Huang Rong from The Return of the Condor Heroes: Brother Jing, let's get a divorce.

The air inside the cave was somewhat stuffy.

Yang Guo, with his back to Li Mochou, frantically fastened his belt. His usually nimble fingers seemed to be out of control, and it took him several tries to get the button on.

A rustling sound came from behind.

Yang Guo paused, then slowly turned around.

Li Mochou had already sat up. She leaned against the cold rock wall, and put her apricot-yellow Taoist robe back on, except that one of the buttons on the collar was missing. It was unclear whether it had been torn off in her haste or rolled into some corner.

She didn't cry or make a scene.

Those beautiful eyes, which were always filled with murderous intent, were now calm as still water, staring straight at the cave entrance.

This disregard made Yang Guo uneasy.

"Um... Fairy," Yang Guo scratched his head, breaking the silence, "It's come to this, don't be too sad. Although I, Yang Guo, have a notorious reputation, I'm not the kind of person who reneges on a promise after the fact. Since we... did that, I'll take responsibility."

Li Mochou's eyes shifted slightly, and her gaze finally landed on Yang Guo's face.

Extreme indifference.

"Take responsibility?" A mocking smirk tugged at the corner of her mouth. "With your paltry skills?"

Yang Guo choked. This woman's mouth is still so sharp.

"I know you're angry." Yang Guo sighed, took two steps closer, and wanted to reach out to help her, but was deterred by Li Mochou's murderous gaze. "But I was forced into this situation. You saw my adoptive father; when he goes crazy, he even hits me. If I hadn't intervened, we would both be dead here."

Li Mochou closed her eyes, took a deep breath, seemingly suppressing the emotions surging in her chest.

When she opened her eyes again, some of the deathly pallor had dissipated, replaced by an absolute rationality.

"Yang Guo, let's make a deal."

"A deal?" Yang Guo was taken aback.

"Go tell your crazy father to let me go." Li Mochou's voice was a little hoarse, but it revealed an undeniable determination. "Consider today's events a nightmare. Once we leave this cave, you go your way, and I'll go mine. I, Li Mochou, swear to heaven that I will never hunt you down because of this, nor will I mention it to anyone."

Yang Guo raised an eyebrow.

These conditions are very tempting.

If they could really get rid of this plague and avoid future troubles, they would be incredibly lucky. After all, he didn't want to live in constant fear, afraid that Li Mochou would cut off his head while he was asleep.

"Are you sure you don't want revenge?" Yang Guo asked, somewhat skeptical. "You're the Red Serpent Fairy, someone who holds grudges and seeks revenge."

"Now that I've lost all my internal energy, I'm at your mercy," Li Mochou sneered. "Besides, if word gets out that I, Li Mochou, have been taken advantage of by a junior like you... what will become of my reputation? It's better for everyone to keep this score to themselves."

He's a ruthless person. He can endure such a humiliating disgrace for the sake of his reputation.

Yang Guo secretly admired him and was about to agree when a series of heavy footsteps suddenly came from outside the cave.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

The ground was trembling slightly.

"My dear son! Daddy's back!"

Ouyang Feng's raspy voice boomed even before he entered the cave.

Immediately afterward, a huge dark shadow blocked the light from the cave entrance. Ouyang Feng, carrying a wild boar weighing at least two or three hundred pounds on his shoulder, strode in. The boar was still dripping blood, clearly having died recently.

"Looks like the battle is fierce!" Ouyang Feng threw the wild boar to the ground with a "bang," kicking up a cloud of dust.

His thieving eyes scanned back and forth between Yang Guo and Li Mochou, finally settling on Li Mochou's disheveled hair and Yang Guo's slightly red neck, and he nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad, not bad at all, you have the style of your father back in the day!"

Ouyang Feng reached out and made a cut on the wild boar's belly, his fingernails as sharp as knives, instantly slicing open the pig's stomach. Undeterred by the filth, he reached inside and rummaged around for a while, pulling out two bloody kidneys.

"Here, eat it while it's hot!"

Ouyang Feng handed the two still-steaming things to Yang Guo, his face full of eagerness, "This wild boar is strong, and its kidneys are the most nutritious. You just exerted a lot of effort, so you need to replenish your strength, otherwise the quality of your next offspring won't be good."

Yang Guo looked at the pig kidney that was still wriggling slightly, and his stomach churned.

"Father... this is too wild! At least grill it a little." Yang Guo said with a bitter face, taking a step back.

"Why grill it! Eating it raw is the best way to boost virility!" Ouyang Feng glared at him, making a move to force it on him.

"Father! Father! I have something important to discuss with you!" Yang Guo quickly changed the subject, clutching his stomach and feigning pain. "Ouch...it hurts so much...Father, the energy you left in my stomach was running rampant when we were doing our business just now, it almost made me suffer a qi deviation. Could you please help me release it?"

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Feng frowned.

"Running around? That shouldn't be the case." He casually slapped the pig kidney onto the wild boar, then grabbed Yang Guo's wrist to take his pulse.

Indeed, there was a surge of true energy lingering near his dantian. That was his unique "Toad Soul-Locking Force".

"Alright then." Ouyang Feng readily agreed. "Since you've obediently left an heir for your father, there's no need to keep this restriction."

He changed his palm to his fingers and tapped Yang Guo's lower abdomen three times, then suddenly slapped Yang Guo's back.

"puff!"

Yang Guo exhaled a breath of turbid air, and felt the stagnation that had been pressing down on his dantian disappear instantly. His internal energy flowed without any hindrance, and he felt much lighter.

He made the right bet. This crazy father may be crazy, but he's absolutely devoted to his "son."

Yang Guo stretched his limbs and caught a glimpse of Li Mochou staring intently at him, her eyes full of urging.

"Cough cough, Father." Yang Guo moved closer to Ouyang Feng, massaging his back as he tentatively said, "Look, I'm alright now, shouldn't we release this... daughter-in-law as well?"

Ouyang Feng was about to pick up the two pig kidneys when he heard this, so he stopped and tilted his head to look at Yang Guo.

"Release them?"

"Yes," Yang Guo said with a forced smile. "Think about it, we're family after all. If you press her acupoints, what if it blocks her blood flow and affects the baby in her womb? Besides, you can't force a relationship. We have to win her over and make her willingly give birth to a child for our Yang family."

Li Mochou listened from the side, gritting her teeth, but for the sake of her freedom, she endured it.

Ouyang Feng blinked, seemingly pondering the logic behind Yang Guo's words.

A moment later, he suddenly asked a completely unrelated question.

"Son, let me ask you a question," Ouyang Feng said, pointing to Li Mochou leaning against the wall, "If I release her pressure points and return her martial arts to her, can you defeat her?"

Yang Guo was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at Li Mochou.

Although the woman was writhing and submitting to your pleasure just now, it was because she was poisoned and her acupoints were sealed. If she were to truly recover her power, she would be like the Crimson Serpent Fairy, able to turn you into a hedgehog with just a handful of Ice Soul Silver Needles.

"Well... at present, it's probably, maybe... just a little bit short." Yang Guo gestured with his little finger, speaking the truth.

Although he has had a fortuitous encounter and his internal strength has greatly increased, compared with a well-established master like Li Mochou, his practical experience and ruthlessness are still insufficient.

"That would be terrible!"

Ouyang Feng slapped his thigh and looked at Yang Guo with an expression as if he were looking at an idiot.

"You can't beat her, so I let her go, but what if she turns around and kills you? Or what if she runs away? Then my eldest grandson will be gone too!"

Yang Guo opened his mouth, about to say "She swore an oath," but when he saw Ouyang Feng's cloudy yet cunning eyes, he swallowed his words.

Trying to reason with a madman is itself a form of madness.

Trying to reason with a madman about chivalry is like casting pearls before swine.

Ouyang Feng's logic forms a perfect closed loop: daughter-in-law = tool for producing grandson. Tool is dangerous = must be controlled. Son can't beat tool = father has to help son suppress.

"Well...we can't keep him tied up like that, can we?" Yang Guo asked tentatively.

"So what if they're tied up?" Ouyang Feng said matter-of-factly. "When I used to raise snakes on White Camel Mountain, those disobedient female snakes were kept in cages. They'd only be let out to get some fresh air when they laid their eggs."

Li Mochou's face turned deathly pale instantly.

Are you raising her like a mother snake?

Are they going to keep you locked up until you give birth?

"No! I won't..." Li Mochou was about to shout when Ouyang Feng casually picked up a stone from the ground and flicked it with his finger.

"Snapped!"

The stone struck Li Mochou's pressure point precisely, silencing her. The world fell silent.

"Women just talk too much." Ouyang Feng curled his lips in disgust, then picked up the two dusty pig kidneys again and wiped them casually on his clothes.

He walked to the fire, skewered the pig kidneys on a branch, and seared them over the fire a few times.

It sizzled and oozed oil, releasing an indescribable, pungent odor.

That is, it's half-cooked.

Ouyang Feng handed the branch to Yang Guo with a kind smile that left no room for refusal.

"eat."

"Father, this..."

"Eat!" Ouyang Feng's eyes sharpened. "Eat to replenish your strength, and keep trying tonight. This girl has big hips, which makes her fertile, but we can't expect to get her pregnant on the first try. We need to be diligent, like farmers planting crops—we need to sow many seeds to reap a harvest!"

Yang Guo looked at the still-dripping pig kidney, then at Li Mochou beside him, who looked utterly hopeless and was being treated as a "land deity".

He knew there was no room for negotiation on this matter.

In front of this unparalleled "benevolent father," he and Li Mochou were like a breeding pig being forcibly fed and a sow about to give birth.

No one should laugh at anyone else.

Yang Guo steeled his heart, took the branch, closed his eyes, and took a big bite.

A strong, fishy smell assaulted my senses.

"vomit--"

Swallow it! If you dare spit it out, I'll break your legs!

With tears in his eyes, Yang Guo forced down the half-cooked kidney under the loving gaze of that "kind father."

Sin ah.