My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

Qi Yu blinked, as if he had gotten himself into trouble!

So it turns out that when my father-in-law was young, he had a lover named Li Qiushui!

comfortable!

You dare steal my painting!

"I'll take my leave now!" Qi Yu bowed, bowed, and slowly retreated.

It's obvious that a fire is about to break out; if we stay any longer, we might get caught in the crossfire.

After leaving the room, Qi Yu finally let out a breath and relaxed, then glanced at Su Chengying in the hall with a gloating look.

It seems my father-in-law is also afraid of his wife!

I've always had this feeling, and I never thought it was actually true!

But this Li Qiushui sounds familiar... I feel like I've heard of her somewhere before!

Li Qiushui... Li Qiushui...

The wife of Marquis Guanyong!?

Li Qiushui!

Li Ming's aunt!

Depend on!

Qi Yu remembered the name Li Qiushui. She was the wife of Marquis Guanyong and also Li Ming's aunt.

Li Qiushui is a princess, with the title of Jinglin.

Marquis Guanyong Qin Shuhuai was rewarded for his meritorious service in guarding the Dayun Dynasty. The late emperor then bestowed a princess upon him, who was Princess Jinglin, Li Qiushui.

My father-in-law had an affair with a princess when he was young?

That shouldn't be... right?

It's just a matter of whether they share the same name; after all, Li Qiushui isn't a rare name.

Qi Yu shook his head. "Don't think about it. This is gossip from our elders. It's best to avoid talking about it."

But it seems quite interesting!

Princess!

This is the dream of so many losers!

Does Guan Yonghou know about his wife and father-in-law's affair? He seems like a real shady character!

As Qi Yu was thinking about these random thoughts, a man and a woman walked towards him.

The man was gentle and refined, dressed in a long robe, with an extraordinary air about him and a hint of nobility between his brows.

The woman wore a gold-trimmed tulle dress, exuding elegance and grace, and possessing a dignified and gentle demeanor.

Qi Yu had never seen these two people before, so they must be guests.

Lin Ruohai raised an eyebrow when he saw Qi Yu's disheveled hair. What's wrong with this young man? So frivolous at such a young age?

What kind of outfit is this? It's inappropriate and disgraceful!

However, seeing Qi Yu bow, Lin Ruohai could only nod in agreement.

After bowing, Qi Yu stepped aside, showing no intention of speaking to the other party.

Qi Yu only looked away after watching the couple walk into the hall.

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At breakfast, the whole family gathered together, including Lin Ruoxi and her husband Lin Ruohai.

It was only then that Qi Yu realized that Lin Ruohai was actually an important official in the imperial court!

After Li Chun retired to his hometown, Lin Ruohai took over as Minister of Rites.

Lin Ruohai maintained neutrality between the aristocratic families and the royal family.

The Lin family, on the other hand, is a true scholarly family. Unlike the Su family, which is all martial, the Lin family consists entirely of scholars.

When Su Chengying introduced Qi Yu to Lin Ruohai, Lin Ruohai looked surprised.

Qi Yu was still a scholar!

Why would a scholar be so frivolous, dressed sloppily, and with disheveled hair?

Lin Ruoxi also looked at Qi Yu with surprise. Qi Yu's every move exuded a refined and scholarly air, and it was plausible to call him a scholar.

Qi Yu felt somewhat uncomfortable under the gaze of this family, and the meal was not very pleasant for him.

After breakfast, Qi Yu was dragged by Su Yun to the backyard to practice swordsmanship.

Su Chengying and Lin Ruohai had something to discuss in detail, so the task of supervising Qi Yu's martial arts training fell to Su Yun.

Although Su Yun was not as strict as Su Chengying, he would still hit Qi Yu with the ruler without hesitation if Qi Yu slacked off.

Su Yun is rigid and inflexible, and Qi Yu has only just realized that he has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

He was extremely strict about the posture and angle of his sword strikes, which caused Qi Yu to be beaten quite a few times.

At noon, a torrential downpour began!

Qi Yu thought he could rest for a while and practice again after the rain stopped, but Su Yun was stubborn and insisted that Qi Yu continue practicing.

Qi Yu had nothing to say about this, because Su Yun was not sheltering from the rain in the pavilion, but was watching from the side, getting soaked as well.

However, because of this rain, Qi Yu discovered some strange things about himself.

The longsword in his hand was emitting a chilling aura, and the surrounding temperature was dropping drastically. Some raindrops, before they could even fall, froze into ice beads in mid-air and then fell like hailstones.

Su Yun possessed a true energy that was similar to his own Azure Nether True Energy, but it was gentler and more substantial. This true energy prevented him from being frostbitten.

Su Yun looked at Qi Yu's hand, her eyes narrowing slightly.

Qi Yu's true energy was released outwards and did not gather in his dantian.

His true energy was genuinely released outwards; it wasn't stored up.

Moreover, as the true energy is released outward, the remaining true energy in Qi Yu's body automatically circulates, forming its own cycle to replenish the true energy, and then continues to be released outward, so the released true energy is continuous.

This is incredible, because the speed at which Qi Yu's energy circulates is actually keeping up with the speed at which energy is consumed by external emission.

If Qi Yu could store his true energy, he felt that achieving the first rank in a single day wouldn't be a problem.

He even felt that if Qi Yu really solved this problem, catching up with Su Yue within a year wouldn't be difficult.

Qi Yu's problem is simply that he cannot store true qi.

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Chapter Seventy-One: Enduring the Hardships

After practicing with Su Yun all day, Qi Yu finally took a hot shower in the afternoon.

After changing her clothes, she went into the kitchen.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, let's cook a good meal!

Qi Yu arrived at the kitchen, where the servants of the Su family were already preparing dinner.

"Young master, everything is ready as you instructed!" Butler Zhou Yi said with a smile.

Qi Yu smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Uncle Yi. I'll treat you to mooncakes tonight!"

Zhou Yi didn't know what mooncakes were, and had never heard of them, but it didn't matter.

"Okay, I'll be waiting!" Zhou Yi said with a smile.

Qi Yu is very open-minded and polite to everyone. When they came before, Qi Yu would help them with some things, such as pruning flowers and moving things.

There was nothing uncomfortable about associating with Qi Yu, because Qi Yu did not treat them as servants and order them around at will.

Qi Yu communicated with them on an equal footing.

Qi Yu walked into the kitchen, where the counter was already full of ingredients.

Looking at the ingredients, he slowly rolled up his sleeves, eager to try them out.

Cooking is Qi Yu's hobby!

However, the only downside is that there are no chili peppers.

"Thank you for your trouble!" Qi Yu said to the Su family servants in the kitchen.

These people all smiled and shook their heads, looking at Qi Yu with great interest.

Qi Yu picked up the kitchen knife, prepared the ingredients, and arranged the dishes.

The kitchen knife danced in Qi Yu's hands, cutting various ingredients into different shapes.

Watching Qi Yu cook is like watching an art performance; his knife skills are so amazing that even martial arts practitioners can't achieve such precision.

They can slice a radish into mincemeat with a single cut, but they can't carve a flower; their fingers aren't as nimble as Qi Yu's.

They were even certain that no grandmaster possessed Qi Yu's nimble hands.

"Brother Zhong, could you please fetch some well water?" Qi Yu was processing a fish, his eyes focused intently.

This fish is none other than a pufferfish. If it's not handled properly, it could kill the whole family.

Fortunately, I had received special training on how to handle pufferfish.

After all, pufferfish is famously delicious, and I became a chef specifically for the sake of eating it, so how could I not value pufferfish?

The poisonous parts of pufferfish are their skin and internal organs, and even their blood contains toxins, so they need to be thoroughly cleaned.

Qi Yu skillfully removed the skin and internal organs, leaving only the tender white fish meat.

The prepared pufferfish was rinsed repeatedly until no blood was visible before being placed in a porcelain bowl.

Qi Yu never eats raw meat, no matter how delicious it is.

There's no other reason, I just can't get over it psychologically, I'm worried about parasites.

So, this pufferfish is used to make soup!

Su Yue had already arrived in the kitchen, but she stood at the doorway, watching Qi Yu's superb knife skills.