Chapter 1 Ye Tianci
Daqingshan Mountain, Wolong Village, a small courtyard with a fence.
"I don't want to live anymore!"
Under a large locust tree, an old man with white hair and beard stood on a stone bench, tied a hemp rope to a branch, and intended to hang himself.
"Old man, I just won ten games in a row against you, is it really that big of a deal?" The speaker was a boy of about twenty years old.
The boy leaned against the big locust tree, a foxtail grass between his teeth, and dappled sunlight reflected the faint mockery on his lips.
The old man gripped the rope tightly, glaring at the boy with a resentful look: "Ye Tianci! You are outrageous! I've passed on all my skills to you, and you won't even let me win a single game of chess!
Young Ye Tianci said in a serious tone, "Old man, you taught me to give my all when I do things."
"you--"
"How could I have taught such a blockhead like you? I'm ashamed to live like this!"
The old man looked utterly hopeless, and buried his head in the rope loop.
"Creak!"
Just then, two Hongqi sedans roared up and screeched to a halt at the gate of the fenced yard.
The car door opened, and a pair of long, slender legs stepped out, revealing a beautiful young woman.
The woman wore a black bodycon dress, with a graceful figure, a curvaceous body, stunningly beautiful features, and an extraordinary temperament!
She looks like a celestial maiden descended from the heavens!
The old man had already jumped off the stone bench, stood with his hands behind his back, looking serene and like a hermit.
"Lin Qingqian of the Lin family of Shucheng pays respects to the old man, Ghost Hand!" The woman, accompanied by several bodyguards, entered the courtyard and bowed respectfully to the old man.
The old man looked Lin Qingqian up and down, his eyes brightening slightly: "You are Lin Daonan's granddaughter, Lin Qingqian? It's been more than ten years since I last saw you, and you've grown into such a beautiful young woman. How is your grandfather's health?"
Lin Qingqian said respectfully, "Grandpa is critically ill, and I have come here to ask you to come down the mountain and treat him!"
The old man made a few hand gestures and said calmly, "I have long since retired, and the life and death of anyone is none of my concern. Your grandfather's time has not yet come; he will not die, and someone else will save him."
"Where is the person who saved my grandfather? Please enlighten me, sir!" Lin Qingqian's eyes lit up as she bowed deeply.
“He’s right here, and he’s your fiancé.”
As he spoke, Ghost Hand beckoned to Ye Tianci, "You brat, come and see your fiancée!"
Ye Tianci stepped forward, limping.
He even has a slight limp!
"Sir, are you joking with me?" Lin Qingqian's delicate eyebrows furrowed instantly.
"Old man, what nonsense are you talking about?" Ye Tianci snorted.
Ghost Hand pulled out a yellowed old envelope and tossed it to Ye Tianci: "Read it yourself."
Ye Tianci opened it and found a marriage certificate inside. The words were written clearly in black and white, and it was indeed his marriage contract with Lin Qingqian of the Lin family in Shucheng.
"Old man, why have you never told me about this before?" Ye Tianci scratched his head.
"The time is not right."
The eccentric master, stroking his beard, said, "I foresaw long ago that your time had come and that you would be leaving this place today, so I prepared these things. Losing ten games to you just now was to put you in a good mood before you leave the mountain."
"Tch!" Ye Tianci rolled his eyes.
Ghost Hand blushed and looked at Lin Qingqian: "Girl, Ye Tianci is your fiancé and the one who saved your grandfather. Take him back to the Lin family."
Lin Qingqian snatched the envelope from Ye Tianci's hand and stared in disbelief at the handwriting on the marriage contract.
It really is Grandpa's handwriting! And it even has Grandpa's personal seal on it!
This marriage agreement is actually real!
"My fiancé is...it's him?"
Lin Qingqian stood there, stunned, looking at Ye Tianci with a complicated expression.
Ye Tianci was wearing a faded coarse cloth shirt and a pair of old-fashioned cloth shoes, looking incredibly rustic!
The key issue is that he has a leg problem; he's lame!
It looks utterly useless!
Just as Ye Tianci stepped forward to greet Lin Qingqian, a bodyguard in black stepped out from behind Lin Qingqian and blocked his way.
The bodyguard said with a sneer, "My young lady is not only the top beauty on the list of beauties in Shucheng! She also has the reputation of being the 'Xi Shi of the Business World'! She is both talented and beautiful! A true prodigy!"
"You cripple, how dare you be my young lady's fiancé? You're like a toad lusting after a swan; you should take a good look at yourself in the mirror..."
"Smack!"
Before he could finish speaking, he was slapped across the face, sent flying, and crashed heavily to the ground.
Ghost Hand took a step forward, his voice cold: "It's not your place to mock my disciple!"
The bodyguard in black didn't dare utter a sound and hid behind Lin Qingqian, looking disheveled.
Ghost Hand looked at Lin Qingqian and said coldly, "Since you all look down on Tianci so much, then leave."
"Sir, Du Yong is my driver. He's not very polite. I apologize on his behalf. I... I'll take Ye Tianci back to the Lin family." Lin Qingqian quickly apologized.
Ghost Hand gave a low hum and slipped a black and white ring onto Ye Tianci's finger.
"Old man, isn't this your treasure? How could you bear to give it to me?" Ye Tianci's lips curled up slightly.
"You brat, I'm getting old. It's time to hand over Tianmen to you. It's time to avenge your blood feud. Go down the mountain."
"Remember, don't reveal your cultivation level easily unless you cultivate the Hunyuan Gong to the seventh level."
Ghost Hand said solemnly.
Seeing how concerned he was, Ye Tianci couldn't help but feel touched and said, "Don't worry, old man, I've already reached the seventh level of cultivation."
"What?!"
Ghost Hand stared wide-eyed, his expression like
It was like seeing a ghost. "When did this happen?"
Just a few days ago.
Ye Tianci smiled slightly.
"Smack!"
Ghost Hand slapped his forehead hard, looked up at the sky and sighed, then shed tears of emotion: "I have no face to live anymore!"
He considered himself exceptionally talented, and it took him more than fifty years to cultivate the Hunyuan Gong to the seventh level, while Ye Tianci only took fifteen years to reach the seventh level!
Not only that, Ye Tianci's medical skills, physiognomy, and talisman techniques are now no less than his! His chess skills are even far superior!
Ghost Hand jumped onto the stone bench, about to hang himself again.
Ye Tianci pulled him back and comforted him respectfully, "Alright, old man, don't be so upset. I'll teach you how to play chess later."
"Get out! Get out of here right now!"
Ghost Hand shoved and kicked Ye Tianci into Lin Qingqian's car, casually tossing a package into his arms and cursing, "Don't come back to see me until you give me a bunch of disciples and grand-disciples! Get lost!"
The two Hongqi cars sped away, leaving Wolong Village.
Lin Qingqian sat next to Ye Tianci, her face expressionless.
After a long while, she glanced at Ye Tianci's limp leg and said in a cold voice, "If I may ask, since you are a disciple of the old master Ghost Hand, your medical skills must be extraordinary. So, what about your leg...?"
Ye Tianci knew what she was thinking and said calmly, "This is not an illness, it is an injury. When I was five years old, someone pulled out my bones and broke my tendons. I almost died, but the old man saved me."
Lin Qingqian frowned slightly: "Even the old man with the Ghost Hand couldn't cure your leg injury?"
"To heal my leg injury, unless we find two rare medicinal herbs, 'Dragon Tendon Vine' and 'Arhat Bone,' and refine them into 'Dragon Bone Pill,' not only can't this old man heal my leg, but even a god would be powerless."
Ye Tianci remained calm.
A look of curiosity appeared on Lin Qingqian's exquisite face: "Who is it?"