783: 0783 Wives and Concubines Abound (First Update) 783: 0783 Wives and Concubines Abound (First Update) After escaping from the crazy shrew Lin Qiao’er, Ye Qiu made a trip to the Shangguan household.
Seeing Ye Qiu’s arrival, the old Master Shangguan was in high spirits and insisted on Ye Qiu accompanying him in a ga of chess all afternoon.
Shangguan Mingyue was not at ho, she had gone abroad several months ago to research the myths and histories of various places around the world.
Concerned for Shangguan Mingyue’s safety, the elderly master had specifically asked Shangguan Dao to follow and ensure her security.
Regarding Shangguan Mingyue, who had just returned ho for a brief stay before setting off to travel the world again, the old master said he wanted Shangguan Mingyue to do what she loved, but Ye Qiu could tell the elder didn’t want his youngest daughter to leave his side.
Shangguan Mingyue had never married, and this was a constant worry for the old master.
“Maybe I pushed her to flee from my side,” the old master confided his worries, with Ye Qiu listening by his side.
“When Mingyue was ho, she often spoke about you, Ye lad, you don’t have a girlfriend now, do you?”
“No, old master,” Ye Qiu replied, but the way the old master spoke made it seem as if he intended to matchmake Shangguan Mingyue with him.
Seeing Ye Qiu’s expression, the old master laughed, shaking his head, “Don’t overthink it, lad.
Mingyue is several years older than you, even if I were senile, I wouldn’t let you marry her.
I’m just worried; this girl is still single, and if you have the chance, lad, please persuade her.
She’s grown up and still hasn’t settled down, leaving , an old man, worried.”
Thinking of Shangguan Mingyue’s exquisite beauty, Ye Qiu’s mind swayed; he didn’t know what kind of man would be her match.
“Alright, old master, rest assured, I’ll talk to her,” Ye Qiu promised.
“Ye lad, in my lifeti, I’ve seen countless young people, but among so many, it’s you who pleases most.
You may look lazy and casual, but I know your heart is truly kind.
Are you aware of our Shangguan Hong’s feelings for you?”
The old master suddenly shifted the topic to Shangguan Hong, catching Ye Qiu off guard.
“You’re joking, old master.
Shangguan Hong and I are just friends; it’s not what you think.”
“Ye lad, stop pretending with .
Our Shangguan Hong has never been serious about any man.
She refused to marry into Yin’s family, having you accompany her; do you think I couldn’t tell?
Even if at the ti you pretended to be her boyfriend, this old man knew, so I decided then to respect my granddaughter’s wishes.”
“She has grown up, and I, an old man, cannot sacrifice my granddaughter’s happiness for a few plants from the Yin family, simply to prolong my own life.”
Ye Qiu suddenly understood why the old master had agreed to refuse the marriage alliance with the Yin family; he had realized then that Ye Qiu was just a pretend boyfriend.
“Ye lad, can you promise sothing?” The old man’s gaze suddenly turned serious.
Seeing the old master look this way, Ye Qiu said, “Speak, if I am capable, I certainly won’t refuse.”
“Then I’ll say it; you must be able to do this,” the old master smiled, then imdiately said, “If one day I’m no longer here, can you take care of Hong’er for ?”
“This…” Ye Qiu pondered for a few seconds, then nodded.
Seeing Ye Qiu agree, the old man laughed heartily, “Another ga!”
Before leaving the Shangguan household, Ye Qiu produced an elixir for the old master to consu; although the pill was not as advanced as the Primordial Pill, it was the most suitable for the old master.
It did not have an intense dicinal effect and, with Ye Qiu’s assistance, it was quickly absorbed by the old master.
The old man’s overall health and spirits improved considerably, feeling as if he had entered a second spring.
In the twilight years, with an air of dusk all around, Ye Qiu could not bear to see the old master in a state of spent glory, and he spared no elixirs to extend the old master’s life just a bit longer.
Unfortunately, he didn’t have enough materials to concoct a batch of Wanshou Pills, otherwise a single pill would have guaranteed the old master to live well over a hundred years, not to ntion the possibility of several centuries.
The old Master Shangguan entrusted him to care for Shangguan Hong, which clearly ant he was entrusting her to him.
Ye Qiu, who still had not avenged the great enmity from the Dugu clan, didn’t want to get involved in too many romantic entanglents, nor could he promise anyone a future.
Even in his interactions with Shen ngchen, Shangguan Hong, and Lin Qiao’er, he always kept it to a minimum and never crossed the line, because he didn’t want to implicate any one of them.
Of course, there was also a kind of human selfishness involved; even if he had to choose one, he wouldn’t be able to make a decision quickly.
Let things take their natural course.
If he could avenge his great enmity, he would fulfill his promise to the old Master Shangguan.
However, when Ye Qiu thought about embarking on his second journey of pretending to be soone else’s boyfriend, he couldn’t help feeling a headache coming on.
During the period when he received no news from Lin Qiao’er about heading to Wushan City.
Ye Qiu finally managed to complete his primary job, protecting Shen ngchen every day.
Niu Yinyin, that naive girl, learned that he was back and called him.
Over the phone, she asked him to co to Capital City to play with her, and all Ye Qiu could do was agree verbally to avoid hurting Yinyin’s feelings, until the call ended up with Fang Sijie.
Although the two didn’t say much, even making polite conversation, Ye Qiu could tell that Fang Sijie was very welcoming of him visiting Capital City again.
This mature woman, whether in speech or action, was always spot-on, making people feel completely at ease.
Over the phone, Fang Sijie also took the opportunity to thank Ye Qiu for what he had done for her.
She also ntioned that the three young masters, Song Jie, Jiang Hao, and Luo Ming, never dared to bother her again and even, on a few occasions, stepped in to help her out of trouble actively.
Rembering how those three suffered at his hands, Ye Qiu didn’t pay too much attention to it.
With his abilities at that ti, these families wouldn’t dare to seek revenge; otherwise, Ye Qiu would undoubtedly strike again.
At the end of the call, Fang Sijie also invited Ye Qiu to visit her ho when he had the ti, as she wanted to cook him a al to express her gratitude for his help.
After the call, Ye Qiu’s mind wandered.
He felt his charm with won was perhaps too strong, ranging from Shen ngchen to Shangguan Hong, Shangguan Mingyue, and Lin Qiao’er, and now Fang Sijie was added to the mix.
It seed as if heaven wasn’t shortchanging him!
If all these won were to marry him, the scene would surely be delightful…
Even soone as formidable as Ye Qiu couldn’t help but indulge in a bit of fantasy at this mont.
As the saying goes, every emperor dreams of a kingdom, and every man harbors the dream of having a harem.
But Ye Qiu’s pleasant dream was quickly interrupted by the old lecher.
Suddenly receiving a call from the old lecher, he heard so good news.
“You and the mistress have both made a breakthrough?” Ye Qiu couldn’t help but be overjoyed.
On the other end of the line, the old lecher replied with smug satisfaction, “That’s right, now I’m a high-level grandmaster as well.
Your master has not let you down, has he?”
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