Chapter 375: First Madam Is Deranged
First Master was so angry that his facial features were twisted. However, he knew that Fifth Master was a man of his word. No matter what he said, it was useless. In the end, he gritted his teeth and said fiercely, “Alright, we’ll talk to Father about this.”
With that, he turned around and left.
Tang Li withdrew her gaze from the door and looked at Qi Yihan, who had a cold expression on his face. She asked, “Yihan, are you trying to stop First Brother from entering the tomb?”
Qi Yihan was silent for a few seconds before nodding. He said, “Many people in Father’s generation started out in tombs, but at that time, a lot of people were killed… Besides, we are wealthy enough. Why should we go back to the tomb?”
What he was most worried about now was that his father would also lose his mind because of the tomb.!!
Tang Li thought for a moment and said, “Why don’t we go and see Father tomorrow? I’ll tell him.”
Qi Yihan tilted his head to look at her and nodded, as if he already knew what she wanted to say.
…
The next morning, Tang Li and Qi Yihan went to the old man’s place.
Unexpectedly, First Master arrived earlier than them.
When he saw the two of them coming in, First Master looked like he had expected their arrival.
He said to the old man, “Father, since Fourth Brother is here, you can ask him in person why he made that decision. I think he just doesn’t want me and Lingxuan to go to the tomb.”
The old man looked at Qi Yihan.
Qi Yihan admitted, “Yes.”
“Father, listen, he admitted it! If Lingxuan and I leave and he gives the good projects to other people, Lingxuan will lose a lot of good opportunities. Also, Ming and Hao, with just the two of them in the company, they definitely won’t be able to compete with Second Brother and Third Brother. He…”
“Enough.” As soon as the old man spoke, First Master shut his mouth.
The old man looked at Qi Yihan sharply and asked, “Yihan, why did you do that?”
“There’s no need for the Qi family to take this risk. As for the legend of the Elixir of Immortality, it doesn’t exist at all.”
“How do you know it doesn’t exist? Did the Xuanyuan family admit it?” First Master immediately retorted.
Qi Yihan looked at him and asked, “Have you heard of someone in the Xuanyuan family who can live forever?”
First Master choked and said, “It’s possible that there is, but they never let us know.”
“Humph!”
“What do you mean?” First Master hated Qi Yihan’s snort the most, as if Qi Yihan was calling him a fool.
Qi Yihan couldn’t be bothered to continue arguing with him and said to the old man, “Father, I hope you can give up on letting our family enter the tomb.”
First Master was about to speak again.
At that moment, Tang Li suddenly said, “Before I came, I read your fortune. This time, ten people died and nine were injured. Brother, are you really going to try?”
Tang Li’s voice was not loud, and she sounded quite casual, but it was this tone that made people shudder from the bottom of their hearts.
The old man looked at her and frowned.
At that moment, Tang Li smiled at the old man and said, “Father, I know you want to live forever, but there are some things that are destined to be unattainable. Forcing it will only harm others and yourself.”
The old man frowned even more tightly. He said, “I’m tired. You guys can go back.”
Tang Li agreed and pulled Qi Yihan out.
First Master did not leave. Instead, after Tang Li and Qi Yihan left, he immediately asked, “Father, are you really going to listen to Tang Li?”
The old man looked at him with his deep eyes and said, “Let your illegitimate son go.”
“But…”
“It’s decided. Go back and tell him to prepare. Tell him that if he can get the Elixir of Immortality, I’ll put his name in the Qi family’s genealogy.”
First Master was shocked. There was a rule in the Qi family that as long as one was not the child of the first wife, even if they were brought back to the family, their name would not be on the family genealogy.
He did not expect the old man to make such a promise.
First Master went back and told Qi Lingxuan about it.
When Qi Lingxuan heard this, he sneered in his heart. Did that old man really take him for a fool? He didn’t care if he was in the Qi family’s genealogy or not. Besides, if he really found the Elixir of Immortality, would he give it to the Qi family?
Ha! Dream on.
However, on the surface, he put on a timid smile. “Father, I’ll do as you say.”
First Master was especially gratified and could not bear to see his son take the risk. However, compared to Qi Lingxuan, he was still biased towards Qi Hao and Qi Ming. He said, “I’ll take you to see some experts in tomb raiding. Listen to their opinions and bring with you everything you need. Also, when the time comes, I’ll ask Tang Li for some medicine that can save your life.”
“Father, you can decide everything for me.”
The news that Qi Lingxuan was going to the tomb alone quickly reached First Madam’s ears.
First Madam was delighted and started scheming. “That’s terrific. If he dies in the tomb, no one will suspect me.”
Then, she called her family and asked them to recruit the hitmen.
However, she did not expect to see the dead old woman again that night.
The old woman strangled her neck and kept saying that she would die.
This time, she fainted before she could call for help.
The next morning, an ear-piercing scream came from First Master’s house, alarming everyone who was asleep.
As soon as Tang Li and Qi Yihan got out of bed, they saw Qi Hao run over and say to them, “Fourth Uncle, Fourth Aunt, go and see my mother. She… She’s covered in blood and is deranged.”
Qi Yihan’s expression darkened. “What happened?”
“When Bailing went to Mother’s room this morning and saw her like that, she found out that Mother was deranged and couldn’t articulate what happened last night.”
Qi Yihan then looked at Tang Li.
Tang Li mouthed a name to him.
Qi Yihan narrowed his eyes and said to Qi Hao, “Let’s go over and take a look.”
When the two of them followed Qi Hao over, the other two madams were also gathered outside First Madam’s bedroom.
Everyone was guessing what was going on. At this moment, Qi Hao announced at the top of his lungs, “Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt are here.”
Everyone quickly turned around. First Master shouted at Tang Li, “Tang Li, hurry up and see what’s wrong with your sister-in-law.”
Tang Li ignored him and walked straight into the bedroom.
At this moment, First Madam was tied to the bed, struggling non-stop. She was crying and laughing at times, saying that she wanted to kill people.
“I’m going to kill the little bastard. What right does he have to split the inheritance with my son?”
“I’m going to kill Fourth Master. Without him, my two sons would be the head of the family!”
“Kill Tang Li! That promiscuous woman deserves to die!”
“Damn old woman, get lost! Boohoo… Help!”