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"I'm older than you," Ling Yi said indifferently. "You're just a little dumpling, and you're calling me 'little sister'?"

Lin Chengze looked at Ling Yi: "But you are my sister."

Lin Chengze couldn't explain why, but under the spell of truth, Ling Yi knew he wasn't lying, and it was precisely because she knew he wasn't lying that she was speechless.

what is this?

intuition?

If that's the case, then this intuition is pretty useless.

Lin Chengtian hadn't expected this, but after thinking about it, he acquiesced.

Although Chengze has shrunk, their relationship is still what it is, and there's no need to correct it. Besides... it's good that Chengze can call Lingyi "little sister".

Even if Ling Yi doesn't respond, he probably won't hold a grudge against Cheng Ze after he shrinks.

"Chengze, do you like your younger sister?"

Ling Yi glanced at Lin Chengtian and clicked his tongue lightly.

Lin Chengze smiled and said, "I like it."

"I like not only my younger sister, but also my older brother."

"Then would you like to go with your sister?" Lin Chengtian asked.

Upon hearing this, the little girl's smile vanished. Her large, dark eyes blinked, and she looked at Lin Chengtian and then at Ling Yi before asking, "Big brother, why are you leaving with your sister?"

"Can't we be together?"

Lin Chengtian said, "We will be together, but you and your sister will leave first. I will come to find you and your sister after I finish my work."

Lin Chengze whispered, "Can't we stay and wait for you, big brother?"

Lin Chengtian explained, "My sister is going to study in a more distant place, and I don't want to hold her back, so would you like to go with her?"

Lin Chengtian added, "If you don't want to leave for now, that's fine too. But you'll have to stay here for a while. Once I'm done with my work, I'll come and pick you up to go find your sister."

Upon hearing that he had to stay there, Lin Chengze hurriedly said, "I'm willing to leave with my sister."

Lin Chengtian patted his head: "Alright, let's go say goodbye to the mute slave."

"Okay," Lin Chengze replied obediently.

Lin Chengtian took Lin Chengze to see the mute slave. Ling Yi didn't go over; she waited for them to return.

The mute servant was very kind to Lin Chengze, and Lin Chengze also liked the mute servant very much. However, the mute servant could not speak, and Lin Chengze was still a child, a lively age. Staying on the mountain and unable to go down, with no one to talk to, he was too lonely, which is why he wanted to leave with his older brother and younger sister.

But when it came time to leave, Lin Chengze was still reluctant. The mute servant patted Lin Chengze's head reassuringly, looked at Lin Chengtian, and gestured.

The mute servant's gestures were quick. Lin Chengtian hadn't learned them, but he roughly understood. After leaving the mute servant some necessities and money, Lin Chengtian left with Lin Chengze.

The mute slave followed them out and watched them leave.

...

After descending the mountain, Lin Chengtian and Ling Yi took Lin Chengze back to the capital.

After the three returned to the capital, none of them mentioned going back to the Lin family. They found an inn in the capital to stay in.

That evening, Ling Yi contacted the dean of the Dongyang Empire, who immediately dispatched someone to Lingyang Kingdom upon receiving the message.

After contacting the dean, Ling Yi washed up and went to bed.

After waking up, Ling Yi asked Lin Chengtian to stay with Lin Chengze, while she went to the academy and told Teacher Mu about her impending departure.

Although Teacher Mu was reluctant to let him go, she knew that Ling Yi could only go further if he left.

After meeting Teacher Mu, Ling Yi was about to leave when Ye Qingshuang chased after him, calling out, "Ling Yi."

Ling stopped and looked back.

Ye Qingshuang ran over and looked at Ling Yidao: "Don't forget me when you go to the Imperial Academy. I'll come find you as soon as possible."

"Hmm." Ling nodded. "Is there anything else?"

Ye Qingshuang looked at Ling Yi and shook her head: "It's alright, goodbye."

Ling Yi looked at her and said, "You can tell me directly if there's anything you need."

Ye Qingshuang smiled and said, "It's really nothing."

"Okay." Ling Yi didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

Ye Qingshuang looked like something was wrong, but she didn't want to talk about it, and she couldn't force someone to.

Ling Yi gathered her thoughts and quickly left.

Ye Qingshuang stood there, watching Ling Yi's departing figure, her eyes filled with a myriad of emotions.

Lingyang Kingdom was not destroyed; it had a new ending. What about Ling Yi?

...

After leaving the academy, Ling Yi returned to the inn.

Lin Chengtian and Lin Chengze were not at the inn, so Ling Yi didn't go looking for them and instead cultivated in his room.

The three-day holiday passed in a flash, and Lin Chengtian had to return to the academy, so he handed Lin Chengze over to Ling Yi.

Before leaving, Lin Chengtian gave Ling Yi a money card and told her to use it without worry.

Ling Yi accepted the gift, and Lin Chengtian said a few more things before reluctantly leaving.

Lin Chengtian returned to the academy for classes, while Ling Yi and Lin Chengze remained at the inn. Five days later, people from the Dongyang Empire arrived outside the city. After receiving the news, Ling Yi led Lin Chengze out of the city.

As Ling Yi stepped out of the city gate, he saw a huge flying bird.

"Wow!" Lin Chengze, who was standing next to Ling Yi, exclaimed, "Little sister, this bird is huge!"

Ling Yi didn't respond to him. With one hand, he scooped Lin Chengze up into the air.

"Sister, sister!" Lin Chengze exclaimed, quickly hugging Ling Yi's hand tightly.

Ling Yi lightly touched the ground with her toes and immediately flew onto the back of the bird.

After settling down, Ling Yi was about to put Lin Chengze down when she saw a familiar face.

"Dean?" Ling Yi looked at the old man on the back of the flying bird with some surprise.

"Haha." Seeing Ling Yi's surprise, the dean laughed and said, "I've always stayed in the academy and rarely leave. I had nothing to do this time, so I came out to take a look."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yi's surprise faded, and she put Lin Chengze down.

"What is this?" the dean asked, somewhat puzzled.

"A little burden," Ling said expressionlessly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chengze looked up at Ling Yi and said, "Little sister..."

The dean looked at Ling Yi, then at Lin Chengze, somewhat confused.

"Ling Yi, do you have any plans for taking this child with you to the Empire?"

Ling Yi said, "When we get there, please ask someone to take care of him."

"Little sister, can't I come with you?" Lin Chengze looked at Ling Yi expectantly.

Before Ling Yi could answer him, the dean smiled and said, "Little friend, Ling Yi is going to the academy to cultivate, so he can't take you with him."

Lin Chengze glanced at the dean, then asked Ling Yi, "Little sister, can't you really take me with you?"

I don't want to be alone.

Ling Yi squatted down and looked at him: "Want to come with me?"

"Ah."

"No way." Ling Yi refused without hesitation.

Tears welled up in Lin Chengze's eyes.

Ling Yi raised an eyebrow, about to say something, when the dean spoke up: "Ling Yi, why don't you let him come with me?"

A look of surprise appeared in Ling's eyes.

The dean continued, "My courtyard is quiet, and apart from the teachers, not many people go there. It would be much more lively with a child around, and since he's at the academy, it would be convenient for you to visit him."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yi was about to say something when the dean said again, "Don't feel bad. You are very outstanding. We want you to come to the Imperial Academy to cultivate. If you have any problems, we should help you solve them."

"Besides, what you're doing is just arranging a place for the child, it's not a big deal, it's not troublesome."

After listening, Ling Yi said, "The Imperial Academy has no precedent for this. If it breaks for me..."

"Then let them see how outstanding you are," the dean said. "Outstanding people may have a few exceptions, but it's harmless."

Ling Yi then looked at Lin Chengze: "You're quite lucky."

This means that he/she agreed.

Lin Chengze blinked his teary eyes: "Little sister, I will be very good."

Ling Yi didn't say anything more, but turned to the dean and said, "Dean, thank you."

"It's nothing serious." The dean looked at Ling Yi: "Ling Yi, this child is younger than you, why does she call you 'sister'?"

Ling Yi: "..."

This is a problem.

"He's stupid, all he knows how to call me 'little sister'."

The dean was speechless. He thought the child was lovely and adorable, especially his eyes, which were round and blinking. He was so cute and not silly at all.

However, the dean didn't dwell on the matter and instead asked, "What's the child's name?"

Ling Yi lowered his eyes to look at Lin Chengze. Although this trip to the Dongyang Empire would take them far from the Lingyang Kingdom, it wouldn't be entirely without encountering familiar faces. Lin Chengze's name was easily found in the Lingyang Kingdom.

If they change the wording, even if someone suspects it, they can simply deny it.

This was Lin Chengtian's idea. Lin Chengtian proposed this idea and asked Ling Yi to think of a name for Lin Chengze. Ling Yi was too lazy to pay attention to him and told Lin Chengtian to think of one himself, but Lin Chengtian didn't think of one until he left.

Now that the dean has asked, Lin Chengtian is not here, so only Ling Yi can answer.

"Lin Xinze," Ling Yi said indifferently, "Lin of Twin Trees, Xinshengze."

After Ling Yi finished speaking, she lowered her eyes to look at the little dumpling beside her. This was a new beginning.