Chapter 1266: Chapter 1267: Set Up
The little boy breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they weren’t back to ask for a refund, everything would be fine, so he asked, “What question?”
“Do you hate the life you’re living now?” Lin Yifan asked.
The little boy didn’t know what this big brother meant, but he decided to speak his true thoughts, so he replied, “Hate it!”
Other kids can play every day, but he has to sell flowers every day. How could he not hate it?
“Do you want to escape from this sea of suffering?” Lin Yifan continued to ask.
“Yes! But… my family has no money!” The little boy lowered his head and replied with resignation.
No one wants a hard life. If not for making a living, he wouldn’t be out selling flowers every day.
“You don’t need your family to have money. You just need to tell your brother that you want to escape this suffering, and I’ll help you without hesitation.” Lin Yifan replied.
The little boy thought for a moment and eventually changed his answer, “I don’t want to.”
“Why?”
Lin Yifan and Xiaofang asked in unison, feeling very puzzled. Why did the little boy suddenly change his mind?
“Because… because…”
The little boy stammered and hesitated, seemingly hiding something.
“Because of what?” Lin Yifan quietly urged.
“Because my father is sick at home, and I need to earn money for his medical treatment.”
The boy was defeated by the kindness of the brother and sister and finally told the truth.
The brother and sister were good people. He shouldn’t deceive good people, or there would be retribution.
“Didn’t you just say it was your father who forced you to sell the flowers?”
Lin Yifan and Xiaofang were surprised, never expecting that the truth was like this; earlier, they were disgusted by the father’s actions.
“I tricked you. If I didn’t say something pitiful, you wouldn’t have bought my flowers.”
The little boy answered, revealing the truth of the matter.
In recent days, he had faced rejection no less than a few hundred times. From accumulated experience, he gradually found that if he made himself sound miserable, the flowers sold more easily. So, to earn a bit more money, he didn’t hesitate to go against his conscience and deceive the people.
Lin Yifan and Xiaofang felt deeply moved. Such a small child already understood what it meant to be filial and to value family bonds, yet those who lived off their parents’ money while insulting them—what right did they have to live in this world?
Calming his emotions, Lin Yifan asked, “Where is your home? Take us there, and we will help cure your father’s illness.”
“Really? Brother, sister, are you doctors?”
The little boy’s eyes lit up as if he had seen a savior.
“Yes! We’re the most famous doctors in the country, and we can treat any difficult and complicated diseases!” Lin Yifan promised, patting his chest.
“That’s wonderful! Fantastic!”
The little boy jumped with excitement. For him, this was undoubtedly terrific news.
As long as his father’s illness was cured, he wouldn’t have to worry every day.
“It’s getting late, take us there quickly, the sooner we go, the sooner we’ll return, and the sooner he’ll get cured.” Lin Yifan urged.
“Okay! Okay! Brother, sister, please follow me!”
The little boy immediately led the way in front, taking Lin Yifan and Xiaofang to his home.
They walked through several streets, gradually moving away from the city and reaching the slums in the outskirts.
Lin Yifan and Xiaofang roughly estimated that this distance was a few kilometers.
The little boy had to travel back and forth on this route every day, just thinking about it made them feel a pang of pity.
Looking at the boy’s shoes, they saw that they were worn to the point of being just a thin layer. Lin Yifan and Xiaofang felt another round of heartache.
Then, Lin Yifan decided to carry the little boy to relieve some of his burden.
“Thank you, brother!”
The little boy’s heart warmed, feeling very moved, but his emotions grew more complex.
As they walked, just as they were about to reach his home, he couldn’t help but ask, “Brother, sister, why didn’t you blame me for deceiving you?”
“Those lies were only told because you had no choice to make a living, it’s not your fault, it’s the fault of this harsh world.” Lin Yifan answered.
The little boy was repeatedly moved, and his emotional defenses completely collapsed.
This time, he wanted to clear things up and not let good people suffer, so he shouted loudly, “Brother, sister, run quickly! Someone is trying to catch you!”
“What?”
Lin Yifan and Xiaofang were shocked, not expecting the innocent-looking boy was just a bait, and this was the grand conspiracy all along.
They had all fallen for it, manipulated by their own sympathy.
Without a word, Lin Yifan immediately put the boy down, turned around, and fled with Xiaofang.
But just as they turned around, several figures burst out from the boy’s house.
These figures moved at lightning speed, surrounding them tightly, leaving no gap.
Lin Yifan was quick, but in the face of these powerful figures, it was not enough.
No need to guess, these must be strong practitioners at the True Master Realm.
Seeing these people’s faces and attire, Lin Yifan and Xiaofang realized these people were big shots from the major sects.
Why would big figures from the various sects appear here at this time? What was their purpose in setting a trap to lure them here?
No matter what intentions these people had, Lin Yifan felt they would not be good, so he quickly and secretly took out two Instant Teleport Charms, secretly slipping one into Xiaofang’s hand.
Xiaofang felt something handed to her by Lin Yifan. Touching the surface, it felt like paper. Judging from the shape, she guessed what it was—it should be an Instant Teleport Charm, allowing instant movement over a certain distance.
In such a situation, having something like this in hand was like a lifeline, offering hope to those in a desperate position.
Knowing the activation word for the charm, Xiaofang knew. After all, she was the one who taught Lin Yifan how to use Instant Teleport Charms, so after a silent gesture, they both used the charms to try and escape.
Once the activation word was recited and their cultivation power was used to activate it, Lin Yifan and Xiaofang instantly vanished from where they stood.
However, just under a second later, they collided with something hard, getting blocked.
In the end, they fell from the air, returning to their original spot.
“Ha ha!”
“Ha ha ha!”
The big figures from the major sects around them laughed heartily, having anticipated that Lin Yifan would use this trick; they had already set a Heavenly Net around the boy’s house.
This particular array was specifically designed to counter Instant Teleport Charms, rendering Lin Yifan’s charm ineffective.
Lin Yifan felt things were not looking good. These people had gone to great lengths, most likely intending to kill him.
However, he held no grudges with these people, so why would they want to harm him? Could it be because of the Immortal Ring matter? Hence, he asked, “What is your intention, seniors?”
“Intention? Isn’t it obvious? To catch you!”
The big figures from the major sects laughed heartily, thinking Lin Yifan’s question was both foolish and simple-minded.