Two and a Half Million Grilled Fish

[Detected keyword phrase: [Do you know who my dad is? My dad is Li Gang!] Extracting it will yield the keyword trait [My dad is Li Gang].]

[Equip this trait, and within three days, a relative at the Titled Douluo level will come looking for the host. This relative has never had children, and the host is the only descendant left behind by his deceased elder brother. Once this relative finds the host, he will dote on the host unconditionally!]

[Extract this trait?]

"Extract the trait and equip it immediately."

[Trait [My dad is Li Gang] equipped. The Titled Douluo relative will arrive at the host's side within seventy-two hours. His cultivation will be completely random, between rank ninety-one and rank ninety-nine. Martial Soul: random!]

In an instant, the look in Su Yuan's eyes changed.

Why had Wu Feng's face, which had looked so detestable a moment ago, suddenly become so warm and friendly?

Girl, when you've got traits, you really do drop them!

At the same time, Su Yuan noticed something new around his neck. A jade pendant threaded onto a black cord had appeared without warning against his chest, hidden beneath his clothes.

If the situation had allowed it, Su Yuan would have jumped up and given Wu Feng two thumbs-up.

First came cultivation that led straight to God King, then a Titled Douluo relative. Wu Feng was practically his biggest angel investor!

"Hmph, this is the young sect master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect! Naturally, her father is our esteemed sect master, Ning Zhiyuan!" Wu Feng planted both hands on her hips, her face brimming with pride that practically said, "Count yourself lucky you even get to meet Ning Tian, boy."

She completely failed to notice Ning Tian behind her, whose face was clouded with exasperation and who was so embarrassed she wanted to dig a three-bedroom apartment out of the ground with her toes.

Su Yuan was speechless too. He tilted his head to look at Ning Tian behind Wu Feng, his eyes seeming to ask:

Is she always like this?

Ning Tian grew even more embarrassed, her cheeks burning and her gaze wandering.

I don't know her! I don't know her!!! Ning Tian let out a screaming groundhog shriek in her mind.

"Hey, what are you looking at?" Noticing Su Yuan's movement, Wu Feng instantly went on alert and instinctively stepped sideways to block his view.

"I'm warning you, don't get any funny ideas about the young sect-"

"Enough, Feng. Shut up!"

Ning Tian couldn't take it anymore. Smack! She clapped a hand over Wu Feng's mouth, then dragged her behind herself.

After this incident, Ning Tian probably wouldn't want to go out with Wu Feng for another month. In fact, whenever all three of them were together in the future, Ning Tian would remember today's mortifying episode.

No, anything but thaaaaat!

"You two really are close." Su Yuan couldn't hold back his laughter.

"Sorry you had to see that. Feng's personality really is a little..." Ning Tian looked apologetic, the blush of embarrassment still lingering on her face.

"It's fine. I get it." Su Yuan nodded casually.

That little shit Wu Feng was just like that: all foul mouth, big boobs, and no brains. Any normal person would struggle to resist the urge to plant a couple of punches in her face, and Su Yuan had been no different earlier.

It was only because Wu Feng had been so generous, dropping two top-tier traits for him on the very first day they met, that Su Yuan had let her off the hook.

As long as she didn't genuinely court death in front of him, those two traits were enough reason for Su Yuan not to bother holding anything against her.

Naturally, he didn't mind.

His casual attitude also made Ning Tian realize that he truly didn't care, rather than being frightened or cowardly. That easygoing air of taking everything in stride couldn't be faked.

Ning Tian, who had liked acting like a little adult ever since she was small, suddenly felt that this boy her own age was actually more mature and more self-assured than she was.

"Feng and I actually came to apologize to you," Ning Tian said softly, her feelings complicated.

"Apologize? Because she came to break off our engagement earlier?" Su Yuan rubbed his chin and raised an eyebrow.

"Yes... I learned about your situation from my father. The sect has wronged you, and arranging your marriage to Feng was one way the sect hoped to compensate you. We just didn't expect her to be unwilling, or to act so impulsively and come break off the engagement on her own..." Ning Tian apologized sincerely.

"I know something like this is bound to leave a knot in your heart. That's why I also came as the young sect master to convey the sect's apologies and offer compensation."

In both her actions and her words, Ning Tian was countless times more mature and tactful than that hotheaded rookie Wu Feng.

Even Su Yuan, a seasoned veteran of dealing with people, could find nothing to fault.

Of course, that was only natural.

Wu Feng was meant to become a powerhouse who protected the sect, while Ning Tian was meant to take its helm. Their priorities were completely different.

Aside from Wu Feng's own problems in the brains department, there was no point judging a military commander by a strategist's standards.

Su Yuan didn't care much about any of that, nor did he have any interest in getting involved.

He stared at Ning Tian for a while, until Wu Feng was nearly bristling, before a smile appeared on his face.

"So, what does the sect intend to give me as compensation?"

"That's entirely up to you. As long as it's reasonable, the sect won't be stingy," Ning Tian said.

Reasonable?

How reasonable are we talking?

Would it count as reasonable if I asked you, the young sect master, to replace Wu Feng and fulfill the marriage arrangement she backed out of?

Ha...

If Ning Tian's looks had been his type, Su Yuan really would have wanted to ask.

There was nothing to fault about Ning Tian's bearing, and her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul with innate full soul power guaranteed exquisitely delicate features. But perhaps her position as young sect master forced her to put on a mature front.

Her style leaned toward mature and androgynous, her figure was still undeveloped because of her age, and she wore her hair short. With those three things alone, it didn't matter how pretty her face was.

At any rate, Su Yuan knew he really wasn't interested in that sort of femboy flavor.

In that case...

"I haven't decided yet. Would you give me three days to think it over, young sect master?" Su Yuan asked with a smile.

"No problem!" Ning Tian agreed at once.

"In that case, Feng and I won't disturb your cultivation any longer." After a moment's thought, she offered one last reminder before leaving. "As for the compensation... take your time considering it. As long as its total value is within a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, I have the authority to approve it for you."

With that, Ning Tian waved goodbye and pulled a reluctant Wu Feng out of the courtyard.

"A hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins..." Su Yuan returned to his room and lay down, an amused curve lifting the corner of his mouth.

You have to hand it to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. They really do have money to throw around!

A hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins was no small sum.

The exchange rate between Gold Soul Coins, Silver Soul Coins, and Copper Soul Coins was one to ten at each step. One Gold Soul Coin equaled ten Silver Soul Coins, or a hundred Copper Soul Coins.

Huo Yuhao sold each grilled fish for five Copper Soul Coins. According to that penny-pincher Jiang Nannan's estimate, he made roughly three to four Copper Soul Coins per fish.

So, being generous, let's say Lao Huo earned four Copper Soul Coins per grilled fish.

To earn one Gold Soul Coin, Lao Huo would have to grill twenty-five fish. A hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins would require him to grill two and a half million fish without stopping to eat or drink...

With that one offer, Ning Tian had effectively asked Huo Yuhao to grill two and a half million fish for Su Yuan.

Lao Huo would be ecstatic.