Chapter 32: Guarding with Life

  Li Da Yin dragged his lame leg and slowly walked to the bedside of Sun Xue Lian, respectfully calling out: "Miss."

  It was just after noon, and the summer had already passed its hottest period, slightly cooler. Madame Sun wore only a crimson flower-patterned small jacket, with red gauze pants tied below, one hand propping up her fragrant cheek, reclining on the couch, that mature and enchanting body undulating with curves, like a beautiful landscape of ups and downs. Li Dahe's gaze fell on Sun Xuelian's chest, which had unbuttoned two buttons, glanced at those towering and round twin peaks, secretly swallowed his saliva, and then lowered his head again.

  Madam Sun slightly turned her body and lightly asked: "Has Miao Yi gone to the Jade Emperor Temple again?"

  "Yes!" Li Da Yan responded, and Madame Sun's legs suddenly stiffened, her slender golden lotus feet stretched out straight, with a barely perceptible tremble. Li Da Yan was very familiar with the young lady's habitual movements, knowing that she was enduring, whether it was pain or anger, she was enduring. A long time ago, he had already known about the young lady's habitual movement when enduring pain. At that time, the young lady was still very small, and not only did he call her "young lady", but also the servants and attendants in the Sun Mansion all called her "young lady".

  The fashion of footbinding was not yet prevalent in this era, and few women from official and aristocratic families had bound feet. Even when selecting concubines for the palace, they rarely chose women with bound feet. If an ordinary palace maid had bound feet before entering the palace, she would be required to unbind them to facilitate movement within the palace. In ordinary commoner families, women were needed to maintain household chores and few had bound feet. Only in middle-class families that were wealthy but not of official or aristocratic status did more daughters have bound feet.

  Lei Dahe clearly remembered that it was the young lady's first time binding her feet, and he had been secretly watching from a hidden place. The young lady sat on the bed, with those pair of white, delicate, and slender feet, as thin as bamboo shoots, small but exquisite, skin as tender and smooth as newborn white mice, the ten toes curled up like sleeping silkworms, fragrant and beautiful to the point of being breathtaking.

  That beauty should be in heaven, and shouldn't exist among humans.

  Then, the little feet were wrapped in a long cloth, and the bandages were wound layer by layer. The young lady furrowed her delicate eyebrows deeply, with tears welling up in her eyes, which made his heart ache terribly. That night, in his dream, he kept crawling under the young lady's feet, licking her incredibly beautiful feet, easing her pain, and listening to her giggles.

  Many years have passed, and the young lady has transformed from a naive and lovely girl to a woman with a thousand charms. She has been married twice and had three men in her life, but in his eyes, she is still the same lady he first saw - the one with deeply furrowed eyebrows, tears welling up in her eyes, and an air of pitiful loveliness that makes him want to spend his whole life protecting her.

  Sun Xuelian didn't notice his infatuation as he stared at her feet, her heart was being gnawed by jealousy and anger: "He... is still in contact with Yier..."

  "Miss, I think he may not be the real Yang Xu. That night in Yunhe Town, I didn't miss my mark. Yang Xu must have died."

  "Shut up!"

  Mrs. Sun suddenly let out a sharp cry, jumped down from the ground, and slapped Lei Da Yin's cheek with a loud slap, leaving five finger marks on his face. Lei Da Yin didn't move at all. Although he could easily put Sun Xue Lian to death with just one finger, he didn't dare to resist or even dodge, and took the slap silently. His waist bent deeper as he said gently: "Miss, please calm down, it's all this humble person's fault."

  Long ago, he was a well-known figure in the Jianghu world. At that time, he was a great thief and the second-in-command of a group of mountain bandits. His nickname was "Second Blade", not because his skills were inferior, but because he was skilled with both a long sword and a short blade, able to attack and defend with ease, and his killing moves were sharp. He earned this seemingly playful nickname among his fellow brothers. Once, there was an internal conflict in the mountain stronghold, and as part of the defeated side, he narrowly escaped with his life and fled out of the mountains.

  It was during that intense battle that he injured his leg and became lame. He was rescued by the old master of the Sun family, who was a medicine peddler at the time. The Ming dynasty had just been established, and the country was not yet fully under control, with no complete household registration system in place. He claimed to be a good citizen who had been kidnapped by mountain bandits, deceiving the trust of Old Master Sun, and stayed on with the Sun family until this day.

  His benefactor, Old Master Sun, had already passed away, but his young mistress was still around. Whether she was the lovely little girl he first met or the elegant mature woman she had become today, she would always be his mistress, the goddess in his heart, the one for whom he would sacrifice everything. Whoever dared to insult her would face his wrath, and he would fight to the death. But in front of his mistress, he was willing to be a humble dog, enduring beatings, scoldings, and humiliation, as long as he could stay by her side and guard her for a lifetime, which he considered a sweet fate.

  He never dared to express his feelings to the young lady, and when she married her husband, he could only watch silently; When the uncle died of illness, the young lady remarried Geng Xin, and he still watched silently; The young lady fell in love with Yang Wenxuan, and the two had an affair, but he could only watch silently, and even helped the young lady cover up her tracks. As long as the young lady was happy and joyful, he was content.

  Ke Yang Wenxuan shouldn't have had the idea of taking over the Sun family's ancestral property; even more so, after having won Miss's favor, he still wasn't satisfied and actually hooked up with Miss's daughter as well, causing Miss to be heartbroken. Miss finally saw through that scoundrel's true face, and Li Dahuang was delighted. He volunteered to go and get rid of that despicable rascal for Miss.

  He succeeded! He was originally successful! But something happened and that bastard appeared again, jumping around.

  Sun Xuelian slapped him, and her anger seemed to have dissipated a bit. She furrowed her brow and began pacing around the room: "His appearance is exactly the same as Yang Wenyuan's. How can there be such a coincidence in the world? Just after Yang Wenyuan died, someone who looks just like him appears out of nowhere? Who has this kind of skill, and what is their purpose? I deliberately provoked him that day, intending to lure him into taking off his clothes to see if he had any scars on his chest or the mole on his thigh that Yang Wenyuan had. Unfortunately..."

  "Miss, why bother with such trouble? Let me take action again. Whether it's true or false, just one knife will settle everything."

  Sun Xuelian raised her head, her expression changing, and remained silent for a long time.

  Looking at the pink neck meat that was exposed between her slightly raised chin, as well as her full and firm breasts, even through the thin spring shirt, one could clearly feel the powerful temptation of those two mounds of flesh. Li Da Yan couldn't help but feel a surge of desire in his heart, and with a mix of jealousy and hatred, he said: "Could it be that Miss can't bear to take action? Don't forget, he's not only after our Sun family's wealth, but also deceived Little Miss..."

  "Shut up!"

  Sun Xuelian suddenly turned around, raised her hand and was about to slap him again. Li Daxian stubbornly lifted his head up. Sun Xuelian's hand fell weakly, she let out a sigh and lay down on the couch, muttering: "Get out, let me think this through, think this through..."

  Li Da Yan gritted his teeth and walked out step by step, like a wounded wolf.

  Mrs. Sun's eyes were dull and expressionless, staring blankly upwards, her mind a complete muddle.

  Her first husband was a match made by her parents and the matchmaker, although they didn't have particularly deep feelings for each other, they still treated each other with respect and had a lovely daughter. Who would have thought that fate would not be on their side, Yier was still young when her husband passed away due to illness, the Sun family ran a pharmacy and had saved countless lives, but couldn't save their own husband.

  Then her father chose a second husband for her, Geng Xin.

  He was originally from an official family and was also a scholar with honors, although his father's crime had stripped him of his honors. He was still worthy of marrying a merchant's daughter, even if she was a widow. However, after this Master Geng's official position was stripped away, his own honors were stripped away, and it seemed that his masculine energy was also stripped away along with them.

  He is not her good man...

  After all these years of marriage, the couple still did not have a son or daughter. No matter whether it was outside or in the backyard, he had never given her a man's feeling. She thought that for this life she would only be guarding her daughter and passing through emptily and idly until she met him - elegant and refined Yang Wenxuan who was knowledgeable and considerate, gentle and thoughtful in bed.

  Just like a drowning person who has nothing to rely on suddenly grabs a lifesaving straw, she recklessly fell in love with this man. Spiritual infidelity and physical conquest made her tender heart firmly tied to this man named Yang Xu, she thought the bitterness would end and sweetness would come, but unexpectedly it was inviting a wolf into the house.

  He not only plotted against the Sun family's property, but also shamelessly seduced her young and ignorant daughter. She was furious, hating him to death, wanting to kill this scoundrel who had lost all sense of decency. So she instructed Li Da Yin to take action against him. As a result, Li Da Yin surprisingly missed his mark, or perhaps he did? For some reason, she suddenly hoped that Li Da Yin hadn't dared to make a move, or hadn't succeeded...

  She hoped that Yang Xulang would rediscover his conscience, stop using the borrowed money to coerce the Sun family into giving up their shares, and stop seducing her precious daughter who had long been promised to the Wu family. As long as... as long as he was willing to repent, she was willing to forgive all his past actions. But now, she couldn't even figure out if this man was still the same scoundrel or not.

  It must be him...... It should be him. Otherwise, how could he have known about the private affairs between Yěr and him? If it wasn't him, how did he know where to meet Yěr in secret?

  His sharp fingernails dug deep into his palm, and he finally disappointed himself. Should he let Li Dahe take another shot at him?

  To kill, or not to kill?

  The heart is like a double-layered net, with thousands of knots in it.

  Sun Xuelian's heart is very tangled...

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  Xia Ke restrained his instinctual desires, pulling his large hands away from her soft and round, extremely tempting chest. He held down her wandering hands on his body, and said seriously: "Miao Miao, I have something to tell you."

  "What?"

  Miao Miao's eyes opened wide with wonder, her dazed expression gradually clearing up.

  "Miao Miao, these days I've been avoiding you because...I think your father seems to have suspicions about our relationship..."

  "Who?"

  Miao Yi's expression suddenly became disdainful: "What qualifications does he have to control me?"

  "I'm not worried about him, I'm worried that if he tells your mother..."

  Miao Yi's face changed, and he became worried: "Won't be... we were so careful, how could Mother have detected?"

  "I haven't been to your house these days, just to see if your dad has really discovered something, have you noticed anything unusual about him recently?"

  "No, I really haven't paid attention to him. What else can he be like? He's still the same, showing off in front of others and acting like a mouse that has seen a cat when he returns to the inner courtyard. He gets drunk for no reason at all, what else can he do?"

  "Could he be skilled in martial arts or have connections with some figures from the jianghu?" Xia Yu asked tentatively.

  Miao Yi Dao said, "A scholar with the surname Geng is not even a match for you in terms of martial arts skills. As for Jianghu people? He doesn't know any Jianghu people, and who among them would really consider him the master of our Sun family? He's just a useless person who eats and drinks at our Sun family's expense. If we talk about martial arts, only Uncle Li has good martial arts skills in our family."

  "Uncle Li?" Xia Xuan asked vaguely.

  Miao Yi Dao said: "Yes, it's that lame person in my family, you've seen him before. Hmph, if you're heartless and ungrateful, I'll tell Uncle Li to castrate you, this bad guy. Uncle Li is very fond of me, his martial arts skills are very powerful..."

  Xia Xun's heart skipped a beat: "Is Uncle Li very powerful? What kind of martial arts is he good at?"

  "How would I know? Practicing martial arts isn't anything impressive, a martial artist still has to bow their head in front of you gentlemen, they wouldn't dare offend you. I've seen him practice before, but it's not worth watching."

  "No, you don't understand, haven't you heard what happened at our house these past few days?"

  Miao Yi Qi Dao said: "What's going on? What happened? Oh, I remember now. I heard that your house was robbed and when the thief was discovered, he fled in a hurry and even killed one of your servants?"

  Xia Liu was taken aback and thought to himself: "How did the news spread like this? Could it be that the government intentionally released the rumor in order to avoid any impact?"

  "For a moment, Xia Yu thought deeply and then said: 'It's not like that. The thief didn't enter the mansion to steal, but to kill me. The one who died was my personal attendant, he died saving me.'"

  Miao Yi let out a cry of surprise, Hua Rong's face turned pale, and he anxiously asked: "That bandit was rushing towards you, what kind of enemy have you provoked that they want to kill you?"

  Xia Yu slowly said: "I once suspected some people, and the most suspicious one is in your house."

  "Ah! My family is a good and honest one, how can..."

  Her voice suddenly stopped, and she hesitated: "You suspect... Uncle Li?"

  Xia Fu nodded and said, "It's very likely him."

  Miao Yi's eyes were vacant as he said: "Li Shu... why did you want to kill me?"

  "I just said, didn't I, that I suspect Geng Yun has discovered our secret. If Geng Yun finds out and tells your mother, to avoid this matter from being exposed and ruining the reputation of your family... won't they make this loyal Lei Shu come kill me?"

  Miao Yi's face turned pale, and Xia Jiu said softly: "Don't worry, even if it was them who did it, I won't do anything to them for your sake. I just want to figure out the truth so that I can protect myself."

  "It can't be, it can't be, how could they..."

  Miao Yi anxiously grasped his hands: "Wen Xuan brother, what should I do?"

  Xia Fu Dao said: "I want you to help me pay attention to every move of Li Da Yin and Geng Yuan, as long as someone has any plans, they can't hide without revealing a single clue. You are the person they will never suspect, I want you to help me keep an eye on them. If you find anything unusual, be sure to tell me in time."

  "Ah, this is easy." Miao Yi hastily replied.

  Xia Fu smiled and nodded: "Alright, let's go back now. The escort I hired is a highly skilled expert introduced by someone else, not one of the guards in my mansion, it wouldn't be good to keep him waiting."

  "Oh..." Miao Yi was reluctant to part with him, but since it involved her lover's life and death, she didn't dare hold him back, so she could only reluctantly see him off.

  Taking advantage of the girl's feelings for Yang Wenyuan, Xia Jie also had some mercy in his heart. But no matter how merciful he was, he would still act according to reason.

  Xiang Yu valued loyalty and honor, while Liu Bang won the hearts of the people. He had the compassion of a woman, but not the decisiveness of a man; he was no true hero!

  What Yang Wenxuan owes is the Sun family, and what's being threatened is his own life. Yang Xu's messy stall, he's willing to do his best to clean up, Yang Xu's debts to others, he's willing to help make amends as much as possible, but asking him to pay with his life, no way!

  Is there anyone in this world worth dying for? He didn't know, but he hoped so. If the most precious thing a person has is their own life, that would be very sad...

  P: Li Da Yin guarded his beloved miss with his life, his foot's love.

  Xia Zhe struggled to survive and yearned for someone and ideals worth protecting with his life.

  I don't want everyone to risk their lives to guard, hmm... put out the effort of a breastfeeding baby, recommend, click, collect, that's enough, I'm not greedy, recommendation votes, I want all of them~~~~~~