"Ancestor."

“…It’s Yi’er!”

The green-robed old man who was teaching a few young people the art of talismans turned around, looked at Zhou Tianyi and said with a smile: "You finally have time to come and see the ancestor. It's a pity that you came a day late. If you had come yesterday, maybe you could have met little friend Liu..."

“…”

Facing the teasing gaze of Patriarch Wenyuan, Zhou Tianyi looked helpless and waved his hand, signaling these younger members of the Zhou family to leave.

The youngsters stood up one after another, with respectful expressions, and saluted to Patriarch Wenyuan and the head of the family before turning around and leaving.

After they left the hall, Zhou Tianyi sighed and said, "Grandmaster, you also know the identity of Fairy Liu...Junior Sister Liu, I..."

Before he could finish, Zhou Tianyi suddenly realized that he was no longer the cautious young patriarch, and things like this no longer seemed to be a problem for him.

So……

Zhou Tianyi's mind, which had been dormant for a long time, finally became active at this moment, and his expression changed slightly.

Zhou Wenyuan didn't know what was going on in his mind. Seeing his expression change slightly, he sighed and said, "I naturally understand the troubles of the Four Seas Sect, but things can't get any worse, right?"

"Whether you and she become a Taoist couple or not, the fact that the Zhou family is harboring the remnants of the Four Seas Sect is a foregone conclusion."

"You don't think that if you don't marry her, the Zhou family will be able to stay out of the disaster that may happen in the future, right?"

Zhou Tianyi came back to his senses and said with a complicated expression: "Of course not."

Zhou Wenyuan nodded and said seriously, "Although I am old and will soon die, my eyes can still see clearly that Young Friend Liu is in love with you, and you... are also somewhat interesting."

"If that's the case, don't leave any regrets. Being fussy and hesitant is not your style, Zhou Tianyi."

Zhou Tianyi's heart was stirred. He sighed and said, "What the ancestor taught me is..."

Zhou Wenyuan twitched his lips and shook his head: "You kid, you have had your own ideas since you were young. You always listen to the elders' words with one ear and out the other. You say one thing in front of them and another behind their backs, but you still make the elders think that you are a well-behaved and obedient kid..."

"Hey, whatever. I know you won't be swayed by others."

"Tell me, what's the matter with you coming here today?"

Zhou Tianyi smiled, took out a storage bag and handed it to Zhou Wenyuan.

"Ancestor, here are two spiritual objects for forming a Nascent Soul, as well as enough spiritual stones and natural treasures to cultivate to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. Please accept them, and then retreat to try to form a Nascent Soul!"

"All the cultivators in the Zhou family will protect you and will definitely be able to protect you—"

Zhou Wenyuan did not accept the storage bag, but suddenly asked: "What about you?"

Zhou Tianyi smiled slightly: "I have already worshipped the former Beihai Sword Master as my master. My master left me many resources. Even if I give you some of them, the rest will be enough for me to cultivate to the late Nascent Soul stage."

Zhou Wenyuan asked: "If these are added, can we break through to the Spiritual Transformation Realm?"

Zhou Tianyi laughed and shook his head: "How can it be so easy to break through to the Nascent Soul stage... Ancestor, I know what you are worried about. You are just worried about wasting resources but still not being able to form a Nascent Soul. But have you ever thought that in the current Zhou family, you are the only one who has the opportunity to become a Nascent Soul cultivator within the next fifty years, and you should understand the significance of a Nascent Soul cultivator to the Zhou family, right?"

"Stop quibbling with me!" Zhou Wenyuan said unhappily, "Let's not talk about whether I can survive the inner demon tribulation. Even if I can, what can I do?"

"Qingli Island only has two third-level spirit veins, which cannot support a Nascent Soul cultivator. By then, you and your two uncles will have to run around and use the power of the entire family to upgrade the third-level spirit veins to the fourth-level spirit veins..."

“Ancestor!” Zhou Tianyi said seriously, his tone heavier, “The Zhou family will have to take this step sooner or later!”

"It's better to leave late than early." Zhou Wenyuan shook his head. "The Zhou family has risen too fast. We need to keep a low profile, especially during this period of time. We must not attract attention..."

"Before this, a treasure was discovered. The three major sects and the two major families joined forces to destroy several medium-sized sects."

“But among those sects, there were still cultivators who went out to seek opportunities. When they heard that their sects were destroyed, some of them quietly returned.”

"I know that they dare not attack the five major forces, but the small peripheral forces affiliated with the five major forces are not necessarily the same!"

"Qingli Island is now affiliated with Luoyue Sect, so it is easy for it to become their target. If you want to upgrade your spiritual vein, you must take out the treasure left by your master, which will easily attract their attention!"

At this point, Zhou Wenyuan paused, and said with a complicated expression: "The Li family of Coral Island has been destroyed..."

"It wasn't your second uncle or third uncle who did it. They just took away most of the resources and didn't wipe out the roots."

"The one who actually wiped out the entire clan was an inner sect elder of the Cloud Mist Sect. He traveled alone, looking for opportunities, and actually advanced from the late Jindan stage to the Yuanying stage. Now he has returned to the Starry Sea, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge."

Zhou Tianyi frowned and said, "You are so bold, Luoyue Sect won't care?"

Zhou Wenyuan glanced at him and said, "It seems that you really haven't read the family intelligence these days. The elder of the Yunwu Sect got a treasure that can conceal his aura. Even the cultivators in the Spiritualization Stage cannot see through it."

"A few days ago, the Luoyue Sect sent three Yuanying-stage elders to search the Tianqing Market, but they simply couldn't find it."

“When they were leaving, a lone Nascent Soul Elder was ambushed by that person. I heard that they only forced him to retreat after destroying a magic weapon…”

Zhou Tianyi shook his head: "Stupid!"

Zhou Wenyuan laughed and said, "It's very stupid, but also very crazy. People with bare feet are not afraid of people with shoes. People with families and jobs are most afraid of such crazy people."

Zhou Tianyi smiled and said, "The Zhou family is not afraid."

"……Um?"

Zhou Wenyuan raised his eyebrows, looking surprised, as if to say, how come I don’t know.

Zhou Tianyi handed over the storage bag in his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry about forming the infant, I will take care of everything... Don't say that the man is just a small Nascent Soul cultivator, even if he is in the Spiritualization Stage, I have a way to deal with him."

"Tian Yi, don't brag!"

Zhou Wenyuan frowned, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Zhou Tianyi smiled confidently: "When did my grandson ever brag?"

Zhou Wenyuan looked at him in doubt, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and asked, "Is it that Senior Lin?"

Zhou Tianyi smiled and said, "It is indeed related to Senior Brother Lin, but I'm sorry that I can't tell you the reason. You just need to know that I now have a backer, and this backer is no smaller than those three major sects!"

"I have always believed in your words, but... will they really take you and the Zhou family seriously?"

"Don't worry, ancestor. I don't rely on profit to support you."

"What's the reason?"

Looking at the curious yet cautious ancestor Wenyuan, Zhou Tianyi sighed and smiled bitterly.

"Grandfather, I still say the same thing. Please forgive me for not being able to tell you the reason."

After saying that, Zhou Tianyi didn't wait for Zhou Wenyuan to reply, and said again: "If you don't believe it, you can accept this spiritual object for the baby first. Four months later, I will invite a few friends to visit Qingli Island. By then, you will probably understand that what my grandson said is true!"

“…”

Zhou Wenyuan looked at him deeply, and finally waved his hand to take the storage bag, saying: "Okay, then I'll wait and see!"

…

…

Uncle Jiu’s world, Renjiazhuang.

No matter which part of the world China is in, joy can always dilute everything and make people forget their daily troubles.

Renjiazhuang has been bustling since early morning, with a constant stream of guests and carriages arriving in front of the manor gate. Although the wedding is to be held tomorrow, in this era when trains have just been opened, many relatives and friends have come from afar several days in advance.

As the host, Renjiazhuang is naturally responsible for the food, clothing, housing and transportation of these guests.

In fact, these guests should have been the responsibility of the groom, but since the groom Ye Chen is a returned overseas Chinese, his parents are far away overseas, and he only has one elder in the local area, his master Lin Jiu.

Lin Jiu runs a charity cemetery, and this place is not suitable for receiving guests no matter how you think about it.

There was no other way, Ye Chen could only entrust the relevant matters to his father-in-law, Mr. Ren.

To those who are not in the know, this situation looks a bit like the groom Ye Chen marrying into the Ren family.

However, none of the guests who knew the situation dared to think so.

The reason is very simple. The guest invited by the bride's Ren family is at most a wealthy businessman from the provincial capital.

But the people invited by the groom Ye Chen were all real big shots, such as the president of the Cloth Shop Association, a professor at the Peking University School of Literature, the founder of the Central South Bank, and some powerful figures who often appeared in newspapers.

All the big shots came to the wedding just for the groom Ye Chen's sake.

In order to better receive them, Mr. Ren tried his best, and everyone in Renjiazhuang was busy.

But the groom Ye Chen, who was supposed to be the one to receive the guests, had not shown up since early morning.

Outside the inn booked by the Ren family, the pot-bellied Mr. Ren, with a smile on his face, welcomed an imposing old man into the inn. He breathed a sigh of relief only after the man and his entourage entered the room, and waved to the servant at the door.

"master."

"Where's the uncle?"

"My son-in-law said this morning that he has some important guests to entertain personally..."

"Important guests?" Master Ren frowned tightly, "Are there any guests more important than these guests?"

"Do you know the identity of the Mr. Zhang who just came in?"

"He is a famous wealthy businessman in Jiangxi, and his son-in-law is Minister Song of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of China!"

"Is it possible that such a great man is not worthy of his attention?"

Upon hearing this, the servant broke out in a sweat and nodded in silence, not daring to respond.

Master Ren also hoped that he could reply. The reason he said this was just to find someone to talk to himself and vent his inner shock.

Looking at the servant who was still trembling in front of him, Master Ren waved his hand, signaling him to go and greet other guests.

After the servants left, Master Ren sighed and said to himself, "I can't see through this son-in-law anymore..."