I raised stunning young ladies, but they all wanted to possess me.

"Elder Zhou".

"I respect you as a senior, so I call you a veteran."

"But if you touch my son-in-law, you're touching my lifeblood."

"You won't hand him over today."

The phantom images of evil spirits around him suddenly surged.

"Don't even think about leaving here."

For the sake of his daughter, Lin Zhenting couldn't care less about anything else.

His eyes seemed to hold the fury of a lion.

Elder Zhou looked at him without offering any explanation.

He knew that saying anything at this point would be useless.

Lin Zhenting has already made up his mind.

He just sighed.

then.

His aura changed.

hold head high--!

A clear and melodious dragon's roar resounded through the night sky.

A blue light emanated from Elder Zhou's body, growing brighter and brighter.

His hair was still snow-white, and his face was still thin, but his eyes...

It turned into dragon eyes.

His vertical blue pupils were deep and majestic, as if they could see through everything.

He was still in human form, but a faint azure dragon phantom surrounded him. The phantom was integrated with him, appearing and disappearing intermittently, radiating a suffocating pressure.

Azure Dragon Transformation.

It's not about transforming into a dragon, but about integrating the power of the Azure Dragon into oneself.

Humans are dragons, and dragons are humans.

Elder Zhou stood with his hands behind his back, his body surrounded by flowing blue light, and his clothes fluttered without wind.

At that moment, he was like a god who had come from ancient times.

He sighed again.

To be honest, he didn't expect to be tricked.

He did come for two reasons.

First, there is Chen Sinian.

That kid activated the Candle Dragon's secret order and asked him for a favor.

Secondly, there's that old guy.

His old friend's granddaughter's condition couldn't be delayed any longer; they had to find Gu Yan as soon as possible.

Only with double blessings did he come in person.

But now it seems...

He was careless.

The person who kidnapped Gu Yan was not one of his people.

Who could it be?

A figure flashed through Zhou Yuanlao's mind.

A voluptuous figure, a gentle smile, and those seemingly harmless eyes.

Pei Youyi.

The little girl who followed him and studied back then.

Elder Zhou couldn't help but smile wryly.

He recalled something that happened more than a decade ago.

At that time, Pei Youyi had just taken over the Pei family and his foundation was not stable, so he came to ask him for advice.

He quite liked this gentle and sensible younger woman at the time and taught her a lot.

Once, he deliberately teased her.

"Youyi, you're so gentle, can you hold your own against those old foxes in the Pei family?"

Pei Youyi blinked and smiled gently.

"Grandpa Zhou, girls should be more gentle."

Not long afterward...

Those old men from the Pei family who had always made things difficult for her are getting into trouble one after another.

They were either reported for embezzlement or discovered to be colluding with foreign enemies.

The worst off was caught red-handed by Pei Youyi, who immediately crippled his cultivation and expelled him from the family.

When Elder Zhou found out, he was stunned for a long time.

Then he laughed.

This little girl is gentle, but she's quite cunning.

Now look what's happened.

That gentle little girl from back then can now completely outsmart her old master.

Looking at Lin Zhenting in front of him, Elder Zhou recalled what had just happened.

He suddenly felt a bit dumbfounded.

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

Behind the oriole, there is a hunter.

That hunter was Pei Youyi.

She had planned everything all along.

They spotted Gu Yan at the auction, but didn't alert her.

They secretly allowed the Pei family's influence to take over Shanglu, laying the groundwork step by step.

Finally, during his confrontation with Lin Zhenting, he quietly abducted the person.

And Zhou Yuanlao happened to be there, becoming the perfect scapegoat.

high.

It's really high.

They've really grown up; they don't even blink when they scheme against this old man.

Elder Zhou sighed inwardly.

This little girl is truly worthy of having studied under him.

The student surpasses the teacher.

He felt a strange sense of joy.

He raised his head and looked at Lin Zhenting.

"Mr. Lin."

His voice remained steady.

"Since you don't believe me, there's no point in saying more."

"Let me experience your superior skills."

Lin Zhenting sneered.

"That's exactly what I was thinking!"

He took a step forward.

He swept the black blade across the ground.

The blade's light tore through the night sky, carrying countless phantom images of evil spirits, and slashed towards Elder Zhou.

Elder Zhou raised his hand.

A flash of blue light.

The illusory image of the Azure Dragon roared to the sky, colliding head-on with the blade's edge.

boom--!

The deafening roar shook the heavens.

The entire scenic area was shaking.

……

at the same time.

In a secluded patch of grass in the scenic area.

Gu Yan squatted there, her expression complicated.

Pei Youyi was right beside him, protecting him closely.

The shouts of battle outside came in waves.

"Quick! Has that area been searched yet?"

"Nothing! Keep searching!"

"The son-in-law is definitely still in the scenic area!"

"We'll dig three feet into the ground to find him!"

Gu Yan was stunned for a moment when she heard these words.

Son-in-law?

Looking for a son-in-law?

Isn't he right here?

But he quickly realized what was happening.

Aunt Pei must have found a substitute.

A body double wearing his clothes and with a similar build to him.

The stand-in is currently being chased by the Lin family.

So everyone thought he had been kidnapped.

The real him is still crouching in this bush.

boom--!

Another loud bang.

The aftershocks of the explosion spread outwards, sending countless pieces of rock and broken branches flying everywhere.

Several sharp stones flew toward them.

Pei Youyi frowned slightly.

She reached out and pulled Gu Yan into her arms.

His body instantly expanded with protective energy.

The pebbles bounced off the protective energy with a series of loud thuds.

Gu Yan was hugged tightly by her, her face buried in her chest.

That instant.

He felt an indescribable softness.

That softness...

Well, how should I put it?

It felt like being trapped in a cloud.

The clouds were still warm.

Gu Yan was getting a little impatient.

He struggled to lift his head, his face slightly flushed.

"Aunt Youyi..."

"Does protecting me really have to be like this?"

Pei Youyi was taken aback when she heard his words.

Then a blush rose on her fair face.

But she quickly regained her composure and spoke softly.

"The Lin family members were everywhere, and there were also flying pebbles."

"There's no other way."

She paused, then coughed lightly twice.

"Cough cough."

"Alright, Xiao Yan."

"We should go too."

She released Gu Yan and prepared to get up.

Just then.

Gu Yan suddenly spoke.

"Aunt Youyi."

"Actually, you already noticed me at the auction, didn't you?"

Pei Youyi paused.

She turned her head and looked at Gu Yan.

blinked.

Then she laughed.

That smile remained gentle.

"Xiao Yan, is this important?"

Gu Yan looked at her.

"You were there at the auction."

"You saw me, but you didn't say anything."

"You allowed the Pei family's influence to gradually take over Shanglu, using so many connections and laying the groundwork step by step."

"Finally, today, I will become that yellow bird."

He paused.

"Really, Aunt Pei?"

Pei Youyi remained silent.

She just watched him quietly.

A complex light flashed in those gentle eyes.

A few seconds passed.

She then spoke.

Her voice remained gentle.

"Xiao Yan, you are very prestigious and a role model for young people."

Everyone calls you the Imperial Jade.

She paused, her gaze falling on him.

"but……"

"How could you hide at Miss Chen's place?"

"Is this not a good idea?"

Gu Yan: "..."