"Great Elder, what are you still staring at? Pay up already!"
Ahem! "Wudi, are you being serious right now?"
When Ye Wudi once again insisted, the Great Elder of the Hyūga clan who was also his future elder by marriage finally snapped out of his daze.
Still, he found it hard to believe that Ye Wudi would dare to drag him into one of his schemes.
After all, he was the Great Elder of the Hyūga clan! Wasn't that worth some respect?
But clearly, he had underestimated Ye Wudi.
Before he could say another word, Ye Wudi had already dragged him aside and started yelling in the direction Hyūga Hiashi had just walked off to.
"Father-in-law! I just uncovered a huge secret! I think you should"
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"Alright, alright! I'll pay! I'll pay!"
Seeing that Ye Wudi was absolutely not joking, the Great Elder backed down on the spot.
Ye Wudi gave him a sideways glance, clearly unimpressed.
"You should've said that earlier. Now I'll have to go explain all this to my father-in-law what a pain."
"So, you'll have to pay extra."
"…"
What?
It was one thing for this little rascal to extort him but now he was asking for more?
The Great Elder stared at him, dumbfounded. Was… was their decision to bring Ye Wudi into the family basically inviting a wolf into the fold?
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Despite the elder's face growing darker by the second, Ye Wudi didn't hold back in the slightest.
He even took another step toward the direction Hiashi had gone.
"Great Elder, hurry up and pay! Or else I'll tell Father-in-law you've been disrespecting your elders and corrupting the younger generation!"
"And that everything I've done up till now? You were the one who taught me!"
"Even including"
Ye Wudi then rattled off a list of every mischief he had ever pulled, placing it all squarely on the Great Elder's shoulders.
The elder's scalp tingled just listening to it. Clenching his jaw, he glared at Ye Wudi while pulling out one sealed scroll after another from his robes.
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"Here! Take it all! Three scrolls happy now?"
Ye Wudi beamed instantly, the look of pressure on his face vanishing like fog in sunlight.
He bumped shoulders with the elder, leaned in, and whispered with a smirk.
"Great Elder, don't feel like you're getting the short end of the stick. Since you've been so generous, I'll share another little secret with you."
"What secret?"
After confirming that Ye Wudi's Body Flicker Technique really had come from Uchiha Shisui, the Great Elder was already convinced the boy had more than just that trick up his sleeve.
After all, Shisui was once hailed alongside the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato himself.
If someone like that hadn't left behind a trove of secret techniques, the Great Elder would eat his own headband.
Now, with Ye Wudi dangling another secret in front of him, he was practically trembling with anticipation.
Ye Wudi, seeing how worked up he was, couldn't be more satisfied.
He held up a "one" with one finger, then followed with a zero.
Then came the barrage of hand gestures.
"What I just gave you earlier was just a simple, low-grade formula," Ye Wudi said with a grin.
"It works, sure but it's nothing special."
"But lucky you, I happen to have another formula that's way more potent. Interested?"
Come on. Sure, in his past life he'd just been a food delivery guy for Meituan.
But he was still a product of modern times a curious soul who'd read just about everything under the sun.
That formula earlier? Just a low-budget version of Liuwei Dihuang Pills.
With everything he'd learned over these past ten years in this world, he could easily throw together a crude decoction using local herbs.
As for the "stronger" version? Just a bit of dosage tweaking and a few plant substitutions.
It wasn't rocket science.
Problem?
No problem.
"A stronger one?! Tell me now!"
"Eh? That tone... you don't seriously expect me to give it to you for free, do you?"
The Great Elder had been buzzing with excitement until Ye Wudi extended his hand.
Immediately, his face darkened like a thundercloud.
But still, he fished around in his robes and hesitated, pulling out two more sealed scrolls and weighing how much more he should add.
"Fine, I'll give you one"
"Hand it over! What's with the dawdling?"
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Before the elder could say another word, Ye Wudi snatched the scrolls from his hand, then grabbed a pen and paper and scribbled down a flurry of characters.
"Here. That's the formula!"
"As long as you follow the dosage exactly, I guarantee you'll feel like a dragon by nightfall rediscovering the glory of your second spring!"
Not only had he gotten the money and emotional value, but Ye Wudi even threw in some motivational marketing.
Sure enough, the Great Elder lit up after hearing that. He carefully folded the paper and tucked it away like treasure.
Then he clapped Ye Wudi on the shoulder with a broad grin.
"Mhm! If it really works that well, then any problems you run into within the clan from now on, just come to me!"
"No need to hold back we're practically family already!"
"You're absolutely right, Great Elder…"
With their business concluded, Ye Wudi and the Great Elder made their way back to the Hyūga compound.
But the moment Ye Wudi stepped through the gates, still holding Hinata in his arms, a figure rushed in from the side.
"Wudi! Tonight, I will touch you!"
Clearly, Neji had taken his mission from both Hiashi and the Great Elder very seriously.
But just as he lunged forward, Ye Wudi turned to him with a strangely gentle smile.
There was something off about that smile and Neji felt it immediately.
He couldn't quite explain why, but his instincts were screaming at him.
Still, orders were orders.
If both the clan head and the Great Elder had told him to go all-out, he couldn't hold back.
"Byakugan!"
In front of the entire compound, Neji activated his Byakugan, eyes glowing with intensity.
He wanted to see exactly what that smile was hiding.
But the moment his vision sharpened, a figure suddenly stepped between them.
That person… was the Great Elder?
"You impudent brat! How dare you lay a hand on Wudi! Do you not know he's our clan's future son-in-law?!"
The sudden block left Neji completely baffled.
Huh?
Weren't they the ones who told him to test Ye Wudi's strength?
Why was he suddenly being scolded for following orders?
What kind of people were these?!
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