“What an extraordinary man!!!”
Inside the room, Old Master Du was the first to react. As soon as he spoke, the three hundred ax-and-cleaver men who had just charged in from outside hurriedly withdrew.
The situation had changed. The meat-mincing plan was temporarily suspended…
The white-haired old man put on an aloof yet modest expression. “Oh, it’s nothing. I merely know a few trifling tricks. Still, it’s not as practical as researching which way to point a fish’s head…”
Which way to point a fish’s head?
Old Master Du was stunned for a moment before realizing what the other man meant. It seemed that this old gentleman before him had once suffered some unfair treatment in the secular world.
“Rest assured, old sir. In the Du family, there will never again be any issue over which way the fish head points!” Old Master Du immediately made his position clear.
After all, the man had just cured their daughter. Who knew whether her illness might flare up again in the future? They absolutely had to treat him well!
Old Master Du’s thinking was simple. Since this man had apparently suffered because of such fish-head-pointing issues in the past and had some unpleasant memories, then the Du family would ensure fairness from now on—at least absolute fairness in front of him!
It would also serve as a declaration of respect…
The white-haired old man froze. “No issue over which way the fish head points? Tsk… That can’t be right. Logically speaking, shouldn’t Mr. Du point the fish heads toward me from now on? That’s how it always works in TV dramas…”
“How strange. Why doesn’t it work that way for me?”
The entire Du family: “???”
Hearing the white-haired old man muttering to himself, Old Master Du’s worldview shattered into pieces. He finally understood why the old man had seemed so familiar just now.
That bizarre train of thought was practically identical to the one possessed by their family’s little demon… No, this man might even be worse!
The corner of Old Master Du’s mouth twitched. He was just about to change his mind and announce that every table would have to serve a fish at every meal from now on, with the fish head pointed directly at the white-haired old man.
Cater to his preferences, then… strike right at his weak spot!
But before he could speak, a voice came from the side—slightly childish, yet filled with boundless fury. It was loud and emphatic enough to make everyone’s ears ring.
“You old bastard! You were the one who smacked me just now, weren’t you?!”
After waking up, the Young Madam had let out a howl, only to discover that no one around her was paying any attention—not even the old bastard who was supposed to be the head of the household.
What was going on?
She patiently listened from the side for a while…
Oh.
She understood now. This immortal old fossil in front of her had been the one who hit her!
All right, she had found the culprit. Now he could wait for death.
The Young Madam’s thought process was exceedingly simple: whoever hit her had to die. As for all that talk about him being her savior and whatnot… It was automatically filtered out by the Young Madam’s smooth, empty brain.
What were they babbling about? Take this, you bastard—eat a stool!
While the two old men were muttering incomprehensible nonsense to each other, the Young Madam quietly climbed off the bed without making a sound. Then she picked up a small stool from the floor…
And then…
Thunderous Crescent Slash!!!
“Take that! That’s for hitting me!!!”
“Bang!”
“Crack!”
A dull thud rang out, accompanied by the sound of the several-centimeter-thick, top-grade huanghuali stool breaking in the Young Madam’s hands. The blow landed squarely on the white-haired old man’s forehead.
Old Master Du: “???”
“Outrageous!”
Once Old Master Du came to his senses, he let out a furious roar. In all these years, this was the first time he had ever lost his temper so badly. The previous occasion had been when she had nearly burned down the family’s ancestral residence.
There was nothing inherently wrong with hitting someone…
The problem was, why hit this particular man? Why hit the old man who had just saved her life?
What if she killed him? What would they do if her illness flared up again later?
“Hehehe, Mom, save me!” The Young Madam showed no remorse whatsoever. After making a face, she darted behind the old woman.
The last time she had burned down the house, the old man had also tried to beat her to death. She had hidden behind the old woman and been perfectly fine in the end. The matter had eventually blown over.
After successfully hiding behind the old woman, she continued taunting him.
“Nyah-nyah-nyah! Go ahead and hit me! He was the one who hit me first, and you’re actually twisting right and wrong!”
“You useless old man, you’re fired! You’re not my dad anymore. I’m your dad now!”
Old Master Du: “???”
That point-blank ultimate nearly gave Old Master Du a stroke. Normally, he could pretend not to hear such insults when she muttered them in private. But with so many people present, if he continued acting deaf, he would have nowhere to put his dignity.
He glanced left and right, grabbed a club as thick as a rolling pin, and was about to strike.
“Wait, Mr. Du. It’s perfectly normal for a child to be a little mischievous. She was only joking. There’s no need to be so serious.”
The voice of the white-haired old man came from nearby.
Old Master Du froze and turned to look. The old man had taken the blow head-on, yet he seemed completely unharmed.
Old Master Du: “???”
If he remembered correctly, the stool had broken just now, hadn’t it?
If an ordinary person had taken a blow like that, they would probably have spent the rest of their life bedridden. They might even have gone straight to enjoy retirement in the afterlife. And yet…
This man was already so old, but he was completely fine?
How was that even possible?
As expected of a true expert!
Old Master Du sighed in amazement. He was just about to speak when he suddenly noticed that something seemed wrong.
“Old sir, your head appears to be bleeding…”
“Bleeding? Oh, that’s normal. Humans eat grains and coarse foods, and our metabolism follows the changes of Heaven and Earth… I simply have somewhat vigorous qi and blood. It’s nothing. A little bleeding is perfectly normal.”
The white-haired old man spoke confidently, without even the slightest change in expression, leaving Old Master Du completely dumbfounded.
Was this man really human?
“Er… all right. Old sir, sit here and rest for a while. I’ll have the people downstairs prepare a meal to properly reward you…”
After saying this, Old Master Du walked outside and immediately ordered his people to bring over the best doctor they had.
They couldn’t let the man die here!
For all he knew, the only thing still holding up on the old man was his mouth.
Inside the room.
“Wanyi, hurry up and apologize to the old gentleman.” The old woman’s expression turned considerably more serious. Though she doted on her daughter, she could still distinguish right from wrong. This time, it was obvious that their daughter had been in the wrong.
Of course… it wasn’t as if being wrong mattered much. No one generally dared to say so, and anyone who did could simply be told to shut up.
But since they were relying on this man for help, they still had to show the proper attitude—even if they were only putting on an act.
“Why should I apologize? I won’t! That old bastard hit me, and you’re taking his side too. You’re not my mother anymore! I’m leaving home! I won’t eat for three days, I won’t drink water for seven days, and I won’t use the toilet for ten days…”
The Young Madam began chanting her spell.
For a moment, however, no one could figure out exactly who she was punishing with those conditions.
Presumably, she was trying to make the old woman feel sorry for her by attacking herself.
It was just that the percentage damage was a little too high—she was dealing eight hundred points of damage to her enemy while taking a thousand herself.
Old Madam Du: “……”
The old lady had only been paying lip service when she said those words. How could a mother not feel sorry for the flesh that had fallen from her own body? What was more, after all these years, she had only one precious daughter.
“Old Sir, please don’t take offense. This girl was spoiled by the old man in our family. I’ll have a word with him later. Please don’t hold it against a child, Old Sir…”
The old lady smoothly tried to defuse the situation.
It was quite the scoundrel’s line, instantly shifting all the blame away without getting any of it on herself.
Secret technique!
She’s still a child!
The Young Madam, who was still young, immediately nodded. “That’s right, that’s right! I’m still a child, so can’t you be a little more magnanimous?”
The white-haired old man: “……”
As expected of my beloved disciple. Her personality is truly one of a kind. Well done—she didn’t lose any points!
“Of course, of course. However, there is one matter I’ll have to discuss with Madam,” the white-haired old man said with a nod, finally getting to the point.
The old lady’s expression turned somewhat strange. After hesitating for a moment, she still spoke up. “Old Sir, please say what you wish. As long as it is something the Du family can accomplish, we will certainly do everything in our power to assist you.”
The white-haired old man waved his hand. “It’s nothing difficult. All it takes is a nod. Very simple.”
“A nod?” The old lady looked puzzled.
The white-haired old man said, “Yes, just a nod. I wish to take your daughter as my disciple. I wonder what you think, Madam?”
Take her as his disciple?
The old lady seemed to think of something, and her expression changed several times. Before she could say anything, the Young Madam jumped in.
“I refuse! You ugly old geezer, you’re dreaming! Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. Hah—ptui!”
She spat onto the ground, stomped on it viciously twice, then hid behind the old lady and continued making faces at him. She was still standing beneath the defensive tower and taunting him, displaying some truly impressive technique.
Seeing this, the old lady took advantage of the opening and went along with it. “Old Sir, I don’t have any objections to your proposal. It’s just that, as you can see, the child…”
“I see. What a pity.”
The expected pestering did not come. The white-haired old man merely sighed with some regret, and then…
That was it.
The old lady found this rather strange, but she was still relieved. She had been afraid that he would use the matter as an excuse to insist on taking her as his disciple. If that happened, the connection between him and the Du family would become much deeper.
It would have been a hugely profitable arrangement.
But… things didn’t seem to be going that way?
“Old Sir, about our Wanyi in the future…”
“Oh, don’t worry. She won’t have any major problems in the future. I’ll leave her a health-preserving boxing routine later. She can practice it whenever she has nothing else to do. By the way, when will we be eating?”
The white-haired old man asked the question casually.
The old lady breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried that he would use this matter as a bargaining chip, leaving them with no room to choose at all.
“Please rest assured, Old Sir. The servants are preparing everything now. Why don’t you rest for a few minutes first?”
“All right, then. I’ll take a stroll outside. Ah, I thought she might be someone connected to me by fate. Ah… forget it. I’ll look elsewhere.”
After saying this, the white-haired old man walked outside. He reached the courtyard and then…
He flew into the air and vanished before everyone’s eyes.
The Du family: “???”
Holy crap!!!
You can fly???
Why the hell didn’t you say so earlier?!
Inside the house, the Young Madam, who had still been hiding behind the old lady and making faces at him, was completely dumbfounded. A few seconds later, the Young Madam let out a sharp scream.
“Ahhhhh—”
“Come back! Come back! I was only joking just now! I agree! You old geezer, come back!” The Young Madam rushed outside and shouted in the courtyard. Her eyes had turned red, and she was consumed with regret, as if she had just missed out on a million dollars.
That flying figure wasn’t some old man at all.
He was her dream!!!
“Come back, you bastard! Waaaah…” The Young Madam fell to her knees and began pounding the floor while sobbing her heart out.
The Du family: “……”
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
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e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
