Since returning to the city from the old house that day, Lin's father suddenly became very busy. He was rarely seen during the day and often spent his evenings studying alone in his study.

Unlike before, when dealing with matters, Lin's mother no longer worried that Yin Yin, being young and prone to causing trouble, and always asked someone to take her outside to play.

Before Lin Jingjing could even realize what was going on, Yinyin reacted first. She stopped running outside to play and instead, like her parents, sat properly next to her mother, listening attentively to the managers' reports.

Originally, Lin's mother didn't think her daughter could understand it; she just asked her to practice listening beforehand. But on this day, after the shop manager left, Yin Yin surprisingly spoke up.

"Mother, there's something wrong with his accounts!"

Lin's mother and Lin Jingjing looked over at the same time: "Why does Yinyin say that?"

Yinyin turned to one of the pages, pointed to the numbers, and looked puzzled: "His firewood, rice, oil, and salt prices are higher than other shops. Isn't this shop in the same city as us?"

Actually, there are more issues than that. With Yinyin's discerning eye, she could see many other problems as well. However, for basic necessities like rice, oil, and salt, the prices in the same area wouldn't differ too much.

The Lin family's ledgers require quantities and prices to be written down, making it easy to calculate unit prices.

Yinyin has been looking at the account books more these past few days, so she has a general idea of ​​which range it falls into. The amounts written down for this shop are really too exaggerated.

Having a point to compare it to would prevent Yin Yin from appearing too clever, so she singled out this point.

Lin's mother picked up the ledger again, setting aside the right or wrong of the results, and just looking at the data, she found that after a certain point in time, the expenses of this shop were much higher than those of others.

Lin's mother put the account book away separately and praised, "Yinyin is really amazing. I hadn't even noticed it yet, but you had already figured it out."

"Didn't you want to eat the pastries your father brought back? I'll have someone buy some for you as a reward."

Yinyin feigned shyness, hugged her mother, and took the opportunity to make a request: "Then buy some more snacks that Dad, Mom, and my sister also like, so we can eat them together!"

She was thinking about her family, which made Lin's mother even happier, and she readily agreed.

When Lin's father returned and learned about this, he praised Yinyin a few times, and then told her about another matter.

"I have already made arrangements with the Xuan Nu Sect. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will take you there to become disciples. Jingjing and Yinyin, once you are accepted into the sect, you will have to live in the Xuan Nu Sect. In addition to practicing martial arts, you will have many chores to do every day. You will not be served by others every day like you are now."

Afraid that her parents would persuade her not to go, Yin Yin immediately replied, "Yin Yin will definitely study hard!"

Lin Jingjing hesitated for a moment before saying, "Don't worry, Mom and Dad, I will take good care of my sister."

Seeing this, Lin's father called his eldest daughter to his side: "Yinyin is still young, so the Xuan Nu Sect will naturally take good care of her. But Jingjing, you are different. You are about to turn eight years old and have never practiced martial arts before, so you will definitely suffer a bit from the beginning."

“But Jingjing, it’s not a bad thing to suffer like this. I don’t expect you to become a great expert, but you must have the ability to protect yourself.”

"My daughter Jingjing is getting more and more beautiful as she grows up, and I'm worried about her!"

Lin Jingjing rarely heard her father speak so earnestly, and she suddenly felt a heavy burden on her shoulders, but she was also extremely happy that her father cared about her. She quickly replied, "Don't worry, Dad, I will definitely practice martial arts well!"

Then Lin's father smiled and said, "In that case, I have nothing to worry about."

Yinyin stood close to her mother and watched as her father, after saying just a few words, pushed her sister, who had been hesitant, to her feet, pretending she hadn't heard a thing.

Her sister is good in every way, and she's good to her too. It's just that the family is too comfortable. Now that nothing bad has happened, she inevitably has some of the little quirks that ordinary girls often have.

They have a short attention span; their enthusiasm comes and goes quickly.

She also has the delicate air that beauties often have, being afraid of the cold, the heat, being tired, and suffering.

Now that she's at home with her parents, they can give her a pep talk. As for what will happen after she goes to the Xuan Nu Sect... Yin Yin decided not to think about that right now.

Once she's entered the door, leaving isn't up to Lin Jingjing's own wishes. Besides, Lin Jingjing is the kind of child who wants to perform well for her parents; who knows, maybe she'll be able to stick with it after becoming an apprentice.

but……

Yin Yin's heart stirred. She thought that the older sister would surely appreciate her younger sister's admiration.

Lin's parents were unaware of Yin Yin's thoughts, but that didn't stop them from seriously preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mr. and Mrs. Lin, along with their two daughters and guards, headed west and stopped their car in a mountain area. They then walked up the mountain.

Just as they were about to reach the mountaintop, the Lin family was stopped: "Ahead lies the territory of the Xuan Nu Sect. Outsiders are not permitted to proceed without permission."

The two women who stopped them appeared to be in their forties, with a steady stance, clearly skilled in martial arts. Both were dressed in ordinary cloth, but each wore a pendant adorned with a black bird at their waist.

Yinyin saw her father take out a black bird token from his sleeve: "My surname is Lin, and I've come to bring my daughter to become my disciple."

The two women looked at the two sisters, who were extremely tired from their journey up the mountain, and carefully examined the tokens before taking out a bamboo flute and playing a few notes in a unique rhythm.

Not long after, a new person came down from the mountain. This person clearly knew Lin's father; he nodded slightly, exchanged nods without much pleasantries, and led the Lin family to continue uphill.

They hadn't walked far when they saw several rows of houses.

The woman leading the way walked to the room in the middle and gently knocked on the door: "Sect Master, we have arrived at the Lin family."

The door suddenly opened, but there was no one behind it. Instead, a woman dressed in black sat in the main seat facing the door.

This woman had striking, almost masculine, features, and possessed a striking, even somewhat rugged, beauty. She had the perfect jawline that many modern male celebrities crave!

Although she was sitting, judging by her long legs, she was definitely at least 1.8 meters tall. Moreover, she exuded a powerful aura and aloofness. When she looked at people, she radiated a strong sense of pressure.

Under such scrutiny, the Lin family members became even more cautious. Du Yinyin looked at the woman with starry eyes, thinking, "This sister is so cool!"

The woman leading the way gestured for the group to follow her inside and bow, saying, "Sect Master."

Xuan Nu nodded, not even sparing a glance at Lin's parents, but looking down at the two children: "Please come forward, Miss Lins."

Yinyin walked over instinctively.

When she got closer, she realized something was missing. Then she saw that her older sister, Lin Jingjing, hadn't moved yet. She immediately ran back and excitedly pulled her somewhat timid sister forward.

Xuan Nu was used to the fear others felt when they saw her, but it was still rare to see a child like Yin Yin who so openly showed her affection for her.

She tried to soften her expression and said, "Relax, let me take a look at your physical attributes first."

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