At night.
"Young Master, are you asleep?"
"Yes, I am."
"Oh."
Chi Chi stopped speaking.
"Young Master…"
A quarter of an hour later, Chi Chi spoke again.
"Go to sleep!"
Shen Jing answered with his eyes closed.
Another quarter of an hour passed, and Chi Chi's voice rang out again.
Shen Jing was speechless, too lazy to speak, and simply pretended to be asleep.
"Young Master, Young Master…"
Chi Chi called out several times but received no response from Shen Jing. She quickly sat up and, fumbling in the dark, went to Shen Jing's bedside to check his breathing.
"How about you lie down next to me?"
Shen Jing moved over to make a space, saying with a wry smile, "So you can constantly check if I'm still breathing?"
"It's getting late, Young Master, you should go to bed early!"
Chi Chi gave a dry laugh, quickly returned to her own bed, and silently prayed for Shen Jing in her heart.
Listening to the sounds around him, Shen Jing couldn't help but inwardly grumble.
Wasn't it just a coincidence that the main gate collapsed?
This house was already dilapidated, and after the autumn rain, it was even more so!
It was normal for the main gate to collapse!
This girl, did she really think he would be vaguely cursed to death by Su Yourong?
Hmm, once this mess of his was resolved, he needed to find a new place to live.
He didn't care much himself; after all, he was already used to living in that rundown Taoist temple in his previous life.
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But this girl Chi Chi has been loyal to him; he couldn't let her suffer.
Shen Jing's thoughts wandered, and he unconsciously fell asleep.
After a night, Shen Jing woke up alive.
It proved that there was no such thing as 'husband-killing'!
After breakfast, Shen Jing didn't even bother to repair the collapsed main gate and prepared to go out with Chi Chi.
He wanted to take advantage of the fact that his multiple marriages hadn't spread yet to try and marry into a few more families.
Just as they were walking out, two women suddenly appeared at the doorway.
One of them was wearing a veil.
But Shen Jing recognized at a glance that the woman wearing the veil was Su Yourong.
Su Yourong didn't enter the house; she just frowned as she looked at the collapsed main gate.
"Why are you here?"
Shen Jing walked forward and asked Su Yourong with some surprise.
"I specifically asked around to find your residence; I came to tell you something."
Su Yourong said, then slowly walked up to Shen Jing, "If I'm not mistaken, this gate collapsed last night, didn't it? And it almost hit you, right?"
"Can you tell fortunes now?"
Shen Jing teased.
This was a natural Daoist companion!
"I can't tell fortunes; I just know myself!"
A trace of self-mockery flashed across Su Yourong's veiled face, "Do you still think you have a hard life now?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
Shen Jing grinned, "If I didn't have a hard life, could I still be standing here talking to you?"
"Don't be stubborn!"
Su Yourong glared at him irritably, "I persuaded my mother all night last night, and she finally relented. As long as you go to the mansion to apologize, she will burn the marriage contract in front of you."
Shen Jing shook his head and smiled, "You'd rather believe others are unlucky than believe you're a husband-killer!"
No matter if things are good or bad, one's mental state must be good.
When encountering bad things, first examine others, then examine yourself!
"Some things don't cease to exist just because you don't believe in them."
Su Yourong sighed softly, "Before my mother goes to the temple fair, hurry to my house and apologize to her!"
"No!"
Shen Jing refused without hesitation, "If I were you, I would insist on finding a good husband and then bringing him before those gossiping people to make them shut up completely!"
Su Yourong paused slightly, then sighed helplessly: "Anyway, I've given you the chance. If you really don't want to apologize to my mother, I won't force you! Just don't regret it when you die an unnatural death!"
"Don't worry, if you can truly stand out among a host of competitors, I will never regret it!"
Shen Jing replied playfully.
If he really had to marry into the Su Family and get such a beautiful girl for free, he would be happy to.
However, in his plan, the Su Family was just there for show.
Now, he was too lazy to bother with Madam Su; when the other families had made their decisions, Madam Su would give up on her own.
"Talk about it when you're still alive then!"
Su Yourong responded indifferently, then turned and left with her maid Jin'er.
She should just go about her own business!
Shen Jing himself didn't treat his life seriously; whatever she said was useless.
Didn't the old saying go, 'even immortals can't save those destined to die'?
Watching Su Yourong and her maid leave, Shen Jing also took Chi Chi out.
However, today was not very opportune.
Today was the City God Temple Fair, and many families had gone to attend it.
He ran to several houses in a row but didn't see the main person, only seeing Wu Xiong, the head of the Wu Family, at the Wu Family's residence.
It was said that Wu Xiong was an executioner when he was young, but later suddenly became rich, so he put away his blade and started a horse-caravan business.
Wu Xiong had many wives and concubines, but at over fifty years old, he only had one daughter.
He dreamed of having a son but had never been able to fulfill his wish.
Rumor had it that Wu Xiong was cursed due to the heavy killings he committed in his youth.
After working until nearly noon, Shen Jing finally succeeded in marrying into the Wu Family with his silver tongue and superb acting skills.
"Forget it, six families are enough. Six is a lucky number."
Shen Jing rubbed his somewhat aching legs and said to Chi Chi with great interest, "Let's find a place to eat something first."
Six is a lucky number?
Chi Chi's face was full of dark lines, and she asked worriedly, "Young Master, is this… really okay? What if these families find out they've been tricked by Young Master and, in a fit of rage, tear up all the marriage contracts? Wouldn't that be just as troublesome?"
Shen Jing smirked, "Don't worry, I have a backup plan."
A backup plan? Chi Chi looked at Shen Jing in confusion.
What other backup plan could Young Master have?
Shen Jing smiled but didn't speak, leading Chi Chi towards the alley in the east of the city.
They hadn't walked far when a melodious zither melody suddenly reached their ears.
Along with the zither music, there were bursts of cheers.
Shen Jing subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound and realized it was coming from the Qin She (Music House) next door.
Just as Shen Jing was lost in thought, a panicked sound suddenly rang out in his ears.
"Get out of the way!"
"The horse is startled, get out of the way!"
Behind the galloping packhorse, two men dressed as house servants kept shouting to warn passersby.
Accompanied by the panicked shouts, a startled packhorse charged towards them like mad.
"Careful!"
Shen Jing suddenly came back to his senses, grabbed Chi Chi, and quickly dodged to the side.
The next moment, the horse almost brushed past Shen Jing's body.
Shen Jing stumbled and fell towards the ground, but he suddenly saw a sharpened piece of wood embedded in the ground.
Holy crap!
Shen Jing's face changed dramatically, and he suddenly reached out and slammed his hand onto the ground.
Just as his body was about to hit the sharpened wood, he finally managed to steady himself with the support of his hand, quickly readjusted his body, and looked at the sharpened wood with lingering fear.
If his movements hadn't been agile just now, he would definitely be dead!
Damn it!
This bad luck was truly a bit outrageous!
This was really disrespectful to his identity as a Taoist!
"Young Master!"
Chi Chi looked at Shen Jing, still shaken, and then her gaze fell on the sharpened piece of wood.
Thinking of what had just happened, Chi Chi couldn't help but tug at Shen Jing's sleeve with lingering fear, "Young Master, you should listen to Miss Su's advice after all!"
When Shen Jing woke up lively in the morning, she also thought that what happened last night was a coincidence.
But in just a blink of an eye, such a thing happened again.
It was too eerie!
"This has nothing to do with her!"
Shen Jing shook his head, "I'd rather suspect someone is trying to assassinate me than believe this evil!"
He was a legitimate Taoist in his previous life!
He didn't know how many connections his patriarch had pulled down below to allow him to be resurrected in this way. If he were to be cursed, wouldn't that be a disgrace to his patriarch?
"Young Master, don't be stubborn!"
Chi Chi was extremely worried and said anxiously, "You can dodge it once or twice, but can you always…"
"Oh, isn't that Shen Jing?"
Before Chi Chi could finish her sentence, a teasing voice suddenly rang out in their ears.
Following the sound, they saw a row of heads peering out from the window of the Qin She (Music House) pavilion opposite.
Among that row of heads were Song Lianxin and Zhao Ying, that despicable couple!
Shen Jing suddenly understood.
No wonder he was so unlucky.
It turned out that these two things were bringing bad luck…