Chapter 22 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

“Why would I not be concerned? Everyone in the Jade Imperial Academy knows that I’m pursuing Fang Qi. How can I not interfere when she is poisoned? However, even the imperial physician cannot find a solution. If we do not resort to balancing out the yin and yang to treat the poison, we can only resort to the treasure that my father left me.” Ren Jie pursuing Fang Qi was not new. Countless people in the Jade Capital had joked about that; they had described that as the epitome of pursuing someone out of one’s league.

Although Ren Jie was the Ren family head, no one thought well of him. Meanwhile, Fang Qi was the complete opposite. She was a golden girl. Ren Jie was incomparable to her. He was bullied back at home and he risked losing his position as the family head anytime. When he was outside, he was known for being a pampered useless kid.

Therefore, when Ren Jie offered to help and looked as if he would do anything for Fang Qi, Fang Tianen simply did not take his words seriously. He snorted and walked outside as he mumbled the words to himself.

Fang Tianen was only a few steps from the door when he stopped in his tracks all of a sudden. He did not care about the worthless Ren Jie. However, from his words, he mentioned the treasure that the legendary Ren Tianxing left him that could be used to treat poison…

F*ck. So here he goes. No wonder the magnificent Ren family head was so confident. He has brought up his dad. Now he is really bragging about treating the poison here openly… Gao Ren was standing beside him. Originally, he had wanted to remind Ren Jie. However, after hearing Ren Jie’s words, he had pretended to be in all seriousness and forcefully acted as though he was oblivious to everything. In reality, he almost rolled on the floor laughing in his mind.

Fang Tianen was a distance away from them. He stopped in his tracks abruptly, turned and looked at Ren Jie. Although he did not really like this pampered and worthless family head, it would be a different situation if he had some treasure in his hands which could save Fang Qi.

“Big Brother, are you… really willing to… use that treasure?” Gao Ren almost laughed out loud upon hearing the metaphor that Ren Jie used, yet he held it in ultimately. He joined Ren Jie on the show he was putting up very enthusiastically and appeared genuinely reluctant and inseparable.

Fang Tianen’s breathing hastened. He was thinking about how to communicate with Ren Jie in his mind. If there was a way to cure Fang Qi without sacrificing much price, he would not mind using him.

Ren Jie touched his chin and contemplated deeply. “I want to save her. But you know how precious that treasure is. If your family clan merely gave a million jade coins and a middle-grade spiritual item in exchange, I would suffer a huge loss. The loss is enough for me to buy dozens of courtesans at the auction. Although I do like Fang Qi a lot as well, it would not be worth it if I suffer a loss of more than half the price of a courtesan. No, this deal is way too unprofitable.”

“Kaboom!” Even though he was in the Five Clans Hall within the imperial palace, Fang Tianen could not stop himself from letting his power out. He was already in the Divine Power Realm. The outburst from his rage produced visible dharmic power ripples. The presence that he emitted was even more overwhelming than when Tong Qiang attacked earlier.

I was tricked. In the hurry to save my daughter, I have actually believed what this pampered b*stard said. I actually stopped in my tracks just to have a discussion with him. In the end, he compared my golden girl with those courtesans in the brothels. That’s absolutely intolerable. No. He did not merely compare my daughter with them. This evil b*stard said that my daughter can not even be compared to them. What a bastard, he thought.

“Great… Great… It would just… be great… that the Ren family have you as their family head…” Fang Tianen was fuming and was tempted to murder that kid. If it was another person, if they were at another place, he would definitely murder the person who dared to say that about his beloved daughter. It was a pity that they were in the Five Clans Hall. According to the rules set by their ancestors, no fights were allowed to take place within the Five Clans Hall. Moreover, Ren Jie was the Ren family head. After Fang Tianen muttered these words out, he left the place swiftly using a dharma spell that only those who had reached the Divine Power Realm could utilize. His pace fastened and he disappeared as a few blurry figures appeared in his path. That showed how badly he did not want to have Ren Jie within his vision.

“Haiz… Fang family head. We could discuss the price. Because of how much I fancy Fang Qi, I would not mind giving you a discount equivalent to half the price of a courtesan. However, the price in the reward notice is way too low. If you really want to save your daughter, we can discuss the price in detail,” Ren Jie shouted in the direction Fang Tianen had left with his hands cupping his mouth.

His voice reverberated within the Five Clans Hall. Even Wen Yong who was at the entrance shook his head in distress. What was Ren Tianxing thinking? How could he let this pampered son of his become the family head? How is he cut for the position? he thought.

However, this rascal’s guts are unbelievably huge. He beat Gao Peng up in front of the imperial palace, scolded the Gao family head in anger before the emperor, and now he even dared to toy around with the Fang family head. I heard that this rascal only dared to mess with pampered kids whose backgrounds were inferior to his and dared not to mess with him. Now that has changed tremendously.

“Haha… The genius Miss Fang from the Fang family is only worth the price of half a courtesan. She is incomparable to even a prostitute. Brilliant… Just brilliant…” The fatty almost went mad trying to hold in his laughter in the imperial palace. The moment he boarded the spiritual beast carriage, he cupped his stomach and burst out laughing.

“That gave a scare too. I thought that our family head would actually help to treat Fang Qi’s illness. That woman is no good.” Tie Ta did not find the matter funny at all. He merely disliked Fang Qi a lot.

Ren Jie did not find it funny as well. In all seriousness, he said, “Do you think she is any better than a courtesan? I am serious, ok? The most impressive courtesans can price from ten thousand jade coins to hundreds of thousands. The more famous courtesans will even cultivate techniques that aid in males’ cultivation. They will learn to gain the likes of men from a young age. They will master all thirty-six kinds of moaning and all seventy-two sex techniques. Moreover, they need to keep their virginity to the very end. They train their voices, looks, and posture for about a dozen years. Saying that Fang Qi is worth half a courtesan is actually overestimating her.”

“Umm…” That made the fatty speechless. He looked at how serious Ren Jie was. He did not seem like he was joking at all. However, Ren Jie’s words made him very uncomfortable.

“Cough… That… But if that’s the case, how are we going about with our plan to obtain money?” Gao Ren rubbed his nose and changed the direction of the conversation in a seemingly casual manner.