Ling Yun had always been a greedy person. Since he had saved the Cao Family, he would naturally take all the benefits he deserved. He would also take all the advantages he deserved. Not a single cent less!
Even though Ling Yun said it in a dignified manner, like it was nothing much and he didn't care about it …
Ling Yun would still take what he wanted, but he didn't want the Cao Family to kowtow to him. There was no practical meaning to that.
Ling Yun only wanted practical benefits. Moreover, now wasn't the time.
However, the knees of the twelve members of the Cao Family seemed to be nailed to the ground. No matter what Ling Yun said, they wouldn't get up. Ling Yun had no choice but to ask Cao Shanshan for help.
However, when Ling Yun saw Cao Shanshan's bold, passionate, and affectionate response, he completely gave up on the idea of asking Cao Shanshan for help.
"Grandpa Cao, if you think that accepting this bow from the Cao Family is enough to repay me for saving your lives, then I'll accept it immediately!" Ling Yun said to Old Master Cao Junxiong in a serious tone, "Grandpa Cao, if you think that this bow from the Cao Family is enough to repay me for saving your lives, then I'll accept it immediately!"
It could be said that Ling Yun's words were extremely valiant. In the ears of ordinary people, they would think that Ling Yun was arrogant. That was because the meaning behind his words was that he was clearly asking for benefits from the Cao Family.
However, what kind of person was Ling Yun? How incisive were his words? Moreover, Cao Junxiong wasn't an ordinary person. He was the head of the Cao Family. He immediately understood the meaning behind Ling Yun's words.
Ling Yun had saved the entire Cao Family. Under the circumstances where Cao Junxiong had no way to repay him, he could only lead the entire family to kowtow to Ling Yun. It was nothing more than an expression of gratitude and peace of mind.
Ling Yun refused to accept it. Both parties were at a stalemate. Under such circumstances, Ling Yun gave Cao Junxiong a choice.
The real meaning behind Ling Yun's words was that he could accept the kowtow of the Cao Family. However, as long as he accepted it, it would mean that he had repaid the favor. From now on, both parties would not owe each other anything. Ling Yun wouldn't accept any benefits from the Cao Family.
Another unspoken message was that he could accept any benefits the Cao Family offered him, but not kowtowing to them. Ling Yun would not accept it.
In Ling Yun's heart, a man's knees were gold. He placed great importance on kneeling. Otherwise, he wouldn't have only kneeled to his grandfather, Ling Lie, when he was acknowledging his ancestors.
Would Ling Yun really care about the benefits the Cao Family gave him now? What a joke!
"This …"
Although Old Master Cao Junxiong had been in The Embrace for almost three months, he wasn't stupid after he regained consciousness.
Ling Yun was using such an arrogant statement to give Old Master Cao Junxiong a way out.
Ling Yun was definitely a master of acting tough. With just a simple sentence, Old Master Cao had no choice but to stand up.
"Grandpa Cao, I understand how you feel. I'll still say the same thing. I appreciate your kind intentions. Now, we have a lot of things to do. Bring everyone up …"
"Look, most of you are my seniors, yet you are all kneeling there. How can I feel at ease?"
Seeing that his trump card had finally worked, Ling Yun struck while the iron was hot and comforted him.
"Whoosh!"
As soon as Ling Yun finished speaking, Cao Junxiong stood up and turned to the rest of the Cao Family. "All of you, get up …"
Cao Xingchang stood up as well. He looked at Ling Yun with a tinge of admiration and praise. He was very satisfied with Ling Yun's performance.
Even though Ling Yun accepted the Cao Family's kneeling as a matter of course, it wasn't appropriate for his father-in-law and mother-in-law to kneel to his future son-in-law …
Fortunately, Ling Yun didn't accept it. Otherwise, how could Cao Xingchang and Lu Qiongfang raise their heads in front of Ling Yun in the future?
As for the marriage between Cao Shanshan and Ling Yun … it was as clear as day. Even if Cao Shanshan did not agree to it, the Cao Family would still force Cao Shanshan into Ling Yun's bed, not to mention that Cao Shanshan was willing to do so. Even if Cao Shanshan did not agree to it, the Cao Family would still force Cao Shanshan into Ling Yun's bed.
"This child is so sensible …" Lu Qiongfang stood up with the help of Cao Shanshan. She glanced at Ling Yun, who was still hiding in the corner, and was full of praise for him.
"Mother, are you satisfied now?"
Cao Shanshan's beautiful eyes stared at Ling Yun in the dark. She didn't even blink as if she was afraid that Ling Yun would fly away.
If not for the fact that the whole family was here, Cao Shanshan would have rushed into Ling Yun's arms.
"Yes, my precious daughter didn't choose the wrong person. If not for the current state of the Cao Family, we would have arranged the marriage between the two of you!"
No matter when or where, mother-in-law would always be the most valiant. This saying was not an exaggeration.
Lu Qiongfang didn't purposely lower her voice. She even purposely said it for Ling Yun and everyone present to hear. Naturally, everyone heard it.
When the Cao Family heard it, they couldn't help but laugh and nod their heads subconsciously.
After the Cao Family had gone through so many hardships, the whole family was reunited. Even though everyone's hearts were still shrouded in sadness, the dead were gone. The living still had to look forward.
"Mother, what are you talking about … I …" Cao Shanshan was extremely embarrassed. She was as beautiful as a begonia after the rain.
"Why, you don't want to marry?" Lu Qiongfang seemed to be especially happy. She purposely looked at Cao Shanshan and teased her daughter.
"No …" Cao Shanshan's face turned even redder as she explained anxiously.
"I'm afraid that even if you don't want to marry now, it's not up to you …" Lu Qiongfang said with a smile.
Ling Yun naturally heard the mother-daughter duo joking around with Ling Yun. At this time, everyone in the Cao Family had already stood up. He didn't need to say anything. In a flash, he flew back from the wall and stood beside Cao Tianlong.
Bowing to Cao Junxiong, Ling Yun smiled and suggested, "Grandpa Cao, let's not stay in the courtyard. Let's talk inside the house?"
Cao Junxiong stared at Ling Yun with a pair of dark red eyes. After staring at him for a long time, he finally said, "Alright!"
Then, Cao Junxiong turned around and instructed, "Xingchang, Tianlong, both of you follow me into the house. The rest of you can go to the basement first …"
"Yes!"
Everyone in the Cao Family knew that the next three heads of the Cao Family were going to discuss important matters with Ling Yun. They didn't stay any longer and went to the basement.
"Grandpa, I want to listen too …" Of course, Cao Shanshan couldn't go to the basement.
"Alright, alright, Grandpa is old and muddle-headed. I forgot about you, little girl!"
Cao Shanshan was the apple of the Cao Family's eye. Grandpa Cao was especially fond of her. She had just been rescued by Ling Yun, so Cao Junxiong was extremely obedient towards her.
Moreover, there was no point in asking Cao Shanshan to leave. Her relationship with Ling Yun was obvious.
Since Cao Shanshan stayed, Lu Qiongfang naturally wouldn't go to the basement. Therefore, Ling Yun and the five members of the Cao Family returned to the living room.
The six of them took their seats and began discussing the important matters at hand.
Ling Yun didn't waste any time. He swept his gaze across everyone and went straight to the point. "Grandpa Cao, I thought about it outside just now. The most important thing now is to cure all of you."
That was indeed the most important thing. Everyone in the Cao Family had been saved, but other than Cao Tianlong and Cao Shanshan, the others couldn't see the light of day at all. How could that do?
"Cure all of us? Ling Yun, y-you really have a way? "
When Cao Junxiong, Cao Xingchang, and Lu Qiongfang heard that Ling Yun was going to cure them and turn them back into normal people, they were all extremely excited and asked at the same time.
Hearing the trembling voices of the three, Ling Yun knew that the time to test him, the Immortal Doctor, had finally arrived.
"I believe Shanshan must have told you that Chen Jianwei has been captured alive by me. He should have been brought back and locked up in a very secret place …" Ling Yun said calmly as he looked around.
"He's the one who gave you The Embrace. As long as we capture him and use his blood, I can try to develop some medicine and see if it works."
Paul and Chester had said that there were only two ways to turn a Blood Clan member back into a normal person after The Embrace. The first way was to kill the first generation Blood Clan member who gave The Embrace to Chen Jianwei. The second way was to use Chen Jianwei's blood to develop a formula to remove the Blood Clan poison from the Cao Family's blood.
The first method was simply a fantasy to Ling Yun. Even if Ling Yun had the ability to kill Chen Jianwei's first-generation Blood Clan, he would still have to know who he was and where he was. This was harder than ascending to the heavens, so he could just give up on it.
That was why Ling Yun spared Chen Jianwei's life from the start. He was waiting for this day.
However, even though Ling Yun was an Immortal Doctor, turning the Blood Clan back into a human was a difficult task for him. It was a brand new field!
That mysterious formula wasn't something that could be concocted just because he wanted to. He had to go through countless experiments and incomparably complicated attempts before he could succeed in his research.
It was just a possibility!
That was why Ling Yun didn't make any promises for the first time. He could only try his best.
"Ling Yun, a-are you really confident?" Cao Shanshan asked anxiously.
Everyone present was Cao Shanshan's family. How could she not be anxious when she saw her grandfather and parents in a state worse than death after The Embrace?
"Shanshan, don't worry. No matter how difficult it is, I will try my best to save Grandpa Cao and Uncle Cao from this state!"
Ling Yun said firmly. He couldn't bear to see Cao Shanshan so anxious.
"However, concocting the medicine can't be rushed. It can only be done slowly …" Cao Junxiong finally spoke.
Cao Junxiong finally opened his mouth. "Ling Yun, don't worry. It's already a blessing from God that so many of our Cao Family are still alive after such a huge incident. As long as Tianlong and Shanshan are fine, I'll be satisfied to see them avenge our Cao Family in the future!"
After saying that, Cao Junxiong glanced at Cao Xingchang and Lu Qiongfang. "As for whether we're humans or ghosts, that's not important!"
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