The Lin family's little boy returns to being eight years old, taking his family to new heights.

Chapter 192 Gu Zheng's Touching Moment

Lin Xi stared in disbelief, tugging at Lin Guiying's sleeve, "Grandma, Brother Wu Zheng and my second senior brother, aren't they... a little strange?"

Lin Guiying peeled potatoes without looking up. "Is something wrong?"

"They've stopped arguing!"

"That was because Wu Zheng deliberately let your second senior brother win. Didn't you ask him to train with Xiao Zheng?"

I saw it myself; Xiao Zheng was exhausted. But when Wu Zheng said, "You're amazing," he was like a shot of adrenaline and ran another two miles.

"You know, Wu Zheng really knows what he's doing; it's all strategy..."

Lin Xi always felt that it wasn't that simple; their interactions seemed too natural.

During the meal, Lin Xi, full of suspicion, couldn't help but pay more attention. The two were still arguing and bickering as before, never finding peace. But she hadn't thought so before, but now the more she looked at them, the more it seemed like they were flirting.

As soon as the idea came to mind, Lin Xi immediately shook her head. What was she thinking?

After the meal, while everyone was still there, Gu Zheng mentioned that he would be leaving for H country the day after tomorrow, and the atmosphere immediately became somber.

Fu Wenyuan nodded first, "Okay, be careful, your master will be waiting for you to come back."

This was arguably the time when Fu Wenyuan was at his best with Gu Zheng; before, he would either beat or scold him or show him disdain.

However, less than a second later, Fu Wenyuan added, "You must return unharmed, or I will expel you from the sect."

Lin Xi raised her hand in agreement, "I think it's a good idea."

Immediately afterward, Wu Zheng raised his hand and said, "Mr. Fu, you are truly wise."

Lin Guiying nodded, "Add one more thing: you are not allowed to eat the food I cook."

Lin Guojun: "Seconded."

The sorrow of parting immediately dissipated, and Gu Zheng said speechlessly, "It can't be that bad, you guys are too ruthless."

Wu Jingshu patted his shoulder, "We're serious, so you must put safety first. Don't learn from your junior sister... cough cough, don't take your life lightly."

Lin Xi originally wanted to take advantage of the two-day holiday to visit her father's shop, but Gu Zheng was about to leave, and she was worried about him. She spent the whole day testing Gu Zheng, and his physical strength did improve a lot, and his marksmanship became more accurate.

On the night before she left, Lin Xi went to Gu Zheng's house and, without saying a word, grabbed his chin and stuffed a pill into his mouth.

Gu Zheng thought it was candy and said while chewing, "It's quite sweet, but junior sister, aren't you afraid I'll choke?"

"It's okay, I know the Heimlich maneuver."

After swallowing it, Gu Zheng felt a tingling sensation in his bones and an unbearable itch on his skin.

"Junior Sister, you've gotten me into trouble!"

He immediately tried to vomit, but it was too late; the pill would be absorbed instantly once swallowed.

"You...you actually poisoned me! To prevent me from going to H country, you resorted to such a despicable method! You...you've gone too far!"

Gu Zheng was so angry that he was incoherent, while Lin Xi went straight to the kitchen, grabbed a cleaver, and rushed over.

Gu Zheng's eyes widened in disbelief. Oh no... his junior sister has gone mad!

She wouldn't cut off her own legs to prevent herself from running away, would she?

He flung open the door and ran out, shouting as he went, "Master! Master, save me! Junior Sister has gone mad! Master, please come and save me!"

Fu Wenyuan and Wu Jingshu had just finished dinner and were taking a stroll when they heard a shout. Turning around, they saw their second apprentice running wildly in his pajamas, barefoot, with their youngest apprentice chasing after him frantically, carrying a kitchen knife.

The two weren't worried at all; they simply sat on the stone benches nearby and watched the show in peace.

Gu Zheng saw his master and mistress as if they were his saviors, "Master! You have to do something to my junior sister, she's trying to kill me!"

The fear on his face seemed genuine; he was clearly terrified.

But Fu Wenyuan remained unmoved, saying, "If your junior sister wants to cut, then let her cut once."

Gu Zheng stumbled, almost thinking he had misheard. What was this all about? His master had gone mad too!

Wu Jingshu was soft-hearted after all, and comforted him, "Xiao Zheng, it's okay, she won't hurt you."

Gu Zheng felt like he was dreaming. "Master's wife, she's holding a real knife!"

In just a few words, Lin Xi had already run up to him, grabbed Gu Zheng, and chopped down on his neck.

Looking at his expectant master and smiling mistress, Gu Zheng felt utterly hopeless. In that instant, all he could think of was, "If only Wu Zheng were here."

However, the expected pain did not come; instead, I felt a chill down my back.

Lin Xi chopped at Gu Zheng's body like chopping pork, leaving him unharmed except for his pajamas being torn.

"Master, mistress, how are you?"

Fu Wenyuan nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad, I'm relieved."

Gu Zheng stood up and examined the wound for a while, but couldn't find any. He asked incredulously, "What happened? Was the knife fake?"

He snatched the kitchen knife and chopped at a tree branch beside him, cutting hair as easily as mud. The branch snapped in two with a whoosh. Really?

He ran his finger along the blade, and no matter how hard he used, not a drop of blood appeared on his fingertip. "Holy crap! I've mutated?!"

Fu Wenyuan looked at him like he was an idiot, "What mutation! Aren't you going to thank your junior sister?"

Gu Zheng suddenly realized, "Just now... I didn't eat poison? My God, what was that? Junior Sister, where did you get it from...?"

Fu Wenyuan coughed twice and glared at Gu Zheng.

Gu Zheng immediately covered his mouth.

Wu Jingshu reminded him, "Xiao Zheng, what you just ate was just ordinary candy, you know?"

Gu Zheng nodded repeatedly and whispered, "Junior Sister, thank you. Why didn't you say so sooner? You scared me to death."

Lin Xi looked disgusted. "I was looking to see how you would react in a life-or-death situation, and this is it? Heh... I'm afraid you'd be slaughtered like a pig by the enemy if you went to the battlefield."

Gu Zheng, unusually, didn't argue. Besides his master and mistress, his junior sister was the one who cared about him the most. He didn't know how much she had sacrificed for that pill, and his master forbade him to ask.

But on the way back, he couldn't help but ask, "Junior Sister, have you ever eaten that thing?"

Lin Xi shook her head, "No, but don't worry, there are no side effects."

"That's not what I meant. If you have such good things in the future, you should keep them for yourself."

Waaaaah, my junior sister is so kind. She doesn't even have this ability, yet she gave it to me.

Back home, Gu Zheng, who had always been carefree and cynical, secretly cried under the covers for a long time.

He swore that his junior sister was like his own sister, and since she loved money so much, he would leave all his inheritance to her, and his son would have to take a backseat.

With her second senior brother's life secured, Lin Xi could finally relax, but she didn't know how Huo Chuan was doing.

They agreed to talk after they returned from military training, but two days have passed and Huo Chuan has still not made a sound.

Lin Xi didn't call him without his permission; she only sent a text message, but hasn't received a reply yet.

She was lost in thought, clutching her phone, when it rang. Seeing that the caller was Huo Chuan, she immediately answered, "Hello, why did it take you so long to call? What happened?"