When the day came to an end and Han Cai emerged as the winner of the tournament, his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father could not have been prouder. Their faces were beaming with happiness as they escorted Han Cai back to his courtyard.
Yan Rui, Han Cai's great-grandfather, decided to throw a small banquet to celebrate Han Cai's victory. He invited his twenty-three sons to the celebration. He did not ask his sons to bring their families, as that would mean having to accommodate thousands of members in the household.
As the banquet began, Yan Rui made Han Cai sit beside him while Han Cai's grandfather, Yan Bo, sat at the table nearest to Yan Rui. Throughout the banquet, Yan Rui praised Yan Bo for having a Heaven-grade talent in his family, rewarding him with thirty percent of the Rui household's resources. The remaining seventy percent would be divided among the other twenty-two sons.
Yan Rui also scolded his other sons for not producing a Heaven-grade talent like Yan Bo, making it clear that he had high expectations for Han Cai. None of the other sons complained, though, as they understood it was Yan Bo's good fortune to have such a talented descendant. They could only look on with envy.
While the atmosphere was jubilant in Yan Rui's household, things were not as pleasant in Yan Qiao's household.
The importance of resources in the world of cultivation could not be overstated. Resources played a crucial role in determining the potential and growth of a cultivator, shaping their future achievements and standing in the world. For Yan Qiao, his great-grandson Yan Fei's future was of paramount importance, and he dreamed of seeing him join the Azure Dragon Sect just as much as Yan Rui did for Yan Kai.
However, with Han Cai's stunning performance and the subsequent reduction of resources, Yan Qiao's dream for Yan Fei seemed increasingly impossible to realize. He had never experienced much luck in his life, and the birth of a heaven-grade talent in his family had made him feel incredibly fortunate. He became obsessed with the idea of getting Yan Fei into the Azure Dragon Sect to secure his family's future and glory.
His great-grandson Yan Fei had placed third in the tournament, which meant fewer resources for his cultivation. This, in turn, would widen the gap between Yan Fei, Yan Yue, and Yan Kai, making it harder for him to catch up. This might lead to his great-grandson failing the Azure Dragon Sect's test, shattering Yan Qiao's dreams for his future.
Yan Qiao was feeling desperate, and after much thought, he made a decision. He took out a special pouch from his household treasury that contained a special powder. He did not want to harm Han Cai, but he felt like he had no choice. He believed that it was the only way to secure his family's future and ensure Yan Fei's success in joining the Azure Dragon Sect.
The thought of using such underhanded means weighed heavily on Yan Qiao's conscience, but he rationalized it as a necessary evil. He believed that sometimes, sacrifices had to be made for the greater good, and in this case, that meant securing the future of his family and giving his great-grandson a fighting chance in the competitive world of cultivation.
The following day, Yan Rui and Yan Liren received an invitation from Yan Qiao to visit his household for tea. It was an opportunity for the great-grandfathers of the three Heaven grade talents to meet and discuss the future of their families and the clan. Yan Rui and Yan Liren accepted the invitation without any suspicions.
Upon arriving at Yan Qiao's household, the great-grandfathers sat together and discussed how to nurture their children and prepare them for their roles as the future pillars of the clan. Meanwhile, the young ones were seated in a separate hall so they could get to know each other.
Han Cai sat quietly as Yan Yue and Yan Fei engaged in conversation, discussing the tournament as if they were adults. Han Cai found their attempts at acting like grown-ups to be amusing.
A servant brought tea for the young ones and served them. When Han Cai picked up his cup, he felt a slight tingling sensation from his perception, but it was not as strong as it had been in his past life, which made sense since his perception was dramatically reduced. While he was wondering about tingling perception at the same time, he noticed an invisible grayish Qi passing over his cup.
This made him realize that there was something wrong with tea, but he knew that his bodyguard had taken care of the problem. He relaxed and drank the tea, noticing the curious glances from Yan Yue and Yan Fei as he finished it. It dawned on him that these two youngsters were in on the plan of whatever was done to tea, which made sense – their great-grandfathers must have warned them not to accidentally drink or touch Han Cai's tea.
Han Cai sighed, feeling that this was a philosophical moment. The two great-grandfathers weren't just trying to poison him; they were poisoning their own children by involving them in the plot. He wondered if, in the future, these nine and ten-year-olds would believe that poisoning someone was the right thing to do. However, he also understood that in this ruthless world, survival was what mattered most, and those who managed to survive were considered righteous and victorious.
Though Han Cai had no idea what kind of poison was in the tea or how it would work, he knew that Yan Fei was in for a bad time, as his bodyguard had removed the poison from Han Cai's tea and placed it in Yan Fei's. Before Yongnian became his subordinate, He was a poison elder. Now with the cultivation of heaven immortal, it was not difficult for him to extract the poison and place it somewhere else.
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