"He Qiyan, you're playing with fire. If you dare to touch anyone from my Qin family, the cripple who raised you will die even sooner," Qin Shengnan said sternly.
"You investigated me?" He Qiyan's gaze sharpened, her killing intent intensifying.
Qin Shengnan captured He Qiyan's nervousness and immediately sneered.
"Heh, we're both from Jiangnan City. Do you think anything can be hidden from me?"
"Besides, even if I don't touch that cripple, how many more years does he have to live?"
"Hahahahaha~" Qin Shengnan laughed with a strange smile.
"You'd better not have such thoughts, or I fear you won't be able to bear the consequences," He Qiyan threatened in a deep voice.
Liao Zixia, standing beside them, got a headache seeing the two about to argue again.
They hadn't been quiet for a minute, and now they were starting again.
"Alright, Fifth Senior Sister, let me escort you out first." Liao Zixia quickly pushed He Qiyan, and they left Qin Shengnan.
As the two walked on the street, Liao Zixia looked at He Qiyan and asked curiously.
"Fifth Senior Sister, what are you and Sixth Senior Sister planning to do? Why won't Master tell me?" Liao Zixia was very curious.
He Qiyan was quite friendly towards this youngest junior sister and smiled gently.
"Junior Sister, it's not that we're deliberately hiding it from you. Master knows your personality, so he doesn't want you to know these things."
"Oh.~" Liao Zixia looked a bit dejected and blamed herself.
"It seems I'm still too useless."
Seeing Liao Zixia looking sad, He Qiyan took her hand and patted it to comfort her.
"Junior Sister, who says you're useless? You are very useful."
"As soon as Master has a plan, he sends you and that tomboy Qin Shengnan back to Jiangnan City. Isn't that for you to provide logistical support?"
"Otherwise, how could Qin Shengnan have gotten the Qin family's executive power so quickly? And your medical skills are very impressive, so don't think like that."
Liao Zixia thought about it carefully, and it seemed to make sense.
The disappointment on her face also returned to normal.
However, He Qiyan's mention of providing logistical support made Liao Zixia feel depressed again.
Liao Zixia thought about the poisoned needles Qin Shengnan had asked her to prepare today and said with some melancholy.
"Fifth Senior Sister, actually, I've been very confused lately. Isn't learning medicine about saving people?"
"But I've saved some people since coming to Jiangnan City, yet I've also harmed quite a few."
He Qiyan twitched the corner of her mouth.
Liao Zixia had great talent in medicine, but her heart was too soft.
This was why Master both loved and hated her, feeling helpless.
"Junior Sister, you don't need to blame yourself. There is no absolute right or wrong in this world."
"In the eyes of a crow, even a swan is guilty."
"And..." He Qiyan paused, then finally sighed.
"If that tomboy Qin Shengnan asks you to harm people again, and you really don't want to go against your conscience, you can try to refuse."
Liao Zixia had also considered this idea.
But she couldn't refuse Qin Shengnan's requests.
Especially whenever Qin Shengnan looked at her with a sincere expression, coupled with Qin Shengnan always bringing up Master and their junior brother.
This made Liao Zixia, despite her reluctance, eventually agree.
"Alright, I'll see then," Liao Zixia sighed.
"Fifth Senior Sister, I won't see you off. Be careful on your way back."
He Qiyan nodded, "Okay, you go back first."
After Liao Zixia left, He Qiyan also headed towards the direction of home, deep in her memory.
On the way.
He Qiyan passed by a convenience store, bought two catties of loose white wine, and two packs of peanuts.
When she passed a barbecue stall, she also ordered some skewers.
Fifteen minutes later.
He Qiyan paid the taxi fare and stood in front of a dilapidated house.
There was a courtyard outside the house, and the gate to the courtyard was the same as in her memory.
It had always been slightly ajar.
He Qiyan stood at the door for a long time without speaking, her resolute face.
A rare look of hesitation appeared.
If Qin Shengnan saw this scene, she would definitely laugh at her.
*Hoo~*
He Qiyan exhaled heavily.
Finally, she mustered up her courage and pushed the door open.
As soon as she entered.
He Qiyan saw an elderly figure lying on a bamboo rattan chair in the courtyard.
On the stone table beside it.
An old radio was playing opera.
"Grandpa, I... I'm back." He Qiyan looked at the old man in front of her with some nervousness.
"Little girl, you've got the wrong person. I, this old man, have no wife, no children, and no daughters. Where would I have a granddaughter?" Grandpa He, lying on the bamboo rattan chair, said coldly without opening his eyes.
He Qiyan panicked.
She quickly took two steps forward, knelt beside Grandpa He's bamboo rattan chair.
She tightly grasped Grandpa He's hand, her voice filled with a sob.
"You are my grandpa."
"Grandpa, look at me, I'm Qiyan. You're the one who gave me this name. You can't disown me."
He Qiyan was like a little girl who had made a mistake, extremely flustered.
If people from a certain region knew that Luo Sha Gui Ji was kneeling and apologizing to an old man,
They would probably be so shocked their eyeballs would fall out.
Grandpa He frowned, decisively shook off He Qiyan's hand, and stood up from the bamboo rattan chair.
At this moment, his cloudy old eyes were full of disappointment.
He stared at He Qiyan for a while, his eyes showing nostalgia, disappointment, anger, heartache, and more.
However, in the end, he said coldly and heartlessly.
"Little girl, you've got the wrong person. You should leave. This old man needs to rest."
After speaking.
Grandpa He turned and walked towards the house.
This!
He Qiyan was slightly surprised.
When did Grandpa's lame leg get better?
However, now was clearly not the time to worry about this.
He Qiyan quickly stepped forward, grabbed Grandpa He's hand, and continued to plead.
"Grandpa, I am Qiyan. You can't disown me. In this world, besides you, I have no other family."
"If you don't want me, then I'll truly become an orphan."
As she spoke, He Qiyan burst into tears.
The heartless Grandpa He's ears twitched slightly, and a pang struck deep in his heart.
His expression, facing away from He Qiyan, kept changing.
Finally, he couldn't bear it, turned back, and sighed.
"You were an orphan from the start. I was merely taking care of you for a few years on behalf of your original family."
"Little girl, you've grown up, your wings have hardened. This humble house of mine can no longer keep you."
He Qiyan felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife, it hurt so much.
At the same time, she was also very scared, shaking her head and pleading.
"No, I'm not an orphan. You are my grandpa."
"Grandpa, it was Qiyan's fault back then. Please forgive me. I had my reasons for doing this."
"I also want to avenge my family, which is why I left with Master."
*Slap!*
It was better that He Qiyan didn't explain.
Her explanation made Grandpa He furious.
A loud slap landed, and He Qiyan didn't dodge.
"Heh, avenge your family? Do you think breaking through to the Neijia Qiti Realm and entering the Yinyuan Realm is enough?"
"Let me tell you, with your current cultivation, seeking revenge is still far from enough!"
This!
He Qiyan was shocked.
She didn't expect Grandpa He to see through her current cultivation level at a glance.
She had only decided to descend the mountain after breaking through this time.
"Grandpa, at least I'm not an ordinary person anymore. Even if this strength isn't enough, I still have Master and my senior sisters to help."
"I'm doing this because I truly want to do it for my family..." He Qiyan was about to explain.
However, Grandpa He slapped her again.
*Slap!*
Seeing He Qiyan not dodging and taking the slap directly, with blood flowing from her mouth, Grandpa He.
Felt a bit guilty, blaming himself for being too harsh.
But on the surface, he still said coldly.
"Don't mention your Master to me. Do you think your Master, Qi Sha, is a good person?"
"Do you know why I strongly opposed you returning to the mountain with someone from Qi Sha back then?"