Chapter 564 Regret, far inferior to Ying Zijing [2 updates]
The manager turned around curiously and was stunned to see Lin Qingjia still sitting in her original seat, holding a coffee cup.
"Miss Lin, what's wrong?"
"This Mr. Wen looks familiar." Lin Qingjia quickly came to her senses. "I almost mistook him for someone else, please don't be offended."
She smiled faintly, her eyes clear.
She still had that gentle and warm demeanor, without the slightest hint of embarrassment or awkwardness.
Lin Qingjia has managed to stay in the Lin family, a ruthless ancient martial arts clan, for so long, even though she is not a direct descendant of the Lin family. She has long since developed a sophisticated and shrewd way of dealing with people.
"Familiar?" Adele had been with Wen Tinglan for a long time and understood Chinese. "Tinglan, do you know her?"
Wen Tinglan said calmly, "I don't know him."
Lin Qingjia pursed her lips, keeping her expression unchanged.
“Mr. Wen certainly doesn’t know her. Miss Lin has always been in the ancient martial arts world, which is a closed environment.” The manager smiled. “If you would like to go, Miss Lin can show you around.”
"She is the eldest daughter of the Lin family, and her status is among the top in the ancient martial arts world."
Wen Tinglan's reaction remained calm: "Very impressive?"
"It's nothing special, just a hollow reputation," Lin Qingjia interrupted with a slight smile. "I also have many things that I can't control."
"I didn't bring anything too valuable." She took out two sandalwood boxes and pushed them over. "These are some medicines I made myself. Please accept them if you don't mind."
“It’s not that precious.” Adele chewed on her lollipop, glanced at it, and said honestly, “I’ve seen much better medicine than yours.”
Ying Zijing sent her and Wen Tinglan to the ancient martial arts world, specifically to the Ye family.
Adele had naturally seen the medicine that Ying Zijin had refined.
Ancient medicine and alchemy share some similarities, but they are not entirely the same, and upon closer examination, they reveal significant differences.
Although Adele had only ever been exposed to alchemy, she was still able to judge the quality of pills.
She's nowhere near as good as her sister.
"I'm sorry." Lin Qingjia's smile remained unchanged, tinged with apology. "I left in a hurry, and I didn't have any precious medicines at home."
"Okay, could you two give me an address? I'll send some more medicine over later."
“No need, we don’t need it.” Adele waved her hand. “We’ve seen them, let’s go.”
Before the housekeeper could stop her, she pulled the boy beside her out of the coffee shop.
Wen Tinglan remained silent for a long time before finally speaking again: "Adele, do you think I look like that Miss Lin?"
"Does it look like him?" Adele stared at him for a long time. "I can't tell."
She muttered to herself, "I think all of you East Asians look quite alike. Of course, you're one of the good-looking ones. I guess I have good taste too?"
Wen Tinglan's forehead twitched, and the corners of her lips pressed down slightly: "That's good."
Anyway, Adele is a Westerner and has face blindness when it comes to Easterners.
He was about the same.
He still thinks his two senior classmates are very similar, but his classmates all say they are completely different.
If he had known that the person he was accompanying Adele to meet today would be Lin Qingjia, he definitely wouldn't have come.
**
The world of ancient martial arts.
On her way back to the Lin family home, Lin Qingjia seemed somewhat absent-minded.
Her hands clenched slightly.
Wen Tinglan had a mental disorder, and it was already surprising that she recovered, let alone be able to attend Norton University.
The head of the Taylor family had already explained to her how impressive Norton University was.
Norton University's operations department is superior to any S-class mercenary team.
Lin Qingjia pursed her lips, sighed softly, and felt inexplicably uncomfortable, inevitably feeling a little regretful.
The dog-eat-dog world of ancient martial arts taught her that connections were extremely important, so she had to maintain her carefully constructed persona.
But Wen Tinglan's previous demeanor clearly indicated that she was unwilling to have any interaction with her.
pity.
"Qingjia," Lin Jinyun put down her book, her voice gentle, "Have you met the Norton University genius that the Tyler family head mentioned?"
Lin Qingjia nodded slightly: "I have seen them, and they are indeed young geniuses."
"How is the situation?"
“Father, they are from the Mechanical Engineering department, so they are of no help to us. I haven’t met anyone from the Alchemy or Astrology departments.”
"Mechanical Engineering Department, huh?" Lin Jinyun frowned. "Never mind, it's fine to get to know each other first."
A nuclear bomb could indeed raze the Lin family's home to the ground.
However, without the guidance of a martial arts master, outsiders cannot enter.
Without entering the world of ancient martial arts, one cannot cause any harm to it.
At present, mechanical engineering students are not really of much help to them.
Lin Qingjia smiled and said, "Father is right, connections are very important."
She lowered her head slightly, her eyelashes drooping.
At least Wen Fengmian is no match for Lin Jinyun.
The Ji family is just a secular scientific research family, how can it compare to the Lin family?
If the Lin family's ancestor were to emerge, he could easily destroy a megacity with a population of ten million.
Her choice was correct.
"By the way, the Grand Elder is looking for you," Lin Jinyun said again. "Go see him, and after that, I'll accompany you on a trip to the ancient medical community."
The medicinal herbs that Lin Qingjia needed were only available to the Tea Saint.
They must meet the Tea Sage.
Lin Qingjia left and went to the Grand Elder's side.
On the prayer mat, the Grand Elder sat cross-legged and raised his head: "You've arrived, Qingjia. It's still about your mother. Even the Ancient Divine Physician and your master can't cure her. Do you know what to do?"
An Roujin is a madwoman; it's not appropriate for her to stay in the Lin family any longer.
Lin Jinyun has already divorced his wife.
Lin Qingjia said, "There are specialized hospitals in the capital called mental hospitals, and they have professional staff to take care of your mother. You can send your mother there."
She couldn't stand An Roujin anymore either.
An Roujin is a madwoman; she's now indiscriminately hurting people.
An Roujin had schemed her whole life, but she never imagined she would end up like this.
"Alright." The Grand Elder waved his hand. "Your mother was just an ordinary person, there's no need for her to stay in the ancient martial arts world. Have the guards take her to the hospital you mentioned, and pay for her lifelong medical care."
"What happens to her from now on is none of our business."
Lin Qingjia clasped his hands in a fist and said, "The matter is resolved. Qingjia will take his leave now."
The Grand Elder frowned as he watched her figure disappear.
If Lin Qingjia were a member of the Lin family, she could easily become the head of the family with her abilities, but she is not.
This is a troublesome matter.
Even though the Grand Elder liked Lin Qingjia very much, he still felt that blood ties were more important.
After thinking about it, he decided to discuss it with the other elders of the Lin family and decide that it would be better to marry Lin Qingjia off to a member of the same family.
**
On January 6th, several colleges of Imperial University had finished their exams and started their summer break.
Ji Li's biochemistry experimental class still has six exams to take.
After the Ji family's matter was resolved, she was able to focus on her studies.
Ying Zijing carried the food prepared by Madam Ji to deliver to Ji Li.
After delivering the package, she said goodbye to Wen Fengmian and then went to the ancient martial arts world.
She plans to use the more than one month of winter vacation to begin her seclusion.
But such a short time is probably not enough for her to break through to the level of a Grandmaster of Ancient Martial Arts.
Ying Zijing turned her head: "What do you think about me participating in the life-or-death battle? It would definitely improve my cultivation very quickly that way."
Upon hearing this, Fu Yunshen's gaze suddenly darkened: "You promised me not to take any risks."
"I was just asking," Ying Zijing said, propping her head up with her hand. "I'm thinking about how to improve my cultivation level faster."
"Don't your ancient medical practices have a concept called yin-yang balance and harmony? And there's even the term 'dual cultivation' in your books?" Fu Yunshen tugged at his collar, grinning wickedly. "I'll help you cultivate?"
Ying Zijing glanced at him: "You've been reading too many cultivation novels."
Such a thing simply does not exist on Earth.
Unlike the world of spiritual cultivation, this place doesn't have spiritual energy.
Fu Yunshen propped his head up with his hand, saying helplessly, "Alright, I was just teasing you, don't take it seriously."
The kid is getting harder and harder to please; I even like to reason with him.
After sending Ying Zijin to the Dan Alliance, Fu Yunshen went to the Judicial Hall.
The elders and devotees of the Judicial Hall were quite surprised as to why Ying had been spending so much time there recently, whereas in the past, he would disappear for two years at a time.
Ying Zijing took the medicine from the Pill Alliance and returned to the Ye family.
At this time, there were other members of the Ye family.
Ying Zijing paused, sensing the fluctuation of internal energy.
“Miss Ying,” Ye Ling quickly stepped forward, “they…”
"You must be the alchemist, Ying Zijing?" Upon seeing the girl, the middle-aged man stepped forward. "Let me introduce myself. I am the captain of the ancient martial arts Xu family's guard. Our Xu family's ancestor has cultivated ancient martial arts for 208 years."
With their ancestor's cultivation level, the Xu family is now a medium-sized family in the ancient martial arts world, on par with the Ling family.
“Our master is ill and needs a certain kind of elixir. Only Miss Qingxue, Young Master Fuchen, and you can refine this elixir,” the middle-aged man continued. “Please come with us to the Xu family. We will provide the medicinal materials.”
Ying Zijing didn't even look up: "I'm not going."
"Don't think you're so great just because you've refined some medicine and become famous in the Pill Alliance. Do you know how big the gap is between you and Miss Qingxue?" The middle-aged man frowned. "Young man, you should know how to be humble. Don't put on such a high air."
See you tomorrow~~
(End of this chapter)
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