Lin Yi was feeling secretly displeased; before understanding the true nature of things, silence was his most powerful weapon.
The spiritual leader Bu Cuoyang took out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it to Lin Yi. It contained a set of birth characters.
"Mr. Lin, you are familiar with this, aren’t you?"
When Lin Yi heard Bu Cuoyang’s gentle and pleasant voice, he was instantly startled.
’This, this isn’t scientific. Huo Si said that spiritual leader Bu Cuoyang is over fifty years old, but this voice sounds like it’s only in its twenties?’
Lin Yi, unable to recover for a moment, always felt something was off about Bu Cuoyang, but couldn’t pinpoint what it was.
"Mr. Lin?" Spiritual leader Bu Cuoyang reminded him again.
Lin Yi came to his senses. He remembered this string of birth characters; it was something he had written randomly the day before.
"Spiritual leader, these are my birth characters."
Bu Cuoyang smiled, "These are the birth characters you wrote randomly, but that’s not important. You and Miss Ouyang are destined, and it’s a connection that cannot be severed in this lifetime."
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Qian was overjoyed, her bashful face nearly turning as red as a ripe peach.
You see, a marriage confirmed by spiritual leader Bu Cuoyang was generally known to end well.
The respect and belief everyone had for Bu Cuoyang was second only to that of a deity.
But Lin Yi didn’t buy any of this; he knew it was people’s adoration that gave Bu Cuoyang this divine aura, leading them to trust Bu Cuoyang implicitly.
’Auras, I can give myself one in a minute,’ he thought.
To understand the true background and strength of Bu Cuoyang, Lin Yi repeated his reasons for rejecting Ouyang Qian.
Strangely, Ouyang Qian showed no signs of anger; instead, she looked at Lin Yi with an infatuated gaze. For more chapters visıt novel_fіre.net
As if admiring an extremely precious treasure that one couldn’t bear to let go.
Lin Yi had expected Ouyang Qian to cry, but not only did she not cry, even Bu Cuoyang’s eyes seemed to smile.
’What’s going on? When did these two start colluding? Are they plotting against me?’
Lin Yi had a bad feeling. It all started with spiritual leader Bu Cuoyang not receiving the Imperial Mandate officers and then those especially influential dignitaries.
And as the daughter of the City Lord of Lingyun City, Ouyang Qian shouldn’t have received so much favor from Bu Cuoyang.
All in all, in less than a quarter of an hour, Lin Yi could see that Bu Cuoyang was quite biased towards Ouyang Qian.
"Spiritual leader, when can Mr. Lin and I get married?" Ouyang Qian suddenly dropped this question, catching Lin Yi off-guard.
"Wait, my stomach hurts, wait for me for a moment, I’ll be right back."
Lin Yi hurriedly pretended to clutch his stomach and made a pained expression, then stumbled out.
This was Lin Yi’s first time fleeing like a deserter. This unpredictable girl, Ouyang Qian, now in cahoots with spiritual leader Bu Cuoyang, was making him go in circles.
If he didn’t leave now, Lin Yi feared that with the pressure from spiritual leader Bu Cuoyang’s status, there might be no chance to escape later on.
In the latrine, Lin Yi was extremely troubled; he still hadn’t got any clues about his inquiry into Lishui, and now Bu Cuoyang was arranging a marriage for him, what was this all about.
Keep calm, calm, don’t panic.
Lin Yi kept suggesting to himself, hoping to calm down so as to rationally analyze things.
Thinking carefully, why would spiritual leader Bu Cuoyang help Ouyang Qian, even at the expense of delaying other followers?
Also, how did his fake birth characters catch spiritual leader Bu Cuoyang’s attention?
’There must be something with this spiritual leader Bu Cuoyang.’
[Ding ding ding, the host has successfully purchased 20 invisible listening devices, 100,000 Heavenly Bead Coins have been paid.]
In order to uncover the secrets harbored by the leader Bu Cuoyang, Lin Yi planned to discreetly install several listening devices on him.
Note, that’s several, not just one.
Bu Cuoyang kept himself tightly wrapped up, layers inside and out, without installing several devices, if one fell off, it would all be for naught.
To ensure the covert nature of the operation, Lin Yi went to the kitchen to fetch a stack of fruit, each hand concealing ten invisible listening devices.
As Lin Yi approached Bu Cuoyang with the fruit tray, he noticed that Bu Cuoyang was holding the Sun God Bronze Plate.
That copper token was indeed the item that Ouyang Qian had snatched from him and not returned for a long time.
But since the little girl liked that thing, giving it to her didn’t matter.
However, Lin Yi definitely felt uncomfortable about casually re-gifting it to someone else, and considering his pride, it wasn’t appropriate to ask for it back directly.
’Hmph, I don’t like others touching my things, even if I’ve given them away!’
With the fruit tray in hand, just as Lin Yi was preparing to approach Bu Cuoyang, he suddenly faked a fall onto Bu Cuoyang.
At that moment, he seamlessly planted the invisible monitors on Bu Cuoyang’s clothing, belts, and shoes among other places.
Looking at Bu Cuoyang, who was startled by Lin Yi’s sudden fall, the Sun God Bronze Plate slipped from his grasp with a clatter.
Bu Cuoyang, as if soulless, immediately picked up the Sun God Bronze Plate and checked for any damage.
This surprised Lin Yi.
Unconcerned with the court of Nan Zhao Country, Bu Cuoyang actually cared about this Sun God Bronze Plate, making Lin Yi think twice.
"Master, do you recognize this copper token?" Lin Yi deliberately probed.
Before Bu Cuoyang could respond, Ouyang Qian, afraid that Lin Yi would reclaim the token, intentionally spoke loudly.
"Divine Doctor Lin, this copper token is mine, I willingly lent it to the Master for two days, please don’t meddle."
Ouyang Qian was certain that in the presence of Master Bu Cuoyang, Lin Yi would not compete with a woman over a worthless copper token.
Otherwise, it would be a poor reflection of a man’s dignity.
Upon receiving Ouyang Qian’s response, Lin Yi could only remain silent.
But after calming down, Lin Yi suddenly had a bold guess.
’Could it be because of this Sun God Bronze Plate that Master Bu Cuoyang shows such favoritism towards Ouyang Qian?’
Master Bu Cuoyang did not answer Lin Yi’s question, busy clarifying Ouyang Qian’s doubts, treating Lin Yi as if he were virtually transparent.
Lin Yi had already excused himself once before; this time, he had no choice but to play the part of the invisible man.
What’s strange is that Ouyang Qian and Bu Cuoyang never pressed the issue of the matrimonial alliance again.
Watching them getting along so well, Lin Yi was puzzled, wondering what charm Ouyang Qian, who was much younger, possessed to be so beloved.
Not until midday did a monk come to announce the meal, prompting Bu Cuoyang to stand up to leave. Before leaving, he instructed Ouyang Qian to come back for the Sun God Bronze Plate in two days.
After Bu Cuoyang left, Ouyang Qian immediately made a face at Lin Yi.
"Hehe, Divine Doctor Lin, did you see? I knew I would definitely find a way to marry you."
Ouyang Qian laughed radiantly, her laughter unrestrained, causing Lin Yi to unconsciously immerse himself in her beautiful smile.
But the next second, reason pulled him back to reality.
"Cough, cough." Lin Yi coughed lightly twice, asking: "Qianqian, how did you manage to get Master Bu Cuoyang to agree to meet you?"
Even someone as notable Huo Si couldn’t secure a meeting with Bu Cuoyang, yet this little girl did.
Ouyang Qian blinked her beautiful big eyes playfully and said, "That’s a secret, I can’t tell you, unless you agree to one condition."
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