Yan Yu was unwilling to say more, but her mother and sister showed no sign of stopping.

"Brother, what kind of attitude is this? How can you let Mother worry about you like this?"

"Then please stop worrying about me, Mother, and remove the guards at the door so I can leave."

"No! You can't leave." Mother Yan sobbed, "Why can't you understand the good intentions I had before the New Year?"

"I really don't understand. In short, I could never marry any of the Lin family's legitimate daughters. You can give up on that idea."

The strict mother seemed to soften her stance, saying, "Ayu, don't be like this. At worst, I won't stop you from marrying that man."

Yan Yu looked up at her mother.

"But you have to marry Miss Lin first. Then you can have that man brought back. I won't stop you, as long as he doesn't appear in front of me too often." Mother Yan tried her best to make concessions.

The Qi family members were absolutely furious. Even Qi Zhiheng, who was usually calm, was enraged by these shameless words!

Qi Zhiheng wanted to see what Yan Yu had to say.

Yan Yu's eyes instantly turned cold: "Mother, there's no need for you to spout such nonsense. I will only be with one person for life, and there will be no one else but Qi Zhenhao!"

"What kind of bewitching potion did he give you? How could you be so angry with your mother over a man? He's just a man from a small family. How could he be worthy of our Yan family? It's such a great favor that your mother asked you to bring him back. Maybe he'll even be grateful to our Yan family after he's married into it." Yan Mei scolded Yan Yu for being ungrateful while gently patting her mother's back to comfort her.

Yan Yu cast a cold glance at her, and Yan Mei subconsciously took a step back. Then, remembering that Yan Yu had lost all her cultivation, she mustered her courage again: "What I said is wrong?! You might as well go and ask him. Maybe that shameless man would even be willing to be your concubine. Our Yan family has countless small families eager to become your concubines. If he doesn't know what's good for him, we can just send a team to wipe out his entire family."

Yan Yu couldn't believe that such words would come from his sister's mouth: "After all these years in the Yan family, all you've learned is how to bully others with your power? Ha, you dare to take action and lead people to the capital to cause trouble for the Yuansheng Academy!"

The name Yuansheng Academy was quite prestigious, and Yan Mei shrank back a little when she heard this. However, she was stubborn and unwilling to back down: "Yuansheng Academy is powerful, but their family only has two people who are inside Yuansheng Academy. They are not internal disciples. Do you think they would dare to oppose our Yan family for the sake of a small family?" Thinking of this, she suddenly felt more confident.

“Ayu, what your sister said isn’t entirely wrong. That man might even be willing to be your concubine. If he loves you, he’ll definitely be willing to consider the bigger picture for you.” Mother Yan picked up a bowl of chicken soup. “Let’s not discuss those things for now. Can you eat something first? Look how hungry you are!”

Yan Yu looked at the chicken soup in her hand and took it.

Just when everyone thought he had given in, Yan Yu slammed the soup pot in his hand to the ground, shattering it into pieces with a loud crash.

Yan Yu said coldly, "Get out."

Mother Yan started crying again: "Ayu, you..."

"Get out!" Yan Yu's voice didn't rise much, but it inexplicably startled Yan's mother and sister, who had no choice but to leave in defeat.

Yan Yu's breathing was a bit unsteady due to the exercise he had just done, and he took a few deep breaths, as if his outburst had exhausted all his strength.

Yan Yu walked into the room, and Qi Zhiheng and the others followed.

After Yan Yu entered the room, he said to the maids and servants, "You don't need to follow me."

Since Yan Yu had no chance of leaving the courtyard, the maid and servant naturally stopped paying much attention to him and didn't seem inclined to follow him around all the time.

When only one person remained in the room, Qi Zhiheng revealed himself.

Yan Yu felt a moment of tension upon seeing the person who suddenly appeared inside the room, but breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that it was Qi Zhiheng.

Qi Zhiheng isolated the room from the outside world.

Yan Yu spoke first, "Why are you here? It's not safe here." If Qi Zhiheng were in the Imperial City, everything would be fine. After all, the Imperial City is the territory of the Yuansheng Academy, and the Yan family naturally cannot interfere. But this is Chongxi City, and Chongxi City is the territory of the Yan family. If Qi Zhiheng dies here, even the Yuansheng Academy won't come here to cause trouble.

Qi Zhiheng walked over, sat down in a chair, and said, "You and my uncle made an appointment to meet, but my uncle has been waiting for several days and you haven't shown up. He's getting a little anxious, so I came to see what this heartless man is up to."

Yan Yu smiled wryly, "I broke my promise; something came up at home. How is Zhen Hao?"

Qi Zhiheng said, "Whether he's good or not, you'll know for yourself when you see him. Now, do you want to leave with me for the capital?"

"You saw what happened just now?" Yan Yu looked at Qi Zhiheng. If he hadn't seen it, he probably wouldn't have asked her whether she wanted to go with him without asking anything else.

Qi Zhiheng nodded and said, "Indeed, I saw it all. From the moment your mother came in until she left."

“If I go with you, it will surely cause trouble for the Qi family. I can’t leave for now.” Yan Yu knew that unless the Yan family let him go, he would be caught even if he tried to escape. The Yan family was always powerful and would never let him leave.

Qi Zhiheng chuckled and said, "As long as the Qi family is in the capital, we can still protect you. Now it depends on whether you are willing to give up your status as the heir of the Yan family and everything in the Yan family, and marry into our Qi family."

"How can the Qi family stand against the Yan family?" Yan Yu didn't believe Qi Zhiheng's words. How many people were in the Qi family? How could they be a match for the Yan family? Even if Qi Zhiheng had a close relationship with the Yuansheng Academy, he was not a member of the Yuansheng Academy after all. He would not go against the Yan family for the sake of the Qi family.

The Yan family would naturally not go to the capital to cause trouble for the Qi family now, but if Yan Yu were taken to the Qi family, then the Yan family would have an excuse to attack the Qi family.

Qi Zhiheng looked down on his coyness: "Alright, our Qi family certainly has some abilities. Even if the Yuansheng Academy isn't on my side, as long as they don't interfere, I have a way to keep you safe."

Yan Yu shook her head in disbelief.

Qi Zhiheng was furious: "What? Do you really want to stay and marry that eldest daughter of the Lin family?"

“Of course not!” Yan Yu immediately retorted.

"I bet you're completely captivated by the beauty and fragrance of women right now, and have forgotten all about my uncle! All that talk about liking him and wanting to marry him is utter nonsense," Qi Zhiheng said contemptuously.

This was the first time Yan Yu had ever seen Qi Zhiheng speak like this. She guessed that Qi Zhiheng had been provoked by her mother's words earlier, which was why he had come to her to cause trouble.

Qi Zhiheng was indeed quite annoyed by what Yan's mother had said earlier. Her tone made it sound as if their Qi family was something that couldn't be brought up in public! Their Qi family used to be bullied, but now they were not someone that the Yan family could mess with. Otherwise, if they threw down dozens or hundreds of poison pills, they could wipe out the entire Yan family.

Of course, this also excludes the complicated relationship with the Yan family. It's not so simple to wipe out the Yan family, and Qi Zhiheng would not really do that.

Yan Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Let me think about it first."

Qi Zhiheng persuaded from the side, "In short, I can guarantee that your Yan family can't do anything to our Qi family. As long as you can leave everything in the Yan family and come with me now, I will forgive and forget all the nonsense your mother said before."

Yan Yu sighed. In truth, he didn't think Qi Zhiheng could really do anything to the Yan family.

Seeing his disbelief, Qi Zhiheng sneered, "What? You don't believe me? You've probably forgotten about the Qi family's poison pills."

Yan Yu recalled the poison pills used by the Yan family in the secret realm, which could cause people to lose their spiritual power and strength.

Poison carried on the back wouldn't have that effect; it would have to be taken orally to be effective.

Qi Zhiheng continued, "The poison in your body isn't a big deal. As long as you come with us, I'll find a way to get rid of it for you."

Qi Zhiheng didn't let Qi Zhenhao come out because he didn't want Qi Zhenhao to interfere with Yan Yu's decision. Now, it was the most appropriate for him to come forward and ask.

Qi Zhenhao was secretly getting anxious. He didn't want to pressure Yan Yu like this, and although he wanted to speak up several times, he held back. He decided it was best to let Qi Zhiheng handle this matter.

Yan Yu thought for a moment and said, "Okay! I'll go with you."

Yan Yu did not intend to leave immediately; he first took out paper and pen and left a letter.

Then they prepared to leave with Qi Zhiheng.

Qi Zhiheng gave him a Concealing Breath Pill and then put an invisibility talisman on him. He then saw Qi Zhenhao in the room, which startled him.

"Zhen Hao! You're here too!" He stepped forward and shook Qi Zhenhao's hand. The two looked at each other for a moment.

Qi Zhiheng interrupted the sparks between the two: "Alright, alright, let's leave first and talk about it when we get back."

As he spoke, he swaggered in with his men and opened the door.

It was as if the wind had blown the door open.

The maid and servant were puzzled: "Why is this door open?"

The servant went to check the situation first. I glanced inside and saw no one, which startled me.

He walked to the bedside and saw Yan Yu lying on the bed, and immediately felt relieved.

The Yan Yu on the bed was naturally just a substitute left behind by Yang Yitian.

"It was probably caused by the wind," the servant who was checking the situation said to the maid.

The real Yan Yu was quite surprised and followed Qi Zhiheng, swaggering towards the gate of the Yan residence.

The gate was opened, and Qi Zhiheng and the others followed the flow of people out of the Yan residence.

Before leaving, Yan Yu glanced back. He figured he probably wouldn't be returning to the Yan residence again unless something unexpected happened.