Cao Mengde Looked Forward to the Spider Forest

Haozi?

While Tang Hao stood there in a daze,

Tang San, lying on the stretcher, flew into a rage.

"Cao Mengde, what did you just call my father?"

Cao Mengde looked at Tang San in confusion. "I called him Haozi. What's the problem?"

"If you insist on thinking I meant haozi as in a rat, that works too."

"It all depends on how you understand it."

It would have been better if he hadn't explained.

Once he made it clear,

the anger on Tang San's face only grew.

Whether it was Haozi or haozi, didn't they sound the same?

If Cao Mengde was secretly insulting his father, he had no proof.

With no other choice,

he could only shut his mouth.

"Listen, Haozi, you shouldn't be so arrogant."

"After what happened, have you come to understand that?"

"If I insisted on holding this against you, your son's illness would never be cured."

Tang Hao had thought that kneeling all the way to Rejuvenation Hall would make the humiliation disappear.

He hadn't expected

Cao Mengde to refuse to let the matter go and lecture him in front of all the neighbors.

"I understand!"

Even as he said that,

Tang Hao felt deeply aggrieved.

A mere eighteen-year-old youth actually dared to lecture him?

This grudge-

he had to remember it, and he had to avenge it someday.

"Lord Mengde, please be magnanimous and treat Little San's illness."

Hearing Tang Hao's reminder,

Cao Mengde still wasn't in a hurry.

He had to keep control in his own hands.

How could he let others dictate his actions?

"Then say, 'I, Tang Hao, will never dare to be arrogant again.'"

"Say it..."

At once,

Tang San could bear it no longer.

His father had suffered so much humiliation, yet judging by Cao Mengde's attitude, he still wasn't going to let him go?

This was going too far.

"Cao Mengde, you..."

Tang San was about to lose his temper,

but Tang Hao cut him off with a sharp shout.

"Little San, shut up."

After all,

he had knelt all the way from the north of the city to Rejuvenation Hall.

If Tang San's words offended Cao Mengde again, wouldn't all the humiliation he had suffered have been for nothing?

Without time to think further,

Tang Hao said with extreme reluctance,

"I, Tang Hao, will never dare to be arrogant again."

For a Titled Douluo like Tang Hao, who had once thought himself above everyone,

what he had uttered was more than just a sentence.

It was also his dignity, ground beneath someone's heel.

"Hahaha, it's good that you know to mend your ways."

"As the old saying goes, a wise man knows when to yield."

"Carry Tang San inside."

Cao Mengde turned and walked into Rejuvenation Hall.

He found that Bibi Dong was gone.

He wondered,

Did she go to the toilet?

I'll leave her alone for now. Anyway, Bibi Dong can't escape, not for the rest of her life.

As he looked at Tang San lying on the sickbed,

all of Shrek's teachers and students had arrived.

Ever since Tang San fell ill, they had worried about him day and night.

Now that Cao Mengde was finally going to treat Tang San, everyone looked on in anticipation.

"Come on, it's time for my performance."

After Cao Mengde approached Tang San,

he stirred a thought

and revealed a pair of glowing green hands.

The ninth Soul Skill.

Healing Hands.

A rich and vast presence poured from his hands and flowed into Tang San's body.

In an instant,

because Cao Mengde deliberately channeled a large amount of Divine Power into him,

Tang San's whole body changed color, enveloped in a green glow.

"Tang San, you've turned green now, but don't panic."

"This is how I treat illnesses."

Indeed,

Cao Mengde hadn't forgotten to seize an opportunity to humiliate Tang San.

Besides,

hadn't Tang San already been green for a long time?

The same went for his companions, Dai Mubai and Oscar.

Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong came to him every day to drink his special potion; those fools simply didn't know it yet.

However,

even though he had turned green because of the treatment,

Tang San felt very uncomfortable.

Why did you have to say I'd turned green, Cao Mengde?

You're the one who's green.

[Ding...]

[Disease Treatment System notification to host: Congratulations, host has successfully treated Tang San's illness. Divine Power increased to level 102.]

"All done."

"Remember from now on, when you cultivate, make sure to balance work and rest."

"Don't keep thinking about cultivation all the time. Excessive cultivation will only wear your body down."

After hearing Cao Mengde's words,

Shrek's teachers and students saw the light, believing that Tang San's lower back pain had been caused by excessive cultivation.

"Brother, are you feeling better?" Xiao Wu was the first to come forward.

Tang San slowly shifted his body.

Sure enough,

the strange illness that had tormented him with lower back pain was finally gone.

Delight showed on his face.

But soon,

that delight disappeared.

For no other reason

than that Cao Mengde was the one who had cured him.

The other man was so young, yet had attained godhood. The hatred born of Tang San's envy and jealousy grew ever stronger.

As for excessive cultivation causing his physical discomfort,

he didn't believe that for a moment.

He had eaten so many Immortal Herbs, and his physique was incomparably robust.

This time was an exception at most.

He had to cultivate diligently, surpass Cao Mengde someday, and repay every humiliation he and his father had suffered.

"Dad, let's go." Tang San didn't want to stay in Rejuvenation Hall a moment longer.

He wanted to go back and cultivate. He wanted to grow stronger.

Seeing that his son had returned to normal and could walk like anyone else, Tang Hao was relieved.

He took a small pouch of Gold Soul Coins from his Soul Tool and placed it on the table.

"Thanks!"

Cao Mengde could tell

that Tang Hao had been very reluctant to thank him.

Sure enough,

this father and son were both putting on a show; their words and actions didn't match.

It didn't matter.

They had plenty of suffering ahead of them.

At that moment,

Xiao Wu asked anxiously,

"Lord Mengde, does Third Brother still need follow-up treatment?"

"Like drinking your potion or applying some kind of medicinal ointment?"

Cao Mengde hurriedly waved his hand.

Tang San wasn't a girl, so what right did he have to have medicine applied or drink it?

"No."

"Tang San's illness could be cured in one session. But you, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong must keep coming to me every day to have medicine applied and drink it. I've worked it out: your follow-up treatment has only lasted five days, and you'll need at least another twenty-five."

Xiao Wu nodded.

She, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong were all very firm in their resolve.

None of them wanted their strange illnesses to return.

"I'll take Third Brother back first. We'll come back to you for treatment later."

"Mm."

Cao Mengde waved and casually sent them on their way.

A good thing had come right to his door, so why wouldn't he make use of it?

As he watched Shrek's teachers and students leave,

Cao Mengde's gaze was soon drawn to the long legs of the mature Liu Erlong.

The reason he hadn't made a move on Liu Erlong

wasn't because he was kindhearted.

It was because he was too busy.

Every day he treated Shrek's three beauties, and at night he had to enjoy Hu Liena's embrace. Now Bibi Dong was also on her way to receiving treatment.

A life so dizzying it turned heaven and earth upside down-

family, who could understand?

He would wait a little longer.

Once his relationship with Bibi Dong was established, he would make his move on Liu Erlong.

After collecting his thoughts,

Cao Mengde secretly used his Divine Power to sense her.

Sure enough, he found Bibi Dong's presence in Rejuvenation Hall—or, more precisely, in the toilet.

Cao Mengde brewed a fine cup of Pu'er tea.

Holding a purple clay teapot, he went into the consultation room first and sat on the sofa in anticipation.

Don't ask what he was anticipating.

Of course, he was looking forward to exploring the Spider Forest.

Could it be that he was looking forward to your recommendation votes, monthly votes, and tips?