Ling Tian sat obediently on the chair, feeling a little restless. His eyes were flickering everywhere.
Old Lady Ling sat in front of him, looking at him with a faint smile. She looked like she was about to interrogate him for a long time. [Despicable brat, I must squeeze out all your secrets today!]
Ling Tian groaned inwardly. His mind spun quickly. Looking at the determined look on his grandmother's face, he knew that it wouldn't be easy to get through today. The first thing the old lady said when she came in was, "Take Miss Xue 'er to the side room and take good care of her. Xue 'er, you go play with your elder sister first. Grandma will teach this disobedient little brother of yours a lesson. Later, I will bring you to eat good food. En, Xue 'er is so obedient! "The first sentence was said to the maid, but the second sentence was said to Xiao YanXue.
Xiao YanXue glanced at Ling Tian with a tinge of fear and disgust before replying softly and following the maid out.
"Is your master alright?" Old Lady Ling looked at her grandson and suddenly asked.
[My master?] Ling Tian felt dizzy. [What's going on? Since when did I have a master?] He raised his head and looked at his grandmother's calm face. He couldn't help but feel enlightened. He praised her in his heart. What a good trick!
If Ling Tian was really a five-year-old child and had a secret master, he would have been tricked by Old Lady Ling with this sentence!
This sentence undoubtedly meant that she already knew about his matter. It was better to obediently say it. It was a psychological hint. She didn't give Ling Tian a chance to avoid this topic. It was indeed a very clever trick! However, Ling Tian had the urge to laugh out loud when he heard this sentence.
Ling Tian's mind was spinning. Since his grandmother already had such suspicions in her heart, then why not beat her at her own game?
He pretended to be tongue-tied and 'blurted out', "Uh, okay … Eh? Grandma, you … How did you know about my master? "
[As expected!] Old Lady Ling thought to herself. Hmph, little brat, who asked you to put on an act, didn't you let this old woman find out with just a few words? Old Lady Ling couldn't help but feel pleased with herself.
He snorted coldly and continued to act as if he had a card up his sleeve, "Humph! It's just a small matter. Grandma knows everything. It's not like it's a big secret. Tell me, how did you meet your master? "
Old Lady Ling's words had always emphasized one point, and that was, she was hinting to Ling Tian that she already knew who his master was, but she just didn't say it out loud. At the same time, it will make the other party think that if you are lying, I will be able to tell right away. So, it is better for you to be honest.
Such a method was more than enough to deal with an experienced adult! However, in the face of a freak like Ling Tian, the consequences of doing so would only lead him further and further down the wrong path.
Ling Tian thought about it for a while. Then, he pretended that since he couldn't hide it any longer, he might as well spill the beans. Of course, the beans had been artistically processed.
According to Ling Tian's narration, when he was just three years old, an old man with a white beard suddenly appeared in front of him one night. When he saw Ling Tian, he said that he was a martial arts prodigy. Then, he proposed to take Ling Tian as his disciple and asked him to move out of his parents' room. Then, every night, he would come to teach Ling Tian martial arts and so on … Ling Tian racked his brains and brought out all the extremely cliché plots from the wuxia novels he had read in his previous life. However, in this world, it was still an inconceivable matter. Even Old Lady Ling couldn't help but open her mouth wide as she listened, her face full of disbelief.
Through Ling Tian's narration, Old Lady Ling's suspicions about Ling Tian's suggestion to live alone when he was three years old were all gone. She looked at her grandson with a gratified gaze, her old heart comforted.
Suddenly, she thought of something and asked, "Tian 'er, your master taught you martial arts and made you a talent. This is a very good thing. Why did you keep it a secret and not let us know?"
Ling Tian thought for a while and finally made up his mind. He said, "Master said that our Ling family is too big of a tree that attracts too much wind. If people knew about me, I'm afraid that many people would harm our Ling family!"
Old Lady Ling nodded in agreement. It seemed that Tian 'er's master had great foresight and was not a simple person. She asked again, "Then, if you told your grandparents and your parents, would they leak the secret to you?" This was the matter that Old Lady Ling had always been brooding about. Not only did he steal her grandson to be his disciple, but he also didn't want her to know about it! Ling Tian is the direct descendant of our Ling family! Hmph!
Ling Tian hesitated for a while and finally decided to tell the truth. "Master once said that there are countless dangers hidden in our Ling House. He said that my grandparents and parents are definitely trustworthy, but there are other people who hold real power in the Ling House that we can't let our guard down. That's right, Master also mentioned something about Second Uncle. "
Ling Tian made up his mind. Since he couldn't hide it anymore, he might as well tell her the truth. With his grandmother's intelligence, she was definitely not an ordinary person who didn't care about the big picture! It might not be a bad thing to let her know the truth earlier. After all, he had a master who didn't exist as a scapegoat, so he wasn't afraid of being exposed.
Old Lady Ling's expression immediately became serious. "About your Second Uncle? What about your Second Uncle? " As she said this, Old Lady Ling's brows were tightly knitted together. She had a bad feeling about this.
Ling Tian said, "Master once overheard a secret conversation between Second Uncle and Ling Zhen. He said that Second Uncle had once sent someone to feed Mother the Die Rooting Grass …" Ling Tian thought that since he was going to do it, he might as well go all the way. He might as well throw out a huge bomb and stun the Old Lady before doing anything else!
Bang! Old Lady Ling slammed her palm heavily on the table. She was furious! This matter had always been a sore point in her heart. Her son and daughter-in-law were deeply in love with each other, but there had been no news from them ever since they got married. This had almost caused the old couple's hair to turn white from worry. They had thought that there was some hidden illness that couldn't be revealed, so they went around asking for a cure. They didn't expect that this was the reason!
All of a sudden, various things that had happened in the past few years flashed through the Old Lady's mind. She thought about how Ling Kong had always been very enthusiastic about the Ling family's lack of descendants. He had personally arranged for a doctor to treat her daughter-in-law's illness. He had also constantly explained in front of her and Lin Zhan. His enthusiasm was a little too excessive. As long as he heard that there was someone who could cure her infertility, he would personally travel thousands of miles to seek a cure. She didn't expect him to have such evil intentions!
In the past, Old Lady Ling had always been grateful to Ling Kong. She felt that this adopted son of hers knew how to repay kindness and had a good character. She had even praised him many times in front of Lin Zhan! She said that he was smart and capable, and that he was a rare talent! But she never expected that it was this talent that had almost caused the Ling family's bloodline to end! If it weren't for the accident that led to the birth of Ling Tian, Ling Kong's scheme would have succeeded. And it was a glorious victory under the circumstances where everyone was kept in the dark!
Old Lady Ling was both embarrassed and angry. Her heart and lungs were about to explode. She took a few deep breaths and gritted her teeth. "So that's how it is! Hmph, as long as the Ling family doesn't have any descendants, this huge family business will eventually fall into the hands of Ling Kong's son, Ling Zhen! What a good plan! What a vicious method! Ling Kong! I will make sure that your entire family dies without a burial ground! "The last sentence was said with all her might.
As long as Ling Xiao and his wife didn't have any children, Ling Kong, as the adopted son of Lin Zhan, was the closest person other than Ling Xiao, the direct descendant of the Ling family. Ling Kong would definitely be the third generation successor of the Ling family! Old Lady Ling was extremely intelligent. She only needed to think for a moment to understand Ling Kong's true intentions. She couldn't wait to send someone to capture Ling Kong and his son and kill them with her own hands to vent the hatred in her heart!
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