If he became Ding Ling's father-in-law, yet called Ding Ling Senior, it would be...
The epitome of awkwardness.
Cheng Yaojin had considered this point, which was why he addressed Ding Ling directly by name.
But this greatly displeased Fourth Fiend, Heavenly Crippled Foot, Zhu Ganglie, and the others. One by one, they glared at Cheng Yaojin with unfriendly expressions.
If this had been before,
Fourth Fiend, Heavenly Crippled Foot, and the others would still have been wary of Cheng Yaojin. In public, they might even have treated him with the utmost respect. After all, Cheng Yaojin represented the Great Tang military!
As the Army-Suppressing Great General of the Great Tang military, Cheng Yaojin's authority was exceptionally great and exceedingly rare. With a single order, tens of thousands of troops would move as one, and few exorcists could withstand them!
How could anyone not fear Cheng Yaojin?
But now,
they had Your Excellency as a backer who reached heaven and earth, solid and sturdy to the point that he was simply impossible to defeat!!
Did they still need to fear Cheng Yaojin?
Anyone who dared to despise, disrespect, or slight Your Excellency, no matter who they were, was their enemy!!
In their eyes, Cheng Yaojin was now showing more or less some disrespect toward their Your Excellency. Although they would not go so far as to treat Cheng Yaojin as an enemy, they certainly would not give him a friendly expression!
Cheng Yaojin felt utterly baffled. He had no idea how he had offended Heavenly Crippled Foot and the others, but he had no time to think about it now. Like his daughter, he stared unblinkingly at Ding Ling.
Ding Ling continued reading as he glanced sideways and asked,
"Whatever it is, just say it."
Ding Ling was so easy to