"Think twice, Zhongcheng." Liu Zixing urged him hurriedly, "A son of a rich family should not sit in the hall, how can you take such a small group of people and risk your life?"

Lin Run looked at him with strange eyes and asked, "Old man, aren't these people the people of the Ming Dynasty?"

"This..." Liu Zixing was speechless. Hakka people refer to the natives like them. But for the government, the natives and Hakkas are all the people under its rule, and there is no difference at all. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is quite sympathetic to the Hakkas. As long as they live in a place for a sufficient number of years, they are allowed to become local citizens.

Large families like the Lin family, who had migrated to Chaozhou one or two hundred years ago, had long since registered their names with the government. Of course, it cannot be said that they were not subjects of the Ming Dynasty.

"I am the governor and I am not here to bully them. Why do they want to harm me?" Lin Run smiled faintly and said, "How can you be less courageous than a young boy?"

He was referring to Lin Yichen on the other side of the strait. Without enough courage, he would not be so decisive.

Of course, in line with the principle of not putting all eggs in one basket, Zhao Shouzheng and Yue Yunpeng took the people who stayed behind to guard the river, while Zhao Hao and Liu Zixing followed Lin Run into Feitianyan.

~~

With a creaking sound, the bamboo suspension bridge was lowered.

Lin Yichen walked over quickly and bowed to Lin Run, being very polite.

Lin Run saw that although he was dressed simply, his speech and behavior revealed good qualities, and he could even speak Mandarin. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "I am here as a guest. It's my fault for following the host's wishes."

Lin Yichen had never seen such a graceful figure, and he immediately realized that his brother was too cautious. He said that the rules were for ordinary people, not for the governor, and it was okay for him to bring more guards.

"Hahaha, no problem. I just think they're getting in the way." Lin Run laughed and said, "Just follow your rules."

After saying that, he took the lead and stepped onto the bridge. If you want to impress the martial Hakka people, how can you do it without some courage?

Zhao Hao and others followed behind and crossed the bridge one after another. As expected, including Lin Run, there were only ninety-nine people, less than a hundred.

The rest of the people waited by the river.

When Lin Run and his party turned around the mountain pass, Zhao Shouzheng, who had been very quiet, became nervous and fidgety. His son followed him to the Hakka people's territory, which made him very worried.

"If Sima was worried, why didn't he stop the young master?" Yue Yunpeng asked curiously.

"Uh..." Zhao Shouzheng was about to say 'I dare not say anything', but the words turned into "Alas, young people need experience to grow up, how can they always stay under the wings of their parents?"

"Sima is such a tough guy with a soft heart." Yue Yunpeng couldn't help but admire: "He is such a good father."

"That's right." Zhao Shouzheng was not modest. He felt that he could be said to be the king among fathers.

Then he continued to pray to God and Buddha, praying that his son would be safe.

For this reason, he made a vow that he would rather not have sex this year.

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On the other side, Zhao Hao and Lin Run followed Lin Yichen along the valley towards the depths of the mountains.

Everyone tacitly ignored Shanjiaoliao, as if the ten-meter-high walled house did not exist.

On the upper floor of the enclosure, Lin Yifu felt relieved after seeing this. Since the other party followed his instructions, it meant that he had no ill intentions.

But he still didn't dare to lift the alarm, fearing that there might be further changes.

Zhao Hao and his party walked another mile along the mountain road, and saw three peaks on the left, high in the middle and low on both sides, all tilted eastward. The peaks in the middle continued to form a ridge, and there was a fork at the end of the ridge.

"It really looks like a flying swallow." He couldn't help but sigh.

"This young man has a good eye. This mountain is called Feitianyan." Lin Yichen couldn't help but smile proudly when he heard it, "It's a first-class Feng Shui treasure land."

"Oh, really?" Lin Run asked with interest, "I didn't expect that you, at such a young age, would understand Feng Shui?"

"How would I know about that? I heard that long ago, the clan invited a Feng Shui master to look at a burial site for the ancestors. He said that if they chose a place in the shape of a flying swallow, their descendants would be able to become generals and ministers and soar to the sky in the future!" Lin Yichen told the story.

"Is it really spiritual?" Zhao Hao asked curiously.

"Well, what do you think, sir?" Lin Yichen lowered his head with a wry smile and looked at his patched pants.

"Oh, it seems that the time has not come yet." Zhao Hao is so good at talking.

"The elders all say so," Lin Yichen's bitter smile widened. "But our ancestral graves have been here for a hundred years, and we are still the same, aren't we?"

"It's almost there, almost there." Young Master Zhao comforted.

Then he and Lin Run worked together to find out everything about this most clever young man in the Lin family. They even found out that his father liked Miss Huang in Fenghuang Town when he was young, but he was rejected by her because he was too poor, so he married his mother. They found out all these old details...

As they were talking, a group of people suddenly came running from the direction of the dormitory in front. I could vaguely see that they were a group of young men carrying an old man.

"Oh, that's my dad." Lin Yichen pointed at the old man and said, "Next to him is my second brother Lin Yilun."

"How many brothers do you have?" Zhao Hao asked with a smile.

"There are five of us. The eldest brother is Lin Yifu, the second brother is Lin Yilun, my name is Lin Yichen, the fourth one is Lin Yilian, and the youngest one is Lin Yike." Lin Yichen said proudly.

"Your father is really amazing." Young Master Zhao praised sincerely and said, "May I ask his name?"

"My father's name is Zhengying." Lin Yichen answered crisply.

Before he finished speaking, the head of the Lin family, supported by his children, came to Lin Run, panting. Without saying a word, he knelt on the ground and said breathlessly: "Mountain folk Lin... Zhengying, I pay my respects to... the governor... I am guilty of failing to welcome you from afar... I deserve death."

Lin Zhengying was much more knowledgeable than his sons. As soon as he heard Lin Yuanfang's report, he knew that a golden opportunity had come. The Lin family was extremely poor and was not afraid of being cheated by scammers, so this time there was only opportunity but no risk. Anyway, the situation would not get worse, so of course he had to try his luck first.

"Old man, get up quickly." Lin Run bent down, helped Lin Zhengying up with both hands, and said with a warm smile: "It was I who came here without even saying hello. I should be the one to apologize."

"Governor, what are you talking about? It's a blessing for our ancestors to be able to come to our mountainous place." Lin Zhengying finally caught his breath and bowed to Fei Tianyan, saying, "May our ancestors bless you. You are the most distinguished guest our Lin family has had in the 120 years since we moved to Fei Tianyan."

"Haha, you're too polite. What a coincidence, my last name is also Lin, so I'll just call you brother." Lin Run glanced at Zhao Hao and started to establish a relationship as ordered.

Young Master Zhao turned his head away slightly embarrassedly. Why did he feel like he was forcing a good woman into prostitution?

"No, no, no." Lin Zhengying waved his hands hurriedly and said, "Even if the county magistrate came, we wouldn't dare to act rashly, let alone you, old man."

"Hey, it's different." Lin Run waved his hand and pointed at Lin Yichen and said, "I heard from your third son that you moved here from central Fujian. Our hospital is from Putian, I wonder which hall you are from?"

"Really?" Lin Zhengying was excited for a moment, and tightly grasped Lin Run's hand and said, "Our ancestors were in Xinghua Army, the Jiulong Hall."

Xinghua Army was the name of Putian County during the Song Dynasty.

"Oh, we are also from Jiulong Hall." This time Lin Run seemed to be really interested and asked, "Which branch are you from?"

"Really?" Lin Zhengying said hurriedly, "We are from Room 6."

"What a coincidence, we are also from the sixth house." Lin Run held Lin Zhengying's hand and said, "Then which generation are you from?"

"I am the eighteenth generation descendant of Lord Yun and the forty-fourth generation descendant of Lord Lu." After saying this, Lin Zhengying looked at Lin Run and asked, "May I know who the governor is?"

"I am the sixteenth-generation grandson of Master Yun, and my generation name is Shui." Lin Run said seriously, "My name is just 'Run'."

"The mountains are far away and the waters are long, a new year begins." Lin Zhengying recited the poem about the generation of the emperor, then he knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "My nephew pays his respects to my uncle."

Lin Yilun and Lin Yichen were so scared that they quickly knelt down and called him great uncle.

"Okay, okay, get up quickly." Lin Run helped Lin Zhengying up again with a smile on his face, looked at Zhao Hao and said, "You are right, there is actually a close relative of my Lin family in Phoenix Mountain."

As he said this, he explained to Lin Zhengying, "This is the son of your grandfather's grandfather, and a close friend of mine. You can just call him Master Zhao. It was he who told me about you that made me want to come and see you."

"Then I have to thank Mr. Zhao very much." Lin Zhengying bowed to Zhao Hao repeatedly.

"Okay, okay." Zhao Hao returned the greeting with a smile. "We have to get closer in the future."

"I couldn't ask for more." Lin Zhengying responded politely.

Lin Yichen quickly whispered in his father's ear what had happened before.

"Asshole!" Lin Zhengying was furious when he heard this and slapped his son in the face. "How can you treat a distinguished guest like this? If you piss off your great uncle today, you'll die!"

"Hey, don't be violent. Yichen handled it very well." Lin Run stopped him with a smile and said, "I like him very much. How about asking him to come to Guangzhou with me? He can help me run errands and gain some experience."

"This is his good fortune!" Lin Zhengying was overjoyed when he heard this. He kicked his son on the butt and shouted, "Hurry up and kowtow to your great uncle. If you disappoint your great uncle in the future, don't come back. Just find a rope and hang yourself!"

"Hey, hey." Lin Yichen dreamed of getting out of this mountain valley and going to the provincial capital. He was so excited that he kowtowed to the two of them like crazy, as if he was afraid that his great uncle would go back on his word.

Lin Zhengying quickly asked his brother to take a few guards and go back to invite Mr. Zhao and his party to come in Fei Tianyan.

He also asked people to go back quickly to prepare gongs, drums, firecrackers, dragon and lion dances, slaughter pigs and cattle, and prepare a banquet.

Then he accompanied his uncle Lin Run and his party around the mountain that looked like flying swallows and went to Daliao happily.

Yue Yunpeng fell behind and whispered to Zhao Hao: "Zhongcheng is really fighting hard? He is risking everything."

Unlike Lin Zhengying who was stunned by his joy, he was a bystander and knew that this blood relationship dating back to the Tang Dynasty was actually equivalent to no relationship at all.

If anyone wants to go to the governor's office in Guangzhou to claim a relationship with Lin Run based on this identity, he will most likely be driven out by the gatekeepers.

But when it comes to making friends, of course you have to go with the higher-ups rather than the lower-ups. The higher-ups approve of this marriage, while the lower-ups would certainly be eager to have it. So once Lin Zhongcheng nodded, everyone became a family whose blood was thicker than water.

"You just found out?" Zhao Hao pinched his chubby cheeks and said with a smile, "If I don't behave well later, will I be worthy of Lin Zhongcheng?"

"Absolutely!" Yue Yunpeng nodded repeatedly.

ps. Two updates here, no more for today.