"Me?!"
Seeing Zheng Wanqing's faint gaze, the Great Emperor of a Hundred Ghosts almost spat out the tea he had just drunk.
"Sister Wanqing, put yourself in my shoes!"
"Your big brother Bai Gui hasn't even fully recovered from the anesthetic yet, and you're already preparing to send me to Yun Province. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"
Zheng Wanqing pretended to think for a moment, then nodded. "Among everyone present, you are the only one with a deep understanding of Yin energy. If you don't go, who will?"
"Besides, you are a demigod-level powerhouse. Although this anesthetic is specially made, it won't affect you for long as long as it's not continuously injected."
"Taking a plane to Yun Province, this time is enough for you to recover."
"I..."
The Great Emperor of a Hundred Ghosts knew that Zheng Wanqing was telling the truth, but after so many years, he finally had a chance to meet her. Why would she...
"What do you mean, 'I'?"
"You don't want to go, do you?"
Zheng Wanqing raised an eyebrow.
"Fine, you don't want to go, and I won't force you."
"However, as a divine supreme of Long Country, there are some things I need to settle with you."
"As a nationally certified peak Grandmaster, you not only disobeyed national orders but also fled the organization privately and went missing for over twenty years."
"Can I charge you with dereliction of duty? Is that unreasonable?"
"You cultivated privately using Yin energy to break through the divine-level bottleneck, causing several ordinary citizens to suffer injuries of varying degrees."
"Can I charge you with endangering public safety? Is that unfair?"
"You, relying on your superior cultivation, bullied my beloved Xuan'er, a nationally certified General."
"I'll charge you with treason..."
"Alright, alright, alright!"
"After all these years, you really haven't changed a bit."
"I'll go, I'll go, okay?"
Feeling a series of heavy accusations falling upon him, the Great Emperor of a Hundred Ghosts quickly interrupted Zheng Wanqing.
Good heavens.
If she continued, he, a legitimate General of Long Country, might as well be branded a traitorous criminal for eternity!
Who could endure that?
Helplessly, under everyone's watchful eyes, he could only bow to Zheng Wanqing first.
As for Zheng Wanqing?
She rarely showed a smile, looking like her little plan had succeeded.
Even Qin Xuan, as foolish as he was, could tell that there must be some history between them.
He turned his head and saw that the other two masters were indeed holding back their laughter with stern faces.
Seeing this, Qin Xuan couldn't hold back either and could only cover his mouth to try not to laugh out loud.
However, what was Zheng Wanqing's cultivation level?
The master and disciples, all three of them, were instantly defeated by a single glare from her.
"Alright, this matter is settled."
"To be safe, you should go now. Xuan'er, you guys stay. Masters have something else to tell you."
"Y-yes, I understand."
Suppressing his laughter, Qin Xuan sent off the Great Emperor of a Hundred Ghosts and returned to the side of the three elders.
After serving tea to each of the three masters, Zheng Wanqing took his hand and gestured for him to sit beside her. "This martial arts competition will be held on New Year's Day, three days from now."
"Five days later, the top contenders of the martial arts competition will head to the United States to participate in an international competition held in Las Vegas."
"Time is tight, and some things don't necessarily need to be completely resolved before going abroad."
"But remember, no matter what happens, your masters will always be your strongest backing."
After hearing Zheng Wanqing's words, Qin Xuan nodded emotionally.
He knew she was hinting at the matter with the Qin family, and he also understood that it wouldn't be easy to return to the Qin family.
However, Qin Xuan didn't care about these things.
Not to mention how many people in the Qin family, besides his aunt, were willing to acknowledge him as the legitimate grandson of the Qin family.
Even if they were all like his aunt, so what?
The Qin family held no attraction for him.
The so-called number one family in Long Country was just a slightly larger clan in his eyes.
"Don't worry, masters. Xuan'er knows what he's doing."
"No matter what, it won't affect the upcoming martial arts competition."
...
The Imperial Capital, Qin Family.
"Second Miss, you're back."
"Young Master and the others just left."
"Master has gone to his room to rest."
In the main hall of the Qin family, a young servant was cleaning the messy coffee table.
Qin Anning nodded to him and then headed straight to the bedroom in the back, where she found the old master of the Qin family, Qin Shoujiang, changing into his pajamas.
"Father."
"Anning?"
"Why did you decide to come back?"
Qin Shoujiang paused, then chuckled, "Look at my memory, it's getting worse and worse lately."
"The day after tomorrow is the gathering of the prominent families of the Imperial Capital. As my youngest daughter, Qin Shoujiang, you naturally have to attend."
"Coincidentally, I heard that the younger generation of several other families have also returned from abroad this year."
"They have all developed well. You can pick one of them you like and marry them then."
"What are you talking about!"
"Those rich young masters from the big families are all good-for-nothings. You want me to marry one of them?"
"Unless pigs can climb trees!"
Hearing Qin Shoujiang urging her to find someone to marry again, Qin Anning was furious.
As her father got older, his temper when interacting with her had improved a lot compared to before.
But the more this was the case, the more he cared about her marriage.
Whenever they met, they would immediately start nagging about marriage.
If Qin Anning hadn't been away from home for so long, she would have been driven mad by him.
However, she hadn't returned today to argue with the old man about marriage.
Qin Xuan had been found, and she had to deliver this good news to her father.
"Dad, I'm not here to talk about these trivial matters with you today."
"Do you remember what I told you a few days ago?"
"Xuan'er has been found, and he's still in Jiang City!"
"Xuan'er?"
"Who is that?"
Qin Shoujiang slowly tied the belt of his pajamas, lifted the quilt, and slowly sat on the bed.
Qin Anning realized that her father didn't know about Qin Xuan's name change and quickly corrected herself.
"Xuan'er is Feiyu."
"He is the biological son of my eldest brother, Qin Antai!"
Qin Shoujiang chuckled and gently shook his head.
"No, no."
"I remember that Qin Xuan you're talking about."
"He's not Antai's child."
"Not?"
"How do you know?"
"Because Anbang told me!"
The old man covered himself with the quilt and leaned back against the pillow. "More than two months ago, Anbang told me that Feiyu might have been found."
"It's that young man named Qin Xuan."
"Of course, I was happy then, so I told him to bring the child back quickly."
"But later, for the sake of caution, Anbang used my hair to do a paternity test with that young man."
"The result proved that he only looked a bit alike, and the DNA didn't match at all."
"This is impossible!"
Hearing the information Qin Shoujiang provided, Qin Anning immediately refuted him.
Not to mention the obvious blood connection she felt with Qin Xuan.
Just Director Lin alone was enough to prove that Qin Xuan was the Qin Feiyu from back then.
Moreover, for Qin Xuan, his Qin family was not an unattainable existence.
He had no reason or need to pretend to be a member of the Qin family and deceive people.
Therefore, the information Qin Shoujiang received must be false, a lie fabricated by Qin Anbang to prevent Qin Xuan from returning home!