Yang Sect don’t have such a thing. I’ll have to change this rule once I unify the various Star Domains.”

Long Fei drank his wine, thinking of his frustrating matters with Wang Xiaoya, and couldn’t help but express his feelings.

Chang Xi was a Saintess, and Wang Xiaoya was also a Saintess.

With this burdensome title, women couldn’t even touch men. What a waste of talent!

Chang Xi had such a cultivation level, she heard everything they were saying.

Her face turned red as she came over and said to Long Fei, “If you’re upset, take it out on your mother-in-law. Why drag our Broad Cold Palace into this?”

Long Fei chuckled lightly, “I don’t believe you have no grievances. Haven’t you ever thought about getting married?”

Chang Xi pursed her lips and with a coquettish reminder said to him, “This is my personal affair, none of your concern. If you keep spouting nonsense, I’ll really get angry.”

Her pretty face had a hint of coldness.

Even though she seemed angry, there was something amusing about it, making it hard to suppress a laugh.

Long Fei didn’t tease her any further, raising his glass and saying, “Alright, I won’t say anything. I toast to you as an apology.”

“At least you know your place!”

Chang Xi also raised her wine bowl, forgiving Long Fei.

Taida swallowed and thought to himself, since when is his sister so easy-going?

Usually, if anyone dared to joke with her like that, she’d definitely fight them.

The three of them ate fish, drank wine, and chatted about matters beyond the domain.

After a while, Bald Dog, Ground Rat Demon King, and Da Heiniu came over.

One had a bald head, one was pot-bellied, and one was tall and sturdy with horns on its head, wearing a big gold chain around its neck, and playing with lion-head walnuts in its hand, looking just like a local gang leader.

The three demon kings were somewhat courteous, clasping their hands in greeting to those present, then standing behind Long Fei and reporting the city’s news to him.

Since the South Yangtze Prefecture raised the banner of respecting the king and expelling the foreign invaders, the New Emperor was furious and has issued an edict to gather troops from all sides to go south to South Yangtze, saying they want to quell the rebels and bring peace to South Yangtze Prefecture.

On both sides, they were calling each other treasonous usurpers of the throne. The war of rhetoric in the newspapers had already begun.

All the princes were still watching from the sidelines, so it’s unclear yet who sides with the New Emperor.

Long Fei felt time was tight, uncertain if he could meet with people from the Flame Emperor Palace soon.

If the New Emperor didn’t care about this precious son, and the Flame Emperor Palace didn’t value this elder of the Divinity Transformation Realm, he would have to explore another route.

Long Fei didn’t let Bald Dog and the others work for nothing and handed them two newly acquired Sea Dragon corpses.

Long Fei didn’t keep the Demon Cores, giving them to Bald Dog and the Ground Rat Demon King, and compensated Da Heiniu with two hammers.

These hammers were the Thunder Drum Golden Hammer of the Golden Family from Southern Barbarian State, a Human Immortal Magical Treasure that could evoke the sound of thunder when struck. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭⚫𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵

At that time, Long Fei had to exert a lot of effort dealing with Jin Yuanba.

With only a broken stick for a magical treasure, Da Heiniu had never seen such a high-level magical treasure.

Once he got it, he excitedly swung the hammers together.

With a loud boom, thunder rolled.

Long Fei quickly raised a hand to conjure a barrier to block it, but the surrounding water sprayed, and the thunderous sound shattered the ground into dust.

If Long Fei hadn’t stopped it, the inn a dozen meters away would have been demolished.

The innkeeper rushed out in fright, bowing and scraping as he asked what was going on, thinking they might not have liked the fish he prepared.

Long Fei smiled and told him to leave, instructing Da Heiniu to find a far-off place if he wanted to test things.

Bald Dog and the Ground Rat Demon King looked on enviously, voicing their discontent to Long Fei, “Master, we can’t play favorites ! What you gave Old Black is obviously more valuable than the Demon Core!”

“Greedy as ever, aren’t you satisfied with a Soul Ascension Stage Demon Core?”

Long Fei gave them a sidelong glance, then reconsidered, thinking the two indeed had no suitable magical weapons.

Da Heiniu was throwing the Thunder Drum Golden Hammer up and down, egging them on by saying, “Master, don’t spoil them. These two are like black holes, never feeling full no matter how much they swallow!”

Bald Dog didn’t dare retort to Long Fei, but couldn’t care less about Da Heiniu, immediately cursing, “Oh, come on, calling him master now? Weren’t you the one shouting ‘Grandpa Ox’ behind his back before? Just got a magical treasure and changed your tune?”

Da Heiniu, thick-skinned and unable to blush, naturally said, “Grandpa Ox is for outsiders; in front of the master, I’m just a good little ox.”

Saying this, it threw Long Fei a flirtatious wink.

Seeing this, Chang Xi sprayed out a mouthful of wine, her dignified image ruined by this foul ox.

Long Fei laughed a little, taking out two black broadswords and handing them to Chang Xi to review, “Fairy, could you take a look at what material these two broadswords are made of?”

Bald Dog and the Ground Rat Demon King’s eyes turned green as they fixated on the broadswords.

Chang Xi lifted her jade hand and gently knocked on it with two fingers.

A crisp clang echoed like ice.

Chang Xi furrowed her elegant brows and said, “If I’m not mistaken, this should be made from the Thousand-Year Cold Iron from the seabed. This type of cold iron ore is usually found in sea trenches tens of thousands of meters deep. In terms of material, it’s on par with any Divine Iron on land, but the crafting skill is lacking, unable to fully utilize the cold iron’s potential, so it counts as an Earth Immortal Magical Treasure!”

Da Heiniu was stunned, not expecting the woman to know so much.

Its big mouth without a filter, it gave Chang Xi a thumb up, originally intending to flatter Long Fei, but blurted out, “Sister-in-law, you’re really knowledgeable, my Old Bull is truly impressed!”

With thick skin that couldn’t blush, Da Heiniu naturally stated, “The monicker ‘Grandpa Ox’ is for outsiders; with the master, I’m just her good ol’ cow!”

Long Fei chuckled and produced two large black blades, handing them over to Chang Xi. “Fairy, can you tell me what material these broadswords are made from?”

Bald Dog and the Ground Rat Demon King eyed it hungrily, grumbling to Long Fei, “Master, you can’t spoil them! These two gluttons don’t even have suitable magical weapons.”

Da Heiniu, completely unfazed, continued with a wide grin, “Haha, my lady is really knowledgeable, I’m truly impressed, as always.”

Without missing a beat, Da Heiniu swung one of the hammers.

With a loud boom, thunder rolled.

Long Fei quickly raised his hand to conjure a barrier to block it, yet the surrounding water still splashed, and the peal of thunder spread, pulverizing the nearby rocks and flowers into powder.

If it weren’t for Long Fei intervening, the inn dozens of meters away might have been destroyed by it.

The innkeeper hurriedly came out in a panic, bowing and scraping to ask about what had happened, fearing the fish he had made wasn’t to their taste.

Long Fei chuckled and reassured him before telling Da Heiniu to head somewhere distant if he wanted to test out his new toy.

Bald Dog and the Ground Rat Demon King watched with envy, complaining to Long Fei, “Master, you can’t spoil them. These two are like leeches, always hungry for more weapons!”

Long Fei gave them a sideways look, then thought better of it, realizing these two indeed lacked suitable magical weapons.

Da Heiniu, tossing and catching his new Thunder Drum Golden Hammer, provoked them further saying, “Master, you better not spoil these guys. They’re like bottomless pits, never getting enough!”

Bald Dog retorted with a loud, “Hey, don’t give me that, now you’re kissing up to the master? Weren’t you calling him old bull behind his back? Just because you got those hammers, you’re changing allegiances?”

Da Heiniu, not one to be embarrassed, just shrugged innocently and replied, “I call myself Grandpa Ox to outsiders, to the master I’m just his good ol’ ox.”

At these words, Chang Xi spewed out her drink with laughter, her dignified image momentarily shattered by this cheeky ox.

Long Fei laughed and took out two large black sabers, handing them to Chang Xi, “Fairy, can you take a look at what material these two sabers are made of?”