At the Qin family mansion, Pingfan ate some food at an inn and then returned to his assigned lodgings.

Lying on his bed, Pingfan reflected on the day's events, sighed softly, and thought to himself.

"Why do my social anxiety symptoms start up again as soon as I get to crowded places?"

"When I first came into this world and met Li Muchan, she wasn't like this."

"Moreover, the people I met afterward, aside from being a little nervous, did not exhibit the same behavior as today."

……

As he pondered this, Pingfan sat up from the bed, his eyes becoming unusually determined, and said.

"Now I've arrived in a place where I don't know anyone, so I have nothing to be afraid of."

After saying that, Pingfan got off the bed, tidied his clothes a little, and left the room. Since it was still early, he wanted to quickly find out the situation of the Qin family.

Little did he know that Pingfan seemed to have forgotten the most important and fatal oversight: cultivators use their divine sense to investigate.

As a body cultivator, Pingfan has no advantages other than a strong body; even observation requires the naked eye.

After an incense stick had burned, Pingfan finally walked from his residence to the foot of the mountain in the Qin mansion.

During this time, he encountered some people from the Qin family, but seeing the clothes on Pingfan's body, they did not pay attention to his actions.

Looking at the waterfall in front of me, I was genuinely awestruck.

It wasn't until we arrived at the waterfall that Pingfan truly appreciated its magnificence, with water flowing down from the mountainside like a great river.

What puzzled Pingfan was how such a large volume of water could flow out from halfway up the mountain? Was it all water?

Suddenly, Pingfan noticed a house not far to the right of the waterfall.

Although it looks very simple, the fact that it could be built here means that it must not be an ordinary person who can live in it.

Pingfan gazed at the houses not far away, pondered for a moment, and then walked towards one of them.

However, before Pingfan could take more than a few steps, four figures appeared around him, surrounding him completely. One of them shouted coldly.

"Who are you? Don't you know this is the Qin family's forbidden area? How dare you presume to step into it?"

The sudden appearance of the four people startled Pingfan, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest.

After hearing what that person said, Pingfan couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.

"As expected, the major families in this world are much like those described in the novels I've read; their important family territories are all guarded."

Thinking of this, Pingfan pondered for a moment, then quickly said with a forced smile.

"I'm new to the Qin family and don't know the rules here, please forgive me."

After speaking, Pingfan slowly stepped back, making a gesture as if he would act immediately.

However, after hearing Pingfan's words, the man scoffed and laughed.

"Newly joined the Qin family? I suspect you're a spy for the Zhang family, trying to spy on the Qin family, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Pingfan stopped in his retreating steps, frowning slightly. Judging from the man's words, it seemed he had no intention of letting him leave.

Realizing this, Pingfan's hands, which had been hanging down, suddenly clenched together, wary of a sneak attack from the four.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, a reprimanding voice came from behind Pingfan.

"What are you doing?"

Upon hearing this voice, Pingfan and the other four looked over and saw Qin Yu walking slowly towards them.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Qin Yu, the four of them quickly bowed to him and said hello.

"Little Lord"

Qin Yu walked up to Pingfan and, ignoring the four people's shouts, waved to them.

Upon seeing Qin Yu wave his hand, the four exchanged glances and then vanished from the spot in a flash.

Seeing this scene, Pingfan was slightly taken aback, then looked at Qin Yu. Seeing that Qin Yu was also looking at him, he quickly cupped his hands and said.

"Little Lord"

Upon hearing the ordinary form of address, Qin Yu chuckled and replied.

"Brother Fan, there's no need for that. You were invited here, so you can just call me Brother Qin."

Upon hearing this, Pingfan looked at Qin Yu with confusion, not understanding why he was acting so amiable.

But as the saying goes, you can't hit a smiling face. Since the other party said so, Pingfan could only go along with him.

Brother Qin

After hearing Pingfan's words, Qin Yu nodded slightly and then looked Pingfan up and down.

Just as Pingfan was starting to feel uneasy under Qin Yu's gaze, he heard Qin Yu ask with a serious expression.

"May I ask what brings Brother Fan here?"

Caught off guard by Qin Yu's sudden questioning, Pingfan panicked and blurted out instinctively.

"To observe the layout of the Qin residence."

Upon hearing Pingfan's words, Qin Yu looked at Pingfan in astonishment, thinking to himself.

"How can this guy be so easily scared? But that's fine too, it'll be good to make good use of him."

Immediately, Qin Yu's lips curled into a smile, then he looked at Pingfan with a cold expression and asked coldly.

"Brother Fan, although we haven't known each other for long, I haven't treated you badly. On your second day after joining the Qin family, you started investigating the layout of the Qin family mansion. What is your intention?"

As soon as Pingfan blurted it out, he regretted it and cursed himself in his heart, thinking that he was doomed.

Sure enough, Qin Yu's next question was about his purpose in investigating the layout of the Qin family mansion.

Seeing the coldness on Qin Yu's face, Pingfan's thoughts raced as he quickly devised a countermeasure.

However, in Qin Yu's eyes, Pingfan at this moment seemed hesitant to speak, and even a little timid.

Noticing the change in Pingfan's expression, Qin Yu's smile deepened, and he said coldly.

"Why are you so quiet? Did I hit the nail on the head?"

As he was racking his brains trying to figure out how to respond, he heard Qin Yu question him again, and he made a decision in his mind and hurriedly said.

"I heard that the layout of the Zhang family mansion is modeled after the Qin family mansion, so I wanted to observe the layout of the Qin mansion."

Qin Yu was not surprised when Pingfan said such a thing.

"Just as I thought. It seems he wouldn't resist dealing with the Zhang family; in fact, he'd probably be more than happy to."

However, Qin Yu feigned a shocked expression and asked with a frown.

"Do you have a grudge against the Zhang family?"

Hearing Qin Yu's question, Pingfan thought that since things had come to this point, this was the only way to dispel Qin Yu's doubts, so he slowly said.

"To be honest, young master, I originally lived with my family deep in the mountains and forests, but one day a group of people came there and, without saying a word, wiped out my entire family."

At this point, Pingfan paused, his face showing anger, and continued.

"Furthermore, they plundered all the family's resources. I only escaped because I happened to be out hunting demonic beasts. I later learned from a clansman who wasn't quite dead yet that it was the Zhang family, a force from Fengyan City, that did it."

After listening to Pingfan's explanation, all of Qin Yu's doubts were resolved, and he thought to himself.

"No wonder that man showed murderous intent when he heard that my younger sister was from the Qin family. He probably thought that since they both belonged to the Fengyan City faction, the relationship between the two families must be extraordinary."

"Furthermore, Fan Ping's presence near the Zhang family's residence today also makes sense."

After Qin Yu resolved his doubts, he thought of his conversation with his grandfather last night and looked at Pingfan, saying...

"Do you want revenge?"

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