He Should Thank Me!

Chen Tian's mother heard this and understood as well, the smile on her face growing even wider as she quickly asked again:

"How did that girl meet Xiao Tian?"

Hearing this, a mischievous gleam appeared in Mo Shang's eyes, and he immediately began to fabricate a story:

"Auntie, you wouldn't know this either, but that girl comes from a very remote mountain village and lost her parents when she was young..."

"After Chen Tian got to know her, the girl fell in love with him at first sight..."

Under Mo Shang's portrayal, the girl quickly became an innocent, naive young woman from a remote mountain village, unacquainted with the ways of the world.

And Chen Tian was turned into a heartless scumbag who abandoned her...

As Mo Shang spoke, anger immediately crept onto Chen Tian's parents' faces.

"Outrageous! That unfilial brat!"

Once Mo Shang finished, Chen Tian's father slammed the table, shot up from the sofa, yanked off his belt, and charged upstairs.

"Ow! Dad, why are you hitting me?!"

"You unfilial brat, abandoning that girl after seducing her—is this how I taught you to be a man?!"

"Abandoning her?! I'm innocent, that never happened..."

"Still denying it?! I heard it all from your friend!"

"Don't listen to his nonsense! It's not what you think..."

"Still making excuses! Take this belt!"

"I'm the Demon Lord, give me some face here..."

"Demon Lord? I think you're possessed! Great Supreme Lord, haste-make-haste, take this belt!"

Before long, the whistling sound of the belt swinging, accompanied by Chen Tian's screams, came down from upstairs...

"Brother Mo Shang, is this really okay?" Jiang Shuyu whispered with a stifled laugh as she listened to the commotion upstairs.

"I'll bet you, he'll thank me later." Mo Shang grinned and spoke again.

After who knows how long, Chen Tian's father and Chen Tian came down from upstairs.

"Sorry, you two, for the embarrassment."

Back in the living room, Chen Tian's father sat down again and gave Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu an apologetic smile.

Chen Tian also sat down next to Mo Shang and gritted his teeth, whispering, "What exactly did you tell my parents?"

"Nothing much, just that the girl came from a mountain village, all alone and helpless, and then you abandoned her after seducing her, so she came looking for you..." Mo Shang looked at Chen Tian and said with a cheerful smile.

"That never happened! Why did you make that up?!"

Chen Tian was stunned for a moment, then his face twisted into a speechless expression.

"Isn't this better than saying she came from another world? Consider it a little heads-up for your family..." Mo Shang shrugged and said quietly.

"Then I really thank you!!!" Chen Tian said, utterly exasperated.

"Shuyu, see? I told you, he'd thank me." Hearing this, Mo Shang turned to Jiang Shuyu and flashed a grin.

"Mm-hmm, Brother Mo Shang, you're amazing..." Jiang Shuyu nodded, a hint of admiration in her expression.

Chen Tian: ???

"We're bros, no need to be polite." Mo Shang looked back at Chen Tian, patting his shoulder with a laugh.

"Six..."

Chen Tian was completely out of options, slumping onto the sofa with a look of utter despair.

"If your friend hadn't told us, we'd never have known you did something so foolish."

"Is that how you say thank you? It seems you still don't realize your mistake!"

Seeing Chen Tian's expression, Chen Tian's father stood up from the sofa again, making as if to pull out his belt.

At this sight, Chen Tian jolted upright, immediately straightening his back, placing both hands on Mo Shang's shoulders, and speaking earnestly:

"Old Mo, you made me see my own mistake. I really thank you."

"Really? Not too forced?" Mo Shang asked with a smile.

"No, not forced at all. Once I had no choice, but now I want to be a good man..." Chen Tian said again, his tone full of sincerity.

"That's more like it."

Chen Tian's father nodded in satisfaction, sat back down, and then looked at Mo Shang and the other again, asking, "We really appreciate your help this time."

"No need to thank us, it's only right..."

Mo Shang nodded with a smile, then added, "If there's nothing else, we'll be on our way..."

"It's already late, and it's not safe outside at night. If you don't mind, why not stay here for the night?" Hearing they were about to leave, Chen Tian's mother stepped forward to urge them to stay.

As she spoke, her gaze fell on the steward who had been quietly standing by, and she instructed, "Steward Zhang, prepare a guest room."

"Yes, ma'am..." The steward nodded and headed upstairs.

The next morning.

In the Chen family guest room, soft sunlight spilled in as Mo Shang slowly stirred awake from his dreams.

"A good day starts with a second round of sleep..."

Glancing at Jiang Shuyu, who was tightly hugging him, Mo Shang closed his eyes again, ready to doze off a little longer.

"Boom!"

But just then, with a loud crash, a gaping hole burst open in the wall, and Chen Tian's figure flew right over Mo Shang and the other's heads.

The massive commotion jolted Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu, who had still been half-asleep, fully awake.

Mo Shang looked at Chen Tian embedded in the wall and asked, "What's up, Old Chen? Starting demolition work this early in the morning?"

"Uh, a little accident. Sorry for disturbing your rest..." Chen Tian said with a hint of apology when he saw them, then walked out through the doorway.

With this disruption, Mo Shang had lost all desire to sleep. He pulled himself up from the bed, stuck his head through the broken hole, and checked out the situation in the next room.

In that room, the woman from yesterday had now woken up. She was still holding a fist-punching pose, her face full of confusion.

"At least I put you up for the night, and you wake up swinging at me..." Chen Tian had returned to the next room by then and grumbled at the woman.

Seeing Chen Tian, the confusion in the woman's eyes faded, replaced by sharp vigilance. She asked, "Where is this place?"

"This is Blue Star, the place I grew up. Welcome to my world, my esteemed Qingyao Immortal Venerable." Chen Tian smiled calmly as he introduced.

"Blue Star? The spiritual energy here is so thin. When will I ever recover my cultivation?" The woman seemed to sense something and furrowed her brow slightly.

"That's a good question. I'd like to know why myself..."

Chen Tian shrugged. He was also curious about that, since his own cultivation hadn't fully recovered either.

"Hmph, even if I have less than a tenth of my power left, I won't let you off." The woman snorted coldly.

Hearing that she still wanted to attack him, a flash of irritation crossed Chen Tian's face:

"Shen Qingyao, have I ever done anything truly heinous? I even helped you last night. Why are you so fixated on coming after me?"

"You're a demon cultivator!"

"So what if I'm a demon cultivator? Does that mean I deserve to be hunted down? What kind of bullshit logic is that?!"

"Who told you to peek at me back then!"