In the middle of the Yunzhong Mountains,

Lin Die has been standing outside Lin Jiang's cave for half an hour. She has played more than a dozen sound transmission notes. Lin Die cannot be sure whether he is at home, but she intuitively feels that he is.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, I don't know if you are inside. If you are, I can understand that you don't want to show up. Lin Die came here today to thank you."

"This move has benefited the Lin family a lot, but you will encounter great risks. Those casual cultivators who have suffered losses will definitely not let you go easily. So if you are willing, you can recognize your ancestors and return to your roots. No matter which of your relatives is from the Lin family, I will let you enter the family tree..."

Lin Die's voice echoed in Lin Jiang's home. At this time, Lin Die thought that Lin Jiang was a member of the Lin family who was stranded outside.

Because only the Lin family would be so willing to take risks to help the Lin family, which can also explain the logic of this matter, and this kind of thing has not happened before.

Since Lin Batian, the Lin family has not had monogamy. The second, third, and fourth generations followed suit, and almost all of them had many wives and concubines. This was the only way to ensure that the number of cultivators in the Lin family increased rapidly. In more than two hundred years, there are now more than 800 people in the family, and this is even after the Lin family went to war many times and a large number of people were killed or injured. The Lin family members are

like this at home, and they also have affairs outside. In recent years, there have been many illegitimate children who have returned to the Lin family to look for their relatives.

For these people, Lin Batian will not refuse them. As long as they are confirmed to be members of the Lin family, those with spiritual roots will be taken into the family, and those without spiritual roots will be sent to live in other places. Anyway, the Lin family has no shortage of territory.

Lin Jiang in the cave was speechless when he heard this. Lin Die actually regarded him as an illegitimate child of the Lin family who was stranded outside. Forget it, he did not explain.

"It doesn't matter if you don't want to recognize the Lin family. For this matter, I recognize you. I have a talisman here, which was made by my father. It was originally left for me to protect my body and life. After being activated, it can exert a full-strength attack equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage. It is the most precious thing on me. I give it to you. If there is danger, it can protect you."

Lin Die waited for a while, but still did not see a response from the cave. Knowing that the people inside were unwilling to come out, she took out a talisman and threw it in.

This special talisman is extremely precious, because it will consume the cultivation of the maker. In order to refine this talisman, Lin Batian will need at least half a year to recover. It will not be given to non-close relatives or close relatives, or it will be exchanged for precious resources. In the hands of some Jindan, it is an extremely precious life-saving item.

"I'm leaving. I will leave Yunzhong City in two days. If you change your mind, you can come to Yunzhong City West City to find me."

In the end, Lin Die left. She did everything she should say and do. Even if she didn't come, she could repay the favor.

As soon as Lin Die left, Lin Jiang appeared outside the cave and picked up the talisman. As a talisman painter, how could he not know the value of this talisman? It can be said that even if Lin Jiang put all his wealth together, he could not buy this talisman in Yunzhong City.

"I didn't want to get involved in the cause and effect with the Lin family, but people are not plants and trees, who can be heartless? I have lived in the Lin family for eighty years and spent my best time."

Lin Jiang sighed heavily in his heart. According to his purpose, he had to live in seclusion and not care about worldly affairs. This time, he cooperated with the Lin family to cheat the Yunzhong City cultivators, which was a big mistake.

Lin Jiang also knew that this matter was not good for him. After Xie Youjia and others lost money, they would definitely come back to settle accounts with him, but Lin Jiang couldn't help it.

He was not a plant or stone. He was also a living, flesh-and-blood person with emotions. When he was in the West City Inn, he almost instinctively considered the Lin family without thinking.

When he tried to trick Xie Youjia and the others again, he also weighed the pros and cons, but in the end, his emotions overcame his reason and he decided to take the risk to help the Lin family.

"People first, then immortals. I hope I won't be a cold and heartless cultivator in the future."

Lin Jiang shook his head and comforted himself in his heart. He tried to convince himself that it was right to do so. People first, then immortals. He was first a member of the Lin family, and then an immortal cultivator, Lin Jiang.

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"Boom"

Half a year later, Xie Youjia appeared outside Lin Jiang's cave and slashed at Lin Jiang's cave. A transparent protective shield bloomed in the cave, blocking Xie Youjia's flying sword.

"Pah"

The next moment, a flying sword flew out of the cave, heading straight for Xie Youjia. Xie Youjia's face changed and he offered a shield, but his shield was shattered by Lin Jiang with just one strike, and the fragments flew everywhere.

"Fellow Daoist Xie, you dare to attack me. Are you impatient?"

Lin Jiang appeared, standing in the protection of the formation, and said coldly to Xie Youjia.

"Mr. Lin, you still have the nerve to say that you killed me"

"Aren't you still standing here? Am I talking to a ghost?"

"You..."

Xie Youjia was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He listened to Mr. Lin's lies, found a few friends, borrowed some money, bought a batch of supplies in Yunzhong City, and went to Anhua City, intending to make a fortune.

He went there early, and the business was indeed very good in the first few days. Anhua City had been conquered by the Lin family for several years, but the strength of the business had not recovered. After hearing that Anhua City had waived the entry tax, the surrounding cultivators would come to stroll around, and if they found something to buy, they would also buy a little.

At first, Xie Youjia made a little money, but he was too greedy. Seeing the situation in Anhua City, he immediately started to raise the price, wanting to make more money.

But he didn't expect that after a few days, a large number of independent cultivators from Yunzhong City appeared. Like him, they all took out their wealth and brought a large number of goods.

At first, Xie Youjia wanted to connect with other independent cultivators and raise the price together, but soon he found that this was impossible.

They traveled thousands of miles from Yunzhong City to Anhua City, and the consumption on the road was huge. They even had to risk being hunted by monsters and bandits. After entering Anhua City, they had to pay for food, drink and accommodation, but they had no money. The money was in the goods.

Then they could only lower the price, so vicious competition began. The price of materials in Anhua City fell all the way. Some people gritted their teeth and persisted, while others stopped losses in time.

Xie Youjia chose to grit his teeth and persist. He wanted to hold on. When this group of independent cultivators left, he could get his money back, but he didn't expect that there were so many stupid independent cultivators, one batch after another.

He was not one of those people recruited by the Lin family. He had a house and land in Anhua City, so he could still hold on. After four or five months, he could not hold on any longer and had to sell it at a discount.

This trip, plus all the expenses in the middle, he lost nearly 20,000 spirit stones, and also offended several friends. How could he not be angry?

To make matters worse, he returned to the Yunzhong Mountains and found that his cave here had been breached and all the items inside had been looted. He was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. He went straight to Lin Jiang to settle the score.

"What do you mean by 'me'? You won't blame me for your own losses, will you?"

"Isn't it you?"

"Thank you, fellow Daoist. One must have a conscience. Did I force you to go to Anhua City? Besides, I heard that many people who went to Anhua City made money, such as the two Daoist friends Chen Shun and Chen Xing. They made tens of thousands of spirit stones, and they felt that there were many opportunities in Anhua City, so they have completely settled down in Anhua City. I heard from other Daoist friends that the two brothers bought a large mansion with five entrances for only 6,000 spirit stones, and also bought shops. They are living a happy life, and some people advised them to come back but they refused to come back."

Lin Jiang replied. Not all people who went to Anhua City lost money. There were also a small number of people who made money. The two brothers Chen Shun and Chen Xing that Lin Jiang mentioned were like this. In the end, they simply did not come back and settled down in Anhua City.

"I..."

Xie Youjia was speechless, because he also knew the brothers Chen Shun and Chen Xing. It was just as Lin Jiang said. The two brothers arrived in Anhua City a few days earlier than him. After they arrived, they immediately shipped the goods and sold as many as they could. They also advised him to ship the goods earlier, but Xie Youjia was blinded by the profit at that time. He felt that the two brothers were too timid. It was not necessary to make such a small amount of spiritual stones for them to come all the way here. When he came to his senses, he regretted it.

"Nothing to say?"

"I don't care. Anyway, it's all your fault. If you don't compensate me for the spiritual stones, don't think about reconciliation today."

Xie Youjia couldn't swallow it in one breath. Since the reason didn't stand, he would use the flying sword to speak.

"It seems that you want to cheat, then come on."

"I want to see what you can do."

Xie Youjia's face became ferocious. This time he lost a lot. If he didn't make up for it from Lin Jiang, his life would be difficult. In this case, he would do it ruthlessly, kill the surname Lin, and occupy his cave.

"You still dare to kill me?"

Lin Jiang's face turned cold. Xie Youjia was not the only one who had troubled him. Most of them just wanted to vent their anger and thought they were unlucky. Xie Youjia was the first one who dared to kill him.

Once the killing intention came, the nature changed. Lin Jiang could not stop him.

"Go!"

Xie Youjia slapped his storage bag, and more than ten array plates flew out and spread out along the surroundings. He was an array master, so he naturally had to use the methods of an array master to fight the enemy. Xie Youjia was confident that once Lin Jiang fell into his killing array, he would definitely win.

"The array master dared to use the array on the spot."

Lin Jiang shook his head secretly in his heart. The array master was very powerful, but it depended on the environment. If the array master was given enough time to set up the array, it would be like playing to deal with three or five enemies of the same level.

But now with such a sudden fight, it would be too late to set up the array on the spot.

Lin Jiang first scattered a stack of talismans, not for Xie Youjia, but for his array plates to interfere with his array. The flying sword followed closely behind, going straight for Xie Youjia's throat.

Xie Youjia thought of the scene where Lin Jiang had just broken his shield with one blow, and his heart tightened. He didn't dare to take it head-on, and immediately used his body skills to dodge, but the next second, he felt a pain in his temple, his eyes went black, and he lost consciousness.

"In a fight, dirty tricks are more powerful."

Lin Jiang retracted the flying needle in his hand, used the flying sword and the talisman as a cover, disrupted the opponent's vision and attention, and then used the flying needle to sneak attack, which worked every time.