Yan Shouyi spread his palm towards Lin Zhitong, revealing a strange mark on his palm, where a "Ling" character could be vaguely discerned.
"What is this?"
"This is the inheritance the divine dragon and white tiger gave me when I saw them at Chenjia Village. It's called 'Summoning All Spirits.' It's said that by learning it, one can communicate with animals, and even command all spirits."
Lin Zhitong couldn't help but slap Yan Shouyi. "You only remembered something this important now? You really are a simpleton. I was right to call you a big dummy!"
Yan Shouyi scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "My fault, my fault. I was too busy and forgot about it!"
"With such an inheritance, why didn't you learn it quickly?" Lin Zhitong asked.
"I specifically kept this for you," Yan Shouyi said with a smile. "I am a descendant of Lu Ban, and there is too much for me to learn. So, I don't have the time to learn other things. This Summoning All Spirits is quite suitable for you, so..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yan Shouyi placed a palm on Lin Zhitong's forehead, and she accepted the inheritance of Summoning All Spirits completely unprepared.
She had no time to say anything and quickly closed her eyes to comprehend and digest it.
In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed. Lin Zhitong's facial mask had long since dried out. She finally opened her eyes.
As soon as she opened her eyes, Lin Zhitong couldn't help but tear off her mask and punched Yan Shouyi in front of her. "Big dummy, even if you're passing down an inheritance, you should at least give me some psychological preparation! My mask is all dry!"
Yan Shouyi almost suffered internal injuries from the punch.
"I gave you the inheritance of the divine dragon, and you're still bothered by this mask?"
"What I care about isn't the mask, it's my face!"
Lin Zhitong glared at Yan Shouyi reproachfully, then said, "This Summoning All Spirits is indeed powerful. I've only grasped one or two tenths of it just now, and I'll likely need to spend a lot of effort on it in the future."
"You still have Uncle Zou's music scores to learn. It looks like you're going to be busy!" Yan Shouyi said gleefully.
Lin Zhitong gave him an annoyed look. "Big dummy, do you think I can't see it? This Summoning All Spirits wouldn't take much effort for you to learn, but you just want to give it to me so I'll have more strength to protect myself."
"See it but don't say it," Yan Shouyi smiled slightly.
"Hmph!"
Lin Zhitong pouted, but she wasn't truly angry. Instead, she was secretly delighted by Yan Shouyi's concern.
Her temper flared and subsided quickly. Seeing Yan Shouyi still chuckling, Lin Zhitong couldn't hold back. She threw the mask into the trash can and said to Yan Shouyi, "I'm going to wash my face. Let's go to bed early tonight. I'll return to the Lushanshan Sect early tomorrow morning."
As she was about to leave, Yan Shouyi suddenly pulled her into his arms. "You don't need to wash. You're fragrant anyway."
"You've become naughty."
Lin Zhitong said charmingly.
...
A night of listening to spring rain in a small building.
The next morning, Lin Zhitong left for the Lushanshan Sect.
When Yan Shouyi woke up, he felt sore and weak all over, as if he had been drained of his vital energy by a female demon.
"No wonder they say one must maintain virginity when catching ghosts. I suddenly understand Shida Tianichiro. Sigh!"
Yan Shouyi, sitting on the bed, shook his head and sighed, then struggled to get up.
He had some matters to attend to today.
Six days later, the Zhao family would arrive in Rongcheng. Yan Shouyi intended to set a trap, so he needed to find enough helpers to support the scene.
After washing up, Yan Shouyi went to the balcony and first called Luo Ning.
Luo Ning answered quickly and immediately asked, "What's wrong? Did you and Lin Zhitong break up?"
"Can you say anything good?" Yan Shouyi was speechless. "Even if Zhitong and I broke up, it wouldn't be your turn!"
"You... I'm hanging up." Luo Ning was furious.
She didn't dislike Yan Shouyi and Lin Zhitong, but she just liked to compete with Lin Zhitong and tease Yan Shouyi along the way.
It was quite effective at first, but from some point on, Yan Shouyi's emotional intelligence improved by leaps and bounds. Every time Luo Ning made a move, he could counter it, even turning it back on her, throwing Luo Ning into disarray.
Yan Shouyi quickly said, "Don't! I heard from Old Jin that you were out earning extra money. Are you back in Rongcheng now?"
"Not yet, I'll be back tomorrow."
Yan Shouyi smiled. "Six days from now, I'll need you to help me support the scene."
"My price is very high," Luo Ning said.
"Just name it."
Luo Ning said without thinking, "Ever since Bai Shi's soul was scattered, the malevolent energy at Ping An Building has been much weaker. My corpse-raising ground there is no longer useful. If you want me to help, find me a piece of land for raising corpses."
"No problem," Yan Shouyi agreed immediately.
Although Luo Ning was a corpse herder, she wasn't very adept at Feng Shui. To find an excellent ground for raising corpses, she would still need Yan Shouyi, the descendant of Lu Ban.
As a girl, Luo Ning's style of doing things was very straightforward. After a brief chat with Yan Shouyi, she hung up and called Ah Gong.
"Hello, Ah Gong, how have you been at the Liu family lately?" Yan Shouyi asked meaningfully.
Ah Gong replied sheepishly, "I spend my days with the beautiful lady, and there's nothing else. I'm quite idle."
"That's perfect. Six days from now, I'll need you to help me support the scene. Are you interested?"
"Oh? I have no problem!"
Ah Gong seemed to be someone who couldn't sit still. As soon as he heard there was something to do, he became interested. Moreover, unlike Luo Ning, he didn't make any demands and agreed immediately.
After chatting for a while longer, Ah Gong suddenly gave Yan Shouyi some special news.
A few days ago, a guest of very special status visited the Liu family. This guest was the Grand Elder of the Celestial Master Mansion of Longhu Mountain.
The Grand Elder was surprisingly impressed by Liu Yiren's talent and took her as his disciple on the spot. He then took her to Longhu Mountain, seemingly intending to cultivate Liu Yiren well.
This news surprised Yan Shouyi greatly.
The Celestial Master Mansion of Longhu Mountain, as the head of Taoism, gathered the most elite geniuses in the world. It could be said that the outer disciples of the Celestial Master Mansion were more powerful than the inner disciples of some sects.
Every disciple of Longhu Mountain had been selected from childhood and cultivated as prodigies.
It was very rare for someone like Liu Yiren to become a disciple later in life, after reaching adulthood.
The key point was that Yan Shouyi had never discovered Liu Yiren's talent to be so extraordinary that it would cause the Grand Elder of Longhu Mountain to take her as a disciple under special circumstances.
Although he sincerely hoped that Liu Yiren would have a bright future, he still found the news a bit strange.
"Sigh, I'll be going to Longhu Mountain in a few months anyway. I might as well wait until then to see what the situation is," Yan Shouyi decided in his heart.