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"That's right, I have a granddaughter. This year... er, she should be about eight or nine years old. I've been too busy lately, and she is a bit special, so I really don't have time to look after her. I can only entrust her to you, Elder Lin."
As if anticipating that Xiao Lin might want to back out, Grand Elder Su Qian quickly spoke up, blocking all the words Xiao Lin hadn't yet uttered back into his throat.
However, the strangeness in Grand Elder Su Qian's words was something Xiao Lin hadn't noticed a moment ago, so he hadn't said much. But now that he had regained his composure, how could Xiao Lin not detect it?
Who describes their own granddaughter's age by saying she "should be about eight or nine"?
Also, what does it mean for his granddaughter to be "a bit special"?
In what way was she special?
Lastly, it was merely taking care of an eight or nine-year-old girl. With so many people in the entire Jia Nan Academy, why did Grand Elder Su Qian insist on handing her over to him for supervision?
Was Jia Nan Academy devoid of anyone else?
Setting everything else aside, given Grand Elder Su Qian's status and position, couldn't he just find a nanny to take care of his granddaughter?
Yet, Grand Elder Su Qian refused to do so and insisted on handing his "granddaughter" over to Xiao Lin!
If Xiao Lin still didn't realize that the "granddaughter" mentioned was a huge trouble, he might as well buy a piece of tofu and bash his head against it until he died. As Grand Elder Su Qian's voice fell once again, Xiao Lin fell silent.
If he wasn't too embarrassed to go back on his word, he would have wanted to close the door, see the guest out, and be alone for a while. However, because he had just agreed to Grand Elder Su Qian, he could only use silence to express his inner protest at this moment.
Xiao Lin hadn't expected that while acting out of a sense of responsibility to help Grand Elder Su Qian with a favor, the favor would end up trapping him instead. At this moment, Xiao Lin was secretly cursing Su Qian in his heart for being a total scammer!
If time could turn back, Xiao Lin swore he would definitely say no to Grand Elder Su Qian!
"Sigh, I guess I'm still too naive!"
With a sigh, Xiao Lin stared at Grand Elder Su Qian with a faint, ghostly gaze.
He stared until the other party felt embarrassed and turned his head away again. In truth, Su Qian knew very well that for this kind of thing, everyone could basically only be scammed by him once.
Trying to do it a second time was almost impossible.
The reason he had asked Xiao Lin to help take care of his granddaughter this time was that almost every other Elder in Jia Nan Academy capable of doing so had already been scammed by him once. He had no other choice, which is why he sought out Xiao Lin!
As for the rest, hadn't he already said it?
His granddaughter was a bit special; ordinary people couldn't handle her!
As a Dou Zong powerhouse, Xiao Lin was naturally more than capable of taking care of his granddaughter. To Grand Elder Su Qian, since he was going to scam him sooner or later anyway, he might as well do it this time.
So, Xiao Lin was truly scammed by Grand Elder Su Qian.
"Cough, cough, Elder Lin, don't be like that. My granddaughter is still very cute! I believe once you meet her, you will definitely fall in love with her liveliness!"
Grand Elder Su Qian spoke with a serious expression.
However, when Xiao Lin heard Grand Elder Su Qian use the word "lively" to describe his granddaughter, Xiao Lin couldn't help but roll his eyes. Eight or nine years old plus "lively"—was that even a good description?
In his previous life, those kids who tore off roof tiles and climbed trees to steal bird eggs were all "lively" eight or nine-year-old children, weren't they?
It was settled; she was a certified "Bear Child" (brat)!
At this moment, Xiao Lin felt his vision go dark, having the urge to simply faint. But no matter what, he was already a Three-Star Dou Zong powerhouse.
To faint just like that would be too fake!
"...Grand Elder, is there any room for maneuver in this matter?"
After a long silence, Xiao Lin spoke up tentatively.
He was a man of his word, but if Grand Elder Su Qian himself backed out, wouldn't that be fine?
However, this was clearly not going to go as Xiao Lin wished.
Sure enough, although Grand Elder Su Qian didn't answer him, he gave him a look to interpret for himself.
That look clearly told Xiao Lin: No way!
"Alright, I understand. Then Grand Elder, bring your granddaughter over. During this period, I won't enter the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower to cultivate for the time being. By the way, how long do I have to take care of your granddaughter?"
Having given up the struggle, Xiao Lin could only choose to compromise. However, at the very end, he suddenly thought of the time issue.
A brat—if it was only for a short period, he could endure it. If he had to look after her long-term, Xiao Lin felt he would truly go crazy!
"Ah, about that... actually, Elder Lin, you only need to look after her until my granddaughter breaks through a minor realm. Other than that, there aren't many requirements."
"Although my granddaughter is usually a bit lively, she also cultivates on her own. You don't need to worry about that, Elder Lin."
Grand Elder Su Qian's words were equivalent to telling Xiao Lin: as long as you put your heart into looking after my granddaughter and let her break through a minor realm as soon as possible, you can be free sooner.
In this way, even if Xiao Lin wanted to "free-range" raise Grand Elder Su Qian's granddaughter, he wouldn't be able to.
Hearing this, Xiao Lin gave Su Qian a fierce glare!
However, since the person was already scammed, Grand Elder Su Qian naturally didn't care about a mere glare from Xiao Lin. In fact, if Xiao Lin could keep looking after his granddaughter for him, he wouldn't mind if Xiao Lin kept glaring at him like that!
To this, Xiao Lin only wanted to say: Dream on!
This time he was scammed because he had agreed to Su Qian too early.
Next time, before asking clearly what kind of favor was needed, he would absolutely never give a promise easily!
Seeing that Xiao Lin had accepted his fate, a smile of a successful conspiracy appeared on Grand Elder Su Qian's face.
"As expected, Elder Lin is a good person!"
At this moment, Grand Elder Su Qian even dealt a killing blow by handing Xiao Lin a "Good Person Card."
If Xiao Lin knew what Grand Elder Su Qian was thinking, would he cry on the spot?
This was too much bullying!
Do honest people deserve to be bullied?
Answer: Honest people deserve to be bullied!
What could be done?
Since he had agreed, Xiao Lin could only bite the bullet and accept it. At this moment, Xiao Lin only hoped to help the other party improve by a minor realm as soon as possible while babysitting, so that he could be free.
"Then, Grand Elder, when will you bring your granddaughter over?"
Since things had come to this, Xiao Lin just wanted to start babysitting early and help her improve her strength quickly.
In Xiao Lin's mind, an eight or nine-year-old child would at most be at the Dou Zhi Qi stage right now. Helping a child at the Dou Zhi Qi stage improve by a minor realm would probably take a few months if it were outside, or even in the Xiao Clan.
But this was Jia Nan Academy.
With the academy's resources, the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, and the help of his Spirit Gathering Formation, Xiao Lin believed it wouldn't take long for him to help Grand Elder Su Qian's granddaughter's strength improve by a minor realm.
However, very soon, Xiao Lin would discover that his line of thinking was completely wrong!
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