I, who was stabbed to death by Alloy Lu Bu, transmigrated into the Star Soul General

The Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness's Residence, the East Courtyard of the Lü Family.

"Pair of eight!"

"I'm sorry."

"Wang Bang!"

"Wait... you're playing a royal flush right now? Do you even know how to play cards?!"

"Go all out, let your youth explode!"

"..."

White walls, vermilion gates, and a few people playing cards by the gate—the proper kind of playing cards—on an iron table, the "clack-clack" sound echoing incessantly.

Chi Chi.

The flying boat slowly descended, and the soul energy emanating from its chassis stirred up a cloud of dust.

"Huh?" A servant looked in the direction of the voice. "Isn't that Brother Ye's flying boat? When did he go out...?"

"Cough cough..."

"Holy crap..." Lü Fengxian covered her mouth with one hand and fanned away the dust with the other. "This place must have been uncleaned for years, right? I almost choked to death." (This flying boat is really powerful; it can make even such a clean place so choking.)

"Ah! It's Young Master Fengxian!"

"Oh my god! No wonder I couldn't sleep last night...it was a sign that Fengxian was coming back today..."

"Don't talk nonsense! You're just angry because you didn't win all night."

"Quick, quick... quickly put away the card table so Young Master Fengxian doesn't see. I've been losing for two days already, and I don't want to be dragged into playing anymore..."

Then, the servants and the gatekeeper quickly tidied up the entrance and lined it up in a row.

The servants roared in unison, "Young Master Fengxian!"

"Hi."

The gatekeeper, dressed in an old-fashioned black mandarin jacket, sat on a four-wheeled cart similar to the one used by Zhuge Liang, with a blanket covering his legs. He stood in front of the gate and simply greeted him, "Long time no see, young master!"

Despite being called a gatekeeper, he was actually just a 'crippled' man with long, flowing white hair and a gentle, jade-like appearance. His name was Zhao Ritian, and he was the gatekeeper of the east courtyard of the Lü family mansion.

Hmm... A blind man drives, a lame man guards the gate, Old Lu's family has a way of doing things.

"Brother Ritian, it's been a long time." Lü Fengxian greeted him with a smile. Perhaps seeing an old friend made her feel less bad than before.

“It has indeed been a long time,” Zhao Ritian replied with a smile, then his brows furrowed slightly. “Young Master, my name is ‘Zhao Hao,’ not ‘Zhao Ritian.’ It’s too inelegant to call me that.”

"I understand, Brother Ritian."

"Sigh..." Zhao Hao gave a wry smile, shook his head, and used his soul power to control the four-wheeled vehicle to move slowly, clearing the doorway. "Have you had a good time in Yuan Ding City these past few years?"

Then, he stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked up to me as if floating. "Have you brought back a daughter-in-law for the old Marquis?"

“I have a daughter-in-law, but I haven’t brought her back.” Lü Fengxian held out her hand with the ring on it and waved it in front of Zhao Hao. “I sent her back to her parents’ home first.”

Zhao Hao asked, "Oh? Which family's daughter is she?"

Lu Chun and Ye Liangchen, standing nearby, silently focused their soul power on their ears, listening intently, not wanting to miss a single opportunity to gossip.

Upon hearing this, Lü Fengxian didn't hide anything and said directly, "She is Shangguan Yinqin from the Shangguan family in Tiandu City. I heard she said she had to marry into the family, so I told her to go back and talk to her family about it. Marrying into the family is out of the question..."

"How can I, Lü Fengxian, remain subservient to others for long?"

"Tsk, the fourth son of the Shangguan family?" Zhao Hao pinched his smooth, hairless chin and pondered for a moment. "That's not a big problem. At worst, I'll just kidnap him for you. The Shangguan family is no match for a 'cripple' like me."

Ye Liangchen: "Old Zhao, you 'crippled man' don't need to pretend anymore. Let me, the 'blind man,' handle this. Kidnapping a young mistress is as easy as entering an empty field."

After a brief chat and some boasting, the group...

"Alright, let's stop our idle chatter here." Zhao Hao sat back down on the four-wheeled vehicle, took Lü Fengxian's hand, and patted it gently. "Young Master, would you like to go back to the East Courtyard to rest for a bit, or go to the Central Courtyard to see the Old Marquis? Hmm... how about a couple of rounds of cards... or mahjong? Chess? Soul General Kill?"

"Then let's try a couple of rounds..."

Just as Lü Fengxian was about to agree, she heard Lü Chun behind her say, "Young Master, the Marquis is already waiting for you in the main hall of the central courtyard..."

"Haha, sorry, Brother Ritian," Lü Fengxian shook Zhao Hao's hand vigorously, looking helpless and forcing a smile, "Later... It's beyond my control, I have to go and greet the old man first."

(Damn it, all the housekeepers look the same, did they all come from the same organization?)

Zhao Hao: "Hmm..." (⊙﹏⊙∥)

Step, step.

"Let's go to our usual spot for a few drinks when we have time." After saying that, Lü Fengxian hurriedly walked towards the central courtyard, her jade pendant and necklace jingling as she walked.

"Excellent, excellent... We'll arrange all the musical performances that the young master loves most!"

"Cough cough..."

However, the cough did not seem to have the desired effect.

“I heard that Chunxiao Pavilion and Hongxiuzhao have recently launched new teas,” Zhao Hao said, giving a thumbs up and smiling with narrowed eyes. “I’m waiting for Young Master to come back so we can go and taste them together.”

Upon hearing this, Lü Fengxian abruptly stopped in her tracks and made an 'OK' gesture behind her back.

“Ahem, young master, your fiancée will be there tonight…” Lu Chun reminded him.

"Ahhh, I understand, I'm off."

Ye Liangchen walked to the back of the four-wheeled vehicle, grasped the handle, and pushed it forward. "Crippled man, you can still 'appraise' things even though both your legs are useless? This is hard work."

"Damn it, can't I just wear a 'prosthetic leg'? Besides, I'm the mighty Ritian, my third leg is perfectly fine, you don't need to worry about me."

"No wonder you and Song Jia Ma Laosan are 'tea buddies,' you're really one bastard making three dishes, all with the same stinky taste, tsk tsk." Ye Liangchen curled his lips.

Zhao Hao gathered his strength in his dantian and shouted, "Get out!" (Yuan Shao's voice in the new Three Kingdoms)

Seeing the two walk away, Ye Liangchen transmitted his voice and said, "Did you notice? Young Master has broken through to the mid-stage of the Heaven Rank. Just a few years ago, he was still struggling to break through due to a deficiency in his soul meridian."

"Hmm... I noticed... because the young master squeezed my hand so hard it hurt, breaking through my protective aura. It seems he's encountered quite a few opportunities."

……

On the walkway in the courtyard.

"Brother Ritian and Xiao Yezi, what are their secret identities? Are they retired Xuanjia Guards? Or... wanted criminals taken in by their families? Bodyguards they keep as assassins?"

"Or... a new organization that only exists in this timeline?"

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Anyway, we're all on the same side."

At this moment, Lü Fengxian had already stepped into the central courtyard, with Lü Chun following behind, while the old man Lü was pacing anxiously back and forth in front of the gate.

"My lord...my lord!"

Only after hearing Lü Chun's voice did Old Master Lü put his hands behind his back, stride to the middle of the door, and regain a bit of his marquis-like demeanor. "Da Chunzi, what is it?"

rustle.

Just then, a slightly stronger breeze swept by, bringing a few tender green leaves with it.

"Young Master Fengxian has arrived."

“Oh... Feng Xian’er is back, hehehe…” Lu Zhongying stroked his not-so-long beard, nodded with a smile, “Good, good, you have my style back then.”

"No... I've already reached the Heavenly Rank..." Lü Fengxian put her hands in her sleeves, pouted, and kept tapping her left foot back and forth. "Logically speaking... shouldn't you be surprised?"

Snapped.

"Oh? Heavenly Rank?!" Lü Zhongying moved swiftly and arrived in front of Lü Fengxian, gently patting his shoulder. With a "boom," the latter's ankle sank into the ground. "You're not good enough either. You can't even withstand a casual pat from your father. Tsk tsk... You still need to practice."

"Fengxian'er, let's go to the study and have a good talk."

P.S.: Thanks for reading. It got colder today, and my sternum hurts from sneezing so much.