Chapter 277 Uncle Lin
Lin Mansion!
Inside the courtyard wall, the fire that had been burning for three years finally showed signs of change.
The flames bloomed like petals, and as the flames bloomed, a colorful cocoon was revealed in the middle.
Cracks appeared on the cocoon and continued to expand.
As the crack expanded, colorful light shone through the gap. When the entire cocoon was completely cracked, the yard was filled with colorful light.
The bright light made it impossible for people to open their eyes , and when the light faded, a figure stood where the cocoon was previously.
Lin Ye.
He opened his eyes and looked at the flames blooming like petals, and his gaze quickly fell on the milky white object at his feet.
That was Tai Sui, but at this moment Tai Sui's body was only the size of a ball, and his entire body curled up like a pangolin that had been attacked, shrinking into a ball.
Reaching out and carefully picking up Tai Sui, Lin Ye tried calling him a few times, but Tai Sui did not respond at all.
"I will heal you."
Lin Ye gently rubbed Tai Sui's body. He was able to survive the horrible thunderstorm because Tai Sui saved him. In order to withstand the thunderstorm, Tai Sui chose to release all the mother energy of the earth in his body.
Tai Sui has now returned to the state before his spiritual intelligence was born.
After walking out of the cocoon, Lin Ye put Tai Sui back into the cocoon, and then carefully closed the cocoon. This colorful cocoon was made of the mother energy of the earth. Although there was not much left after being struck by the thunderstorm , at least some of it remained. It was best to let Tai Sui sleep here.
After finishing the cocoon, Lin Ye glanced at the empty yard. He was planning to go to Qingfeng Temple nearby, but the next moment he seemed to sense something. He looked in another direction, his eyes fixed, and his figure disappeared on the spot.
At the moment when Lin Ye disappeared from the spot, those flames that bloomed like petals suddenly floated up and merged together in the air again, but this time, the flames merged into the shape of a long sword.
The fire sword made a crisp sound on the spot, and then chased after Lin Ye's departing figure like a stream of light.
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Xu family.
When Lin Ye stepped into the hall, Xu Bo's body trembled, as if he couldn't believe what he saw. His lips moved and he said excitedly: "Master... Master."
"Uncle Xu, you are very good."
Looking at the corpses in the yard, and then seeing Chen Jinnan lying on the ground, and Jing Yu standing beside him, Lin Ye understood what was going on.
"Sir, I..."
Lin Ye waved his hand to signal Xu Bo not to get excited, and his eyes turned to the middle-aged man.
"You...you are Lin Ye? The behind-the-scenes boss of Dahan Commercial Bank?"
"It's me. Why, you want to seize my business?"
Lin Ye looked at the middle-aged man indifferently, but in the middle-aged man's eyes, he was not afraid of being stared at by a ferocious beast at this moment, and a chill began to rise from the bottom of his heart.
"My master is the Marquis of Zhenwei, the current prince consort, and the direct disciple of the master of the Zhenwu Palace. This time, perhaps my master misunderstood. I...I will go back and explain the situation to my master."
The middle-aged man now brought up the name of his master, not intending to threaten him, his intuition told him that the man in front of him was not someone he could threaten, and he hoped to use this to make the other party let him go.
"Don't bother yourself. I'll go talk to your parents."
"Talk to my parents?"
The middle-aged man didn't understand what Lin Ye meant, but he didn't need to understand. Until the moment he fell, there was still confusion on his face.
Lin Ye retracted his gaze and turned to Jing Yu: "Brother Jing, thank you for your timely rescue."
"I took so much money from the company for nothing. This is my duty. If you really want to express your gratitude, you might as well have a competition with me."
Jing Yu looked at Lin Ye with a scorching gaze. Ever since he embarked on the path of martial arts, he liked to compete with others, and at this moment, Lin Ye gave him the feeling of a calm lake.
The lake is calm and windless, but there is an abyss within it.
"Okay, but wait until I finish dealing with the business."
Lin Ye agreed readily because he also wanted to understand his current strength through Jing Yu.
Jing Yu nodded and left with his sword in hand. Lin Ye learned from Xu Bo what had happened to the company in the past few years, and also learned about Captain Yang's reminder to Xu Bo.
"Uncle Xu, prepare a generous gift for Captain Yang and tell him that I am busy and cannot leave right now. When I am free, I will come to express my gratitude in person."
"Also, call all the shop owners back to Canglan County."
Since that prince consort wants to seize his business, he is very likely to take action against some of the shopkeepers of his business, or bribe some of them. He has to conduct a selection.
After instructing Uncle Xu on some things, half an hour later, Lin Ye walked out of the Xu family and headed straight for Qingfeng Temple.
However, when Lin Ye arrived at Qingfeng Temple, the gate was closed and Daogu was not in the temple.
"Is it Master Lin?"
Suddenly, a voice came from the roadside. A passing man stared at Lin Ye for a while. When Lin Ye turned around and looked at him, he immediately said in surprise: "It's really you, Mr. Lin. I knew that a good man like you, Mr. Lin, would not be killed by God."
The man was in his fifties, and Lin Ye smiled when he saw him.
"Uncle Li, long time no see."
"That's right, Master Lin, you haven't been back to Shangyang City in the past few years. We all thought... it's good that you're back. Taoist Dawu should be out of the city. Every time he goes out of the city, it takes ten days or half a month to come back. Master Lin, your mansion has been damaged again. Do you want to come to my house and have a visit?"
"Don't bother, I have something else to do."
"Then I won't bother you, Master Lin. My grandson will be ten years old next year. Do you have time to come to my house for a drink?"
"Your grandson is ten years old now. Time flies so fast. Okay, you can inform Uncle Xu in advance. I will definitely go when I am free."
Lin Ye remembered this Uncle Li. When Uncle Li's daughter-in-law was pregnant, she showed signs of miscarriage. At that time, Uncle Li came to the Taoist temple to pray for the gods' blessing. After learning about Uncle Li's family situation, Lin Ye found a prescription for him to preserve the pregnancy in the real world. In the end, his daughter-in-law successfully gave birth to a big fat boy weighing six kilograms.
A six- pound fetus is nothing nowadays, but it is considered quite large in the other world. (Secretly speaking, my child will be born next week. I went for a checkup at the end of February and he already weighed six and a half pounds...)
After chatting with Uncle Li for a while, he learned that Daogu had left the city yesterday and would not be back in a short time, so he did not wait any longer and left the city for Canglan County.
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Luoxia Slope.
On the official road from Canglan County to the capital of Nanjiang Prefecture.
At this moment, a troupe of actors drove here in a horse-drawn carriage.
"Boss, let's take a break. We have walked dozens of miles since leaving the city without a break. We are all tired."
"Yes, Master. The birthday of the old lady of Lord Wang's family is still half a month away. It only takes us two days to reach Nanjiangzhou, and another five days to get from Nanjiangzhou City to the capital. There is no need to rush."
The people in the troupe didn't know what was wrong with their leader. After leaving the city, they had walked for dozens of miles without letting anyone rest. Their feet were sore from walking, and it was not too late now. If they rested for a while, they would definitely be able to reach Qishan County before dark.
The troupe leader glanced at a woman in a coarse cloth dress in the team. When he saw her shake her head imperceptibly, he immediately said, "Why do you want to rest? You are tired after such a short distance. The journey is long. What if it rains and the road is muddy and you can't walk? Walk as much as you can while the weather is good."
Although the members of the troupe were tired, since the leader had spoken, and what he said made sense, they could only put away their complaints and prepare to continue on their journey.
Just as the team was about to set off, a few sounds of breaking wind were heard. No one in the troupe noticed it, but the woman in coarse clothes and several other men reacted immediately. The woman in coarse clothes immediately hugged a little girl next to her and held her under her body.
At the same time, the men approached the woman as soon as possible, drew out the long swords at their waists, and faced the cold light.
Puff puff puff!
The members of the troupe fell down in the cold light, with arrows stuck in their chests.
However, the hidden arrows did not end there. Another round of breaking wind sounds was heard, and dozens of arrows were shot towards the women. Several men drew their swords to block them, but the arrows were too dense and several men were hit.
But even so, these men still used their bodies to protect the women and little girls as they retreated.
After several rounds of arrow rain, only two men were still barely standing. Even though they were standing, their bodies were full of arrows. As for the other guards, they had been shot like hedgehogs and fell to the ground.
"Commander, take the young master and leave quickly. My two brothers will stop them."
The woman in coarse clothes did not hesitate. She nodded heavily, picked up the little girl and ran towards the dense forest.
"Go, where are you going!"
A man wearing a blue embroidered robe with gold edges walked out of the dense forest and blocked the way. At the same time, dozens of men in iron armor appeared on Luoxia Slope.
"You... your Zhenwu Palace dares to get involved with Zhenwei Hou, aren't you afraid that your sect will be eradicated?"
The woman in coarse clothes looked at the man in embroidered robe. The blue background with gold edges and the word "Wu" on the clothes showed that these were clothes from the Zhenwu Palace.
Only disciples of Zhenwu Temple can wear it, and the gold border means that the person in front of you is the direct disciple of the head of Zhenwu Temple.
A taboo in the Shang Dynasty was that officials were not allowed to collude with martial arts sects. Once discovered, the nine clans of the official would be executed. As for the martial arts sects, a large army would be sent to encircle and suppress them.
It is true that some sects have Martial Saint-level warriors in charge, but when the court army is dispatched, even if the Martial Saint can escape, the warriors below the Martial Saint level will definitely not be able to escape. As for the Martial Saint, the court is not without strong men, even if they are not at the Martial Saint level, they can at least delay the Martial Saint.
This bottom line is drawn by the royal families of every dynasty.
"eradicate?"
Qi Feng smiled meaningfully: "That also requires you to have a chance to survive."
Hearing the other party's words, Qingmei's heart sank. Since Marquis Zhenwei dared to send out his personal guards, and this person from Zhenwu Palace did not conceal his identity, it meant that the other party would definitely not leave anyone alive.
It doesn't matter if I die, the most important thing is the young master.
Even if they don't kill the young master now, they will capture him and use him to threaten you. Even if you compromise, they will kill him in the end to silence him.
"The plan is indeed very good. We use four teams to attract attention, and we also send most of the people from the Commercial Supervision Bureau to these four teams. However, no matter how good the plan is, if the people who execute the plan are unreliable, this perfect plan will become a death trap."
Qingmei's pupils shrank and she looked at her colleagues lying on the ground in disbelief. It was impossible. If these people were traitors, they would not want to die.
"It's Liu Zhen!"
The next moment, a face appeared in Qingmei's mind. It was Liu Zhen, the deputy director of the Commercial Supervision Bureau.
Her subordinates were unaware of the inside story, including the four teams used to attract the enemy's attention. She arranged for someone to pretend to be a young master and sit in the carriage in each team, and specifically instructed them not to leave the carriage before reaching the provincial capital.
Even the colleagues who followed her only knew about the plan after they arrived at the troupe. They had no time to inform others, so there was only one possibility: she was the creator of the plan.
This plan was designed by Liu Zhen. When she was in the Appraisal Department, Liu Zhen called her into the study and told her about the plan. In order to keep it secret, Liu Zhen ordered her not to tell anyone about the plan after leaving the study. If there was a traitor, it could only be Liu Zhen.
Thinking of Liu Zhen's betrayal of Lord An, Qingmei's eyes flashed with anger. Liu Zhen's father was framed by treacherous officials, and it was Lord An who cleared his father's name and cultivated him carefully and entrusted him with important tasks. She really couldn't understand why Liu Zhen would betray Lord An.
"My apologies, young master."
Qingmei put her hands into her sleeves and looked at An Youshang with guilty eyes. The next moment, she patted An Youshang on the back with her left palm. An Youshang opened his mouth in pain. Qingmei quickly pinched a pill with her right hand and stuffed it into An Youshang's mouth.
This is a poison that she originally prepared for herself.
But now she can only give it to the young master.
If the young master falls into the hands of Marquis Zhenwei, he will definitely be used to threaten the adults. The young master has seen the collusion between Marquis Zhenwei and Zhenwu Palace. Marquis Zhenwei will not let the young master survive. She can only choose to poison the young master.
At least this way, Your Excellency won't be threatened by Marquis Zhenwei.
"How dare you!"
Qi Feng didn't expect Qingmei to do such a thing, and it was too late to stop her.
It seemed that the poison was about to enter An Youshang's mouth.
"I'm sorry, young master."
Qingmei looked at the young master's surprise and the guilt on her face became even more intense. However, at the moment when the poison entered An Youshang's lips, Qingmei felt a shadow flash before her eyes and felt a sharp pain in her hands. The pain made her subconsciously let go of her hands. By the time she reacted, the young master had disappeared .
"Young Master!"
Qingmei quickly looked to the left, where a young man appeared, and the young master was in his hands.
Qi Feng also breathed a sigh of relief. If An Zisheng's son died, then his senior brother's plan would have failed. Although he didn't know the origins of this man who suddenly appeared, at least his senior brother's plan did not fail.
"Thank you for your help, little brother. If you hand this child over to me, my Zhenwu Palace will definitely reward you handsomely."
Qi Feng had a smile on his face, as he could tell that the other person was a warrior. In the warrior circle, the name of Zhenwu Palace was more useful than that of Marquis Zhenwei.
Qingmei's expression became nervous. Just when she was about to take the young master back, she saw an excited look on the young master's face.
“Uncle Lin!”
