Chapter 25: Attracted to His Male Charm?

***In the Zhang family, Zhang Jixiong was usually domineering. When someone yelled at him, he naturally wanted to yell back. However, he had just woken up, and his voice was weak, barely louder than a mosquito's buzz.

"My goodness, it's a mess here," Liu Xiujun's eyes rolled back as she fainted.

Zhang Wansheng rushed over and held Zhang Jixiong in his arms. "My son, are you okay?"

Tang Ailian rolled her eyes. Her mother was too timid, in her opinion. She picked up the milk bottle and decided to feed her mother water.

When Liu Xiujun woke up and saw her daughter still feeding her water with the same bottle that had been used to save Zhang Jixiong, she was disgusted. "This was used by a corpse."

She tried to take the bottle away to dispose of it, but Love Poetry grabbed it from her. "Mom, don't throw it away. Ailian saved Jixiong."

"What? She saved him?" Liu Xiujun couldn't believe it and turned to look at Zhang Jixiong, who was being held and comforted by Zhang Wansheng.

The news that Zhang Jixiong had come back to life spread throughout the village. What baffled everyone even more was that it was Tang Ailian, the less-than-a-year-old daughter of the Tang family, who had saved him.

Rumors began to circulate about where the water in Tang Ailian's milk bottle had come from.

"Where did the water in Ailian's bottle come from?"

Tang Ailian came up with an answer, albeit a somewhat incoherent one. "Grandpa gave it... Ailian saved... brother."

She pointed to Old Longba, the man with the white beard, indicating that her "grandpa" had a white beard.

Some speculated that the miraculous water came from an old man who resembled Old Longba, believing that he was some kind of hidden master who had given it to Tang Ailian to save Zhang Jixiong.

Others went further, suggesting that the old man with the white beard was a divine being who had chosen Tang Ailian as his disciple. After all, Zhang Jixiong's miraculous recovery and Tang Ailian's possession of the water seemed too extraordinary to be coincidental.

Captain Long, his back slightly hunched, stared at the little girl before him. "What does your master look like?"

Tang Ailian thought for a moment and said, "Master has a white beard." She pointed at Old Longba and made a gesture suggesting that her master's beard was very long and reached down to his chest.

The villagers were puzzled. What did she mean by "Ailian's master"? Could it be that she had actually taken a master? Who would believe that a ten-month-old baby could have a master?

Rural people believed in the existence of hidden masters who possessed great skills. Finding such masters was nearly impossible for ordinary people, as these masters only took disciples they personally chose.

However, Tang Ailian's claim was met with some uncertainty, as she was just a ten-month-old baby, barely able to speak clearly, and walking unsteadily. How could she possibly have a master?

Long Taichang, Tang Ailian's uncle, couldn't hide his excitement when he saw the miraculous water in her bottle. He had been watching the whole incident, not to help his niece but just to enjoy the spectacle. He had always felt uneasy when he saw Tang Ailian, as if she could see right through him, and he relished the thought of her being in trouble.

However, when he witnessed Zhang Jixiong coming back to life, he couldn't hide his greed. He seized the opportunity while Liu Xiujun fainted and pretended not to care as he approached Tang Ailian. He crouched down and picked up her milk bottle, pouring out the water onto his handkerchief and then placing the bottle back where it was.

Tang Ailian saw her uncle trying to steal her special water, and she couldn't help but smirk. How could she allow her greedy uncle to take advantage of her?

In fact, the water in her bottle was just a prop she used to fool people. She had fed Zhang Jixiong a different kind of magical water directly from her fingertips.

As Long Taichang poured the water from the bottle onto his handkerchief, Tang Ailian used her psychic power to sprinkle a bit of laxative into it.

When Long Taichang drank the water, he not only found it ineffective, but he also had to run to the toilet several times that night. His last visit was blocked by someone.

As he faced the masked figure in black, Long Taichang's heart sank. This was a robbery.

"Who are you? My family is a respectable one!" Long Taichang summoned the courage to speak, as he had heard that some people were attracted to handsome young men, and he believed that his youthful looks made him a target.

[End of Chapter 25]