Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

Just as Xiao Yan was leisurely savoring the jelly, he thought of Ling Quan who had just come to trouble him, and felt helpless again.

How to say it. Xiao Yan could more or less understand that they were unhappy with him, but six or seven of them together could not even make up a Dou Zun. And Ling Quan actually dared to come and cause trouble for himself, a three-star Dou Sheng in the late stage. I really didn’t know whether to say that he was brave or stupid.

I guess he relies on the fact that he doesn't dare to take action within the ancient clan. Even so, Ling Quan is quite bold. Isn't he afraid of making me angry?

Just then, the previous clerk came over and looked at Xiao Yan with guilt on his face.

"That guest."

"Hmm?" Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a smile, "What's wrong?"

"I'm so sorry! I just slandered you!"

The clerk bowed deeply to Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan waved his hand indifferently.

"Please raise your head. This is not your fault. The fault lies with the person who is causing trouble for me." Xiao Yan tapped the bowl of jelly with a spoon and said softly, "If he wants to cause trouble for me, he could just drag anyone over to slander me. You are just unlucky to be chosen by him. Besides, this is not your intention, and you can't disobey him."

The more generous Xiao Yan was, the more uncomfortable the clerk felt. He felt extremely upset that he had just helped the evildoer to wrongly accuse such a good person.

"This guest, I..."

"If you really feel sorry." Xiao Yan interrupted the clerk, picked up the empty bowl and looked at him with a smile, "Then please treat me to a bowl of jelly. This jelly is really delicious."

".good."

The clerk was silent for a while, and finally nodded gratefully, took the empty bowl and turned to prepare. Xiao Yan watched the clerk's back as he left, then retracted his gaze, resting his face lightly on the side, in a daze.

At this time, the dusk outside was gradually dissipating, and the night slowly enveloped the street scene. The colorful lights on the street also lit up little by little, looking very colorful and dazzling, making Xiao Yan vaguely recall the Xiao family's New Year's Day.

Come to think of it, I have been so busy with various things in recent years that I have forgotten about the Chinese New Year.
Xiao Yan felt deeply moved and made a decision in his heart.

It's already past the middle of the year, and by the time we finish all the things at hand, it will be almost the end of the year. Let's have a good New Year then.

But should I go back to Wutan City for the New Year this time? Or should I bring my father and the others over?

Xiao Yan was silently calculating in his mind, when an old and kind voice came into his ears.

"Young man, what a coincidence."

"Ok?"

Xiao Yan came to his senses and turned around, only to find that the old woman who had given him the jewelry was standing beside him with a smile on her face. Seeing this, Xiao Yan quickly stood up.

"Old man, why are you here?"

"Haha~ It's already this late, I came here to grab a bite and I happened to meet you." The old woman put her hands behind her back and laughed, her wrinkled brows slightly touched, "If you don't mind, I'll sit at the same table with you."

"Of course I don't mind. Please take a seat."

Xiao Yan came to the opposite side and helped the old woman pull out a chair. After the old woman sat down, Xiao Yan sat back in his seat and looked at the old woman with a smile.

"Old man, what would you like to eat? I'll treat you as a thank you for the jewelry you gave me earlier."

"Oh~ No, no, I can't eat much right now, I just come here to eat something to satisfy my craving."

The old woman narrowed her eyes and waved her hand. At this time, the clerk brought the jelly and placed it in front of Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan was slightly stunned when he saw it.

The bowl that the waiter brought was more than three times bigger than the previous one, and it was also full of jelly.

Xiao Yan pointed at the huge bowl of jelly and looked at the clerk in astonishment.

"this."

"This is my personal compensation. Please enjoy it slowly."

The clerk said respectfully but firmly. Xiao Yan opened his mouth and then smiled helplessly.

"Thank you then." Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and said to the clerk, "Can you help me get two empty bowls?"

"it is good."

The clerk glanced at the old woman sitting opposite Xiao Yan, nodded, turned and left, and soon brought back two empty bowls. Xiao Yan thanked her and stood up to serve a bowl of jelly and placed it in front of the old woman.

"Old man, please try this first. This jelly is delicious."

The old woman took a look at the jelly that Xiao Yan handed over, her wrinkles from old age shrank into a ball, but she didn't say anything and took it with a smile. Then Xiao Yan served herself a bowl, and the old and the young lowered their heads to eat the jelly.

After a while, the old woman suddenly spoke.

"Come to think of it, when I came here, I heard that a foreign guy was in trouble with those little bastards from the Black Annihilation Army. They were talking about you, right?"

"Ah, you heard about it too." Xiao Yan smiled awkwardly and scratched his face lightly. "I'm sorry to have caused trouble to everyone on my first day here."

"They are the ones who are causing you trouble. Why should you be embarrassed?"

The old woman chuckled and frowned slightly.

"Old lady, I heard from others that you are much stronger than those little brats, right? Why don't you just teach them a lesson?"

Hearing the old woman's question, Xiao Yan paused, and then began to explain,
"After all, I'm just an outsider. If I really get physical, it'll be troublesome." Xiao Yan flipped the jelly with a spoon and said softly, "Although the fault is not mine, I came here with a few friends from the ancient clan. If they find out about my physical attack, do you think they should help the justice or the relatives?"

"If I help, I will offend my family. I will inevitably be gossiped about by others in the future."

"If I help my relatives, I will offend my friend. Even if I don't care, they will be embarrassed to see me in the future, right?"

"My friend is willing to bring me to the Ancient Clan because he trusts me. If that's the case, I must not betray this trust. At the very least, I must avoid causing them trouble. If I make things worse because I'm in the right, I'll put them in a dilemma. This is not what friends should do."

Xiao Yan explained slowly, and a faint glow appeared in the old woman's cloudy eyes.

Although he possesses great strength, he does not let this strength make him arrogant. He always considers his friends' feelings and positions when speaking and doing things. This is the first time the old woman has seen such a character in a young man.

The old woman was very satisfied after seeing how Xiao Yan handled the matter. Now, after hearing why Xiao Yan took such trouble to deal with the matter, her favorable impression of Xiao Yan increased even more.

(If he has this kind of personality, Qinghan will not feel wronged if she follows him.)
Thinking of this, the old woman looked at Xiao Yan with more and more satisfaction, and this undisguised look was naturally noticed by Xiao Yan, but he didn't understand why. He just thought that the old woman agreed with his approach and smiled it off.

Not long after, Xiao Yan and the old woman finished the big bowl of jelly. Xiao Yan looked at the old woman and asked softly.

"Old man, what else would you like to eat?"

"No~" the old woman smiled and waved her hand, "This jelly is delicious. I am already satisfied."

After saying that, the old woman saw that the time was almost up, so she slowly stood up by supporting herself on the table. Xiao Yan also quickly stood up and came to her side, supporting her seemingly frail body.

"Old man, where is your home? I have nothing to do right now, so I'll take you back."

"Don't worry young man, my granddaughter will be here to pick me up soon."

Seeing the old woman's false refusal, Xiao Yan did not insist, but still helped the old woman walk out, and nodded to the clerk before leaving.

Just as Xiao Yan was helping the old woman out of the tavern, a figure came over from a distance. When he saw the old woman, his face first lit up with joy, but then he was slightly stunned when he saw Xiao Yan supporting the old woman.

"Xiao Yan?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at the person who came. He was also stunned, "Qinghan?"

He has a cold temperament and a handsome and heroic face. Who else could it be but Gu Qinghan?
"Why are you here?" Gu Qinghan asked doubtfully, glancing at the old woman. "By the way, why are you with grandma?"

"grandmother?"

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, and then immediately realized that the granddaughter who the old woman had just mentioned who was coming to pick her up was Gu Qinghan?

The old woman saw the reactions of the two people, but pretended not to know and looked at Gu Qinghan with narrowed eyes.

"Why? Grandma, do you know this boy?" "Yes, grandma, he is a friend of mine."

Gu Qinghan nodded and explained the relationship between himself and Xiao Yan. His words were very frank. To put it bluntly, it was the relationship between a boss and a subordinate.

However, even though Gu Qinghan was so calm, the old woman's years of experience allowed her to hear the extremely deep emotions hidden in Gu Qinghan's words, and she felt even happier in her heart.

She was already very satisfied with Xiao Yan, this young man. Gu Qinghan had known Xiao Yan for a long time and had a secret crush on him. This marriage seemed to be destined by God.

"Girl Sun, I am sleepy. Please take me back."

The old woman spoke to Gu Qinghan, and Gu Qinghan quickly responded and stepped forward to support the old woman on the other side, and then turned his gaze to Xiao Yan, smiling and saying before he asked Xiao Yan any questions.

"I'll go too. There's nothing to do."

".Um."

Gu Qinghan paused for a while, then nodded slightly, but Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows in some surprise.

Why does it feel like Gu Qinghan’s attitude towards me has become strange?

After that, the two men helped the old woman and slowly left the street. Gu Qinghan and the old woman chatted about family matters along the way and they seemed to have a very close relationship.

Perhaps because of what Gu Lie had said to her before, Gu Qinghan deliberately avoided talking to Xiao Yan along the way. Maybe she was embarrassed or shy. In short, she didn't know how to face Xiao Yan.

However, no matter how much you don't know how to face it, you still have to face it eventually.

Finally, the two men sent the old woman to the gate of a house. The old woman pushed open the gate and looked at the two men slightly sideways.

"I am a little tired today, so I won't entertain you. You young people can have fun on your own." The old man looked at Gu Qinghan and said softly, "Girl Sun, Xiao Yan just arrived today and is unfamiliar with the place. You can take him around for a while, okay~"

"Okay."

Gu Qinghan twitched the corner of his mouth slightly and responded somewhat awkwardly. The old woman laughed, entered the yard and slowly closed the door.

Without the old woman, Xiao Yan clearly felt that the atmosphere between him and Gu Qinghan had become a little awkward, and Gu Qinghan remained silent, so Xiao Yan had no choice but to break the silence first.

"Qinghan."

"Hmm? Ah! Here!"

Gu Qinghan was lost in thought as she was thinking about how to face Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan's call brought her back to her senses. She instinctively straightened her body and responded, which made Xiao Yan look at her with some amusement.

"Now that you are in the Ancient Clan, there is no need to act like a deputy. Relax, or your brothers and sisters will cause trouble to me again."

"Ha, I see." Gu Qinghan replied awkwardly, and then he reacted and stared at Xiao Yan blankly, "Wait? What do you mean I'm here to cause trouble for you again?"

Hearing Gu Qinghan's question, Xiao Yan did not hide anything and told Gu Qinghan what happened before. Anyway, Ling Quan was a member of the Black Annihilation Army, and the trouble he was looking for today would sooner or later reach Gu Qinghan's ears, so there was nothing to hide.

As Gu Qinghan listened to Xiao Yan's narration, his expression became more and more ugly, and in the end he was almost covered by black air.

If I remember correctly, Lingquan should be a soldier under Yang Hao.

Gu Qinghan secretly took note of this matter, and then looked at Xiao Yan with an apologetic look.

"Xiao Yan, I'm sorry, my men have caused you trouble."

"It's okay. Doesn't this prove that they respect you?"

Xiao Yan smiled and waved his hand, which made Gu Qinghan stunned again.

"What does it have to do with me?"

"The ancient clan guard who arranged my accommodation said that because you have been following me in Zhongzhou for the past few years and have not returned for three years, and many of the younger generation of the ancient clan were raised by you, he was very unhappy with an outsider like me." Xiao Yan crossed his arms and nodded with deep concern. "I understand. If it were me, I would also feel unhappy that my respected sister was taken away by a man from nowhere and has not returned home for three years."

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Gu Qinghan was silent. He raised his hand to support his forehead, his brows full of speechlessness.

Of course she knew that this was just the words of the ancient clan guard. In fact, the real reason why Ling Quan was looking for trouble with Xiao Yan was Xun'er. Maybe she had her own reasons too, but they were definitely not the main ones.

Then Gu Qinghan shook his head, decided not to mention the matter for the time being, and invited Xiao Yan.

"There's a party on the other street. If you're free right now, I'd like to take you there. It would be like showing hospitality."

"Okay."

Xiao Yan responded with a smile, then followed Gu Qinghan towards another street. On the way, Xiao Yan asked casually.

"Qinghan, is that old lady just now your grandmother?"

"No." Gu Qinghan denied it bluntly and explained, "That was an old lady I knew when I was a child. She had always lived alone and I thought she would be lonely, so I always went to accompany her whenever I was free."

"That's it."

Xiao Yan nodded in understanding, then stopped talking and continued to walk slowly with Gu Qinghan.

At this time, the dusk has completely faded away and night has fallen. The night sky is dotted with stars and the streets are brightly lit, making it seem even more lively than in the afternoon.

Not long after, Gu Qinghan brought Xiao Yan to the party scene. They saw that a bonfire had been set up and many men and women from the ancient tribe were dancing leisurely around the bonfire in pairs. Gu Qinghan also began to explain.

"Maybe everyone in the Ancient Clan feels that ordinary days are too boring, so they hold a bonfire party every once in a while. It is one of the few entertainments in the Ancient Clan."

As he said this, Gu Qinghan looked at the blazing bonfire, his thoughts also lost in the blazing flames.

Gu Qinghan said so, but she had never participated in it before. Every day she was either busy taking care of her younger siblings, or there were a lot of things waiting for her to deal with in the Black Annihilation Army. She had no free time like this.

It was only during these two days that Gu Qinghan had some rare free time in the Gu clan, so he had the opportunity to come and take a look.

At this time, Gu Qinghan looked at the men and women dancing around the bonfire. His eyes were slightly stunned. He glanced at Xiao Yan's fiery red face illuminated by the bonfire, then lowered his head and clenched his fists slightly.

After a long while, Gu Qinghan's body shook, as if he had made a decision. He took a deep breath, turned around and faced Xiao Yan with an unnatural smile on his face.

"Xiao, cough, cough!" Gu Qinghan, who felt a little stuttering, coughed twice, and then looked at Xiao Yan with a red face in his puzzled eyes, his eyes seemed to be a little evasive, and his voice was mixed with a little tremor, "Xiao Yan, let's dance too."

Perhaps it was the light from the fire that concealed Gu Qinghan's red face, so Xiao Yan did not notice Gu Qinghan's red face. Although he felt that her gaze was a little strange, he did not delve into it and spoke with a smile.

"Madam, since you have invited me like this, wouldn't it be rude if I didn't accept the invitation?"

As he spoke, Xiao Yan turned around to face Gu Qinghan, bowed slightly respectfully, and extended his hand to Gu Qinghan.

"This beautiful lady, would you be willing to dance with Xiao Yan?"

Looking at Xiao Yan's smiling yet slightly serious face, Gu Qinghan's heart beat faster than ever before and his face turned red as if it was burning.

In the end, Gu Qinghan nodded shyly, placed her hand gently on Xiao Yan's hand, and responded softly.

"I am willing."

In the ancient clan, in Xun'er's boudoir, the maid stood outside the door and knocked gently.

"Miss Xun'er, there is a bonfire party on the street right now, do you want to go and have a look?"

"Don't go!"

Xun'er, covered in the quilt, refused without hesitation. The maid outside the door stopped insisting and turned away.

Xun'er curled up in the quilt and pouted.

Brother Xiao Yan is not here, what’s the point of going to the bonfire party alone?
Then Xun'er closed her eyes slightly, and then chuckled softly, as if she was imagining a beautiful future, and murmured softly.

"Brother Xiao Yan, I am willing." (End of this chapter)