20: Hypnosis? Uncle Wang, the lame man, is a suspect.

At noon, at the Lu family home.

"Young Friend Xie, Mo Yu girl, come sit, come sit. Don't be a stranger, just treat this like your own home," Huang Qiuwan said as she set the table, gesturing to them.

"Sorry to trouble you, Auntie Huang," Xie Ning said shyly.

Mo Yu, on the other hand, looked at the table full of eight dishes and exclaimed, "Wow! Such a sumptuous lunch. Auntie Huang's cooking is amazing."

"This girl really knows how to talk. You must eat more later then," Huang Qiuwan laughed.

Soon, they took their seats. They first toasted with wine or drinks to thank Xie Ning for his help and celebrate the promotion of Lu Bingyun's Demon Tamers Beast, then began to enjoy the delicious meal.

At this time, Lu Yimin raised a glass of wine and said to Xie Ning, "Young Friend Xie, Uncle owes you a favor. If you face any difficulties in the future, just come to me."

"Then I've really made a huge profit," Xie Ning replied with a smile.

Lu Yimin shook his head and said with a serious face, "It's not because of treating Ice Snow, but because of my Yun'er. You could be said to have saved her life."

"Saved Yun'er's life? Old Lu, what do you mean by that?" Huang Qiuwan stopped her chopsticks and looked at her husband in confusion.

Even Lu Bingyun and Mo Yu were full of doubt.

"On Friday, how do you think I knew Yun'er was in danger? It was the call from Young Friend Xie." Lu Yimin took a deep breath and looked at Xie Ning. "Without Young Friend Xie's call, our daughter wouldn't have come back, and Flower City would have fallen into crisis."

"What!" The three women were shocked, looking back and forth between Xie Ning and Lu Yimin. Lu Bingyun was especially surprised; she had guessed who might have sent the message, but she never imagined it was Xie Ning.

"Child, is what your Uncle Lu saying true?" Huang Qiuwan asked Xie Ning excitedly.

Xie Ning replied, "Uh... there was such a thing, I just didn't expect Uncle Lu to recognize me."

"Haha~ As soon as you spoke, I recognized you."

Hearing Lu Yimin's hearty words, Xie Ning smiled.

"Friday... Ah! I remember now, wasn't that the day we went to Hope Forest?" Mo Yu slapped her head and blurted out, "That day, the classmates all thought Great God Xie had confessed to Bing Yun, so she didn't... Uh, I didn't say anything, you guys don't know anything."

Mo Yu didn't dare look at anyone and buried her head in her food.

The atmosphere became awkward. The Lu couple saw the surprise in each other's eyes and both looked at Lu Bingyun and Xie Ning.

Lu Bingyun's face turned red, and Xie Ning also rubbed his nose awkwardly.

"It was some misunderstanding at the time, it's not what you think..."

Huang Qiuwan coughed twice to ease the awkward atmosphere. "Ahem, let's eat first. Children, eat, eat, or the food will get cold."

"Oh, oh, okay, let's eat." Xie Ning and Lu Bingyun followed Mo Yu's lead and acted like ostriches.

Thanks to the three of them focusing on eating, the eight dishes were wiped clean.

Lu Yimin and Huang Qiuwan looked at each other, both seeing a smile in the other's eyes.

After the meal, Xie Ning and Mo Yu were about to leave, and Lu Bingyun went to see them off.

The path from the dining room to the outside of the villa wasn't long, but the three of them felt it was exceptionally long.

Xie Ning broke the deadlock first, looking straight ahead while saying, "Bing Yun, I'm sorry about last time, and thank you for helping me then."

"It's, it's okay, I don't blame you." Lu Bingyun's ears were red—not from shyness, of course, she was just a bit embarrassed. After a few seconds of silence, she asked, "But are you confident about your challenge with Li Zhi tomorrow? Should I talk to the director again?"

"Don't worry, I won't lose."

Mo Yu suddenly remembered something and said to Xie Ning, "By the way, Great God Xie, Li Zhi went to find my sister yesterday and asked her to help him evolve his Demon Tamers Beast. It must be to deal with you."

"Your sister?"

"Yes! There's a 'Mo Family Cultivation Shop' in the city, opened by my sister. She's very skilled and got her Intermediate Cultivator certificate two years ago."

As she spoke, Mo Yu didn't forget to pitch the shop: "Great God Xie, Bing Yun, if you need to buy any cultivation Materials or need evolution or treatment services in the future, you can come to our 'Mo Family Cultivation Shop'. I'll give you a thirty percent discount~"

"Haha~ Then thank you in advance. I'll go if I have the chance," Xie Ning replied with a smile.

"Me too," Lu Bingyun nodded.

"By the way, Mo Yu, I'll transfer the payment for this time later, a seventy-thirty split. You made some money on this trip, so your sister should be very happy when you go back."

Hearing this, Mo Yu smiled and waved her hand in refusal, her eyes slightly complicated. "No need, no need. Before I came, my sister told me to learn from Great God Xie and that I shouldn't take any payment."

"How can that be? We agreed on a seventy-thirty split before, no matter the amount. Besides, you put in quite a bit of effort for this evolution, while I was actually quite idle. No matter what, you deserve a share of this payment," Xie Ning shook his head seriously.

Actually, there was another reason: if he really didn't give the money, there was no guarantee Lin Yangqiu wouldn't misunderstand.

With Xie Ning wanting to give money and Mo Yu refusing to take it, even Lu Bingyun was caught between laughter and tears. However, because of this, she gained a deeper understanding of Xie Ning.

After reaching the door, Mo Yu's eyes darted around, and she said to Xie Ning, "How about this: you give the money to my sister some other day. If she's willing to take it, then take it."

After saying that, without waiting for Xie Ning's reaction, she hopped on her electric scooter and zipped away, fleeing.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Xie Ning thought he saw Mo Yu tearing up as she left.

"This..." Xie Ning was stunned and didn't react for a while.

"She's quite cute," Lu Bingyun said with a smile.

"I guess..." Xie Ning nodded. "Then I should head back too. See you at school tomorrow."

Lu Bingyun nodded with a smile: "Mm, see you at school."

Under Lu Bingyun's gaze, Xie Ning's figure on the electric scooter slowly disappeared into the distance... "Is Little Li here? I'm here to return the scooter."

Xie Ning arrived at the electric scooter rental place not far from his home. He could see that the electric scooter Mo Yu had rented was already parked to the side.

"Little Li went back, just give the ticket to me." A weathered voice sounded, and then a Middle-aged Man walking with a limp came out. He was stunned for a moment when he saw Xie Ning, then smiled and said, "Oh, it's Little Ning. That little girl just now was your girlfriend, right?"

Seeing this lame Middle-aged Man, Xie Ning was also surprised. He said, "Uncle Wang, I didn't expect you to be here too. You must be talking about my classmate; she just had some business with me today."

This Middle-aged Man was a member of the Hunter Group Xie Ning's parents had been in before they died. It seemed he had made some mistake in the past and had his leg broken, resulting in a limp. However, even with his leg broken, he never blamed Xie Ning's parents. He even occasionally helped Xie Ning out after his parents died.

Despite his appearance, he was actually a Silver Rank Demon Tamer.

Lame Uncle Wang said with a chuckle, "So that's how it is. Little Ning is all grown up now. Do you have a girlfriend? Do you want Uncle to introduce someone to you?"

"Thank you, Uncle Wang, but there's no need. I'm busy with my studies," Xie Ning replied.

"Good, study more while you're young. When you get stronger in the future, you can avenge your parents," Lame Uncle Wang nodded with a smile, took the ticket Xie Ning gave him, and went into the house to register it.

Xie Ning still needed to sign his name to confirm the return, so he followed him into the house.

At this moment, he heard a 'ding' in his mind, and the attributes of a Yao Beast appeared in his vision.

[Yao Beast Name] Hypnosis Doll

[Yao Beast Grade] Extraordinary High Grade

[Yao Beast Rank] Silver Rank 6

[Yao Beast Attribute] Mental Type

[Yao Beast Weakness] Low Defense

[Yao Beast Status] Alert

[Yao Beast Description] A special Mental Type Demon Tamers Beast that can silently hypnotize enemies and control their words and deeds.

[Evolution Paths] 7

Clearly, a certain Yao Beast or Demon Tamers Beast was hidden in a dark corner of the room, hard to detect. However, after seeing the attributes, Xie Ning was clearly stunned.

Hypnosis?

A bold hypothesis surfaced in his mind.

He couldn't help but make the connection; hypnosis wasn't something just any Yao Beast could do.

Could it be... "Little Ning."

"Little Ning, are you listening?"

"Little Ning? What's wrong?"

Lame Uncle Wang's voice snapped Xie Ning back to his senses. "Oh, oh, sorry Uncle Wang, I was just thinking about something."

"What is it that's making you look so troubled? Tell Uncle Wang, maybe I can help with something," Lame Uncle Wang pushed up his glasses and narrowed his eyes.

Xie Ning kept his head down and didn't look at Uncle Wang. Instead, with a frustrated expression, he said, "It's nothing much, just that a rich second-generation kid wants to battle Demon Tamers Beasts with me tomorrow, and I'm thinking of a solution."

Then, Xie Ning recounted the duel with Li Zhi once more.

He certainly couldn't stand up and question Lame Uncle Wang; at Silver Rank, he was no match for him now.

"Haha, you kid like that Lu Bingyun, so just go ahead and pursue her boldly! What are you afraid of?" After hearing Xie Ning's words, Lame Uncle Wang's eyes were no longer narrowed, and he teased Xie Ning a bit. "When your parents were around, that Madman Hunter Group didn't dare say a word. Don't worry, if anything happens, just come find Uncle Wang. Uncle Wang will help you!"

"Then thank you, Uncle Wang!" Xie Ning looked grateful, took the form Uncle Wang handed him, wrote his name in the return confirmation column, and then turned to leave.