Chapter 75: Ye Family Gathers, Chen Lou Takes Action

There were only two private rooms on the entire third floor. Private Room One was already empty, so they had not closed the door, and someone now came up shouting and cursing.

“What’s going on this time?”

Qin Xiao asked Ye Jiarong with some curiosity.

“That’s my father’s voice.”

Ye Jiarong lowered his head in embarrassment. Sending someone home for money must have angered his father enough to bring him to the restaurant.

“Where is he? Get out here, you brat! Do you think I’m a Spirit Stone vault? Asking for twenty thousand at once—see if I don’t beat you to death!”

The voice drew closer, almost reaching the doorway.

“Great-Aunt, Great-Grandaunt, save me! My father is going to beat me!”

Ye Jiarong knew his father’s temper: if he said he would beat him, he meant it. He quickly knelt to beg the two elders for help.

“It’s all right. Get up. Your great-grandaunt will stand up for you.”

Having just praised Ye Jiarong for handling matters well, Ye Qiuyue was naturally inclined to protect him.

Ye Yuanhua was about to let loose another curse when he caught sight of the figures inside the room, instantly swallowing his words.

“Yuanhua pays respects to Great-Aunt, and to my aunt.”

Recognizing who was present, Ye Yuanhua hurried forward and bowed low.

He groaned inwardly. You little brat! Why didn’t you tell me the elders were here? Now you’ve landed your father in trouble!

“What do you mean by shouting like that? Is that any way for a family head to behave?”

Ye Qiuyue rebuked the bowing Ye Yuanhua directly.

“Great-Aunt, this junior was wrong. Please forgive me.”

Daring not to talk back, Ye Yuanhua could only accept the reprimand obediently.

“Forget it. Pay attention next time. Sit down.”

Ye Qiuyue only gave him a brief reprimand. It was no great matter; surely she did not need to punish him seriously.

“Great-Aunt, there is no need. I will stand. And you, little beast, come over here and stand as well.”

Seeing Ye Jiarong make a move to take a seat, Ye Yuanhua barked a quick reprimand.

After a moment’s thought, Ye Jiarong obediently stood to one side. His great-grandaunt might have protected him, but his father was the one in charge of him day to day. Better not disobey him.

“Xiao’er, is the food to your liking? If it is not enough, we can order more.”

Ye Qiuyue could find no fault with Qin Xiao. He had even given her a Saint Origin Spirit Fruit. Where else could she find such a good disciple?

“Master’s Wife, I’m full, but the spirit food here is very good. Would it be all right to pack some more to take away?”

Qin Xiao was certainly happy with the meal, but visits here were rare. He had to stock up. Takeaway was a must.

“What kind of talk is that? Pack as much as you please.” This chapter was taken from NovelPing without permission.

Taking some food away was hardly a problem. Ye Qiuyue gave him permission to pack as much as he liked.

“Then make another ten complete sets of that menu. I’ll take them away. Where is the waitress?”

Qin Xiao thought ten sets should be about enough. Keeping too much was not good either. He looked up for the waitress, but could not see her.

“I’ll give the instructions. Carry on chatting.”

Hearing that Qin Xiao intended to order ten more full sets of the menu, Ye Yuanhua hurriedly stepped into the conversation.

For all his cries of unfilial son, he had brought twenty thousand Spirit Stones. That would only cover one full set of the menu, however, and now ten more were needed. He had volunteered so he could go downstairs and send someone home for more Spirit Stones.

“Go on, then.”

Ye Qiuyue gave an indifferent wave.

In fact, Ye Qiuyue and Ye Tianyi both had more than enough Spirit Stones and had not expected the others to pay. But when the Ye Family was treating guests, how could its members leave the bill to their elders?

The restaurant wondered what kind of big customer had arrived today. Was the Ye Family entertaining someone important? Ordering every dish once was outrageous enough, and now they wanted another ten sets. The staff sent people to buy more ingredients.

After arranging everything, Ye Yuanhua returned upstairs. He had made a rough calculation: a complete set cost about twenty thousand Spirit Stones, so eleven sets would cost over two hundred thousand.

The restaurant probably did not make that much in an entire year. Most customers would not order such expensive dishes.

Before long, more dishes began arriving, and Qin Xiao put them all into his System Space.

“That unfilial son! Where is that unfilial son of mine?”

The same cry came from the stairs again.

“You’ve got to be kidding me. Grandfather is here too?”

Ye Jiarong was speechless.

“How did this reach Father? Wasn’t he in Secluded Cultivation?”

Ye Yuanhua was equally bewildered.

“Hold on. Why does this exact scenario feel so familiar?”

Hadn’t this very scene just played out? Qin Xiao thought.

Ye Tianyun was about to lose his temper when, just like Ye Yuanhua, he suddenly fell silent.

“Tianyun pays respects to Aunt, and to Elder Sister.”

Once he saw who was there, Ye Tianyun obediently paid his respects, just as Ye Yuanhua had.

“Master’s Wife, your family is really amusing. They all seem cast from the same mold! Haha.”

Watching the recurring spectacle, Qin Xiao could no longer contain his amusement and laughed out loud.

“Qin Xiao, shut up!” This chapter was copied from novelping dot com without permission.

Ye Tianyi was embarrassed too. Why were her younger brother and his family so unreliable? She did not know what to say.

Ye Tianyun had been in secluded cultivation and had just come out for some air. Seeing the steward hurry past, he had asked what was happening and learned that his son had taken over two hundred thousand Spirit Stones to eat and drink at a restaurant. How could he allow that? If even the family head behaved like this, how could they teach the younger generation? He had snatched the Spirit Stone bag and come over in a rage.

“Ah, we’ve made fools of ourselves in front of Xiao’er. Tianyun, what is going on? You’re a grown man—why are you still so rash?”

Ye Qiuyue was at a loss too. The Ye Family was not usually like this. What had happened today?

“Uh, Aunt, this is a misunderstanding. I didn’t know they were entertaining you. I thought they were ignoring the ancestral rules and squandering money, so I came to teach them a lesson. It really is a misunderstanding.”

Ye Tianyun hastily offered an explanation.

“All right, all right. Since everyone is here, let me introduce him. This is Qin Xiao, Peak Master of the Tianyuan Sect’s Seven Stars Peak, Changqing’s personal disciple and also my disciple. If the Ye Family encounters him in future, help him whenever you can. Remember not to offend him.”

Seeing three generations of the family gathered, Ye Qiuyue decided to formally present Qin Xiao to them.

“Aunt, you really consider him one of us? I disagree. I won’t accept it! He’s only Qin Changqing’s disciple. What has he to do with us?”

While the other family members dared not voice their thoughts, Ye Tianyi was the first to object. If Aunt took him as a disciple as well, wouldn’t that make him her peer? That was entirely unacceptable.

“You won’t accept it? What is there to object to? Do you know why I reached Body Integration so quickly? It was all thanks to Qin Xiao, and you object? If he hadn’t helped me break through, falling out with that old bastard Chen today would have doomed both your pavilion and the Ye Family. He practically saved you, yet you still object!”

Seeing Ye Tianyi protest, Ye Qiuyue flew into a rage. You dare object? Without Qin Xiao, today’s outcome would have been entirely different.

“What? Him? How is that possible? How could he have something that strengthens the Primordial Spirit?”

For a moment, Ye Tianyi struggled to process the revelation. She knew Qin Xiao possessed wealth, but items capable of strengthening the Primordial Spirit could not be acquired merely with Spirit Stones; otherwise, she would have bankrupted herself to purchase one for her aunt long ago.

“You flatter me, Master’s Wife. We’re all family, so there’s no need to talk of favors. When your cultivation rises, I benefit too.”

Flustered by the high praise, Qin Xiao hurriedly offered a modest reply.

“Look at him. He helped us, yet he doesn’t boast and is still so modest. What do you have to object to?”

Hearing Qin Xiao’s response, Ye Qiuyue grew even more pleased.

“Aunt, I was wrong. I accept it.”

However unhappy she was, Ye Tianyi knew her aunt was right. Qin Xiao had indeed helped the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion, and further objections would be unreasonable. Besides, his appearance had averted trouble earlier, even if he had then made the confrontation worse.

“That is more like it. Tianyi, from now on you will address Qin Xiao as Junior Brother; since he is my disciple, he is naturally your Junior Brother as well. And Qin Xiao, you will call Tianyi Senior Sister.”

Once Ye Tianyi admitted her mistake, Ye Qiuyue gave Qin Xiao a place in the hierarchy. Since he called her Master’s Wife, she could hardly leave him without any standing.

“Thank you, Master’s Wife.”

Qin Xiao hurriedly thanked her. Good, now he had a place in the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion too. If he could no longer stay in the Tianyuan Sect someday, he could come here.

“Pavilion Master, this is bad! The City Lord’s patrol guards have sealed our storefronts!”

As they were enjoying their conversation, a Heavenly Clothes Pavilion disciple suddenly arrived with a report.