Tomb raiding: Those who achieve immortality all have tattoos.

Seeing Xie Yuchen approach, Wu Xie immediately looked at him and asked, "Xiao Hua, are you done with your work?"

Xie Yuchen nodded: "Wu Xie, something unexpected happened. You sit here and wait. Chen Yan is coming."

"What? Chen Yan is coming? What's he coming for?"

Wu Xie looked at Xie Yuchen in surprise. After Xie Yuchen sat down, he said, "He handed over a visiting card and said..."

"What did you say?"

Wu Xie looked at Xie Yuchen curiously. Xie Yuchen narrowed his eyes and said, "If you want to hear me sing opera, there will be a reward if you sing well."

Wu Xie's eyes widened immediately: "What does he mean? Has he gone mad?"

"Wu Xie, he probably knew you were coming to the Jie family, so he did it on purpose."

Xie Yuchen turned to look at Wu Xie: "And this reward is obviously because he knows something that we don't."

"If you want to know, I have to sing a song first."

Wu Xie fell silent, looking at Xie Yuchen. Xie Yuchen said nonchalantly, "It's been a while since I sang, so let's relax tonight. I want to hear what he has to say."

"Xiaohua, how about we call it quits?"

Wu Xie still felt it was a bit too insulting.

However, Xie Yuchen did not feel insulted; on the contrary, Chen Yan was trying to tell them something.

"Wu Xie, I'm a businessman. I only talk about gains and losses, not feelings."

What humiliation? If Chen Yan's words today don't satisfy him, then let his senior brother come and demand the person in person.

Xie Yuchen stood up: "I'm going to put on makeup, you wait here."

Wu Xie opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing. They were after Xiao Hua, and Xiao Hua herself didn't mind.

What's the use of him saying so much?

Wu Xie could only shut his mouth in frustration, while wondering what Chen Yan was up to.

soon.

An hour later, Xie Yuchen had just finished applying her makeup and was heading out towards the stage in the backyard when Xie Da came and said, "Master, the one from the Chen family has arrived."

"Please come to the backyard."

Xie Yuchen gave a calm instruction and walked towards the backyard without stopping.

Wu Xie was stunned when he saw Xie Yuchen in his costume. So beautiful...

Xie Yuchen glanced at Wu Xie, walked onto the stage, and was adjusting his sleeves when Chen Yan arrived with Lao Jiu.

Seeing Wu Xie sitting there, Chen Yan pretended not to see him and walked straight to the chair opposite the stage and sat down.

Lao Jiu stood behind him, watching Xie Yuchen on the stage.

Xie Yuchen spoke up, "Patriarch Chen, seeing is believing. Listen carefully to tonight's show."

Chen Yan glanced casually at Xie Yuchen: "Alright, let's begin."

Xie Yuchen's eyes turned cold, but he didn't say anything more. He turned around and slowly began to raise his hand, starting to sing an opera.

Wu Xie sat to the side, glancing at Xie Yuchen and then at Chen Yan from time to time.

On the contrary, Chen Yan kept watching Xie Yuchen on the stage, completely focused, as if he really came just to listen to the opera.

Old Nine remained silent, simply watching.

I am viewing the mountain scenery from the city tower.

I heard a great commotion outside the city.

Banners flutter and shadows dance in the air.

It turned out that the soldiers were sent by Sima.

Chen Yan's lips curled up. As expected of a begonia flower struggling to bloom in the mud of the Xie family, the play she chose was quite interesting.

The Peking Opera piece, "The Empty City Stratagem".

Chen Yan smiled as he looked at Xie Yuchen on the stage, seemingly lost in thought.

When Xie Yuchen finished speaking, the entire courtyard fell silent.

Even Wu Xie didn't make a sound.

Xie Yuchen waved his hand, retracting his water sleeves, turned around, and walked to the edge of the stage, looking at Chen Yan: "Patriarch Chen, are you satisfied?"

Chen Yan leaned back, crossed his legs, rested one elbow on the armrest of the chair, and lightly touched the temple with his finger. His expression was gentle, and his eyes, which usually never showed a smile, now reflected Xie Yuchen's beautiful theatrical costume.

"Master Xie, now I understand why Second Master chose you to inherit this craft instead of my patriarch."

"My old man's voice is nothing compared to yours, it's incredibly noisy."

Xie Yuchen casually turned around and strolled off the stage, walking towards Chen Yan.

Finally, Xie Yuchen stood before Chen Yan, who was seated, looking down at him and asking, "It seems Patriarch Chen is quite satisfied."

"Then, is the reward that Patriarch Chen mentioned ready?"

Chen Yan chuckled lightly: "No problem. According to seniority, shouldn't I call him 'little uncle'?"

Chen Yan seemed unusually agreeable tonight: "What does Uncle want to know? I'll definitely..."

As he spoke, Chen Yan suddenly stood up, and Xie Yuchen stepped back slightly. His height seemed somewhat insignificant next to Chen Yan's 1.88-meter height.

After Chen Yan stood up, he continued, "Answer according to my mood."

"you...."

Wu Xie was about to say something when Xie Yuchen spoke first: "Of course, after all, Patriarch Chen is here to watch the opera."

"Of course I won't ask for a reward."

As Xie Yuchen spoke, he flicked his sleeve, deliberately trying to make Chen Yan look bad. But who knew that Chen Yan would reach out and grab his sleeve with a forceful pull? Xie Yuchen didn't know where Chen Yan got such strength from.

He completely lost his balance.

Chen Yan dodged and braced himself against Xie Yuchen's waist, saying calmly, "Is Uncle trying to scam me?"

With that, he pushed Xie Yuchen away.

Wu Xie subconsciously stood up and grabbed Xie Yuchen.

Xie Yuchen turned to look at Chen Yan, a smirk playing on his lips: "I'm just letting them take the bait, aren't I?"

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Interesting. I like Uncle's reaction."

Only Wu Xie was completely confused, having no idea what the two were talking about.

Xie Yuchen was the young master of the Xie family at the age of eight and took charge of the Xie family at the age of twenty. How could he fall down so easily?

It's obviously intentional.

When Xie Yuchen first received Chen Yan's invitation, he suspected that Chen Yan was there to cause trouble.

I originally wanted to see what Chen Yan was up to, but when Chen Yan arrived, he greeted me with a smile and showed no sign of embarrassment.

After watching the play quietly, he didn't say anything unpleasant; in fact, he even praised his singing.

Xie Yuchen had the intention to test Chen Yan; he genuinely wanted to embarrass Chen Yan, and he was also testing him.

Before her thoughts had even fully formed, the test was over.

The battle between the masters ended before Wu Xie was even fully dazed.

Xie Yuchen was certain that Chen Yan wasn't there to cause trouble; on the contrary, he didn't seem to care much about Chen Pi, his attitude towards Second Master.

He also had a good impression of someone of his seniority.

Chen Yan's intervention to save Xie Yuchen is proof of this.

Since they weren't after Second Master's seniority as an apprentice, they must have come for his status as the head of the Xie family.

Xie Yuchen rolled up his sleeves, turned around, and pulled Wu Xie to sit down.

He didn't look at Chen Yan next to him.