"What do you mean, I can't have children anymore? I'm perfectly capable! What Whale Rubber? I haven't used any of that all these years!!"
Qian Daoliu flatly denied it. How could he possibly admit it?
No, he didn't need Whale Rubber at all. Talking about this in public had already brought a faint flush to his face. It was simply too humiliating.
"Oh, but after my dad died, I never got any new uncles or aunts."
Qian Renxing looked at Qian Daoliu suspiciously. "Grandpa, if you're still capable, why didn't you have a few more children?!"
"If you're still capable, Grandpa, why have you only had one son, my dad, all these years? You're already really old, Grandpa, yet you've only had my dad all this time. There can only be one truth: you can't get it up anymore!!"
Qian Renxing spoke very loudly.
He was extremely concerned about this issue and dearly hoped his grandpa couldn't have children anymore. That way, he could inherit everything his grandpa left behind. After all, his grandpa was loaded!!
Ah, as for that noob sister of his? Who knew where she'd run off to? Even if she were here, she couldn't possibly beat him in a fight over the inheritance!
"I don't have children because I don't want to, not because I can't."
"Everyone knows that I, Qian Daoliu, keep away from women! I've devoted myself entirely to cultivation all these years!!"
Qian Daoliu was nearly angered to death by his own grandson. Were these things he could just say out loud?
Couldn't he leave his own grandpa a little dignity?!
Seeing quite a few nearby customers turning curious eyes on him, Qian Daoliu felt as though his entire body were on fire. His humiliation had reached its limit.
He hurriedly reminded himself that this was his own grandson, and a dimwit at that. He couldn't get angry with him. He absolutely couldn't get angry with him!!
After saying all that, stopping just short of swearing an oath, he immediately grabbed Qian Renxing and fled. He really couldn't stay any longer. Even one more second and he would explode!
"Waaah! Grandpa, why are you dragging me away?"
Qian Renxing grew anxious. He couldn't lose his Whale Rubber! Whether he could become a god depended on it!
He hurriedly shouted to the chamber of commerce employee, "Hey, remember what I said! Have all the Whale Rubber in stock transferred here! I guarantee it in my grandpa's name!!"
"No, no, no, no! Don't listen to my grandson! He's a dimwit!! You can't believe what a dimwit says!!"
Qian Daoliu hurriedly turned back and shouted, then immediately covered Qian Renxing's mouth and fled, terrified that something else shocking might pop out of it.
"Uh... am I supposed to listen to the Great Enshrined or His Highness the Holy Son?"
The Spirit Hall Chamber of Commerce employee looked at where the Great Enshrined and the Holy Son had already vanished, then at the black card in his hand, unsure what to do.
The employee beside him said, exasperated at his failure to catch on, "Are you stupid? If you couldn't get it up, would you let other people know? The Great Enshrined is the same!!"
"Oh, oh, that makes sense! Then it looks like I should listen to His Highness the Holy Son. The Great Enshrined might really need Whale Rubber."
The employee immediately saw the light, but then suddenly realized something else and hurriedly clarified, "No, I can get it up! I really can!!"
"I understand. I really do. You don't have to say any more. We're all men here."
The employee beside him patted his shoulder and declared righteously, "For Spirit Hall's future, I've decided to donate a piece of Whale Rubber from my treasured collection to the Great Enshrined, free of charge. After all, I'm perfectly capable and don't need it at all."
"Wait, if you don't need it, why are you hoarding Whale Rubber? Can you not get it up either?!"
The employee flew into a rage. Anyone would get angry at being told they couldn't get it up. More importantly, lies couldn't hurt people; the truth was the sharp blade.
"Come on, we're brothers. Say no more. I won't look down on you."
"Fuck, so that's how you're playing it? Then I'll donate a piece to the Great Enshrined too! After all, I'm perfectly capable and don't need it at all!!"
The employee was furious and hurriedly donated a piece of Whale Rubber to the Great Enshrined as well, to demonstrate his own prowess.
"Ahem, what are you talking about? Was that man who just left Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined? He can't get it up anymore?"
A customer finally couldn't suppress his curiosity and came over.
After all, Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined was Qian Daoliu, hailed as one of the Soul Master World's two great peaks and known as Invincible in the Sky!!
Open and upright, with an unblemished life!!
Yet even a Soul Master like him, standing at the pinnacle of the Soul Master World, had an affliction he couldn't speak of. It truly stirred one's sympathy.
"It seems you heard everything just now. In that case, I'll tell you..."
The employee said helplessly, "That's right. Our Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined really can't get it up anymore. Just now, His Highness the Holy Son guaranteed it in his grandfather the Great Enshrined's name and asked to have Whale Rubber transferred here from all across the continent. This is a secret of our Spirit Hall. You absolutely mustn't tell anyone."
"Oh, so that's how it is. To think it's really true..."
Learning this earth-shattering secret felt as refreshing to the customer as drinking ice water in the height of summer. So even the open and upright Qian Daoliu, Invincible in the Sky, who had led an unblemished life, had such an unspeakable affliction.
He hurriedly patted the employee's shoulder. "Don't worry, young man. Everyone knows my lips are sealed. I definitely won't tell anyone this secret!"
"Alas, over the years, Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined has punished evil and promoted good, bringing countless wicked Soul Masters to justice for our Soul Master World. To think he has such an unspeakable affliction. It truly pains me."
"How about this? I'll donate a piece of Whale Rubber to the Great Enshrined too, as a token of my respect. Ahem, of course, that's also because I have absolutely no use for the stuff."
The customer spoke with great generosity.
Getting to hear gossip about even Qian Daoliu, Invincible in the Sky, being unable to get it up made donating a piece of Whale Rubber to the Great Enshrined well worth it!!
"Thank you, sir. On behalf of our Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined, thank you for your contribution!"
The Spirit Hall Chamber of Commerce employee accepted the Whale Rubber the customer handed over, hoping the Great Enshrined would like this gift.
But at this rate, wouldn't every Soul Master on the continent end up donating Whale Rubber to the Great Enshrined?
The thought had only just flashed through his mind.
Another customer came over, holding a dark yellow crystal. "Ahem, young man, I heard the Great Enshrined can't get it up anymore. Are you running a Whale Rubber donation drive here? To tell you the truth, one of the countless Evil Soul Masters the Great Enshrined killed back then was an enemy of mine. I truly can't bear to see the Great Enshrined suffer like this. Take it."
Another piece of Whale Rubber landed in the Spirit Hall Chamber of Commerce employee's hands.
Uh, the Great Enshrined ought to be happy when he found out... right?
"Alas, the Great Enshrined hasn't had it easy all these years either. I won't stay any longer."
After donating his Whale Rubber, the first customer left, quite in the spirit of doing good deeds without leaving his name.
Having done a good deed, the customer was in an excellent mood and went straight to a tavern for a drink.
"Barkeep, three cups of rum!!"
"Here."
He was truly a bold drinker, grabbing a cup and draining it in one gulp.
Once he was drunk, his face flushed red, and he simply couldn't keep the great secret in his heart bottled up any longer. He looked at everyone in the tavern:
"Hey, hey, hey, did you know? I heard a huge secret at the Spirit Hall Chamber of Commerce today, and it's about Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined!!"