Chapter 6: Fiancée

On the way home, the sky was already dark, with the lights on both sides twinkling like a sea of stars.

The prosperity of this world was no less than that of the world Ding Hao had lived in before.

Behind every light was a home, but Ding Hao knew that in this world, he could only rely on himself!

When he returned to the hall of the Ding family, there was a broken bowl on the altar.

Ding Hao saw it but said nothing. He knew that the steward, Old Ding, had placed it there to humiliate him.

He pretended not to see it.

Because Old Ding did not know that sometimes humiliation could also be a motivation!

"Long ago, people would hang their hair from the beam and pierce their thighs to stay awake. I'll just treat this as a needle to pierce my thigh!"

Ding Hao ordered a servant to bring some simple food to his room. After eating, he sat cross-legged on a bodhi mat.

"The only thing I can rely on now is this black stone. I must not let anyone discover it," Ding Hao thought to himself.

A person without power, showing off wealth was a very dangerous thing! Although he wanted to use this black stone to help people enter a meditative state and earn money, if the secret of the stone became public, he would be in great danger!

"But fortunately, after the stone reached the first star, it gained the ability to transform!" Ding Hao thought, "Transform, turn into a... ring! Yes, a ring! A bit smaller, gray, and not too conspicuous!"

Following Ding Hao's thoughts, the stone really turned into a gray stone ring that was not at all eye-catching. He put the ring on his middle finger, nodded, and said, "When the time comes, I'll use both hands to perform some confusing actions, and no one should notice this ring."

Thinking about this, Ding Hao was quite satisfied with his intelligence.

"If only I could test it." Ding Hao was thinking about who to use as a test subject when a few barks came from outside, and he immediately had an idea.

The night was cool like water, and human hearts were unpredictable. Sometimes it was better to trust a dog than a person!

Spring nights were always particularly good for sleeping. The steward and servants had all entered dreamland, and amidst the chirping of summer insects, Ding Hao quietly slipped out of the door and brought in the big yellow dog.

"Big Yellow, sit down."

This dog had been much more obedient to Ding Hao since it entered a meditative state earlier in the day and was very well-behaved.

After the dog sat down, Ding Hao placed his hands alternately above its head, chanting, "Drink wine and sing, how long is life? Calm the mind, free from dust!"

Ding Hao had decided that since these four lines of poetry would be heard by others, he might as well say them himself.

After reciting the four lines, Big Yellow instantly entered a perfect meditative state, breathing evenly, and its mental energy was nourished.

However, Ding Hao had a new idea, "The power of this stone is too strong, and it easily puts people into a perfect meditative state, which is really shocking! No, I can't help them enter a perfect meditative state; at most, I can help them enter a middle or high-level meditative state!"

With this thought, Ding Hao kicked Big Yellow awake. Poor Big Yellow had just entered the meditative state and hadn't even started to enjoy the half-dream, half-transcendent state when it was kicked awake, barking at him in dissatisfaction.

"Woof woof"

"Stop making a fuss, let's try again!"

After experimenting ten times, with Big Yellow barking as if cursing, Ding Hao finally had some discoveries, "It's like this!"

"These four lines of verse, each one raises the level! Saying 'Drink wine and sing' is a low-level meditative state; saying 'How long is life?' is a middle-level meditative state; saying 'Calm the mind' is a high-level meditative state; and saying all four lines is a perfect meditative state! Ha ha, it's like this, truly, hard work pays off!"

After figuring this out, Ding Hao patted Big Yellow and said, "Big Yellow, you've worked hard today. I'll reward you by entering a perfect meditative state with me!"

"Drink wine and sing, how long is life? Calm the mind, free from dust!"

After making Big Yellow enter a perfect meditative state, Ding Hao changed the ring back to its original form, put it in his mouth, and also entered a perfect meditative state.

After entering a perfect meditative state, the entire body entered a state of perfection and balance, with every cell entering a semi-sleep state. The most effective was the mental energy!

As mental energy increased, it was reflected in the enhancement of the six senses.

Thus, Ding Hao spent his days reading books and nights entering a perfect meditative state with Big Yellow. In just three days, Ding Hao felt his body reach an unprecedented state!

His eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind senses all had an extraordinary enhancement!

Not only him, but even Big Yellow's hearing and sense of smell had become much more sensitive, and its movements were as agile as a leopard.

...

"Boss Shang and the others haven't come yet?"

Ding Hao had waited for three days and was somewhat uneasy. He thought that waiting for rabbits to come to the tree stump was not his style; he must go out to seek opportunities.

He turned the black stone into a ring, ready to use at any time. As he just stepped out of the Ding family's gate, he saw a pair of young men and women standing outside.

"Is it them?" Ding Hao frowned.

The boy standing at the door was the eldest son of the steward, Old Ding, Ding Junjie. The girl with a playful smile was actually Ding Hao's betrothed, Zheng Peipei, from a pre-arranged marriage.

Ding Junjie, now 16 years old, had awakened at 11, with a sixth-grade Xiu Chun Dao immortal root.

The Xiu Chun Dao was a saber carried by government officials, so Ding Junjie had already secured a job as a messenger in the government. After awakening, he practiced a set of immortal root saber techniques used by government officials and was now at the third stage of innate ability.

Zheng Peipei was the same age as Ding Hao, with a few freckles on her cheeks, but she was still considered somewhat attractive. With a bit of makeup, she could attract some attention.

The Zheng family worshipped a clay statue, so they greatly admired the wooden statue of the Ding family. Fifteen years ago, both families had pregnant wives, and the Zheng family proposed a marriage, suggesting that the two families form a betrothal.

At the time, the old Ding family hesitated, as the match seemed unequal. How could a clay statue match a wooden statue?

However, seeing the Zheng family's sincerity and the proper marriage arrangements, the Ding family finally agreed to the marriage.

But who knew that the Ding family would fall from grace. The two elders died early, and Ding Hao was a waste. Even the wooden statue of the Ding family had become mute, and the Zheng family began to have second thoughts about the marriage. However, since Ding Junjie had a good chance of becoming a seed-taker, the two families strongly pushed for the marriage.

Ding Hao was not satisfied with this marriage. As a modern person, he did not approve of such pre-arranged marriages. Moreover, he remembered that Zheng Peipei was arrogant and spoke harshly, and was not well-liked.

Seeing Ding Hao come out, Zheng Peipei mocked, "Waste, cowardly and useless! What are you doing out here, hehe, I'm not here for you!"

Ding Junjie said in a frivolous tone, "A beauty matches a hero. Peipei is obviously here for me, not for a waste like you. He's 15, and I've never seen a girl come to him."

Zheng Peipei giggled, "Which girl would be so blind as to come to a waste?"

Ding Hao was about to walk past them, but their words ignited his anger. He turned around and shouted, "Zheng Peipei, do you have any shame? You are my fiancée, but you come to the Ding family and flirt with the son of a servant. Do you have any shame? You really make me angry. Next time, if you have no shame, at least find a higher-quality target!"

"Who is the son of a servant?" Ding Junjie's face turned green, pointing at Ding Hao.

"You!" Ding Hao said loudly, "Your father, Old Ding, works as a servant in my Ding family, taking our salary to support your family, and even your surname follows ours. Isn't that a servant? Do I need to ask everyone else?"

Ding Hao was a sharp-tongued person on Earth, and his few words made Ding Junjie furious.

At this moment, Zheng Peipei quickly chimed in, "Ding Hao, I want to ask you, do you have any shame? Your parents were only interested in our wooden statue, but you turned out to be a waste. Do you still want to marry me? Calling me your fiancée? Don't dream! A toad dreaming of eating a swan!"

"Swan?" Ding Hao sneered, "I think you're just a low-quality blind goose. You admired our wooden statue back then, and now you admire Ding Junjie's sixth-grade immortal root. How short-sighted! I think you're the toad, a frog at the bottom of a well! With your attitude, you still want to marry me? Dream on!"

Zheng Peipei's face turned red with anger, thinking, "Is this a waste? How can he be so vicious?" She then pouted to Ding Junjie, "Brother Junjie, he called me a toad!"

Ding Junjie pulled out his Xiu Chun Dao with a whoosh, gritting his teeth, "Little waste, I was planning to take your seed title in half a year, but since you're asking for death, don't blame me!"

Ding Hao was not afraid of him.

The spiritual energy from the pill he had secretly absorbed yesterday still had a thread left in his meridians, enough for one punch but with the power to shatter stone.

Ding Hao gathered this power in his palm and glared at Ding Junjie, "You, who has awakened an immortal root and entered the innate stage, dare to attack me, who is still in the pre-awakening stage. I am acting in self-defense! Even if I kill you, I will not be held responsible!"

"You kill me? What a joke, your brain is also wasted?" Ding Junjie walked up with a sinister smile, thinking, "I'll cut this boy into a cripple and then say I was catching a murderer. I can get away with it!"

However, just as the two were harboring their own thoughts, a woman's voice came from behind, "Stop!"

Ding Hao turned around and saw a beautiful woman in a lake-green dress standing behind him. This tall and graceful girl, like a fairy descended from heaven, was none other than the Immortal Master Min Qingqiu he had seen at the Shang family bookstore. Behind Min Qingqiu were two city guard soldiers in bright silver armor.

It turned out that Min Qingqiu had been to Boss Shang's place these past few days to help Xiao Hai enter a meditative state, but no matter how she guided him, Xiao Hai's meditative state was very poor, only reaching a low-level state and easily waking up. So today, she had agreed with Boss Shang to find Ding Hao and try their luck.

This woman had an extraordinary presence, and the soldiers behind her made Ding Junjie quickly sheathe his Xiu Chun Dao and smile, "Miss, we were just playing around..."

Min Qingqiu had been looking for Ding Hao and had just seen someone about to attack him. She hated bullies and immediately frowned, "Playing around? You have an innate cultivation from awakening an immortal root, while he is a pre-awakening mortal. He is unarmed, and you have a steel saber. I ask you, how are you playing around? If you cause a death, how will you explain it?"

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