"I'm telling you, there are many things I already know about you, especially Murong Yu. I met her once, but that woman is gone now. Before she died, she told me many secrets, though her knowledge was also very limited."
As he spoke, Lin Xiaotian pondered for a moment, preparing to lay everything bare with the old man.
"Old man, he said that when you took me away, you fought with my so-called grandfather. The main reason was to prevent me from becoming another heartless person in the clan."
"What kind of wicked deeds did our Lin family commit back then to make you so angry?"
He knew his old man's temper very well. If his own family members didn't want him to take him away, the old man would absolutely not force it, even if his talent was exceptional.
Normally, the old man seemed like a mischievous old child, cynical and fond of playing tricks.
But his strong principles seemed etched into his bones.
Or perhaps, over the years he had followed the old man, he had only learned the old man's medical skills and temper. His relationship with the family members was too distant. By the time his personality was shaped, he had already been taken away by the old man.
After a few seconds of silence on the other end of the line, the old man's hearty laughter came through: "I didn't expect you brat to have investigated so deeply. But it's okay, there are some things I can tell you now."
"What your family is doing now is exactly as Murong Yu said. For your family to extend their lives, they need to find people whose fate matches their own, and then use your family's secret techniques to reverse yin and yang, grafting that woman's life onto one of your own."
"Before I brought you, this little rascal, back, I had already calculated the fortunes for everyone else in your family. However, even I couldn't figure out the specific details of the divination at the time, because I was already involved with you. Heaven knows it would obscure its close kin."
"Although we have no blood relation, you have inherited my legacy. This is more important than blood ties."
"By the time I learned of this matter, it was too late for me to descend the mountain. But now that you've uncovered some issues, I don't mind telling you a bit. To break free from your special bloodline, it's better to say it's breaking a curse on life."
"Because everyone in your Lin family is a genius, or rather, it's envy of genius. But reversing yin and yang is detrimental to heavenly virtue. This kind of thing cannot last long, and anyone who uses this method has already completely damaged their own fortune."
"It's a thankless task. You brat must never do such a thing. Even if you spend your days doting on your woman, it will be of great benefit to your destiny. As long as you two stay together within that bottom line, your destinies will support each other."
"If one day you find three of the Ten Ancient Cauldron Furnaces, then you can completely defy fate using the ancient cauldrons. I believe you know what methods to use, don't I?"
Lin Xiaotian narrowed his eyes slightly: "Old man, there's only one left now. I already have the 'Life-Generating Creation Furnace' and the 'Yin-Yang Creation Furnace'. These are two of the Ten Ancient Cauldron Furnaces, so only one is missing."
"Really?" The old man's excited voice came from the phone.
Lin Xiaotian's eyes lit up: "Old man, do you have one?"
"Have my ass! If I had something that powerful, I would have refined pills for you long ago. And you, you're still slowly tempering your body. With such good cauldrons, why don't you refine some longevity medicine for me? And remember to make some youth-preserving pills for my aunties."
Listening to the old man's chuckling on the phone, Lin Xiaotian couldn't help but recall how, when he was on the mountain, the old man would always chase him out of the room whenever he was about to perform divination for the village's beautiful women.
The past was unbearable to recall!
"Old man, hasn't your back broken yet?"
The phone was hung up with a snap.
Lin Xiaotian's smile became incredibly bright. He knew the old man's lifespan well. Even with his reckless lifestyle, living for another hundred years was easy.
And by then, his own strength might have already broken through to an extremely high realm, and he might have even better ways to help the old man prolong his life. If he could improve the old man's cultivation, perhaps the old man could reach even greater heights.
As he was thinking about these things, Chu Nianxue had already placed the warmed dishes in front of him.
Seeing the food, Lin Xiaotian blinked and then looked up at Chu Nianxue: "Wife, did you cook this?"
"Of course. Try it, I've been learning from Auntie for a long time." Chu Nianxue's eyes were full of anticipation, though she didn't say it out loud.
Lin Xiaotian could feel her heart, and his own heart was filled with warmth. He picked up his chopsticks and tasted the scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
In an instant, the warmth in his heart turned into an overly sweet sensation.
"Wife, I can now feel how sweet your love for me is. It's so sweet that my whole body is..."
Lin Xiaotian couldn't find words to describe the rest. This was the first time in his life he had spoken such insincere words, but seeing his wife's happy expression, especially her beautiful eyes, which were almost crescent moons, he directly picked up the plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and dumped them all into his rice bowl. Then, he quickly shoveled them into his mouth.
"It's simply delicious."
"Then try something else!" Chu Nianxue pushed the fried green beans with pork towards him. She had only made two dishes, and she had only learned for a few days.
She had secretly learned from Auntie while Lin Xiaotian was away, wanting to give him a surprise. She knew that Lin Xiaotian truly cherished a peaceful and stable life.
Such a home would surely require a virtuous wife and loving mother, but she had never been good at cooking. She was determined to try and develop in this direction.
Lin Xiaotian had a bad premonition. He picked up his chopsticks and tasted the fried green beans with pork. To his surprise, it was quite tasty.
"Alright, you try it too. Don't just watch me eat. You haven't eaten yet, have you?"
Chu Nianxue nodded: "I was waiting for you to come back together."
After picking up her chopsticks and tasting it, she said with satisfaction: "Although it's not as good as Auntie's cooking, I just learned it. Please bear with it."
"It's just that you, you bad guy, ate all the tomatoes, so I didn't even get a chance to try them."