Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

Chapter 172 Time is the greatest enemy of heat

"That's so stingy! I've never met such a stingy person in my life."

Lu Yunshi, who was pushed out of the house by the dog's indiscriminate spittle, did not think about his own problem at all. Instead, he kept shaking his head and lamenting that the dog was too petty.

"But...where should we go now?"

Lu Yunshi frowned and quietly walked out. He had originally wanted to stay here for a while, but it would be best if he could move to another place. If not, he could make do and stay with Gouzi for a few days.

The result...

Anyway, he couldn't go back to his own home. The outside was completely blocked, and people kept shouting Lu Yunshi's name. He had planned to go into seclusion to break through his cultivation, but when he came out, there would probably be no one there.

After all, time is the biggest enemy of popularity when no one is operating it.

Unfortunately, it seems they underestimated their own charm; those people simply couldn't forget them.

After a moment of narcissistic contemplation, Lu Yunshi's gaze sharpened the next second.

Or... is someone pulling the strings behind the scenes?

If that's the case, you'd better not let me know, otherwise... I'll tear you to pieces.

"Ah!"

The sound of a sneeze suddenly reached Lu Yunshi's ears. He blinked and looked in the direction of the sound, and sure enough, it was someone he knew.

"Old Eight!"

Upon hearing Lu Yunshi's soft call, Lao Ba turned around and immediately his expression changed.

"Boss, why are you here?"

After saying that, Lao Ba seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Lu Yunshi with a somewhat guilty gaze.

"Are you hiding something from me?" Lu Yunshi looked at Lao Ba suspiciously, feeling that something was not quite right.

"No, I was just about to buy some pills. I just came up the mountain." Lao Ba shook his head, and when he looked at Lu Yun again, his gaze became much more normal.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yunshi was speechless and asked, "What's the situation down the mountain?"

"The area down the mountain is great. I've cultivated someone I can trust. I'll bring him to you, boss, to see later. Right now, he'll be in charge of managing the resources and connections down the mountain for us. If any talented people emerge from down the mountain in the future, he'll report them to us."

"Okay, that's good." Lu Yunshi nodded. He estimated that he would have to stay in the academy for quite a long time, so he didn't want to give up on all the people down the mountain. That's why he asked Lao Ba to train a new representative.

"Hey, right." As if suddenly remembering something, Lu Yunshi hooked his arm around Lao Ba's neck and asked with a smile, "Lao Ba, do you need a wife?"

Lao Ba hesitated for a moment, feeling that Lu Yunshi wasn't up to any good, but then he remembered that his boss wouldn't betray him, so he asked in return, "Um... Boss, do you think I need anything?"

Lu Yunshi frowned upon hearing this, looking helpless. "Why are you asking me about something like this? I'm not your father. Of course, it's better for you to make your own decision. But then again, you don't seem to have any ideas right now, and you're not getting any younger. It's time for you to start dating."

"So I'm missing something?" Lao Ba asked.

"Yes, it looks like they're really short of them." Lu Yunshi nodded.

"So, boss, what you mean is...?"

"Hehe." Lu Yunshi chuckled. "Well, I've recently taken a liking to a girl. She's amazing! She made it all the way to the top ten in the average student assessment. Although she's a bit behind me, she's still incredibly talented. If we could recruit her, wouldn't our family be even stronger?"

"And this girl, hey! Guess what? You know this girl, she's that..."

"That one?" After searching, Lao Ba could only think of that one person.

“Yes, that one.” Lu Yunshi nodded.

Lao Ba gave a bitter smile. "Boss, how could I dare to see her? I've already wronged her, and besides, she doesn't seem to have any good intentions towards me now."

“Hey, look, you don’t understand women at all.” Lu Yun sighed, feeling that Lao Ba was hopeless.

"Boss, if I remember correctly, you're not much better than me," Lao Ba said irritably.

"You clueless guy! I may not have dated anyone, but I know what I'm talking about. Did I read all those novels for nothing? Knowledge... knowledge can make up for a lack of experience. You think you know more than me just by talking?"

"Then tell me, boss, how do I seduce her? How do I make her let go of her...hatred towards me?" Old Eight sighed and asked directly.

"Hate? I think you don't understand at all. Although she caused us trouble down the mountain, it only proves one thing: she still remembers you. Her departure was just a temporary lapse in judgment."

"And now she's come out of it, ready to face you, but being a young woman, she can't bring herself to do it, so she can only use some tricks to make you remember your guilt towards her, to make you go to her, to beg her, and then, back and forth... wouldn't it just be... dry wood meeting a raging fire? Spring has arrived? All things are reviving?"

The eighth brother, who was usually the most serious among the ten brothers, was now completely embarrassed by Lu Yunshi's words.

"Boss, don't talk nonsense. When I saw Zhao Dali causing trouble for me back then, he didn't mean anything by it. He didn't even give me the slightest hint."

"I guess it's because Zhao Dali has some mental issues and misunderstood, so he really went to cause you trouble. But... she still remembers you, so don't keep the girl waiting too long."

At this point, Lu Yunshi became unusually serious and sighed.

“I know you may not have feelings for her, but we still need to meet her and then give this to her for me.”

After saying that, Lu Yunshi handed a small jade bottle to Lao Ba and said solemnly.

"She's a pretty girl, it's not good for her to always wear a veil. I went to great lengths to get this medicine, consider it my way of making it up to her, even though it's a bit late."

"Boss..." The eighth brother lowered his head, his expression unreadable.

"Don't be touched, this is what the boss should do," Lu Yunshi said with a smile.

"Um, I mean, you can be quite upright at times, boss. It would be even better if you could keep it up."

Seeing Lu Yunshi's face grow darker and darker after he said that, Lao Ba gave an awkward smile, gripped the bottle tightly, and turned to run away.

"Boss, I will convey your apology."

“…Never mind.” Lu Yunshi shook his head, but couldn’t help but smile.

That's good. Whether that woman can be used by me or not is not important, nor is whether she and Lao Ba will be together. What's important is that I can bring this gift to him. Everything else is just a casual mention.

So, where should we go?

Lu Yunshi looked up at the sky and began to feel troubled again. He felt the feeling of being homeless once more.

Eh? Why should I say it again?