Zhang Yuanqing put his arm around the waist of the little green tea and ruffled her hair with the other hand, messing up her carefully styled hairdo.

He rarely initiated intimate contact with Xie Lingxi. On one hand, he had to consider the feelings of his upright girlfriend, Guan Ya. On the other hand, this girl was a bit of a scheming drama queen and loved to engage in domestic power struggles, so he couldn't give her the opportunity.

But actually, Zhang Yuanqing wasn't repulsed by her, he even quite liked her.

A vibrant, beautiful, and devoted young lady from a wealthy family, who wouldn't like that?

Although a bit of a green tea, she wasn't entitled and had high emotional intelligence. When you provided her with emotional value, being with her was always joyful and happy, and you were always cherished.

If this girl hadn't met him and been entangled by this crooked tree of his, she would probably have countless young and handsome suitors.

But in the words of the little green tea, after seeing a man as talented and handsome as "Gege," how could she possibly be interested in those buzzing flies and butterflies?

Xie Lingxi leaned against her incomparably handsome "Gege," her thoughts drifting back to the Xie family. Ever since her father said that the Old Ancestor wanted to betroth her to "Yuanshi Gege," she had been looking forward to the crab feast.

No one could refuse a demigod's "bestowal," whether in terms of interests or force.

Accepting the bestowal meant being regarded as a junior and family member by the demigod. The causal relationship would be much deeper than that between Yuanshi Gege and the five leaders of the Five Elements Alliance.

Yuanshi Gege was born from humble beginnings. He needed a powerful force with a deep background to support him. Xie Lingxi was also willing to be a virtuous assistant, doing her best to support and help him.

In her opinion, she had an advantage that Guan Ya couldn't match – the core of power. Moreover, Guan Ya was not a direct descendant of the Fu family.

But she was the only daughter of the Xie and Su families of the Fu family. Although she hadn't taken power due to her age, she was actually one of the candidates for the future family head.

In the Musician family, the status of men was extremely high. In the Xie family over the past hundred years, there had been eight male family heads and only two female ones.

If Yuanshi Gege married her, he would get more than half of the resources.

Of course, Yuanshi Gege was naturally rebellious and wouldn't necessarily accept the Old Ancestor's bestowal. But Xie Lingxi wanted to use this opportunity to see Yuanshi Gege's attitude towards her.

If Yuanshi Gege had feelings for her, then Xie Lingxi would thank the heavens. Even if he didn't agree to the Old Ancestor's "bestowal" this time, she would definitely seduce him when she advanced to Saint.

As for Guan Ya's attitude, the little green tea didn't care much, because Guan Ya couldn't stop Yuanshi Gege from having other women.

Once The Way of the Extraordinary reached a certain level, the speed and difficulty of leveling up would increase day by day.

At this time, their development direction would shift from leveling up to multiplying their descendants, giving birth to more and more The Way of the Extraordinary, forming a clan force with blood ties as the bond, also known as The Way of the Extraordinary family.

Multiplying clans and dispersing forces was the nature of all orderly professions.

In contrast, evil professions, which were opposed to order, tended towards destruction and freedom. The reason why the three major evil organizations existed was mainly to fight against order.

Of course, multiplying clans was not the exclusive right of male masters or demigods. Female high-ranking individuals were also the same. For example, the Old Ancestor of the Zhu family in Yue City was a woman.

That female demigod was known to have three thousand handsome male concubines. Over the years, she had given birth to more than forty children. These forty-plus children multiplied and reproduced, creating a family with a population of thousands in a hundred years.

In addition, this phenomenon of multiplying bloodlines was especially common among strong individuals who rose from humble beginnings, like Yuanshi Gege, who was born from humble beginnings and had the hope of impacting the demigod realm.

As for those demigods who were born into powerful forces, because they already had the support of a clan, they didn't have this kind of trouble and instead paid attention to eugenics.

For example, the marshal of the White Tiger Army didn't even need a man.

In short, Yuanshi Gege would definitely have a second, third, and fourth wife in the future. Guan Ya, as a direct descendant of The Way of the Extraordinary family, must also understand this.

Therefore, Xie Lingxi believed that as long as she continued to stay by Yuanshi Gege's side, as his level got higher and higher, she would eventually get her wish.

Crab City was not far from Songhai, about a one-hour drive.

When the business car arrived at the Xie family, it was already 7:30 in the evening. The crab feast was not set in a high-end villa area by the lake, but in a Chinese garden with hundreds of years of history and rich historical culture.

The Xie family garden was the place where the Xie family's Old Ancestor lived in seclusion, and it was also where the direct descendants of the Xie family lived.

The car could not drive into the garden. Zhang Yuanqing and Xie Lingxi got out of the car. They saw a charming middle-aged woman standing at the gate of the retro old house, wearing a lotus-colored cheongsam, with a shapely figure.

She had light makeup on, with a shallow smile on her face, and an intellectual temperament. She was the kind of mature beauty that could kill little boys with mother complexes.

"Yuanshi Gege, this is my Fourth Aunt." Xie Lingxi introduced crisply.

Fourth Aunt? Hmm, she should be Dad's female cousin, right? Zhang Yuanqing, who had been in contact with relatives on his father's side, thought with some uncertainty.

"Hello, Fourth Aunt." He took the initiative to reach out his hand.

Hearing Zhang Yuanqing's greeting, Xie Lingxi's small face immediately showed dimples, secretly gloating.

"Xie Qin!" The woman in the cheongsam stretched out her well-maintained hand and shook it, while looking him up and down. The smile on the corner of her mouth deepened. "I've heard so much about you. You really are a remarkable talent."

She retracted her hand and made a "please" gesture, and smiled: "The banquet has already begun, everyone is waiting to meet you."

She used the honorific "you," which was the treatment and respect due to a high-ranking The Way of the Extraordinary.

Zhang Yuanqing nodded slightly, took Xie Lingxi, and followed Xie Qin over the stone threshold and into the antique garden. Green willows, a pond with lotus leaves, a path paved with bluestone and pebbles, a lakeside pavilion with upturned eaves, and houses with latticed doors and windows made up a graceful Jiangnan garden.

Going deeper into the garden and walking slowly for five minutes, Xie Qin led the two into a building near the pond. This building was similar to a pavilion, with thick white marble pillars supporting the building on the water. There were no walls on all sides, and eight red lacquered pillars supported the upturned eaves.

The lighting was provided by lanterns hanging from the beams. The pavilion was wide and spacious, with twenty-two tables, crowded with Xie family elders and young men and women. There were basically no children.

The Xie family's crab feast was only open to middle-level The Way of the Extraordinary. The Xie family members frequently looked towards the door, as if waiting for something. Seeing Xie Qin leading the two in, joyful whispers came from the table of young people: "Yuanshi Tianzun is here!"

In an instant, clusters of gazes were cast over. The elders' eyes carried scrutiny, the young people's eyes carried admiration, goodwill, and hostility, while the women of childbearing age, seeing Yuanshi Tianzun, were lustful.

It is worth mentioning that Musicians after the Saint stage have an instinctive desire for love and childbirth. When they meet a strong opposite sex, they will have the instinct to conceive offspring.

Therefore, both male and female Musicians have the potential to be "sea kings," but this instinct is not an uncontrollable price. Most orthodox Musicians are still relatively reserved, unlike professions related to lust, most of whom are experienced drivers.

Annie was one of the few in the profession related to lust, just like the Tenxia Guihuo in Fire Master.

Xie Lingxi felt the coveted gazes of her cousins, aunts, and sisters-in-law, and quickly hugged Yuanshi Gege's arm, saying in a pinched voice: "Gege, let's go to that table!"

Zhang Yuanqing followed her gaze and was first attracted by a beautiful woman in a white cheongsam. She had a plump figure, a retro chaotian bun, and a gorgeous and charming melon-shaped face, with eyebrows and eyes painted, and black eyeliner outlining bright and expressive eyes.

She had the charm of a mature woman, and the naivete of a pure girl. Zhang Yuanqing took a closer look and found that she and Xie Lingxi had some similarities.

Is this the green tea's mother that Xie Lingxi mentioned? This appearance, this temperament, this figure, it's simply crushing her washboard daughter. No wonder the little green tea has such a big resentment. How can she not be, she probably never won against her mother, Zhang Yuanqing muttered in his heart.

Then he looked at the middle-aged and elderly people at the same table.

Seven masters, tsk tsk, the Xie family has a deep foundation. I remember that the Xie family has a peak master, why didn't I see him?

Zhang Yuanqing retracted his gaze, took Xie Lingxi, and followed Xie Qin to the main table.

"Uncles and elders, this is Yuanshi Tianzun." The Xie family's masters nodded implicitly, showing kind smiles.

Zhang Yuanqing nodded in response, and sat down with the little green tea.

Xie Qin did not introduce the The Way of the Extraordinary IDs of the seven masters. It was very offensive to directly call the masters by their names, and asking about them was the same.

Before attending the crab feast, Xie Lingxi had sent him the basic information of the masters in the clan, so Zhang Yuanqing knew that the Xie family had a peak master.

The waiter brought Zhang Yuanqing six large crabs, a pot of Xie family's homemade yellow wine, and dismantling tools.

Xie Lingxi diligently removed the crab meat for her "Gege."

Taking advantage of the gap between her daughter's dismantling of the crabs, Xie's mother picked up a glass of yellow wine, and said in a soft and pleasant voice: "Yuanshi, Auntie wants to thank you for taking care of Lingxi. This girl has a bad temper and a bad personality. She's useless and dull. You should scold her if you need to. Come, Auntie toasts you a glass."

Zhang Yuanqing hurriedly raised his glass and said, "Auntie, what are you saying? Lingxi is well-behaved, smart, and very considerate. She has helped me a lot."

Xie's mother said with relief, "That's great. Lingxi just had her eighteenth birthday. How about Auntie marrying you to her?"

Zhang Yuanqing looked at that exquisite melon-shaped face, and didn't know how to answer for a moment. Looking at her innocent and pure appearance, her simple and eager eyes, how could you bear to refuse?

He felt that he had been checkmated.

At this time, a middle-aged uncle with a good appearance came with a young girl, carrying a wine glass, and happened to interrupt Xie's mother's rhythm.

The middle-aged uncle introduced himself as Xie Cai, and wanted to introduce his daughter Xie Lingdie to Yuanshi Tianzun. He said with a half-truth smile: "The Madam of the family head really has a discerning eye. If such an excellent young man as Yuanshi Tianzun can become the son-in-law of the Xie family, it will definitely become a good story. Mr. Yuanshi, my daughter has always regarded you as an idol. She knew you were going to attend the crab feast and was so happy that she didn't sleep all night."

After speaking, the girl named Xie Lingdie raised her glass with both hands and said shyly and gently: "Yuanshi Tianzun, I toast you a glass."

Zhang Yuanqing was about to raise his glass when he heard Xie's mother say softly: "Yuanshi, you should drink a few more glasses with Lingdie. She has always admired the strong. Her boyfriend is a senior executive of the Crab Division. Her admiration for you is definitely not fake."

She already has a boyfriend, Zhang Yuanqing thought in his heart. Xie Lingdie's smile froze, and after Zhang Yuanqing finished drinking, she gritted her teeth secretly and left.

Next, many more young girls of marriageable age came to toast, but they were all humiliated by Xie's mother's soft knives.

The girls in Xie's mother's mouth were all very good, but there were always some things that made people feel pity (or suspicion).

I finally know who Xie Lingxi learned her tea art from. Unknowingly, I have a deep understanding of the Xie family's girls. Amazing, Zhang Yuanqing said in his heart. Give the little green tea a few more years, and she will get her mother's mantle, and the backyard will be lively in the future.

But it doesn't matter, the best way to deal with green tea is to invite a psychopath.

Halfway through the Xie family banquet, Xie Qin hurried in, heading directly to the main table, and whispered in Zhang Yuanqing's ear: "Mr. Yuanshi, the Old Ancestor invites you to eat crabs."

He finally came, Zhang Yuanqing's spirits lifted. Under the gazes of the Xie family members, and in Xie Lingxi's expectant eyes, he got up and left with Xie Qin.

Leaving the pavilion, the two passed through one garden after another, becoming more and more quiet, gradually moving away from the crowd. After more than ten minutes, Xie Qin stopped in front of the courtyard of an ancient building, looked at the tightly closed courtyard door, and said: "Old Ancestor, Yuanshi Tianzun is here."

An old voice came from the courtyard: "Let him in."

Xie Qin looked at Zhang Yuanqing, and said in a low voice: "You can just go straight in." After saying that, she turned and left.

Zhang Yuanqing gently pushed open the mottled courtyard door, the moonlight was like gauze, the shadows of the trees in the courtyard were mottled, and three red lanterns were hanging.

On the only stone table in the courtyard, sat a child of six or seven years old, with a jade hairpin in his hair, wearing a loose robe, and his small hand was grabbing a crab leg, crunching and crunching.

Half of his face was greasy.

The child's mind was all on the food. Seeing Zhang Yuanqing coming in, he ignored him, completely like an ignorant and innocent child.

Zhang Yuanqing moved his gaze and looked at the brightly lit ancient building. The bright light shone through the lattice door. He shouted towards the ancient building: "Senior Xie, can I come in?"

No one responded from the building. Zhang Yuanqing called three times in a row, but still no one answered him.

Immediately, he turned his gaze to the silly child, still not daring to believe it, and asked tentatively: "Is Senior Xie inside?"

The child then raised his eyes to look at him, and the old voice came out of his small mouth: "Right in front of you."

It's really this child? Zhang Yuanqing was shocked: "Junior is ignorant and doesn't recognize Mount Tai. Senior Xie's return to youth is unparalleled in the world. Junior is shocked in his heart, and thousands of words cannot express my admiration." He bowed down: "Only in this way can I express my admiration for you."

Looking at Yuanshi Tianzun who suddenly knelt on the ground, the child was stunned, and a smile quickly bloomed on his small face: "You kid are very interesting. Sit down and eat crabs with the old man."