Chapter 59: Grandma's Home Banquet

  It's already nighttime.

  Yan Zhen sat cross-legged, starting to circulate the Pure Yang True Classic, breathing and meditating. As soon as the Pure Yang True Classic was circulated, he felt a surge of hot energy being produced from his body, merging into the various meridians of his body, making every attack by Yan Zhen have a scorching pure yang aura.

  The Dragon Boat Festival is a holiday, but Yan Zhen dare not relax. After all, Yan Zhen clearly understands that he has a three-year agreement with the Invincible Young Master and must become stronger as soon as possible.

  At this time, the door was pushed open.

  Yan Xuejun, with her long black hair, doll-like face and childlike appearance, but also with a pair of slender beautiful legs, quietly walked in. She was now wearing relatively simpler pajamas, exposing more skin, and her breasts didn't look particularly large.

  It's already very late, why is my sister looking for me if nothing's wrong? Could it be that she wants to launch a night raid on me? Wait, I'm not ready yet. Many thoughts flashed through Yan Zhen's mind, but soon landed in the hands of Yan Xuejun, who was still holding her sword, apparently with another purpose.

  Yan Xuejun quietly came in and saw Yan Zhen still sitting cross-legged, couldn't help but hum a sound: "Actually still meditating, it's really rare to work hard, I remember you used to like to be lazy?" Yan Xuejun said with some disdain.

  "What's up? You're looking for me?" Yan Zhen said casually.

  Yan Xuejun coldly snorted: "I'm afraid you'll lose too much face tomorrow."

  "Not long ago, I had a senior sister who went to Qingfeng Xianmen. That senior sister came to inquire about your news and heard that you only have the cultivation of the fourth heaven of the Qi Refining stage." Yanshuang Jun said with some helplessness: "Now you're still in the fourth heaven of the Qi Refining stage, but as a younger sister, I've already reached the seventh heaven of the Qi Refining stage. You're even one year older than me, I really don't know how you cultivate."

  "Hehe." Yan Zhen smiled, has his sister already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining? But compared to his own first layer of Foundation Establishment, the seventh level of Qi Refining was nothing. Of course, Yan Zhen didn't directly say it out loud to hurt Yan Xuejun's feelings.

  Yan Xuejun said, "I couldn't sleep just now, I was afraid you'd lose our face tomorrow, so I came to remind you. Tomorrow at the family banquet, if that disgusting Second Uncle asks about your magical powers, just tell him you've been seriously ill and haven't practiced much in the past half year. It's understandable that your practice would slow down temporarily after a serious illness."

  "There's a Speed Charm here." Yanshuang Jun handed over a Speed Charm to Yanzhen: "Hey, take this and use it discreetly when the time comes. Make your footsteps seem faster, so you'll at least have one skill that's somewhat decent - footwork. That way, you won't be too embarrassing everywhere and get ridiculed."

  Yan Xuejun's small hand was quite chilly.

  "Who would have thought you actually care about your brother?"

  "Pfft." Yanshuang Jun's red lips curled up in a snort: "What I care about isn't you, but that you'll bring shame to our family, make Father and Mother lose face, and make me lose face too. Hmph!" After saying this, Yanshuang Jun left the room.

  Yan Zhen smiled slightly, this younger sister was indeed cold on the outside and warm on the inside. Although their relationship was currently very poor, she would repair it. Such a proud, lovely and beautiful younger sister was worth controlling.

  Yan Zhen was secretly thinking in her heart.

  As for how to deal with tomorrow's family banquet, it's too easy.

  ……

  The next day, close to noon.

  Yan Tieyi, Ye Ying, Yan Zhen, and Yan Xuejun walked out of the Yan family gate.

  The four of them all wore new clothes, and Yan Zhen's usual sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes made him look even more handsome in his new attire. Yan Xuejun wore a jade hairpin on her head, and a pure white snow-pleated cheongsam with a shallow collar, giving off a few hints of a cold and elegant flavor that was quite captivating to the eye.

  Yan Tieyi's enthusiasm was not high either. He knew the character of his two elder brothers-in-law all too well and did not want to go to his mother-in-law's house at all, but this was an order from his wife, so he had no choice but to go.

  Maple leaves are the most enthusiastic one.

  The Xian City of Xia is not very big, and the old lady Lin's house is not far away. Soon, I arrived at a slightly larger mansion with the words "Lin Fu" written on it. Entering the Lin Mansion, there were some small gardens on both sides, which were quite beautiful.

  Yan Zhen first saw Lin Lao Tai Tai, who was called old lady but actually looked not that old, only slightly over 40 years of age, with a lingering charm and some beauty. Female cultivators in the cultivation world generally aged slower, their faces remaining youthful until death.

  Yan Tiejun and Ye Xing both called each other "niang".

  Yan Zhen and Yan Xuejun both called her "grandma".

  Mrs. Lin nodded and looked at Yan Zhen and Yan Xuejun: "Zhen'er seems to have grown taller and more handsome recently, I don't know how her cultivation is going in the Qingfeng Immortal Sect? Has she cheated on any girl from which family, when will she bring her back to see? Just now I heard that you had a good relationship with a girl surnamed Yan, why didn't you bring her back?"

  Yan Zhen said: "Uh, I've already broken up with the girl surnamed Yan." It's too embarrassing, so many people know about his dealings with Yan Xiaozhi.

  Lin old lady looked at Yan Xuejun again: "Xuejun is getting more and more beautiful, how's your recent practice?"

  "Snow King has recently been promoted to the seventh level of Qi training." Yanshuang replied with some pride.

  "Reaching the seventh level of Qi training is quite impressive." Old Lady Lin nodded in approval. At Yan Xuejun's age, being able to reach the seventh level of Qi training was indeed a testament to her exceptional talent. Someone like Yan Xuejun had a great possibility of becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the future. Once they became a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it would be a completely different story. Ordinary cultivators typically lived for no more than 100 years, while those who reached the Foundation Establishment stage could live up to 150 years or more. Moreover, there was another saying: "Foundation Establishment is the true entrance to cultivation." The gap between a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a Qi training cultivator was enormous.

  Just as several people were discussing something, two more groups of horsemen arrived.

  The first group of people was none other than Eldest Uncle Lin Datong. Lin Datong was around forty years old, quite tall, with piercing eyes that shone brightly. His wife looked to be in her thirties, and was also quite beautiful, although there was something unpleasant about the look in her eyes. As for their son, Lin Bufan, he was rather ordinary-looking, with a sallow complexion, but he carried himself with an air of great arrogance.

  The second group of people is led by Second Uncle Lin Dali. Lin Dali looks similar to Lin Datong, but he is much shorter and fatter, with a somewhat merchant-like appearance. His wife is not bad-looking either. His sons, Lin Bugun and Lin Bufan, have similar faces with a sour expression. However, their daughter Lin Xiaolei is quite good-looking, with a melon-seed-shaped face, a slender figure, and slightly raised breasts that give off a very delicate impression. Lin Xiaolei is 16 years old this year, the same age as Yan Zhen. Lin Xiaolei has a gentle deer-like appearance, not at all like the arrogant and detestable Lin Bufan and Lin Bugun.

  Mrs. Lin naturally chatted with Lin Datong for a while, asking about his recent cultivation, how his son Lin Bufan's cultivation was going, and whether he had found a good granddaughter-in-law.

  Then Old Lady Lin chatted with Lin Dali and others, asking about Lin Dali's recent cultivation, how her granddaughter Lin Xiaolei was doing, saying that Lin Xiaolei should get rid of her shy habit, as a female cultivator she should be more outgoing and other such casual conversations.

  Next, it was a family gathering around a large table, starting a home feast.

  This time's family dinner preparation is quite good, with many dishes. There are a total of sixteen plates. The main dish is braised pork belly, accompanied by braised ribs, steamed meat, clear water lotus seeds, and spicy pig trotters, among fifteen other plates. On the table, there were some wine and water for everyone to drink, including several types of liquor with higher alcohol content suitable for men and lighter, more refreshing ones for women.

  At the banquet table at home, there were Yan Tieyi, Lin Datong, Lin Dali and several other middle-aged men discussing the recent events in Xiāo Zhī's Immortal City. For example, who had recently been promoted to become the new Lord of Xiāo Zhī's Immortal City, generally speaking, the cultivation required for a city lord was not too high, of course, this was from Yan Tieyi's perspective, but in the eyes of the people of Xiāo Zhī's Immortal City, the main cultivation was extremely high. Then they discussed the recent increase in spiritual sand production at the Danxia Sand Mine, which would also lead to an increase in the production of spiritual stones, and everyone would welcome a good year this year.

  "After saying so much, Lin Datong finally changed the subject: 'Actually, we are all old now, and our hope lies in the next generation.'"

  Here is the translation:

  They've come, comparing their own children, and finally, Yan's ridiculous drama has arrived.

  It's Saturday already.