East of the city, civilian area.

Inside a simple rental house.

Lin Hao was sitting at the table. A Kung Fu fly just flew in from the window, holding a golden ring and placed it on the table.

This ring is inlaid with diamonds, but it is not an ordinary decorative ring.

Because some mysterious runes were engraved on the inner circle of the ring, faintly emitting an invisible fluctuation of spatial energy.

That energy aura is exactly the same as that of the storage bag.

There is no doubt that this is a space ring that is more advanced than a storage bag.

Although the object is small, the storage space is hundreds of square meters.

And it is worn on the finger, which is very convenient to carry with you.

However, this thing is extremely expensive. The market price of a space ring is five million taels, which is unaffordable for ordinary people.

In order to save money, Lin Hao had to settle for the second best and spent two hundred thousand taels to buy a storage bag from a tool store.

But that space of more than ten square meters can usually only hold some daily necessities.

It is nothing like a space ring. The huge space inside is more than enough to move the entire mansion into it.

"That old bald pig is quite rich."

Lin Hao stretched out his hand, took the golden ring, played with it, and muttered to himself.

This space ring was taken from Li Qingshou by Kung Fu Xiaoying before he left.

In this regard, Lin Hao couldn't help but sigh in his heart that status determines everything.

The higher the status, the more treatment one receives, and any resources used are the best.

Immediately, Lin Hao's mind moved slightly, and his mental power suddenly probed into the space ring.

However, apart from some antiques that show a sense of age, the rest are medicinal herbs that nourish qi and blood, and most of them are mainly for strengthening yang.

There are not many gold notes, only a few hundred thousand. Unfortunately, the 10,000-gold card is bound to a rune, so no one else can use it except the person himself.

Otherwise, considering the status of the rich old man Li Qingshou in the Li family, the amount of money in the card must be quite large.

"Hey, what's in these iron boxes?"

While counting the items, Lin Hao suddenly noticed that in the deepest space, there were ten large golden iron boxes piled up.

Lin Hao's mind moved slightly, and he took them all out directly.

Ten iron boxes, each half a person's height, suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Such a strong spiritual energy."

Lin Hao was startled and clearly felt the spiritual energy emanating from these iron boxes.

“Bang!”

A crisp sound rang out in the house, and Lin Hao directly opened the box in front.

But there were pieces of stones placed inside, all red and crystal clear, and the spiritual energy emanating from them was mixed with a trace of scorching energy fluctuations.

"Could these be... Lingyang Stones!"

Although Lin Hao had never seen the Lingyang Stone, he guessed it immediately.

These Lingyang stones are shaped like rhombuses, and each piece is of extremely pure quality.

According to the market price, one Lingyang Stone is equivalent to ten thousand taels.

This large iron box was neatly filled with Lingyang Stones, and it was estimated that there were at least three hundred of them.

This is a huge fortune!

Lin Hao suppressed his excitement and asked Kung Fu Fly and Wolf Spider to open the remaining nine boxes.

What comes into view is also the bright Lingyang Stone, which casts a red glow on the entire room.

"Three hundred Lingyang stones, ten boxes together make three thousand, which is equivalent to... thirty million!"

Looking at the ten iron boxes filled with Lingyang Stones, Lin Hao's face showed a hint of surprise.

This wealth is undoubtedly a timely help for Lin Hao at the moment.

Since obtaining the God-level Animal Evolution System, he has already adopted three pets and squandered nearly 20 million yuan.

If he didn't gain anything, he would probably have to start being a cleaner again before the day when Mingge would pay his salary.

Fortunately, this old fellow Li Qingshou actually owns so many Lingyang stones, which is simply a windfall!

"I heard from Chen Hu that the cooperation between the Lin and Li families will only begin after the marriage."

Lin Hao seemed to be thinking about something, and muttered to himself: "But now, Li Qingshou's space ring has so many Lingyang stones. Could it be that the Li family has secretly mined in the vein?"

Thinking of this, a hint of coldness appeared between Lin Hao's brows.

That old guy was indeed cunning and sly. He actually used the power of the Lin family to intimidate other forces in the city.

If we wait until next month for the marriage, there might not be much Lingyang Stone left in the mine.

In the name of agreeing to cooperate with the Lin family, he actually did this secretly. Not only did he collect a large amount of resources, he was also able to marry Lin Wanrong.

It can be said that he gained both people and money!

"For the sake of the family's interests, Patriarch Lin is willing to sacrifice anyone. I wonder how he will react when he finds out he's been tricked this time?"

As his mind turned, a playful smile appeared on Lin Hao's lips.

Lin Hongkang's angry and humiliated expression when he found out he had been cheated emerged in his mind, and Lin Hao couldn't help feeling a sense of revenge.

Immediately, he waved his hand and put all the iron boxes into the space ring, planning to go to Lin Mansion again.

At this moment, in the central courtyard hall of the Lin Mansion.

Lin Hongkang and the four senior elders of the family were all gathered here.

"Regarding the assassination of Patriarch Li, has the black shop received any relevant task orders?!"

Lin Hongkang frowned and asked calmly.

It can be seen that he was extremely upset at this moment.

Although the mining output of the Lingyang Stone mine is not large, its total value is estimated to be billions.

If the family could get 50% of the resources, the industrial chain in the city would surely develop rapidly to a certain scale.

However, now that Li Qingshou is dead, the cooperation that the Lin and Li families had originally agreed upon may be invalidated.

For the family, it is undoubtedly a huge loss of benefits!

"Reporting to the master, the black shop has never had such a mission."

The elder with white eyebrows and beard shook his head and said in confusion: "I don't know who the head of the Li family offended, and he actually caused a disaster that killed him."

"No matter who it is, the assassin must be a very powerful warrior."

"That's right. He was able to kill Patriarch Li silently under the eyes of so many guards. He is definitely an expert!"

"And the murder method is very similar to that of the gambling house owner Li Dajiu who died a while ago, and Ma Feiyu from the auction house."

Inside the hall, the second elder, the third elder, and the fourth elder also began to discuss.

"Um?"

Lin Hongkang's face darkened slightly.

He looked at the four elders and frowned, "The man you are talking about is the mysterious assassin Jing Ke who has appeared recently?"

"Yes, that's him."

The elder nodded and said in a hoarse voice: "According to the situation, our black shop received a time-limited task half a month ago."

"The execution location is set at the underground market trading center, which is also our family's auction house, and the assassination must be timed precisely during the brief period of time when the lights are turned off at the start of the auction."

Lin Hongkang said calmly: "Well, I have also heard about this matter. According to the news from Manager Tong, the time-limited mission was actually issued by the people of the Ming Pavilion Organization. It is used as an assessment to select new members."

"And that Jing Ke is the chosen assassin!"

At this point, Lin Hongkang's face became even gloomier. If this person really did it, then things would be difficult.

Could it be that the dynasty’s royal family also learned about the Lingyang Stone mine?

Is this why you intend to kill Li Qingshou?

But after thinking about it, Lin Hongkang rejected this idea.

After all, with the strong background of the royal family, how could they take that small Lingyang stone mine seriously?

Besides, even if you want to, there's no point in using a butcher knife to kill a chicken.

If the royal family could just pass on a word, the Li family would be forced to hand over all ownership of the mineral vein.

Lin Hongkang was puzzled by this.

"Well, follow me to the Li Mansion tomorrow to mourn for the head of the Li family."

Lin Hong sighed, and then said sternly: "However, our main purpose is to find out who the successor of the new patriarch is, and then discuss cooperation with him on the mining of the Lingyang Stone vein."

"Understood."

The four elders nodded slightly, each with a smile on their face.

In their opinion, it would be better if that old pig Li Qingshou died. Although the family interests would be affected, at least Lin Wanrong would not be harmed by him.

"You don't have to waste your energy."

At this moment, an indifferent voice came from the gate.

Lin Hongkang and the others looked a little stern, and five glances were cast over almost at the same time.

But the person who came in was actually Lin Hao.

Seeing Lin Hao, Lin Hongkang's originally frowned brows couldn't help but relax.

"Four elders, long time no see."

Walking into the hall, Lin Hao first paid his respects to the four elders as a junior of the family.

I remember when I was young, they researched various treatment options in order to regain their sight.

Although the results did not improve at all, Lin Hao had a pretty good impression of these four old men.

As for Lin Hongkang, he simply ignored him.

Being forced to marry into the Zhao family was the shame of his life.

The culprit is undoubtedly Lin Hongkang.

In order to tie down the Zhao family, the financial backer of this black shop, this guy actually forced a marriage with the Zhao family under the pretext of improving the relationship between the two families.

Who would have thought that in the end, he agreed to let the son of the Lin family marry into Zhao Linger's family, and thus chose himself!

"Lin Hao, do you know that the master of the family has been waiting for you in the study for a long time today?"

Lin Hongkang stared at Lin Hao, questioning him, and asked in confusion: "Also, what did you mean by what you just said?"

Lin Hao spread his hands and said, "Once Li Qingshou dies, it will only be a waste of time for you to go."

Hearing this, Lin Hongkang was quite displeased and shouted, "Nonsense! The complex interests between families are not something a little kid like you can understand."

"I really can't understand it, otherwise I wouldn't have been sold out by you in the first place."

Lin Hao smiled coldly and said, "To tell you the truth, the mineral vein cooperation is just a delaying tactic of the Li family. Don't be so naive."

"A delaying tactic?"

Lin Hongkang and the four elders were all slightly stunned and looked at Lin Hao in surprise.

"As far as I know, Li Qingshou had people secretly mining Lingyang Stone in the mine a few days ago."

Lin Hao said calmly, "So I don't need to explain the meaning too much, I believe you all understand it."

"What?!"

Hearing this, the four elders' faces changed drastically, with shock and anger in their eyes.

Lin Hongkang was so angry that he slammed the table and stood up. With a loud bang, the sandalwood table under his palm turned into powder.

Long before, the Li family had added a large number of guards to the manor near the mine and set up a restricted area. In fact, he had already had suspicions.

I thought the Li family didn't have the courage, but I didn't expect they would dare to trick me.

"You bastard!"

Lin Hongkang became more and more angry. With anger in his eyes, he stared at Lin Hao and asked, "Where did you get this information?"

Lin Hao said calmly: "A good friend of mine told me that Li Qingshou's space ring contains a large number of Lingyang stones, about three thousand."

Upon hearing this, the faces of Lin family head and others darkened slightly.

They knew very well that with the financial resources of the Li family, they could not purchase so many Lingyang stones.

Besides, the martial arts aptitude of the Li family's disciples is mediocre, at most at the level of a second-level warrior. Spending a large amount of Lingyang Stones on their training is undoubtedly a waste of money.

Therefore, the only possibility is that the Li family has indeed been secretly mining the mineral veins, violating the previous agreement with the Lin family!

"Who is your good friend? What does he look like?"

Lin Hongkang suppressed his anger and continued to ask.

After all, this matter is of great importance. As the head of the family, anything he does will affect the interests of the family.

"He is an assassin named Jing Ke."

Lin Hao said calmly: "As for my appearance, don't forget that I am blind."

Hearing this, Lin Hongkang was stunned and looked at the four elders beside him in surprise.

The person who assassinated Li Qingshou was indeed the mysterious assassin!

Regarding this point, Lin Hongkang and others seemed to have believed what Lin Hao said.

At this moment, the way they looked at Lin Hao was somewhat admiring.

Obviously, he had not expected that Lin Hao actually knew the master assassin.

"Since your Li family is not honest, don't blame our Lin family for being disloyal!"

Lin Hongkang narrowed his eyes slightly, his cold voice was filled with murderous intent, and he shouted coldly: "Pass the order down, all the warriors of the family above level three will be dispatched, rush to the Li's Villa outside the city and destroy them!"

After saying that, Lin Hongkang reached into the storage bag and took out a purple long sword. Under the infusion of spiritual energy, lightning flashed and it was filled with a ferocious aura that made people's heart palpitate.

"Such a strong aura."

Seeing this, Lin Hao felt a chill in his heart.

Compared to the previous time when he used his aura to oppress himself, it was several times stronger.

Lin Hao understood this as well. He knew that the patriarch actually had a trick up his sleeve and was just pretending to do it in front of Li Qingshou.

If they really fought, with Lin Hongkang's strength at the peak of level six, he might not be able to withstand the power of a single move.

About a few minutes later, in the front yard of the Lin Mansion.

At this moment, there are more than a hundred Lin family guards and family members gathered here, all of them are fully armed and full of murderous intent.

Ma Liu and Chen Hu were among them.

At the front of the team was the family's martial arts master, Lin Xionggang.

Having spent many years on the battlefield, he is extremely experienced in fighting.

As the Great Elder exposed the matter, everyone present was undoubtedly extremely angry, and most of them looked at Lin Hongkang in some obscure way.

I never thought that the master of the family would be deceived one day.

Lin Hongkang held a long knife in his hand, his face changing, and he was quite angry and embarrassed.

"Let's go! Destroy those bastards!"

Immediately, he waved his hand and led the Lin family's many men and horses, rushing out of the mansion gate with great momentum.

Then he rode the war horses that the servants had prepared long ago and headed towards Li's Villa outside the city, intending to seize the Lingyang Stone mine.

"Sister Wan's problem has been resolved."

Not far away, Lin Hao watched silently, with a smile on his face.