Chapter 4: Could This Guy Be Gay?

In the dimly lit room, Yang Qingyuan sat upright on the floor, adopting a posture with five points raised towards the sky as he cultivated.

"To govern the world by the Way, its spirits are not divine. Not because the spirits lack divinity, but because the divine do no harm..."

As the silver light on Yang Qingyuan’s body grew increasingly intense, his aura gradually became more powerful.

Boom!

With the silver light suddenly dispersing, Yang Qingyuan slowly opened his eyes in the next moment.

At the instant his eyes opened, a gleam of silver flashed swiftly before vanishing without a trace.

“Finally, the second transformation...”

A smile appeared at the corner of Yang Qingyuan’s lips.

His Eight-Nine Profound Skill had been stuck at the first transformation’s pinnacle for over half a year, showing no signs of breakthrough.

But after yesterday’s “ambush” on the Yang family’s son-in-law, the previously unbreakable bottleneck had loosened slightly.

Yang Qingyuan suspected this was related to the clarity of his Dao heart and the openness of his thoughts.

Yang Yan had helped him before; seeing her family destroyed one by one while he stood idly by out of fear of the powerful was not in his nature.

Yet, with Yang Qingyuan’s current strength and status, Yang Yitang and Wang Quanba could confront the Obsidian Inspector, but he could not.

Because the former two were the young masters of the Wang and Yang families respectively, even if they fought the Obsidian Inspector, Xiao Wancheng would be helpless against them.

But Yang Qingyuan was different. He had no backing and no strength. If he recklessly stepped forward, not only could he not protect Yang Yan’s family, but he might lose his own life.

If Xiao Wancheng then falsely accused him of being an accomplice to monsters and had him arrested, who would come to his rescue?

Therefore, Yang Qingyuan had to find another way.

Xiao Wancheng wanted evidence? Fine, then he would give him “no evidence to be found!”

As long as Xiao Wancheng knocked the Yang family son-in-law unconscious, this simple-minded “fool” would not admit to colluding with monsters in public.

In this way, Xiao Wancheng would have no proof, and Yang Qingyuan could treat the matter as a private family affair under the guise of “avenging” the Yang family.

Thus, even though Xiao Wancheng was the Obsidian Inspector, he would have no right to interfere in the family’s business, and Yang Qingyuan’s life would be safeguarded.

In short, this was the most perfect solution Yang Qingyuan could devise at the moment.

Footsteps echoed heavily outside.

Just as Yang Qingyuan was pondering how to leave next, the wooden door was suddenly pushed open.

The long-absent sunlight pierced in, forcing Yang Qingyuan to squint.

Once his eyes adjusted, he saw who had entered.

“Yang Qingyuan, greetings to the family head.”

Yang Qingyuan rose and bowed respectfully to Yang Yifang.

“Spare me the formalities.”

Yang Yifang waved his hand, then looked at Yang Qingyuan with a complicated expression.

“You deliberately ambushed him at the wedding banquet yesterday, didn’t you?”

Yang Yifang got straight to the point immediately.

Yang Qingyuan remained silent.

In his memory, Yang Yifang was also a stubborn traditionalist, someone rigid in his beliefs.

To him, if the Yang family son-in-law really was involved with monsters, then Yang Yifang would truly watch helplessly as Xiao Wancheng took away his daughter’s husband.

“Does it matter so much to the family head whether it was intentional?”

Yang Yifang stared deeply at Yang Qingyuan, his expression momentarily appearing dazed.

“Did you buy these clothes with your own money?”

“What, does the family head intend to make me wear servant’s clothes from now on?”

Yang Yifang was silent for a long moment, then abruptly turned and ordered the guards at the door, “Let him out.”

“Yes, family head!”

Yang Qingyuan was slightly stunned, looking at Yang Yifang at the door with some surprise.

He had expected at least some punishment this time, perhaps even being expelled from the Yang family.

But now, after just one day of confinement, he was being released?

“Not stayed here long enough yet?”

Yang Yifang turned his head, casting a cold glance at Yang Qingyuan.

“Enough.”

Yang Qingyuan shook his head and stepped out of the confinement room.

As soon as he emerged, he saw Yang Yan and her husband standing guard at the door, with Yang Yitang following behind them.

Upon seeing Yang Qingyuan, Yang Yan and her husband bowed deeply.

“Sister Yang Yan, what are you doing?”

Startled, Yang Qingyuan quickly went forward to help them up.

“Yesterday, if you hadn’t intervened to save us, my husband would have surely died a tragic death, and the child in my womb would have lost his father before birth.”

“Yes, after I woke up, Yan’er explained the gravity of the situation to me, and I realized I had narrowly escaped death yesterday,” the Yang family son-in-law said with lingering fear.

He was just a small team leader in the mining division under the United Qi Dao Alliance, never having experienced the scheming of powerful families.

Originally, he thought that explaining the situation clearly would settle everything.

But when Yang Yan told him that no matter his intentions, if he admitted to releasing monsters, they would never let him live, cold sweat broke out all over his back.

“No matter what, I will definitely repay the life-saving grace.”

With that, he bowed deeply to Yang Qingyuan again.

“No need. Sister Yang Yan has already been kind to me; my actions are merely repaying her kindness.”

“That day was just a small favor to me, but...”

“Yesterday was also just a small favor to me.”

Yang Qingyuan smiled faintly, then continued, “If you feel really uneasy, Sister Yang Yan, why not reward me some silver so I can get some new clothes? This outfit was bought with money I saved for a long time; it’s the only thing passable I have. I want to buy a few more sets to change into. What do you think?”

Yang Yan was slightly taken aback, then exchanged a glance with her husband.

“Alright. Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, no one in the Yang family will dare to bully you!”

“In that case, thank you very much, Sister Yang Yan.”

Yang Qingyuan cupped his fists and smiled faintly, then casually glanced at Yang Yitang beside them.

He suddenly realized that the young man had been eyeing him with an extremely strange expression since just now.

Is there something on my face? Or is this kid, who looks like a young boy, actually a deeply hidden gay?