Within the Qi family, Qi Jiang possessed extremely high prestige.

Everywhere he went, the surrounding God Clan members greeted him respectfully.

And Qi Jiang responded earnestly to every single one of them, maintaining the image of a refined gentleman flawlessly.

Ye Yu and Han Yuexi followed behind him in apparent silence.

In reality, Han Yuexi had long since begun transmitting voice messages directly into Ye Yu’s mind.

“Why are we following him here?”

“I’ll explain that later.”

Ye Yu deliberately kept her in suspense and did not reveal the truth.

In fact, there was only one real reason he had decided to enter the Qi family together with Qi Jiang.

The instant Qi Jiang stepped out of the Qi family gates, Ye Yu clearly felt the paper {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} crane Han Gu had given him twitch slightly.

That immediately made Ye Yu suspect that the man before him was definitely connected to Han Qianzhang.

Otherwise, his gaze would not have lingered for two seconds on the portrait in Han Yuexi’s hands before quickly shifting away.

He had not even bothered asking a single question.

That was far too abnormal.

However, Ye Yu had no intention of saying any of this aloud for the time being.

With Han Yuexi’s temper, if she learned the truth, she would definitely attack on the spot.

So certain matters were better kept from this unstable element for now.

Very quickly, Qi Jiang led Ye Yu and Han Yuexi into a separate courtyard in the rear estate. He personally poured two cups of tea and placed them in front of them.

“You don’t need to search for the person in that portrait anymore. He’s with me.”

That blunt opening stunned Ye Yu.

Meanwhile, Han Yuexi, who had only just sat down, abruptly rose to her feet, icy killing intent flashing through her eyes.

She knew what had happened — how Han Qianzhang’s mind had been controlled and how he had nearly beaten Han Gu to death because of it.

Now that Qi Jiang claimed Han Qianzhang was with him, that naturally meant the one controlling him was Qi Jiang himself.

How could Han Yuexi possibly remain calm after hearing that?

Yet Qi Jiang seemed completely indifferent to her hostility and calmly continued speaking.

“A Heaven’s Fate Physique. That boy is an exceptional talent. Anyone who saw him would be tempted.

Oh, right. The time limit on your masks has already expired. Continuing to wear them won’t have any effect anymore.

If you insist on keeping them on, I can have servants bring you two new ones.”

Ye Yu slowly removed his mask.

Just as Qi Jiang had said, the three-hour limit had already passed. The mask on his face had become useless, so wearing it or not made no difference.

Besides, within the Qi family, Ye Yu had already seen many God Clan members remove their masks.

At the end of the day, those things only served to conceal identities during trade transactions.

In other situations, they held little meaning.

Like now.

Ye Yu truly could not see through this God Clan member named Qi Jiang.

The moment they met, he openly admitted that Han Qianzhang was with him.

Then he casually offered to have new masks brought over.

What exactly was this man trying to do?

Ye Yu could not make sense of it, so he directly said, “We are Han Qianzhang’s family. We’re here to bring him home.”

As he spoke, Ye Yu secretly observed Qi Jiang.

Judging from the fluctuations of divine power, he appeared to be in the Ancient God Realm.

At such close range, Ye Yu felt it would not be particularly difficult to subdue him.

His only concern was whether the Qi family might be hiding some reclusive expert.

After all, any family capable of dominating territory within a trade-type divine city like this definitely possessed genuine strength.

Qi Jiang softly replied, “Oh, so that child is called Han Qianzhang. Good name. If you want to take him away, that’s fine. But not right now.

You’ll have to wait another two hours.

I need him to help me with something.”

“And what if I refuse?”

Ye Yu placed a hand on the table, prepared to attack at any moment.

Yet Qi Jiang showed not the slightest trace of fear and merely said calmly, “Fellow Daoist, you must have some sort of trump card that gives you confidence you can take me down. Otherwise, you wouldn’t dare speak to me so forcefully.

But if I were you, I absolutely would not make a move here.

Do you know where this is?

Windshroud Ferry. The divine city of God Duan Nianzhi. In this place, he does not permit fighting.

You should feel fortunate that in the southern district earlier, you only killed a few pieces of trash who broke the rules.

Otherwise, you and your companion would never have survived until now.”

Ye Yu’s expression remained calm, but inwardly he was greatly shocked.

When dealing with Xiao Song and the others, Ye Yu had deliberately restrained his divine power as much as possible, relying mainly on physical strength to kill them specifically to avoid attracting attention.

Yet the Qi family had already learned about it so quickly?

As for the name Duan Nianzhi, Ye Yu had also learned of it after searching through Xiao Song’s memories.

This was the person who had founded Windshroud Ferry.

Rumor had it that as early as twenty million years ago, he was already a Divine Lord Realm expert, a God Clan member from the same era as Elder Ge.

However, he had not appeared publicly for an extremely long time.

As a result, many members of the God Clan had secretly begun speculating whether Duan Nianzhi had already fallen.

Ye Yu’s thoughts raced rapidly, just as he was about to speak again—

Qi Jiang lightly tapped the table and calmly said, “Han Qianzhang is a rare talent. You can’t keep him, and neither can I. If he’s a dragon, then let him soar. At least, that’s how I see it.

Listen to me. In two hours, I’ll let him leave with you.

But if you want to undo the control over his mind, then you’ll have to personally seek out Duan Nianzhi.

Because he is the one controlling Han Qianzhang’s mind.”

The more Ye Yu listened, the more confused he became.

At first, when this thick-browed old fellow openly switched sides, Ye Yu had even thought he was refreshingly straightforward.

But now, halfway through speaking, he suddenly started shifting the blame?

And directly onto Duan Nianzhi at that?

Was he trying to scare them using that name?

Seeing the increasingly strange look in Ye Yu’s eyes, Qi Jiang could not help laughing.

“Don’t look at me like that. I don’t even know whether I’ll still be alive later, so there’s no point lying to you.

Duan Nianzhi owed me a small favor, so he sent Han Qianzhang here for me to use temporarily. Ten days of service.

That’s all there is to it.”

Ye Yu slightly raised a brow.

“What exactly are you planning to do?”

“Something I’ve always wanted to do, but never had the courage to do.”

Qi Jiang leaned back in his chair, his gaze somewhat distant.

And right at that moment, a divine attendant of the Qi family walked in from outside.

“Young Master, the auspicious hour has arrived. The birthday celebration of the family head is about to begin. We should head over now.”

Qi Jiang nodded, then softly said to Ye Yu and Han Yuexi, “Come. Join me.

I’ll show you an interesting performance.

After it’s over, I’ll let Han Qianzhang leave with you.

After all, there are still several days remaining before the ten-day period ends.”

For some reason, Ye Yu could hear a faint aura of death hidden within those words.

There was definitely something wrong with this guy.

Within the front courtyard of the Qi family, lanterns and decorations filled the area, and the atmosphere was extraordinarily lively.

Today was the birthday celebration of the head of the Qi family, and the guests arriving to offer congratulations came in an endless stream.

The gifts alone had piled up into a small mountain.

Among them, the gift from the Cui family had been placed in the most eye-catching position.

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