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  San Ci couldn't stay in the Du Hu Fu, so Zhou Xuan had him wait outside the Chaoyang Fang gate. Since they came by riding Lao Dong's carriage this time, they didn't bring Fu He and Ding De Sheng along.

  Arriving at "Jiunan Mountain House", Lin Hanyun was also there. Seeing that Zhou Xuan was alone, she asked: "Where is the other person?"

  Zhou Xuan smiled but didn't answer, his eyes fixed on something behind Lin Hanyin's back. Lin Hanyin was startled and quickly turned around, but there was nothing there. He then rushed forward to grab Zhou Xuan, who didn't hold back either, pinching Lin Hanyin's plump buttocks several times.

  After sitting down in the tea room, Jingyi Xianzi didn't ask Zhou Xuan why he hadn't come yesterday. Instead, she began to tell him about the top ten famous springs in the world. The six types of spring water they had tasted last time were among the top ten, with Lushan occupying two spots. It was indeed a place of beautiful mountains and rivers.

  Zhou Xuan had an excellent memory. After Jingyi Xianzi explained it once, he basically remembered it and was able to ask and answer questions with the teacher.

  Lin Hanyin sat on one side, propping up her chin with her hand, and looked at her sister with a pair of big eyes, then looked at Zhou Xuan. When people are bored, they will think wildly. Lin Hanyin thought: "My sister is really nice to Zhou Xuan, who did she have so much to say to before? Zhou Xuan has a bad temper in front of me and dares to hit me. In front of my sister, he puts on a gentle appearance, talking about flowers, tea, and other things that my sister likes. What is this bad guy doing? He can't be liking my sister, wanting her to marry him? My sister has already become a nun and won't remarry. I don't believe those gossiping women who say my sister will bring bad luck to her husband. My sister isn't a tiger on Mount Lu that bites people to death! How could the three people who died before be blamed on my sister, when she hadn't even held hands with them? She would poison him?"

  Lin Han suddenly had a wonderful idea, she wanted to marry her sister to Zhou Xuan, and see if Zhou Xuan would die. Zhou Xuan was such a bad person, he definitely wouldn't die so easily. Bad people always live longer than good people.

  Lin Han Yun thought and thought, and then she couldn't help but laugh.

  Zhou Xuan said: "Hanyun sister, go to the Shifuquan spring and scoop a bowl of water for me."

  Lin Han was startled, seeing Zhou Xuan's smiling eyes. Knowing she was being teased, she said gruffly: "I'll go to the Moyu Pavilion to scoop up water for you to drink, and drown you."

  Jingyi Xianzi scolded: "Han Yun, how can you talk like that? Do you still want to go watch the insect racing tomorrow?"

  Lin Han Yun suddenly fell silent.

  Zhou Xuan saw Jing Yi Xianzi and said, "Today you only let me drink water, but didn't let me taste it. Sister Dao Yun, aren't we tasting the spring water today?"

  Jingyi Xianzi seemed stunned for a moment, turning her face towards Lin Huanyu.

  Lin Han said: "You're still drinking? Didn't you say that drinking too much cold water gave you stomach pain the day before yesterday?"

  Zhou Xuan chuckled and said: "I was just teasing you, little girl. The water from Dao Yin's place is so clean, how could it give me a stomachache!"

  "Wow, did you hear that, sister? Zhou Xuan deliberately deceived me and bullied me!"

  The elegant and composed Jingyi couldn't help but burst out laughing. She quickly straightened her waist and said, "Zhou Gongzi was just joking with you, can't you tell? Alright, stop making a scene, what's gotten into you, Mingfeng, Jianyue?"

  Two maidservants walked out with a gentle pace. Zhou Xuan started to taste the famous springs again, this time making progress compared to last time, getting eight out of twelve correct.

  At the beginning of Hai, Lin Hanyun sent Zhou Xuan out and reminded him to come early tomorrow to take her to the "Super Autumn War Hall".

  Outside the gate of Chaoyang Fang, San Chai stood motionless, looking rather lonely. The once-famous wandering swordsman San Chai, the notorious assassin San Chai who made people's names tremble with fear, and the San Chai known as the "Sword, Chess, Bug" triple absolute, had now become a sword slave, which was truly pitiful.

  Zhou Xuan walked over and said, "Let's go back." Under the bright moonlight, he headed towards Zhuque Lane. Three Chi followed behind him, five steps away.

  Zhou Xuan turned his head to look at San Chi's bamboo hat and hemp shoes. Although he walked slowly, he still had an intimidating aura, a killer temperament that couldn't be changed. He said, "San Chi, don't think being my sword slave is humiliating. I won't treat you unfairly. Later, I'll give you a precious chess problem to solve. I guarantee you'll be so delighted that your chess skills will make rapid progress and surpass Er Chi's."

  The dim and dull eyes suddenly lit up, and he said politely: "Thank you, master."

  Back in the mansion, Zhou Xuan ordered the servants to prepare dinner and tidy up the bedroom for San Chi, letting him live alone in a separate courtyard house. It was clearly not suitable for San Chi to mix with the household servants, after all, his reputation was so great that kings and nobles from various countries would lose sleep when they heard his name.

  Zhou Xuan returned the Xuanti sword he won last time to San Chi, and also moved the catalpa wood chessboard and jade stone chess pieces to San Chi's room. San Chi's originally wooden expression finally relaxed a bit.

  Zhou Xuan said, "Jian Nu, you've had a long and tiring journey, get some rest early, I won't give you any more puzzles today. Tomorrow, come with me to fight insects, remember, don't fly around recklessly, learn to be an ordinary person, fighting and killing is boring, playing chess and fighting insects is interesting."

  Zhou Xuan returned to the inner courtyard, thinking that he still hadn't told his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and two young wives about making the assassin a sword slave. The fewer people who knew about this matter, the better.

  Qin Que and Xian Zhen's room lights were all on, they heard Zhou Xuan had returned, Xian Zhen came out to greet him, with a somewhat strange smile on her face, saying in a low voice: "Husband, Que Er has agreed."

  Zhou Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then came to his senses and pretended to be surprised: "Ah, really? Needle must have spent a lot of effort talking, right?"

  The needle said with a sour tone: "Yes, only after they've promised with their mouths dry from talking can the husband enter."

  Zhou Xuan whispered in Zhēn's ear: "Needle is really virtuous, as a husband I'd love to hold you and sleep."

  Xue Zhen's face suddenly turned red to the roots of her ears, her eyes sparkled like water, and a hint of melancholy in her heart disappeared without a trace. She whispered: "Husband, two months will pass quickly." After finishing speaking, she slipped into her own bedroom, her face flushed and her heart racing.

  That night, Zhou Xuan stayed in Qin Que's room. Before going to bed, Qin Que took out a volume of silk books with a blush and asked Zhou Xuan to take a look. Zhou Xuan was surprised: "What time is it now? Still reading?"

  Qin Que's face turned red and she couldn't lift her head, saying in a low voice: "Husband, this is what husbands and wives read together in their boudoir."

  "What's Spring Palace?" Zhou Xuan was delighted. He sat naked in the tent, unfolded the silk book and took a look. The first few seal characters at the beginning of the volume were basically unrecognizable.

  "Sparrow, I don't recognize this character, what book is this?"

  "This is 'Chong Hezi's Jade Chamber Secrets', discussing the art of bedroom techniques."

  "Ah!" Zhou Xuan was overjoyed. Marrying a female doctor is great! She also understands the art of bedroom skills, this needs to be practiced well.

  Zhou Xuan said with a humble and eager-to-learn tone: "Sparrow, I don't recognize all the characters in this silk book. Can you teach me hand-in-hand?"

  Qin Que's face turned red and her ears were burning, although she was shy, but in order to make her husband strong and healthy, prolong his life, she had no choice but to respond softly, dedicating herself to the art of seduction, beginning a sultry lesson.

  Qin Que shyly guided Zhou Xuan's every move. Each action had its own nuances, all containing the true meaning of self-cultivation and character-building.

  "This is truly teaching by word and example!"

  The teacher teaches at a slightly slow pace, and the students are impatient. Before the teacher has finished explaining, the students can't help but take action first.

  Qin Que couldn't take it anymore, being teased by Zhou Xuan until he was panting and couldn't even remember what he had written in the "Chong He Zi Yu Fang Secret". He thought to himself: "I'll teach him next time. Anyway, there's plenty of time later, I can do it slowly."

  ……

  On August 19th, Zhou Xuan took San Chi and Lai Fu to Chaoyang Fang to pick up Lin Hanyun, and they headed towards the North Gate together. Along the way, they heard people calling out to each other, saying they were going to watch a beetle fight at the "Super Autumn War Hall". They argued with each other over whether "General Zhang Hu" was more powerful or if the mysterious "Mo Bu De" was even more ferocious?

  Hu Shang Abu waited for Zhou Xuan at the North Gate, and when everyone arrived at Half Lane Street, they saw that half of the street was crowded with people. Tiancai Xia Cuihua creatively implemented a ticketing system, regardless of whether you were betting on insects or not, to enter the "Super Autumn Fighting Hall" to watch insect fighting, each person would be charged ten cents. Even so, after the expansion and renovation of the "Super Autumn Fighting Hall", the insect fighting hall was still overcrowded.

  Wu Kuan and a group of young masters from lower-ranking official families in Jiangzhou have arrived, preparing to make heavy bets on the insect fight.

  Zhou Xuan and Liao Yin discussed it. They felt that there were too many people disturbing the insect fight. It was suggested that only those who bet more than ten taels of silver could enter the insect fighting hall to watch, while the rest would be in the courtyard or on the street. They could also bet on insects.

  Finally, eighty people entered the Bug Museum. The green-backed fierce bug "General Zhang Hu" and the unassuming "Untouchable" were brought out in black ceramic jars for the bug enthusiasts to admire and place bets on. Two large placards displayed the names of the bugs: "General Zhang Hu" was four wins zero losses, while "Untouchable" was one win zero losses.

  Originally thought "Famous General Zhang He" was famous outside, last time also defeated another green-backed insect "Yiyang Wei Yan", the insect friends who supported "Famous General Zhang He" must be many, didn't expect many people to take a different approach, betting on "untouchable" to win is not few, the odds are almost the same.

  Zhou Xuan intentionally teased Zhang He, asking: "Sword slave, with your eyesight, which of these two insects will win? This green-backed insect is the one that defeated your junior 'Yiyang Wei Yan' - 'Famous General Zhang He'."

  Three fools obviously already knew about the four fools and Zhou Xuan's insect, carefully looked at the two insects and said: "This green-backed insect has lost its full vitality, it should be that it fought too hard with 'Yiyang Wei Yan', both sides suffered losses, and dropped by half a grade."

  Zhou Xuan nodded in approval: "Good eyesight, take another look at this black-winged white-spotted 'untouchable'."

  San Chai hesitated and said, "This insect doesn't look like anything special, but its large pincers are thick and sharp, not something that a black-backed beetle would have. Since the master has it fight with the green-backed beetle, it's clearly no ordinary thing."

  Lin Han Yun had always been quite honest and didn't dare to speak much, but seeing San Chou wasn't so fierce after all, he plucked up his courage and said: "This black bug can be scary? Let's see 'Famous General Zhang Hu' take a bite out of it!"

  Just then, San Chai suddenly turned his head and looked at the door, revealing a look of astonishment.

  Zhou Xuan turned his head and saw a thin and weak scholar standing there, holding a tray in his hand, with blue silk covering the top of it.

  The four fools are chasing again!

  Zhou Xuan had a headache, last time the insect shop opened, these four fools brought three green-backed insects to cause trouble, what are they up to today? This is the first high-stakes battle of "Super Autumn War Hall", can't let them mess it up!

  A look of surprise flashed across the three foolish faces, and then they immediately regained their calm composure.

  Si Chai also came over to greet Shifu, holding a tray and standing in the corner.

  Zhou Xuan walked over and asked: "What are you doing here?"

  Si Chui coldly said: "If you don't lift my senior brother's Sword Slave identity, I will trouble you every day."

  Zhou Xuan said: "You're willing to bet and lose, your senior brother is voluntarily becoming my sword slave. You bring him to Yandang Mountain and he'll still come back to acknowledge his master. Alas, a rare loyal servant like this, you're just causing trouble for him by being so clingy like a woman. Do you really think you can dominate the world?"

  Si Chai heard Zhou Xuan say that he was like a woman, his face changed and said: "You teach the thirty-sixth Jinrong Bureau to my master brother. Then dissolve the master-slave relationship, my master brother will naturally leave."

  Zhou Xuan couldn't help but laugh. Looking at San Chi beside him, he said: "Haha, Sword Slave, I didn't expect you to be so humble and willing to learn from me in secret, wanting to study my 36 precious questions! No way!"

  The three fools bowed and said: "The sword slave has sworn to serve his master for life, protect his master completely, if he violates this oath, heaven will abhor him!"

  Zhou Xuan thought: "Heaven abhors it, who does it abhor?" He said: "Alright, you tell your junior brother to scram."

  The four fools angrily said: "I'm here to bet on the insect fight, what right do you have to drive me away? If I leave, I'll drive all these people away."

  The silver on the counter had already piled up very high, probably several thousand taels. If it were to be scattered by the Four Idiots, the reputation of "Super Autumn War Hall" would be completely ruined.

  Zhou Xuan regretted taking in the three idiots as sword slaves, this guy was a disaster. He said: "You can bet on insects if you want, place your bets, don't cause trouble, otherwise I'll have San Chi practice sword from morning till night, no breaks allowed! A sword slave must practice swordsmanship!"

  "Hey!" Si Chou only now realized that Zhou Xuan was very shameless, and said hatefully: "I won't cause any more trouble, you promise to gamble with me again."

  "You want to gamble again? What are you going to gamble on? Your master and brothers only know how to kill people with just a few moves!"

  "I want to have a tea fight with you."

  Zhou Xuan heard about the tea fight and his heart skipped a beat, asking: "How did they fight?"

  "Of course, it's one of the nine difficulties in making tea."

  Zhou Xuan said: "I just learned it, you came, at least give me some more time." Asked: "What's the bet?"

  Si Chai Dao said: "I won, you have to let go of the thirty-sixth layer of the Jingong Questions. And expel my senior brother from Zhou Fu. Or order him to return to Yan Dang Mountain and hide in seclusion—"

  Zhou Xuan chuckled and said: "Ordering him to hide away is no different from ordering him to become an immortal. Carefree and happy!"

  "Will you answer or not?"

  Zhou Xuan said: "You say again what you will do if you lose, and see if the stakes are tempting or not?"

  "The four fools gritted their teeth and said: 'If I lose, I'll be your tea slave.'"

  Zhou Xuan burst out laughing: "Great, wait till you become my tea slave, then Old Five will come to gamble with me, and so will Old Two, and even the eldest will come. They'll all lose to me and become my sword slave, chess slave, tea slave, insect slave, and chicken slave. Hehe, a chicken slave, what an unheard-of thing."

  The Fourth Fool stared coldly at Zhou Xuan, gritting his teeth. If not for Third Brother's words to protect this guy completely, he would have struck out with his knife long ago! When had the Fifth Fool ever been despised by someone like this?!

  "Stop daydreaming, are you betting or not?"

  "No gambling." Zhou Xuan shook his head and said, "Not interested, I don't want to take in such a servant, eating my food and drinking my wine, and still causing me trouble."

  "Fine, I'll just overturn this insect hall. My senior brother only said to protect you, as long as I don't lay a hand on you, he can't interfere."

  Zhou Xuan glanced at San Chi, but San Chi didn't react. It seemed that he tacitly agreed with his junior's words. This sword slave was really too unscrupulous!

  Zhou Xuan looked at Si Chou and said: "You're willing to spend a lot of money for your senior brother, he can't be your own brother, can he?"

  The fool said: "Not a brother of the same womb, but my paternal cousin."

  Zhou Xuan said "oh" and said: "Well, since you are so willing to share the joys and sorrows with your cousin, want to enter Zhou Fu as a slave, I will fulfill you, open betting one month later."

  "Why wait for one month when it can be done three days later."

  "If you want to gamble, wait one month; if not, forget it."

  The fourth fool thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I'll come find you on September 18th, and we'll start betting on the 19th." After saying that, he slightly bowed to the third fool and said, "Take care, Third Brother." Then, carrying his tray, he left.

  Lin Han Yun had been listening on the side all along. At this time, she pulled Zhou Xuan to one side and said: "Let my sister help you gamble, I'm sure we'll win."

  Zhou Xuan smiled secretly and said, "I was thinking the same thing. However, I also need to learn from it and make careful preparations. We can't let our tricks be exposed like the Four Fools did when they left that 'Righteous Yang Wei' in an abandoned temple for San Ci to find. That move was too clumsy. They were the ones who cheated first, so we can't blame ourselves, right?"

  Lin Han Yun nodded in agreement again and again.

  The bronze gong rang out with a "ding", betting stopped, and the horse racing began.

  Odds: "General Zhang Hu" 10 to 7, "untouchable" 10 to 14.

  Zhou Xuan went to the counter and asked, this time a total of 370 insect friends participated in the insect war, with a total bet of 3,500 taels of silver and 52,370 wen. If "General Zhang Hu" wins, "Super Autumn War Hall" will gain one-twelfth of the profit, which is more than 400 taels of silver. However, if "Mo Bu De" wins, due to its high odds, "Super Autumn War Hall" can only earn a little over 100 taels of silver.

  Zhou Xuan really wanted to bet on "untouchable" winning, but according to the established rules of the insect society, both insects were from the "Super Autumn War Hall", so people from the "Super Autumn War Hall" could not participate in betting to prevent intentional manipulation of the gambling insects. If one of the insects was from an external society challenging them, then they could bet freely.

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