Chapter 57 Chapter 57 Two people, three groups, four bottles of vinegar...
Xu Zhaoyi was not so easily seduced. His complicated mood was mainly because he saw some personality traits in Ling Huan that could resonate with Qin Sheng.
Qin Sheng did not kill Qin Yongnian this time. He just did some unnoticeable things to his eyes and dantian. They looked intact but were actually riddled with holes. This ensured that Qin Yongnian could only lie crookedly in bed with a pair of severely myopic eyes in the future. He would not harm his business and let him escape.
——Qin Yongnian probably had never looked at Xu Zhaoyi straight in the eye before, so there was no need for him to do so in the future.
It's not that he is soft-hearted, but this guy is nominally his uncle. If he dies now, it will probably be inconvenient for him and Xu Zhaoyi to get married at least within this year.
This is different from the Xu family being wiped out. After all, it was the Xu family who attacked Xu Zhaoyi and Qin Sheng first, and they were retaliated against for their own evil. The Qin family did not take action, so there is no need to cover it up. It doesn't matter as long as they don't think it's unlucky.
But if Qin Yongnian died, he couldn't be so disrespectful. No matter how many dirty secrets there were in the Qin family, this man came here today under the banner of revenge for his eldest nephew Qin Sheng.
"Let's go." Qin Sheng turned to Xu Zhaoyi and said, "I heard from your fiancé that you want to spar with me. Let's go to the martial arts arena?"
"Yeah." Xu Zhaoyi lowered his eyes and followed: "Are you really only at the ninth level of Qi Refining? I can't see through your cultivation level."
Although he was obviously very strong, when he didn't fight, he actually felt that the other party was just an ordinary person.
"I just broke through to the foundation-building stage and haven't had time to tell anyone yet. You're the first one to know. Are you surprised?" Qin Sheng asked.
"...Congratulations." Xu Zhaoyi didn't know what expression to make for a moment. Fortunately, he was wearing a mask, so even if he had no expression, he would not appear impolite.
This person had helped them guard Nanchuan for many days, and had just saved him from the influence of the Yin-Yang Ring. He was also Qin Sheng's friend, so he had to tolerate his weird and familiar behavior.
But thinking of the Yin-Yang Ring, he asked, "This thing is indeed too precious. I can't just accept it. This is your trophy. If you don't want it, can I give it to Qin Sheng? After all, it's his own thing."
Qin Sheng noticed his awkwardness and finally calmed down a bit, saying nonchalantly, "You're almost getting married, are you still so clear about the division? If you give it to him, he'll give it to you just the same."
Xu Zhaoyi opened his mouth, speechless.
Indeed, even if he handed it to Qin Sheng, Qin Sheng would put it back into his hand. It would be fine if he hadn't been pointed out, but it would be a bit artificial for him to insist on passing it on after being reminded. However, he just felt awkward and couldn't accept it directly with peace of mind.
He was used to accepting things from Qin Sheng, but what was going on when Ling Huan insisted on giving it to him?
Moreover, Ling Huan's tone was too firm, and Xu Zhaoyi suddenly felt angry again.
[Tsk, he knows you quite well.]
[…Uh, huh?]
Qin Sheng suddenly heard his wife's calm but slightly strange voice, and almost didn't switch the channel in time to respond to him.
[How did you two meet? Can you tell me?] Xu Zhaoyi was really curious. In Qin Sheng's previous life, these people and things didn't exist around him at all. From what he knew in this life, Qin Sheng had been closely watched over by the Qin family since he was a child. How could the Qin family have given him the opportunity to meet such a good friend with such a high level of cultivation?
Qin Sheng was silent for a while after hearing this. He could certainly come up with several excuses to prevaricate, but his belated desire to survive warned him that he had better not lie about this issue again, otherwise he would end up in the crematorium when he had to explain himself in the future.
[I'll have to wait until the Qin family issue is resolved before I can explain this to you. The relationship between him and me is a bit complicated. You just need to know that he can be trusted, but there's no need to pay too much attention to him.]
Qin Sheng sighed in his heart. He did not regret using this identity. Xu Zhaoyi was able to break through so quickly. It seemed that it was not only the Blazing Golden Fan that helped. Ling Huan, who was also young and at the ninth level of Qi Refining, must have given him a lot of positive stimulation.
But he does seem to be too ostentatious.
Qin Sheng reflected silently and realized that he should not have thrown the Yin-Yang Ring directly to Xu Zhaoyi when he first got it.
He knew very well that Xu Zhaoyi would not want to accept things from strangers, but when he threw the Yin-Yang Ring back, it was a completely subconscious reaction and he did not consider himself an outsider at all.
[Okay.] Xu Zhaoyi was always very easy to talk to when it came to allowing Qin Sheng to keep a little secret.
Qin Sheng was very capable when he really wanted to eliminate the grudge in someone's heart. Although the words and sentences were very ordinary, they contained subtle intentions, which immediately calmed Xu Zhaoyi down a lot.
Xu Zhaoyi, who was being subtly coaxed without realizing it, glanced at Ling Huan beside him. His thoughts shifted, and he said, "Just now, your good friend, who has a complicated relationship with you, confiscated the Yin-Yang Ring that your uncle, whose lineage you don't know, brought with him, and then gave it to me as a gift. Do you have anything to say about this?"
He wanted Qin Sheng to make this decision.
Qin Sheng couldn't help but burst out laughing after hearing this.
Xu Zhaoyi blinked and looked over: "What's wrong?"
Qin Sheng thought to himself that something was wrong, and he coughed lightly, then covered it up seriously by saying, "Nothing, I just love to laugh."
Xu Zhaoyi: “…Oh.”
[Just keep the Yin-Yang Ring. He seized something from the Qin family. If he doesn't want it, it should have been returned to you and me, the original owner. But he's using it as a favor!]
Some people, in order to patch up their own behavior and distance themselves from the matter, even become crickets. They are so happy that they are eating noodles in their minds.
In the end, Xu Zhaoyi said something fair: "Don't be so ungrateful. He has the final say over his seizures. There's no such thing as 'the property should be returned to its original owner.'"
[………] Qin Sheng had just said it casually, but he didn’t expect that after hearing his elbow-out rebuttal, he actually felt a bit unhappy.
This had nothing to do with whether Ling Huan and he were the same person. The main issue was what was Xu Zhaoyi's relationship with him, and how long had he known Ling Huan? He'd assumed that even if Xu Zhaoyi didn't side with him, he'd at least stand by him and offer some words of comfort.
As a result, he was told not to take advantage of the situation and put both feet completely in someone else's house.
[He used my collection to flirt with my wife, and you still sided with him. Do you think he's okay?]
Xu Zhaoyi choked, and it took him a long time to regain his voice. He said helplessly: "I'm not siding with anyone. I'm just telling you a truth that everyone agrees on."
After a pause, he explained: [He didn't flirt with me. He probably just thought that if he gave you something, you would eventually give it to me, so he simply skipped the middle step.]
[Then just say no, what kind of meeting gift is that?]
[…You’ll have to ask him about that.]
[…………]
The topic was exhausted and the two finally gave up this meaningless bickering.
This time, Qin Sheng no longer used Ling Huan's pseudonym to talk nonsense. He quietly and tirelessly accompanied Xu Zhaoyi in training for the entire afternoon, allowing the other party to feel the completely different gap between the Foundation Establishment Stage and the Qi Refining Stage.
Xu Zhaoyi had already tried his best, but he was still suppressed by the opponent. He was sweating all over, but the opponent didn't even get his hair wet. His ease was quite frustrating.
After the meeting, Xu Zhaoyi thanked him sincerely and asked him to stay in Nanchuan for another day.
Because Qin Sheng said Ling Huan could be trusted, he simply took off the silver mask on his face, and looked at the gaudy graffiti mask on Ling Huan's face that was so annoying that it made people feel distracted at first glance. He secretly felt lucky that Qin Sheng's aesthetic taste was online.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained, "I want to go back and see Qin Sheng. He told me today that someone was trying to guide the Southern Chuan to deal with him. I really don't feel comfortable leaving him alone in the manor."
Qin Sheng really wanted to agree, but couldn't.
They just stole the Yin-Yang Ring today. Who knows if Qin Kangnian will be so defeated that he will immediately send someone to try to take it back. He and Xu Zhaoyi cannot leave here at the same time tonight.
He thought for a moment and suggested, "Anyway, my mission is complete, and it's time to say goodbye to him. How about I go and take a look for you?"
He felt that he had made very thorough arrangements.
As a result, Xu Zhaoyi was stunned for a moment, and then looked at him with a speechless expression, "Brother, are you okay?"
Qin Sheng pretended not to understand and tilted his head.
Xu Zhaoyi immediately lost his temper. He could only swallow his shame and said as bluntly as possible, "I have to go back and see him in person before I can feel at ease. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
Did he have to force him to say that he was just looking for an excuse to see Qin Sheng? Otherwise, Qin Sheng was not safe. What would this meeting change? He couldn't stay at the manor permanently!
"oh…!"
I understand, of course I understand. Qin Sheng actually knows that he just wants to meet and share the joy of breaking through the ninth level of Qi Refining, and that some things would be best discussed face to face.
The problem is that the situation doesn't allow it.
But Xu Zhaoyi's words were deliberately so ambiguous, almost pointing at his nose and saying that he was unromantic. He was wearing an outsider's vest, which could not be exposed, nor could he continue to play dumb, so he had to think of another way.
So he shrugged and said, "Okay, since you two are so close after a short separation, I'll stay for another night."
Then, relying on his foundation-building speed, he returned to the room first, changed back into his original clothes, hid his body, walked out of the corner, and pretended that he had just come from the manor. The whole process was very smooth.
He came to Xu Zhaoyi's door and opened it directly. Xu Zhaoyi was still taking a shower. He was anxious to go back to see Qin Sheng, so he quickly finished washing, wrapped himself in a bath towel, and came out, meeting Qin Sheng's slightly surprised gaze.
"Why... are you here?" Xu Zhaoyi stood there, glanced at the clothes he had placed on the bed, feeling a little annoyed.
Qin Sheng smiled and raised his eyebrows, saying, "Ling Huan called me and told me that you missed me, so I came over."
Xu Zhaoyi widened his eyes. He didn't expect Ling Huan's mouth to be a funnel.
"Hahaha, okay, I was just kidding." Qin Sheng stood up and went to the balcony. He turned his back to him and closed the curtains. Then a voice came from outside: "I'm not looking at you. Hurry and get dressed."
Xu Zhaoyi then walked stiffly towards the bed and quickly put on his clothes.
After the two sat down face to face again, Qin Sheng got down to business first: "I asked Noodles to report Gu Qingyue and Qin Xing's affairs to the Qin family, and indeed, I got some useful information from the conversation between Old Master Qin and Qin Kangnian."
It turned out that the Gu family and the Qin family were once in-laws. The reason why Noodles couldn't find out was because it was too long ago. The specific year of the marriage was probably more than 80 years ago, and the agency that issued the marriage certificate at that time might not be the same as it is now.
"The Gu family once married a daughter to the Qin family. Her name was Gu Mailan. She gave birth to a son, Qin Feiyuan, who was born weak and died at the age of thirty. After her son's death, Gu Mailan became somewhat insane and was imprisoned by the Qin family until her death."
Qin Sheng spoke calmly and indifferently.
Xu Zhaoyi unconsciously opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then asked cautiously, "I remember you said that there was a thirty-year gap between each of your reincarnations. So Qin Feiyuan was your previous life? And that Madam Gu Mailan was your mother in that past life?"
He subconsciously used a respectful title. After his son died, he went crazy and was locked up by the Qin family. It sounded like... some maternal love.
"It should be like this if nothing unexpected happens." Qin Sheng didn't feel much. After so many years, the truth still needs to be verified. He didn't have the habit of crying at the grave in advance. What if he found out that he cried at the wrong grave? Wouldn't it be embarrassing for being sentimental?
The only thing he could do was to find out why Gu Mailan was imprisoned and died by the Qin family.
However, the main focus now is not on her, but on Gu Qingyue. The old man also believes that Gu Qingyue has other intentions in approaching Qin Xing, and suspects that Gu Mailan had revealed some information to her own family without telling the Qin family.
Xu Zhaoyi reasonably guessed: "Could it be that Gu Qingyue came here to seek revenge on the Qin family?"
Qin Sheng asked him a soul-searching question: "Suppose you accidentally learned that your great-great-aunt, whom you had never met, married the wrong man and died of depression. Would you suddenly go crazy and seek revenge on the descendants of that scumbag?"
"Okay, no." Xu Zhaoyi shrugged.
He was naive. He didn't lend a helping hand when the incident happened, so why was he seeking revenge now?
"But Gu Qingyue knows that you are the Qin family's weakness. I think your grandfather guessed correctly. The Gu family must have learned something from their daughter back then. But they wanted to capture you alive, so it's obvious that what they know is not complete, only a partial understanding..."
So what if I only have a vague understanding?
With the amount of information the Gu family could get from Qin Feiyuan, if they knew that the Qin family's fortune was involved, then the Qin family's attitude of attaching so much importance to Qin Sheng's safety was basically telling them clearly that if Qin Sheng got into trouble, the Qin family would be in trouble.
If they really wanted to deal with the Qin family, as long as they were not all idiots, they should understand that killing Qin Sheng directly is much easier and less risky than capturing him alive.
But they refused.
Xu Zhaoyi thought about it and suddenly a light bulb went off in his head. Then he suddenly realized, "Do you think they want to replicate what the Qin family did to you?!"
Qin Sheng pondered for a moment before confirming his idea. "If that's the case, then it makes sense why they contacted the Xu family and instigated Nan Chuan to capture me alive, including Gu Qingyue's attempt to use Qin Xing to get close to me."
From the beginning to the end, Gu Qingyue's purpose in doing these things was not to deal with the Qin family, but to muddy the waters around Qin Sheng and create opportunities to fish in troubled waters.
They wanted to study the secrets of Qin Sheng, but they couldn't afford to touch the huge Qin family. It just so happened that Qin Sheng moved out of the Qin family and became involved with the outside world because of Xu Zhaoyi, so they wanted to take the opportunity to attack Qin Sheng.
Although tying Qin Sheng up and studying him might not reveal the truth, it would be easier to deal with than the entire Qin family. This is the closest way for them to get to the secret.
"Oh, it seems that the Qin family is really facing internal and external troubles right now." Qin Sheng seemed to be gloating as if it had nothing to do with him.
Xu Zhaoyi looked at him worriedly. The Qin family hadn't been dealt with yet, and now the Gu family was eyeing them covetously.
He couldn't help but ask, "Do you have any plans for this Gu Qingyue?"
Although he is not a strong opponent, it is still unsettling to see him hiding in the dark and spying on people. Not to mention that Qin Xing, that idiot, has been bewitched by Gu Qingyue. I don't know if he will be deceived into doing something stupid in the future. It makes me very upset just thinking about it.
Qin Sheng saw that he was worried, and naturally raised his arm and patted his back, comforting him:
"I've already made plans. Don't worry, the old man will definitely pay more attention to the threat posed by the Gu family's covetousness than the face he lost in Nanchuan. He will help me solve this hidden danger. It depends on how he plans to deal with Gu Qingyue."
After all, there was no deep hatred between the Qin family and the Southern Chuanshuo family. It was just that Feng Lili had accepted the order to kill them, and even the Gu Masters they sent out died before they could accomplish their mission. *
You don't need to calculate to know that the Gu family, who want to undermine the Qin family's foundation, is definitely more hateful.
"Now that you've reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, isn't it time for you to get ready to come home and get married with me?"
Qin Sheng's topic took a 180-degree turn.
Xu Zhaoyi was silent for a few seconds before he laughed. "Don't act like I'm the one holding back on marrying you. The problem is that Nan Chuan can't do without me right now, unless we ask Ling Huan to stay here. He's more capable than me, and with him in charge, everything will be safe."
"Oh, remove the 'unless'. The favor he owes me has run out."
Qin Sheng rejected the proposal without even thinking about it, as quickly as if he was still bothered by the fact that Xu Zhaoyi had spoken to the other party earlier.
"Why have you become so stingy?" Xu Zhaoyi muttered silently, amused and annoyed, and then asked helplessly: "Then what do you say we should do?"
Qin Sheng had already prepared a plan: "I have caught the fish I wanted to catch. Now I can announce to the public that Su Cizhao is the new leader of Southern Buddhism. Oh, and change the name of Southern Buddhism to Jueshi."
"Is that all?" Xu Zhaoyi didn't believe that a rising star like Su Cizhao could have such a big face that the Qin family would be deterred.
"Of course not. In the name of Su Cizhao, you should publicly issue a formal challenge to the Qin family. If you win, all the previous disputes between Nan Chuan and the Qin family will be written off. If you lose, the outcome will be decided by Qin Kangnian."
With the entire cultivation community as witnesses, it would be difficult for the Qin family to attack them again before the final battle.
Qin Sheng had obviously thought it over carefully: "Qin Kangnian will definitely agree, as long as he still wants to take the Yin-Yang Ring back on his own, instead of asking the old man to come out and solve the problem."
Xu Zhaoyi nodded in understanding, it was indeed feasible.
"So..." Qin Sheng smiled and deliberately approached him and asked, "Do you need me to plan a formal proposal ceremony for you?"
Xu Zhaoyi was used to being teased by him, but when he saw his smug look at this moment, he suddenly felt disgusted.
He raised his hand and gently stroked his face. Looking at Qin Sheng's ever-changing expression, he suppressed his laughter and pretended to be serious.
"I've tolerated you calling me wife so many times. Proposing is something serious, so it should be me who does it, right, dear?"
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