Gathering the Three Thousand Weak Waters!

"No way, no way. Is the mighty Misty Cloud Sect really treating a single Qi Gathering Powder like some priceless treasure?"

At that moment, Xiao Lang stepped forward, staring at the Misty Cloud Sect members with disbelief written all over his face.

The moment he saw the choice prompt, Xiao Lang's eyes lit up. Just as he had guessed.

Such a famous scene was bound to trigger a choice.

But...

What the hell were Choices One and Two?

Joining them if he couldn't beat them was one thing, but he would even receive the title of Young Hero Who Knows the Times, with a one-hundred-percent success rate for kneeling and begging for mercy.

Who the hell would kneel and beg for mercy?!

Your whole family can kneel and beg for mercy!

Then there was Choice Two. At first glance, gaining ten levels seemed like an extraordinary reward. He could instantly reach the realm of a three-star Da Dou Shi.

But the risk was simply too great.

After all, even the system had said that after his death, he could become a ghostly hero.

Wait...

Going down there and becoming a ghostly hero actually didn't sound too bad.

Maybe he could even pick up some female ghosts.

If he ever got tired of living and encountered a choice like this again, he would choose it.

After all, the little girl he had painstakingly raised had finally grown up. He couldn't just hand her over to someone else and let them become some Cao thief!

"..."

Even the system was rendered speechless by Xiao Lang's scumbag nature.

Even after dying, he still wanted to flirt with female ghosts. There really was no one else like him.

As for Choice Three, it was naturally Xiao Lang's favorite.

Not only could he shout that iconic line, but he could also divorce a wife on his brother's behalf. That was treatment only a protagonist could enjoy.

Sure enough, in fanfiction, the original protagonist was nothing but a miserable nobody.

Not only would his woman be stolen, even his lines would be stolen.

And on top of that, he could finally gather the complete Three Thousand Weak Waters!

Every type of Heavenly Flame possessed its own special effect.

For example, Three Thousand Burning Flame could grant Xiao Yan the Three Thousand Star Physique. So long as he was not killed instantly, he could recover.

Nihility Devouring Flame also possessed the special ability to devour all things.

And such special abilities did not belong only to Heavenly Flames. Strange waters had them as well!

It was just that Xiao Lang had previously absorbed only one-third of the Three Thousand Weak Waters, so its effects had not been obvious. Old Yao had been the one to tell him.

The reason his strength and meridians far exceeded his realm was because the Three Thousand Weak Waters had constantly strengthened his meridians and muscular strength.

That was why he possessed strength and meridian toughness far beyond those of his peers.

Of course, an even greater reason was that he had soaked in Foundation Building Spirit Liquid for the past dozen or so years.

Those two factors combined had given him the ability to fight above his level.

Now, if he could gather the complete Three Thousand Weak Waters, it would not matter much even if the Foundation Building Spirit Liquid had only a negligible effect on him.

Not to mention that he could obtain another Dou Emperor Pill!

That gave him one more trump card to save his life.

"Hehe, a mere Qi Gathering Powder?"

Upon hearing those words, the beaten man could not help sneering. "Do you know who refined this Qi Gathering Powder? Do you know how much it is worth?"

"Wasn't it refined by Gu He? An ordinary Qi Gathering Powder costs only a little over a hundred thousand gold coins. Let's say two hundred thousand gold coins. Is that enough?"

Xiao Lang smiled. Trying to show off and slap his face in front of him? He really was too young, too simple.

"..."

The man was instantly choked speechless, and the smug smile on his face froze.

But he quickly recovered and looked at Xiao Lang disdainfully. "Two hundred thousand gold coins? You make it sound so easy. Can your Xiao family casually take out two hundred thousand gold coins to give away?"

"No."

Xiao Lang shook his head, looking disgusted. "I can't do something as shabby as giving away two hundred thousand gold coins. It's too embarrassing."

"..."

This time, not only was the man left speechless, but everyone present aside from Xiao Yan was stunned by Xiao Lang's sudden reversal.

Xiao Zhan in particular wished he could cover Xiao Lang's mouth and make him shut up.

After a brief moment of astonishment, the man instead burst into arrogant laughter, only for the bright-red handprint on his face to make him grimace in pain again.

He looked at Xiao Lang and said, "You say two hundred thousand gold coins are shabby and embarrassing? Bragging really isn't illegal, so keep bragging! If you can take out two hundred thousand gold coins, I'll call you Grandpa!"

With a smack.

Xiao Lang took ten cloth sacks filled with gold coins from his Storage Ring and tossed them before everyone.

"..."

Looking at the ten bulging sacks and the mountain of gold coins, everyone stood dumbfounded.

If it had been a card containing two million gold coins, the impact would not have been this great. But these were ten sacks of gold coins!

It was like having two million in cash laid out right before them. Not just anyone could withstand that kind of shock.

At that instant, everyone turned their strange gazes toward the young man.

He had said he would call him Grandpa once for two hundred thousand gold coins. Did that mean he had to call him Grandpa ten times for two million?

"Stunned, huh? Don't think that having a little money means you can show off in front of me."

Xiao Lang sneered, but he did not continue pressing the matter. Slapping the face of such a minor character simply did not interest him.

"These are two million gold coins. Take them and get lost. Tell Yun Yun of the Misty Cloud Sect that thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—do not bully the poor young man. In three years, I will bring my younger brother to the Misty Cloud Sect and demand justice!"

After saying that, Xiao Lang shifted his gaze to the stunned Nalan Yanran. He had someone bring him brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, then wrote a letter of divorce and said:

"And you, Nalan Yanran. Today, I, Xiao Lang, will divorce you on my brother's behalf!"

"You dared come to my Xiao family to break off the engagement and humiliate my brother with this insult. I, Xiao Lang, will never allow it!"

After speaking, he threw the divorce letter onto the ground and swept his cold gaze across the group from the Misty Cloud Sect.

Looking at their flustered, helpless expressions, Xiao Lang had only one word in his heart at that moment.

That was...

Awesome!

Sure enough, aside from picking up girls, nothing in life felt better than showing off and slapping faces.

"You... you..."

Looking at that divorce letter, Nalan Yanran was utterly stunned. At the same time, a furious sense of humiliation surged into her heart. She gritted her teeth as she glared at Xiao Lang, so angry that she could barely speak clearly.

"What gives you the right? This is a marriage between me and your brother. Can you make that decision for him?"

Nalan Yanran forcibly calmed herself and turned toward Xiao Yan. Before she could question him, Xiao Yan stepped forward with a cold face, glaring furiously at Nalan Yanran and the Misty Cloud Sect members.

"What my Third Brother said is exactly what I, Xiao Yan, think. Today, not only will I divorce you, but three years from now, I will surely ascend the Misty Cloud Sect and demand justice!"

The humiliation of a broken engagement was irreconcilable!

At that moment, Xiao Yan clenched his fists so tightly that his fingers nearly pierced his flesh.

What man could endure the humiliation of having his fiancée bring people to his home to break off their engagement?

If he were not wary of the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Yan would have wanted to kill Nalan Yanran right then!

"Calm down, little brother."

Seeing Xiao Yan like this made Xiao Lang's heart ache. He placed one hand on Xiao Yan's shoulder and gently patted him in comfort.

"Three years from now, Third Brother will surely take you to the Misty Cloud Sect and let the world see that my brother, Xiao Lang's brother, is no ordinary man!"

"Thank you, Third Brother." Seeing the resolute look in Xiao Lang's eyes, Xiao Yan felt warmth fill his heart. Much of his humiliation seemed to wash away, and he was no longer as furious as before.

Then he looked at Nalan Yanran and said, "Three years from now, I will come for you!"

"Three years? Even if your former talent was unmatched, you are nothing but trash now!"

Nalan Yanran said indignantly, "I, Nalan Yanran, will wait for the day you surpass me again. I will not mention the dissolution of the engagement again today. But three years from now, I will wait for you at the Misty Cloud Sect. If you have the ability, show me just how far you can rise! If you can defeat me then, I, Nalan Yanran, will serve as your slave for the rest of my life. You may do with me as you please!"

"Since the Three-Year Pact has been made, take these things, pick up that divorce letter, and get the hell out."

Xiao Lang did not want to waste any more breath, because the system rewards had already been issued. He could not wait to absorb the remaining two portions of the Three Thousand Weak Waters.