Ancestor's Manual for Raising Idiots

"Now as for the promise of the bet..." Ao Shen chuckled whilst looking at Liu Weihao's shaking pupils, "What should I do~ I wonder."

"Hiieekkk?!" Liu Weihao flinched, feeling overwhelming goosebumps all over his body; his blood ran cold at that moment of pin-drop silence, but it seems he wasn't truly the centre of attention at the moment.

"Celestial Ocean Necklace..." Bai Hao, Bai Xiyue's father, muttered in disbelief. He leaned over towards Bai Xiyue and injected his energy into that necklace.

In an instant it felt like he was surrounded by the ocean of heaven and earth's energy all around him, as if he was a lone man standing in a desert being drowned in a tsunami of energy.

"This is the real deal..." he muttered, seemingly in a daze as his eyes flickered over towards Ao Shen, who was mysteriously staring over Liu Weihao's horrified face.

"Bai Xianyu!" Bai Hao instantly called out to his brother from the crowd, "Just who is this person you have invited?! Even the patriarch of our family never received such a grand gift! Who is it to dare gift such a thing for a mere birthday party?!"

"I-!?!" Bai Xianyu himself seemed taken aback by the pull of that moment, "E-even I don't know elder brother... At first meeting I thought I was meeting a business tycoon; after meeting him it felt like I was meeting someone from an ancient clan..."

Bai Xianyu paused, taking down a big gulp down his throat, "Now it feels like we are watching the emperor judge the sinners..."

Bai Hao said nothing; he couldn't command the words out of his throat, just watching Ao Shen with eyes widened, but the crowd was different; their gazes were captivated by the beautiful necklace instead of the man who carved it.

"It's really Celestial Ocean Necklace..."

"Does it really amplify cultivation speed by double?!"

"This is absurd! Absolutely absurd!"

"To think such a thing actually exists, I thought it was things from mere texts..."

Their eyes seemed to be petrified as all were drawn over towards that necklace in Bai Xiyue's hands.

"I-i---!?" Bai Xiyue herself couldn't hold the necklace without feeling like her heart would burst out; the crowd around her was like a swarm of dogs surrounding the mere smell of bone.

And just as it had started to overwhelm her, suddenly the wind around her turned into a storm-like tempest, forcing everyone around to be pushed about a dozen meters away from her and the necklace in her hands.

"What is this imprudence!?" All eyes immediately rushed towards the source; it was an old man standing on top of the stairs with a wooden stick with a candle carved in the shape of an elephant. "Where are your manners?!"

Dressed in an elite traditional suit, he commanded the aura of a grand master; his fury can be felt by the wild wind surrounding him.

"We greet Bai Patriarch!"

"Greetings, elder!"

"We greet Bai Family Patriarch!"

"Forgive our rudeness!"

All people who had lost their composures instantly snapped back; their bodies ran down with cold sweat as they felt the cold aura emitting from that old man. All bowed their heads in front of his presence, asking for forgiveness or greeting him with respect.

"Greetings, Elder Bai!" even Liu Weihao, who was already on his knees, ignored his current embarrassment to say his greetings.

The only two people who didn't bend their heads were Ao Shen. "Hmm..."

And Xiao Jun, 'That's the Patriarch of the Great Bai Family?'. Both glanced over the dominant nature of the cold man, capable of tossing grown men like cotton balls with mere breath.

His eyes pierced right through all defences of that old man; even he felt some pressure under those pupils, making him feel goosebumps down his spine.

"Are these our new guests?" the old man noticed; his eyes landed on Xiao Jun, but the moment his eyes fell on him, his whole composure suddenly shattered.

'Core Formation Realm?! At this age?!!' If it weren't for the old bones and white hairs bleeding with experience, he might have truly lost it at that moment, but he somehow still held his flat expression and turned his gaze towards Ao Shen.

'If the young one is in the Core Formation Realm, then the older one is definitely—!' He was just thinking, but reality was way scarier than his imagination; the moment his eyes fell over Ao Shen's gaze, it was like standing in front of an enormous world-destroying storm with naked arms.

"Hufff!!!" He lost his breathing stability in mere moments, and taking in a deep breath, his eyes once again rushed towards Ao Shen to confirm the facts. But by the time his eyes could reach, Ao Shen had already vanished without a trace.

'Where---?!' The elderly man's eyes immediately rushed to find that man, but before just then, suddenly a sound of chuckle emerged right beside him.

"Bai Family Patriarch" Ao Shen addressed the old man with a grin; the old man immediately moved his head towards Ao Shen, who was standing right beside him, before he even realised, "You indeed live up to your grand reputation."

Ao Shen nodded, "It's a pleasure to meet you."

'This person...' the old man's eyes seem to flinch with sensation of horror and disbelief, 'He is unfathomable; I can't comprehend what kind of senior has taken interest over our family, but one thing is clear...'

The old soul, fully experienced, knew what he was witnessing. 'At no cost... Can we afford offending this man!!!'

The old man's face was instantly drenched with sweat. "I-it's a pleasure meeting you too."

"Ao Shen!" He extended his greetings with a playful little smile; the old man nodded along awkwardly.

'Father...'

'He is stunned!?'

Both Bai Xianyu and Bai Hao noticed it too; it was all their common sense was being wrapped and tossed away like garbage at that moment.

"And as for you..." Ao Shen's eyes once again locked over Liu Weihao, who was trying to escape the crowd, taking advantage of the sudden commotion. "I will deal with you when I feel like it."

"Hiieeeekkk!" Liu Weihao screeched and immediately rushed away from the celebration hall without daring to look back even once.

"Ahem!!!" The Bai Patriarch suddenly took back all the attention, "Let's start the celebration for my granddaughter's birthday!"

He had that strange charisma on him, capable of influencing others with mere words and manner of speech; the people around him nodded while looking at one another and once again joined the celebration.

"I'm extremely grateful to you, senior, for your consideration." Bai Xiyue expressed her heartfelt gratitude towards Ao Shen.

"Haha! It's no big deal!" Ao Shen chuckled and, laughing it off, turned back towards Xiao Jun.

'No big deal?!'

'You giving a gift even my whole bloodline can't afford is not a big deal?!'

'What... What kind of wealth is that??'

'What's not a big deal????'

People who heard seemed to be coughing blood at the absurdity of that statement. Ao Shen chuckled, observing their reactions, and then his gaze fell on Xiao Jun, who seemed to be dazed at some sight inside the party hall.

"Oh Xiao Jun~" Ao Shen stepped up beside, "What are you looking at with so much attention?" Ao Shen giggled, and his shining pupils traced the origin of Xiao Jun's daze.

And not much farther away, he noticed a glamorous maiden standing in the corner of the hall, surrounded by some of the same-age youngsters as hers.

"Someone you know?" Ao Shen suddenly questioned right over Xiao Jun's ears, and Xiao Jun jumped in surprise, snapping out of his daze as realisation hit him; his whole face lit up red, completely flustered.

"An ancestor?!" I—just?!"

Ao Shen's eyes lit up with amusement as he stared over Xiao Jun with a chuckle, "Someone you desire, huh?"

"Desire?! You shouldn't use such deep words, Ancestor!" Xiao Jun protested with a beaming red face to the point stream was coming out of his head.

"Let's see about that now..." Ao Shen giggled.