Chapter 663 - 662: Detoxification
After all, the second step requires the granddaughter and that boy to be naked and soak in the potion for three days and nights. Normally you wouldn’t do this unless you’re married, but now time is too tight, the wedding can’t be held, and we need him to sign a paper for assurance, can’t just let Chen Tianlong take advantage of her like that.
The three walked into the room, and Wan Qi didn’t waste any more time. She took the herbs Chen Tianlong had collected and started brewing the potion. Since not much was needed, just a big bowlful, the potion was ready in less than an hour.
"Chen Tianlong, quickly drink the potion. If it works, your skin will start to darken in about an hour. Then I’ll prepare the bathwater for you, and you can start soaking, but be mentally prepared for it: you have to soak for three days and nights." Wan Qi warned beforehand, lest they come out halfway through, which would be disastrous.
"Okay." Chen Tianlong took the potion that Wan Qi handed him and gulped it down in one go, but after drinking, he felt nothing, so he asked in some confusion, "Grandma, will there be any reaction after drinking this potion?"
"How would I know, I haven’t drunk it myself. Your aunt documented this, who knows if it’s real." At this moment, Wan Qi rolled her eyes at Chen Tianlong, leaving him to chuckle wryly.
That is also true, who knows if this method is feasible; many times, theory and practice can be different.
"Chen Tianlong, it will work, you just drank it. Grandma said that in an hour, your skin will turn black, that’s what the notes say. As for any immediate reaction, it’s indeed unknown." Jiang Yufan understood Chen Tianlong’s worries and quickly comforted him.
"Hehe, alright, then let’s leave it to fate."
Chen Tianlong let out a deep sigh. Anyway, this was the only way, he had no other choice.
If I run to Celestial Eye now and ask the boss there for medicine, it definitely won’t work. You just took out their Earth Emperor, it’s quite good enough if they don’t kill you on the spot, no way they’d give you the potion.
Moreover, getting the potion would mean being bound to the Celestial Eye, meaning there would never be freedom again, under their control. For Chen Tianlong, he’d rather die than live like that, just to end it all.
In this way, each of them harbored their own thoughts. An hour passed quickly, and Chen Tianlong suddenly felt warmth in his Dantian, then itching all over his body, and his skin began to turn reddish; at this point, his body wasn’t as itchy, but the skin color was frightening.
"Grandma, what’s happening to my skin?"
"Didn’t I tell you? After an hour, your skin will turn black." As Wan Qi said this, she suddenly remembered something, and it seemed the potion was indeed working.
"Boy, you’re lucky, the potion is taking effect." Wan Qi said lightly, "But what comes next concerns Yufan’s lifelong happiness, and I must have you sign an agreement."
"Huh? Grandma, what are you talking about, a lifelong matter, an agreement?" Jiang Yufan was a bit surprised and asked.
"Yufan, you silly child, aren’t you going to soak in the water with this boy next? Don’t you have to think about yourself a bit, even though he’s your boyfriend? What if one day he likes someone else and leaves you, what will you do then?"
Wan Qi belonged to that era, and the older generation took such matters very seriously. Although they hadn’t done anything yet, at least there’s a physical closeness, so Wan Qi felt this related directly to Yufan’s lifelong happiness.
"Ah? Alright."
Actually, Jiang Yufan felt similarly; she really liked Chen Tianlong and hoped to be with him, but she never gathered the courage to confess to him, and she knew nothing about Chen Tianlong’s past.
Could he really be a helpful student from South Sea City?
Clearly, Jiang Yufan didn’t believe in Chen Tianlong’s identity, nor did she know if he had a girlfriend, or what he really did. Was it worth putting her body together with his now?
Of course, it’s worth it.
This was the only thing Jiang Yufan could be sure of, that it was free of regret. However, hearing her grandma say this, she felt a bit shaken. Undeniably, women are always a conflicted species; if there’s a better choice, why not take it?
"Chen Tianlong, did you hear that? I hope you can give Yufan some assurance by signing an agreement, otherwise, if you regret it in the future and leave my Yufan, where would we find you? She’s been running around for you and even risked her life to save you. If it weren’t for her telling me to step in, you would’ve been wiped out by the Earth Emperor by now."
Wan Qi recounted the whole situation, her purpose simple: to let Chen Tianlong know Yufan’s goodness towards him.
"This..." Chen Tianlong hesitated for a moment. It’s not that he didn’t like Jiang Yufan, but he already had a fiancée, Wu Mengting, back home. Abruptly agreeing to this, would cause big trouble if Mengting found out. But if he didn’t agree to sign the agreement now, he might not make it back alive.
"You’re still hesitating? Then forget it, we’ll stop the soaking process. Yufan, let’s not soak." Wan Qi, seeing Chen Tianlong still reluctant to agree, was a bit angry and was about to leave with Jiang Yufan.
"Ah? No, Grandma, I mean... shouldn’t such a lifelong matter be mentioned to my aunt? This is so sudden, I’m afraid she can’t handle it." In a moment of urgency, Chen Tianlong racked his brain and brought up his aunt to talk.
"Hmph, what’s there to say? If your uncle knew how beautiful my granddaughter is, he’d agree right away. Fine, call him now." Wan Qi thought for a moment and said immediately.
"Ahem... grandma, don’t do this." Jiang Yufan felt a bit embarrassed, why did it seem like she had no say in the matter, being pushed around by her grandma and Chen Tianlong?
"Yufan, don’t speak for him, it’s you who will suffer in the end." Wan Qi was a bit disappointed by the girl, who was clearly trying to help her, but wasn’t supporting the right person.
"Alright, I’ll sign."
Chen Tianlong gritted his teeth and agreed. Making him call his aunt would make it seem like he was caught lying. The previous time with Shen Mengyan, she thought it was it. When he brought Mengting, she was mad for a long time. Now if he said he found a girl in Yunfu, wouldn’t Chen Tian be furious enough to pass out?
"Hmph, that’s more like it. Our Yufan is so good, as if I was forcing you to accept her." Wan Qi finally calmed down. She thought Chen Tianlong wasn’t bad and had quite a bit of capability, enough to make her feel comfortable entrusting her granddaughter to him.
At this moment, Jiang Yufan’s face turned as red as a boiled lobster, incredibly shy. This grandma really, discussing such matters with Chen Tianlong right in front of her, isn’t that embarrassing?
Originally, love is a matter between two people privately, and now grandma made it a signed contract. She was truly a bit in awe. However, hearing Chen Tianlong agree, Jiang Yufan was very happy from the heart, she truly wanted to follow Chen Tianlong, no matter how far.