Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now! Chapter 1223 - 364: Strong Mental Realm and Weak Mental Realm

[Notice: Chapter 362 has been unblocked. Readers who haven’t seen it can go check it out. Previously it wasn’t that I didn’t update, but that this Chapter was hidden during review. The sensitive content has already been revised~]

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Chapter 364 [Mental Realm of the Strong and Mental Realm of the Weak]

Mr. Yang Sr. naturally didn’t come alone.

After Lu Sisi received the call and learned that Chen Yan had moved into a villa at the foot of the mid-mountain, she naturally went to bid farewell to the Yang Family Members at once.

Then, when Mr. Yang Sr. found out that this "Mr. Chen" had actually already arrived right at their doorstep, yet hadn’t gone to the Yang Family, and instead had built himself a villa at the bottom of the mid-mountain and was already living there—

He had originally followed Chu Keqing’s advice, realized that Lu Sisi’s status was now different, that she had a powerful patron behind her, and had already decided he wanted to smooth things over.

What’s more, he knew that this Mr. Chen was someone even Elder Zi highly esteemed.

And Lu Sisi also bore a wealthy Life Chart that could shelter the Yang Family’s future...

So, the fact that Mr. Yang Sr. actually came along himself already counted as "lowering his status to make connections"!

As the helmsman of the Yang Family, the elder senior, if one counts it from Lu Sisi’s side, he was even her elder.

Coming proactively, in the capacity of an elder, to meet a junior—based on Mr. Yang Sr.’s prior calculations, this was already giving extremely ample face. Even if this Mr. Chen had no prior relationship with them, he should at least understand basic etiquette, right?

Since he took the initiative to come calling, the other party naturally ought to respond with a warm and courteous reception.

Yet Chen Yan’s attitude was genuinely indifferent.

Indifferent to the point of giving him absolutely no face.

He didn’t even greet him first, but went down the line greeting people one by one, leaving this old man for last.

And even then, it was only one sentence: "Hello, Mr. Yang."

The words he spoke to him weren’t even as many as what he’d said to that young punk, Lu Sisi’s younger brother!

And this form of address itself laid their distance openly on the table!

He was Lu Sisi’s man; going by that logic, shouldn’t he be calling him "Grandpa Yang"?

"Old Mr." — polite, but a very distant way of addressing him.

Mr. Yang Sr. understood perfectly what this title meant; it meant: we’re not family!

Honestly, if Steward Liu of the Liu Family and the others weren’t here, and if he hadn’t already seen clearly that even the Liu Family was going out of its way to curry favor with Chen Yan—

Just based on Chen Yan treating a self-invited visiting old man this coldly, Mr. Yang Sr. might well have just flicked his sleeves and left.

Fine, forget it then!

He was, after all, the helmsman of the Yang Family in Port City, a Mr. Yang Sr. whose word was law within the clan.

In Port City’s circles, he was a person of considerable standing.

A young man, even if he truly did have some skill and methods—at worst, he just wouldn’t ingratiate himself with him, wouldn’t seek benefits from him, and simply wouldn’t deal with him.

There was really no reason for him to put up with this kind of cold shoulder at all.

But...

With the Liu Family’s posture laid out before his eyes, things were different!!

Having spent half a lifetime tossed about in the business world, Mr. Yang Sr. called upon his cultivated self-control, suppressing all the dissatisfaction in his heart.

Mr. Yang Sr. smiled and said, "I heard from Sisi that you’re living here. These past few days Sisi has been staying with me, and I’ve truly grown fond of the child. This old man is reluctant to let this little granddaughter go, so I’ve taken the liberty of coming over as an impertinent guest. I hope I’m not disturbing you?"

These words were carefully chosen.

Fond of her... reluctant to let his granddaughter go...

Between the lines, he was still firmly hooking onto the "family" sentiment.

Chen Yan heard and gave a brief smile. "You’re not disturbing me. Please, sit down and have some tea."

After speaking, he glanced at Steward Liu.

He knew Steward Liu would handle all the hosting matters properly.

Granddaughter? Reluctant?

Let’s just spare ourselves that.

It wasn’t that Chen Yan lacked manners, nor that he didn’t want to talk sentiment.

But in eighteen years of Lu Sisi’s life, when had the Yang Family ever given her the slightest bit of sentiment?

Back then, she wasn’t allowed into the ancestral hall, wasn’t entered into the clan, forbidden from entering the Yang Family household—fine, that could be considered understandable.

After all, a little girl kneeled once and cracked the memorial tablets of the ancestors; that was indeed frightening and made people apprehensive.

But...

Aside from that?

She might not be allowed into the ancestral hall, not be entered into the Yang Family genealogy.

But in the past ten-plus years, had the Yang Family given this little girl even the slightest bit of sentiment?

During New Year and festivals, had this Mr. Yang Sr. ever once remembered this so-called "granddaughter" in his heart?

Had he ever cared about her in the slightest?

All these years, had they ever sent her a single red envelope for the New Year? Ever dispatched someone to bring her a single item of clothing? Or bought her even one gift?

Chen Yan dared to assert that if Chu Keqing hadn’t stepped in, this Mr. Yang Sr. probably wouldn’t have remembered this so-called "granddaughter" at all!

Not even the tiniest bit!

His current posture of former arrogance and later deference was purely about calculating利益!

Pure to the extreme—利益!

Since it’s利益, then let’s not talk "sentiment."

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Along with Lu Sisi naturally came the old turtle, Gui Geng, who had returned to Chen Yan’s side.

After seeing Chen Yan, Gui Geng didn’t presumptuously step forward to speak, but instead adhered to the identity of a household servant, quietly standing behind Chen Yan.

Only after Chen Yan invited everyone to sit in the lounge and have some tea did he pull Gui Geng over.

"How have you been these days?"

"So-so, just pretty boring." Gui Geng shook his head. "Young Master, I still prefer the days of lying in the courtyard cultivating back home."

Chen Yan smiled. "I’ve set up a water-dwelling cave residence. I’ll take you there to experience it sometime."

He paused, and before the joy could fully spread across Gui Geng’s face, Chen Yan continued, "Since you’re here, there are some chores I can leave to you.

This house has been vacant for quite a while, and it’s built halfway up the mountain. The environment in the mountain is nice, but there’s bound to be plenty of snakes, rats, bugs, and ants.