"It seems young master Huang Shi has some unique tastes, maybe I should help him out so he can have more fun tonight…"
Despite the soft tone of her voice, it was clear that Qiao Fenyi was warning him not to involve himself with the women of the medicine hall, especially those who were quite a bit older than him.
What Qiao Fenyi didn't know was that even if a bit of lust did appear within his heart, if push came to shove he probably wouldn't sleep with them either way.
After all, he already had the best possible MILF in existence at home.
Wait… now that I think about it, I'll be staying here for the next three days…
Mei'er won't be angry about that, right?
Right?
With a sudden chill running through his spine, he felt a soft arm touch his left shoulder as Qiao Fenyi tried her best to get his attention.
"Alright, enough thinking about random things, I'll introduce you to my father, so act proper!"
Qiao Fenyi looked at him with a puffed-up face. Clearly, she was a bit jealous of the lascivious looks being shown to him by the women of the medicine hall.
Huang Shi smiled and pinched her cheeks softly as he nodded his head.
"Alright, let's go. I also want to meet the person who raised such an outstanding young woman like you!"
With this, Qiao Fenyi led Huang Shi to approach Qiao Liang, who was currently sitting down in a wheelchair, his face pale and white like a sickly man at the edge of death.
Parts of his skin were filled with shades of red and purple, a clear sign of the Purple Rose Poison of the Luo Clan.
Shit… I didn't think the poison was this severe!
Do I have to buy another all-purpose antidote pill from the shop?
But I have negative points right now. If I borrow another 10,000 points I'm probably gonna get screwed.
[If the host is going to buy an all-purpose antidote pill to help cure the individual Qiao Liang, the system will give the host a fifty percent discount!]
What the fuck? A discount? This is the first time I've heard that a damn discount is possible!
Why are you giving me one right now?
[The host is using the system shop to win over an individual with the potential to form a bond of true love with the host. To facilitate the creation of that bond, the system will occasionally help the host!]
Shit… but it does still count as a loan, right?
[Yes, host. It counts as a loan since you currently have negative scum points.]
Fuck… whatever, I guess. Not like I have a damn choice. At my cultivation level, it would take too damn long to completely cure Fenyi's father.
Even if I can reduce the poison to a level that will allow him to walk, talk, and even fight like a normal person, the poison has even entered his heart, meaning the blood being pumped all around his body is also filled with poison.
Unless I reach the True Profound Realm, there's basically no way that her father will ever be fully cured of the poison… and with the amount of lifespan that he currently has…
He probably doesn't have long to live unless the poison fully disappears…
As these thoughts ran through his head, he felt a sudden pain appear on the left side of his waist as Qiao Fenyi pinched him, bringing him out of his thoughts while she looked towards her father with her peripheral vision, basically telling him to speak.
Shit… I got too lost in my own thoughts. Awkward…
With this, Huang Shi instantly straightened his back before bowing his head and speaking solemnly.
"This junior, Huang Shi, greets Grand Elder Qiao Liang. I am here to formally announce my intention of courting your daughter. I hope you will give me the privilege of making her happy!"
Instantly, a strange silence appeared in the hall as Qiao Fenyi looked towards him with a shocked expression. Clearly, she hadn't expected that he would so boldly declare his intention of courting her to her father without a hint of doubt.
In fact, he even looked proud of it as he subconsciously strengthened his voice, his words ringing across the hall.
Before Qiao Liang could even respond, a silent rumble of spiritual energy rippled through the room, as if a strangled chicken was trying to protest against the situation but knew that it couldn't. The pressure disappeared as fast as it had appeared.
That was probably that old man… what a sore loser.
Tsk.
Regardless, Qiao Qinghe didn't break his promise of not interfering in the relationship between him and Fenyi, so Huang Shi respected him for that at least.
Qiao Liang, on the other hand, didn't look shocked at all by the words he said. In fact, it was clear that he expected some version of those words to be said to him by Huang Shi.
However, just because he expected it didn't mean that he had no opinions on it. After all, unlike Qiao Qinghe, he was able to give his own thoughts regarding the matter.
"I don't really know much about you, child. The only things I know about you are the things Fenyi here told me about you, but from what I see you are an exceptionally talented lad, even more talented than Luo Jun. However…"
Suddenly, a silent pressure appeared in the room as Qiao Liang narrowed his eyes into pinpricks.
Despite the fact that he was already in a half-crippled state at the moment, it still didn't change the fact that he was a True Profound Realm Cultivator, a realm that was currently much stronger than Huang Shi.
"How can you say that you will be different from Luo Jun? After all, even I was duped by that child and allowed my daughter to live a miserable life… If I can prevent it, I would rather make sure that the person she ends up with is someone I can trust to make her happy and who will be strong enough to protect her if she needs it."