[Ding!]
[Quest – Breaking an Old Man's Pride: Individual Qiao Qinghe is irrationally angry at the host because of his own perceived incompetence and guilt. Prove to the old man that he has made a mistake in provoking the host!]
[Reward: 5000 Scum Points]
What the hell? Another quest? You haven't even told me whether I completed the previous one yet, and now you're giving me another one?
[Responding to host: you previously stated that notifications should be toned down for the time being, so the system did not notify you of the completed quest.]
Wait, does that mean my quest is done?
[Affirmative, host. You can read the notification if you want.]
With this, he tried to peruse the notifications tab on his own, checking whether the quest was done and whether he had received his reward.
[Quest – Humiliating Luo Jun: Completed!]
[Rewards Received: 4000 Scum Points]
[Current Scum Points: -21,000]
Ah shit, I forgot about that damn loan…
Whatever… since the system seems to be more generous in giving out quests now, I'll just try to keep completing them as they come along and pay off my debts as fast as possible.
With this, he shifted his attention back to Qiao Qinghe, who still had that look of anger on his face, while his golden eyes flashed with irritation.
This bitch… did you think I was a soft persimmon just because I treated your granddaughter with the respect she deserves?
Fuck you.
"Hehehe… you damn old man… why don't you fucking try it out if you're so tough? I bet that if you dare touch a hair on my head, my grandfather, Huang Li, unlike you, will go through hell and high water for me and take that head right off your damn shoulders!"
"Unlike you, my grandfather isn't some fucking coward who just lets people step all over him and destroy his reputation. He is a respectable person who actually dared to rise up against the Disciplinary Hall and stood his ground against them because of his principles… unlike a spineless piece of shit like you."
BOOM!
A massive emerald spiritual energy pressure suddenly erupted in the room, filled with the power of the True Profound Realm. All of the Nascent Profound Realm elders in the room suddenly trembled, almost falling to their knees. Thankfully, they were not the primary targets of this demonstration, so they were just barely able to keep themselves standing.
Unfortunately for Huang Shi, this clearly wasn't the case for him as his knees started to buckle. He started to grit his teeth, his golden eyes flashing with malice as the pressure almost forced him submit.
Yet despite the creaking of his bones and his lack of spiritual energy—because he had spent it all on treating Qiao Fengyi—he still managed to remain standing and even gave off a malevolent smile.
"You old fucking trash… I'm telling you right now… if you dare offend me like this and you don't fucking apologize right now… then when the time comes that I'm stronger than you… it won't matter that you're Fenyi's grandfather… I will still beat your ass into submission and force you to kneel in front of me just like what you tried to do to me right now!"
BOOM!
Despite its weakness, his entire body was still barely able to flash with crimson lightning and golden flames as he forced them to manifest around him, preventing himself from taking a knee, as he felt that would be too humiliating.
"YOU DAMN BRAT! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?! AREN'T YOU JUST SOME USELESS SCUM?! IF IT WERE YOUR OLDER BROTHERS, MAYBE I WOULD HAVE TAKEN YOUR THREAT SERIOUSLY! BUT YOU? RIDICULOUS!"
And yet, even though those were the words he said, Qiao Qinghe was actually sweating deep inside and his eyes were flashing with numerous thoughts. Even though it seemed like he was still in good condition right now, his fight with Huang Mo had actually exhausted him even more than when Huang Shi was fixing up Qiao Fengyi.
This meant that he was basically running on an empty tank right now, and all he was relying on was the fact that Huang Shi was clearly only a cultivator at the Nascent Profound Realm and would collapse earlier than him.
However, what he didn't know was that Huang Shi was no pushover. He instantly detected that something was wrong with Qiao Qinghe, as he saw that his fingers were trembling and that a slight bit of sweat was actually pouring down his forehead.
This motherfucking old man is actually exhausted, isn't he? He's trying to make me submit before he runs out of gas…
Hehehe…
Maybe if I were some other damn cultivator, it would have worked…
Unfortunately for this old bastard, he met me.
RUMBLE!
With this in mind, despite his trembling knees and the slight bit of blood that had started running down his mouth from excessively gritting his teeth, he suddenly gave another smile filled with provocation as he spoke.
"Alright, you old bastard… since you're so tough, why don't we make a bet?"
Qiao Qinghe, who was still trying his best to act nonchalant, spoke in a feigned calm tone.
"Why the hell would I want to engage in a bet with you? Trash like you doesn't deserve it… In fact, I don't even know what my beloved granddaughter sees in you!"
When these words were spoken, gasps suddenly rang out as all the people in the room almost collectively lost their minds.
"Head Grand Elder! You shouldn't say those things! Young Master Huang Shi is the person who is currently helping cure the young miss's poison. We should be treating him like an honored guest!"
"That's right, Head Grand Elder! What are you doing?!"
Even Qiao Han, his longtime ally and brother-in-arms, shook his head in disappointment as he spoke in a chastising tone.
"Qinghe, don't you think you're taking things too far with this lad? I don't think he's done anything that deserves this kind of treatment, right?"
Even Qiao Fengyi, who had been shell-shocked since the very beginning of this confrontation and had not been able to say anything, suddenly started to shout in a loud voice.
"What the hell are you doing, Grandfather?! Don't you know he is my benefactor?! What will you do if he stops helping me?!"