Chapter Fifteen Suspicion

  Afternoon is still one watch

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  He stumbled to the table, holding the water jug and pouring for half a day without spilling a single drop. He was taken aback, rubbed his eyes, looked around, and found that the bedding was all dry and wrinkled into a ball. He stared blankly at Wang Lin and said, "Wang Lin, when did you come back? What's going on with our home... has it been haunted by a drought ghost?"

  Wang Lin forced a smile, pushed open the door and said: "I don't know either, it was like this when I came back. You can ask the other senior brothers if you want, but if it spreads to the elder, you'll have trouble explaining yourself, and who knows, they might even interrogate you."

  Zhang Hu shook his head and said, "Forget it, I won't say anything. If I do, I'll just get asked more questions and if I answer incorrectly, I'll definitely get scolded."

  Wang Lin ignored him and walked out of the room, at this time it was still drizzling outside. He hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly walked out, worried that the pearl would cause an unusual phenomenon in the rainwater. He deliberately chose some small roads, circling around from the east gate, all the water droplets on his body were absorbed by the mysterious pearl. He was quite tense, afraid of being discovered to be abnormal. Previously, he had planned to hide in the room, but after careful consideration, he gave up and thought it would be safer to hide outside.

  All the way to the place where the gourd was hidden, fortunately, it was not yet dawn, and there were few people who got up early. Wang Lin walked extremely carefully, and after making sure no one was around, he quickly hid the pearl in this location.

  After finishing all this, he let out a sigh of relief and planned to wait for the rain to stop before coming back to take away his treasure. He looked around cautiously and left. When he arrived at the miscellaneous goods store, he was about to pick up the water bucket when Liu's door creaked open, revealing his sharp-mouthed and pointed-cheekboned face. Seeing Wang Lin, he was taken aback for a moment before a warm smile spread across his face. He rushed forward, snatched the water bucket from Wang Lin's hands, and said: "Isn't this Brother Wang? How are your parents doing at home? I've been worried about you these past few days."

  Wang Lin was taken aback. The other's face and mouth were very familiar, almost like his own relatives, but he couldn't figure out what this Liu fellow was up to today.

  "Liu Shixiong, my parents are both doing well, no need to worry about them." Wang Lin said cautiously, unable to guess the other's thoughts.

  "Junior brother, from now on you don't have to get up so early every day. It's not me saying this, but previously senior brother was just joking with you, telling you to fetch ten buckets of water a day, and you actually believed it! From now on, one bucket a day is enough, and don't worry if it's full or not. When it's time for meals, just go eat. If anyone gives you trouble, just mention senior brother's name, got it!" Liu surname junior brother patted his chest and said with great enthusiasm.

  Wang Lin's eyes showed a strange color, and he hesitated for a moment before asking: "Big Brother Master, is there something you want me to take care of?"

  Liu's disciple immediately showed a look of dissatisfaction, pretending to be angry: "Junior brother, why are you so distant with senior brother? Is senior brother really such a petty person? I'm your junior brother, it's only natural that I treat you well. From now on, your affairs are my affairs. This kind of trivial work, just give me a nod and it's done. As for whether the job is done well or not, isn't it all up to senior brother's word? Today it's raining, so don't bother working. By the way, junior brother, Elder Sun came looking for you a few days ago. Now that you're back, it would be best to go report to him." After finishing speaking, he slanted his eyes to see how Wang Lin would react.

  Wang Lin slightly hesitated, a seemingly smiling expression appeared on his face, and he guessed more than half of the reason in his heart. Listening to the other party's meaning, after Sun Lao left, he must have come here to find himself, and this Liu surname was probably misunderstood, so today he came to make amends. He didn't point it out, learning from the other party's previous behavior, a nasal "en" sound came out.

  Liu surname's disciple took one look at Wang Lin's expression, and his heart skipped a beat. He was even more certain of his own conjecture, thinking to himself that this useless little brat must have had a stroke of good luck, and actually managed to get in good with the elder. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so arrogant. This little brat looked like the kind of person who held grudges, and since they had made things difficult for him before, he would definitely take revenge on them in the future.

  He has been a registered disciple for thirteen years, and six years in the miscellaneous affairs department. He has never seen any elder willing to personally come looking for a registered disciple. Even if an inner door disciple is sent on an errand, it's already a big deal.

  He also didn't think that Wang Lin might have offended the elder, not as he had guessed, but he wasn't sure. He wasn't afraid of ten thousand, just one in ten thousand. In his many years at Hengyue Sect, he deeply knew that the water here was very deep, and as a small named disciple, he was really too insignificant.

  Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and took out a yellow paper from his bosom, handed it to Wang Lin, saying: "Younger brother, since older brother saw you last month, we've been like old times. This small gift is not enough to show respect, you must take it, if you don't want it..."

  Before he finished speaking, Wang Lin grabbed the yellow paper. He had scanned it with his eyes and immediately discovered that it was a talisman for a named disciple to visit relatives.

  "It's alright, brother is kind, but junior can't be rude. However, the elder is waiting for me, so let's meet again tomorrow and catch up." Wang Lin said with a light smile.

  Liu Shixiong hastily nodded and said with envy: "The elder's place is important, quickly go over there, younger brother."

  Wang Lin's surface was calm, but his heart was filled with doubts. This Elder Sun had actually come to find him personally, what did he want? With questions in mind, Wang Lin walked slowly towards the main hall, analyzing various possibilities along the way, but ultimately still confused.

  "Did he discover that I have the mysterious pearl?" Wang Lin's footsteps paused for a moment, and after a brief contemplation, he thought to himself that if he didn't go, it would only arouse suspicion. Fortunately, he had pretended to be ignorant, and besides, the pearl wasn't on him anyway. With this in mind, he strode forward with large steps.

  Before long, he arrived at the main courtyard and reported his intention. The white-clad youth appeared again, slightly surprised, and said sarcastically, "How is it that you want to go home again?"

  Wang Lin's eyebrows twitched, and he was about to speak when a voice came from afar within the main hall, belonging to Elder Sun.

  "Hurry and bring him here at once, no delay!"

  The young man in white clothes glanced back at Wang Lin with a profound gaze, then walked into the courtyard without saying another word. Wang Lin followed silently.

  After arriving at Sun's residence, the young man in white excused himself. Before leaving, he revealed a strange expression and took another look at Wang Lin.

  Wang Lin's heart was slightly tense as he pushed open the garden gate. As soon as he entered, an old man walked out of a room in the garden. The old man had many wrinkles on his face, bright eyes, and a cold expression. He glanced at Wang Lin.