Ba Mountain City, Ye Mansion.
"Did you hear? Our Master's son-in-law is back."
"The one who was betrothed to Miss? Who does he think he is? How can he be worthy of Miss Ye? "
"What can we do? The Master likes him! He left without saying a word four years ago. Now that Miss has joined the Divine Sword Sect, he wants to come back? "
"A toad wants to eat swan meat. Why don't you look at yourself first!"
The maids who were cleaning the courtyard of the Ye Mansion curled their lips and discussed with disdain on their faces.
Suddenly, their faces stiffened. They lowered their heads and scattered, staring at the fallen leaves and dust on the ground.
Not far away, a plainly dressed young man was standing. He had obviously heard their conversation.
"I'm a toad?" The young man murmured to himself and could not help but chuckle.
The youth was none other than the fiancé of Miss Ye that the servant girls spoke of, Lin Qian.
Lin Qian did not care about the discussion of the maids and left.
The Ye Mansion occupied a vast area. The Ye Family's direct descendants, collateral descendants, and servants numbered more than three thousand people, all of whom were accommodated by the Ye Mansion.
Although the mansion was complicated, Lin Qian, who had left for four years, was still familiar with it.
The inner court, the meeting hall, the place where important matters of the family were discussed. This was the destination of Lin Qian's trip.
When Lin Qian arrived at the door of the meeting hall, he happened to see three people walking out.
The middle-aged man walking at the front was handsome and had a small mustache. He wore luxurious clothes and walked with a majestic gait, exuding a sense of majesty.
This person was the current Master of the Ye Family, Ye Nanxin, Lin Qian's future father-in-law.
Next to Ye Nanxin, there were two sixteen-year-old boys. They looked proud and arrogant. They were wearing snow-white robes and black robes.
Seeing Lin Qian's arrival, Ye Nanxin smiled and nodded at him. Then, he left with the two youths.
Lin Qian watched Ye Nanxin leave. He moved his fingers, thinking about something.
Soon after, the meeting hall became noisy. Many people came out in a line, leaping over Lin Qian who was standing in front of the hall door.
However, when they passed by Lin Qian, their gazes were filled with disgust, disdain, contempt, and contempt.
Even Lin Qian, who was in the middle of the crowd, had an abnormally empty space of half a zhang around him.
These people seemed to feel that being close to Lin Qian was a form of humiliation.
"They said you're back. I didn't expect it to be true." A crisp voice sounded from his right. Lin Qian looked towards the source of the voice and saw a fourteen year old little girl glaring at him.
"Ye Lin?" He took a closer look at the girl. She was the daughter of his future father-in-law's second younger brother and the cousin of his fiancée.
"Cousin is now a disciple of the Immortal Sword Sect, she is not worthy of a good-for-nothing like you." Ye Lin's tone was disdainful as she looked at Lin Qian with disdain. "If you have any self-awareness, then take the initiative to break off the engagement. Do you think that you can get close to my cousin and make a meteoric rise just because you came back? Stop dreaming. "
After she finished speaking, Ye Lin turned around and walked away. She didn't take more than two steps before she turned around again. "Only the son of the City Lord, Bai Ren, is qualified to be with my cousin. The City Lord has already come to propose marriage. Young Master Bai will return to Bashan City in a few days. Don't even think about staying in our Ye Family. "
Lin Qian's arms were crossed in front of his chest as he looked with interest at Ye Lin in silence.
Seeing that Lin Qian did not even talk back, Ye Lin's eyes were even more disdainful. "Coward!"
Seeing Ye Lin walk away without looking back, Lin Qian sneered and turned to walk into the meeting hall, forming a sharp contrast with the people leaving.
When Lin Qian entered the meeting hall, the spacious hall that could hold hundreds of people was empty. There was not a single person left.
On the wall in front of the meeting hall hung a piece of calligraphy. There was only a large "quiet" character on it.
Lin Qian found a random seat in the meeting hall and sat down. He waited quietly without any expression on his face.
After a while, hurried footsteps came from outside the meeting hall. Lin Qian raised his head and saw Ye Nanxin hurriedly walk in.
"Uncle Ye!" Seeing Ye Nanxin come in, Lin Qian hurriedly stood up and shouted with a smile.
Ye Nanxin walked up and grabbed Lin Qian's hand, leading him out of the meeting hall. "Qian 'er, I have an opportunity for you. You must grasp it."
"Uncle Ye, what opportunity? You are in such a hurry." Lin Qian pulled his hand back from Ye Nanxin's grasp and said with a bitter smile.
"Ba Shan City belongs to the Wanxiang Sect. The Wanxiang Sect opens its gates every three years to recruit disciples. I want to send you there to have a try." Ye Nanxin said seriously to Lin Qian as they walked.
"In this world, martial spirits are the most important. I am a useless person without a martial spirit. How can I enter the Wanxiang Sect?" Hearing Ye Nanxin's words, Lin Qian shrugged helplessly.
"Every time the Wanxiang Sect opens, they will send out patrolling disciples to inspect the cities and clans under their jurisdiction and give out quotas. Our Ye Clan not only has three quotas like in previous years, but we also have a guaranteed quota.
"This guaranteed quota means that no matter what kind of person they are, or what kind of talent they have, they can enter the sect. So, I want to fight for this quota for you.
"The guaranteed quota is completely decided by the patrolling disciples. This time, the patrolling disciples of the Wanxiang Sect who came to our Ba Shan City will do us the honor of staying in the Ye Clan. I will arrange for you to live in the courtyard next to theirs. You have been smart and eloquent since you were young. If you build a good relationship with them, it will be easier for your uncle to help. "
"Uncle Ye, there are three patrolling disciples. One is the patrolling disciple, and the other two are just assistants. I think the one living in the Ye Clan is not the patrolling disciple, but the assistant disciple, right? If that is the case, it is useless to please them! "Lin Qian didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"The son of the mayor, Bai Ren, is a genius. Three years ago, he entered the Wanxiang Sect at the age of fourteen. I heard that he will return soon. This time, the patrolling disciple will most likely be him. I have a good relationship with the mayor. When the time comes, I will personally ask him for a favor. "While speaking, Ye Nanxin and Lin Qian had already arrived in front of a courtyard.
Standing in front of the courtyard, Ye Nanxin took out a small pouch and stuffed it into Lin Qian's hands.
"This is the gift I prepared. Go in and build a good relationship with the two disciples of the Wanxiang Sect." Ye Nanxin patted Lin Qian's shoulder. "Uncle Ye, this is as far as I can help you."
"Also, our girl writes every month asking if you have come back. She misses you very much." After speaking, Ye Nanxin nodded to herself and turned to leave.
Lin Qian stood at the entrance of the courtyard and watched Ye Nanxin's departing figure. He didn't speak for a long time.
"How the other members of the Ye Clan treat me is not important." Lin Qian looked at the storage pouch in his hand and sighed. "My future father-in-law and my future wife treat me well. That is enough!"
Tossing the storage pouch in his hand, Lin Qian pushed open the courtyard door and walked straight in.
Bang!
Lin Qian closed the courtyard door with the back of his hand. The commotion here had already alerted the two arrogant youths from the Wanxiang Sect in the courtyard.
The figures of the two young disciples of the Wanxiang Sect flickered. Using some unknown footwork, they rushed in front of Lin Qian in an instant.
When they arrived in front of Lin Qian, there was no trace of arrogance on their faces. They cupped their fists and bowed.
"Senior Brother Lin!"
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