#20 - The fox friends finally appeared

Lu Jingyao couldn't sleep a wink all night, but Wei Changtian was full of energy.

A physical battle before sleep, a mental battle after sleep.

Even so, he still didn't feel tired or have a clouded mind after waking up. One could only say that "Dream Dao" was truly magical.

Lu Jingyao wasn't present for breakfast. According to Yuan'er, she was "feeling unwell and had no appetite." As for the real reason, only ghosts knew.

Downing the tonic soup that Qiu Yun had specially instructed the cook to make in one gulp, Wei Changtian wiped his mouth and prepared to go to the Xuanjing Division to continue getting beaten.

However, just then, the gatekeeper of the Wei residence suddenly ran over to report that a Young Master Li had arrived.

"Young Master Li?"

Wei Changtian was taken aback and asked, "Which Young Master Li?"

The gatekeeper was a little surprised: "It's Young Master Li Yang from the Li residence."

"Oh... let him in then."

Wei Changtian nodded, already remembering who this Li Yang was.

Every villain has some sycophantic followers.

Their main purpose is to highlight the villain's arrogance and domineering nature, so that the protagonist can better slap them in the face and show off.

The former Wei Changtian had quite a few of these followers, but the only one with a name in the book was this Li Yang.

His father, Li Kan, was the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, equivalent to the second-in-command of the Supreme Court in his previous life. His official position was neither high nor low, depending on who he was being compared to.

Benefiting from his family, Li Yang also managed to get a minor official position in the Court of Judicial Review, but like Wei Changtian, he was mainly there to collect a salary without doing any work. Usually, he only did two things.

One: Frequent brothels.

Two: Frequent brothels with Wei Changtian.

In short, a good-for-nothing second-generation official.

His only advantage was his loyalty to Wei Changtian. In the novel, he even took the lead in finding trouble with Xiao Feng.

As for the ending... of course, his family was ruined and he died.

......

"Brother Wei! Why are you in such good spirits after not seeing you for a few days?"

"Alas, ever since we made a scene at Tan Chun Brothel last time, I've been grounded by my father and only managed to escape today."

"I heard that you have already married that Lu Jingyao? I was still locked up at home then, so I'm here today to give you a belated wedding gift!"

"I know you don't lack money, so I specially stole a list of female relatives of convicted officials who are about to be escorted to the Jiaofang Division from my father!"

"There are quite a few virgins in there. Let's study it carefully, and we'll definitely be able to get the first pick..."

The man, who looked rather wretched, spat as he spoke, waving the paper in his hand, making a "whooshing" sound.

Wei Changtian's head ached more and more as he listened.

He didn't expect that this Li Yang was actually such a chatterbox, babbling non-stop since they met.

And what kind of immortal operation was it to give a "list of ladies" as a wedding gift?

After waiting for a long time and still not seeing Li Yang shut up, he finally couldn't help but cough to interrupt, "Ahem, Brother Li, I'll accept the list."

"But I have to go to the Xuanjing Division now..."

The carriage was quickly prepared. Wang Er acted as the coachman, and Wei Changtian and Li Yang sat facing each other in the carriage.

After the carriage had been running for a while, Wei Changtian asked helplessly: "Brother Li, what's the important matter?"

"Oh, it's like this!"

Li Yang leaned in a little, lowering his voice: "Yesterday, when I went to find this list of female relatives, I happened to see a complaint at my father's place, accusing Brother Wei of seven or eight crimes, such as killing people in the street, forcibly seizing women, and stirring up trouble."

"Hmm?"

Wei Changtian was instinctively nervous when he heard this, but he quickly relaxed.

Things are different now. With his current status, why would he be afraid of being sued?

"Brother Wei, I'm afraid this time is a little different!"

Li Yang seemed to see his indifference and said anxiously: "Normally, this kind of thing should have been suppressed by the yamen long ago, but this time it was handed over to the Court of Judicial Review, and it's likely to be a formal joint trial by the three judicial offices."

"Is that so?"

Wei Changtian was stunned for a moment, then asked after pondering for a while: "Then who does Brother Li think is trying to target me?"

"It must be the Liu family!"

Li Yang slapped his thigh angrily, saying with certainty: "Brother Wei humiliated Liu Zongliang so badly last time, that bastard will definitely not swallow this anger!"

"This time, the Liu family must be trying to get revenge for him!"

Liu Zongliang...

Although he was unfamiliar with this name, Wei Changtian knew a thing or two about the Liu family.

The three great families of Da Ning—Liu, Wei, and Xu—each family had a folk saying circulating among the people.

If you want to invite the God of Wealth into your home, first ask the Xu family for permission.

Fearless of ghosts and gods, only fear the soul under the Wei family's blade.

If you want to turn an official's uniform from sparrow to goose, use Liu catkins as cotton.

Although the folk sayings had exaggerated elements, they basically reflected the situation of the three families.

One had money, one had blades, and one had power.

From a comprehensive point of view, the Liu family, which held sway over the court, was undoubtedly the strongest. The head of the family was the current Prime Minister, and his power was so great that he could be called second only to the Emperor.

However, the Liu family had always been at odds with the Wei family, and coupled with the former Wei Changtian's lawless personality... Wei Changtian had roughly guessed the ins and outs of the matter.

It was estimated that the former Wei Changtian had a conflict with that junior of the Liu family named Liu Zongliang at some point, and then the Liu family wanted to retaliate, so they instigated some people to sue him behind his back.

Anyway, there were plenty of handles to grab on the former Wei Changtian, and finding any two would be enough to sentence him to "immediate execution."

Of course, it was impossible to actually execute him, but it was enough to disgust the Wei family.

Thinking of this, Wei Changtian's expression finally became serious.

"Brother Li, thank you for informing me of this matter."

"Brother Wei, what are you saying!"

Li Yang said heroically: "Your business is my business, and I will naturally not stand idly by!"

"I will go to my father tonight and beg him. If there really is a joint trial by the three judicial offices, the Court of Judicial Review will definitely support the Wei family!"

"There's no need to rush this matter."

Wei Changtian shook his head, thought for a while, and then said: "I would like to pay a visit to your father in the next few days."

"See my father?"

Li Yang was stunned: "You can just tell me what's the matter!"

Wei Changtian smiled: "It's not something that can be explained in a few words. Let's talk about it together when the time comes."

"Alright."

Li Yang nodded: "Then I'll let Brother Wei know the time after I've talked to my father."

"Okay, thank you."

Wei Changtian patted Li Yang's shoulder, and the carriage slowly stopped at this time.

Looking at the three flamboyant characters "Xuanjing Division" on the plaque, Li Yang then remembered to ask: "By the way, Brother Wei, are you here to find Lord Wei?"

"No."

"Then what are you here for? Could it be that you were also forced by your family to come to work?"

"Alas..."

Wei Changtian didn't explain, sighed, and jumped out of the carriage, walking towards the Drill Ground.

Li Yang scratched his head in confusion behind him, hesitated for a moment, and still followed him.

Then, he was quickly stunned by the scene in front of him.

Why do these people dare to beat Brother Wei? Don't they want to live?

And why is Brother Wei letting them beat him? Something feels wrong...

Now that he thought about it, Wei Changtian's reaction in the carriage just now seemed a little strange...

Could it be...

Is this what it's like to be a married man???