"You scoundrel, do you even want to listen to what you're saying! We started plotting from the moment we learned that your second aunt would give birth to a child with a pure Yin destiny that would clash with yours. In the end, I even sacrificed my lifespan to steal your merits, and yet you utter such self-deprecating words?"

Chen Daozhi ignored Chen Zhenghong's last question, his expression complex: "...What are you plotting?"

Chen Zhenghong paused, a hint of unease flashing in his eyes.

"Did you do something to make Second Uncle tacitly allow you to steal Chen Ke's merits?"

"Slap!" Another slap.

Chen Zhenghong's chest heaved with rage. "You bastard! You worthless scoundrel! How dare you talk to me like that! Have you forgotten all manners and etiquette?"

Chen Daozhi tasted the blood in his mouth, his eyes lowered, "I'm sorry, Dad, I got carried away."

"It's good that you know you were wrong, Daozhi. Your parents have sacrificed so much for you. As the eldest grandson of the Chen family, you were born with a heavy responsibility. I dare not slack off in your upbringing. I will do everything I can to clear any obstacles for you, even if it costs me my life. Daozhi, you must never let your father down."

"Okay, Dad, I'll try my best."

"The Xuan Dao competition is in two days. That's the best opportunity to get rid of Chen Ke. I already have a plan. You just need to do as I say."

"······good."

When Chen Daozhi came out of the room, he was pale and his steps were unsteady.

He walked into the courtyard in a daze, only to be told by the housekeeper that there was a girl who claimed to be his girlfriend waiting for him outside the gate.

"······Zhiyun?"

A bright smile instantly appeared on Chen Daozhi's face, and he hurriedly ran towards the door.

If Bai Zhiyun had suddenly come to his door, Chen Daozhi would have been more flustered than surprised. But today, so many things had happened that he felt suffocated, as if he had fallen into the deep sea and desperately needed someone to pull him out.

Bai Zhiyun's appearance at this moment was undoubtedly just right.

Chen Daozhi lost his usual composure, rushed out the door and saw Bai Zhiyun sitting on the stone bench. He immediately pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly.

······

Chen Ke was banging and hammering all over the guest room.

The system rarely spoke, but seeing its master's mentally unstable state, it finally couldn't help but speak up: "Master, are you searching for treasure here?"

Chen Ke pondered for a moment, "I think I need to go out and take a look at the layout of the entire Chen family ancestral home. Something's not right here."

Something's not right.

“Since last night, I’ve felt a faint yin energy rising from the ground, but the entire Chen family faces south, which is auspicious for gathering energy and generating wealth. Moreover, it’s located in Luochuan City, where the energy is extremely strong. How could there be any yin energy?”

Chen Ke took a pen and paper, intending to find a high vantage point to overlook the Chen family ancestral home. However, just as he left the guest room and reached the corner of the courtyard, he saw Chen Daozhi leading Bai Zhiyun into the courtyard.

Chen Ke looked puzzled. Chen Daozhi was the successor to the Chen family head, carefully groomed by Chen Zhenghong. He had received traditional education since childhood. Judging from the attitude of the butler at the door just now, Bai Zhiyun had not yet met Chen Daozhi's parents. How could Chen Daozhi dare to bring people directly into the Chen family?

Is the female lead really that charming, so much so that Chen Daozhi dares to disobey his parents, or did something happen that made Chen Daozhi no longer care about these things?

Chen Ke only knows that Chen Daozhi will use his merits to save the female lead in the end, and he doesn't know what happened in between. However, now that Bai Zhiyun has come to his door, it is estimated that the plot will be similar to the original story, since they are going to the Xuandao Competition together.

But how exactly did Chen Daozhi manage to get Chen Zhenghong to agree to take Bai Zhiyun to the Xuandao competition, since Bai Zhiyun was an ordinary person?

Chen Ke didn't know before he left, but he roughly knew when he returned after drawing the foundation map of the Chen family's ancestral home.

It was just approaching evening, but the sky was covered with dark clouds, and it was already dark all around. The heavy moisture made people hurry home from get off work, all sensing that a heavy rain was about to come.

Knowing that the rain wouldn't fall, Chen Ke strolled back leisurely.

The corpses were on their way, and the rain prompted people to go home to avoid them. Chen Ke thought that a corpse driver was passing through Luochuan City, but it turned out that they came directly to the Chen family.

Looking at the line of corpses dressed in straw raincoats queuing to enter the gate, Chen Ke finally understood why Bai Zhiyun was able to participate in the Xuandao competition—because—

Chen Ke glanced again at the Miao Gu Clan who were walking towards the Chen family in the rain and mist in the distance. Before they arrived, the insects had already set off.

Let's take another look at the eerie black clouds above the Chen family's ancestral home.

Because the venue for this Xuan Dao competition is... the Chen family's residence.

This is interesting. He had just realized that there must be something unusual buried under the Chen family's ancestral home. Now that he looks at it, who else could it be but the Ghost King of the Coffin?

The ultimate boss in the Xuan Dao competition, who wreaked havoc as soon as he appeared, was ultimately killed by Chen Daozhi.

With a body full of merit and a pure Yang destiny, even if he is beaten to the brink of death by the Ghost King, he can still turn the tables and kill him with a sliver of health.

When they arrived at the Chen family's gate, they ran into the Miao Jiang Gu Clan.

Most of the Miao Gu tribe members are beautiful women. They wear Miao costumes, are adorned with silver ornaments, and have delicate little bells on their hands and feet. When they move, they make ethereal and wonderful sounds that evoke images of secluded valleys, mountains, springs, and streams, making people feel relaxed and happy.

However, this is all just a facade. If you displease them, swarms of poisonous insects and snakes will warn you not to covet the beautiful flowers.

Chen Ke stopped, deciding to let the group of beautiful yet poisonous flowers go in first, but unexpectedly, the woman leading the group, who was wearing a veil, stopped in front of him.

Beneath the shimmering silver headdress, a pair of bright, clear eyes looked over.

"Is this young Taoist priest also here to participate in the Xuandao competition?"

"I guess so."

"I wonder which school or sect the young Taoist priest belongs to? He looks unfamiliar."

"A secluded spot in the mountains, the Holy Maiden has probably never heard of it."

Hearing that the young Taoist priest could recognize her identity at a glance, Miao Lingyu was somewhat surprised and lost her desire to tease him.

"Hmph, if you don't want to tell me, then don't. Stop pretending!"

Hearing the cold and clear voice suddenly become coquettish, Chen Ke was quite speechless. She was an eighteen-year-old girl who came here and acted like she was thirty years old when she spoke to him. Who was pretending?

Just then, Chen Zhengxin, who had just finished entertaining the previous group of corpse drivers, finally arrived with Chen Daozhi. "Holy Maiden, please come in, please come in. Please forgive us for not welcoming you properly. My elder brother is already having a small gathering with the guests in the hall. Holy Maiden, please come this way with me."

Chen Zhengxin was so busy that he was suddenly informed by Master Yiyi that the Xuandao Competition was actually being held at the Chen family's residence. After that, Xuandao practitioners from various sects and schools began to arrive one after another. Shocked, he didn't even have time to ask why before he started getting busy.

Even Chen Zhenghong, who was resting in bed, had to swallow a pill to forcefully replenish his blood and qi before coming to the hall to entertain these people.