123: Chapter 123 Brother-in-law?

After bidding farewell to Ancestor Yuhuan, Pei Qingyun returned to the small courtyard arranged by Elder Dingxuan.

At the same time, Family Head Pei Yongsheng also received news that he was returning to Wuyang and specifically urged him to stay a few more days.

After all, coming to Longxi was not easy.

He insisted on showing Pei Qingyun the local customs and practices of Longxi to fulfill his duties as a host.

Unable to refuse such hospitality, Pei Qingyun delayed his departure for another day in Longxi Prefecture.

The next day, early morning.

Family Head Pei Yongsheng had the one hundred and fifty Dragon Scale Horses he had prepared, along with the two Dragon Scale Beasts for breeding, all ready.

In addition, Family Head Pei Yongsheng thoughtfully arranged for several beast tamers to accompany them, along with quite a few return gifts.

In terms of value, it was no less than the one hundred thousand taels of return gifts that Pei Qingyun had sent, and it even slightly exceeded them.

This trip to Longxi had yielded gains far beyond his imagination.

To some extent, he had also latched onto a powerful backer.

Family Head Pei Yongsheng said, "The city of Longxi Prefecture is a bit congested; I will see you off to the city gate."

Pei Qingyun did not refuse, "Then I will trouble you, Family Head Pei Yongsheng."

When they first arrived, Family Head Pei Yongsheng had not personally greeted them.

At this moment, Family Head Pei Yongsheng seeing them off was a form of returning the courtesy.

Under the guidance of the Longxi Pei Clan, whether they were high-ranking officials or ordinary commoners, everyone cleared a path.

The ordinary commoners were fine; they were simply curious about the identity of Pei Qingyun and his group.

To them, no matter how high Pei Qingyun's status was, they were at most just bystanders.

Only the powerful figures in the prefecture city cautiously inquired about the information regarding Pei Qingyun's group.

Anyone who could make the Head of the Pei Clan personally see them off was someone they could not afford to offend, even if they couldn't establish a connection.

This was their way of survival.

If they happened to offend someone they shouldn't, their good days would be over.

Just like that, a journey that would have originally taken over an hour was cut down to half an hour.

After leaving the city gate, Family Head Pei Yongsheng and the others stopped their advance.

Under Family Head Pei Yongsheng's watching eyes, Pei Qingyun's group departed from Longxi Prefecture.

With the Dragon Scale Horses, the return journey was much faster.

If they hurried a bit more, Pei Qingyun was confident he could return to Wuyang within ten days.

...

Jinhuai Prefecture, Kaiyuan Academy.

Shortly after Pei Qingyun headed to the Longxi Pei Clan, Pei Sili also returned to Kaiyuan Academy.

This time returning home, he had taken a full half-month of leave.

Upon learning it was Qi Yanran, he had initially thought he would gain a considerate, gentle, and beautiful fiancée.

As it turned out, it was just as he had expected.

Thinking of this, Pei Sili felt as though his good life was drifting away from him.

However.

While he was still immersed in this sorrow, Xu Xuanan appeared before him, looking excited, "Sili, you're finally back. In the days you were home, a major event happened at the Academy?"

Pei Sili asked doubtfully, "What major event?"

Xu Xuanan said excitedly, "Just three days ago, I extended a second invitation to Miss Yun Ying, and she agreed to go with me to the Great Dragon River to catch Spirit Fish. Last time, it was ruined by Qiu Haochen, and Miss Yun Ying also explained the reason to me. It really wasn't her fault last time; it was all because Qiu Haochen deceived her."

Pei Sili rolled his eyes and said with disdain, "Is this what you call a major event?"

Xu Xuanan puffed out his chest and said with absolute confidence, "Isn't it? How many 'firsts' does one have in life? I have confidence this time. As soon as we get on the boat, she will definitely be attracted by my charm."

Having spent a year together, Pei Sili knew Xu Xuanan's true nature well.

He spoke directly to the core of the issue, "How much did you spend this time?"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately poked at Xu Xuanan's pain point.

He slowly extended three fingers.

Pei Sili asked in surprise, "Three thousand taels? Didn't you run out of money? Where did you get three thousand taels?"

Pei Sili had thought Xu Xuanan was just repeating his old tricks.

He didn't expect that this time, he had actually worsened the situation.

Xu Xuanan lowered his head and explained, "Didn't you give me an idea last time? Since I couldn't deceive my father, I would just shift my target. Anyway, my mother manages the money at home. So, I just took a little of my mother's dowry. Once I get next month's allowance, I'll just put it back."

Hearing this, Pei Sili was speechless.

This pot was too big; he couldn't take the blame for this.

What a display of fatherly kindness and filial piety.

This theory of shifting targets was quite practical.

It was successfully implemented by Xu Xuanan.

Pei Sili shook his head, "Stop talking; I didn't give you this terrible idea. If your father finds out, my fragile body won't be able to handle it."

Xu Xuanan said confidently, "It's fine, my father won't know. Even if my mother finds out, as long as I go back and admit my mistake, she won't tell my father."

At this moment, Pei Sili finally understood.

It turned out that the person in front of him was the legendary prodigal son.

If this were in his Pei Clan.

His father would definitely have another child.

"By the way, Sili, you went back for so many days, did something happen at home?" Xu Xuanan asked with concern.

Pei Sili said with a long face, "What could happen? Just an engagement."

"Sili, then you are really unlucky. Last year, my father also wanted me to get engaged to the legitimate daughter of the Lin family. But as soon as I remembered her chubby face from when she was little, I couldn't agree no matter what."

"If I hadn't firmly resisted back then, I wouldn't have had the chance to meet Miss Yun Ying." Xu Xuanan said with a proud face, "You should learn from me on this point."

Pei Sili was powerless to retort.

Was this something he could learn?

Could he possibly break off the engagement?

Thinking of that scene, he felt a chill down his spine.

Looking at Pei Sili's unpleasant expression, Xu Xuanan thought he had offended him with his words, so he quickly comforted him, "Sili, just endure it and it will pass."

Pei Sili nodded in agreement and said, "I'm going to the martial arts practice field to train."

Xu Xuanan said, "Then let's go together."

No matter what, he couldn't be unable to beat his own fiancée.

Arriving at the martial arts practice field.

Pei Sili chose a relatively spacious spot and began practicing martial arts.

Xu Xuanan was on a patch of open ground not far from him.

Perhaps due to the pressure from his fiancée, Pei Sili quickly entered the zone.

However.

He had only been practicing for less than a quarter of an hour.

Just then, a tall youth walked up to him.

Although the youth's face had not completely shed its immaturity, it already had somewhat firm contours. His two sword-like eyebrows were slightly raised, revealing a heroic spirit; one could tell at a glance he would be another handsome man in the future.

After the youth arrived in front of Pei Sili, he didn't speak, just watched silently.

Until Pei Sili stopped his movements, the youth introduced himself, "I am Qi Junhao, greetings, Brother Sili."

"Qi Junhao? Isn't this my own brother-in-law? Why is he coming here to find me? Could it be to acknowledge kin?" Hearing this, Pei Sili carefully examined the youth in front of him.

It didn't matter if he didn't look, but upon looking, Pei Sili felt like he had suffered "ten thousand points of critical damage".

His brother-in-law's cultivation seemed to be no lower than his own.