Urban Most Awesome Dad

Yulou Ancient Town had many street-side stalls, which displayed a variety of antiques and calligraphy hard to distinguish between real and fake.

Since there was still time, Xu Fan called Su Jingfeng of the War Wolf Squad to reassure them to practice the martial arts he had taught them. Then he started to stroll through the stalls with Zhao Dong.

While browsing, Xu Fan casually took out the jade pendant he “bought” from Zangyu Tower and studied it carefully.

Although this jade pendant was badly damaged and would be of little use in anyone else’s hands, Xu Fan had used his Spiritual Energy to do a bit of repair, restoring about sixty percent of the pendant’s original functionality.

The Spiritual Energy within the jade pendant was long depleted due to the damage, but under the nourishment of Xu Fan’s Spiritual Energy, it had regained its main functions.

This jade pendant was a defensive Spiritual Treasure that could activate a protective shield. Even at its current state of roughly sixty percent integrity, it could withstand a full-force strike from a Qi Drawing Realm expert when its defensive array was activated.

No wonder this jade pendant was neither round nor spherical; it turned out to be a protective Magical Treasure. It was a pity that the Guardian Spirit inside had not been summoned yet. If the Guardian Spirit could be summoned, then this jade pendant would truly recover to a Spiritual Treasure. At that time, it wouldn’t require the owner’s control. Should the Guardian Spirit feel danger, it would automatically activate the pendant’s defense shield to protect its owner from all harm and attacks.

After pondering, Xu Fan considered that even if this jade pendant was fully repaired, it could at best shield against attacks from Qi Drawing Realm experts. Since taking the Pei Yuan Pill, Xu Fan’s own defensive strength had increased significantly. Below the level of Grandmaster, others couldn’t harm him, rendering this jade pendant rather useless to him.

If it were an offensive Magical Treasure, at the very least, it could add another attack method for Xu Fan, but a defensive one like this was indeed of little use to him.

Xu Fan thought that if he could obtain a superior Jade Stone at the auction that night, he could craft a better protective Magical Treasure for Tongtong. Then he’d grudgingly give this jade pendant to Xu Yixue.

Though she didn’t get along well with Xu Fan, she was, after all, Tongtong’s birth mother.

Once Xu Fan had nourished the jade pendant with his Spiritual Energy, he casually tucked it into his pocket and began to browse the stalls of the ancient street wholeheartedly.

However, after an hour of browsing, Xu Fan was genuinely disappointed. Despite the numerous exquisite antiques on display at the stalls, there were very few genuine articles.

Watching the tourists bargain enthusiastically with the stall owners, Xu Fan felt quite awkward. These stall owners were incredibly skilled at lying.

An item fresh from the ceramic factory could be touted as an imperial artifact from a previous dynasty, bamboozling customers left and right.

Zhao Dong was already accustomed to this; he had grown up in Yulou Ancient Town. Had he possessed any talent in this area, he would not have resorted to being a petty thug, scraping by on protection money.

“There’s not much to see here. Let’s find a place, and I’ll teach you the martial arts,” Xu Fan said slowly to Zhao Dong following behind. “You’re too weak now. If you get into a fight, you would not only embarrass yourself but also me.”

Zhao Dong had been eagerly waiting for Xu Fan to teach him the legendary techniques, especially since he aimed to become the boss of the city’s southern district. Without formidable martial strength, he could wind up dead on the streets, even less fortunate than that fat pig, Stone Brother.

Excitedly nodding to Xu Fan, Zhao Dong earnestly suggested, “There’s a gym nearby with private training rooms and a combat room. Let’s go there.”

“Sure,” Xu Fan agreed, taking out some Strengthening Pills he had made for the War Wolf Squad. He had made extra the previous time and kept a few, never expecting they would come in handy for Zhao Dong.

The side effects of taking this Strengthening Pill were quite severe, though—it would cause the body to produce a large amount of biochemical gas. In a closed space like a gym, Xu Fan was sure to suffer.

“Before I teach you, we need to find a secluded place first to expel the impurities in your body,” Xu Fan told Zhao Dong.

“A secluded place?” After pondering, Zhao Dong led Xu Fan through a few alleyways, finally reaching the back of the town’s gym.

This area was quiet, with hardly anyone coming by.

Lucky for Zhao Dong, he had grown up here and knew of this hidden spot, which would have been difficult for most others to find.

Xu Fan took out the Strengthening Pill from his pocket, deciding to let Zhao Dong eat it bit by bit instead of in one gulp like the War Wolf Squad, which would have extended the time needed for expulsion.

“Scrape off a piece the size of a grain of rice from this pill and swallow it,” Xu Fan instructed as he handed the pill to Zhao Dong.

“The size of a rice grain? Large or small rice?” Zhao Dong curiously asked.

“Either is fine, it depends on whether your body can handle it. You need to finish this pill within a month; just scrape off one-thirtieth of it,” Xu Fan replied indifferently.

“One-thirtieth?” Zhao Dong thought it over, having no such precision in control. Disregarding the size, he used his fingernail to scrape off a piece from the round pill and put it in his mouth.

“Now turn around immediately and don’t face this way again without my order,” Xu Fan suddenly commanded Zhao Dong in a stern voice.

“Yes!” Even though Zhao Dong didn’t understand the purpose of the command, he dutifully turned around.

Soon he found out why.

One fart after another sounded off, accompanied by a gunpowder-like stench, drilling straight into Zhao Dong’s nostrils.

Xu Fan, having learned from past experiences, had smartly distanced himself hundreds of meters away even before Zhao Dong turned around.

Zhao Dong covered his nose, unable to control the continuous booming sounds from behind him like firecrackers exploding.

“Did the boss give me an expired pill?” Despair crossed Zhao Dong’s mind as he wondered gloomily.