Chapter 19: Who is the Toad?

In front of the alchemy shop, Zheng Qiang was sitting inside, having heard about the emergence of a super-first-class genius, but he didn't take it seriously.

At this moment, the deputy commander of the city guard, Liu, walked into the shop, took out a list of alchemy formulas, and said, "Boss Zheng, which of these alchemy formulas do you have? Mark them all, and from now on, we will get these types of alchemy formulas from you."

Zheng Qiang jumped up in surprise.

He knew that the city guard had a huge demand for various healing alchemy formulas, and he had long wanted to secure this business, but Deputy Commander Liu had never agreed.

He never expected that today, Deputy Commander Liu would come to him voluntarily. He looked at the list and said in surprise, "Yes, yes, I have them all!" As he spoke, he took out a small black bag filled with spirit stones, intending to give it to Deputy Commander Liu.

"Ah, no need, no need," Deputy Commander Liu was unusually polite today, refusing the spirit stones and then smiling apologetically, "Boss Zheng, I heard that your future son-in-law has opened a genius immortal root!"

It turned out that Deputy Commander Liu also liked to curry favor. Upon hearing that Ding Hao had opened an immortal root, he immediately thought of the marriage contract between the Ding and Zheng families and hurriedly came to curry favor with the Zheng family!

Zheng Qiang smiled, "Deputy Commander Liu, you're mistaken. It's not my future son-in-law who opened the genius immortal root, but his younger brother!"

Deputy Commander Liu was puzzled, "The younger brother of your future son-in-law? That doesn't make sense! Didn't you arrange a marriage with the Ding family, and isn't Ding Hao their only son, with no younger brother?"

"Is it Ding Hao?" Zheng Qiang laughed heartily, "Deputy Commander Liu, you're mistaken. That Ding Hao is a complete waste, a disgrace to the Ding family! Don't be fooled by his immortal root status; it will soon fall to my son-in-law!"

Deputy Commander Liu was even more confused and asked, "Isn't your family engaged to Ding Hao?"

Zheng Qiang's eyes flashed with disdain, "What is Ding Hao? How could he be worthy of my daughter Pei?"

As they were talking, Ding Junjie and Zheng Pei came out, having just finished dressing.

Zheng Qiang said, "Junjie, come over quickly. This is Deputy Commander Liu of the city guard."

Ding Junjie walked over, and Zheng Qiang smiled satisfactorily, "Deputy Commander Liu, this is my son-in-law, Ding Junjie from the Prefect's Office!"

Deputy Commander Liu didn't take the ordinary officials of the Prefect's Office seriously, but to confirm, he asked, "Young Master Ding Junjie, does your family have someone who has opened a genius immortal root?"

Ding Junjie smiled, "Deputy Commander Liu, you're right. My younger brother, Ding Juncai, has just opened a genius immortal root!"

Zheng Qiang smiled, "Deputy Commander Liu, don't worry. I'll have your son and the genius Ding Juncai exchange ideas! It will be beneficial for your son!"

Deputy Commander Liu felt more and more uneasy and asked, "May I ask what grade of immortal root is the genius you mentioned?"

Ding Junjie replied, "It's a third-grade immortal root, but it's quite good, almost reaching second grade..."

Before he could finish, Deputy Commander Liu grabbed the list of alchemy formulas from the table and turned to leave, "A third-grade immortal root, what a big deal! What a joke!"

Zheng Qiang was still confused and called out, "Deputy Commander Liu, what about the alchemy formulas for the city guard..."

"Since your son-in-law isn't the genius Ding Hao, consider it never happened!"

Watching Deputy Commander Liu leave the shop, Zheng Qiang cursed, "What a lunatic! What kind of genius is Ding Hao? Just a little waste!"

Ding Junjie said, "Father-in-law, don't be angry. The little waste will soon be expelled from the Ding family. I'll go to the Prefect's Office to check."

As he walked out of the Zheng family's alchemy shop, he didn't go far before he saw Ding Hao leading some soldiers on the street.

Ding Junjie stepped forward and said, "Little waste, why are you here? Has the Prefect's Office already ruled to strip you of your immortal root status?"

A young officer stepped forward and loudly said, "Criminal Ding Junjie! Your family has committed numerous crimes and tried to harm the genius Ding Hao multiple times! The city lord has already investigated everything, and your parents have been beheaded and displayed! The city lord has listed you as a wanted criminal. Why don't you put down your weapons and surrender?"

"What? Are you joking?" Ding Junjie was stunned, staring at the young officer, but the young officer showed no signs of joking.

Seeing him dazed, Ding Hao stepped forward and said coldly, "Ding Junjie, listen carefully! I just awakened and opened a super-first-class immortal root at the Prefect's Office! My aura of enlightenment rose 20 meters high! I even received a blessing from the Immortal Dancer, granting me a Heavenly Will Shield! Your family's end has come!"

"What? You opened a super-first-class immortal root? Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Ding Junjie couldn't believe it.

Ding Hao said, "What's impossible? Is it because I took the Pulse-Cutting Pill? Hmph, the city lord has already investigated everything, and your parents have been executed! Now I'm here to arrest the Zheng family, who made the Pulse-Cutting Pill. I didn't expect to run into you. You've committed too many crimes and it's time for you to die!"

Ding Junjie's eyes turned blood red, and he gritted his teeth, "Are my parents really dead?"

The young officer said, "Idiot, the whole city saw your parents beheaded, and you didn't know?"

"Little waste!" Hearing that his parents were dead, Ding Junjie's anger surged, and he roared, drawing his sword and charging at Ding Hao.

The soldiers on both sides were about to intervene, but Ding Hao waved them off, "I'll handle it myself!"

Bang!

Ding Junjie's sword swung down, and a layer of light mist around Ding Hao's body flashed. Ding Junjie's sword was deflected and bounced away.

Onlookers saw this and shouted loudly, "It's the Immortal Dancer's blessing! The Heavenly Will Shield! The super-first-class genius Ding Hao!"

Ding Junjie, still not believing, swung his sword wildly, but the Heavenly Will Shield, blessed by the Immortal Dancer, was not something a third-stage innate practitioner could break.

The young officer from the city lord's office, with his arms crossed, mocked, "Ding Junjie, I think you're wasting your effort. Young Master Ding Hao is a super-first-class genius, a favorite of Heavenly Will. If he could be killed by you, wouldn't that be a joke?"

Ding Junjie, disheveled and wretched, cried out, "Heavenly Will, why did this little waste open a super-first-class immortal root? You're so unfair!"

"Heavenly Will is fair. I, Ding Hao, have been bullied and harmed by your family. Today is the day of retribution! You cut me seven times, and I will only return one punch! What more do you want?" Ding Hao coldly snorted, hating Ding Junjie to the core. Even if the city lord sentenced him to death, he would give him a punch first!

Ding Hao's figure moved, and he delivered a powerful punch to Ding Junjie's abdomen!

This punch released all the residual spirit energy in Ding Hao's meridians. Since he had this spirit energy, he had never tested it on a human body. This "virgin punch" would be a favor to Ding Junjie!

Bang!

This punch sent Ding Junjie flying over ten meters. Struggling to stand, he spat out a mouthful of blood, which contained the release of spirit energy. Ding Junjie's face turned pale, and he knew that Ding Hao's punch had shattered his dantian and original core, making him a true waste!

"Little waste, you're so cruel!" Ding Junjie roared.

"Little waste, you've called me that for eight years. Now you're the waste! But you can't even be a waste! Just wait to die!" Ding Hao's eyes were cold. The Ding family had done too many bad things and deserved to die!

Immediately, the soldiers arrested the crippled Ding Junjie. They didn't rush back but continued to the Zheng family's alchemy shop.

Ding Hao arrived at the alchemy shop, and Zheng Qiang and Zheng Pei were just at the shop entrance.

Seeing her fiancé being arrested and spitting blood, Zheng Pei's eyes widened, and she shouted, "Little waste, what are you trying to do?"

Ding Hao laughed heartily, "Little waste, you still call me that. Now the little waste has changed! Ding Junjie's original core was shattered by me, and he has fallen from the innate stage to the postnatal stage, making him a true waste!"

"What?" Hearing this, Zheng Qiang almost fainted. He had been counting on Ding Junjie's sixth-grade immortal root to secure a good position for his daughter. But now, this little waste, Ding Hao, had shattered his original core.

Zheng Qiang couldn't understand why Ding Hao had the strength to defeat Ding Junjie or why the young officer from the city lord's office was with him.

Just as he was about to ask, Zheng Pei spoke first.

Her face was cold, and she said, "Ding Hao, all this is useless! I like Junjie, and even if you kill him, I won't marry you! I'm already Junjie's woman!"

Hearing this, the young officer couldn't help but mock, "A woman like you, how could Young Master Ding Hao marry you? What a joke! Young Master Ding Hao, with his super-first-class immortal root and the blessing of the Immortal Dancer, is invincible! Every girl in Wuzhou City would want to marry him. What are you? Truly delusional, a toad wanting to eat a swan, not even knowing your own worth!"

"What? A super-first-class genius! Blessed by the Immortal Dancer!" Zheng Qiang almost bit his tongue. In his mind, Ding Hao had always been a waste, a big waste! How could he become a super-first-class genius?

Zheng Pei was also stunned. She had always been proud and felt that the marriage to Ding Hao was a disgrace. She thought Ding Hao was a ugly and worthless toad.

She often scolded Ding Hao for being a toad wanting to eat a swan, but the roles changed too quickly, and now she herself was the toad.

Indeed, in front of a super-first-class immortal root, she was just a toad.

"Son-in-law, congratulations! I never expected you to open a super-first-class immortal root. This is truly a blessing from the heavens!" The old man Zheng Qiang changed his attitude quickly, laughing loudly, "Dear son-in-law, come in quickly, let's talk about our family ties."

"Family ties?" Ding Hao couldn't help but laugh, "Family ties mean giving me the Pulse-Cutting Pill? Family ties mean making me drink a soup of Pulse-Closing Grass and Soul-Confusing Root? This kind of affection is truly unforgettable. If I don't repay you, wouldn't I be too ungrateful?"

Zheng Qiang finally understood Ding Hao's intentions, his face turning pale in shock. He quickly pushed Zheng Pei to speak.

Zheng Pei was still not used to the new role and was still putting on airs, but with a push from her father, she understood a bit.

She rolled her eyes and said, "Ding Hao, let's not talk about the past! We have a marriage contract! I will marry you!"

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