One night passed without incident.
The next morning, Qin Xuan arrived at the venue entrance very early, just as before.
However, his treatment today was completely different from yesterday.
Yesterday, he was alone in the venue, and no one paid him any attention.
But today, wherever he went, countless eyes instantly fixed on him.
Although this was nothing to Qin Xuan, who had experienced online bullying.
Being stared at by so many eyes constantly made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"I really admire those celebrity idols, being so unfazed by so much attention every day."
"It seems my mental fortitude still needs improvement..."
Shaking his head slightly, Qin Xuan stepped forward, preparing to enter the venue.
As soon as he entered, he encountered four stunning beauties standing together.
But for some reason,
they all seemed preoccupied today.
Upon seeing Qin Xuan approach, they merely forced a greeting and then became hesitant.
Qin Xuan couldn't understand what was going on with these girls.
Just then, an old woman, accompanied by a dashing short-haired woman, also arrived beside him.
It was Su Qingtan and her granddaughter, Su Nishang.
"Grandma Su..."
Seeing them, the four "Golden Flowers" were taken aback.
After greeting Su Qingtan in unison, they became somewhat flustered.
Su Qingtan, seeing this, immediately understood what these four young girls were thinking.
She nodded gently, then waved to the four.
"Aren't you four girls participating in the martial arts competition later?"
"Hurry and get ready in the venue. I have something to say to the Qin family kid."
With the elder speaking directly, Yuan Mengqi and the others naturally had nothing more to say.
Stealing a glance at the equally awkward Su Nishang, the four responded and slowly walked away.
"Not bad, Qin family kid."
"Girls from four of the eight great families have come to find you."
"You truly have a way with women!"
"But you must understand, our Su family was the first to approach you."
"No matter what, you cannot abandon my Nishang."
After sending away the four girls, Su Qingtan got straight to the point.
Su Nishang was overcome with shame.
Her eyes darted around, not daring to look in Qin Xuan's direction.
The current situation was more torturous than sending her into battle.
Especially when she heard her grandmother tell Qin Xuan that she could be a concubine.
Su Nishang wished she could find a crack in the ground and disappear into it.
"Senior Su, you..."
Facing Su Qingtan, who was chattering incessantly, Qin Xuan felt a headache coming on.
He hadn't even had a chance to inform his master, and now Granny Feng had eagerly brought Su Nishang to him.
What was he supposed to do?
He couldn't argue, nor could he escape.
With no other choice, he could only feign agreement and then pretend he wanted to talk to Su Nishang.
He then led Su Nishang to a more secluded corner.
"General Su, regarding what Grandma Su said, it's not what you think..."
Before he could finish, Su Nishang reached out and covered his mouth.
Qin Xuan was confused but saw her take out her phone and quickly type a short message.
"Grandmother can eavesdrop on us by using air vibrations."
"Don't speak."
"If you have anything to ask, let's communicate by typing."
Eavesdropping through air vibrations?
Was Su Qingtan a celestial being???
Seeing this message, Qin Xuan was stunned.
It wasn't until he felt a strange breeze that he understood what Su Nishang meant.
"A wind-attribute ability user, truly amazing application of abilities!"
Sighing in resignation, Qin Xuan typed his reason for agreeing to Su Qingtan on his phone.
Upon seeing it, Su Nishang smiled knowingly.
She knew she hadn't misjudged him; Qin Xuan indeed had some unspeakable difficulty that made him agree to her grandmother.
"So what do we do now?"
"My grandmother will definitely not let this matter rest."
Typing a few more lines on her phone, Su Nishang handed the phone to Qin Xuan.
Qin Xuan took it and quickly typed his reply, "Let's cooperate for now and trick your grandmother into believing we've reached an agreement."
"After the martial arts competition ends, I'll find my masters to intervene."
"With Divine-level Supremes speaking with her, I believe Grandma Su will give them some face."
Taking the phone, Su Nishang's face broke into a smile.
"Yes! That's a great idea!"
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that you've already taken three Divine-level Supremes as your masters!"
With their plan settled, both of them wore faint smiles.
When they relayed their agreed-upon story to Su Qingtan, she was overjoyed.
She immediately declared her intention to go back and propose to Old Master Qin.
This terrified Qin Xuan and Su Nishang.
After much persuasion, they finally managed to calm her down and have her wait until after the martial arts大会.
Su Qingtan grinned, looking at the two with immense affection.
"Alright, alright. Since you both say so, this old woman is relieved."
"Nishang, you go prepare for the upcoming competition. I and the Qin family kid will head to our venue to prepare as well!"
Waving to her granddaughter, Su Qingtan happily took Qin Xuan's arm.
At this moment, she was extremely happy, having already considered Qin Xuan half of her own family.
Qin Xuan was helpless, plastering a smile on his face.
With things having reached this point, he couldn't refuse the elder's actions.
Strolling along, he could only chat with Su Qingtan as they walked, trying to find conversation topics.
"Senior Su, you mentioned earlier that General Su also needs to prepare for the competition?"
"Why didn't I see her yesterday?"
Hearing this, Su Qingtan chuckled. Setting aside the matter of marriage, she was truly extremely pleased with her granddaughter.
"You've just returned to the capital, so you don't know the rules of this martial arts competition."
"Youngsters like Nishang, who possess exceptional talent and high cultivation, hold their own separate competitions in designated venues."
"Originally, as the legitimate grandson of the Qin family, you should have also participated there."
"But the competition slots were finalized months ago, so there was nothing that could be done. You can only make do with us old folks outside."
"There's such a thing?" Qin Xuan was taken aback. "But if you say so, Mengqi and the others are also competing outside. A Martial Grandmaster at twenty-three years old, isn't that considered exceptional talent?"
Su Qingtan nodded. "Naturally, it is."
"Martial Grandmasters in their early twenties are also rare geniuses for various families."
"However, Nishang and the others are even more advanced in their cultivation."
"You'll understand all this once you enter that circle."
"Alright."
Nodding lightly, they finally arrived at the martial arts venue.
The number of people present had not decreased despite half being eliminated.
On the contrary, even more people from other venues had come to witness the competition for Intermediate Grandmasters.
They all wanted to see how far Qin Xuan, this twenty-six-year-old Intermediate Grandmaster, could go.