Chapter 4 Great Gift

The next morning, Chu Tian finished his breakfast, walked out of the room and came to the courtyard.

After practicing all night, Chu Tian successfully refined another spiritual essence poison.

Although he didn't sleep much last night, he was full of energy and didn't look tired at all.

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Tian came to the waste management department of Qianyang Marquis's Mansion and started a busy day of work.

In the evening, Chu Tian led more than a dozen carriages, pulling the huge amount of feces newly made by the people in the mansion, and slowly drove out of the city like yesterday.

As night fell, Chu Tian returned to the room and sat upright on the chair.

After a while, Bai Lao, who was wearing a gray robe and looked exhausted, came in from outside and bowed to Chu Tian: "Third Prince, you asked me to come late at night during the day. Is there something wrong?"

Chu Tian glanced at him casually and said with a smile: "Bai Lao, how do I treat you on weekdays?"

"Third Prince is kind and gentle. Whether it was in the past or now, he treated me like a family member. I am grateful."

Bai Lao said respectfully.

Although he said so, there was a trace of panic in his eyes that ordinary people could not detect.

"Since I treat you like a family member, why did you secretly poison me, and was ordered to monitor me all the time and report all my movements to others?"

Chu Tian slammed the table and stood up directly.

Plop!

The moment Chu Tian roared, Bai Lao's knees softened and he knelt on the ground, shaking and crying bitterly.

"Third Prince, I can't do anything. If I don't do what they say, dozens of people in my family will die. Please spare my life!" Old Bai cried. "Humph! It's you!" Chu Tian's face turned pale and he snorted. In the entire Marquis' Mansion, the person he trusted most was Old Bai. If Old Bai was secretly bribed by Chu Xi and others, it would be easy to poison him. As for monitoring and reporting, it was also a natural thing. "I murdered the Third Prince, I deserve to die. I just beg you not to tell the Marquis about this. I will die now to apologize!" Old Bai kowtowed several times, suddenly pulled out a dagger from his arms, and stabbed it hard at his heart. However, before the dagger pierced his heart, it was kicked away. Old Bai immediately looked up, looking at Chu Tian who slowly retracted his right foot with a puzzled look on his face. The reason why he confessed and committed suicide decisively was that he was afraid that Chu Tian would report the poisoning to Marquis Qianyang.

In that case, not only would he die, but his family would also be sent to prison and suffer the most severe punishment.

Although Chu Tian is no longer in glory and is extremely destitute, at least on the surface, he is still the third son of Marquis Qianyang!

Poisoning the son of the Marquis is a serious crime that will bring disaster to the nine clans.

"Get up, you just did something wrong because you were forced to do it. The fault is not you, but the people who made it happen behind the scenes."

Chu Tian said.

Bai Lao was overjoyed, and at the same time, he felt a strong sense of shame in his heart.

Such a kind-hearted third son, he was actually blinded by lard and secretly poisoned the other party, which was really a sin.

Chu Tian saw that Bai Lao had stood up again, and then said: "From now on, you continue to secretly report my daily movements to those people, don't let them have any suspicion, everything will remain the same."

"Yes, old slave obeys!"

Although he didn't understand Chu Tian's thoughts, Bai Lao still bowed and left the room.

"Hehe, kid, you are so calm after being hurt so badly."

After Bai Lao left, a chuckle came out.

Chu Tian shook his head and sighed: "Now the enemy is strong and I am weak. If I alarm the snake, I will definitely die. Let them continue to think that I am a useless waste."

"Good boy, I really didn't misjudge you. Your calmness is far beyond that of people of the same age!"

Ba Lao praised.

"Hmph! Remember this account first, I will settle it with them sooner or later!"

Chu Tian snorted angrily.

Immediately, he sat cross-legged on the bed again and began to practice the "Five Elements Vajra Sutra".

Three days passed quickly.

Early that morning, Chu Tian received a notice from the housekeeper of the Marquis' Mansion, asking him to dress neatly and go to the meeting hall of the Marquis' Mansion to attend the engagement ceremony of Chu Xi and Su Xishui.

Chu Tian changed into a clean white robe, carried the silver bow on his back, and rushed to the meeting hall without any hurry.

When he walked into the meeting hall, he found that most of the people from both sides had already arrived, so he stood aside obediently.

On the main seat of the meeting hall, a middle-aged elegant man in brocade clothes sat upright, and next to him was a noble lady in her forties wearing red palace clothes.

Due to proper maintenance, there was almost no wrinkle on the charming face of the noble lady.

The elegant man was naturally Qianyang Marquis Chu Changqing, and the noble lady in palace clothes was the Marquis' wife Liu!

When Liu saw Chu Tian appear, a barely perceptible sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth, but she returned to normal in an instant.

As for Qianyang Hou Chu Changqing, he didn't even look at his youngest son when he walked in!

The brothers Chu Xi and Chu Li stood together.

Chu Xi's eyes were always fixed on the tall girl in a green dress sitting opposite him, with an obsessed look on his face.

Chu Li saw the silver bow Chu Tian was carrying, and was immediately furious and clenched his fists.

Feeling Chu Li's eyes that could almost kill people from a distance, Chu Tian smiled disdainfully and immediately looked at the girl in the green dress sitting opposite him.

"I haven't seen you for more than half a year. Xishui has become more and more charming."

Chu Tian sighed in a low voice.

The girl in the green dress opposite was none other than Su Xishui, who used to be with Chu Tian almost every day.

Although Su Xishui looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, she was wearing a green dress that showed off her tall and slender figure. Her velvety white neck was slightly raised, and she had an almost flawless angelic face. No matter where she went, she would attract everyone's attention.

Su Xishui seemed to notice that Chu Xi and Chu Tian were looking at her at the same time. She smiled at them and then returned to normal.

Chu Xi was immediately excited.

As long as the engagement ceremony was completed today, it could be said that Su Xishui was basically hers. It would take a while for a grand wedding to be held to officially confirm it!

In comparison, Chu Tian was much calmer. He smiled and nodded at the opposite side.

The union between Chu Xi and Su Xishui was a foregone conclusion. Although he had a little pain in his heart, he was now calm.

Next to Su Xishui sat a middle-aged man with a somewhat rough face.

The man was not handsome, with deep eye sockets and a high nose bridge. There was a faint breath of a strong breath emanating from his body.

This person is Su Xishui's father, Su Shilun, the head of the Su family!

In addition to these people, there are also senior elders from the Chu and Su families in the meeting hall, all sitting together.

"Haha, Xishui is so beautiful at such a young age. Brother Su really raised a good daughter!"

Chu Changqing praised with a smile.

He smiled on his face, and he was looking forward to it in his heart.

Su Xishui is not only beautiful, but also has excellent cultivation talent. Now she has reached the seventh level of the body refining realm. When she combines with his eldest son Chu Xi, they will give birth to offspring in the future, which will surely greatly continue the century-old incense of Qianyang Marquis Mansion!

Hearing Chu Changqing's praise, Su Shilun shook his head helplessly: "Alas, a girl cannot be kept at home when she grows up. It is her blessing that Xishui can marry the eldest prince, and it is also the blessing of our two families!"

As the two most powerful families in Qianyang County, the marriage between the Chu family and the Su family, a strong alliance, has a significant impact on the entire Qianyang County. It is even possible that Qianyang Hou may take this opportunity to go further and become a frontier official!

"Brother Su is right. If our two families cooperate, we will both benefit. If we fight, we will both suffer. Xi'er and Xishui are really a match made in heaven. We, as elders, should naturally help them!"

Chu Changqing nodded.

Next, the senior members of the Chu and Su families present chatted casually, mostly about some folk anecdotes that happened recently in Qianyang County.

After a while,

"Okay, Brother Su, no more small talk,

Chu Changqing clapped his hands and smiled faintly.

Soon, three young disciples came on stage, each holding a red wooden box, slowly walked to the middle of the meeting hall, and carefully opened the box in their hands.

"These three boxes are three gifts prepared by my Chu family. The first one is one hundred middle-grade spirit stones, the second one is a bottle of red-horned elk's heart blood, and the third one is fifty spirit-gathering pills! "

Chu Changqing's words were full of pride.

Hiss!

As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of people sucking in their breath in the meeting hall.

One hundred middle-grade spirit stones are equivalent to ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, and the heart blood of the red-horned elk is an excellent aid for the ninth-level warriors in the body-refining realm to advance to the spirit realm.

As for the last spirit-gathering pill, it is a precious pill for the daily practice of the warriors in the spirit realm, and its value is much higher than the sum of the first two.

Marquis Qianyang is really generous!

Chu Tian stood in the corner and secretly smacked his lips.

From childhood to adulthood, he had never seen a middle-grade spirit stone. He didn't expect that Marquis Qianyang would take out a hundred at once. He had never even heard of the other two gifts.

"Haha, such a little rubbish is worth making a fuss about. It's really ignorant! "

The broken sword wrapped in layers on Chu Tian's chest came out of Ba Lao's disdainful words.

Chu Tian curled his lips and laughed dryly.

As the spirit of the Immortal Sword, Ba Lao had followed great figures like saints before, so he naturally looked down on the gifts from Qianyang Marquis's Mansion.

"Okay, okay! The Marquis is indeed sincere, and my Su family will accept all these gifts!"

Su Shilun laughed heartily and bowed to Chu Changqing.

Immediately, three people from the Su family walked out and collected the three gifts.

Seeing this, Chu Changqing nodded with satisfaction. Accepting the gift meant that the Su family agreed to the marriage with the Chu family and could not regret it at will.

"Xishui, why don't you thank the Marquis, your future father-in-law!"

Su Shilun turned his head and said to Su Xishui beside him.

Su Xishui nodded, stood up, bowed to Chu Changqing who was sitting at the main seat, and said softly: "Thank you for the gift, but I'm sorry, Xishui is not going to marry the eldest son Chu Xi, but the third son Chu Tian."

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was silent!