34: Send three consecutive defeats when you go online

The Liu Family was not like the Jiang Family or the Hua Family; in Yongning Prefecture, they could only be considered to have once been glorious, but now they had fallen into decline.

However, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and their family mansion still looked quite impressive.

Crimson lacquered gates, upturned eaves and decorative tiles, and two majestic stone lions stood guard.

"My good son, this is where your father lives now," Lu Gui said with a smile, introducing it to Lin Yi.

Although they had declined, the exterior still looked imposing enough.

Moreover, Lu Gui believed that as soon as the three-year period was up and he broke through to the Dharma Body Realm, fully inheriting the Dragon King Hall, with his help, the Liu Family would definitely be able to restore its glory.

They might even become the largest power in Yongning Prefecture, second only to the Prefect.

At that time, the Dragon King Hall and the Liu Family would complement each other, he would gain another great general, and with the Medical Immortal's assistance, his future great endeavors could be achieved!

Hearing Lu Gui say this, Lin Yi instantly became spirited.

Heaven knew he had only been in Yongning Prefecture for a few days, yet he had repeatedly suffered losses from the servants he had targeted.

His Senior Sister's gatekeepers looked down on him; fine, first time, he'd endure it.

He went to Hua Xiangrong to break off the engagement; she didn't welcome him, also fine, continue to endure.

Now, his new father here at the Liu Family was the Liu Family's live-in son-in-law, and a live-in son-in-law was still a member of the main family. Could a main family member be looked down upon by servants?

Lin Yi puffed out his chest and followed Lu Gui.

"Hold it!"

The gatekeeper, Xiao Zhang, who had a fierce and menacing appearance, stopped the two of them, completely ignoring Lu Gui and looking at Lin Yi: "Who are you?"

"This is my friend," Lu Gui said. "Give me some face and let him in."

Xiao Zhang scoffed, sizing up Lu Gui: "What face do you have?"

A mere live-in son-in-law, whom even the Patriarch's wife doesn't treat as a human, what face could he have?

The money he gets each month isn't even as much as mine.

"Presumptuous!" Lin Yi shouted. "My father is the Liu Family's son-in-law. How dare you, a mere gatekeeper, act so arrogantly here?"

"Your father?" Xiao Zhang was surprised, looking left and right.

This Lu Gui almost lived with the servants, so it was definitely impossible for him to be the young miss's child.

Even if he were, he couldn't have grown this old, and his appearance looked older than the young miss.

Lu Gui pressed his hand to his forehead.

This was what he feared. He had indeed acknowledged this adopted son, but that didn't mean he could casually announce it.

He had a family, and if a married man suddenly had a son, how would he explain it?

"Yes, I am his son, Lin Yi!" Lin Yi said spiritedly.

"Never heard of you," Xiao Zhang shook his head, quite puzzled.

"No appointment, no announcement, unauthorized personnel are not allowed inside."

He was simply following the rules.

If he let just anyone in, then what was he guarding the gate for?

Lin Yi: "I'm unauthorized personnel?"

Xiao Zhang scrutinized Lin Yi, said nothing, and pursed his lips, his meaning self-evident.

He didn't look like any young master, and to say he was the son of the Liu Family's live-in son-in-law—if you're not unauthorized, who is?

"You look down on me too?!"

Lin Yi was furious.

As the saying goes, things don't happen three times. This was already the third time; if he endured again, wouldn't he become a coward?!

Boom—!!

The might of the Golden Core Realm erupted.

Bang!

Xiao Zhang couldn't even resist, his pupils wide, as he knelt on the ground.

He shouted: "Someone... someone is causing trouble!"

"Hmph," Lin Yi snorted. "In the future, keep your eyes open and don't provoke those you shouldn't, or you'll lose your life sooner or later."

Soon, someone inside sensed the Golden Core pressure from outside.

"Stop!"

Bang—!!

Lin Yi, who had just finished his harsh words, knelt down.

The newcomer was imposing without anger, dressed in luxurious robes, his gaze calm and sharp, and his appearance made the surrounding air become still.

Lu Gui called out: "Father."

"Don't call me father!" Patriarch Liu waved his sleeve.

Lin Yi was shocked.

This is my father's father?

Then wouldn't that be... my grandfather?

He instantly felt an immense closeness to the middle-aged man before him; acknowledging an adoptive father was like a buy-one-get-several-free deal.

He even got a grandfather.

Patriarch Liu asked: "Did you bring this person?"

Lu Gui replied: "Yes, this is someone your son-in-law met yesterday..."

Thud!

Before he could finish his answer, Patriarch Liu's pressure also bore down on Lu Gui, so he too knelt down.

Although kneeling, the Dragon King cannot be insulted, so he knelt with his head held high.

Lu Gui was furious, but the three-year period had not yet arrived, and he remembered that he was just an ordinary person now, so he had to—endure!

Xiao Zhang, Lin Yi, and Lu Gui—three people knelt on the ground.

However, Patriarch Liu's arrival made Lin Yi's Golden Core pressure vanish. Xiao Zhang recovered quickly and stood up, bowing respectfully: "Patriarch, this person claims to be Lu Gui's son, named Lin Yi. I followed the rules and didn't let him in, so he forced me to kneel."

Hearing this, Patriarch Liu flicked his hand.

Slap—

A red, swollen handprint appeared on Lu Gui's face.

Raising his hand to his face, Lu Gui lowered his head.

This was Liu Ruyan's father.

Endure!

Lu Gui quickly said: "We hit it off immediately, which is why he suggested taking me as his adoptive father."

He couldn't let them misunderstand it as being biological.

Patriarch Liu: "Hit it off immediately, take as adoptive father?"

He pondered these eight words, unable to fully grasp the relationship between them.

He had only heard of people becoming sworn brothers; this becoming sworn father and son was... Of course, he wouldn't think it was biological, after all, if Lu Gui had a Golden Core son, why would he come to be a live-in son-in-law, enduring beatings and scoldings.

Fortunately, Lin Yi also carried items that could prove his identity.

At least they could prove he had a master, and his master's cultivation was not bad, with superb medical skills, so he couldn't be considered unauthorized personnel.

Patriarch Liu then allowed him to enter.

He was simply treated as a guest.

With his Golden Core cultivation and the title of Successor of the Medical Immortal, Lin Yi's treatment was already higher than Lu Gui's upon his arrival.

There were maids serving tea and he was arranged into a proper guest room.

Even Patriarch Liu's words became much more polite.

Lin Yi's regret was that he never found an opportunity to call out "Grandfather."

Alas.

Who would make up for the grandfatherly love he lacked?

After Lu Gui entered, he had no time to bother with Lin Yi and quickly went to find Liu Ruyan.

He hadn't returned all night, so he had to explain thoroughly and couldn't let her misunderstand.

Thinking of the face of his fiancée, Lu Gui's face couldn't help but show a happy smile.

Meanwhile, Shen Qing directly minimized Lin Yi's perspective into a small window, focusing all his attention on Lu Gui.

This was Emperor Ruyan, after all.

Lu Gui arrived in front of a room, the door closed from the inside.

Lu Gui took a deep breath.

As expected of Ruyan's room, even the air was sweeter than elsewhere.

Of course, this was just his imagination.

Swallowing, he raised his hand and knocked, nervously saying: "Ruyan, are you in there?"

After a moment, a voice came from inside, with a hint of impatience: "Don't call me Ruyan."

Lu Gui said sheepishly: "Miss Liu."

He knew Liu Ruyan was reserved; they weren't officially married yet.

But it didn't matter, Lu Gui believed that as long as he worked hard, he would definitely win Liu Ruyan's heart.

"I'm here to report why I didn't come back yesterday. I just met a young brother outside, he was injured, and I accompanied him to heal so..."

Liu Ruyan said lazily: "Oh, I know."