Chen Qinghe

"Third brother, what good news is there today that you're treating me to a meal?" Before even entering the door, Chen Liangpin's voice could be heard.

Upon entering the courtyard, he saw:

"Big brother is here too. Is something really going on?"

"Second brother, what are you saying? We're all in town, isn't it normal for us brothers to get together?"

Chen Liangwu brought out the good wine that Chen Qinglin had brought.

"This is good wine!" Chen Liangpin's eyes lit up when he saw the wine Chen Liangwu was holding.

Then he felt a bit regretful. His wife had come with him, so he probably wouldn't be able to drink much of this good wine.

"Where did it come from, third brother?"

"Qinglin brought it back. I immediately thought of you and big brother!"

"Qinglin? He's back, where is he?"

"He just went out with Qingshi. He'll be back soon."

"What about Qinghe?"

"Don't even mention him. If only Qinghe were like Qinglin and Qingshi, I'd be at ease. Who knows where he's run off to now."

Speaking of this, Chen Liangpin felt a bit envious of his big brother and third brother.

Because they were treating Uncle's family and Second Uncle's family to a meal.

Chen Qinglin and Chen Qingshi had gone out to buy ingredients. Chen Qingyun and Chen Xiaoxiao, having not seen their big brother in a long time, followed along.

"Qinglin, your ring is so convenient!" After buying a lot of meat and vegetables, they were all stored in Xiaoxiao's ring. Chen Qingshi exclaimed in surprise.

"When will I have a ring like this?"

However, he only sighed. He couldn't afford such a thing. He had already heard Qinglin mention its price.

It cost one hundred spirit stones to buy. In Dingyuan County, they couldn't be found at all. Changyang County had very few, and people like them basically couldn't get them.

One spirit stone could be exchanged for one hundred taels of gold, and one tael of gold was equal to ten taels of silver.

This ring was equivalent to one hundred thousand taels of silver, and very few people would exchange spirit stones for gold and silver.

One could not buy a storage ring with just gold and silver.

One hundred thousand taels of silver alone was beyond Chen Qingshi's imagination.

"Practice martial arts well. I'll give you one when you reach Body Tempering Ninth Level," Chen Qinglin said, looking at his cousin and encouraging him.

"Really, I'll definitely train hard, Qinglin!" Chen Qingshi replied excitedly.

"Of course it's true." He answered Chen Qingshi's words with a smile.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed as he looked ahead.

Seeing Chen Qinglin not speaking and staring at a spot, Chen Qingshi followed his gaze. It turned out to be Chen Qinghe, his cousin from Second Uncle's family.

He was currently surrounded by a group of people, with a few of his companions standing aside, afraid to approach.

One of them said to Chen Qinghe, "Chen Qinghe, when do you plan to repay the money you borrowed from Third Master?"

"Pah, I already paid Third Master back long ago, even several times over," Chen Qinghe retorted indignantly, his face bruised.

"What you paid back is nowhere near enough. We have it in writing, and you still want to deny it?"

"I advise you to pay up soon, otherwise... Hmph, you know Third Master's methods."

"Oh, I wonder how much money he still owes your Third Master."

Suddenly, a voice came from behind. Sun Tao and the others looked back to see a handsome youth walking towards them.

"Who are you, kid? I advise you not to meddle," Sun Tao said arrogantly, seeing Chen Qinglin alone.

"Go back and tell your Third Master to return the overcharged money, and I, Chen Qinglin, will let bygones be bygones."

"Yo ho, I haven't seen anyone more arrogant than me, Sun Tao, on this street." He had never seen anyone more pretentious. Sun Tao was going to teach this kid a lesson today.

"Beat him up, teach this kid a lesson," Sun Tao said, retreating behind his group of lackeys.

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of lackeys rushed forward.

Then, they were sent flying back one by one.

He then spoke after slightly controlling his strength and beating up Sun Tao.

"Get lost. Remember to tell your so-called Third Master what I said, or I'll pay him a visit."

After speaking, he turned to Chen Qinghe, "Qinghe Ge, come to my house for dinner today."

He then gestured to the others nearby, "You guys can leave. If I see you around Chen Qinghe again, I'll break his legs."

"Yes, yes!" The men quickly got up and ran after hearing this.

"Qinglin, thank you," Chen Qinghe said, looking at Chen Qinglin with complex emotions.

"No need to thank me, we're family."

"Don't hang out with those people anymore."

"Let's go, to my place."

"But I..." Chen Qinghe touched his face, wanting to refuse.

Chen Qinglin knew what he was thinking and raised his hand, using his true qi to heal the bruises on his face.

"It's fine now, let's go."

He touched his face and shyly thanked him again:

"Okay, thank you so much today."

As the group entered the house, Chen Liangpin was a bit surprised.

"Where did you meet your cousin?"

He then lectured Chen Qinghe again. "Why aren't you hanging out with your good-for-nothing friends anymore..."

"Alright, second brother, Qinghe rarely visits. Say a few less words."

"Come, let's three brothers have a drink. Let the other brothers chat on the side." He raised his wine glass and beckoned to Chen Liangpin.

The two aunts and his mother were cooking in the kitchen, while his uncle, second uncle, and father were drinking in the courtyard.

Chen Qinglin and his brothers also found a spot in the courtyard to sit and chat.

"Qinghe Ge, stop messing around with those people. They have no future. Come practice martial arts with me!" Chen Qingshi said to Chen Qinghe.

"Practice martial arts? Am I still young enough?" Chen Qinghe didn't want to hang out with that crowd anymore. Today's incident had shown him their true colors.

But he was already twenty years old. Although he was tempted by Chen Qingshi's words about practicing martial arts, he knew he was too old and feared he wouldn't achieve much.

However, his eyes still looked towards his cousin Chen Qinglin.

Seeing Chen Qinghe and Chen Qingshi look at him, Chen Qinglin said:

"Of course, you can. Not only you, Qinghe Ge, but Uncle, Second Uncle, and my father can also practice."

"For them, it can only strengthen their bodies. But you, Qinghe Ge, still have a chance."

"Even if you can't reach a very high level, it will be enough for you in Qingyan Town."

"Alright, thank you very much, Qinglin." He didn't mention the family's lack of money to support martial arts training. Since Qinglin cousin had said it, he would naturally make arrangements.

Chen Qinglin indeed had arrangements.

Worldly wealth held little value for him now.

He had hundreds of thousands of silver taels obtained from missions. He decided to invest some in the clan, give some to his parents, and purchase properties for his uncles.

The next day, upon hearing of Chen Qinglin and Xie Jingyun's return, the Town Guard came to visit.

As an official within the Great Xuan Dynasty, he naturally knew that both Chen Qinglin and Xie Jingyun had joined Qingfeng Mountain.

Upon learning about Chen Qinghe's cousin's situation, he assured them he would manage Qingyan Town's security well and resolutely crack down on dangerous elements that disrupted the town's safety.

That very day, he dismantled the gang belonging to the so-called Third Master, dealt with them according to the law, and also returned some silver that Chen Qinghe had overpaid.

After thanking the Town Guard Wei Zhan, he didn't take the extra silver, only letting Chen Qinghe take back what he had overpaid.

Later, his aunt Chen Liping's family came to visit, and his uncle Zhou Jin was very enthusiastic. He also finally met his cousins, whom he hadn't seen much before.

Despite having little interaction, his aunt Chen Liping was always family.

After hosting his aunt's family, Chen Qinglin did not meet with the other visitors.

He took his family back to Linhe Village.

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