Chapter 5: The One Who Should Face the Tribulation

Chapter 5: The One Who Should Face the Tribulation
Qifu's Backyard```
```htmlThe master of the Qi family, Qi Jingyuan, draped in a black cloak, is planting flowers with his wife, Bai Jing, who is wearing a purple dress. Everyone in Quan Ji Water City knows that Madame Bai of the Qi family loves flowers, regardless of their variety. Whether they are ordinary or extraordinary, she delights in them all. Therefore, Qi Jingyuan has filled his backyard with all kinds of flowers and plants. Regardless of the changing seasons, the garden is always filled with the colors of spring, and many of them are rare and unheard of outside, making them extremely precious.```
Ghost Orchid, the flower has a strange and ethereal pattern, and the color of the flower is pale. It is named "Ghost Orchid" because its swaying posture in the wind is like a ghost. Just after the two of them selected a delicate flowerpot for this newly arrived orchid, they saw Qi Meng holding A Bao and leading Han Yuan to walk up: "Dad, mom, I'm back." Han Yuan then bowed and said, "Sir, madam."
White Jing waved to Qi Meng: "Meng'er."
Qi Meng obediently walked over, holding Abao.
White Jing carefully put down the Ghost Orchid in her hand: "You must have gone through a lot on this trip, you've lost a lot of weight."
"Don't worry, Mom. I haven't eaten less food, how could I be skinny. But I have learned a lot from following Uncle Yuan and the others," Qimeng said with a smile.
At this moment, Abao opened his arms and hugged Qimeng desperately: "Mom, sister really hasn't slimmed down, look, I can't even hold her," he said while making noises and squeezing Qimeng's chest: "Sister, did you gain weight again?"
```html“You little rascal,” Bai Jing reached out and gently scraped Ah Bao's nose, “Today, the courtyard added several new plants. Would you two siblings accompany me for a walk?”```
"Mom, I still have something to tell dad. Can I have a moment? Just a moment." Qi Mengxiang told Qi Jingyuan all about this trip, hoping to get praise from her father for doing a good job.
"With your Uncle Yuan here, you don't need to get involved."
"Bai Jing, no matter what tricks Qimeng uses, she can't beat her. I can only follow her anxiously." Uncle Yuan said, "Remember to mention me and don't forget."
"Miss, you can rest assured." Han Yuan nodded slightly to Qi Meng.
After the three left, Qi Jingyuan finally said slowly, "I have learned from several letters about the things you have done in Tongzhou. In recent years, the actions of the Shenjian Mountain Villa have become more frequent, and the losses of our Qi family have been increasing year by year. This trip has managed to gather most of their relationships in Tongzhou. Your credit is not small. Whatever you want, you can go to the warehouse to pick it."
Han Yuan accompanied Qi Jingyuan with small steps: "Master, these are mainly the capable people under your command, and Miss has also contributed a lot. Without Miss's keen eyes, we wouldn't have discovered the person behind the scenes."
```html"You're still speaking up for her. I know this girl well. It's already considerate of you not to cause trouble for me. You know she's the apple of the Qi family's eye. If we can capture her, we can threaten someone in my Qi family. If it weren't for her revealing her identity in Tongzhou, there wouldn't have been the incident of being attacked halfway." Qi Jingyuan sighed, "But I wonder if the fortune teller you mentioned in your letter is truly as insightful as you say."```
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Qi Jingyuan lightly said "Hmm": "Hmm~, setting aside whether he is the Tianji Son or not, just being able to disappear without a sound from right under your noses, if that person has malicious intentions, you all probably won't be able to come back; if it really is him, what is the purpose of his words this time, what is the special quality of the person he mentioned."
"At that time, the man warned us to be careful not to expose the identity of the young lady, otherwise we would surely be ambushed on the way back, risking our lives. If we could get the help of a young man holding a rusty iron sword, we could turn danger into safety. Although there would be surprises, there would be no danger, and in the near future, this person could help Ji Shui City through a life-threatening disaster." Han Yuan repeated the fortune teller's words, and then said, "The young man who saved the young lady is named Li San. According to him, he comes from a very remote place, wearing strange and unfamiliar clothes all the way. We have tested him many times, but he seems like an ordinary person, except for his wide and strong meridians, surpassing ordinary people. If he is willing to put in the effort, his future achievements may be extraordinary, but..." Han Yuan trailed off, not daring to express his doubts. He didn't dare.
Qi Jingyuan glanced lightly at Han Yuan: "Just say what you have to say. You've never been hesitant to speak in front of me before." Qi Jingyuan frowned slightly. "Actually, I already know what you're going to say. If there is a crisis of life and death that even I can't solve, how would this untrained Li San solve it? What is his reliance? And where does this crisis come from?"
```html“Lord is wise.” As the saying goes, a thousand layers of flattery, without flattery, Han Yuan appropriately flattered.
“It's not about wisdom, but at my current level, although there are still some people who can threaten me, those who can kill me besides the Tianji Child and five others, unless they join forces, in a one-on-one situation, no one can do anything to anyone, let alone destroy my Qi Family, unless one of those five intervenes.”```
"Is that so? Except for the person who just appeared and seemed to be the Heavenly Child, and the Desert Northern Monk who guards the Extreme Abyss, aren't the others all missing?"
"So the top priority is to confirm the identity of the Heavenly Child. After receiving your letter, I inquired from various sources and learned that the Yang family still worships his portrait. The copy that has been copied is already on the way and will arrive in a few days."
```html“Okay,” Han Yuan asked again, “What about this Li San?”
“Treat him well. If he is indeed a Tianji master, then the crisis is real, and he is the one destined to help Ji Shui City through it. If it's false, we'll find an excuse to let him go.” Qi Jingyuan thought for a moment. “Does Li San know about these things?”```
"He seems to be unaware."
"Since he doesn't know, there's no need to inform him. In addition, strengthen the patrol inside the city and increase the frequency of intelligence collection and reporting from various places." Qi Jingyuan said expressionlessly.
“Okay, I'll give the order right away.” After saying that, Han Yuan turned and left the backyard.
On this side, when Li San arrived at the South Yard, the maid named Xiao Lan in the side room prepared hot water for him and asked him to take a hot bath and change his clothes. Under the guidance of Xiao Lan, he obediently came to the bathtub. Li San was mentally prepared for this bathing environment, after all, that's how it is in period dramas – a bathtub and a folding screen make up a bathhouse. He slowly took off his clothes: “Why are there so many buttons? And so many straps? It's like unwrapping a mummy, so complicated. Who dressed me at that time? Unbelievable.”
Next to him, Xiaolan watched as Li San fumbled for a long time before taking off a jacket, gently saying, "Young master, let me help you."
"Um, that's fine, thank you." Li San realized only after hearing this that there was still someone standing beside him: I should have said so earlier. Did I look like I've never seen the world just now? It's indeed a bit embarrassing.
小兰站到李三跟前，示意他抬起双臂，娴熟的脱了起来，气氛突然有些尴尬，毕竟李三作为现代人观念还是不太一样的，为了缓解尴尬，他主动开口：“嗯~你是叫小兰吧，刚才听到他们是这么喊你的。”
"Yes, young master."
"Well~ don't call me young master, just call me by my name, I am Li San, the Li San of Zhang San and Li Si."
Xiaolan chuckled: "Li San of Zhang San and Li Si, hehe, young master's words are really interesting."
Li San saw Xiao Lan smile, and the atmosphere eased a lot: "Is it? That's how I introduce myself. Look, this gentleman feels uncomfortable listening to it. In our place, we just call each other by name."
Xiao Lan unbuttoned the last piece of clothing: "No, if the master finds out, he will blame us for not respecting the difference in status. I'll just call you Young Master Li." With that, she reached out to unbutton Li San's pants.
"Okay, I'm not very used to it..." Li San raised his arms and looked ahead. Before he could finish speaking, he felt his pants being pulled down a little, and his buttocks felt cold. Seeing his pants being caught by a little boy in front of him, he quickly reached out to pull them back up, his face turning red: "Uh, um, I can do this myself, I can do it myself."
(End of this chapter)