Cultivation: the Rise of a Live-In Son-In-Law

Chapter 545 - 543: Escorting Jiang Qingge Back to the Jiang Family in Yunye—That Old Courtyard, Shall We Stay Here Tonight?

Da da da...

Unlike those flying in the sky, the young woman in green riding a Spirit Beast looked, at first glance, like she was all alone, and much more low‑key.

Only, that Spirit Beast was really too eye‑catching, and it was quickly noticed by many Cultivators.

"Which faction is this from now? Why is she by herself?"

"What breed is that Spirit Beast? I don’t think I’ve ever seen it before. Must be very rare..."

The young woman in green looked at the Yunlan River, then in the direction of Cloud Leaf City, and murmured under her breath, "I didn’t expect the place where the Mist Heaven Hall might appear to be here."

Unfortunately, it seemed that Young Master wouldn’t be showing up here.

At this time, about five or six hundred li away from the Yunlan River, Lu Ye and his companion were also hurrying toward Cloud Leaf City.

But since he knew the Mist Heaven Hall hadn’t appeared yet and was still in its brewing phase, Lu Ye planned to go straight back to Cloud Leaf City first and send Jiang Qingge back to the Jiang Family.

Anyway, once they got to Cloud Leaf, the distance was only a hundred li or so. If the Mist Heaven Hall really did appear, with his strength he could get there in the blink of an eye.

"I’ll send you back to the Jiang Family first." Up in the sky, Lu Ye said.

"Alright. I can just take the chance to ask my little sister if she has time right now and have her come back for a visit too." Jiang Qingge smiled slightly and nodded in agreement.

The several hundred li passed in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Qingge also took the chance to contact Jiang Lingyue, saying she had returned to the Jiang Family, and if Lingyue had time, she could come back and have some fun too.

Jiang Lingyue’s reply came very quickly...

She was setting off immediately!

Even through the Communication Jade Token, Jiang Qingge could practically feel her little sister’s excitement, and couldn’t help but laugh.

Coming all the way past the Yunlan River, when they arrived not far from Cloud Leaf City, the two of them descended.

Jiang Mansion.

Although she hadn’t been back for a while, the Jiang Mansion hadn’t changed much.

The two had only just walked up to the street in front of the Jiang Mansion when they were spotted by a sharp‑eyed guard, who hurriedly rushed inside to report to Jiang Lianshan.

"What? Qingge and my fine son‑in‑law are back?" In the family hall, Jiang Lianshan shot to his feet and immediately said, "Have someone go to the main gate to welcome them!"

"Forget it... I’ll go myself."

With that, Jiang Lianshan hurriedly strode toward the gate.

Behind him, several clan elders looked at each other, then all promptly rose to follow.

Without a doubt, the current Lu Ye was the Jiang Family’s most honored... son‑in‑law.

When Lu Ye and Jiang Qingge arrived at the gate of the Jiang Mansion, they happened to run into Jiang Lianshan coming out, with several clan elders in tow.

"Hahaha, my virtuous son‑in‑law, come on, come in quickly."

Seeing Lu Ye, Jiang Lianshan immediately stepped forward with a broad smile to greet him, and the group of clan elders behind him all showed kindly smiles as well.

He even warmly grabbed Lu Ye this fine son‑in‑law by the hand and led him straight into the main residence.

As if he hadn’t seen his own daughter at all.

Jiang Qingge at the side: "..."

Well, now that Lu Ye had become his good son‑in‑law, she herself seemed to have turned into an outsider.

The way those clan elders looked at Lu Ye was just like they were looking at the most outstanding junior... it clearly hadn’t been like this before.

Still, Jiang Qingge was only a little helpless about the current situation.

She was actually happy in her heart that Lu Ye could receive such a grand welcome from the Jiang Family.

After all, Lu Ye was the husband she had a marriage contract with; valuing Lu Ye was, in a way, valuing her.

Following the group into the main hall, Jiang Qingge glanced around at the surroundings. Everything really hadn’t changed much from back then.

Seeing her father and the others pulling Lu Ye away, apparently to the main hall for a chat, Jiang Qingge thought for a moment, did not follow, and instead turned her steps and headed for the outer courtyard.

She wanted to go and see the small courtyard in the outer yard where Lu Ye had once lived.

A moment later, she arrived there. Ever since Lu Ye had stayed in this small courtyard, it had not been assigned to anyone else. As such, it was still in an uninhabited state now.

But judging from the surroundings, servants came every day to carefully clean it; the area in front of the door was neat and tidy.

Her gaze grew somewhat distant. The spot where Jiang Qingge was standing now was roughly where she had stood when she’d sent Lingyue to ask him back then if he had any requests.

"Honestly, I didn’t expect you to make such an... excessively simple request back then."

Murmuring softly, Jiang Qingge continued forward, pushed open the slightly ajar door, and the furnishings inside were both familiar and unfamiliar to her.

Familiar, because she’d come by several times afterward. Unfamiliar, because when Lu Ye had actually been living here, she hadn’t really entered this small courtyard many times.

By comparison, Lingyue was probably more familiar with it than she was.

On the other side.

In the main hall, Lu Ye was also feeling somewhat ill at ease, mainly because Jiang Lianshan and the others were too enthusiastic.

They were practically treating him like some distinguished guest.

So, a few minutes later, Lu Ye also brought up that he wanted to go out for a walk.

"Alright, alright. My virtuous son‑in‑law hasn’t been back for some time. It’s good to walk around a bit. I won’t keep you then." Jiang Lianshan agreed right away, laughing as he rose to see Lu Ye out of the hall.

One of the clan elders said with some emotion, "Our son‑in‑law seems to have grown even stronger. The feeling he gives this old man now is that, even compared to those geniuses from other provinces who’ve already gathered at the Yunlan River, he’s in no way inferior."

"Right, I forgot to ask my son‑in‑law whether he knows about what’s happening by the Yunlan River." Jiang Lianshan mused.

He knew it was news that the Mist Heaven Hall was suspected to be emerging, but for a small family like the Jiang Family, even if the Mist Heaven Hall appeared right beside the Yunlan River, they wouldn’t be able to take part.

Just running into a single Fierce Beast equivalent to the Innate Realm inside would be enough to make them suffer bitterly.

"I imagine he knows. Our son‑in‑law brought Qingge back and would have passed by the Yunlan River area. There are plenty of people gathered there now; at a glance you can tell something’s going on." a clan elder said.

After thinking a moment, Jiang Lianshan waved his hand and said, "No rush. Send people to keep an eye on any movement around the Yunlan River. If the Mist Heaven Hall really appears, it won’t be too late to tell our son‑in‑law then."

By now, Lu Ye had already left the inner courtyard. After pondering for a moment, he also headed toward a certain spot in the outer courtyard.

When Lu Ye arrived, he saw at a glance that the courtyard gate had actually been opened, and thought about it, then guessed it was probably Jiang Qingge.

"So she came here too?"

Lu Ye stepped into the small courtyard. He didn’t see Jiang Qingge in the yard, but he did notice that the door to the room he’d once stayed in was also open.

Lu Ye: "..."

When he reached the doorway, Jiang Qingge had just been lying on Lu Ye’s bed. Suddenly seeing a shadow appear at the door, she got such a fright it was like she’d been caught in the act.

"Ah... W‑why did you come here too? Weren’t you chatting with Father and the others?" Jiang Qingge’s cheeks were a bit flushed. "How about... we just stay here for the night?"