0p0 Chapter 208 Deception
Chapter 208 Deception
boom!
A crisp sound rang out, startling not only Puto but also Puk, who was outside the door, into a panic.
"Young Master! Young Master? Are you alright?!"
"I think I heard a noise! Did that guy surnamed Lin hit you? Don't worry, young master, I'm coming to save you right away!"
“Listen up, Mr. Lin. In Kurta, I can call you City Lord, but here, within the Caster family, what do you have to call me?”
"Idiot."
"You! You! You! How dare you! How rude! How impolite! I'm storming in right now and I'll teach you a lesson for bullying the young master!"
That being said, the door, which could be easily turned open, remained completely silent.
"Puk, don't be impulsive, I'm fine."
Puto wasn't afraid of Puk suddenly barging in; he knew the guy all too well—he always made a lot of noise but never actually did anything.
The reason Puk was stopped was because he was afraid that his commotion would attract the attention of the other people in the castle.
"But, young master..."
"No buts, Puk, shut up!"
"Okay...okay then..."
Puk's tone was full of regret; if Puto could see him at that moment, he would have seen an expression of relief, as if he had just escaped a disaster.
That was close! We almost made it real!
The bedroom returned to silence, with only the broken teacup on the floor and Lin Tian's gloomy expression.
Five hours, a full five hours. He drank tea here for five hours, but didn't even see the face of the head of the Castor family.
Of course, normally he wouldn't be qualified to see him, but it's understandable that he wouldn't see him. Would he not even see his own son, let alone the son who came to save him?
Five hours of waiting, coupled with Puto's increasingly guilty expression, made Lin Tian realize something.
This kid is hiding something from me.
This was one of the reasons for Lin Tian's anger; he felt deeply deceived.
"I........"
Looking at Lin Tian's gloomy face, Puto hesitated, about to speak, but was interrupted by Lin Tian waving his hand.
Will we ever be able to see your father?
Lin Tian's concise and to the point caught Puto off guard, and he finally stammered out a sentence with hesitation:
"It should... be okay...?"
should?
"That means it's impossible!"
Seeing Putonaka's hesitant manner, and considering his uncertain tone and the "should" in his words, Lin Tian guessed that the meeting with the head of the Caster family was most likely a failure.
Pig teammates.
"What else are you hiding from me?"
Faced with Lin Tian's questioning, Puto sighed and told the whole story.
He was indeed the son of the head of the Castor family, but he was born to a mistress, so his status... well, you can imagine.
It could be said that this bedroom was the only thing in the castle that belonged to him; he had no other power or money.
Although he was respectfully addressed as "Young Master" by the servants, only he knew the difference between himself and his older brothers and sisters.
In such an environment, Putuo must have really wanted to stand out, but he had no power, no money, and no strength. How could he possibly stand out among these true noble children?
So he remained depressed until this opportunity came.
With the patriarch seriously ill, the entire clan was racking their brains for a solution. Unlike the retainers who were genuinely worried about the patriarch's health, the children were thinking about how to impress their father.
To put it even more bluntly, these children racked their brains trying to figure out how to make a good impression on their father before he died.
The head of the Castor family has always been chosen by the most capable person. Of course, the most likely candidates are the children of the family head. In almost every election, the most suitable person is chosen from among the children of the previous family head.
Returning to the specifics of this incident, for the children, their father's life wasn't as important as they might imagine. What they needed to do was demonstrate their methods and strength to the entire clan in this event.
As long as they perform well in this incident, their actions will be noticed by everyone, regardless of whether the head of the family is dead or alive.
No one could refuse the position, and Puto was no exception, so he went out to find a way to save his father.
But only now did Puto realize that he didn't even have a chance to enter. He had just tried to go to his father's ward, but was stopped by his second brother's men. He was furious about this, but felt powerless.
"So... what do we do next?"
After telling the story, Puto returned to his helpless state. After a moment of silence, he looked up and asked Lin Tian again.
"You were once a city lord, shouldn't you be more capable than me? You'd better think of a way!"
"no way."
Lin Tian was already annoyed, and seeing Puto's state, he didn't want to say anything more, so he got up and walked towards the door.
"Oh, are you leaving?"
"No, aren't we partners?"
"Don't go!"
Faced with Puto's earnest pleas to stay, Lin Tian simply responded with a curt reply:
"Go out for a walk."
................
Lin Tian certainly couldn't just leave, because when he met Puto, he triggered a special mission.
[Cure the unknown disease of the head of the Caster family. Quest reward: Golden Soul*1.]
This mission was triggered when they met in prison. Lin Tian was overjoyed when he received it because the Golden Soul that had been giving him a headache was directly given as a mission reward.
So he and Puto agreed to go to Verafine to treat his father.
To prevent Puto and Puk from revealing their information, Lin Tian also gave them pills, telling them they would die without the antidote (which was actually a lie).
Anyway, through a combination of coaxing and deception, Lin Tian promised them that he would give them the antidote once the mission was completed.
Lin Tian didn't think this was a lie, since he hadn't hidden any information related to the mission; tricking them into taking the medicine was just a precaution.
Of course, none of that matters right now. The question now is, how do we accomplish this task?
Since the system has issued this task, it must believe that he can cure the illness of the head of the Caster family. Although it is unknown whether the pill given by Xu Gou will work, we will know once we go to the site and try it.
The biggest problem now is how to meet the head of the Castor family?
He originally thought he could meet Puto because of his identity, but he didn't expect that this guy was unreliable at all. With the Caster family's defenses, it was not something he could force his way in. Such a problem was right in front of him, which gave Lin Tian a big headache.
If we abandon Puto and seek refuge with others, those noble sons are unlikely to be as easily controlled as Puto, and there would definitely be some risk involved...
Difficult to handle.