My Core is the Boss

Inside the shopping mall, Qi Yuan casually rode the escalator while holding Canary's hand. He had just taken her out to buy all sorts of things. Bags upon bags of purchases disappeared into his martial technique space.

Having just arrived, Canary was curious about everything.

Qi Yuan admired her delicate side profile. "Is it good?"

Canary held a cup of milk tea. "The taste is a bit strange. Average, I guess?"

She meant every word. As a former Great Supreme, she had tasted countless delicacies. Although the Flowing Wind World seemed ancient when compared to the Arch Star, it didn't lack good food.

Qi Yuan said generously, "If it's just average, why drink it? Might as well throw it away."

He had quite a bit of savings. What was a cup of milk tea?

Canary held the cup tightly. "But you bought it for me, Husband.”

When she called him "husband", she leaned more toward being Ning Tao. When she called him "Blood Drop", she leaned more toward being Canary. Of course, both were the same person.

He shrugged. "Don't say that. We haven't gotten the certificate yet. I'll get shy."

She smiled back. "How about I move the Civil Affairs Bureau here?"

She meant it seriously. This wasn't just something people joked about online.

"No, let's wait until I win the Martial Arts Tournament and return to Tianyue. I don't know anyone here, so I can't pull strings," Qi Yuan said thoughtfully.

Here, the only one he knew was Han Xianyun. But in Tianyue City, there was Kuang Huan, who knew people at the Civil Affairs Bureau. When the time came, they could get IDs for Canary and Little Bride, then obtain a legal marriage certificate. Everything would then become official.

Canary nodded firmly. "Alright."

The two arrived at the first floor of the mall.

Watching the crowd come and go, she smiled. "I want a gold bracelet too."

She had seen a newlywed couple entering a jewelry shop to buy gold bracelets. Since they were about to get married, there should be some sense of ceremony.

"You're right, we should buy gold bracelets," Qi Yuan agreed, then frowned. "How would Little Bride wear a bracelet?"

She had neither hands nor feet. This was a difficult problem.

While he was thinking, she had already entered the jewelry store. Qi Yuan decided to wait outside. After all, wasn't this how shopping worked? Women browsed while men waited outside. That was what normal people did, and he was perfectly normal.

Thus, Qi Yuan found a bench, sat down, and played with his phone.

At that moment, a series of footsteps approached. A group of imposing, middle-aged men with buzz cuts entered the mall. They were almost uniformly dressed, clearly not to be trifled with.

As soon as they entered, they drew a lot of attention.

"Are they filming short videos?"

"Maybe a drama series?"

Qi Yuan also looked at them with interest. That was when he noticed they were walking straight toward him. His heart began to pound, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.

Did someone discover my identity as a live-in son-in-law? But no one slapped me. I also didn't run my mouth to anyone? Qi Yuan's imagination ran wild. Or would they kneel down and shout something like, "Welcome, War God"?

His inner world was rich, and so was his imagination, but what he expected didn't happen.

The leader approached him with a humble and respectful expression. "I am Marquis Blue Sea. I've come in peace. I’ve caused trouble for you, Mr. Qi. Please be magnanimous and forgive me."

He still had to play his role properly. Before the conflict fully erupted, he couldn't tear things apart yet. Truthfully, he felt uneasy.

Even though the Seven Martial Stars could easily finish Qi Yuan off with the Eye of the Sky, anything could happen before that.

This meeting was his responsibility. Young Master Mu would deal with Qi Yuan's girlfriend. Even if Marquis Blue Sea was unwilling, he had to come, lest his family suffered.

Qi Yuan appeared puzzled. "Oh? Do we know each other?"

He didn't recognize this old fellow at all.

His response rendered Marquis Blue Sea speechless. The marquis even wondered if he had gotten the wrong person. However, Qi Yuan's face matched the photo exactly. Besides, there was no way the higher-ups would make a mistake.

A sense of absurdity rose in Marquis Blue Sea's heart. Qi Yuan really didn't know him?

"Did you mistake me for someone else? I can't recall you at all," Qi Yuan said sincerely. "If you offended me before, it was probably a misunderstanding. As an empath, I don't hold grudges. I don't really have enemies in this world."

Why hold a grudge if he could just kill them?

Marquis Blue Sea's mouth twitched. "Mr. Qi, not long ago, you had someone send me a coffin..."

Qi Yuan's expression changed, turning cold. "So it was you?"

It turned out the old fellow was that shameless, despicable, lowly villain who had secretly used hackers to spy on his phone!

Back then, Zero-One had sent him the hacker's information, but Qi Yuan had only glanced at it and didn't read further. He had simply ordered a coffin to be sent, planning to deal with it himself after the tournament.

Qi Yuan said coldly, "I need an explanation for what happened back then."

It would be unreasonable of him to kill the innocent. More importantly, he felt he had a compassionate heart. Had he practiced Buddhism instead of immortal dao, he would've become a Buddha already.

"When you destroyed the Guiran military camp, it caused a huge stir. The higher-ups were curious about your identity and information, s-so I was momentarily blinded and..." Marquis Blue Sea stammered. "Now that the higher-ups know, they sent me to apologize. T-they sincerely wish to cooperate with you."

He had acted under Young Master Mu's orders, trying to uncover Qi Yuan's secrets and seize his cultivation methods. Who knew even such subtle hacking would be detected?

Qi Yuan glanced at him. "Oh? Is that all?"

His nose subtly lengthened, then returned to normal. Clearly, Marquis Blue Sea's words were a mix of truth and lies.