Chu Junyi turned his head and glanced at Li Xinyue.
Li Xinyue stared at him in surprise. Countless questions rolled through her mind, but she didn't know which one to ask first, so she just stood there, stunned.
People were coming and going around them, and the traffic was bustling. But the two of them seemed to be frozen in time, staring intently at each other.
A smile curved his lips.
Surprise flickered in her eyes.
At this moment, the eldest senior sister of the Prosperity Workshop spotted Chu Junyi from afar. She waved her hands excitedly and screamed, "Junior brother, junior brother!"
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The senior brother (junior brother), who had been highly anticipated by the master, was almost going to inherit the Prosperity Workshop and lead them to dominate the underworld, had returned, and he even brought back a sister-in-law (younger sister-in-law) they had never met before.
In an instant, all the brothers and sisters surrounded them curiously, bombarding them with questions.
As a princess, Li Xinyue was used to attracting countless eyes whenever she walked on the street.
However, Chu Junyi felt a twinge of jealousy in his heart. Especially since his wife was a face - watcher, and the brothers were all young, with quite a few of them being good - looking.
He couldn't bear this at all. "It's been a long time. I'm sure all the brothers have made great progress in martial arts. How about having a sparring session?"
Remembering the fear of being dominated by the second senior brother, all the brothers scattered in a rush.
"I, I just remembered that I haven't finished the task the master assigned. I'll go right away."
"I, I seem to have something to do too."
"I, me too, me too."
The scene suddenly quieted down. Only the eldest senior sister who came with them was left, smiling at the two of them. They looked so well - matched.
She wondered where he had found his wife. She seemed to be a person who was used to big occasions and exuded a certain nobility.
"Senior sister, how's the master..." Chu Junyi turned his head and saw the eldest senior sister staring at his wife without blinking, her eyes full of admiration and drooling.
Frightened, he quickly hid Li Xinyue behind him. "Senior sister!"
"Ah?" The eldest senior sister then withdrew her gaze and looked over. "You know the master's temper.
Back then, you were willing to break with him just to leave the Prosperity Workshop. Now he's still angry. You figure out a way to appease him on your own.
As for your wife, I'll take care of her for you so that she won't be affected by you."
Then she took Li Xinyue's other hand.
Chu Junyi really wanted to slap that hand away, but then he thought that he couldn't take his wife to bear the master's anger. So he had to let go of her hand reluctantly, gritted his teeth and thanked the eldest senior sister. He comforted Li Xinyue for a while and then went to kneel in front of the master's bedroom door.
Li Xinyue was taken to the main hall by the eldest senior sister. A bunch of brothers and sisters surrounded her there again.
They were all curious about her, about where Chu Junyi had been afterwards, and even more curious about how they had met and fallen in love.
Many of them even suspected that this wife had been snatched by the senior brother. After all, with the senior brother's identity, how could he find such a good wife?
In fact, Li Xinyue really wanted to say that she had indeed been snatched!
But looking at the man kneeling upright outside the house, she couldn't bear to make such a joke. She just said, "He is a very good person. I love him for who he is, regardless of his status or background."
These words silenced everyone.
Yes, one's birth was not something they could choose. As long as their parents were alive and the family had the means, who would be willing to let their children become homeless vagrants?
Her words had undoubtedly hit them right in the heart.
They really envied the second senior brother for marrying such a good wife. But such good fortune was rare after all. Most of them were still like themselves, either finding a fellow practitioner or spending their lives alone.
Then they told Li Xinyue about the scene when their senior brother left the Prosperity Workshop.
At that time, the master was determined to hand over the Prosperity Workshop to Chu Junyi and keep him by his side. He even forced him to marry the eldest senior sister.
Their eldest senior sister was the master's own daughter.
But their senior brother was tired of the life full of bloodshed and violence. He was determined to leave the underworld and live a normal life. He was determined to have a normal identity, so he broke with the master.
When they talked about the scene of the master - disciple relationship coming to an end, everyone couldn't help but gasp.
The master said he would abolish his martial arts and almost beat him to death. Fortunately, he ran fast and managed to save his life.
After that, the other brothers didn't dare to have the idea of leaving the Prosperity Workshop anymore. After all, not everyone was lucky enough to survive under the master's hands.
Li Xinyue was extremely shocked after hearing this. She didn't understand why he still brought her back to see such a master.
She had thought that meeting the family would mean meeting a normal elder. She didn't expect things to be so abnormal. Weren't they just walking into a trap?
Just then, there was the sound of a door opening from the opposite side.
Everyone stopped talking abruptly.
Li Xinyue immediately stood up. She made up her mind that if the master dared to attack Junyi again, she would fight him!
With their combined strength, they should be able to escape from the clutches of this old devil.
But unexpectedly, when she rushed out and reached Chu Junyi's side, the person inside walked out. His white hair was neatly combed and clean.
He bent down and helped Chu Junyi up personally. He patted his shoulder reassuringly and then looked at Li Xinyue.
Li Xinyue was completely stunned. She didn't know whether she should respect him or be angry with him.
But fortunately, this incident passed just like that.
In the evening, the brothers and sisters gathered together and built a bonfire in the back mountain. All kinds of delicious food were being roasted on the fire rack, and they were chatting idly.
Li Xinyue sat beside Chu Junyi. She held the roasted meat that the eldest senior sister had given her and listened to Chu Junyi explain why he had brought her to the Prosperity Workshop.
"The master here is just a bit eccentric. There's still a bit of human kindness among the brothers and sisters.
But it's understandable. After all, he was also an orphan without parents. In his early years, he was a killer working for others. It was only after several near - death experiences that he managed to break away from the organization.
So the character formed in such an environment is always different from ordinary people. Moreover, he taught me all my martial arts. He trained me with the purpose of making me work for him. Now that I don't want to, it's only natural that he wants to take back all his previous efforts."
"Aren't you afraid that coming back will get you involved in troubles again?" Li Xinyue looked at him worriedly.
He smiled faintly. "No. People in the Jianghu value their promises. I took three blows from him back then, so he had to let me go. Moreover, what's my current status?
My informants and secret guards are already all over the world. It wouldn't be difficult to raid the Prosperity Workshop."
Hearing this, Li Xinyue finally smiled reassuringly. She thought it made sense.
She leaned on his chest proudly, enjoying the evening breeze, looking at the bonfire and eating the roasted meat.
After dinner, several people got together to play some folk games that she had never seen or understood before.
They would also include her and deliberately let her win from time to time.
Chu Junyi hugged her from behind. His big hand held her small hand and led her to "dominate" among the brothers and sisters.
After an hour, she had figured out how to play those games and had a great time. A smile was always on her face.
"Fun, right? This is why I like it here." He would like it even more if there was no killing.
Chu Junyi looked at his wife whose face was flushed with laughter. He leaned down and gently kissed the top of her head.