Chapter 420 - Chapter 420: Chapter 120: Gained a Younger Brother (2/2)
lin jing nodded, then said to lin jue,
“besides this matter, there’s another issue that requires you to make a decision.”
lin jue was puzzled and asked,
“senior, may i ask what matter requires my decision?”
lin jing continued,
“it’s about ye yun.”
“i plan to find a few trustworthy people to practice the alchemy techniques of our lin family. you and ye yun have spent a great deal of time together and have formed a deep bond. whether or not to pass on these alchemy techniques to him is for you to decide.”
hearing lin jing’s words, lin jue then spoke,
“senior…”
“it’s better not to pass on the alchemy techniques to ye yun.”
lin jing looked at lin jue, confused, and asked,
“oh?”
“why is that?”
lin jue then explained,
“ye yun simply has no talent for alchemy dao. besides, he’s restless by nature and has an extreme dislike for alchemy.”
“i tried teaching him alchemy before, but he could never learn it. so, over time, i gave up.”
lin jing instantly understood and nodded, saying,
“i see…”
“if that’s the case, then we won’t pass it on to him.”
due to the unique nature of the lin family’s jade slip for alchemy, it couldn’t be duplicated, so only lin jue and li qingqing could study it together.
therefore, lin jing again said to lin jue,
“if the alchemy techniques are not to be passed on to ye yun, then it will be up to you and qing qing to practice the lin family’s alchemy dao together.”
“in the next few days, i will arrange everything here. after that, the two of you can cultivate together.”
lin jue, after hearing this, had no objections and nodded,
“alright…”
lin jing nodded and said,
“okay, then you can leave for now.”
lin jue bowed to lin jing and said,
“yes, senior…”
having said that, he was about to step out.
but it was then that lin jing stopped him.
lin jue, puzzled, turned and asked lin jing,
“senior, is there something else?”
lin jing gave a helpless smile and said,
“since we’ve already cleared the air, stop calling me senior.”
“i’m not that much older than you. from now on, let’s address each other as brothers…”
lin jue was taken aback upon hearing this term of address.
it took him a moment to recover before he softly said,
“bro… brother…”
lin jing nodded and replied,
“mhm…”
perhaps a bit uncomfortable, lin jue paused for a long time after saying those two words…
lin jing looked at lin jue, who was still standing there in a daze.
he then asked,
“what’s wrong? don’t you want to?”
“if you don’t want to, that’s fine. i won’t force you…”
upon hearing this, lin jue hurriedly shook his head, his voice choking up as if recalling something,
“no, it’s not that…”
“it’s just that this is all so sudden, i don’t quite know what to do.”
“back when my grandfather passed away, i was alone in bihai city. i wished so much for an older brother to protect me…”
“now…”
at this point, lin jue could no longer continue. his head lowered, tears streamed down.
it seemed that lin jing’s words had reminded the poor boy of his past hardships.
lin jing sighed, then approached lin jue and patted his shoulder, saying,
“it’s okay…”
“from now on, i will protect you.”
“and remember, men should not cry easily. don’t act like a little girl…”
lin jue’s face flushed red.
he nodded and replied quietly,
“mhm…”
“i understand.”
his voice was so faint that lin jing, despite being close, hardly heard it.
after speaking, lin jue quickly left.
leaving lin jing somewhat perplexed.
however, lin jing did not think much of it.
he then bowed his head and continued to ponder other matters…
……
after a while, lin jing left the room and entered to the front courtyard of the residence.
since it was lin jing’s residence, when the place was constructed, yue qi had taken extra care.
just the spacious courtyards alone included both a front and a back one.
there were also a front hall, rear hall, guest rooms, bedrooms, and over twenty other rooms. although it was not as luxurious as the palaces constructed by daimao before,
it was more than sufficient for the few of them to reside in.
however, because lin jing would need to practice alchemy, he would definitely have to enter the system space.
so lin jing still planned on building other residences for them all elsewhere.
arriving at the front courtyard, everyone was present.
lin jue was chatting with li qingqing, while han bingyan sat quietly on the side, not speaking.
only ye yun was practicing martial arts in the yard.
however, he was not meditating or cultivating
but was earnestly practicing his boxing like a martial artist, with precise movements.
even with lin jing’s arrival, it seemed as if he hadn’t noticed.
seeing this, lin jing grew curious.
he stopped and watched attentively.