Poaching People’s!

"Not only that, even his face and body was disfigured very badly, he has to hide his face with a veil to stay away from crowds or whenever he goes out! Such a cruel man to do such a thing to a little child!" Old Gu was so angry that he slammed his hand on the table.

"Don't use too much force, you'll break the table," Yuan Si lazily reminded his grandfather when he saw the old man slamming his hand.

"..."

'Brat, is this the correct thing you should focus on now?'

The Old Master retracted his hand from the table as he calmed down.

"So… after you leave, what is his own plan? Did you ask him about his future plan before?" he asked with a relaxed manner, but it made the Old Master become alert in an instant.

This guy, since he was young, always managed to poach strong and intelligent people from him and turned them into even more skillful, profound and knowledgeable.

And he even picked up girls and boys from the streets and gave them shelter and food, a house to live in and turned them into his subordinates after they went through skilled training and rogue experience.

Even the guy who came with him right now was also one among them.

Old Master started to sweat as he said, "W-Who told you I didn't? Of course I asked him, but he didn't say anything about this. He said that he will think about it and will let me know!"

He glared at Yuan Si who was looking at him with a strange smile hanging in the corner of his mouth.

"Oh! Then… if that's the case, call him in now. I would like to know what he wants as well." He didn't let the old man spare a moment as he took the veil and wore it as he covered his beautiful face again.

Old Gu already knew that he was determined after he saw him put the veil back on his face. 

So he sighed deeply as he called Su Qing inside, "Wu Sheng! Come here!"

'Anyway, she will lag behind even more if she continues to stick around to an old man like me, might as well let her see and explore the world this time!'

Su Qing also heard the voice. But she frowned when she heard the change of voice.

'Looks like it's something serious?'

"Here. Go quickly! What are you waiting for?" An Ding pushed on her arm to go in without hesitation.

He never thought that he would see such a slow guy by the Old Master's side. What was he thinking?

Why did he take this disabled guy in as his disciple?

Anyway, he wasn't in a position to ask him, so An Ding remained silent about it.

Su Qing entered the room, only to be greeted by the domineering aura of the veiled man again.

She didn't have any cultivation on her body, so she wasn't able to withstand it.

Even so, Su Qing remained silent as she didn't say anything to reveal her weakness by herself.

She stood there as she looked at the Old Gu, ignoring the man by his side completely.

"Since you are here now, then let me ask you something now."

"I asked you what you wanted to do after your body recovered, didn't I?" he asked her as he glanced at the guy at his side.

Su Qing was puzzled by his behavior, but she nodded as she agreed with the Old man.

"Then, what do you want to do now that you have recovered enough?" the veiled young man said with a relaxed but deep voice, which made Su Qing look up at him again.

'This voice… why does it feel so familiar the more I hear it?' Su Qing felt a strange familiarity with him from the moment she met him.

But she wasn't able to point her finger on what basis he felt so close to her.

Nevertheless, she didn't ask him as she looked back at Old Master to see the curious gaze he gave her.

Su Qing sighed a little before she said with her sign again, "I would like to start my cultivation again."

The answer made both of them a little surprised, because this was not something they expected to hear.

"Start your cultivation? Brat, you… how are you planning to start cultivating with your broken meridian?" the Old Master almost yelled at her in surprise as he heard her answer.

"My meridian can be healed. I want to give it a try as long as there is a little hope, Old Man."

"There are people that I hold dear in my heart, and I would like to protect them!"

"For this, I need to start my research on how to heal my broken meridian." Su Qing spoke a little, but there were a thousand hidden meanings behind it.

Even the Old Master was able to see through her determination by her words. But what a girl can do was limited in this era.

Much less she was now hiding her identity as a girl, the path of cultivation was long, and for a girl like her needed a guide and a person to rely on, so that she could seek help from time to time.

"This guy over here, he is my grandson. The one I spoke with you about earlier," he patted Yuan Si's shoulder as he introduced him to Su Qing out of nowhere.

"He is now out for work. When he is free, you can take hints from him whenever you need!"

Su Qing, "..."

'Can you be a little more obvious?'

Su Qing didn't say anything as she only stood there.

"Old man, get prepared to leave, the Old lady might go on a rampage if you don't show up five days from now on. I already sent a letter to her." Yuan Si stood up firmly as he said the words that felt like a bomb fell on the old man's head.

"YOU! YOU REALLY SENT HER WORDS SO SOON! Why didn't you ask me before… you sent the letter?" Old Gu yelled at Yuan Si, only to trail off of his voice until it disappeared slowly and he turned silent.

Su Qing was speechless as she saw the situation inside. 

'Did he actually fear Grandmother that much? And even so, how could he run around like this after he knows what will happen?' she rolled her eyes in disbelief.

But Su Qing felt the heated stare even if it was coming from behind the veils, so she stopped smiling as her face turned neutral once again.

"But if I go back, What A'Sheng will do? He can't live here without me! Right, A'Sheng?" the old Master looked at her with eyes full of hope to the point of sparkling that made her go blind.

So Su Qing looked away as she spilled the beans on the ground by saying, "It's alright. You can go back since this is an emergency." 

With that, she shattered the old man's hope as she smiled a little before she continued again.

'This ungrateful brat! Why do I feel like she is becoming more and more like this grandson of mine?' he glared at Yuan Si as he humped and looked away.

"I want to visit the Demonic Forest!"