Time Travel: Did My Sister-in-Law Get Slapped in the Face Today?

The following evening.

Li Lan and Lin Ruoshi left the Lin residence and got into the carriage.

Yue Ran followed Li Lan in the same carriage. She didn't know where Li Lan was going, but she didn't ask.

Li Lan lifted the curtain and looked out the window. The streets of Kyoto were wide, with buildings lined up on both sides, full of shops, stalls and vendors, and very lively. However, there were also many beggars on the street, in groups of three or five. When they saw Li Lan and his carriage coming, some people surrounded them, but they were driven away by the coachman of the Lin family with his whip.

Li Lan couldn't help but sigh softly.

The Great Li Dynasty is now in dire straits, beset by internal and external troubles. The court has been increasing taxes year after year with numerous levies, causing widespread suffering among the people. Even in the capital, there are many displaced people. It is no wonder that in the northwest and other places, when there is a severe drought, war breaks out and rebel armies are constantly fighting.

Even in this state, the Great Li Immortal Emperor was still single-mindedly seeking immortality and neglecting state affairs.

The Great Li is probably doomed soon...

But when you get to Taiping Street, where Zuiyuelou is located, it's a completely different scene: the people coming and going are all powerful and wealthy officials in the city, dressed in fine clothes. The street is full of restaurants, brothels and other establishments, and the aroma of wine and meat fills the air. The garbage bins on the street are full of all kinds of rotten food.

It's like another world!

"What are you doing here?"

Yue Ran's expression changed slightly as she stared at Li Lan with a questioning look in her eyes.

She had heard about this son-in-law. Before entering the Lin family, he frequented brothels and was a lecherous man. But now he was the Lin family's son-in-law and the young lady's husband. How could he still dare to come?

Isn't he going to ruin the young lady's reputation?

Her face was pale, but Li Lan shrugged and smiled, saying, "I'm a man, what do you think I could do in a brothel?"

Even though Yue Ran was just a maid, she couldn't help but grit her teeth and say, "How can you do this to Miss?"

Li Lan feigned frustration and said, "You should ask your young lady, as a wife, if she runs away on her wedding night. How can she face her husband?"

The moon casts a shadow, leaving me speechless.

"Come on, follow me into the building."

"I'm not going! Don't even think about it!"

Going to a brothel and expecting me to watch over it? That's outrageous!

"Miss Yue Ran, you're here to protect me. What if something happens to me in this Drunken Moon Pavilion? How will you explain it to General Lin?"

Yue Ran was furious, her pretty face flushed red, but there was nothing she could do. She could only say resentfully, "When we get back, I'll definitely tell the general, and see if he doesn't break your legs!"

After getting off the carriage, I was greeted by people from Zuiyuelou. I walked through a group of beautiful women and went straight to the second floor.

The second floor was much quieter, with a circular stage in the middle and tables arranged around it, but the tables at the very front were empty.

"Brother Liu!"

Lin Ruoshi went straight to a table where five or six young men were already sitting.

"Brother Lin has arrived."

Liu Ziwen, dressed in brocade robes, was robust and had a cheerful personality. He laughed and said, "Please sit down."

Lin Ruoshi sat down, and Li Lan was about to sit down next to Lin Ruoshi when suddenly, a young man in purple next to Liu Ziwen said, "Wait a minute."

He waved his folding fan, looked at Li Lan, and asked, "And who is this?"

“My brother-in-law, Li Lan, came with me,” Lin Ruoshi said.

"Heh, is that the infamous good-for-nothing son-in-law who's all over the capital? Lin Ruoxue is known as a proud daughter of heaven, looking down on all men, but in the end she's blinded herself and ended up sharing a bed with a good-for-nothing like you. What a waste of her stunning beauty!"

A mocking glint appeared in the young man's eyes. He turned to look at Liu Ziwen and said:

"Brother Liu, you are the foremost of the Four Steeds of Kyoto. If word gets out that you're eating with such nobodies, won't you become a laughingstock?"

Liu Ziwen frowned slightly; he really hadn't expected Li Lan to come.

He was the eldest prince's confidant and had a high level of martial arts cultivation. The reason he associated with Lin Ruoshi, a good-for-nothing who pursued the path of literature, was, in a sense, to win over General Lin Zheng, who was in charge of protecting the country.

However, he also knew that after learning that Lin Ruoxue and Li Lan had married, the eldest prince had lamented that such a proud and talented woman had been ruined by filth and looked down on Li Lan.

Therefore, he genuinely disliked Li Lan, and naturally, he couldn't appear close to her.

"Qin Xiong, what do you mean by this? You're the one who's blind! How dare you insult my sister and brother-in-law like this?!"

Lin Ruoshi, however, was furious.

Although he lacked talent and natural ability, he was still a spoiled brat. It was one thing for Qin Xiong to insult Li Lan, but his words were also very disrespectful to his sister. How could he tolerate that?

Upon hearing the name "Qin Xiong," Li Lan immediately recognized the young man in purple.

The nephew of Qin Wu, the deputy director of the Secret Service!

That night, Qin Wu was determined to kill Li Lan and destroy the General's Mansion!

"Your brother-in-law is a well-known good-for-nothing, and as for your sister, well, she's just a slut... So what if you insult them?"

Qin Xiong sneered.

"You ride on the horse..."

Lin Ruoshi picked up a wine pot from the table and smashed it over Qin Xiong's head.

But in a flash of gray, Lin Ruoshi's hand froze in mid-air, unable to move.

Beside Qin Xiong, an old man in a gray robe stepped forward. His thin, bony hand grabbed Lin Ruoshi's wrist. Lin Ruoshi felt as if he were being clamped by iron pincers, unable to move. At the same time, his face turned pale and cold sweat broke out. Clearly, the old man had exerted force.

But Lin Ruoshi, this spoiled brat, was gritting his teeth at this moment, not uttering a single sound or begging for mercy.

"Brother Qin, Brother Lin is my guest!"

Finally, Liu Ziwen said coldly.

Qin Xiong smiled, and the old man withdrew his hand, but said coldly:

"Of course your sister is a slut. She's untrustworthy and fickle. What else could she be but a slut?"

Lin Ruoshi was still in pain and couldn't speak for a moment. Li Lan sneered, "Old man, who do you think you are? How dare you talk so arrogantly here?"

Qin Xiong said leisurely, "This is Mr. Gu Changfeng, the leader of the Iron Palm Sect in Kyoto. He said that Lin Ruoxue is a harlot, which is not wrong."

"Three years ago, Lin Ruoxue fought against Gu Jian, the grandson of Mr. Gu Changfeng. Gu Jian only lost by one move. At that time, Lin Ruoxue said that if the Iron Palm Sect's kung fu could withstand three of her blows, she would marry Gu Jian..."

"Brother Gu Jian, what talent do you have? Given time, let alone three palms, it wouldn't be difficult for you to even keep up with her. Logically speaking, she should have been Gu Jian's wife and Mr. Gu Changfeng's granddaughter-in-law sooner or later. But now she has married a good-for-nothing like you. So fickle, what else can you be but a harlot?"

Before Li Lan could speak, Lin Ruoshi angrily retorted, "Nonsense! This is sophistry!"

"That toad Gu Jian couldn't even withstand a single move from my sister back then, and he's already defeated her? You call that only losing by one move? And all these years, why hasn't your Iron Palm Sect dared to step forward..."

Amidst Lin Ruoshi's tirade, Li Lan roughly understood the whole story.

--Back then, Lin Ruoxue was exceptionally talented, and Gu Jian was one of her most ardent admirers, but Lin Ruoxue didn't even notice him and had no interaction with him.

Later, Lin Ruoxue created her own Snowflake Divine Palm, which became famous far and wide. Gu Jian even said that Lin Ruoxue was all talk and no action, and that the Snowflake Divine Palm was a skill she had stolen from their Iron Palm Sect.

Left with no other choice, Lin Ruoxue took a moment to defeat the Iron Palm Sect's prodigy with a single palm strike. However, Gu Jian was still unwilling to give up, claiming that he had lost because he had not yet mastered the Iron Palm Sect's three most powerful palm techniques, and that Lin Ruoxue's palm technique was a copy of those three.

Once he masters those three palm techniques, he will be able to fight Lin Ruoxue.

Lin Ruoxue didn't care at all and agreed, telling Gu Jian to practice as much as he wanted. She said that if Gu Jian could withstand one of her palm strikes, she would be willing to marry him.

From then on, Gu Jian was like a man possessed, practicing his palm techniques like crazy. Finally, two years ago, he went mad from practicing and died.

From then on, no one mentioned the matter again. Lin Ruoxue was exceptionally talented, and the Lin family held high positions of power, so the Iron Palm Sect naturally dared not cause trouble.

Unexpectedly, now that Lin Ruoxue has married, retired from the martial arts world, and been expelled from the martial arts community, her grandfather has suddenly appeared!

"Regardless, everyone knows that Lin Ruoxue, that harlot, made a pact with my Iron Palm Sect to strike three blows!"

Gu Changfeng said in a deep voice: "As the saying goes, a woman should follow her husband wherever he goes. Li Lan, since you are her husband, after she retires from the martial arts world, you should be the one to receive these three blows. If you dare not, kneel down and kowtow three times, and call Lin Ruoxue a slut three times, and I will let this matter go from here on out!"

His gaze was menacing, clearly intending to force Li Lan to take three blows from him.

"You've gone too far! If my young lady hadn't retired from the martial arts world, would you dare to seek her out?!"

Yue Ran, standing nearby, was furious and began to berate them.

Li Lan, however, remained completely calm, though a hint of emotion flickered in his eyes.

He only knew that Lin Ruoxue couldn't resist Lin Zheng's insistence, so she agreed to marry him. He never expected that in addition to getting married, she would also have to pay the price of leaving the martial arts world and being expelled from the martial arts path.

For a martial arts prodigy like her, this is probably more painful than killing her.

No wonder Lin Ruobing would resort to such a desperate measure as to come and marry in her place.

What were Lin Zheng's considerations that led him to so cruelly ruin his daughter? Was it merely for the sake of a marriage contract from his ancestors? Li Lan didn't believe it.

There must be some reason why he had to do it.

The dangers facing the Lin family are probably far greater than they imagined!

"If you surnamed Li don't dare to accept it, then kneel down and kowtow obediently. What are you trying to delay for?"

Seeing that Li Lan remained silent, Qin Xiong pressed her in a cold voice.

Upon hearing this, Li Lan glanced at Qin Xiong indifferently, already understanding that this scheme was set up specifically for him!

He deliberately brought Gu Changfeng over and tried every means to force Li Lan to take three blows from Gu Changfeng.

Everyone knows that Li Lan is just a martial arts failure, while Gu Changfeng, as the leader of a sect, is well-known in the capital. Although their Iron Palm Sect's kung fu is not top-notch, it is still a superior external martial art. Gu Changfeng is almost invincible below the level of a top-notch master!

If Li Lan takes three blows from him, he will surely die.

But what if they don't accept? Then Li Lan and the Lin family's reputations will be ruined!

This is definitely an open conspiracy!

After a moment's thought, Li Lan said calmly, "Even if Ruoxue retires from the martial arts world, the palm techniques she created would easily crush your Iron Palm Sect..."

"I'll take these three blows."

Li Lan spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was immediately taken aback!

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