Fu Yunxi was dumbfounded on the spot.
"Temple master, I've known him for ten years. What do you mean by that?"
Zhang Baiyun brushed his sleeves, looking inscrutable.
"Ten years? Heh. Stolen, that's all."
"???"
Xie Lin's head was full of question marks.
"What does that mean? Why don't I get it?"
Zhang Baiyun shook his head.
"Heaven's secrets must not be revealed. One day, you'll understand."
With that, he glanced at Lu Ye, turned, and drifted away.
Xie Lin smacked his lips.
"You know what? That robot vacuum really is good quality, holding up to all that abuse."
"???"
The veins in Fu Yunxi's forehead throbbed. He nearly cracked on the spot.
At a time like this, you're actually paying attention to the robot vacuum?
He opened his mouth to press for an answer.
Xie Lin's expression suddenly hardened.
"Huh? What's that?"
"Huh?"
Fu Yunxi froze.
"Die!!!"
Xie Lin darted forward, whipped off a shoe, and swung his arm in a wide arc, slamming it into his face.
Smack!
"Aah-!!"
The sole landed squarely. Stars danced before Fu Yunxi's eyes as he staggered back two steps, nearly falling on his backside.
He clutched his rapidly swelling cheek, his voice warping.
"Xie Lin!!! Why did you hit me???"
"Oh, sorry about that."
Without batting an eye, Xie Lin draped an arm over Lu Ye's shoulder and bent down to put his shoe back on.
"There was a bug on your face. I killed it for you. No need to thank me. Happy to help."
"???"
"Oh? There it is! I see it! Don't run!!!"
Fu Yunxi instinctively covered his face and hopped backward, looking terrified.
When he looked up, he found that Xie Lin had already dragged Lu Ye away, running off with his arms flailing.
"..."
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