As Xiao Yan finished speaking, a sharp whooshing sound rang out in the sky, and a figure quickly approached from afar, arriving in front of Xiao Yan in the blink of an eye.
Upon approaching, Qin Zhong was slightly taken aback when he saw Xiao Yan. This unfamiliar man was not the one he had imagined.
However, the moment Qin Zhong's eyes met Xiao Yan's clear gaze, and he saw a dazzling ray of fire, a long-awaited smile appeared on his aged face. He clasped his hands in a respectful bow to Xiao Yan and laughed Qin Zhong:
"Rock..."
The first word had barely left his lips when Xiao Yan's expression changed slightly. He quickly waved his hand, interrupting him from continuing.
Upon seeing this, Qin Zhong couldn't help but show a hint of doubt on his face. But then, as his gaze swept over the crowd of onlookers on both sides of the street and the girl in red beside him, a knowing smile appeared on his aged face.
Qin Zhong exchanged a glance with Xiao Yan, both understanding each other's thoughts, and didn't continue speaking. Xiao Yan couldn't help but breathe a slight sigh of relief.
Right now, everyone in the Ancient Wilderness City is talking about him. If Qin Zhong were to publicly reveal Xiao Yan's name, wouldn't that attract most of the people in the Ancient Wilderness City to come and watch? That's not something Xiao Yan wants to see.
As he landed, Qin Zhong's gaze immediately fell on the beautiful girl in the middle of the street below. Seeing her aggrieved expression, Qin Zhong couldn't help but frown slightly.
But then, as if he understood something, Qin Zhong glanced at Xiao Yan, only to find that the latter was also looking at him with a slight smile. He shrugged and didn't say anything.
What's going on?
Qin Zhong didn't ask Xiao Yan, but instead frowned and looked at the girl, asking her in a slightly low voice.
When the girl saw her grandfather, who had always doted on her, treat her like this in front of outsiders, the little emotion in her heart was about to burst out again.
"Little girl, you can't afford to cause any more trouble today!"
Qin Zhong, who always understood girls very well, immediately noticed the change in the girl's expression. Before she could speak, a lower, soft shout came from his mouth.
At that sound, the girl's soft, boneless body trembled noticeably, and her bright eyes even welled up with a few tears.
She found it hard to believe that her grandfather, who had always been so obedient to her, would get angry at her for the sake of an outsider.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan was immediately helpless. How did it become his fault in this situation?
With a slight frown, Xiao Yan recounted the events that had just occurred to Qin Zhong, whose expression gradually darkened.
Before this girl arrived, he had repeatedly warned her not to bully others or seize things by force. The little girl in front of him had not followed either of these rules.
Of course, Qin Zhong did not doubt what Xiao Yan said. First, he personally trusted Xiao Yan, and second, with so many people present, Xiao Yan, as a dignified Half-Emperor, would naturally not do something so shameless.
Furthermore, the girl in front of her did not refute what Xiao Yan said, which clearly meant that Xiao Yan's words were flawless.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Zhong turned his gaze to Xiao Yan, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and said in a deep voice:
I'm sorry!
Xiao Yan chuckled and shook his head, glancing at the people in the restaurant before frowning and saying:
"The ones who should apologize are not me, but them."
Qin Zhong was taken aback and looked at Xiao Yan, only to find that the latter was also staring at him with a look of certainty in his eyes.
When Xiao Yan's words reached the girl's ears, she immediately frowned, glared at Xiao Yan with hatred, and said angrily:
"My grandfather is a dignified Half-Emperor level expert, how could he possibly apologize to these guys! You're clearly making things difficult for my grandfather!"
Xiao Yan ignored this, his gaze remaining fixed on Qin Zhong. Perhaps only the young girl was unaware of the meaning behind his actions!
After a long pause, Qin Zhong nodded, then turned his gaze to the girl who was still verbally abusing Xiao Yan, and rebuked her:
" Rou Rou, shut up!"
The girl trembled violently and quickly shut her mouth, her heart filled with fear. This was probably the first time she had ever seen her grandfather so angry in front of her.
"I'll have your third uncle take you back later. From now on, you are not allowed to step out of the family compound without my permission!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Zhong ignored Qin Rou's deathly pale face, abruptly turned around, faced the group in the restaurant, took a deep breath, cupped his hands in greeting, and said in a deep voice:
"My granddaughter disturbed you all just now, and I apologize on her behalf!"
Upon seeing this, the people in the shop quickly waved their hands to let it go, and they were truly flattered that a Half-Emperor level expert had apologized to them.
As soon as it was finished, another person swiftly swept across the sky. Qin Zhong looked up and a stern expression appeared in his cloudy old eyes.
As the figure landed, seeing Qin Zhong's serious expression, the person couldn't help but feel a slight chill and immediately bowed respectfully to Qin Zhong.
Qin Zhong waved his hand and said in a low voice:
"Take this girl back and hand her over to her father. Tell him to take good care of her. As for the rest, I will talk to him when I get back."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man in front of him quickly nodded, glancing at Qin Rou beside him with a hint of surprise in his old eyes.
Who could possibly be someone that could make Qin Zhong, the patriarch who always doted on Qin Rou, so angry? Who could possibly be someone the patriarch would value so highly?
When his gaze fell upon Xiao Yan on the other side, he couldn't help but feel a slight chill in his heart. With his current cultivation as Nine-Star Dou Sheng, he couldn't even discern the strength of the black-robed youth before him.
In his memory, apart from those who had reached the level of Half-Emperor, no one had ever been able to conceal their cultivation level from his own.
"Hiss..."
The seemingly ordinary young man in black robes before us is actually a Half-Emperor level expert!
Upon realizing this, the middle-aged man immediately understood. No wonder the patriarch valued her so much; this time, his little princess was likely to suffer.
With Qin Zhong in front of her, Qin Rou still felt wronged, but she had no choice but to be taken away by the middle-aged man in front of her. At this moment, no matter how spoiled she was, she understood that she had indeed made her grandfather angry today.
After the middle-aged man led Qin Rou away, Xiao Yan sighed and shook his head. He then looked away, exchanged a glance with Qin Zhong, and then glanced at the restaurant behind them. The latter also shook his head helplessly.
With a soft sigh, Xiao Yan said helplessly:
"Let's go, it's really not easy to sit quietly for a while."
After saying that, he set off and flew swiftly towards the outside of the Ancient Wilderness City.
Afterwards, Qin Zhong glanced again in the direction where the middle-aged man had led Qin Rou away, sighed helplessly, and quickly followed after them, leaving behind a group of Dou Zong and Dou Zun in the restaurant who were still in shock.
However, what no one knew was that after Xiao Yan and Qin Zhong left the Ancient Wilderness City, another figure secretly followed them, watching them from afar with a glint in his dark, deep eyes.