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"": "When Luo Bin woke, his attention had been on the Golden Silkworm Gu Seed's Insect Cocoon and the Lightning-Struck Chestnut Heartwood—now better called the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Pestle—so he had paid little attention to Fourth Master Gray's movements.
Fourth Master Gray had already shown a willingness to stay with Miao Miao. Seeing that she had been waiting outside for a long time, going down to give her word was perfectly normal.
He did not need to understand Fourth Master Gray's speech to grasp something so simple.
A summons?
Luo Bin's expression remained unchanged. He walked to the door and opened it. Miao Miao lowered her head slightly, her bearing respectful.
"Let's go."
Without looking at Miao Miao any longer, Luo Bin headed straight downstairs.
It was not that he was coldhearted, nor that his new status had made him think too highly of himself.
They had been through a few things together and could have become good friends. But Miao Miao wanted something different. If he let her get even a little closer, he feared he would give her the wrong impression.
Luo Bin did not want that. It would hold her back and, in a way, hurt her.
Passing the second floor, he saw Zhang Yunxi arranging things on a table, seemingly working through a divination.
"Mr. Yunxi, I'm going to see the Grand Shamanic Healer."
Luo Bin spoke, exchanged a glance with Zhang Yunxi, then continued down to the first floor.
Zhang Yunxi held a copper coin between his fingers, looking thoughtful.
Then he stood and went into his room.
Granny Li's courtyard.
The afternoon sun was still fierce, and quite a few people stood in the courtyard.
They were divided into two distinct groups.
One group, headed by Granny