31 Chapter 30. (2/2)

I've learned flattery is gold with my little wife.

My LP points have accumulated quite a bit over the last few days as well. I'm presently at 540 LP. I feel like a rich man flaunting his wealth, but it's still nowhere near enough to get the good stuff. That one pill does leave me curious though. I really want to know just what kind of effects that little warrior pill has.

For some reason I have a suspicion based upon the other items in the list, but I really have no way to test it with my wife at the moment.

I'm really curious though. If what I think is true, what would happen if the patriarch used that pill?

Could it be some sort of divine miracle pill that can raise the dead?

I could not stop my gaze from landing on the patriarch who was standing with little Han, Sai Hitu, elder Hitu and my little disciple Chu Yue.

I guess the patriarch noticed my gaze. I could easily discern the slight shiver that went down his back when he turned to look in my direction. He had a stiff smile for some reason and nodded towards me.

Does he know about me? Did little Han slip or something? Well he is still a child. Naturally he probably cannot keep things a complete secret from his adoptive father.

His adoptive father has probably also been informed of some of his recent accomplishments as well. Oh well, that shouldn't affect my grand scheme to lord over the MC while I laze about doing nothing in the background as a master type side character. It is unlikely little Han would have leaked that he was the true cause for the purple clouds after my lecturing about the satisfaction he would get from slapping faces after being underestimated.

I taught him to make sure to bear with any sort of discrimination with gritted teeth and restrain himself until he was at the very peak of this world. Honestly though, who needs to teach him that? He's already been doing it the entire time, I just wanted to take credit for it.

(POV little Han)

That venerable master has been teaching me a lot of strange things over the last few days. His character has slowly changed in my eyes recently. At first he was cold, distant, and secluded from the mortal realm, but lately I've felt closer to him than my adoptive father.

I haven't been able to share my thoughts even with my adoptive father. Never before has my adoptive father taught me of the matters of love between man and woman.

That venerable master really is a guru of love though. That technique he taught me truly is terrifying. With that technique in hand I feel like completing the mission the system gave me is possible. Now it is time to accomplish task one by make my first move towards capturing Chu'ers heart.

Luckily it seems she still does not know that I discovered everything she said on that day. Even if everything was a lie, her anguish was brought on due to my existence. It is understandable she would want the pesky fly that was interfering with her love life gone. It really is too unfair for her. Her betrothed does not have eyes for another woman, but a man instead; isn't that reality too shocking for a girl in the springtime of their youth? Although I'm not one to speak considering I'm younger than her.

Recently though she has been excessively nice to me for some reason. It kind of feels like she is plotting something. It may just be my imagination though, but after that day she has appeared far more beautiful. I sometimes regret running away that day and wish I could know if something transpired between that venerable master and her. That is the only possible thing I can think of for her to be able to break through so rapidly.

But those were matters best left for pondering later on, right now I must follow through with that venerable master's push and pull; hot and cold stratagem number one.

I followed exactly according to his words not even deviating in the slightest. Whenever she waved at me I would coldly shun her and look the other way. If she smiled at me I would frown in displeasure. If she took one step towards me I would take two steps back. If she tried to greet me I would not greet her back.

After doing this enough it appeared to show effects. I would see Chu Yue looking off into space while dazed. She no longer appeared to be looking towards Sai Hitu like she had in the past. In fact she didn't even try to get close to him. It truly looked like that venerable master really knew what he was talking about.

Of course, if I knew she was constantly daydreaming about the very same venerable master I was praising to the skies in my heart I might die from frustration.

While we were gathered together due to the upcoming trial by fire, Chu Yue, who was standing next to me suddenly asked me in a hushed tone.

”Little Han, do you hate me now? Did I do something wrong?”

My godly guru in the ways of love, venerable master, it is exactly as you have said!

She suddenly approached me with a somewhat pained expression on her face.

Calm down little Han. Calm down. This is only the starting point. What was the next step master said would come after this?

Right!

”Not really.”

Coldly respond like its not a big deal. Then what was next? Oh yeah.

Look up towards the sky with a distant far off gaze like you're remembering great hardships and then sigh while shaking your head while showing a pained and longing expression like you're hiding something but choosing to bear with it.

”Little Han, if I did something wrong, please tell me.”

”It has nothing to do with you.”

”Then can't you at least confide in your big sister about it?”

”Leave me alone.”

Look at her coldly and reject her. Push her away as far as you can. Walk away from her with your back towards her and do not look back for a second.

Make it seem like she means nothing to you and that you are now strangers.

These are the words master told me.

It looks like it is working well. I can sense her gaze lingering on my back as I walked away from her and towards master's wife like he instructed me prior to this.

Flirt with another woman in front of her to make her understand what she has lost. Make her regret her foolish actions.

Great venerable master, you are my god! How can such a prodigy in the way of love exist?

It would be much, much later on that I would want to kick this ”great” traitor of a ”venerable master” off of a cliff thanks to his ”great advise.” The future me would definitely demand to be given back all the blood and sweat I poured into this damned act!