This martial arts tournament is time-stopping.

Yang Heng tried his best to calm himself down and stabilize his internal injuries. Then he asked Niu San to go out and find him a carriage to take him home. He needed to hurry home to see what was wrong with his family.

At this moment, even Han Heng, who was most at odds with Yang Heng, Ye Chu, who wanted to kill Yang Heng, and Qin Shaoyang, who disliked Yang Heng, did not say anything to provoke Yang Heng.

After all, Yang Heng had lost his mother and injured his father, and no one knew what misfortune had befallen his family.

Then, watching Yang Heng being helped onto the carriage and gradually disappear from the martial arts school, Han Heng suddenly burst into laughter.

As for image and reputation, what reputation can they possibly have when faced with the label of marrying into a family and living off a woman?

He doesn't care anymore!

Anyway, Yang Heng was unlucky, so it was magnanimous of him not to laugh at him to his face. Now that the person had left, he was going to have a good laugh.

Ye Chu knew the whole story behind the Yang family's affairs.

However, according to his original idea, Yang Shuisheng should have ruthlessly killed all the direct descendants of the Yang family in order to sever his ties with the world.

Who knew that Master Yang didn't die, but Madam Yang did?

It's a pity that we haven't found the one or two hundred taels of private money that Madam Yang had embezzled.

Then everyone started eating lunch.

In the afternoon, in the inner courtyard,

Qin Shaoyang quickly integrated into the inner court aristocratic families.

Although he was only a son of a concubine in the Qin family, the Qin family was one of the four major families in Shuanglong County.

Some smaller families can't even get close to them.

Secondly, Qin Shiming, who wields the most power in the inner courtyard, is Qin Shaoyang's direct elder brother.

Therefore, Qin Shaoyang, being an illegitimate son, fared better than Han Heng.

Ye Chu, however, remained alone in a corner, slowly cultivating.

evening,

Ye Chu observed Yang Heng and Han Heng through the passage of time. Even though they were separated by such a great distance between the East and West Cities, Han Heng was still able to plunder Yang Heng's lifespan, physical constitution, and fortune.

However, the efficiency of this plundering was 20-30% weaker than yesterday.

Is it because Yang Heng was injured, or because of the distance?

Anyway, the essence that Ye Chu stole through time in the afternoon, when sent to Xiao Ma, was only 2/3 of what it usually was.

But it doesn't matter, Yang Heng's original strength is indeed formidable.

These factors alone can bring about tremendous evolutionary growth for the little ant.

In addition, Qin Shaoyang took all the staff from the inner and outer courtyards to a restaurant for a meal to celebrate his breakthrough in the Blood Barrier.

Although Ye Chu didn't want to sit with this group of aristocratic young masters, Qin Shaoyang said that if it weren't for Ye Chu telling Han Heng about the secret to breaking through the barrier, he, Qin Shaoyang, would have been in trouble today.

Furthermore, these apprentices in the front yard, who were fighting tooth and nail for a bite to eat, naturally wouldn't pass up such a good opportunity to eat for free, so they all went.

Left with no other choice, Ye Chu had to go with the flow.

However, Ye Chu was basically invisible; he ate and drank as usual, letting useless information pass by while only listening to useful news.

Upon listening, I heard some useful information. For example, some of those who achieved fame in last year's martial arts examination went to the prefectural city, and within just six months, some of them had already become famous in the prefecture!

For example:

[Iron-Armed Filial Son] Zhu Chengwu, [Pinggang Spearman] Xu Shoushan, [Cloud Piercing Archer] Xu She, [Songpo Martial Artist] Qin Changgeng, [Quick-Blade Second Brother] You Zhao, [Wind-Chasing Leg] Feng Wanli, [Soul-Severing Hammer] Zhao Sanchui, [Flying Stone Hunter] Shi Qiuhu, [Water-Crossing Long Spear] Hong Lang...

Half of them belong to the Zhu, You, Qin and Xu families of the Shuanglong Four Great Families.

Very few come from impoverished backgrounds!

In addition, Qin Shiming also wanted to take advantage of the chaos caused by the demons and monsters in Qingniu Mountain to go hunting in the mountains, hone his martial arts skills, and prepare for the martial arts examination two years later!

However, most people had reservations because of Nie Qingcang's repeated advice, and few dared to agree.

night,

When Ye Chu returned to his home in Liuwan Lane, he heard two voices chatting in the courtyard.

Upon closer listening, one of the voices was Ji Meng's, and the other was not Wang Cuihua from the Wu hunter's family, but rather the voice of a middle-aged woman.

"Miss Ji, I never expected you to be so lucky! Young Master Ye has actually become a martial arts master."

But you said you've been married for quite a while, and with your belly... it would be better to have a child soon.

"Sigh, I've thought about it too, but my belly just hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy."

"Then go to the temple to offer incense and pray to the Bodhisattva for a child. That way, you'll have more say in this house."

"How can a Bodhisattva be so easy to talk to? Besides, there are no temples around here," Ji Meng replied.

"It's alright, let me tell you, the old man Wang who's been performing rituals for his son these past few days is going to donate a small temple to the Taoist nun who's been performing those rituals. If you donate a little, the Bodhisattva will surely sense your sincerity, and you'll definitely be guaranteed to have a big, healthy son..."

Ye Chu pushed the door open with a thud.

The two people in the courtyard were so shocked that they fell silent.

Then the woman lowered her head and tried to leave: "Sister Ji, now that Brother Ye is back, I won't disturb you any longer. I'll go first."

After listening to the person outside gradually walk away, Ye Chu closed the door, bolted it, and asked, "Wife, whose wife is that old woman?"

Ji Meng thought to himself, "This is Granny Su, who washes clothes for the Wang family, a wealthy family in the surrounding area."

I originally went to chat with Sister-in-law Cuihua of the Wu family in the afternoon. Sister-in-law Cuihua was related to this Granny Su, so she introduced her to me. We chatted for a while and it seemed to go well.

After dinner, Grandma Su came to nag again, so we let her in.

Ye Chu sensed something was wrong!

Wu Er and Wang Cuihua both fled to Qingniu Village more than ten years ago when there was a demon in Qingniu Mountain. What kind of relationship could they have with these city people?

Not to mention that the old woman's surname is Su, not Wu!

Furthermore, what on earth is this ancient version of Guanyin who prays for children? How could Ye Chu, a transmigrator from the knowledge explosion era, not know?

It's obvious that this old hag surnamed Su has ill intentions!

Furthermore, this old woman Su was doing laundry at the Wang family's house, but the Wang family was the stronghold of the White Lotus cult, not to mention that the Wang family was also donating money to the White Lotus nun to build a temple.

But Ye Chu himself is short of money for cultivation, so what kind of temple would he donate to?

When all the information is put together, it seems that the Wang family, Wu Er, Wang Cuihua from Wu Er's family, and this old woman Su all have problems!

Ye Chu said in a deep voice:

"From now on, do not have any contact with this old woman, or anyone else from the Wang family!"

Also, if you encounter anything unusual these next few days, just run to the martial arts gym and find me.

"Yes, my lord," Ji Meng replied softly.

The two went back to the house.

Ji Meng prepared a basin of water for Ye Chu to wash his feet and started washing them.

Ye Chu was wondering if the Yang family had been able to contact Huangtian Temple after such a big incident.

As for the marriage alliance between the Yang and Zhu families, I wonder if it will be completed anytime soon after Madam Yang's death.

Then, will the Yang family be able to find out the relationship between Yang Shuisheng, the Wang family, and the White Lotus Sect?

These all require time; the answers will naturally emerge before we can know them.

Seeing that Ye Chu remained silent, Ji Meng assumed she was angry about Granny Su's visit to the house.

"Don't be angry, Ye Lang. I'll do as you said and won't let any outsiders into the house from now on..."

However, Granny Su also said that the Wang family is going to gather people from the surrounding streets and alleys to donate money to repair the temple in the next few days. What do you think we should do about this?