novelraw Chapter 272
Chapter 272
"You can’t listen to slander, dear nephew!" The Second Lord immediately began trying to pull connections.
In fact, facing this nephew of his, he felt somewhat intimidated. He always had a feeling like facing his own father... Could it be because the nephew was raised by the old master?
The old master spent most of his early life building a career. Not until he was over three hundred, when both the dynasty and the Huo Family had stabilized, did he marry and have children. He married an ordinary woman without a Spirit Root and had the eldest lord of the Huo family very late in life.
Whether it was due to some mystical so-called "true love," the old master gradually gave up on cultivation. He even sought out a special Elixir to age slowly alongside the old madam until they were gray-haired. Sadly, as a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, the old master’s lifespan could have spanned a thousand years. Even with the Elixir, although he aged, his body hadn’t yet reached the limits of functionality.
Therefore, the old master mournfully bade farewell to the old madam. At nearly four hundred years old, he raised a cup to the moon, seeking a good opportunity to depart this world, but at that moment, received news of the birth of his legitimate eldest grandson.
The moment he saw Huo Lian, the old master inexplicably shed tears and never mentioned following his wife again. Instead, he very forcefully insisted on raising Huo Lian by his side...
The Second Lord pulled himself from his memories, swallowed hard, "Dear nephew, you know Huo Ting, she’s just an undisciplined concubine. She did steal Shu’er’s Fasting Pills, you can search her. She has several of them hidden on her!"
"I didn’t steal them!"
For some reason, with Changgui holding her arm, Huo Ting inexplicably seemed to draw strength: "She threw them away herself and buried them in the garden; I just dug them out. She doesn’t want to eat them, am I not allowed to take them?"
Honestly, Huo Lian considered it the first time he really saw this concubine sister Huo Ting. He scrutinized Huo Ting and nodded slightly, "Huo Ting has already successfully fasted; there’s no need for her to take Fasting Pills, and besides..."
It wasn’t that Huo Lian wanted to judge people unfairly, but fasting, which means abstaining from desire, should significantly affect one’s physique. The effect of the Fasting Pill suppresses appetite and makes food taste bland, reducing hunger. According to the recommended dosage, Huo Shu indeed shouldn’t appear like this at the moment...
Ordinary people find dieting painful, harmful to health, and prone to rebound, even potentially causing stomach problems. But cultivators are different. With spiritual power nourishing them, their physical body’s strength increases with cultivation, and their internal organs gradually transform into organs for digesting and channeling spiritual power. Fasting combined with the consumption of spiritual power...
Huo Shu noticed Huo Lian’s gaze, and her initially pale face turned red once again, this time from shame.
She just loved eating. There was so much delicious food she couldn’t bear to give up... Even when not hungry, she always felt cravings. The effect of the Fasting Pill made her brain crave, and even when food was in her mouth, it felt tasteless and failed to satisfy her cravings, making it even harder for her to endure, so she secretly buried it...
The Second Lord looked at his darling whose face was flushed with shyness, feeling very reluctant, "As her elder brother, how can you speak about her like that? She’s just a bit plump, and I think it’s very cute! Does cultivation have to consider body shape? Besides, Huo Ting has nothing, yet I’ve heard she’s always among the top in the family school. Why is that? Isn’t it because she’s scheming and stealing resources?"