A Good-for-nothing Son-in-law Builds the Li Family

4: Chapter 4 Ninth Grade Low-Grade Fire Spirit Root”System, you old schemer! You’re issuing this kind of quest at a time like this? And with no species restrictions? With a suggested gender of female?! Thanks a lot!”

”But... the top-grade foundation establishment pill!”

”That is a treasure that can greatly increase the success rate of foundation establishment, and even improve the quality of the foundation established! If it were out there, it would make countless Qi Refining cultivators break their heads trying to get it! With it, he, Li Guidai, can break free from the bottom of the Qi Refining stage and truly step onto the path of immortality!”

He was originally a tenth-grade low-rank spirit root, a total piece of trash, but now... He felt the two vibrant ”little furnaces” at his lower back...

[Ding! Friendly reminder: After a deep scan by the system, the host’s current spirit root quality has been upgraded to: Ninth-grade low-rank fire spirit root, thanks to the unremitting efforts of the Ancient Kidney Physique! (Applause!) It just happens to meet the recruitment baseline of the poker-faced old man opposite you!]

”Ninth-grade low-rank! The king of scraping by!”

Li Guidai’s eyes lit up ”whoosh”! Risk? The dignity of a matrilocal son-in-law? In front of the top-grade foundation establishment pill, those are all fleeting clouds! In his past life, he died of social embarrassment because of a silicone doll; in this life, he will rise by becoming a matrilocal son-in-law! What is this called? This is called symmetry! This is called performance art!

He looked at Seventh Elder Zhuge Tai in the air, and then looked at the villagers below who were about to fight over the spots. A wave of inexplicable heroism (mainly a desire for the foundation establishment pill) surged into his heart.

”Give it a shot, and the cesspit becomes a cave dwelling!” He gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, pushed through the chaotic crowd, and walked toward Seventh Elder Zhuge Tai.

He didn’t walk fast, but every step exuded an aura of ”I am very calm, I am different from those flashy sluts outside.”

Seventh Elder Zhuge Tai’s indifferent gaze naturally landed on the young man walking over alone. Qi Refining Level 1? His cultivation was pathetically low. But this calm and composed manner... a bit interesting.

Li Guidai walked to a suitable distance, imitated the style he saw on TV, cupped his hands in a decent manner, and said in a loud voice:

”Li Guidai of Jicai Village, twenty-five years old, unmarried... uh, that’s not important! I implore the immortal to test my spirit root!”

His voice was exceptionally clear amidst the noise.

Instantly, countless gazes focused on him, filled with shock, disdain, and the sentiment of ”Are you f***ing kidding me?”

”Li Guidai? Didn’t he just fall into the cesspit?”

”Tenth-grade trash spirit root? Where did he get the courage?”

”Did Liang Jingru give it to him? (Although they don’t know who Liang Jingru is)”

”Maybe the cesspit water went to his brain?”

Jeers rose one after another.

Li Guidai didn’t change his expression, silently chanting in his heart: ”top-grade foundation establishment pill... top-grade foundation establishment pill...”

Seventh Elder Zhuge Tai raised an eyebrow slightly, flicked his finger, and a faint ray of spiritual light submerged into Li Guidai’s body.

Li Guidai felt a warm current flow through him, especially lingering around his dantian and waist.

A moment later, a trace of faint surprise flashed in Seventh Elder Zhuge Tai’s eyes; it seemed he hadn’t expected that there would actually be someone in this backwater place who barely met the cutoff. He spoke slowly, his voice spreading across the entire scene:

”Spirit root, ninth-grade low-rank. Meets the requirements.”

He paused, glanced at Li Guidai, and added: ”Selection approved, board the boat.”

Silence! A deathly silence!

Everyone was dumbfounded! Falling into a cesspit... can really result in a ninth-grade spirit root?! What kind of heaven-defying metaphysical operation is this?!

Li Guidai was overjoyed, but he tried hard to maintain his composure on his face, and cupped his hands again toward Seventh Elder Zhuge Tai: ”Thank you, Immortal!”

He seemed to already see that round, alluring top-grade foundation establishment pill waving at him!

As for being a matrilocal son-in-law... Hehe, for the sake of the foundation establishment pill, let alone being a matrilocal son-in-law, even if they asked him to clean the toilets for the Zhuge Family... he’d still need a raise!

Seventh Elder Zhuge Tai’s gaze, devoid of any emotional color, landed on Li Guidai, as if he were examining an ordinary-looking antique just dug out of the dirt. He spoke slowly, his voice like cold jade striking against each other:

”Li Guidai, are you willing to enter the Zhuge Family and become a matrilocal son-in-law of the Zhuge Family?”

It’s here, it’s here! The critical question is here! Li Guidai’s heart tightened, but he tried hard to squeeze out what he considered his most sincere and harmless smile.

Seventh Elder Zhuge Tai continued to speak in that tone of announcing ”cloudy turning to clear tonight”: ”If you enter the Zhuge Family, we will naturally arrange for a young and beautiful woman of the Zhuge Family to be your wife.”

Li Guidai’s ears perked up instantly! Young! Beautiful! Keywords captured!

”Food, clothing, housing, and transportation will all be covered by the Zhuge Family.” (Oh wow! A long-term meal ticket!)

”We will also provide cultivation resources.” (Cultivation accelerator!)

”What you need to pay,” Seventh Elder Zhuge Tai paused, seemingly emphasizing the point, ”is merely to bear bloodline descendants for the Zhuge Family, and the offspring must bear the surname Zhuge.”

”If you can bear descendants with spirit roots, the Zhuge Family will have additional generous rewards.”

After listening, Li Guidai’s little abacus clattered in his heart:

”A matrilocal son-in-law? Isn’t that just a live-in husband! My dad, Li Jiantou, didn’t he also ’marry’ into the Mengchun Brothel as a madam’s husband back in the day? He’s a veteran matrilocal husband! He probably figured it out long ago; what does it matter if his grandson is surnamed Li or not? The Li family line? People who cultivate immortality need to broaden their horizons!”

A more ”grand” idea struck his crown like lightning, making him almost unable to hold back his laughter:

”Hehehe... Zhuge Family, right? Recruiting me, your grandfather, to be a matrilocal son-in-law? And you want my, Li Guidai’s, children to take your surname? In your dreams!”

”Once I, your grandfather, enter your house, relying on this Ancient Kidney Physique of mine, and with the system by my side, I will take all those young and beautiful girls of your Zhuge Family... hehe, and... have some good emotional exchanges with them!”

”By then, when the branches spread and the leaves scatter, my children and grandchildren... won’t they all be surnamed Li?! This is called strategic investment, reverse acquisition! Perfect!”

He was blooming with joy inside, but on his face, he wore a tragic expression of ”for the sake of family inheritance, it is my duty,” nodded heavily, and said in a loud voice, with a bit of ”who else but me” magnanimity:

”I am willing! This disciple is willing! To be able to extend the bloodline for the Zhuge Family is this disciple’s honor!”

That posture was as if he weren’t going to be a matrilocal son-in-law, but to complete some great mission to save the world.

On Seventh Elder Zhuge Tai’s calm and waveless face, a trace of faint satisfaction seemed to flash by. He nodded slightly: ”Since that is the case, then come up.”

A gentle spiritual force supported Li Guidai, lifting him lightly onto the deck of the flying boat.

Stepping on the mirror-smooth deck, inscribed with complex runes, Li Guidai felt as if he were stepping on clouds, a bit floaty. A Zhuge Family disciple in charge of registration handed over a dusty little cloth bag with an expressionless face.

”This is the reward for your family, a storage bag, containing one hundred low-grade spirit stones and three Qi Induction Pills.”

Li Guidai took the bag, feeling a slight weight in his hand. He chuckled, nimbly opened the bag, and probed his divine sense inside—sure enough, a pile of shiny spirit stones and three pills the size of dragon eyes were lying inside.

His eyes rolled, and a plan came to mind. He quickly took out all the spirit stones and pills inside, stuffed them all into his own clean clothes (fortunately the clothes were loose), and then stuffed the empty storage bag back into the hands of the registration disciple.

The disciple was stunned. Before he could react, Li Guidai had already leaned close to him, lowered his voice, piled a smile on his face that every man understands, slightly lewd, and whispered:

”Senior Brother, hehe... about that... I’m new here, please take care of me in the future.” He rubbed his hands and continued: ”About that... when arranging the wife, do you think... could you put in a good word with the higher-ups? Arrange for me... um... the most beautiful one? Preferably one with a slim waist and long legs, and a gentle personality!”

As he spoke, he secretly used his fingers to make a ”just a little bit” gesture, winking and blinking, full of suggestive meaning.

The registration disciple’s mouth twitched obviously; he had clearly never seen such... ”down-to-earth” newcomer. He stiffly accepted the empty storage bag, and for a moment, he didn’t know how to respond.