Chapter 37: Are you my wife or my woman?

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  No matter what, Chen Qingdi's innate talent in alchemy, artifact refinement, talisman crafting, and array deployment had always been something he took pride in.

  Today, Ma Guantian, a giant in the medical world on earth, is actually going to take Chen Dashao as his student. It's strange that Chen Qingdi can agree to this.

  Geniuses all have their own pride.

  Of course, this is not to say that Ma Guantian is not impressive enough, nor is it that Chen Qingdi looks down on Ma Guantian. It's just that they are not in the same league, not on the same level.

  Ma Guantian is a top-notch figure in the global Chinese medicine community, while Chen Qingdi is an all-powerful and formidable figure in the cultivation world, with everyone afraid to offend him and eager to curry favor.

  If one day, someone wants to take Ma Guantian as an apprentice and teach him traditional Chinese medicine, would Ma Guantian agree? Even if that person's medical skills are more impressive than Ma Guantian's, he still wouldn't agree.

  It's the same principle.

  To say nothing of medical skills, Ma Guantian isn't even qualified to hold Chen Qing's shoes.

  Is it possible for Ma Guan Tian to achieve what Chen Qing Emperor can do, where the living and the dead are concerned, with flesh turning white and bones? Is it possible for Ma Guan Tian to refine elixirs and pills of immortality like Chen Qing Emperor can?

  "Qing Emperor, don't you want to reconsider? Don't rush into a decision, go back and think carefully about how to do it?" Ma Guan Tian did not expect that Chen Qing Emperor would actually choose to refuse, and refused so decisively, without any hesitation.

  Ma Guantian recruits students, whoever it is will go all out for him, crying and shouting, using all their strength to rush up frantically. Chen Qingdi was good, with just one sentence saying he had no interest in traditional Chinese medicine, he was rejected.

  Aren't you interested in traditional Chinese medicine?

  What's wrong with you, having such a good talent and not being interested in traditional Chinese medicine? What were you doing with TCM before, playing doctor? You're so annoying, showing off your talent like that. Master Ma Guantian is itching to take you on as his student, but you say you're not interested.

  Come on, come on, come on... Don't play with people like this.

  Can you blame Chen Qingdi for this?

  Who made Chen Da's body so bad, fragile like what. Moreover, since there is no spiritual grass on earth, Chen Qingdi had to retreat and seek secondary solutions, using some Chinese medicine to regulate his body.

  Besides, Chen Qingdi still needs to re-cultivate. In a place like Earth where spiritual energy is extremely scarce, it's impossible to improve one's cultivation using Chinese herbal medicine.

  There are elixirs made from spiritual herbs, who's looking for trouble to suffer, drinking those bitter and nauseating Chinese medicines.

  "Principal Ma, thank you for your kind intentions, to be honest, I'm really not interested in traditional Chinese medicine." Chen Qingdi thought for a moment and said: "In that case, Principal Ma, if one day I become interested in traditional Chinese medicine and have something I don't understand, I'll come find you, how's that?"

  "This...alright." Ma Guantian took a deep breath, his face filled with disappointment and regret, saying: "So to speak, you won't be reporting to the Traditional Chinese Medicine department either?"

  "Hmm." Chen Qingdi nodded. What's wrong with you guys, saying you're not interested in traditional Chinese medicine and yet still enrolling in a traditional Chinese medicine program? Are you sick or something?

  "Chen Qingdi, you..." Ma Qingqing heard Chen Qingdi repeatedly refusing her grandfather and finally couldn't help but say, "Even if you're temporarily not interested in traditional Chinese medicine and don't want to become my grandfather's student, can't you just report to the TCM department? At least just put up a name."

  "Miss Ma, you're President Ma's granddaughter, and your medicine preparation skills are quite good. Are you from the Traditional Chinese Medicine department?" Seeing Ma Qingqing nodding, Chen Qingdi raised an eyebrow and chuckled: "You're so nervous, wanting me to report to the Traditional Chinese Medicine department... You wouldn't have any thoughts about me, would you?"

  "You... shameless, who has ideas about you?" Ma Qingqing's jade face turned red and said: "Chen Qingdi, I originally thought the rumors were wrong, didn't expect... didn't expect you to be so shameless, actually... actually flirting with me in front of my grandfather."

  It seems that whether it's traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, women are very bold.

  "Huh? So you're saying that when Principal Ma is not around, it's okay to flirt with you?" Chen Qingdi raised an eyebrow, his face full of a sly and lecherous expression.

  "You...!" Ma Qingqing gritted her teeth, pointing at Chen Qingdi with a face full of grievance. Who said...who said that when my grandfather is not around, you can take advantage of me?

  "Principal Ma, I truly appreciate your kind intentions. You're busy, so I won't disturb you." With that, Chen Qingdi turned around and left.

  Since it has been refused, there is no need to continue waiting.

  "Chen Qingdi, you...you stop right there." Chen Qingdi had just opened the door and was about to close it when Ma Qinqin finally couldn't help but shout in anger.

  "Miss Ma, don't be in a hurry, wait until your grandfather is not around, we'll have a good chat then." Chen Qingdi dropped this sentence and closed the door, making Ma Qingqing stomp her feet in anger.

  "Grandpa, he's bullying me like this and you...you're just watching, Grandpa..." Ma Qingqing grabbed onto Ma Guantian's arm, shaking it back and forth, pouting.

  "Alright, alright, you've shaken Grandfather's old bones loose." Ma Guantian slightly furrowed his brow and said: "Chen Qingdi should be disguising himself, intentionally doing so."

  "What's going on? What's he trying to do?" Ma Qingqing stopped shaking and suddenly realized, "I know, Grandpa! He must be intentionally refusing, saying he's not interested in traditional Chinese medicine to raise his own value. But there's no need for that, as long as he becomes Grandpa's student, who wouldn't envy him?"

  "Qing Er, where did you go? My intention is to say that Qing Di's child teasing you was intentional." Ma Guan Tian shook his head and said.

  "This... how is this possible?" Ma Qingqing's face was flushed with shame, her eyebrows furrowed in disbelief as she said: "Rumors say Chen Qingdi is arrogant and bullying, don't know how many girls he has harmed. And more than a month ago, he was even... sent to the hospital like that. Today, again, in front of Grandfather, he's teasing me, how could it be intentional?"

  "Because his eyes are very clear and there's nothing unclean in them." Ma Guan Tian leaned back slightly in his chair, saying confidently: "Grandfather, I still have this much discernment."

  In traditional Chinese medicine, apart from medical skills, the power of observation is also extremely strong. Whether a person is ill or not can be seen at a glance. As the leader of the traditional Chinese medicine field, Ma Guantian's eyesight must be sharp.

  "Even Grandpa said so, could the rumors be wrong? It's impossible for the wind to come from an empty cave!" Ma Qingqing hummed twice and said: "He has a talent in traditional Chinese medicine that even you, Grandpa, would be moved by, he must know that Grandpa's eyes are good, so he deliberately disguised himself like this."

  At this moment, Ma Qingqing also acknowledged her talent in traditional Chinese medicine.

  "Rumors are not wrong, but today's Chen Qingdi is not as unbearable as the rumors. Why is that?" Ma Guantian was like asking Ma Qinqin, and also seemed to be muttering to himself, "Was his previous behavior a disguise? Or has he been hiding something all along, or perhaps someone else misunderstood him?"

  "No matter what he pretended to be before." Ma Qingqing suddenly became interested in Chen Qingdi and said unequivocally, "Chen Qingdi, I will definitely figure out your true identity."

  Ma Qingqing was very curious about Chen Qingdi.

  It's just that... Ma Qingqing didn't know: once a woman develops curiosity about a man, especially one as awesome as Chen Qingdi, she can get into trouble and fall deeply in love.

  ……

  "It's really scary." After leaving the principal's office, Chen Qingdi let out a deep breath. Ma Qinqin's ferocity was really unbearable to him. "This little girl is really open-minded, and she actually implied that I would tease her when Old Man Ma is not around."

  "Chen Qingdi, how did you come out of Master Ma's office?" Just then, Lin Jingru walked over with a curious face, full of doubt and confusion.

  How could Ma Guantian possibly meet Chen Qingdi with his notorious reputation?

  When Lin Jingrou suddenly appeared, Chen Fengran, who was about to come out from behind the pillar, shrank back again, casting a glance at Chen Qingdi's eyes, filled with viciousness and jealousy.

  "Oh, Principal Ma found me for something, it's all settled." Chen Qingdi shrugged and asked lightly: "Lin Jingrou, what are you doing here?"

  "Call me senior sister." Lin Jingru said with a big sister-like tone, "Although you are several months older than me, I'm in my second year of university and you're just starting your first year, so you should call me senior sister. And also, why senior sister came here is none of your business as a junior brother."

  "In that case, goodbye." With that, Chen Qingdi turned around and left.

  Lin Jingrou is Chen Xiangxiang's best friend, and it's not wrong to say that she can't easily offend her. However, Chen Dashao won't suffer any grievances because of this either. At most, he'll give up on winning over Chen Xiangxiang and just quietly take care of Chen Fengran instead. Although doing so is very unsatisfying, one also can't humiliate oneself for the sake of satisfaction.

  "Chen Qingdi, you...you stop right there." Seeing that Chen Qingdi didn't intend to stop, Lin Jingru quickened her pace and directly blocked his way. "Chen Qingdi, what do you mean by seeing me and then leaving? I'm your benefactor, after all. My luck helped you win so much money and even saved your life."

  "You didn't mention it and I almost forgot, you still owe me a kiss, when are you going to pay up?" Chen Qingdi said with raised eyebrows, his eyes gleaming with a flirtatious light.

  "You... shameless, humph... " Lin Jingyu let out a couple of soft snorts, looking Chen Qingdi up and down before saying: "I just heard Ma Qinqin tell you to stop, but you said something about waiting till Master Ma isn't around, then you can have a good chat."

  "Tell me, what's going on?" As she said this, Lin Jingru's eyes widened in shock and she exclaimed: "Could it be... could it be that you flirted with Ma Qinqin in front of Old Man Ma?"

  "I'm asking you, Lin Jingrou, are you my wife or my woman? Why do you have to interfere in everything?" Chen Qing raised an eyebrow and said: "You should remember that you still owe me a kiss. As your creditor, it's not necessary for me to tell you, this debt-owing rascal of a girl."

  "You... how did I become a rogue? Alright, alright, alright, I'll give it to you." Lin Jingyu's face turned pale with anger as she shouted at Chen Qingdi: "Do you dare let me kiss you? Do you dare?"

  "Dare? The beauty wants to kiss me, why wouldn't I dare let her?" Chen Qingdi leaned forward and smiled slyly: "Come on, you watch as she kisses."

  "I'll kiss you on the face, Chen Qingdi, I won't let you off." Lin Jingru stomped her foot and threw down a ruthless remark before fleeing in disarray.

  "Chen Qingdi, you scum, I'll make you wish you were dead, wish you were dead." Chen Fengyan gritted his teeth behind the stone pillar, seething with rage.

  But soon, Chen Fengran's face revealed a smile and he walked out from behind the stone pillar. "Big brother, you're out, Grandpa Ma isn't angry, is he?"