The Endless Promise

43. A Man Must Earn!

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A few days later, Luoyin's 'Peace and Quiet' had run off somewhere he could no longer find it!

After Yiguang's departure, Yinying was now using Luoyin to distract himself from his sense of loss.

Yin Xing was trying to compete with Yinying for Luoyin's time!

And since the Xu disciples were back from their secluded cultivation, Xu Min, Xu Wen, and Xu Lian were visiting as often as possible!

Xu Min, "Zhang Yin! Let's go out for wine!"

Xu Wen, "2nd Disciple Zhang. Please teach me how to make that protective array. And that talisman... Can I bind a regular beast to myself?"

Xu Lian, "2nd Disciple Zhang! What are you doing today?!" She nervously touched her two forefingers together. "C- Can I treat you to a meal?!"

Xu Lian apparently had a crush on Luoyin!

For two rather hectic weeks, Luoyin was polite and indulgent, but after that, he was desperate to evade them all!

Luoyin, "Ah, sorry, sorry! I got lost on the way here!"

Xu Min, "This is your own house!"

Luoyin, "Oh my, I can't seem to recall what book I saw that talisman in..."

Xu Wen, "You said you invented it!"

Luoyin, "Aiya! Sorry I'm late, I stopped to admire some crabapple blossoms!!"

Xu Lian, "Crabapple blossoms in winter?! You won't even put your heart and soul into the lie?!!"

As for Yinying, Luoyin had awoken him from his grief, reminding him that he now had a child to care for and train. This made Yinying go invisible again, so he could sneak into the Xu residence and play with his son, guiding him through his earliest days.

And as for Yin Xing... Luoyin firmly chased him out!

"Go back to Starry Pavillion! You've stayed here long enough! Do you want the Sky Emperor to come knocking?!"

"But Older brother!"

"Don't bother. Aren't you tired of hiding here?" Yin Xing hid whenever any of the servants or disciples approached. "Rather than stay here, help me tell Old Man Bao I'm alive... He might kill me if he finds out later!

"Also," He sighed. "...help me look into someone else."

"Who?" Yin Xing curiously asked.

~"The Late Sky Empress."~ Luoyin switched to telepathy.

~"Sky Empress?!"~ Yin Xing was surprised. ~"I won't be able to read her star..."~ He reminded Luoyin, who nodded.

"I know."

The Night Immortals could read almost all stars in the heavens, but to keep their powers in check, the Sky Emperor always placed a seal on each Night Immortal.

At the very least, the Sky Emperor and Fate Immortal would know if the Night Immortal ever read the stars of any High Immortal and above.

Much less the Sky Emperor's late wife...

"Just investigate normally, but be extremely careful."

Yin Xing nodded, but before he left, he gave Luoyin some much-needed information on the original 'Zhang Luoyin'.

"It bothered me that Zhang Luoyin resembled you so much, so I looked into it. Turns out he's connected to you from the past.

"You once created a faux body to save a mortal woman beyond hope... Do you remember?"