Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 61 Li Qingyi’s Confession

The exterior of the Inheritance Hall was enveloped in a layer of restrictive barrier membrane, and the restriction had not dissipated as time had not yet arrived.

Thus, everyone was unable to enter and could only wait for the restriction to disappear.

Li Tianqi and Duan Tianyu silently sat to the side, consolidating their cultivation.

Li Yuanba was conversing with Xie Yuanwu, occasionally glancing at Li Qingyi as if he was recounting some of her exploits.

Li Changyun was familiarizing himself with a combat technique, while Guan Qing walked towards Li Qingyi.

"Qingyi, I heard you were going to participate in the Sect competition. Honestly, with your talent, staying in Beichen Sword Sect really does you a disservice. Why not join our Yudao Sect? We can certainly boost your strength rapidly," Guan Qing said with a smile.

"There’s no need for Elder Brother Guan to worry about me, I’m quite content in Beichen Sword Sect. Also, please address me as Li Qingyi," Li Qingyi retorted coldly.

At this moment, Li Qingyi had regained her usual aloofness, displaying an attitude that kept others at a distance.

However, Guan Qing did not give up; he liked women with such distinctive personalities.

If Li Qingyi had been subservient, he would have had no interest in dealing with her.

"Qingyi, you should really consider it. You have no future in Beichen Sword Sect; you can’t even find a decent ally," he said.

As he spoke, Guan Qing glanced at Xu Ping’an with a trace of disdain in his eyes.

He then continued with a light laugh, "To this day, Beichen Sword Sect probably only has you at Third Rank, while I don’t even rank within the top five in Yudao Sect. You’re just wasting your talent in Beichen Sword Sect. If you’re willing, I can have my master take you as a disciple."

"Get lost!" Li Qingyi burst out angrily, her face showing a surge of rage.

The people around also turned to look towards Li Qingyi in surprise.

Guan Qing was actually scolded like that?

Li Qingyi showed him no respect?

Guan Qing’s face turned ashen.

He had not expected Li Qingyi to dismiss him in front of so many people.

She had completely disregarded Guan Qing!

"Li Changyun, I offered my help to you, and this is how your sister treats me, and I had good intentions too," Guan Qing turned his head and barked at Li Changyun.

"Elder Brother Guan, please calm down. My younger sister is just naive; I will have a word with her," Li Changyun quickly said with a smile.

He then turned to Li Qingyi and said in a cold voice, "Younger sister, why are you so disregarding of proper conduct? Elder Brother Guan is, after all, a guest of our Li Family, not to mention his father is one of the four Great Generals under the Commandery Prince of Tianlong County. How could you be so impolite? Apologize to Elder Brother Guan right now."

"I don’t care who he is. By disrespecting Junior Brother Xu, he is an enemy of mine, Li Qingyi," Li Qingyi huffed, as a Spirit Sword appeared in her hand, and her Third Rank aura erupted.

The crowd was abuzz with shock.

Li Qingyi was showing such an attitude just for Xu Ping’an?

They had all heard Guan Qing’s mocking words to Xu Ping’an, but they didn’t expect Li Qingyi to make such a big deal out of it.

In their eyes, it was making a fuss over nothing!

Upon glancing at Xu Ping’an, they saw his calm smile, as if the whole matter had nothing to do with him.

Li Changyun hadn’t expected Li Qingyi to take such a firm stance.

Guan Qing’s face turned an extreme shade of iron blue, rage boiling within him.

Was he considered inferior to a son-in-law from the Sea-Splitting Realm, and moreover, a worthless son-in-law, in Li Qingyi’s eyes?

"Qingyi, Elder Brother Changyun means well; he wants to get you a powerful backer. To tell you the truth, Guan Qing holds a not insignificant status within Yudao Sect, and his father is with the Prince’s Mansion of Tianlong County. Following him wouldn’t be a bad deal for you, except for his character being somewhat questionable. Or consider my associate Xie Yuanwu; he’s from Tyrant Heavenly Sect, the son of the Second Elder, and his character is beyond reproach," Li Yuanba said jokingly.

"Junior Sister Qingyi, you could give me a thought. I’m not as fickle as Guan Qing," Xie Yuanwu added with a laugh.

"Xie Yuanwu, are you picking a fight with me?" Guan Qing barked furiously.

"I’m just telling the truth. I wonder who got a female disciple pregnant and refused to take responsibility. Yudao Sect had to expel that female disciple to preserve their reputation," Xie Yuanwu said with a smile.

"You…" Guan Qing’s eyes blazed with anger, but he had no retort.

"Younger sister, although Elder Brother Guan has made mistakes, he isn’t inherently bad. An alliance with him would bring great benefits both to you and to our Li Family," Li Changyun said to Li Qingyi.

Li Qingyi’s eyes turned icy upon hearing these words, and her grip on her sword tightened immediately.

It was one thing for outsiders to speak thus,

but she had not expected Li Changyun to say such a thing.

Similarly, Li Yuanba and Li Tianqi by her side also had the look of spectators enjoying a drama.

This is the Li Family?

"Interesting, a brother selling his sister to curry favor with others. It seems the number one family by Tianlong Lake isn’t all it’s cracked up to be."

Just then, a voice sounded.

Everyone’s gaze immediately shifted to Xu Ping’an, for he was the one who had spoken.

"Xu Ping’an, I’ve heard of you. In order to become a son-in-law to the Zhou Family, you nearly sold off the entire Xu Family. What right do you have to mock us? Now, I don’t know by what means you’ve coaxed my sister, but as long as I, Li Changyun, am here, you can forget about stepping foot into the Li Family’s door," Li Changyun said disdainfully to Xu Ping’an.

"I have to agree with that. A down-and-out Xu Family is not even worthy to carry the shoes for my Li Family,"

Li Yuanba also stepped forward and said with pride on his face.

Xu Ping’an snorted, his true attitude unclear.

"Enough! My junior brother Xu has no such relations, and you all need to stop spouting nonsense," Li Qingyi hastily interjected.

"Qingyi, we’ve watched you grow up since you were little. How could we not see through your thoughts? You’ve never cared so much for any man, but today you’re clearly defending Xu Ping’an. Do you dare say you don’t like him?" Li Changyun huffed coldly.

Li Yuanba and Li Tianqi also turned their attention toward Li Qingyi.

Today’s Li Qingyi was acting too out of the ordinary, as if the words "I like him" were written all over her face.

"Even if I do like junior brother Xu, that’s my affair, and it has nothing to do with him," Li Qingyi glanced at Xu Ping’an, then said coldly.

Li Changyun and people like Li Yuanba wore expressions of surprise. Was Li Qingyi truly lacking in confidence?

Was there a man in this world who could make her feel insecure?

Only Li Tianqi and Duan Tianyu frowned slightly.

Remembering the scene where Xu Ping’an single-handedly defeated the two of them, they looked solemn.

This Xu Ping’an was perhaps not as simple as he seemed!

Xu Ping’an’s brow slightly furrowed, and he said nothing, as if he hadn’t heard Li Qingyi’s confession.

"Li Qingyi, you might not accept me, but I didn’t expect you to fancy such a loser. It appears I overestimated you. Even at my worst, I, Guan Qing, wouldn’t lose out to a loser of a son-in-law. So much for the ’Moon Fairy in the Heavens’—nothing more than that," Guan Qing snorted coldly, full of contempt.

Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but find this ludicrous.

What kind of twisted logic was this?

Li Qingyi’s eyes flashed with a sharp cold light, just about to speak.

"Hum!"

Suddenly, a tremor came from afar.

Then, the thin membrane surrounding the great hall seemed to disappear.

"The Inheritance Hall is open, let’s go!" Li Yuanba was the first to speak, immediately rushing toward the square in front of the hall.

Li Tianqi and Duan Tianyu exchanged glances, then quickly followed suit.

Guan Qing and Li Changyun hurried to catch up.

In a moment, only Xu Ping’an and Li Qingyi were left on the spot.

"Junior brother Xu, about what was said earlier..." Li Qingyi hesitated for a moment, wanting to explain.

"It’s alright, I don’t mind. Let’s focus on securing the inheritance first. Everything else can wait until we’ve obtained the inheritance," Xu Ping’an said.

"Okay!" A touch of disappointment flickered in Li Qingyi’s eyes, then she responded with a fierce look and followed suit.

And so the two of them also went after the others.