Omnipotent Husband System
Chapter 472 - 472: Making Moves.

Hao Ren returned to the accommodation complex of the western area of the Iron Mountain Sect. This place could be said to be the backyard of the western shot callers of the sect, but after questioning Xiao Yu, he found that Grandmaster Hephi was innocent. This old man had not been charmed by Lady Samaira because she was genuinely in love with him.

This was surprising but after some thinking, Hao Ren decided to wait till he has met with the lady face to face before deciding how to act with the old man. He spent a day inside his room, before the door was knocked, waking him up from refining his second halo.

The young man frowned and opened the gate to find Xiao Yu waiting outside. He said, "This better be good."

Xiao Yu bowed her head and said, "Master, all the people on the list have been gathered and they are waiting for us in the Drunken Mortal Hotel."

Hao Ren thought for a bit and nodded as he said, "Good efficiency. Come along, as long as you prove your worth, I won't treat you badly."

Xiao Yu bowed deeply in gratitude and she led him to the Drunken Mortal Hotel. As she entered the place, an attendant came over hurriedly and bowed to her and said, "Maiden Yu, the cloud pavilion has been cleaned up and the guests have arrived."

Xiao Yu tossed a couple of spirit stones to the waiter and said, "Go on, I will lead Master Ren over by myself."

Hao Ren followed her through the corridors on the lower levels and he found that a contingent of the shadow guards was also seated their with Hao Mei, Han Lingshi and the rest. They all wore flexible artificial skin masks which made their appearances rather mediocre.

Han Lingshi saw him and smirked as she passed on a spiritual message, "Look, who's out on a date."

Hao Ren rolled his eyes and replied, "Wife, I am loyal to you, okay? I came here to handle some business. Not all of us have the liesuresome life."

Han Lingshi retorted, "I stayed home dealing with things, and it is your turn now, deal with it."

Hao Ren gave her a sneaky thumbs up and blew a kiss before stepping up the stairs and heading to the private area. On the floor above, Xiao Yu led them to the so-called cloud pavilion and then she opened the door for Hao Ren.

Inside the pavilion, which was just a room, surrounded by an isolation and illusion array, Hao Ren spotted ten people. There were men and women from the lower levels of the Refiner Council. Xiao Yu entered the room behind Hao Ren, closed the door, and said, "I apologize for the delay, Master Ren was busy forging a sword."

The people stood up and bowed to Hao Ren and the young man returned the courtesy as he said, "I apologize for inviting you all here, and then arriving late. As an act of punishment, I will drink three cups of wine."

He picked up a cup of wine from the table and downed it, Xiao Yu quickly poured the wine in his cup again and Hao Ren chugged it down, exactly three times, before he bowed slightly to the people.

Tei picked up his cup and said, "I accept your apology, Master Ren. Thank you for giving us face."

He downed a cup as well, followed by him everyone drank a cup of wine, and Hao Ren sat down with a smiling face. The rest of the people were smiling as well, and they chatted with Hao Ren, some ladies tried to flirt with him, to which he replied that he was married.

One of the ladies were surprised, and asked, "Is it not common for a man of your stature to have three wives and four concubines?"

Hao Ren shrugged his shoulders and said, "I am not sure about the others, but I have no intention to take another woman in this lifetime."

His resolve shook the hearts of the people, the lady said, "For the first time in my life, I am feeling jealous of another sister. Hahahaha, you are a real man Master Ren."

Hao Ren bowed slightly as he tossed to the lady and they both drank a cup of wine. After a few minutes, the people were all dizzy from drinking so much, however, Hao Ren was still sober, because he directly refined the wine with the spiritual flame inside his body. Suddenly he said, "I wonder how long will it take me to reach the level of a grandmaster and get a firm standing in the Council."

The man sitting next to him was a high clerk in the store room, his name was Bai Chong, who said, "It will not be long, Master Ren, you are already at the eight star level."

Hao Ren smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Bai, in this world of the strong, having someone strong to back you up is necessary. If not for Grandmaster Hephi, I might still be an unknown apprentice in the hall."

The people all looked at him and found him very humble. Hao Ren was not sure if these people had lowered their guards, so he said, "Well, forget it, let me play a song for you, and then we will continue to party tonight."

One lady, a receptionist from the Archive department said, "I didn't expect Master Ren to have a talent for music, now I am curious."

Hao Ren chuckled and said, "Big Sister Tama, you are complimenting me too much. However, since you are curious, let me display my ugliness."

The young man smiled and then he took out a Guqin from the space ring. He took a deep breath and then began to play the song calmly. The notes caused the people to calm down, and their moods settled down. After a few minutes, while the song played on, Hao Ren cast the hypnotic spell.

It took ten minutes, before the people looked over at them and Xiao Yu noticed that they had the same eyes like her. She was shocked to see Hao Ren's methods and her reverence for him grew even more. The young man looked at the people and said, "You all have two tasks from now on. First is to find and locate the three researchers from the Crescent Moon Empire, and second put in a good word for me in your circle and get me to meet Lady Samaira as soon as possible."

The people nodded and said, "Yes, Master."

That said, the party came to an end and they all left the place. Hao Ren sat inside the pavilion and he said to Xiao Yu, "Go and order some good food for me, I am hungry."

Xiao Yu left the place, and sure enough, Han Lingshi came over with Hao Mei and the former asked, "What is going on?"

The young man replied, "There is an organization here that seems to be working in the shadows. I am not sure about their real motive, and they have taken custody of three researchers from the Liquid Metal project. They ought to pay."

Han Lingshi nodded and said, "Well, shall I play some pieces as well? This place is one of the refining hubs of the Spirit Siphon Continent. If we conquer it, we will have a great advantage."

Hao Ren shook his head and said, "It is not necessary to capture this place, it ranks seventh in the list of refining hubs. They have shady business going on, and if they had connections with the stronger forces from the other refining hubs, it would only come back to bite us in the ass."

Hao Mei nodded and said, "Good thing we are heading to the big places after this for scouting."

Hao Ren looked at the two of them and said, "You better be careful, and leave behind some people to manage teleportation points."

Hao Mei nodded and said, "Yes."

The trio talked for a bit, when the door was knocked and Xiao Yu came inside with a row of waiters. She was shocked to see the two women, and Hao Ren said, "This is Xiao Yu, for the next few days, I will be in seclusion to refine the second halo, she will be your guide around the city."

Han Lingshi and Hao Mei nodded, while Hao Ren said, "Xiao Yu, make sure that you avoid all and any rich silk pant bastards, if they still try to make a mess, tell them of my name. If that doesn't work, tell me about what they do, I will handle it."

The young lady nodded and then the family began to eat and drink. The two ladies had grace and Hao Ren went wild. The picture was one of contrast and harmony. After the meal, Han Lingshi asked, "Will you pay the bill for all the ladies too, love."

Hao Ren rolled his eyes and replied, "Lingling, you have changed, how can you rob me like this? Tell me, who put you up to this? You are making moves on me. I feel so betrayed."

Han Lingshi rolled her eyes and said, "Drama King!"