The mute medicine prescribed by Di Xiu did not have any other obvious side effects. When Liao Tingting woke up, she only felt a faint sweet taste in her mouth.
She was already mute, so the effect of the mute-inducing drug was not as noticeable.
Her mother checked the time and said there were still fifteen minutes until ticket check-in. She took a sip of water to moisten her throat, went to the restroom, and completely forgot about the matter.
He Linye woke up in the morning and looked around but couldn't see his master. Remembering the matter of cultivation, he called his brother.
He Linyu still didn't believe in ghosts and remained unmoved no matter how eloquently he talked. He turned around and called his grandparents, asking them to keep an eye on him. It was okay if the little fool in the family got scammed out of money and feelings, but he shouldn't get scammed into getting kidneys.
When Di Xiu returned, He Linye was doing radio calisthenics while sulking. As soon as he saw him, he smiled broadly, but the next second he went back to his sullen expression, his facial expressions as varied as if he were performing a Sichuan opera face-changing act.
"How is the recovery going?"
He Linye glared at the servants around him who were looking at him with concern, and answered truthfully, "I should be fully recovered in the next couple of days." Then he could become an apprentice and start learning cultivation.
"Um."
He Linye followed him inside and whispered, "Master, although I really like home, it's too inconvenient. I want to move out."
"Whatever you say." Di Xiu paused for a moment, then added, "The peace talisman serves both to ensure safety and to provide defense, and I will sense when it is activated."
He Linye was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, Master."
He acted immediately. During lunch, he told his grandparents and repeatedly reminded them to always carry the amulet with them—giving the amulet directly was too shabby, so he even bought a bag of amulets online to put it in.
The two elderly people were somewhat superstitious, but they loved their grandson dearly, and seeing his serious expression, they both agreed.
They were already used to the days when their son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were not around, so they gave them some instructions and went out to find someone to play chess and have afternoon tea as usual.
He Linye packed his things to go to the house outside the school. He had a few of the mute medicines left, so he packed them up and took them with him. He also specially packed his grandfather's most treasured tea set and a tea cake worth a house.
The butler watched with a smile, occasionally asking if there was anything else to bring. When Old Master He returned in the evening and told him about it, the old man felt a sudden wave of dizziness.
"My cakes, my tea set! This spendthrift only takes the most expensive things. What is he going to do with them this time?"
Grandma He rolled her eyes at him and said disdainfully, "Are those things as important as A-Ye? If he likes them, he can take them and play with them. Why are you being so stingy?"
"But I did it all on purpose..."
Grandma He raised her voice an octave: "Which one is your grandson?!"
Grandpa He also raised his voice: "If he weren't my grandson, I'd have his brother beat him to a pulp."
"Tch, what a character."
...
Di Xiu and 001 didn't notice what He Linye had taken. They only saw him have someone bring up a brocade box that looked particularly expensive. When they opened it, they found an even more expensive tea set inside.
Then he took out a tea cake from his backpack and casually placed it on the brocade box. 001 glanced at the price and immediately felt that He Linyu hadn't beaten this kid enough.
He Linye directed the driver who brought him to unload his belongings, turn on the TV and computer for Di Xiu's use, and then reported that he would be away for two days.
001 glanced over and saw that he had gone to find his brother and persuaded him to believe in metaphysics, accept metaphysics, and learn metaphysics.
He Linyu didn't believe it, so he threw a tantrum. The former got impatient, but couldn't get rid of this clingy guy, so he still took half a day to play along with his antics, also intending to see who was fooling his stupid younger brother into doing all this.
“Brother, you really have to believe me. If it weren’t for Master, I would have been dead too. There really are ghosts in the tomb, evil ghosts that are hundreds of years old. We didn’t open the coffin at all; it just lifted the lid off itself. Teacher, the teachers, they were all killed by evil ghosts.”
Seeing his mood suddenly drop, He Linyu casually patted his head as a gesture of comfort: "What did your master ask you for?"
"I didn't ask for anything. Brother, he's really not a scammer, you'll see when you meet him."
He Linyu glanced at him and said speechlessly, "Then tell me, why did he take you as his disciple? Is it because you are a genius? And why did he take me? Has he even seen me before?"
He Linye opened his mouth and mumbled, "I've seen it before."
"Okay, when and where?"
"He's been following me the whole time, you just can't see him."
He Linyu asked the driver to take them to a nearby hospital to check if his younger brother had a mental illness. He Linye shouted "No!" and glared at him, saying confidently, "Once you see him, you will definitely believe what I say."
He Linyu's face darkened, and he smacked him on the head with exasperation: "You'll be counting the money for someone even if you get sold out one day."
He had wasted half a day intending to meet his "master," but when he arrived at He Linye's residence, he didn't see anyone inside.
He Linye called out, "Master, where are you?" The door to the study slowly opened, and the two brothers went in and saw Di Xiu sitting at his desk doing something on his laptop.
A look of amazement flashed in He Linyu's eyes, which turned to astonishment the next second. He noticed that when the light from the window shone on the person, it did not cast a shadow.
Di Xiu looked up, took his hands off the keyboard, interlaced his fingers in front of his chest, and nodded slightly: "It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Di Xiu."
He Linyu blinked, then glanced at his younger brother standing beside him with his hands clasped, looking obedient. At least he believed one thing: this person wasn't a liar.
Putting aside the arrogance and nobility that emanate from his very bones, just looking at him, wouldn't he have a better future doing anything than being a conman?
"It's a pleasure to meet you. I am He Linyu, this young man's older brother."
"For certain reasons, I am protecting the He family at your brother's request. If you two can learn some skills, it will make my life easier," Di Xiu stated frankly, explaining his reasons. "If you are unwilling, that's fine too."
He Linyu observed his shadow carefully again, then looked at the shadow of the gaming chair behind him, trying to find a suitable explanation from his knowledge, but he failed.
He was inwardly puzzled, but then he saw his foolish younger brother frantically tugging at his sleeve and giving him meaningful glances. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Can I try it first?"
"Can."
He Linye grinned foolishly, then remembered something and said, "Master, how about I become your disciple today?"
He Linyu: (￢_￢) ?
You haven't even formally become an apprentice, so why are you calling me "Master"?
If it weren't for the presence of outsiders, he would have definitely given his younger brother a good talking-to.
"Can."
"Then I'll go out and make some tea. Master, you can continue having fun."
He Linyu had something to ask him, so he nodded to Di Xiu and followed him out.
001 asked in confusion, "Why did he agree all of a sudden?"
"They must be looking for an opportunity to expose my lies."
"Then why don't you use some magic, like summoning wind and rain, to make him believe it?"
"Need not."
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