Chapter 4

Seeing the young man pointing at him with a face full of deep-seated grievances as if he had picked the peaches from his garden, Li Yi felt extremely depressed inside.

"Bro, do we know each other?"

"Do we have to put on such a face just because we meet? It’s like you’ve been watching the peaches for a long time and I just picked them. We’re not that close, you know!"

The stunning woman ignored the young man and, looking at the woman with a waist as thick as a barrel, turned to Li Yi and said, "Husband, let me introduce you. This is Auntie Second."

"Husband!"

Hearing the beautiful woman’s address, the young man’s expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Li Yi with a cold and fierce gaze. Seeing his eyes, Li Yi couldn’t help but feel a chill from the bottom of his heart.

"Ruyi, you can’t..." The young man was about to speak, but the woman called Ruyi’s face turned cold, and she slapped the redwood table beside her.

"What, do I need to report to you when I do something?"

Bang!

In Li Yi’s terrified gaze, the sturdy wooden table instantly shattered into pieces, turning into a pile of debris.

The teacups and porcelain on the table also shattered.

Seeing this, Li Yi’s expression gradually turned blank, his worldview, life view, and values all somewhat overturned.

At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind.

Is this a martial arts drama?

Thinking about how he had just wanted to subdue this woman and escape, Li Yi couldn’t help but shudder and silently moved a little towards the foot of the bed.

It wasn’t just Li Yi who shuddered; the "robust" woman also shuddered.

"Ruyi, you..." She pointed at the woman who had just shattered the table and stood there as if nothing had happened, her face pale. The words of reprimand she was about to say got stuck in her throat.

"Is there anything else you want to say, Auntie Second?" The woman casually dusted off her hands, looked at her, and said indifferently.

"You, a young lady, how can you do such a thing, such a thing that disgraces..." The middle-aged woman’s face turned red, but halfway through her sentence, seeing the woman’s hand raise again, she couldn’t help but shudder and hurriedly pulled the young man out of the room.

If a palm could shatter a wooden table, what would happen if it landed on her? She would surely die!

The hurried footsteps faded away, and the room instantly became quiet.

"Do you not know your husband’s name?"

"Li... Li Yi." Li Yi took a deep breath and said.

After a moment, a pleasant but emotionless voice reached Li Yi’s ears again.

"It’s getting late, husband, you should rest early..."

The light footsteps gradually faded away. Hearing the door close, Li Yi looked up and saw a faint shadow lingering outside the door for a few seconds before a voice came through.

"I am... Liu Ruyi."

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After the woman left, the room was silent except for some unknown insect sounds.

Li Yi stared blankly at the simple roof, and after a long time, he sighed deeply, lying straight on the bed with his eyes still open.

Although he was very tired now, Li Yi’s nerves weren’t so thick that he could fall asleep after all that had happened.

A library fire, an inexplicable穿越, almost being caught and burned to death by an unknown old man, escaping by chance, and then being captured by bandits to be a husband in the bandit lair, with no idea what tomorrow would bring...

Li Yi felt that if his experiences were written into a book, it would definitely be a bestseller. But even if he had ten lives, he wouldn’t dare to write it. If others knew about these bizarre and fantastic ideas in his head, they wouldn’t praise him for his creativity; they might even roast him over a fire...

Forget it, don’t think about these things, it’s exhausting.

The most pressing matter now is to figure out what dynasty and place this is before making any other plans.

His mind was empty, with no memory of these things. Li Yi was very resentful that this pretty boy had left him nothing but this body.

However, as a穿越者, he should at least have the protagonist’s aura, right?

With so much knowledge that was hundreds or thousands of years ahead of this world, and with his intelligence, how could he not do well?

Even if he couldn’t become a high-ranking official, it should be easy to be a big official, right?

When he became successful, he could lead a few lackeys and tease virtuous women on the streets, living a carefree and comfortable life...

Lowering his head and thinking for a moment, Li Yi’s eyes became slightly moist.

The imperial examination?

As an engineering student, he couldn’t write the eight-part essay or recite the Four Books and Five Classics. His major didn’t match, so the imperial examination was definitely not an option...

Making gunpowder?

Although the formula for gunpowder could be easily found online in the future, who would bother to look it up?

Using advanced scientific knowledge?

Even if Li Yi knew a lot about astronomy, geography, and biological engineering, he couldn’t explain it. Before he crossed over, he couldn’t even convince his mother to change her mind about setting him up for a match, let alone change the ancient people.

He would probably end up being roasted.

Li Yi sadly realized that he couldn’t change anything and didn’t dare to change anything.

This morning, he was still worrying about what to eat in the future, with no grain in the house, truly destitute... Li Yi suspected that the original owner of this body might have starved to death.

Maybe because he wasn’t in the mood, he didn’t feel very hungry now, but he would eventually have to face the problem of lack of food.

Looking up at the dilapidated roof, Li Yi sighed deeply.

Not being born into a wealthy family was one thing, but at least he shouldn’t have to worry about food and clothing, right? Now, he couldn’t even return to the village, and he didn’t even have a place to stay...

Hey!

Li Yi suddenly sprang up from the bed.

A place to stay?

Isn’t this place here? Although it’s a bit shabby, it’s much better than his previous house.

Food?

Don’t joke, do I need to worry about this? Bandits wouldn’t lack food, and since that beautiful woman still needs his help, she wouldn’t let him starve.

Wife?

No need to be forced into a match by his mother, no need to buy a house or a car. Although he was a "door-to-door" husband, his nominal wife was so beautiful that even the stars of the future couldn’t compare. Thinking about it, being a bandit husband didn’t seem like such a bad deal?

No need to work like a dog, exhausted every day, and then calculate how many years it would take to buy a house with that meager salary...

House?

My wife is the bandit chief, the whole mountain is mine!

Thinking about this, Li Yi suddenly felt enlightened.

What’s the point of being a high-ranking official?

Being ennobled and appointed as a minister, how boring!

I am going to become the King of Bandits—man!

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