"That's good, that's good..."
Wu Di looked relieved and said gratefully, "Thank you, Sect Master Hu, and all the brothers from the Qian Zhu Sect. Once Yao'er's injuries are fully recovered, I will personally bring her to express my gratitude!"
Hu Lekuo waved his hand again, acting magnanimous and saying it wasn't necessary.
Then, Hu Lekuo's gaze returned to Qin Yi, and he asked, "Are you still going to claim you drove away those attackers?"
Qin Yi met his gaze and nodded without hesitation, saying, "It's too difficult for your Qian Zhu Sect to deal with them, which only means your Qian Zhu Sect is too weak. It doesn't mean what I said is false!"
"What did you say?"
Hu Lekuo's anger ignited instantly. He stood before Qin Yi, his fists clenched.
He looked ready to attack.
Qin Yi sat in his seat, completely unfazed.
Seeing this, Hu Lekuo's anger intensified, as if oil was being poured onto a fire. "You're seeking death..."
"Lekuo, stop!"
Wu Di quickly stepped forward to block him.
Hu Lekuo finally stood his ground, snorting at Qin Yi, "If it weren't for Uncle Wu's sake today, I'd make you pay!"
Qin Yi watched him with a smile.
If the other party dared to make a move, he would be the one to suffer.
Afterward, Wu Di appeased Hu Lekuo, who then huffily moved away from Qin Yi.
Wu Di instructed the kitchen to prepare a lavish meal, intending to host Qin Yi and Hu Lekuo for lunch at the Wu family residence.
During the wait for lunch, Wu Di spent most of his time conversing with Hu Lekuo, leaving Qin Yi neglected.
Eventually, even Wu Yao couldn't bear it any longer and proactively approached Qin Yi.
As she wanted to investigate the origins of the attackers, Wu Yao decided to go and examine their corpses.
Qin Yi accompanied her.
Wu Yao unveiled the black cloth from the faces of the corpses one by one, scrutinizing each of them. This time, when she saw one of them, her brow furrowed slightly.
Sensing her reaction, Qin Yi asked, "What is it?"
Wu Yao frowned and said, "This person, I feel a sense of familiarity. I think I've seen him somewhere before..."
Her brow furrowed even deeper, as if she were struggling to recall where she might have seen him before.
However, after thinking for a long time, she still couldn't remember.
At this moment, Qin Yi seemed to recall something. He walked closer to the corpses and began to examine them.
After his inspection, he discovered the cause of death for each of the corpses, a look of puzzlement flashing across his face.
However, he didn't say anything to Wu Yao.
After observing the bodies for a while, Wu Yao found nothing conclusive and left with disappointment.
Since it wasn't yet lunchtime, Qin Yi asked Wu Yao to take him on a tour of the island.
Wu Yao didn't refuse.
"Miss Wu, were the formations on this island all set up by your family?" Qin Yi asked as they wandered.
Wu Yao showed a surprised expression, seemingly not expecting Qin Yi to notice the formations on their island.
She replied, "Yes!"
"It seems your family has quite a few treasures!" Qin Yi said with a smile.
Setting up formations required many rare materials. Even if the quality wasn't top-notch, the fact that the Wu family could deploy so many formations on the island indicated their considerable wealth.
"My great-grandfather was a master of formations, and everything our family has was passed down by him!"
Qin Yi understood.
So, their ancestor was a formation master.
"By the way, Miss Wu, I have a question, I don't know if I should ask..." Qin Yi suddenly stopped and looked at Wu Yao.
Wu Yao stopped with him and said, "You may speak!"
Qin Yi pointed to the veil on her face and asked, "Why do you always wear this?"
Although Qin Yi had never seen Wu Yao's face, based on her figure, voice, and other aspects, he could infer that she was likely a beauty with good looks.
In such a situation, Qin Yi couldn't understand why she wore a veil all day if she wasn't someone to be hidden.
A complex emotion flickered in Wu Yao's eyes, and she fell silent, not answering immediately.
Qin Yi waited for a moment, knowing she didn't want to tell him, and said, "Never mind, it was presumptuous of me!"
He continued walking along a path on the island.
Later, seeing that it was almost time for lunch, Wu Yao led Qin Yi back to the villa where Wu Di resided. Hu Lekuo stood at the entrance, and upon seeing the two of them return side-by-side, a flicker of hostility once again appeared in his eyes as he looked at Qin Yi.
Qin Yi noticed it but paid it no mind.
During lunch.
Hu Lekuo still made sarcastic remarks and taunted Qin Yi from time to time, accusing him of lying.
Qin Yi was too lazy to argue with him. At first, he ignored him, but Hu Lekuo, mistaking his silence for guilt, became more and more emboldened.
Finally, Qin Yi couldn't take it anymore. He slammed his chopsticks down on the table with a loud crack.
Turning, he glared at Hu Lekuo and said, "If you keep yapping, believe it or not, I'll rip your mouth open?"
"Heh!"
Hu Lekuo also put down his bowl and chopsticks, fearlessly retorting, "Such a big mouth! If you have the guts, try it!"
As he spoke, he stood up abruptly, adopting a provocative stance towards Qin Yi.
Instantly, Qin Yi also stood up, deciding to teach the other party a lesson and make him realize his capabilities, so that he wouldn't keep pestering him.
Standing up, Qin Yi didn't hesitate at all. He cleanly slapped out at the other party.
Hu Lekuo's pupils contracted, and he quickly raised his hand to block.
Qin Yi's palm struck his arm.
*Slap.*
Due to the immense force of the blow, Hu Lekuo staggered several steps to the side, knocking over a nearby chair and falling onto the ground.
Sitting on the ground, he felt his entire arm go numb, as if it were crippled.
He stared in disbelief.
Wu Di and Wu Yao were startled.
Wu Di moved to stop Qin Yi, but before he could act, a wooden box fell from Qin Yi's embrace.
"The Spirit Pearl!!!"
Wu Di exclaimed.
Hu Lekuo, sitting on the ground, was still in shock from Qin Yi's strength. But upon seeing the wooden box on the ground, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
The next moment, Wu Di swiftly came over, picked up the wooden box, and opened it.
He discovered that it was indeed the Spirit Pearl from their Wu family and was overjoyed.
After a careful examination, he found the Spirit Pearl to be intact and without any abnormalities, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
However, he quickly closed the wooden box and put it away. He then looked at Qin Yi, his eyes blazing with intense fury.
"The Spirit Pearl was indeed on you..."
"Guards!"
He shouted loudly towards the door.
Instantly, Wu Zhongshui, along with several Wu family members, rushed in.
They were all armed, and at Wu Di's signal, they surrounded Qin Yi, their weapons pointed at him.
At this moment, Wu Yao also stood up and put distance between herself and Qin Yi, her eyes filled with hostility and wariness.
Qin Yi knew that they had misunderstood and quickly explained, "I found this pearl yesterday when I saved Miss Wu! I forgot to return it yesterday. Please don't misunderstand!"