As night fell, the Deng family's large courtyard gradually became lively.

  A vat of fine wine was brought into the great hall, and countless delicacies were placed on the round table.

  Lin Rou sat down with Deng Mingxu's accompaniment, while Jiang Chengyun was sitting beside them with a swagger.

  The two of them exchanged a silent glance.

  Shen Yi was not familiar with the habits of the Shi family, so she simply maintained her cold and aloof persona, using her physical discomfort as an excuse to not attend, which also happened to bring up the prestige of the so-called "Lin Family" of Yushan County again.

  "What a pity."

  Deng Mingxu helplessly tugged at the exquisite green shirt he had carefully chosen to wear, but also let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

  Compared to the effortless elegance of Lin's young master, even if he tried his best to be polite, the subtle yet unmistakable air of superiority was clearly a sign that he didn't think much of the Deng family.

  Wearing casual clothes makes others feel cold at first glance, but no matter how you dress up, you still look shabby.

  Luckily, there's still Grandpa helping to prop up the atmosphere.

  As long as the other party is still in power for a day, the Deng family will still be the second-rate force in Qingzhou.

  As he thought of this, Deng Mingxu subconsciously looked towards the main seat and didn't see his grandfather's figure. Instead, he saw his father walking over with a woman in red clothes who was dressed to the nines.

  The woman's face is as alluring as a fox spirit, if it weren't for her dusty and worldly air, she would also be a stunning beauty who outshines the crowd.

  The more I look at it, the more familiar it seems.

  It's as if he remembered something, Deng Mingxu gritted his teeth in silence, can't his old man just not be so embarrassing!

  He invited Rong Niang himself, what's the point of bringing a courtesan over!

  Lin Rou and Jiang Chengyun also changed their expressions, the former lowered his head in embarrassment, while the latter narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a few more degrees of coldness.

  If you can't catch small fish, then attack the big ones.

  This is determined to fight with oneself.

  “……”

  Xiao Xiangwei slowly took her seat, casting a provocative glance at the two of them.

  Lin shrunk her neck.

  "Girl, is this getting cold? Quickly get me the fox fur! Wait, don't get the fox fur, it's too smelly, get the sable fur instead."

  Deng Mingxu pointed at the mulberry tree and scolded the locust tree, clearly expressing his attitude.

  "Thank you."

  Lin Rou softly responded, but felt her back grow even cooler...

  The little commotion was quickly over, and when everyone had taken their seats, a problem suddenly emerged.

  Besides Shen Yi, there was another figure who should have been sitting in the main seat but was absent.

  Jiang Chengyun and Xiao Qianwei raised their eyes at the same time, with a hint of surprise in them.

  ……

  Compared with the hustle and bustle of the main hall, the small courtyard is slightly quieter.

  Shen Yi sat alone in the courtyard, a cup of plain water, a plate of sauce meat.

  On the panel, many martial arts flashed before his eyes.

  He quietly calculated what kind of strength he could burst out with at this moment.

  Originating from General's several martial arts, even if it is against the Jin Gang Men master who has cultivated this half-respectful solid elixir, some power can still be exerted.

  The perfect boundary of Bodhi Vajra Treasure Body also has a good defensive effect.

  The main thing is still Tian Yao Yan Luo Wai Dan.

  Based on Shen Yi's observations along this road, the degree of danger he felt from Jiang Chengyun was roughly the same as that from Jiao Jun, who went by the alias Zhang Hengzhou.

  Both have roughly reached the realm of "congealing into a dan", if they can take another step forward, it is what is called congealing the dan and perfecting it, then they can proceed to hold the dan and nurture their spirits.

  If you count the Tian Yao Wai Dan as your own cultivation.

  Shen Yi and these two should be martial artists of the same realm, but in reality, it's not that simple. After all, Jiang Chengyuan must have mastered a lot of condensed elixir martial arts, while Jiao Jun has demonic talents and physique.

  If it really starts, I may be crushed.

  Taking these two as the boundary, those who are weaker than them by one level should all have the strength of a single battle.

  Unfortunately, there is no reference object, and it's really not reliable to compare by imagination alone.

  “……”

  Shen Yi picked up a piece of braised meat and gently put it in her mouth, then immediately turned her head to look outside the courtyard.

  An old man wearing a loose white robe swayed in, put the wine jug on the table, belched and said: "You have meat but no wine, I have wine but no meat. Why don't we just put them together?"

  "Who are you?"

  Shen Yi Ming knew the answer, but asked anyway. After all, there was only one person in the entire Yong'an City who could make him feel a little threatened.

  Jiang Chengyong and others have made so many preparations, it's not good to give them a bad thing.

  "He's just an old man on his last legs in this courtyard."

  Deng Jianyuan smiled slyly, with a hint of blush on his thin cheeks.

  Perhaps fearing Shen Yi would think too much of it, he added another sentence: "I'm getting on in years, the heavens are calling me back."

  Listen to this explanation of "this place has no silver three hundred taels".

  Shen Yi smiled slightly and stepped aside to make room for him, saying lightly: "No need for wine, please."

  It's normal for someone who has lived here for so many years and is familiar with the local situation to have some perception.

  "Are you from Yushan County? I've never been there."

  Deng Jianyuan didn't even try to persuade him to drink, just drinking by himself, his face getting redder and his eyes brighter: "When I was young, I didn't have the chance to go, when I got older, I didn't dare to go, many people are watching me, as soon as I leave, they get anxious."

  "You said."

  The old man suddenly hugged the wine jar, turned around and stared at Shen Yi: "Do I still have a chance to go?"

  “……”

  In an instant of silence, Shen thought that if the other person had this idea, Jiang Chengyun would probably be the first to take action and press him into his chair.

  Fortunately, Deng Jianyuan didn't seem to have expected an answer and waved his hand: "Forget it, I don't want to go either. Yong'an City is pretty good, if it can stay this way forever that's not bad."

  After this sentence, the old man became much more normal.

  He looked like an ordinary thin old man, and began to recall the past: "When I was as young as you, I was too lazy to learn martial arts properly, everything was just learned roughly, Da Cheng was too troublesome, a little success was barely enough, it was just good luck..."

  Shen Yi didn't think that the other party was being deliberately humble.

  After all, second-rate powers are almost like this. Either they have good luck and get strange encounters, or they take some detour. When the ancestors were around, it was their peak. Once they fell, it's almost impossible for the family to replicate a second Condensing Dan realm. Slowly, they also become third-rate.

  "Alright, thank you for listening to this old man's nonsense. Usually can't find someone to talk to, nowadays young people are rarely as patient as you."

  Deng Jianyuan shook the wine gourd again, let out a belch, and smiled as he stood up. He casually took the last piece of braised meat and said, "Let's go."

  Left alone in the hospital room with a glass of plain water and a plate...

  Shen Yi stared at the empty plate and fell into deep thought.

  Forget it, at least there's a reference now. It turns out that the Condensation Realm isn't as strong as I thought before. This old man's crisis awareness is only about 40-50% stronger than Jin Gang Men's master.

  It's even a bit of a stretch to count it as "Condensing Dan".

  Lacking means, no killer moves, this is the normal state of Jianghu martial artists. Like the Demon-Slaying Department's Dan Condensation Method combined with corresponding martial arts, and even prepared a Martial Temple for washing and practicing, a systematic cultivation of high-level Dan Condensation Realm experts, it's simply unimaginable for Jianghu people.

  Before long, Jiang Chengyun brought Lin Rou back from outside, his face looking a bit unsightly.

  “……”

  Lin Rou softly advised, "Jiang Lao Da, what's the hurry? If you're really worried that they'll discover something, if all else fails... just take care of him first."

  Jiang Chengyun did not refute, and calmly said: "What I'm worried about is Xiao Xiangyu."

  Having made so many preparations, it was all for these three tiger cubs who had a high probability of breaking through the Condensed Dan boundary. If possible, he didn't want to give up even one head.

  They chatted casually for a while before each of them returned to their own room to rest.

  The next morning.

  The time when the rooster crows.

  A group of Deng family members surrounded the old ancestor and stood at the gate of the courtyard.

  Only to see his attire was magnificent, his slender face wore the majesty of the number one strongman in Yong'an City, his silver hair was neatly arranged without a single strand out of place, his demeanor extraordinary, where was the desolation of last night?

  ……