Chapter 316: Nearly Beating His Granddaughter to d*ath—And She Still Thanks Him?
Staring at the Luck Child marker in the system, Bai Feng sank into deep thought.
Good thing he peeked at the system before throwing punches—otherwise, he’d be toast.
Wait, what the heck? How can a regular tiger become a Luck Child? That makes no sense!
But then again, if it weren’t a Luck Child, how could a tiger have gulped down an immortal’s arm before the Divine Monarch even blinked, and still be alive to tell the tale?
Luckily, he was mainly dealing with the immortal’s arm, so he didn’t go all-out on the tiger. Though he did stab a long sword through its body to pin it to the ground—at that moment, the tiger was parasitized by the immortal’s arm, so his act was more like helping the Luck Child. Plus, he only fixed its body—didn’t do anything else—so he didn’t trigger any pop-ups or get any Luck Points.
But now—what to do with this tiger?
Bai Feng looked at the tiger, feeling a headache coming on. k*ll it? That would net him more Luck Points from the system, but he wasn’t entirely at ease. Who knew what kind of monster this tiger would turn into after being influenced by the immortal’s arm?
Bring it back and raise it? Nah, he already had a cat, a fox, and a Luck Child trying to take over the dog’s territory. He really wasn’t keen on another tiger.
Forget it, maybe keep it around for a few days, see if it’s okay, then send it back to the mountains later.
Bai Feng casually fed the near-dead tiger a Pill, because if it died in front of him, the system would definitely hold him responsible.
While tending to the tiger, he noticed that the monster tribe, previously pierced by Bai Yu Mo and Yun Yue Yao, was patched up and seemed to be hanging on, not dead yet.
“I apologize on behalf of He Yi and thank you for sparing her,” an old man approached with a tentative step, looking genuinely remorseful. “She’s my granddaughter. I didn’t expect her to get involved in this mess. When I go back, I’ll give them a good scolding.”
‘Granddaughter?’
White Feng instinctively looked at He Yi, who indeed had a slightly puffed-up area on her bandaged chest.
She hadn’t died? Looks like the life force of someone in the Refinement Stage really is tenacious—wounded badly, stabbed twice, and still hanging on.
Probably because Bai Yu Mo and Yun Yue Yao—the rookies of the Refinement Stage—don’t really understand how stubborn that stage’s life force is, so she got lucky.
Yun Yan, who was nearby, quickly explained, “He is Elder He from Dao Xuan Holy Land. He used to be the mount of the last Holy Master Dao Xuan.”
………
Bai Feng didn’t know what to say. What a coincidence.
But he wouldn’t claim to be in the right here. Both sides probably were just fighting over some treasure, no deep grudges—plus, the other side was sincerely apologetic. He didn’t have much ground to stand on, yeah. As long as this guy didn’t come looking for trouble again.
“This spiritual artifact is yours,” said Elder He, pulling out a fan made of white feathers. “It’s called He Yu Fan—consider it my apology.”
The fan, crafted from white crane feathers, gleamed with a faint spiritual glow, looking more extraordinary than ordinary spirit tools.
“It’s just a normal item someone was after. No need for you to apologize, Elder He.”
Bai Feng clearly saw that the fan was quite expensive, but he waved dismissively. Not planning to take it. This was his fault, after all—he ambushed first, almost killed the granddaughter, so the idea of accepting a spiritual artifact felt like overstepping. Plus, he worried that accepting it might lead to trouble—like Elder He pulling strings to make him regret.
“Don’t worry about my face, mistakes deserve punishment,” Elder He shook his head. “You’re trying to fix this mess, and my granddaughter just wants to keep what’s hers. That’s not the same. If it weren’t for you, she’d have caused big trouble for my family. I must thank you for stopping her.”
“Huh…?”
Thinking about it, it does seem kind of reasonable.
So, he nearly beat the granddaughter to d*ath, and the other guy still wants to thank him?
“If you don’t like it…” Elder He hesitated for a few seconds, then turned to look at the still-unconscious He Yi. “Maybe I could have my granddaughter become your mount. With her Refinement Stage cultivation, it should be doable…”
wait!!
Bai Feng hurriedly interrupted. Can people just casually talk about such things? Though he knew Elder He meant it seriously, claiming his granddaughter as a mount was a bit… weird. Can your monster tribe not be a little more tactful?
He quickly reached out and took the fan: “I think this fan’s pretty nice. Forget about the riding thing—just let her recover well.”
Elder He didn’t push further. He nodded gratefully. “Then I thank you on behalf of her.”
“No need, you’re too polite.”
Bai Feng quickly waved his hand, stepping back several steps to avoid the subject of riding her.
He cast another glance around. Besides He Yi, there was another monster, right? Could that guy still be alive?
But he saw no big guy—only a fat, dying earthworm hanging from a tree.
“His work,” said Yun Yan, pointing at the kind-looking old man.
………
Well, it made sense. His granddaughter came out of this okay, so the old man probably couldn’t exactly blame Bai Feng. Just a matter of putting the target on whoever tricked his granddaughter into going out and getting into trouble.
Forget it, none of it was his business. Time to go home and rest.
……
Qingshui City.
Bai Feng sat in a lovely courtyard, with some food on a stone table in front of him.
“The seafood here’s pretty good!”
He picked up a crab, a flick of his spiritual power shaking inside, and the crab meat came loose easily.
“Senior Bai, did you really come into contact with the Divine Monarch’s people? Nothing serious happened, right?”
Water Miao Miao asked worriedly, while Shui Xi Yu also pricked up her ears.
“What could possibly happen for me to get into trouble after I’m back?” Bai Feng casually replied. “Actually, you guys will have your hands full soon—Black Dragon Chancellor is finished. Though he’s ambitious, he’s been stabilizing the situation, but now that he’s out, chaos will likely increase.”
Water Miao Miao thought for a few seconds, then suddenly remembered something: “So, does that mean I can go to Heavenly Sword Sect soon… ah, I mean, continue cultivating there?”
After all, their biggest threat was Black Dragon Chancellor. Now that he’s in captivity, the remaining princes and princesses aren’t as scary. The war might end pretty quickly.
