At dawn the next day, Qi Yixuan was already awake. She stepped out of the bridal chamber and into the courtyard.
"Madam."
Two passing maids quickly came forward to greet their new mistress.
Qi Yixuan asked gently, "Do you know where the kitchen is?"
"Madam wants to go to the kitchen?"
At that moment, Ye Xiaoyu walked over.
Qi Yixuan nodded. "My husband drank a lot of wine last night. I want to make him a bowl of lotus seed porridge."
"Madam, you can just tell me to do such things," Ye Xiaoyu said.
Qi Yixuan blushed slightly and replied softly, "I want to make it for him myself."
Ye Xiaoyu smiled faintly. "Madam and the Young Master are truly loving. I'll take you there."
With that, the two of them headed to the kitchen.
On the way, Qi Yixuan asked, "Your name is Xiaoyu, right?"
"Mm."
"Xiaoyu, how long have you been in the Ye residence?"
"When I was seven, the Young Master picked me up from a pile of corpses. It's been eleven years now."
Qi Yixuan asked again, "So you must know a lot about my husband's preferences. Could you tell me about them?"
"The Young Master, hmm…"
Ye Xiaoyu thought for a moment. "He's very easygoing and doesn't put on airs with the servants. But there's one rule—whatever he's doing, we're not allowed to interfere."
"The Young Master likes sweets, rarely eats vegetarian dishes, and enjoys traveling…"
Ye Xiaoyu shared much about Ye Xuezhang's preferences, and Qi Yixuan listened intently, memorizing it all.
As they chatted, the two arrived at the kitchen door. Ye Xiaoyu shouted, "Dalou, get up and light the fire. Madam wants to cook lotus seed porridge for the Young Master."
"Oh."
A simple, honest voice responded from inside. Shortly after, the kitchen door opened, revealing a tall, burly man with a dignified appearance.
When Qi Yixuan saw the man, her eyes momentarily gleamed with light before quickly returning to normal.
"Madam, this is Liu Dalu. He's the chef, groom, guard, and handyman of the residence," Ye Xiaoyu introduced.
Hearing this, Qi Yixuan asked curiously, "How can one person do so many jobs?"
Ye Xiaoyu chuckled. "He owes the Young Master money, so he has to do more work to regain his freedom sooner."
Soon, Liu Dalu had the fire going and the pot set up.
Qi Yixuan stepped into the kitchen, took a deep breath, and looked slightly nervous.
Before coming to Cangxi City, she had practiced cooking diligently for three months. Now was her chance to put those skills to use.
I wonder if my husband will like it…
Yixuan, you have to do your best! You must make this meal perfectly to satisfy him!
Half an hour later…
Ye Xuezhang opened his eyes and noticed that his new bride was not in the room.
Strange, where did she go?
Just then, the door opened.
Qi Yixuan entered, carrying a tray with a white jade bowl covered by a lid.
"My husband, you're awake?"
"Did I wake you with the sound of the door opening?"
Looking at his slightly nervous wife, Ye Xuezhang shook his head. "No, I woke up naturally."
"What's this?"
Qi Yixuan placed the tray down and said softly, "I noticed you drank a lot last night, so I made lotus seed porridge to help with the hangover."
Then she walked over to the bed, picked up Ye Xuezhang's clothes, and said, "Let me help you get dressed."
What a gentle and thoughtful woman!
Ye Xuezhang silently vowed to treat her well.
Meanwhile, in the southern part of Cangxi City, at Yunlai Inn...
Chen Shaoheng, the Young Chief of the Weiyuan Escort Agency, had just risen when he heard the sound of heavy footsteps from the street.
He opened the window and saw a large number of soldiers rushing by with tense expressions.
Chen Shaoheng's heart skipped a beat. Could something have happened?
He hurriedly dressed, grabbed his sword, and left the inn, following the soldiers.
After traversing a dozen streets, the scene before him almost made him vomit his dinner from the night before.
Hundreds of bodies hung from the trees lining the street.
Each corpse had been flayed, leaving exposed, bloodied flesh and bones. Blood dripped steadily onto the ground.
Their internal organs had been removed and discarded onto the street, filling the air with a nauseating stench.
Not far away, the soldiers all wore pale faces, too horrified to speak.
"Who could have done this?"
"These methods are too ruthless!"
"To wipe out the entire Seven Killers Gang overnight, the perpetrator must be an unfathomable expert!"
Hearing the soldiers' discussions, Chen Shaoheng's heart trembled. The Seven Killers Gang?
Feng Ke, the leader of the Seven Killers Gang, was a formidable second-stage Heavy Mountain Realm expert.
Even his hall Masters were all powerful cultivators in the Heavy Mountain Realm.
Who could possess such overwhelming power to silently annihilate the entire Seven Killers Gang in a single night?
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