Chapter 152: The Bootlicking Immortal Lord Who Wants to Live Off a Woman (18)

Su Mingyue thought for a moment and said, “It feels like it’s more than just high-grade…”

“Hiss~” Elder Su was stunned for a long time.

More than high-grade? No wonder it could fly freely through the Thirty-Two Peaks without issue.

Looks like the Ancestral Master’s wealth is even more terrifying than he imagined.

As if sensing Elder Su’s shock, the flying vessel did a few playful loops around him before departing, whipping up a gust of wind that messed up his hair.

Elder Su stared at the receding flying vessel, eyes full of longing. “This thing’s got quite the personality…”

As a dutiful daughter, Su Mingyue noticed her father seemed a little shaken, so she quickly pulled out the fruit with the bite mark on it.

“Dad, this is for you.”

Elder Su: “?”

Seeing him still dazed, Su Mingyue forcibly shoved the fruit into his hand.

Only then did Elder Su snap out of it and take a closer look. And the more he looked, the more numb he felt.

A spirit fruit that only ripens once every three hundred years—where did Mingyue get this?

And why the hell is there a bite mark on it?!

Elder Su carefully cradled the fruit and asked, “Daughter, where did this come from? And this bite mark…?”

Su Mingyue gave an embarrassed smile. “The Ancestral Master gave it to me. The bite mark’s mine. I didn’t finish it, so I brought the rest back for you.”

Seeing her father’s expression darken, she quickly added, “Don’t be mad, Dad. After eating it, I could feel the Spiritual Energy in my body increase!”

“Mad? Why would I be mad?”

Elder Su smiled, rolled up his sleeves, and began slowly advancing toward Su Mingyue.

He had made up his mind—it was time to discipline his own daughter for the greater good.

This little spendthrift! How could she just eat a three-hundred-year spirit fruit like it was nothing?!

There were only a few of these in the entire sect, and the Sect Leader had hidden them away like treasure, terrified someone might steal them.

And she just… ate it?

Unbelievable.

And now she had the nerve to grin at him like a fool with her big teeth showing…

Seeing that her father’s expression was off, Su Mingyue bolted.

And so, a dramatic chase unfolded—Su Mingyue running in front, Elder Su hot on her heels.

As he chased, Elder Su shouted, “Do you even know what you ate?! That’s a spirit fruit! Eating it raw wastes most of its effects! If refined into a medicinal pill, it could push several people straight from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment! Stop right there! Let me teach you a lesson!”

Su Mingyue widened her eyes. Why was her dad being so unreasonable?

It’s not like she asked for it.

The Ancestral Master gave it to her—what was she supposed to do?

So unfair.

As she ran, she caught sight of Ning Cui off to the side, laughing her head off while watching the show.

Su Mingyue immediately shouted, “Cui Cui ate some too! You can’t just hit me!”

“What?!” Elder Su twisted around, furious. “You too, you little troublemaker?! I thought you’d at least try to talk some sense into your senior sister, but turns out you’re in on it too! Come here, let your master teach you a lesson!”

Ning Cui’s eyes went wide in disbelief.

Senior Sister, how could you betray me AGAIN?!

Seeing her master closing in, Ning Cui turned and ran for her life.

As she ran, she shouted, “Senior Sister, that’s so low! We ate the same amount—why am I the only one getting punished?!”

Elder Su roared behind her, “What? You ate that much?!”

“You two, stop right there!!!”

Just then, Sect Master Xia arrived—only to be greeted by the chaotic scene of two girls running for their lives while Elder Su chased them like a madman.

He quickly stepped in to stop Elder Su. “Elder Su, Elder Su! Calm down! What’s going on here? And what happened earlier? Explain it to me!”

Realizing the Sect Leader had caught him in such an undignified state, Elder Su awkwardly stopped running.

“It’s nothing serious. That flying vessel belongs to the Ancestral Master. He sent it to drop these two girls off. Just a false alarm.”

Sect Master Xia: “…”

He turned and gave the girls a long, resentful look.

Hundreds of years. He’d climbed Heaven-Reaching Peak so many times, always careful, always respectful, one step at a time.

And now these two got flown down in a private ride?

Seriously?

Why don’t you just ascend to the heavens while you’re at it…

Ancestral Master, do you have something against me?

Sect Master Xia felt a chill in his heart.

He let out a sorrowful sigh. “Alright, I get it. As long as nothing serious happened. But if that’s all, why were you chasing them like that?”

Everyone in the sect knew Su Mingyue was Elder Su’s precious darling. He barely even raised his voice at her. So why the sudden change?

Elder Su, seeing the Sect Leader ask, could only give a sheepish smile and pull out the fruit with the bite mark.

“Hiss… A spirit fruit? Where did this come from? And why is there a bite mark on it?!”

Such waste! Sect Master Xia was shocked.

Elder Su rubbed his nose awkwardly. “The Ancestral Master gave it to them. The bite mark’s from Mingyue…”

“What?!” Sect Master Xia’s eyes turned dangerous. “Old Su, you were right. They definitely need a beating.”

There were only five of those spirit fruits in the whole sect, and she just ate one like it was a snack?

No way this could go unpunished.

Otherwise, what next? Tear down the roof?

The two men reached a silent agreement. They rolled up their sleeves again and slowly started advancing on Su Mingyue.

Sensing danger, Su Mingyue quickly activated her survival instincts. “I saved this fruit for you, Dad! And this is how you treat me? The Ancestral Master saw I didn’t finish it and told me to throw it away! But you want to punish me over it? Fine, I won’t bring you anything next time!”

“Throw… throw it away?” The two men stuttered in shock.

No wonder he’s the Ancestral Master. That kind of wealth…

Su Mingyue nodded firmly. “The Ancestral Master was going to give us a bunch more fruits like this today, but Cui Cui and I didn’t dare accept. If you two feel bad about it, I’ll just bring some back for you next time he offers!”

Ning Cui nodded in agreement. “Exactly! The Ancestral Master said these fruits are worthless—there’s a whole mountain full of them!”

Sect Master Xia and Elder Su exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with shock and urgency.

Sect Master Xia immediately put on his most affable smile and said, “You must’ve been frightened just now. It’s all your father’s fault for jumping to conclusions and wrongly accusing you.”

Elder Su shot Sect Master Xia a sideways glance—shameless.

But then he turned his head and plastered on a warm smile as well. “Yes, yes, it was all your father’s fault.”

“Can you forgive us?” The two of them asked in unison, their voices full of humility.

“I can.”

Su Mingyue nodded, showing just how magnanimous she was.

Sect Master Xia’s face lit up with joy. “Then, about what you said earlier—if you get more of those fruits in the future, could you still share some with us?”

Realizing how blunt his request sounded, he quickly added with some embarrassment, “They’re truly precious to the sect. I only have five of those spirit fruits myself, and I wouldn’t dare use them unless it’s absolutely necessary.”

“If you’re willing to give me one, I’ll thank you on behalf of everyone in the sect.”

“I don’t have a problem with it, but I’m afraid the Ancestral Master might not be so agreeable,” Su Mingyue said after thinking it over. “How about this—next time I get more fruits, I’ll ask the Ancestral Master if I can give some to the sect.”

Sect Master Xia’s face wrinkled with worry. The way Mingyue put it didn’t give him much hope…

Seeing his disappointment, Su Mingyue quickly added, “Sect Master, you don’t need to look so worried. I think the Ancestral Master will probably agree. He’s actually really easy to talk to.”

“Huh? Easy to talk to?” Sect Master Xia thought he’d misheard.

The Ancestral Master and “easy to talk to” didn’t belong in the same sentence…

At least, not in the past few hundred years. He couldn’t recall a single moment when the Ancestral Master had been particularly kind to him.

Sigh. Best not to dwell on it. Truly a painful memory.