Something's Off About You, Old Man

The three men entered the courtyard and viciously threw down the two crates filled with highly toxic waste.

"Old man, clean out both of these crates today. If there's even the slightest thing left undone, I'll have your life. Hear me?"

Manager Wang threatened him, then turned and instructed another disciple:

"Zhao San, stay here and keep an eye on him today."

"Don't let this old bastard play any tricks."

"Yes!"

The disciple named Zhao Shan hurriedly nodded respectfully.

Seeing this, Li Ping'an frowned.

It seemed Manager Wang had gotten smarter today!

He actually knew to leave someone behind to watch him.

That meant he could no longer openly absorb this poisonous waste.

After Manager Wang left, Zhao San immediately sprawled out on a recliner and cast Li Ping'an a disdainful glance.

His tone gradually turned arrogant.

"Heh heh! Old man, listen carefully. I'll be watching you every moment! Don't try any tricks! If you don't clean up every last bit of poison by the end of today, you're finished!"

Li Ping'an silently walked up to the two crates. His heart was filled with delight, but his face remained expressionless.

These were two crates of incomparably pure nourishment!

"Quit dawdling. Hurry up and clean it."

Seeing him stand before the crates without moving for so long, Zhao San felt a surge of satisfaction and immediately urged him on with gloating malice.

You offended Manager Wang! Serves you right!

Li Ping'an slowly bent down and began clearing out the waste inside the crates.

Today's toxic waste was far more potent than before.

A huge wave of foul-smelling toxic material rushed into his face, stinging his eyes so badly he could barely open them.

Yet the instant those toxins touched Li Ping'an, the Body-Tempering Hammer absorbed every last trace of them, turning them into the purest nourishment.

And so it went.

Li Ping'an slowly cleared away all the waste, then silently refined it through the Body-Tempering Hammer into nourishment for his body.

Time passed bit by bit.

Li Ping'an had already cleared half of it.

But Zhao San's expression gradually began to change.

He scrutinized Li Ping'an closely, only to find that after working in the same spot for so long, Li Ping'an seemed completely unaffected?

How was that possible?

Zhao San's eyes were full of disbelief. He knew exactly how poisonous the contents were.

He had carried them from the foot of the mountain all the way up here. The fumes had made his eyes water, and even stripped patches of skin from his hands. How could this old man possibly be completely fine?

The more he thought about it, the stranger it seemed. Zhao San suddenly shot to his feet and strode over to Li Ping'an.

"Old man, what tricks are you playing?"

Zhao San grabbed Li Ping'an's hand and examined it carefully.

Yet a moment later, Zhao San suddenly discovered that Li Ping'an's hand was completely unscathed?

There was not the slightest sign of poisoning? How had he done it?

Zhao San glared at Li Ping'an with a sinister look and roared, "What trick did you use? Why aren't these poisons harming you at all?"

"How exactly did you do it?"

A chill flashed through Li Ping'an's eyes, but a moment later, he suppressed the displeasure in his heart.

After all, this fellow was hateful, but it was not yet time to fall out with him.

Just then, a lively voice suddenly rang out:

"Little brother! Little Brother Li! I came to see you!"

Li Ping'an looked toward the source of the voice and saw a young girl hopping over, looking rather adorable.

The instant Li Ping'an saw her, his face froze in astonishment.

He had never imagined that such a pleasant voice could come from the girl who blew up furnaces.

This woman was the beautiful young girl who had previously been refining pills on the mountain peak, constantly blowing up her furnace!

Only, whenever he had seen her before, she had always been somewhat blackened by soot. Now, however, her looks were absolutely top-notch!

Who would have thought that after washing herself clean, this girl would be so stunning and eye-catching?

She truly looked much prettier.

For a moment, Li Ping'an had not even recognized her.

As the girl entered the courtyard, she spotted Li Ping'an at once, and her beautiful eyes immediately lit up.

"Hee hee, little brother, I came to see you."

However, the next moment, when she saw Zhao Shan gripping Li Ping'an's wrist tightly, his face vicious and menacing, her delicate brows immediately drew together.

The girl suddenly planted her hands on her hips and glared fiercely at Zhao Shan.

"Who are you? Why are you grabbing my little brother?"

The girl glared at Zhao Shan in anger. After all, this was her little brother.

Now that her little brother was being bullied, where would that leave her dignity?

"Your little brother?"

Zhao San froze.

He knew this girl.

She was Qingyue, the genius girl who had recently become the hottest name in the inner sect!

Countless men followed a woman like her. She was the most dazzling rising star.

It was said that she possessed a top-grade single spiritual root and had been exceptionally accepted as an inner sect disciple by the sect's Law Enforcement Elder. Her status within the inner sect was extremely high!

He simply could not afford to offend someone like her!

If he carelessly offended such a person, he might not even know how he died in the end.

Zhao San was already growing anxious inside. His eyes darted around craftily.

Then Zhao San hurriedly waved his hands and explained:

"Reporting to Senior Sister, this disciple is Zhao San. Manager Wang specifically sent me to supervise this fellow's work!"

"This man is lazy and slippery. I was just about to teach this ungrateful fellow a lesson!"

"Lazy and slippery?"

Qingyue raised a delicate brow.

"You should know that you can eat food carelessly, but you can't speak carelessly!"

"My Little Brother Li is always extremely diligent in his work, without the slightest bit of slacking. How could he possibly be lazy?"

"You're falsely accusing him! It seems there isn't much truth in your mouth."

Upon hearing this, Zhao San's mind went blank.

Who am I? Where am I?

Zhao San swallowed, looked at Li Ping'an, then at Qingyue, and for a moment did not know what to do.

He had never imagined that Li Ping'an was Qingyue's little brother!

Their relationship was actually this close. How could he possibly dare offend Li Ping'an now?

Zhao San hurriedly released his hand, his face full of fawning smiles.

"Sorry, sorry. I was blind and offended you, Senior Sister. Please forgive me!"

Qingyue immediately gave a displeased snort. Then she lowered her head to look at the toxic fumes and debris on the ground. Her delicate brows instantly furrowed, and displeasure flashed across her face.

"Don't tell me you intended to make my little brother clean up this stuff?"

Cold sweat immediately streamed down Zhao San's forehead.

If he handled this wrong, he would offend Manager Wang. Otherwise, he would offend Qingyue!

He could not afford to offend either of them!

Seeing Zhao San stammering without saying a word, Qingyue smiled faintly.

"Since you're not saying anything, this pile of waste is yours!"