"You still have the nerve to bring this up?"
Peng Jing felt depressed just thinking about it and said grumpily:
"You already asked your god-grandfather to take action, yet you still let me show off my meager skills. I almost lost my life! Fortunately, god-grandfather stepped in, otherwise I would have been trapped on Dragon Prison Island for the rest of my life."
His senior brother kept saying "god-grandfather" over and over, leaving Qi Shaofeng completely dumbfounded—had he lost his mind?
"I already told you, he's not my god-grandfather."
"He wasn't before, but he is now."
Zhao Youqian's voice wasn't loud, but everyone present heard it clearly: "Why don't you hurry up and kowtow to your god-grandfather?"
"Junior Brother, what exactly is going on here?"
Peng Jing was no fool—he had sensed something was off from the beginning, but he didn't want to offend either side.
Qi Shaofeng slapped his own forehead, his face instantly turning ashen. Hearing his senior brother's words, he knew he had lost.
"I made a bet with Chen Xuan—whoever could suppress Dragon Prison Island would have the other person call them Grandpa."
"That's a good thing!"
Peng Jing still thought acknowledging a grandfather was a pretense.
"There's no shame in losing to Chen Xianshi. Go kowtow—I've already done it."
"..."
Qi Shaofeng was stunned—his senior brother was really that desperate for love? He even wanted to compete for this kind of thing!
Chen Xuan looked at Qi Shaofeng with amusement: "Qi Shaofeng, you're not planning to renege, are you?"
"I..."
Qi Shaofeng's facial muscles twitched several times—of course he didn't want to acknowledge this grandfather.
It was too humiliating, especially in front of so many people, kneeling to a mortal!
"What do you mean 'I'!"
Peng Jing kicked Qi Shaofeng's leg.
Thump!
Qi Shaofeng knelt on the ground completely unprepared. He felt his head buzzing—had his senior brother been possessed by an evil spirit?
To do such a thing!
"Someone bring tea!"
Peng Jing called out to the maidservants in the hall.
"Senior Brother, you!!!"
Qi Shaofeng was almost fainting from his senior brother's outrageous actions.
Who forces their junior brother to acknowledge a random grandfather?
Seeing his junior brother's ashamed and angry expression, Peng Jing said earnestly:
"Junior Brother, I'm doing this for your own good!"
"Haha..."
Zhao Youqianfinally couldn't hold back his laughter at this scene:
"Brother Chen, today I finally understand what it means for the emperor not to worry while the eunuch panics."
Chen Xuan said with a smile: "After all, not everyone is as enlightened as Peng Jing."
"Chen Xianshi, I'm also very enlightened. You can choose not to take the pretty boy from Piaomiao Sect as your grandson—how about taking me instead? I'm also a disciple of a Holy Sect, I qualify," Li Yue said with an expectant look.
"..."
Elder Zhong and the others were about to faint—nowadays people were fighting to become someone's grandson? And he was a Holy Sect disciple at that.
That fellow was wearing Daluo Holy Sect's attire—could it be that Chen Xianshi had displayed his divine power again?
Qi Shaofeng was even more dizzy. His senior brother forcing him to acknowledge Chen Xuan as his grandfather was one thing, but now someone was actually competing for this spot.
At this moment, he really wanted to shout: I'll switch with him!
Peng Yue got anxious hearing this—how could his junior brother be so foolish?
"Li Yue, I can see you're no good person, trying to steal my junior brother's opportunity!"
"Opportunities are meant to be fought for, and besides, your junior brother isn't even willing!" Li Yue had the attitude of a young master who was perfectly happy to be a grandson.
"My Lord, the tea is here."
A maidservant walked over carrying a cup of tea.
Peng Jing impatiently dragged Qi Shaofeng to the table: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and acknowledge Grandpa—this is something many people can't even beg for."
Under his senior brother's intimidation, Qi Shaofeng's face flushed red as he kowtowed three times to Chen Xuan: "Grandson Qi Shaofeng pays respects to Grandpa."
"Serve the tea!"
Peng Jing handed the tea to Qi Shaofeng.
"Grandpa, please drink tea."
Qi Shaofeng was so ashamed his face was practically buried in his chest as he offered the tea with both hands.
Chen Xuan took the tea, took a sip, and said with a smile: "You're so reluctant—I don't have to accept you as a grandson."
"Don't say that! You've already drunk the tea."
Peng Jing was frantic, not even giving his junior brother a chance to speak.
Qi Shaofeng wanted to say he wasn't willing, but sensing the killing intent emanating from his senior brother, he forced himself to say:
"I'm willing, I'm willing."
"Get up then."
Qi Shaofeng quickly stood up, then fled the banquet hall as if he'd seen a ghost.
"Haha..."
Zhao Youqian laughed heartily: "Congratulations, Brother Chen, on gaining a new grandson."
Chen Xuan remained calm: "Stay composed, stay composed. Let's continue drinking, continue the music, continue dancing!"
"Grandpa, I'll go check on my junior brother so he doesn't do anything to harm himself."
Peng Jing said and left the banquet hall.
Elder Zhong and Commander Liu also took their seats at the empty spots.
"Congratulations to Chen Xianshi on suppressing Dragon Prison Island."
Chen Xuan said indifferently: "It was just a small matter. The threat in that sea area wasn't actually Ao Li from Dragon Prison Island—there were four other demons. I beheaded two of them, and two escaped. The one that caused the chaos in Binhai City was the corpse of a sea demon named Long Ao."
"So it was just a false alarm. But being able to witness Chen Xianshi's great victory in person is my honor," Elder Zhong said flatteringly.
"By the way, where's the flood dragon from Dragon Prison Island?"
"This King is here."
Ao Li, who was sitting beside Leng Li, spoke calmly, releasing the pressure of a peak Unity Realm expert.
Elder Zhong nearly fell from his chair when he felt this aura.
"Junior Brother Ao, don't make things difficult for Elder Zhong. He contributed to your release," Zhao Youqiansaid with a smile, cleverly resolving Elder Zhong's embarrassment.
"Oh!"
Ao Li said calmly: "Then This King must thank Elder Zhong for giving me the opportunity to become the guardian spirit beast of Wushang Sword Sect."
"Dragon King, you flatter me. I only mentioned it casually at the time."
Elder Zhong smiled awkwardly while secretly breathing a sigh of relief.
"Alright, we're all family here. Let's drink first—tomorrow morning we still need to dissect that Long Ao's corpse."
Chen Xuan raised his wine cup.
"Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
...
In a corner of the county office, Qi Shaofeng said helplessly to his senior brother Peng Jing who had just followed him out:
"Senior Brother, my reputation has been completely destroyed by you. How can I show my face at the sect now?"
"Junior Brother, that's not right. I helped you acknowledge a great power as your grandfather."
Peng Jing held back the urge to beat his junior brother—why couldn't this kid recognize good intentions?
"What kind of great power is he? He's clearly just a mortal!" Qi Shaofeng was so anxious he could spit blood.
"Hehe!"
Peng Jing used the 'hehe' he'd learned from Chen Xuan on his junior brother: "Have you ever seen a mortal who can casually slay a great demon that was just half a step from the Fish Dragon Realm with a single sword strike?
This level of strength—not even ordinary semi-saints could achieve it. Grandpa Chen is at the very least a Great Sage!"
Qi Shaofeng fell silent, looking at his senior brother with confusion, question marks floating above his head.
"You'll understand when you see that Long Ao tomorrow. I'm going to toast Grandpa."
Peng Jing couldn't be bothered to explain further—his junior brother was good at everything except using his brain.
Qi Shaofeng watched his senior brother's retreating figure, unable to recover for a long time...
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