Yang Yitian said sourly, "You seem to be quite popular."
"Isn't that good? It proves your husband is charming." Qi Zhiheng's skin was also getting thicker by the day.
Yang Yitian bluntly exposed, "They're not after you, they're after your spirit stones. If they knew you were just putting on a show, they wouldn't bother with you at all."
"Where did I pretend to be rich when I was not?" Qi Zhenhe said innocently, "I never said I had a lot of spirit stones."
"Is that even a question? You change so many times." As they talked, the two went back to their lodgings to pack some things. If they left this time, they might never come back.
Five days later, the two returned to the Qi family.
Qi Zhenhao came looking for him.
"You're saying you're not going to the cultivation world?" Qi Zhiheng expressed his disagreement.
"Yes, I want to stay on the Xuanling Continent." Qi Zhenhao thought about it for a few days and finally chose to stay with Yan Yu instead of Yan Yu in the cultivation world.
"Uncle, you should think this through. In the Xuanling Continent, it's impossible to reach the Golden Core stage in your entire life, and your lifespan is only a few hundred years," Qi Zhiheng advised.
Qi Zhenhao interrupted, "My mind is made up, you don't need to try to persuade me."
Qi Zhiheng sighed and said, "Do you really think Yan Yu is worth it? You are two men, with lifespans of hundreds of years, and you will not have any offspring."
"You... how did you know?" Qi Zhenhao was a little embarrassed. Actually, the two men had been seen holding hands once, which was nothing. Normally, people wouldn't think that way.
Qi Zhiheng's lips twitched: "I don't want to know either. How could I not see through your coy behavior? You're willing to stay for him, but what if his family doesn't want you as their son-in-law? The Yan family is different from our Qi family. Don't give up this opportunity because of a momentary impulse."
"Yes, Uncle, as the saying goes, a man's mouth is a liar's tongue. I could tell from the first glance that Yan Yu was glib and not a serious person. Wasn't he still involved with Qin Nianzhu before? A man like that is not very reliable." Yang Yitian didn't really want Qi Zhenhao to stay either. If anyone was going to leave, it would be better if everyone left together.
"He will explain things to his family," Qi Zhenhao said. "He has already gone home and will be back in five days."
Qi Zhiheng disagreed: "Fine, if the Yan family is willing to accept you, I'll take the entire Yan family to the cultivation world!"
A glimmer of hope flickered in Qi Zhenhao's heart: "Really? But, wouldn't this put the Qi family in danger?"
Qi Zhiheng didn't take it to heart: "Our Qi family can't beat the entire Xuanling Continent, but apart from the servants, who in our Qi family is not capable of resisting a Spirit Venerable? Take the Yan family for example, do they have twelve Spirit Venerables? Even if they do, Grandpa can cripple them with a single poison pill."
Although the Qi family's accumulation over the years has been modest, their strength is undeniable. Qi Zhiheng dares to guarantee that even the headmaster of the Yuansheng Academy might not be a match for his great-grandfather.
"Thank you, Zhiheng!" This finally resolved Qi Zhenhao's troubles during this period.
He wanted to be with his family, and Yan Yu probably wanted to spend time with his family too. Qi Zhenhao naturally couldn't only care about his own family, especially since the Yan family was such a large clan.
Qi Zhiheng waved his hand: "Uncle, I'm not trying to discourage you, but we don't know what kind of news Yan Yu will bring back."
He only told Qi Zhiheng about Qi Zhenhao's matter; he hadn't told the other members of the Qi family yet. Qi Zhiheng told him to keep it a secret for now and wait until things were settled before telling them.
Qi Zhenhao agreed.
Perhaps it was Qi Zhiheng's bad luck, but in any case, Yan Yu did not come five days later.
Qi Zhenhao waited at the door all night on the night they made their appointment, keeping his eyes open until dawn.
Qi Zhiheng had long guessed that this might be the outcome, but seeing his uncle's distraught appearance, he felt a little sorry for him.
"Should we go and try to persuade him? Uncle keeps acting like this; Grandpa and Grandma will probably see it soon." Yang Yitian felt indignant. "Even if Yan Yu didn't come, he should at least send a message. What's the point of making Uncle wait like this? Even if cultivators have good physiques and it won't be a big deal, this is still very hurtful!"
Qi Zhiheng sighed and said, "Let him calm down first. If it really doesn't work, we can just put him in a flying artifact and take him with us."
Qi Zhenhao waited at the door for two days. On the third day, even if he was willing to wait, the Qi family noticed that something was wrong!
Qi Wantian had someone call Qi Zhenhao, who was standing at the door, in to inquire about the situation. Seeing Qi Zhenhao's pale face, the whole family felt a pang of pity.
When people asked him what happened, he didn't say a word.
Qi Zhiheng had no choice but to avoid Qi Zhenhao and tell his family about Yan Yu, trying his best to prevent Qi Zhenhao from hearing any more news about Yan Yu.
The Qi family members were undoubtedly furious upon hearing this!
Yang Yao was furious: "Yan Yu doesn't seem like this person at all! I never expected him to do something like this."
"We Qi family members aren't so easily bullied. I'm going to go to the Yan family and throw hundreds of poison pills at them! Let them know how powerful we are!" Qi Dong was the first to agree with Yang Yao.
Qi Zhiheng had a headache: "Grandpa, you'd better not make things worse."
"How can I be considered causing trouble? Are we just going to let the Yan family bully us?" Qi Dong's voice was full of vigor, as if he couldn't wait to go back and refine ten or eight batches of poison pills to poison the Yan family!
Qi Zhiheng tried to calm his family down, saying, "There might be something fishy about this. Why don't we go check it out first before deciding whether or not to poison the Yan family?"
"Are you going to the Yan family to investigate?" Qi Wantian can be considered the true head of the family, but now most things are managed by Qi Zhiheng and Qi Zhenhe, and he has been focusing on cultivation all these years.
"I have to go and see him. I can't bear to see my uncle so distraught," Qi Zhiheng sighed.
"Then you guys go and take a look first." Qi Wantian said to Qi Dong, "Qi Dong, you prepare the poison pills first! If that brat Yan Yu wants to be a heartless man, then you poison the entire Yan family to death! He's tired of living, daring to bully our Qi family."
Qi Zhiheng: "..." Even my great-grandfather is this unreliable?
After Qi Zhiheng finished discussing with his family, he went to the door.
Qi Zhenhao stood guard at the door again.
Qi Zhiheng stepped forward and said, "Uncle, it's not a good idea for you to wait here. Why don't you come with me to the Yan family to see what's going on?"
Upon hearing that they were going to the Yan family, Qi Zhenhao immediately raised his head: "Going to the Yan family?"
"Yes! Let's go to the Yan family. I think Yan Yu isn't the type to leave without saying goodbye, so maybe something happened along the way? Let's go check it out. If anything comes up, it'll be easier to handle, don't you think?"
"Yes!" Qi Zhenhao's previously lifeless eyes regained some brightness, but when he thought that Yan Yu might be in danger, he frowned again!
After Qi Zhiheng and Qi Zhenhao finished their discussion, they set off together with Yang Yitian.
The two cities were not too far apart, and they reached their destination two days later.
Qi Zhiheng first went to the restaurant to inquire.
"Waiter, has anything major happened in the city lately?" Qi Zhiheng asked the waiter directly.
Seeing that Qi Zhiheng and his companions were being generous, the waiter didn't mince words when answering their questions, directly listing several pieces of information. One of them was about the Yan family!
Qi Zhenhao was a little nervous.
When the waiter mentioned that the Yan family's heir was going to marry the Lin family's eldest daughter, Qi Zhenhao was completely stunned.
Qi Zhiheng waved his hand: "Alright, you can go now." He then rewarded the waiter with two low-grade spirit stones.
The waiter received the spirit stones and left with a broad smile, leaving the three of them in the room.
"Yan Yu must have gotten into trouble! There's no way he could marry any of the Lin family's legitimate daughters!" Qi Zhenhao was the first to disbelieve it.
Qi Zhiheng said, "The more I disbelieve it, the less it matters now. Let's go visit them tomorrow."
Yan Yu's wedding date seemed to be set very hastily, just five days from now. Qi Zhiheng was skeptical that there wasn't something fishy going on, while Yang Yitian had already imagined a 100,000-word melodramatic scenario: "It must be that the Yan family didn't approve of my uncle! Then Yan Yu went back and was severely tortured! Forcing him to marry that eldest daughter of the Lin family!"
"Your imagination is quite good," Qi Zhiheng said, somewhat speechless.
Yang Yitian retorted, "I have a valid point to make. Otherwise, how could things go from engagement to marriage so quickly? Have you ever seen anything this fast?"
"We got married pretty quickly," Qi Zhiheng added casually.
Yang Yitian said, "So there's something fishy about our marriage!"
Qi Zhiheng had always believed that this was indeed the case...
They put the matter aside for the time being, rested for a bit, and prepared to visit the other party the next day.
Qi Zhiheng rummaged through his belongings and found some pills, which he intended to use as a gift.
Yang Yitian pouted: "What's the point of giving them gifts? Their family is so wicked! They bullied our uncle, and you still give them pills?"
Qi Zhiheng said helplessly, "We have to save face eventually."
Yang Yitian snorted coldly and stopped talking.
Qi Zhenhao remained silent throughout the journey. Although he trusted Yan Yu, he was still somewhat nervous.
Qi Zhiheng reassured him, "Uncle, they might not actually be talking about Yan Yu, so you don't need to worry too much."
Qi Zhiheng's words did not reassure Qi Zhenhao; instead, they made him even more worried: "He was originally the heir. If he's not the heir now, then where has he gone?"
Qi Zhiheng really didn't expect this to happen...
Sure enough, it's always my partner who thinks more deeply. My uncle isn't usually the type to think this much.
Qi Zhiheng coughed lightly and said, "We'll find out if we ask around."
The group arrived at the Yan residence in the blink of an eye. The Yan residence was quite large, and there were dozens of people guarding the gate.
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