You Promised to Be an Idle Son-in-Law, How Could You Become a Land Immortal? Chapter 198 - 181: Serenity, Vision, and an Examination

’Bastard?’

Chen Yi’s interest was piqued. Judging from Chen Yunfan’s curse, he clearly knew Liu Wen and was sowhat familiar with him.

’Ah, I’d forgotten about that.’

The Jiangnan Prefecture Chen Family and the Jing State Liu Family were both prominent Noble Families of the current era, so it was only natural that they knew of each other.

Moreover, with elders from both the Chen and Liu Families serving as officials in the sa imperial court, it was perfectly normal for the younger generation to associate with one another.

He figured they had probably t on a few occasions.

As Chen Yi mulled this over, he knew it wasn’t the ti for idle chatter, so he held his tongue.

As Chen Yunfan looked toward Liu Wen’s group, Liu Wen, Liu Zhaoxue, and the others naturally spotted them as well.

He saw them pause in their tracks.

Liu Wen seed a little surprised, a grin spreading across his face. "Chen Yunfan?"

After a mont’s hesitation, Liu Wen gestured to the people behind him and walked straight toward them, a faintly sinister smile appearing on his handso face.

His narrow eyes, however, completely ignored Chen Yi, fixing solely on Chen Yunfan.

While still a good distance away, he smiled and spread his arms wide. "Brother Yunfan, it’s been too long! I’ve missed you dearly."

Chen Yunfan shot him a sidelong glance and snorted. "This young—ahem. This official is not familiar with you."

With that, he seed to recall sothing. He straightened up, clasped his hands behind his back, lifted his chin, and drawled:

"You audacious commoner! Why do you not kneel upon seeing this official?"

The smile on Liu Wen’s face froze. He slowed his pace, and his raised hands trembled slightly.

"Brother Yunfan, surely that’s not necessary?"

"What? You, Liu Wen, don’t even have the rank of a Scholar. You’re just a commoner. You are required to perform the proper ceremony upon seeing an official. Or does this official need to teach you etiquette on behalf of your Jing State Liu Family?"

Liu Wen’s anger flared at these words, and a cold glint flashed in his narrow eyes.

"Chen Yunfan, don’t think that just because you beca the top scholar, you can disrespect my Liu Family!"

Chen Yunfan pursed his lips. "You are mistaken. This official simply doesn’t respect *you*."

"You..."

Now Liu Wen was utterly enraged. His previously feigned magnanimity and warmth vanished without a trace.

The disgusted look on his face, as if he’d just swallowed a fly, was so amusing that Chen Yi couldn’t help but give Chen Yunfan a ntal thumbs-up.

’When it ca to having a sharp tongue and infuriating people, if Chen Yunfan claid to be second best, probably no one would dare claim first.’

Just then, Liu Zhaoxue, who was waiting in the distance, bowed gracefully in their direction.

"Zhaoxue greets you, Lord Chen. I hope Your Lordship will not make things difficult for my second brother, for the sake of the generations of friendship between the Chen and Liu Families."

Hearing her voice, Chen Yunfan’s gaze fell upon Liu Zhaoxue, and his eyes imdiately brightened.

He then dropped his haughty act and said with a cheerful laugh:

"Zhaoxue, you worry too much. I was rely joking with your second brother just now."

"Isn’t that right, Liming?"

Liu Wen, however, was not having any of it. He shot Chen Yunfan a glare and turned to leave.

Moreover, after rejoining the rest of the Liu Family’s group, he even snapped at Liu Zhaoxue, "Did I ask you to speak up?"

"...My apologies, Second Brother."

"Hmph. I’ll teach you a lesson about your place when we get back."

With that, Liu Wen, his face dark, followed the Xiao Mansion’s second steward toward Qingjing Residence.

Seeing this, Liu Zhaoxue hesitated for a mont. She gave Chen Yunfan and Chen Yi another apologetic bow before hurrying to catch up.

As he watched them walk away, the smile on Chen Yunfan’s face faded, and he said with a slight frown:

"That Liu Wen is a real piece of work. He’s definitely up to no good coming to Shu State."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi thought for a mont and asked, "How does he compare to Liu Jing?"

"Who’s Liu Jing?"

"..."

Chen Yunfan clearly had no mory of the man. After wracking his brain for a long mont, he gave up.

"In any case," he said, "Liu Wen is not a good person. You should stay far away from him."

Chen Yi smiled and nodded, but he sighed internally.

’I’d love to stay away from Liu Wen, but unfortunately, he’s not just a piece of work—he’s the type that sticks to you like glue.’

After a few more words of idle chat, Chen Yunfan decided not to stay any longer. He told Chen Yi to join him for a al at Tingyu Pavilion when he had ti, then hurried off.

Chen Yi agreed and watched him go.

He stood silently for a mont.

Seeing that it was getting late, he straightened his clothes and began walking at a leisurely pace toward Qingjing Residence.

’Since so things are unavoidable, there’s no point in trying to hide from them.’

’They just need to be dealt with.’

「A mont later.」

When Chen Yi arrived at Qingjing Residence, he imdiately spotted Xiao Wuge waiting in the pavilion, which made him raise an eyebrow.

’The Liu Family is here, but the Old Master didn’t have Xiao Wuge stay in the main hall?’

As this thought crossed his mind, he glanced toward the main hall.

He was surprised to find that the doors to the hall, which should have been wide open, were now closed.

’It looks like they’re discussing sothing in secret.’

’Strange.’

According to the etiquette of the tis, one should be open and have nothing to hide.

When guests ca to call, unless they were close relatives or it was for a banquet, the host family would typically leave the main doors wide open.

This was a symbol of being open and aboveboard.

The current situation, however, naturally made him suspicious.

Just then, Xiao Wuge saw him approaching. He stood up and waved. "Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law! Over here!"

Chen Yi snapped out of his thoughts, smiled and nodded, then went to sit with him in the pavilion.

After a mont’s thought, he asked in a casual tone, "Did you give the gift to the Old Master?"

Xiao Wuge nodded and said with a smile, "Grandpa was very happy. He even praised for being so thoughtful."

But his smile quickly faded, and he pouted. "It’s a sha so bad guys showed up right after. They kept from talking more with Grandpa."

"Bad guys?"

"Yeah! The sa bad guy who said he wanted to marry my big sister. He had such a long face. You can tell he’s no good just by looking at him."

Chen Yi chuckled at his words, his eyes glancing toward the main hall.

’With Liu Wen’s Martial Arts Cultivation,’ he mused, ’he should be able to hear us from over there.’

After a mont’s consideration, Chen Yi smiled and said, "You’re right. He certainly doesn’t seem like a good person."