Netherworld Retrograde

Capítulo 1036: Chapter 500: Red Envelopes

“Granddaughter-in-law, three?”

Jing Ji was extremely shocked, his eyes widening so much that even the wrinkles at the corners were stretched out.

As an old generation Spiritual Ability User, he indeed didn’t know about the rumors in the young people’s circles.

But he somewhat knew about the Champion’s blockheadedness, after all, every generation of Champions had made plenty of jokes.

And based on the initial investigation by the Jing family’s intelligence personnel on Li Yelai’s past.

It was evident that Li Yelai was a hardcore straight guy…

Despite his handsome appearance attracting many of the opposite sex, his actions were truly…

While he was in school, a female classmate hinted she wanted to visit his home, but he didn’t get the hint at all.

Another female classmate had the same route as him after school, and when they were almost home, she said there was no one at home and she was scared, asking him to accompany her.

As a result, he called Li Yunyan, and the three of them just sat there staring at each other.

These instances made Jing Ji, his grandfather, a bit worried.

In Jing family’s analysis, Li Yelai seemed to be someone who failed to understand romance and love, possibly due to certain experiences or thoughts, resulting in some feeling of inferiority that made him avoid considering such possibilities.

Even after becoming a Spiritual Ability User, this didn’t improve.

It’s important to note that if an ordinary person becomes a Spiritual Ability User, gaining extraordinary power, they would feel more or less joyous and confident.

It is that power that countless people yearn for, which is why the Ember Church had grown powerful.

Those believers who became Spiritual Ability Users believed themselves to be no longer mortals, destined for higher positions, to gain greater power.

Therefore, they recklessly plundered everything from the lower-level believers, some acted recklessly, some committed heinous acts.

However, among the Jing family’s members, those who could become Spiritual Ability Users were indeed more important than non-spiritual members, but not as extreme as the church.

Yet in Li Yelai’s case, you can’t seem to find that confidence.

Even after becoming a Spiritual Ability User, he seemed to retain some inferiority complex.

It’s as if he never admitted to being a hero, and to outsiders, that seemed humble.

But those who studied him closely would know. It’s not humility, but genuinely a lack of confidence…

Otherwise, with his achievements, how could he not be called a hero?

Look at his record: the first time he encountered a supernatural event, he killed the Skin Stripping who had harmed several lives.

During the First Awakening, when facing the Ember Church’s evil ceremony and the summoned Void Realm Creatures, he stood up against the physiological fear.

During the Second Awakening, he encountered the ‘Fantasy Band’ incident, directly confronting the runaway Taboo Items inside the Black Prison, risking the use of the Heart of Slaughter.

During the Third Awakening, he faced Disaster Fog No. 79, confronted the Slaughter Insect Swarm, and repeatedly rescued civilians. He even participated in the decapitation action against the Insect Master.

During the Fourth Awakening, he entered the Forbidden Zone with the Little Mad King and killed the human traitor Mei Wu.

During the Fifth Awakening, he participated in the Immortal Palace Battlefield, leading the Human Army to fight against the enemies of humanity.

During the Sixth Awakening, he pacified the Ten Thousand Dragon Lake, allowing humans to gain the Inheritance Land.

Each of these feats, if he doesn’t deserve the title of a hero, who could?

What is he feeling inferior about? What is he afraid of? This perplexed the investigators of the Jing family greatly.

If it weren’t for later learning that Li Yelai had a partner Doll, Jing Ji would have had to discuss with the authorities whether to arrange a medical team to check for any hidden issues or consider marriage alliances with other Spiritual Ability Families.

Past champions, although stubborn-headed, never outright rejected such arrangements.

They were extremely formidable on the battlefield, but when it came to emotions, they were extremely sluggish and wooden.

A hard push was needed…

So, upon hearing that Li Yelai, as the Ninth Generation Champion, had three wives,

Jing Ji’s first reaction was disbelief, nonsense! How could these words fit together?

While he wasn’t sure about the other Champions, he had thoroughly investigated this grandson.

“Why would I fool you, old man?” Jing Lin said in a low voice, “Just grab anyone here and ask, and you’ll know. They all came to the banquet together… We can’t pretend not to know, right?”

Seeing Jing Lin’s assured expression, Jing Ji fell into thought, then into surprise and excitement!

“Well, I really should… add more to the red envelopes.” He murmured, turning around to leave the banquet hall to check his collection room to see if there was anything suitable to bring out.

He really wanted to ease the relationship with Li Yelai and his sister; this might be an opportunity.

After Jing Ji quietly left, a Jing family member whispered, “Will this really work, Brother Lin? Won’t Brother Yelai find out?”

“Yes, he might beat us to shreds before we even see anything, and Brother Yelai is the Champion after all,” said another Jing family member. “If he gets provoked to hit us, no one in Jing family could block him.”

“Don’t worry, Old Li knows nothing about this,” Jing Lin snickered. Having known Li Yelai for quite some time, he kind of understood his personality. Thus, he was looking forward to a scene of chaos.

What a true brother indeed…

…

Meanwhile, on the other side, Li Yelai was dining and chatting with Ma Hongyi and others.

Due to the appearance of the Inheritance Land, various families sent their elite members to Ten Thousand Dragon Lake to prepare for challenges.

No matter what reward they earned, it was all enhancement, especially regarding technical heritage.

The Mingxia Civilization’s spatial technology was extremely advanced; the Jile Church used it to study and develop portable mobile spatial layers.

Now, this technology belonged to the authorities. Once this spatial technology was mass-produced, official Spiritual Ability Users and soldiers would be able to carry more supplies.