Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

"Thank you so much!"

Inside the VIP room of the Black Seal City Auction House, the receptionist held two signature plates signed by Xiao Yan and bowed his head repeatedly to thank Xiao Yan. Gu Qinghan, who was sitting opposite him on the sofa, had a slightly frivolous frown on his face.

Even his signature is included. How much do the people here admire Xiao Yan?

Then the receptionist left happily with the signature board. Not long after, the door of the VIP room was opened again. Yu He walked in first and leaned against the door, then greeted outside under the gaze of Xiao Yan and Gu Qinghan.

"Bring them in and put them on the table."

After Yu He finished speaking, people dressed in waiter uniforms came in one after another, each holding a plate of different delicious dishes, from staple foods to desserts. At least Xiao Yan had never expected that the Black Horn Region could serve so many different kinds of cuisine.

"In recent years, Black Horn Territory has established a commercial center, which has brought in food from many places on the continent. These are all delicious dishes specially prepared by the chefs hired by the Eight Gates. I wish you two a pleasant experience."

Yu He bowed deeply to the two of them, then led the others out of the door and gently closed the door of the VIP room. Xiao Yan and Gu Qinghan withdrew their gazes and looked at the many dishes in front of them that they had never seen before.

Xiao Yan scratched his face lightly and smiled awkwardly.

"Since they've brought it to you, just eat it and kill time."

Strong people at the level of Xiao Yan and Gu Qinghan no longer need to rely on eating to maintain their body functions. Eating is just for entertainment. In fact, in the past few years, Xiao Yan only occasionally ate a meal when he was with Xiao Yixian and the others.

In the entire Xingyun Pavilion, the only ones who love eating the most above the Dou Zun level are Zi Yan and Zi Yun. These two magical beasts, one big and one small, are born foodies. Even if they don’t need to eat to replenish their energy, they will still eat to their heart’s content with joy.

Gu Qinghan nodded slightly, picked up a cup of dessert, picked up the fork and took a sip, then his eyes lit up.

Hmm? It tastes really good?
Seeing Gu Qinghan start eating, Xiao Yan also reached out and picked up a plate to prepare for tasting. At this time, there was a knock on the VIP door, and Yu He's voice sounded from outside.

"excuse me."

Yuhe pushed open the door, and following behind her were four beautiful women who were dressed very seductively. Before Xiao Yan and Gu Qinghan could react, Yuhe stretched out her arm to Xiao Yan and gave instructions to the four women.

"Serve Chief Xiao Yan well, and you will be rewarded."

"Wait"

Xiao Yan suddenly felt something was wrong, but these four women were obviously accustomed to this kind of occasion. After Yu He's instructions, they surrounded Xiao Yan with charming smiles. The women sitting on both sides of Xiao Yan even put their arms around Xiao Yan's arms, with admiration in their eyes.

"Are you the legendary leader Xiao Yan?"

"He looks so fair and clean-skinned. I always thought he was a bearded uncle."

"Master Su Mei told us a lot of your glorious deeds."

"Chief Xiao Yan, let me feed you, ah~~~"

Beautiful women surrounded Xiao Yan, and Yu He bowed slightly.

"I wish you a happy time, Chief Xiao Yan. If you need to book a room, please let me know. I won't bother you anymore."

"Wait"

Before Xiao Yan could say anything, the door of the VIP room was closed again, causing Xiao Yan to sigh deeply.

At this time, the four girls moved closer to Xiao Yan, unabashedly using their graceful bodies to seduce the men in front of them.

Almost everyone who works in the Black Horn Region knows about Xiao Yan's deeds, and the women belonging to the Rakshasa Sect are no exception. You have to know that their sect leader Su Mei has been able to gain a foothold in the Black Horn Region only by relying on Xiao Yan's support. If something could happen between them and Xiao Yan, they might immediately become successful!
If it were when he had just left home to gain experience, Xiao Yan would have been too embarrassed to speak if he was treated so attentively by these women. However, Xiao Yan's character had matured over the years, especially after those years in the Black Horn Region, he had become accustomed to such things. He pulled his arm away and spoke to the four women in a deep voice.

"Ladies, I don't need this kind of service. Please leave."

Generally speaking, in other industries, if the customer says so, then you should obey. However, this industry itself is a bit different. These four women have seen men who appear serious on the surface before. Not only did they show no sign of leaving, but they moved closer and said more seductive words.

"Captain Xiao Yan, we were paid to accompany you. If we leave like this, we won't be able to explain to Secretary Yu He, right?"

"Don't worry, we know the rules. We're just accompanying you for a meal and won't do anything excessive."

"Of course~ If Chief Xiao Yan wants, we can accompany you to the room at any time. If you want to stay here, that's fine."

boom!
The sound of the plate breaking startled the other four women. Xiao Yan also paused, looking in amazement at Gu Qinghan, whose eyes were covered by his hair on the sofa opposite him. A black aura flowed out from behind him, giving Xiao Yan an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.

This situation seems to have happened to Xun Er before.
"Get out, he already has a wife. Don't get so close to a married man."

Gu Qinghan stared at the four girls with his gloomy eyes. The expression in his eyes was like that of a prehistoric ferocious beast, which made the four girls break out in cold sweats and their eyes were filled with fear.

"I'm so sorry! We're leaving now!"

The four girls didn't dare to stay any longer and immediately got up and left the VIP room without any hesitation.

They all had a very strong premonition that if they dared to act coquettishly to Xiao Yan in front of Gu Qinghan again, they would probably lose their heads!
Gu Qinghan watched the four women leave with a murderous look in his eyes, and then looked at Xiao Yan who was in shock. Just as he was about to speak, the door that had just been closed opened a little again, and one of the women who had just left cautiously poked her head out.

"Um, ma'am, can we ask for an autograph from Chief Xiao Yan?" As if afraid that Gu Qinghan would be angry, she quickly added, "Please rest assured! We'll leave as soon as we get his autograph!"

Even though she had openly seduced Xiao Yan with some evil intentions just now, her admiration was genuine. She was lucky enough to be picked to accompany Xiao Yan, but was kicked out without doing anything. It would have been too uncomfortable if she didn't even get an autograph.

Gu Qinghan glanced at her, then glanced at Xiao Yan, then closed his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded slightly.

"Thank you so much!"

Seeing Gu Qinghan nodded in agreement, the four girls who had just left came in one by one with signature boards, and Xiao Yan had no choice but to sign for them one by one.

While signing, Xiao Yan was still thinking, if he held a signing event in the Black Horn Region, could he make a lot of money?
After getting Xiao Yan's autograph, the four girls bowed their heads to thank Xiao Yan and Gu Qinghan repeatedly, then left happily.

After the four girls left, Gu Qinghan turned his gaze to Xiao Yan, leaned on the sofa with his arms folded, and spoke slowly.

"It seems that Chief Xiao Yan is indeed very popular in the Black Horn Region. Even that kind of prostitute is so attracted to you. You are really charming~"

Xiao Yan felt uncomfortable listening to Gu Qinghan's words, and his mind was filled with doubts.

I don’t know if it was his illusion, but Gu Qinghan seemed to be being sarcastic to him?

No? Xiao Yan could understand why Xiao Yixian and the others were so sarcastic towards him. After all, he was their husband, and he would definitely be unhappy to see other women getting close to him. But why did Gu Qinghan?
Seeing the confusion in Xiao Yan's eyes, Gu Qinghan also realized that his attitude was wrong. He was just Xiao Yan's assistant and he was not qualified to speak to him in this tone. "I'm speaking for Xiao Yixian and the others. Since you are their husband, please respect yourself and don't let any woman get close to you."

Gu Qinghan thought quickly and immediately found a reasonable excuse. However, he took the initiative to explain before Xiao Yan even asked, which made it seem like he was trying to cover up something.

Why didn't Gu Qinghan, who had stayed by Xiao Yan's side at Xun'er's request, mention Xun'er?
The reason is very sad and simple, which is that Xun'er may have less qualifications to be sarcastic to Xiao Yan than Gu Qinghan.

After following Xiao Yan for several years, Gu Qinghan gradually understood Xiao Yan's specific feelings for Xun'er through indirect clues. That is, Xiao Yan was really just very naive and treated Xun'er as a foreign sister who grew up with him, no different from his own sister.

Although Gu Qinghan was secretly delighted when he came to this conclusion, he also felt deeply sad for Xun'er and was full of doubts.

She and Xiao Yan grew up together and are not bad in any other aspect. How come she has such a pure relationship with Xiao Yan?

Gu Qinghan also understood why Xun'er had to prepare that thing when she came to find Xiao Yan before. If she didn't have that thing, it would be almost impossible for Xun'er and Xiao Yan to have a relationship.

When Xiao Yan heard Gu Qinghan's explanation, although he still felt something was strange, his doubts were relieved. He nodded in understanding, and then put what happened just now behind him, looking at Gu Qinghan and smiling.

"Qinghan, thank you for your help over the past three years."

"Huh? Why are you suddenly saying this?"

Gu Qinghan was stunned for a moment, and Xiao Yan continued.

"You obviously don't have to get involved in my affairs, but you have helped me so much without asking for anything in return. I am really grateful to you." Xiao Yan said so sincerely, and then asked doubtfully, "Speaking of which, you haven't been home for the past few years. Is that okay? And why did you stay in Xingyun Pavilion at that time?"

This is Xiao Yan's biggest doubt about Gu Qinghan in recent years. In Xiao Yan's opinion, there is absolutely no reason for Gu Qinghan to go through so much trouble with him. Xiao Yan has asked about it more than once, but all of them were perfunctorily answered by Gu Qinghan.

Of course, this time is no exception.

"I am just gaining experience outside the family. It is just gaining experience, it is the same wherever you are."

Gu Qinghan threw out his usual excuse, causing Xiao Yan to frown slightly, then relax.

No matter what, Gu Qinghan has indeed helped me a lot in the past few years. It is enough for me to know this. As for whether Gu Qinghan has other purposes, that is her business and I have no right to interfere.

"Anyway, I still want to thank you." Xiao Yan said with a chuckle, and then solemnly promised, "If you need help someday in the future, please feel free to ask, and I will do my best to repay you."

Hearing Xiao Yan's solemn promise, Gu Qinghan was stunned for a moment and asked in a low voice.

"Anything is okay?"

"As long as it doesn't violate my principles."

Xiao Yan nodded calmly in response, causing Gu Qinghan to reveal a look of disappointment.

"let it go."

According to Xiao Yan's principles, he would definitely not accept the reward he wanted unless there was an unexpected event.

"Forehead"

When Xiao Yan heard Gu Qinghan's straightforward words, he was suddenly stunned, and immediately began to guess in his mind what Gu Qinghan wanted in return.

Then the two of them continued to eat and chat. Suddenly, Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and glanced at the VIP room door behind him.

"coming."

As Xiao Yan finished speaking, the door of the VIP room was pushed open again, and a dusty man walked in. When he saw Xiao Yan, his face was full of joy. He bent forward without caring about his status and shook hands cordially with Xiao Yan who stood up.

"Chief Xiao Yan, it's been a long time since we last met! I missed you so much!"

Yuan Yi, the leader of the Eight Gates, is currently a five-star Dou Zun.

"I haven't seen Sect Master Yuan Yi for a long time. I feel like you're in pretty good shape now?"

Xiao Yan chuckled and said polite words, while Yuan Yi waved his hands with a headache on his face.

"Oh! Don't mention it. Those gangsters have been giving me a headache lately. I hate these bad guys who disturb my business the most."

Yuan Yi has not changed at all from the beginning. He is still the businessman who loves doing business. He even looks down on those bandits who make a living by plundering more than Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan smiled and extended his arm to Gu Qinghan who was standing up across from the sofa.

"This is my deputy, Gu Qinghan, who has helped me solve many problems in the past few years."

"first meet."

Gu Qinghan nodded coldly, Yuan Yi also nodded in response with a smile, and then joked with Xiao Yan with emotion.

"I've heard that Chief Xiao Yan now has several beautiful wives. This Miss Qinghan also looks very elegant. Chief Xiao Yan is so lucky."

Although Xiao Yan introduced him as his deputy, Yuan Yi had been around for so many years, what kind of people had she not seen? As soon as he saw Gu Qinghan, he could sense her feelings for Xiao Yan, and he said these words as a matter of course.

As soon as Yuan Yi finished speaking, Gu Qinghan was suddenly stunned. A blush appeared on his cold face that was imperceptible unless you looked closely, but he did not refute.

Instead, Xiao Yan's expression became somewhat awkward, and he opened his mouth to correct himself.

"Master Yuan Yi has misunderstood. Qinghan is indeed just my deputy."

After hearing Xiao Yan's explanation, the blush that had just appeared on Gu Qinghan's face disappeared, and was replaced by a trace of loss in her eyes. She also remained silent.

After all, Xiao Yan was telling the truth.

"what?"

Yuan Yi was stunned. He looked at the lost Gu Qinghan, then at the calm Xiao Yan. His active mind immediately figured it out, and his eyes were full of helplessness.

You are really dull as always. (End of this chapter)