Lian Li lowered his hand halfway, clearly happy from being praised.
The Su family placed extreme importance on Su Fu’s wedding. After Young Hero Zheng emerged victorious, he immediately had his junior brothers take a letter back to the Guihai Sect to request that the sect elders come over.
Lian Li heard that they planned to hold two ceremonies: one hosted by the Su family, and another by the Guihai Sect once Su Fu followed Young Hero Zheng back to their headquarters.
The Guihai Sect’s influence was far greater than that of the Su family. When the time came, many Jianghu sects would send representatives of significant standing to attend.
Su Jun would also be going. By doing this, the Guihai Sect was essentially giving the Su family an opportunity to expand their network.
On one hand, this gesture displayed Young Hero Zheng’s status as the Sect Leader’s disciple; on the other, it showed how much they valued Su Fu.
After learning about this process, Lian Li felt that Su Fu would certainly not have a bad life after marrying Young Hero Zheng.
Although he hadn’t had much contact with Su Fu, and Master Su’s earlier attempt to play matchmaker between her and Yun Huizhou had made him feel awkward for a while, he still hoped that this girl—who was only seventeen and would still be in high school in the modern world—could live a good life.
After attending Su Fu’s wedding, Su Jun personally delivered two hundred taels in silver notes as a token of gratitude for their help to the Su Mansion during this period.
Two hundred taels was a massive sum for ordinary citizens, and even for Jianghu martial artists like them, it was no small amount of money.
However, the expenses of those in the Jianghu were much higher. Various life-saving antidotes were not cheap, and since they were prone to injury, they frequently had to seek out doctors for treatment.
From time to time, they also needed to use nourishing supplements to ensure they didn’t harbor any hidden internal injuries.
Furthermore, buying various pieces of information was a major expense; after all, being poorly informed could easily lead one into danger.
In short, while they could earn a lot from a single big job, the money flowed out like water.
Although the two were not short on cash, they weren’t about to complain about having more.
They didn’t stand on ceremony with Su Jun at all; they didn’t even go through the standard routine of polite refusal and persuasion.
The two of them accepted the money with extreme readiness.
With Su Fu married and their reward received, they didn’t plan to stay in Fengyi City much longer. Lian Li said to Su Jun, “Young Master Su, we plan to leave tomorrow.”
Su Jun seemingly hadn’t expected them to leave so soon and couldn’t help but say, “Now that things have finally settled down, won’t you two stay in Fengyi City for a while longer? It would allow me to properly fulfill my duties as a host.”
Lian Li replied, “We won’t stay. We’ve already been in Fengyi City for a long time. If we stay any longer, I’m afraid I’ll get lazy and never want to leave.”
Su Jun said softly, “Young Hero Lian, if you are willing, the Su family still has several nice manors in Fengyi City. If Young Hero Lian likes them…”
“No, no, no! I was just speaking casually, Young Master Su, please don’t take it seriously.”
Before Su Jun could finish, Lian Li hurriedly interrupted him, terrified that Su Jun was about to offer him a house.
If Su Jun actually said the words, Lian Li felt that with his level of willpower, refusing would be incredibly difficult, and his heart would surely bleed.
“Young Master Su, there’s no need to urge us to stay. Our minds are made up,” Lian Li said with a look of firm determination.
“In that case, I won’t try to persuade you further.” Su Jun sighed softly and continued, “This time was truly thanks to Young Hero Lian. If Young Hero Lian hadn’t taken my younger sister’s place, I don’t know what she would have suffered when those villains attacked.”
“It’s just that the matter of Young Hero Lian wearing women’s clothing has become known to so many people. Our Su family has dragged down Young Hero Lian’s reputation.”
Speaking of this, Lian Li thought of the culprit who came up with the idea: Yun Huizhou.
He didn’t reply to Su Jun. Instead, he turned his head to look at Yun Huizhou, his eyes full of condemnation: It’s all your fault. Now everyone knows I wore women’s clothes.
The last time he became famous was when he caught Ma Tie by using a wooden stick to poke poop in a one-against-four fight.
This time, he was known for cross-dressing. Could he just once make a name for himself in a normal, dignified way?
If this continued, he didn’t even dare to imagine what kind of reputation he would have in the Jianghu.
Meeting Lian Li’s gaze, although Yun Huizhou didn’t know exactly what he was thinking, he roughly understood what he was brooding about.
He turned his head away and chuckled, then said to Su Jun, “If Young Master Su is sincere, why not give a bit more of a reward to comfort Young Hero Lian’s wounded soul?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lian Li rushed in front of him and slapped his arm, saying, “It’s all your fault! What kind of ghost of an idea was that!”
Yun Huizhou replied somewhat roguishly, “Isn’t this perfect? It saves me the trouble of testifying before Junior Uncle. Junior Uncle will naturally find out, and maybe he’ll even credit you for more time.”
“Shut up!” Lian Li whispered.
Su Jun didn’t quite understand Yun Huizhou’s words. He wanted to ask for clarification, but hearing Lian Li’s hushed scolding, he decided not to pry and changed the subject.
“Young Hero Yun, Young Hero Lian, this matter… sigh… I fear some loose-tongued people will use this to gossip about Young Hero Lian behind his back,” Su Jun said. “I truly don’t know how to properly compensate Young Hero Lian.”
To be honest, Lian Li didn’t know why Su Jun was so obsessed with this. He felt that Su Jun was being incredibly mushy. First, he seemingly wanted to give him a house, and now he was talking about not knowing how to compensate him.
It kept making him think of that line: “I cannot repay this great kindness, so I can only offer myself in marriage.”
At that thought, Lian Li shuddered. Just as he was about to say something, Yun Huizhou beat him to it, responding to Su Jun: “My Junior Brother isn’t someone they get to point fingers at. They’d better not run into us, or I’ll cut their tongues right out.”
Lian Li also nodded, agreeing with Yun Huizhou’s sentiment. “Let them talk if they want. It’s not like I’ll lose a piece of flesh. It’s impossible for everyone to be brain-dead. If I really run into that kind of idiot, I’ll just beat them until they’re too afraid to speak.”
Since both Yun Huizhou and Lian Li had put it that way, Su Jun naturally couldn’t dwell on the matter further, or it would seem as if he was the one who cared too much.
Thus, he thought for a moment and said, “Then I can only do as Young Hero Yun suggested and give Young Hero Lian a bit more of a reward.” He said sincerely once more, “The Su family truly owes you both a great debt.”
As he spoke, he cupped his fists and gave them a deep bow.
Lian Li felt a bit uncomfortable, but Yun Huizhou was perfectly at ease. He grabbed Lian Li, who was trying to dodge, and the two of them accepted Su Jun’s salute head-on.
The three of them chatted casually for a while longer. The Su family had a lot going on right now, and Su Jun was very busy, so he soon took his leave.
Yun Huizhou stood by the window and opened it to watch Su Jun’s departing figure. He said to Lian Li in an unreadable tone, “Don’t you think Su Jun is acting a bit strange?”
Lian Li looked completely bewildered and asked, “Is he? What’s strange about him?”
He walked over to Yun Huizhou’s side, intending to look at Su Jun, but Yun Huizhou suddenly slammed the window shut and said, “He’s just strange.”
