Why didn't you tell me earlier that my little sister is still waiting for me?

Lin Bufan looked around, his gaze finally landing on Sister Zifeng, a mysterious smile forming on his lips: "Sister Zifeng, could you please cooperate with me in performing this magic trick?"

Sister Zifeng was stunned for a moment, then nodded without hesitation, completely unaware of the hand that Teacher Huang stretched out to stop her. Lin Bufan did notice Teacher Huang's action, but he naturally didn't say much and just pretended not to see it!

"Come on, come on, everyone, gather closer." Lin Bufan called out to everyone, "This is close-up magic. If you're far away, you won't be able to see it clearly."

Teacher He, Teacher Huang, Yang Mi and Peng Peng came over immediately. Even Sang Biao squeezed to the front row out of curiosity, his eyes wide open, trying to find any flaws.

"First, I need to prove to everyone that I have nothing on my hands." Lin Bufan said, pushing up the already extremely short sleeves of his short-sleeved T-shirt, revealing his strong shoulders. "Everyone, look carefully. My wrists, palms, and backs of my hands are all empty."

As Lin Bufan spoke, he turned his hand over and over to show everyone. Yang Mi even reached out and pulled Lin Bufan's palm over, carefully examining it until she was sure there was nothing hidden.

Lin Bufan had no objection to Yang Mi examining him, but he was somewhat dissatisfied with the double standards of teachers He and Huang!

"Ah, ah, ah! Teacher He, Teacher Huang, are you guys going to do anything about this? She actually took advantage of me in front of everyone!"

Lin Bufan's sudden shout startled everyone. When they came to their senses, they realized that Lin Bufan was talking about Yang Mi touching his hand!

Yang Mi was so frightened by Lin Bufan's shout that she trembled all over. Then she punched him on the shoulder in shame and anger: "Are you going to die? You almost scared me to death!"

Teacher He also smiled and apologized repeatedly: "It was a misunderstanding! Ah Fan, you were really reading your palm seriously just now. We misunderstood!"

"That's good enough. I've finally been cleared of the injustice!" Ignoring everyone's rolling eyes, Lin Bufan nodded with satisfaction and prepared to start the performance!

"Next, the magic trick I'm going to perform is called creating gold out of thin air." Lin Bufan lowered his voice mysteriously, and grabbed the air with his right hand twice: "As the name suggests, it means that I can make gold appear out of thin air in front of everyone."

As he spoke, Lin Bufan suddenly stretched out his right hand to Peng Peng's ear, who was staring at him intently, and snapped his fingers, scaring Peng Peng so much that he shuddered.

As everyone laughed, Lin Bufan's left hand quietly brushed past the end of Zifeng's hair: "Look, what I have in my hand now——"

"Wait!" Teacher He suddenly raised his hand to interrupt Lin Bufan and said with a smug look on his face, "I've found the flaw!"

Everyone looked at Teacher He in surprise. Yang Mi asked curiously, "Teacher He, what did you find?"

Teacher He pushed up his nonexistent glasses, looking like a famous detective. "Many magic tricks may seem amazing, but they're only possible with the help of a shill. Once you understand the role of a shill, many magic tricks will become very simple!"

After listening to Teacher He's explanation, everyone remained silent and stared at him.

Teacher He felt uncomfortable being stared at: "Why are you looking at me?"

Yang Mi smiled slyly and said meaningfully: "Teacher He, you know so much, could it be that you..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Before Yang Mi could finish, Teacher He quickly waved his hand to stop her from continuing: "I heard this from others, I've never done it!"

Teacher Huang interrupted at the right moment, "There's no rush for this. We can discuss this later. Teacher He, why don't you tell me what flaws you've discovered?"

Teacher He cleared his throat and pointed at Lin Bufan's clenched left fist. "Just now, Afan snapped his fingers in Pengpeng's ear, drawing our attention. Then, his left hand suddenly brushed against Zifeng's hair. I'm sure he already had the object in his hand at that moment, and Zifeng was Afan's sock puppet!"

After hearing Teacher He's explanation, everyone immediately turned their attention to Sister Zifeng.

Sister Zifeng waved her hands anxiously: "No! No! I really am not a shill!"

However, compared to Sister Zifeng's anxious explanation, everyone is more willing to believe Teacher He's solemn promise!

Lin Bufan sighed and said helplessly: "Teacher He is indeed experienced..."

Lin Bufan wanted to say "it was a scam", but after seeing Teacher He's angry expression, he quickly changed his words: "Teacher He is indeed an experienced magic assistant. I didn't expect that I still couldn't fool you."

Hearing Lin Bufan's admission, Peng Peng looked disappointed: "Is it cracked already? That's too easy, isn't it?"

Lin Bufan ignored Peng Peng and slowly spread out his left hand under everyone's gaze - but his palm was empty.

Teacher He grabbed Lin Bufan's palm and examined it carefully, just like Yang Mi just now. He looked at it over and over again, muttering, "Impossible! I clearly saw you do it..."

Seeing this, Peng Peng became excited again: "I told you, how could it be so simple!"

Yang Mi also teased, "Teacher He, I didn't expect that even an experienced magic assistant like you would fail sometimes!"

Teacher He smiled shyly and said, "People make mistakes, horses stumble, and it's understandable that I make mistakes occasionally." Then he waved his hand and immediately diverted everyone's attention: "Okay, okay, let's continue watching Afan perform magic."

"Everyone, please pay attention! I'm about to begin!" Lin Bufan cleared his throat and suddenly said seriously, "Taishang Laojun, please hurry up and command! The gold will reveal its true form!"

After reciting the formula, Lin Bufan grabbed three handfuls of air with his right hand, each one making a whooshing sound. After the last handful, Lin Bufan extended his clenched fist towards Sister Zifeng: "Sister Zifeng, could you please hold out your hand?"

Sister Zifeng nodded, then stretched out a hand, and Lin Bufan placed his fist on her palm.

"Sister Zifeng, I will slowly loosen my palm. After I loosen it, you must immediately clench your fist. If you are slow, the gold I borrowed from Taishang Laojun will be taken back again." Lin Bufan warned very seriously.

Seeing Lin Bufan like this, Sister Zifeng nodded seriously, staring at Lin Bufan's hand without blinking, obviously she was very concerned about what Lin Bufan had told her.

Lin Bufan slowly loosened his grip, and everyone watched with bated breath. Sister Zifeng's eyes suddenly widened, as she clearly felt a hard object in her palm.

"Hold tight!" Lin Bufan reminded softly, and at the same time completely withdrew his hand.

Sister Zifeng immediately clenched her fists, her face full of disbelief.

Peng Peng was the first to ask anxiously, "Sister Zifeng, do you really have something in your hand?"

Sister Zifeng didn't answer immediately, but looked at Lin Bufan. Seeing Lin Bufan nod, Sister Zifeng slowly opened her palm - a glittering golden ring lay quietly in her palm.

"Wow!" Everyone exclaimed in unison, and the pavilion instantly exploded.

Everyone present was no novice in the entertainment industry. They had seen some magic tricks up close, and some had even been hired as a stand-in. Therefore, when it came to magic, everyone present could generally see some of the tricks and even knew the general principles.

Although Lin Bufan's magic trick looks simple, it is precisely because of its simplicity that it is even more elusive. After all, there are no props, no obstruction to the view, no long distance, and 360-degree monitoring without blind spots. This is why it is so difficult to find any suspicion!

However, everyone did not give up immediately and decided to struggle!

Yang Mi carefully picked up Zifeng's brand new ring and examined it carefully under the light: "This luster...this weight...it looks like real gold!"

Teacher Huang also came over, took the ring and squeezed it gently: "Wow! This texture really feels like gold!"

Teacher He looked incredulous: "Afan, how on earth did you do that?"

Lin Bufan smiled without saying anything, just blinked mysteriously.

Seeing that Lin Bufan didn't say anything, everyone gathered around the gold ring and began to discuss it. However, after much discussion, they couldn't come up with a conclusion. At this moment, Peng Peng suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted excitedly, "I know!"

Everyone immediately turned to look at Peng Peng, waiting for his explanation. However, Peng Peng didn't say it directly, but instead said something suggestive: "Who among us has the most experience as a shill?"

Seeing everyone's gazes turning towards him again, Teacher He said helplessly, "Why are you all looking at me? I've never been a shill!"

Everyone didn't care about Teacher He's dying struggle, but instead thought about what Peng Peng meant by this.

The first to react was Yang Mi, who also exclaimed, "I understand! Teacher He just deliberately said that Sister Zifeng was a spy, and then used this as an excuse to check Lin Bufan's palm. At that moment, he took the opportunity to slip the ring into Lin Bufan's hand."

Peng Peng continued, "Teacher He said that Zifeng's sister was a shill, but in fact, he was diverting our attention so that we wouldn't notice his little tricks!"

Teacher Huang also stroked his chin and analyzed: "That makes sense! If Teacher He is a shill, then everything makes sense!"

"It really wasn't me!" Teacher He listened to everyone's well-reasoned analysis and felt really at a loss whether to laugh or cry!

Lin Bufan listened with great interest. If he didn't know that he didn't hire a shill, he would have thought that Teacher He was a shill!

Teacher He was just like Sister Zifeng just now. No matter how he explained, no one believed him. Seeing this, Teacher He could only find Lin Bufan to clear his name: "Afan, now only you can clear my name!"

Lin Bufan looked at Teacher He's helpless expression and finally spoke compassionately, "Alright, alright, I can testify that Teacher He is indeed not a shill."

"Tsk—" Everyone booed in unison.

Yang Mi crossed her arms, a look of disbelief on her face: "You two are singing the same tune, do you think we are three-year-old children?"

Peng Peng also joined in the commotion: "That's right! Master, do you dare to change again? Teacher He is not allowed to interfere this time!"

Teacher Huang stroked his chin, a cunning glint in his eyes. "Ah Fan, if you can't do it, it means we're right. Then you have to take out the mysterious gift."

Lin Bufan immediately waved his hands: "No, no, this magic trick can't be performed casually!"

"Why?" Sister Zifeng blinked curiously.

Lin Bufan explained seriously, counting on his fingers: "Think about it, if I conjure up too much gold, the market will suddenly increase, and the price of gold will definitely fall. Once the price of gold falls, those who speculate in gold will jump off buildings. If too many people jump off buildings, society will be unstable. If society is unstable, the stock market will crash. Once the stock market crashes, a financial crisis will come. When a financial crisis comes, governments will have to print money to save the market. If too much money is printed, inflation will be uncontrollable. If inflation is uncontrollable, the people will riot. Once the people riot, World War III will break out. Once a world war starts, the earth will be destroyed!"

Everyone was stunned. Peng Peng's jaw almost dropped to the ground. "Master... isn't your train of thought a little too bizarre?"

Teacher He clasped his hands together and pleaded, "Afan, please change your form just once, or I'll be labeled a shill. When I host a magic show, people will say I'm a shill. How can I host it then?"

Yang Mi rolled her eyes and goaded him, "Junior Lin, if you just give in and admit defeat, we won't make things difficult for you!"

Lin Bufan suddenly became anxious, stiffening his neck and saying, "Who, who doesn't dare? Change it if you want! But we've agreed, this is the last time! If the Earth is really destroyed, you will be held responsible!"

Zifeng's sister was so amused that she covered her mouth and laughed: "Brother Bufan, don't worry. If the earth is really destroyed, let Sister Mi take the blame. It's safe!"

Yang Mi: "..."

"Alright then..." Lin Bufan nodded reluctantly and stood in the middle of the pavilion again: "I'm going to make it bigger this time, sister Zifeng, you have to be ready to take it."

As he spoke, Lin Bufan motioned for Sister Zifeng to stretch out both hands: "You have to use both hands this time, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to catch it."

Everyone immediately gathered closer, their eyes wide open, afraid of missing any details.

"Watch this!" Lin Bufan grabbed at the air with his right hand a few times, and suddenly pressed down on Zifeng's sister's hands: "Taishang Laojun, lend me some gold, as the law demands!"

Lin Bufan slowly opened his palm, and Sister Zifeng immediately clasped the object in Lin Bufan's hand. As soon as her fingers touched the cold metal, her eyes widened in surprise - this "gold" was obviously much larger than the ring just now!

"Hold tight!" Lin Bufan reminded softly, and at the same time completely withdrew his hand.

This time, everyone didn't have to wait for Sister Zifeng to open her hands, because a thick gold necklace slipped out from between her slender fingers, gleaming brightly in the light. The necklace's links were as thick as a little finger, and the pendant was exaggeratedly shaped into a lifelike golden dragon, with two rubies embedded in its eyes.

"Oh my God!" Peng Peng fell to his knees, his head in his hands. "Such a huge gold chain?! How much does it cost?"

Yang Mi gasped and reached out to poke the gold chain: "This...this must weigh several kilograms, right?"

Teacher He's voice trembled: "Afan... did you grab the necklace of the blue bull that Taishang Laojun sits on?"

Teacher Huang was speechless this time. He really couldn't figure out where Lin Bufan got such a big gold chain from. Apart from anything else, the size alone was such that it was impossible to hold it with one hand!