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Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Strange Attitude of the Jiang Family

The next morning, Chen Yao flew to Jiujiang with Jiang Bailian.

With Jiang Bailian's speed in the air, she inevitably crashed and rammed her way through the air.

Chen Yao chased after him with all his might, his heart pounding with fear.

However, the advantage is that they are indeed much faster than ordinary flying, and they can cover a distance of nearly 10,000 miles in a short time.

"Next is Jiujiang."

Jiang Bailian was still dressed in white clothes, with white silk stockings underneath and silver high-heeled sandals, perfectly revealing her pink heels and toes.

She waved her sleeve, gesturing for Chen Yao to look down.

Chen Yao looked down and saw the vast land, with nine great rivers, as graceful as dragons and as flowing as silk, winding and protecting the lush land. Under the sunlight, the rivers looked like they were forged from gold, dazzlingly beautiful.

"What a great place."

He couldn't help but sigh.

Jiang Bailian smiled and said, "However, Xiao Yao, you are not allowed to mention these nine great rivers in front of your clan uncle, nor are you allowed to mention the formation."

Chen Yao was taken aback: "Why?"

Jiang Bailian simply shook her head, offering no further explanation: "Just remember that."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the middle section of the Qingming River.

"This is the Jiang family's ancestral home. Junior Brother Chen, please."

Jiang Bailian pressed down on the bow of the flying boat and crashed straight down.

Amidst the deafening roar, cheers erupted below.

Chen Yao was stunned for a moment, not understanding why, and quickly flew down.

Jiang Bailian's flying boat crashed into a huge round target, hitting the bullseye.

She herself had been helped out of the ruins by the female cultivators of her family.

It turned out that the Jiang clan had received the message that she would return long ago and were already waiting here.

"Little Lianlian, it's been over ten years since you've been home! You've grown even more beautiful!"

"Lian'er's accuracy has improved a lot! Look, it's right in the bullseye..."

"Has anyone become the head of the alchemy room? Do you have a suitable match in mind?"

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A group of Jiang's aunts and gossipy women surrounded Jiang Bailian, making a ruckus.

The outer perimeter consisted of men of all ages.

It seems that Jiang Bailian is quite popular in the clan.

However, even though these members of the Jiang clan clearly saw Chen Yao land his flying sword, not a single one of them came up to greet him or exchange pleasantries.

Fortunately, Jiang Bailian broke free from the surrounding aunts and gossipy women and came to Chen Yao's side.

"Elders, brothers and sisters, this man is named Chen Yao. He is a junior brother from Hanyu Peak in the sect and has a life-or-death friendship with Bai Lian."

Chen Yao didn't expect her to say the words "risked her life," and smiled at her.

Jiang Bailian smiled back at her blank expression.

Out of the corner of Chen Yao's eye, he could clearly sense the unease and faint hostility on the faces of the Jiang clan members.

How is this going?

Do the Jiang clan members not want Jiang Bailian to have close relationships with men outside the clan?

At this moment, a flamboyant female cultivator walked up, looked Chen Yao up and down, and curled her lip.

"Hey, judging by your clothes and build, you're not bad... Young man, do you know how to forge weapons?"

Chen Yao shook his head.

"Can you create puppets?"

Chen Yao shook his head again.

Jiang Bailian protested, "Aunt! Why are you interrogating the guest like this! He has a very high talent for alchemy."

The female cultivator glanced at Chen Yao again, then smiled contemptuously: "No matter how high you are, can you be higher than Bai Lian of our family? So, young man, are you willing to leave the sect and marry into our Jiang family?"

Chen Yao was a little annoyed: "I just have something to ask to see Venerable Lianjiang. I have no other intentions and I am not here for a blind date."

The female cultivator chuckled and rolled her eyes at him again: "I suppose you should know your place!"

After saying that, she swayed her hips and left.

Jiang Bailian bit her lip and apologized to Chen Yao: "Junior Brother Chen, I'm sorry, my family..."

Chen Yao waved his hand: "I need your help, and besides, it's only natural that my family cares so much about my senior sister, who is such a graceful lady."

Jiang Bailian nodded, blushing and lowering her head, and whispered, "Marriage is a matter I can decide for myself..."

"What?" Chen Yao didn't hear clearly.

Jiang Bailian looked up at him and smiled, "It's nothing."

"Bai Lian, why don't you invite the guest down?"

In the crowd, an elderly man in fine clothes with gray hair that was neatly combed stepped forward and clasped his hands in greeting to Chen Yao.

"I have failed to greet you properly."

His expression was also indifferent.

Chen Yao thought to himself that the Jiang family had quite a large lineage, and wondered if Ling Ning would receive the same treatment when she came.

"Bai Lian, why aren't you going to pay your respects to the clan leader? I will take care of the guest."

The old man scolded Jiang Bailian and gestured for Chen Yao to walk in the other direction.

Jiang Bailian nodded to him: "I paid my respects to my great-grandfather, and then I came to find you."

Chen Yao followed the old man to a small courtyard.

"The Jiang family has a small territory but a large population, so we have been negligent."

The old man assigned several servants and was about to leave.

"Senior, when may I pay my respects to Venerable Lianjiang?"

Chen Yao inquired.

The old man frowned and replied dismissively, "Wuyin is currently in seclusion, so I can't say for sure."

After saying that, he left immediately.

Chen Yao was quite annoyed, but since he needed Jiang Bailian's help, he could only tap the table with his index finger while waiting for Jiang Bailian to come over before making any plans.

Night fell quickly, and the evening breeze drifted in through the window, carrying the sounds of a lively banquet from the mansion.

Chen Yao felt like he had been forgotten in a corner. He grew impatient and got up to walk towards the door.

Unexpectedly, several servants blocked the door.

"What do you mean?"

Chen Yao raised an eyebrow.

The servants gave insincere smiles: "Young master, our courtyard is large, it's best not to go out, lest you get lost..."

Chen Yao recalled Jiang's strange attitude and felt increasingly uneasy.

He glanced at the servants, who returned his gaze without fear.

He smiled and nodded: "That makes sense."

With a wave of his hand, he summoned spiritual energy and controlled several flying insects, silently reciting a spell to transform them into poisonous insects.

The flying insects turned into wisps of dark purple smoke in my palm.

Chen Yao reached out and patted the shoulders of several servants.

The purplish-black smoke seeped into their bodies.

The servants, unaware of what had happened, forced smiles and invited Chen Yao back to her room.

"When a guest is a guest, the host should do as he pleases. Young master, please don't make decisions on your own... Ouch!"

Before the servant could finish speaking, Chen Yao slapped him so hard he fell to the ground.

"Who do you think you are, to order me around like that?"

The servants immediately started making a fuss, surrounding Chen Yao and taking out communication devices from their pockets.

But just as they were about to activate the magical artifact, they all trembled and collapsed to the ground.

Chen Yao directed the Gu worms that had entered their bodies, and the Gu worms' dark purple tentacles emerged from their eyelids.

The servants had never seen anything like this before and were terrified.

“You Jiang family are truly arrogant and ignorant... Your servants haven’t even witnessed the methods of a cultivator, yet they dare to be so presumptuous! Get inside the house, I have questions for you.”

Chen Yao was the first to enter the house.

The servants tried to struggle, but hesitated. One of them groaned and his abdomen ruptured, and the tentacles of the Gu worm crawled out and emptied his internal organs.

The group was immediately terrified and scurried into the room.

"Tell me, what is the Jiang family's banquet about right now? Where is Jiang Bailian?"

Chen Yao glanced at the group.

The group shuddered and said in unison, "The banquet is for the Qingxu Sect. We don't know where the Third Miss is..."

Qingxu Sect!

Considering Jiang's attitude towards him, Chen Yao vaguely understood something.