"What good is unwillingness? By the way, I heard that Qian Jie previously signed some engagement contract with a third-rate family?" Qian Liang suddenly asked.
"Yes, with a young lady from the Qin family. I didn't stop him at the time, as it was just for fun. I planned to break it off once I got tired of it."
"There's no need to break it off now. Acknowledge this marriage! Even if it's broken off, an eunuch won't find a good match. Not only should you not break it off, but you should also complete the marriage as soon as possible. I hope this marriage will help mitigate some of the external rumors, letting the world know that Qian Jie is not an eunuch."
"Alright." Qin Liang nodded sadly, urging his grandson to marry Qin Mengxue quickly. This way, the rumors of his grandson being an eunuch would gradually be dispelled. After all, no one had truly seen whether Qian Jie was an eunuch or not, and any doctor or nurse could be silenced with a bribe.
At this moment, Zhou Hong arrived outside a villa in a Rolls-Royce.
"Hello, I am Qiao Wanli. I'm here to pay respects to Master Duan," Qiao Wanli quickly said to a gatekeeper.
"Please follow me. Master Duan is already waiting for you."
Zhou Hong and the others immediately followed the gatekeeper inside.
Qiao Xiaoyu asked curiously, "Grandfather, is this Master Duan's home?"
"No, Master Duan rarely comes to Jinzhou City. He only visits occasionally. Master Duan is from the capital. This villa belongs to a friend of Master Duan."
"Oh, oh!"
Shortly after, Zhou Hong, Qiao Wanli, and the third person arrived in a reception room.
"Please wait here. Master Duan will be here shortly."
"No rush, no rush," Qiao Wanli nodded very politely.
Thus, they waited in the reception room for about half an hour. Finally, a middle-aged man walked in through the doorway of the reception room.
This middle-aged man was about forty years old, and he looked very strong, clearly a martial artist.
"Greetings, Master Duan." Qiao Wanli bowed low as soon as the man entered.
Qiao Xiaoyu also quickly paid her respects, while Zhou Hong merely went through the motions. Su Dan Novel Network.
"Brother Qiao, there's no need to be so formal. It's been a few days since we last met," the old man smiled slightly.
"Thank you for your concern, Master Duan. For an ordinary old man like me to receive your concern is truly my blessing."
"What's there to be so polite about between us? If it weren't for your generous help at a critical moment, I wouldn't have recovered so easily. We are destined to meet."
"Master Duan is too kind."
"By the way, who are these two?" Master Duan's eyes turned to Zhou Hong and Qiao Xiaoyu.
"This is my granddaughter, Qiao Xiaoyu, and this is my grandson-in-law, Zhou Hong. I took your advice previously and made Zhou Hong my grandson-in-law. I didn't expect Master Duan to have such keen insight; Zhou Hong is truly an outstanding person."
"Heh, no need for politeness. This is your own destiny. Brother Qiao, you and your granddaughter should go out first. Let me have a private chat with Brother Zhou."
"Master, are you going to guide Zhou Hong?" Qiao Wanli's face lit up, thinking Master Duan wanted to mentor Zhou Hong in a private conversation.
Qiao Xiaoyu was also a little happy. If Zhou Hong could receive Master Duan's guidance, he would surely improve faster.
"Heh, please go out first," Master Duan said with a slightly awkward smile.
Qiao Wanli and Qiao Xiaoyu immediately left the reception room.
Only Zhou Hong and Master Duan remained in the reception room.
"Greetings, Senior. If I have shown any disrespect, I beg your forgiveness." As soon as Qiao Wanli and Qiao Xiaoyu left, Master Duan's attitude completely changed, and he immediately knelt before Zhou Hong.
"Heh, do I know you?" Zhou Hong smiled faintly. He had already noticed that Master Duan's gaze towards him was not one of superiority, but of reverence. He had simply not revealed it in front of Qiao Xiaoyu and Qiao Wanli.
"Replying to Senior, you may not know me, but I know you." Master Duan said, kneeling on the ground. If Qiao Wanli could see this now, he would be utterly shocked. The mysterious expert from the capital, whom he held in high regard, was actually kneeling before Zhou Hong.
"When did you hear about me?" Zhou Hong asked with some curiosity.
"To be frank, one time, you severely beat a local bully named Shen Lei, and I noticed you. Later, I saw you beat up a Master Wu. This Master Wu, whose name is Wu Yun, is a traitorous junior disciple of mine. I was tracking that traitor that day, so I was secretly following Shen Lei, and unexpectedly, I saw you defeat my traitorous junior disciple in an instant. Thus, I guessed that your strength was very high, possibly not weaker than mine. After you entered just now, I observed you again in secret, which further confirmed my thoughts."
"Heh, so that's how it is." Zhou Hong chuckled. That was the incident that happened on the night he first arrived on Earth.
"After that, I contacted Qiao Wanli and urged him to do his utmost to bring you in and make you his live-in grandson-in-law."
"So that's how it is!" Zhou Hong hadn't felt like he was being followed at the time. It was because he had just arrived on Earth and had no such awareness. Furthermore, Zhou Hong had automatically filtered out anyone who didn't harbor ill intentions towards him.
"Seeing you and Qiao Xiaoyu so affectionate and sweet today, I can rest assured," Master Duan said with a smile.
"Alright, back then, if you hadn't played matchmaker, I might truly have ended up on the streets." Zhou Hong chuckled.
"Senior, may I dare to ask what realm you are in? I surmise you are stronger than me, but I don't know how much stronger. Could you give this junior some insight?" Master Duan asked with great curiosity. In truth, Master Duan didn't feel that Zhou Hong was necessarily stronger than him; he might even be weaker. However, he was a cautious person, so he always considered himself weaker to avoid accidentally provoking someone powerful. The reason he had lived this long was precisely due to his cautious nature.
"And you? What realm are you in?" Zhou Hong retorted.
"I am currently at Martial Artist level eighty-nine. Senior, you must be at least Martial Artist level ninety!"
"Of course not."
"Ah!" Master Duan was startled. He was already at Martial Artist level ninety. If Zhou Hong wasn't above ninety, then he would definitely be weaker than him.
Master Duan felt a sense of absurdity. He had addressed someone weaker than himself as "Senior."
"I don't know my exact strength. All I know is that the strongest person I've killed before was at Martial Master level seventy-five," Zhou Hong continued calmly.
Master Duan was about to stand up from the ground, but Zhou Hong's next sentence caused him to collapse back down in terror.