"Ah, nine out of ten men are weak; it's a common ailment," Wang Wenjian said with a look of empathy. "Actually, I'm weak too. Sometimes my back aches, and my stream splits. It's nothing. As long as you replenish yourself, it can be managed."
The commotion Ji Mo and the proprietress had caused earlier was indeed significant. Xuan Yang and Wang Wenjian had both heard it, and then they overheard the old perverts whispering that Ji Mo was all show and no go, disgracing men. Thus, these two good students, concerned for their teacher, decided to find ways to boost Ji Mo's kidney health.
Ji Mo's mouth twitched, and he finally roared, "Get lost!"
"Master, please don't be angry. Anger harms the kidneys. I'll get lost right away!" Wang Wenjian put down the Great Strength Pill in his hand, and before leaving, he couldn't resist reminding, "Be sure to take it."
Ji Mo was so angry he wanted to hit someone. It was utterly baffling. One sent him wolfberry tea, the other sent him an ancestral Great Strength Pill. How did these two brats come to believe his kidneys were failing?
"There seems to be a demonic aura!" In Lin Mengmeng's room, Yazai lay on the pillow, sniffing. He faintly detected a wisp of demonic aura. However, this wisp quickly dissipated and vanished. Beside him, Duo Bao Snake twisted its slender body, somewhat excited. She sensed the fluctuation of powerful treasures.
Lin Mengmeng tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Her heart felt heavy, as she thought she might be getting a cheap new stepmother. She just couldn't understand why Ji Mo, who had always been indifferent to women before, would suddenly take a liking to the proprietress. Could it be that Mr. Ji preferred widows?
Song Weiqian, in her room, was melancholic and couldn't figure out where she fell short compared to the proprietress. The only comfort was that Ji Mo clearly wasn't gay and was interested in women, it was just that his kidneys seemed to be in poor condition. Ji Mo never imagined that he would be inexplicably labeled a "weak man."
Adhering to the principle of not wasting, he slowly drank the wolfberry tea, fiddling with the Great Strength Pill in his right hand, but he couldn't bring himself to eat it.
*Creak.*
The room door was pushed open again. The proprietress entered once more, closing the door as if it were natural. Hearing the movement, Song Weiqian's face turned green. As expected, she was like a wolf or a tiger. How long had it been? This shameless woman was actively seeking out Ji Mo again. Was she that empty?
"Young Master Ji, shall we continue?" The proprietress's pretty face was flushed, and saying such words felt inexplicably improper, a little shameful.
"Continue?" Ji Mo was bewildered, then felt a flicker of excitement. The proprietress saw the dense wolfberries, deer antler, and polygonum multiflorum in his teacup and her face turned even redder. Could one sleep after drinking these things in the middle of the night? She noticed a pill the size of an egg in Ji Mo's hand and couldn't help but ask, "What kind of pill is this?"
"It seems to be a Great Strength Pill," Ji Mo replied, then, feeling it was inappropriate, quickly threw the pill away. He explained, "Don't misunderstand. I was just bored and studying it. I wasn't going to eat it. Actually, my body is not weak at all." The more he explained, the more it felt like protesting too much.
The proprietress's face instantly turned red to her ears, her complexion alluring. Biting her cherry-red lips, she said, "What are you trying to do by taking kidney-tonifying medicine in the middle of the night? I just want you to scrape my back. You're not allowed to have any unhealthy thoughts." She had initially thought Ji Mo was a gentleman, but it turned out he was just pretending. He was completely improper. Sneaking wolfberry tea and taking Great Strength Pills in the middle of the night was truly wicked. The proprietress had a good impression of Ji Mo initially, but now his noble image had completely collapsed.
"I really don't have any intentions," Ji Mo felt so wronged, he couldn't clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
The proprietress, unable to resist the temptation of breaking through to the Mortal Immortal realm, finally made up her mind and said, "Then please, Young Master Ji, scrape my back again. After this is done, I will surely reward you handsomely." With that, she shyly walked to the bedside and began to unfasten the buttons on her bodice.
Ji Mo's pupils involuntarily widened, his heart beating a little faster. He could already see a glimpse of fair skin. However, the proprietress's expression suddenly changed again, her face as cold as frost. She re-fastened the buttons, her face full of anger, and slammed the door shut again. It was because some inconsiderate people had come to ruin her business again, and more experts had infiltrated the Fu Lai Inn. And this time, there were two of them, both at the peak of the Emperor realm, making them difficult to deal with.
"Are you playing with me?" Ji Mo directly locked his room door and pulled the covers over his head to sleep. Tonight, no matter who knocked, he wouldn't open. Everyone was treating him as a joke, it was too much.
The guests who heard the commotion looked at Ji Mo with even more disdain. How long had it been from the proprietress entering the room to her leaving? If they were slow, they probably hadn't even unbuttoned their clothes yet. They finished so quickly? Alas, this young man was probably beyond saving; his kidneys were ruined.
The two elders from the Tang family searched the Fu Lai Inn and were very puzzled. They found no trace of Tang Ji here, nor any signs of a fight. Tang Ji seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind.
"This is too strange. Tang Ji's body is missing. Where did he die?" one of the Tang family elders sighed, unable to figure it out.
"Forget it. Kidnap Lin Mengmeng, kill everyone from Langya Academy. Anyone else who dares to obstruct us will also be dealt with." The two Tang family elders did not dwell on it too much. Because Tang Heng was already furious, and before they came, he had already instructed them to handle the matter quickly and not to procrastinate.
"Who do you want to kill?" A ball of black mist floated over, and the proprietress's angry voice sounded coldly. Was this ever going to end? Did she really think her Fu Lai Inn was a place where anyone could run wild? She had just killed one, and now two more had arrived. There was no need to let these two live either.
Sensing the terrifying aura emanating from the black mist, the faces of the two elders immediately became solemn. They never expected that this small Fu Lai Inn harbored hidden dragons and crouching tigers, with a half-step Mortal Immortal realm expert lurking within.
"We are from the Tang family and are here to cause trouble for Langya Academy. Madam, it would be best not to meddle, lest you bring disaster upon yourself," the two Tang family elders threatened. This was Tang family territory in Chizhang City. Even dragons had to coil here. Although the other party was powerful, if she dared to offend the Tang family, she would not escape death.
"Oh, so you are from the Tang family." The proprietress deliberately let out a sound of exclamation, but silently used the black mist to conceal herself, slowly approaching the two of them, and coldly snorted, "I have no other interests. I just like playing with fire." As she spoke, she suddenly attacked. With a surge of dark light and a burst of runes, clusters of icy, bone-chilling flames instantly enveloped the two.
"Netherworld Demonic Flame!" The two Tang family elders' faces were filled with terror, and they were scared out of their wits. They had no time to react before their bodies were ignited. They had almost no room to resist, and their entire bodies began to burn. The proprietress opened a barrier to prevent their screams from leaking out. In the blink of an eye, two peak Spirit Emperors turned into ashes, scattering into the heavens and earth.