Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

“Uh…” Shen Ye was stunned for a moment, and for some reason felt that it made sense. After all, most women in this era, except for a very few, seemed to care about this.

Seeing that Shen Ye remained silent, Lu Linxuan continued, "Although I'm not the first person to know you, Brother Shen—Sister Xue'er met me before me—I just don't want to be the younger one. I want to be..."

Before she could finish uttering the word "big," a clear, cold voice interrupted: "If you're the big one, then doesn't that mean I have to be the small one?"

Upon hearing the voice, Shen Ye and Lu Linxuan turned around and saw the Empress riding behind them on horseback, with Ji Ruxue beside her. Both of them were looking at Lu Linxuan with anger.

Lu Linxuan looked back defiantly, but two against one was clearly no match for the mistress and servant, and she was quickly defeated. She could only mutter under her breath, "Sure enough, you're also after my Brother Shen!"

Hearing her mutterings, the Empress snorted and said, "What do you mean by 'your Brother Shen'? He's my Shen Lang too, okay? Besides, we already agreed last night that I'll be the elder brother and Xue'er the younger brother. As for you, hmph, of course you'll be ranked after Xue'er."

"Why should I?" Lu Linxuan was unwilling to accept it.

"Why should I? Because I'm older than all of you."

The Empress was the last of the three women to meet Shen Ye, so she couldn't possibly use that to determine seniority. She could only bring up her age, which she was least willing to talk about.

However, when she heard her use age to compare sizes, Lu Linxuan was somewhat disdainful: "So, if a woman older than you falls for Brother Shen in the future, wouldn't you have to become his concubine again?"

"Don't worry, Shen Lang isn't so tasteless as to want just any woman." The Empress also looked disdainful.

She continued, "Besides, my Huanyin Pavilion has plenty of young and beautiful women. Even if Shen Lang wants to try something new in the future, I can just pick a few from the pavilion. There are plenty of women willing to be his concubines, so I won't miss you."

"You..." Lu Linxuan was shocked by the Empress's words. She did not expect the Empress to say such a thing.

Shen Ye was equally surprised. He glanced at the Empress's expression and realized that she seemed to be serious, which made him feel incredulous.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Yun Ji, are you serious?"

Seeing the disbelief on Shen Ye's face, the Empress nodded and said in a somewhat aggrieved tone, "Isn't it all to make you happy? Anyway, I'm yours now, and the Illusionary Sound Pavilion will be yours in the future. Rather than letting others benefit from it, I might as well let you benefit from it all."

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Chapter 419! Status

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Although her tone was aggrieved, one thing proved that the Empress had already accepted her position as the first wife. As the first wife, in addition to being virtuous and good at managing the household, she also had to be generous.

However, it now seems that the Empress's magnanimity is quite astonishing. After she finished speaking, Shen Ye, Ji Ruxue, and Lu Linxuan were once again shocked.

After a moment of silence, Shen Ye coughed lightly and said, "Yun Ji, you can talk to me about this in private."

"How can I appear magnanimous if I say this in private?" The Empress slightly raised her chin, revealing a smug expression.

She then glanced at Lu Linxuan and snorted coldly, saying, "I'm not as selfish as some of my sisters, who would stop at nothing to become the big shot and make others the small shot, and who are also so jealous."

"Who are you calling jealous?" Lu Linxuan knew, of course, that the Empress was referring to her, but he couldn't help but ask back.

The Empress glanced at her again: "Whoever speaks up is the one I'm talking about."

"you……"

Lu Linxuan was furious, but there was nothing she could do. She could only look at Shen Ye with teary eyes.

"Brother Shen..."

"Alright, alright, don't be angry. I'll talk to her for you later," Shen Ye quickly reassured her.

After finally managing to stop Lu Linxuan's tears, he turned back to the Empress and said, "You too, what kind of older sister bullies her younger sister like this? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll teach you a lesson."

Although the Empress was criticized, Shen Ye's address of "sister" solidified her status. She said happily, "Who told her to sneak around trying to trick you into proposing marriage? I didn't even dare to think of that. She deserves to be taught a lesson for stealing food."

Actually, she had considered it, but in this era, marriage was arranged by parents and matchmakers. Having lost both parents at a young age, and with her only brother having gone to Miao territory and not seen for over a decade, even if the Empress wanted Shen Ye to propose marriage, she could only wait until her brother returned. That's why she reacted so strongly to Lu Linxuan's words.

"You all should keep quiet, lest you upset Xuan'er again." Looking at the Empress's slightly smug expression, Shen Ye couldn't help but shake his head. Where was the air of a ruler? She was clearly just like a little girl who had won a verbal argument…

However, if her brother hadn't dumped the mess of Qi Kingdom on her, making her bear a burden she shouldn't have had to, perhaps her current personality would be her true personality.

Immediately, Shen Ye sighed inwardly. Everyone said that Li Xingyun had a tragic background and went through many hardships. In fact, the Empress was almost the same, or even more pitiful. After all, she didn't have Yuan Tiangang, who was like a human cheat code, to help her!

Thinking of this, Shen Ye looked at the Empress with a touch of pity. Just then, the Empress's mount was riding alongside his, so he reached out and took the Empress's hand.

Although it wasn't the first time Shen Ye had held her hand, two red clouds immediately rose to the Empress's face. Her heart was in turmoil, and she misunderstood Shen Ye's meaning. She immediately said, "Okay, I know. I won't say anything about her. I will be good to Xuan'er from now on."

Seeing that the Empress had misunderstood his meaning, Shen Ye decided to play along and said, "That would be best. From now on, we'll all be family. As the older sister, you should take better care of them."

"Hmm!" The Empress nodded gently, then beckoned to Lu Linxuan: "Sister Xuan'er, come here for a moment."

Lu Linxuan was initially somewhat reluctant, but after Shen Ye gently patted his head, he obediently rode over.

Watching the two women ride off to the other side and talk, Shen Ye breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless of whether the two women would reconcile in the future, at least for now, he could finally have some peace and quiet.

However, as soon as the Empress and Lu Linxuan left, Ji Ruxue, who hadn't gotten a chance to speak, rode over again. She glanced at the two women who were far away and said to him with a smile in her eyes, "Brother Shen, now it's finally my turn."

Shen Ye: "..."

Then he thought helplessly, "Well, it seems I won't have any peace and quiet again."

Of course, even though he thought that way, he couldn't possibly neglect Ji Ruxue. But since he didn't want to talk, he simply slapped the saddle and leaped behind Ji Ruxue, just like when he was learning to ride a horse for the first time in Yuzhou City. He held the reins in one hand and wrapped his arm around Ji Ruxue's waist with the other.

"Don't speak, let me hold you for a while." Seeing that Ji Ruxue seemed about to open her mouth, Shen Ye spoke up before she could.

Hearing him say that, Ji Ruxue quickly shut her mouth again, but she felt no disappointment at all. After all, nothing could be as comforting as being held by the person she liked.

After thinking for a moment, she took the reins from Shen Ye's hand and placed his free hand on her waist so that he could hold her tighter and more comfortably.

Then, she held the reins with both hands, lay comfortably in Shen Ye's arms, and slowly closed her eyes.

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Time passed quickly as we traveled.

Because the Empress had deliberately slowed down her people's advance, they did not encounter the next town by noon and had to rest and eat in the wilderness.

Since the meal was being eaten outdoors, the conditions were naturally incomparable to those in the inn. However, the Huan Yin Fang's carts still carried a lot of pots, pans, and easily preserved ingredients, and several Huan Yin Fang disciples who were good at odd jobs immediately started a fire to cook.

To be honest, this was Shen Ye's first time having a picnic in ancient times. He was quite interested in watching, but he was a little disappointed to see that they were just reheating the flatbread they had already made and chopping up some cured meat to make soup. He had watched too many period dramas and thought that it would be like in the dramas, where they would catch some wild delicacies and roast them.

The Empress, who was kneeling on the cushion drinking tea, saw Shen Ye excitedly run to watch the servants start the fire and cook, and then return with a disappointed look. She assumed he was dissatisfied with the food, so she said helplessly, "Shen Lang, this is the condition for eating out in the wind and rain. Just bear with it for now. When we get to the next town, we will find an inn and have them cook some of your favorite dishes."

Now that she has come clean with Lu Linxuan, she can call Shen Ye "Shen Lang" in front of outsiders without any scruples. Her subordinates also call him "son-in-law" affectionately, making Li Xingyun and Zhang Zifan, who were already envious and jealous of his good luck with women, even more lament the unfairness of fate.

"Ok."

Although his true thoughts were misunderstood, Shen Ye was too lazy to explain the reason for his disappointment. He nodded and sat down on the cushion.

But he usually preferred to lie down rather than sit. After sitting for a while, he simply lay down and rested his head on Ji Ruxue's thigh, who was kneeling next to the Empress. He smelled the alluring fragrance emanating from her body and smiled with satisfaction.

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(It's already 3 a.m. when I finished revising this chapter... Although I've been very enthusiastic about writing these past two days, my thoughts have been very chaotic, and I haven't been able to write anything that satisfies myself or everyone else. I think it's because I've been going out drinking and socializing a lot and haven't been getting enough rest. Sigh.)

Chapter 420! The Three Major Assassination Organizations

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After a simple lunch, the group rested for a while before setting off again.

This time, they traveled much faster than in the morning, covering several times the distance of the entire morning in just half an afternoon. This allowed them to arrive at the small town that the Empress had mentioned to Shen Ye at least an hour before nightfall.

However, although it was also a small town, it was much larger than the town where they had stayed for one night. The streets were bustling with people, mostly merchants who were staying there. Many of them were selling their goods on the spot, making the place look particularly lively.

After entering the town, the Empress said to Shen Ye, "Shen Lang, there's an inn up ahead with pretty good food. Shall we go there for a meal?"

There have always been only a few routes from Sichuan to Hanzhong. A few days ago, when she brought people to Chongqing, she passed through this place and had some impression of it.

"I'm fine with anything." Shen Ye nodded casually. "Go ask the others."

But the Empress had her heart set on him, so how could she possibly ask for other people's opinions? Seeing that he didn't object, she made the decision for everyone else.

She waved her hand forward and said, "Let's go to that inn."

The group soon arrived at the entrance of the inn. The waiter, who was waiting at the door to greet guests, was overjoyed to see so many people arrive at once and quickly went forward to welcome them inside.

Although it was still some time before mealtime, there were quite a few people eating in the inn. When they saw a large group of people suddenly enter, most of whom were young and beautiful women, they were all surprised. However, most of these people were merchants traveling the world, and they could tell that these women were not to be trifled with, so they naturally did not do anything rude. Some of the more knowledgeable merchants even recognized their identities and, fearing that something might happen, hurriedly paid their bills and left without finishing their meals, which attracted the attention of some unsuspecting merchants.

"It seems your Illusionary Sound Pavilion has quite a fearsome reputation in the martial arts world. Those people clearly recognized your identities." Seeing the merchants' faces still filled with fear as they left, Shen Ye understood the reason and immediately teased the Empress sitting to his right.

"What do you mean 'my Illusionary Sound Pavilion'? Isn't what's mine yours?" The Empress first corrected Shen Ye's mistake, then narrowed her eyes slightly and said domineeringly, "My Illusionary Sound Pavilion is one of the three major assassination organizations. If it didn't even have this much fearsome reputation, how could it stand in the martial arts world!"

"Your Illusionary Sound Pavilion is actually an assassination organization?" Lu Linxuan, sitting opposite Shen Ye, looked surprised. She had only been in the world for a short time and naturally did not know what the Illusionary Sound Pavilion did. She had only heard of the name "Illusionary Sound Pavilion" after meeting the Empress yesterday.

Seeing Lu Linxuan's shocked expression, the Empress was also curious: "Little sister Xuan'er, you don't even know what we do?"

“She and her senior brother haven’t been away from their sect for more than a few days, how could they have heard of it? So, you… no, our Illusionary Sound Pavilion can only scare ordinary people.” Shen Ye answered for Lu Linxuan, and then added a sarcastic remark.

"Nonsense, we're not trying to scare ordinary people..." The Empress glared at him with displeasure, but her eyes held no threat whatsoever.

At this moment, Lu Linxuan asked the Empress curiously, "Sister, since there are three major assassination organizations, what are the other two called?"

Now she's getting more and more comfortable calling the Empress "sister".

Looking at Lu Linxuan, who had been arguing with her about age that morning but was now calling her "sister" affectionately, the Empress's vanity was greatly satisfied. However, just as she was about to start explaining, a "delicate" voice came from the table next to Li Xingyun's.

"The other two are the Xuanming Sect, which had a conflict with you a few days ago, and the other is an assassin organization called Tongwen Hall. Although they don't like to play tricks like the Xuanming Sect, they are a bunch of hypocritical scoundrels who spout benevolence and morality."

When Shangguan Yunque said this, he was facing Lu Linxuan, so he did not notice that Zhang Zifan, who was sitting at the same table as him, had suddenly turned cold, and the hand holding the paper fan had lost its color due to the force.

After all, he was the young master of the Tongwen Hall.