Seeing Liu Jingwu's dejected expression, Lin Yu smiled and comforted him, "It's alright, Elder Liu, why don't you demonstrate your swordsmanship? I'll see which level you've grasped!"
Liu Jingwu nodded, and with a slight lift of his hand, the tea in the cup suddenly condensed into a small sword that floated in his palm.
Whoosh!
He put two fingers together and flicked them lightly.
With a whoosh, the water sword shot out, instantly extinguishing the red candle on the table, and then struck the wall behind it, making a small hole with a clang.
Somewhat unwilling, he condensed a water sword again and tried once more. However, this time, his strength was clearly insufficient, and before he could even get close to the red candle, it turned into water droplets and fell down.
Liu Jingwu blushed and looked at Lin Yu awkwardly.
Lin Yu was both amused and exasperated, shaking his head and saying, "The general direction is correct, but it's still lacking in refinement. It's because the true qi hasn't been tempered yet!"
"After all, he took the Immortal Pill, and his progress was too fast, going against the laws of nature!" Lin Yu sighed. Although he had improved the Immortal Pill and minimized the side effects, this forced growth still had some drawbacks.
Liu Jingwu asked nervously, "Teacher Lin, does that mean I won't be able to master your swordsmanship?"
Lin Yu had previously set a goal for him, hoping he could learn 30% of it. But now he asked himself, and he hadn't even learned one level of Lin Yu's knowledge.
Lin Yu thought for a moment and said, "Sometimes, enlightenment requires a trigger; it's not advisable to just shut yourself away and work in isolation!"
"Um, Teacher Lin, what do you mean?" Liu Jingwu asked, looking puzzled.
Lin Yu said calmly, "It's the same as breaking through a cultivation level. Only in actual combat, between life and death, or between great joy and sorrow, can the potential and wisdom of the human body be stimulated! However, I can't help you with this; it depends on your fate!"
Hearing him say that, Liu Jingwu was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but smile bitterly.
It seems that his desire to fight Li Qingcang tomorrow is just wishful thinking.
Seeing his discouragement, Lin Yu couldn't help but want to say a few words of comfort. Just then, bang bang bang!
A knock came at the door.
Liu Jingwu's apprentice hurriedly went to open the door, only to see the inn's waiter standing at the door, peering inside.
His gaze quickly settled on Lin Yu, and he bowed slightly. "Mr. Lin, my manager invites you to come to the Tianzi Restaurant for a chat!"
Shopkeeper, Ao Jun?
Lin Yu's eyes flickered slightly.
Lin Yu had felt somewhat curious when he first met this person.
The surname Ao is not common, and the other party is from Yandu.
It's likely that he has some connection with his maternal grandmother's family.
Maybe he's a person with divine blood!
However, according to what Hua Zhen said before, the Ao family has been wiped out, so what is the identity of this man?
At this moment, the waiter smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, my manager has prepared fine wine in the room and hopes to have a long chat with you!"
Lin Yu nodded, stood up, and said to Liu Jingwu, "Old Liu, I'll go and pay my respects to this Boss Ao first!"
"Please go ahead, Teacher Lin!" Liu Jingwu quickly bowed and saw him off.
Lin Yu nodded slightly and followed the waiter out.
A short while later, the two arrived at the top-tier room.
The waiter slowly pushed open the door.
As soon as Lin Yu walked in, he saw a refined-looking middle-aged man stand up with a smile.
He carefully examined Lin Yu before smiling and praising him, "Not bad, not bad! You do have some of the spirit of the Ao family!"
Lin Yu frowned. "Are you really from the Ao family, a family with divine bloodlines?"
Ao Jun waved his hand, and the waiter immediately closed the door and left. Only then did Ao Jun slowly speak: "I suppose Hua Zhen has already told you some things. That's right, I am a member of the Ao family, a family of divine blood! However, I am from a collateral branch of the Ao family. When the Ao family was in trouble, I was not in the capital, so I escaped the disaster!"
"Of course, my branch is not the only surviving collateral branch of the Ao family. However, the Ao family is now defunct in name only, no longer possessing the glory of divine blood. Therefore, we collateral branches have all left the capital to make a living on our own!"
Lin Yu nodded. "So, you can't really be considered a member of the Ao family!"
Collateral relatives, to put it bluntly, are maternal relatives, and they usually don't have much bloodline, or if they do, it's not very pure. If it's a collateral branch, then that's more understandable.
Lin Yu felt slightly disappointed.
Upon hearing this, Ao Jun's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. He quickly replied, "Although I am from a collateral branch, I am still a true member of the Ao family. My father married a young lady from a collateral branch of the Ao family, so I also possess the divine bloodline of the Ao family. As long as I am alive, I will still bear the name of the divine bloodline!"
"And in terms of seniority, I'm your uncle!" Ao Jun couldn't help but emphasize again.
Lin Yu was utterly speechless.
What the hell is this uncle?!
This relationship probably doesn't even qualify as a fifth degree of kinship. Is this... a forced attempt to establish kinship?
Regardless of the circumstances, they were still somewhat related, so Lin Yu didn't try to hide it from him. Instead, he asked directly, "I wonder what brings Manager Ao here? Is it just to reunite us as relatives?"
Ao Jun smiled, pointed to the dishes on the table, and said, "Why don't we sit down and talk?"
Lin Yu thought for a moment, realizing he hadn't eaten dinner either, so he simply sat down and started eating and drinking.
Ao Jun frequently offered toasts from the side, while also mentioning some past events of the Ao family.
Lin Yu was also very curious about the matter of divine blood and asked questions from time to time.
However, it is clear that Ao Jun is also an outsider, and his knowledge seems to be less than that of Hua Zhen.
He didn't get any useful information either.
Before long, both of them were slightly tipsy. Ao Jun's eyes flashed, and he asked calmly, "By the way, nephew, I heard that when Miss was being chased by the ancient martial arts family, she was holding a treasure fan. Is that true?"
Lin Yu's hand holding the wine glass froze for a moment, and his gaze swept towards Ao Jun like lightning.
Actually, he had already thought of it.
Why would a relative who is completely unrelated suddenly come knocking on your door?
There must be something they're after!
"Manager Ao, you know quite a lot!"
Lin Yu sneered and slowly put down his wine glass.
However, he did not deny it. Instead, he nodded and said, "You are right. My mother did indeed leave behind a fan, and right now, this precious fan is on me!"
"What??" Ao Jun was visibly moved, and stood up abruptly, his eyes brimming with barely suppressed excitement.
Da da da!
Meanwhile, there were many figures in the outer corridor, and faint footsteps could be heard.
An invisible killing intent pierced through the door!
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