Lin Jingting looked at them with a grin and said, "Father has always listened to Mother, so I will always listen to Master in the future..." He suddenly remembered Chu Nian's instructions not to say that he wanted to become her disciple, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
He leaned against the large chair to the side, wanting to ask, "Master, are you still there?" but he didn't dare. He was just a Foundation Establishment cultivator; any attempt to transmit his thoughts would be detected by Mahayana cultivators, so he could only remain frustrated.
Li Yun asked curiously, "Young Master, what were you about to say? What are you going to keep listening to from now on?"
Lin Jingting: "I was wondering when I could go visit Senior Brother Hua?" Suddenly she straightened up and emphasized to the three of them, "Senior Brother Hua was definitely not injured by his aunt."
Lin Zhao and Li Jueyin exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.
Li Jueyin asked, "Little Lin, how do you know that Senior Brother Hua wasn't injured by his aunt?"
Lin Jingting pouted and said, "I just know." After a pause, she added, "By the way, you all say that Ouyang Hao is Senior Brother Hua's uncle, so what is his relationship with that Hua Nian?"
Lin Zhao was about to explain when Lin Jingting continued, "Ouyang Hao is already hugging Wen Ruyan, so he can't hug Hua Shixiong's aunt anymore, right? Father, Mother, you two can only hug each other and can't hug anyone else, so now that they're hugging each other, does that mean they can't hug anyone else either?"
Li Jueyin stared at her son with great concern and said, "Lin Zhao, your son has only been missing for a little over three hours, but he seems to have lost his soul?"
Lin Zhao was also a bit confused by Lin Jingting's series of strange questions. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Little Lin, tell me honestly, during the time you were missing, besides what you've said, did anything else happen?"
"No," Lin Jingting quickly replied.
Although he answered readily, Lin Zhao had already seen through his lie and said with a stern face, "Little Lin, have I never taught you not to lie?"
Lin Jingting: "Really not."
Li Jueyin: "Son, just tell your mother the truth, how exactly did you escape from Hopeless Cliff?"
To be honest, Lin Jingting's self-rescue story was hard to believe. They simply couldn't think of anyone who could escape from Hopeless Cliff, so they had no choice but to believe Lin Jingting. But now, Lin Jingting was clearly hiding something, and Li Jueyin immediately noticed this suspicious point.
"That's how...that's how I escaped, didn't I already tell you!" Lin Jingting said, turning her face away, not daring to look her mother in the eye.
Chu Nian, who was hiding in the shadows, was speechless: it was indeed impossible to expect a child to keep any secrets.
Although Lin Jingting said that, his expression clearly showed he was lying. Li Jueyin felt helpless, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Have you seen that Hua Nian?"
"No." Lin Jingting blushed with fright and quickly denied it, but then blurted out, "I didn't become her disciple either."
Faced with the horrified gazes of the three people in the room, Lin Jingting finally realized that she might have let something slip. She covered her mouth with her chubby little hand and stared at the three with her wide, innocent eyes.
Lin Zhao coldly asked, "Where is she?"
Lin Jingting said, "She's gone." But her eyes were unconsciously scanning the room, her small face showing a hint of anxiety, thinking, "Master, are you still there? Has she already left? I feel like I haven't fulfilled your instructions, what should I do?"
Thinking of this, his little face scrunched up like a steamed bun, and his eyes filled with tears.
The three adults, judging from his sweeping gaze, guessed that the female demon might be inside the room, and their expressions changed as they quickly searched the room.
Li Jueyin said sternly, "Hua Nian, we are both from a matriarchal society. To be frank, isn't it unbecoming of a matriarch to hide like this and not dare to show yourself?"
Chu Nian felt helpless. She should have left earlier instead of making such a fuss. Now, even if she didn't show herself, these people had already guessed that she was here.
She had no choice but to show herself.
Lin Jingting, who had just looked aggrieved and on the verge of tears, now excitedly called out "Master" upon seeing her and ran towards her with her short legs.
Unfortunately, he had only taken two steps when Lin Zhao used his magic to pull him back, bringing him between Lin Zhao and Li Jueyin. Li Jueyin immediately reached out and tightly grasped Lin Jingting's small hand.
Lin Jingting struggled towards Chu Nian, crying out, "Mother, let me go! I want Master to hold me!"
Seeing this, Chu Nian couldn't help but show a hint of doting in her eyes and said, "Jingting, be good. Your parents and I have something to talk about. We'll hug you after we're done."
Lin Jingting immediately quieted down obediently.
Li Jueyin and the other two were a little surprised that Lin Jingting was so obedient, because they tried to discipline this brat all day long, but he never listened to them.
Li Jueyin said, "Did you save our Xiaolinzi?"
Chu Nian said, "Yes."
Li Jueyin and Lin Zhao exchanged a glance, then clasped their hands in a respectful bow to Chu Nian. Lin Zhao added, "Thank you."
Chu Nian let out a cold laugh and said, "No need, I only saved my disciple."
Li Jueyin said, "Hua Nian, given your status and your current situation in the cultivation world, Lin Zhao and I cannot agree to let Xiao Linzi become your disciple."
Chu Nian smiled again and said, "Oh? May I ask how Jingting's current situation in the cultivation world differs from mine?"
Li Jueyin immediately fell silent.
Lin Zhao's brows furrowed into knots, he looked deeply worried!
Chu Nian is right; both she and Lin Jingting are on the Wen family's death list.
Li Jueyin thought for a moment, then said, "It's different. In Wen Ruyan's heart, Xiao Linzi is already a dead man, so neither she nor the Wen family will pursue him anymore."
Chu Nian chuckled and said, "You mean, we should let Jingting hide forever and never show himself again? Would that be beneficial to his cultivation?"
Li Jueyin paused for a moment, then said, "As long as he cultivates to the Immortal Realm and his strength surpasses that of the Wen family, he will naturally no longer need to fear them."
Chu Nian sighed and said, "That would be a long time coming!"
Li Yun interjected, "Perhaps there is another way to stop Wen Ruyan from keeping an eye on the young master."
"What method?"
Chu Nian and Li Jueyin asked in unison. When they heard the other ask so urgently, they couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.
Li Jueyin pressed on, "Yun'er, what method? Tell me quickly."
Li Yun said, "Let's take the young master to the edge of Hopeless Cliff first, then pretend we found him there and brought him back..."
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