Chapter 20

"Ten thousand taels! It's gone!"

Xu Wuzhou was confined in a room at the Qin family estate, feeling very sad.

Ten thousand taels, which Qin Li had originally promised him, were now out of reach! "Yu Feng! I'll remember this, you owe me ten thousand taels!"

However, looking at the tightly closed door,

Xu Wuzhou felt that being a son-in-law in the Qin family was indeed tasteless.

His wife wouldn't let him touch her, and at the slightest disagreement, he would be confined. Every day, he was under Qin Li's watchful eye, and he had no way out.

This life was suffocating. A free life was the most precious.

Xu Wuzhou thought about secretly buying a small house outside, where he could hide when necessary, making his actions more convenient.

Yes, he would buy a few young and beautiful maids to serve him, and life would be very comfortable.

But he was too poor now, unable to afford a house.

Most importantly, his strength was too weak. Without the Qin family's protection, he would be killed soon.

"It seems I still need to improve my strength. Once the eight meridians are unblocked, I can face the dangers."

Xu Wuzhou muttered, "Yes, let's set a small goal first, to have my own small home."

After a few days, Xu Wuzhou became familiar with this world and began to have his own plans.

The innate nature of the Chinese is to have a house and a family.

"Click!"

While Xu Wuzhou was thinking about these things, he saw the tightly closed door open, and Qin Qingmou walked in.

Xu Wuzhou was taken aback, not expecting her to come and see him.

"After enduring humiliation for so long, you finally became famous. Why do you still act the same way?"

Qin Qingmou's tone was filled with disappointment.

"Do you care about this?"

Xu Wuzhou asked Qin Qingmou, "Are you jealous that I went to the brothel?"

"I..." Qin Qingmou paused and replied, "If you did this to test whether I would be jealous, it's unnecessary.

You've known me for so long, you know what I mean."

"You just don't like me.

I've been纠缠 you all along, and you find it very annoying. If it weren't for the marriage contract, you wouldn't even want to see me, right?"

Xu Wuzhou thought that if he were Qin Qingmou, given his past behavior, he would have kicked him to death long ago. Qin Qingmou could still endure and marry him, which made Xu Wuzhou think she was a virtuous wife.

But to Qin Qingmou, it sounded like he was mocking her sarcastically. She explained, "I never thought that way. I knew from a young age that I would marry you.

So I tried hard to live with you, and even after marrying you, I tried hard to live with you, but... just..."

"Just what?"

Xu Wuzhou asked.

"Sometimes, human emotions are not something reason can control. I can't force myself."

Qin Qingmou's eyes were somewhat dim.

Xu Wuzhou smiled, not getting angry.

Which good girl would like someone like Xu Wuzhou?

"Do all girls have dreams? What kind of man do you like?"

Xu Wuzhou asked Qin Qingmou.

Qin Qingmou shook her head and said, "I've never had such dreams. I've always tried to like you, to make the husband in my dreams look like you, but... after losing hope in you, I no longer have any dreams.

If I have any dreams left, it might be books, I only like reading."

Xu Wuzhou suddenly felt a bit heartache, gazing into Qin Qingmou's eyes. Her long eyelashes fluttered, giving her a seductive charm.

"Perhaps the husband in your dreams is someone with a scholarly air, someone with extraordinary literary talent."

Xu Wuzhou said.

Qin Qingmou shook her head, "I've married you, whether I like you or not doesn't matter."

Xu Wuzhou looked at the beautiful woman in front of him for a long time, then suddenly said, "If I move out, would you come with me?"

"You want to move out?"

Qin Qingmou was taken aback, thinking a lot, "Is it because others call you a parasitic son-in-law? You don't need to care."

"I just want to have my own place to live, nothing more."

Xu Wuzhou said.

After a moment of silence, Qin Qingmou slowly said, "Between us, I can't truly take the role of your wife."

Xu Wuzhou smiled, realizing Qin Qingmou was refusing him.

This was normal; who could like the old Xu Wuzhou?

Although she married him under family pressure, it was only to that extent.

"You have the potential. In the future, if you go to the brothel less and do fewer reckless things, you will achieve something."

Qin Qingmou thought for a moment and advised Xu Wuzhou.

"Whether one achieves something or not, the most important thing is to be happy."

Xu Wuzhou replied to Qin Qingmou.

Qin Qingmou pursed her lips, thinking that Xu Wuzhou had suffered cold treatment and ridicule for years, and had been pursuing her for so long. Now, she still treated him coldly, and this was his angry words.

Perhaps he had really given up, really lost hope, and that's why he wanted to leave the Qin family and live alone.

Qin Qingmou opened her mouth, wanting to say a lot.

But in the end, she couldn't say a word: Had she completely lost hope in him, completely lost feelings for him? She couldn't force herself to accept him, and in the future, she only wanted to be with books.

No matter what Qin Qingmou thought, she had to admit one thing.

Deep down, she really looked down on Xu Wuzhou, thought he was not good enough for her.

Although she felt she shouldn't think this way, how could she not have any feelings about the things Xu Wuzhou did?

Qin Qingmou originally wanted to invite Xu Wuzhou to attend the literary gathering in three days, but after thinking about it, she didn't say it.

If Xu Wuzhou went, he would be ridiculed again. Why let him suffer ridicule for her?

As for Qingci, she would explain to her.

"Father is still angry. Don't provoke him now.

Stay here for a few days, and I'll come to release you later."

Qin Qingmou explained to Xu Wuzhou.

Xu Wuzhou didn't mind. He had received two thousand taels and over two thousand drops of blood-colored liquid, which would help him break through.

Once the eight meridians were unblocked, he wouldn't need to fear anyone in Lin'an City, as long as he didn't provoke those at the innate realm.

Looking at the woman in front of him, with her smooth and tender skin, her chest high and her waist slender, her long legs straight, and a scholarly air, she had a dual charm of sensuality and grace.

Beauty to a certain extent was enough to make men easily develop good feelings.

Moreover, the woman in front of him was his wife.

Xu Wuzhou looked at her beautiful face and blurted out, "Living separately all the time isn't good. How about we try living together? It doesn't matter that you don't like me. From now on, I'll work hard to become the kind of person you like."

Seeing Xu Wuzhou's intense gaze, a blush spread across Qin Qingmou's face, and she thought of his recent reckless behavior.

She couldn't help but sigh, thinking that his lustful eyes were only for her body.

"It's getting late, you should rest early."

Qin Qingmou said and didn't dare to stay long.

Watching Qin Qingmou leave as if fleeing, Xu Wuzhou smiled, feeling speechless that his own wife saw him as a fierce beast.

Watching Qin Qingmou's graceful figure leave, Xu Wuzhou muttered, "Having such a beautiful wife, living separately every day is really inappropriate.

Yes, let's set another small goal, to win over my wife."

Xu Wuzhou sat down and began to cultivate. No matter what goal, strength was the most important. The blood-colored liquid fused into his body, starting to impact the blocked meridians.

With two previous experiences, Xu Wuzhou was very proficient. Waves of blood energy continuously impacted the meridians, unblocking them bit by bit.

Although it took dozens of attempts to unblock a small section, the continuous effort accumulated, like opening a path.

The Yang Qiao and Yin Qiao meridians were already unblocked, and Xu Wuzhou was now impacting the Yang Wei meridian.

Three hundred drops, the Yang Qiao meridian was unblocked, and the blood energy surged like a flood, roaring inside the meridian.

Six hundred drops, the Yin Qiao meridian was unblocked, reaching the fourth level of the acquired realm.

Nine hundred drops, the Dai meridian was unblocked, reaching the fifth level of the acquired realm.

One thousand two hundred drops, the Chong meridian was unblocked, reaching the sixth level of the acquired realm.

At this point, it was as if six rivers of blood energy were boiling inside him. Sitting there, he felt a series of thunderous sounds inside his body, like the sound of drums.

Xu Wuzhou was enveloped in a layer of blood color, the blood energy almost bursting out of his body, his aura strong and vigorous, and the wooden chair beside him was crushed by the blood energy.

Xu Wuzhou didn't stop, still absorbing the blood energy from the blood-colored liquid, starting to impact the final two meridians, the Ren and Du meridians.

The Ren and Du meridians were the most important two meridians in the acquired realm.

Unblocking the Ren meridian, which oversees all the yin meridians, represented reaching a higher level in the acquired realm.

It wasn't just a difference in one meridian; the improvement was far more significant than before.

Xu Wuzhou discovered that by mobilizing the blood energy from the six meridians and combining it with the blood energy from the blood-colored liquid, he could impact the Ren meridian.

The Ren meridian was much harder to unblock than the other meridians. After hundreds of attempts, he still couldn't unblock a small section.

But Xu Wuzhou was patient, crazily impacting the meridian with blood energy, regardless of the cost.

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