Rebirth of the Useless Bastard Son

“Why are you so dumbfounded? I’m asking you something.” Pei Yu’s mother, Mrs. Zhen, couldn’t help but urge her when she saw that she hadn’t spoken for a long time.

“We got separated in the mountains. Pei Qing hasn’t come back yet?” Pei Yu saw that her grandparents and several elders of the Pei family were there, so she could only say it bravely.

“Separated? How did you get separated? Didn’t you go out with the Zhao family, and were protected by the core formation cultivators?” Pei Yu’s grandmother felt a little nervous when she heard this and asked hurriedly.

“The two core formation cultivators went to deal with a beast king, and we encountered a swarm of spiny-tailed wasps on the road. After that, Pei Qing and Zhao Shubao got separated from us.” Pei Yu explained according to the words discussed by several people.

“Didn’t you look for them when you got separated? Why did you come back by yourself?” The Pei family became uneasy after hearing this.

Pei Yu came back all alone like this. If anything had happened to Zhao Shubao and Pei Qing, the Zhao family and Ancestor Yin would absolutely investigate it. How could the Pei family explain it to them?

Although the Pei family also had an ancestor of Nascent Soul, it could only be regarded as a middle-class family in Alliance City. Compared to the Zhao family of the alchemist family, it was more than a star and a half behind.

“We didn’t want to come back, but the demon clans seemed to be searching for someone in the mountains, so they kicked us out.” Pei Yu said with an innocent look.

“So, Ah Qing might be alone in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain now?” A rather majestic voice suddenly came in, and the faces of the Pei family suddenly changed.

Pei Yu saw an ancestor of Nascent Soul appearing in a seven-star robe, and felt strange in her heart. Why did this ancestor want to ask about Pei Qing’s affairs, and he looked very anxious?

“Ancestor Yin, don’t worry, Pei Qing might be back soon.” An elder of core formation from the Pei family said quickly.

When Pei Yu heard the name Ancestor Yin, her eyes widened in shock. Ancestor Yin was Pei Qing’s grandfather. Now Pei Yu finally understood why the Pei family had such an attitude.

However, after learning that Pei Qing’s grandfather was still alive, Pei Yu not only did not regret what she had done, but was grateful that Pei Qing was dead. Otherwise, Mu Jing would have been even less likely to terminate the engagement with Pei Qing.

Ancestor Yin was not so easily brushed off, and asked Pei Yu with a stern face, “Why did you provoke the sting-tailed wasps? There would be a queen wasp in the swarm at that time, and how did you get out of trouble in the end? Explain it in detail.”

When the Pei family heard this series of questions, they suddenly discovered that there were many flaws in Pei Yu’s words. Although sting-tailed wasps were highly aggressive poisonous bees, they rarely attacked others on their own initiative.

Once a swarm of spiny-tailed wasps launched an attack, there had to be a queen wasp commanding it. Pei Yu and the others were targeted by the swarm of spiny-tailed wasps, and without the protection of the core formation cultivators, it would have been impossible to escape intact.

The person who knew Pei Yu best here was her mother, Mrs. Zhen, who broke into cold sweats just thinking about it.

“I… we…” Pei Yu tightened her hands hidden in her sleeves, lowered her head, and turned her eyes from side to side in panic.

“Why don’t you say anything? Are you feeling guilty?” Pei Qing came in from outside and said in a calm voice.

Seeing Pei Qing appear, everyone in the hall had different expressions. The elders of the Pei family were obviously relieved. In any case, as long as she came back safely, everything would be easy to solve.

The colour on Pei Yu’s face instantly faded. Pei Qing was still alive, but where was Zhao Shubao?

When Ancestor Yin saw his grown-up granddaughter whom he hadn’t seen for several years, his eyes couldn’t help but moisten, “You are Ah Qing.”

“Grandpa.” When Pei Qing saw the grandfather who had loved her the most, she couldn’t help but throw herself into his arms like she had when she was a child.

Although Pei Qing had heard news about her grandfather after entering the city, she still couldn’t believe that her grandfather was still alive.

“Don’t worry, Ah Qing. Grandpa is back, and no one can bully you anymore.” Ancestor Yin patted his granddaughter lovingly and spoke.

Although the Pei family tried their best to hide it, he still found out a lot of things during this period. However, because Pei Qing had not returned, Ancestor Yin had suppressed it and had not acted.

“Pei Qing, it’s great to have you back. I was worried about you.” Pei Yu looked at Pei Qing with pleading eyes and spoke.

Pei Yu knew that Pei Qing had always been hard-spoken and soft-hearted. Even if she was angry again, she only needed to beg her twice, and she would forgive her in the end.

“Really? Aren’t you worried that I am not dead and will come back to expose you? Then you will be disappointed.” Pei Qing looked at her with a sneer.

“Pei Qing, you misunderstood. I really didn’t mean it.” Feeling that Pei Qing seemed different from the past, Pei Yu suddenly felt flustered and uneasy.

Mrs. Zhen quickly said to Pei Qing, “Xiao Qing, you and Xiao Yu have played together since childhood. Xiao Yu respects you as a cousin and family. This time she left you and came back because she had no choice but to do it. Forgive her this time.”

“We are all one family. Just let the misunderstanding go.” Pei Qing’s grandmother also tried to persuade them to make peace.

She was not helping Pei Yu, but in the eyes of the Pei family, it was Pei Yu who had refused to save Pei Qing. It was human nature in life and death situation, but after all, it was not a glorious thing. The Pei family wouldn’t have been able to do anything if the dispute had broken out. It would damage their reputation.

If Pei Qing was willing not to expose this matter, they would give her some other compensation in the future.

“It’s not your turn to decide whether it’s a misunderstanding or not.” Ancestor Yin snorted coldly.

He hadn’t been back for so long, and the Pei family dared to bully Pei Qing like this in front of him.

“Don’t be angry, in-laws. Why don’t we listen to what Pei Qing has to say first?” When the elder of the Pei family saw that Ancestor Yin was dissatisfied, he immediately changed the subject.

Pei Qing did not intend to spare Pei Yu lightly this time. She raised her finger and pointed at her and said, “When we were chased by the queen wasp, it was Pei Yu who moved my spiritual sword, causing me to fall and almost die in the swarm.”

“Pei Qing, don’t talk nonsense. It was obviously you who fell down accidentally.” Pei Yu was trembling with fear, but still firmly refused to admit it.

“Zhao Shubao saw it with his own eyes. Do you still want to continue to quibble?” Pei Qing knew that she would not plead guilty.