The sect is full of evildoers, but I am the eldest brother.

Unable to withstand the entanglement of this pair of grandfather and grandson, Lei Haotian could not really attack the two mortals, otherwise Xiaoqi was already at this age, and if he exerted his strength, it might cause a human tragedy.

Immediately afterwards, Lei Haotian, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, carried Su Su, who was never idle for a moment, on his back, and followed Xiao Qi to a small restaurant.

What you see is a simple middle-aged woman busying around.

As soon as Su Su saw the woman, she couldn't contain her excitement. She climbed to the top of Lei Haotian's head, waved her hands and shouted, "Mom, we're back!"

The middle-aged woman turned around when she heard the voice. She wiped the sweat from her face and saw that it was her mother-in-law who had gone out to look for her daughter and came back with her daughter. A smile appeared on her kind face.

But then she became confused again.

Who is this young man who is well-dressed but wearing thick clothes in the hot summer?

"Yulan, stop busying yourself."

Xiao Qi shouted from a distance: "Customers are coming, we are closing early today!"

"Hurry up and cook two of your signature dishes. Don't keep the rat waiting any longer!"

Lei Haotian looked at the restaurant in front of him. It seemed to be of lower quality than the previous teahouse, but it was very clean inside and out.

From this it is not difficult to see that Susu's mother, Yulan, is a diligent and virtuous rural woman.

Lei Haotian continued to observe, but apart from Su Su's mother, he didn't see anyone else in the restaurant, and there were not many customers. Maybe it was too early.

I remember Elder Deng said that Xiaoqi is now well-fed and well-clothed, with many children and grandchildren.

You can see that they have enough food and clothing.

But this family with many descendants...

Is Elder Deng getting senile? How can he be considered a man of many descendants with only one granddaughter?

Yes, if it weren’t for Tang Yi and Tang Han later.

Elder Deng is just an old widower, what does he know about having many descendants?

"What are you standing there for? Come on in."

Xiao Qi pushed the reluctant Lei Haotian into the restaurant.

"Okay, as a grown man, stop dwelling on the past."

Xiao Qi jokingly revealed the truth of what happened back then: "I'm just worried that you'll be sad alone. Don't you think about it? I haven't even opened my spiritual veins yet. Who would want to take a useless person like me as a disciple?"

"Besides, I didn't leave without saying goodbye, did I?"

"But you lied to me, too."

Lei Haotian had a blank expression on his face. "I suspected you were hiding something from me at the beginning, but you said you believed me, so I believed you. In the end, I became the Holy Son, and you returned to secular life and lived the life of an ordinary person."

"We agreed to work together, have you ever considered my feelings?"

"Ahahahaha, the situation forces me to do nothing."

At Xiaoqi's age, she had already become more indifferent, but her carefree personality hadn't changed at all. She smiled and said, "But Haozi, try to think about it from my perspective. Don't I want to be a high and mighty immortal?"

"I'm also very sad to be expelled from the sect!"

"Everyone says that immortals and mortals are separated by a long distance. I thought I would never see you again in this lifetime. Who would have thought that you would actually become the Holy Son? After coming down the mountain, you took the initiative to find me."

"Wahahaha... I knew you wouldn't let me down!"

"Is Grandpa Lei an immortal?"

Su Su blinked her clear big eyes and asked curiously.

"That's right, it's really, really powerful!"

Xiao Qi pinched Su Su's chubby little face with a smile on his face.

Lei Haotian didn't want to talk about these old things. After putting Su Su down, he said calmly, "Don't bother with any more nonsense. I have something important to attend to. I won't be away for long."

"Mouse, you never lied before!"

"...You said it was in the past, and I'm really busy. You don't know that the sect has been holding meetings every day these days. As the Holy Son, I can't spare any time. It's really overwhelming..."

Realized I've said a bit too much.

Lei Haotian shook his head and stopped there, "That's it, I'll come see you another day."

"When is that other day?"

Xiaoqi asked.

"Whenever I have time."

"So when are you free?"

"I don't know, it depends on the arrangement."

Lei Haotian shook his head again, "Don't worry, I'll do what I say."

"I know you always keep your word."

"But the rat..."

Xiao Qi said with a relaxed smile, "Perhaps compared to you immortals, ten years is just a blink of an eye, but for us mortals, ten years is really a long time! Do you want to... wait until I am buried in the earth like the old man who passed away before you come to visit me?"

Lei Haotian frowned: "That's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean?"

Xiaoqi's cloudy eyes suddenly became bright.

But her voice was no longer as cheerful as when they first met: "Twenty-five years ago, can you understand how I felt when I was reunited with my former best friend after a long separation, only to be scolded by him and left standing there like a fool watching him fly away?"

"Do you know how much I look forward to seeing you again?"

She suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly, and said with deep emotion, "I know this isn't right, but I also know that I can't change anything on my own. I didn't want to worry you, so I chose to hide it. But actually... I can't bear to leave you either."

Being expelled from the sect just means returning to the ordinary life.

There's nothing to be sad about.

What is really sad is that you once had something, but in the end you can only recall and miss the past.

Xiaoqi also fantasized that she would be the destined prodigy.

But just as she was begging the impatient elders with tears on her face to give her another chance, all her dreams were shattered in an instant when she was found to have no spiritual roots during the second test!

"Forget it...busy, everyone is busy, it's better to be busy."

Xiao Qi sighed, as if she was finally relieved after saying these words. She hunched her body, raised her hand tremblingly, barely reached Lei Haotian's shoulder and patted him twice.

"I'm old, so I won't send you off."

"Be careful on the road, don't fall into the ditch and get yourself into trouble... Oh, and remember to watch the road when you walk, always be aware of animal droppings under your feet... There are a lot of mosquitoes in the summer, so keep the doors and windows closed. Going out in the daytime with red spots on your face is pretty scary, and that hole..."

"STOP STOP!!!"

Afraid that Xiao Qi would bring up some unbearable past events, and also to give Xiao Qi an explanation for the scar on her face, Lei Haotian rubbed his temples with a headache, turned his face away, and said, "It's just a quick meal. I don't think it will take much time."

"That's right! That's more like it~"

The disappointment on Xiao Qi's face was wiped away. She pulled Lei Haotian's arm and greeted him warmly, "Come on, come on, sit down first. Su Su, don't be idle. Go get your Grandpa Lei a jar of good wine!"

"How good do you want it?" Su Su asked.

"How good is that? Can you understand a little bit? The best!"

After instructing Lei Haotian on the necessary matters, Xiao Qi smiled and sat down next to him. "It's a pity that I'm old and can't drink anymore, otherwise I would definitely drink with you until the end of the day! But it's okay, my two boys should be back soon, and then I'll let them drink with you. You can drink as long as you want!"

"Let's not do that. We don't have that much time..."

As he was speaking, Lei Haotian subconsciously glanced at the scar on Xiao Qi's face and tried to change the subject: "What's wrong with those people?"

"Oh, it's all about the protection money."

Xiao Qi got angry when she thought about this. "I've lived a normal life for decades without any problems. And a few brats came up and demanded protection money. Do I need their protection?"

"I have no money, but I have my life. Who is afraid of whom..."

"Rat, rat?"

Xiao Qi stretched out her hand and waved in front of the dazed Lei Haotian, wondering, "What's wrong with you? Is there something on my face? Are you listening to me?"

"Yes...you said you want money but not your life."

Lei Haotian lowered his head and pinched his brows, "Don't worry, I'll take a look around your area before I go back, and then I'll eradicate all the bandits."

"It should have been done long ago! These guys shouldn't exist!"

The scar on Xiaoqi's face was left by the Mo bandits, so it is impossible for her not to hate the Mo bandits. Similarly, Lei Haotian also rejects the Mo bandits from the bottom of his heart, which is also related to the scar on Xiaoqi's face.

That was during the period of doing menial work. Lei Haotian and Xiao Qi were ordered by the manager to go to the desert together to purchase the necessities for the disciples of the pharmacy to make medicine. On the way, they happened to meet the ruthless desert bandits. Even after they revealed their identities and claimed that they were disciples of the Mingshen Sect, the other party did not take them seriously.

When the blood-stained dagger stabbed towards the terrified Lei Haotian, Xiao Qi pushed him away at the critical moment, leaving an indelible scar on his face.

Fortunately, Tang Han, who controlled fire, came to the rescue at the last moment.

Otherwise, no one would be spared that time.

But Lei Haotian also felt guilty towards Xiao Qi because of this. The reason why he scolded Xiao Qi after they met again after a long separation was precisely because of this guilt in his heart.

A good friend who was chosen to do menial work at the same time proudly boasted to Lei Haotian that he was about to leave Mingshen Sect and become a formal disciple of someone else.

When we met again, he had become a mortal who had bowed to life?

Lei Haotian was not angry because they had promised to work together but one party changed their mind in the end. He was angry that Xiaoqi did not treat him as a true friend and did not tell him about what happened.

At that time, Lei Haotian had not yet met Ji Cang.

If even Xiaoqi doesn't consider him a friend...

That means he doesn't have any friends.

"Susu, I'm back!"

"Ah, it's Daddy, Daddy is back!"

Su Su, who was standing on a chair helping Lei Haotian pour wine, heard the sound and rushed out to greet him impatiently. She almost fell off the chair in her impatience.

Fortunately, Grandpa Lei was quick-witted and quickly lifted Susu by the back of her collar and put her down steadily.

"The eldest and second are back."

At this moment, Xiao Qi was chattering to Lei Haotian about the interesting things she had encountered and the gossip about the neighbors. Most of the time, she was talking and Lei Haotian was listening.

Now that his boss has returned, Xiao Qi quickly shifts focus, his words revealing a hint of pride: "Do you still remember my boss?"

"Just 25 years ago, you were the one crying behind me. Now you've become so powerful! In the blink of an eye, you've become the pillar of the family!"

"Oh, time flies by so fast~"

Xiao Qi couldn't help but sigh and jokingly said:

"Look at me, I'm already an old woman with a frown on my face, and you're still as high-spirited as you were back then. It's really infuriating to compare yourself to others!"

“It really went by quickly.”

Lei Haotian put down his wine bowl, a flicker of reminiscence in his eyes. "There was a time when I also imagined that I would be able to stand on my own in the future. But when I truly became the Holy Son of the sect, and thought back on the hardships I had gone through, I realized that the most fulfilling days were when I was working as a handyman."

"There's nothing wrong with being a handyman."

He smiled and shook his head. "At least I have someone to keep me company. I won't feel too lonely."

"No way!"

Xiao Qi was surprised: "After so many years, you haven't made any friends?"

Lei Haotian was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his head, his smile as bright as when he was a menial servant. "How is that possible! Have you heard of the Dragon Emperor? After I defeated him, he begged me to accept him as my younger brother and swore to follow me forever and be loyal to me."

"It's hard to refuse such a kind offer, so I agreed with reluctance."

"Haha, you're indeed quite good!"

Who in this world has not heard of the name of the Dragon Emperor?

Xiao Qi was still clear about who was the younger brother who was beaten into submission, but after hearing these words from Lei Haotian's mouth with her own ears, she felt completely relieved.

How could the little mouse, who is so straightforward and honest, not have a close friend around him?

"It's a bit early to close today."

"Father, youngest father, brother, let me tell you, there's an immortal in our house!"

"Isn't this another one of Grandma's lies to trick the kids?"

"No! Really, brother, look!"

Accompanied by a burst of laughter, the eldest son of Xiaoqi's family appeared at the door with the little daughter Susu in his arms, together with the second son and the eldest son. When he saw the "Grandpa Lei" mentioned by Susu, the eldest son's pupils shook, and he quickly put down Susu in his arms and walked to Lei Haotian with great respect.

"Here I am, kowtow to the Immortal!"

Lei Haotian gently hooked his fingers and immediately supported the boss who wanted to kneel down.

"Once is new, twice is familiar."

After so much time had passed, Lei Haotian had let go of all his grudges and chuckled, "Last time, I scared you and your daughter. Logically, I should be the one apologizing to you."

"I wouldn't dare! How dare we, common folk, disrespect an immortal?"

"But your mother just said that if I didn't stay for this meal, she would tell everyone about all the embarrassing things I had done in the past."

"This... Mother! How can you be so rude to an immortal!"

"You're still talking about me. Your daughter even smeared her snot on the fairy's clothes. Why don't you say anything to her?"

"Then...I'll spank Susu with a cane?"

"you dare!"

Xiao Qi glared at the eldest brother and said, "I will be angry with anyone who touches my precious granddaughter!"

It’s a shame to see the boss, who is always so majestic, being so timid.

Seeing this, the second and eldest sons hesitated whether to go forward and kowtow twice...

"What are you all standing there for? Come and meet your Grandpa Lei!"

"Meet Grandpa Lei!!!"

"You're wrong, second brother. You should call me Uncle Lei!"

"Well... here I am, meet Uncle Lei!"