Privilege Dog

"Master Ren, what is all this?" Uncle Nine came out with Lin Yu and the others to receive him. Looking at the enormous pile of gifts behind Ren Fa, he asked the question in confusion.

"I came to see you today to thank you, Uncle Nine, but I also have a special little request. I hope you'll grant it."

Ren Fa put his business skills to work, leaving his words unfinished while trying to get Uncle Nine to agree first.

Behind Ren Fa, Ren Tingting saw Lin Yu looking at her and gave him a playful wink.

Lin Yu rolled his eyes at her. Those two were surely up to no good today.

"Hey, do you think Master Ren came to propose a marriage? Look, he brought Tingting and a huge pile of gifts." Qiu Sheng pulled Wen Cai aside and whispered to him.

"Even if he did come to propose, it would only be to me. I heroically saved the day yesterday, so Tingting would only have eyes for me."

As soon as Wen Cai heard that, everything else vanished from his head. All he could think about was Tingting coming to propose to him.

"Pfft. If we're talking about saving the day, that should be our junior brother. How could it be you? Don't think I haven't heard about it. By that logic, the proposal would only be for him."

Qiu Sheng curled his lip. He'd only gone back for one trip yesterday, so how had he missed so much?

"Master Ren, there's no need to thank me. This is what we cultivators ought to do. What is the other matter you wanted to discuss?" Uncle Nine knew the ways of businessmen like Ren Fa all too well. He certainly wouldn't agree without understanding it first.

"Well, Lin Yu is still young, and Tingting is my only child. I was wondering if I could take Lin Yu as my godson."

Ren Fa thought that being able to take such an accomplished Maoshan disciple as his godson would bring him prestige whenever he mentioned it.

He had originally looked down on those Taoists, but ever since witnessing their might, he had wanted to find an in-law who knew Taoist arts.

In particular, after seeing Lin Yu summon a bolt of lightning with a wave of his hand last night, Ren Fa swore he would establish a connection with him.

Uncle Nine's face darkened when he heard this. Who was Lin Yu? He was Lin Jiu's disciple and, even more, the future of Maoshan. If Lin Yu's talent hadn't been so great, or if he had been like Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, Uncle Nine would have happily agreed.

But not now. Lin Yu's talent was astonishing; he would surely become a leading figure in the cultivation world someday.

Cultivation was so difficult. Otherwise, he, Lin Jiu, wouldn't have spent decades practicing the Tao only to barely reach the Earth Master realm.

It was no exaggeration to say there was a pitfall at every step. He didn't want Lin Yu to be troubled by family in the future because of his decision today.

After all, once he acknowledged a godfather, their fortunes and karmic virtue would inevitably become entangled.

If Ren Fa did something that damaged his karmic virtue in the future, Lin Yu might be implicated.

Which of those wealthy landlords didn't have a few lives on their hands? Uncle Nine didn't want to ruin Lin Yu's future.

"Master Ren, I think we should revisit this another time. Lin Yu is still young. When he's a little older, we can see what he wants." Uncle Nine couldn't very well flare up at him directly, so he could only turn Ren Fa down tactfully.

"Ah, Uncle Nine, I truly am fond of Xiao Yu. Please accept these gifts for now. I'll come visit again another time." Ren Fa gave Uncle Nine no chance to refuse. He set down the gifts and took his leave with his servants.

"Sigh, these really are troubled times." After Ren Fa left, Uncle Nine sat in a chair and took a troubled puff from his tobacco pipe.

"Master, isn't this a good thing? Why didn't you agree?" Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng had been beside themselves with envy just now. This was a wealthy landlord known throughout the surrounding villages.

With a godfather like that, who would dare mess with them when they went out?

"Hmph! A good thing? If it were you two, it really would be a tremendous stroke of luck. I'd be more than happy to offer you up to him with both hands. But can Xiao Yu be treated the same way?" Uncle Nine snorted coldly and scolded them.

"Xiao Yu, it's not that I want to refuse. You can't let them ruin your future now." Uncle Nine was also afraid that Lin Yu was still young and, after hearing Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, might think his master didn't want him to live well, so he explained.

"Don't worry, Master, I understand. Besides, I haven't agreed either. They say a teacher for a day is a father for life. How could I go and acknowledge Ren Fa as my godfather too?"

Lin Yu was glad Uncle Nine hadn't agreed. When Ren Fa made the suggestion just now, he had almost spoken up and refused on his own.

Wouldn't taking a wealthy landlord as his godfather be an insult to him?

"Hahaha, good. Wen Cai, you two put the gifts away. Take them back to Master Ren later." Seeing that Lin Yu didn't agree either, Uncle Nine was relieved.

"Senior Brother Qiu Sheng, wear this." Lin Yu had been busy these past few days. Seeing Qiu Sheng now, he suddenly remembered that there was still a Dong Xiaoyu he hadn't dealt with. He had almost forgotten.

"Gulp~ Junior Brother, what is this?" The sight of the talisman reminded Qiu Sheng of the time Lin Yu had tormented him.

"Senior Brother, this will protect your life. Remember to wear it every day. Don't take it off."

Lin Yu gave him the instructions. Afraid Qiu Sheng would be bewitched, he had even added a Clear Spirit Spell to it to keep a ghost from clouding his mind.

"All right, Wen Cai, Qiu Sheng, you two go cultivate. I'll check your progress later."

Now that Uncle Nine's troubles had all been resolved, he began checking on the pair's cultivation.

Wen Cai had nearly driven him mad this time, being afraid even of a single zombie. Now he was going to put both of them through their paces.

As for Ren Weiyong's ashes, Uncle Nine said any old hilltop would do.

After watching his two senior brothers suffer for a while, Lin Yu returned to his room alone to read.

Uncle Nine really did let Lin Yu do as he pleased. This was what a genius was like, after all. Lin Yu mastered everything he taught him, so Uncle Nine had no choice but to let him do whatever he liked. He wasn't going to interfere. The child was still young, anyway.

[Xiao Yan: I noticed the shop seems to have added teleportation talismans!]

When Lin Yu returned to his room, he first opened the chat group to see if there was any important news. And sure enough, there was.

[Omniscient and Omnipotent: Looks like we have enough members, so the chat group upgraded. Let me take a look.]

Lin Yu stroked his chin thoughtfully. Going by the usual logic of novels, now that the chat group had upgraded and added teleportation talismans, there should be missions later on that would let them earn points.

[Huang Rong: What features do you think the chat group added in the update? It feels much the same as before to me.]

After checking everything, Huang Rong found that nothing seemed to have changed and couldn't help wondering what the update had added.

[Omniscient and Omnipotent: I took a look. The chat group did add a few new things, but you can't see them. Only I, the group owner, can. Tsundere.gif]

[Huang Rong: Pfft, privilege dog.]

[Ding~ Huang Rong has been muted by the group owner for one minute.]

[Xiao Yan: Holy shit! You really are a privilege dog now. Does that mean the group owner can kick people out too? Horrified.gif]

Lin Yu and Xiao Yan, who both knew about group chat functions, looked a little unsettled.

They had originally thought the chat group's owner simply had a few extra advantages and was otherwise much like an ordinary member.

Now they could see that wasn't the case. The chat group was gradually unlocking its permissions.

[Omniscient and Omnipotent: Shut up, or I'll mute you too.]

[Xiao Yan: Okay.]

Watching Xiao Yan look shocked one moment and frown the next, Yao Lao secretly held his forehead. The boy was having another episode.

As for how the two had cleared up their suspicions, Xiao Yan had used the points he had just received from signing in to exchange for some cultivation.

And now he was already at Dou Qi, 7th Stage.

Yao Lao's expression at the time could have been made into a reaction meme. He had examined Xiao Yan inside and out and confirmed that there were no traces of any cultivation technique; it was genuine cultivation.

Yao Lao fell silent too, and afterward he stopped asking Xiao Yan why he knew so much.

After all, over the past few years, he had watched the boy whenever he wasn't asleep, and he truly hadn't found any signs of possession.

The change had occurred that night, and Xiao Yan had also said that Yao Lao could regard him as a reincarnator who had returned from the future.

And Yao Lao really did just that.

As for the enemies Xiao Yan had mentioned from the future, Yao Lao was making preparations in secret.