Yi An and Yi Zuojun suddenly came to their senses and stood up straight, bowing to Lin Yao. They were particularly skilled in using the highest etiquette of the aristocratic families. The two knees hit the ground with only one sound, showing that they had timed it perfectly.
"You guys go out first. Someone might come to investigate, but luckily it won't be long. If they come looking for you, just figure out how to get away with it. This is the capital, after all."
Lin Yao waved his hand, "Mr. Witt and I have other things to do. We can talk about any problems tomorrow."
"Yes, sir."
Yi An answered loudly, and Yi Zuojun remained silent. His status was far below Elder An's, so he shouldn't have interrupted.
"Sir, Zuo Jun and I will stop anyone who comes and prevent them from disturbing you."
"No need, just try to lie. There are plenty of top-level experts in Beijing. If they find their way here, you won't be able to stop them. Remember, try to lie and say that we were also frightened and have no idea what happened."
Lin Yao provided a standard solution. Witt's advancement was completely different from that of ancient martial arts practitioners. He was worried that if the Heavenly-level experts from the Beijing Military Region and other places sensed it, they would mistakenly think that he was an alien invading and advancing in the capital. If it was not handled properly, it would cause a lot of trouble.
Yi An and Yi Zuojun said goodbye and left, obediently returning to their rooms to change into their pajamas, pretending to be people who had been startled awake from their dreams.
“Witt, come here, let me test your essence blood and see how far you’ve progressed.”
Lin Yao beckoned, and Witt respectfully walked up to Lin Yao and extended his right hand.
Everything he has now is thanks to Lin Yao. A little bit of essence blood is nothing to him. Even if his cultivation level drops from Duke back to Marquis or even Earl, Witt believes that his master will definitely help him return to the Duke level. After all, the more capable a servant is, the more useful he is.
The printing incantation throughout the night depleted Lin Yao's medical true energy. After meditating for a while, he continued to print incantations in front of the alchemy furnace to gather his free-floating magical power.
"Oh dear! This old bat can really take a lot of medicine!" Little Grass exclaimed dramatically. "Now, one 'Life-Extending Pill' can only produce two drops of essence blood. What a waste!"
"You get what you pay for, there's nothing you can do about it."
Lin Yao replied that he had already sensed the immense energy contained in the blood essence of the vampire duke, and that these two drops of duke's blood essence were more valuable than the eighty drops of marquis's blood essence.
Two nights later, two dark figures appeared in the courtyard house in Dengcao Hutong. At this time, the gate of the courtyard house was covered by scaffolding made of steel pipes and some nylon cloth, and the entire outer wall was also covered up. To outsiders, it looked like the old courtyard house was being renovated.
Banan acted swiftly and took the tasks assigned by Lin Yao very seriously.
On the evening of the meeting with Lin Yao, he arranged to meet with several "filmmakers" to discuss cooperation intentions. The next morning, he negotiated with the five households in the courtyard. The negotiations progressed very quickly because the conditions were extremely lenient. The agreement was signed at noon that day, and in the afternoon, he contacted a travel agency to handle the procedures for a group tour.
On the afternoon of the third day, as soon as the five households left, the construction team arranged by Banan decorated the entire courtyard to look like a place where "no one else could enter," which made Lin Yao very satisfied.
"Owner."
Wearing a tight-fitting night suit, Witt stood in the courtyard of the courtyard house, to Lin Yao's side, bowing slightly to show his respect.
"Witt, now dig out the stone slabs on the ground and pile them up against the wall. Remember not to damage them, and also remember their positions, because we need to restore them to their original state afterward."
Lin Yao comfortably arranged Witt's work, sensing that the tendrils of the grass had already probed the "Tai Sui" twenty meters deep, and he was in a very pleasant mood.
"By the way, first spread these plastic sheets all over the yard, and also in the living rooms of those houses. The soil you dug out later should be piled on these plastic sheets. When it's all restored, no one can tell what we did."
"Well, this is digging something secretly, so you can't use the energy of heaven and earth to blast the soil open like you're shooting. You can only dig with a shovel. Be quick, and I'll reward you if you do a good job."
"Yes, Master."
Witt completely lacked the nobility and elegance of a vampire duke. Apart from his aristocratic bearing, his behavior was no different from that of a lackey.
"Let's get started, I'll accompany you while you work."
Lin Yao pulled over a bamboo recliner that belonged to an unknown resident, lay down on it, and began counting stars.
An hour later, Lin Yao sat up.
"Little Grass, it seems we've lost money, we've lost 400,000."
"What?" Little Grass asked curiously.
"I never expected that Witt would be so amazing. He's so efficient. Look, he's dug eleven meters in just one hour. He somehow made the soil look like putty, not spilling any of it. He's neatly stacked it in the yard."
"These dozens of cubic meters of soil probably don't need to be placed in residents' homes at all, and there's not even a need for plastic sheeting. It would be a waste of money to buy plastic sheeting."
"But why did we lose 400,000? The film only costs a few hundred yuan." Xiaocao, who had clearly mastered math, raised the question.
"Think about it, if we just knock all five households unconscious, and then have Witt come and dig things up at night, it will be done in a few hours without alerting them. We can even take the things without letting the residents know. Wouldn't that save us 400,000?"
After a long silence, the last sound was heard from the little grass, speechless: "You stingy thing!"
"You're making a top-tier expert work as a laborer digging a tunnel, of course that's impressive."
Xiaocao said reproachfully, "Who knew that 'Sui Sui Dan' would allow Witt to advance to the level of Duke? We didn't know at the time, did we? The plan was good, and Banan put in a lot of effort, so you should reward him properly."
"You stingy little thing, drink some cold water!"
Lin Yao was speechless at Xiao Cao's nursery rhyme. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he was indeed a bit stingy, so he didn't argue with Xiao Cao and waited for the "Tai Sui" to be produced.
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