I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

After a while, the storytelling came to an end, and a young man dressed in brocade robes immediately stood up, clapped his hands, and cheered loudly. Then he scattered a handful of copper coins on the ground.

The storyteller's eyes lit up, and he quickly knelt down to pick up the money. The young man in brocade laughed heartily at the sight. As he laughed, he saw a graceful and beautiful woman in a green dress slowly approach and sit down in a seat by the window.

Like a hyena spotting its prey or a cat smelling fish, the young man in brocade robes walked toward her as if he had lost his soul. When she looked at him, he suddenly came to his senses and said with a smile, "Greetings, young lady."

"Greetings, sir." The woman in green rose and returned the greeting.

The young man in brocade chuckled and asked, "Have you ever heard the story of the female demon of Mount Hua?"

The woman in green shook her head: "Have I never heard of any female demons on Mount Hua?"

"Yes, according to legend, this female demon is extremely vicious and vicious, baring her fangs and claws."

As the young man in brocade spoke, he suddenly raised his hands, his fingers forming hooks, and raised his voice, startling the woman in green, who trembled and fell backward.

Taking this opportunity, he quickly grabbed the other woman's hand and asked with concern, "Miss, are you alright?"

The woman in green blushed and tried to pull her hand away, but found that the more she tried to pull away, the tighter the other person gripped her hand. She had no choice but to say, "I'm fine, young master, you can let go now."

The young man in brocade shook his head and said, "Miss, there's something wrong with your palm reading..."

"I don't think there's anything wrong with the palmistry, it's the person's heart." Suddenly, a male voice with a slightly childlike tone rang out.

The young man in brocade and the woman in green looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man wearing a round hat, a patched long robe, and a brown belt around his waist striding forward and standing in front of the window.

A dozen or so steps away, at the front of the square table.

Qin Yao, cracking sunflower seeds, looked at the boy in coarse clothes, a smile flashing across his face.

A classic hero saves the damsel in distress...

The person I've been waiting for has finally appeared!

"Chenxiang, stop spouting nonsense." The young man in brocade robes said lightly.

Chenxiang smiled slightly, then suddenly rushed towards the other party without warning, startling the young man in brocade robes who hurriedly released the woman's hand, only to find that the man had stopped beside her.

"Let's go quickly. The Huashan female demon is terrifying, but the lustful hungry ghost is even more terrifying." After separating the two in this way, Chenxiang immediately said to the woman.

"Thank you," the woman in the green shirt said sincerely, and then hurriedly left.

Seeing the duck that was about to be caught fly away, the young man in brocade robes was furious and shouted, "Get him out of here!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than three attendants stepped forward and shoved Chenxiang out of the restaurant.

Inside the restaurant.

Qin Yao picked up a cup of tea to moisten his throat, but instead of standing up for Chen Xiang, he attached a wisp of his divine sense to him, watching him work tirelessly, watching him help others while working, and watching him rush to check after hearing that someone had died in the gambling den and suspecting that his father had been beaten to death, and finally carrying his father on his back, step by step, back home.

Having finished his meal, he placed the money on the table and vanished from the restaurant in an instant.

half an hour.

Panting heavily, Chenxiang carried her father into the house and carefully placed him on a dirty bed. Suddenly, she was overcome with grief.

He didn't know what sins he had committed in his past life to have such a father in this life, a gambling addict and a drunkard, making him a constant source of worry and suffering.

"God, why was I born destined to be poor and miserable my whole life?"
Why should I be bullied and looked down upon?

I don't want this kind of life, I really don't. What should I do? Where should I start to change things?

As tears fell silently to the ground without a sound of crying, only a murmur of resentment echoed in the room illuminated by the setting sun.

"Perhaps, I can help you."

Just as his resentment was turning into bitterness, a deep voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

Chenxiang's expression froze slightly. She quickly wiped away her tears and walked out of the room with a mixture of curiosity and anticipation, heading straight to the main gate.

Looking up, he saw a figure dressed in a long black robe, with a burly and robust physique, resembling a demon god, appearing against the backdrop of the setting sun, giving him a very direct sense of powerful pressure.

"You...you are?"

"I am Qin Yao, an imperial envoy of the Heavenly Court," Qin Yao replied with a smile.

"The Heavenly Court? The Imperial Envoy?" Chenxiang's eyes widened suddenly, his face filled with astonishment.

Qin Yao nodded: "Liu Chenxiang, are you sure you want to change your fate?"

Chenxiang suppressed the urge to question him and nodded heavily: "Yes, I really, really want to change the current situation and change my own destiny. I don't want to suffer anymore, and I don't want to be bullied anymore."

Qin Yao looked down at the boy, who was as small as a bean sprout compared to himself, and said with a smile, "Become my father and my adopted son, and your destiny will change at this moment."

Chenxiang was taken aback.

He never expected to hear such a response.

In fact, Qin Yao had considered taking Chen Xiang as his apprentice, but then he thought that the status of godfather was closer than that of master.

For Chenxiang, who had never been loved, the status of family members was destined to be higher than that of his mentor and adoptive father. The word "father" in his name could perhaps sever his beautiful fantasies about his uncle!
"What, you don't agree?"

After a moment, Qin Yao asked softly.

As if waking from a dream, Chenxiang hurriedly said, "I... I don't disagree, I just can't understand what merit or ability this young man has."

Even if the other party's so-called identity as a Heavenly Court envoy is fake, judging from the black brocade robes he is wearing, he is destined to be either rich or noble.

How could such a distinguished person accept him as his godson?
In other words, is he worthy of agarwood?

Qin Yao raised his hand and pointed to the red lantern hanging at the Liu family's door, which looked even more dilapidated in the wind, and said, "This can be used as a filial offering for your recognition of your father."

Based on his understanding of the original play, he didn't need to search for the Lotus Lantern with Chenxiang like the angel Ta Xue in the original work.

After all, since the Third Holy Mother was suppressed, she left the Lotus Lantern in the Liu family to protect her husband and child in her place!
"This object... is a red lantern?"

Chenxiang looked in the direction he was pointing, and her face immediately filled with astonishment.

"Don't underestimate this red lantern. It contains a palace lantern from the Qionghua Palace in the Seventh Heaven of the Celestial Realm, called the Precious Lotus Lantern."

"I have come down to the mortal realm on the orders of the Queen Mother of the West to retrieve the Lotus Lantern," Qin Yao said.

Chenxiang murmured, "Are you really a celestial envoy?"

Qin Yao smiled, and with a thought, a golden cloud suddenly condensed beneath his feet: "Kid, come on up, I'll show you around."

Chenxiang stumbled onto the golden cloud, only to find himself lifted into the air by it, his home growing smaller and smaller beneath his feet.

When he reached a high altitude, he secretly pinched his thigh, which made him wince in pain, thus proving that he was not dreaming.

Qin Yao took in his little actions but didn't make fun of him. Instead, he gradually accelerated, carrying him out of Luzhou City, across the boundless wilderness, and finally slowly landed in front of a sea.

As the golden clouds dissipated beneath his feet, breathing in the salty sea breeze blowing from the ocean, Chenxiang's dizzy head suddenly cleared up considerably. With a complex expression, he said, "You are truly a deity!"

"Of course, since I'm going to take you as my protégé, I won't lie to you from the very beginning. Including my identity, including the truth about the Lotus Lantern." Qin Yao said with a smile, gazing at the blue sea and sky.

Chenxiang took a deep breath and said, "Even so, I still have some questions."

With your abilities, there's no way you couldn't remove the Lotus Lantern, right?
In other words, you have countless ways to obtain the Lotus Lantern, so why did you take me as your betrothed?

Qin Yao explained, "Because you are kind, because you are filial, because you know how to be grateful."

Before revealing myself, I had observed you for an entire day. Your every action had taken notice, which led me to consider taking you as my adopted son. If you were like that young master Bao, I wouldn't have seen you at all; I would have simply taken the Lotus Lantern and left.

Chenxiang suddenly realized what was happening, and immediately knelt down on the beach with a thud, performing three kneelings and nine kowtows: "Your son Chenxiang greets his godfather."

Qin Yao smiled and helped him up. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard the baby's belly rumbling like a drum.

Chenxiang was a little embarrassed and said awkwardly, "I've been so busy all day that I haven't had time to eat."

Qin Yao smiled and clouds rose beneath his feet, carrying him into the sky: "Let's go, I'll take you out for a good meal."

In the blink of an eye.

The somersault cloud arrived over Luzhou City with lightning speed. Qin Yao grabbed Chen Xiang's clothes and brought him from the cloud to the main gate of Yuelai Residence.

"Chenxiang, stop right there!"

Just as the father and son were about to step through the door, a young man suddenly appeared and shouted loudly.

Chenxiang looked in the direction of the voice, his brows furrowing slightly: "Ergou, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean?" Er Gou sneered, "Young Master Bao has ordered that from now on, you are not allowed to come to Yuelaiju to beg for food."

Agarwood: "..."

“He’s not here to beg for food today,” Qin Yao suddenly said.

Er Gou had already noticed this impeccably dressed yet demon-like figure, and dared not be as disrespectful as he had been to Chen Xiang:
“My esteemed friend, you may not know this, but Chenxiang is a jinx. He killed his mother at birth and caused his father to lose all hope in life, leading him to gamble and drink heavily. I advise you to stay away from him.”

Chen Xiang's fair cheeks twitched slightly, and she silently clenched her fists, but did not refute anything.

Qin Yao pretended to reach into his pocket, but actually took out a gold brick from his divine kingdom and handed it to Chen Xiang: "Go, hit him!"

Chenxiang was taken aback.

Er Gou stared at the glittering gold brick, his eyes widening like copper bells.

At this moment, the dispute in front of the door also caught the shopkeeper's attention, prompting him to rush out of the shop, but he couldn't think of a way to intervene smoothly.

"Father, I..."

"What do you mean, 'you'? A man should have guts. You didn't dare to unleash your guts before because no one stood up for you."

Now that you have it, if you still don't dare to, wouldn't that be embarrassing?

"Go, slap him, slap him in the mouth, I'll take responsibility if he dies," Qin Yao interrupted.

A complex mix of emotions welled up in Chenxiang's heart. Her fingers trembled as she accepted the gold brick and walked step by step toward Ergou.

Seeing that things were not going well, Er Gou turned around and tried to run away, but then he heard the burly figure say, "If you dare to run, this gold brick is your money to save your life. I think it should be enough in Luzhou City, right?"

Upon hearing this, Er Gou froze on the spot, as if he had been immobilized.

"Snapped."

Chenxiang held the gold brick and slammed it hard into Er Gou's face. Blood immediately gushed from his nose, and his cheeks quickly swelled up.

"Snapped!"

Seeing this, Chenxiang switched the gold brick to his other hand and slapped it on Er Gou's other cheek, drawing a bright red blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Father..."

However, Chenxiang was kind-hearted and, seeing how pitiful he was, couldn't bring herself to do it. She turned around and called out.

Qin Yao nodded and turned to the innkeeper: "Even if we beat this scoundrel, can't we still go into Yuelaiju for a meal?"

The shopkeeper bowed deeply, his face beaming with smiles: "Of course, sir, please follow me."

Qin Yao smiled and said, "Okay."

"Godfather, the gold brick." Chenxiang hurriedly came to him and presented the gold brick with both hands.

"Give it to you."

Qin Yao waved his hand and said, "From now on, if anyone speaks rudely to you, hit them with this gold brick. But don't be soft-hearted like you were today; you didn't even knock their teeth out."

Agarwood: "..."

The shopkeeper's heart skipped a beat, and he dared not look directly at the distinguished guest. He could only silently think to himself, "Chenxiang's luck has turned around."

Not long after.

As Chenxiang sat somewhat reservedly at the dining table, merely reaching for the food in front of him, Qin Yao suddenly said:

"Why are you so nervous? Be natural and stand up to get what you want to eat. Don't embarrass me by being all coy."

Chenxiang's heart trembled slightly, and her eyes uncontrollably reddened: "Godfather, thank you."

His own father had never "managed" him like this before, so this feeling went straight to his heart and accurately hit the longing in his heart.

Qin Yao waved his hand and said, "It's too formal to say thank you, hurry up and eat."

"Who hit my brother?"

In the blink of an eye, just as Chenxiang was enjoying his meal, the young man in brocade robes who had previously tried to harass the respectable women strode in, his gaze sweeping across the shop before finally settling on Qin Yao's table.

"Young Master Bao."

Behind the counter, the shopkeeper's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly ran out from behind the counter to greet him.

"Old Zhang, move aside," Young Master Bao ordered.

The shopkeeper kept shaking his head, pulling and dragging him out of the shop, and then said, "Young Master Bao, don't you know what hit Er Gou?"

Young Master Bao said, "I didn't ask what hit him. I only know that anyone who dares to hit him is disrespecting me."

"My young master."

The shopkeeper said urgently, "Er Gou was hit by a gold brick, a real gold brick."

This brick, let alone hitting Er Gou, could cost you and me our lives.

You absolutely mustn't mess with that God of Wealth; you can't afford to offend him.

Young Master Bao: "..."

He used to be someone others couldn't mess with, but now the tables have turned, and he's the one who can't mess with others.

"Who exactly is that person?" he suddenly asked in a low voice after a moment.

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I don't know what their background is, but they must be someone important."

"Chenxiang is now their godson, so don't treat him like that anymore."

Young Master Bao: "..."

The twists and turns of life are truly indescribable.

How could a humble, poor boy suddenly receive such great fortune?! (End of Chapter)