Rebirth of the Useless Bastard Son

Zhao Shubao walked straight into the store, smiled, and greeted Li Tianyan, “Fellow Cultivator Li, are you getting used to living in Alliance City after not seeing each other for a few days?”

“Not bad.” When Li Tianyan saw Zhao Shubao appear, he was not surprised at all and only showed a slight smile as he replied.

“Zhao… Young Master Zhao, do you know these two people?” When Lao Hei saw Zhao Shubao, he thought the same as everyone else, waiting to see the two of them play, but it turned out that they seemed to be very familiar with each other when they opened their mouths. The look on his face made him feel shocked.

Zhao Shubao glanced at the person, his face darkening slightly. “Ah Yu Ah Hui, hand him over to the city guard, and remember to tell my greeting over there.”

“Yes, young master,” Zhao Yu and Zhao Hui responded, working together to control the troublemaker.

“Damn Shen Laizi, didn’t you say that these two people have no backing? There are core formation ghosts and people from the Zhao family, and yet they have no background?” When Lao Hei saw that things were not going well, he cursed Shen Laizi inwardly, his expression switching to one of flattery as he said, “Young Master Zhao, you misunderstood, I just came to buy medicinal pills.”

“Go and explain this to Cheng Wei,” Zhao Shubao said before turning to Zhao Hui. Together, the two core formation guards took the man out of the alchemy shop.

Tan Eyu, seeing that nothing more would happen, returned to the soul-nurturing wood.

Once the shop became quiet again, Zhao Shubao turned to Li Tianyan. “Why don’t you come to Zhao Mansion to find me?”

“It’s just a little trouble, don’t bother with it,” Li Tianyan responded politely.

“Don’t be in a hurry. It’s my fault for being a bad host. How about you let me do my best as a host today?” Zhao Shubao offered generously.

“Young Master Zhao, do you mean to treat us to dinner?” Cheng Qi asked, licking his lips.

Li Tianyan looked amused but did not refuse Zhao Shubao’s invitation. “Being respectful is better than refusing.”

“Shopkeeper, these two alchemists have such a good relationship with Young Master Zhao, but there was no news of it before. They’re too calm,” the clerk at the grocery store remarked, looking at the alchemy shop across the street with a sigh.

Had Shen Laizi known about their connections earlier, he wouldn’t have dared to cause trouble for the two. But these two alchemists didn’t say anything, allowing Shen Laizi to mess around for so long.

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At Alliance City’s Xianyun Tower, Zhao Shubao smiled warmly. “You two don’t have to be polite with me. If there’s anything else you want to eat, just let it be served.” He could tell Li Tianyan’s Taoist companion enjoyed the food in the restaurant and invited him generously.

“Enough, enough. There’s already a lot,” Cheng Qi exclaimed, his eyes widening at the table full of dishes.

“Before I thank you properly, I would like to propose a toast to both of you.” Zhao Shubao raised his wine glass and saluted them.

“Please,” Li Tianyan replied. Cheng Qi’s eyes sparkled even more when he smelled the spiritual wine.

“Drink a little, but don’t get drunk again,” Li Tianyan warned, pinching Cheng Qi’s cheek.

“I won’t get drunk. Besides, aren’t I still with the young master?” Cheng Qi smiled mischievously.

“The two of you have such a deep relationship. It’s really enviable,” Zhao Shubao said teasingly, but he couldn’t help feeling a little envious.

“Fellow Cultivator Zhao’s matter has been dealt with,” Li Tianyan said casually.

Cheng Qi couldn’t help but stretch her ears, eager to hear more. He had heard a lot of news these days. Chen Feng, who had betrayed the chubby cultivator, was expelled from the school. The person surnamed Mu didn’t seem to be suffering much, and the one named Pei Yu was also being punished.

“It’s done. It’s just that they have been friends with me since we were little, so it’s hard to calm my heart.” After a few glasses of wine, Zhao Shubao actually said what he had been hiding in his heart for the past few days.

“If you break it, then break it,” Li Tianyan said.

Zhao Shubao was stunned for a moment, nodded, and sighed. “I understand.”

Yes, it was time to break it off, whether it was friendship or hatred; it wasn’t worth for him to worry about.

“You seemed troubled,” Li Tianyan observed, watching him sit down for a while and drink a lot. Fortunately, he had brought two guards with him; otherwise, he would have been in trouble if he had gotten too drunk.

Zhao Shubao showed a wry smile on his face. “The person I loves for many years suddenly said that she wanted to marry me, but I am not happy at all.”

“You really like her that much? Is it because she is good-looking?” Cheng Qi immediately knew who Zhao Shubao was talking about and asked curiously.

“Not entirely,” Zhao Shubao shook his head.

“We often played together when we were young, but I was always followed by servants. Many friends of the same age were unwilling to take me with them, so Mu Jing often helped me get rid of the servants.”

“One time, a few of us hid in an abandoned yard to avoid the servants who were following us. Then I accidentally fell into a well. If Pei Yu hadn’t saved me, I would have drowned.” Zhao Shubao paused after speaking and raised his glass, taking a sip.

“It turns out you pledged yourself to her,” Cheng Qi nodded with an understanding look on his face.

“Ahem.” Upon hearing this, Zhao Shubao accidentally choked on the wine in his mouth.

He couldn’t help but explain, “After all, I was drowning at the time. In order to save me, she… had some skin-to-skin contact, and I…”

Although he had been dazed at the time, Zhao Shubao was still conscious and knew that the other party had been saving him.

Cheng Qi saw that his face and ears were red, and he couldn’t help but blink in curiosity. He hadn’t expected that this little fat cultivator could be so innocent. “Didn’t this happen when you were a child? How old were you then?”

“I was thirteen years old that year,” Zhao Shubao almost blurted out.

“What about her?” Cheng Qi thought that he was already married at the age of fourteen, which was indeed not too young.

“She was nine years old,” Zhao Shubao said.

“When you were thirteen, were you fat or thin?” Cheng Qi suddenly looked at him suspiciously and asked.

Li Tianyan didn’t stop him when he saw this; he just sat aside and listened.

“My mother said being fat brings good luck, so I never lost weight since I was a child,” Zhao Shubao said with some embarrassment.

“That’s not right, it’s definitely not right,” Cheng Qi shook his head.

“What’s wrong?” Zhao Shubao looked at him, puzzled.