How did I, a mere son-in-law lying down, become a "Fenglang Juxu" (a legendary martial art

Xiao Yue stood to the side, her face showing a mixture of joy and worry.

She was happy that Liu Shan had learned the ultimate skill, but she was also worried that Liu Shan would be coveted by bad people because of it.

"Little Yueyue, I understand what you mean. Brother Liu will definitely keep the secret and be careful with his words and actions. If he breaks this promise..." Liu Shan raised his right hand and solemnly made a vow.

……

Liu Shan had been secluded in his residence for more than half a month. Just when everyone was slowly forgetting about the existence of the Li family's son-in-law, there were still people who remembered him.

On this day, Liu Shan made a rare trip to the hall to have breakfast with his family.

Of course, his portion was still a specially processed medicinal diet.

Just then, a servant brought over an invitation, saying it was from Zhang Tienan, the son of the Zhang family, to his future son-in-law.

Liu Shanshun took the invitation and saw that it was addressed to Liu Shan in large characters.

Upon opening the invitation, I found it neatly written: "Brother Liu, to express my gratitude for your life-saving kindness during the hunt, I am hosting a thank-you banquet tonight at dusk. I cordially invite you to attend..."

Despite Zhang Tienan's usual aggressive demeanor, his handwriting is actually quite good, at least in Liu Shan's eyes, much better than his father-in-law's "Spring Pool Charm".

However, it has been more than a month since the last hunt, and only now have I thought of expressing my gratitude?

And the location of this thank-you banquet... is quite interesting!

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Liu Shan casually said, "Zhang Tienan invited me to a thank-you banquet to express his gratitude for saving our lives."

Li Polu nodded and said, "You should also go out and get around. Zhang Tienan's father was also a fierce general. You should interact more with people your age."

Was Zhang Tienan's father a fierce general?

But why was he so 'cowardly'? He got beaten up like a fool by Li Wanqing...

Liu Shan's gaze involuntarily fell upon the woman beside him.

“If your father tells you to go, then go.” Li Wanqing glanced at Liu Shan.

"My cultivation is just beginning to improve, if I go now..." Liu Shan hesitated, then stopped.

“Cultivation requires a gradual approach. Taking a break to relax can actually help with cultivation,” Jiang Ruolan explained, mistaking Liu Shan’s concern that he might give up halfway through his martial arts training.

Why not let him go, one, two, three...?

Just then, Xiao Yue started clamoring to go too.

Liu Shan really liked Xiao Yue, and normally he wouldn't mind taking her to the banquet, but the location of this banquet...

Li Wanqing noticed something amiss and asked, "Which restaurant is Zhang Tienan hosting the banquet at?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Li Wanqing regretted them, making her seem like a nagging housewife.

Liu Shan was quite frank; after all, it wasn't the location he chose, so he felt there was nothing he couldn't say.

"At Lou Wai Lou."

"A place of misty willows?" Li Wanqing was taken aback, then let out a cold snort.

Li Polu didn't care, after all, he used to be a regular at Lou Wai Lou, but it wasn't appropriate for him to speak at this moment.

Seeing that her daughter was a little angry, Wang quickly said in an attempt to ease the tension between the couple, "As long as it's normal socializing, there's nothing wrong with going to Lou Wai Lou. I trust my son-in-law's character; he would never do anything out of line."

Li Wanqing was not a spoiled and willful fool. Every official, nobleman, and scholar in Cangzhou City was a regular at Lou Wai Lou, but—

She just didn't want to say "agree" against her will.

Seeing that her daughter remained silent, Madam Wang knew that she had tacitly agreed, so she smiled and instructed, "Aunt Zhou, go and fetch fifty taels of silver for your son-in-law, just in case."

“Mother! How could you give him so much silver? You…you’re just spoiling him…”

Li Wanqing felt very wronged and couldn't continue speaking.

You know, she had been saving every penny this month and didn't even dare to go out for tea with her girlfriends, but her mother wanted to give Liu Shan fifty taels of silver to go to a brothel.

She felt extremely wronged, thinking about how she had scrimped and saved to support his cultivation, while he was spending his money visiting brothels...

Li Wanqing put down her chopsticks and ran away without looking back.

Jiang Ruolan sighed softly, stood up, gave a slight bow, and then pulled Xiao Yue to follow after them.

"Hehehe~ Shameless."

As Xiao Yue was being dragged along, she didn't forget to turn her head and make a face at Liu Shan.

Liu Shan also sighed. He understood Li Wanqing, but at the same time felt a little sorry for her. She was such a proud woman... Sigh, it must have been hard on her.

If this happened in modern times, and he told his wife he wanted to take 5,000 yuan to the Royal Club for a massage, he would definitely lose everything.

However, those fifty taels of silver were completely out of his reach.

“Mother-in-law, I cannot accept this money. Although the innocent will clear themselves, I do not want Wanqing to misunderstand me because of these fifty taels.”

However, Wang was an experienced woman who had seen it all.

As she forcefully stuffed the silver into Liu Shan's hand, she said meaningfully, "Zhang Tienan's family is not short of money. If you want to do bad things, even if you don't have any money, Zhang Tienan will still ask you to. Conversely, even if you have a lot of money, as long as you don't want to, you won't do bad things."

Liu Shan was slightly taken aback; he hadn't expected his mother-in-law to have such insightful views.

Since that was the case, he put the silver into his pocket without any qualms.

……

Just as the hour of You (5-7 PM) arrived, Liu Shan, accompanied by his attendant Tian Fugui, stepped into Lou Wai Lou right on time.

Tian Fugui came from a small county town and had never seen such a high-class brothel before. It was like someone's grandmother visiting the Grand View Garden; everything seemed strange and wonderful.

Liu Shan had seen much more opulent clubs, but in terms of atmosphere alone, this place was more evocative.

After all, although the girls in the club in my previous life were bold, they were still somewhat reserved on the surface. Unlike here, if there were screens separating the lobby, I guess many people would immediately take up their guns and do their thing.

Liu Shan originally thought that even if Zhang Tienan didn't book the whole place, he would at least book a large private room. However, to his surprise, the guy actually chose a spot in the lobby.

Moreover, the number of people attending the thank-you banquet was beyond his expectations; even including Tian Fugui, there were only four people.

However, Zhang Tienan was genuinely enthusiastic. From the moment they met, he began to express his gratitude incessantly, his sincerity far surpassing that of Zhao Tingxiao, who sat to the side with his eyes darting around.

For some reason, Liu Shan just couldn't stand Zhao Tingxiao and the more he looked at him, the more he wanted to beat him up.

Although Zhang Tienan was simple-minded and a playboy, he was not a clueless fool.

He noticed that Liu Shan was not satisfied with his position tonight, so he explained, "Tonight is the bi-weekly courtesan's meeting night. We are very close to the center of the stage from here, so we can see the courtesan very clearly in a moment."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shan sighed inwardly. This kid's so-called thank-you banquet was indeed just a side dish; his real purpose was singular—

See the courtesan.

Of course, he knew that Zhang Tienan meant well. Perhaps in Zhang Tienan's heart, taking him to see the courtesan up close was the best way to express his gratitude.

Well... as a decent man, Liu Shan really thanked him.