182: A cheap father-in-law is coming!

Even a Winged Human has arrived; there's no reason those foolish kin of hers would be absent!

Eileen felt that the time for her to place justice above family had come.

Though she was likely just overthinking it, that ability from earlier that had disturbed her senses...

...wasn't necessarily the work of a powerhouse from the Giant Dragon Lineage.

It was more likely that Shen Pan had some powerful item on him.

The scent she smelled could have been something he accidentally came into contact with.

Shen Pan had probably never even met a powerhouse of the Giant Dragon Lineage.

But... "If I secretly tell Landlady Miss, it should make her wary of Shen Pan—"

Right?

Eileen watched as, in just two minutes...

...Landlady Miss had completely shed her timid, socially anxious state, her emotions stirred up by Shen Pan.

The Landlady Miss, who usually just blushed and didn't dare to reply while letting the other Sister Xia tease her.

Eileen felt as if something inside her heart had shattered.

She even thought despondently,

Even if I act like a mean person and secretly badmouth Shen Pan behind his back,

I probably still wouldn't be able to drive a wedge between these two.

Landlady Miss and her sisters have too high an affection level for Shen Pan!

So high that Eileen suspected...

...whether Landlady Miss's sisters shared their affection levels.

Once one was won over,

The remaining ones would naturally have a very high affection for Shen Pan in their hearts!

Moreover, it would be fine if Shen Pan really had foreign races behind him.

If he didn't... she would become a villainous character who maliciously framed a good person out of jealousy.

Landlady Miss would definitely kick her out of the house!

"This is difficult..."

Eileen helplessly gave up on the idea of a private report. As a little dragon person hiding out on Blue Star,

It was better not to attract unwanted attention.

Thinking of this, she shot an indignant look at Shen Pan.

If she had known, she wouldn't have taken that five million and would have just stayed in England with Landlady Miss!

At the very least, she could have lived in a fantasy.

She wouldn't have to face this cold reality!

Eileen swore in her heart that she had to fix her slightly greedy habit!

As if sensing her gaze, Shen Pan looked over with a calm expression.

"What is it? Does Classmate Eileen have something on her mind?"

It was clearly a normal sentence, but in Eileen's ears,

It sounded like he was annoyed by her being in the way, like a third wheel.

Interrupting his grand plan to pick up girls.

Telling her to hurry up, eat her fill, and get lost!

"Wuu!"

Eileen sniffled with a sob, her heart breaking a little.

They had agreed to travel together after coming to Great Xia.

But after meeting this scumbag Shen Pan, Landlady Miss wouldn't even look her in the eye now!

Just as Eileen was praying for a beautiful girl to descend from the heavens to defeat Shen Pan and save her,

"Ding-dong!"

Shen Pan's phone suddenly popped up with a message.

It drew everyone's attention.

Among them, one person who looked expressionless on the outside,

But was actually suppressing a bottomless desire in her heart,

Looked toward Shen Pan's home in surprise.

"Hmm? Are Qingshu and the others back?"

I wonder how many levels Qingshu gained from catching ghosts and performing rites this time.

Shen Pan curiously clicked on the message.

[A Love Letter: Shen Pan, I don't know what's gotten into my old man, but he insists on meeting you.]

[A Love Letter: Ruolai and I are almost home. Don't come back yet. Wait until tonight, the old man will leave on his own!]

[A Love Letter: Dad seems like he doesn't want to see the three of us together; he thinks it's indecent.]

[He's having a hard time accepting it, but it's okay, I'm already calling Mom for backup!]

Huh?

Shen Pan's gaze gradually froze.

His cheap father-in-law was coming to see him?

But with the taboo grade ability he just obtained, what if he accidentally...

...sent his father-in-law to the hospital?

After all, the items and equipment the man took pride in were nothing...

...inside the Court of Eternal Silence!

Shen Pan had a strange expression; the timing was just too coincidental.

If the man had come yesterday, he could have barely suppressed him!

Now, with his array of talents and passives, one punch...

...he'd probably be the one kneeling on the ground, begging the other guy not to die... "Wait, Qingshu is a healer, so there's no need to worry!"

As for Qingshu's healing spells being affected by the Authority of Death when healing others,

They wouldn't even reach excellent-rank.

But it's the thought that counts~

"Senior Sister Xia, Uncle Ruan is coming to talk to me, so I'll be going now."

"Mhm, remember to go easy on him later. The Ruan Clan still has many orders to complete."

"If Uncle Ruan has to recover for too long, it might affect the production schedule."

Xia Zhaoyue nodded slowly.

Shen Pan: "..."

So the cheap father-in-law is that important!

It seems he couldn't just hold Qingshu and say: "Old man, your daughter is quite nice, I'll be keeping her from now on!"

Words like that would easily cause misunderstandings.

It was a bit of a pity... After saying goodbye to the three Senior Sisters Xia, Shen Pan reached out and pressed down on Laila, who was still eating her dessert.

With a thought, a silver-white spatial gate emerged.

Even though he hadn't developed his spatial affinity much, for a distance of less than twenty kilometers home,

He could settle it with a single thought.

Swoosh!

After Shen Pan and the big-chested Winged Human disappeared, Eileen pointed at herself in confusion.

What about her?

Why didn't Shen Pan say goodbye to her?

Is she not a person too?!

"Alright, next..."

Xia Zhaoyue [Desire] looked at her fourth sister, who didn't dare speak to reveal the truth for fear of upsetting the dragon girl,

And her eldest sister, who had pulled out a piece of watermelon from somewhere and started watching the show.

She prepared to take on the role of the one who delivers the unpleasant news herself.

Her tone was calm and devoid of any fluctuation.

She spoke to Eileen, who was still fantasizing about whether she'd have another chance after Shen Pan left.

"The Dragon God's youngest child, who tried to steal Blue Star's Luck eighteen years ago to awaken a System unique to Blue Star, but failed.

Miss Eileen, who could only choose to slack off and give up on the mission."

"It's time for us to have an open and honest talk!"

The joyful expression on Eileen's face instantly froze.

As if she had been knocked silly by a club, she spoke blankly:

"Eh?"

...In Shen Pan's home, a complex and exquisite spatial gate slowly unfolded.

Two figures stepped out.

"Another one?"

"I can let the Jiang Girl slide; I watched that child grow up, and she has a good relationship with Qingshu."

"I was prepared for the fact that they might both fall for the same person, but..."

"That is no reason for you to wantonly build a harem!"

"Kid Shen Pan... do you really think the Ruan Clan is easy to bully!"

A dissatisfied voice of questioning instantly rang out in the first-floor living room.

Shen Pan glanced at the middle-aged man sitting in the main seat, hands crossed under his chin.

This was Loli Ruan's father.

He hadn't expected the man to block the door in advance!

Was he planning to lecture him a bit before Qingshu returned?

And the aura on the man... a hint of solemnity and shock flashed in the depths of Shen Pan's eyes!

So weak!

Too weak!

If it weren't for the fact that the man was a Craftsman and Blacksmith,

Essentially a pure support-type class,

Whose strength didn't primarily come from himself,

Shen Pan would have thought he was some newly ascended Martial Saint from somewhere!

The two stared at each other, neither wanting to speak first, letting time slowly trickle away.

Finally, five minutes later... *Clang!*

The door was kicked open.

An anxious Ruan Qingshu rushed into the room, followed by Jiang Ruolai, who wore an awkward smile.

"Dad, what are you trying to do?"

"Shen Pan, are you okay?"

Just as Shen Pan was about to greet them, a task from the System forcefully inserted itself.

[You sit atop a high throne, listening to the reports of your subordinates, your face showing neither joy nor sorrow.]