The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

The sun was high over the sea, where a strange ice house floated on the surface. Curious fish swam nearby, listening in on the conversation between a man and a woman.

"Alright, we should get going!"

"I haven't even reached the Outer Manifestation realm, and you want to go? My True Qi has barely increased at all!"

"Zhi'Er, the true path of the Martial Dao is paved with hardship. Don't go looking for shortcuts!"

"You big liar! And you have the nerve to lecture me about arduous training now!"

"The Outer Manifestation isn't actually that difficult. It's a derivative of the Heavenly Dipper, but it's a manifestation beyond manifestation, a Heavenly Dipper beyond the Heavenly Dipper. You must focus on its intent, not its form. You use your spirit to imbue the manifestation beyond manifestation with a conceptual state, combining your will with the tangible and intangible aspects of the Heavenly Dipper…"

"I'm not listening, I'm not listening! We lost the Mingxi Condensation Pill, and you're lecturing me about all this."

"It's for the best that we lost it. When I broke through to the Inner Scenery realm, I came to understand a few things. It's much more beneficial to break through to the Outer Manifestation on your own."

"I don't care! You have to dual cultivate with me until I break through!"

"Have mercy on me!"

The ice house began to shake again.

Waiting outside the seaside villa was no longer the pervy old man, but Wu Haichao, who was missing an arm and a leg. He stared anxiously in the direction of the rock cave. He had waited for a whole day and night, but Chen Dong had not returned.

'Despair crept into his heart once more. Could it be that even a legendary Inner Scenery master was no match for that Evil God?'

At this thought, he laughed bleakly. If his attempt to use the Poisonous Gu Technique on Li Huiran in Jiangzhou hadn't failed, and if he hadn't then rashly tried it on Zhao Hongyu, he would probably be one of the Evil God's minions right now.

"Why do you look like you thought I was dead?"

Two figures slowly approached, backlit by the setting sun. Murong Qing had changed her clothes; she now wore a white long-sleeved sweatshirt, denim hot pants, white over-the-knee socks, and a pair of sneakers. She still hadn't broken through to the Outer Manifestation realm.

"I've cleaned up the rock cave. As you requested, your father is dead."

Wu Haichao was stunned for a moment, and his eyes grew moist.

He began to speak slowly. "When I made a move against the Zhao Family in Jiangzhou, I broke their taboo. They were afraid of attracting the attention of the Military Suppression Department, so they hastily recalled me. They were going to execute me, turn me into that disgusting, viscous green acid."

At the mention of green acid, Chen Dong raised an eyebrow. Murong Qing covered her mouth, looking nauseated.

"This is the fate of all Wu Family members who fail their mission. Just as they were about to execute me, my father miraculously regained a sliver of his sanity. He intervened, allowing me to keep my life. I had an arm and a leg cut off and was driven out of the Wu Family. It was then that my father told me that if I ever had the chance, I must kill him. The biggest regret of his life was awakening that Evil God."

Chen Dong's brow furrowed. "How long has this Evil God been around? And where did it appear?"

Wu Haichao recalled, "About a year and a half ago, the Wu Family bought this stretch of beach. It happened in that rock cave. Back then, the cave didn't exist. It appeared suddenly after a massive tsunami."

'A year and a half ago? If this is related to the Spirit Tide, isn't that a bit too early for an Evil God to reawaken?' Chen Dong couldn't figure it out.

Wu Haichao continued, "Ever since my father explored the cave that one time, his personality changed drastically. He began to crave women with an insatiable hunger, and any woman he got involved with would disappear after a few days. At the same time, he mastered an uncanny Poisonous Gu Technique, which he used to make the Wu Family expand aggressively. The Unity Gu I received was something he just casually passed down to me."

Chen Dong lifted his chin. "You should be thankful your Poisonous Gu Technique is so lousy. Alright, your father is dead now, and the entire Wu Family is controlled by that Evil God. You're the only one who can step up and take control of the family. We're going to the Wu Family villa now to clean out these minions."

They were in the wilderness of Nanhai, and Chen Dong couldn't find a car anywhere. So, he simply swept Murong Qing into one arm, lifted Wu Haichao with the other, and flew toward the Wu Family villa.

The sky began to darken. In a corner of the Wu Family's villa complex, Chen Dong set the other two down.

Wu Haichao rubbed his body with his remaining arm. The sensation of being flown around while being held like that was terrible.

Chen Dong extended his senses throughout the complex and frowned. "There's no one left in this community. It seems they've already fled!"

After a moment of thought, Wu Haichao said, "There might be one place. We can go take a look!"

At an estate outside the suburbs, two Rolls-Royces led a large truck as they slowly drove in.

Soon, the three vehicles stopped in front of a villa.

Wu Haichao, who had just landed, said, "This is my older brother's estate. Just as I thought, there are people here. But what are they up to?"

Chen Dong chuckled. "We'll know if we go take a look. Besides, it looks like the entire Wu Family is gathered here."

Three middle-aged men dressed like successful businessmen got out of the two Rolls-Royces and walked directly into the villa. Wu Haichao recognized them at a glance; they were all key figures in the Wu Company.

Inside the main hall, about a dozen members of the Wu Family were seated.

The three middle-aged men bowed to Wu Haigang, who was in the center. "Young Master, didn't the Patriarch just take a shipment a couple of days ago? Why do you need more so soon? The suppliers are at their wits' end. This 'merchandise' isn't like other things; it's getting harder and harder to procure. The Patriarch has already swept Nanhai clean!"

Wu Haigang said coldly, "My father is dead. From now on, I am in charge of the Wu Family. You must hurry and procure the 'goods.' Price is not an issue—you can pay several times more than before. The most important things are large quantities and high speed!"

The three men stared at Wu Haigang in disbelief. But with all the core members of the Wu Family gathered here, the fact that they were all present despite the Patriarch's death—such a major event—spoke volumes.

The three men lowered their heads again. "Yes, Young Master!"

A Wu Family elder standing to the side snorted. "You still haven't changed your form of address. From now on, you call him Patriarch!"

"Yes, Patriarch! Time was short, so we only managed to get sixteen head. They're all in the truck in the courtyard."

Wu Haigang asked in a low voice, "Are the sources clean?"

"No problems. Everything has been taken care of!"

Upon hearing this, a green light glinted in the eyes of all the Wu Family members present, and eerie smiles appeared on their faces.

A voice suddenly rang out, "There is a problem. You haven't taken care of me!"