Chapter 122: Chapter 121
In the living room.
Chen Ye was pretending to read a book.
Ren Tingting stayed nearby, ostensibly arranging flowers but actually sneaking glances at her handsome teacher.
She thought her teacher was not only handsome but also very charming!
Even the way he read a book was so attractive...
Alright!
By now, Ren Tingting had completely become Chen Ye's little fangirl.
Meanwhile, Ninth Uncle's two disciples were hiding in a corner, whispering.
"Hey! Qiu Sheng, who's that pretty boy? Did you see how respectful Old Master Ren was towards him just now?"
"How would I know? It's not just Old Master Ren, even Miss Ren seems quite taken with him! Her eyes almost glued to that pretty boy…"
"Hmph! Just a pretty face, what's so special about him?"
"Wen Cai, do you want to mess with him?"
"Isn't that a bit risky? If Master finds out, we'll get scolded."
"Can you just stand by and watch Miss Ren being taken away?"
"…Let's do it! Mess with him!!"
…
With his sharp hearing, Chen Ye didn't miss a single word of Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng's conversation.
For Ninth Uncle's two disciples, the old Chen Ye might have greeted them if he met them.
But now, Chen Ye had no such interest.
Although these two were important characters in the plot, to Chen Ye, they were just small fry.
Hearing their plan to mess with him, Chen Ye suddenly recalled a plot scene.
In that scene, Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng used "Puppet Technique" to control Ah Wei, making him slap himself and act like a fool in front of Ren Tingting, even stripping off his clothes.
Thinking of this, Chen Ye smiled slightly, not giving anything away.
He was curious to see if a mere "Puppet Technique" could affect him!
Moments later.
Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai sneaked up to Chen Ye.
Seeing their sneaky behavior, Ren Tingting immediately became protective, "Hey, you two! What are you up to sneaking around my teacher?"
"Teacher, they're not good people. Stay away from them."
Hearing this, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai felt very uncomfortable.
Especially Wen Cai, who was even more upset.
He also liked the beautiful Ren Tingting.
"It's alright, Tingting!"
Chen Ye smiled gently and warned, "And besides, they are guests. You should treat them with respect."
Being reprimanded by Chen Ye, Ren Tingting immediately lowered her head, "Oh, I understand, Teacher."
Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai were surprised.
They couldn't figure out what tricks Chen Ye used to make Ren Tingting so obedient.
"Is there something you need?"
"Uh…nothing much. We just noticed that you have a remarkable presence and wanted to get to know you."
Qiu Sheng said this while signaling to Wen Cai.
Wen Cai understood and slowly moved behind Chen Ye, preparing to pluck a strand of his hair...
"Oh?" Chen Ye paid no attention to Wen Cai's actions and said to Qiu Sheng, "Hello, I'm Chen, just Chen Ye."
"Hello, Mr. Chen. I'm Qiu Sheng, and that's my junior, Wen Cai."
At this moment.
Wen Cai successfully plucked a strand of Chen Ye's hair.
"Oh dear! Mr. Chen, I noticed a gray hair and took it out for you. I hope you don't mind?"
"I don't mind."
Chen Ye still wore a gentle smile.
He knew exactly what Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng were up to.
Without Chen Ye's cooperation, it would have been impossible for them to pluck his hair.
Seeing that Wen Cai succeeded, Qiu Sheng immediately said, "We won't disturb your reading any longer. Wen Cai, let's wait for Master outside!"
"Okay, senior."
The two quickly walked towards the door.
Chen Ye, unfazed, picked up his book again, looking every bit the quiet, handsome scholar…
…
Outside.
Qiu Sheng took out a puppet charm and wrapped Chen Ye's hair in the charm paper.
"Wen Cai, swallow it quickly!"
"Me? Swallow it?" Wen Cai was reluctant.
"Of course! You're the one who plucked it!"
Qiu Sheng urged with a sly smile, "Once you swallow it, you can control that pretty boy's body. Don't you want to teach him a lesson?"
Wen Cai fell for it and immediately swallowed the charm.
Then, Wen Cai began chanting incantations…
"Did it work?" Qiu Sheng asked.
"It's done!" Wen Cai replied.
Qiu Sheng immediately said, "Try slapping yourself to see if it works!"
Without hesitation, Wen Cai slapped himself.
In the living room.
While reading, Chen Ye suddenly felt his right hand move involuntarily.
His eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his powerful will instantly surged, suppressing his rebellious right hand!
"Interesting…"
Chen Ye laughed.
Given his exceptional mental fortitude, it was impressive that Wen Cai's "puppet" charm could affect him at all.
An ordinary person would have been completely controlled.
"Teacher, what's wrong?"
"Nothing."
Chen Ye smiled warmly, then teased, "Tingting, you're almost killing that flower…"
"Ah?"
Ren Tingting's face flushed with embarrassment, "I'm not talking to you anymore!"
Saying this, she ran away, feeling too shy.
…
Outside.
Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai had been watching Chen Ye closely.
Seeing that Chen Ye wasn't affected at all, they were astonished.
"Why didn't it work? Wen Cai, did you chant it wrong?"
"It doesn't make sense!" Wen Cai was puzzled, "I used this trick before and it worked perfectly!"
"That's really strange…"
Seeing Old Master Ren and Ninth Uncle coming out of the study, Qiu Sheng quickly said, "Master is coming. Let's go."
"Wait a moment…"
Wen Cai hurriedly stuck his fingers down his throat, and after some effort, managed to vomit out the puppet charm.
"What are you two up to?"
Ninth Uncle immediately noticed his two disciples sneaking around and knew they were up to no good, so he questioned them sternly.
"We're not doing anything, Master."
"Right, we didn't do anything."
Seeing that there was no chaos in the living room, Ninth Uncle gave his mischievous disciples a stern look and said, "Let's go, back home!"
He didn't even look at Chen Ye.
Chen Ye sighed, knowing Old Master Ren had probably failed.
Sure enough.
After sending Ninth Uncle off, Old Master Ren came over to Chen Ye, looking apologetic, "Nephew, I asked Ninth Uncle, but he has no plans to take on new disciples…"
Chen Ye nodded, still smiling, "Thank you for asking, Mr. Ren."
Although a bit disappointed that Ninth Uncle wouldn't take him as a disciple, Chen Ye wasn't too bothered.
He knew other reincarnators in the Reincarnation Tower sold skills related to Taoist techniques, and they weren't expensive. Worst case, he'd just buy them himself…
…
As night fell.
The mortuary was eerily quiet.
The coffin containing Old Master Ren's body suddenly cracked open.
A pitch-black hand with sharp claws reached out from within.
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