Chapter 1208: Auntie
Qi Xuansu was about to visit his future father-in-law’s home once again. He had a good impression of his future father-in-law due to the latter’s sound character. In this regard, Zhang Yuelu resembled her father far more.
Though Qi Xuansu could understand his mother-in-law’s way of thinking, he did not agree with it.
The moment they left the Dazhen Mansion, Little Yin, who had scarcely dared to breathe the entire time, was like a fish returned to water, instantly coming back to life. This was no exaggeration. She truly had not been breathing, as though she were dead.
When the Heavenly Preceptor glanced at her, she tried to force a smile. But her little face stiffened completely.
In truth, Little Yin had met Great Sage Jiang before and had not been nearly this miserable. When Great Sage Jiang addressed her as Little Daoist, she accepted it calmly. So why did she fall into such a state upon seeing the Heavenly Preceptor? Even if the Heavenly Preceptor was somewhat stronger than Great Sage Jiang, she should not have feared him to this extent.
Qi Xuansu thought it over carefully and felt that Little Yin had probably listened to too many operas and stories—ones where the Heavenly Preceptor always used thunder techniques to subdue demons and capture ghosts. Since she was a little ghost, she inserted herself into those tales and ended up scaring herself half to death.
They left the Dazhen Mansion and headed toward Shangqing Town.
Along the way, they passed by many members of the Zhang family. The Zhang family members greeted the couple with complex expressions on their faces.
Although the Zhang family ranked among the top two Daoist clans and never lacked Sages, it was rare to see a Sage this young, together at that. After all, age determined one’s future prospects, so everyone could foresee that the power couple before them would one day become part of the very small group truly holding the Daoist Order’s lifeline and destiny—true great figures.
Yet many members of the Zhang clan found it difficult to adjust in such a short time. They wanted to curry favor with the couple, but could not put aside their pride. That was because, before, they had looked down on the couple. But now, they had to look up to the two.
Who could have imagined that Qi Xuansu would rise so quickly? Had this process taken 20 years, or even 10 years, it would not have been nearly so hard to accept.
Then, they noticed a little girl walking between the couple, one hand holding Qi Xuansu’s right hand and the other holding Zhang Yuelu’s left. They looked like a cute family of three.