Chapter 63 "Is this what you want?"

"Eight hundred?"

"Eight hundred and seventy-five?"

"Eight hundred and eighty... Immortal Ning, no matter how much money it is, I really can't make the decision." The deputy city lord was sweating. "Look, how about this, I'll find the heads of other families and hold a meeting to discuss how to pay the money? There are also many people in the city who suffer from the evil spirits..."

Everyone says that those who practice Taoism have pure hearts and few desires. As the deputy city lord, he often deals with these large sects, so he certainly knows that this statement is not credible. No matter whether it is the smiling Shen Liwan or the arrogant Fang Wuyu in Qingji Sect, they are not easy to deal with.

Not to mention the leader Qi, who works sincerely, asks for money sincerely, is highly respected, and charges high prices.

Therefore, after receiving the letter from Sect Leader Qi and learning that the unknown sword-wielding elder Ning Mingmei who was about to come to Yedi had been in seclusion for ten years and had a simple mind, the deputy city lord was relieved.

I thought things would be much easier.

...As a result, this person's demand is even more than that of Sect Leader Qi. He is so simple-minded that he doesn't even understand the prices of things!

Ning Mingmei: "The people are suffering from evil spirits?"

Seeing that no one was around, the city lord whispered to Ning Mingmei: "In fact, the people have wanted to solve these curses for a long time, but they just can't find a way. Now that the immortal is here, why don't we take this opportunity to spread the word to the people and let them do what they want..."

It means raising funds.

Ning Mingmei said: "Then the common people's contributions will be divided into 30% and 70%, and the gentry's money will be all given, right?"

Ning Mingmei threw the teacup onto the table with a "bang". The deputy city lord was silent, but Ning Mingmei just wiped his hands and said calmly: "It seems that the deputy city lord's heart is not sincere enough. What is sincerity? It means one person with one heart. One more city, one village, one prefecture, one more person's share of money cannot be called one heart."

"..." The deputy city lord didn't even dare to say a word.

"I'll give you three days to find a way to raise money... to gather sincerity. After three days, come to me with your bid documents... the school-enterprise cooperation agreement." Ning Mingmei said, "Agreement, contract, advance payment, Yedi research report, pathology report, historical lineage... nothing can be missing. If there is anything wrong with the format, send it back and start over."

For a moment, the evil aura behind Ning Mingmei became more and more intense. In addition to the mentor, there was also a bit of Party A.

Deputy City Lord: "But what is the format?"

Ning Mingmei: "Understand it yourself."

More Party A.

The system was stunned. It said, "Are you bargaining or are you acting like a kidnapper and asking for money?"

Ning Mingmei said: "This is Party A. This is a mature business negotiation."

System: "Why do I look like a bandit?"

Isn’t Party A a bandit?

When Ning Mingmei left the Qin Mansion, the deputy city lord was scolded and had to send Ning Mingmei back in a car in a polite manner. I felt depressed and anxious.

Ning Mingmei got off the car leisurely and relaxed. As soon as he entered the palace, he saw several maids chatting. The guard who followed him in saw them and scolded them, "Why don't you go wait in the palace?"

The maid said, "Doctor Wu is here and is treating the patient."

The guard suddenly realized. He took Ning Mingmei back to the other courtyard and said on the way: "Doctor Wu comes to treat the prince regularly, and each time he comes, he stays for an entire afternoon. Whenever this happens, the prince won't let anyone else in."

Ning Mingmei pondered: "Did Doctor Wu ask for this?"

The guard said, "It was the prince's request."

This is unexpected.

Ning Mingmei asked: "What kind of person is Doctor Wu?"

The guard said, "Doctor Wu doesn't like to talk and looks cold, but he is actually a good person. He has his own clinic, but he doesn't often treat patients. But doctors from other clinics can ask him questions and get answers. They all say that Doctor Wu is very good."

Ning Mingmei said to the system: "If you don't steal their business, you are definitely a good person."

System: "...When will your thoughts stop being so evil?"

When I returned to the villa, Gui Ruoxue was the only one in the yard. It seems that he has carried out Ning Mingmei's last wish very well and drove out the remaining disciples.

At this moment, he was leaning against a tree, frowning and looking like he was still hungover.

The system discovered that Ning Mingmei was in a happy mood: "What are you happy about?"

Ning Mingmei: "I woke up early in the morning, and my classmates were still slacking off, but I had already completed a big project. Who can't understand the joy of this kind of victory?"

...The system can’t understand. It saw Gui Ruoxue say to Ning Mingmei: "Your little brat is awake."

Ning Mingmei: "Hasn't he been half asleep and half awake for a long time?"

Gui Ruoxue: "Now he can talk, he is truly awake."

system:……

Could it be that he was frightened by Ning Mingmei?

Although Lian Chengyue waking up is not a good thing. But Gui Ruoxue frowned, looking as if she wanted to say something but was hesitant.

One always feels that he has something on his mind.

The system saw Ning Mingmei walking straight towards Lian Chengyue's room. This time it didn't even have time to feel the joy that Ning Mingmei took the initiative to visit people. It said: "Why don't you ask Gui Ruoxue?"

Ning Mingmei: "If he wants to talk, he will naturally come to me with money to talk."

System: ...Daddy, are you human?

Ning Mingmei was really strong enough to carry out his inhuman character from beginning to end.

When Ning Mingmei went in, he saw Lian Chengyue leaning on the bed. He was wearing a white shirt and looked to be awake, but his lips were still black and his face was still pale.

The child stared blankly ahead, not knowing what he was thinking. That kind of fragile and helpless look can easily arouse the sympathy of adults.

Ning Mingmei: "He must be pretending."

The system refuted palely: "Not entirely."

At least before hearing Ning Mingmei's footsteps, Lian Chengyue had been staring at the ceiling, looking gloomy and thoughtful.

With his doll-like appearance, this little bad guy looks really creepy when he's not pretending.

Ning Mingmei walked to within three steps of Lian Chengyue and did not get any closer. He folded his hands and asked, "Awake?"

“Immortal Lord?” The child seemed to have discovered him. He looked at him with surprise and confusion in his eyes. “Where am I? Besides, I’m in pain…”

Ning Mingmei: “Tsk.”

He made a "tsk" sound, making it impossible for the system to tell what he was thinking. Ning Mingmei said, "You are injured. We still have things to do, so we took you to heal your wounds while we went to Yedi."

Lian Chengyue looked at his hands: "This is Yedi... I am injured, Immortal Venerable, how did I get injured?"

Tsk.

Ning Mingmei tapped his arm with his fingers and asked him, "You really can't remember anything?"

The child hesitated, thought hard, and then shook his head blankly.

He was pale and weak, with big eyes, like a finely carved porcelain doll. In the original novel, he relied on such a handsome face and the elegant temperament learned from the upper class society. Even though he did all kinds of bad things in private, he still won everyone's trust.

Even Ning Mingmei in the original novel always thought that Lian Chengyue was a good student.

Although Lian Chengyue is only a five-year-old child now, he is far from his future complete form. But as the age of five shows, he now has the temperament of being good at making use of his appearance.

Especially when he said this.

"I really can't remember...but the Immortal Venerable didn't abandon me. Thank you, Immortal Venerable."

Ning Mingmei: "No need to thank me,"

The child said, "Since my adoptive mother passed away when I was three years old, I have known that there is no such thing as kindness in this world and that what you get is what you deserve. When I get better, I will definitely repay the Immortal Venerable."

If this person didn't have such a vicious heart, she would be so well-behaved and cute at this moment.

It's like a little poisonous snake wrapped in candy, but always waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Ning Mingmei sat down beside his bed. He said, "Look at me."

He placed the back of his hand on the child's forehead and said, "The fever has subsided... Do you really not remember anything about what happened before you fainted?"

Ning Mingmei's pupils were dark, faintly reflecting an amber color under the sunlight. The child shook his head.

“I don’t remember.”

"Then let me remind you." Ning Mingmei did not withdraw his hand, "I found you in the ruined temple outside Wangyue Town. After fighting with the mysterious man. That night, you should have been in Gao's house. Why did you appear there?"

His tone was light, but such words between an adult and a child could be considered aggressive. The child was startled and said, "I..."

Ning Mingmei said calmly: "You followed me out of Gao's house on purpose."

“…”

"You followed me up the mountain and watched me fight the enemy. Then, you were hit by a flying silver needle and poisoned. You were seriously injured and your life was hanging by a thread." Ning Mingmei said, "If I hadn't been kind enough to take you away, you would have died there."

The system for auditing: ...

What a kind heart. Don't you need his blood?

The child was indeed the future male protagonist. After a very short reaction time, he lowered his head and whispered, "I'm sorry, Immortal Venerable, I'm just curious..."

"Curious?" Ning Mingmei suddenly sneered, "If you are just curious, what is that black gas that shot out and deflected the silver needle?"

“…”

"You wanted me to see it on purpose, didn't you? Just like you brought the book to Gao's house on purpose. You were disappointed that you didn't get my attention after bringing the book here, right? You're not convinced, because you saw that my attitude towards you is no different from my attitude towards other mortals. Just like you think you are superior to others, it's just an illusion to me." Ning Mingmei said, "You're not convinced, so even though you know your future is uncertain, you still follow me up the mountain out of spite. You have to seize the right opportunity to prove to me that you do have the power."

"..." Lian Chengyue said.

——This is different from what I imagined.

To Lian Chengyue's surprise, he had his thoughts exposed so harshly by an adult. In addition to being angry and ashamed of being exposed, he also felt a vague excitement.

Why is this happening?

In the past, he had also been humiliated by some adults in a self-righteous manner. At that time, there was only anger, gnashing contempt, indifference that he vowed to surpass, and disgust in his heart.

But Ning Mingmei is different from them.

Mingming Ningming also ignored him and treated him as a child when they first met, and she didn't know when she saw through his intentions, but she still let him finish the sentence like teasing a clown.

At this time, Lian Chengyue had not yet realized that there was only one cause for this complex psychology.

——Because he saw him.

Instead of seeing a disguised child or label, it was him. And, he really analyzed his intentions.

——And he understands him.

Such a high and mighty immortal actually saw him, saw through his little thoughts, and understood him.

Therefore, at this moment, all the humiliation, all the ridicule, contempt and anger at the failure of his plan were bearable for him.

As long as he could keep those sharp yet calm eyes looking at him.

Unfortunately, Lian Chengyue still understands nothing at this moment. He is still a child who is precocious beyond his age, almost instinctively bad, but knows nothing about his own thoughts.

He has not yet distinguished the difference between "being in front of him, suppressing him" and "making him see him".

"How can the Immortal Lord say that?" he said gloomily.

The voice was lowered, but it no longer had the pretentious tone as before.

Ning Mingmei did not answer his question.

"There's just one thing I can say. You're right. I could have chosen not to save you," he said.

"..." Lian Chengyue said, "Isn't the Immortal Venerable a famous and righteous sect?"

The candy wrapper was finally torn off a little. This is not something a bad guy who pretends to be good should say.

He looked up at him. Although he had been exposed, his expression was gloomy, but also contained a bit of curiosity.

"When you followed me up the mountain, did you notice that I slowed down? Because I always gave you a chance to go back." Ning Mingmei said, "You thought you played some clever tricks. Unfortunately, I noticed you as soon as you left Gao Mansion."

Lian Chengyue: “…”

Ning Mingmei watched him clench his fists under the quilt, as if he was trembling a little. He then continued: "It was just that at that time, I was very curious about what other drama you were going to perform, so I let you follow me."

Lian Chengyue: "So that's how it is..."

He pursed his lips and lowered his head again, as if he remembered something.

Ning Mingmei guessed that Lian Chengyue must be angry and embarrassed. After all, the child shouldn't be that perverted.

The child who thought he was smart had his thoughts ruthlessly exposed by the adults. What a pity.

If he had not come, Lian Chengyue, the future vile man, would not have had to endure such a beating when he was young.

Looking at Lian Chengyue who lowered his head and said nothing, Ning Mingmei said, "But, I am curious about something."

“…”

“Is this what you wanted?”

"……?"

"Or let me ask you another way. When you were hit by the silver needle, your first reaction was to regret going up the mountain, accept your own death, and fear that you would not live long."

"I am still excited and looking forward to it, because I finally caught a chance to climb up—"

"Even if there is a 99% chance that you will die here, there is still a 1% chance that I will take you away?"

"Answer quickly, this question is very important for your future."

The author has something to say:

Ning Mingmei, a cat that will automatically start to curse if you touch the sofa next to it without touching its fur.

Evil Child vs. Evil Cat

Lian Chengyue today: What a big cat, it leads me to run

20 years later, Lian Chengyue: I am finally bigger than the evil Lihua! Is it my turn to lead him for a run?

(It didn't happen in the end)

I was planning to write a story about a demon king who ran underground to avoid a lightning strike, but was lured by an evil raccoon flower under a uranium mine.

Demon Lord: Boom! ! !