Under One Person: Feng Shui Master, I Will Protect the Mountains and Rivers with My Own Body

As soon as Yan Sen said this, not only did Xu Si and Xu San spit out their wine, but even Xu Xiang, who was sitting in the main seat and had investigated the general situation of the Yan family father and son, was choked by the half mouthful of Moutai in his mouth and coughed.

His weathered old face flushed red instantly, and he coughed until tears welled up in his eyes.

"Cough cough...cough...no...it's not about those things!" Xu Xiang waved his hand, trying to catch his breath, and pointed at Yan Sen with a wry smile. "Every family has its own way of raising the next generation. I don't want to, and can't, criticize your lineage, including your father's way of educating you. I brought this up to tell you that we've known about you for a long time."

Xu Xiang took a breath, his expression becoming slightly more serious, and said seemingly frankly, "But don't overthink it. The company hasn't specifically investigated you. In fact, the company welcomes 'rule-abiding' superhumans like you to travel around. Otherwise, who do you think cleaned up the mess you and your father made of by using underhanded tactics in front of ordinary people all these years?"

Xu Xiang paused, his eyes deepening as if recalling something: "The Yan family, after having a child with their spouse, the spouse will leave voluntarily. Then, the father or mother with the surname Yan will take the child and travel all over the country until the child reaches adulthood. After that, they will suddenly retire, leaving the child to continue their activities, marry, and have more children, and so on. If the company still can't find out such obvious behavioral patterns, then it shouldn't be in business. To tell you the truth, there were several times when you came to Tianjin, and I even personally cleaned up the mess for you."

If a naive young person, fresh out of school, were to hear these words, they might be moved to tears by the elder's "silent protection."

But who is Yan Sen?

On the surface, he nodded repeatedly, his eyes filled with shock and emotion, but inwardly he was sneering.

Ha, stop joking.

That old fox, he doesn't even bother to think before he lies.

If it were true, as he said, that the company already knew everything about the Yan family lineage, how could he have been living comfortably on Longhu Mountain for so many years? Given the company's style of wanting to put all the supernatural beings on a leash, how could they allow their methods to slip out of their control?

Yan Sen was certain that if he hadn't conducted a last-minute investigation after Xu Si reported the mission to him, he would have ripped his head off and used it as a football to kick around all the details Xu Xiang had told him about his father and himself.

This is clearly an attempt to play the emotional card and pave the way for the conversation to follow.

"Oh my god! I knew it!" Yan Sen slapped his thigh, his face showing a look of sudden realization and deep regret. "With my dad's not-so-bright brain, how could the company have missed us so many times! It turns out it was Uncle Xu who was carrying the burden for us behind the scenes!"

Yan Sen stood up, picked up the Coke cup with both hands, his eyes slightly red, and even forced out a few crocodile tears: "Don't say anything, Uncle Xu, I can't thank you enough! You're so old, yet you still have to go to so much trouble for me and my good-for-nothing father. It's truly my fault! It's all in the wine... oh no, it's all in the Coke! I'll drink it all!"

Seeing Yan Sen's "tears of gratitude" more real than pearls, Xu San's lips twitched slightly.

This kid... he's even more dramatic than the fourth brother.

Xu Si couldn't stand it any longer. If they kept chatting like this, his big toe would wear a hole in the floor.

"Cough cough!" Xu Si coughed heavily, attracting everyone's attention.

He put down his chopsticks, forced a serious expression, and looked at Yan Sen: "Hey, don't listen to my old man's nonsense. He's getting old and a bit confused lately, so he likes to talk about random things. Let's talk about something practical."

Xu Si leaned forward, his eyes sharpening. "Although we haven't known each other for long, and our connection only came about through a mission, tell me honestly, how have you and I treated you along the way?"

coming.

See the picture poorly.

Yan Sen thought to himself, "As expected." All that emotional buildup was finally going to come to fruition.

What kind of major event could possibly make Xu Xiang and Xu Si put on this act in front of him?

Yan Sen put down his cup, not in a hurry to answer. He first glanced at Xu Si with a hint of disdain in his eyes, then looked at Feng Baobao, who was launching a "full-scale attack" on the plate of braised oxtail and noodles, her mouth dripping with oil, and his eyes softened a little.

"To be honest, you weren't very good to me." Yan Sen spoke frankly, not giving Xu Si any face. "All he did on the way was smoke and complain. When we first met, he always tried to be clever, constantly testing me, and even wanted to use me as a human shield."

Just as Xu Si was about to explode, Yan Sen changed the subject: "But Sister Bao is still very good to me. Not only did she fight for me, but she also helped me bury people. She's very loyal."

Yan Sen looked at Xu Si again, a half-smile on his face: "So, why did you suddenly ask me this?"

"Damn it, what do you mean 'not so great'? I've been your bodyguard and babysitter all this way, and I even bought you cigarettes and water! You call that not so great? Have you lost your conscience?!" Xu Si's eyes widened upon hearing this, and he slammed his hand on the table in dissatisfaction.

Xu Xiang glared at him coldly, and he shrank back sheepishly before continuing, "Fine! As long as you feel the baby is good to you! But if the baby is in trouble right now and definitely needs your help, will you help him?"

Finally, you've gotten to the point.

Yan Sen leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and adopted an unyielding stance: "What kind of work is this? I won't do anything that goes against my moral bottom line, and I won't do anything that will make me unhappy. You tell me first."

"Hey..." Xu Si was getting a little anxious. "You have to promise me first before I tell you. This is too important. If you don't promise me, I can't tell you. I promise you I will never let you do anything bad."

"No, no," Yan Sen shook his head. "You go first."

Seeing that Yan Sen wouldn't fall for it, Xu Si sighed helplessly and had no choice but to resort to his trump card.

He beckoned to Feng Baobao, who was engrossed in eating, and gave her a wink.

Although Feng Baobao was enjoying her meal, she kept her ears perked up, listening to what was happening over there. Seeing Xu Si's gesture, she immediately put down the greasy hand that was holding the braised oxtail.

Without any hesitation, she stood up and kicked the stool away.

Then, to the astonishment of everyone present except Xu Si,

"Thump!"

A muffled thud.

Feng Baobao knelt straight down in front of Yan Sen.

Xu Xiang dropped his chopsticks.

Xu San spat out the tea he was drinking.

Yan Sen: "???"

Wait, what's going on here?

Is getting favors from others this difficult these days?

Yan Sen was startled and instinctively tried to step aside, but the room was only so big, and Feng Baobao had knelt down so suddenly that there was simply no way to avoid it.

"Brother Wood..." Feng Baobao looked up, her big eyes filled with sincerity, but the words that came out were like a monotonous recitation of lines, without a trace of emotion, "Please help me, I'll kowtow to you!"

As she spoke, she was about to slam her forehead against the floor.

"Hey! Don't do this! Don't do this!" Yan Sen really couldn't sit still anymore.

He quickly reached out to help Feng Baobao up, but found that she was kneeling there as if rooted to the spot, so heavy that he couldn't pull her up at all.

"Baby Sister, what are you doing! Let's talk this out, get up!" Yan Sen was completely baffled and could only helplessly advise.

Feng Baobao, however, remained defiant, staring intently at Yan Sen: "No! If Brother Mutou doesn't agree, I... I won't get up... uh..."

Feng Baobao suddenly stopped talking halfway through her sentence.

She blinked nervously, then secretly pulled a crumpled piece of paper from her pocket in front of everyone.

The piece of paper was covered with dense writing, and even the tone was marked with pinyin.

Feng Baobao glanced at the note and then read aloud, "I...I've never asked anyone for anything in my life...If you promise me...I'm willing to repay you with my body...uh...to be your slave..."

The air suddenly became deathly silent.

Xu Si's face darkened, and he had a desperate expression that said, "I'm doomed."

Xu San pushed up his glasses, his mouth twitching wildly, and covered his face with one hand, as if he was too ashamed to show his face.

Xu Xiang took a deep breath, his eyes practically spitting fire as he looked at Xu Si. He truly hadn't expected Xu Si to have pulled off such a huge operation behind his back. That little brat!!!

Yan Sen looked at the cheat sheet in Feng Baobao's hand, then at Xu Si who was pretending to be dead beside him, and instantly understood everything.

Sure.

Are you trying to morally blackmail me?

Is it true that a gentleman can be deceived by his principles?

Trying to play these tricks on me?

Alright then, I won't be polite.

The helplessness in Yan Sen's eyes quickly disappeared, replaced by mockery and amusement.

He released his hand from Feng Baobao, took a half step back, and straightened his clothes.

Then, to the astonishment of the three members of the Xu family, father and sons...

"Thump!"

Yan Sen's knees buckled, and he knelt down straight, right face to face with Feng Baobao.

Xu Si: !

Xu San: !

Xu Xiang: !

"Sister Baobao!" Yan Sen said with a serious face and a determined look, like a primary school student about to join the glorious Young Pioneers. "You're making your little brother feel bad! Tell me what you need my help with first. If I can help, I definitely will. If I can't, don't blame me! I'll return the favor of kneeling before me! If you kowtow to me, then I'll kowtow to you too. Come on, let's kowtow to each other!"

As he spoke, Yan Sen made a gesture as if to kneel down.

The scene is so beautiful, I almost dare not look.

Feng Baobao was also stunned.

Holding the cheat sheet, she turned to Xu Si with a blank expression: "Fourth Brother, this scene wasn't in the script, was it? He knelt down too, so I have to go and fight him back? Whoever wins first gets to keep up the fight!"

Xu Si wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Damn it, I originally wanted to use moral blackmail, but how could I forget that Yan Sen is just like me? When he's being reckless, he has no morals whatsoever.

"Ugh."

A sigh broke the absurd situation.

Xu Xiang felt a throbbing sensation near his temples.

He simply couldn't stand it anymore.

He really didn't intend to do anything to Yan Sen. A Wu had finally taken a liking to someone, and he originally thought he would try to win Yan Sen over emotionally first. No matter what the final result was, at least he would make Yan Sen not harm A Wu, and that would be enough.

I never expected that scoundrel Xu Si would actually resort to such shameless tactics!

He strode between the two, pulled Feng Baobao up, confiscated the cheat sheet from her hand, and glared at Xu Si: "Awu, don't listen to Lao Si anymore! What kind of low-class stuff is he teaching you!"

Feng Baobao patted the dust off her knees, obediently said "Oh," and sat back down in her chair to continue munching on her oxtail, as if the person who had just been kneeling and begging was not her at all.

Xu Xiang turned around, looked at Yan Sen who was still kneeling on the ground, sighed helplessly, and personally reached out to help him up.

"Xiao Yan, I'm sorry." Xu Xiang's voice was full of exhaustion and apology. "That fourth kid is so ignorant, I'll slap him across the face in a bit. We didn't mean to force you, get up."

Yan Sen stood up without any pretense, patted his pants, and put on his harmless smile again: "Uncle Xu, you're too kind. I was just joking with Fourth Brother Xu."

With the farce over, it's time to get down to business.

Xu Xiang sat back in the main seat, no longer beating around the bush, and his expression became unusually solemn.

"Xiao Yan, since we've come this far, I won't hide it from you anymore."

Xu Xiang looked intently at Yan Sen: "Just now, Fourth Brother asked you if you were willing to help. Actually, there's something he wanted to ask you. Back at the Eight Treasures Cloud Light Cave, didn't that old immortal from the Liu family say he was going to take Fourth Brother and A-Wu to find a clansman who might be able to calculate A-Wu's background?"

Yan Sen nodded: "That's right, Master Liu said he was a 'civil official'."

"That's right." Xu Xiang took a deep breath, his fingers lightly tapping the table. "But you also know that the Northeast is the territory of the immortals, with many rules and complexities. After all, Lao Si is an outsider. As for A Wu... you've seen it yourself, I'm not at ease with her personality."

"So," Xu Xiang leaned forward, his tone sincere, "I'd like to ask you to go to Northeast China with them again."

"Back to the Northeast again?" Yan Sen raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, let's go again." Xu Xiang nodded. "I'll keep the details a secret for now. This matter is too complicated; telling you now would only harm you. But I assure you—"

Xu Xiang's eyes became incredibly firm, a promise made by someone in charge of a major region.

"As long as you return safely from the Northeast, then if you still want to know... well, Uncle Xu will tell you everything!"

Yan Sen looked into Xu Xiang's cloudy yet bright eyes and remained silent for a moment.

Then he smiled.

He picked up the Coke on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

"So that's all you've got after all this time?" Yan Sen put down his cup, his eyes clear. "Then I can give you an answer right now: I'm not doing it, and I don't want to know anything about it. Go find whoever you want."

"What do you Xu family people take me for?"