The Eccentric Grand Elder

After watching the excitement, Qiu Zitong realized it wasn't really that interesting.

It's just eating shit, what's so interesting about that?

She thought of Tang Yu, who had previously tied with her, now having made a breakthrough.

Feeling a bit annoyed, he turned around and went back, determined to prove himself and break through first.

She had only taken a few steps when an elderly man with white hair caught up with her, his hands behind his back and smiling.

"Zi Tong, was that disciple from outside the family someone you brought back from outside?"

I saw my grandfather emerge from some corner.

Qiu Zitong nodded and said, "What's wrong? Grandpa, do you want to take that guy as your apprentice?"

"Well, it's not that it's impossible to consider. I mainly think that young man is quite nice. Are you interested in him?"

The old man asked with a smile.

As the Grand Elder of the Nine Heavens Alliance, he usually wears a stern face everywhere except when he's with his granddaughter.

Qiu Zitong raised an eyebrow and said, "Old lady, are you bored after just finishing your meal? If you have nothing to do, go for a walk to digest your food."

"Don't be shy, we're like family, grandfather and grandson. If you had a son, you'd be a carbon copy of your grandfather."

The old man chuckled. He liked his granddaughter's attitude when she was with him; true closeness came from being so casual.

"Indeed, I inquired about it after my trip abroad, and now that technology is so advanced, it's possible to have one surgically implanted. I'm considering it."

Qiu Zitong seemed to be deep in thought.

"..."

The old man was terrified and quickly tried to dissuade him.

"Granddaughter, Grandpa was just joking with you. You can't do this. Grandpa still thinks you're the best. Grandsons are all bastards, otherwise I wouldn't use it as an insult, right?"

Qiu Zitong grinned and waved her hand, saying, "Alright, find me a place to cultivate in seclusion. Your granddaughter needs to seriously cultivate and break through."

"Okay, Grandpa will find you a good place right away, but you haven't told me what your relationship is with that young man yet?"

"As friends, I like women, not men."

"Sigh, men are actually pretty good too."

"Then why don't you go find a man to be with?"

"Isn't your grandma manly enough?"

"..."

Several disciples of the Nine Heavens Alliance who overheard the conversation between the grandfather and grandson felt as if they had been struck by lightning. This was supposed to be the Grand Elder?

After Qiu Zitong left, Tang Yu stayed to watch Ye Qiu receive treatment, feeling somewhat guilty.

Originally, he planned to get along with Ye Qiu as his junior brother, build a good relationship with him, and find opportunities to find out some information.

Unexpectedly, a pot of chicken soup almost killed Ye Qiu.

"I hope he's alright."

Tang Yu thought to himself, he still didn't understand what Old Loach wanted Ye Qiu to do, he couldn't let him kick the bucket so easily.

The effects of the Golden Juice were so powerful that Ye Qiu almost vomited up his internal organs.

After Ye Qiu could no longer vomit.

Old Wang, the head of the clinic, had several of his disciples help Ye Qiu rinse his mouth properly before feeding him the antidote.

After taking the antidote, Ye Qiu's complexion improved noticeably from the coma.

"How's it going, Old Wang?"

Qiu Fenghan quickly asked, though he was still showing concern despite his initial disdain.

"There shouldn't be any major problems. The main issue is that the antidote was brought in promptly, preventing the poison from fully taking effect. He just needs to rest for a few days."

Old Wang's medical skills are so superb that he doesn't even need to take Ye Qiu's pulse; he can tell the specific situation just by looking at Ye Qiu's face.

"Sigh, what a mess. Tell the other disciples about this later, but don't let Ye Qiu know."

Qiu Fenghan had no choice but to swallow his pride and come out to protect his apprentice's self-esteem.

Old Wang nodded, while Tang Yu silently gave him thirty-two thumbs up.

That's right, patient privacy should be protected, and Ye Qiu shouldn't know that he's caused me so much trouble.

Otherwise, given Ye Qiu's petty nature, he might hold a grudge against me for the rest of his life.

After having several unlucky apprentices from the clinic carry Ye Qiu to a bed in the backyard to rest, Old Wang then ordered them to clean up the filth on the clinic floor.

These medical practitioners felt like they'd been slapped with a ton of Big Yellow in their hearts, and reluctantly went to do the work.

Tang Yu sat silently by the bed with the Second Elder Qiu Fenghan, waiting.

After waiting for a while, Ye Qiu finally woke up.

His first impression upon waking was the stench.

A strong, foul odor enveloped me, as if I had just fallen into a latrine.

Seeing Tang Yu and the Second Elder sitting by the bed, he was slightly alarmed and quickly asked, "What happened to me?"

"You ate poisonous mushrooms and got poisoned. Don't eat random things in the future, understand?"

Qiu Fenghan sighed softly and gave a few words of advice.

"Poisonous mushrooms?"

Ye Qiu suddenly remembered. He had wondered why the mushrooms were so delicious; he had never eaten such delicious mushrooms in his life.

Then he looked at Tang Yu.

Tang Yu smiled awkwardly and said, "Senior Brother Ye, I'm sorry, I didn't know it was a poisonous mushroom."

"It's alright, junior brother, I'm just glad you're alright."

Ye Qiu cursed inwardly, but outwardly pretended to be magnanimous and instead showed concern for Tang Yu.

"Alright, since you're alright, I'll be going now. Don't try to cultivate for a while; take a few days to rest first."

After giving a brief instruction, Qiu Fenghan got up and left, as he couldn't stand the stench here.

He had barely left when Qiu Xiaozhu walked in from outside.

Upon seeing Qiu Xiaozhu arrive, Ye Qiu instinctively reached out to call her "Auntie."

Seeing Tang Yu sitting beside him, he swallowed the words that were about to come out and instead called out, "Master."

Their relationship must not be known to a third person.

"Greetings, Master."

Tang Yu quickly greeted them, feeling a little puzzled.

Why did her master accept Ye Qiu as her disciple? Is this some kind of innate affinity with elders that the protagonist possesses?

"Poisoned? Are you better yet?"

Qiu Xiaozhu had already heard what had happened and looked at Ye Qiu with concern.

My sister's only bloodline, I hope it doesn't die here because of something it shouldn't have eaten.

"I'm much better, thank you for your concern, Master."

Ye Qiu gave a wry smile, still feeling uncomfortable in his stomach and dizzy all over.

"It's alright, you should get some rest."

Qiu Xiaozhu breathed a sigh of relief, jumped up, and flicked Tang Yu on the forehead, saying, "Come out with your master."

Tang Yu, whose forehead was red from being flicked, quickly followed Qiu Xiaozhu outside.

After walking a short distance, Qiu Xiaozhu glared at Tang Yu and asked, "Are you alright?"

"Thank you for your concern, Master. I'm fine."

Tang Yu shook her head.

[Sigh, even my master is like that.]

[How did such a kind expression of concern come out sounding more like a threat?]

Hearing this guy mutter to himself, Qiu Xiaozhu rolled her eyes.

"Be careful what you eat in the future, don't bring trouble upon yourself and drag Ye Qiu down with you. Also, how was your cultivation today?"

"Your disciple has come to understand Master's good intentions, and has gained enlightenment beneath the waterfall..."

Like a primary school student handing in homework, Tang Yu briefly shared her insights and casually mentioned her breakthrough in cultivation level.

Hearing that Tang Yu had gained so much insight and even broken through to the peak of the Heaven Realm, they were very impressed.

Qiu Xiaozhu was also shocked.

This guy's talent is even greater than I thought?