Live-in Son-in-law

Chapter 1440: Impersonation

Qin Yi looked at Jing Wangyou with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, his eyes sharp as lightning.

Jing Wangyou felt as though he was naked in front of Qin Yi, with no secrets at all.

Suddenly, Jing Wangyou seemed startled by something and stood up abruptly.

Everyone present was taken aback; what could frighten Jing Wangyou?

"Ahem..."

Xiao Jian coughed lightly, "Hall Master, are you alright? Are you feeling unwell?"

Jing Wangyou was momentarily stunned, then his expression softened, and he slowly sat down.

"Great Elder and Xiao Jian stay, everyone else, please leave. I have matters to discuss with Young Friend Qin Yi."

Everyone rose with puzzled expressions, then bowed and retreated.

After everyone had left, Xiao Jian looked at Qin Yi:

"I knew I couldn’t keep it from you."

Qin Yi’s lips curled slightly, and he nodded towards Jing Wangyou above, "Who is he?"

Jing Wuyan and Xiaoxi exchanged glances, looking bewildered, not understanding what Qin Yi meant by that.

Great Elder Qiu Yuhai, who looked kind-hearted, glanced at Qin Yi with suspicion, "How did you figure it out?"

"Cultivation."

Qin Yi answered with just two words.

Then he pondered for a moment and said, "All his authority comes from that throne, not from himself. Every time he stands up, the authority he exudes diminishes significantly."

"Therefore, I’m sure he is not the Hall Master of Netherworld Hall."

Jing Wuyan was shocked, "Brother Qin, you’re saying the one on the stage isn’t my father?"

Qin Yi nodded slightly.

"I’ve never met the Hall Master of Netherworld Hall, but I can imagine that someone who controls the Northern Central State is a towering figure, commanding authority without anger. Also, his cultivation must be extraordinary."

"But this person, his cultivation is only at the First Rank of the Transcendance Tribulation Stage. Moreover, his aura is weaker than many present."

Jing Wuyan was flabbergasted, looking at the Jing Wangyou on the stage.

"Who are you?"

The Jing Wangyou on the stage looked at the Great Elder and Xiao Jian.

Xiao Jian smiled bitterly, "Alright, since Qin Yi has seen through it, there’s no point in pretending further."

"He is the Seventh Elder, Le Heng."

"Seventh Elder?" Jing Wuyan’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Le Heng walked down from the stage, came in front of Jing Wuyan, and bowed slightly, "Young Master, it is indeed me."

"It’s really Uncle Le, where is my father? What are you all doing?"

Qiu Yuhai said, "Young Master, Young Friend Qin Yi, let’s sit down and talk. It’s a long story."

Qin Yi and the others took their seats.

Xiao Jian smiled, "We had no choice but to do this."

Jing Wuyan frowned, "Uncle Jian, where is my father?"

"The Hall Master has gone to the Ancient Battlefield."

"What?" Jing Wuyan stood up abruptly, shocked.

Xiao Jian said, "Young Master, don’t rush, listen to me explain slowly."

"A month ago, the passage to the Ancient Battlefield suddenly opened, attracting heroes from all over the world."

"The Ancient Battlefield is full of opportunities, the Hall Master’s cultivation has made no progress for over ten years, so he wanted to try his luck."

"Furthermore, when the Hall Master went, the First Young Master and the Second Young Master accompanied him."

"But unfortunately, a week after they entered, the passage to the Ancient Battlefield suddenly closed."

Jing Wuyan voiced his disbelief, "So, my father and my two brothers are trapped inside the Ancient Battlefield?"

Xiao Jian nodded slightly.

"The disappearance of the Hall Master for a month is no small matter. To stabilize the situation, we could only have the Seventh Elder, who has a similar build to the Hall Master, disguise as him."

"You should understand, a country cannot go a day without a leader. If people below know that the Hall Master is trapped in the Ancient Battlefield, who knows what might happen? What we did was a temporary measure."

Jing Wuyan was dumbstruck.

After a while, as if he thought of something,

"No, I returned once half a month ago and even met..."

"The one you saw was also the Seventh Elder at that time."

Xiao Jian interrupted him and said.

"Young Master, think about it, if the Hall Master knew you were trapped in Southern Middle State, how could he not send someone to rescue you?"

"At that time, you wanted to save Xiaoxi, but the Hall Master was trapped in the Ancient Battlefield, so we could only maintain the situation while trying to rescue the Hall Master. As for your situation, only I could handle it."

Jing Wuyan was completely at a loss.

Qin Yi asked in surprise, "Xiao Yanzi, you couldn’t even tell if it was your real father or not?"

Jing Wuyan smiled bitterly, "I spent very little time with my father growing up, I really couldn’t tell it was the Seventh Elder in disguise."

Qiu Yuhai smiled bitterly, "I really didn’t expect that we could deceive everyone, but not Young Friend Qin Yi."

"No wonder Xiao Yanzi’s sister is about to get married, but there’s no wedding atmosphere in Netherworld City at all."

Xiao Jian said, "The Hall Master, the First Young Master, and the Second Young Master are trapped in the Ancient Battlefield. No one can care about the Second Miss’s wedding right now, it’s been postponed."

Qin Yi asked curiously, "What kind of place is the Ancient Battlefield?"

"Young Friend Qin Yi doesn’t know?"

"Should I know?"

Xiao Jian paused, unsure of how to respond for a moment.

Le Heng said, "Young Friend Qin Yi, there are many Ancient Battlefields scattered across the Primordial Continent. Some people also refer to them as Ancient Relics."

"To put it simply, they are places where top experts once battled. It’s said that millions of years ago, during the war between gods and demons, the flames of war swept across the entire Primordial land."

"Those ancient relics are places where powerful figures perished. Every time the Ancient Battlefield opens, whoever enters encounters different opportunities, such as divine weapons, extraordinary cultivation techniques, and Heaven and Earth Great Medicines. Everyone’s opportunities differ, so do their gains."

Qin Yi’s eyes shone brightly with suppressed excitement, as Le Heng’s recounting was incredibly enticing.

"So you’re saying the Ancient Battlefield doesn’t refer to a single place. Rather, it’s a general term for places formidable experts have fought?"

Xiao Jian nodded slightly.

"Where is the current Ancient Battlefield located?"

"At Divine Enlightenment Mountain."

Qin Yi nodded slightly, not knowing where Divine Enlightenment Mountain was; perhaps it was just a mountain.

"Has anything like this ever happened before, where someone enters the Ancient Battlefield and the passage closes?"

Xiao Jian shook his head.

"We’ve searched many ancient texts and there are many records about Ancient Battlefields. However, once the Ancient Battlefield opens, it never closes again. What’s happening this time is unprecedented."

Qin Yi wondered, "Could it be that a top expert is still alive and closed the passage to the Ancient Battlefield?"

"Impossible. The Ancient Battlefield is actually a Domain, a separate world created by those top experts. The Ancient Battlefields close only because everyone inside has died."

"These Ancient Battlefields have existed for who knows how long. Perhaps due to the passage of time, the energy inside was depleted, causing it to open by itself."

Qin Yi seemed to understand and not understand at the same time, as it was his first time hearing about such places as Ancient Battlefields.

"How long has the passage to the Ancient Battlefield the Hall Master entered been closed?"

Xiao Jian said, "At least half a month."

"Is there no way to open the passage from the outside?"