Dignity Worthless as Dirt

"Honored guests..." The moment they entered the Black Jade Pavilion's inn, a waiter came over to greet them, only for Qingtian to interrupt him while covering his ears.

"Is Old Nao upstairs? Big Brother and I came to see him." Qingtian sounded extremely impatient.

Though the inn was much quieter than outside, it was still too noisy for him. If not for the sake of clinging tightly to Big Brother's thigh, he would never have come here.

Not only did Big Brother possess a terrifying Dou Technique like the Mighty Heavenly Dragon, but he could also produce miraculous pills like the Heavenly Extreme Avatar Pill. As long as he followed Big Brother, there would definitely be no shortage of benefits in the future.

"The old patriarch is upstairs. I'll lead you up." The waiter froze briefly before answering quite politely.

"No need. I'll take Big Brother to him myself." Qingtian waved a hand casually and headed upstairs.

Though he had his ears covered, he understood how these people operated. They would either lead them upstairs directly or notify Old Nao first.

"Let's go up too." Xiao Ni exchanged a glance with Xiao Xun'er, then followed Qingtian upstairs.

Watching the three figures leave, neither the waiter nor the innkeeper stopped them. Their lineage's rule was to keep a low profile and avoid conflicts with guests as much as possible.

Though they had no idea who the three were or why they wanted to see the old patriarch, they did not look like bad people. Especially that breathtakingly beautiful girl and the young man called Big Brother—they... probably were not here to cause trouble.

As for the young man who kept covering his ears, well... they would just pretend not to see him.

"Old Nao, your grandpa is here to see you!" Qingtian shouted outside the innermost room on the second floor. As soon as his voice fell, he kicked the door open, startling Chekenao, who had been painting inside. His hand trembled, leaving a long streak of ink across the portrait's face.

At that moment, Xiao Ni and Xiao Xun'er stood outside the door, looking at each other in dismay as they hesitated over whether to enter.

They had originally intended to knock politely, but Qingtian had been so aggressive that they felt rather awkward.

"Which little bastard dares call himself my grandpa?" Chekenao set down his brush irritably. When he saw Qingtian, the veins on his forehead immediately bulged.

Since Xiao Ni and Xiao Xun'er were in Chekenao's blind spot, he had not seen them.

"Where did this wild brat come from? You dare call yourself my grandpa in front of me? Do you really think the Chek Lineage is so easy to push around?" Chekenao glared fiercely at Qingtian for a while, then suddenly laughed. "This time, I'll call you Grandpa for free. But if you want to be my grandpa again next time, that'll cost extra. Rest assured, as long as your reward is generous enough, I can become whatever kind of grandson you want."

Chekenao's voice was loud. Even with his ears covered, Qingtian still caught most of it, while Xiao Ni and Xiao Xun'er could not help but feel both amused and helpless at his words.

Senior Nao was already so old, yet he was willing to be someone's grandson, and he even laughed so heartily about it. It was rather heartbreaking to think about.

Even the old patriarch of the Chek Lineage indulged guests to such an extent. The others could not be much better. For the Chek Lineage now, dignity truly seemed worthless as dirt.

"Cut the nonsense. I'm your Grandpa Qingtian!" Qingtian raised two fingers above his head.

Chekenao was too loud, and covering his ears did little good, so Qingtian let go of them.

"Grandpa Qingtian...? Oh, so your name is Optimus Prime. Little Brother Optimus Prime, may I ask what brings you to our Black Jade Pavilion today? Surely it isn't just to be my grandpa?" Chekenao suddenly understood. He thought the two raised fingers represented pillars, so Qingtian's name surely contained the word "Prime."

"Uh..." Xiao Ni was speechless again. Luckily, his mind was clear now. Otherwise, he might have thought he had transmigrated into the world of Transformers.

"What Optimus Prime? I'm your Grandpa Qingtian, the Heaven-Soaring Dragon Python!" Qingtian stomped his feet in fury.

This Old Nao was simply too stupid. He had clearly been hinting at dragon horns—how had Old Nao interpreted it as Optimus Prime?

"You're the Heaven-Soaring Dragon Python?!" Chekenao's expression jolted, but he quickly calmed down. "Little Brother, I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know any Heaven-Soaring Dragon Python."

In his view, Qingtian clearly had hostile intentions. He had hidden those three magical beasts so carefully that few people had ever noticed them. This brat must have heard some rumor and deliberately come after the Heaven-Soaring Dragon Python.

Sigh, young people these days were really willing to go all out. Just to obtain a magical beast, he had even changed his name to Qingtian.

"I..." Qingtian had reached the end of his patience and was about to attack Chekenao when Xiao Ni shouted sharply and strode inside.

Xiao Xun'er walked beside him, her expression cool and elegant.

"Qingtian!" Xiao Ni swaggered in, gave Chekenao a calm, composed smile, and said mildly, "Senior Nao, I failed to keep Qingtian in line. I hope that, for the sake of our past relationship, you won't hold it against him."

"Well—I may have a favor to ask of you, but this is only our second meeting. We can't really be said to have any past relationship, can we?" Chekenao was somewhat bewildered.

Though he was not someone who quibbled over every little thing, he still cared greatly about wording. Of course, he was still very happy that Xiao Ni had come.

"Qingtian is the Heaven-Soaring Dragon Python you raised. Brother Xiao Ni gave him a Heavenly Extreme Avatar Pill, which not only allowed him to successfully take human form, but also raised him in one leap to a Four-Star Dou King." Xiao Xun'er got straight to the point and directly answered Chekenao's doubts.

When speaking to Senior Nao, one had to be more direct. Otherwise, it would truly be exhausting.

"Such a thing happened?!" Chekenao was utterly shocked, his mind blank. He felt as if there were something wrong with his ears.

"Xiao Ni, can you turn him back?" After being stunned for a moment, Chekenao pulled Xiao Ni aside and quietly discussed it with him.

"Why would Senior Nao make such a request? Isn't it a good thing that the Heaven-Soaring Dragon Python has become stronger?" Xiao Ni asked in confusion.

His voice was very low. To preserve Chekenao's dignity, he made sure Xun'er and the others could not hear.

"No. Before taking human form, he only had the strength of a three- or four-star Dou Ling. I could barely fight him to a draw. Now his strength has risen by an entire major realm. These old bones of mine will sooner or later be beaten to pieces by him." Chekenao's face looked rather ugly, while Xiao Ni revealed an awkward yet polite smile.

So the old man was afraid he could no longer beat Qingtian. That would make it much easier to bring up taking Qingtian away.

"Senior Nao, it seems we truly thought of the same thing." A strange glint flashed through Xiao Ni's eyes. He returned to Qingtian's side and said very seriously, "Actually, I originally intended to take Qingtian with me. I only felt that I should discuss the matter with you first, which is why I brought him here."