Perfect Mistress Material

Dugu Bo patted Dugu Yan's shoulder and puffed out his chest with considerable pride:

"Yan Yan's Martial Soul is also the top-tier Jade Phosphorous Serpent. She's one of the finest talents at Heaven Dou Royal Academy! Yan Yan, hurry and thank the two people who saved your life!"

Pushed forward by her grandfather, Dugu Yan looked a little uneasy.

She stole a glance at the calm, handsome Huo Yuhao, then at the valiant Tang Sanmei. Her pretty face flushed as she spoke softly, a little embarrassed:

"Thank you... Thank you for saving my grandfather, and for saving me..."

Before Huo Yuhao could speak, Tang Sanmei's clear eyes suddenly lit up!

"Dugu Yan?"

Tang Sanmei clasped her hands behind her back and raised her chin slightly.

Dugu Yan was baffled. She had no idea why the girl before her had struck the pose of a principal wife.

Tang Sanmei stepped forward and circled Dugu Yan, looking her up and down.

"Hmm... Lovely face, tall figure."

Tang Sanmei nodded as she inspected her, even touching her chin with a finger as she muttered to herself:

"Slender waist, but broad hips and a sturdy frame. A fine build for bearing children. The Jade Phosphorous Serpent may be venomous, but it's a top-tier Beast Martial Soul bloodline. If joined with the sect master's bloodline, their children would surely have extraordinary talent..."

Dugu Yan:

"???"

The gifted young woman from Heaven Dou Royal Academy was utterly stunned.

What did she mean, good for bearing children?

What children?!

Beside her, Dugu Bo's smile froze as he held the pill that had moved him so deeply:

"Uh... Young lady, what... what nonsense are you talking about?"

Tang Sanmei completely ignored the dumbstruck grandfather and granddaughter.

She stopped in front of Dugu Yan and gave her shoulder a satisfied pat, her tone grave and earnest:

"Dugu Yan, was it? You have good foundations. You barely qualify to enter the Tang Sect. Once this is over, come back to Moonlight Pavilion with us and become a concubine at my senior brother's side. In the future, you'll share the duty of spreading the sect's branches and leaves and carrying on its rightful bloodline."

Silence.

The entire valley fell as silent as the grave!

Dugu Yan's pretty face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple. Mortified and furious, she looked ready to give off steam:

"You... What nonsense are you spouting?! Who wants to be his concubine? Who wants to have his children?!"

Dugu Bo's hand shook so hard he nearly crushed the lifesaving pill!

The old poisoner's eyes bulged like bronze bells. Looking as though he were questioning his entire existence, he pointed at Tang Sanmei:

"W-wait! Young lady! I'm a Titled Douluo, for heaven's sake! My own granddaughter is a gifted young noblewoman of the Heaven Dou Empire, and you... you open your mouth and tell her to be your senior brother's concubine! Have you even asked your senior brother?!"

"Why would I need to?"

Tang Sanmei puffed out her chest as though the answer were obvious:

"My senior brother is the Tang Sect's only rightful male heir! Reviving the sect and carrying on its bloodline are matters of the highest importance! As his personal chief maid, of course I must screen the candidates for him! That your granddaughter might catch the sect master's eye is a blessing for the Dugu Family!"

Huo Yuhao had been watching the show from behind without a care. At those words, he stumbled and nearly spat a mouthful of blood into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!

He rubbed his throbbing temples, too numb to react.

Good grief!

He knew Tang Sanmei's head was stuffed with feudal rubbish, but he had never imagined it was this bad!

To hell with spreading branches and leaves!

To hell with the Tang Sect's rightful bloodline!

Huo Yuhao looked at Dugu Bo, who was about to bristle with rage, and Dugu Yan, who looked ready to die of shame. His scalp prickled.

How the hell had this business of taking a concubine landed on his head again?!

Snap!

Huo Yuhao flicked Tang Sanmei on the forehead.

"Ow!"

Tang Sanmei covered her forehead and looked at Huo Yuhao with tearful eyes. She said innocently,

"Senior brother... What did Sanmei do wrong? According to the sect rules, securing offspring for the rightful line..."

"Quiet!"

The corner of Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched as he cut her off in exasperation:

"The sect rules don't tell you to be a human trafficker either! All day long, you think up nothing but this nonsense. Go gather your herbs!"

"Oh..."

Tang Sanmei rubbed her forehead, looking terribly aggrieved.

But she wasn't the least bit upset at being scolded by her senior brother and obediently stepped aside.

Still, her eyes kept drifting toward Dugu Yan, and she continued weighing the prospects of this match.

Across from them, Dugu Yan's face was so red it looked ready to drip blood. She glared at Huo Yuhao and hid behind Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo coughed twice beside her, his face shifting between green and white.

Ordinarily, if someone had told his granddaughter to become a concubine to his face, he would have slapped them dead on the spot.

But this young man was a monster.

Besides, word had already spread that Yu Tianheng had been beaten like a dead dog in the streets of Suotuo City.

Dugu Bo had never liked that brat from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in the first place.

Now, looking at the spirited Huo Yuhao, he found himself thinking this match might not be so bad after all.

"Ahem! What am I thinking?!"

Dugu Bo shook his head to fling the thought away, his face burning with embarrassment.

Children and grandchildren had their own fortunes. It was none of his business, and he had no intention of forcing a match.

Not far away, Tang Hao crouched at the edge of the cliff, his face ashen.

He stared at his foolish daughter below, utterly at a loss.

Now the little girl was even taking it upon herself to arrange concubines for that little bastard.

I've never had that kind of treatment...

No, wait!

Tang Hao took a swig of wine and shut his eyes.

Out of sight, out of mind.

After the tempering of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and two Immortal Herbs, Huo Yuhao's once-frail body had grown remarkably resilient.

But it still wasn't enough.

In its early stages, the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul leaned toward mental abilities.

Though he had a foundation in god-level mental power, he had yet to reach that level.

It was enough to bluff people, but when blades truly clashed, it wouldn't cut it.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well also held an immortal treasure meant specifically for the eyes.

Huo Yuhao swept his gaze around and looked toward a crack between the rocks at the edge of the Cold Spring.

The immortal treasure: Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

Tang Sanmei followed his gaze, and her pupils contracted.

"Th-this is Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew!"

Tang Sanmei hurried forward and couldn't help exclaiming,

"Senior brother, your Martial Soul is the Spirit Eyes. This is a match made in heaven for you!"

With her talent as the finest disciple of the former Tang Sect of Bashu, she knew the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record backward and forward.

She had been so busy planning her senior brother's grand undertaking that she hadn't looked closely. Now that she took in her surroundings, Tang Sanmei's eyes widened.

Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, Aromatic Silk Beauty...

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was a treasure bowl!

"Since you recognize it, you can handle it," Huo Yuhao instructed.

"Yes! Sanmei understands!"

Tang San replied solemnly.