The Real Taoist Monk (Arc 2)

The guest's name was Wang Shan, and he was a good tempered man. He looked to be in his early forties, and he spoke to the real Taoist Monk casually.

The two talked for a while regarding miscellaneous topics, and Feng Yongrui gradually became bored.

He felt that he wasn't going to get any interesting information anyway, so Feng Yongrui turned around and decided to leave.

However, just when he turned around, he heard Wang Shan mention the Yin family.

Feng Yongrui: !!!

"I heard that the Yin family contacted you..." Wang Shan began speaking tentatively.

"Ah, so you've heard about that... I'm planning to refuse, though," the monk said quietly.

"What?! You're going to refuse?" Wang Shan asked in disbelief.

Feng Yongrui's eyes were also wide open in disbelief. The monk was going to refuse?

But... did this happen in the original timeline? Most probably not.

"Anyway, if the monk refuses to go to the Yin family voluntarily, wouldn't that make things easier for me?" Feng Yongrui asked the System.

"You are right, Host," the System replied.

Feng Yongrui couldn't believe such a good thing was going to happen to him. He quickly turned and listened to the monk's words.

"Why do you want to refuse the Yin family?" Wang Shan asked, his face etched with confusion.

"I have this feeling that... It's not my destiny to go there," the monk replied simply.

Wang Shan's face was filled with question marks.

"What do you mean?" he asked. Feng Yongrui wanted to ask the same question.

"Previously, I was adamant on going to the Yin family because I felt that I was fated to go there and see the future of the Yin family's sons... But now, the winds have changed... I don't need to go to the Yin family..."

The monk paused and then continued.

"I have this feeling that I will disturb the course of fate if I go to the Yin family... Someone else will go in my place and rewrite destiny... Whether the change will be good or not, I do not know."

"But I know I shouldn't go," the monk said.

Feng Yongrui was surprised, and a complicated feeling rose in his heart. He was glad the Taoist Monk wouldn't go to the Yin family, but the monk's words made him realize that his actions did have an impact on this world.

"Rewriting destiny..." Feng Yongrui muttered under his breath.

The monk's words made him realize that change, no matter how small, would effect everything else.

The world was like a set of cogwheels running in a complicated system... If one of them changed, everything else was bound to change.

It was the butterfly effect.

"I didn't think the effect would be like this, though..."

Wang Shan was also surprised to hear the monk's words. He seemed to want to say something, but sighed instead.

"Well, if that's your decision, then there's nothing I can do," Wang Shan said.

He changed the subject, and the two continued talking. Seeing that his goal was achieved so easily, Feng Yongrui flew away and returned to the Yin family mansion.

...The only one who was sad about this whole event was the System.

"Argh! That monk is such a killjoy! If he insisted on going, you would've bought the laxatives from me, and I would get paid!" the System complained.

Feng Yongrui: "..."

"Also, if the monk actually insisted on going, maybe we could actually kidnap him and do some bad stuff!"

Feng Yongrui was speechless and rolled his eyes.

"System, are you secretly a Villainous System or something like that?" Feng Yongrui asked.

"No, but that is one of my life goals," the System replied.

"Last year, it was my new year resolution," it added.

"...And then?"

"And then, I was supposed to transfer you into the evil butler who pushed the protagonist down the stairs, but now here we are, playing dress up and flying around like a ghost."

"...And whose fault is that?" Feng Yongrui scowled.

"Host, this is your fault for being too softhearted."

Feng Yongrui stopped talking to the System and returned to the nursery. He knew that he was too softhearted, but the thought of pushing a kid down the stairs and turning him into a cripple was too much.

Since the main task of this world was to blacken the protagonist, Feng Yongrui would do it his way. Blackening the protagonist didn't mean he had to cripple a child, right?

A few days later, Feng Yongrui received good news. The Yin family had contacted Wang Xiamei. They wanted the monk to come to their house.

"My plan was a success~" Feng Yongrui cried happily.

He was smiling from ear to ear, because this meant that he had succeeded about 50% in his plan.

Now, all he needed to do was go to the Yin family and convince them to let Yin Longshen and Yin Yongrui (himself) stay together.

Wang Xiamei had already scheduled a meeting with the Yin family -- it was going to take place in 3 weeks. Feng Yongrui took note of the date and mentally prepared himself for the meeting.

Nothing could go wrong at that time!

When the day finally arrived, Feng Yongrui had swapped places with the doppelganger and flew to Wang Xiamei's place. He shapeshifted into the Taoist Monk and waited in front of Wang Xiamei's house.

Several minutes later, a black SUV arrived, and a chauffeur got out of the car. Feng Yongrui recognized him as one of the chauffeurs in the Yin family, but he pretended not to know.

The chauffeur introduced himself, saying he was from the Yin family, and he invited Feng Yongrui into the car.

Inside the car, Feng Yongrui and the chauffeur were both silent, neither of them saying a word.

Feng Yongrui didn't know what to say, and the chauffeur wasn't a talkative person either.

When they finally arrived in the Yin mansion, Feng Yongrui let out a shaky breath and clenched his fists.

It was finally showtime.

***

The Yin family had been bustling early in the morning. Yin Qiushan and Zhao Baozhai were both getting ready for the Taoist Monk's arrival.

Yin Longshen was also getting ready inside his room. A servant had informed him at the last minute that a monk was going to the Yin family.

Yin Longshen had heard that Zhao Baozhai wanted a monk to read their fortunes, and he was nervous.

Actually, Yin Longshen wasn't nervous for himself. He knew that Zhao Baozhai wanted the monk to read his Didi's fortune, not his. And the person he was worried about was his Didi.

After the incident when his younger brother fell down the stairs, Yin Longshen hadn't met his little brother at all. He heard that his Didi was healed already, but Yin Longshen was still worried.

What if his Didi's brain got a problem because he hit his head too hard?

Yin Longshen was also upset because he wasn't allowed to play with his Didi anymore. He didn't hate the people in this family, but he knew that his Didi treated him better than others...

Yin Longshen put on his best white shirt and combed his hair. His heart was thumping inside his chest and his mind was filled with anxiety.

He had never met a monk before, but in his mind, monks were powerful people with mystical powers.

Yin Longshen's biggest concern was... what if the monk said his Didi had bad luck?

Yin Longshen still remembered watching a serial movie with his mother. In that movie, the protagonist was cursed with bad luck.

The protagonist kept suffering, and the people around him suffered as well. At the end of the movie, all of the people around the protagonist were affected by his bad luck and died.

Of course, the protagonist died also.

Yin Longshen was afraid his Didi would become like that protagonist.

Well, even if his Didi was cursed with bad luck, Yin Longshen knew that he would still love his Didi and protect his Didi...

Yin Longshen was ready, so he walked out of his bedroom and entered the living room.

Yin Qiushan, Zhao Baozhai, the nanny, and Yin Yongrui were already there. Zhao Baozhai was holding Yin Yongrui in her arms.

When he saw his little brother, Yin Longshen's eyes grew brighter. This was the first time he had seen his brother after that incident, and he couldn't help feeling excited.

Yin Longshen wanted to call out to his brother, but Zhao Baozhai shot him a glare, so he pursed his lips instead. However, "Yin Yongrui" (who was actually a doppelganger) turned his head and whispered, "Gege."

Yin Longshen felt his heart exploding with cuteness and he gave a shy smile. Hehe... even though his new mother didn't like him very much, at least his Didi was nice to him.

Yin Longshen sincerely prayed that the monk would say good things about his little brother!

***

The real Taoist Monk: I have a feeling that I shouldn't go to the Yin family.

Wang Shang: Why?!

Taoist Monk: If I insist on going, I'm afraid someone will put laxatives in my food...

***

You want to convince someone not to do something. You...

a) Blackmail them.

b) Threaten to put laxatives in their food.

c) Ask them nicely

d) Something else

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