Destined Entwining: Capturing My Devoted Beau

Chapter 380: Chapter 205: True Name and True Surname (Part 2)

Facing this identical reaction, Nick Zeller chuckled and said, ”...Aren’t you going to ask who wants it? Just remember about the money?”

The old Daoist looked at him suspiciously, ”Who? Isn’t it another faction?”

”Of course not.” Nick Zeller shook his head, ”How could other factions know we have such good stuff...”

”Oh right... How would ordinary people see what’s so good about this... So who noticed?” The old Daoist was also curious, ”Or is it that you and your master aren’t reliable and leaked the secret yourselves?”

”Of course not.” Nick Zeller suddenly realized he hadn’t asked Lawrence Winters earlier how Christopher Mason and his team knew about the Nine Palace Lotus Formation...

But he didn’t plan to tell the old Daoist everything, instead he vaguely said, ”They are too formidable, otherwise how could Lawrence have been in a dilemma? He just called to ask me.”

”Who exactly is it?” The old Daoist became even more curious, ”It’s not someone from our circle?”

”Definitely not.” Nick Zeller recounted the call he just received from Lawrence Winters.

The old Daoist fell silent upon hearing that it was Christopher Mason’s former department in need.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, his hands tucked into the sleeves of his loose robe, and after a moment, he said, ”Give them the mnemonic, nothing else needs to be mentioned.”

Nick Zeller cautiously asked again, ”...Not asking for money?”

”What the heck money! Giving it to them is accumulating merit for us!” The old Daoist sneered, ”But whether they can use it or not is not our concern.”

”We’re not going to teach them?” Nick Zeller asked confusedly, ”That thing is really quite hard to learn...”

”It is quite difficult...” The old Daoist sighed and exchanged a glance with Nick Zeller, then they both tacitly averted their eyes.

They didn’t continue the conversation and instead spontaneously changed the subject.

Nick Zeller said, ”Then I’ll tell Lawrence that we can give them the mnemonic, that’s all.”

The old Daoist nodded, ”After all, we’re giving it for free, can’t expect us to teach them for free too.”

”Master, you’re amazing!” Nick Zeller gave him a thumbs up, turned around, and left the old Daoist’s room to return to his own.

He called Lawrence Winters from his own room and said, ”Lawrence, your great-master-grandfather agreed to give them the mnemonic for free. If they insist on giving money, you make the call.”

”Really?! That’s great!” Lawrence Winters couldn’t help but cheer, ”Uncle a thousand years! Great-master-grandfather ten thousand years!”

”Don’t twist your words to insult me! You think I can’t tell?” Nick Zeller joked and scolded, ”Neither I nor your great-master-grandfather are eunuchs!”

”I’m not, you’re overthinking!” Lawrence Winters said a few nice words with a smile before hanging up the phone.

Coming out of the small room, her steps were much lighter.

She went to the kitchen and said to Christopher Mason, who was sitting there staunchly, ”Mr. Mason, no problem, our Zhang faction has decided to give you the mnemonic for free.”

”Really?” Christopher Mason looked at her, ”But I said we can’t take things from the public for free.”

”If you must pay, you can name a price yourself, then set the money as a fund, the proceeds can go to those who sacrificed in your department, as long as our Zhang faction gets the naming rights.”

Lawrence Winters thought to herself, those who sacrificed in that department gave their lives for the country. Having naming rights would allow the Zhang faction to absorb some merit and offset some misfortunes; it’s better than just asking for money.

Christopher Mason thought for a moment and said, ”Are you insisting on not wanting money, only giving the mnemonic and not bothering with anything else?”

Lawrence Winters: ”...”

Indeed impressive; that’s exactly what she had in mind!

Now that her little scheme was discovered, she didn’t mind, saying cheekily, ”Rightly so! How could I not be the pick of the head of the Gu faction? That’s exactly it!”

”But.” She switched her tone very earnestly, ”It’s not that I’m deliberately not teaching. I honestly don’t know what else. For me, once the mnemonic is memorized, I’ve learned it. It’s that simple.”

”Your people are very smart, they should learn faster and better than me, you don’t need me to mislead you.”

Christopher Mason smiled, not saying yes or no, ”Really don’t want anything else?”

Seeing Christopher Mason’s sincerity, Lawrence Winters hesitated a little and said softly, ”Actually, I do want something else.”

Christopher Mason smiled slightly, ”...What is it?”

”...I want to know, what are Professor Lu and Chief Gu’s real names.” She mustered the courage to say, ”He said he’s Chief Gu’s father, and you didn’t deny it, so one of them must be Gu, or Chief Gu’s name is Lu. I really want to know which is their real name!”

Christopher Mason’s eyes flickered, ”Chief Gu’s name is real.”

”So Professor Lu’s surname is Gu? Can I know his real name?” Lawrence Winters’ eyes lit up, her pupils appeared particularly rich in texture.

Christopher Mason said, ”Professor Lu’s original name was Timothy Graham, his English name is Kevin. — Are you satisfied now?”

Then added, ”Alright? Give me the mnemonic first.”

Lawrence Winters nodded with satisfaction, ”You can start recording, I’ll say it and you can record it.”

Christopher Mason was slightly taken aback, ”It’s all verbal?”

”Yes, it’s passed down verbally, which makes it precious.” Lawrence Winters said with a smile, ”Rest assured, it’s just sixty-four mnemonic phrases, easy to remember.”

Christopher Mason: ”...”

He took out his phone, turned on the recording feature, and handed a special ear microphone to Lawrence Winters, ”Speak into this.”

Lawrence Winters spoke clearly and quickly recited all sixty-four phrases.

Christopher Mason used a voice-to-text software to quickly convert the mnemonic into text and showed it to Lawrence Winters, ”Check if there are any typos.”

Lawrence Winters carefully checked it line by line and corrected a few homophones, saying, ”Now it’s accurate.”

Christopher Mason nodded, ”Thank you. If we don’t understand something later, can we really not ask you?”

Lawrence Winters spread her hands, ”Asking me is really no use. If you have questions later, I can introduce you to my uncle and my great-master-grandfather, it’s more appropriate to ask them. They’re the ones who taught me.”

”Besides teaching you the mnemonic, what else did they teach you?” Christopher Mason suddenly asked.

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