Chapter 231: Ebi? Smoking! Meeting an old friend in a foreign land
After all~
If one has a conscience, who wouldn't want his or her power and family to be strong enough to be passed down for a long time, and preferably become an immortal ancient clan?
"I was very surprised when I first heard it, but when I think about it carefully, it seems... quite reasonable?"
Lin Fan scratched his head.
Don't mention it, he really thinks it's understandable.
But understanding does not mean acceptance.
All I can say is...understand and bless you.
But if it were him, he would not be able to be used as a humanoid weapon after his death or to refine himself into a humanoid weapon.
Too raw!
He is not a saintly bitch, nor does he have a moral obsession, but the education he received since childhood prevents him from doing such a thing.
"From the perspective of human relations, feelings and emotions, this is somewhat difficult to accept."
Xiao Ling'er pondered and expressed her opinion: "If there is nothing to worry about, I believe no one would want their body to be treated like this, right?"
"But if you have any concerns..."
She then fell silent.
She was thinking.
If one day in the future you also reach the ninth level, and are unable to go further due to talent or other reasons, and live until the end of your life, what choice will you make before you pass away?
Alone and without any worries?
Then, before death, the person will inevitably destroy his physical body.
Lest you be blasphemed!
But if the Moon-Raising Sect is crying out for food, surrounded by strong forces...
Let’s practice!
I will continue to contribute to the sect!
That's exactly what she thought.
At the same time, Yao Lao nodded gently: "Yes."
"In fact, no one wants their body to be desecrated, but sometimes, the situation is stronger than the person. Unless you have no concerns, otherwise... even if others don't do this, you still hope to do your part."
Lin Fan nodded.
He understands the reason, but he just doesn't want to do it.
Of course, after I die... there's nothing I can do about it. I can't control what others do to me.
But I don't want to do this to others.
"Perhaps, it's because I'm a hacker myself, so I have this kind of confidence?"
"Hi."
He pondered, "Fellow Daoist, speaking of which, this kind of 'human-shaped imperial soldier' should be quite rare, right?"
"It is indeed very rare."
Medicine Grandma nodded: "After all, the life span of the Ninth Realm is very long. Even if the path of cultivation has come to an end and it is difficult to make further progress, one can still live for hundreds of thousands of years if he is not killed."
“So, death from old age is very rare.”
"After all, it's at least hundreds of thousands of years... and as an immortal cultivator, who doesn't have a few enemies? It's too difficult to live to the end of one's life."
“Therefore, perhaps only those immortal ancient clans, holy land-level forces, etc., have humanoid imperial soldiers, right?”
"Other forces...are hard to possess."
"That's why I never thought about the corpse that existed in the Ninth Realm."
“First, it’s almost impossible to get.”
"Even if we can get it, the cost is too high."
"Secondly, I was already at the eighth level before the great change that happened to me. Therefore, an eighth level body is already sufficient."
"After refining with treasures such as the Bodhi Fruit, it can perfectly carry my soul."
"After that, you can practice normally like an ordinary person. The ninth level? If there is such an opportunity, you can break through on your own!"
Lin Fan nodded: "I see!"
He didn't force it anymore.
I was just thinking that if there is no chance, then the corpse of the eighth realm would be enough.
But if there is a chance~
If she can reach the ninth realm, then she will be given an entire ninth realm body.
After all, there is no doubt about Yao Lao's character.
I helped her so much~
Will the Lanyue Sect still be short of elixirs in the future?
Although Xiao Ling'er is strong, she is not a machine after all. Moreover, if nothing unexpected happens, she will ascend to heaven sooner or later.
"Then try to get the Crystal Flame first."
"But this crystal flame... Yao Lao, Ling'er, how much do you know about it?"
Lin Fan spread his hands: "I only know that this is the number one strange fire, and it is very powerful. It is called a strange fire, but in fact it has a 'substance', just like crystal. Not only is it crystal clear and extremely beautiful, it is also extremely 'ferocious'!"
"Besides that, I know nothing, whether it's a clue or who has it."
"This... I don't know." Xiao Ling'er smiled bitterly.
"Everything I know was told by the teacher. The teacher didn't tell me much about the Crystal Flame."
Medicine Grandma sighed softly: "The reason why I didn't tell you is that I didn't want you to get involved too much, but now that things have come to this, it doesn't matter anymore. In fact, the whereabouts of the Crystal Flame is not difficult to find."
"If I'm not mistaken, or if nothing major has happened in the past few thousand years, the Crystal Flame should still be in the Northeast Region."
"Northeast Region?"
Lin Fan and Xiao Ling'er both pricked up their ears.
Xiao Ling'er had never been to the Northeast Region, but Lin Fan had been there before. However, at that time, he was so focused on Emperor Huang Tian that he didn't pay much attention to other details.
There is even little news about this area.
Basically, we only know that the people in the Northeast Region are extremely warlike, and that the holy land is the Black and White Academy, which is an extremely special one and the only one among all the holy lands that exists in the form of an 'academy'. Apart from that, we don't know much.
However, although the Black and White Academy is called an academy, it is actually not much different from a sect.
There are only slight differences in the management forms, but its strength should not be underestimated.
"I heard that the people in the Northeast Region are extremely warlike and are often called a fighting nation?"
"That's true." Facing Lin Fan's question, Yao Lao smiled and nodded: "But it has something to do with the harsh environment over there and the frequent battles."
"And the Crystal Flame has always been in the hands of the Hai Family in the Northeast Region!"
"The Hai Family in the Northeast Region."
Lin Fan went over the information in his mind and confirmed that the intelligence from the Northeast Region sent back by the Jinyiwei did not contain any clues about the Hai family.
but···
He was shocked in his heart.
"The Hai family?"
"Hiss! If Xiao Ling'er goes there, won't she run into 'Eeler'?"
Who is Ebi? !
That’s Yan Di’s real angel investor!
A representative figure of Soha investment.
In this world of Douqi, who wouldn’t offer a cigarette to Hai Lao?
As the saying goes, five stars fight for the top, two stars fight for the Dou Zong, I have never won a fight, but I have never lost a fight if I pretend to be a winner. The only one with this strength is me, Hai Bodong. I feel refreshed after entering the desert. When the ice dragon appears, the crew cries. I become stronger when I meet a strong opponent, but I feel cold when I meet a snake...
That is to say, when fighting against Emperor Hun Tian, Xiao Huohuo came out in time, otherwise, Emperor Hun Tian would have to take two shots of Xuanbing Longxiang!
As a representative figure who had been investing in Xiao Huohuo before he really made his fortune, and even invested all in Xiao Huohuo, Hai Lao and his family, all took off directly afterwards.
An existence that can walk sideways in the Douqi Continent!
It seems that the early stage suffered heavy losses and it was a crazy all-in.
Actually, isn't it a win? !
"I'm a little confused. Xiao Ling'er has almost everything in place for the Yandi template, including the golden finger and the three-year agreement. Why is the Hai Lao template missing?"
"So what are you waiting for here?"
"Good fellow."
“Great!”
"But this isn't a bad thing. If it's really as I thought, it might not be too difficult to get this crystal flame?"
Thinking of this, Lin Fan's mentality changed.
When he looked at Xiao Ling'er again, he found that her beautiful little face was tense and focused, as if she was afraid of missing a word. It even seemed that a fight would break out at any time. Lin Fan's mood became more and more strange.
Thinking of Hai Lao, Lin Fan couldn't be serious.
He couldn't help but think, there shouldn't be a need for fighting, right?
Especially without having to fight to the death?
Even if everything goes well, not only can we get back the Crystal Flame, but maybe we can also get some other "investments"?
If so, that would be wonderful.
At this moment, Yao Lao said, "This Hai family has been passed down for many years."
"It was once a powerful clan in the Northeast Region, and even nearly became an immortal ancient clan. At its peak, it had three ninth-level cultivators, and it was rampant for a time."
"But they are strong, growing fast, and have many enemies."
"It was a great battle, and although the Hai family won, they also paid the price of losing two ninth-level strong men to fight their enemies to death."
"Since then, the Hai family's strength has plummeted."
"Although we have been working hard since then, I don't know if it's a coincidence or something else, there has always been only one person in the ninth realm in each generation of the Hai family."
"Almost all of them happened after the previous one ascended to heaven or died in battle."
"It's just... a very 'coincidence'."
Yao Lao explained in detail.
Lin Fan and Xiao Ling'er finally understood what was going on.
It seems that the Hai family is under some kind of curse. Over the years, they have never had two people at the ninth level at the same time!
Otherwise, you have to wait until the previous person ascends before they can appear.
What’s even more coincidental is that the previous person had just ascended to heaven when the next one broke through right after him.
What's even more outrageous is that the previous person who reached the ninth realm was killed by the enemy, and right after his death, the enemy was about to start a massacre and destroy the Hai family, when suddenly someone from the Hai family broke through and reached the ninth realm.
Then he killed the already seriously injured ninth level enemy...
In Yao Lao's opinion, this is no longer just a matter of coincidence.
What an outrageous coincidence!
Indescribable cleverness.
It made her wonder if there was some kind of curse or something like that.
But her words made Lin Fan think of something else.
"The situation in the Hai family sounds so familiar."
"It's like, it's like... uh... Xiao Huohuo's favorite time to save people?!"
In the original novel, Emperor Yan was good in every way, his character and his treatment of his own people were impeccable, but there was one thing about him - he liked to save people at the right time!
As Xiao Huohuo's 'teammate', there won't be many other dangers, especially as the 'key figure among teammates', almost nothing will happen to them.
But worry and fear are certain.
Because when Xiao Huohuo's teammate is attacked by his enemies, he will definitely be targeted and attacked by his enemies. Xiao Huohuo will come to rescue, but he will always come at the right time to save the situation and pretend to be cool...
He only appears when his teammates are seriously injured and in despair.
Rescue the situation with great force, kill the enemy, be full of vigor, and shock everyone.
然后再帮你疗伤、重建、给你好处···
亏是不亏的，就是神经得大条一些，不然早晚吓个半死。
而听药姥所言，海家这情况，还真有点像萧火火这种局面。
要嘛是第九境大佬飞升，没有强者坐镇，被强敌环伺、随时有灭族之危···好嘛，新人突破了。
要嘛是第九境被斩杀，岌岌可危，嗯，新人又突破了。
“这已然脱离巧合的范畴了，这分明就是卡点啊！”
“嘿，有点意思。”
“如果说之前只是随便一猜，连半点作证都没有，那么现在，我认为至少有五成可能性了！”
“这么说来···”
“很可能海家内部有什么麻烦，等着萧灵儿去解决呢。”
“只要解决这个麻烦，水晶焰双手奉上，甚至还会全力投资？”
“若真是如此，那就舒服了。”
林凡摸着下巴，暗暗琢磨。
也就是此时，药姥说到水晶焰相关线索。
“水晶焰，便是海家巅峰时期弄到手的，其后很多次大战，也都与水晶焰有关，但直到现在，海家一直撑下来了，水晶焰不曾被夺走。”
“嗯···更正一下，应当是直到我被打成残魂、沉睡之前，水晶焰一直不曾被夺走。”
“哦？”
林凡微微颔首：“由海家每代第九境持有？”
“这倒也不是。”
说到这里，药姥也有些疑惑：“说来我也奇怪，海家获得水晶焰多年，但却从来未曾有人使用过。”
“按理说，这等异火，虽然不如帝兵，却也相差无几了，哪怕是对第九境存在而言，也是一大助力。”
“可他们却一直未曾使用，这却是不知为何。”
“哦？！”
“这倒是的确很奇怪。”
林凡与萧灵儿也是双双诧异。
有重宝而不用，说不通啊！
尤其是还在遭遇多次仇敌、大战的前提下。
“灵儿，你怎么看？”林凡突然开口询问。
萧灵儿眨巴着眼：“师尊，这其中必有隐情！”
“(ˉ▽￣～)···”
好家伙，这话说的！
没毛病！
林凡点头：“我也这般认为，其中必有隐情。”
药姥：“···”
她想笑。
说废话还得是你们啊！
谁不知道其中定有隐情？不动脑子想都知道，但这隐情是什么，才是关键啊。
“既然有隐情，那就想办法弄清楚究竟是何隐情。”
“动身，东北域！”
林凡拍板决定。
药姥与萧灵儿自然没有其他意见。
随即，三人简单准备了片刻，便启程，动身前往东北域。
只是···
刚动身不久，他们便发现问题。
戒严！
整个西域，到处都在戒严！
大大小小的秃驴遍地走，每个秃驴的面色都极为难看且严肃，像是被人杀了全家一般。
城池大大小小的出口、传送阵周围，都有特殊阵法。
无论出入城池，还是想通过传送阵离去，都必须在这些特殊阵法中走上一遭，确认无误之后方可离去。
否则，便会被拦下！
若是强闯···
那就格杀勿论！
“！”
“师尊。”
萧灵儿看向林凡，不由有些担心。
以她的才情，自然瞬间便猜到对方为何如此。
“无妨。”
林凡微微一笑，颇为自信。
药姥沉吟道：“这阵法我倒是知晓，乃是探查他人真实身份之用，几乎所有变化之术都无法遁形，会被识破！”
“大致能猜到。”
林凡微微颔首：“不过，无妨的。”
他真的不慌。
能猜到，这是佛门中人联手，要查搬空小西天宝库的‘窃贼’。
但窃贼是谁？
那是唐武啊！
与我林凡何干？
只是~
他不确定，这阵法是否能分辨出自己‘稻草人’的身份。
之前，加特林菩萨是未曾辨别出来的。
毕竟，自己的千变万化之术并不是摆设，创造之初便是针对第九境而‘启动’，且加特林菩萨擅长的乃是攻击。
他强就强在加特林真的足够变态，其他方面，加特林菩萨只是‘同级水平’。
看不穿千变万化之术也正常。
但这阵法，他心里没底。
就在此刻···
许多想要进入传送阵之人都在迟疑。
西域本土修士虽然基本都是佛修，但西域却也并非只有本地人。
终究是一域之地，何其庞大？
各种特产也是应有尽有，无论是充当贩夫走卒的修士，还是探亲或是有事要办···外来人口都不少。
而这些人，却并非全都是‘光明磊落’，能见光之辈。
出门在外，有几人不整点伪装的？
如今，佛门却想要撕开大家的伪装，他们自然有诸多不满。
“这位小师傅，你们这是何意？”
有一修士皱眉，上前理论：“我乃行脚商，穿行东西两域已然数千年、数百次了，却从未遭遇如此离谱之事！”
“我等都有仇敌、都有自己的秘密，如何能让伱们尽皆探查清楚？”
“不错！”
有人带头，不少修士立刻跟上‘输出’。
“在此地暴露身份，若是出了意外，你们可能负责么？”
“嘿，也不怕告诉你们，老夫手中有不少血债，但我辈修士，有谁脚下不是枯骨遍布？但你们若是因此而针对老夫，围杀老夫，老夫又该如何？”
“总得给个说法！”
“不错！”
“我们要个说法！”
“放我等离去！”
但···
负责镇守此地的和尚们却是面不改色，依旧强硬。
“无论进出，必须进入阵法，辨别身份！”
“否则，杀无赦！”
“但尔等也放心，我等只是追查那盗窃小西天的无耻窃贼，与旁人无关！”
“因此，贫僧在此承诺，只要你并非我等要找之人，哪怕你是绝世大魔头，我佛门此刻，也不会追究！”
“纵然你曾滥杀无辜，但只要杀的不是我佛门中人···”
“这段时间，便不会因此而对你动手！”
“你如何保证？”有人不信。
“出家人不打诳语！”大和尚回应。
众人闻言，尽皆无语。
他妈的！
神他妈出家人不打诳语。
你们这些死秃驴就会用这句话来忽悠人。
那些什么都不懂、不了解的普通人，被你们骗了也就骗了。
但你们这是将我们这些修士也当成傻子了啊。
不打诳语？
嘿！
最虚伪的就特么是你们这些秃驴。
这话谁特么信啊？！
但···
他们此刻也没得选。
总不能在西域之地跟佛门干上吧？
且还是在因为小西天被毁，整个佛门空前团结的前提下···
这就是自寻死路啊。
“好！”
一个黑衣修士站出来：“我就信你们这些秃驴一次！”
他大步迈入阵法。
随后，其真身显化，顿时有人惊呼。
“嘶，竟然是他？！”
“无心老魔！”
“据说他曾想入佛门，无果，便因爱生恨，曾猎杀了不少拥有佛缘的好苗子，被佛门所唾弃，他···好大的胆子！”
“咦？这些秃驴竟然视而不见？”
“连他都视而不见，如此说来，与我等定是没关系了。”
“如此，便可放心离去。”
眼看无心老魔都安全离开，这些汇聚之人便也不担心了，纷纷踏入阵法。
林凡两人随众人而入。
阵法之威‘扫过’，倒也没对他们有任何影响，甚至连千变万化之术、连林凡只是一个稻草人都未曾看穿，并成功离去。
“师尊厉害。”
离开西域，进入东北域之后，萧灵儿不由露出一抹笑容：“此行堪称完美？”
“算是吧。”
林凡点头，却又摊手：“但实际上，却并非是我厉害，而是···”
加特林菩萨够顶！
但这话，他不好说。
万一被人盯上，后续很是麻烦。
而且此刻，林凡有些小纠结。
那便是，是否要将加特林菩萨拼死佛门七位绝顶之事公之于众？
佛门有雷，而且是超级大雷！
自己一旦将此事公开，其他几域，或是与佛门有仇的大佬们，定然是有仇报仇、有怨报怨，如此一来，佛门的雷，便也藏不住了。
这雷一爆，怕是整个佛门都要被清算。
如此，却又并非加特林菩萨所愿。
可若是将此事公开，却又能为佛门带来大麻烦，好处也显而易见，至少，可以让三癫、戒色、多鱼三者更安全些。
“唉。”
“罢了罢了，暂且还是遵循加特林菩萨的想法，暂不公开吧。”
“他应当是想等，等一位能改变西域、佛门现状的存在出现，而不希望佛门就此被彻底清算，导致仙武大陆再无佛门踪迹。”
······
林凡不谈加特林菩萨，但萧灵儿与药姥心中都有数，因此也没追问。
只是暗暗感慨加特林菩萨的强横与仗义。
随即，他们开始准备前往海家。
而与此同时，西域，某荒野中，唐武反杀数个小和尚之后，脸都绿了。
“为何还有？！”
他不敢在此处逗留，连忙隐匿行踪、疯狂逃窜。
但心中却极为愤怒与憋屈。
还无比疑惑！
他妈的。
凭什么啊？！
自己好不容易疗伤、恢复，刚出来没多久，就特么遇到几个气势汹汹的和尚。
本来自己也没打算跟他们有什么交集，大不了就是擦肩而过罢了。
却未曾想，他们一看到自己便是双目放光，如同老色批见了绝世美女，‘啾’一下便扑上来了，根本没有半点犹豫！
也就是自己足够果断，已将那老东西炼制成武魂，否则还真要被他们镇压！
结果反杀他们之后不久···
又是一群和尚冒出来。
打了小的来大的！
唐武不敢再耽搁，转身便逃。
但这一逃，便好似停不下来了。
走到哪儿都被人追杀！
好似遍地都是他妈的和尚。
而且这些和尚还都有神经病！全都疯狂追杀自己，见到自己就拼命，自己无论怎么躲都没用啊！
甚至，就算自己用各种变化之术改变容貌、身形也一样。
还是各种被追杀。
直到现在，依旧如此！
他疯狂逃窜的同时，恼怒无比：“该死，究竟是何人在针对于我？那老东西都已经没了，总不能还这般倒霉吧？”
“莫非！！！”
突然。
他想到那个第九境老和尚！
“莫非！！！”
“是他派人追杀我？”
“是了！”
“也唯有他，才有这般势力、能号令如此之多的和尚吧？”
“定是他害我！”
“狗东西，已有取死之道！”
唐神王气啊！
他妈的，本神王好不容易走好运、弄到那么多上品佛骨，结果他娘的突然出现，然后连招呼都不打一声，就说些莫名其妙的话语，什么‘是你是你就是你’，然后就将本神王虐成狗！
接着，还抢走了本神王的宝物，随后还疯狂追杀本神王。
若非本神王机智，让那老东西出手，只怕到如今本神王的骨灰都被吹散了。
结果，你特娘的将本神王欺负成这样，完事儿之后竟然还安排这么多人追杀本神王？
还有王法吗？
还有天理吗？！
“你不怕被天打雷劈吗？！”
唐神王咬牙切齿。
只可惜，还没跑出多远，便被另一伙和尚盯上被拦下，随后，再度爆发大战！
这次，是一群罗汉。
虽然并非大乘佛教的罗汉，却也有好些人已入第七境。
一群罗汉联手，直将唐武打的嗷嗷直叫。
所幸，如今已有冰皇神环，可将‘冰皇宝术’施展的淋漓尽致，到最后，他击杀、重创诸多罗汉，自己也被打烂半天身躯逃离···
只是。
还没能彻底恢复呢，便又遇到一个第八境的菩萨！
唐神王拼死拼活逃命成功，却也是伤上加伤，从头到脚几乎没有一块好肉了。
“岂有此理！”
“岂有此理啊！”
“取死有道，你们都已有取死之道！！！”
“待本神王成长起来，定要将你们剥皮抽筋、让你等永世不得超生啊啊啊啊啊！”
唐神王心中在疯狂咆哮。
脚下逃命的速度，却是越来越快。
但每次，都是还未逃出多远，旧伤未愈，便再添新伤。
“本神王怎会如此倒霉啊？”
“啊！？”
他百思不得其解，甚至感到绝望。
心理也越发扭曲。
但他却不知，自己···已然是运气极好了。
所在区域，人间佛陀极少，且他跑的也比较快，每次都能‘巧合’避开人间佛陀耳目，当他们接到消息赶来时，他都已经溜了。
否则~
唐神王定然早已尿崩。
······
海家。
作为东北域赫赫有名的‘奇葩’家族，地位还是有的。
但却不是那种绝顶家族，也并非排名前几的势力，而是···论奇葩，海家便排的号。
因此很有名气。
林凡等人来到海家势力范围之内，便开始着手打探消息，只是一连三日过去，都没有任何突破性进展。
能问到一些线索，但都不够重要，价值不高。
如海家之人为何一直不动用水晶焰，亦或是海家是否有什么神秘诅咒、限制等重要线索，则全都一无所获。
这一日，夜。
两人一魂聚在一起，布下隔音结界，开始商议。
“此事，道友、灵儿，你们怎么看？”
林凡开口询问。
萧灵儿看向漂浮在一旁，只有‘上半截’身躯的药姥。
后者微微沉吟，道：“看来，这是海家最深的秘密，想要打探，却是打探不出来了，或许，唯有上门一探究竟。”
“只是，海家也算是家大业大，纵然奇葩，却也是一流家族中颇为强横的存在，我们就这般前往询问，只怕很难成功。”
“的确。”
“所以，我倒是有个想法。”
林凡笑了笑：“咱们明日继续打探。”
“但却不再藏着掖着从私下里打探，而是加大力度，光明正大！”
“哦？！”
药姥一愣，随即反应过来。
“道友是想？！”
萧灵儿也瞬间明悟：“师尊的意思是，咱们光明正、加大力度，引起海家之人的注意，从而让海家人主动来找咱们？”
“对！”
林凡笑着点头：“我认为药姥方才说的很对，海家家大业大，我们主动上门，哪怕是求着他们，他们也未必会给咱们什么好脸色，更未必能见到什么重要人物。”
“可此地乃是海家的地盘，若是我们在他们的地盘上大张旗鼓打探海家隐秘，自然会引起他们注意。”
“按照常理而言，他们必然会派人前来探查。”
“只要咱们撑过第一波，便有很大概率能见到海家高层。”
“有理！”药姥微微沉思，道：“看来，也只能如此了。”
“也好。”
萧灵儿也觉得没毛病。
求人办事儿···是最被动的。
首先人家未必肯见你，就算愿意见，也很可能只是派个管家之类的下人便将你打发了。
想见人家的重要人物？
那可就有得等咯。
这种事，无论是在‘现代’，还是在仙武大陆，都是如此。
因此，林凡才会选择反其道而行之。
“那就这么办！”
“既然你，咱们加大力度。”
林凡拍板决定。
随即，他们再度出发。
几乎是逢人就问海家‘秘辛’、‘水晶焰之谜’等各种敏感话题。
被问者一听，尽皆是头皮发麻，浑身冰凉。
“啊这？”
“不知，我什么都不知！”
“你问别人吧，我真不知道。”
“此事你问我作甚？莫要害我。”
“？？？！你，你说什么？我是聋子。”
“呸呸呸，你这叫什么话？我没见过你，我没见过你啊，也没与你交谈过！”
“···”
两人分头行头。
但被问之人无不神色慌乱，连忙划清关系，而后快步离去。
无论是路边小修士，还是城中商行之主···
但凡被问及相关话题，全都不敢多言。
不是知而不答，而是···
不知，也特么不敢答。
唯恐被海家之人发现并收拾。
“有点意思。”
“这么说，海家的威望，不，应该说，在‘民间’的‘淫威’很是吓人啊，这些人，根本不敢谈论这些话题？”
林凡琢磨着，同时，注意到有人在跟踪自己，不由微微一笑。
他也不急，再度踏入一间店铺。
正要开口询问，却突然瞧见柜台之后站着一位老熟人，不由一愣。
对方抬头一看，也是极为懵逼。
“林···林叔？”
“刘洵？”
两人对视，双双懵逼。
“你怎会在此？！”
两人异口同声。
随即，却是都笑了。
“哈哈哈~！”
“好久不见，却没想到，会突然在东北域偶遇，当真是造化弄人，亦是缘分嘛！”
“的确是缘分！”刘洵惊叹。
“缘，妙不可言。”林凡唏嘘。
说来，刘家如今也是混的越来越好。
洪武仙城三大家族的其余两家在那一战之后便是一落千丈，明面上还是三大家族，实际上，刘家却一直都在暗中动手。
本就是仇敌，自然不会留手！
在城外，猎杀两族之人。
城内，则是光明正大的买卖、收购，以及动用各种商业手段，将两大家族逐渐压制、不断割肉。
这也就导致，刘家的产业越来越多、生意，也是越做越大。
更富有了！
自然，便可将‘爪子’伸的更远，买更多好东西。
无论是装备、功法、秘术还是炼丹材料！
直接带动刘家实力全面增长。
修仙修仙，最重要的，便是财法侣地。
财，处于第一位！
只要能守得住，其余一切困难，都会瞬间减弱不知多少成。
刘家如今的财富，自然有人动心。
但~
刘家的实力在增长，同时，揽月宗也是打出了名头，直接导致诸多宵小都不敢打刘家的主意了。
因此，至少这几年时间里，刘家都很稳固。
尤其是刘家刘万里非常聪明，智慧过人。
当他发现揽月宗的顶端战力已不弱于刘家那一刻起，他就在疯狂加大投资，各种给好处，每次需要用人之时，刘家也都是有钱出钱、有力出力。
将自己牢牢绑在了揽月宗的战船之上。
如此一来，便更没多少人敢动刘家了。
何况，洪武仙城之内，还有那位散仙坐镇？
只是···
今日再见林凡，刘洵的心情，却是格外复杂。
开心与惊喜是必然的。
但更多的，却是感慨与恍惚。
Thinking back to several years ago, when I first heard about the Lan Yue Sect, what was my opinion?
Just such a broken sect...
Still need to make friends?
Why not just kill him and take the person back?
If it weren't for my father's repeated warnings and if I hadn't been obedient since childhood, the grass on the Liu family's grave would probably be three meters high by now, right?
wrong.
There should be no grass on the grave.
After all, there is a high probability that he was beaten to ashes, and there is not even a grave, so where would the grass on the grave come from?
only···
My father is really good at judging people!
It's simply prophetic.
He thought to himself that this was outrageous.
Looking back, he looked down on the Lanyue Sect, but his father scolded him and said that in the future the Liu family might be able to take off with the support of the Lanyue Sect.
I didn't believe it at first.
Results now...
Isn't the Liu family taking off? !
In the previous battle with the Sun and Moon Immortal Dynasty, the Liu family was unable to make any significant contribution, but they also gained a lot of benefits.
Coupled with the daily cultivation of various high-quality elixirs, the strongest person in the Liu family is now at the fifth level of the seventh realm, not far from the sixth level of the seventh realm!
I have also reached the fifth level of the sixth realm, and the future is promising.
The average cultivation level of the clan members has been improved by more than a major realm compared to before the cooperation with the Lanyue Sect!
Many of the Liu family's most gifted disciples have joined the Lanyue Sect.
All the extra elixirs of Lanyue Sect were handed over to the Liu family...
There are so many benefits. The speed of making money and improving the strength of the tribe members is beyond imagination.
Liu Xun sighed endlessly.
After a brief moment of shock, the two walked arm in arm into the inner hall. Lin Fan smiled and said, "Looking at the way you're dressed, you must be the owner of this shop?"
"I didn't know that your Liu family actually has businesses in the Northeast Region?"
"It's a long story."
Liu Xun explained, "When we first started cooperating with the Lanyue Sect, the Chen and Jiang families were eyeing us covetously. My father was cautious, fearing that the Liu family's large-scale purchase of spiritual medicines would be noticed by the two families, and they would gradually learn the truth."
"If this is the case, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for our Liu family."
"Therefore, I used almost all my personal connections to get the elders in the clan to purchase medicinal materials from as 'far away' as possible. This way, I could avoid the eyes and ears of both families and avoid purchasing too many medicinal materials from the same place, which would cause price increases..."
"It was from that time that our Liu family, with the help of some old friends, gradually built up some businesses in the Northeast Region."
"After that, the Moon-Raising Sect flourished, producing more and more pills with better quality. Our Liu family also had ambitions, so we thought about expanding our business to the Northeast Region."
"It's been three years."
Liu Xun spread his hands: "It was not my responsibility at the beginning."
"A few months ago, my father insisted that I come here. He said that someone was secretly planning something, and he asked me to keep an eye on it. It was also a training for me."
"God have mercy on me. I really don't want to come here. I just want to stay at home and practice to become stronger."
"But I can't disobey my father's words."
He was helpless.
Lin Fan suddenly realized: "So that's it!"
"How's business?"
"That's great, of course." Liu Xun smiled. "Uncle Lin, don't you know how good the pills you produce are? Once they are put on display, everyone will rush to buy them!"
"What Uncle Lin? I've told you so many times, we should call each other brothers!"
Lin Fan emphasized, and added: "But it is also true that the pills refined by Ling'er have no reason to be unsalable."
"You just said there might be trouble?"
"It shouldn't be a big problem." Liu Xun waved his hand: "By the way, why did Uncle Lin come to the Northeast Region? From what you said just now, it seems that you want to find out some news?"
It’s Lin Fan’s business if he wants to call us brother.
But I still have to call him Uncle Lin.
After all, my father also called Lin Fan brother. If I also called him brother, wouldn’t that be a mess?
"I want to get some information." Lin Fan nodded and told him about the crystal flame.
"The Hai family?"
"Master of this place, our Liu family doesn't know about this matter, so I'm afraid we can't be of any help." Liu Xun apologized.
“That’s not necessary.”
"I have a plan."
Lin Fan blinked and said, "Drink! When meeting an old friend in a foreign land, shouldn't we have a couple of drinks?"
(End of this chapter)