"Th-this... H-how is this possible?!"
Yuan Dang clenched his teeth, trembling with fear. He had never imagined the future could be completely changed.
According to the original timeline, Fang Can should have refused. How could he possibly have agreed? What had gone wrong? He hadn't done anything at all.
For a moment, Yuan Dang felt that much of his advantage as someone who knew the future had vanished. The future no longer seemed trustworthy.
And what was Fang Can himself thinking?
My aptitude suddenly tripled. Could that guy hiding in the shadows be waiting to assassinate me once I leave the city? I'd better stay for a day and see what happens.
As for why he'd agreed to Master Ye's request, it was simply because the old man looked so pitiful, with tears streaming down his face. Fang Can had casually agreed; staying for a day was no big deal.
Yuan Dang had no idea that Fang Can's behavior had changed because he was there.
In the original timeline, Fang Can never would have triggered the so-called threefold aptitude boost, and naturally would have chosen to wander around instead.
"Good, good, good! As long as Young Friend Fang agrees, that's all that matters. I'm willing to spend a thousand taels of silver each day to support you. I only ask that you teach us for half an hour a day." Seeing Fang Can agree, Yuan Dang was overjoyed. He nodded again and again, afraid Fang Can might change his mind.
The disciples nearby were beaming, too. This meant they could also catch a glimpse of the Heart Manifestation.
"I'll have a fine guest room prepared for you right away, Young Friend." As Master Ye spoke and prepared to give his disciples instructions, a clear, melodious voice rang out from outside the room. "Father, I'm back!"
"Oh no." The instant the voice sounded, Yuan Dang felt his hands and feet turn cold.
It was his senior sister's voice.
In his previous life, the last time Yuan Dang had heard that voice was when she cried out as she was abducted by Fang Can's Harem Group.
Sure enough, when Yuan Dang looked over, he saw Fang Can staring blankly at his senior sister's breathtaking face. The sight made his eyes bulge with rage.
I'm screwed!!! Yuan Dang thought in despair.
"This guy..." Hearing the girl's sweet, clear voice from outside and seeing her stunning face, Fang Can did indeed stare blankly.
It wasn't that he was bewitched by her looks. The girl before him was very, very, very beautiful, but Jiang Ning'an was no less attractive, and each had her own charm.
When he'd been around Jiang, Fang Can had remained cool and indifferent. A mere pretty face like this was nothing—he'd rather jerk off to his own cross-dressed reflection in the mirror.
What truly struck him as strange was that, with the girl's arrival, his Normal State Solidification talent had risen from threefold to around fivefold. What the hell was going on?
Puzzled, Fang Can walked toward the girl.
One step... two steps...
With each step, Fang Can could clearly feel his aptitude improving, while Yuan Dang watched in a fury.
By the time he stood before the girl, admiring her exquisite face from up close, Fang Can could feel his aptitude had risen to a terrifying twelvefold.
"Hey, is this some kind of Beauty Suppression Aura?"
Fang Can was curious. He even wondered how much his aptitude would increase if he hugged the girl, cuddled close to her, or went further.
"Ah!"
The girl was startled when Fang Can suddenly moved so close. She instinctively shrank back. "Who are you? How dare you be so rude?"
Feeling his aptitude drop as she retreated, Fang Can turned to Master Ye and asked, "Is this young lady your daughter, Master Ye?"
"Young Friend Fang, this is my youngest daughter, Ye Qingshi." Master Ye guessed at a possibility and smiled as he replied.
"Qingshi, this is Fang Can, a star disciple of the Tiger Fiend Sect. He's a remarkable young man who, despite his age, has already reached the same realm as your father. He's even developed a Heart Manifestation."
After Master Ye confirmed it, Fang Can continued, "Will your youngest daughter be staying at the martial hall? If so, could you leave a guest room for me beside her boudoir?"
As soon as he made the request, Fang Can felt his aptitude rise again. Feeling the change, he wondered whether he'd awakened some kind of dating system that made him stronger whenever he interacted with a beautiful girl.
Little did he know that the hatred in Yuan Dang's heart had reached its limit.
"Fang Can, you bastard! I'll kill you!!!" Yuan Dang silently roared again and again, but he was too cowardly to take a step. All he could do was endure.
As for Fang Can, the disciples of the entire Blazing Sun Martial Hall all wore suggestive expressions when they heard his request.
Even Ye Yonglie wondered to himself, Could Young Friend Fang Can still have his manhood?
Yes, his manhood!
Every male martial artist in the Blazing Sun Martial Hall—including Ye Yonglie—had been castrated.
That was because the Egg-Replacing Period could improve one's efficiency in martial arts training.
So after turning fourteen and being able to have sex, many martial artists quickly had children to keep their bloodlines from dying out, then cut off their Root of Troubles.
In other words, of the hundreds of people at the Blazing Sun Martial Hall, from the master to the gatekeeper, Fang Can was the only one with balls.
That was why, even though Ye Qingshi was a peerless beauty, nobody else present felt jealous or envious when they saw Fang Can's attitude. None of them felt the urge to compete for her affection.
Their bodies simply weren't up to the task. They'd all been snipped, so what was the point of liking women?
This wasn't just true of the Blazing Sun Martial Hall. Most martial artists were in the same state.
If you weren't even willing to cut off what was down there, why practice martial arts? Did you think you were some unparalleled genius?
In a sense, if Fang Can's story followed the plot of an adult anime, it might be titled: The Only Man in a Martial Dao World of Cold Fish.
As for why Yuan Dang was jealous, it was because his had grown back after he entered the Heaven Ascending Path. He'd entered a world where normal people had their manhood intact.
"Father, I don't agree."
Hearing Fang Can's words, Ye Qingshi peeked out from behind Ye Yonglie, inwardly grumbling, How can he be so forward?
But despite her words, a strange thought lingered in Ye Qingshi's heart—delight, and a sense that her own worth had been affirmed.
From childhood onward, everyone around her had been in a state of having no use for their balls, so no one had ever openly shown any interest in her.
As for ordinary people who hadn't castrated themselves, the difference in status was so great that she never even had a chance to meet them.
So although Fang Can's attitude was forward, Ye Qingshi didn't find it off-putting. Instead, she felt a novel excitement at meeting a normal man for the first time.
Most importantly, compared to the other senior brothers who'd trained themselves to look like Arnold, Fang Can's already stunning appearance made him seem like an Immortal.
Faced with his daughter's complaint, Master Ye smiled and tried to smooth things over. "Young Friend Fang is a fine-looking young man. He's come here to help me advance my cultivation. Don't be so fussy."
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