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In the early morning, the ancestral hall of the Qi family in Nanjun.

"Shuh-huh--"

There was a regular sound of sweeping the floor, and Qi Qingqing, who was meditating, let out a breath slowly and opened her eyes.

"Miss Qingqing? Why are you meditating here so early in the morning? If the Patriarch finds out, the old slave will definitely be punished."

The person who spoke was a skinny old woman who looked over seventy years old and was dressed in gray linen clothes. At this moment, her withered hands like chicken feet were tightly clutching a broom that was as tall as a person, and she looked at the person sitting cross-legged with fear in her eyes. Qi Qingqing at the gate of the ancestral hall.

"Grandma You."

Qi Qingqing nodded at the old woman, then slowly walked up the steps, moved her body, and then said: "Yesterday I lost in the competition between the Qi and Xu families, and the master punished me to guard the ancestral hall."

"It was so."

Granny You nodded, then bent over wisely and continued to sweep the floor without talking too much.

Qi Qingqing was very satisfied with the other party's attitude.

As one of the top experts in the younger generation of the Qi family, Qi Qingqing enjoys an unusual treatment in the Qi family.Generally speaking, apart from the head of the family and the elders, no one in the Qi family can order high-ranking masters to do things.This also made Qi Qingqing, who had just entered the ninth rank, develop a lofty attitude, thinking that he was the bright moon praised by the stars.

Even though I lost to Xu Rouhui who was also a rank nine yesterday, but the other party was a rank nine master who had been in rank for many days and had a solid foundation!Being able to fight back and forth with her for more than ten strokes is already commendable, and losing to her is even more excusable!

With such thoughts in mind, although Qi Qingqing was punished by Qi Xuemei to guard the ancestral hall, she didn't feel that she was wrong.

wrong?
penalty?
In martial arts competitions, the outcome is unpredictable, and the outcome is unpredictable. I took the initiative to fight for the Qi family, and I have done my duty as a disciple of the Qi family. What is wrong with it?If there is no mistake, why should it be punished?It's nothing more than my loss and the Qi family's face!

I am one of the few masters in the younger generation of the Qi family!The future of the Qi family depends on me, yesterday's defeat will bring about countless victories tomorrow!In this way, it is just a temporary victory or defeat, and the punishment is just a show.

Therefore, seeing Granny You's sincere and fearful attitude, Qi Qingqing took it for granted.

But what she didn't notice was that when Granny You walked past her, there was a hint of disgust and disdain in the corners of her eyes.

Watching Granny You enter the ancestral hall to clean, Qi Qingqing thought for a while, then drew out the long sword from her waist and waved it lightly, silently recalling yesterday's fight with Xu Rouhui in her mind.

But she only danced two moves before she heard Granny You's hoarse screams coming from the ancestral hall.

Qi Qingqing was startled, then frowned deeply, put away the long sword, and walked towards the entrance of the ancestral hall with some displeasure.

While walking, he yelled loudly: "What happened?"

Granny You stumbled out and said with trembling hands, "Hai...Master Hai's...life card...life card..."

"How about the fate card?" Qi Qingqingliu frowned, and a bad premonition suddenly rose in her heart.

"... Broken!" Granny You said with a bitter face.

"What?" Qi Qingqing was shocked, and hurriedly said, "Say it again?"

"Master Hai's fate card... is broken!" Granny You said.

If the life card is broken, the body will die.

Qi Ruohai, the most beloved grandson of Qi Feiyun, the elder of the Qi family.Although he is a male, he is the most favored among the younger generation of the Qi family.Even if Qi Qingqing saw him, she would honestly call out "Master Hai".

But it was such a young master who died for no apparent reason!

Not long after, a middle-aged beautiful woman over forty in a plain robe walked out of the ancestral hall with a gloomy expression, holding a jade tablet that was broken in two tightly in her hand.

This person is Qi Feiyun, the eldest elder of the Qi family.

"You were the first to discover that Ruohai's fate card was broken?" Qi Feiyun looked at Granny You who was respectfully standing outside the ancestral hall, and asked in a cold voice.

"Yes, yes!" Granny You quickly responded.

"What time?" Qi Feiyun asked again.

"About... around Maozheng (six o'clock in the morning)." Granny You pondered, "At that time, this old servant was cleaning the yard outside the ancestral hall, and happened to see Miss Qingqing who was meditating here."

Granny You's meaning is obvious: I have witnesses!If you don't believe me, you can ask Qi Qingqing, anyway, she is also there.

Concubine Qi Yun looked at Qi Qingqing, who bowed her head silently, and asked, "Is there such a thing?"

Hearing Qi Feiyun's question, Qi Qingqing hastily responded: "It is true."

"Is the time right?" Qi Feiyun continued to ask.

"The time is correct." Qi Qingqing responded.

Qi Feiyun nodded slightly, but frowned secretly.

This kid Ruohai is extremely tired and lazy on weekdays, he has to wait until the sun to get out of bed.How could he be killed in Maozheng?Could it be that he was killed on his own bed?
Thinking of this, Qi Feiyun walked towards a big tree in the yard, and then asked loudly, "Where is Qi Ruohai now?"

After a breath, there was a response from the tree!

"Not in the Qi residence."

Granny You didn't seem to be surprised. Although her expression was respectful, there was no expression of surprise or fear.On the other hand, Qi Qingqing's expression changed drastically, as if he never knew that there was someone hiding on this big tree in the courtyard of the ancestral hall!
Qi Feiyun frowned even tighter.

"When will he leave the house?"

After another breath, the man on the tree recovered again.

"I haven't seen him since I went out at [-]:[-] yesterday."

"What? Didn't return all night?"

Qi Feiyun's expression changed, her beautiful eyes were full of anger.

"Send someone to look for him immediately! All members of the Qi family who had contact with him yesterday were taken to the torture hall for questioning. If there is any resistance, they will be sent directly to the prison!"

After about two or three breaths, the person on the tree responded, "Please allow me to report this matter to the Patriarch."

Qi Feiyun's face changed slightly, and then said coldly: "Tell the Patriarch—the matter of 'spiritual cultivation' may be leaked, and I hope the Patriarch will make a decision soon."

This time without waiting for the person on the tree to reply, Qi Feiyun directly shouted: "Go!"

"Whoa-"

The leaves swayed for a while, and then returned to calm.

Qi Feiyun narrowed her eyes slightly, not knowing what she was thinking.

At the same time, at the roadside tea stand more than ten miles away from Caiyun City where Qi Xu's family lived, Zhang Ye turned his head helplessly and looked at a young man in splendid clothes not far away.

He had seen this young man before, he was a child of the Qi family who appeared in the Xu family yesterday.

If we talk about Zhang Ye, why does he have an impression of this young man?Isn't it because this kid was the loudest yesterday...

Thinking of the sarcasm made by the members of the Qi family headed by this boy yesterday, Zhang became very angry.

At this moment, the young man in brocade clothes was trying his best to strike up a conversation with a woman wearing exotic clothes.

The woman was wearing tulle, so she couldn't see her face clearly, but judging from her talking eyes and high nose bridge, she should be a beauty.Moreover, the clothes on her body are relatively revealing, but the clothes on her private parts are still a little close to the skin, so the girl's exquisite figure is undoubtedly revealed.

I have to say that the girl is in excellent shape.

Such a beautiful woman, Zhang Ye's heart is very hot when he sees it, not to mention that young man from the Qi family who looks extremely dandy.

That's right, the Qi family are all dudes!Conscience is very bad!
Zhang couldn't help but slander viciously.

It has to be said that based on the less than half a day of contact yesterday and the incident at the mutton soup stall in the morning, the Qi family gave Zhang Ye a very bad impression.

But there was a trace of doubt in Zhang Ye's eyes.Of course, it wasn't aimed at the young man of the Qi family, but the scantily clad foreign girl——Zhang also felt a familiar yet unfamiliar aura from the girl.

"What is it..." Zhang couldn't help muttering to himself.

"This girl," said the brocade-clothed boy, cupping his hands, "Qi Ruochuan of the Qi family in Xianan County, how dare you ask her your name? Where do you come from?"

The girl wearing exotic clothes looked at the young man in brocade clothes, and asked, "Are you talking to me?"

Qi Ruochuan, a young man in brocade clothes, became obsessed for a moment, and said unconsciously, "Oh, what an ecstasy voice! Beauty, say a few more words!"

The foreign girl frowned, and glanced at the tea stand with only three tables.Soon she saw Zhang Ye, and walked over without hesitation.

"Oh, beauty, don't go!"

Qi Ruochuan hurriedly followed.It's just that his gaze was always on the foreign girl, so he didn't notice Zhang Ye whose back was turned to him.

The foreign girl sat down beside Zhang Ye, and asked with a smile, "Sister, can I sit here?"

As the distance got closer, the familiar and unfamiliar atmosphere became more obvious, and Zhang Ye couldn't help feeling a little vigilant in his heart.

"Didn't you already sit down?" Zhang Ye said lightly.

The foreign girl didn't notice the dissatisfaction in Zhang Ye's tone at all, and continued: "Sister, what does this person mean? What is 'Gui Xing'? Is it osmanthus and apricot?"

Zhang Ye couldn't help grinning when he heard the words, and felt amused instantly, so he said, "What this young master means is to ask who you are and what your background is. If you have a strong background, please take the initiative to show your kindness and see if you can do it with your sister." A friend. If you don't have a lot of background, then this rich young master is probably trying to play tricks... Didn't you hear what others said, and the Qi family in Nanjun!"

"You!" Qi Ruochuan couldn't help but angrily said when Zhang Ye said that he had expressed his intentions so bluntly: "What does this girl mean? Could it be that you want to intervene?"

Zhang Ye calmly took a sip of tea from his teacup, completely ignoring Qi Ruochuan's intentions.

"Oh, so it was my name." The foreign girl nodded and said, "I thought he wanted to treat us to something delicious."

Speaking of this, the foreign girl murmured in a very cute and low voice: "This big story is really complicated...but...why is he playing tricks?"

The corner of Zhang Ye's mouth curled up in a playful arc, and he said, "That's naturally Young Master Qi... coveting my sister's beauty!"

Hearing Zhang Ye's words, the foreign girl was obviously stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and said in a low voice: "I look... very ugly..."

Qi Ruochuan, who was at the side, saw that the two of them didn't take him seriously, and said angrily, "What do you two mean?"

Zhang Ye smiled, and said to the foreign girl, "Sister, it's not because of your face that Young Master Qi likes you!"

As he said that, Zhang couldn't help raising his eyebrows at her, with an expression of "you understand".

Qi Ruochuan's face was gloomy, and his hand was already silently supporting the saber at his waist.

But the foreign girl asked in a daze: "It's not face... what is that?"

Zhang couldn't help being a little speechless, and thought to himself: Sister, are you really ignorant or pretending to be innocent...Even elementary school students know this kind of thing, okay...

"He's just greedy for your body!" Zhang Ye said bluntly.

"what?"

The foreign girl was startled, then stood up from her seat, looked at Qi Ruochuan coldly, and said, "What she said is true?"

Qi Ruochuan saw that the second daughter didn't take herself seriously at all, so she didn't intend to continue pretending at the moment, so she drew out her long sword with a clang, and said with an evil smile, "That's right! The young master just took a fancy to you. Here are two There are two choices: one, you follow me voluntarily. Two, I will break your tendons and hamstrings and take you away by force."

"You... shameless!"

The foreign girl let out a yell, and slapped Qi Ruochuan's chest with her palm.She didn't move fast, Qi Ruochuan easily dodged it, and still teased her aloud: "Haha, what a hot little lady!"

Originally, Zhang also planned to leave here and rush to Zhujian Valley after drinking tea, but he was still very angry at Qi Ruochuan's shamelessness.

What a garbage man!

If... this little girl loses, I will help her and leave after helping her...