Chapter 75: Exotic Item
Translator: AstralGhost Editor: Kurisu
"What the hell? This skinny brat really turned out to be my son?" Qin Wufa muttered to himself.
‘What the f*ck! This insane guy really turned out to be my father?’ Bei Feng was unable to accept the reality.
"Facts speak louder than words. You are obviously my son!" Qin Wufa looked Bei Feng in the eye as he said seriously.
"What a joke, I’m your son because you said so?"
Bei Feng pried his eyes away from the flea-like creature still wrapped around his finger.
"Young Master, this Blood Spirit Bug was specially raised, feeding on the blood of our Patriarch! In order words, apart from the blood of the Patriarch himself, none of the clan members can provoke such a reaction from the Blood Spirit Bug!
The only exceptions are people with a direct bloodline connection of our Patriarch within three generations. There’s no question that you’re our Patriarch’s son!"
Qin Meng stepped forth in affirmation.
"How is it? Have you accepted the reality yet?"
Qin Wufa looked at the aggrieved look on Bei Feng’s face and chuckled coldly.
"Oh?"
Bei Feng’s attention returned to the Blood Spirit Bug coiled around his finger, his tone one of indifference.
"Pa!"
Bei Feng placed another finger on the Blood Spirit Bug which was still sucking greedily and… pinched it! In just an instant, the Blood Spirit Bug exploded like a fat leech, blood spurting everywhere.
"What did you say just now?"
Bei Feng raised his head and looked upon the stupefied face of Qin Meng.
"Although our Qin Clan does not dare to claim to have enough resources to bring down a country, we are still the number one family clan! As long as you come back with me, wealth and position will all be easily available to you!" Qin Wufa said pridefully.
‘There’s no way you’re not moved by this, punk!’
Qin Wufa smirked in his heart.
"Are you done? If there’s nothing else, you may leave," Bei Feng remarked lightly as he turned around and walked towards his room. Then, as if he’d remembered something, he suddenly turned around and pointed at the two unconscious people lying on the ground. "Right, don’t forget to bring these two clowns with you on your way out. They were beaten by you, I have nothing to do with this!"
"Kacha!"
Finished with his words, Bei Feng stepped into his room and directly closed the door.
‘Hoping to move me with money and power? What a joke!’
It was true that he loved money. But, because he had grown up in poverty, he enjoyed earning money with his own ability! It felt far more pleasant to him!
That way, he did not have to fear waking up one day and realize that everything had been taken away from him.
"Patriarch..."
Qin Meng looked at Qin Wufa, at a loss of what to do.
‘This unfilial boy!’
Qin Wufa’s face was dangerously black. He had come to acknowledge his son, but was now being chased out!
"Let’s go, we’ll come back after a period of time. I don’t wish for today’s matters to be spread outside. As for the consequences if that happened, the few of you should be very clear about it!"
Qin Wufa took one more glance at Bei Feng’s room before turning to leave, a complicated look in his eyes.
"Bring these two along."
Qin Yi gestured to the two men behind him as he hurried to follow behind Qin Wufa.
"Patriarch, why didn’t you just bring Young Master back forcefully?"
Qin Yi asked respectfully, a little confused.
"The reason he didn’t want to come with us is because I had failed in my duty as a father. It’s understandable that he’s unable to accept his father turning up on his doorstep suddenly after so many years. We’ll give him some time to let him cool down and think it through before we come again," Qin Wufa sighed lightly.
The thing that really worried Qin Wufa was actually the brat Wutian. Because he was born into a position of power, this child had become very self-centered and had an attitude of supremacy. Qin Wutian saw everything as his by right and was very possessive. He was also extremely cruel and merciless. As the saying goes, while indigo blue is extracted from the indigo plant, it is bluer than the plant it comes from! The pupil learns from and outdoes the teacher.
Qin Wufa felt an oncoming headache. If this matter was not handled well, it could end with a deadly sibling rivalry!
"What a joke! Just a random guy popping of nowhere can claim to be my father? If fathers were so easily to get, where the hell was he when I was living in poverty? Where was he when I’d almost died at the construction site?!"
Bei Feng lay on the bed, his thoughts in disarray.
After a long time, night fell and Bei Feng was forced out of bed by a rumbling stomach. After a relatively quiet dinner, he sat down beside the well with the Purple Bamboo Fishing Rod in hand.
Bei Feng found that only when he was seated beside the well and fishing that his heart was the most tranquil.
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Within a strange world, a remarkably huge city spread out across the land, stretching far and wide.
The city was surrounded by a 100 meter tall, 10 meter thick wall!
It was shockingly built by stacking countless incomparably large boulders, locally known as "Dragon Ending Stones", atop each other! Great patches of black adorned the exterior of the wall, looking like badly sprayed graffiti. The patches of black were actually all bloodstains which had seeped deep into the wall, permanently dyeing it black! This was a city which had endured innumerable sieges by fierce demonic beasts over countless years! [1]
In the heart of the city, a gigantic manor stood, spanning at least several hundred mu of land. The manor appeared rather uneven and it was so large one could see a new scenery every ten steps! A strange, noble aura surrounded the manor, impossible to describe with words. [2]
A huge sign hung above the main gate with the words "City Headquarters" written in straight, bold characters on its surface. A monstrous statue, carved in great detail, stood on either side of the gate, exuding a deterring, murderous aura!
As one walked to the back of the City Headquarters, an incomparably exquisite structure could be seen, sitting in the middle of the spacious backyard. Zhantai Mingyue peeled off the silver robes on her back and stepped into the heated bath pool inside the structure.
The mist from the hot bath rose upwards in the moonlit room, vaguely obscuring her appearance. From a distance, one could only see the inky black hair which flowed down her slender back. Her snow-white skin appeared especially supple as she soaked in the hot water, as if a tiny scratch would be all it took to draw blood from her body.
Zhantai Mingyue was the beloved daughter of the heavens. Whether it was her family, birth, looks or knowledge, she excelled in every of those areas!
She was even ranked 18th on the Imperial Fairies Roll and 30th on the Hidden Dragon Roll!
Both lists were created by the empire, and represented the official rankings of the empire! The Imperial Fairies Roll held the names of the top 100 beauties in the entire empire, rated solely based on their looks! External factors like family background and talent were completely disregarded!
On the other hand, the Hidden Dragon Roll recorded the top 100 martial talents below the age of 20 in the empire! It too did not take things like family background into consideration. Only the talent mattered!
What made everyone feel the most exasperated were people like Zhantai Mingyue. She could basically get a free pass in life just by relying on her looks, and yet she insisted on flaunting her talents and would vie for opportunities with the others!
At this moment, a silk-thin fishing line appeared within the bathhouse, descending quietly until it latched onto Zhantai Mingyue’s robes.
"Eh? Audacious! Which cowardly scoundrel is this?!"
Zhantai Mingyue noticed the slight movement in the corner of her eye and immediately jumped out of the bath in rage. With a single wave of her hand, the curtain around the bath was sent flying towards her and, in an instant, wrapped itself around her delicate body.
A burst of power exploded out her body, turning into an eagle’s claw as it snatched at the clothes on the fishing hook!
Never in her wildest dreams would Zhantai Mingyue imagine that someone could actually break into the City Headquarters, let alone her private chambers!
Because of her overconfidence, her clothes had been stolen from under her nose!
Thankfully, her reaction was fast enough, allowing her to recover most of her clothes. Even so, a piece of her clothing had still been snatched away by the fishing hook!
The fishing hook disappeared as suddenly as it had arrived, vanishing into the night sky in the blink of an eye.
"Guards!"
Zhantai Mingyue called out shrilly.
"Your subordinate is here!"
Four youthful girls appeared in the room as soon as the command resounded. They knelt on one knee, their heads bowed before Zhantai Mingyue.
"Hear my commands, lock down the City Headquarters immediately and relay that an intruder had infiltrated the manor. I want you to find that pervert no matter what!"
Zhantai Mingyue gritted her teeth as she commanded frostily.
"As you bid!"
Their figures shifted and the four youthful girls disappeared from the room. In just a short moment, all the guards were alerted and the entire City Headquarters was sent into chaos as they looked for the mysterious intruder.
"Ding! Grade 3 treasure obtained. A 100% Tianmu Silk woven clothing! (This material is impervious to swords, spears and other weapons, and even to fire and water! Additionally imbued with self-cleansing utility) Experience gained: 3,500!"
"Ding! Advancement requirement has been satisfied. Advance to Level 2 Fisherman now?"
Bei Feng had a silly look on his face as he looked at the object on the fishing hook. At this moment, he was unsure if he should laugh or cry.
He felt like a man who was gazing at the ocean and sighing because of its infinitude.
"A grade 3 treasure! This is the first time I’ve obtained a grade 3 treasure, but there doesn’t seem to be anything I can do with this… undergarment?"
Although this item was truly very good, how can a man like himself walk around wearing a Dudou under his shirt?! [3]
[1] TL/N: The 断龙石 or Duan Long Shi—according to ancient folklore, is a chopping board for executing dragons. The character Duan means to break, Long refers to Dragon, and Shi just means stone. So if one were to translate it literally, it would be Broken Dragon Stone. "Dragon Ending Stone" better expresses the essence of the Chinese name, hence not-quite-literal translation. Just think of a huge, squarish boulder, one big enough to rest a Dragon’s head and neck on it and tough enough to withstand the force of a huge axe swinging through the Dragon’s neck. The wall was built with lots of such boulders, all stacked on top the other.
[2] TL/N: Mu or 亩, aka "Chinese acre" = 666 ⅔ meters² or 60 Zhang²
[3] TL/N: A Dudou (extremely sexy stuff imo) is a traditional Chinese form of bodice, originally worn as an undershirt with medicinal properties. With the opening of China, it is sometimes encountered in Western and modern Chinese fashion as a sleeveless and backless halter-top blouse.