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.
Then we will help you heal, rebuild, and give you benefits...
It's not a loss, but you just have to be more cautious, otherwise you will be scared to death sooner or later.
And from what Yao Lao said, the situation of the Hai family is really a bit like Xiao Huohuo's situation.
Either the big guys of the ninth realm ascend to the realm, and without strong people to take charge, they are surrounded by powerful enemies and are in danger of being exterminated at any time... Well, the newcomer has made a breakthrough.
Either the ninth level is killed and in danger, or a newcomer breaks through again.
"This is beyond the realm of coincidence. This is clearly a card point!"
"Hey, that's interesting."
"If before it was just a random guess without any evidence, then now, I think there is at least a 50% chance of it happening!"
"So..."
"It's very likely that there is some trouble within the Hai family, waiting for Xiao Ling'er to solve it."
"As long as this problem is solved, Crystal Flame will offer it to us with both hands, and will even invest all of its money?"
"If that's the case, then it's comfortable."
Lin Fan stroked his chin, thinking secretly.
It was at this time that Medicine Grandma mentioned clues related to the Crystal Flame.
"The Crystal Flame was obtained by the Hai Family during its heyday. Many wars that followed were also related to the Crystal Flame, but until now, the Hai Family has survived and the Crystal Flame has never been taken away."
"Hmm... Let me correct it. It should be that the Crystal Flame was never taken away until I was beaten into a remnant soul and fell into a deep sleep."
"oh?"
Lin Fan nodded slightly: "Hold it by the ninth level of each generation of the Hai family?"
"That's not the case."
At this point, Yao Lao was also a little puzzled: "It's strange to me, the Hai family has had the crystal flame for many years, but no one has ever used it."
"Logically speaking, although this kind of strange fire is not as good as the imperial weapon, it is not much different. Even for a ninth-level existence, it is a great help."
"But they have never used it, and I don't know why."
"oh?!"
"That is indeed very strange."
Lin Fan and Xiao Ling'er were both surprised.
It doesn't make sense to have such a valuable thing and not use it!
Especially when facing many enemies and wars.
"Ling'er, what do you think?" Lin Fan suddenly asked.
Xiao Ling'er blinked: "Master, there must be something hidden!"
"(ˉ▽￣～)···"
Good man, what you said!
No problem!
Lin Fan nodded: "I think so too, there must be something hidden."
Medicine grandmother: “…”
She wanted to laugh.
It's you who are talking nonsense!
Who doesn't know there must be something hidden? You can figure it out without even thinking about it, but what is this hidden secret? That's the key.
"Since there is a hidden story, let's find out what it is."
"Let's go to the Northeast Region!"
Lin Fan made the final decision.
Yao Lao and Xiao Ling'er naturally had no other opinions.
Then, the three of them made simple preparations for a moment and set off for the northeast region.
only···
Soon after they set out, they discovered a problem.
Martial law!
The entire Western Region is under martial law!
Bald men of all sizes were walking everywhere, and every bald man had an extremely ugly and serious look on his face, as if his entire family had been killed.
There are special formations around all the large and small exits of the city and around the teleportation arrays.
Whether entering or leaving the city, or wanting to leave through the teleportation array, one must walk through these special formations and only leave after confirming that everything is correct.
Otherwise, you will be stopped!
If you force your way in...
Then kill without mercy!
"!"
"Master."
Xiao Ling'er looked at Lin Fan and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
With her talent, she naturally guessed why the other party did that in an instant.
"No problem."
Lin Fan smiled slightly, quite confident.
Medicine Grandma pondered and said, "I do know this formation. It is used to detect the true identity of others. Almost all transformation techniques cannot be hidden and will be discovered!"
“I can roughly guess.”
Lin Fan nodded slightly: "But it's okay."
He really wasn't panicking.
It can be guessed that this is a collaboration between the Buddhists to investigate the 'thief' who emptied the treasure house of Xiao Xitian.
But who was the thief?
That’s Tang Wu!
What does this have to do with me, Lin Fan?
Just~
He was not sure whether this formation could identify his identity as a 'scarecrow'.
Before, Gatlin Bodhisattva had never been identified.
After all, his ever-changing skills were not just for show. They were "activated" for the ninth realm when they were first created, and Gatling Bodhisattva was good at attacking.
His strength lies in the fact that Gatling is really abnormal enough. In other aspects, Gatling Bodhisattva is just "at the same level".
It's normal that you can't see through the ever-changing techniques.
But he was unsure about this formation.
Right now...
Many people who wanted to enter the teleportation array were hesitating.
Although the native cultivators in the Western Regions are basically Buddhists, the Western Regions are not populated only by local people.
After all, it is just a region, how vast is it?
There are all kinds of specialties available, and there are many outsiders, whether they are monks working as peddlers, visiting relatives or having things to do.
However, not all of these people are "upright" and can stand the test of time.
How many people don’t disguise themselves when they go out?
Now, Buddhism wants to tear off everyone's disguise, so they naturally have many dissatisfactions.
"Young Master, what do you mean by this?"
A monk frowned and stepped forward to argue: "I am a traveling merchant. I have traveled between the East and West for thousands of years and hundreds of times, but I have never encountered such an outrageous thing!"
"We all have enemies and secrets of our own. How can we let you find out everything?"
"good!"
With someone taking the lead, many monks immediately followed suit and started to output.
"If you reveal your identity here and something unexpected happens, can you be held responsible?"
"Hey, I'm not afraid to tell you that I have a lot of blood debts on my hands, but who among the monks of my generation doesn't have dead bones under their feet? But if you target me for this and surround and kill me, what should I do?"
"You have to give an explanation!"
"good!"
"We want an explanation!"
"Let us go!"
but···
The monks who were in charge of guarding this place remained calm and tough.
"Whether entering or leaving, you must enter the formation and identify your identity!"
"Otherwise, I will kill you without mercy!"
"But don't worry, we are only tracking down the shameless thief who stole from Xiao Xitian. It has nothing to do with others!"
"Therefore, I promise here that as long as you are not the person we are looking for, even if you are a great devil, my Buddhist sect will not pursue you at this moment!"
"Even if you have killed innocent people, as long as the people you killed were not from my Buddhist sect..."
"During this period of time, I will not take action against you because of this!"
"How can you guarantee that?" Some people didn't believe it.
"Monks do not tell lies!" responded the monk.
When everyone heard this, they were all speechless.
damn it!
God damn, monks don’t tell lies.
You bald asses will use this phrase to fool people.
Ordinary people who know nothing and don't understand anything will be deceived by you.
But you guys are treating us monks as fools.
Don’t tell lies?
Hey!
The most hypocritical people are you bald asses.
Who the hell believes this?!
but···
They have no choice at this moment.
We can't fight against Buddhism in the Western Regions, right?
And this is under the premise that the entire Buddhist community is unprecedentedly united because of the destruction of Xiaoxitian...
This is just courting death.
"good!"
A monk in black stood up and said, "I will trust you bald asses just once!"
He strode into the formation.
Afterwards, his true form was revealed, and someone exclaimed in surprise.
"Hiss, it's actually him?!"
"Old devil Wuxin!"
"It is said that he once wanted to join Buddhism, but failed. He turned his love into hatred and killed many good seedlings with Buddhist affinity. He was spurned by Buddhism. He... is so courageous!"
"Huh? These bald asses actually turned a blind eye?"
"Even he turned a blind eye to it. In that case, it has nothing to do with us."
"Then you can leave with peace of mind."
Seeing that the old demon Wuxin had left safely, the people who had gathered together were no longer worried and stepped into the formation one after another.
Lin Fan and the other person followed the crowd in.
The power of the formation 'swept' but did not have any effect on them. They were not even able to see through the ever-changing technique and the fact that Lin Fan was just a scarecrow, and they successfully left.
"Master is amazing."
After leaving the Western Region and entering the Northeast Region, Xiao Linger couldn't help but smile: "Is this trip perfect?"
“I guess so.”
Lin Fan nodded, but spread his hands: "But in fact, it's not that I'm good, but..."
Gatling Bodhisattva is awesome!
But he couldn't say that.
If someone targets you, the follow-up will be very troublesome.
And at this moment, Lin Fan was a little confused.
That is, should the story of Gatlin Bodhisattva fighting to the death with the seven top Buddhists be made public?
There is thunder in Buddhism, and it is a super big thunder!
Once he made this matter public, the big guys in other domains or those who had grudges against Buddhism would surely seek revenge, and in this way, the thunder of Buddhism would no longer be hidden.
Once this bomb explodes, I'm afraid the entire Buddhist community will be liquidated.
This, however, is not what Gatlin Bodhisattva wants.
But if this matter is made public, it will bring great trouble to Buddhism. The benefits are also obvious. At least, it can make the three evils, abstinence and more fish safer.
"well."
"Forget it, let's just follow Gatling Bodhisattva's idea and not make it public for now."
"He probably wants to wait for someone who can change the current situation of the Western Region and Buddhism to appear, and he doesn't want Buddhism to be completely liquidated, resulting in no trace of Buddhism left in the Xianwu Continent."
······
Lin Fan didn't mention Gatling Bodhisattva, but Xiao Ling'er and Yao Lao knew about it, so they didn't ask any more questions.
I just secretly admired the strength and righteousness of Gatling Bodhisattva.
Then, they began to prepare to go to the Hai family.
At the same time, in the Western Regions, in a wilderness, Tang Wu's face turned green after killing several little monks.
"Why is there still one?!"
He didn't dare to stay here, so he quickly hid his whereabouts and fled madly.
But I felt extremely angry and aggrieved in my heart.
Still very confused!
damn it.
Why?!
I had just finally healed and recovered, but not long after I came out, I ran into some aggressive monks.
I had no intention of having any interaction with them. The worst that could happen was just passing by them.
But she never expected that their eyes would light up as soon as they saw her, just like an old pervert seeing a peerless beauty, and they would pounce on her without any hesitation at all!
It means that I am decisive enough and have refined that old thing into a martial spirit, otherwise I would really be suppressed by them!
Soon after they were killed...
Another group of monks appeared.
After beating the small one, the big one comes!
Tang Wu didn't dare to delay any longer and turned around and fled.
But once he escaped, it seemed like he couldn't stop.
Wherever you go, you're chased!
It's like there are fucking monks everywhere.
Moreover, these monks are all crazy! They are all chasing me madly. They fight me to death when they see me. No matter how I hide, it is useless!
Even if he used various transformation techniques to change his appearance and body shape, it would still be the same.
Still being hunted down in various ways.
It is still the same until now!
As he fled frantically, he was extremely angry: "Damn it, who is targeting me? That old guy is gone, I can't be so unlucky, right?"
“Could it be!!!”
Sudden.
He thought of the old monk in the ninth realm!
“Could it be!!!”
"Did he send someone to hunt me down?"
"Yes!"
"He is the only one who has such power and can command so many monks, right?"
"He must have harmed me!"
"You bastard, you've already got a way to die!"
The God of Tang is so angry!
Damn it, this God King had such good luck and got so many top-grade Buddha bones, but he suddenly showed up, and without even saying hello, he said some incomprehensible words like 'it's you, it's you, it's you', and then tortured this God King like a dog!
Then, he stole the treasures of this God King, and then chased this God King madly.
If it weren't for my cleverness in getting that old thing to take action, I'm afraid my ashes would have been blown away by now.
As a result, you bullied this God King like this, and after that you even arranged so many people to hunt down this God King?
Is there still law?
Is there any justice?!
"Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?!"
The God King Tang gritted his teeth.
Unfortunately, before he could run far, he was spotted by another group of monks and was stopped. Then, a war broke out again!
This time, it was a group of Arhats.
Although they are not Arhats in Mahayana Buddhism, many of them have entered the seventh realm.
A group of Arhats joined forces and beat Tang Wu until he cried out in pain.
Fortunately, now that he has the Ice Emperor's Divine Ring, he can display the 'Ice Emperor's Treasure Technique' to the fullest. In the end, he killed and severely injured many Arhats, and his own body was also beaten to pieces before he escaped...
only.
Before he could fully recover, he met a Bodhisattva in the eighth realm!
The God King Tang managed to escape with all his might, but his injuries were compounded, and there was almost no healthy flesh left from head to toe.
"How can this be possible!"
"How can this be possible!"
"There is a way to die. You all have a way to die!!!"
“When this God King grows up, I will definitely peel off your skin and pull out your tendons, leaving you with no hope of reincarnation for eternity, ah ah ah ah!”
The God King Tang was roaring wildly in his heart.
The speed of his feet running for his life was getting faster and faster.
But every time, before he could escape very far, new injuries would be incurred before the old ones healed.
"Why is this God King so unlucky?"
"ah!?"
He was puzzled and even felt desperate.
The psychology is becoming more and more distorted.
But he didn't know that he... was already extremely lucky.
There were very few Buddhas on earth in the area where he was, and he ran quite fast, so he was able to 'coincidentally' avoid the eyes and ears of the Buddhas on earth every time. When they received the news and rushed over, he had already slipped away.
Otherwise~
The God King Tang must have already suffered from diuresis.
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Hai family.
As a well-known "weird" family in the Northeast, it still has some status.
But it is not one of the top families, nor is it one of the top forces, but... When it comes to eccentricity, the Hai family ranks first.
Therefore it is very famous.
Lin Fan and others arrived at the Hai family's sphere of influence and began to gather information, but after three days, there was no breakthrough.
I can get some clues, but they are not important enough and not of high value.
For example, no important clues such as why the Hai family has never used the crystal flame, or whether the Hai family has any mysterious curses or restrictions were found.
This day, night.
The two men and their souls came together, set up a soundproof barrier, and began to discuss.
"Fellow Daoist, Ling'er, what do you think about this matter?"
Lin Fan asked.
Xiao Ling'er looked at Yao Lao, who was floating on the side with only the "upper half" of her body visible.
The latter groaned for a moment, and said, "It seems that this is the deepest secret of the Hai family. I want to find out, but I can't. Perhaps, the only way is to go to their house and find out."
"However, the Hai family is also a wealthy family. Even though they are eccentric, they are still a very powerful first-class family. If we go and ask like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed."
"indeed."
"So, I have an idea."
Lin Fan smiled and said, "Let's continue investigating tomorrow."
"But they no longer hide it and inquire about it in private, but instead increase their efforts and do it openly and aboveboard!"
"oh?!"
Yao Lao was stunned for a moment, then reacted.
"Daoyou, do you want to?!"
Xiao Ling'er also understood instantly: "Master means that we should be open and honest, increase our efforts, attract the attention of the Hai family, and let the Hai family come to us on their own initiative?"
"right!"
Lin Fan smiled and nodded: "I think what Yao Lao said just now is very right. The Hai family is very wealthy. If we take the initiative to come to them, even if we beg them, they may not give us a good face, and we may not be able to meet any important people."
"But this place is the Hai family's territory. If we openly explore the Hai family's secrets on their territory, it will naturally attract their attention."
"According to common sense, they will definitely send people to investigate."
"As long as we survive the first wave, there is a high probability that we will be able to meet the top leaders of the Hai family."
"That makes sense!" Yao Lao pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that this is the only way."
"Okay."
Xiao Ling'er also thought there was nothing wrong with it.
Asking someone to do something for you is the most passive way.
First of all, they may not be willing to see you. Even if they are willing to see you, they will most likely just send a servant like a housekeeper to send you away.
Want to meet someone important?
Then you'll have to wait.
This kind of thing is true whether in the 'modern times' or in the Xianwu Continent.
Therefore, Lin Fan chose to do the opposite.
"That's what we'll do!"
"Since you are here, let's step up our efforts."
Lin Fan made the final decision.
Then they set off again.
Almost everyone he met asked about various sensitive topics such as the Hai family's "secrets" and the "mystery of the crystal flame".
When the people being questioned heard this, their scalps went numb and their whole bodies went cold.
"Ah, this?"
"I don't know, I don't know anything!"
"You should ask someone else, I really don't know."
"Why are you asking me about this? Don't hurt me."
"???! You, what did you say? I'm deaf."
"Bah, bah, bah, what are you talking about? I have never seen you, I have never seen you, and I have never talked to you!"
“···”
The two of them went their separate ways.
But everyone who was asked looked flustered, quickly distanced themselves from the matter, and then left quickly.
Whether it's a roadside monk or the owner of a business in the city...
Whenever asked about related topics, no one dared to say much.
It's not that I know but I don't answer, but...
I don’t know, and I don’t dare to answer.
He was afraid of being discovered and punished by the Hai family.
“Interesting.”
"So, the Hai family's prestige, no, it should be said that their 'tyranny' among the 'people' is very scary. These people don't even dare to talk about these topics?"
Lin Fan was pondering, and at the same time, he noticed that someone was following him, and couldn't help but smile.
He was not in a hurry and stepped into a shop again.
Just as he was about to ask, he was stunned when he suddenly saw an old acquaintance standing behind the counter.
When the other party looked up, he was also extremely confused.
"Uncle Lin...?"
"Liu Xun?"
The two looked at each other, both confused.
"Why are you here?!"
The two said in unison.
Then, they all laughed.
“Hahaha~!”
"It's been a long time since we last met, but I didn't expect that we would suddenly meet in the Northeast Region. It's really fate, but it's also destiny!"
"It's fate indeed!" Liu Xun exclaimed.
"Fate is beyond words." Lin Fan sighed.
Speaking of which, the Liu family is doing better and better now.
The other two of the three major families in Hongwu Immortal City fell into decline after that battle. On the surface, they were still the three major families, but in fact, the Liu family had been taking actions in secret.
Since we are enemies, I will naturally not hold back!
Outside the city, hunting people from both tribes.
Inside the city, they were openly buying and selling, acquiring, and using all sorts of business methods to gradually suppress the two major families and take advantage of them.
This also led to the Liu family's increasing number of industries and business growing bigger and bigger.
Richer!
Naturally, you can stretch your "claws" further and buy more good things.
Whether it is equipment, skills, secret techniques or alchemy materials!
It directly drives the overall growth of Liu family’s strength.
The most important things in cultivating the immortal way are wealth, Dharma, companions and land.
Money comes first!
As long as you can hold on, all other difficulties will be reduced by an unknown amount in an instant.
Naturally, some people are tempted by the Liu family's current wealth.
But~
The Liu family's strength is growing. At the same time, the Lanyue Sect has also become famous, which has led to many villains not daring to target the Liu family.
Therefore, at least in the past few years, the Liu family has been very stable.
In particular, Liu Wanli of the Liu family is very smart and wise.
From the moment he discovered that the top combat power of the Lanyue Sect was no weaker than that of the Liu Family, he began to frantically increase his investment and offer all kinds of benefits. Every time when he needed people, the Liu Family would contribute both money and manpower.
He tied himself tightly to the warship of the Lanyue Sect.
As a result, fewer people would dare to touch the Liu family.
What's more, there is an immortal in charge of Hongwu Immortal City?
only···
When Liu Xun saw Lin Fan again today, his mood was extremely complicated.
Happiness and surprise are inevitable.
But more of it is emotion and trance.
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)
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