Chapter 138: Bonds (2).

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Hao Xinyuan watched as his son collected the needles from Hao Mei and accurately drove them through the acupoints on Tang Zen's chest. He did not even need to remove the clothes that the old lady was wearing. Hao Mei was also observing her brother displaying his brilliance from such a close distance, and this was for the first time ever she was watching him. For a moment she turned her head and saw Han Lingshi watching Hao Ren with a faint smile and brimming admiration in her eyes. She realized that short relationship between the two people had grown into something really strong and deep. Hao Mei could not understand the reason behind this but she knew that it was not a lie. When she first found out about Han Lingshi, she thought this woman was going to use her brother as a shield to get away from the troubles of the secular world, but the growth and trust they both showed baffled her. .net Hao Ren won her heart with his simplicity and down to earth effort. She wanted to ask her why did she choose Hao Ren to marry her, but she did not know how to approach the topic. After all, they were not at such friendly terms with each other. Han Lingshi asking for her help in cultivation was also a surprise, but she knew, Han Lingshi was an objective person, she did not care if Hao Mei was someone she disliked, knowledge was much more important. Hao Ren injected the seventh needle and said, "Withdraw your spiritual energy. Empress Hao, open your eyes and stop playing possum. What sort of a cultivator are you if you cannot even control your spiritual energy flow? Wake up." Hao Xinyuan glared at his son and said, "How dare you talk to your mother in this manner?" Hao Ren sighed and said, "Have you finally turned senile? It was all her attempt to kill herself." The people were shocked, and Old Lady Tang opened her eyes slightly. Hao Ren shook his head and got off the bed. Hao Mei asked, "What do you mean her attempt to kill herself?" Hao Ren replied in a calm tone, "She has been a cultivator of at least six decades, do you think her emotional control is so shallow that it would cause her spiritual energy to rupture the meridians? When Old Boy Hao was holding her injury back she did not even try to control her situation, tell me if that was not suicide?" Hao Xinyuan looked at Tang Zen and asked with a saddened expression, "Why did you do you, Zen? Why?" Tang Zen looked at Hao Ren and then closed her eyes. Hao Ren scoffed and berated her, "When I was a child you didn't love me. You put me through the illusion of my sister dying, and then you saw me getting better and stronger so you began to mellow out. However, now that I have learned the truth and hold you guilty, you wish to run away from it all without redeeming yourself? What a strong cultivation expert you are, no? Hmph." He paused and then continued, "The needles will remove by themselves when her energy is stabilized and the wound is closed." Hao Ren was looking at the trio with a calm face, and did not interrupt at all, and Hao Xinyuan continued, "I met your mother after the war came to an end. She was injured and tried to attack me. I stopped her and helped her. Gradually we started liking each other and then we got married. The Hao Family is a big name in the Northern reaches of the eastern provinces. We ruled a big part of that region, but there was always some conflict inside the family. My cousin brother, Hao Tian, decided that he wanted to seize the power and he planned to kill me, as I was the Heir to the Hao Family." Hao Ren was shocked and exclaimed, "Old boy, do you mean to say that not only was I born in a cultivation family, I was also born with a silver spoon?" Han Xinyuan clamped his forehead and Han Lingshi clear her throat to bring Hao Ren back to reality. The young man calmed down, and Hao Xinyuan continued, "I had no interest in the family leader position, and one day, my father and mother left for an expedition. After a week we found that they were attacked on the way and were missing. Your mother was carrying Xiao Mei in her womb, so, rather than facing Hao Tian, we decided to leave the family and hide. For an entire year we hid, but Hao Tian did not give up the pursuit. The Hao Family put a bounty on my head, and Tang Zen's. Blaming us for regicide. The bounty was very attractive, and so, we faced a lot of struggle. Finally, we came out here. We covered our identities with the help of a few old friends who were forced to come here and sealed our cultivation to avoid the sights of DEHB. Had we told you, you would have followed Xiao Mei, and in that iron fist world, you would have died. Hao Mei was sent back so that she could avoid the DEHB who caught a scent of her when she broke through the core formation realm. We came up with other ideas, but they did not look feasible." Hao Ren asked, "Did you all never thought of saying, Ren, your sister is in a foreign country and is studying?" Hao Mei sighed and said, "Would you have believed that given how short we were of money?" Hao Ren retorted, "You are a bright student, you could have gained a scholarship." Hao Mei rolled her eyes and replied, "This is why we had to lie to you, because you were such a clingy child that you would have tried to follow me in all directions possible." Hao Ren glared at her and questioned, "I was the clingy child, or was it you who followed me everywhere with that pretty smile of yours? The entire group of children used to call me a sis-con. How many times did I tell you to not do that? But you never listened, since I had no one else, it was obvious that I would lean on you. I am a human for god sakes, and my mother did not like me. Was it wrong of me to look for her in you?" Hao Mei stood up quickly and said, "Do you think I did not like you? Did I not love you? I would beat up those kids who bullied you in secret, or did you think Hayden broke his leg just by kicking a pebble? I was elder to you, and I needed some space which I never found with you sitting on the windowsill with a sulky expression." Hao Ren clenched his fist, because it was true that he was the one who pestered Hao Mei a lot, and would often sulk about the shitty system he had. However, Hao Mei was not wrong, at this moment, a ding echoed in his mind, *Ding: Host, a woman respects a man who is honest, and also cares about their relationships. Issuing task: Strengthen the bonds. Find a mutual point of concession and mend your relationship.*

Chapter 138: Bonds (2).

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