Dean of the Yuansheng Academy: "The reason for this grand display is to demand an explanation from your sect."
"Dean, you've kidnapped people from our Qinglan Sect and are now demanding justice from us? Isn't that a bit inappropriate?" said the Qinglan Sect Master.
The Dean of the Yuansheng Academy bluntly brought out the hundreds of assassins from the Qinglan Sect: "You should take a look at who these people are! Your Qinglan Sect actually led people to plot and kill my Yuansheng Academy disciples, intending to seize our Yuansheng Academy's treasures! I want to ask you, Qinglan Sect, how you plan to explain this to us!"
The sect leader of Qinglan Sect was greatly alarmed and sent someone forward to check the situation. The person reported to the sect leader, "Sect leader, it is indeed a disciple of Qinglan Sect, but from Elder Shi's lineage."
Just then, Shi Xingyang's grandfather, the seventh-level alchemist Shi Zheng, also arrived after hearing the news. Seeing his grandson in the enemy's hands, along with the corpses of many of his disciples, he immediately flew into a rage: "So this is the Yuan Sheng Academy! My Qinglan Sect will never let you get away with this!"
The Dean of the Yuansheng Academy turned to look at the Sect Master of the Qinglan Sect: "Is that what you think too? You're in charge of the Qinglan Sect, right? Are you going to be irreconcilable enemies with our Qinglan Sect?" He had a bad feeling when the people he sent out hadn't returned yet. There might have been some unexpected events along the way that delayed the mission, but Shi Zheng never expected that all his people would be wiped out!
These were all disciples he had painstakingly recruited; those he could entrust with missions were his most loyal subordinates. He hadn't sent anyone who outwardly appeared to be loyal to him on such a secret mission. The thought of all his hard work being destroyed made his eyes almost blaze with fury.
"Sect Master! The enemy has already come knocking on our door! What are you still hesitating for? Do you want so many disciples of the Qinglan Sect to lose their lives in vain?! You're going to discourage the Qinglan Sect disciples." Shi Zheng looked at the Qinglan Sect Master, determined to get an answer from him!
The sect leader, however, was unperturbed by Shi Zheng's anger: "The matter has not yet been fully investigated, so it would be best if Master Shi Dan did not jump to conclusions too soon. I will inquire with the dean and give him an explanation!" As for whether this explanation would be given to the Yuansheng Academy or Shi Zheng, that was another matter.
"The sect leader is indeed a reasonable person." The dean of the Yuansheng Academy said with a smile, "Qi Zhiheng, come forward and talk to them. What crime has Shi Xingyang committed?"
Qi Zhiheng and the Dean of the Yuansheng Academy had discussed this beforehand, so their versions of events were naturally different: "It's like this: Originally, because I refined the Cleansing Pill and handed it over, the sect rewarded me with a pill-refining technique. Who knew that Shi Xingyang would covet the sect's pill-refining technique? Unable to get through to the Yuansheng Academy, he started with my Qi family, trying to use the names of my Qi family members to blackmail me into handing over the Yuansheng Academy's pill-refining technique!"
"Very well, you may leave." The Dean of the Yuansheng Academy continued, "If you are living under someone else's roof, you should act like one. Do you think that just because your Qinglan Sect disciples are living in my Yuansheng Academy, everything in the academy belongs to your Qinglan Sect? If that's the case, what academy in the world will be willing to recruit your Qinglan Sect disciples in the future?"
"Please, Dean, understand this matter. It is certainly not the intention of my Qinglan Sect! It is more likely a traitor within the Qinglan Sect trying to sow discord between my Qinglan Sect and the Yuansheng Academy! This matter must not be tolerated!" The Sect Master was overjoyed. He knew that Shi Zheng, relying on his status as a seventh-level alchemist, had been forming factions within the sect and was eager for him to step down so that his own son could take over! How could any Sect Master tolerate such a thing?
However, Shi Zheng was a seventh-level alchemist, so how could he dare to offend him? Moreover, Shi Zheng's underground forces were deeply entrenched, and he didn't know whether they were friend or foe. He couldn't figure it out for the time being and could only watch helplessly. In his opinion, the arrival of the Yuansheng Academy this time was just in time!
"You! Sect Master, what do you mean by this!" Shi Zheng was filled with resentment. He never expected that the Qinglan Sect Master would speak to someone outside while bound. It seemed that this old scoundrel wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate their lineage!
"Master Shi Dan, isn't my meaning clear enough? Aren't all these people from your lineage? I want to ask you, what exactly did you send out so many people for? If you hadn't sent these people out to carry out this mission of coveting other people's treasures, how could they have died? You are the culprit!" The Qinglan Sect Master said emphatically.
The Dean of the Yuansheng Academy clapped his hands and said, "The Sect Master is right! Such a scoundrel truly deserves to die. He even dared to try to sow discord between our two sects. He deserves to die!"
“Dean, Shi Zheng and his remaining followers are almost all here. Why don’t we hand these people over to the Sect Master to deal with?” The Qinglan Sect Master hurriedly stepped forward and said.
The Dean of the Yuansheng Academy said, "No rush, I have another list here. Just follow this list." After saying that, he handed over the list that Qi Zhiheng had given him to the Qinglan Sect Master.
The sect leader of Qinglan Sect was shocked. The list here was so detailed, and there were even a few people he had never thought of before.
In order to quell the Yuansheng Academy's attack, the Qinglan Sect naturally had to arrest everyone on the list. In the end, they also gave half of the treasures they had plundered from the Shizheng lineage to the Yuansheng Academy as an apology.
The headmaster of the Yuansheng Academy was fairly satisfied with the Qinglan Sect Master's actions. In the end, the entire Shizheng lineage was wiped out, and the Yuansheng Academy members ended the matter without losing a single soldier.
Later, the matter of the precious treasure on Qi Zhiheng's person was brought into the open. However, the owner of this treasure became Yuan Shengyuan. The safety of the Qi family was thus guaranteed.
Qi Zhiheng hadn't expected the matter to be resolved so smoothly. After returning to Yuansheng Academy, he went down the mountain to report back to the Qi family that he was safe.
The Qi family was relieved after learning about this.
Qin Nianzhu had also been killed. She was taken to Qinglan Sect with Shi Xingyang and died along with the others.
This matter is now concluded.
However, what the Qi family did not expect was that something was about to happen that would involve them.
The story begins with Yang Yiqian's marriage to Ji Qiuhan.
Ji Qiuhan's desire to marry Yang Yiqian was not genuine. There were two reasons why he wanted to marry Yang Yiqian so quickly. First, to prevent Yang Yiqian from backing out on the marriage, Ji Qiuhan's subsequent cultivation would have to be completed by Yang Yiqian, so he couldn't let her go back on her word.
Secondly, he's been having a passionate affair with Wu Qingyang lately, and compared to other women, he prefers Shuang'er and wants to take Wu Qingyang as a concubine as soon as possible. However, how can he take a concubine before marrying a wife? Leaving aside what outsiders would say, Yang Yiqian would certainly not agree.
So he decided to marry Yang Yiqian first. Fortunately, Yang Yiqian was a bit dim-witted and very obedient. So less than ten days after marrying Yang Yiqian, Wu Qingyang was carried into the Ji family.
Yang Yiqian naturally refused! She ran up to Ji Qiuhan and made a scene, determined to make Ji Qiuhan let her choose between the two of them!
Ji Qiuhan said, "Yi Qian, don't be ridiculous. Even if I bring Qingyang back, you will still be the legal wife."
"Ha! That's not what you said when you wanted to marry me. When I asked you what your relationship was with Wu Qingyang, what did you say? You said you only treated him like a younger brother? You just carried your younger brother back to bed to take care of him?" Yang Yiqian was not about to let it go and immediately retorted sarcastically.
Ji Qiuhan's face darkened. He felt that Yang Yiqian was not giving him any face at all. She was giving him a cold shoulder in front of so many people. Even if there was something wrong, she should have gone back to her room and closed the door to talk about it.
Wu Qingyang is good at playing the victim. In fact, the Ji family members also felt that Wu Qingyang's family background was more suitable for the Ji family than Yang Yiqian's. Even if she couldn't be the main wife, wasn't she very understanding and became a concubine?
Ji Qiuhan's mother said, "Qianqian, I'm not trying to criticize you, but you're really too intolerant. My son is the eldest son of the Ji family, so what if he takes three wives and four concubines? Your loud commotion has really disgraced the Ji family. I think it's necessary to test whether you are qualified to be the future matriarch of the Ji family."
Yang Yiqian never expected that the Ji family would completely change their attitude after her marriage! Before she married into the Ji family, they were never like this!
Yang Yiqian sneered, "Fine! If your Ji family can't tolerate me, then I, Yang Yiqian, won't stay here shamelessly!" After saying that, he turned around and left the Ji family.
Ji Qiuhan did not stop her.
After everyone dispersed, Ji Qiuhan and Wu Qingyang also returned to their rooms.
Wu Qingyang asked, "Aren't you going to stop her?"
Ji Qiuhan sneered, "Let her go back. Only by going back can she better understand her own position. She won't be long before she comes back."
Wu Qingyang said, "You're really cold-hearted."
"That depends on who it is. If it's you, I'll only treat you gently." Ji Qiuhan smiled and touched his cheek.
After flirting for a while, the two fell onto the bed.
On a whim, Yang Yiqian simply took a flying magical artifact back to Thousand Stone City.
When Yang Yiqian returned to her parents' home, a wave of grievances washed over her.
Yuan Xue, you love this granddaughter the most, and your granddaughter has married into a good family as she wished. But when you see Yang Yiqian come back with a wronged look on her face, you are immediately shocked!
Yuan Xue said, "My Qianqian, why are you back?"
Yang Yiqian looked aggrieved: "Grandma."
Yuan Xue said, "Who offended you? I'll have my good grandson-in-law teach him a lesson!"
"I'm so aggrieved because of Ji Qiuhan!" Yang Yiqian said with dissatisfaction after recounting Ji Qiuhan's desire to take a concubine. "If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have preferred to marry Qi Zhiheng in the first place!"
I've heard that the Qi family never takes concubines.
Yuan Xue: "How could you have such thoughts? How can a rural family like the Qi family be compared to a family from the capital?"
Yang Yiqian: "Grandma, you don't know this, but the Qi family has changed a lot." She then recounted the development of Qi Zhiheng and the Qi family.
Yuan Xue was surprised and unhappy. He didn't expect that the fool who was supposed to suffer in Yang Yiqian's place would actually be doing so well and even be favored by Qi Zhiheng.
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