Hearing his own father discrediting him so openly right to his face, Jian Hefeng could not help letting out a helpless smile before saying to Jian Kailai:
"Father, I'll go down to host the guests first. You all chat!"
With that, he turned and spoke respectfully to Lin Yichen:
"Elder Lin, if you need anything, you can send someone to call me, and I'll come over immediately."
Hearing this, Lin Yichen nodded and said:
"Alright, go ahead and take care of things. Don't worry about us."
Jian Hefeng nodded in response, then turned and walked away.
As Jian Hefeng left, Lin Yichen walked over to the chair opposite Jian Kailai and sat down, while Xu Shiyue took the seat next to Lin Yichen. Looking at Jian Kailai, she said:
"Master, Happy New Year!"
Jian Kailai smiled and replied:
"You too, Happy New Year. Shiyue, my girl, you haven't run into anything you don't understand in your cultivation lately, have you?"
Xu Shiyue nodded and answered:
"No, Master, not yet. My cultivation has been going quite smoothly so far."
Seeing this, Jian Kailai nodded.
"That's good."
For the rest of the time, Lin Yichen and Jian Kailai chatted idly back and forth while dropping chess pieces onto the board, while Xu Shiyue sat quietly to one side.
Before long, a loud laugh echoed from outside the courtyard:
"Ha! Old Jian! I've broken through to the Martial Saint Late Stage too! Let's see you act all smug now, you old bastard!"
At the sound of the voice, Lin Yichen turned his head and saw at a glance that t…
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