Published: March 8, 2025
Chapter 96: Tan Tan and the Spirit-Absorbing Sacred Fish
It was none other than Meng Chaoran and Tan Tan.
Meng Chaoran furrowed his brows, looking quite helpless. "Tan Tan, I need to discuss something with you."
Tan Tan, feigning shock, replied, "Master, please go ahead."
Meng Chaoran's face darkened, and he said weakly, "There are just the two of us, do you really need to act so shocked? After raising you for eighteen years, do you still not know whether you look good or not? What are you shocked about in front of me?"
Tan Tan seemed to ignore his words, skillfully fixing his hair. He tilted his head, flicked his hair, and then skillfully pulled out a mirror from his pocket, exclaiming in shock, "Master, look, look! I haven't looked in the mirror these past few days, and I've become even more handsome..."
Meng Chaoran was speechless: "Let's just pretend I didn't say anything." With a sense of infinite annoyance, he moved on ahead.
Tan Tan carefully examined himself in the mirror and smugly said, "Damn! I've grown even more handsome... If that little girl Xie Danfeng saw me, she'd definitely be enchanted..."
Suddenly, a golden fish tail weakly stretched out from his embrace and swayed a couple of times.
Meng Chaoran sighed deeply: even the Spirit-Absorbing Sacred Fish felt disgusted...
Tan Tan adjusted his appearance in the mirror, making some silly expressions with a lopsided smile, then pretended to be shocked again before asking, "Master, do you think Chu Yang will attend this time?"
"Of course he will," Meng Chaoran replied confidently.
"Ah... I heard that the last time the wedding snatching battle was quite lively... What a pity I missed it," Tan Tan lamented, gazing at Meng Chaoran with a mournful look. "It's all your fault, Master, for forcing me to break through at that time..."
Meng Chaoran's face was as hard as iron, ignoring him as he quickened his pace, leaving this shameless disciple far behind... So shameless! You reached a bottleneck yourself, and when the opportunity to break through came, it wasted your time. And now you want to blame me? Do you have any idea how hard it is for someone in martial arts to encounter such an opportunity?
What you just said was utterly ridiculous!
If it weren't for Meng Chaoran's strong self-control, he would have grabbed this kid and given him a good beating right then and there!
"If my senior brother saw me now, he surely wouldn't recognize me," Tan Tan exclaimed, pulling out the mirror again, admiring himself: "With Chu Yang's ugly mug, how could he have seen a handsome guy like me..."
In a flash, Meng Chaoran could no longer contain himself. He turned back angrily, grabbing Tan Tan by the collar and shouted, "Shut up! If you dare say another word, get back to your training! You are not allowed to come out again!"
Meng Chaoran's refined face twisted... He simply couldn't take it anymore. Ever since this brat discovered that "shock" could improve his appearance, his life had turned into a living hell, filled with great grievances! Spending every day with this disciple made Meng Chaoran feel like his temples were pounding with every passing moment. He was genuinely worried he would end up with a stress headache at any moment...
Tan Tan stared at his master, wanting to ask but afraid to speak, his eyes wide with shock. Finally, he was able to be shocked without even needing to pretend...
Upon seeing his expression, Meng Chaoran felt utterly drained. He slowly released Tan Tan and said, "It's my fault for losing my temper... but can you... not be so narcissistic..."
"Master... you are really wronging me..." Tan Tan pouted, feeling wronged as if he had suffered a great injustice, almost ready to cry. "Iām not narcissistic at all... How could someone as handsome as me be narcissistic..."
Meng Chaoran felt a throb in his temples, sighed deeply, and with a tone filled with hopelessness, said, "Let's go... alright?"
...
When the master and disciple arrived at Dingjun Mountain, they found it deserted, having arrived three days too late. They then heard about the appearance of a ninth-level spirit beast in the Extreme North Wilderness, so Meng Chaoran decided to take Tan Tan along for some training.