Qi Zhenhao was also a bit confused. He had been with his grandfather and uncle, but when they arrived at a certain place to pick spiritual herbs, some kind of formation was activated, and the three of them were suddenly separated. Fortunately, each of them had a small jade plate that could sense each other, so he headed towards Si Hao's direction.

Qi Zhiheng saw that the three were gathering in one direction, so he was temporarily relieved. Since no one sent a distress signal, he didn't rush over to check the situation.

Qi Zhenhao was alone, so he needed to be extra careful when traveling in the secret realm. He even took a concealment pill to hide his aura.

As he headed towards Siyuan, he collected any spiritual herbs he saw, knowing that his nephew needed them.

Thanks to the Concealing Breath Pill, they didn't encounter any demonic beasts along the way. However, when they were still some distance from Si Yuan, they heard the sounds of fighting. Qi Zhenhao glanced at the small jade plate and confirmed that the people fighting ahead were not from the Qi family. He hadn't originally intended to meddle.

"Young Master Yan Yu, I advise you to surrender. Maybe then I can spare your life and leave you with a whole corpse."

"I never expected that you guys would also become Yan Luo's lackeys."

...

Qi Zhenhao stopped in his tracks as he was about to leave, not expecting that this person was actually an acquaintance.

He looked ahead to see what was going on, and he was conflicted about whether he should help Yan Yu.

They used to be in the same college, so it would seem unreasonable not to lend a hand, since there hadn't been any conflicts between them before, except for the matter with Qin Nianzhu.

Thinking of Qin Nianzhu, Qi Zhenhao was conflicted again. Yan Yu liked Qin Nianzhu, but Qin Nianzhu had already been killed by the Qi family. He wondered if Yan Yu would want to seek revenge after learning the truth! Wouldn't that just cause him more trouble?

At this point, the two sides on that side clashed again.

Saying it's two sides isn't quite right; it should be said that a group of twenty-odd people surrounded and attacked one person.

Yan Yu managed to hold his own against the many, though it was somewhat strenuous. He wasn't afraid of these people; the difficulty he was facing was simply because he hadn't yet unleashed his trump card.

He won't easily resort to any means of survival unless he's forced into a corner.

After several battles, Yan Yu did suffer some injuries, but he didn't care at all.

Seeing Yan Yu bleeding, Qi Zhenhao hesitated. Maybe he could handle the situation himself, so he decided not to take action.

Caught off guard, Yan Yu was suddenly enveloped by a giant net that descended from the sky!

Several sword shadows instantly struck Yan Yu, causing him to bleed profusely.

Qi Zhenhao was a little nervous. He hurriedly checked his body to see if there was anything he could use. He couldn't possibly deal with so many people by himself. After searching for a while, he finally found a poison pill.

This is a poison pill that Qi Dong has refined based on his previous experience. It absolutely does not require as much time to buffer; one pill is enough to knock you down!

Yan Yu was about to use his life-saving methods, since this was a disposable item and he wanted to keep it as long as possible, but there was no other way in the current situation.

Just then, a cloud of smoke suddenly rose up. Yan Yu was about to hold his breath when the poisonous fog entered his body through his pores, causing him to feel weak all over.

Yan Yu thought to himself, "This is bad!" He hadn't expected these people to have so many layers of tricks up their sleeves. They even used poison to prevent him from escaping. It seemed he had underestimated them this time.

Just when Yan Yu thought he was about to die, the twenty-odd people on the other side all fell down!

Before he even realized what had happened, he collapsed to the ground.

Yan Yu was completely dumbfounded! She had no idea what was going on. Was this a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?

Just as he was filled with doubt, a masked person came up, untied the spiritual net on his body, and put it into his pocket.

Immediately afterwards, the masked man reached out, picked up Yan Yu, and carried him away from the spot.

Yan Yu looked at the people on the ground and felt a little sorry for them. This was a good opportunity to kill them, but it was wasted. They were carried away just like that.

Yan Yu was placed in a cave, and Qi Zhenhao took out an antidote pill and put it into Yan Yu's mouth.

Yan Yu knew that she was now a lamb to the slaughter, so she had no intention of resisting.

After taking the antidote, Yan Yu clearly felt its effects; his weakness gradually disappeared. So, the pill this person gave him was the antidote?

Yan Yu spoke up, "Thank you so much for saving me, senior. May I ask your honorable name?"

Qi Zhenhao felt a little awkward and embarrassed when Yan Yu called him "senior." He didn't say anything for a moment and then gave him another healing pill.

Yan Yu noticed that his injuries were also improving, which surprised him. He hadn't expected the other party's pills to be so effective. He had taken healing pills before, but none of them had worked so quickly. He became even more curious about the masked man's identity.

"Senior, may I leave my name? I will repay you when I leave this world." Yan Yu asked again, his weakness now gone.

Qi Zhenhao shook his head and said, "I don't need you to repay me."

Yan Yu looked at the man's figure and heard his voice, feeling a strange sense of familiarity. His heart skipped a beat, and he tentatively asked, "Qi Zhenhao?"

Qi Zhenhao was taken aback: "You... how did you know it was me?" Now that he had been recognized, Qi Zhenhao no longer hid and took off his mask.

Yan Yu smiled. It was just a guess, but he didn't expect it to be true. It was just that the other person was too deeply impressed in his mind.

Qi Zhenhao was momentarily lost in thought. Yan Yu was indeed handsome. He really didn't know what he saw in Qin Nianzhu back then; they were completely mismatched.

Only then did Yan Yu realize, "Since you saved me, why didn't you kill those people? What if they come back for revenge?"

Qi Zhenhao shook his head and said, "Those are your enemies, not mine." If he kills someone who is not his enemy, it would be creating unnecessary karma and would not benefit his cultivation. He could save Yan Yu because they knew each other, but he could not deprive others of their right to live because of Yan Yu, just like Qi Zhiheng. Killing people indiscriminately would bring him karma.

However, Yan Yu didn't interpret these words the same way. He felt that Qi Zhenhao was trying to distance himself from him.

Yan Yu's eyes darkened, and he said, "I'm sorry, I was too presumptuous. You saved me, which is already a huge favor, but I still wanted to take advantage of you."

Qi Zhenhao quickly waved his hand: "That's not what I meant, don't misunderstand."

"Hmm." Yan Yu responded lightly, letting the matter drop.

Qi Zhenhao was a little nervous, fearing that the other party might want to kill him because of Qin Nianzhu, so he said, "Since you're alright, I'll be going now. Take care."

"Wait!" Yan Yu called out to him, "Can I stay with you? It's a bit dangerous for me to be alone. There are people looking for me outside. If they find me, I definitely can't fight them all by myself."

Qi Zhenhao thought about it and agreed, so he gave Yan Yu a Disguise Pill and let her change her face.

Yan Yu swallowed the pill and had a more ordinary face.

Qi Zhenhao said, "That way you won't have to worry about being chased by them."

"Can I come with you first? There are still people from my family in the secret realm. I'll join them after I find them," Yan Yu pleaded.

Qi Zhenhao said, "You can come with me if you want, but I need to go find my grandfather now, so I can't go with you to find your family."

“Okay.” Yan Yu readily agreed. In fact, he hadn’t really planned to look for his family members. Who knew if there were any traitors among his family members?

After resting for a while, the two prepared to go out to look for someone.

Before setting off, Qi Zhenhao looked at his clothes and thought for a moment before saying, "These clothes have already been seen by those people outside. I should change my clothes before going out. You should change yours too?"

Yan Yu said helplessly, "They all recognize my clothes, so changing them won't help."

Qi Zhenhao frowned and said, "If you don't mind, wear mine."

His clothes shouldn't have been shown to those people before, so there shouldn't be any problem with him wearing them.

The two changed clothes together in the cave.

Just then, someone walked in and saw the two disheveled people, and was clearly stunned for a moment.

"Uh! You guys continue!" he said, turning to leave.

Qi Zhenhao quickly called out, "Grandpa! Why are you running?"

Si Yuan was somewhat at a loss for words. He had originally followed the information from the small jade plate to get here. Qi Zhenhao had taken the Hidden Breath Pill, while Si Yuan only sensed the aura of one person in the cave. He subconsciously assumed that the aura belonged to Qi Zhenhao, but he didn't expect that the aura actually belonged to Yan Yu. He also saw the two of them in the cave with their clothes disheveled!

Oh, and the clothes that man was wearing were his own grandson's clothes!

But when he looked at the person, he was sure it was a man, not Shuang'er. Si Yuan sighed inwardly. Regardless of whether it was Shuang'er or not, his grandson had slept with someone else, so he definitely had to take responsibility.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them were dressed.

"Grandpa, I was just about to come find you," Qi Zhenhao said.

Fearing an awkward situation between the two, Si Yuan changed the subject, saying, "I was a little worried about you, so I came over first. Your uncle hasn't arrived yet; I still have to go find him."

"I'll go with you." Qi Zhenhao glanced at Yan Yu and said, "You should come with us too. It's too dangerous for you to go alone in your current condition."

With Si Yuan around, Qi Zhenhao wasn't worried at all about those people chasing after him.

"Then I'll have to trouble you two." Yan Yu followed them.

The three of them soon met up with Qi Nan after traveling for some time. They then prepared to head towards the inner perimeter.

Qi Zhiheng was relieved to see the three of them reunited.