Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 171 The Yan Family’s Grudge

Yan Family Escort Agency.

Zhou Ping was drinking tea with Uncle Bo, and several bodyguards were cleaning the backyard.

The backyard of the escort agency is where Yan Yi and the head of the Yan family live.

"Uncle Lame, aren't you going to pick up Yan Yi?" Zhou Ping asked curiously. He knew that the head of the Yan family and Yan Yi were going back to Qinghe County.

However, after asking this question, Zhou Ping knew that he had asked the wrong question.

Zhou Ping remembered that in the past, Uncle Bo would wait for Yan Yi at the city gate of Qinghe County one day in advance, even if it took a day and a night.

But ever since Uncle Lame found out that he had been disabled by the head of the Yan family, his attitude towards Yan Yi became much colder.

Yes, how could Uncle Lame possibly love the daughter of the murderer who killed him?

It’s just that Yan Yi is not only the daughter of the head of the Yan family, but also the daughter of Uncle Bo’s favorite senior sister.

Zhou Ping looked at Uncle Lame and sighed slightly.

If it were him, if he knew that the senior brother he had respected for many years was the murderer, and that it was the senior brother he admired who took away his legs and the woman who originally belonged to him, Zhou Ping's murderous intent would probably be even stronger.

"I'm an orphan."

"When I was about to starve to death, I was picked up by my master and senior brother."

"Later on, I followed my master, senior brothers and the world as escorts, and managed to make a living."

"In fact, the time I spent with my master was very short. Most of the time, it was my senior brother who taught me the skills."

"At the beginning, my cultivation was poor and I encountered danger several times. It was my senior brother who saved me. If it weren't for my senior brother, I don't know if I would be alive today."

"Later, we all grew up, and I also entered the tenth rank. Master said that my talent was higher than that of my senior brother, and it was very likely that I would be able to enter the ninth rank right away."

"Master said that whoever wins the duel between me and my senior brother will marry my senior sister."

"In this world, what I care about most are my master, my brothers and the world."

"I know I can beat my senior brother, and my senior brother also knows he can't beat me."

"But I don't want to beat my senior brother. I'm going to lose to him in the duel. I know my senior brother likes me, too."

"It's just that before the competition, my master arranged for me to go on a convoy mission."

"During that escort mission, I encountered enemies and was besieged. It seemed that they were not after the goods, but wanted to attack me."

"I almost died during the mission, but I managed to escape with only a broken leg."

Uncle Bo didn't say anything more. He didn't know that Zhou Ping had taken away other people's memories by devouring souls.

Zhou Ping did not respond. He knew that the head of the Yan family had sent someone to harm Uncle Lame, and then there would be no way for him to compete.

Later, Uncle Lame did not die, but his legs were disabled. He worked as an accountant in the Yan Family Escort Agency. The head of the Yan Family married Shijie and gave birth to Yan Yi.

Zhou Ping couldn't help but sigh. A thousand pounds of friendship is no match for four ounces of heart!

Zhou Ping looked at Uncle Bo. These days, he felt that Uncle Bo was very different. Uncle Bo had become younger!

The lame uncle in the past was like a candle in the wind, emitting a faint light.

Although Uncle Lame still looks very old, his overall mental state is obviously much better.

Once a person has a goal, even if the goal is evil, his whole spirit and energy will be much better.

Zhou Ping and Uncle Bo were drinking tea when they suddenly heard a slightly shrill voice.

"Zhou Ping actually likes a woman in her thirties? I think he is really hungry."

Outside the escort agency, the head of the Yan family, Yan Yi, Li Jin and Scar walked to the door.

Li Jin had been trying to understand Zhou Ping's situation. When he learned from Scar that Zhou Ping was entangled with Liu Ruyan, who was in her thirties, he couldn't help but taunt him, "You must be really hungry."

Yan Yi immediately expressed her dissatisfaction. She pouted and said, "Aunt Liu is a peerless beauty. Don't talk nonsense if you haven't seen her."

"The head of the family is back." Uncle Lame walked out of the room tremblingly, like a candle in the wind.

Zhou Ping supported Uncle Bo to prevent him from falling.

Patriarch Yan nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Junior Brother."

The head of the Yan family was a little confused. In the past, when he came back, Uncle Lame would always call him senior brother, so why did he call him the head of the family this time?
The head of the Yan family thought about what Yan Yi said, and that Uncle Lame had become much colder towards Yan Yi, and he felt a little suspicious.

Li Jin didn't say anything, but looked at Uncle Lame's crippled leg. He smiled and said nothing.

Zhou Ping and Scar looked at each other and smiled.

Yan Yi acted like a spoiled child and came to Uncle Bo, took Zhou Ping's hand away, and then supported Uncle Bo: "Uncle Bo, why don't you wait for me at the city gate? You always waited for me there before."

Uncle Lame laughed: "You are following your father, you won't encounter any danger, why should I wait for you?"

"How come we didn't encounter any danger? We met several seventh-grade warriors this time!" Yan Yi said.

Uncle Lame was shocked: "Seventh rank? Then you are all okay."

Yan Yi smiled and said, "The goods are fine, and so are we."

Uncle Bo looked at the head of the Yan family thoughtfully. He wanted to seek revenge on the head of the Yan family, but he could not find a chance because the head of the Yan family seldom returned to Qinghe County.

Uncle Lame also heard that the head of the Yan family was a seventh-grade cultivator: "Brother, I didn't expect you to be so powerful. You are already a seventh-grade cultivator, and you can beat several seventh-grade cultivators."

Uncle Lame tests the strength of the head of the Yan family.

The head of the Yan family did not speak. He rarely talked about his seventh-grade cultivation. When he talked to others, he always said that he was an eighth-grade cultivator, just to play the pig and eat the tiger.

"Dad is indeed very powerful, but this time it was all thanks to Scar. We killed one person at the beginning, but we were still no match for him."

"I was about to give the goods away, but luckily I have Scar."

Yan Yi briefly introduced the dangers encountered this time.

During their mission, they encountered three seventh-rank escorts. Originally, the head of the Yan family was ready to give up the goods and even Scar for the sake of the escorts.

Fortunately, Scar had a purple gold hammer that could absorb blood, and then he had an extraordinary burst of power, so he killed the other two seventh-grade warriors.

The escort agency reaped a rich harvest from this mission.

After listening to Yan Yi's words, Uncle Lame slowly nodded.

A Yan family head who can deal with three seventh-grade masters is not what Uncle Bo wants.

But even if the head of the Yan family can deal with three seventh-grade masters, Uncle Bo has nothing to worry about. After all, Uncle Bo is already an eighth-grade master.

What’s more important is that Uncle Lame not only has the eighth-grade cultivation, but also has a demon seed.

Uncle Lame's demon seed not only allowed Uncle Lame to regenerate his remaining limbs, but also made his combat power soar!

"Okay, okay, everyone, go rest, the room is ready." Uncle Lame arranged for the head of the Yan family and Yan Yi to rest, "Who is this?"

Uncle Lame didn't know Li Jin, but he felt like he had seen Li Jin somewhere.

Li Jin smiled and said, "Oh, my name is Li Jin, I'm a friend of the Yan family master. I came to Qinghe County to look for someone named Zhou Ping."

Uncle Lame and Zhou Ping were both slightly stunned.

"Zhou Ping, how did you come up with this poem?"

"Zhou Ping, can you tell me what this poem means?"

Li Jin pestered Zhou Ping, wanting him to tell him about the Spring River Moon Night, because it was related to how to upgrade from the fifth rank to the fourth rank of Confucianism. However, Zhou Ping scratched his head and could not explain it at all.

Spring River Moon Night was copied from the previous life, and Zhou Ping really couldn't explain why.

"I can't explain it. I just had a sudden idea in my head and then I came up with this poem." Zhou Ping said honestly to Li Jin.

Li Jin's pale face was full of disbelief: "Boy, I really want to learn from you, but you are being perfunctory to me, isn't that a bit bad?"

There was some threat in Li Jin's words.

Li Jin is a seventh-rank warrior and a fifth-rank Confucian. He was a little angry. This kid is a little ungrateful.

"I really don't know, it just suddenly dawned on me," Zhou Ping explained.

Li Jin still looked at Zhou Ping with suspicion: "Boy, I am not only a fifth-rank Confucian, but also a seventh-rank warrior. If you keep trying to evade me like this, I'll be rude to you."

There was already a chill and coldness in Li Jin's words.

Zhou Ping sighed: "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

"You!" Li Jin slapped him in anger.

But Zhou Ping dodged it.

Li Jin was a little surprised. He didn't expect Zhou Ping to move so quickly.

Although Li Jin is a seventh-rank warrior, Zhou Ping is also a seventh-rank warrior, and the strength of the two is not much different.

Zhou Ping looked at Li Jin calmly: "I have said it many times, I just wrote a good poem by chance, and I can't explain why. If you keep pestering me, I will not be polite."

Li Jin's lips curled up slightly: "Hey, little brat, you are quite arrogant."

Li Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, he wanted to teach Zhou Ping a lesson. Although he knew Zhou Ping was telling the truth, he still wanted to attack Zhou Ping.

"This is my Yan Family Escort Agency, what do you want to do?" Yan Yi stopped him. She had long disliked Li Jin, but she didn't know why the head of the Yan Family was so polite to him, and even tried to please him.

In addition to Yan Yi, Scar had silently taken out his mace. He was also unhappy with the pale face.

"Brother Li, don't be angry. The courtesan of my Qinghe County Jiaofangsi is of the seventh rank in Confucianism. I will take you to see her later." The head of the Yan family tried to smooth things over.

After all, Zhou Ping is from the Escort Agency. If he gets into a fight with someone like this, how will the Escort Agency save its reputation?

But the head of the Yan family cannot offend Li Jin, because Li Jin has the head of the Yan family's secret.

The one who injured Uncle Bo back then was Li Jin!

The head of the Yan family hired someone to kill someone, and the person he hired was Li Jin.

Therefore, the head of the Yan family was very polite to Li Jin, not only because he thought of Li Jin's strength, but also because Li Jin knew his secret.

"Hmph, whatever. It seems that this boy really has no talent. He just got inspiration by chance and God blessed him, so he wrote a good poem."

"How high can the taste be for a man who likes young women?"

"What a pity for this poem "Spring River Moon Night", why didn't I write it?"

Li Jin looked regretful. He no longer obsessed with Zhou Ping, but chose to leave.

"Master Yan, please come to the Music Bureau tonight to pay my bill! I was very kind to you back then." Li Jin glanced at Uncle Lame, then left with a laugh.

The Yan family head looked a little embarrassed.

Zhou Ping touched his chin. He felt that Li Jin was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't tell where.

Zhou Ping began to think about his memories, and suddenly, he realized that it was not that he was familiar with Li Jin, but that there was someone who was familiar with Li Jin in the memories he swallowed.

Uncle Lame learned the secret of his being framed from the black-robed man Li Fei, who was also the previous owner of the demon seed in his hand.

Zhou Ping also learned this secret after devouring Li Fei's memory.

Li Fei learned this secret when he accidentally swallowed the memory of a robber.

The robber was one of the people who attacked Uncle Lame.

But the robber was just a small fry, and the real leader was Li Jin in front of him.

"No wonder Li Fei talked about favors, and no wonder Master Yan was so afraid of Li Jin. It turns out it's because Li Jin caught Master Yan's weakness." Zhou Ping thought thoughtfully.

"Okay, Zhou Ping, go back and rest."

"Master, Xiaoyanzi, you should also take a rest."

Uncle Lame said.

Yan Yi nodded, and she hugged Uncle Bo's arm: "Uncle Bo, I want to tell you about my travels these days. Didn't you like me to tell you these stories the most in the past?"

Uncle Lame's eyes were a little complicated, but he immediately smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll listen to what you've been doing these days."

"Little Swallow, please stay outside for a while. I have something to say to your lame uncle." The head of the Yan family suddenly said.

Although Yan Yi was reluctant, she had to do it.

The head of the Yan family and Uncle Lame entered the house alone.

Zhou Ping and Scar also left, and they went to the Jiaofangsi together with Chen Erdan.

Jiaofangsi, private room.

Chen Erdan's face was full of disbelief: "Scar, what's wrong with you? Did you pick up any money this time? You're so generous."

The few of them had been to the Jiaofangsi many times, but had only entered the private room once, which was when Chen Erdan retired from the escort agency.

Chen Erdan never thought that he would be able to enter the private room again in his lifetime.

"This is just a drizzle. I made a small fortune this time when I went out." Scar touched the purple gold hammer behind him lovingly and poured some wine on it.

Chen Erdan looked at Scar's actions and said, "Brother, you're giving it wine with its broken hammer."

Scar immediately got angry: "What a broken hammer!? This is my beloved, my sibling, my brother."

Zhou Ping looked at the purple gold hammer and smiled faintly.

Zhou Ping secretly gave the purple gold hammer to Scar. This hammer was thousands of years old, and it must be extraordinary to be placed together with the demon hunting bow.

Then, Scar told the story of how the escort agency encountered three seventh-grade warriors and how the Purple Gold Hammer helped him recover his health after he was exhausted.

"Tsk tsk, hundreds of taels of silver!" Chen Erdan's attention was not on the purple gold hammer, but he couldn't believe that Scar actually received a reward of hundreds of taels.

Zhou Ping frowned and asked, "Does Patriarch Yan really want to abandon you?"

Zhou Ping didn't expect that this mission would be so dangerous and he would encounter three seventh-grade warriors. What he didn't expect was that the head of the Yan family would abandon Scar at the critical moment.

How disheartening!
Scar didn't care at all, instead he was very proud: "Who made me kill one of the seventh-rank warriors with the finishing blow?"

Scar was able to kill a seventh-grade robber because that seventh-grade robber did not realize that the purple gold hammer had the function of increasing power, so he was killed.

Zhou Ping remained silent. He had always thought that the head of the Yan family was an upright person. He did not believe that the head of the Yan family would attack his own junior fellow apprentice. He thought there must be some misunderstanding.

But if what Scar said was true, then the head of the Yan family would indeed do something to harm Uncle Lame.

The three of them were no longer concerned about the mission, but were drinking. However, a hoarse voice attracted the attention of several people.

"You are just a prostitute, and you want 10,000 taels. Do you think you are a golden chicken?"

(End of this chapter)