Chapter 242

Zhang Yuanqing's mood at this moment could probably only be described with the words "what the hell?" The old hag hadn't returned to the Lingjing Xingzhe, and was still eating at his house! He thought to himself, 'You are the dignified Mountain Goddess, how can the simple food of my humble abode suit your taste? Please go back to the Lingjing Xingzhe.'

To be honest, although the Three Dao Mountain Goddess displayed the demeanor that a "true god" should have, Zhang Yuanqing was still extremely wary of her, and felt instinctively nervous and restrained in front of her. On one hand, it was the inherent fear of someone in a lower position facing someone in a higher position. On the other hand, before the killing instance, Zhang Yuanqing was deeply afraid of the old hag, treating her as an imaginary enemy. Even now, he had only met the old hag three times, and that sense of dread wouldn't disappear so quickly.

This Mountain Goddess was an ancient Riyou Shen (Night-patrolling God), without modern values. Zhang Yuanqing didn't have the confidence of a "top student" in front of her as he did when facing Dog Elder. As a rising star of the Five Elements Alliance, even if he angrily rubbed the Elder's head, the Elder would tolerate it. But try rubbing the old hag's head, and she'd blow your dog head off.

Seeing Yuanzi's suddenly stiff face, and his hesitating at the entrance, not daring to enter the house, the family seemed to understand something. They thought, 'This kid isn't two-timing, is he?' As the successor of the family's black sheep, it didn't seem strange for him to do something like this.

The first-generation family black sheep looked at the aloof Xue Qiangwei (Blood Rose), then at Guan Ya, whose face immediately fell, and finally at Zhang Yuanqing, saying in disbelief, "This, this... both are girlfriends?"

"Very impressive, worthy of being my successor, with the style I had in those years."

"The style you had in those years? What style, make yourself clear!" His aunt glared.

"Just kidding, just kidding..." His uncle backed down instantly.

Girlfriend? Old Uncle, what are you joking about? How could your nephew be worthy of such a girlfriend? If you have to drag me into this, I'm at most their gigolo... Zhang Yuanqing's heart tightened, and he instinctively looked at the old hag, afraid that his uncle's indiscretion would anger her.

Fortunately, the Three Dao Mountain Goddess had already withdrawn her gaze and continued to enjoy her meal, saying calmly, "Don't be nervous, I will leave after I finish eating." She was comforting Yuanshi Tianzun.

But hearing this in the family's ears, it sounded like a high-level girl giving a silent warning, and the atmosphere became even more awkward.

'She'll leave after she eats...' Zhang Yuanqing secretly relaxed, coughed loudly, and introduced, "Grandpa, Grandma, this is my girlfriend, Guan Ya." At the same time, he understood the reason for the awkward atmosphere at the table: the family thought of the old hag as his girlfriend.

Guan Ya forced a smile and said, "Grandpa, Grandma..."

Her gaze swept over Yuanshi's family, and when she saw Jiang Yuer, with her round face and sweet appearance, her expression suddenly froze.

She knew this girl; they had crossed paths at the obstetrics and gynecology department of Pingtai Hospital... Guan Ya suddenly had the urge to run out the door, but Zhang Yuanqing held her back tightly.

Zhang Yuanqing clearly felt Guan Ya's hand stiffen, and then exert force silently, as if wanting to shake him off.

Grandma glanced at Guan Ya, and said with a straight face, "Hey," using a tone of "too awkward, so I don't know how to respond, so I'll just be indifferent," and said, "Sit down, eat."

After speaking, she vaguely felt that her grandson's second boat seemed somewhat familiar, but couldn't remember it for a moment.

Grandpa's old face, covered with wrinkles, was expressionless, and he nodded stiffly as a greeting, then subtly, with a fierce glint in his eyes, glanced at his grandson.

The righteous retired old police chief was already considering how to clean up the house after the meal.

Jiang Yuer's cheeks puffed up, and she gave Guan Ya a deep look. She lowered her head and shoveled rice into her mouth, her mind racing as if she were plotting something.

'What is all this? My life mentor didn't teach me how to handle a situation like this...' Zhang Yuanqing took a deep breath, forcibly pulled Guan Ya to sit down, and said to his aunt, "Aunt, Guan Ya helped with my cousin's promotion last time."

As soon as his aunt heard this, her attitude underwent a complete change. So this was the girl who helped her son! She had been slightly hostile to Guan Ya just now. "Guan Ya, is it? I'm Yuanzi's aunt. Oh my, you're such a pretty girl, and a good match for our Yuanzi."

His aunt enthusiastically served Guan Ya food and offered her concern, which made the old driver feel a little more comfortable, and she squeezed out a faint smile.

The atmosphere warmed up slightly, and Zhang Yuanqing took advantage of the situation to say, "Guan Ya is my girlfriend. This one, this one..." He glanced at the old hag and explained to his family, "This is my friend."

'A friend who comes to your house for dinner without a word, and can even enter the house, even knows the password...' Grandma didn't believe it and just gave her grandson a cold look. Police Chief Grandpa obviously didn't believe it either.

The old hag, who had been chewing slowly, stopped her chopsticks at this moment, looked at Zhang Yuanqing, and frowned, "What does 'girlfriend' mean?" Although she didn't speak, she had been watching the changes in these mortals' expressions. 'Hmm, she doesn't know what "girlfriend" means...' Zhang Yuanqing was stunned for a moment; this was different from what he had thought.

If the old hag knew the concept of "girlfriend," then there wouldn't be a problem if he explained his relationships clearly. On the other hand, if the old hag knew that "girlfriend" meant "fiancée," then as an ancient person, a high-ranking Mountain Goddess, she would definitely feel offended.

'These mortals actually think that I am the fiancée of the ant Yuanshi Tianzun? A great shame! Exterminate the whole family!'

'Well, the old hag probably wouldn't do such a thing, but displeasing her is a deadly thing in itself...' Zhang Yuanqing explained seriously, "A female friend with a deep friendship."

The old hag nodded slightly and continued to enjoy her dinner.

Zhang Yuanqing turned his head to look at Guan Ya and gave her a set of expressive looks.

He planned to calm Guan Ya down first, tell her the "true identity" of Xue Qiangwei (Blood Rose), and dispel the old driver's unhappiness.

'If Yuanshi secretly used a Yin corpse to impersonate his girlfriend, and there really was something unusual between him and that spirit servant, then there would be no need to invite me home for dinner, let alone cause such a misunderstanding... His series of expressions tell me that he has unspeakable difficulties now, he is very afraid, no, he is afraid of his Yin corpse, but this is unreasonable...' Guan Ya silently read Yuanshi's micro-expressions, relying on her insight ability to analyze in her heart.

'Let's hear how he explains it later.' Guan Ya was obviously not an unreasonable girl. She took a deep breath, smiled, and said to her aunt, "It was just a small effort. Police Chief Chen is excellent in his business ability, and his promotion depends on his true ability. I just helped a little."

"That's still very impressive." His aunt smiled brightly. "By the way, what does your family do..."

Before Guan Ya could answer, his aunt glanced at the old hag opposite her, and thinking of her previous answer, quickly changed the subject, "Eat, eat."

Zhang Yuanqing also said, "Eat, eat..."

He wanted to wait for the old hag to eat and drink her fill and return to the Lingjing Xingzhe before explaining to Guan Ya and his family.

Although the accident of the old hag staying at the table caught him off guard, overall, "it's not a big problem."

At this moment, his aunt, who had been holding her rice bowl and not saying anything, looked at the old hag and explained in a serious tone, "Girlfriend means lover, fiancée."

The old hag's chopsticks stopped, and her expression turned slightly cold.

"!!" Zhang Yuanqing looked at his aunt with a stunned expression, thinking, 'Aunt, considering we're aunt and nephew, you don't have to backstab me, do you?!' He looked at the old hag cautiously.

'Yuanshi seems to be frightened...' Guan Ya glanced at him, and her heart was cold. Although Yuanshi didn't explain the situation, she already understood that something was wrong with this dinner, and she wasn't angry anymore.

Jiang Yuer seemed not to notice her nephew's pale face, and instead looked at Guan Ya in surprise and said, "Oh, I saw you in the obstetrics and gynecology department. You even asked how to prepare for pregnancy. I didn't hear Yuanzi say that he wanted to have a child so soon..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone except the old hag looked at Guan Ya.

Grandpa and Grandma's faces sank. Chen Yuanjun looked surprised. He didn't expect that the goddess of the Kangyang District Police Station was such a promiscuous woman.

'She's been to the obstetrics and gynecology department and is preparing for pregnancy... Yuanzi's girlfriend is someone he's been dating recently...' His aunt also silently put away her smile.

Guan Ya sat there stiffly, her pretty face alternating between red and white, both angry and anxious. She wanted to defend herself, but didn't know how to explain, and these things would only get worse if the person involved explained them.

With just a few words from Yuanshi's aunt, her image was completely destroyed. Guan Ya had never encountered such an awkward situation in her twenty-odd years of life.

Zhang Yuanqing had just breathed a sigh of relief because the old hag hadn't gotten angry, but upon hearing this, he looked at his aunt again with a stunned expression, thinking, 'Considering we're aunt and nephew, you don't have to backstab me again and again, do you?!'

In the silent silence, the old hag put down her chopsticks, stood up gracefully, and said coldly and calmly, "Thank you for the hospitality. The dishes of the mortal world are very delicious. I am very satisfied. I will take my leave first."

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't care about comforting Guan Ya and hurriedly stood up, saying, "The door is over here. I, I'll see you off..."

He didn't want his family to see the old hag entering the bedroom to return.

The old hag glanced at him noncommittally. "Okay."

Zhang Yuanqing immediately rushed to the bedroom, opened the drawer, took out the Demon Subduing Pestle, put it in his pocket, and hid it well. Under the bewildered gaze of his family, he opened the security door and made a gesture of invitation.

The old hag walked lightly, crossed the living room and the entrance hall, and walked out of the house.

Zhang Yuanqing led her to the stairwell, avoiding the blind spots of the surveillance cameras, and let out a long breath. "Farewell, Goddess."

The Three Dao Mountain Goddess silently looked at him, and it seemed she said, "It seems that I have caused you trouble."

Zhang Yuanqing lowered his head and said repeatedly, "It is my pleasure, it is my pleasure."

The Three Dao Mountain Goddess nodded slightly, and in a moment, the golden light surged within Xue Qiangwei (Blood Rose), illuminating the dark stairwell. Then, a surge of golden light poured into the Demon Subduing Pestle and then dissipated, and the stairwell returned to darkness.

'Phew, I finally sent her away...' Zhang Yuanqing muttered in his heart, manipulating Xue Qiangwei (Blood Rose) to stand by in the stairwell, and then returned home with the Demon Subduing Pestle.

He had just opened the security door, and before he could step into the living room, he heard his grandmother say, "Guan Ya, I remember now. During the A Bing disappearance case, you were the one who came to take the statement, right? You and Yuanzi were at that time..."

Grandma didn't finish her sentence, but her expression was full of distrust: "How can a socialite like you corrupt our cabbage? He's still a child."

... Guan Ya was silent for a moment, and unable to stay any longer, she stood up and said, "I'm sorry, I have something to do. Let's eat another day."

She forced herself to maintain her composure, nodded to the two elders, then picked up her bag and quickly brushed past Zhang Yuanqing, leaving the Chen family.

The family didn't try to stop her, but watched Zhang Yuanqing silently.

Zhang Yuanqing silently looked at his aunt, and after a long while, he said through gritted teeth, "What a sin!" He turned around and went out to chase after Guan Ya.

"What is all this!" Grandpa angrily slammed his chopsticks on the table.

The family's expressions were serious, but Jiang Yuer was carefree, smiling and inviting everyone to eat. "Eat, eat. Mom, Mom, the soup you stewed today is so delicious."

The night was deep, the sun had just sunk below the horizon, and the air at night retained the heat of the day.

"Sister Guan Ya, Sister Guan Ya..."

Zhang Yuanqing stopped Guan Ya, who was angry, embarrassed, and ashamed, in front of the blue sports car. "Listen to my explanation..."

Guan Ya angrily shook off his hand, glared at him, and said, "Explain what? Explain why you let your Yin corpse impersonate your girlfriend and sit at the dinner table? Explain why your aunt is targeting me? There's no need to explain anything. What kind of relationship do we have? I don't need your explanation."

In the dim light of the neighborhood's streetlights, her autumn-like bright eyes rippled with tears, as if she was about to cry. Her anger and embarrassment were mixed with self-abandonment and a hint of grievance.

Zhang Yuanqing was stunned. He was used to her smiling and pretending to be an experienced driver, used to her handling matters with competence and maturity, used to her showing an independent and self-reliant woman image... Suddenly seeing her reveal a little girl's anxiety and grievance, Zhang Yuanqing's heart softened for no reason. Without the guidance of a life mentor, he understood that this was the feeling of love. Love is that tenderness that erupts when your heart softens for a certain girl.

When a woman with rich social experience and a deep background shows a little girl's posture in front of you, what reason do you have not to love her?

Guan Ya waited for a long time, but didn't receive his explanation. Her heart darkened, and she said angrily, "Get out!" She struggled to break free from his hand, opened the car door, and got into the car.

Zhang Yuanqing hurriedly got into the sports car, thinking that it was better to talk in the car than outside.

P.S.: The typo is corrected after the update.