A life of two souls traveling through time

"What? Sir, you want to recruit people from the martial arts world into your mansion?"

In Qile City, in the attic of Qingyun Garden east of Li Mansion, Ange looked at her own master with a look of shock.

"What's with that expression on your face? Someone's hiring someone to kill me, shouldn't I do something? The Li family is so rich, isn't it too much to hire some skilled bodyguards to protect me?" Li Yunye, who was originally lazily leaning against the window, was frightened by the expression on Ange's face and sat up straight, frowning and asking in confusion.

"Sir, the guards in the mansion are all personally selected by the housekeeper, and they are all very skilled..."

"Then why was I robbed last time and almost killed?"

"Normally, the young master doesn't like too many people following him, so that time... who would have thought that the Zhao family would be so bold as to hire someone to kill someone in front of everyone in Qile City!"

"The housekeeper arranged for the guards to protect the safety of the Li Mansion, but I asked you to recruit two martial arts masters with good skills to be responsible for following me and protecting me in the future."

"Sir, this is what you are considering, but...but this matter...I dare not arrange it on my own..." Ange looked embarrassed.

"Why?" Li Yunye raised his eyebrows impatiently.

"This matter... is under the steward's jurisdiction. How dare Ange interfere? Besides, where can we find reliable people in the martial arts world?"

"The housekeeper is not here... But you are right to remind us to find reliable people in the underworld. Don't invite some rogue hooligans, as that will only bring disaster to the Li family."

"Yes, yes, you are very considerate, sir."

"Alas, it's really difficult. Let it go. Anyway, I just need to stay at home." Li Yunye sighed as he looked out the window at the gradually darkening sky. But then he excitedly continued to say to Ange, "Why don't you go ask Miss Xuanyu tomorrow? She is the most famous courtesan in Hongxiang Pavilion and must be more knowledgeable than us. Maybe you can even meet some chivalrous knights!"

"Young Master, weren't you afraid of Miss Yanyu before? Why do you trust her so much now?" Ange still hasn't adapted to this change.

"From now on, Miss Xuanyu is not only my savior, but also my idol. She is so handsome. This is the character I want in my dreams!" Li Yunye showed a fanboy smile.

Ever since she was rescued outside the city that night and witnessed with her own eyes Yan Yu's intelligence, wit, and powerful aura of fearlessness in the face of danger, the other party's image has become tall and noble in Jiang Siyao's heart, and she has long since transformed her previous prejudice into admiration.

Although she didn't quite understand what the young master said, seeing him grinning foolishly at the table, Ange didn't know whether she should be happy or worried.

As night fell, lights began to be lit one after another in the streets and courtyards of Qile City, but the huge and luxurious Zhao Mansion was shrouded in a tense atmosphere.

With a "snap" sound, a bright red palm print immediately appeared on Zhao Chu's left cheek.

"You little bastard, who gave you the courage to kill the Li family? You're crazy, don't you know that this will bring disaster to the Zhao family?" The one who was furious in front of Zhao Chu was Zhao Changhe, the head of the Zhao family.

"Dad, I didn't want to kill that kid. I was just joking to scare him... Whoever said nonsense in front of you, I won't forgive him!" Zhao Chu raised his hand and stroked his burning left cheek. The rage in his heart rose, and his eyes turned red and fierce.

"It's me!" Outside the hall, a plump young woman with a big belly was slowly walked in, supported by a delicate and thin man.

"Zhao Chan? What's wrong with you? Why are you meddling in this matter with a pregnant woman?"

"You little bastard, yell at your sister again!"

Before Zhao Chu could finish his words, he was kicked to the ground by his father again. He was in so much pain that he dared not say anything.

"Brother Chu, don't blame your sister. I vaguely heard it from Xiao Si's drunken talk this morning. Then I thought about the fact that you hosted a banquet for the young master of the Li family a few days ago, so I told your sister when I came back..." The handsome man waited until the woman next to him sat down, then he looked at Zhao Chu on the ground timidly and said hesitantly.

"This lackey dared to talk nonsense to me, I must break his legs, and Bai Yu, you are a traitor..."

"Zhao Chu, don't scold your brother-in-law like that!" Seeing her husband being scolded, Zhao Chan naturally wanted to protect him.

"How am I a traitor? We are all doing this for your own good..." Bai Yu also sighed aggrievedly.

"For my own good? Why are you complaining for my own good? Are you a man enough to complain to a woman?" Zhao Chu, who had always looked down on this cowardly brother-in-law who could only hide behind a woman, naturally had no intention of showing any mercy as he was furious at the moment.

"Zhao Chu, shut up! It's not your turn to scold my man!" Zhao Chan was furious when she saw her brother being so presumptuous. However, Bai Yu on the side didn't dare to say anything and just gently comforted his pregnant wife.

"Enough!" Seeing that the brother and sister were about to quarrel again, Zhao Changhe, who was still angry, turned pale and slammed the table and shouted angrily.

The brother and sister, who were on the verge of a fight, were so scared that they shut their mouths.

"Chan'er, don't worry about this since you're pregnant. Go back to your room and rest." Facing his pregnant daughter, Zhao Changhe's expression softened a lot.

"Dad, you must discipline Zhao Chu this time. We cannot let him be so arrogant and domineering. We cannot break off relations with the Li family..."

"Are you afraid of the Li family? You are just boosting their arrogance and destroying your own prestige. Women are just weak!" Without waiting for Zhao Chan to finish, Zhao Chu sneered contemptuously.

"You know nothing! You just hang out outside all day long..."

"Alright, alright, Bai Yu, take Chan'er back to the room and rest."

"Yes, father." Bai Yu bowed to Zhao Changhe solemnly, helped Zhao Chan up and said softly, "Madam, father is here, let's go back to the room."

"Dad, you have to believe Chu'er. I really don't want to kill Li Yunye, and I can't be stupid enough to touch anyone from the Li family in public."

After Zhao Chan and his wife left, Zhao Chu calmed down and hurriedly explained to his father.

"Have we dealt with the two people we hired?" Zhao Changhe also calmed down and lowered his head to turn the ring on his thumb.

"Don't worry, I'll let Xiao Si handle it himself."

"As long as these two people don't show up, the Li family is just talking without any evidence. From now on, don't make such stupid jokes again."

"Dad, it's okay for me to scare Li Yunye. Why are you so nervous?" Zhao Chu really didn't understand why his father and sister were so angry tonight.

"If you had half the ambition your sister has for our family business, you wouldn't ask such a stupid question." Zhao Changhe sighed at his son with a look of disappointment, and continued, "Why do you think our Zhao family has been playing cozy with the Li family for so many years? So what if his Li family is the richest in Jiangnan? Our Zhao family is also a well-known and powerful family, not much worse than his Li family. Isn't it because he can step on us everywhere because he has someone backing him up?"

"Behind the scenes?" Zhao Chu looked at his father in shock. He had never heard that the Li family had any power that would make people fear it.

"Mrs. Li's cousin from her uncle's family is the Imperial Censor in the current court." Zhao Changhe lowered his head, stared into his son's stupid eyes and continued, "The Imperial Censor supervises all officials."

"What?" Zhao Chu was shocked. He really didn't expect that the weak and eccentric Madam Li was actually related to the Chief Censor of the dynasty.

"On the surface, these two families have not had any dealings for many years, so it's normal that you don't know about it, but they are related after all. Who knows if they are in a relationship of mutual benefit and mutual loss? Besides, the fact that his Li family was able to open a branch in the capital and was favored by dignitaries doesn't that explain everything?"

"Humph, no wonder the Li family suppresses us everywhere, both in business and reputation. It turns out that they have a backer in the capital."

"So, do you understand why your sister and I objected to you blatantly touching the young master of the Li family tonight?"

"Of course I understand." Zhao Chu snorted coldly, then continued with a playful smile: "Don't worry, I will be respectful to Li Yunye in the future."

"I heard that the young master of the Li family was rescued by the courtesan of Hongxiang Pavilion that night?" Zhao Changhe ignored his son's playful smile and still had a stern face.

"I heard, yes." Zhao Chu rolled his eyes and replied casually.