[This Old Man Actually Saw Him as a Grandson-in-Law!]

"Once you've finished eating, I promise I'll tell your young lady about my Soul Rings."

Seeing Porcupinefish Douluo hesitate, he gave him his word.

"All right!"

"Once I finish this bowl, you have to tell me."

With that, Porcupinefish Douluo picked up the basin of food and dug in.

"Can you tell me now?"

Porcupinefish Douluo wiped his mouth, thinking about how he would soon learn the secret of Wei Fan's Soul Rings.

He felt inexplicably excited!

"Tell her to come see me herself!"

"I'll tell her personally when she does."

Wei Fan spoke casually.

Porcupinefish Douluo: "..."

He was dumbfounded!

After all that effort, this was all he got?

Fuck!

"Didn't you say you'd tell me once I finished eating?"

Feeling that he had been toyed with, Porcupinefish Douluo immediately grew displeased.

"I said I'd tell Qian Renxue after you ate."

Wei Fan shrugged and smiled.

"Hey, you..."

Porcupinefish Douluo thought it over carefully. That did seem to be what he had said.

I've been fucking had!

But on second thought, he hadn't lost out today!

He'd gotten a free meal, and one that had benefited him greatly at that.

A massive win!

"Do you have any more of these medicinal herbs?"

"Yes, plenty!"

"Keeping these poisonous herbs for yourself can't be much use to you. Why not give me a few?"

Porcupinefish Douluo asked shamelessly.

The main reason was that these poisonous herbs were simply too enticing to him!

He couldn't resist the temptation!

"You want some?"

"Then come see me again. I'll treat you to a meal!"

Wei Fan couldn't have wished for a better request from Porcupinefish Douluo.

He wished every Titled Douluo on the Douluo Continent would make such a shameless request of him.

"All right!"

After thinking it over, Porcupinefish Douluo agreed.

Whether Wei Fan gave him the poisonous herbs directly or had him eat them in a meal like this, they would benefit him greatly.

Although the second method was a little torturous, what did a little suffering matter if it could improve his strength?

The trouble was that his current role required him to stay by Qian Renxue's side all day as her bodyguard, leaving him very few opportunities to come out for a meal.

"So what are you planning to give me in exchange?"

Wei Fan asked.

This old man wanted to eat his immortal herbs without giving him anything in return.

Would I agree to that?

Of course not!

"What do you want in return?"

The corner of Porcupinefish Douluo's mouth twitched.

He'd known there was no such thing as a free lunch.

There was no way this brat would be kind enough to let him eat such precious medicinal herbs for free.

"How about this? If there's any news about Qian Renxue, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, or the Elder Hall, tell me about it."

"Bring me a piece of information that's useful to me, and I'll treat you to a meal."

"What do you think?"

Looking at how impoverished the old man seemed, Wei Fan doubted he could offer anything worthwhile.

If he had anything like a Soul Bone, he would probably have absorbed it himself.

He might as well exchange these poisonous herbs for information. He couldn't eat the things himself anyway, so he would have to feed them to someone else. This way, he could reap another round of benefits while earning system rewards.

Sweet!

"You want me to be a spy?"

Porcupinefish Douluo caught the implication in Wei Fan's words.

But he would never agree to that!

No matter how much Wei Fan offered him, he would never do it!

"Why do you have to make it sound so ugly, old man?"

"We're all on the same side. Who would you even be spying against?"

"I just want to know a little more about what's going on. If you don't agree, the deal's off."

Wei Fan really didn't understand how this old man's mind worked.

"Deal!"

Porcupinefish Douluo thought it over.

He was the one in control here. As long as he didn't reveal the Elder Hall's most closely guarded secrets, everything would be fine.

Besides, he didn't really have any secrets to divulge. Wei Fan already knew the greatest secret of all, Qian Renxue's identity. What damned secrets were left?

"Good. Then settle the bill for today's meal first!"

Wei Fan smiled faintly, the corners of his mouth curling upward.

Porcupinefish Douluo: "..."

What the fuck!

So this brat Wei Fan had been lying in wait for me here?

I have to pay for today's meal with information too?

This brat is far too crafty!

"Your Eminence, you're a distinguished Titled Douluo. Surely you wouldn't go back on your word."

Wei Fan said.

At those words, Porcupinefish Douluo's expression immediately grew awkward.

The food was already in his stomach. Wei Fan was forcing him into the trade.

"Well..."

"A couple of days ago, the Great Enshrined proposed a match between you and the young lady. He intends to bring you two together."

Porcupinefish Douluo thought this should count as a fairly good piece of information.

"Pfft-"

Wei Fan spat out a mouthful of tea.

His eyes bulged as wide as brass bells. The news had nearly choked him to death.

I treated Qian Daoliu as a brother, but this old man actually sees me as his grandson-in-law?

But then he thought of how Qian Renxue looked in women's clothing...

Hmm... this old man's all right!

He's worth keeping around!

"Kid, I've told you the news."

With that, Porcupinefish Douluo left.

He still had to report the results of today's visit to Wei Fan to Qian Renxue.

He had already realized that if he stayed here any longer, he would be the one losing out again.

This brat was too crafty!

The Crown Prince's Palace.

"Did you find out?"

As soon as Porcupinefish Douluo returned, Qian Renxue asked.

"Young lady, he told you to ask him yourself!"

Porcupinefish Douluo answered honestly.

"He told me to ask him myself?"

"What exactly did you say?"

Qian Renxue frowned. What on earth had Pufferfish said to make Wei Fan give that response?

He must have mentioned her!

"I said, 'The young lady asked me to find out what's going on with your Soul Rings.'"

"You..."

Qian Renxue flicked her sleeve, helpless frustration spreading across her face.

How could someone this stupid exist on the Douluo Continent?

Saying that made it sound as though she paid a great deal of attention to Wei Fan.

"Young lady, Wei Fan said he'd wait for you at the Crystal Hotel in three days."

Porcupinefish Douluo added.

"All right, all right!"

"I understand. Hurry up and leave."

Qian Renxue waved her hand.

This whole affair was giving her a headache. Had she known it would turn out this way, she would have been better off asking Wei Fan herself in the first place.

Should I go or not?

If she didn't, he would surely think she had a guilty conscience.

But if she went, wouldn't that amount to admitting she had been paying attention to him?

"Young lady, I have a theory."

"The reason Wei Fan's Martial Soul underwent such a drastic change might be that he ate something."

After leaving, Porcupinefish Douluo doubled back.

If Wei Fan could so casually treat him to such precious medicinal herbs, the brat might have something even more valuable tucked away.

Although the chances of encountering a fortuitous opportunity on the Douluo Continent were slim, it certainly wasn't impossible!

"He ate something?"

"What was it?"

Qian Renxue asked.

"When I went to see Wei Fan, he treated me to..."

Porcupinefish Douluo didn't dare conceal anything and told her the whole story.

"So that's what happened. I understand!"

After hearing what Pufferfish had to say, she had already made up her mind.