Chapter 68 He Likes Me
It turns out he really likes me that much.
Qin Sheng had never realized this so clearly as at this moment, and he found it difficult to calm down.
Before this, he actually had no real idea that Xu Zhaoyi liked him.
Even the word "like" is just an ordinary word with a simple meaning to him. At most, he would sigh that this liking is...incredible.
Speaking of it, the first thing that comes to mind is not that Xu Zhaoyi fell in love with a person who had really hurt him in his memory, and how he tossed and turned for many days and nights and couldn't sleep before he finally reached a reconciliation with himself.
It wouldn't be that the other party trusts him wholeheartedly, even though he is clearly hiding something from him, and that he has quietly accumulated the courage and confidence to go all out through so many moments of getting along.
But at this moment, the word "like", Xu Zhaoyi's cognition that he liked him, was thus concretized in such an absurd cause and effect that Xu Zhaoyi casually sighed.
It suddenly felt heavy and settled on my heart.
Qin Sheng had a bad feeling, but he said nothing in the end despite his many thoughts. He found that he was very good at dealing with the changes in people's hearts, but he didn't dare to respond casually to the heavy sincerity.
Xu Zhaoyi had no intention of waiting for his response. He knew very well that what he had just said was actually a bit irrelevant when Qin Sheng had no memory of his previous life. It was normal for Qin Sheng, a person who paid so much attention to reality, not to be interested in such vague talk about past and present lives.
The two of them sat by Falling Star Lake in silence for a full minute. Qin Sheng coughed lightly and said, "You can come here if you're bored. I'll say hello to Qin Ning."
The spiritual energy here is slightly more abundant than outside, but it is far from being dense. At least it is not enough to cause Qin Sheng's broken body to be unable to be replenished.
But in the Dharma Ending Age, it has become a rare holy place for cultivation. Normally, even members of the Qin family cannot enter and exit at will. Only the rare few with the most talented cultivation talents in each generation are qualified to enter and exit here.
Qin Sheng is an exception. Given his reputation at home, no one would dare to stop Xu Zhaoyi. He said such nonsense just because they couldn't keep dating like two mutes.
"Okay." Xu Zhaoyi responded and was about to say something else, such as whether he could catch two fish monsters to add to the meal, when he heard Qin Ning's voice coming from a distance.
Turning around, he saw Qin Ning jogging towards him. It turned out that the old man heard that they had rested well and wanted to see them.
"Could you two move a step?" Qin Ning asked respectfully.
Last time, the old man only said that he wanted to meet Qin Sheng, but Qin Sheng didn't want to leave Xu Zhaoyi to deal with the aunts and uncles in the room, so he directly embarrassed him. This time he learned his lesson and specifically stated that he wanted to meet the two of them together.
Of course, the old man was not deliberately showing off last time. It was just that Qin Sheng's first time bringing someone home to come out had already caused controversy. The old man felt that even if he agreed, he could not specially meet this grandson's wife, otherwise his attitude of currying favor would be too obvious.
Now that they have been engaged for so long and are going to get married in a few days, it is reasonable for them to ask for a meeting.
Qin Sheng nodded. He had to meet him eventually. If he found an excuse to avoid him this time, the old man would probably become suspicious.
"Let's go."
Xu Zhaoyi glanced at the noodles in his arms and wondered if it would be disrespectful to go there like this... He rejected the idea as soon as it came out of his mind. That old man was very bad, so what was there to respect about him?
Noodles also wagged its tail leisurely, not panicking at all. It was more familiar with the old man than its host. It often crawled along the Internet to the old man's room and watched him quietly, to see if it could hear any useful information.
"Grandpa." Qin Sheng didn't even knock on the door when he walked into the old man's house. He called out and went in with Xu Zhaoyi.
Qin Ning's eyelids twitched when he saw this, but he didn't stop it and lowered his head even more.
One thing that made him better than Qin An was that he would not take the old man's face as his own. Although he was surprised to see this scene, he was more happy in the end. Qin Sheng was the son of his master Qin Kangnian, and it was a good thing for him to be doted on and indulged by the old man.
Qin Sheng glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, and felt more and more that Xu Zhaoyi's killing of Qin An was "worth the money". Qin Ning favored their family, and it would be much easier for him to do things in the future.
Xu Zhaoyi shouted only when he got in front of the old man. Feeling the old man's sharp gaze, he took half a step behind Qin Sheng.
"Grandpa!" Qin Sheng put his arm around Xu Zhaoyi's shoulders, and a look of displeasure instantly appeared on his face.
The old man was also very good at cultivating his energy. He thought that if an ordinary grandson was so rude in front of him, he would have beaten him with a stick until he cried for his parents, but he still had a kind face.
He laughed and scolded, "You little bastard, you're protecting me even after just a few glances. Do you think I can eat your lover?"
"He's not used to it, Grandpa, don't stare at him." Qin Sheng seemed to not know how to write the word polite. He pulled Xu Zhaoyi to sit down and said, "Grandpa asked us to come here. Is there something wrong?"
"It's nothing important, but you're getting married soon, so I should see what the person you like looks like and whether he's worthy of you."
"Alright!" Qin Sheng shrugged and said, "Now that you've met, shouldn't you give me a gift?"
The old man paused, still smiling, "...Of course, there will be red envelopes for you two young ones!"
He came to visit his elders empty-handed, but he could still confidently reach out to ask him for a gift. The old man was a little embarrassed to look at Qin Sheng, and turned to care about Xu Zhaoyi.
"Child, I've heard everything about your family. If you have any difficulties, just tell Sheng'er's parents. The Qin family will be your home from now on."
The old man's eyelids drooped slightly, covering the gleam in his eyes. He kindly cast a bait: "As for your inability to cultivate, the Xu family may be powerless to do anything, but the Qin family is not completely unable to change it. I see that your body is strong, but there is a problem with your spiritual roots. If there is a natural treasure that can improve your aptitude, there may be a chance of turning things around."
Xu Zhaoyi pinched Noodle's cat ears when he heard this. His eyes lit up at first, then dimmed. He shook his head and declined, "The natural treasures that can improve your aptitude are so rare. Don't waste them on a useless person like me."
After saying that, he asked Qin Sheng in his heart: [What do you think he meant by that?]
He didn't believe that the old man would do something without a purpose.
Qin Sheng thought for a moment: [He deliberately said this in front of me, perhaps to sow discord!]
Although this behavior was unnecessary, Qin Sheng still frowned to show his resistance according to the other party's purpose.
But the old man is not that bored. He is not Wu Yunlian, the stupid daughter-in-law who is in cahoots with his son and does stupid things that harm others and themselves just for the sake of momentary pleasure.
Seeing Qin Sheng's dissatisfaction, he immediately added, "If you can practice and stay with Sheng'er, I can feel more at ease. The outside world is very chaotic now. There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the Nanyang organization, and there are many others who are jealous of the Qin family, either openly or secretly..."
Qin Sheng was almost impatient when he spoke, and finally he revealed his true intentions and said cheerfully: "The old man has no other requirements for you. Sheng'er has a bad temper and doesn't like to talk about anything. Over time, he and his parents had misunderstandings and became estranged. So he likes you, and we are all happy to see it happen.
I only hope that you can care more about Sheng'er and communicate more with his parents, becoming a bond to ease the relationship between him and his family. If you can do these two things, the Qin family will be very satisfied with you. No matter how precious the treasures are, it will be worth it to use them on you!"
"Grandpa, you're too kind. I, I will!" Xu Zhaoyi smiled flattered and understood what the old man meant.
He lured him with rare treasures that could improve his qualifications, and used the excuse of being good to Qin Sheng and helping Qin Sheng reconcile with his family as a cover-up. In fact, he just wanted him to have no psychological burden, and even actively tell Qin Kangnian and his wife everything he knew about Qin Sheng.
This was an open conspiracy to win him over. It was said in front of Qin Sheng, and Qin Sheng couldn't find any fault with it.
Xu Zhaoyi couldn't help but sigh: "Your grandfather's rank is much higher than your parents'."
Qin Sheng also felt the same way. As a son, Qin Kangnian's IQ was an indelible stain in the old man's life.
He pretended not to want to listen, irritably changed the subject, and asked, "Grandpa, let's not talk about this. Where's Qin Xing? I didn't see him when I came back this time. Does he not welcome me back?"
"He doesn't dare." The old man said lightly: "Your brother had a conflict with your parents and ran away from home."
"What contradiction?"
The old man sighed and said, "He has a boyfriend. You know, your parents were hesitant about your matter at the beginning, and it was me who pressured them into giving in. Now Qin Xing is like this too, and I can't keep interfering. I can't force your father to cut off his own bloodline. I can only let your father lock Qin Xing up. Qin Xing will naturally think that your parents are partial to you."
Qin Sheng took the opportunity to express his opinion. He sneered and said sarcastically, "Grandpa, with all due respect, there's really no need to force Qin Xing. My father's mediocre genes really don't have much value in being passed down. The Qin family is so prosperous, how can it fail without our bloodline?"
When the old man heard this, he was choked by the filial son's frankness and it took him a long time to respond.
"That's true." He nodded in dismay. Although his words were very rough, it made sense when he thought about it carefully. He had no shortage of sons and even less of grandsons, and the Qin family didn't really need such stupid genes to increase the number of idiots in the next generation.
Qin Sheng didn't expect him to agree with this and almost burst out laughing. After calming down, he continued, "Please talk to my dad and ask him to find Qin Xing as soon as possible. I have something to talk to him about."
"What's the matter?" The old man turned his attention back.
Qin Sheng glanced at Xu Zhaoyi and said, "It's just a small matter, nothing to say."
The old man looked at them both, as if thinking about something.
Finally, the two of them received the red envelopes from the old man and returned to the room. Noodles even had a small "no problem" sign hung around his neck, which the old man had someone find from the warehouse.
He also didn't expect that Qin Sheng would dare to bring the cat with him when he came to see him, but the old man was willing to be a decent person and had always been flawless in terms of pampering.
If Qin Sheng had been born thirty years earlier and reincarnated as the old man's son, the struggle with the Qin family would have been protracted and the difficulty would have been far more than this.
After the two returned to the room, Xu Zhaoyi touched the star stone necklace in front of him the first thing he did.
"What's wrong?" Qin Sheng asked with a frown.
[It's fine.] Xu Zhaoyi shook his head: [It's been getting slightly hot just now. It's probably because the old man's strength is higher than mine, and he needs it to be running to conceal his cultivation.]
[That old fox!] Qin Sheng cursed. Needless to say, the old man must have secretly confirmed whether Xu Zhaoyi was really unable to practice. You really can't be careless when facing him.
[They say boys often take their mothers' IQs. I have to thank him for marrying my naive grandmother. It made the level easier for us to clear. When the Qin family issue is resolved, I'll go and burn some incense for her.]
[…Have you seen your grandmother?]
Qin Sheng first shook his head and then nodded. He had seen this person when he was very young, and he only had a vague impression of him in his mind.
[I don't have a deep impression of her. She died young, and after her death, my grandfather devoted himself to cultivation and never remarried.]
Xu Zhaoyi narrowed his eyes. If he had seen it, he had seen it. If he hadn’t seen it, he hadn’t seen it. He shook his head and nodded. Could it be that he just didn’t remember that he had seen it for a moment?
At night, Noodles turned into a fly and went to the Hanyan Forest. He flew high into the sky and scanned the terrain of the entire forest. He indeed found two living people living deep in the forest.
[Are you sure there are only two?] Qin Sheng was still a little skeptical after receiving the results, worried that there might be two more hidden somewhere else, ready to pop out at any time.
Xu Zhaoyi felt that vigilance was necessary, but there was no need to be overly nervous. He made a reasonable assumption: "In the Dharma Ending Age, even great demons like Husheng could not maintain their cultivation and regressed. They might not be able to maintain their foundation building. They are hundreds of years old. If their cultivation fell to the Qi Refining stage, they would surely die quickly."
He reminded her, "Have you noticed that the ancestors of the Foundation Establishment stage only exist through verbal boasting, with most never actually appearing in person? While reaching a certain level of cultivation allows one to transcend the external world, before the Dharma Ending Age, the Foundation Establishment stage was equivalent to a high school graduate. What's so transcendental about it? Look at your... good friend Ling Huan, he's got a flamboyant personality and a bit of a scoundrel. Does he seem to be transcendent at all?"
Qin Sheng was listening carefully at first, but was speechless after hearing the last sentence. Why did he suddenly use him as an example and start scolding him directly? He was just talking.
[Ling Huan didn't offend you, did he?] He felt sorry for himself: [I thought you two got along well. Didn't you always say good things about him in front of me? Not long ago, he even helped us deal with the Xu family's house.]
Xu Zhaoyi remained unmoved and simply said, "What if I say that he has offended me? Do you think I'm ungrateful?"
"I didn't say that." Qin Sheng tilted his head and asked, "How did you offend him? Tell me. If he goes too far, I'll speak up for him."
Xu Zhaoyi chuckled softly and said in a nonchalant tone, "Oh, it's nothing. He just teased me all the time. I was worried about his safety at the time, so I offered to stand guard at the bathroom door. He actually started teasing me, asking if I wanted to take a shower with him!"
[…Is that so?] Qin Sheng was filled with questions.
The whole thing was completely changed when recounted by Xu Zhaoyi. Although he was indeed quite frivolous at the time, that was also because he knew that Xu Zhaoyi knew in his heart that he and Ling Huan were the same person, so he spoke without restraint.
There is a saying that goes, the person who wronged you knows best how wronged you are. Xu Zhaoyi was obviously taking advantage of the fact that he could not admit that he was Ling Huan, and deliberately exaggerating things in front of him, making it impossible for him to speak out his grievances and redress his grievances.
Qin Sheng pouted in frustration, thinking that you were still reacting in front of Ling Huan. Although that was a physical reaction after waking up, seriously speaking, wasn't this more ambiguous than me verbally teasing you?
But he really was, but he didn't dare to say it.
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