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Why else would Lin Ruo feel a deep sense of joy every time he teased Will and saw his sulky expression?
This was a completely different experience from bickering with Medici. The main reason was Will's overly young appearance and behavior, despite being an old codger who was thousands of years old in essence.
Teasing him brought Lin Ruo the pleasure of teasing a child, without actually harming a child and causing Lin Ruo any pangs of conscience. It truly made Lin Ruo happy.
That's right, he was that despicable.
Although his own moral standards weren't low and he acted with great discretion, in some aspects, Lin Ruo could truly be considered malicious. In this regard, to say Amon was completely led astray by him might be an overstatement, but to say Amon being led astray had nothing to do with him at all, that truly wasn't the case.
Amon could testify to this. (Confirmed)
Upon hearing this, Will immediately became even more annoyed and said grumpily, "So, I suppose I should thank you for your special care?"
"No need to thank me, it's what I should do," Lin Ruo replied almost instinctively.
Will: ...
Will no longer wanted to speak.
Actually, as a Sequence 1 Snake of Mercury who had lived for thousands of years, Will's psychological endurance wasn't this low. His current behavior contained some elements of acting—both playing the role of a 10-year-old child and deliberately showing his anger
Lin Ruo, of course, could somewhat discern Will's acting, but this still didn't stop him from apologizing with a smile, his tone sincere as he smoothed things over: "It was my words that were excessive... but Will truly is a rather special friend in my heart!
"Because you're special, I speak more freely. You know, around friends I'm truly close to, my mouth is quite venomous."
Yes, special, no problem.
After all, he was an existence that could make him feel joyful just by teasing him.
"You only know how to say such nonsense to deceive people..." Will naturally couldn't completely distinguish the truth from falsehood in Lin Ruo's words. But just as Lin Ruo pretended not to understand his performance, Will also accepted this smoothing over, his expression softening a bit.
"This isn't deceiving people, it's just stating a fact," Lin Ruo said with a smile, his expression giving no clue whether he was serious or speaking falsely.
The two mature adults so skillfully moved past the topic.
Then, Will chatted with Klein for a few more sentences before saying, "It's getting late, and I have things to do, so I won't continue to entertain you. Goodbye."
"Then goodbye, Will." Lin Ruo had no objections. The main reason for meeting Will today was to remind him about the restart and to connect him with Klein. Now that the objectives were achieved, not continuing to chat was, of course, fine.
Moreover, Lin Ruo was actually worried that if he kept teasing him like this, it might really go too far, which wouldn't be good.
He was a Sequence 1 Snake of Mercury after all; one still had to give him Face.
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"Oh, right." Lin Ruo thought of something else and said, "Since you're going to stop the restart, remember to resolve the issue with Dr. Aaron. Although I've used ritual magic on him, it's still not as good as you handling it personally."
Lin Ruo was still very responsible. Since he accepted Dr. Aaron's commission, he naturally had to see it through.
"Don't worry, he won't continue to be unlucky, and regarding what happened before, I'll also give him some compensation," Will replied, then grumbled, "Although I originally planned to slowly give him good luck after the restart made him my child..."
"Sorry, sorry, I messed up your plan," Lin Ruo said without sincerity, though in his heart, he still felt a bit of pity.
After all, if the little snake didn't restart, he wouldn't be the Cradle Angel anymore.
What a pity...
As for Dr. Aaron not becoming Will's father, Lin Ruo didn't feel anything about it. Firstly, being the father of a Snake of Mercury had both pros and cons, and secondly, Lin Ruo also believed that with Will's personality, he wouldn't mistreat Aaron.
This outcome might even be better for Aaron.
"Scram, scram, scram—"
Will chose to chase them away.
"Oh, right, you'd best pay attention to that Life School of Thought under your command..."
The next second, seeing the dream about to shatter, Lin Ruo finally remembered something and quickly reminded him before "going offline."
In the real world, Lin Ruo and Klein opened their eyes simultaneously. Dr. Aaron, as the owner of the dream, also woke up. He sat up excitedly and said, "I, I saw him, I saw Will."
"He's under that old banyan tree in Green Cemetery. He's right there."
Lin Ruo and Klein exchanged glances. The latter, as Dr. Aaron's friend, immediately comforted him: "Aaron, don't get excited. Will Auceptin is in Green Cemetery, right? If you need to, we can accompany you there right away."
"Now?" Dr. Aaron suddenly stiffened. He looked at the dark night sky outside the window and suddenly calmed down, saying, "No, no, let's wait until dawn. I'm not in a hurry."
Going to a cemetery to see ghosts in the middle of the night... it was too terrifying.
As an ordinary person, Dr. Aaron felt he couldn't handle such excitement.
"Then let's wait until dawn," Lin Ruo said soothingly. "Aaron, don't worry too much. That child doesn't have any ill will towards you, does he?"
"Yes, I also think he has no ill will, and I have a feeling that once I go to Green Cemetery, this matter will end, it will end." Dr. Aaron repeated "end" twice, probably to strengthen his own confidence.
However, even though he had planned to go to the cemetery in the middle of the night, Dr. Aaron had lost his sleepiness. He put his gold-rimmed glasses back on, thought for a moment, then looked at Lin Ruo and Klein beside him and said, "Um... are there any more books? I'd like to read too."
"Of course there are." Lin Ruo smiled and nodded, taking a novel out of his bag and handing it over. "But I don't know if this book will be to your taste."
"It's fine, I'm not picky," Aaron said, taking the book and starting to read. Lin Ruo and Klein naturally began to read their previous books as well.
So the room fell silent once more.
The next day, when Green Cemetery opened, Lin Ruo, Klein, and Dr. Aaron arrived at the cemetery. As expected, they found Will Auceptin's decomposed bones under the old banyan tree. Because he was already mentally prepared, Dr. Aaron wasn't as scared as he was in the original story.
After the three of them called the police, Lin Ruo, as the ostensible diviner, naturally went through the motions of performing a ritual for Will Auceptin's bones. He also cooperated with Klein to put on an illusion show, making Dr. Aaron completely believe that everything was over and he had escaped Will Auceptin's influence.
He breathed a sigh of relief, thanked the two of them again, and even offered to treat them to a meal.
The incident of Dr. Aaron being plagued by misfortune also came to an end here.
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