Chapter 9: Lily

"If you don't understand, then don't shake your head randomly..." The woman was about to continue reprimanding, but she was interrupted by the elderly man in Tang suit.

The old man called out, "Lily, come back!"

"Yes, Grandpa."

Lily, as the woman was called, responded and then gave Zu Mo a fierce glare before turning back to the old man's side.

The old man coughed and bowed slightly to Zu Mo, apologizing, "Young man, my granddaughter has such a temperament. It's all my fault for spoiling her since she was young. I apologize if she offended you just now."

Lily couldn't help but protest, "Grandpa, you..."

The old man's attitude was quite polite, but Zu Mo stared at him and said, "You're sick."

"You're sick," Zu Mo stared at the old man and said.

Upon hearing this, the old man couldn't help but pause for a moment.

Lily immediately became agitated. She glared at Zu Mo and scolded in a delicate voice, "You're the sick one! My grandfather spoke to you kindly, but you cursed at him instead. Do you know the status and position my grandfather holds in Hebei?"

"Lily!" The old man sternly stopped his granddaughter from continuing.

But Lily, despite her beautiful appearance, had a brash personality. She disregarded her grandfather's words and walked up to Zu Mo again, glaring at him. "You shook your head at me earlier, and now you're insulting my grandfather... Kid, I'm going to teach you a lesson today no matter what!"

"Lily... *cough*..." The old man got excited and started coughing.

Lily turned back to her grandfather and said, "Grandpa, don't worry about me. This guy is sneaky, doesn't work on weekdays, and clearly isn't a decent person. He might be a child kidnapper. Let me capture him and interrogate him!"

Zu Mo almost burst out laughing at this woman... he was really unfortunate.

He explained, "I didn't curse at anyone. This old man indeed has an illness, or rather, an injury..."

The elderly man was taken aback once again.

Lily looked at her grandfather and then shouted at Zu Mo, "Nonsense! My grandfather is healthy, he eats well and sleeps well. He comes to the park every day to practice boxing and sometimes even carries two buckets of mountain spring water home. Are you joking to say he's injured?"

However, the elderly man asked, "Young man, do you know me?"

Zu Mo shook his head. "I don't know you."

The old man then asked, "Then why did you say I'm injured?"

Zu Mo replied, "From your complexion, your cough, and the way you breathe, I can tell. Your injury is quite severe, and you probably won't live past seventy-five."

His tone was calm but very confident.

"What a joke!" Lily was obviously infuriated. "My grandfather is already seventy-seven this year. How dare you say he won't live past seventy-five? You're just spouting nonsense! You're a fraud!"

Zu Mo was slightly stunned. He couldn't have been seventy-seven, could he? That seemed impossible!

Just as Zu Mo was feeling puzzled, Lily pointed her finger at his nose and said, "You can judge someone's injury and life or death at a glance. Who do you think you are? If you think you're so great, then come and compete with me!"

The elderly man no longer stopped her, partly because he knew his granddaughter's temperament and partly because he was also curious about the young man in front of him. Why did he say such things?

Zu Mo also found it interesting. It had been many years since someone dared to challenge the Star River Overlord directly, especially a charming and beautiful girl.

Should I indulge you? Or should I indulge you?

Zu Mo couldn't help but smirk inwardly.

"What do you think? Are you afraid?" The spirited ponytailed girl provoked again.

Suddenly, a small hand reached out from behind Zu Mo and grabbed Lily's finger, startling her. If she hadn't seen it was a child, she might have attacked.

Zu Mo felt moved by his daughter's protective gesture, then looked at Lily and said calmly, "Do you mean to fight me? Alright, but simply fighting is boring. How about we make a bet?"

His idea was, since you've been rude and challenged me several times, if I endure it all, how can I educate my daughter? Besides, I need money now, and since you're offering yourself up, it's not my fault if I take advantage of it.

Lily asked curiously, "Bet? What kind of bet?"

Zu Mo said, "If you lose, you give me one hundred thousand."

Lily asked, "Hmph, what if you lose?"

Zu Mo replied, "I'll give you one hundred thousand."

He didn't have one hundred thousand at all right now, but he was confident he wouldn't lose. Besides, judging from the demeanor and behavior of the other party, who clearly came from a wealthy family, they should be able to afford the bet.

Lily furrowed her brows slightly.

Zu Mo asked, "What do you say? Are you afraid?"

Lily lifted her eyebrows. He had just asked her that question, and now he was asking her the same. Lily couldn't stand this kind of provocation. She immediately responded, "I'm not afraid. What's there to be afraid of? However, I don't want your money. I'm not lacking in money. If you lose, I want you to be my servant!"

The elderly man seemed to find this a bit excessive and intervened, "Lily!"

But Lily said, "Grandpa, this is a bet between him and me. Please don't interfere."

Then, she turned to Zu Mo and asked, "What do you say?"

Zu Mo smiled and said, "Okay."

The elderly man shook his head helplessly.