After saying goodbye to Qi Chuyao, Chen Xiao hailed a cab and headed for the outskirts.
Upon getting out of the car, he did not linger, heading straight ahead at a running pace that gradually accelerated, with a Dark Shadow trailing right behind him.
Finally, Chen Xiao stopped in his tracks, glanced around, and fixed his gaze on the direction behind him.
An elderly man slowly emerged from the shadows, and Chen Xiao could feel a bone-chilling murderous intent emanating from him.
"Who are you?" Chen Xiao demanded.
As far as Chen Xiao was concerned, this person had some real skill—the strongest enemy he had encountered since coming down the mountain.
"You don't need to know."
With his hands clasped behind his back, the old man sneered contemptuously, "You only need to know that this time next year will be your anniversary!"
Chen Xiao lowered his head in thought, unable to figure out right away who might be targeting him.
"Hold on a second." Chen Xiao said suddenly.
The old man was taken aback. What was this brat trying to pull?
Snap!
Chen Xiao suddenly pulled out his mobile phone and aimed the camera right at the old man's face.
The old man panicked, demanding, "What are you doing?"
Looking completely relaxed, Chen Xiao replied, "Just taking a souvenir."
"You're pretty much the first person I've killed since coming down the mountain."
Hearing this, the old man couldn't help but scoff, "You brat, so much nonsense when you're at death's door."
Chen Xiao rolled his eyes and casually put his phone away.
At that moment, a cold glint flashed in the old man's eyes, and a powerful aura erupted from his body.
Chen Xiao glanced indifferently at the old man and made the first move.
He charged straight at the old man, closing the distance in an instant.
What?
So fast!
The old man's expression changed drastically as he reflexively tried to retreat.
He had originally thought he could easily deal with Chen Xiao, but it turned out he had still vastly underestimated him.
His reaction was extremely fast, yet still not fast enough to match Chen Xiao's speed.
Bang!
Chen Xiao threw a punch straight into the old man's chest.
Taking the blow head-on, the old man leaked a stream of blood from the corner of his mouth.
Left with no choice, he had to grit his teeth and choose to go toe-to-toe with Chen Xiao.
"Oh? You can take a hit. Let's try another one." Chen Xiao said with surprise.
Immediately after, he threw another punch.
The terrifying force landed squarely on the old man, sending him flying backward.
His chest was visibly caved in, a truly startling sight.
Bang!
The old man crashed to the ground, smashing out a shallow pit as dust flew everywhere.
A one-hit kill!
To Chen Xiao, this was effortlessly easy.
He glanced indifferently at the old man and turned to leave.
By the time he got back home, both Qi Zhenguo and Qi Chuyao were sitting in the living room, clearly waiting for him.
Seeing Chen Xiao walk in, Qi Zhenguo breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though he knew his precious son-in-law was extremely capable, he still couldn't help worrying when the young man didn't return late at night.
"Where did you go? Why are you only just getting back?"
Qi Chuyao stared resentfully at Chen Xiao and immediately demanded an answer.
"I went to kill someone." Chen Xiao replied indifferently.
What?
Qi Zhenguo and Qi Chuyao exchanged glances, staring at each other in blank dismay.
Earlier when Qi Chuyao returned, Qi Zhenguo had even worried that Chen Xiao might have gone off to find his other fiancées.
Even though Qi Chuyao and Chen Xiao had only just met and didn't care all that much yet, she couldn't just let him do whatever he wanted.
As it turned out, Chen Xiao had actually gone out to kill someone.
Both of them felt a jolt of surprise.
"That guy followed me the whole way and said he wanted to kill me, so I killed him instead." Chen Xiao continued.
"Son-in-law, who did you kill?" Qi Zhenguo asked hurriedly.
Chen Xiao scratched his head and said softly, "I don't know him, but I took a picture."
"Let me see."
Chen Xiao took out his phone and handed it to Qi Zhenguo.
Qi Chuyao also came to her senses, exclaiming in sudden realization, "So that's why you asked me to leave first—because that guy was following you."
"That's right." Chen Xiao replied.
Qi Chuyao lowered her head, feeling a bit ashamed. She and Qi Zhenguo had actually suspected that Chen Xiao went off to find another woman.
"Then why didn't you tell me back then?" Qi Chuyao asked softly.
Chen Xiao blinked. "Because I was in a hurry to get you out of there so you wouldn't be in danger."
Qi Chuyao pouted and asked unhappily, "Do you think I'm dead weight?"
Chen Xiao looked completely earnest. "Aren't you?"
Qi Chuyao: "..."
Hmph!
Such a blockhead.
Seeing Qi Chuyao's resentful expression, Chen Xiao wore a quizzical look, deeply puzzled.
She had been worried about him just a moment ago, so why did she get mad so fast?
Women... truly fickle.
Right at that moment—
"Master Huairen!" Qi Zhenguo cried out in shock.
He took the phone, looked down, and instantly his eyes widened in utter bewilderment.
Chen Xiao asked with curiosity, "Father-in-law, do you know this guy?"
Qi Zhenguo nodded mechanically. "I know him, and I just saw him today."
"You saw him today?" Chen Xiao was surprised.
Qi Zhenguo handed the phone back to Chen Xiao, and then told the two of them about Qi Zhenhai and Master Huairen's visit.
"Master Huairen?"
Examining the photo, Chen Xiao sneered, "A guy like this even deserves to be called a master."
A master like that couldn't even last three rounds in his hands.
Masters... really are cheap nowadays.
Qi Chuyao looked nervous and asked, "Dad, is Second Uncle trying to deal with you?"
Qi Zhenguo's expression sank. "It seems that way."
Qi Chuyao let out a cold snort, feeling somewhat irritated.
Qi Zhenguo raised his head and said in a low voice, "Son-in-law, the reason I asked you to come over today is actually because of those two."
"Oh?" Chen Xiao was a bit curious.
Qi Zhenguo pushed the tea set gifted by his second younger brother across the table toward Chen Xiao.
"Son-in-law, I'd like you to help me check this tea set and see if there's anything wrong with it."
When those two suddenly showed up earlier, it had put him on high alert.
Naturally, he couldn't feel entirely at ease about the tea set Qi Zhenhai had given him, no matter how much he liked it.
"Let me see."
Chen Xiao picked up the tea set, examined it closely for a moment, and even lowered his head to sniff it.
Qi Zhenguo asked anxiously, "Son-in-law, is there a problem?"
Chen Xiao suddenly frowned and slowly nodded. "There is indeed a problem."
Qi Zhenguo's heart trembled, and the expression on his face turned ugly.
Being targeted by one's own biological brother—no matter who experienced it, it wouldn't feel good.
Chen Xiao lifted the teapot lid and showed the inner wall of the lid to Qi Zhenguo and Qi Chuyao.
"On the inner wall of this teapot lid, they applied a poison called Baihuan Powder."
"As long as you brew tea with this pot, the heat will cause the poison to melt and naturally drip into the water."
"With a normal person's sense of smell and taste, it's completely undetectable."
Qi Chuyao gasped in astonishment. "So this tea set really is poisoned."
"That's right." Chen Xiao shrugged.
Qi Zhenguo was completely dumbfounded, taking quite a while to collect himself.
He believed what Chen Xiao said, and a trace of sorrow welled up in his heart.
To think he would be poisoned by his own biological brother—it was utterly ridiculous.
"Dad, are you alright?"
Seeing her father looking distressed, Qi Chuyao asked with concern.
Qi Zhenguo waved a hand. "Dad's fine."
Then, he looked up at Chen Xiao and asked, "If I had been poisoned, what symptoms would I have had?"
"For the first three days, you would have nightmares, then you'd start experiencing hallucinations, and finally, you would go completely mad." Chen Xiao explained.
Qi Zhenguo and Qi Chuyao were both filled with shock, involuntarily drawing in a sharp breath.