Chapter 438 - Running Into Family” (1/2)

Yan Tianhen asked, “How bad is your relationship with your family ah? Aunt Ji said that you and her are siblings of the same father and mother. Aunt Ji is able to receive treasures sent over from her family every year. They care about her very much. It may be assumed that your family won’t be too harsh on you either ba.”

Zhuoye couldn’t help sneering. “You don’t understand this. The Ji family is an alchemist family known for their medicinal pills throughout the Five Continents. I am a Gu Master who refines Gu and occasionally also refines some poison pills. Moreover, one of my best friends is from the demonic path. Everyone in the clan all think I’m scum and eagerly wish to quickly get rid of me. How do you think my parents will treat me?”

Yan Tianhen couldn’t help rubbing his nose as he spoke with some embarrassment, “I’m sorry ah.”

Zhuoye side-eyed him. “What’s to be sorry for? I don’t particularly care either.”

After the waiter received a tip, sure enough, the food was served quickly. Not before long, four full plates were presented.

Originally, Yan Tianhen was full of interest and ready to gorge himself. However, the moment he saw every single bug, which had not lost their shape after they had been cooked, on the plates, he suddenly felt a chill and goosebumps began to appear. “Why…why are they all bugs?” Yan Tianhen rubbed his arms.

“The South Continent’s specialty is bugs ah.” Zhuoye wasn’t polite at all. He picked up his chopsticks and stuffed some into his mouth, giving off crisp crunching sounds as he chewed. “Don’t underestimate these bugs. They all grew up eating spiritual plants and their meat is delicious. Coupled with the special cooking skills and spices from the food cultivators here, these dishes are a delicacy that’s hard to come by. You absolutely won’t be able to eat it anywhere else.”

Yan Tianhen originally didn’t want to try it, but Lin Xuanzhi also expressed his affirmation after tasting it. Yan Tianhen’s desire for delicious food outweighed his fear of bugs, so he put one in his mouth while trembling with dread. As the saying went, bugs couldn’t be judged by their appearances. When he ate one, the door to an entirely new world opened, and he finished over half of the plate by himself. If Zhuoye didn’t repeatedly warn him that it was easy to get a swelling stomach if he ate too much of these bugs, Yan Tianhen could have eaten the entire plate.

When they were eating and drinking to their heart’s content, a group of cultivators descended from a private room upstairs. Lin Xuanzhi scanned this group of people from the corner of his eyes. They looked very young and were also dressed very tastefully. Among them, there were two people, a man and a woman, who were surrounded on all sides, like a moon amidst all the stars. Each of the two people had a jade gourd-shaped bottle hanging on their waist, so it was easy to identify their origins. Zhuoye swept them a glance and then withdrew his gaze.

The girl among the two teenagers somehow took one look towards this direction and was stunned on the spot when she saw Zhuoye.

She paused and tugged at the man beside her. “Second Brother, look over there. Isn’t that Zhuoye Didi ah?”

The person known as Second Brother looked towards Zhuoye’s side, and his complexion changed slightly. “Ji Zhuoye, you’re actually not dead yet.” Ji Yufei frowned and walked over, full of malicious intent.

Yan Tianhen lifted his head from the plate he had been engrossed in eating when he heard the voice. He looked at the young man walking towards the table. “Zhuoye Dage, do you know this person ah?”

The girl frowned and also came over, tugging at Ji Yufei’s sleeve. “Second Brother, don’t say that. No matter what, Zhuoye still has the blood of the Ji family flowing through his veins. Moreover, you must not let outsiders see a joke when you cause a scene in public.”

Ji Yufei glanced at the girl. “Since when was it your turn to lecture? Don’t interrupt!”

A trace of embarrassment appeared on the girl’s face.

Ji Zhuoye indifferently swept a glance over Ji Yufei’s face. “The fact that I’m willing to return is a blessing for Tailan City. Don’t be a dog who wants to catch mice and meddle in other people’s business.”

Ji Yufei narrowed his eyes. “Ji Zhuoye, you are not welcome in Tailan City.”

Yan Tianhen immediately laughed. “What you said is very interesting. Why don’t I stand at the gate of Tailan City and ask the city gate whether this city welcomes Zhuoye Gege? If it says he’s not welcome, then we can leave immediately ah.”

Originally, Ji Yufei had already automatically ignored these two ugly teenagers dressed in average clothes. Once Yan Tianhen opened his mouth, he noticed them at once.

“Who are you guys? There’s no room for you to butt in on the Ji family’s internal affairs,” Ji Yufei said with no trace of politeness.

Yan Tianhen was all smiles as he replied, “The Ji family’s own affairs? Just now, you kept on saying that Zhuoye Dage is no longer part of the Ji family anymore, but now you insist on classifying him as a family member. Is it because you’re old and your brain doesn’t work well, so you keep forgetting the words you’ve spoken right before?”

When it came to mouthing off, Yan Tianhen would never lose to anyone. If not for Lin Xuanzhi’s fear that Yan Tianhen would be beaten whenever he spoke irresponsibly, Yan Tianhen could mouth off from the East Continent all the way to the West Continent. However, if someone bullied them, Lin Xuanzhi would never stop Yan Tianhen from mouthing off.

Ji Yufei’s expression indeed darkened.

Ji Yuying couldn’t help glancing at Yan Tianhen some more. She really felt that this tall and thin young man was a true hero. He actually dared to talk back to Ji Yufei to his face and even indirectly cursed that his brain didn’t work well. One should know that no one in the entire Ji family truly dared to provoke Ji Yufei.

Ji Yufei fixed Yan Tianhen with an unkind stare. “Who are you? Don’t you know who I am?”

Yan Tianhen shook his head. “I am Wu Zhenshuai. Do you know who I am?”