79: Chapter 79: She's been cleared out and is now a beauty, but you can't renege on this debt.

Inside the private room of the Drunken Immortal Tower.

The atmosphere was a bit strange.

"The Su Family's... seventy-second generation descendant?"

Ji Hongye (in red) stood to the side, looking at the little beggar huddled in the corner, clutching a broken bowl with a face covered in soot. A flash of disbelief crossed her eyes.

"The Su Family of Zhongzhou is a top-tier family with a Soul Transformation Stage Old Ancestor backing them! How could the Eldest Young Miss of the Su Family end up in such a miserable state?"

Su Qingyu lowered her head, picking at the hem of her clothes, and muttered softly, "I... I didn't want to marry that annoying 'Ye Family Divine Son,' so I stole the Clan-Protecting Treasure and ran away... But I met a swindler on the way, and all my Spirit Stones were cheated away. I didn't even dare to reveal my identity..."

Hearing this, the corners of Lin Que's mouth twitched slightly.

Running away from home, meeting a swindler, and ending up as a beggar. This plot was practically a textbook 'naive girl in distress' story.

However, this also happened to give him an opportunity.

"Alright, stop acting pitiful."

Lin Que interrupted her rambling, his fingers lightly tapping on the table.

"Since you're the Eldest Young Miss of the Su Family, that makes things easy."

"That meal just now, plus the fee for me saving you, and... the storage fee for helping you keep this broken bowl."

Lin Que held up one finger: "A total of one million High-Grade Spirit Stones. Write an IOU."

"One... one million?!"

Su Qingyu's eyes widened, and she almost jumped up. "That was just a roast chicken! And in High-Grade Spirit Stones? This is robbery!!"

"Robbery?"

Lin Que pointed downstairs. "That Elder Zhao from the Qingyun Sword Sect just now—if I wanted to rob him, he'd have to give me his life. For you, this is already a fair price."

Su Qingyu was instantly silenced.

Indeed, this seemingly gentle and elegant Young Master was actually a ruthless person who dared to cripple even a Golden Core Elder.

"I... I don't have any money right now..."

Su Qingyu said aggrievedly.

"No money? That's fine."

A fox-like smile curled at the corner of Lin Que's mouth.

"Then pay with your body... cough, I mean, pay it back in another way."

"The Saintess Selection in three days—I want you to participate and win the championship."

"And I will act as your **'Dao Protector'**, and enter the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm with you."

"As long as you get me into the Secret Realm, this debt will be wiped clean."

Su Qingyu was stunned. "But... my cultivation is very low, only at the Early Stage Foundation Establishment... and my Meridians are naturally blocked. I can't possibly beat those Prodigies..."

"Blocked Meridians?"

Lin Que stood up, walked over to Su Qingyu, and placed his large hand directly on her crown.

"In front of me, there is no such thing as Trash."

[Scanning Target: Su Qingyu.]

[Physique: Innate Dao Body (Dust-covered State).]

[Abnormal Status: Meridians congested with Nine Yin Cold Poison (artificially poisoned), Spirit Apertures blocked.]

[Operation: Cold Poison Extraction, Impurity Transfer!]

"Endure it; it might be a bit... pleasurable."

Lin Que shouted inwardly.

Hum!

A domineering three-colored golden core power instantly surged into Su Qingyu's body!

The Nine Yin Cold Poison and Impurities that had blocked her Meridians for over a decade, causing her to be seen as the "Su Family Vase," fled frantically like they had met their nemesis under the System's forced extraction, and were finally snatched out by Lin Que!

"Ugh—!!"

Su Qingyu let out a suppressed groan, followed by an unprecedented sense of relief that spread throughout her body.

Her Aura actually began to skyrocket at this moment!

Middle Stage Foundation Establishment... Late Stage Foundation Establishment... Foundation Establishment Great Perfection!!

Boom!

In just ten breaths.

She had actually crossed three minor Realms in a row, and was only one step away from Core Formation!

At the same time, as the Impurities were expelled from her body, her originally greyish skin began to peel off, revealing skin as delicate as mutton-fat white jade underneath.

"Go wash up."

Lin Que disdainfully threw her a spare dress belonging to Ji Hongye and pointed to the bath barrel behind the screen... Half a quarter of an hour later.

When the screen was pushed open again.

Even Lin Que, who was used to seeing peerless beauties, couldn't help but have his eyes light up.

A young girl wearing a light green dress walked out gracefully.

Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her eyes like autumn waters, and her skin was whiter than snow. Especially the Aura of her newly awakened Innate Dao Body made her whole being radiate an ethereal and transcendent Immortal Qi.

How was this the dirty little beggar from before? This was clearly a Fairy who had fallen from the Nine Heavens to the mortal world!

"Is... is this really me?"

Su Qingyu looked at herself in the mirror, feeling the surging spiritual power in her body, her eyes turning red with excitement.

"Don't be so quick to be moved."

Lin Que interrupted her, spoiling the mood. "Although your appearance is good, your combat experience is zero. For these three days, I will give you... special training."

Before his voice could fade.

Rumble—!!

The sky outside the Drunken Immortal Tower suddenly darkened.

Several luxurious Spirit Boats engraved with a massive **"Su"** character hovered in mid-air, blotting out the sun.

Powerful waves of Divine Sense swept through the entire restaurant without restraint.

"The people from the Su Family are here!"

"It's the Su Family's Third Elder! A Golden Core Great Perfection expert!"

The diners downstairs cried out in terror.

"Eldest Young Miss! This old man has sensed your Bloodline Aura! Come out quickly!!"

An old and majestic voice, carrying an unquestionable dominance, shook the entire Drunken Immortal Tower until it was on the verge of collapse.

Inside the private room, Su Qingyu's expression changed. "It's Third Grandpa! He... he's the fiercest! He's definitely going to take me back to get married!"

"Don't panic."

Lin Que lightly shook the folding fan in his hand, looking at the mass of "Nine Yin Cold Poison + Meridian Impurities" mixture he had just extracted from Su Qingyu's body.

This pitch-black ball of energy emitted a nauseating stench and cold air.

"I was going to throw it away."

Lin Que walked to the window, looking at the aggressive Spirit Boats outside, the corners of his mouth curving upward.

"Since guests have arrived, then... let's treat them to some snacks."

...Outside the restaurant, in mid-air.

The Su Family's Third Elder, Su Moyun, stood at the bow of the ship with his hands behind his back, his expression gloomy.

As a Golden Core Great Perfection expert, he was a figure who could walk sideways in Zhongzhou. If word got out that their family's Eldest Young Miss had run away and been found today, where would the Su Family's face be?

"If the Eldest Young Miss doesn't come out, don't blame this old man for tearing down this wretched building!"

Su Moyun was about to force his way in.

Suddenly, the window on the third floor of the Drunken Immortal Tower opened. A young man's voice lazily drifted out:

"What's all the shouting about? Can't you see your Young Miss is getting dressed?"

Immediately after, a pitch-black object was casually thrown out of the window, heading straight for Su Moyun's face.

"A hidden weapon?!"

Su Moyun sneered. "Paltry tricks!"

He didn't even bother to dodge, directly propping up his protective spiritual light, wanting to shatter the object.

However.

Squish!

The moment the black ball touched the protective spiritual light, it actually ignored the defense entirely. Like a pile of mud, it "splatted" right onto Su Moyun's old face!

"What is this?!"

Su Moyun was shocked.

In the next second.

A decade's worth of accumulated Nine Yin Cold Poison and human Impurities frantically drilled into his pores!

[High-concentration foul energy transfer detected!]

[Target for transfer: Su Moyun.]

[Effect: Foul stench, Meridian congestion, spiritual power disorder (not fatal, but extremely disgusting).]

"Blargh—!!!"

The originally sage-like and majestic Third Elder Su suddenly doubled over and let out an earth-shattering dry heave.

A smell a hundred times worse than a latrine instantly radiated from him, causing the surrounding Su Family Disciples to cover their noses and retreat.

"Who?! Who threw feces at me?!!"

Su Moyun was trembling with rage, and the stench was so bad it brought tears to his eyes.

"Feces? Elder Su, you've misunderstood."

Lin Que's figure appeared at the window, standing beside the transformed Su Qingyu, who looked like a goddess.

Lin Que looked at the disheveled Su Moyun with a smile:

"That's actually the 'toxins' expelled from your family's Eldest Young Miss. As an Elder, isn't it only right to help your Junior bear a little pain?"

"You... you..."

Su Moyun pointed at Lin Que, about to curse, but then he saw Su Qingyu beside him.

He was stunned.

Not just because of Su Qingyu's startling beauty, but more because... "Foun... Foundation Establishment Great Perfection?!"

Su Moyun's eyes almost popped out. Ignoring the stench on him, he exclaimed, "Eldest Young Miss, your Cursed Meridians... they're cleared?!"

This was a condition that even the Su Family Head (a Nascent Soul True Lord) was helpless against!

It was actually... cured by this kid?

"That's right."

Lin Que reached out and put his arm around Su Qingyu's shoulder (she was stiff but didn't dare move), adopting a posture of "she's mine":

"I not only cured her, but I'm also going to take her to win the Saintess Selection."

"Elder Su, will your Su Family... take this deal?"