"The words 'defying fate' are easy to say, but when you actually try to do it, there are no easy things to overcome."
"So don't blindly believe in fate, and don't accept your fate."
"If you hadn't come along, my fate would probably have been like this." Liu Qingmei raised her head and looked at Ye Xingchen earnestly: "Two years from now, I will marry Liu Sanqing and become his wife."
"I don't know where my fate will lead in the future, nor do I know what I will face, but since ancient times, no woman who has been sacrificed to the gods has had a good ending."
"So you think my arrival actually changed your fate, is that right?" Ye Xingchen looked up at her.
“Isn’t that right?” Liu Qingmei retorted, “If you hadn’t come, I don’t know what my future would have been like, and I never gave up waiting for the person who could save me. Fortunately, I did.”
"Ha, yes." Ye Xingchen nodded slightly: "You waited for me, which means you waited for a turning point in your life. Don't worry, with me here, Liu Sanqing won't be able to touch you with a single finger."
"Thank you." Liu Qingmei uttered two words softly. Ye Xingchen's words gave her a strange sense of security.
Old Chang didn't sleep all night until Ye Xingchen and his granddaughter returned safely, at which point he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Has the Yu family been dealt with?" Elder Chang asked.
"Don't worry, Elder Chang. The Yu family has been disbanded, Yu Guanzhong is dead, and all his clansmen and disciples have been dismissed. These people are just a rabble, so there's no need to worry about them coming back for revenge," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.
"Hahaha, once that old man is dead, his disciples and their followers will be utterly insignificant." Old Chang laughed heartily, feeling extremely pleased.
"Yu Guanzhong, Yu Guanzhong, we've been fighting for decades. I never thought we'd settle our score like this. Don't hold a grudge against me. Even if you had won this game, you wouldn't have let me off the hook."
"Don't worry, Elder Chang, I'm going to rest now. I'll be heading to Jiyang soon," Ye Xingchen said.
"Alright, Mr. Ye, go and rest first. I'll send someone to take you and Qingmei to Jiyang later," Old Chang said with a smile.
After Ye Xingchen left, Old Chang, leaning on his cane, sat down at a tea table, and Liu Qingmei brewed him a cup of tea.
Liu Qingmei had already told her grandfather everything that happened last night. Old Chang picked up his teacup and pondered the matter.
“That’s how it is; Yu Guanzhong had almost no power to resist,” Liu Qingmei said.
"Hehe, Old Yu, you've been using your martial arts to your advantage all these years, harming quite a few people. But you must understand the saying that there are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding," Old Chang chuckled, raising his cup of tea and offering a toast to the west.
"We've been fighting for so many years, Lao Yu, you're quite a match for me. I'll offer you this cup of tea in place of wine. If there's an afterlife, be a good person and never take advantage of your martial arts skills to do bad things again. There is always justice in this world."
After finishing his sentence, Elder Chang drank the cup of tea in one gulp and then put the cup down.
"Grandpa, are you in a bad mood?" Liu Qingmei asked, noticing that he seemed a bit upset.
"Logically speaking, I should be in a good mood after getting rid of such a formidable opponent." Old Chang shook his head and sighed, "But after fighting for so many years, we've developed some feelings for each other."
"Old Yu may not be the best person, but he's been a buddy for so many years. Besides, there aren't many people left who fought alongside us back then. Losing an opponent is like losing a friend."
Liu Qingmei sensed the desolation and loneliness in his words and couldn't help but sigh softly.
"Hehe, I'm getting a bit sentimental. There aren't many people left who have worked hard all their lives. I don't know how many more years I have to live," Old Chang chuckled.
"Grandpa, what are you saying? You will definitely live to be a hundred years old, you definitely will," Liu Qingmei said reproachfully.
"Alright, alright, I'll take your kind words. I'm sure I'll live to be a hundred." Old Chang laughed heartily, putting down his teacup. "What do you think of Ye Xingchen, this 'zero-point person'?"
"He's very strong." Liu Qingmei uttered a sentence, which was a very fair assessment of Ye Xingchen.
“We’ve already seen his capabilities,” the elder said. “I’m asking you, what kind of person is he? Is he someone you can entrust your life to?”
"Entrust...for life?" Liu Qingmei was completely stunned, and then her cheeks quickly turned bright red.
Good heavens, how long has she known Ye Xingchen? Her grandfather has already mentioned this twice.
And judging from the old man's expression, he was serious.
She's a girl, is it really okay for her to ask such a question?
“Yes, I entrust my life to you.” The old man nodded seriously. “I’m serious, Qingmei. You’re a smart woman, you know what you’re facing.”
“Your enemies are not just Liu Sanqing, but also your clansmen. A girl like you only has two ways to remain unscathed in this world.”
The old man's expression was serious as he held up two fingers: "First, you must be powerful enough to shut everyone else up."
"Second, find a man you can rely on for life and keep him by your side for the rest of your life."
"Without a doubt, the second path is the shortcut, because you only have less than two years left. You are not yet strong enough to ignore Liu Sanqing and all your clansmen, so Ye Xingchen is your best choice."
"I..." Liu Qingmei was in a state of utter confusion, her heart pounding wildly.
She admitted that her grandfather was absolutely right, but she couldn't accept making such a choice now.
After all, she felt she didn't know Ye Xingchen well enough.
"You feel you don't know him well enough?" Old Chang immediately guessed where her hesitation lay.
"Yes." Liu Qingmei nodded: "If he's not what I imagined, then haven't I just jumped from one tiger's mouth into another?"
"Ha, if you expect him to stay with one woman for life like an ordinary man, you should give up on that idea as soon as possible."
Old Chang shook his head: "Strong men are never short of women. You must remember that high-quality men are always in high demand."
"So if you want to change your destiny, you must let go of your views on worldly men, otherwise, he will only drift further and further away from you."
"Is that so?" Liu Qingmei was lost in thought, recalling her grandfather's words.
"Haha, yes, there's no such thing as having it all in this world. If you want to get rid of something, you have to pay a price." Old Chang chuckled and grasped Liu Qingmei's hand: "Ye Xingchen is a good choice, don't miss out."
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