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"You...what did you call me?"

Lin Zhongtian's cheek muscles twitched and he looked at Zhao Yian with black lines on his head.

Zhao Yian said matter-of-factly: "Godfather, daddy said that when you come to the village, my sister and I will ask you to be your godfather!"

Having said this, Zhao Yian slapped his head, turned around, ran into the group of friends, dragged out a little girl who looked very similar to him, and pushed her to Lin Zhongtian.

"Ning Ning, look, he is our godfather!"

Zhao Yian seems to have the social nerd syndrome. He shouts extremely loudly and behaves very decisively. He does whatever comes to his mind without noticing that his sister, who is from the same mother, is blushing so much that she is about to bleed.

Looking at the tall man in green shirt in front of him, Zhao Yining's face was red and his lips were twitching, but he was embarrassed to shout out that title.

Lin Zhongtian liked this kind of shy little girl, so he immediately became playful and reached out to hug her.

The little girl with red lips and white teeth exclaimed, shyly hugging his neck, burying her head on his shoulders and not daring to raise her head.

Lin Zhongtian laughed and looked down at Zhao Yian who looked calm in front of him.

"Besides asking you to become your godfather, what else did your father say?"

"It should be gone, right?"

Zhao Yian thought for a while and then said loudly: "Oh, by the way, he also said that he originally wanted you to accept us two as apprentices, but later he felt that master and apprentice are not as good as father and son, so he changed his mind and asked you to be our godfather. Got it!"

"So that's it!"

Lin Zhongtian nodded thoughtfully, then turned around and looked at the man who appeared next to Pan Yunpeng with a half-smile.

Zhao Lihe scratched his head in embarrassment, chuckled, and said weakly: "Brother, please listen to my explanation..."

…

Twenty minutes later, in the Zhao family's courtyard in the village.

Lin Zhongtian and Zhao Lihe sat across from each other at a desk, with hot tea just served by a servant on the table.

Zhao Lihe took a sip, put down the celadon tea cup, and whispered: "After I returned home, I told Bai Ying all the things that happened during this period. I found some excuses to deal with everything that involved you, eldest brother. But after all, Bai Ying grew up with me and has been married for many years, so she knows me better than anyone else in the world."

"The lie I made up after two months of thinking was seen through by her at a glance. I had no choice but to tell her that I met you when I went to Xi'an five years ago. I stayed near Xi'an at that time. For three months, the only person with me was the dead Ding Tai. Bai Ying had no way to prove the truth of my words, so she reluctantly believed my words..."

Lin Zhongtian raised his eyebrows and said with interest: "What next?"

Zhao Lihe sighed and said, "Then she felt that although you and I were sworn brothers, we had only known each other for three months, so it was not very reliable, so she suggested that An'er and Ning Ning should become your disciples to win over each other. To enhance the relationship between you and me, we will also tie you firmly to the alliance’s chariot.”

"I am naturally opposed to this, because I know the real reason why you are willing to help me, brother. The relationship between you and my brothers does not need to be maintained by these means, and I do not want to use anything to win people over, brother. Means, and even less willing to use his two children as tools to use these means."

"But I can't say these words, and she won't understand them even if I say them. After all, the key to the problem lies in our origins and identities, but I can't tell her these words. Therefore, when Bai Ying kept asking me for the reason, At that time, I got angry and had a quarrel with her. What An'er said about master and disciple being inferior to father and son was also an angry remark I made out of anger."

"My original words at that time were, 'Since we want to win over each other, why not let An'er become his eldest brother as his father? The relationship between father and son is much stronger than that between master and apprentice.' Bai Ying knew my character and knew that I blamed her for saying this. He used his children as bargaining chips, so he started to argue angrily with me, but I didn’t expect An’er to eavesdrop outside the house and take his angry words seriously…”

As he said that, Zhao Lihe smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Lin Zhongtian said with great interest: "So, this is actually your wife's idea?"

Zhao Lihe nodded and sighed: "Although Bai Ying grew up with me and accepted some things I brought from modern times, in the end she is still a native of this world. She cannot think outside the original framework and cannot imagine you and me. How on earth did we become brothers and then gave me such a bad idea..."

Seeing Zhao Lihe speaking calmly, Lin Zhongtian also laughed: "Let alone her, even the most intelligent people in this world can't imagine the relationship between you and me, right?"

After saying that, Lin Zhongtian and Zhao Lihe smiled knowingly.

Then Zhao Lihe picked up the tea cup, his face straightened, and he said: "No matter what, Bai Ying has offended the elder brother. As a husband, I will first apologize to the elder brother here and hope that the elder brother will forgive me."

After saying that, Zhao Lihe raised his head, drank all the tea in the cup, and pretended to turn the cup upside down to show it.

Lin Zhongtian's face was full of disgust. After he put down the tea cup, he said angrily: "Why are you drinking tea if you are apologizing?"

Zhao Lihe chuckled: "You can have a drink if you want. Grab Pan Yunpeng. We three brothers will not come home until we are drunk tonight!"

Lin Zhongtian rolled his eyes, then seemed to remember something, and asked curiously: "By the way, doesn't Pan Yunpeng have a wife and children in the capital? Why is his legitimate son here with you?"

Zhao Lihe sighed when he heard this and said in a low voice: "Yunpeng is not a brother, but he is a little unkind to the female relatives in the family. After Xiaohong was born, he only lived in the capital for three months. He sent someone to the village, and I know his intentions. Firstly, he wanted Xiaohong to grow up with my child, and secondly, he used his legitimate son as a pledge to show his loyalty to me."

"This kind of thing is very common in this era, but I didn't feel very comfortable, so I tried to dissuade him several times. Unfortunately, Yunpeng insisted on doing this, and I couldn't persuade him, so I just let him go."

"As for the child in the capital now, he is the adopted orphan of a dead brother. Yunpeng treats him as his own, so people in the capital will naturally not see any flaws."

Lin Zhongtian nodded suddenly: "That's it."

Afterwards, the two brothers chatted for a while, and most of the topics involved were related to the members of the Tongmenghui that Lin Zhongtian had met on the road.

After understanding the past of those people, Lin Zhongtian couldn't help but praise: "Should I say it or not, you have a good eye for recognizing people. You can actually find so many people who are reliable in ability and character without relying on the foresight of historical figures. A subordinate of Pu."

Zhao Lihe looked strange when he heard this, and whispered awkwardly: "Brother, please stop talking, Bai Ying is responsible for this matter. I am a mascot and spiritual leader like Ye Wenjie, and Bai Ying is the Evans... …”

"oh?"

Lin Zhongtian raised his eyebrows. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly raised his head and showed a smile.

"Lihe, your wife seems to be back."

"Ah, so fast?!"

Zhao Lihe suddenly stood up in panic, and then seemed to realize that Lin Zhongtian was beside him, and quickly sat down again, watching Lin Zhongtian overjoyed.

Zhao Lihe ignored the embarrassment and whispered quickly: "Brother, hurry up, let's check the confession first. It is best to make up some details of life in Xi'an City back then, so as not to let Bai Ying see the flaws."

"Harm! What confession I have to make, it's mine!"

Lin Zhongtian curled his lips indifferently, then turned to look at the door, where the old god was holding the teacup on the ground.

Seeing that he ignored him, Zhao Lihe could only wait uneasily where he was.

The footsteps outside the door got closer and closer, and soon there were several knocks on the door.

Lin Zhongtian smiled, turned his head, and looked at Zhao Lihe with a teasing expression.

Zhao Lihe coughed twice, took a sip of tea, and said seriously: "Come in!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open by a bare hand, and a beautiful woman dressed as a young woman, wearing a double-breasted blouse, a yellow jacket, and a bun on her head, suddenly appeared in front of Lin Zhongtian.