Xu Hao walked over and smiled, "A life-saving hero? Hardly. Had I not been driving out here, that dangerous scene wouldn't have occurred."
But there was a faint surprise in Xu Hao's heart. The old dean had a glimmer of floating light about her, astonishingly indicating that she was a master at the peak of mastery!
However, due to her advanced age and frailty, it was estimated that she couldn't exhibit even half of her strength.
The old dean's eyes were moving, and a strange sparkle flashed through them as she smiled and said, "Let's talk inside."
Xu Hao nodded slightly and followed her into the yard.
Seeing the dilapidated brick and tile house, Xu Hao sighed inwardly. The orphanage was truly in a dire state.
He had vaguely heard about this orphanage before but hadn't paid much attention, thinking that such places would often receive donations and government subsidies. Yet, he hadn't expected the conditions to be so dire.
Perhaps, it was time for him to help the orphanage.
Once the three of them entered the main house, Xiao Lan put Little Yang on a bed in the inner room and then came out to pour two cups of tea.
The old dean said, "The conditions here are humble; I hope you don't mind."
Xu Hao laughed, "I was also a child from a poor family; I've lived through days of hunger and hardship. I've... decided to to your orphanage to improve the conditions here a bit."
"Superman Big Brother, really?" Xiao Lan asked eagerly, "The old dean founded this orphanage by herself and lives a very hard life."
"Of course, it's true," Xu Hao replied with a smile.
The old dean looked at Xu Hao and Xiao Lan and said, "Young man, if you're donating to our orphanage because of Xiao Lan, then there's no point in discussing it further."
"That's definitely not the case," Xu Hao shook his head, "I won't boast about being surrounded by beauties, but every one who follows me is a first-rate incomparable beauty. I certainly wouldn't set my sights on a silly girl with a few screws loose in her head." For a better reading experience, visit *).
"Who are you calling a silly girl?!" Xiao Lan swung her fists, looking somewhat indignant as she spoke.
The old dean couldn't help but laugh. Xiao Lan's way of thinking was indeed unique and difficult for ordinary people to understand. What Xu Hao said was true. She replied, "If that's really the case, then I can relax, but..."
She glanced at Xiao Lan and said, "Xiao Lan, go check on Xiao Hong, it's time to change her diaper."
Xiao Lan knew the old dean must have something to talk about that couldn't be said in front of her, which was why she was being sent away. Reluctantly, she left.
As Xiao Lan walked away, the old dean's expression suddenly became serious, and she said, "Sir, may I ask your name?"
"My surname is Xu, with the given name Hao," Xu Hao responded indifferently.
He had sensed an extremely thick evil energy on the old dean, accumulated over many years, but also felt other presences, some fiery and full of righteous Qi, imperceptible to a common person.
The old dean exhaled a breath of turbid air, "Did you disperse the evil Qi from Little Yang's body?"
"Who exactly are you?"
"No affiliation, just a free individual."
"And why would you help us?"
"To aid those who suffer doesn't require any reason."
After saying this, Xu Hao suddenly stood up and said, "Old dean, now it's my turn to ask you. Who set up the Seventy-two Earthly Demons Formations, and when?"
The old dean's eyes flashed with two sharp glints, but they disappeared as quickly as they appeared. She attempted to stand but seemed to be trapped by something, eventually slumping back into her wheelchair. Slowly, she said, "What good will talking about these things do?"
Xu Hao said indifferently, "I don't know about your past, but since you founded this orphanage, I believe you too harbor kindness in your heart. If I can help release these shackles, would you tell me about those things?"
Xu Hao judged the old dean to be a good person, not by her words or deeds, but by the Qi Force she cultivated. A person with Righteous Qi surely wouldn't have a bad mind; otherwise, she wouldn't have attained the level of the peak of mastery.
The old dean sized Xu Hao up and then said, "You could tell at a glance that this was the Seventy-two Earthly Demons Great Array. I know you're someone of true skill, but this Great Array isn't so easily broken. The little Taoist from the day before yesterday, had the old crone not intervened in time, he would have been killed by the backlash of the Great Array."
Xu Hao confidently stated, "You need not worry about me, old lady. If I decide to break the formation, then I've got some degree of confidence."
"But I still can't allow it!"
The old dean categorically refused, "You can call me selfish or greedy, but first make a donation to the orphanage, and then I will let you break the formation."
Xu Hao was taken aback, but he instantly understood the old dean's mindset. She probably realized that she didn't have many days left. Once she passed away, it would be too difficult for Xiao Lan to hold up the orphanage on her own.
The expenses for dozens of children were a terrifying figure, and no benefactor would continue to to this place indefinitely.
So before she left this world, she wanted to raise as much funds as possible for the orphanage.