eurekapd Chapter 288: Call Again
Chapter 288: Call Again
The corners of Sang Yunqi's mouth rose slightly, but he quickly suppressed it again, and even Chu Xinglan didn't notice it.
"elder brother?"
Chu Xinglan was confused. "Yes, brother, let's go and get information. We can't just say we are immortals from Cangqiong Mountain. They may not tell us the truth."
This is the same as when many people are questioned by the government, they clearly know something but just say they don't know because they don't want to get into trouble.
Especially when you know that there is something in the small fishing village, once you tell others about it and that thing comes to your door, ordinary people will definitely have no way to survive.
If it were him, he would probably be unable to explain clearly when someone came to him to ask questions.
Sometimes, keeping oneself safe is the only way to deal with the world.
Chu Xinglan explained in a serious manner, while Sang Yunqi only focused on the word "brother".
Speaking of which, over the years, he has heard many titles, and most of them are respectful titles, including Chu Xinglan who usually calls him Master, and directly calls him Sang Yunqi when angry. He has never heard such an intimate title.
This was very novel to him, and he felt that this name had a different flavor when it came out of Chu Xinglan's mouth.
Sang Yunqi looked at Chu Xinglan tenderly with an unconcealable smile in his eyes: "Call me again."
At this time, Chu Xinglan finally realized that something was wrong. He was talking to his master about serious matters, but this guy only heard the word "brother" and was amused.
Listening to it once is not enough, I actually want to listen to it several times in various ways.
Chu Xinglan, who originally thought this kind of role-playing was very interesting, suddenly became rebellious.
He scratched his head and said as if he was embarrassed.
"Master, I was just joking. People always call you Master, Master. Master is my second father. Calling you brother means we are of different generations, right?"
"But when we go out, we still need to create an identity. This will make many things easier."
"Master, do you think it is better to be an uncle and nephew, or a father and son?"
Sang Yunqi, who wanted to hear Chu Xinglan calling him brother more, said: "???"
Even though Chu Xinglan's acting wasn't very obvious, he could still tell at a glance that his little disciple was being weird.
Moreover, they have both helped each other, so it is inevitable that they will become Taoist companions in the future. How can seniority be calculated in this way?
No matter what, they are peers now, so how can they play father and son?
Moreover, he thought that he still looked very young. If he dressed up, he would be a noble man with great bearing, and it would be just right for him to play the role of brother with Chu Xinglan.
He is the steady elder brother, and Chu Xinglan is the lively and active younger brother. There is absolutely no flaw in this.
Sang Yunqi bent his fingers and slapped Chu Xinglan on the forehead. Of course, he didn't use much strength, it was more like an intimate gesture.
"Are you disgusted with the Master's age?"
Chu Xinglan snorted and dodged his hand. "Of course Master is not old. There is no one as young as Master in the entire cultivation world."
"This time, let's pretend to be a teacher and a disciple who are traveling to study."
After saying that, he shook his head and denied this idea: "No, this is not conducive to our gathering of information. How about pretending to be a businessman coming from the imperial capital?"
"I heard that the fish here are of many varieties and taste great, and are very popular among people in Beijing, so I want to find someone to cooperate with me."
"As for identity..."
Chu Xinglan looked up and down at his master who was not involved in worldly affairs, touched his chin, and spoke seriously.
"Master, please be my personal bodyguard. This identity is quite appropriate."
Sang Yunqi, who had not gotten a word in, was eventually assigned the identity of a guard: "..."
But the little disciple had already rebelled, and Sang Yunqi didn't dare to refuse anymore and insisted that he call him brother.
He could only nod helplessly: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Unexpectedly, when Chu Xinglan heard his attitude, he became even more unhappy, and his mouth started talking like a machine gun.
"Why, Master feels that you have been wronged?"
"Then Master, what kind of identity do you want to have? You can't say that everything is up to me and I will take charge of these. These are just polite words, right?"
Sang Yunqi, who was still trying to figure out how to get along better with his little disciple, was completely confused by his behavior.
He looked at his angry little apprentice in astonishment. He really didn't understand why his little apprentice became even angrier after he gave in. This didn't make sense.
In the storybooks that my little disciple likes to read, isn’t that what the male protagonists all do?
If Chu Xinglan could hear what he was thinking, he would only sneer at this time.
Saying okay, saying I'll do whatever you say is of course a very attitude-expressing statement.
But if these words are said in different situations and with different tones, the effect will be different.
In the situation just now, Sang Yunqi suddenly said this. To his ears, it sounded like Sang Yunqi felt that he was being unreasonable, but he didn't want to argue with him and generously made concessions.
It was obviously Sang Yunqi who was the first to behave himself, always trying to take advantage of her, but ended up making him look like he was immature.
Chu Xinglan would not tolerate this.
Sang Yunqi knew that he should say something at this time, but he didn't know what to say for a moment, and saying anything would only add fuel to the fire.
But this matter did not pose a problem for him. The cause of this incident was entirely because he had coaxed his little apprentice into calling him brother a few more times.
So, he simply lowered his posture, lowered his head slightly to look at Chu Xinglan, and coaxed her softly.
"Can I call you brother? It's only natural that a younger brother should listen to his elder brother in everything. Let's do as you said, pretend to be businessmen, come here to inquire about the situation, and ask about what happened in the small fishing village."
In fact, this was Chu Xinglan's original plan. This was his first thought after he learned that the small fishing village was close to the sea.
As for seafood, it is very cheap and common here, but in the inland, in the capital city thousands of miles away, it is almost like a luxury.
Even if it was supplied to the imperial palace, it would still consume huge amounts of manpower and material resources. How could ordinary people afford it?
Moreover, most people around here make a living by fishing, and they would love for a master who doesn't know much about fishing to come and collect the fish so that they can earn some extra money and improve their lives.
When both parties are interested, it would be much more convenient to ask something. Even if he doesn't tell everything he knows, just saying a lot will be enough for Chu Xinglan.
Chu Xinglan really didn't expect that his master could be so shameless. Someone who was old enough to be his ancestor had no shame at all in calling him brother.
He curled the corners of his mouth, raised his chin slightly, and looked into Sang Yunqi's eyes.
"Call again."