CHAPTER 346 RECOGNIZING A BROTHER-IN-LAW AND A BOYFRIEND

Chapter 346 Recognizing a Brother-in-Law and a Boyfriend

Inside the room!

"Alright, let's stop here for now!" Lachlan let out a sigh, looking exhausted.

As he spoke, Raphael stood up from the bed and looked surprised at this point.

Lachlan had used silver needles to inject true energy into his body and Raphael could feel it coursing through him.

He never expected that someone who looked around his age could use energy to control needles like this.

But in the next second, when he sat up, the shock on Raphael's face turned into pure joy as large chunks of bark-like substance fell off his body onto the floor with a rustling sound.

Raphael shook himself and saw that almost all of the bark-like folds on his arms and legs had fallen off cleanly, revealing slightly reddish skin underneath!

"This... this is..." Raphael widened his eyes in disbelief as he grabbed Lachlan's arm tightly. "Lachlan... you really cured me?"

"Haha... my damn strange illness was actually cured by you?"

Lachlan coughed before replying, "Mr. MacDonald, don't get too excited yet! I've only cleared some toxins from your body so far! It may take three or four more treatments before I can completely eradicate your disease."

After hearing this news, Raphael calmed down slightly. He carefully examined himself in front of a mirror and found that although most of the folds were gone from his limbs, there were still large patches of "bark" left on his stomach and back.

But even so, it made him incredibly excited, "It doesn't matter! I know it won't be possible to cure everything at once! Even if it takes thirty or forty times to heal me completely!"

Raphael smiled brightly at Lachlan with shining eyes, "I said before that if you can cure my illness, then we will be brothers!"

"Erm... Mr. MacDonald, why are you calling me brother?" Lachlan felt awkward.

"As long as you can cure my disease then we'll become sworn brothers!" Raphael waved happily while making an oath with great righteousness. Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

At this moment, Raphael grabbed Lachlan's arm and said enthusiastically, "Brother, how about coming back home with me? If my elders knew that you could cure my illness, they would surely thank you greatly! It won't just be a Thousand-Year Snow Lotus anymore! I can tell that you're also a cultivator, perhaps even at the Uppecia level. I promise to provide enough cultivation resources for you if you come."

Hearing this, Lachlan didn't feel happy but instead his face darkened. This guy sounded nice but did he want to bring gim back just to cure him?

"Mr. MacDonald, I appreciate your kindness but I don't like taking advantage of people. We agreed on one Thousand-Year Snow Lotus and nothing more. As someone who hasn't seen much of the world before, if I were to go to your residence and meet your elders there, it might scare me half to death! And if I die from being scared too much, then who will cure your illness? Haha..." Lachlan laughed.

Upon hearing this response from Lachlan, Raphael flashed an expression of displeasure in his eyes before laughing it off saying, "Well then forget about it! If you don't want to visit as a guest, then I can't force you, right?"

He looked deeply into Lachlan's eyes with interest and said, "Lachlan... you're quite interesting, aren't you?"

Lachlan laughed along with him for a few moments while both men saw through each other's thoughts.

At this moment, Lachlan secretly felt relieved that he had left some room for himself by not completely curing Raphael's illness.

He was wary of him turning against him and disowning him once he was cured.

Dealing with arrogant scions of influential families like Raphael, Lachlan was also uncertain about what actions he might take once he no longer held any value for him.

Moreover, Lachlan had his own plans and calculations!

As long as he didn't completely heal Raphael's ailment, the latter would still need him around.

Lachlan was surrounded by enemies everywhere so there may come a time when he faced danger beyond what he could handle. However, in such cases, Raphael may prove useful after all. Besides, his death would mean no one else could treat Raphael's condition...

In the exchange hall, everyone waited without knowing how long they'd been waiting. Finally, two figures walked out side-by-side!

"They're here!"

"Wow, that was quick. I wonder if he's cured!"

"It can't be that easy, can it?"

The crowd murmured amongst themselves.

At this moment, the most nervous people were Altha and his granddaughter, as well as Harlow and Romeo's father-daughter duo.

The four of them anxiously watched Lachlan and Raphael approach with questioning looks on their faces.

Just then, Raphael looked around the room and suddenly laughed out loud.

In the next second, he threw his arm around Lachlan's shoulder and shouted excitedly, "From today on, Lachlan is my half-brother! Everyone here is a witness!"

Upon hearing this statement, the room fell silent for a moment before erupting into chaos.

"What? Mr. MacDonald recognizes Lachlan as his brother?"

"This... could it mean he's been cured?"

"It certainly seems like it!"

For a moment there Altha and Penelope along with Harlow's father-daughter duo breathed a sigh of relief.

But in the next second, one of Raphael's middle-aged followers caught sight of his young master coming out from inside. He signaled to two other men who then roughly grabbed hold of Harlow and Penelope before heading towards Raphael.

"Master," said one follower while gesturing towards the two women they had just captured. "What should we do with these two women?"

Raphael looked at both women with an amused expression on his face.

"Mr. MacDonald, please spare me! My brother-in-law has cured you so you cannot repay him by harming us."

Harlow shouted anxiously. The term "freeloader" that used to come so naturally from her mouth was now replaced with "brother-in-law," as if it rolled off her tongue effortlessly.

Penelope, once again brought before Raphael, paled in fear, her countenance losing its color, and a shiver running through her. Her eyes flickered for a moment, and with a hint of a sob in her voice, she said, "Mr. MacDonald, you can't lay a hand on me! I... I am Lachlan's girlfriend. Since you and Lachlan are now brothers, that makes me your sister-in-law! Please... please don't do anything rash!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the group of wealthy scions who had previously humiliated Lachlan alongside Penelope nearly spat out blood in disbelief.

Lachlan looked at these two women with a disdainful expression on his face. These two women were truly something!

Fearing Raphael's advances, they were now scared to the point where one called him brother-in- law, and the other claimed to be his girlfriend?