Under the complicated gazes of the crowd, the water ghost Jiujiu turned into a point of light and disappeared into the sky.

Aunt Zhou sat on the ground in a trance, staring blankly at the sky. "Jiujiu" beside her looked at her mother worriedly and asked softly, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Aunt Zhou turned her head stiffly and looked at the child she had raised. Her face seemed to be both crying and laughing. Her lips were trembling. She stretched out her hand and tried to touch Jiujiu's cheek, but in the end she withdrew her hand helplessly.

"I remember now. My Chiu Chiu died in the pond when she was seven years old." She looked at Lin Yuzhou floating high in the air and said sadly, "Young Master, tell me, is this true?"

Lin Yuzhou turned his head away, unable to bear to look any longer. With a hint of tears in his voice, he answered, "Yes."

"Jiujiu" looked at the conversation between her mother and the scholar in confusion and asked in confusion, "What are you talking about? I'm still here, fine! How can you say Jiujiu died at the age of seven?"

Aunt Zhou Er took one last look at Jiujiu, memorizing everything about her deeply in her mind. Then she stood up resolutely, turned her back to the crowd, and said in a hoarse voice, "Young sir, I have understood that my Jiujiu will never come back. I have been holding on to this thought every day, and dragging so many people to dream with me... I should have woken up from this dream a long time ago."

Although An Ling couldn't see anything, she had pieced together the whole thing from the conversation between the two. She only felt a pain for such a sudden change. Wouldn't doing this to Aunt Zhou make her more seriously injured?

Lin Yuzhou said, "Second Aunt, you finally got it." He closed his eyes and pointed in the direction of the "Desire Realm Red Dust Replicator". After a flash of light, the surrounding scene distorted for a moment, and then returned to calm.

From then on, all the fantasies in the village about "Aunt Zhou's daughter Jiujiu" disappeared. Everyone only remembered that Aunt Zhou moved back to her parents' home after her husband and daughter died, and she was a very aggressive person.

"She, is she gone?" Aunt Zhou asked in pain with tears on her face.

"Yeah." Lin Yuzhou fell to the ground. The mud and water wet his snow-white boots for the first time, making him truly come into contact with the "human world" for the first time.

He took out a handkerchief with the faint fragrance of orchid from his sleeve, slowly walked to Aunt Zhou's side, handed it to her, and said in a gentle voice, "Aunt Zhou, come and wipe it."

At this moment, the figures of Lin Yuzhou and Jiujiu overlapped in Aunt Zhou's eyes, and she couldn't help but be stunned.

But Lin Yuzhou's next words shocked her even more. Lin Yuzhou said, "Second Aunt, if you don't mind, let me be half your son."

Aunt Zhou almost thought she had heard it wrong. This was the little teacher who could fly in the sky, how could he suddenly want to be her son!

She waved her hands repeatedly and said, "No! This is absolutely not allowed. I just..."

Lin Yuzhou smiled and said, "You can recognize your daughter who has turned into a wandering spirit, so why can't you recognize me as your son?"

"This...is there any connection between these two?" Aunt Zhou asked in a daze.

"Yes, this proves that you have a very good ability to accept things." Lin Yuzhou smiled, and it was obvious that he was about to fool people.

An Ling curled her lips. As long as this guy opens his mouth, no one can argue with him. Well, Aunt Zhou should prepare to have a tall and strong son.

In fact, she could understand why Lin Yuzhou did this. Although Lin Yuzhou was indeed very smart, he was almost "untainted by the mundane world". If a person were in the mundane world, he would naturally have his own stance. It would be impossible for him to be a "completely rational person" like him and criticize the actions of others from a God's perspective.

The problem of "what a swordsman should do" is also easy to solve. If she encounters this situation, she will definitely beat up the neighbor who gave the laxative first, and then tell his dirty deeds to the whole village. This is the punishment for him giving the laxative to the Zhou family; then she will change the place or rent the land to someone else. As for Aunt Zhou, she might give some consolation money in her personal name. After all, they are an orphan and a widow and it is very hard. Although this little money cannot completely solve the problem, Zhou Sanyi's death was entirely his own fault and had nothing to do with An Ling. There is no need to take the blame on herself.

Thinking of this, An Ling sighed. Thinking this way, she had automatically taken sides and stood on the side of the weak, the orphans and the widows.

Most sword cultivators are chivalrous, and "chivalrous people break the law with force" is their life creed. When they meet villains, they will not be rational like scholars and analyze the hidden secrets of both sides in detail. Instead, they will immediately stand on the side of the weak and swing their swords at the strong. As for the final result, they don't care. They prefer to act according to their own inner morality, so most sword cultivators have strange temperaments and are incompatible with the environment.

After An Ling had been daydreaming for a while, Lin Yuzhou successfully fooled Aunt Zhou... Oh no, it was persuaded. He also jumped from the dazzling "direct disciple of the headmaster" to "Aunt Zhou's godson Xiaoyu", or Xiaoyu Gan for short. It is really cause for celebration.

Lin Yuzhou supported Aunt Zhou and walked slowly over. He smiled apologetically at An Ling and said, "Junior Sister An, I'm really sorry. I can't go back to the academy with you. I have to deal with the village affairs first before going back."

An Ling said "oh", nodded in a rising tone and responded: "Okay, okay, I knew that when we set out on the road, everyone will have things to do, and in the end I will be the only one free." Seeing Lin Yuzhou looking so guilty that he wanted to apologize, An Ling laughed and said: "I was just teasing you! Take good care of Second Aunt. If she is unhappy with you as her godson, I will hold you accountable!" After that, An Ling made a face at Lin Yuzhou.

Lin Yuzhou's head turned red, and he stammered, "I, I..."

Aunt Zhou was surprised and shouted: "What? You are a girl!"

"What's wrong? It's me." An Ling asked curiously.

"Oh! Why didn't you tell me earlier? I wanted you to be my son-in-law!" Aunt Zhou wailed.

An Ling scratched her head and smiled awkwardly, "You didn't ask."

……

Several people returned to the village together. An Ling rested at Aunt Zhou Er's house for another day before preparing to set off for the city. Before leaving, Aunt Zhou solemnly handed a brand new willow lantern to An Ling and said seriously, "I made an extra willow lantern this year for you, young lady. As a young lady, you may encounter danger when crossing mountains and ridges. With this, I feel more at ease."

An Ling took the willow lamp and looked at it carefully. She saw that the willow lamp was bent into the shape of a rabbit. An unlit candle was inserted in the belly of the lamp, pierced by a wooden stick so that it could be held in the hand.

An Ling said with emotion: "Thank you, Second Aunt, I like it very much."

Aunt Zhou held her free hand, looked at her face, and smiled gently. She reminded her, "Be careful on the road and protect yourself. Such a beautiful and kind-hearted girl must not be harmed by wolves."

"Don't worry, Second Aunt!" An Ling raised her head, patted her scabbard confidently, and said, "I'm very powerful. I'll beat one if you come, or a pair if you come."

Seeing that Zhou Er's wife looked unconvinced, An Ling stopped explaining and said goodbye to everyone in a chic manner, then continued on her journey. This time, with Lin Yuzhou's guidance, she knew a shortcut leading to Jiangning City, which was also the favorite route for students in the academy.

But she ignored Lin Yuzhou's addition: "A gentleman should not talk about strange things. If students practice well and have the righteous spirit to protect them, they will be able to get through it safely."

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