Chapter 134
Fu Qingping arrived the earliest today. He had many things to discuss with Lin Qinghen, so he hurried here with his men.
In addition to the official business, he also had something else to remind Lin Qinghen.
Private matter.
The situation outside has changed a lot recently, and naturally the overall situation is improving for them.
In the previous battle with Wang Yulin, the three cities of Leicheng, Haihuncheng and Lingguan joined forces to rise up, Yin Jiuxiao showed his strength, Chen Lianyan and Qin Xiang retreated to recover, and Wang Yulin's younger generation suffered heavy losses. As a result, the entire Beizhou began to have a clear power tendency after the ruins, and gradually formed a two-legged tripartite trend in terms of region.
There are fewer cities in the Northern Province, and more of them are occupied by mercenaries, with wars breaking out everywhere. But under such circumstances, the former free mercenaries are not so free anymore, and some of them are more sensitive and have already started to choose sides.
It is not necessary to surrender immediately, but trying to cooperate is an inevitable result.
Fu Qingping was a mercenary and he knew a lot of people. During this period, he led people here. Yin Hengxie also met many forces recently.
The ruins have not been exposed yet. The most attractive person in the Yin family now is of course Yin Jiuxiao, and many people come here for him.
However, there are always some discordant voices in good things. Some people with impure intentions began to have other ideas about Yin Jiuxiao.
In the spiritual world, there are always people who are willing to do anything in pursuit of supreme military power and stable support.
Merely superficial cooperation can make people feel a little unstable, and more people hope for a closer relationship.
Yin Jiuxiao had experienced this in his previous life. After he became famous, many people were sent to his side, and all kinds of seduction methods were used.
At that time, he was bent on revenge and was troubled by the engagement. He did not trust anyone and felt that those who were sent to him had ulterior motives. He threw them all out without even meeting them. After a few times, no one dared to come forward anymore.
But Yin Jiuxiao in this life is not a completely emotionless person. Everyone knows about his relationship with Lin Qinghen. This provides a breakthrough point, which makes many people have fantasies.
Although outsiders said that they had a good relationship, they also heard that Lin Qinghen was cruel and cunning, had a disgusting birthmark on half of his face, and had low talent. The two of them stayed together for a long time and had nothing in common, so it was inevitable that they would feel bored.
——No matter what the truth is, many people think so.
As the rumor spread, all kinds of rumors spread in the city.
Many mercenary groups came to the City of Tears after the ruins, and people outside the three cities don’t know what happened before.
Especially after Lin Yunsi and Li Yan became famous, many people even believed that Diemeng’s current popularity was mostly due to these extremely talented alchemists, so they blamed Lin Yunsi and others for some of the things that Lin Qinghen had done.
Rumors were spreading like wildfire, as if if Lin Qinghen was stepped on, others would have a chance.
But Lin Qinghen did not show up at this critical moment and kept a low profile. The Yin Family, Haihun City, and Diemeng all explained it specially, but many people did not believe it at all. They only believed what they believed and made up many things in their own minds.
Yin Jiuxiao became famous, but Lin Qinghen didn't go out at this time. It was strange no matter how he thought about it.
If anyone can climb up to Yin Jiuxiao's high branch, there will be nothing to worry about in the future.
So as long as there is a glimmer of hope, despite the repeated rejections from the Yin family, there are still crowds of people who come to the Yin family. They are all around 20 years old, both men and women, and many of them are talented and have good backgrounds.
Even if you can't reach Yin Jiuxiao, it's not bad to settle for the second best and hit Yin Rongyu.
Even though Bai Muchuan had suffered a great loss in this regard before, Fu Qingping couldn't help but worry about Lin Qinghen after listening to it for a long time and watching these people trying to squeeze into the Yin family under various names and refusing to listen no matter how much he tried to persuade them.
Yin Jiuxiao looked reassuring before. Even though he was blind, it seemed that he couldn't leave Lin Qinghen wherever he went. But once a person has ability and is sought after by so many people, and he is young and unstable, it is hard to say what will happen.
What if a few gentle, pretty girls come here at this time, and Yin Jiuxiao changes his mind?
This is not the scene Fu Qingping wants to see.
To put it bluntly, Yin Jiuxiao was such a secretive person that even he couldn't see clearly what kind of person he was.
Especially today, as if afraid that the matter was not big enough, Lin Qinghen finally came out and sent his post not only to people in the three cities, but also, probably because he heard the news outside, he specially sent it to many mercenary groups that showed intention of cooperation.
Fu Qingping knew that Lin Qinghen wanted to discuss cooperation, but other people had ulterior motives and the people who came were not so simple. He was afraid that these people would deliberately target him, and he was also afraid that Lin Qinghen would suffer a loss in this matter.
The emotional problems between the two of them are likely to affect the stability of this force and should not be underestimated.
When Fu Qingping hurried over with worry in his heart, Lin Qinghen was standing in the middle of the hall with his back to him, talking to Yin Jiuxiao.
As soon as he entered the door, Fu Qingping naturally saw Yin Jiuxiao first.
His eyes returned to normal and his aura was no longer restrained. The white jade token belonging to the young master of the Yin family was still around his waist. With just one glance, he already had the aura that commanded submission.
No wonder so many people insisted on crowding around him.
If nothing unexpected happens, it won’t be long before this person becomes the future ruler of the spiritual world.
Lin Qinghen was wearing a plain green outfit. In contrast to Yin Jiuxiao, he looked much smaller. His spiritual energy was very faint, and his hair was a little longer, with the wind blowing the ends of his hair slightly. Although his spiritual power was low, he had a strong presence for some reason, and he was not inferior to Yin Jiuxiao when he stood next to him.
Fu Qingping had previously felt that there was an indescribable power in him, and after not seeing him for some time, that special feeling about this person became even stronger.
When he got closer, he could even smell the special floral scent on Lin Qinghen.
Fu Qingping was in a daze for a moment, but he still remembered what he was worried about, so he spoke as soon as he came in: "Master Lin, may I have a word with you for a moment? I have something important to remind you, which is..."
Lin Qinghen turned around after hearing that.
He was always friendly to Qing Ping, and today he was in a good mood, so he smiled at him politely as usual. His eyes looked even more crystal clear and gorgeous in the light from the hall.
"What's wrong? It's okay, just tell me, there's nothing you can't hear from Jiu Xiao."
Fu Qingping:……
The words he was about to say were choked on.
He had seen many beauties. At his age, he should not be moved by appearance. However, when he saw Lin Qinghen, he couldn't help being shocked for a moment and coughed violently a few times.
...Who is this?
He stuttered a little as he spoke: "Master Lin, you, your face..."
"Didn't I rest for a while? It was for this. I have some deficiencies that I was born with, and now I am gradually recovering," Lin Qinghen also explained to him, "So, what did you want to tell me just now?"
Fu Qingping was silent for a while.
Seeing this face, what else can he say?
They want to send some beautiful girls over from outside, but who is as pretty as Lin Qinghen now?
Still want to fight for Yin Jiuxiao, haha.
He saw Yin Jiuxiao's actions. He just leaned over and said a few words to Lin Qinghen, but this man became alert as if he had robbed something precious from him, and forcibly pulled Lin Qinghen's waist towards him.
...He was worrying too much.
Under this circumstance, when those people come over later, the one who should be wary of emotional issues is not Lin Qinghen.
Before he could say anything, Yu Yinyin, Lin Yunsi, Yin Hengxie, Yin Miao, and the people from Lingguan, Yin Rongyu, Ding Lian and others also arrived.
The main reason was that after many people on Ding Lian's side saw the battle between the Yin family and Wang Yulin, everyone wanted to stay. However, such a talented spiritualist must be placed in the inner courtyard and belong to the most core team of the Yin family. This was under the charge of Yin Jiuxiao, so the details had to be finalized by him.
The two of them stayed indoors and really did a lot of things outside.
But no matter why they came, the first thing these people did when they came in was to look at Lin Qinghen, and they said roughly the same things.
"You, your face..."
Lin Qinghen repeated the same rhetoric several times, and after hearing so many responses, he couldn't help but feel confused.
Not really?
Of course he felt amazed when he looked in the mirror for the first time after his recovery, but the feeling soon passed.
This face was somewhat similar to his in his previous life, but perhaps not as rough as in his previous life, it looked more delicate. He was used to it and didn't understand why everyone who came in had to mention it.
Besides, it wasn't like he hadn't recovered last time, right? They weren't that surprised.
...Can this time be the same as last time?!
Yin Rongyu and the group of young people who had just entered the Yin family had the biggest reaction. After all, they were young. When he came over, he wanted to tell Lin Qinghen in person that he had won and that he had done what he had promised that night. But when Lin Qinghen looked at him, he began to stutter and couldn't help feeling a little nervous.
In comparison, he was still relatively calm. Ding Lian had someone in his heart, he was just simply amazed. The group of young men behind him blushed.
It's not just that overly stunning face, there's always something indescribable about Lin Qinghen.
He seemed to have a natural smile on his lips, and he looked gentle and easy to get along with, without any aggressiveness, which made people like him. Because of his weak spiritual power, people even had an inexplicable desire to protect him, and completely forgot how many fierce and cruel things this person had done.
It wasn't until Yin Jiuxiao, who was standing next to him, looked at the situation with a gloomy face and said in a calm voice, "It's okay," and then quickly went back to practice, that the whole scene calmed down a little.
Only Lin Yunsi could sit next to him, and he kept tilting his head to look at him, which made Lin Qinghen feel creepy, so he reached out to turn his head away.
"What?"
Lin Yunsi sighed: "You actually look like this, tsk, Yin Jiuxiao made a fortune."
Lin Qinghen: "Little brat, are you still looking at faces?"
"Of course I saw it," Lin Yunsi said, and then he became a little more serious and said, "I think you look familiar."
"Nonsense, how long have you been by my side? Don't you look familiar?"
"It's not this kind of familiarity," Lin Yunsi shook his head, "I always feel that you and Li Yan look a bit similar."
The two people give people very different feelings. As for whether they look alike, it seems that only Lin Yunsi thinks so.
Li Yan's skin color is a little darker, making him look young, precocious and calm. His temperament is relatively cold and sharp, and he looks defensive and difficult to get along with, which is the exact opposite of Lin Qinghen.
So the two people would not look alike at first glance, but if you look at them for a long time like Lin Yunsi did, the similarities in their facial features and outlines would become apparent.
Lin Qinghen was busy with other things, so he didn't think they were that similar, and didn't take his words to heart at this time.
First, I quickly dealt with the remaining matters, and then I got to the point.
The most important thing in this meeting is the Immortal Vine. The time written on the post to other mercenary groups is much later. They haven't arrived yet, so Lin Qinghen naturally asked his own people to go and see first.
He didn't want to bring so many people to his own small courtyard, but there was also a lot of empty space near his and Yin Jiuxiao's courtyards, so he just found a large open space and planted a new Immortality Ivy there. After being urged to grow by Yin Jiuxiao, the purification effect was very obvious. When he brought people over, he saw a lot of yellow-grade spiritual plants growing lushly on it.
How long has it been since Beizhou could see colorful and vibrant vegetation at a glance?
The people from the three cities were brought over by Lin Qinghen to take a look, and after listening to his detailed explanation, they almost couldn't breathe.
Today, there were so many shocking events one after another, and they never stopped. Several Heavenly Stages lowered their heads to look at the soil, carefully identifying the evil energy in it, and confirmed that it was almost gone. They confirmed it several times, and their hands were shaking.
Beizhou is really saved!
They wanted to burst into tears.
"This thing was discovered by the little girl Xiao Meng from the Yin family. I have to thank her very much. It would not be too much to reward her with anything. Later, I picked out the seeds, and Jiuxiao helped to grow them." Lin Qinghen did not take credit for it, and explained the matter in detail. "The Immortality Vine is the savior of Beizhou. I don't intend to keep it to myself. Besides, this thing has been planted and the fruits are ready for anyone to pick. Restoring the vitality of Beizhou will benefit everyone."
But there is a time lag problem here.
Under normal circumstances, it would take a month or so for the Immortal Ivy to sprout, but Yin Jiuxiao could catalyze the seeds in advance so that the seedlings could be effective.
But it takes longer to wait for it to bear fruit, about five years.
After all, this is a Xuan-level spiritual plant. The demonic energy in the soil of Beizhou is only trace, and it does take time for it to grow.
The Immortal Vine belongs to Beizhou, but the catalytic ability belongs to Yin Jiuxiao. Yin Jiuxiao has never been a philanthropist and will not work for others for no reason.
This means that, at least in the next five years, the seeds of the Immortality Vine will only be in the hands of the Yin family, and only they can achieve the highest efficiency.
Seeds and resources are limited, and the transformation of the Northern State is also based on a first-come, first-served basis, so the three cities are naturally the first.
Lin Qinghen asked the mercenaries to come later, in fact, he also wanted to inform them of this matter. Once the Immortal Vine is planted, no one can hide it, so it is better to make it clear.
Besides, Lin Qinghen knew that these people were now somewhat fence-sitters and were still in a wavering state. They would not move unless they were given a tough fight.
The ruins have to be maintained and cannot be exposed for the time being. Although Wang Yulin is in chaos now, Lin Qinghen plans to continue poaching people, and it is hard to prevent these people from doing desperate things. The Yin family needs more support.
Moreover, Lin Qinghen was worried about Yin Jiuxiao. If he showed his talent to the outside world, he would inevitably face some hostility. There were also many people who wanted to eliminate this great threat before he grew up. But if Yin Jiuxiao was closely related to the Immortal Vine, it would be a powerful bargaining chip, and these people in Beizhou would never dare to touch him at will.
This was the first time for those mercenary groups to come to Tear City, and it was also the first time for Lin Qinghen to see him. Now was also an opportunity for him to take a closer look at whether these people were worth cooperating with.
He planned everything very well, but he didn't know why these mercenary groups brought so many people here?
He only invited seven or eight mercenary groups this time. Logically, it would be enough for the leader or deputy leader to come and make the decision. But at first glance, there were more than thirty people led by the Yin family in the distance, and this was not a banquet.
Lin Qinghen frowned, exchanged a puzzled look with Yin Jiuxiao beside him, and asked: "What are they doing?"
He had just come out and had received limited information, and the outside world's debate on emotional issues was somewhat shameful. Lin Qinghen didn't care, so he really didn't know anything, and others wouldn't deliberately talk about this in front of him to make him unhappy.
Fu Qingping wanted to remind him before, but when he saw Lin Qinghen's recovered face and Yin Jiuxiao's attitude that seemed as if he wanted to bite him in his mouth and not let go, and saw the immortal vine, he didn't need to say anything more and just waited and watched the show.
He loves to see others embarrassed the most in his life.
It's just a good opportunity to let these cunning mercenary groups see what the current style of Tear City is like, and also to teach them a lesson. To some extent, Lin Qinghen is a more extraordinary person than Yin Jiuxiao, and cannot be inferred by common sense.
Soon, these people became obedient.
When they got closer, Lin Qinghen finally saw what kind of people they were. Most of them were young people, and they didn't look like the type who could make decisions. Some of them were even dressed up and looked too ostentatious.
Lin Qinghen frowned, not understanding for a moment.
The leader of the group saw Lin Qinghen standing in the center at a glance, but he did not recognize him immediately. Many people from the large mercenary group did not come to the vicinity of Tear City until the ruins period, and had never seen Lin Qinghen. They only heard other people's descriptions and rumors, so it was normal that they could not recognize him at the moment.
Many people were startled and looked at Lin Qinghen, wondering who this person was? Where did he come from? How did he get there first?
With such a face, why haven’t I heard of it before?
"Young Master Yin, long time no see." Someone wanted to go up and talk to Yin Jiuxiao, but was stopped. He could only look at Lin Qinghen and asked tentatively, "Who is this?"
Lin Qinghen felt that most of the eyes in the room were on him, and the scrutiny was somewhat strange: "I posted the message to invite you all, and you don't recognize who I am?"
When that person heard the reply, a look of shock suddenly appeared on his face. The other mercenaries who came here looked similar, and their smiles froze on their faces.
"Are you Lin Qinghen? Why, why do you look like this?"
It was said that it would look like an evil ghost and be scary at the first sight.
Lin Qinghen:?
He didn't know that some people's dreams of taking shortcuts to climb the ladder were shattered on the spot. He just thought that these people had been famous for a long time, so why were their focus so crooked? They were not serious at all when they came here. They brought a bunch of inexplicable people and paid attention to what they looked like.
Lin Qinghen originally planned to cooperate with them as long as they obeyed, but seeing this, he deducted a few points from the first impression and labeled them as "unreliable". Although he needed to win them over, Lin Qinghen didn't need to be humble to anyone now. If he was not satisfied, he could just kick them out. No one dared to say "no".
The Immortal Vine can facilitate cooperation, but it can also become a threat to interests.
Yin Jiuxiao was much more perceptive. He had experience, and as soon as he saw the person inside and the look in his eyes, he immediately guessed what was going on.
But after these people entered this place, the young people whose original target was him mostly set their eyes on Lin Qinghen.
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