"Right." Facing Cheng Jinyang's inquiry, Wang Wanrou admitted frankly.
"The thought seal only exists in the mind of the recipient, and others cannot observe or verify it, not even the sealer."
"Meaning, if I seal you first, and then you accept someone else's seal, as long as you can endure the headache of conflict, not showing any difference on the surface, when my seal devours his, you won't be bound by his seal anymore, only mine. The final result, he won't know, I won't know, only you as the recipient will know."
"Of course, the thought seal I give you will be very simple, like 'do not harm me in any form,' and it will come with a condition to automatically unseal when the time is up."
"Is it true that no one knows the outcome of the thought seal except the recipient?" Cheng Jinyang confirmed.
"No one can know," Wang Wanrou affirmed, "Precisely because, until now, no scientific technology can observe the existence of a thought seal in the recipient's brain, that's why our Taiyuan Wang family's ability is considered unsolvable, unable to be observed, analyzed, or simulated."
"Why help me?" Cheng Jinyang asked about the motive.
"Because we are friends," Wang Wanrou smiled faintly.
Beside them, Cui Jinqi was momentarily stunned, then showed an expression of admiration and admiration.
Cheng Jinyang: ....
Okay, the perfunctory excuse is obviously false. In other words, Miss Wang doesn't intend to tell me the real reason.
"We need to discuss and consider it before giving you a reply," Cheng Jinyang looked at Xing Yuanzhi, who nodded in agreement.
"Alright," Wang Wanrou stood up, "Shendu Cheng family's appointment with our Taiyuan Wang family is tomorrow afternoon, so you can give me a reply tomorrow morning."
"Well then, we'll take our leave," Cui Jinqi followed behind her, turning back to wave, blinking, "Interesting young master Cheng, you should keep being interesting, don't turn into a mundane and boring aristocrat."
Leaving the residential building, Wang Wanrou calmly walked forward, while Cui Jinqi ran around her like a butterfly, constantly asking, "Hey, Wanrou, so what exactly are you planning?"
"Are you planning to imprint him with something?"
"Ah! Is it that kind of... 'marriage oath bind' where he can only love you from now on?"
"Shut up," Wang Wanrou calmly said.
"I just want to know, why are you paying attention to a commoner's son?" Cui Jinqi circled around her and asked seriously, "His talent is decent, but... it's only decent among fifth-grade aristocratic families. Among fourth-grade families, this level of talent should be quite common, right?"
"Have you noticed Xing family's Qingfeng?" Wang Wanrou didn't answer, but instead asked.
"Of course," Cui Jinqi confidently replied.
"How is her attitude?"
"Indeed as rumored, she seems to be engaged to Cheng Jinyang. From her attitude, it seems she sees herself as his fiancée and the mistress of the house." Cui Jinqi said, then her eyes suddenly brightened, "Oh, you mean..."
"Understand now?" Wang Wanrou said calmly, "You may not have realized it yet. But I'm quite familiar with her. So I can confirm that she's not someone who would be blinded by love at first sight."
"There must be some secret about Cheng Jinyang that we haven't discovered yet, important enough for Xing Yuanzhi to willingly stay by his side and keep this secret."
"Um, um, um." Cui Jinqi nodded as if she half-understood, smiling, "Indeed, I'm starting to become interested in him."
"You already said that this morning."
"Hehe, that was a lie."
On the other side, Cheng Jinyang was urgently discussing with Xing Yuanzhi how to deal with the situation involving the Shendu Cheng family and the Mind Steel Seal.
"Well, there's actually something I need to tell you, Ah Zhi..."
He knew he couldn't hide it anymore, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain why the Shendu Cheng family was so wary and guarded against him.
He could only honestly reveal the secret that sister Xinnan is the legitimate eldest daughter of the current emperor, Sima Xingnan, and then wait anxiously for her reaction.
Xing Yuanzhi remained silent, listening quietly, and after a few minutes of deep thought, she showed an extremely disappointed expression.
"Don't call me Ah Zhi."
"Huh?" Cheng Jinyang was caught off guard.
"How many times do I have to tell you?" Xing Yuanzhi said angrily, "And, you should have told me about this from the beginning!"
"I'm sorry, Ah Zhi, I only found out this morning too, not, I mean... Yuanzhi, Miss Yuanzhi, my dear Zhi Zhi?" Cheng Jinyang coughed awkwardly.
"Let's skip that last title," Xing Yuanzhi said calmly.
"Anyway, this way, the reaction from the Shendu Cheng family can be considered acceptable."
"It's very sensitive to be associated with the royal family in the aristocratic circles. It's no wonder your family is so cautious. However, you must not let yourself be sealed like this, because, as they just mentioned, the sealer can add additional content."
"If we consider the risk of additional content, and suppose that the relationship between your family and the sealer deteriorates later on, then they could use this as a loophole to once again entrust members of the Wang family to exert deeper control over you. In other words, they could seal your thoughts, but it must be within our controllable range, not within the control of your family."
"I've known Wang Wanrou for many years. Instead of having a member of the Wang family arranged by your family seal you, I think it's better to have her do it... Of course, it's still best not to seal anything at all, because I don't have complete confidence and trust in her either."
"Here's the plan: I'll immediately return to the Xing family's territory and use the [Ground Network] to find out the specific situation."
Xing Yuanzhi said this and then left in a hurry, leaving Cheng Jinyang to sigh, "My dear Ah Zhi is indeed reliable. I won't call her Ah Zhi anymore."
Well, let's wait for Ah Zhi to come back before saying anything else.
Cheng Jinyang went to the balcony and looked towards the direction of Pukou District.
Why did sister Xinnan lie to me? Was she afraid that, as a royal princess, she wouldn't be able to gain my trust?
Also, since sister Xinnan is not a member of the Cheng family, how can we explain the past transfers? The Cheng family's support funds would never be transferred by a princess from the Sima family.
In other words, there was never such a thing as family support funds.
The 1500 yuan was her pretending to be family support funds, but in reality, she sent it to me at her own expense. This also explains why sister Xinnan is so wealthy but only gives me so little money each month.
After all, if the amount was large, it couldn't be labeled as support funds, and I would definitely become suspicious upon receiving it.
Thinking about it this way, some past doubts have been resolved:
For example, why the Shendu Cheng family, despite defying common sense, sends me, an "outsider," monthly allowances yet completely ignores me.
Also, why sister Xinnan seems to have no fondness for the Shendu Cheng family despite being a member herself.
And why sister Xinnan and Ah Zhi seem to dislike each other...
However, solving these doubts brings forth more questions, such as the actual relationship between sister Xinnan and my mother, and the fear the Shendu Cheng family holds towards her, among others.
Sigh, it's hard to figure out, especially since I have very little information about the aristocracy and the royal family. So analyzing it can easily lead to distortion.
I'd better go chat with Xiaoli.