Chapter 286: Young Master Cao’s Utilitarian Value
Although the Holy Kingdom had avoided the world for many years, to many conservative families, it remained the most legendary and mysterious existence on the continent.
The admiration and longing for the Holy Kingdom were deeply ingrained in these people’s minds.
So, Young Master Sang could understand the Tang family’s thoughts. After all, in their view, there was no force stronger than the Holy Kingdom on this continent.
As long as they could settle in Tianlang City, it was like buying a life-saving talisman for the entire family.
Of course, Young Master Sang could also choose to show off his recently achieved high-level cultivation like the crooked-mouthed Dragon King and slap the Tang family in the face, making them feel the same disgust they had for him.
But that would be rather awkward. If he made a move, it would be Tang Yubbing who would suffer the most.
One side was his family, and the other was his good friend, who had been dragged into this situation. No matter which side clashed, she would be the one stuck in the middle, feeling the most uncomfortable.
Especially when Young Master Sang saw the bitter and apologetic look in Tang Yubbing’s eyes as she pitifully stared at him, as if saying, “I’m sorry, if I had known, I wouldn’t have let you come with me.”
Young Master Sang didn’t feel like saying much to those people anymore.
After all, having lived two lives, he had come to a deep understanding of one truth.
It’s hard to persuade the dead. Some people, from the very beginning, you shouldn’t expect them to repent.
Fortunately, upon hearing that his blind date was the son of Cao Sima, who was also a student of the National Master’s residence, Young Master Sang already had a better solution in mind.
“Since that’s the case.”
Young Master Sang smiled lightly, “Why not let me accompany Sister Yubbing to meet this blind date? After all, you all have such confidence in Young Master Cao, believing his qualifications must overshadow mine. Why don’t we compete fairly and see whose qualifications are better?”
“If I truly cannot compare to Young Master Cao, I am willing to withdraw.” Young Master Sang bowed slowly.
Hearing Young Master Sang’s polite words, the Tang family exchanged glances.
Even Tang Yubbing looked a bit surprised, confused about what he was trying to do.
“Well… that’s not impossible.” Tang Father pondered.
“Kid, I can see you are quite humble. If it weren’t for Young Master Cao, personally, I wouldn’t mind you as a son-in-law.”
“Since you must witness it with your own eyes, fine, after you see it, you will naturally feel ashamed and give up on this futile hope.”
Tang Mother gently said, “Young Master Cao will be arriving tomorrow; you may join us to greet him.”
“Yubbing, let your friend rest here in the mansion for now.”
Although Tang Yubbing still had some lingering resentment and dissatisfaction with her parents, now that both sides had relented, she didn’t feel like arguing further. She took Young Master Sang’s hand and turned toward her room.
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“So this is sister Yubbing’s room?”
As soon as he entered, Young Master Sang curiously surveyed the surroundings.
Even though Tang Yubbing hadn’t returned home for a long time, the room was spotless, showing that someone frequently came to clean.
Upon entering the room, Tang Yubbing immediately deflated like a punctured balloon, slumping over the desk.
“Ugh… how could this happen…”
“I, I actually thought,” she slowly revealed her reddened eyes and muttered softly, “as long as Mom and Dad saw I have a partner, they wouldn’t force me into blind dates anymore.”
“Brother Sang, I’m sorry, I… truly didn’t expect it to end up like this.”
Young Master Sang waved his hand with a relaxed smile, “No problem.”
“This is just the beginning.”
Before coming, he had binge-watched several episodes of the Dragon King’s short drama overnight, even memorizing the parts where the mother-in-law slapped him in public, effectively maxing out his “poison resistance.”
Compared to those exaggerated plots in the Dragon King drama, Tang Mother’s “I’ll give you five hundred thousand, leave my daughter” was nothing more than an old routine from the last century.
It couldn’t break through his defenses.
“I know my parents’ words can be harsh, and I’ve made you uncomfortable…” Tang Yubbing’s expression remained filled with guilt and distress, clearly suffering from her parents’ pressure too.
Young Master Sang thought for a moment and asked, “Do you hate your parents, Yubbing?”
“Hate… what good would that do?”
Tang Yubbing’s beautiful eyes were complicated, and after a long sigh, she continued, “I know my parents are very old-fashioned. Sometimes, communication is impossible, and it’s useless to get angry or argue with them.”
“But… apart from that, my parents are actually quite good to me. When I was little, my dad often skipped family meetings just to take me out to play, and afterwards, my second uncle would scold him, but next time I wanted to go out, he would still take me.”
“My mom has always treated me like her treasure. Sometimes when I can’t sleep at night, she would get up to make me porridge and add my favorite sugar flakes…”
Tang Yubbing suddenly buried her head deeply into her arms: “Sometimes, I really wish my parents were just plain bad people. Wouldn’t that be great?”
“That way, I could cut ties with them without any psychological burden and go out into the world carefree…”
Young Master Sang completely understood this feeling.
Humans are ultimately complex.
Indeed, some people can be categorized simply as good or bad. But most people are complex and contradictory beings that can’t be easily distinguished.
For Tang Yubbing, her parents were just like that.
As parents, they were competent, generously nurturing and doting Tang Yubbing, pouring all the love they could give into her.
But at the same time, they were also incompetent. They treated Tang Yubbing as their personal possession, ignoring her personal wishes and imposing their thoughts onto her life.
That was the root of Tang Yubbing’s pain.
Young Master Sang understood this, so he chose not to publicly slap the Tang family in the face. He came to support Tang Yubbing, and her feelings were what mattered most.
He had to choose a path that would leave them speechless.
“By the way, why do you want to see Young Master Cao tomorrow?”
“Because I’ve done some digging into this Young Master Cao.”
Out of nowhere, Young Master Sang smiled mysteriously: “I discovered a way that can make your parents stop arguing with you, let them give up on setting you up, and also conveniently solve a problem for our Demon Cult.”
“… Investigation? When did you?” Tang Yubbing looked puzzled.
“Uh, before I came, of course. I had to be prepared with intel before coming.”
…Actually, he had just asked Nian Nian.
But it was indeed because Nian Nian had told him a crucial piece of information that made Young Master Sang suddenly realize that Young Master Cao’s utilitarian value was far more significant than he had imagined.
He couldn’t let the guy run away just like that.
He… was worried he had no way to enter Tianlang City.
