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Chapter 43 The Spring Night Is Too Short
The bathtub was filled with steam.

Li Yi leaned against the steps by the pool, his body immersed in the water of suitable temperature, with only his head exposed.

"Tsk tsk!"

"No wonder they say power and wealth can corrupt people's hearts..."

Li Yi closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.

He just felt his whole body was relaxed and light as if he was about to become an immortal, and the drunkenness had dissipated a lot.

Thinking about how his situation had changed drastically in just a few months, he still had the illusion that he was dreaming.

Li Yi even seriously suspected that he had stolen Zhao Da's luck?
However, he felt that his greatest luck was that he had traveled through time at a good time.

Although his soul was transferred to a child of eight or nine years old.

It seemed like several years had been wasted.

But hasn’t God given him enough opportunities to grow?
When he was in Xiajin, Li Yi took advantage of his uncle's job as a horse ranch servant to master the skills of riding and shooting.

In addition, he has a natural body of supernatural power.

He also took the express train of Guo Wei, the first emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty.

All these factors combined have made him what he is today.

Looking back, Li Yi found that he seemed to have been too self-deprecating all along, and always felt that he could only feel safe by clinging to Emperor Taizu of Song.

It was not until the incident with the Zhao family that he was forced to embark on the path of self-reliance and self-improvement that he finally realized the vastness of the world.

Now I think that the ability to foresee history is both an advantage and a shackle that binds my hands and feet.

This is the human mentality. People always like to choose the path they think is easy. In order to avoid risks, they subconsciously avoid unknown options.

However, it turns out that embracing the unknown is not necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps the road ahead will be more difficult and dangerous, but the rewards will also far exceed expectations.

At least before going on the expedition, Li Yi could not imagine that he could reach his current level.

Unconsciously, his mentality has actually changed quietly.

Perhaps as a time traveler, I really have a destiny?

God has brought me to this era, perhaps wanting me to shoulder the responsibility and reverse the regrets in the original historical trajectory.

The flapping of my wings as a small butterfly may push the wheel of history in a better direction.

You can't just do nothing and go with the flow when you travel through time, right?
Of course, it is too early to say this now, and Li Yi still has a long way to go in the future.

At this stage, the most important thing is to consolidate the results you have achieved.

A moment of success doesn't mean anything.

There are too many heroes in the world who end up like Zhongyong and end up leaving the stage in disgrace.

What Li Yi needs to do in the future is to proceed steadily and not take risks with a reckless mentality like he did in the battles of Gaoping and Xinkou.

He had no choice at that time and could only risk his life to get ahead.

Now that we have a certain amount of capital, we should use the interest to expand our advantages and accumulate sufficient strength for the future.

While his thoughts were drifting, Li Yi didn't notice that a figure quietly appeared behind him.

"Erlang..."

A trembling female voice sounded behind him, and Li Yi was startled. Coming to his senses, he turned his head to look.

For a moment, his eyes froze.

Guo came closer with a red face, clutching the edge of her skirt tightly with both hands, her eyes somewhat evasive.

However, what made Li Yi unable to take his eyes off was Guo's attire. She was wearing a long-sleeved gauze dress with an open-necked middle shirt underneath.

Oh my god... Li Yi swallowed subconsciously.

He knew that Guo had a good figure, but he had never appreciated it so directly. It turned out that such beauty was hidden under her usual clothes.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law...where did you get this dress?"

Li Yi inexplicably felt a little nervous.

He was not a pure and innocent boy in his previous life. On the contrary, he had experienced many flavors. However, in the more than ten years since he traveled through time, he had indeed not been close to the opposite sex.

At most, he had secretly taken advantage of Guo a few times in the few days since he returned from the expedition, but they were only brief attempts.

At this moment, Li Yi seemed to have forgotten all his past life experiences, his breathing quickening with nervousness. "Yes, it was Madam Zhang... She bought it for me..." Madam Guo lowered her head and rubbed the corner of her clothes, appearing even more nervous than Li Yi.

Madam Zhang?

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that he was talking about the old maid who was bought.

Oh, that's right...

The old maid had served in a wealthy family for many years and had seen all kinds of people. She must have noticed something about the ambiguity between herself and Guo.

It seems that this old lady is quite cunning. She just moved in today and has already established contact with Guo. It must be her who instigated Guo to dress like this.

But I like—

"Come, Yulan, help me rub my back."

Li Yi suddenly felt his throat was a little dry, and asked Guo to come over in a low voice.

Since Guo has already taken such a proactive approach, why should a grown man like him be so pretentious?

Besides, the two of them are just one step away from completing it, so it doesn’t make any difference whether they finish earlier or later.

"me……"

Guo had already mustered up the courage to do this, but at this moment, she seemed to start to back off.

"what!"

Li Yi could no longer bear it and pulled Guo into the pool, startling her and making her cry out.

"hiss-"

Li Yi took a long, relaxed breath.

"Yu Lan~"

The two of them snuggled together, Li Yi gently stroked the ends of Guo's hair, with a hint of love in his eyes.

Guo is only twenty-one years old now. In her previous life, she would have just graduated from college and was in the prime of her youth.

A woman with such outstanding looks as her will definitely not lack suitors.

But at this time, Guo was already married and unfortunately became a widow, which is quite pitiful to think about.

But from now on, Li Yi will be there to love and care for her.

"Erlang..." Tears welled up in Guo's eyes, and her voice was trembling and affectionate.

At this moment, no matter how many words are spoken, they lose their meaning.

A night without words...

……

The next morning, it was just dawn.

Li Yi woke up and turned around to see Guo sleeping soundly with her head resting on his arm.

Her long eyelashes trembled, and her warm breath blew rhythmically into Li Yi's neck.

Li Yi did not wake up Guo, but slowly pulled out his arm, then got up and dressed.

Then he called Ma Renyu and they went out together.

Today is the full moon banquet for Zhao Kuangyin's youngest daughter. The other party has invited Li Yi repeatedly, so he naturally cannot refuse.

As for worrying about the Hongmen Banquet?

Li Yi didn't think Zhao Dahui would do this. It should be as he said, just taking the opportunity to get together with his brothers in the army.

The Zhao family's mansion is also in Zhengyangfang, just one street away from Li Yi's house.

When Li Yi and Ma Renyu arrived at Zhao's house, Zhao Kuangyin was standing at the door to welcome guests, but Li Yi always felt that he was waiting for him on purpose.

Because the other person's eyes seemed to be always looking in the direction of Li Yi's house.

What surprised Li Yi was that there was another young man standing next to Zhao Kuangyin, and he happened to know this man.

It was Zhao Da’s childhood friend Shi Shouxin.

(End of this chapter)