When Zhou Qi was carrying Qin Guan from Imperial City back to Yao Residence, the night was getting dark.
There was almost no sound when he landed, but Qin Guan's body hit the stone bench and made a dull sound.
The boy was squatting on the porch and taking a nap. He suddenly raised his head when he heard the movement. He was startled when he saw the two people who suddenly appeared, but he reacted immediately.
Zhou Qi glanced at him and said, "Go and ask Mr. Yao to come over."
The boy nodded, turned around and ran towards the main courtyard.
Yao Jingyi came quickly.
He was neatly dressed and walked over quickly. He hadn't slept just now and Yongjing's Nanan Gate hadn't subsided yet. He was worried that something would happen.
The moment he pushed the door open and entered the courtyard, his eyes first fell on Zhou Qi, and then followed Zhou Qi's line of sight to the stone bench--
His steps suddenly stopped.
"Champion Marquis?!"
Yao Jingyi's voice rose by more than one tone, and his expression changed from confusion to shock, and from shock to fear.
He subconsciously took half a step back and opened his mouth to call someone--
Zhou Qi took a step forward.
The pressure of the Golden Core Realm was like substance, falling silently on the shoulders of Yao Jingyi.
It's not a deliberate attack, just to prevent him from yelling.
Yao Jingyi's voice was stuck in his throat, his legs were weak, and he stretched out his hand to hold on to the door frame to keep from falling.
The pressure lasted for less than two seconds and then stopped.
Zhou Qi took it back, and seeing that Yao Jingyi was no longer nervous, he spoke, "Mr. Yao, don't panic, I brought him back, and Yao Family will not be harmed."
Yao Jingyi held on to the door frame, gasping for air, his back already soaked with cold sweat.
He glanced at Zhou Qi, then at Qin Guan on the stone bench, his Adam's apple rolled a few times, and finally said nothing.
Zhou Qi did not beat around the bush. "I brought him here with Xianwu's permission. Do me a favor and get some better healing elixirs."
Yao Jingyi suppressed the fear in his heart, looked at Zhou Qi for a few seconds, nodded and left.
Zhou Qi took Qin Guan to the study, took out the pen and ink, and pushed it in front of Qin Guan.
"Write a surrender order." He said, "Let your old troops lay down their weapons and surrender to the imperial court within three days."
Qin Guan's hand paused.
He raised his head, looked at Zhou Qi, and frowned slightly. "You want me to be a surrender?"
"I don't care what you think." Zhou Qi's tone was steady and he looked at Qin Guan coldly, "I promised to save your life, but I didn't promise to protect all your subordinates. If you don't write, I will hand you over to Xianwu."
Qin Guan was stunned for a while without speaking.
There was something complicated in his eyes: unwillingness, anger, and exhaustion.
Ten years of preparation have come to nothing.
After a long time, Qin Guan took a deep breath, held the pen, dipped it in ink, and put down the pen.
His handwriting is vigorous and powerful, and every stroke seems to be carved into the paper.
After finishing writing, he put the pen on the inkstone and pushed the paper towards Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi took it, read it again, and nodded.
Not long after, Yao Jingyi came back and took out several porcelain bottles from his arms.
Qin Guan took the porcelain bottle, poured out two pills, and stuffed them into his mouth without looking at them.
After the elixir enters the abdomen, a warm heat rises from the Dantian and flows along the meridians to the limbs and bones.
Qin Guan's pale face regained some color, and his breathing became more stable.
Zhou Qi folded the surrender order, stood up, walked to the door of the courtyard, and handed it to Yao Jingyi.
"Mr. Yao, please send this letter to Imperial City early tomorrow morning and hand it to Emperor Xianwu."
Yao Jingyi took the letter, looked down at the contents, and nodded.
A few days passed, and news of the rebellion came back.
The war is over.
The imperial court recovered Qingzhou and Feng Province.
Champion Marquis's power collapsed overnight.
Zhou Qi didn't pay attention, and let Qin Guan go after the news came.
Another period of time passed.
Early that morning, Zhou Qi went to Yao Jingyi's study.
The door to the study room is open, and Yao Jingyi is sitting behind the desk reviewing official documents.
Seeing Zhou Qi come in, he put down his pen and stood up, his attitude more respectful than before.
"Mr. Zhou, please sit down."
Zhou Qi nodded, walked to the desk opposite Yao Jingyi and sat down.
After getting along for such a long time, coupled with the change in Zhou Qi's strength, the way the two get along is no longer the implicit calculation at the beginning.
Yao Jingyi wishes Zhou Qi could receive more benefits from him.
Zhou Qi took a sip of tea and Opening the Mountain Gate said, "Mr. Yao, I've been bothered a lot these days. I'm ready to leave."
Yao Jingyi was stunned. "Let's go? Where?"
"Walking around and taking care of some personal matters."
Yao Jingyi nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
After a while of silence, he turned around and walked to the bookcase, opened a secret compartment, took out a small cloth bag from it, and handed it over with both hands.
"Mr. Zhou, this is Yao Family's little thought, and it is not respectful."
The bag is not big and is heavy to carry.
Zhou Qi did not open it to look at it, but put it directly into his arms.
"Thank you."
"There is one more thing I would like to ask Mr. Yao for help." Zhou Qi paused and continued:
"I promised Yao Qing to help him, and now he is on the right track. I would like to ask you to make Yao Qing his heir."
Yao Jingyi leaned back in his chair and pondered without speaking.
"Yao Ke is of course qualified in terms of strength, but after all, his intentions are not right..."
Zhou Qi didn't finish what he said. After all, he is not from the Yao Family. This is a family matter, and some words are not suitable to be said too clearly.
Yao Jingyi After being silent for a moment, he nodded slightly.
"There is also something else I would like to ask Mr. Yao for help." Zhou Qi continued.
Yao Jingyi replied, "Mr. Zhou, just say it."
"I need some pills that Demon Beast can be taken. There is no limit to the grade. They can enhance strength and Intelligence Awakening direction."
Yao Jingyi didn't ask any more questions and called the housekeeper to give some instructions in a low voice.
The butler took the order and left, and soon came back with several porcelain bottles.
"This is Beast Spirit Pill, Upper Yellow Grade, it is specially given to Spirit Beast, it can help improve Spirit Beast's strength." Yao Jingyi pointed to the first porcelain bottle, then pointed to the second one, "This is Intelligence Awakening Pill, it is Lower Profound Grade, it can improve Spirit Beast's intelligence."
Zhou Qi said thank you and then stood up, "Mr. Yao, if Yao Family needs anything in the future, you can go to Lin'an City to find me."
Yao Jingyi's eyes flashed with joy. In this Great Yong Dynasty, nothing can compare with the promise of a Golden Core Realm monk.
Zhou Qi turned around and strode away.
Not long after Zhou Qi left, Yang Zhenshan also left.
After all, Yongjing City is not his home. If it hadn't been for Jin Tie, he wouldn't have followed Yao Qing and fled here.
Now that Jin Tie is dead, and even Champion Marquis has been solved, he feels that he should go back.
Lin'an City is where he grew up for decades. His father gave Yang Family to him, but he failed to protect it.
It's time to go back and put Yang Family together.
Yao Qing respected Yang Zhenshan's idea and did not say anything to persuade her to stay, but just nodded with tears in her eyes.
Yao Qing has grown a lot during this period, and he has now gradually taken over all of the Yao Family's industries.
Yao Jingyi's attitude towards him has changed from an unpopular son to one that Lineage cultivates to treat him.
Yao Ke was even transferred to an industry outside the city.
Outside Yao Residence, Yang Zhenshan hugged Yao Qing, turned around and left on horseback.
The carriage drove out of the Yao Residence gate. Yao Qing stood at the door and watched the carriage go away without moving for a long time.