Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises

113: What does the head of the Xu family mean? If he is old and confused, it is better to abdicate and let the wise man!Xu Yanran looked at the figure in front of her with surprise, and rushed directly past the crowd.

Master Xu’s expression changed. ”Hmm? What is Yanran doing?”

He looked forward and saw his daughter running towards a young man.

His brows furrowed slightly. Lord Qinghuo was about to arrive; if he saw this, what kind of decorum would that be?

He immediately prepared to raise his hand to stop her, but just as his arm was lifted, he suddenly saw the young man’s face clearly.

So similar!

His heart skipped a beat. Before he could react, he saw the man’s gaze fall upon him, a wisp of Azure Fire flickered across his brows and eyes, and his body immediately froze.

This is the Azure Fire Bronze Furnace Skill? The sixth level of the Azure Fire Bronze Furnace Skill!

Beside him, Steward Xu also recognized Qin Jiang’s face and was immediately surprised, ”Young Master Qin?”

Why is Young Master Qin here? And today of all days.

He felt a bad premonition. Earlier this morning, Master Xu told him that Young Master Yan Feng of the Yan Family, upon hearing that Lord Qinghuo was coming today, said he also wanted to come, seemingly to discuss a marriage alliance.

If Young Master Qin were to find out about this...

Beside him, Master Xu’s body was stiff. It was only when he heard Steward Xu say Young Master Qin that he suddenly realized that Qin Jiang’s surname was indeed Qin!

He had never thought about it this way before, but seeing him today, he finally understood.

No wonder, no wonder their brows and eyes were so similar!

He was the son of an old friend!

”Qin-ge! Why are you here?”

Xu Yanran looked at Qin Jiang with surprise. As soon as she arrived, she had sent people to inquire about Qin Jiang’s whereabouts, but she hadn’t found any information, only assuming that Qin Jiang had been cultivating in the Bronze Bell Sect ever since he joined.

After all, in her opinion, with Qin-ge’s talent, it would be normal for him to be accepted as a Personal Disciple by an Elder.

She never expected to see Qin-ge here today; it was a delightful surprise.

Qin Jiang was slightly taken aback. ”I submitted an invitation yesterday. Since it’s my first visit, I thought I should be more formal.”

Xu Yanran nodded slightly, understanding immediately. She figured Qin-ge’s invitation, like everyone else’s, had been piled up and overlooked.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

Drums vibrated, followed by the sound of horse hooves from afar. Two teams of Black Armor Army escorted three carriages, approaching majestically.

”It’s the Long Family’s Black Armor Army!” someone shouted.

”Long An!” someone screamed in terror, yet dared not call out Long An’s nickname, ’Human Butcher’.

Xu Yanran also looked over, her expression changing slightly. ”Qin-ge, please wait a moment. Yanran will go deal with this. This Long An is the commander of the Long Family’s Black Armor Army, with profound cultivation. He must be here because of Lord Qinghuo. This person is said to hold a very high position in the Long Family.”

With that, she hurriedly turned back to Master Xu’s side. Master Xu had also recovered by now, regaining some mobility, and raised his hand towards Qin Jiang’s location.

”Fourth Master!”

A loud voice directly interrupted his action. The Black Armor Army contingent had already approached and stopped in front of Qin Jiang.

Long An dismounted, somewhat puzzled as to why Qin Jiang was standing outside and hadn’t gone in.

”Commander Long, why are you here?” Qin Jiang said with a hint of helplessness.

He looked around. Almost everyone’s faces were covered with a layer of panic, wanting to leave but not daring to.

”Fourth Master, I’ve thought it over and over. For such an important matter, it’s best if I come personally. Otherwise, people might think we look down on them!” Long An said.

Qin Jiang nodded helplessly. ”Alright, you make the arrangements.”

With that, he walked towards Xu Yanran.

Looking at the newcomer, Xu Yanran’s face showed shock, with a hint of joy in her eyes.

”Qin-ge, you... joined the Long Family? No, they called you Fourth Master. Qin-ge, you are Lord Qinghuo!”

She never imagined, how much time had passed?

Even if Qin-ge had come directly to Ningan City after she left that day, it had only been a little over a month, right?

One month, Lord Qinghuo, Fourth Master of the Long Family.

She even wondered if she was dreaming!

”Are you very surprised? You should have seen the invitation yesterday,” Qin Jiang said with a smile.

Xu Yanran blinked upon hearing this, muttering softly, ”Didn’t I go get you some antiques?”

These past few days, she had been busy transporting the antiques she had collected during this period into the city, so she hadn’t spent much time at the manor. It was only last night that she learned a Lord Qinghuo, a Celestial of great talent, was coming to visit.

Qin Jiang smiled upon hearing this, and raised his hand to wave away the residual Azure Fire energy from Master Xu’s body, at which point Master Xu fully recovered.

”Young Master Qin, you—”

”Patriarch Xu, I was quite rude just now. I hope you can forgive me,” Qin Jiang said with a smile.

Master Xu was stunned, and quickly cupped his hands. ”Not at all, not at all. My virtuous nephew is too polite. Please come into the manor quickly. If I had known earlier that my virtuous nephew was Lord Qinghuo, how could such a farce have occurred?”

The group entered the manor, where Master Xu had already arranged a banquet. After everyone was seated, he was the first to raise his wine cup.

”I truly apologize for what happened just now. It was my oversight, and I beg your forgiveness here!”

With that, he drank it all in one gulp.

Then he looked at Qin Jiang. ”I still don’t know, virtuous nephew, what brings you here?”

Qin Jiang nodded slightly, glanced at Xu Yanran, and then spoke: ”Patriarch Xu, Yanran and I are deeply in love. I will be coming to propose marriage in a few days.”

???!!!

The wine cup in Master Xu’s hand, just refilled, wobbled unsteadily, spilling more than half its contents.

”So soon?”

He had already noticed the ambiguous relationship between Qin Jiang and Xu Yanran, but he never expected such a sudden proposal.

”What? Is your Xu Family unwilling?” Long An put down his wine cup and looked at Master Xu.

Master Xu looked at Long An. When the Xu Family had not yet fallen on hard times, Long An had already shown his prowess. Even he felt a bit intimidated facing Long An.

”To be honest, my Xu Family and the Yan Family had discussed a marriage alliance back then.”

Master Xu hesitated, regretting in his heart, if only he hadn’t been so hasty!

But now... wouldn’t he offend both parties?

”What does Patriarch Xu mean by this? If you’re getting senile, why not abdicate and let a worthy successor take over!” Long An said.

Master Xu’s expression was troubled, yet he dared not act out.

Steward Xu, seeing this, quickly spoke up: ”Young Master Qin, Commander Long, this marriage alliance was decided twenty years ago. At that time, the Yan Family and the Xu Family were on good terms, but we never expected today. We are truly sorry, please forgive us!”

Thump thump thump!

No sooner had he finished speaking, and before Long An could react, a series of light footsteps came from outside the main hall.

”Haha! Uncle Xu! Lord Qinghuo! Why are you drinking without me!”

The person who walked in was Yan Feng. Today, he wore a simple black cloth robe.

He smiled as he looked at everyone, but seeing that their expressions didn’t seem as harmonious as he had imagined, he immediately felt that the atmosphere was a bit off.

”Uh...”

He looked at Qin Jiang, smiling somewhat stiffly: ”Lord Qinghuo, it was truly a pity that we couldn’t drink together that day! Today, we must drink until we’re thoroughly drunk!”

Qin Jiang smiled upon hearing this. ”Young Master Yan, Yanran and I have long been deeply in love. It has been over a month since our farewell in Black Mountain City, and today we finally meet. Yet, I never expected to hear that Young Master Yan and Yanran seem to have a marriage engagement?”

!!!

Yan Feng froze upon hearing this, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, cold sweat breaking out all over his body.

Suddenly, his mind trembled, and he had an Epiphany, a moment of enlightenment. ”Nonsense! This is truly utter nonsense! Miss Xu and I are like siblings—”

”Hmm?” Qin Jiang tilted his head slightly.