Not following the expected path? Reborn and unexpectedly married to a demon.

As the year draws to a close, he originally planned to take Chu Luo home to pay respects to his ancestors and enter the ancestral hall, to celebrate the days he had been looking forward to.

But now, he just feels out of place in this lively festival.

He wouldn't let Feng Zhe, who had ruined his relationship with Chu Luo, have a good New Year either.

"Young Master, how do you intend to influence him?"

Seventeen was also uncomfortable. He wished he could find a way to kill Feng Zhe as soon as possible, but they had tried many times and still couldn't kill him.

The young master personally took action and severely injured Feng Zhe, and his final sword strike was aimed at Feng Zhe's vitals.

During the retreat, he clearly saw that Feng Zhe was on the verge of death and knew he was doomed.

The Regent's guards are heavily fortified; even Ox-Head and Horse-Face would find it difficult to enter and lock away souls.

That time, Jin Wuchen had meticulously planned and schemed to secure this opportunity.

Jin Wuchen's skills were divine; even in such a critical and severe situation, his moves were still extremely beautiful.

Seventeen and Jin Wuchen separated and retreated. He felt that as long as Feng Zhe was a human being, he would surely die.

His young master was seriously injured in the assassination attempt, but unexpectedly, Feng Zhe actually came back to life, only seriously injured.

This doesn't make sense; something fishy must be going on.

They wouldn't rashly attack Feng Zhe until they figured out how he survived or how he came back to life.

But this does not mean that other things should remain unchanged.

"Feng Zhe was arrogant, extravagant, and dissolute, especially during the New Year when he would hold lavish celebrations. Although he was in Jiangzhou, he wanted to eat all the delicacies in the world. The New Year was also the time when others would try to please him by giving him gold and silver New Year's gifts."

"Did we rob all the gifts they sent him?" Seventeen asked, guessing.

"That's not enough. I want the gift for him. During the New Year, we need to strictly control the navigation of ships on the water. Food should be left to spoil before being sent to Jiangzhou. Also, fireworks and firecrackers are too noisy. I don't want too many fireworks entering Jiangzhou."

Waterways are a particularly important transportation route for Jiangzhou. If the waterways are controlled, the lives of many people in Jiangzhou will be affected.

“But this will also affect the lives of the people of Jiangzhou,” Seventeen said after thinking for a moment.

"Let the people who are in charge find a way to shift the blame onto Feng Zhe."

I nodded seventeen times, but I still felt that with the Lunar New Year approaching, it would affect people's New Year celebrations.

"It only affects those officials and the extremely wealthy. They've had their fill of good times and can't understand what life is like for most people."

Seventeen was puzzled as to why this group of people were being affected.

Jin Wuchen explained, "At the end of the year, the prices of many things will be much higher than usual, and most people have already prepared for the New Year."

"As for fresh vegetables, most people own some land, so while they may not be the best, they are edible. Those who are very wealthy are the ones who are truly affected."

Seventeen suddenly realized that he didn't need to prepare anything for the New Year, so he didn't know about these things.

But Jin Wuchen, like him, didn't need to prepare these things, so it's unclear how he found out.

Jin Wuchen's words were actually a bit absolute. Seventeen didn't know, but he himself was very clear about it, and that was the general idea.

If he's not doing well, then those selfish, spineless, pleasure-seeking people in Jiangzhou City shouldn't expect too much excitement either.

Seventeen also noted down Jin Wuchen's likes and dislikes: He disliked fireworks and firecrackers because he found them too noisy.

The restrictions on waterways in Jiangzhou meant that fruits and vegetables from outside the city sold extremely well.

Uncle Shi prepared a lot of things to give to Mr. Jing for the New Year.

However, Mr. Jing did not arrive for a long time, so he had no choice but to send a message to Mr. Jing, hoping to deliver the item to him.

The information quickly reached Shen Wei, who then promptly passed it on to Chu Luo.

Chu Luo received news from Uncle Shi and also learned about the situation in Jiangzhou from Shen Wei.

I heard that many shops in Jiangzhou were destroyed by black fire.

Although no one was injured except for the shop owner, the shop suffered heavy losses.

The real owners behind these shops are people from the Regent's faction.

Although it's said to be done secretly, many people actually know about it.

Many wealthy families had their fireworks and firecrackers mysteriously confiscated, and everyone believed it was the Regent's doing.

Feng Zhe loves fireworks; watching them bloom makes him feel like he can control the night.

He suffered a serious injury this year, which brought him bad luck. He wanted some fireworks to dispel the bad luck, so he ordered people to prepare bigger and more fireworks.

Unexpectedly, the carriages transporting the fireworks were unable to avoid the wind and rain on the road, and the entire shipment was ruined.

The fireworks shipped over by ship were blown up by his men chasing the prisoner with flaming arrows.

He was furious.

Jin Wuchen sat on the top of the boat, watching the fireworks over the river, and drank wine while gazing at the illuminated night sky.

I remembered Chu Luo saying that she had a great time watching fireworks and guessing riddles during the Lantern Festival that year.

The bright moon rises over the sea, and we share this moment though we are far apart. Is she also looking at this full moon like him?

Seventeen had never seen such large fireworks before, with all sorts of patterns appearing in the sky.

Aside from being a bit noisy, as the young master said, it's really exceptionally good-looking.

The servants around Feng Zhe said it was as if God was making things difficult for him.

He was even more furious and insisted on seeing the grandest fireworks display.

So they sent someone to fix it again, but it was inexplicably destroyed several times in a row.

Jin Wuchen had no interest in going to see it every time.

Some things become increasingly uncomfortable to watch if there's no one you want to watch them with.

Seventeen never missed a single one, and he would invite some of the Twenty-Four Fiends' brothers, bringing along wine and meat.

After watching multiple times, they gained some experience, such as what angles and distances provide the best viewing experience.

For example, what colors and patterns look better, and how to arrange them in a more interesting order.

It feels great to spend other people's money and enjoy your own happiness.

Before the fireworks from Fengzhe could arrive, a small palace in the imperial palace was blown up by black fire.

The emperor was worried that someone was plotting something, as the black fire was very powerful and difficult to guard against.

Therefore, an imperial edict was issued to reduce the amount of fireworks during the New Year's Eve celebrations. This meant that even if fireworks were brought from Fengzhe, they could not be set off in a grand manner.

Besides, it can't even be transported.

The palace is so heavily guarded with checking items entering and leaving, and it's a deep, secluded palace where ordinary people can't even get in. How so much black fire was transported into the palace is truly baffling.

If someone were to smuggle something secretly, it would take at least ten years of continuous smuggling to accumulate enough to blow up a palace.

That palace was also the place where he had made love with the newly entered concubine.

The entire palace, including all the maids, eunuchs, and guards, was thoroughly searched, but still, not a single one was a suspect.

It couldn't be that black fire fell from the sky and blew that place up.

He felt a surge of resentment and discontent, as if something was working against him.

Lately, the food I eat isn't fresh or tasty.

The cook was helpless; the vegetables and fruits delivered were not fresh at all. This is the case now; I don't know how we're going to get through the holidays.

As Chu Luo looked at Uncle Shi's letter, she foresaw some potential dangers.

The reply instructed him to quickly sell out all the good dishes and store all the dishes he had saved for the New Year in the cellar, without revealing the news.

Do not sell any vegetables during the holidays, and do not let anyone know that they have extra vegetables, otherwise there will be danger.

The news was quickly passed on to Uncle Shi through Shen Wei.

Uncle Shi and everyone else don't know why, but they know they will definitely lose some money if they don't sell vegetables during the holidays.

However, considering that this was Mr. Jing's instruction, most people did as instructed and quickly sold the vegetables that they had planned to sell during the Chinese New Year.

They started preparing for the Chinese New Year well in advance.

A few skeptics are still secretly stockpiling vegetables, waiting for a big sale.

They learned Mr. Jing's farming skills, and didn't want to hear anything else, always thinking that Mr. Jing just wanted to get rich.