Evil Servants Deserve to be Beaten

"What's there to worry about? Everyone at Jade Emperor Academy knows I'm pursuing Fang Qi. How can I not care when she's poisoned? But if even the Imperial Physicians can't solve it, and it doesn't require Yin-Yang Harmonization to detoxify, then I'll really have to use the treasure my old man left behind to cure the poison." Ren Jie's fervent pursuit of Fang Qi was old news. In Jade Capital City, countless people used it as a classic example of a toad wanting to eat swan meat, making fun of him.

Although Ren Jie was already the Family Head of the Ren Family, no one believed he would have a good outcome. But Fang Qi was different; a true favored daughter of heaven. How could she be compared to someone like Ren Jie, who was bullied at home, didn't know when he would lose his position as Family Head, and was just a hedonistic good-for-nothing outside?

So Ren Jie spoke directly, acting as if he would do anything for Fang Qi. He ignored Fang Tianen, who snorted coldly and walked out, and continued talking to himself.

Fang Tianen, who was already a few steps away from the door, suddenly stopped. He didn't care that Ren Jie was a nobody, but when he heard Ren Jie's words, the detoxification treasure left behind by the legendary Ren Tianxing...

"Holy crap, here it comes. No wonder Family Head Ren is so confident. It turns out he's bringing out his old man, and he's actually openly shouting about detoxification here..." Gao Ren was originally going to remind Ren Jie, but at this moment, he could only act serious, pretending he knew nothing. In fact, he was already about to burst into laughter internally.

From a distance, Fang Tianen suddenly stopped and turned to look at Ren Jie. Although he disliked this hedonistic good-for-nothing Family Head, if he had a treasure that could save Fang Qi, that would be a different story.

"Boss, you... are you really willing to use... that kind of treasure?" Hearing Ren Jie's analogy, Gao Ren almost broke down laughing, but in the end, he held back. He cooperated with great emotion from the side, his expression showing extreme reluctance and unwillingness.

Fang Tianen's breathing quickened slightly. He was already thinking about how to talk to Ren Jie. If he could cure Fang Qi without paying any price, it would be quite good to use this hedonistic young master.

Ren Jie stroked his chin and considered seriously, "I really want to save her, but you also know how valuable that treasure is. Their family is only offering one million Jade Coins and a Middle-Grade Spirit Tool. I would suffer a huge loss. This loss is enough for me to bid on dozens of Courtesans. Although I, this Family Head, also like Fang Qi very much, it's not worth it if it exceeds the price of half a Courtesan. No, this deal is too unprofitable."

Boom! Even in the Imperial Palace and the Five Clans Great Hall, Fang Tianen couldn't help but unleash his power. Having already entered the Divine Power Realm, his angry outburst showed the mana fluctuations of a true expert. The power he exuded was even more imposing than Tong Qiang's earlier attack.

He had been tricked. In his eagerness to save his daughter, he actually believed the words of this bastard hedonistic young master. He even stopped and wanted to discuss it with him, but in the end, he actually compared his daughter, a favored daughter of heaven, to the Courtesans in those brothels. It was utterly despicable. No, it wasn't just a comparison; this hateful bastard actually said his daughter was not even as good as a prostitute. Bastard.

"Good... good. With a Family Head like you, the Ren Family will be very... very good..." Fang Tianen was so angry he wanted to kill this guy. If it were someone else, if it were somewhere else, and they dared to speak of his most beloved daughter like this, he would kill them. Unfortunately, this was the Five Clans Great Hall in the Imperial Palace. According to the ancestral rules, there should be no fighting within the Five Clans Great Hall. Moreover, Ren Jie was the Family Head of the Ren Family. After Fang Tianen finished speaking, he quickly moved, several phantoms flashing behind him. He was actually using a spell that could only be cast in the Divine Power Realm to accelerate his departure, showing how much he didn't want to see Ren Jie again.

"Hey... Family Head Fang, the price is negotiable. With my love for Fang Qi, giving you a half-Courtesan discount is absolutely no problem. But your bounty price is too low. If you really want to save your daughter, let's discuss the price properly." Ren Jie shouted towards the direction Fang Tianen left, cupping his hands around his mouth.

His voice echoed within the Five Clans Great Hall. Even Wen Yong, who had reached the door, shook his head in distress. What was Ren Tianxing thinking? How could he let his hedonistic son be the Family Head? Was he cut out for it? However, this guy's courage was surprisingly great now. He beat Gao Peng in front of the Imperial Palace, cursed the Family Head of the Gao Family in front of His Majesty, and now he even dared to play tricks on the Family Head of the Fang Family. He used to hear that this kid only dared to be arrogant towards some hedonistic young masters who were inferior to him and those he couldn't afford to offend. Now he had changed a lot.

"Haha... Miss Fang Qi, the exceptionally talented daughter of the Fang Family, is only worth the price of half a Courtesan, not even as good as a prostitute. Awesome, too awesome..." Fatty, who was about to collapse from holding back in the Imperial Palace, immediately covered his belly and laughed wildly after getting into the Spirit Beast Carriage.

"That scared me too just now. I thought the Family Head was really going to treat Fang Qi. That woman is not a good person." Tie Ta didn't find anything funny about this matter, he just really disliked Fang Qi.

Ren Jie didn't find it funny at all. He said very seriously, "Do you think she's much better than a Courtesan? I'm being very serious, okay? Truly amazing Courtesans range from tens of thousands of Jade Coins to hundreds of thousands of Jade Coins. Some famous Courtesans have even cultivated Cultivation Methods that assist men in cultivation. They learned how to please men from a young age, mastering thirty-six kinds of moaning and seventy-two kinds of bed techniques. They also have to keep their virginity until the end. Their voices, appearances, and manners are all trained for over a decade. Saying half is already giving her face."

"Uh..." This time, Fatty was speechless. He saw that Ren Jie was very serious, not joking at all. It was just that what Ren Jie said just now made him very uncomfortable.

"Cough... that... but in that case, what about our plan to make money?" Gao Ren rubbed his nose, as if casually changing the subject.

"We can't rush this at all. I've already said what I needed to say. Now they will think this is an insult, an intentional provocation. But after they exhaust all sorts of methods, they will be like someone drowning, finally desperately grabbing onto even a single straw. Only then can we dictate the terms," Ren Jie said without any hurry. "As long as we are confident in the poison we concocted and others can't detoxify it, the rest is about being patient. The more anxious they are, the greater the benefits we will ultimately gain."

"Even a single straw will be desperately grabbed onto..." This was the first time Gao Ren heard this analogy, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt it was very vivid.

Moreover, in this kind of matter, the longer it was dragged out, the more benefits there should be. When he felt that what Ren Jie said made a lot of sense, Gao Ren himself was surprised. When did Ren Jie's words become so reasonable?

And Tie Ta, sitting there, although not particularly quick-witted, also understood. His heart was pounding. Before, he wasn't in the same class as the Family Head. He only heard about the Family Head's crazy pursuit of Fang Qi, always being played by that Fang Qi, and recently almost being beaten to death by Gao Fei because of jealousy. But thinking about the scene in the Great Hall and hearing these words, Tie Ta thought to himself that those guys in the academy didn't understand anything. The Family Head was not as useless as they said.

However, as a close Guard, Tie Ta had learned from his father since childhood, so no matter what he heard, he wouldn't interrupt much and just sat there honestly.

"Reporting to the Family Head, the three Elders are waiting in the Great Council Hall. They ask the Family Head to come to the Great Council Hall immediately after returning." As soon as they returned to the Ren Family, someone immediately came to greet them, and then Tong Qiang's voice came from outside.

Gao Ren shivered when he heard this. "Now you're in trouble, Meal Ticket Boss. Why don't you come back to the academy with us right away and avoid the limelight? We can talk about it after their anger subsides."

"What trouble? The last month of the academy is free activity time. The first year's courses are all completed, only the big exam is left. What would I do at the academy? You two don't go back either," Ren Jie said, stepping out of the Spirit Beast Carriage.

"Ah!" Gao Ren almost cried when he heard this. It wasn't that he hadn't been to the Ren Family with Ren Jie, but being here made him feel more miserable than wandering outside, especially after a year of hard work, he had managed to establish his own small Pharmacy at Jade Emperor Academy. If he wasn't allowed to research potions, he would be bored to death. And in the Ren Family, every step was restricted, which was even worse than being in prison.

"Boss, please have pity on me. I'm a good student. For the upcoming big exam, please let me go back to the academy," Gao Ren also rushed out, clasping his hands together pitifully and bowing to Ren Jie.

Ren Jie was amused by Gao Ren. "Look at you, you look like a bear. Anyone who doesn't know would think I'm going to sell you. You've taken fewer classes than me, and you're still a good student? Do you even believe that yourself?"

"You're only going to class for the beautiful women. I may not be there in person, but my heart is..." Gao Ren muttered, then immediately shifted the topic back to the main point, pulling Ren Jie's arm. "Meal Ticket Boss, please, let me go back to the academy. Whether you're going to jail or exploring the dangerous Demon Beast Abyss, I'll accompany you even if it costs me my life."

"Damn, if you were a beautiful woman, this kind of pleading might work. But with your physique, can we please not do this?" Seeing Gao Ren pulling his arm and pleading, Ren Jie felt an urge to just toss this ball away.

"Tch, prioritizing women over friends..."

"Family Head, the three Elders have been waiting in the Great Council Hall for a long time. Since the Family Head has returned, please hurry over. Also, the Family Head is the head of the family, don't always make the Elders worry about you and constantly make them angry. And in public, always pay attention to your appearance. Pulling and tugging with a pig-like fellow, those who don't know might think the Family Head has a penchant for men." At this moment, seeing Ren Jie and the others standing on the Spirit Beast Carriage talking to the Fatty without any intention of getting down, Ren Qiancheng, the newly promoted Inner Sect Deputy Chief Steward of the Ren Family who had been waiting at the Ren Family entrance with four subordinates, stepped forward impatiently. He was in his early forties, with four subordinates and a formidable presence. His triangular eyes had been fixed in Ren Jie's direction, but after waiting for a long time and seeing no reaction from Ren Jie, he walked up to the Spirit Beast Carriage.

"Captain Tong, you should also go back and rest. You're only brought out a few times a year to put on a show, yet your usual treatment is so much higher than others. Do you know how many people are dissatisfied? If it weren't for the Third Elder and a few other Elders suppressing them for you, you wouldn't be so comfortable." Ren Qiancheng glanced sideways with dissatisfaction at Tong Qiang, who had always ignored him. Coupled with what he had heard the Third Elder and the others say about Tong Qiang earlier, he thought to himself, your good days won't last much longer.

He usually did nothing, yet his treatment was even better than his as the Deputy Chief Steward. If he didn't give them a little guidance, they wouldn't know what was what.

"And you, what are you still standing here for? Take the Family Head to the entrance of the Great Council Hall and then hurry back to rest." Ren Qiancheng pointed at Beast Uncle again.

Beast Uncle sat there, completely ignoring Ren Qiancheng, as if everything in this world had nothing to do with him.

"Slap..." Ren Jie suddenly struck out, a single slap directly sending the completely unprepared Ren Qiancheng staggering back several steps. Although he wasn't a genius, he had, after all, risen to the position of Deputy Chief Steward in the Ren Family and had cultivated for decades, barely reaching the fifth layer of the True Qi Realm. However, he had never participated in any actual combat and even less expected Ren Jie to hit him. Thus, a person at the dignified fifth layer of the True Qi Realm was actually struck by Ren Jie's most ordinary slap.