Romance of the Heavenly Gate
Chapter 169

The Dragon King's Live-In Son-in-Law

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"It doesn't matter," Hu Mang shook his head. "I'll take this batch. You estimate the price first, and I'll pay a deposit."

"Just kidding, I got this first batch of goods for free, how could I take Young Master Hu's money? Let's test the waters first, and see what happens."

"Alright, do you have any other unused warehouses at home, somewhere far from the city and more secluded? We'll find another place to trade from now on. Keeping this kind of stuff in your Huang Household is just a hassle. Don't forget, you're the general manager of Pine Peak Security now. No matter how cleanly you try to shift the blame, you'll still be targeted eventually."

Huang Jiayou nodded seriously; safety was at stake, and he dared not be careless.

"Alright, that's settled then," Hu Mang said calmly, dropping off the batch of pills and walking straight out of the warehouse.

Huang Jiayou dared not be negligent. Back in the Underworld, he had personally witnessed the other party display his divine power, taking out more than a dozen demonic Law Artifact and blasting that old demonic man to death.

This guy has most likely gotten involved with the overseas demonic sects, and may even have become a so-called "holy son," though not the holy son of that old man's lineage.

That's a real overseas tycoon. Huang Jiayou felt that if he could get in touch with him, his chances of making Pine Peak Security bigger and stronger would be much greater.

Next, Hu Mang lit three incense sticks for Old Master Huang. The old weasel used to give him candy when he was a child, so he had a very good impression of the old man.

Then, Huang Jiayou furtively pulled a book out from behind Old Master Huang's portrait and said earnestly:

"This is the main reason I've brought you here. Business is business, but you saved my life in the Underworld, and I have no way to repay you except to pass on the Huang Household's secrets— High Antiquity method that my old man has been cultivating since the Chen Dynasty. Please don't find it offensive."

High Antiquity Dharma Gate?

The Hu Mang solemnly accepted the book with both hands, but was speechless upon seeing the cover—"The Twelve Heavens of Yin-Yang Coupling."

"This is... Secret Method?"

Huang Jiayou looked at him strangely, "Of course it's a dual Secret Method. Do you think my family could have any proper Cultivation Method?"

You're so honest, buddy.

Hu Mang quickly flipped through it and found that it was indeed a pure and simple dual cultivation Secret Method. The so-called Twelve Heavens consisted of twelve positions, and each position had a large number of acupoint and pathway diagrams. According to the book, this Secret Method had many wonderful uses such as protecting Yang and promoting Yin, guarding the meridians, harmonizing the human body, and maintaining youth. When cultivated to the extreme, one could have sex with a hundred women in one night.

With a subtle expression, Hu Mang flipped to the last page and suddenly let out a soft "Eh."

Because at the end of this set of Cultivation Method, there was even a short biography written by Old Master Huang himself, which recorded how he came to this High Antiquity fragment, how he painstakingly completed it, and how he lived for two cycles of sixty years using this method before traveling to the modern era.

In other words, this old man lived for nearly three decades?

The old man is really good at living!

When Hu Mang turned the page, it contained information about High Antiquity fragment. Legend has it that in High Antiquity times, a scholar was on his way to the capital to take the imperial examination when he happened to arrive during the Dragon King's selection of a son-in-law. The scholar, curious about what the Dragon Palace looked like, mingled with demons and monsters and entered the Dragon Palace. The magnificent underwater scenery, luxurious and prosperous places, and the creatures of the sea that he saw along the way are not mentioned here.

The key point is that this scholar actually won the favor of the Dragon Princess because of his refined speech, handsome appearance, and wealth of poetry. And the Dragon King was an enlightened man, so he actually let him marry into the Dragon Palace and become the Dragon King's son-in-law.

If the story ends here, it's still considered part of the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio series; if you continue reading, it becomes part of the erotic tales from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio series.

After the scholar and the dragon girl married and entered the bridal chamber, the dragon girl had a strong addiction to dragons, forcing the scholar to ride them every day. This caused severe depletion of his energy and spirit, and weakened his kidney function. Even with all sorts of tonics sent from the Dragon Palace, his mortal body became increasingly emaciated. The dragon girl and the dragon king were worried and wanted to ask the Heavenly Court to bestow a godhood upon their son-in-law. However, the problem was that even this godhood did not seem to solve his kidney function problem.

Fortunately, the scholar was intelligent. He combined the secret techniques of the dragon race and created a set of Dragon Maiden Taming Heart Sutra. The couple's life gradually became harmonious. At this time, the decree of the Heavenly Court arrived, and the scholar and the dragon maiden were both conferred the title of immortals and ascended to the upper realm, becoming a divine couple.

This set of Dragon Maiden Taming Heart Sutra was passed down to the Chen Dynasty, but its contents were lost several times. Finally, it was rewritten by Old Master Huang based on his countless personal experiences.

If you remove the content that's inappropriate for children, this is probably a ghost story with a happy ending.

But the problem is, this scholar's name is Shen Yan.

Shen Yan?

The founder of "The On Tribulation Dao Qi Meridians" and "The Dragon-Shaped Meridian Diagram".

The ancestor of Old Daoist Shen Yan, one of the Five Immortals of High Antiquity?

How can this be related!?

So, is the story of the Dragon King's son-in-law true?

Seeing Hu Mang so focused on studying the Huang Household's dual cultivation technique, Huang Jiayou looked on with pride.

"This is a closely guarded secret of my Huang Household. Our Huang Household has only had one son per generation for eight generations. In theory, we should have many descendants. But things were different in the past. Ancient Daoists used to discriminate against Demon Race. If our bunch of weasel spirits were to gain any power, we would be wiped out sooner or later."

"But my Huang Household has always had only one son per generation. We were a tycoon in ancient times, and we're still a tycoon in modern times. We can live a very happy life. That's all because this dual cultivation Secret Method can lock the key to essence, Yao Qi energy, and beast energy. So we only need to have one son. We can spend the rest of our time enjoying ourselves, and we won't have any of the messy and troublesome things that other big families do."

Hu Mang opened his mouth, but for a moment he was speechless. After a moment of silence, he spoke.

"Now I finally understand why your old man was able to travel through time."

A method that can be associated with the Dragon King's son-in-law must be perfectly normal to be related to the Dragon Vein.

"Okay, I'm very satisfied with this gift. We're even now."

"Right? I knew you'd be very satisfied with this, Young Master Hu. Let's exchange our dual cultivation experiences sometime."

"Isn't it inappropriate for the two of us to have a conversation?"

"Of course it's suitable. In the entire modern world, only the two of us cultivate this Demon Race's dual cultivation Secret Method. If I don't talk to you about it, who else can I talk to?"

"..."

As Hu Mang chatted with Huang Jiayou, he walked out of the warehouse. After taking only a few steps, he saw a graceful mature woman walking towards him.

"Hey, it's Weasel! Who's this?"

"My good friend, Young Master Hu, is my third aunt's son," Huang Jiayou turned to Hu Mang and said, "This is my Baniang."

"Hello, Auntie Ba."

"Not bad, young man. I'm off to work now."

"Baniang! You're going to be number one in sales again this month!"

Don't worry.

The two hadn't walked far when another woman dressed in revealing clothing approached. She nodded slightly when she saw them and walked past with an indifferent expression.

"Thirteenth Aunt, Young Master Hu, please don't mind her. This is my thirteenth aunt. She's always been aloof and secretly passionate. There are many guys online who like her type."

"Baniang, Thirteenth Aunt?" Hu Mang didn't understand. "How many mothers do you have?"

"My father had nine wives, who were formally married, and thirty-five other wives."

Hu Mang was silent for a moment, then said, "In New Heavenly Gate, bigamy is illegal."

"It's fine as long as you don't get married, and this only applies to relationships between humans, not between humans and monsters."

Good grief, you even got stuck on a BU.

"Wait, what was this 'performance' you were talking about?"

Huang Jiayou looked at the other party in surprise.

"Young Master Hu, don't you know? I have nine mothers and thirty-five wives, all of whom are now top-performing live streamers at Huang Household Media, many of them top sellers."

"..." Hu Mang said with a complicated expression, "You're letting your stepmother become a borderline streamer?"

"Not all of them are borderline streamers; it depends on their own interests and hobbies."

Huang Jiayou shrugged.

"What else can I do? Letting them go out to cultivate themselves or work is too much of a hardship for them. Encouraging them to remarry doesn't seem right either, as they might not even want to. I can't just marry them all, can I? What if the old man comes back to life at night? I can't afford to support so many stepmothers by myself. So, I might as well put them online to expose the old man. With their skills in serving my old man, they'll be able to expose him every time."

"You're so filial," Hu Mang complained.

"That's right. Our Huang Media earns just as much as Pine Peak used to. Fourth Aunt Bai's success is purely superficial; our Huang Household truly represents the wealth and resources of a local tycoon."

Next, Huang Jiayou took Hu Mang on a tour of Huang Media building, where he met a bunch of beautiful and alluring stepmothers, learned about a bunch of appearance-modifying Law Artifact, temperament-enhancing Spirit Artifact, and Divine Sense- messaging software, and watched a bunch of performances that made his heart race. Hu Mang was exhausted and just wanted to go home.

As expected, aside from his murderous intent and nature, he was still quite different from a true demon like the Huang Jiayou.

Of course, Hu Mang also signed the shares given to him by Huang Jiayou. He couldn't rest easy if he didn't sign, and he couldn't stay with Pine Peak forever. Of course, it wasn't under the name of Pine Peak Security and Huang Media, but under the name of a new company called "Hu Huang Lin Farm" to carry out medicinal herb cultivation and primary processing.

As soon as Hu Mang returned home, he saw Old Xie and her mother setting up a table and serving dishes in the yard, seemingly to entertain guests. The guest was also busy, cutting pork head meat for himself in the kitchen. Upon seeing Hu Mang, he immediately greeted him.

"Little Python's here! Come on, bring a couple more chairs, let's have a good drink together today."

"Eighth Master Hui?"

Hu Mang was taken aback, and even more so when he saw the woman washing her hands beside him.

"Liu Manqing?"

Liu Manqing looked at Hu Mang and gave him a strange smile, "Hello, young master of the Hu Household."

"She is no longer the Liu Manqing you knew, nor is she Liu Wuniang who possessed her body. Instead, she is a new personality formed by inheriting the memories of both. Since the physical body belongs to a daughter of the Liu Household, you can still call her Liu Manqing."

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