Later, Shen Ange said: That damn dragon, all he knows is how to drool over him!
Shocking! The pervert who was following me was actually...
(Shen Ange and Mingxu have no romantic entanglement; they are just close friends. She has her own romantic partner.)
Are you guys still watching? Why are there so few comments... sob...
Chapter 9
"You...you..." Shock and shame turned into an indescribable rage that surged into Fu Haoren's heart, and this fire burned even brighter when he saw Fu Mingxu appear.
His eyes were almost bulging out of their sockets, his face was a mixture of red and white, and finally turned into a gloomy ashen blue.
The secret he had painstakingly hidden was unexpectedly revealed by Shen Ange in front of everyone. In a dizzying moment, Fu Haoren used all the strength he had in his life to keep himself from collapsing.
Shen Ange wasn't a child, and her words weren't spoken without thinking. An ordinary person wouldn't use such malicious language to attack someone.
But this person was Fu Haoren, and she felt that what she did was not excessive.
Receiving a death stare from Fu Haoren, Fu Mingxu quietly gave Shen Ange a thumbs up.
Shen Ange smiled slightly, ignoring the three people who came in with Fu Haoren, and asked in surprise, "Don't you know?"
The other three: ! !
If the occasion weren't so inappropriate, Fu Mingxu would have loved to burst into laughter.
Forget it, I'd better not cause Shen Ange any more trouble.
"I've taken care of my business." Fu Mingxu looked at the old man who came out from the inner hall after hearing the commotion, and said to his friend with relief, "Then I'll go back now."
Shen Ange didn't even glance at Fu Haoren and the others, and said with a smile, "Okay, be careful on the road."
To anyone else, their interactions seemed like a good relationship, especially to Fu Haoren, who was often overlooked.
The three people following behind Fu Haoren watched the terrifying development of the situation, and after their initial shock, they all revealed distorted expressions.
They were just following Fu Haoren around as usual, cheering him on and getting some benefits when he was in a good mood. They never expected to learn such a secret that they shouldn't know.
Now, the three of them were caught in a dilemma: whether to leave or stay.
Fu Mingxu had no intention of interfering in Shen Ange's private affairs. He exchanged a glance with her, then glanced at the old man behind her out of the corner of his eye before walking towards the door.
If I remember correctly, in my previous life, he slipped away from the Fu family overnight and stayed in Yunhan City for a few days. After refusing Shen Ange's offer of accommodation, it was this old man who escorted him out of the city.
Fu Mingxu did not inquire about the relationship between the old man and Shen Ange, but he knew that the old man was highly skilled and that with him around, there was no need to worry about her safety.
He had prepared quite a lot of medicinal herbs this time, a large bag that felt heavy in his hands. As he carried the herbs, he looked out of the shop and saw a figure dressed in black emerge from the corner of the wall.
Han Tao's appearance caught Shen Ange's attention. Seeing that Fu Mingxu was about to step out of the shop, she didn't care that there were people around. She stood up straight and called out to him, "Fu Mingxu, wait a moment before you leave!"
Good heavens, this pervert actually showed up in broad daylight!
Fu Mingxu is in grave danger!
Whether it was because she was particularly sensitive or not, she always felt that the perverted gaze fixed on Fu Mingxu concealed some filthy thoughts that no one else might have.
Thinking of his friend's appearance and figure, Shen Ange immediately decided that it would be safer for him to stay behind the shop for the time being.
Completely ignored, Fu Haoren's anger reached its peak. He stood in front of Fu Mingxu, pointed at Shen Ange, and loudly questioned, "Is this the gigolo you're keeping?"
Shen Ange, who was about to have a proper talk with Fu Mingxu about the perverted matter, was first stunned, and then her pretty face darkened when she realized what was going on: "Fu Haoren, don't treat everyone the same as you."
After saying that, she deliberately glanced at him for a moment, then suddenly realized and said, "I almost forgot, you're different today."
Fu Mingxu really wanted to laugh. He held it in for a while, but finally a soft chuckle escaped from the corner of his mouth.
Han Tao waited outside for a long time but Fu Mingxu didn't come out. After thinking about it, he decided to come and see if he needed any help.
As the "pervert" drew closer, Shen Ange anxiously whispered to the elderly man beside her, "Uncle Chang, can you beat that man in black?"
Chang Hong looked at that familiar face, puzzled, but answered truthfully, "Young master, I can't beat him."
Shen Ange was stunned and hurriedly called out to him, "Fu Mingxu!"
"What?" Fu Mingxu didn't understand for a moment. He regained his composure and said to the person in front of him, "A good dog doesn't block the way."
Fu Haoren was so angry at the two of them that he almost flew to heaven, but in his extreme anger and shame, he looked at Fu Mingxu in front of him and remembered something else.
With that Muscle Rot Pill, he could recover completely, and then the Shen family head would not be able to use it as an excuse to cancel his engagement with Shen Ange.
Shen Ange's pretty face made his heart flutter. Just thinking that Shen Ange would marry him and that he could do whatever he wanted to her made all the humiliation and anger he felt now seem insignificant.
Fu Mingxu was taken aback by the "fiery" look in Fu Haoren's eyes when he looked at him. After a few moments, he knew Fu Haoren's purpose.
"You want the Muscle Rot Pill?" He was a little tired from carrying a heavy bag of medicinal herbs in his right hand, so he skillfully switched to his other hand.
Fu Haoren's eyes lit up, and he said urgently, "Name your price!"
"I won't give it to you." But Fu Mingxu shook his head and said frankly in his increasingly gloomy eyes, "I don't have any either. I gave it to the city lord last night."
He was telling the truth, but what he didn't say was that he could also refine it himself. Of course, even if he succeeded in refining it, he wouldn't give it to Fu Haoren.
Putting aside the relationship between Fu Haoren and Shen Ange, just considering why he became a eunuch and the fact that she had been bullied by him both openly and secretly in the Fu family, she would not have been able to show such kindness.
Although those bullying incidents didn't affect me at all.
Fu Mingxu spoke casually, as if giving Han Tao the Muscle Rot Pill was as ordinary as feeding him water.
These words struck Fu Haoren like a thunderbolt. He had only intended to meet Shen Ange today to fulfill their engagement, but unexpectedly, she had somehow discovered his secret and revealed it in public. Although he was furious about Fu Mingxu's connection with Shen Ange when he saw him, he was overjoyed after calming down, feeling that even the heavens were on his side.
The only hope that gave him was the Muscle Rot Pill, which was given to Fu Mingxu by the family head yesterday. In just one night, he guessed that such a precious Muscle Rot Pill must have been carefully kept by Fu Mingxu.
But the other party shattered his hopes with their own words, and in a way that made it impossible to salvage the situation.
"I don't believe you!" Fu Haoren froze, his face contorted in a grotesque expression. "You're definitely lying to me!"
Fu Mingxu didn't want to stay here and watch him go crazy, so he shrugged and said, "If you don't believe me, you can go to the city lord's mansion to ask him yourself."
He looked at the other person's face, which was now almost ashen, and feigned regret, saying, "Your condition... uh... if you had told the family head earlier... we wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble..."
Hearing these words, Fu Haoren automatically interpreted them as meaning that if the family head knew his situation, he would definitely give him the Muscle Rot Pill, and Fu Mingxu wouldn't need to go to the City Lord's Mansion to bring good luck for Fu Shanqing.
After all, Fu Mingxu only agreed to the family head's conditions because of the muscle-rotting pills and other things left by his father.
The patriarch clearly knew about his injuries, and his father had already gone to plead for help, but he still refused!
In the moment when hope was confirmed to be gone, Fu Haoren's resentment towards the head of the family reached its peak, and he even transferred part of this resentment to Fu Shanqing.
Because he remembered who had complained to him about the "marriage to ward off bad luck" and who had hinted that he should take action against Fu Mingxu.
Fu Haoren exuded a chilling aura, which frightened the three people following behind him into silence.
Judging from his expression, Fu Mingxu guessed that he wasn't in the mood to pick a fight with him, and then, thinking of Shen Ange, he spoke again: "Actually, there are other ways."
Upon hearing this, Fu Haoren stared intently at him, never even considering that someone who couldn't cultivate could possibly have a way to replace the Muscle Corrosion Pill.
His arms were getting tired from carrying heavy things for a long time, so Fu Mingxu put the medicinal herbs on the ground, rubbed his chin, and sincerely suggested, "Although the Muscle Corrosion Pill is rare, it is nothing special in the immortal sects."
"I heard that the Immortal Sect is staying at the Fu family's residence this time. Fu Shanqing will be going to the Immortal Sect later, right? You two have a good relationship, so he will naturally give you this kind of spiritual pill then."
Fu Mingxu spoke with such sincerity that Han Tao, who had just arrived at the shop, stopped in his tracks.
Shen Ange: I'm sure he's secretly stirring up trouble.
Fu Mingxu pointed out a "clear path" to Fu Haoren, a clear path that Fu Haoren had no choice but to believe in and consider.
Fu Haoren stood there watching him for a long time. Fu Mingxu looked at him with a smile and said, "Of course, it would be even better if you entered the Immortal Sect on your own."
As for how he entered the Immortal Sect, that's none of my business.
"Shen Ange, you can't escape." Fu Haoren already believed most of him. At this moment, he just wanted to go back and discuss it with his father, Fu Luwei. He didn't know what Fu Mingxu's intentions were, nor did he care.
As long as the path he's suggesting works, because no man can accept his current state without making any changes.
"Pah!" Shen Ange rolled her eyes speechlessly as she watched the four figures hurriedly leave. "As for him, it would be more like the people in the immortal sects were blind."
After she finished speaking, she saw the people at the shop entrance and quickly greeted Fu Mingxu, "Come over here quickly!"
"There's always a way." Fu Mingxu lowered his eyes, knowing that a good show was about to begin for the Fu family.
Seeing that he didn't react, Shen Ange became anxious: "Come here!"
Fu Mingxu picked up the medicinal herbs from the ground and handed them to Han Tao, who was standing at the door, before turning to ask her, "Is something the matter?"
Han Tao easily accepted the medicinal herbs; his tall figure almost occupied most of the doorway.
Shen Ange's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, and she asked incredulously, "You two know each other?"
What on earth is going on?! She was certain that the person in black was the "pervert" who had been following her earlier, but the key question was, why did these two know each other?
If you know each other, why follow each other?
The crisis was over, but Shen Ange was filled with great doubts.
Perhaps her tone was too surprised, Fu Mingxu straightened up, rubbed his aching wrist, and asked, "Is that not allowed?"
“Young master.” Uncle Chang stepped out from behind her, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Han Tao, and reminded her, “This is the city lord of Yunhan City.”
Shen Ange stared blankly at Fu Mingxu.
Although Fu Mingxu didn't understand, he nodded: "That's true."
But the expressions on her face changed so quickly that he couldn't help but ask, "Is there a problem?"
Shen Ange: Yes, there is a big problem!
A note from the author:
Shen Ange: I think I've discovered a huge secret!
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 10
Fu Mingxu noticed that his friend's expression was a bit strange.
Shen Ange thought that she probably hadn't slept well today, or that the fragrance of the orchids she had smelled when she went to the orchid forest hadn't completely dissipated.
Otherwise, how did a perfectly normal pervert become a city lord?