Chapter 272: Kneel down and call me Dad (3)

"Hmph, as if they could find me. Do they even know who I am?"

The old man: "..."

He took a sharp breath and nodded repeatedly: "Impressive, impressive."

It seemed even he hadn’t blown up a Sakai family treasure vault before.

"What’s up?" Ji Xingzhi yawned, "I was about to go eat, hurry up."

The old man explained the incident of the Yin Yang master in Lincheng summoning rain and asked him to go investigate.

Ji Xingzhi jumped up, "I say, old man, can’t you just leave me alone? Are you trying to work your only grandson to death?"

"My business with the Yin Yang masters in Dongsang isn’t even finished, and now you want me to go back to Lincheng. Are you treating me like a spinning top*?"

*The metaphor expresses Ji Xingzhi’s frustration at being given more and more work, as though he is being spun around endlessly without a break.

The old man, calm as ever, said, "The more capable you are, the more work you have. Xingzhi, Grandpa has always known that you are the only one capable of inheriting the great responsibility of the Ji family and leading our thousand-strong clan back into the world. The future of the Ji family rests on your shoulders."

Ji Xingzhi hung up the phone, “Bah! More empty promises! I don’t believe it!”

But he could only complain about it.

“Lincheng…” Ji Xingzhi scratched his head, “That place sounds familiar.”

It seemed like… God NINE was in Lincheng?!

Well, he could visit God NINE while stopping by for this other task.

Whenever his grandfather mentioned “Yin Yang masters”, Ji Xingzhi thought of NINE.

But Ji Xingzhi didn't believe that NINE would do something so boring.

When had he ever seen a powerful Onmyoji perform a rain-summoning?

That's beginner stuff.

Someone as awesome as him wouldn't have the time for that!

Ji Xingzhi thought for a while, then sent a message.

[Bro, I'll be back in early May! Let’s meet up! Let’s meet up in real life!]

He put away his phone and slowly walked forward, planning to order a bowl of insanely spicy ramen to comfort himself.

  **

Lin Qingyan was sent to the hospital, and the program was naturally paused.

The trainees returned to the training base, while Si Fuqing (the main character) got off work an hour early.

She was pushing a shared bike, ready to go to the supermarket to buy some quick meals.

Someone called out to her, "Miss Si!"

Si Fuqing stopped the bike and turned around.

She saw a young man, "You are?"

"My surname is Pei, Pei Mengzhi! We've met before." Pei Mengzhi was happy she acknowledged him and walked forward. "Miss Si, I really, really like you, and I want to pursue you."

Si Fuqing still didn’t remember him and looked at him with a complicated expression, "It seems like you’ve been single your whole life."

Such a basic approach.

Pei Mengzhi: "..."

No way! How did she know that?!

What’s wrong with being single from birth?

Plenty of people liked him!

Si Fuqing got on her bike, not wanting to talk further, and was about to leave when Pei Mengzhi panicked, "Miss Si, wait! Give me a chance."

"I remember now," Si Fuqing stopped again, "Your family seems to have quite a bit of money?"

Pei Mengzhi frowned, now feeling slightly displeased, and his tone grew colder, "It’s alright, I guess."

He had thought Si Fuqing was different from the other girls around him, but was she just another gold-digger*?

*a gold-digger is typically applied to individuals who seek out wealthy partners in order to secure a luxurious lifestyle or financial security.

"Is that so?" Si Fuqing rubbed her chin. "Wait a minute."

Since he had money, she thought she'd help him out and make some money for pet food.

Pei Mengzhi saw her pull out a piece of yellow paper from her bag. She casually dipped it in some unknown red powder and wrote something on the paper.

After finishing, she handed it to him.

Pei Mengzhi: "???"

He stared blankly at the newly made talisman, feeling like his worldview of 25 years had just taken a huge hit.

"Keep this, it will save your life," Si Fuqing raised an eyebrow. "But it will only protect you once. Next time, there will be a charge, and my prices aren’t cheap, so be prepared."

She slung her bag over her shoulder, and this time, she didn’t stop, riding her bike away.