The Daily Life Of Mei Furen Doting On Her Husband - Chapter 93

Wu Zhen suddenly said, “I guess you must have been very obedient when you were a child. Your senior brother took you down the mountain, but you probably didn’t want to go. Am I right?”

She had guessed correctly. Mei Zhuyu really hadn’t wanted to go down the mountain at that time and was carried down by his senior brother. When the danger struck later, his third senior brother blamed himself deeply. Even though Mei Zhuyu didn’t mind, his third senior brother knelt in the hall for a month, refusing to get up no matter who tried to persuade him. Afterward, when his third senior brother took on apprentices, he always told them to listen to him—Shuangjiang was one of those apprentices.

Wu Zhen suddenly came closer, sat on the railing, and hugged Mei Zhuyu’s waist. Mei Zhuyu, worried she might fall, wrapped his arms around her from behind. The intimate posture of the two cast a blended, close shadow on the ground.

Wu Zhen wrapped her arm around her husband’s waist, rested her chin on his chest, and looked up at him, asking, “You’ve been able to see those things since you were a child, right?”

“Yes.” Mei Zhuyu looked down at her, smiling unconsciously. “But there were no monsters in the temple. There were only some harmless ones in Xiling Mountain. It was only when I went down the mountain occasionally that I encountered monsters that wanted to harm people.”

“So, you were sent to Changxi Temple to avoid disaster?”

“That’s just one of the reasons.” Mei Zhuyu didn’t elaborate but asked her instead, “You often see those monsters in Chang’an. It must be very hard.” As he spoke, his heart ached at the thought of the little girl trembling in fear at the sight of monsters.

Wu Zhen replied, “Hard? Not really. I find it quite interesting to see those things.”

Mei Zhuyu: “…”

But wasn’t she trembling with fear before?

Wu Zhen burst out laughing. “Before I became the previous Cat Lord, I couldn’t beat the monsters that came to trouble me, so of course, I was afraid. But later, I became a Cat Lord and could defeat them, so what was there to be afraid of?”

In fact, after she became a Cat Lord, the situation completely reversed. The monsters that once scared her no longer dared to appear. She captured every monster that tried to harm her and turned them into stone statues, placing them in front of the Monster Market. The little monsters there got used to using those stone statues as stools.

Wu Zhen had always sought revenge since childhood. Even if a person didn’t provoke her, she might still cause trouble when in a bad mood. And if they did provoke her, dreaming of escaping unscathed was just wishful thinking.

Wu Zhen was the youngest of all the cat lords, but she quickly adapted to that identity and wasn’t overwhelmed by the endless troubles or large monsters. With her naturally stubborn strength, she managed a group of trouble-making monsters in an orderly manner.

The main reason was that Wu Zhen, inheriting the legacy of the Cat Lord, was a mischievous child who had acquired a sharp sword. Her destructive power was even more terrifying than that of an adult because she was capricious and only acted according to her whims. Moreover, the little girl was moody, and no one could predict her temper. During that period, no one in the Monster Market dared to mess with the little tyrant. Many monsters who came to Chang’an intending to cause trouble were killed by her.

Mei Zhuyu was unaware of her past great achievements. He firmly believed that a child just a few years old, becoming a Cat Lord to manage the Monster Market, would surely be bullied, and his heart was filled with pity. Even after hearing what Wu Zhen said, he still thought she had suffered a lot with no one to protect her during her youth.

Wu Zhen saw his expression, her eyes moved in mischief. She smiled secretly and, instead of explaining further, sighed and leaned into her husband’s arms. Lowering her head, she said, “Actually, although I was a Cat Lord, I was too young to convince others. Once, a big monster heard about this and wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble in Chang’an. That time, I ended up with a big hole in my head.”

There was a hole in her head, but the entire head of the monster who came to cause trouble was gone. Its skull was still on display in the Yan Tower, where she used it to arrange flowers.

Mei Zhuyu gently stroked her hair, his face showing both anger and pity. Clearly, if the monster who had broken Wu Zhen’s head were here, he would make sure to put a dozen holes in that head.

Wu Zhen laughed to herself and continued with her cheek resting against her husband’s chest, saying, “The climate in Chang’an is different from other places. There are so many people that it is easy for all sorts of filthy things and monsters to be born. We often have to deal with them. In the past, I could hardly rest well every night. I had to go out and handle those things after dark.”

“Because I had to hide from others, I often had to travel around even during the day. Sometimes, in order to solve problems, I would act a bit out of line. As time went by, my reputation as a domineering and dissolute person spread throughout Chang’an…”

She sighed softly, and Mei Zhuyu’s heart tightened. He hugged her and whispered, “I will never let you suffer like this again. If you have any difficult tasks in the future, I will do them for you.”

Wu Zhen touched her husband’s waist and thought, such a gullible husband must have suffered a lot in the past. Thinking of it, she reached down to touch her husband’s buttocks and squeezed them.

Mei Zhuyu: …

He quickly stepped back, blushing and hesitant to speak. Wu Zhen sat on the railing, laughing loudly, leaning forward and backward, swaying and almost falling off the railing. Mei Zhuyu watched and had to step forward to lead her down.

“Why are you laughing so happily?” He asked helplessly.

Wu Zhen touched his fingers and replied with a smile, “Because… I suddenly feel that I love you very much.”

“You haven’t seen the Monster Market yet, right? Why don’t I take you there today?”

Wu Zhen suggested this and brought Mei Zhuyu to the Monster Market. But Mei Zhuyu hesitated and said, “Will there be any trouble if I enter the Monster Market?” 

As far as he knew, the Chang’an Monster Market was not that easy to enter.

Wu Zhen didn’t care at all. She waved her hand and said, “It’s okay, it’s okay, I can take you with me. What can happen?”

When they were about to enter the market, Wu Zhen suddenly had mischievous thoughts. She turned her head to look at her husband and said with a smile, “My husband, you usually hide your spiritual energy like an ordinary person, but this is the Monster Market. I’m afraid some ignorant monsters will be disrespectful to you. It’s better for you to stop hiding it and show it openly.”

Mei Zhuyu frowned. “This might not be appropriate. What if it causes chaos…” 

After all, his spiritual energy came from orthodox Taoism and was not aligned with the monsters. Entering the Monster Market like this would surely attract attention.

Wu Zhen just wanted to scare the monsters for fun and wouldn’t be persuaded. She stepped forward, took Mei Zhuyu’s arm, and shook it gently, looking at her lover with bright eyes. Soon, what was “inappropriate” became “appropriate”.

There were twelve monster generals guarding the East City Monster Market. Normally, they transformed into giant golden bodies, twelve feet tall, and stood on both sides of the gate in a guarding posture. They would only take action if there were intruders with strong powers. If the intruders had weak powers, they wouldn’t even bother to open their eyes. After all, the monsters in the market alone could easily capture them.