Chapter 163
Yuan Rongrong also knew the Shen family, and they even had close contacts. However, when she told her own father about this, he never believed it, or he simply didn't take it to heart. He just thought that she was young and overthinking, which didn't mean anything.
Besides, they have already discussed it to this extent with Diemeng, so those trivial details are even less important.
The little girl had nothing to say to them, so she turned around and talked to Sister Shen.
Shen Luofei has been the head of the family for a long time. His eldest daughter is now thirty years old. Her name is Shen Jingru. She is one of the youngest heavenly-level alchemists in the history of the spiritual world. She is extremely talented and now has a lot of weight in the family.
After hearing Yuan Rongrong's words, he raised his eyebrows and became interested: "Are you saying that this elixir is related to the Lin family?"
"I really remember what the cuffs looked like," Yuan Rongrong said, "but the strange thing is that Lin Qingshuang really looks like she knows nothing."
Shen Jingru also glanced at Lin Qingshuang following this conversation. She felt very subtle about this cousin who suddenly rebelled.
She had also met Aunt Luoying when she was young. She was gentle and generous, and extremely beautiful. It was a pity that she met the wrong person. She still misses her very much until now.
When I first heard that Lin Qingshuang was coming, I was very happy. After all, she was Aunt Luoying's daughter. People said that she was smart, beautiful, and a favored child of heaven. Everyone who saw her liked her. But when I really met her, I always felt that something was not quite right.
Chen Sheng and Shen Luofei's attitudes were somewhat lukewarm, and many of Lin Qingshuang's prepared arguments were of no use to them.
But Shen Luofei's current wife, who was her aunt in terms of status, had a good relationship with her and they were chatting and laughing at the moment.
The current mistress of the Shen family is the second wife of Shen Luofei. She is from the Zhu family. In recent years, the Zhu family has tended to favor the Suye Fairy Mountain. Naturally, she and Lin Qingshuang hit it off at first sight, at least on the surface.
To be honest, she was not a proper mistress. After Chen Luofei's original wife died unexpectedly, she became the concubine with the highest status. Later, she was in charge of the affairs of the inner house of the family. Since Chen Luofei did not remarry, she had always occupied this position.
However, Shen Jingru, who inherited the talent of an alchemist, and Shen Jingxun, who inherited the talent of a combat spiritualist from the original wife, were not from the Zhu family, so they were never close.
It’s not that Shen Jingru looked down on her stepmother. They treated each other with respect on weekdays, but Zhu was indeed a man of many little thoughts.
During the time she was in the Shen family, she certainly secured many benefits for her mother's family. In the past, when the Shen family had spare time and didn't care, they turned a blind eye. However, in order to share the 20% share proposed by Yu Yinyin, the Shen family had to make choices. Those originally vague gray areas would naturally be cut off, and the Zhu family would be affected.
Therefore, the current Mrs. Shen actually didn't want Shen Luoying to wake up, and was dissatisfied with the conditions proposed by Die Meng.
Originally, the 20% share and the quota for alchemy could be negotiated, but once Shen Luoying was involved, the matter was out of the question, and she was naturally unhappy.
Shen Jingru had been with her for a long time, and knew what she was thinking at a glance, so she didn't bother to say that she was short-sighted.
Even if we don't mention the matter of Shen Luoying, the Shen family would take the lion's share of the large supply of special medicinal bases and Diemeng's exclusive elixir supply. After all, it was more than what Fuxin Miaofa paid, so this deal was not a loss at all.
Is Lin Qingshuang really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? She has such a close relationship with Zhu, how could she not know what she is thinking?
Is she brainless, or does she simply not have feelings for Shen Luoying?
Just then, Yuan Rongrong turned around and whispered to her again, mentioning the incident when Zhang Fu took out the poisonous thread that day.
There seems to be some hidden story behind the incident of Chen Luoying, and Die Meng seems to really know something.
"I just now know that there is such a method," Yuan Rongrong continued, "Chen Luoying was poisoned during her pregnancy. Everyone said that she tried her best to protect the fetus, so Lin Qingshuang was fine. But it's also strange that there really wasn't a single trace of poison extracted from Lin Qingshuang's body. Otherwise, why would the Shen family wait until now to figure out what poisoned her? Is she so lucky? After being pregnant for such a long time, the poison in her body actually dissipated as soon as it was removed."
Shen Jingru frowned, thought for a while, and said to Yuan Rongrong: "Don't say this kind of thing to others for the time being."
But that poisonous thread caused a lot of speculation. What Yuan Rongrong could think of, many people in the Shen family could also think of.
So recently, Lin Qingshuang has been running into obstacles everywhere in the Shen family. Although they treat her well on the surface, there is a certain degree of indescribable scrutiny on her. She has been living a depressed life. Only Zhu can talk to her for a few words and even tell her a piece of news a few days later.
The medicine to save Shen Luoying, the Qingkong Ruxue corresponding to Gui Fu Teng, is in Die Meng's hand. Shen Sheng has already seen it and there is no problem.
The Shen family has already found the antidote for Coniferous Green, Sunflower Heart. They have a good relationship with the Shen family, so after the price was negotiated, they readily agreed to the deal and it will be delivered soon.
The antidote for Powdery Snow is called the Two-petal Flower of the Exiled Immortal. The Shen family asked all their connections to look for the flower and discovered that it was actually nearby, in the hands of a medicinal herb collector in Wanhua Ridge.
However, this person has a strange temper and is difficult to deal with. The Shen family, Fuxin Miaofa and Bailu Zongheng have visited him several times, but to no avail.
Zhu said to her, "Qingshuang, go and give it a try. If you can get this thing back, Suye Xianshan will have bargaining chips, and it will be easier to negotiate with the Shen family."
However, Zhu did not tell her that this collector was stubborn and had a bad temper. He was very annoying and was only interested in refining medicine. He had been in Wanhualing for so many years and had studied the Shen family's special medicine essence thoroughly. He no longer had any interest in it, so the Shen family would not give him face when they went to find him now.
Now that the three mountains were taking turns to go, judging from this girl's temper, she would only get more annoyed, and might even just run away, which was exactly what she wanted.
Lin Qingshuang didn't know this. After she received the news, she hurriedly took people to visit him for several days, but the other party avoided her.
Everyone thought that this matter would take a long time, but not long after, the collector said that he had already made a deal with someone and was ready to give the medicine away if nothing unexpected happened.
The two-petal flower of the exiled immortal has special habits. It is a living offering to him. One has to wait for a special time of a month to pick it. After picking it, one has to wait for a while until its protective aura dissipates before it can be used as medicine.
He kept silent about who he was going to give it to, only saying that he had already promised the other party and would not go back on his word.
But Lin Qingshuang had a backup plan.
Among the people she brought to Suye Fairy Mountain, there was one with special abilities and first-rate stealth. That collector hated being watched the most, and people from the three mountains didn't dare to disturb him nearby. Only she had successfully planted someone there, and everyone who had appeared there in the past few days was being targeted.
As soon as the news leaked, it became very lively over there, and many people tried to share the worries for the Shen family. There were indeed a lot of people around, and after she eliminated them one by one during this period of time, only the two most likely ones were left.
They were two alchemists who looked young. Every time they went to the collector's residence, they were very careful and covered themselves up tightly. Moreover, they had the effects of spiritual weapons on them, so they often disappeared in a moment of distraction.
He must have reached some kind of agreement with the collector. It was not a one-time deal. He had to go there every once in a while, and then he was caught by Lin Qingshuang.
She had confirmed that it was not anyone from the Three Mountains. Since they were only two alchemists with no martial arts skills and they were alone, it would be easy to deal with them.
No matter who took this thing, she would snatch it from Su Ye Xian Mountain.
That day, Lin Qingshuang heard from his subordinates that the two men had appeared again, and today happened to be the time for the exiled immortal to pick the two petals of the flower.
These two were quite smart. They used their spiritual weapons and instantly appeared at a farther place, but they were still caught by Lin Qingshuang who had been planning this for a long time.
Seeing that the two men were heading towards the Shen family, she felt that some young alchemist was lucky enough to have won the favor of that eccentric collector and was now going to curry favor with the Shen family.
If these two people really succeed, what will be the future of Su Ye Xian Mountain?
It seems that the two petals of the exiled immortal were put into the spiritual storage device by them. It doesn’t matter, just kill it.
They are just two powerless alchemists, Lin Qingshuang doesn't need anyone else, so she can go there herself, this way it will be safer and more secure.
As soon as the two men walked into an empty alley, she immediately followed them. Seizing the opportunity, two crescent-shaped blades appeared in her hands. She slashed them decisively, and the two men fell to the ground with a muffled groan as if they were not prepared at all.
But at the same time, a layer of translucent barrier appeared on the two people, which looked like a good protective spiritual weapon, and immediately covered the two people. Lin Qingshuang frowned, thinking that this might be a bit troublesome, and acted more ruthlessly and quickly.
Although they were protected by spiritual weapons, the alchemists were weak and could not withstand the shock of the collision of spiritual energy. The smaller one spat out blood.
"Hand over the things, and I can spare your lives."
The two men still didn't speak.
Then don't blame her.
Seeing that the protective spiritual weapon could no longer hold up after Lin Qingshuang's few slashes, it began to crack. When Lin Qingshuang's double blades were about to fall, they were blocked by someone.
Lin Qingshuang frowned and raised her eyes, only to see a familiar face in front of her. She was shocked by the force and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Cold autumn moon.
She is the direct disciple of Suye Xianshan and the legitimate young master of the Lin family. Leng Qiuyue will not be too harsh on her, otherwise it will be troublesome. However, it is still possible to make her spiritual energy backfire and make her uncomfortable.
"If you want to kill the alchemist, it depends on whether I, Fu Xin Miao Fa, agree or not?"
Leng Qiuyue felt that Su Ye Xian Shan was acting suspiciously from the beginning, and she stared at Lin Qing Shuang whenever she moved. This woman was young, but she was very vicious and wanted to hurt people directly, which was really cruel.
She also knew that the two people who were recognized by the collector were two alchemists. Although she didn't know why they had this ability, they must have extraordinary talents. Although the two petals of the Exiled Immortal Flower were precious, she wanted these two people as well.
I came out at this time on purpose, hoping to save someone.
Although Qiuyue had done a lot of murder and robbery, for example, he had tried to steal Fu Qingping's resources, but this was the rule among their combat spiritualists, the stronger one had the final say. Generally speaking, combat spiritualists would never attack alchemists.
Attacking an alchemist who has no ability to resist is considered to be unscrupulous to a certain extent in the spiritual world.
"Don't be afraid, you two."
Leng Qiuyue knew that the people brought by Lin Qingshuang were no match for her, so she turned around and smiled at the two young alchemists with a very kind tone.
It was getting dark, and the two men were wearing black hoods, so she couldn't see their faces clearly. She continued, "I am Leng Qiuyue, the mountain master of Fuxin Miaofa. I know that the two petals of the Exiled Immortal Flower are in your hands. This matter is very important. You have no background and are young. I am afraid you don't know how to negotiate this deal with the Shen family. Why don't you let me help you."
The two alchemists seemed to have their blood boiling because of the battle. They didn't reply and just coughed a few times.
The tall one seemed to be protecting the shorter one, and he finally helped the shorter one to stand up. He was silent for a long time, as if he was thinking.
Lin Qingshuang, who was standing behind, saw that she couldn't get it, so she gritted her teeth, turned around and left as if she had thought of something.
Leng Qiuyue didn't care that she ran away, she was just a little girl, the two people in front of her were the focus, but Leng Qiuyue didn't expect that before she could say a few words, Lin Qingshuang came back with a group of people, and the leader was Shen Sheng.
"Grandpa, it's right there!" She deliberately messed up her clothes and hair, looking disheveled, with even traces of tears on her face. "Master Leng Shan and those two people have ulterior motives towards the Shen family. They want to use the two petals of the exiled immortal flower to blackmail the Shen family. I tried to stop them, but was injured by Master Leng Shan. Look at them quickly..."
Lin Qingshuang knew very well that if her glazed two-handed blade did not hit anyone, it would leave no marks.
She and Leng Qiuyue each held their own opinions. Those two people were originally unfamiliar alchemists, and it was useless to talk to them. She would go to the Shen family to complain first, and Shen Sheng might naturally side with her.
She failed in her attempt and had already lost the initiative. She couldn't let Fu Xin's magic succeed.
Leng Qiuyue probably didn't expect that she could do this. She was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses and laughed out of anger. However, it would seem guilty if she attacked Lin Qingshang at this time. The two alchemists also seemed to be frightened and didn't say a word. Shen Sheng frowned. It was really hard to judge at the moment.
However, after Lin Qingshuang had exaggerated and completely distanced herself from the issue, one of the two unlucky little alchemists finally spoke. His voice was a little hoarse due to injury.
"Lin Qingshuang, you are lying and accusing people just like before. That's why I don't like playing with you since we were kids."
Lin Qingshuang froze in place when she heard the voice. She saw the little man take off his hood, revealing a familiar face.
Lin Yunsi?
"Why are you here?" Lin Qingshuang never expected to see this face. "Why didn't you tell me that you took that thing? You..."
She reacted quickly and immediately turned to explain to Shen Sheng: "Grandpa, don't believe him. Lin Yunsi has been at odds with me since childhood. He was a sly person in the Lin family and even ran away from home. I think he did it on purpose, or he had planned it for a long time. They..."
This happened so quickly that Leng Qiuyue could not recognize Lin Yunsi's face, nor did she realize who this person was. But before Lin Qingshuang finished speaking, another person lifted his hood and she recognized him.
This face is even more surprising than Lin Yunsi's.
The lost child of the Shen family might have been destined to look like someone from the Shen family. Very much like him. Li Yan was skinny before, but after Diemeng he developed his talent and body. He looks exactly like Shen Luofei when she was young. You can't mistake him just by looking at his face. Otherwise, Chen Banyu wouldn't have recognized him at first sight.
"We didn't intend to blackmail the Shen family, and it wasn't Master Lengshan who hurt us. It was you who was trying to kill and rob but was stopped, and you are the villain who made the first move to accuse them," Li Yan tightened his hand on Lin Yunsi's shoulder, "We were going to the Shen family anyway."
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