Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter

Chapter 612 - 190: Forgetting the Wedding Night, Tempering the Soul for a New Beginning

Hanzhou Path, Mingyue Prefecture, Xie Mansion.

In the study, a drunken man was reading a book while drinking wine.

He hiccupped, his face flushed, with a few strands of graying hair hanging down, showing a bit of weathering.

"Reporting to the master, that Sixth Grade Young Master Ximen has been waiting for you for a long time..." a scholar’s attendant reported from outside the door.

The man’s face showed a drunken smile, "Oh, I know, I’ll be there soon, soon, hiccup... hahaha..."

No one would dare believe that this man was actually the Hanzhou Marshal——Xie Jian’an.

Xie Jian’an’s drunkenness and reading had already lost the demeanor of a grand marshal.

And if one were to look closely, they would find that what he was reading was simply... unbearable to look at, as it was all pictures of spring palace artistry.

Anyone would sigh and say, what kind of nonsense of a Marshal is this?

Yet, Xie Jian’an read it with relish, then cheerfully said, "Xiaowu, next month, accompany me to the county, I want to take five more concubines."

The scholar’s attendant named Xiaowu was speechless.

Just then, a sobbing sound came from outside.

"Master, Master~~~"

The voice came closer, accompanied by a fragrant breeze into the courtyard.

Xiaowu recognized the scent as that of the Fourth Madam.

The Fourth Madam was the new concubine taken by the master at the beginning of the year, very favored, having pushed the Third and Second Madams to the "Cold Palace" this year.

As for the First Madam, she was Xie Jian’an’s wife, but unfortunately, she had passed away twenty years ago.

At the time of her passing, Xie Jian’an had just assumed the position of Marshal, and his realm was only at the Peak of Seventh Grade...

Now, he was already at the Fifth Grade.

With Fifth Grade and ordinary women, or even Sixth Grade, it was difficult to have offspring, so the master only had three children: Xie Feng, Xie Wei, Xie Yu.

However, the master had many brothers, so there were quite a number of the Xie Family.

"Master~~" the Fourth Madam cried as she ran in, "Master, I can’t control Xiaoyu’Er anymore. She actually brought that Young Master Ximen into the inner chambers, saying she wants him to bathe.

She is an unmarried girl, doing such things, where is the Xie Family’s face, sob sob sob."

Behind the Fourth Madam was a steady-faced big man, who was Fang Tong.

In terms of strength, Fang Tong was even above the Marshal.

At the window, Xie Jian’an waved his hand, "Old Fang, tell me, what’s going on?"

Fang Tong impartially recounted what happened on the spot.

The Fourth Madam added fuel to the fire on the side.

Xie Jian’an said, "This choosing of a son-in-law was arranged by the Ancestor, Madam, don’t make a fuss."

Upon hearing the "Ancestor", the Fourth Madam was momentarily stunned but seemed unwilling to give up, wanting to speak but stopping herself.

Xie Jian’an continued, "Madam, if they’re suitable, they’ll become a couple sooner or later, what’s wrong with inviting him for a bath first? Don’t we often bathe together?"

The Fourth Madam’s face instantly flushed, she softly spat, "Why are you saying this here?"

Xie Jian’an’s eyes showed a lustful expression, he laughed slyly, then continued to ask Fang Tong a few questions. After receiving answers, he suddenly got up, rummaged around the study for a while, pulled out a thumb-sized Jade Gourd, and handed it to Fang Tong, "Old Fang, this gourd contains a drop of Fourth Grade Blood, put it in the bathwater of our future son-in-law."

Fang Tong respectfully received the gourd and replied, "Yes."

Xie Jian’an laughed, "To join our Xie Family, one must verify their true identity. If they rely on Ghost Realm tricks, then they can’t blame us."

Having laughed, he waved his hand, "Old Fang, go quickly, I will report to the Ancestor. If anything happens, with the Ancestor, everything can be suppressed."

With that, he ran deeper into the courtyard, filled with a pleasing smile.

Fang Tong also hurriedly turned away.

Having been in the mansion for a long time, he naturally knew that there were transformation skills using Evil Ghost Tools in the world, all of them terrifying and imaginable.

However...a drop of Fourth Grade Blood can verify true identity and expose all transformation skills.

In this world, a person has only one appearance, and if there’s a second, it’s due to using Evil Ghost Tools.

This Young Master Ximen is, of course, as is the Emperor.

...

...

A moment later.

Fang Tong appeared beside Xie Yu, who understood just by Fang Tong shaking the Jade Gourd in his hand.

Xie Yu knew this was a test for "her future husband" with the Fourth Grade Blood, but this blood was originally intended to be used on the "prospective groom" after the arena battle and before the wedding feast.

This was supposed to be the last test.

But now, her father took it out directly; doesn’t it mean that her father agreed to this Young Master Ximen just after hearing from Manager Fang?

Xie Yu asked softly with some surprise, "Was that one swing of his sword really that powerful?"

Fang Tong replied, "Third Miss, a thousand times true."

He sighed, "That one swing in its use of strength has already reached a state of extreme skillful mastery; let alone Miss, even ordinary Fifth Grades cannot perceive the subtleties... Mr. Fang happened to learn a thing or two in Sword Dao, so he can discern it. Otherwise, it would be a laughing stock not to recognize a True God standing before."

"True God?" Xie Yu was again surprised.

Fang Tong said, "His Sword Skill, in the eyes of those who use the blade, is a True God. Unbelievable, unreachable, as calm as the ordinary, yet hiding the abyss..."

His eyes flickered with a kind of longing, then he slowly shook his head, unscrewing the Jade Gourd.

Drip...

A drop of scorching blood dripped into the tub.

The warm steam gently rose, the blood spread out like threads.

Xie Yu took the Red Lotus petals by the side, scattering them with handfuls.

The Red Lotus floated on the water, emitting a faint floral fragrance.

Only then did Xie Yu call the maids to move the wooden tub to the side room.