"What uncle are you talking about?" Duan Yiyi asked curiously.
Qin Yi chuckled, "I got the Netherfla Stick from him."
"Huh?" Duan Yiyi was surprised, "Then he must be a master from beyond our world."
Qin Yi smiled, "Yes, he really deserves the title of a master."
Qin Yi drove to the supermarket to buy so daily necessities, then picked up two cases of national liquor. Originally planning to leave, he reconsidered and got a case of Erguotou, and then went next door to the diner to pack so als.
An hour later, they drove up to the abandoned bridge.
"Hubby, the sage you ntioned lives here?" Duan Yiyi was full of doubt. Shouldn’t a sage live in a place with beautiful mountains and rivers?
Qin Yi nodded, opened the car door, and got out. He walked under the bridge where the makeshift house still stood and shouted, "Uncle, I’ve co to visit you."
After waiting a while, there was no response.
Qin Yi stepped forward and found the door bolted with an iron chain, and the person was gone, which left him a bit disappointed.
Duan Yiyi and others approached, curiously examining this makeshift small house in front of them.
"Hubby, how could a sage live in such a place?"
Qin Yi grinned, pointing to the surroundings and the rushing river, "Isn’t it nice here? There are mountains and water, and it’s spacious."
Lin Hongzhuang said, "Are you sure this place is for a sage and not a beggar?"
"Linlin," Xia Yanbing shook her head at her, "don’t speak like that. Qin Yi got the Netherfla Stick from this very uncle."
Lin Hongzhuang opened her mouth wide, full of surprise.
"To easily give away sothing like the Netherfla Stick shows that this uncle is indeed not an ordinary person. Sages certainly have their quirks, so living here makes sense." Liu Yiren said seriously.
Qin Yi laughed, "Stop guessing; Uncle is indeed a holess man. But his ntal state surpasses many sages. As for the Netherfla Stick, Uncle picked it up as junk and used it as a door prop."
The girls suddenly gaped, dumbfounded.
Qin Yi and the others waited until noon, but the uncle never returned.
Qin Yi sighed, "Looks like we won’t see Uncle today; we’ll co another day."
Qin Yi stepped forward, took the liquor and als from the car, and placed them at the door, planning to leave with the girls.
"Help! Help!"
Suddenly, a cry for help ca from afar. Qin Yi’s expression changed slightly, recognizing it as the uncle’s voice, and quickly turned to look.
In the distance, two figures were chasing each other.
A limping man was running ahead, and Qin Yi recognized him as the holess uncle. Behind him was a chubby woman, wielding a rolling pin, in pursuit.
"You crippled fool, stop running! You took advantage of and now want to bolt? If you don’t co with today, I’ll break your other leg..." The woman was fat, with dark skin, clearly a formidable woman.
Qin Yi and the others were dumbfounded.
"Hubby, isn’t this the uncle you ntioned?" Xia Yanbing recalled that Qin Yi had said the uncle had a leg problem.
Qin Yi nodded, feeling a bit awkward. Just a mont ago, he was saying the uncle was a sage, but now it turns out he’s a scoundrel taking advantage of won without taking responsibility.
"Hahaha... This sage uncle runs quite fast, like an old rabbit," Duan Yiyi said mischievously.
"Yiyi, it’s not nice to say that."
Duan Yiyi pursed her lips, "What’s wrong? Didn’t you hear that madam say that sage uncle took advantage of her and tried to run?"
Lin Hongzhuang looked at Qin Yi with disdain, "This doesn’t match the sage uncle you described."
Qin Yi awkwardly scratched his nose, Uncle really wasn’t doing his reputation any favors.
Despite his limp, the holess uncle ran quite swiftly and soon reached them, spotting Qin Yi and the group.
"Young man, it’s you! Help stop this woman," the holess uncle recognized Qin Yi and urgently asked for help.
Actually, Qin Yi didn’t need to do anything as the woman with the rolling pin had already stopped. Qin Yi and others had an extraordinary aura, clearly not ordinary people, and though the woman was fierce, she wasn’t foolish enough to offend the wrong people.
Qin Yi stepped forward, holding the holess uncle, and as he looked down, he couldn’t help but laugh. Wow, he had run out of one shoe.
"Uncle, what’s going on?"
The holess man didn’t answer Qin Yi’s question, instead staring blankly at Xia Yanbing and the others.
"Are... are all these won yours?"
Qin Yi was slightly taken aback, pointing at Xia Yanbing, "This is my wife, Xia Yanbing; the rest are my family."
"Wow, young man, you have the style I had in my youth. The won around you are like fairies."
Qin Yi chuckled, "You still haven’t told what’s going on with you?"
The uncle, gasping for breath, was exhausted from all the running, especially for soone with a leg problem. Once he caught his breath, he glanced at the rolling-pin-wielding woman far away, "She’s the proprietress I told you about last ti; she’s infatuated with my good looks and is forcing to marry her."
Qin Yi: "..."
The girls: "..."
Everyone was utterly dumbfounded.
It took a long ti for Qin Yi to regain his composure, "But I just heard that woman say you took advantage of her and tried to flee, which is why she’s chasing you."
"Nonsense, am I that kind of person?" the uncle said angrily, "Heaven and earth bear witness, I swear I didn’t take advantage of her."
"You co to my shop every day, fixing things without ntion, bringing in custors, and helping with plates and dishes, yet you dare say you didn’t take advantage of ?" The woman pointed her rolling pin at the holess man, shouting loudly.
The holess man was speechless for a mont, then said, "Would you be reasonable, woman? How is helping called taking advantage?"
Qin Yi and the others were also baffled, as it all sounded like the uncle was being helpful, so why was he accused of taking advantage?
The woman angrily shouted, "You’re at my shop every day, and the old custors have gotten to know you, thinking you’re my man. Now, if you run, people will think I’m fickle! How is it not taking advantage of , and what is it then?"
"You’re unreasonable; I just helped out for a al a day. I can’t control what others think. Since you say I’m ruining your reputation, I won’t co back. Isn’t that enough?"
"No way," the fierce woman shouted, "since everyone misunderstands, you have to take responsibility to the end."
"You..." The holess uncle was furious, thumping his chest to calm himself, and said to Qin Yi, "Young man, say sothing for ."
Qin Yi looked at the fierce woman, then at the holess uncle, earnestly saying, "Uncle, I think the lady is right. Since everyone thinks you’re her man, you should take responsibility to the end."
The uncle suddenly lifted his head, eyes bulging like a toad, looking at Qin Yi incredulously, "Which side are you on?"
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