After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 171 Not at Home
"Senior Brother Qi, don't worry, there are many of us. If necessary, we can just take your mother away!"

"That's right, what's there to be afraid of? You've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, they wouldn't dare to attack you directly!"

Everyone chimed in.

Actually, they didn't quite understand.

Qi Rong must be crazy. Why would he want to turn such an excellent son into an enemy?
However, no matter how outstanding Qi Xu is, he will only reach the early stage of Nascent Soul in the next few years, which is the same as Qi Heng.

Each breakthrough in the Nascent Soul stage requires a long time; it's definitely not something that can be achieved in ten or eight years. Since Qi Xu reached the Nascent Soul stage in just over ten years, no matter how talented he is, it's impossible for him to take another step forward in the meantime.

Once Qi Heng and Qi Xu get closer, their biased father might not be so biased anymore, and then other things might be easier to discuss.

Qi Heng took a deep breath and thanked everyone, "Thank you, it's good that you're all here."

They headed straight for the Qi family in Yueyuan City.

"Boom!"

"Who is it? Coming, coming...Young Master?"

When Qi Heng arrived, the servants of the Qi family were stunned and stared at him for a while before confirming his identity.

"These are my friends. Give the order to arrange guest rooms for them. Have someone start tidying up first, and I will personally take people to settle them in later."

Qi Heng left a message for the gatekeeper and then hurriedly led them to the courtyard where his mother lived.

But he was called back when he had only gone halfway.

"Heng'er!"

Qi Heng steadied himself, turned around, and said, "Father..."

He didn't finish uttering a single word before it got stuck in his throat.

Qi Rong was accompanied by two women, one dressed in red and the other in purple. The red dress was bright and beautiful, while the purple dress was alluring. Each of them held one of his arms.

Looking at Qi Rong, who was surrounded by women on both sides, he looked like he had been drained of his energy by wine and women. His eyes were dark and he looked somewhat drunk.

After not seeing his father for several years, Qi Heng still harbored a faint hope that his father would be pleasantly surprised and gratified upon seeing him now, regret not having treated him well in the past, and even have a sudden realization...

But seeing the scene before him, Qi Heng felt a stinging pain in his eyes, and his expression gradually turned cold.

[Tsk tsk, Qi Rong is really lucky with women.]

He's completely dependent on women now; he'll inevitably die on one's belly someday.

[He'd rather abandon his wife for these sluts; he's blind and twisted.]

Mo Jiuwei looked at the two women. They were clearly not from respectable backgrounds. Their dresses were so sheer and thin that they seemed to want to expose their entire breasts. They were rubbing against Qi Rong's arms, making Qi Rong almost lose his mind.

Even knowing that Qi Rong's son was there, the two of them did not restrain themselves at all.

"Why are you here? I haven't seen you in so many years, I thought you... hiccup, you were dead." Qi Rong smiled, but before he could finish speaking, he let out a drunken hiccup.

He didn't notice that the two concubines beside him turned their heads away in disgust, seemingly bothered by his reeking of alcohol, looking disgusted and repulsed.

"I'm going to see my mother," Qi Heng said. He originally wanted to talk to Qi Rong about his breakthrough and his plan to take his mother away.

But seeing Qi Rong's drunken and unconscious state, she didn't want to say anything to him anymore, because it would be a waste of time.

"She's not home, let's stay a few more days." Qi Rong waved his hand, but something flashed quickly in his eyes. "Since you're here, stay a few more days, there's no rush to leave."

"Yes, Heng'er, you don't know yet, do you? Your cousin has also entered the household. If Aunt Miao knew you were back, she would be very happy!" the woman in purple said with a charming smile, but her eyes clearly showed displeasure when she mentioned Aunt Miao.

Upon hearing the name Heng'er, Qi Heng's face hardened, and he rebuked, "Who do you think you are? How dare you call me by my name?"

He was already seething with anger and didn't want to confront Qi Rongfa, but just then, someone delivered himself to his doorstep.

"Oh dear, young master, you have quite a temper." The woman in red covered her mouth and said in surprise, "Master, we are still concubines in the household, but the way you say things has truly broken our hearts."

Qi Rong frowned. "Heng'er, how can you speak like that? You have no manners at all! This is Aunt Rong, and this is Aunt Ji. Hurry up and greet them!"

"I'm asking you, where is my mother? You said she's not in the manor, where did she go?" Qi Heng completely ignored his question and just stared intently as he asked.

My junior sister said that her mother was seriously ill and in a very bad condition. Logically, she should be recuperating at home.

But Father said she wasn't at the manor... If she wasn't at the manor, where did she go?
Given her physical condition, where could she possibly go?
Qi Rong's eyes darted around. "She didn't know you were coming, so she went out for a trip a few days ago. Just wait a few days and she'll be back. What's the rush?"

After saying that, he yawned and said, "Look, it's getting late. I need to go and rest. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

After saying that, he turned and left, and his two concubines naturally followed. In a short while, they were several steps away.

Qi Heng's heart sank straight down.

You know your own family best. Even though Qi Rong has changed a lot in recent years, Qi Heng can still tell whether he's lying or not.

He is lying.

Mom didn't go out to play at all!
But why doesn't he dare to tell the truth?

Either he was afraid to tell her about his mother's illness and wanted to hide it from her, while his mother was still at home.

Either Mother is indeed not at home, but there's something fishy about her whereabouts, which is why Father doesn't dare tell me.

Qi Heng clenched his fist, but rationally refrained from pressing the matter or asking further questions.

He decided to go and take a look at the courtyard where his mother used to live.

My mother was my father's legal wife. Originally, she lived with my father in the main courtyard, but after the two of them fell out of love and my mother's health deteriorated, they started living separately.

Mother moved from the main courtyard to a slightly secluded but quiet and elegant courtyard called Luofang Courtyard, where she stayed when Qi Heng last came back.

Qi Heng now just wants to see what Luofang Courtyard looks like now, so he can judge his mother's current situation.

However, once they reached the courtyard, they found they couldn't get in because the servants stopped them.

"Young Master, Madam is not here right now. Master has ordered that the courtyard be repaired in the next few days and that no one be allowed to enter," the servant said with a forced smile.

"Repair the yard? Where does it need repair? I don't see it." Qi Heng asked coldly.

"Well... we need to plant some new flowers in the yard, and the house is also leaking a bit." The servant chuckled awkwardly. "It's getting late now, so the servants who were working have gone to rest. They won't start work again until tomorrow."