Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 461 - 39 I’ll Explain, I’ll Define

Women are inherently irrational creatures, and once they start crying, it’s even more hopeless.

When that man walked in from outside and called out "Master", He Lan’s last nerve in her brain completely snapped, and she threw herself at him with a flurry of punches and kicks.

"It was you who said every day that my dad was dead! That he wouldn’t come back! You teased me every day!" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"You and my mom lied to me together! Was it fun to deceive me?"

"Yes..."

"You dare admit it!"

The owner of the donkey meat restaurant was an unremarkable, short, and fat man, who looked to weigh at least a hundred and eighty pounds, round like a ball. Any sane person with a clear mind would never associate him with that Flying Thief who had once broken into the Imperial Palace to steal the Jade Seal.

Nor could anyone understand why, after he had stolen the Jade Seal, he didn’t revolt or seek glory and riches but willingly stayed hidden in the donkey meat restaurant in Cangzhou County City, living in obscurity until today.

Fat Shopkeeper gave Wang Yunxiao a silly smile, raised his hand to tear He Lan off himself, and pinned her down like tying up a donkey, impervious to her struggles to escape.

Then He Lan opened her mouth and bit into him.

"These years I have neglected to discipline my own daughter properly, making Master and my little apprentice brother laugh at us."

Fat Shopkeeper, unfazed, picked up He Lan, who was biting his wrist, and sat down on the kang, smiling at Wang Yunxiao, "Little apprentice brother, you are not an ordinary person. Those old fools performed their whole lives, yet they didn’t see as clearly as you do."

Wang Yunxiao thought to himself that no matter how they performed, they still remained within the "human" level. Those anthropomorphic creatures he dealt with every day might all have different brain structures. If your level of culture is a bit low, you wouldn’t understand the nonsense they spew.

Fat Shopkeeper glanced at the bundle of skin thrown on the table and sighed, "The reason I stole the Jade Seal back then was that there was no other way. Even though the previous Emperor had agreed to it, not just me, but even the former President couldn’t interfere. By that time, she had already aroused the fear of the Imperial Court. Even if she coughed in Tianmen, people would think she was starting a rebellion..."

Wang Yunxiao asked curiously, "So that document, it only becomes effective with that seal stamped on it?"

Fat Shopkeeper nodded, "Those foreigners have a kind of sorcery, I don’t know if Master has told you about it..."

Old Master He waved his hands, "Don’t underestimate this young man. He is a person of the Official Residence and has seen as much of the world as you have, so don’t worry about him not understanding."

With those words, Fat Shopkeeper’s face lit up, and as he looked at Wang Yunxiao again, his gaze carried a bit of a father-in-law’s scrutiny.

"Since the young apprentice brother is so talented, then I won’t beat around the bush with you. There were some of the smartest among the foreigners who formed an organization called the Stonecraft Association. Have you heard of it?"

Have I... or have I not? Wang Yunxiao really couldn’t remember and could only vaguely nod.

"This Stonecraft Association claims their Immortal is the creator of the whole universe, that everything in the universe is decreed by the creator. As followers of the creator, they hold the right to interpret and define anything in the world."

"These foreigners have a kind of sorcery that’s about changing definitions."

Fat Shopkeeper pointed to the meat on the table and said, "Take this donkey meat, for example, they can say it’s not a donkey, it’s called a long-eared horse."

"Whatever they say it is, it is?"

"Exactly, after all, our ancestors never set a specific rule that a donkey must be a donkey. So if they insist this is a long-eared horse and even bribe the Governmental Office to issue proclamations banning the word ’donkey’, what can the common people do? You can’t beat them; would you give up your home and life over a change in a word to resist and rebel?"

"Then... what’s the point of doing this?"

"Of course, we common folk can’t understand their intentions, and at most, we just switch from donkey burgers to horse meat burgers. But when it comes to national affairs, it’s different. Take for example the Imperial Court wanting to train a Cavalry and requisitioning horses from various Prefectural Governments. Here, the Government Official can brazenly pass off big-eared horses as warhorses to hand over."

Wang Yunxiao was startled and alarmed.

He suddenly recalled the first lesson Nurse Liu had given him.

"First of all, you have to understand what a steamed bun is!"

The seven questions Nurse Liu asked about the steamed bun—truth be told, Wang Yunxiao had by now almost completely forgotten them.

The only thing about steamed buns that Nurse Liu repeatedly stressed must be remembered was—

——A steamed bun is a steamed bun!

"As for the Imperial Jade Seal, we think it’s not much use. Unless you’re the Emperor, holding it is the same as holding a mere stone, maybe just worth a bit of money. But if those Foreigners get hold of it, it’d be a different story. They could turn around and fabricate facts, alter history, claiming they are the true Descendants of Yanhuang, or say that our ancestors were actually their kin."

The Fat Shopkeeper sighed, "We peasants can’t fathom their cunning schemes; stealing this Jade Seal to thwart their plans is the only thing we can do."

"Isn’t the President going to do something about it?"

"How is the President supposed to handle it? She isn’t an Immortal, how can she manage? Besides... have you ever heard the saying, ’When the deer is lost, all the world chases after it’? The Imperial Family of the Former Dynasty has lost the Imperial Jade Seal, so wouldn’t it be a good thing for the President? Wouldn’t it be a good thing for us common folk?"

Wang Yunxiao had no answer.

Indeed, from this perspective, anything that could speed up a change of dynasty should arguably be a good thing for the common people.

Although this did not quite fit with his stereotyped image of the President.

From the information he had accessed since arriving in this era, he remembered the President who had established a new government as an arrogant and terrifying woman who didn’t take the whole world seriously.

Or perhaps that was the majesty befitting a founding monarch.

Such a person might indeed not care about the Imperial Jade Seal, but she would absolutely never tolerate ceding imperial territory to inexplicable Western devils, even if it were a desolate and bitterly cold wasteland.

He had actually agreed with the first part of what his senior brother had said earlier. The country is so vast, and the President isn’t an Immortal; she can’t handle everything.

The latter part was open to debate.

The Fat Shopkeeper patted He Lan’s head, turned to look at Old Master He, and asked in a low voice, "Master, with the world in peace now, it’s only proper to return the Jade Seal to the government. But with you suddenly stirring up this matter, could it be...?"

"Yes, those people are back again."

Old Master He set down his wine cup and picked up the wooden case that had just been moved under the table.

"You remember this, right?"

"I do."

The Fat Shopkeeper nodded, "The story you told me back then, I haven’t forgotten a single word."

Old Master He looked at the Human Skin Mask inside the wooden case, then raised his head to look at Wang Yunxiao and He Lan, and smiled, "We’re all getting old; it’s time to tell this story to the young ones."