Yi Fei dared not respond to Elder Yi Potian's last words. Yi Gong was Elder Yi Potian's own uncle, and it was truly rare for him to give up such a obviously beneficial opportunity to Yi An. Unfortunately, Yi An was tactless and angered Elder Yi Potian, so he would probably have to replace him.
The call ended abruptly. A heavy thud followed. Yi Fei was startled, thinking that the Grand Elder was furious this time and would definitely be changing bodyguards.
bodyguard?
With your current abilities, do you still need such a "weak" bodyguard? Yi Fei shook his head and hurried to find Lin Yao. The Grand Elder had just said he wanted to talk to Lin Yao, so he had to bring him over first to avoid upsetting the Grand Elder.
Compared to the Grand Elder, Yi Fei felt that Lin Yao was far too easy to talk to; as long as you asked, there was practically nothing he wouldn't grant. Of course, when Yi Fei was with Lin Yao, he rarely took the initiative to speak; his most common method was to give him a resentful look.
Yi An, who was reprimanded by Elder Yi Potian, was actually very aggrieved. As soon as Lin Yao left, he and Yi Guoguo sat down to meditate and cultivate at the same time, trying their best to recall and preserve the feeling from before. That feeling was too precious to be wasted even for a second.
Report by phone? What difference does it make whether it's a minute earlier or later for this kind of work? Did the Grand Elder already know that he would benefit from it within an hour? Even if there are benefits, it depends on whether Mr. Lin Yao is willing or not.
So, without even cleaning up the dishes, the two immediately sat down and began meditating. Yi'an didn't even wipe the grease off her lips, entering a meditative state with her lips still shiny with oil.
Ten minutes later, Yi Fei found Lin Yao, who was visiting the site, and called him back.
Lin Yao wanted to get angry. He thought that every time he came to Baoding, nothing good came of it. He finally had some free time to visit the military camp that he had been wanting to see for a long time, but he was called back by Yi Fei after only a short while. He wondered what other troubles were waiting for him. Just thinking about these things made him furious and he wanted to scold Yi Fei.
After a few standard salutes and "Greetings, Commander," Lin Yao suppressed his temper and didn't lash out. In the military camp, he had to give Yi Fei face; after all, Yi Fei was the highest-ranking officer here. Not only did he have to suppress his temper, but he also had to restrain himself and greet him politely, almost shouting "Greetings, Commander!"
Yi Fei is not only naturally sensitive to energy and danger, but also very sensitive to Lin Yao's emotions. When he learned that Lin Yao was unhappy, he immediately offered him an old-fashioned revolver, which made Lin Yao smile and forget his anger.
The revolver and other gadgets were gifts Yi Fei had prepared, specifically to deal with some high-status playboys; of course, they wouldn't come with bullets. He really hadn't expected Lin Yao to like them, and secretly rejoiced that these things were kept at his residence; if they had been in his office, they would probably have been ruined by Pei Tianzong long ago.
"Why are there no bullets?" Lin Yao suddenly realized that the gun in his hand was just for show, just like an erectile dysfunction patient whose penis is just for show and has no use at all. He was immediately unhappy.
"Give me two hundred bullets. Come back for more when you run out. I can use them to shoot birds. Oh, and get me a silencer too. That'll be even safer. Who knows who will be the biggest bird if it falls down, haha." Lin Yao couldn't help but laugh as he thought about how funny it was.
There are many pigeon enthusiasts in Beijing, and they like to tie pigeon whistles to their pigeons. When a flock of pigeons flies by, it's like a whooshing sound. The sound is very penetrating and always annoys Lin Yao. He wants to shoot one down because he has almost been attacked by a "bomb" several times. Luckily, Xiao Cao pulled him away.
As for letting Xiaocao take action, Lin Yao values Xiaocao more and more, and he would not let her be used as a tool to hunt birds casually. If anyone is going to fight, it should be people. What kind of hero hunts birds?
Therefore, Lin Yao's first reaction upon seeing the revolver was to shoot birds.
Didn't you put a whistle on the pigeon? That's perfect for letting me know when the pigeon is coming. It's the best time to shoot, and it would be a shame not to shoot at the whistle on the bird.
"Ah! Sir." Yi Fei realized he had made a mistake again, and looked at Lin Yao with a pained expression. "Sir, 200 rounds of bullets are really too many..."
Before Yi Fei could finish speaking, Lin Yao threw the revolver onto Yi Fei's bed, smashing a deep dent into the neatly folded green military blanket. Without even glancing at Yi Fei, he prepared to look for some good books in the bookshelf.
“Yes, sir, we have 200 bullets.” Yi Fei immediately changed his tune, “But we only have 50 here. I’ll bring the rest to you the day after tomorrow.”
No bullets? You're kidding! Lin Yao smashed the gun into the blanket. Even if there are no bullets, I'll make some myself. Besides, although bullets for this kind of old-fashioned revolver are relatively hard to get, it's not like there's no way to find them. As long as it makes Lin Yao happy, I'll even steal some if I have to.
Lin Yao picked up the pistol from the bed again, finding it quite good and satisfying. He glanced at Yi Fei, smiled slightly, but said nothing.
Yi Fei noticed Lin Yao's smile and thought to himself that his master had changed. He used to be much more forcing people, and even his usual trick of playing the victim was no longer effective. He wondered how to maintain the relationship from now on.
Lin Yao is indeed different now. After the experience of the previous night, coupled with the subsequent enlightenment and advancement, Lin Yao's entire way of thinking and dealing with problems has changed. He is no longer so timid and will deal with things as they should, but there is no need for him to always pretend to be stupid.
Even if Yi Fei himself didn't have anyone who would treat him like a fool, Lin Yao didn't want to be too accommodating anymore.
Always letting others negotiate with you, and ending up compromising most of the time—isn't that a kind of foolishness? In those people's eyes, aren't you just a complete idiot?
Too lazy to deal with these things, Lin Yao decided to handle things this way from now on. Even if conditions need to be negotiated, he should be the one to propose them first and set the framework.
The phone rang, interrupting Yi Fei's thoughts.
Upon answering the phone, Yi Fei responded with hesitant "uh-huh" and "yes," before handing the receiver to Lin Yao a little over a minute later. "Sir, the Grand Elder wants to speak with you."
"I am Lin Yao, greetings, Elder." Lin Yao spoke crisply and got straight to the point, "What business does the Elder have with me?"
"Hello, sir," Elder Yi Potian replied politely on the other end of the phone. "It's like this, I'd like to know about today's heavy fog..."
"That's right, I was the one who caused it." Lin Yao took the blame before Yi Potian could finish speaking. Since he already had a very close relationship with the Yi family, there was no need to hide it, especially since Yi An and Yi Guoguo were the two people involved.
There was a hissing sound from the other end of the phone, followed by silence. Elder Yi Potian was gasping for breath.
As a master of the Heavenly Rank, Yi Potian naturally knew the difference between calling upon the energy of heaven and earth and gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth; the difficulty between the two was worlds apart.
Yi Potian can sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through his internal energy, thereby triggering them to release energy. The deeper his skill, the more spiritual energy he can draw upon and release, the wider the range, and the stronger his abilities will be.
Even so, even Heavenly-level experts can only activate, not gather, their power.
When Yi Fei reported sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth at the "Hidden Forest Residence" in Chengdu, Yi Potian was quite surprised. However, when he thought about how Lin Yao was able to seal the spiritual energy into the pills, he understood. At the time, he believed that Lin Yao's special cultivation method was the only way to collect and condense this spiritual energy.
Later, during the battle with the Jiang family, the First Elder Yi Potian believed that Lin Yao had already entered the Heavenly level, but he could not detect it because of the special nature of his cultivation technique. Therefore, he thought Du Yifei's previous experience was even more natural.
But after hearing Yi Fei's report today, and his detailed description of the fog's range and situation, I immediately felt that something was very wrong.
This wasn't just sensing and drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth; it was like a legendary immortal cultivator causing a celestial phenomenon, and it was a phenomenon controlled by human hands, unlike the celestial phenomena that occurred when he and Yi Fei advanced to higher levels.
This is man-made! It's controllable!
This conclusion shocked him, because he knew that even a hundred of himself could never do such a thing.
Lin Yao has admitted it so readily. What does this mean? It means that Lin Yao has reached a height that I can no longer reach, and it means that all along, the Yi family has been taking from Lin Yao without giving anything back.
This unequal resource cooperation relationship made Elder Yi Potian feel very insecure. The fate of the Yi family was entirely in Lin Yao's hands. From now on, he could only be a thousand times more careful with Lin Yao and could no longer have any thoughts of overstepping his bounds.
"What's wrong, Elder?" Lin Yao asked. There was no sound from the other party. If Lin Yao hadn't had good hearing, he would have thought the connection had been lost.
"Sir... this..." Elder Yi Potian suddenly hesitated, and after a long while, he raised his voice, "The elders of the Pei family and the Sun family have both contacted me. They are willing to arrange for twenty members of the Yi family to serve in the Shenyang Military Region, the Jinan Military Region, and the Nanjing Military Region. This is a good opportunity for the Yi family to rise again."
"Great news, congratulations!" Lin Yao was puzzled. This was clearly a good thing, so why did Elder Yi Potian say it as if he was very unwilling?
“But,” Yi Potian also used the most common tactic used by domestic government leaders, the key part being the “but” and what followed, “They want the pills you gave them today, saying one spot in exchange for one pill. This is just the basic condition; the Yi family is indebted to them.”