After collecting his spoils and cleaning up the battlefield, Qin Feng headed towards Ping'an Village.

However, many villagers blocked their way.

He frowned slightly. The others, equally confused about their intentions, cut to the chase and asked:

"Fellow villagers, what do you mean by this? Why are you blocking our way home?"

The villagers looked at each other, and no one spoke for a long time.

Qin Feng frowned even more, and said in a somewhat cold voice, "What's wrong? Speak quickly if you have something to say, or get out of the way."

Having witnessed Qin Feng's imposing presence, the villagers were even more terrified when his tone turned cold. In the end, one of them mustered his courage and stepped forward.

Without saying a word, he knelt down before Qin Feng.

Qin Feng became even more impatient, his voice carrying a hint of authority.

"Speak up now, or get out."

"Xiao Feng, don't be like this. We're all from the same village, all neighbors," Qin Feng's mother, Xia Yaqin, advised with some reluctance.

"Yes, many of them watched you grow up, so it's best to be polite," Qin Yi suggested.

Although they had seen how these people behaved when facing the enemy, they couldn't really be blamed. They were just trying to survive, which wasn't anything wrong.

Qin Feng calmed his breathing and softened his voice, saying, "Tell me, what exactly do you mean? If you don't tell me, I won't listen anymore."

The kneeling man immediately said, "Well, the people in our village have discussed it and feel that Ping'an Village is too small and probably can't accommodate such an important person as you."

The village fell silent as soon as these words were spoken.

Qin Yi and Xia Yaqin frowned.

Leng Jiang and Han Chunfeng also looked unwell.

Leng Yuexi looked at Qin Feng with even more worry, afraid that he would act impulsively.

This is to drive them out of the village.

After the man finished speaking, his body trembled involuntarily. He looked at Qin Feng with some fear, afraid that Qin Feng might slap him to death if he got angry.

Fortunately, the situation he feared did not occur.

Qin Feng was initially angry; why should he be the one to get away with this?

But then he thought about it again and felt relieved. Ping'an Village was just an ordinary village. He was the one who brought about the changes, and it was indeed inappropriate for him to stay here any longer.

On the one hand, it's because my relationship with them has soured, and there's no point in staying any longer.

On the other hand, and most importantly, the spiritual energy here is thin, which is not conducive to their cultivation, so it is indeed time for them to move to another place.

Qin Feng nodded and said, "I understand what you mean. We will move out. We'll go home, pack up, and then leave."

Upon hearing this, the man's mood immediately improved, and the other villagers also breathed a sigh of relief.

He saw all of this and never expected that he would be so unpopular.

This was true in the Qingxuan Sect, and it was true when we returned to Ping'an.

Are outstanding people destined to have no friends? Is it so hard to acknowledge someone's excellence?

You can't blame him for that; he wants to keep a low profile, but his abilities won't allow it.

Perhaps this is the trouble of geniuses.

The villagers made way for them to enter the village.

"I was even thinking you'd fly into a rage and start cursing," Leng Yuexi said, looking at Qin Feng.

"Yuexi, you underestimate me. Do you think I'm that kind of person? Why would I stoop to their level? They're just trying to survive. They're just ordinary people with no power, cowering and timid. How pathetic."

"You've really matured, kid. Looks like you've learned a lot these past two years," Qin Yi exclaimed.

Qin Feng thought to himself: "What a load of crap! I've been ridiculed for two and a half years, then kicked out of the sect, and humiliated in Ping'an Village. I can't tell anyone the details. I'm so miserable."

They went home and tidied up, quickly finishing packing their things.

After several days of cultivation, Leng Yuexi had already reached the first level of Qi Refining and was able to use a storage bag.

Qin Feng had recently acquired many of these items, and he gave one to her.

Moving will be stress-free this way.

But where will they move to?

Do you have any suggestions? Where should we settle down?

Xia Yaqin seemed hesitant to speak, and Qin Feng noticed her unusual behavior.

"Mother, do you have any ideas? Or is there anywhere you'd like to go? We don't have anywhere to go right now anyway."

Qin Yi then said, "Yaqin, do you want to go home and visit your family?"

"Yes, it's been a long time since I've been back. I wonder how the Xia family is doing now."

Qin Feng became interested and asked, "Mother, I've never heard you mention this before. Where is the Xia family located?"

Xia Yaqin sighed and said, "The Xia family is a small family in Xilan City. I was kicked out for some reason."

Qin Feng's expression changed instantly, and a chill appeared between his brows.

"What happened, Mother? Please tell me."

"Alas, back then, in order to develop, the family wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Tang family, a prominent family in Xilan City. The Xia family chose me, while the Tang family was led by a young master with a questionable reputation. How could I agree to that? So I refused."

The Xia family head felt that I was unwilling to sacrifice my personal interests for the sake of the family, and that I was not worthy of being a child of the Xia family, so he gave me two choices.

First, they changed their minds and agreed to the marriage.

Instead, he chose to leave the Xia family on his own.

At this point, they already knew the outcome: Xia Yaqin would definitely refuse, otherwise she wouldn't have married Qin Yi, and Qin Feng wouldn't exist.

Qin Feng was furious. How could all these so-called families be like this? The Wang family, the Lu family, and now the Xia family—none of them were any good.

He's absolutely hilarious. What do you mean by sacrificing yourself? Why don't you sacrifice yourself? Anyone can talk the talk about using other people's money.

He asked angrily, "Isn't anyone going to speak up for you? Are you just going to be kicked out of the house like this?"

“Oh, how could there not be? There are quite a few. Your maternal grandparents have always been on my side. They don’t want me to marry such a person. Unfortunately, our branch is ultimately a collateral branch and doesn’t have much say in the matter.”

“Mother, there’s no point in staying in a family like this. It’s good that you escaped the den of demons and met my father, otherwise you would still be suffering there.”

Qin Yi slapped his thigh excitedly and agreed, "You're right, kid. Otherwise, you wouldn't be here."

Xia Yaqin rolled her eyes at him and continued, "I know I only took a look, not because I wanted to stay in the Xia family. I also don't know if your grandparents are still in good health."

Qin Feng understood; his mother was homesick. She hadn't been back for so many years and now wanted to go back and visit.

She didn't mention it before because she lacked confidence, but now that Qin Feng has become capable, she can proudly go back and tell them, "This is my son Qin Feng, the really amazing one."

"Alright, let's go back and take a look. We'll make plans after that. What do you all think?"

The Leng family made the decision: "Let's leave it at that for now. Anyway, we don't know where to go. But what about the Lu family?"

Qin Feng responded confidently: "If they dare to come, they won't be able to leave."

"We'll stop in Silver City first, and then head to West City."