Upon hearing Lin Yu's question, Mary shrank back and hid under the covers, her voice choked with emotion as she said, "No, you must have mistaken me."
She felt embarrassed that a child had told her she was crying.
Seeing Mary's reaction, Lin Yu knew she was lying, but he didn't expose her. He simply walked to the bedside and tucked her in.
"Thanks"
Mary's voice came from under the covers.
Lin Yu didn't say anything, walked to the table, and sat down.
He took out a book and began to read it.
Mary hid under the covers, peering through the gaps in the dim light as she quietly watched Lin Yu. Her eyes were filled with gratitude and curiosity.
The faint light illuminated Lin Yu's face, and his small frame gradually appeared taller under the lamplight.
At that moment, her fear vanished, leaving only a strong sense of security.
She suddenly felt that having a younger brother like that wouldn't be bad... She wished Lin Yu were her younger brother.
"Good night"
Mary muttered something under her breath, then closed her eyes with a slight smile on her lips.
After the gaze disappeared, Lin Yu, who had been staring at the book, glanced at Mary and breathed a sigh of relief.
The next morning
"Ha~"
Mary stretched in bed, rubbed her eyes, and then slowly sat up.
I slept so well last night, my head is still spinning when I woke up.
When she was fully awake, she found that Lin Yu was no longer in the room.
She pushed open the door and went out, immediately spotting Lin Yu exercising in the yard.
Good morning.
Mary said softly, her voice carrying a hint of morning languor.
"Morning"
Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Lin Yu stopped what he was doing and responded.
"Don't wander around these next few days, or you might get set up."
At this moment, Uncle Nine came out with a stick of incense and gave the two of them some instructions.
"Yes, Master."
Thank you, Master.
Because there were outsiders present, Uncle Nine did not explicitly state that Shi Jian was plotting against them.
However, any smart person would know who was plotting against them, and Uncle Nine only needed to make sure that Lin Yu understood.
Uncle Nine knew his eldest brother better than anyone else. On the surface, he was a gentleman who followed the rules, but secretly he was a bit petty and protective of his own.
This time, Lin Yu injured his disciple, so his senior brother will definitely not let it go.
But Uncle Nine wasn't sure if Shi Jian would be shameless enough to lower himself to attack a junior.
Shi Jian did not disappoint Uncle Nine's guess; his lifelong dream was to inherit the position of leader of Maoshan Sect.
Among their generation, the two of them were the most fiercely competitive, neither willing to concede to the other.
Although Shi Jian wouldn't have plotted against Uncle Nine behind his back in the past just because they were rivals, things might be different this time.
After all, this generation of Maoshan is known for being fiercely protective of their own. Anyone who dares to harm their disciple is Divine Immortal in heaven, and they will still tear a piece of your flesh off.
Not to mention that Shi Shaojian is Shi Jian's own son. Lin Yu accidentally killed Shi Shaojian this time, and Shi Jian will definitely not let it go this time.
Uncle Nine is currently unaware that Shi Shaojian is his senior brother's son. If he did know, his mood would certainly not be so relaxed.
In his understanding, the conflict between Shi Shaojian and Lin Yu was simply a dispute between juniors.
Even if Shi Jian is vengeful, he can at most use some underhanded tactics, which Shi Jian can handle.
Unfortunately, Uncle Nine's mistake was that he underestimated Shi Shaojian's identity.
His current plan is still to take Lin Yu to apologize in person, thinking that since they are fellow disciples, he shouldn't ruin their relationship.
"Bang bang bang"
Is Uncle Nine there?
Just then, an urgent knock on the door interrupted Uncle Nine's thoughts.
Lin Yu quickly ran to open the door.
"Master Ren?"
To everyone's surprise, it was Ren Fa standing outside the door.
Lin Yu thought it was because someone in the town had died because of Shi Jian, but it turned out that Ren Fa had come.
"Xiao Yu, you have to save Tingting! She hasn't been eating or sleeping for the past few days, and she goes crazy every night."
"She looks much more haggard than before. You and Uncle Nine must help my Tingting."
Ren Fa saw Lin Yu as if he had seen a savior, and quickly grabbed Lin Yu's hand to walk towards the Ren Mansion.
"Master Ren, please calm down. What's wrong with your daughter lately? Tell us clearly first."
Uncle Nine quickly went over and snatched Lin Yu away; he didn't trust Ren Fa.
He hadn't noticed Lin Yu's return these past few days; otherwise, he might have tried to snatch the apprentice away every day, just like those other days.
"Uncle Nine, I don't know why, but she hasn't responded to my calls these past few days, and she won't eat. She just lies in bed all day. We called a doctor, and he said she's just weak and needs more nourishment."
"I'm desperate, Uncle Nine, you have to help me!"
Ren Fa started crying as he spoke.
"Master Ren, don't worry, we will do our best to help your daughter," Uncle Nine comforted her.
Based on Ren Fa's description of the situation, he initially judged that the person was being possessed by evil spirits.
"Quick, Xiao Yu, go grab your gear. I'll go wake your senior brothers up."
Since it's suspected that she's been possessed by evil spirits, and Ren Fa has said so for several days now, there's no time to waste; we must find out about Ren Tingting's situation as soon as possible.
The group arrived at the Ren Mansion.
However, Wen Cai Qiu Sheng's cheeks, which were almost healed, now had another handprint.
Uncle Nine tried calling him for ages but couldn't wake him up, so he slapped someone and finally got him to wake up.
Soon everyone saw Ren Tingting lying on the bed, her face pale, her eyes vacant, and she looked very haggard.
Seeing this, Uncle Nine quickly went over to take Tingting's pulse, then frowned and said to Ren Fa, "Master Ren, your daughter seems to be possessed by some evil spirit, but don't worry, I'll find a way to resolve this."
What a turbulent time! The matter of Shi Jian hasn't been resolved yet, and now another evil spirit is causing trouble.
"Then I'll leave it to Uncle Nine," Ren Fa said gratefully.
At the same time, a trace of regret flashed in his eyes. If he had found Uncle Nine earlier instead of those doctors, perhaps his Tingting wouldn't have suffered so much these past two days.
"Sister Tingting, can you hear me?"
Lin Yu looked at Ren Tingting's blank stare and tentatively asked.
If you've already lost consciousness, then you're in trouble.
Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Ren Tingting's eyes welled up with tears, but she couldn't utter a single word.
Seeing this, Lin Yu also felt sorry for Ren Tingting and held her hand to comfort her, saying, "Don't worry, Sister Tingting, I will definitely save you."
He also wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Mary, who had been following behind the group without any presence, felt inexplicably displeased upon seeing this scene.
"Hmph~"
He cursed inwardly; his younger brother had been kidnapped.
"Master Ren, it's daytime now, so the evil spirit probably won't dare to come out. We can only wait until nightfall when it emerges, and then we can eliminate it in one fell swoop."
Uncle Nine carefully inspected the room, and after finding no ghosts, he could only helplessly tell Ren Fa that, just to be on the safe side, they should wait for the ghost to come out on its own that night.
After all, if a ghost is determined to escape, it's really hard to stop it if it's completely unprepared.
If we can't eliminate it in one fell swoop, then after they leave, this evil spirit will inevitably seek revenge on the Ren family.