Chapter 345: True Melon-Eating Spectator

"……Eh?"

Hm?

Hello?

Ren Yidao widened his eyes, looking blankly at the excited wolf-headed man.

This gentleman, did you say something just now?

I didn't hear clearly, could you say it again?

After Cang Hai's words were spoken, the question marks popping up over Ren Yidao's head were already fast enough.

What are you doing?

Are you in such a rush?

We haven't even met for ten minutes yet!

You want me to have a whirlwind marriage just like that?

Isn't that a bit too fast?

Shouldn't things like this involve drinking first, waiting until a certain point, and then tentatively starting to chat?

"Does the young friend have a spouse?"

"How does the young friend feel about my daughter?"

"My daughter is a refined lady, proficient in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, capable of managing the parlor and the kitchen..."

It should have been Cang Hai saying all that first, and then Ren Yidao replying:

"This junior is a cultivator of the Dao and has never considered such things."

"Miss Cang is truly a rare person of loyalty and righteousness that I have ever met! Fleeing over a thousand miles without abandoning her master, she is truly a person of loyal liver and righteous gall, with righteousness reaching the Heaven!"

If the two of them had gone back and forth like that, repeating the same old talk for a few rounds, this banquet would have been considered muddled through.

In the end, everyone would have chatted happily, and when parting, they would have agreed to meet again next time.

If Cang Hai's methods had been a bit more sophisticated, he would have insisted on keeping Ren Yidao for the night, then sent Cang Lan to launch a night raid, striving to create a fait accompli of raw rice being cooked into porridge.

From the moment Ren Yidao heard that Cang Lan's father wanted to see him, he had already prepared to welcome such a mature process.

Being in the Demon Country, he had no one to rely on except for his own bloodline advantage and the empty title of Demon Nation Crown Prince given by the Demon Emperor.

If he wanted to truly establish himself here, he absolutely could not make enemies everywhere.

The method to implement was still the same: win over the majority and strike at the minority.

His relationship with Cang Lan was not bad, and her father was a natural ally; if possible, he still hoped not to make the relationship too stiff.

As for the principles, Ren Yidao had already thought them out.

If it really was such a sugar-coated bullet, then he would generously eat the sugar coating and throw the bullet back.

At the very worst, the result would only be losing a potential ally and gaining a possible enemy.

... The above was what Ren Yidao had planned in his heart in the short five minutes after hearing Cang Lan's request.

Ren Yidao had calculated everything, and although he felt his plan might not be perfect, he had roughly made a considerable degree of preparation.

However...

Who knew the script would be completely different from what Screenwriter Ren had imagined.

Family, who understands?

This old comrade doesn't play by the rules at all!

He came up and launched a sneak attack right away!

Who starts a fight by using their ultimate move right off the bat!?

"What kind of reaction should I make?"

Time seemed to become incomparably slow at this moment, and Ren Yidao's mind operated at high speed.

"What should I do?"

"Laugh it off and muddle through?"

"Dally for a while with empty pleasantries?"

"Or give a direct answer?"

How should I respond?

In the end, Ren Yidao did not reach a conclusion.

His reaction was not slow, but someone was even faster than him.

There is always a master.

Whoosh—

As soon as Cang Hai's voice fell, before the final tail sound had completely vanished, a silver light flashed fiercely in the room, kicking up a violent gust of wind that blew Ren Yidao's hair.

Slap!

A crisp sound made Ren Yidao silently retract the question marks above his head and the thoughts filling his mind.

No, no rush, I'll dodge the limelight first.

Well, someone looks even more anxious than me.

Since that is the case, then I am not in a rush.

You be anxious first, please go ahead!

Ren Yidao obediently kept his mouth shut, watching with amusement as Cang Lan, with black lines on her face, retracted the palm she had pressed onto her own father's face.

I have to say, that furious slap from Cang Lan was truly solid!

She didn't hold back any strength, there was no faking it, it was pure force penetrating the skin of the face.

Good!

What a touching family drama of a kind father and a filial daughter!

Huhu, I love watching dramas the most!

Cang Lan stared speechlessly at her old father, who was blinking at her, and growled through gritted teeth:

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting again!!?"

"Are you drunk already? You haven't even had a drink yet, and you're already talking nonsense!?"

The struck old father, Cang Hai, first blinked, then touched his cheek, and remained silent for two seconds.

Then, instead of getting angry, he smiled somewhat obsequiously, stood up to grab his daughter, and said:

"Uh, this slap of yours... did you not eat? Calm down first, let's eat first! Uh, does something feel wrong?"

Cang Lan:???

Ren Yidao:?

Whoa!

There's an even greater expert here!

Do you want to hear what you just said?

You get hit and then you have to mock them; are you complaining that the blow wasn't hard enough?

As expected, you two are family; you both have ultimate moves.

Cang Hai instinctively felt something was wrong with that sentence, but for a moment, he really didn't react.

As a powerful member of the Demon Race, Cang Hai was naturally not a fool.

It was just that, at this moment, something had distracted him, making it impossible for him to calm his mind.

When Cang Hai spoke, he had prepared himself to be attacked by his daughter.

He had long been accustomed to this, and he never tired of it.

As the saying goes, he's a masochist.

He knew his daughter's speed well and knew she wouldn't be able to land a hit.

But just now, the moment Cang Lan rushed over, Cang Hai was shocked.

This astonishing speed!

And his own instinctive feeling of not resisting!

This...

Cang Hai had seen his daughter's progress at the Bloodline Gate and thought she had just happened to obtain some Secret Technique to stimulate her bloodline.

Even during their previous conversation, Cang Hai had only half-believed her and hadn't taken it too seriously.

Sometimes, parents subconsciously underestimate their children, thinking they are still the familiar, weak little ones they once knew.

But only at this moment did Cang Hai truly realize the problem; he had been wrong.

Cang Lan wasn't bragging!

Her bloodline had truly evolved!

Cang Hai's large hand gripped his daughter's wrist, his divine sense quickly probing inside to carefully feel the subtle changes in her bloodline.

Although it was still mostly Silver Moon Wolf bloodline, a small portion had undergone a transformation.

The atavistic bloodline of the Moon-Chasing Wolf!

That 8,500-foot Blood Flame was the real deal, without a drop of water mixed in.

Cang Lan also felt her father's divine sense probing into her body; with a hint of mockery in her eyes, she drove him out directly.

"Hmph."

I told you earlier, but you didn't believe me.

Now that you want to check again, it's too late.

"If you want to eat, eat it yourselves; I'm not eating."

Cang Lan snorted, pulled her wrist from her father's palm, and said coldly:

"I don't care what you talk about; I don't want to listen, and I don't want to get involved."

"But, talk about whatever you want, just don't drag me into it!"

"I will make my own decisions about everything in my life!"

After speaking, Cang Lan turned her head to glare at the other person in the room who was trying hard to minimize his presence.

Then, she felt a headache coming on.

As the third person present, and the key figure who could be called the catalyst, he was currently holding a melon bigger than his face, silently munching on it with an innocent expression.

Crunch, crunch, crunch...

Not only that, but Cang Lan also discovered that although Ren Yidao looked like he was quietly eating his melon, his eyes were actually full of mockery.

A true melon-eating bystander.

"You... hmph!"

Cang Lan wanted to say something, but remembering the results of her previous clashes with him, she decisively chose to shut up, turned around, and left the place directly.

Bang!!!

The door slammed shut, and the two men in the room looked at each other, both blinking their eyes.

"..."

"..."

In the silence, Ren Yidao broke the melon in his hand in half, handed it over, and gestured with his chin:

"Here."

Cang Hai was silent for a moment, nodded, took the melon, and took a big bite.

The two of them silently gnawed on their melons for a while, then Ren Yidao asked quietly:

"Has she always been like this?"

So rebellious?

Cang Hai shook his head and sighed:

"She used to be quite cute, but after she went to work as some kind of guard at that Broken Moon Sacrifice, she became more and more disobedient."

That damn woman, always acting so mysterious—it must be her who corrupted my good girl!

Cursing inwardly for a moment, Cang Hai swallowed his melon in one bite, turned his head, and said to Ren Yidao:

"Little friend, would you like to seriously consider the matter from just now?"

Cang Hai, his wicked heart still beating.

Or rather, this time, it was a genuine and sincere inquiry.

Before, Cang Hai had only been joking, wanting to use this topic to win over Ren Yidao, this rising star of Demon Emperor City.

He had just arrived and was mysterious; no one knew his personality or preferences, so forming a marriage alliance was actually a good way to win him over.

But at this moment, as he brought it up again, there was a bit more sincerity mixed in with the banter.

Because of Cang Lan's bloodline.

If she wanted to keep this awakened Moon-Chasing Wolf bloodline growing stronger, she could only seek a partner who matched it.

So, what kind of bloodline could be a match for her?

Previously, one could still find quite a few prodigies in Demon Emperor City with bloodlines comparable to hers to serve as candidates.

But now, only a more powerful bloodline would have that qualification.

It could be said that in the entire Demon Emperor City, only a few people had this qualification.

Among those of similar age, one was Yao Yue, and the other was Ren Yidao.

If that Yao Yue were a man, Cang Hai would not have considered Ren Yidao at all and would certainly have chosen her, who was related to the Dao of Greater Yin, as his son-in-law.

But unfortunately, Yao Yue was not equipped with the right parts.

Ren Yidao had also sensed the difference in General Cang's attitude before and after, and at this moment, he shook his head and teased:

"General Cang, you should be careful with your words."

"Although your daughter has already left, there is no guarantee when she might come charging back."

"Besides, I have known her for less than a month and we do not yet understand each other; it is still too early to talk about these things."

Ren Yidao neither agreed nor completely refused.

For this method, there was only one word.

Stall.

Don't be so impatient!

Time is still needed!

"That is not a problem at all; back in the day, her mother and I also..."

And just as Cang Hai was speaking, the door was knocked on lightly and rhythmically.

Knock-knock, knock-knock-knock.

Cang Hai's brows twitched, and he frowned:

"Enter."

A guard pushed the door open and entered, walked quickly to Cang Hai's side, and whispered in his ear:

"General, someone from the National Teacher's Mansion has arrived."

"The National Teacher invites His Highness the Crown Prince to the mansion for a chat."