Crossgate Seal Chapter 477

Li Hanyu looked at Lu Zheng, blinked, then sighed helplessly.
“Didn’t make it again?”
“Didn’t make it again.”
“Why not?”
“Got lost in a chess game.”
Lu Zheng, “…”
Li Hanyu, “…”
The River God’s wife smiled gently from the side, while Liu Qingyan chuckled softly.
Lu Zheng couldn’t help but scratch the back of his head. “Well… haha… the weather’s nice today, isn’t it?”
Li Hanyu couldn’t hold back a snicker. “It’s not your fault. He gets carried away with anything he’s into. He went to a quiet spot by the river to play chess with Prefect Luo. By the time I found him, the first round of the state exam was already over.”
Lu Zheng sighed. “It’s somewhat related. During the Caiqing Festival, I talked with Brother Zhu about the benefits of chess, and he said he wanted to study it.”
Pausing, Lu Zheng added, “Since Brother Zhu didn’t come, could it be…”
Li Hanyu quickly shook her head. “No, it’s just that he’s embarrassed. He was so confident when discussing strategies with you, but now he’s missed the state exam and feels too ashamed to face anyone.”
Before Lu Zheng could respond, Liu Qingcuan casually said, “What’s the big deal? He’s missed the state exam a dozen times. Even I’m used to it. What’s he got to be embarrassed about… mmph!”
Liu Qingyan covered Liu Qingcuan’s mouth. “Kids don’t know what they’re talking about.”
Li Hanyu laughed and pulled Liu Qingyan’s hand away. “Yushan’s not even here, and Qingcuan’s not wrong. Why cover her mouth?”
Liu Qingcuan nodded repeatedly. “Exactly!”
Liu Qingyan shook her head helplessly. The man’s own wife didn’t care, so really…
“Let’s not talk about him. Mother’s itching to treat patients again, and I’m itching to spend a day playing mahjong with you and Sister Shen Ying to unwind,” Li Hanyu said with a smile.
Liu Qingyan nodded. “Sure, let’s go this afternoon.”
“And these two are…”
Everyone finally noticed Elder Wang and his daughter, who had been standing quietly behind Lu Zheng like background figures.
“Let me introduce them.”
Lu Zheng brought the Wang family forward to meet everyone.
Since Wang Xiaowan now had some cultivation and was considered a practitioner, Lu Zheng didn’t hide the identities of Li Hanyu and her mother.
Upon learning they were the wife and daughter of the Lushui River God, the Wangs were utterly astonished by Lu Zheng’s connections.
Goodness, what a wide network!
They never dreamed they’d one day cross paths with such legendary figures.
After Lu Zheng briefly explained the Wangs’ situation, Madam Li sized up Wang Xiaowan with a smile and said to Lu Zheng, “The young lady has good potential. Congratulations to Baiyun Temple for gaining another fine disciple.”
Lu Zheng smiled. “You’re too kind, Madam. It depends on her mindset and future growth.”
Li Hanyu nodded with a smile. “Perfect, let’s all go to Peach Blossom Forest this afternoon.”
“Peach Blossom Forest? Peach Blossom Plain?” Wang Xiaowan looked curiously at Lu Zheng.
“Indeed,” Lu Zheng nodded. “That’s my other wife’s place.”
Wang Xiaowan: ???
…
After lunch, Du Yueyao arrived at Ren Xin Tang, intending to help with patients, but Liu Qingyan dragged her to Peach Blossom Plain.
Three women make a show, and with Zhu Yushan absent, Lu Zheng decided not to go to Peach Blossom Plain.
Why bother? With Li Hanyu, Du Yueyao, and Wang Xiaowan there, he couldn’t exactly enjoy some affectionate fun. Better to go alone in the evening.
So, after seeing the women off, Old Man Liu and Madam Li treated patients while casually discussing medical techniques. Lu Zheng left with Elder Wang, heading to Yuling Garden to watch a play.
There, at the entrance of Yuling Garden, they ran into Fan Boyu, who had also come to watch the play.
…
“Are you alright? What’s going on? You’re interested in plays now?”
That evening, when Lin Wan got home from work, she saw Lu Zheng watching an opera channel on TV, with *Dingjun Mountain* playing.
“Hey, what’s that supposed to mean? Peking opera is our national treasure. Why can’t I watch it?”
Lu Zheng had spent more time in the ancient world than the modern one lately, and his phone addiction was practically cured.
Instead, he found himself increasingly drawn to storytelling and opera, as if he were already in his seventies or eighties. Quite embarrassing.
So, Lu Zheng was stubborn about it.
It’s a national treasure, I can appreciate it, it’s profound, what’s the problem!
“Of course you can! Absolutely!”
Lin Wan washed up, changed into pajamas, and flung herself onto Lu Zheng.
“But I don’t understand it. Switch to something lighter.”
Lu Zheng pulled Lin Wan close, his hand resting on a small hill.
He switched to a children’s channel playing a *Pig Man* movie, then paused, looking at Lin Wan with a questioning glance.
Lin Wan, exasperated, grabbed the remote and switched to a music channel.
“You seem a bit tired?”
Lin Wan shook her head. “Not tired, just a bit bored.”
“Then cultivate.”
“I’ve been cultivating, all the time, but I still don’t feel the qi,” Lin Wan sighed, a bit wistful. “Do I have no talent?”
Lu Zheng chuckled. “Of course not. You’ve only been cultivating for a short time. Not sensing qi is normal. Sensing it would be abnormal.”
He had checked Lin Wan’s aptitude. It wasn’t exceptional, but it wasn’t bad either. However, the modern world had almost no spiritual energy, and the Jade Essence Pill she took before had been used to boost her martial vitality.
Now that the cooldown period for the pill had passed, she could take another.
The Jade Essence Pill was even more effective than the Three Ginseng Jade Mushroom Pill he and Liu Qingyan had refined together, so Lu Zheng gave her another Jade Essence Pill.
Looking at the pill glowing faintly with green light, Lin Wan fell silent.
“What are you thinking?”
Lin Wan said softly, “I’m thinking I’ve taken too much from you.”
As husband and wife, Lin Wan didn’t mind Lu Zheng teaching her cultivation techniques, but repeatedly taking priceless pills from him made her uneasy.
Simply put, they were too precious.
If these were released, every tycoon in the world would go mad for them.
“Oh, getting sentimental now?”
Lin Wan rolled her eyes at Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng hugged her with a grin, saying earnestly, “Ever since you protected me by investigating Liu Yifan’s case alone, you’ve been priceless to me.”
“But who knew you’d be this amazing?” Lin Wan couldn’t help but hold Lu Zheng’s hand, which was circling clockwise, following its motion as her breathing grew heavier.
“But intentions are priceless. Tell me, can a valuable pill compare to a priceless heart?”
Lu Zheng placed his hand on Lin Wan’s chest, asking solemnly, “Hand on heart, tell me, does what I’m saying make sense?”
“It does~”
“For such a priceless heart, I’d give the whole world, let alone a mere pill.”
Lin Wan took a deep breath, grabbed the pill, swallowed it, then pushed Lu Zheng down on the sofa and straddled him.
The music on the TV couldn’t compare to the melody in Lin Wan’s voice.