All of a sudden, the entire room froze as expressions of bewilderment appeared on everyone's faces. They stared at Huang Shi in stunned silence before awkwardly shifting their gazes toward their Head Grand Elder, who was still kneeling on the ground.
Finally, Qiao Fenyi, who was already blushing all over from the absurdity of the situation, covered her face with her palm before speaking in an exasperated tone.
"Grandfather… just stand up already… this is embarrassing…"
At that moment, Qiao Qinghe, who had just now figured out the full picture, suddenly stood up and roared, his spit flying all over the room.
"YOU DAMN BRAT! YOU ACTUALLY DARED TO TRICK ME!"
Hearing the roaring anger in Qiao Qinghe's voice and seeing the look of humiliation and embarrassment on his face, Huang Shi suddenly heard a notification from the system.
Ding!
[You have angered Qiao Qinghe to the highest level]
[+500 Scum Points]
[Current Points: -16,000]
Damn, I actually won back the 500 points the system took away from me on that quest reward… fucking awesome.
Despite his inner happiness, he didn't let it show on his face. Instead of screaming back at the old man, he simply shook his head and spoke in a chastising tone.
"Alright, old man, don't you think you've embarrassed yourself enough? It was your fault for jumping straight to random conclusions without asking me first…"
"And now you're angry because I actually want to help your granddaughter and son-in-law? What is it you even want from me?"
Qiao Qinghe paused, his expression twitching as he felt his face heating up.
Yet, seeing the strange looks in the eyes of the people around him—and more importantly, seeing that his beloved granddaughter was starting to become angry at him—he finally gritted his teeth before sighing with exasperation.
"Alright, alright… enough of this… you win. I apologize for getting in my head and making that random bet out of nowhere…"
"I hope you keep your word and fix them both up for me. If you do that, both I and the Medicine Hall will owe you a great favor!"
Huang Shi nodded with a smile as he spoke in a nonchalant tone.
"Like I said, I would have helped the both of them either way… but knowing that the Medicine Hall owes me a favor makes me feel very good inside, old man."
Qiao Qinghe's face twitched as frustration welled up in his heart at being played by a child two entire generations his junior. Yet, seeing the dark look in his granddaughter's eyes, he simply sighed weakly before waving his hand.
WHOOSH!
Instantly, a wave of emerald green light appeared in the middle of Qiao Qinghe's palm, slowly healing the injuries that had been caused by the bet they previously made.
Seeing what their Head Grand Elder was doing, the rest of the Nascent Profound Realm elders followed suit. They also raised their hands and released a powerful emerald light, causing the speed at which Huang Shi's injuries healed to increase exponentially.
Before long, Qiao Han, the other Grand Elder of the Medicine Hall, stepped forward with an amiable smile. He also raised his hand and released a powerful emerald light, doubling the speed at which Huang Shi's injuries healed.
Guess that old man already circulated his cultivation technique to recover his spiritual energy while we were talking, considering that he still has enough to spare to heal me…
Before long, not even ten minutes later, Huang Shi felt all of his injuries completely cured. His bones mended themselves, his muscles repaired their tears, and his skin became as good as new, shining with a milky white glow.
Now that all of his injuries were fixed, the people around him slowly stopped sending their emerald-like spiritual energy, bringing the healing process to an end as Qiao Qinghe spoke a few more words.
"Alright, kid… now that you're all fixed up, I'll be going first. I still have things that I need to take care of…"
Qiao Qinghe then looked toward all of the elders standing around them awkwardly before shouting out a command.
"As for the rest of you, go back to your stations! Do you think our Medicine Hall can afford to take breaks like this?! Go back to your damn work!"
Instantly, all of the Nascent Profound Realm elders who had been standing around the room observing the entire situation jumped to their feet before rushing across the hall to return to their healing duties.
And yet, without missing a single beat, every one of them, before leaving the hall, nodded their heads at Huang Shi, subtly indicating their approval of him.
Some of them couldn't even hold themselves back as they whispered a few words.
"Young Master Huang Shi! That was an outstanding performance! I will be waiting for your matches in the tournament a few days from now!"
"That's right, Young Master Huang Shi! With your skills, the top 10 is easily within your reach!"
If it had only been the old men speaking to him, it wouldn't have been a problem. But some of the women in their thirties and forties also said a few words to him, and the things they said were completely different from the men.
"If the young master wants to spend the night with an 'experienced' woman, just give me a call…"
"That's right, young master… if you ever need someone to 'wipe' the fatigue away from your body… you know who to call…"
"Young master, if you think I'm a bit too old… my daughter just turned eighteen this year. Maybe you would be interested in her instead…"
Hearing the words spoken by the people around him, he felt an itch spread through his body as a fire of lust appeared within him. This was especially the case because the women who spoke to him didn't look too bad at all. In fact, compared to women of similar ages in his previous life, they looked exceptional!
That's the beauty of cultivation, huh…
Just as he was about to say a few words in response, he suddenly felt a terrifying gaze directed straight at him, sending goosebumps all over his skin.