"Is this little fox truly foolish, or just pretending?"
Even Su Jinxiu and Su Huamei couldn't tell for a moment.
"But aren't youtsu said to be quite wealthy and not short of money? Why does she look so greedy for cash?" Liu Nanfeng asked Su Huamei.
It was she who had said that youtsu were not short of money.
"The fox clan is a bit special."
"How so?"
"Because they multiply too quickly, and no matter how much wealth they have, it gets divided among too many, leaving them all quite poor. Back then, Hu Siniang almost had to resort to becoming a streetwalker when she first came to Jiangcheng."
Liu Nanfeng: ...
"Aren't youtsu supposed to be very good at seducing men? If so, why don't they use their advantages to catch a wealthy husband?" Liu Nanfeng asked, puzzled.
The sisters exchanged a glance and then burst into laughter simultaneously.
"Did I say something wrong?" Liu Nanfeng asked, confused.
Su Jinxiu explained, "Because a fox clan ancestor disrupted the family of a high-ranking official. That official then enacted a regulation strictly prohibiting the fox clan from using their charm techniques to attract the opposite sex. This was like cutting off an arm for the fox clan."
"As for the remaining methods of manipulating people's hearts, to be honest, they aren't much stronger than some women today, and in some cases, even inferior."
"I see," Liu Nanfeng said, a bit enlightened. However, that official truly held immense power to issue a decree that banned the entire fox clan.
"It's said to be a high-ranking official from the Ninth Department," Su Huamei said.
That made sense. With the Ninth Department's authority to suppress all demons, the humble fox clan naturally wouldn't dare to resist.
After chatting for a while, as more customers arrived, the two returned to the bar.
Liu Nanfeng, bored, was resting his head on the table. He suddenly remembered that the Ding Mao he had refined yesterday should have passed twenty-four hours and turned into a pill.
So, Liu Nanfeng went into the restroom, summoned the scroll, and sure enough, he saw a pale pill spinning on the lava.
The nearby '41' seemed to know it was something good, but its six legs were trapped by the lava. It could only stare at the pill in a peculiar posture, unblinking.
Liu Nanfeng ignored it, reached into the scroll, and directly took the pill.
'41' immediately let out a shrill cry, as if its beloved possession had been snatched away. It flapped its wings and struggled desperately. Accidentally, one of its legs snapped off and was swallowed by the lava. Terrified, it dared not move again.
Liu Nanfeng put away the scroll and looked at the red pill in his hand. It looked like an ordinary sugar pill.
However, the thought of gaining the Qi Plague ability after consuming this pill made him a little excited.
Qi Plague: Reverses the body's five elements, causing numerous illnesses and Yin-Yang imbalance.
This was indeed a very good ability.
Liu Nanfeng didn't hesitate any further and popped the pill into his mouth. He chewed it, but it had no sweetness, no chicken flavor, and wasn't tasty at all, Liu Nanfeng thought to himself.
But then he discovered that he hadn't gained the Qi Plague ability.
Instead, a powerful warm current suddenly spread from his stomach to his limbs and bones.
At that moment, he felt so comfortable that he couldn't help but moan. Then, a tingling sensation followed.
It felt like ants crawling within his marrow; the itchy yet comfortable sensation made Liu Nanfeng groan again involuntarily.
Then he realized it and quickly covered his mouth. There were still people outside; if they heard him, they might think he was doing something unspeakable in the restroom.
This warm current came and went quickly, receding like a tide.
However, it had brought him immense strength. He opened his palm and squeezed it lightly, producing a sonic boom.
Liu Nanfeng was astonished himself. This was simply too exaggerated, and the strength came so inexplicably.
No, it wasn't entirely inexplicable. Liu Nanfeng thought of his Body Strengthening ability.
Body Strengthening: Devil's instinct, craftsmanship of evolution. Eating makes you stronger.
So, the Qi Plague ability was directly digested by Body Strengthening? Liu Nanfeng looked somewhat dumbfounded. Would it always be like this?
Anything that entered his stomach through his mouth would be absorbed and converted into nutrients for Body Strengthening. What was he to do? Would he never gain new abilities again?
Would he ultimately turn into a muscular dude, a one-punch man?
Liu Nanfeng squeezed his biceps; they didn't seem to have gotten any bigger.
"Brother-in-law, did you fall in the toilet?" Su Huamei called from outside the door.
"Coming out now."
Liu Nanfeng said, turning on the faucet to wash his hands before going out.
Then, with a "hiss," a stream of water gushed out, splashing all over him. He had twisted the entire faucet off.
Liu Nanfeng frantically reached out to grasp the broken part, and with a creak, the water column disappeared, and the broken part was immediately crushed by his grip.
"Brother-in-law, what's wrong?" Su Huamei knocked on the door, hearing the commotion.
Liu Nanfeng helplessly opened the door and saw him looking all wet.
Su Huamei chuckled, "Brother-in-law, were you taking a shower in the restroom?"
Liu Nanfeng irritably shoved the broken faucet into her hand.
"The faucet is broken. I'm going home to change my clothes," Liu Nanfeng said.
Su Huamei lowered her head to look at the faucet in her hand and immediately noticed something amiss. She walked into the restroom and confirmed her suspicions.
"The faucet is broken. I'm going home to change my clothes," Liu Nanfeng informed Su Jinxiu.
"The faucet is broken?"
Su Jinxiu seemed puzzled, but seeing Liu Nanfeng's damp clothes, she nodded.
"Brother-in-law, I'll go back with you," Su Huamei called out, chasing after him.
But Su Jinxiu grabbed her arm.
"Don't leave yet. I need someone to come and fix the faucet."
Su Huamei: ...
Liu Nanfeng exited the coffee shop, carefully mounted his bicycle, and then cautiously turned the handlebars, afraid that he might accidentally pull the handlebars off.
But when he arrived home cautiously, he found that his clothes had already dried.
Even so, Liu Nanfeng couldn't possibly turn back now.
After parking his bike, he carefully returned home, fetched a ruler, and measured his height. He was still 1.85 meters tall; his height hadn't changed.
He then stepped onto the electronic scale. The numbers on the scale rapidly climbed, finally stopping at 150.
Liu Nanfeng was greatly astonished. The heaviest he had ever been was only ninety kilograms, but now he had reached a terrifying 150 kilograms.
But his flesh hadn't increased. So where had his weight come from?
The only explanation was the density of his bones and muscles.
However, the most important thing now was to get accustomed to his sudden surge of strength, lest he cause damage unintentionally.
When Su Jinxiu and Su Huamei returned from the coffee shop, they found Liu Nanfeng wearing shorts, with his arms bare, doing a pull-up in the center of the living room using only two fingers.
He didn't know how long he had been doing it. Sweat trickled down his well-defined muscles, leaving a large wet patch on the floor.
"Gulp."
Su Huamei involuntarily swallowed, startling Su Jinxiu, who had been staring blankly. She turned and glared at her.
"Tonight, I get him."
Su Huamei wasn't afraid of her. Instead, she raised an eyebrow at her, looking quite audacious.