The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity-Chapter 438 - 436: Confusedly Slept and Got into Trouble

"Places heavy with yin energy are bound to be strange. Everyone knows it’s a cemetery here and no one comes at night; the village hasn’t reported any incidents."

"Let’s head back first; I want to eat the dish made with these bamboo shoots."

"Why do you only think about eating every day? Besides eating and exorcising ghosts, you can’t do anything else. You can’t do housework, nor can you cook."

"Are you starting to despise me now?"

"No, I actually like that you can’t do anything."

Qin Zhao almost punched him, this guy had been particularly irritating lately.

Yet, his comment had stumped Qin Zhao, making her hold back her fist.

"Actually, sometimes the most important thing about being alive is feeling needed."

"Fine, you do know what to say."

Qin Zhao snorted lightly, sparing him.

As they descended the mountain and reached the foot, Qin Zhao suddenly stopped.

She turned around to look, and could clearly see all the ghosts wandering in the mountains.

Most were wandering souls drifting aimlessly.

One ghost was mixed among these wandering souls, always staring at them.

When Qin Zhao turned to look, the ghost hastily diverted her gaze and dropped her head to cover her ugly face with her hair.

Ghosts aren’t particularly active during the day; the dense trees in these mountains were the reason some of the ghosts came out. So, Qin Zhao wasn’t too concerned about a soul watching her.

What mattered was that she sensed the ghost spying on them bore no ill will toward her and Chu Yan.

"How long are we going to stay here?"

On the way home, Qin Zhao asked Chu Yan.

"We’ll stay for a week. An uncle’s family has some troubles, and I need to help out. When my mom died, I was attending the college entrance exams in the province, and it was this uncle and his wife who handled the funeral.

They kept my mom’s death from me until after the exams, so I didn’t get to see her one last time."

"How did your mom die?"

"She overworked herself to death, suffered a heart attack."

Chu Hanxu was a seamstress. To raise Chu Yan, she tirelessly made clothes day and night until it took a toll on her health.

"What happened at your uncle’s house?"

"His son has been irresponsible, made a small mistake, and I’m helping out."

Once back home, Chu Yan prepared a lavish lunch for Qin Zhao using the freshly dug bamboo shoots and other ingredients bought the day before.

After lunch, he tidied up the house.

"Wait for me at home, I’ll be back soon."

Although the uncle was related to Lu Family, the Lu family had always opposed Lu Tingming’s marriage to Xu Biqing, believing he shouldn’t betray Chu Hanxu out of ingratitude.

Chu Yan’s grandparents, while still alive, chose to sever ties with Lu Tingming, helping Chu Hanxu raise Chu Yan.

As such, Chu Yan maintained a good relationship with this uncle.

This Qingming Festival, when he heard that Chu Yan was coming back, the uncle called him.

Lu Tingsheng’s new home was in the newly built villa area of the village, with living conditions vastly different from before.

Upon arriving at Lu Tingsheng’s house, he came out beaming with smiles.

"Xiao Yan, when did you get back? Why didn’t you call me? I would have picked you up from the train station."

"I came back yesterday, no need to go through the trouble."

Chu Yan smiled, but his demeanor was somewhat distant.

He generally kept a cold attitude towards others; if not for the debt of gratitude, he wouldn’t have visited Lu Tingsheng.

"I heard from the villagers that you brought back a girl. Is she your wife? Why not bring her to meet us?"

Chu Yan didn’t intend to engage in small talk, "Let’s discuss that matter first."

Lu Tingsheng’s expression immediately grew more serious.

"It’s all because of that troublemaker son of mine! Spoiled by his mother, he ended up doing such an outrageous thing!"

He sighed deeply.

"If it were something within the village, I could have settled it, but he is studying in a high school in the county, and the girl’s family has connections there."

Lu Tingsheng now held a very high position in the village.

Because of Lu Tingming and Chu Yan’s statuses, although he wasn’t the village chief, his status was even higher than that of one.

"What exactly did he do?"

The matter concerned Lu Tingsheng’s son, named Lu Jun.

"Lu Jun’s academic performance was poor, so I sent him to a private high school in the county. But this guy didn’t take his studies seriously at all and got involved in a romantic relationship instead.

Lu Jun got a girlfriend, and when he visited the girl’s home, they somehow ended up sleeping together.

It shouldn’t have been a big deal, just youthful ignorance. But the girl’s father is a scoundrel, and he had installed cameras in the house and captured everything on film. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

He’s insisting that our Lu Jun forced his daughter, and he wants to report it to the police and get Lu Jun arrested."

Chu Yan frowned and remained silent.

Lu Tingsheng cautiously observed him, "He is also demanding two million in compensation from us. I’m spending tens of thousands a year on Lu Jun’s private school tuition, where would I find that much money?

That family has connections in the local police station. If we don’t pay up, they’ll have Lu Jun imprisoned.

Xiao Yan, he’s the only son I have, you must help us!"

Chu Yan was silent for a long time before speaking, "I need to see the surveillance footage first."

All of these words were just one side of the story from Lu Tingsheng.

Chu Yan needed to see the physical evidence himself, then decide the right from wrong in the matter.

He didn’t want to unjustly favor someone just because Lu Tingsheng was his uncle.

"What’s there to see? It’s quite embarrassing actually."

Lu Tingsheng’s face showed a bit of awkwardness.

"That girl’s father is such a pervert to install surveillance in his home."

"Regardless, I need to see the surveillance to confirm the situation as you described it."

Lu Tingsheng spoke discontentedly, "Chu Yan, don’t you trust what your uncle is saying? Although Lu Jun isn’t fond of studies, he is your cousin, you should know what kind of person he is."

Chu Yan wasn’t sure, as he hadn’t seen this cousin since he moved to Imperial City.

"Don’t you know me and your aunt well enough? Our child wouldn’t do something bad!"

"If he is not at fault and it truly is a case of false accusation and extortion, I will help you sort it out."

Lu Tingsheng was silent for a long time, his expression was a bit strained.

After a while, he finally spoke again, "We’ve talked for so long, yet I haven’t invited you in to sit for a while. Let’s go inside, and I’ll have Lu Jun come and talk to you."

Chu Yan followed him inside, eager to meet Lu Jun.

"Is your father doing well in Imperial City? I saw him on the trending searches recently."

On the way inside, Lu Tingsheng mentioned Lu Tingming.

"This guy is really cold-hearted. Ever since he married that Xu Biqing, he never returned here and doesn’t even recognize me as his brother, as if he’s afraid that his poor relatives will come knocking.

At least he could have arranged a decent job for me in Imperial City, how can I be stuck here forever?"

Lu Tingsheng had many grievances about his brother.

Chu Yan’s eyes darkened but he didn’t respond.

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