Lin Wan was startled by Wang Youqian's sudden fainting.
He hurriedly walked over and freed Wang Gaofei from beneath his father, then carefully approached to check Wang Youqian’s pulse.
Upon discovering it was a faint caused by excessive excitement, Lin Wan transmitted a bit of spiritual energy into Wang Youqian’s body. He then briefly explained the situation to Wang Gaofei.
Looking at Lin Wan’s puzzled expression and recalling what Wang Youqian had said before fainting, combined with his understanding of his father, Wang Gaofei had roughly guessed the truth.
However, since the truth was too embarrassing, Wang Gaofei hesitated and decided not to mention it. Instead, he vaguely said,
“Uh, it’s nothing; he probably just fainted from not eating dinner tonight, right?”
Really? Why does that reason sound so fake?
Lin Wan instinctively felt that Wang Gaofei wasn’t telling the whole truth, but since he said it, Lin Wan didn’t press further.
So he helped Wang Youqian to the sofa, adjusted his position to make him comfortable, and said,
“Alright, but if you need any help, don’t hesitate to ask me.”
“Wahhh, thank you, Master!”
Lin Wan looked down and saw that Wang Youqian had woken up at some point.
At that moment, Wang Youqian was holding his hand, his small eyes shining with gratitude, emotion, confusion, inferiority… and a series of complex and burning emotions he couldn’t quite comprehend.
Seeing this, Lin Wan smiled reassuringly at Wang Youqian and then shot a puzzled glance at Wang Gaofei.
“What’s wrong with your dad?”
“How would I know? He might be having one of his intermittent fits…”
Receiving Lin Wan’s look, Wang Gaofei shrugged nervously. He was unaware of how amazing Lin Wan’s earlier actions had been, so he felt that his father’s behavior was truly embarrassing.
Meanwhile, Wang Youqian, lying on the sofa, didn’t catch the look from his son that urged him to act normal.
He felt that he was not only sane but in surprisingly good spirits.
Wang Youqian had no idea that Lin Wan had just infused him with a bit of spiritual energy; he believed that he was simply in high spirits due to some good news.
Sitting up from the sofa with renewed vigor, Wang Youqian looked at Lin Wan with bright eyes and said, “Xiao Wan, tell me what you want. I can't let you take advantage of me!”
What the heck? In his entire life, his father had never spoken to him in such a warm manner!
He refused to accept this; he wanted something too!
Wang Gaofei felt deeply jealous at this point.
He looked at Lin Wan with a sour expression.
He gazed at Lin Wan’s fair little face, at his delicate features, and at Lin Wan’s water-like, shimmering peach blossom eyes. The more he looked, the less sour he felt.
His big brother was truly good-looking.
One of the essences of humanity is to be fond of beauty. Under the impact of Lin Wan's stunning appearance, the jealousy in Wang Gaofei’s heart was quietly eased before he even realized it.
Lin Wan was unaware that he had unknowingly defused a potential “crisis” for Wang Youqian just by his looks. At this moment, he was facing Wang Youqian’s excited gaze, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
“It’s just a gathering spirit array; there’s no need to be so polite, Uncle Wang.”
Lin Wan briefly constructed a storage block using spiritual energy, placed his modified gathering spirit array inside, and handed the storage block to Wang Youqian.
Seeing the crystal-clear, shimmering storage block that looked delicate as if made of glass, Wang Youqian hurriedly accepted it with trembling hands. He then earnestly said to Lin Wan, “This isn’t about being polite; it’s about principles. Since you call me ‘uncle,’ I absolutely can’t take advantage of you!”
“It's settled then!”
Watching Lin Wan’s troubled expression, unable to express what he wanted, Wang Youqian clapped his hands and made a decisive statement.
“I’ll remember this! In the future, Xiao Wan, if you want anything, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I promise I won’t hesitate!”
“...Thank you, Uncle Wang.”
Seeing Wang Youqian’s excited yet stubborn demeanor, Lin Wan could only smile and agree.
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After sending Wang Youqian off, Lin Wan raised an eyebrow at the furniture in the room, recalling that he had a set of luxurious furniture made for him by Luo Zixuan in his own space.
Right, Luo Zixuan!
Thinking of that possible long-standing rival, Lin Wan felt a bit agitated.
He angrily returned to his space, ready to have a “discussion” with Luo Zixuan.
But as soon as he entered the space, Lin Wan froze.
In front of his small wooden house, his sworn enemy was being comically bound up with his spiritual weapon—Nebula Silk—on the grass, a large, elaborate flower amusingly tied to his chest.
Nebula Silk was a strip-like weapon, so even though the flower was bound in an extremely complex way, it ultimately appeared to be just a flower secured with ribbons.
Moreover, today Luo Zixuan was wearing all white, and combined with the unusually rosy hue of the Silk due to his delight, the flower looked like the big red flower that a traditional groom would wear on his chest. The scene was rather absurd and… suggestive.
The red ribbons crisscrossing on Luo Zixuan's body perfectly outlined his good physique.
Lin Wan’s gaze wandered uncontrollably, his ears turning slightly red, and the anger in his heart, which had been extinguished, flared up again.
Seeing Lin Wan stunned, Luo Zixuan felt a surge of triumph in his heart.
He quickly seized the opportunity and said, “Ze Zhi, I’m sorry. I know I was wrong.”
“…Oh? Then tell me what you were wrong about.”
Hearing this, Lin Wan couldn’t help but chuckle, although there was little joy in that smile.
This felt almost identical to their previous conversation a few days ago, evoking a strong sense of déjà vu that reminded Lin Wan of unpleasant memories, causing him to frown slightly. The tiny flame of anger that had been extinguished earlier began to stir again.
But Luo Zixuan, as a prodigy who had astonished the entire cultivation world, possessed a strong ability to improve and reflect.
Facing the prior devastating encounter of deathly questions, Luo Zixuan nervously fidgeted with his fingers, then cautiously presented the answer he had prepared all afternoon.
“I shouldn’t have deceived you and put on a false show in front of you.”
Watching the serious Luo Zixuan making his self-reflection in front of him, Lin Wan raised an eyebrow in surprise.
In Lin Wan’s mind, Luo Zixuan had always existed in the image of a foolish, straightforward guy, yet this time he had made such significant progress.
Had he finally understood?
Before Lin Wan could ponder for too long, he heard Luo Zixuan continue, “Although I don’t know how I felt before my amnesia, what I did was truly excessive!”
Upon hearing this, Lin Wan’s eyebrows furrowed even deeper, growing increasingly astonished.
Was Luo Zixuan trying to shift the blame?
As if to confirm Lin Wan’s suspicion, Luo Zixuan earnestly assured him, “You can rest assured, Ze Zhi, I will absolutely never treat you that way!”
I’m super obedient!
Although Luo Zixuan didn't dare to say this out loud, Lin Wan perfectly interpreted this statement from his expression.
Seeing this, Lin Wan couldn't feel angry anymore; all that was left in his heart was a sense of helplessness.
What was this? Is he crazy again?
Looking at Luo Zixuan, whose gaze was filled with expectation, Lin Wan silently noted this down in his mind, waiting for the day when Luo Zixuan would regain his memory to settle the score.
He summoned the Nebula Silk back to him. As he glanced at Luo Zixuan, who had instinctively moved closer after being released, Lin Wan stretched out a finger as delicate as a peeled scallion and disdainfully pressed it against Luo Zixuan's forehead.
"Go change the furniture; from now on, you’ll live outside with me."
Upon hearing this, Luo Zixuan was momentarily stunned. Then, as if he thought of something, a faint blush crept up to his ears.
"Okay."
He spoke gravely, swallowing hard.
Seeing this, Lin Wan rolled his eyes.
Ever since Luo Zixuan lost his memory, Lin Wan had thoroughly realized how absurd his rival's thought process could be. Now, he was indifferent to Luo Zixuan's whimsical actions.
Holding a furry ball and the Silk, Lin Wan found a position between the space and reality where he wouldn’t trigger the link and settled down there to rest.
"Hurry up and work; no slacking off!"
"Understood!"
Watching Lin Wan turn and walk away, Luo Zixuan held back his urge and finally couldn't resist any longer. He suddenly squatted down, covering his forehead where he had just been poked, revealing an utterly silly smile.
Ha, even though he had lost his memory, he distinctly remembered that the pre-amnesia version of himself had absolutely never shared such intimate contact with Wanwan! Now, they were about to live together!
What had his pre-amnesia self been doing? He had wasted so much precious time. If he had been given such a good opportunity, he would have surely pursued his Dao partner long ago!
Filled with a strong sense of superiority, Luo Zixuan cursed himself while joyfully starting his labor of moving furniture.
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Meanwhile, Wang Youqian and Wang Gaofei returned to their villa.
With twelve thousand parts of caution, Wang Youqian trembled as he carefully followed Lin Wan’s instructions to set up a small spirit gathering array in the center of his home.
As soon as he placed it down, an invisible wave was instantly released.
A gentle and comforting sensation gradually swept through both father and son. They exchanged glances, astonished by the intensity of the experience reflected in each other’s eyes.
Oh my god, didn’t the master say the effects would be slow? Why was the result so apparent?!
At that moment, the three-person group, who had been aimlessly wandering the streets, suddenly jolted and turned their heads towards Wang’s house in unison.
"This spiritual energy fluctuation seems to indicate the appearance of a precious treasure! Hurry, let’s go take a look!"
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