Chapter 137: Role Model

"I, I, I... I won't disturb the Daoist priest anymore!"

Dai Zhishang opened his mouth, wanting to say something; for the sake of future happiness, even if he had to speak humbly, he could do it, but seeing Xuanqing Daozhang's cold demeanor, the words on his lips just wouldn't come out.

He knew that this matter was his fault to begin with; when Xuanqing Daozhang gave him the Yang-Returning Pill, it had already been made perfectly clear, but back then he had readily agreed.

After returning, he took the Yang-Returning Pill to restore his depleted kidney essence, which led to not long after being once again blinded by lust.

Immersed in the female demon's allure!

He completely cast aside Xuanqing Daozhang's warning from his mind, causing him to be drained again.

Dai Zhishang rose, preparing to leave, but after just a few steps he stopped, turned his head to look at the cold Xuanqing Daozhang, and couldn't help asking: "Daozhang, you said there truly is an expert in the prefecture city who can cure my illness?"

Since he discovered the pleasure of sexual union, he became wholly immersed in male-female love; even if this caused his father-son relationship to near freezing point, it very well might cost him, to the point that he could not even inherit the position of head of the Dai family.

He also hasn't given up this hobby!

Nowadays.

If his thing doesn't work, making it impossible to continue the family line, and he can no longer enjoy the pleasure of male-female love, he wouldn't know what meaning there is left in living.

Xuanqing Daozhang said indifferently: "If there's no one in the prefecture city who can cure your illness, the prefecture capital should have someone who can. After all, there are countless extraordinary people in the world; even if only a breath remains, an expert could save them. What is your little ailment? But I simply cannot treat it."

"Daozhang, I understand!"

Dai Zhishang let out a slight sigh, turned and left.

"Don't, Master, you should see it through as a good person and help treat this Young Master Dai!"

Wang Ping'an watched Dai Zhishang's dejected departing figure, unable to suppress a silent plea in his heart—not because he felt sympathy for Dai Zhishang, but "If you don't treat his illness, how will I ever earn great merit in the future?"

Dai Zhishang ending up like this is entirely his own doing; regardless of whether his master has the ability to heal, it's appropriate that his master chooses not to treat him.

Who let Dai Zhishang cast his master's warning to the back of his mind!

If he weren't hoping Dai Zhishang would serve as bait to lure in a lustful female demon, then when the female demon draws yang to supplement yin, he would slay the demon and eliminate evil.

He actually hopes his master does not treat Dai Zhishang.

It's not that he's a pervert, accustomed to watching disgusting scenes; just recently seeing Dai Zhishang and the female demon made him feel nauseated to the point of almost vomiting.

How could he possibly want to see it again?

He will wait for the female demon to finish drawing yang to supplement yin, then proceed to slay demons and eliminate evil, because if he didn't do that, how could he possibly earn merit?

The System, not being human, adheres to the saying "Those not of our kind must have different hearts"; the System treats humans and other races alike.

Therefore, before the other party has done anything wrong, he would first slay demons and eliminate evil.

It is very hard to earn merit!

Of course.

Past misdeeds also count, but he prefers to act cautiously.

Wang Lin watched Dai Zhishang's departing back, unable to help asking softly: "Daozhang, is it truly that you have no way at all to cure Young Master Dai's illness?"

Continuing the family line, in his view, is a matter of great importance, even more important than his own life; if Dai Zhishang lost the ability to continue the line, he wouldn't know how the Dai family would treat Dai Zhishang in the future.

Don't look at Dai Zhishang now as just a worthless young master; whether it's the Dai family or the people of Qingyang County Seat, aside from envy they mostly hold contempt for him. A good-for-nothing young master—besides his parents, who would look up to him?

But he is ultimately the legitimate son of the Dai family head; even if other collateral branches have objections, even if his younger brother objects, it won't affect his succession to the position of Dai family head.

But if others found out that Dai Zhishang's ability to continue the line was abolished, even if his father were unwilling, he would certainly be stripped of his right to inherit the Dai family headship in the protests of the whole Dai family.

He dare not even think: if the already devastated Dai Zhishang were also deprived of his right to inherit the Dai family headship, how could he possibly live thereafter?

In desperation, taking extreme measures is possible.

Although.

Dai Zhishang has many flaws, but these flaws are similar to those of wealthy young masters; the thing is, he hasn't actually done anything bad.

His reputation is far better than that of other worthless young masters—by who knows how many times.

Moreover, Dai Zhishang has a nature of repaying kindness.

Wang Lin certainly hasn't forgotten that Dai Zhishang repeatedly sent their family many precious gifts; although their family owed Dai Zhishang a life-saving kindness, Wang Lin still felt happy about Dai Zhishang doing this.

Who made his family teach that beast from childhood, the principle that a drop of kindness must be repaid with a spring?

This principle was something his father often recited in his presence while alive!

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How could he possibly not like someone who repays kindness?

"Can cure……"

Before Xuanqing Daozhang could finish his words, Wang Lin hastily interrupted:

"Daozhang, if you can cure him, why are you unwilling? Is it still because you're angry that Young Master Dai didn't heed your warning? If so, I'll go fetch Dai Zhishang and have him properly apologize to you—what do you think?"

Zhang Guihua interjected: "Daozhang, Young Master Dai is a good person; why not just treat him?"

She doesn't understand much, but she knows that someone who repays kindness couldn't possibly not be a good person.

At least.

In her eyes, he is a top-notch good person!

Xuanqing Daozhang laughed: "Old Brother Wang, Sister Zhang, could it be that in your eyes I'm just a narrow-minded person?"

"Daozhang, then you……"

Wang Lin blurted out instinctively, but before he could finish his sentence, he immediately realized and swallowed the words back.

Xuanqing Daozhang chuckled; although Wang Lin hadn't finished speaking, but Wang Lin wanted to say something, how could he possibly not hear it? He said:

"His illness actually doesn't need me to lift a finger; he just needs to finish the bottle of Yang-Returning Pill I gave him, and his illness will naturally heal!"

"My master, he's quite the schemer, yet also a kind person!"

Wang Ping'an suddenly realized, pondering.

Wang Lin doubted: "Daozhang, if Young Master Dai's illness can be cured, and all he needs is to finish the Yang-Returning Pill you gave him, why then did you still urge him to go to the prefecture city, and even go all the way to the prefecture capital?"

Liu Dongzhu guessed: "Daozhang, are you hoping to have Young Master Dai travel with those two maidens, relying on the Dai family's strength to protect their safety?"

"You all, each and every one of you, are even willing to give away the precious talisman boxes to a stranger you've only met once—I know it's your kindness, so let you do this!"

Xuanqing Daozhang smiled faintly and said, "Even as Ping'an's master, how could I not set an example for him?"

(End of chapter)