Back at the inn, as soon as the carriage stopped at the door, Ma Chun greeted him from the lobby.

Seeing Liu Xiu, Ma Chun couldn't help but be stunned.

When he was in the southwest city, although Ma Chun arrived at the Lin Ji Inn not long after, Liu Xiu set off to return to Beijing. But there has been a period of getting along day and night, and for Liu Xiu, the impression is much deeper than that of Cheng Wencai.

"Liu Xiu?" Ma Chun asked in a whisper, no wonder he was so cautious, after two years of not seeing him, Liu Xiu's appearance has not only changed a lot, but his temperament has been turned upside down, and it is difficult to confirm for a while.

Liu Xiu smiled and nodded.

"You're back?" Ma Chun was overjoyed, and was just about to step forward to make love to Liu Xiu, when he took a few steps, and his face suddenly showed consternation.

Liu Xiu, the new prefect, is also called Liu Xiu. Moreover, the shopkeeper went to the government for a banquet, but when he came, he took Liu Xiu, who left the inn two years ago and went to the capital. No matter how coincidental it is, it won't be coincidentally like this, right?

"It's me, I hope Brother Ma Chun can keep it a secret for me." Liu Xiu said with a smile.

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Ma Chun was taken aback, and waved his hand again and again, how dare he be the manager of an inn called Ma Chun as a prince.

"Alright, let's go in!" Lin Dong said lightly.

Ma Chun nodded, glanced at Liu Hua who was holding a horse whip on the side, and waved his hand: "Send the carriage to the backyard." ”

Liu Hua nodded, looked at Liu Xiu with some puzzlement, waved the horsewhip, and the carriage slowly moved forward.

"His Royal Highness, please!" Ma Chun greeted Liu Xiu enthusiastically, he was not as worried about the prince as Lin Dong, in his opinion, the new prefect of Qiufeng Mansion with the identity of the prince was Liu Xiu, who had been a partner in the inn, and looking at the situation, His Royal Highness the prince obviously still remembered that the shopkeeper was good to him back then. This is definitely a great joy.

"When no one is around, just call me Liu Xiu." Liu Xiu smiled: "If there is someone, you don't need to call me." ”

"Inside, please!" Ma Chun changed his words instantly, he understood that if a prince had been a buddy for others, he would definitely become someone else's after-dinner conversation. Whether it is prestige or status, there is a certain amount of damage, and if you want to have a good relationship with the new prefect, you undoubtedly have to follow his wishes.

When the three of them came to the lobby, Liu Xiu glanced at the stairs where people came and went, and couldn't help but praise: "Brother Lin, I got all the rich people in Qiufeng Mansion to the mansion today, I didn't expect that the business of the inn could be so good." ”

"For you, only those with a fortune of more than one million taels can be considered rich in Autumn Wind City." Lin Dong said with a smile: "For me, those who have more than 10,000 family fortunes, and are willing to order one or two taels of silver at a table when they invite a banquet, are considered rich." ”

"So, I won't affect the inn's business?" Liu Xiu asked.

"That's not necessarily ......" Lin Dong shook his head: "If you are too ruthless, those super big families will smash more than half of their belongings on you in one go, and your property will be reduced by half, and when you come to the inn to order, you will have some scruples." ”

"Fortunately, I only need one or two percent of the shares and can withdraw my profits at any time, and the silver is ......" Liu Xiu said with a smile: "A small prefect, there is not much place to use it for the time being." ”

"That's good news for me." Lin Dong smiled and nodded.

On the side, Ma Chun secretly stammered, the shopkeeper is the shopkeeper, although Liu Xiu has been a partner in the inn, but after all, he is a prince, and his tone can be understated to this extent, and he is the shopkeeper alone.

Entering the backyard, beside the stone table, Yun Lan and the three of them were chatting about something, and when they saw Lin Dong coming back, Mo Jianchen and Xue Qinghong grabbed the package on the table and stood up.

"Senior brother-in-law, you are finally back, look at this day, it's almost dark."

Lin Dong smiled and said, "Let's leave immediately!" ”

"Cloud Girl!" Liu Xiu was deeply impressed by Yun Lan, and although she was a little surprised how she could be in Autumn Wind City, she still greeted her as soon as possible.

Liu ...... Elegant? Yun Lan looked at Liu Xiu, a little hesitant.

"It's me?"

Liu Xiu nodded, his eyes swept over the faces of Mo Jianchen and Xue Qinghong, and he understood a little in his heart, and couldn't help but secretly sigh that Brother Lin was really extraordinary.

Lin Dong opened his mouth and said: "Liu Xiu, you and Ma Chun go to see Old Man Ding, I have something to go out." In addition, if there are any arrangements, just explain to Ma Chun. ”

"Hmm!" Liu Xiu nodded, more and more affirming the guess in his heart. Not to mention anything else, even if a guy who hasn't seen him for two years comes, with Brother Lin's previous surname, some small things will definitely not be left behind.

Ma Chun couldn't help but lick his lips and stretched out his right hand: "Please!" ”

When Liu Xiu and the others left, Lin Dong stepped forward and asked, "Leave now?" ”

The two nodded, Mo Jianchen was a little reluctant, and Xue Qinghong said quietly: "If you don't leave, your senior brother-in-law should drive people away." ”

"Why! If I dare to drive people away, I won't be stabbed out of a hole by Yun Lan with a sword? Lin Dong said with a smile.

"It's not too early, let's go!" Yun Lan was the first to walk to the stable.

One man brought out a horse from the stable, and the four went out of the yard, chatting as they went, and when they went out of the city, the night had already fallen.

After a few more words, Yun Lan waved her hand and said, "Go!" Don't waste time on the road, hurry back to the Heavenly Sword Sect early, so as not to make the Great Elder angry. ”

The two nodded, pulled the reins, and rode away.

Back in the city, Yun Lan said slowly: "Liu Xiu, it seems that there has been a big change. ”

"He is the new prefect ......"

Lin Dong kicked the horse's belly and explained Liu Xiu's matter again.

As he spoke, he walked back to the inn through the back door, and in the dim courtyard, only two people sat at the stone table. One of them was Ma Chun, and the other surprised Lin Dong a little, it was Ren Qingsong.

"Dean Ren, why are you here?" Lin Dong couldn't help but ask, before he thought that he would be able to be free tomorrow and go to the Southwest City Martial Arts Institute to register the realm, but he didn't expect that Ren Qingsong actually came all the way from the Southwest City to Autumn Wind City.

"Shopkeeper Lin, I've been transferred to the Autumn Wind Mansion." Ren Qingsong stroked his long beard lightly, and said comfortably: "From now on, I will be the president of the prefecture-level martial arts academy, no, I just arrived today, and I will inform you immediately." ”

Lin Dong was surprised: "Dean Wan has been transferred? ”

"No, he's been dismissed." Ren Qingsong smiled: "It's also my luck, isn't it an assessment recently?" Originally, the deans of the Martial Arts Institute were all subordinate to Tianwei Pavilion, and there was basically no change in the assessment of this kind of thing, so it was just a new appointment document. Unexpectedly, Dean Wan actually became the only exception in the Great Han Kingdom. ”

"The only exception?" Lin Dong was puzzled.

"The deans of the Martial Arts Institute are all martial artists, martial artists, of course, everything is based on strength." Ren Qingsong explained: "Originally, it was common for a dean of the Martial Arts Institute not to go to the Academy for ten days or eight days. But if you don't go there for three or five months, it's a bit too much. Dean Wan may have gotten a few high-level spiritual materials from somewhere, and he forgot about it for a while, and he actually hadn't been to the Martial Arts Academy for nearly half a year. In addition, the steward of the Qiufeng Mansion Martial Arts Institute took advantage of his indifference to the registration realm to blackmail and accept bribes, and Dean Wan became the first dean of the Prefecture-level Martial Arts Institute to be dismissed in recent years. It just so happened that I took advantage of the situation. ”

Lin Dong knew in his heart that this matter was still his own fault. As Ren Qingsong expected, Wan Cuilin was so busy that he didn't even have time to go to the Martial Arts Academy, and it was indeed because he had obtained a lot of high-level spiritual materials. And these high-level spiritual materials are all from the Gu Huan Sect.

Seeing Ren Qingsong's face full of red light, Lin Dong couldn't help but tease: "Dean Ren and Dean Wan have a lot of friendship, Dean Wan was dismissed, Dean Ren's attitude is not very good." ”

Ren Qingsong waved his hand and said: "He is not interested in this dean anyway, and being this dean is also aimed at getting more subsidies." When the time comes, I will give it all to him. ”

"The subsidies that Dean Ren got from Tianwei Pavilion were all given to Dean Wan, what should I do?" Lin Dong said with a smile.

"I don't believe that Shopkeeper Lin can still look at the little pill I have on hand now." Ren Qingsong said leisurely.

"The pill is not to be seen, but ...... The dean of the Prefecture-level Martial Arts Academy, it shouldn't be difficult to find Tianwei Pavilion to ask for rare ores or collect rare materials, right? Lin Dong asked with a smile.

"That's not what Shopkeeper Lin said!" Ren Qingsong said without hesitation; "Whether I can be promoted now or not, I will point to Shopkeeper Lin, what does Shopkeeper Lin need, what can be done, I guarantee that there will be no second words."

The identity of the president of the prefecture-level martial arts institute is slightly worse, but the identity of the president of the county-level martial arts academy has a lot to be used for, Lin Dong immediately bowed his hand and said: "Congratulations to the dean Ren for being promoted to the fourth grade." ”

"What a big man, it's only four grades." Ren Qingsong said humbly.

"The second product should be considered a big member, right? Within half a year, I guarantee that Dean Ren will be promoted to the second grade. Lin Dong said confidently.

Ren Qingsong was overjoyed: "Are you sure that within half a year, you will be promoted from the sixth level of the mental period to the first level of the mental reversal period?" ”

"It is from the ninth level of the mental period to the first level of the mental reversal period within half a year." Lin Dong said with a smile: "When I went out some time ago, I was accidentally trapped in a wood, and I fed on all kinds of strange fruits in it, and as a result, I accidentally broke through the Nine Layers of the Dao Mind Stage. I was planning to take the time to go to the Martial Arts Institute to register tomorrow, but I didn't expect that Dean Ren would actually come to Autumn Wind City. ”

Ren Qingsong was happy, and he didn't believe Lin Dong's words when he was killed, after all, no matter how lucky a person is, it is impossible to fall off such a good thing every once in a while. Of course, Ren Qingsong didn't care if what he said was true or not, all he cared about was whether Lin Dong's strength had really improved.

If it is really promoted to the ninth level of the mental period, it is just Ren Qingsong, it can be said that it is a great good thing to come in waves after waves. Originally, he couldn't find the dean of the prefecture-level martial arts institute who had retired near his headache, and the assessment actually brushed Wan Cuilin down. In the past ten days, he has often been happy to even cultivate, but he didn't expect that Lin Dong would greatly improve again in just a few months.

In the past, Ren Qingsong's highest goal was only to be promoted to the position of the president of the prefecture-level martial arts academy in his lifetime. After meeting Lin Dong, the goal slowly became the president of the county-level martial arts academy in his lifetime, which is good, if there is no accident, it only takes half a year to achieve the goal.

Lin Dong's inexplicable improvement of strength can really be maintained, and maybe, it is not without a chance to ascend to Tianwei Pavilion.

"Dean Ren ......"

Whether it is Southwest City or Autumn Wind City, there is a lot of distance to go to the Martial Arts Institute, and it is naturally best to save the time to go back and forth. In Lin Dong's dantian, spiritual power surged out, and the surging energy forced Ren Qingsong to retreat constantly.

In the blink of an eye, even Ma Chun on the side was affected by Yu Wei, and he retreated in horror.

After Ren Qingsong withdrew from the threat range of spiritual power, Lin Dong withdrew his spiritual power and asked, "How about it, can you avoid the trouble of going to the Martial Arts Academy for testing?" ”

"Yes, of course!" Ren Qingsong nodded indiscriminately, Lin Dong can save a few hours of cultivation time, which means that he can become the dean of the county-level martial arts academy a few hours in advance, just by virtue of this, there is nothing that cannot be done.

"Then there will be Dean Lao." Lin Dong hurriedly thanked him.

Yun Lan went back to the room to practice, chatted for a while, and sent Ren Qingsong back to the accommodation building, and when Lin Dong returned to the backyard, Ma Chun trotted to follow.

"How?" Lin Dong asked, "Liu Xiu should have told you, right?" ”

Ma Chun nodded and said, "It's all said!" This afternoon alone, there were more than 60 people at the inn, all of whom were old and familiar customers of our inn, and I led them all separately to the accommodation building and received them one by one. Press Liu ...... I didn't promise anything, but I promised to let the shopkeeper help intercede. When they come over next time, tell them that Lord Liu will visit the shopkeeper in person in a day or two. ”

After a pause, Ma Chun's face couldn't help but overflow with a bright smile: "Not to mention that the gift box they brought this time is extremely rich, just because we helped them once, I believe that if they invite a banquet in the future, they will definitely be embarrassed not to come to our Lin Ji Inn." Speaking of which, this trip, we have gained a lot. ”

"Gift box silver tickets or something, it's all back!" Lin Dong shook his head and said, "I don't want to get involved in it, as for the banquet...... Even if there is no such thing, with the various advantages of Lin Ji Inn, they will also choose Lin Ji Inn. ”

"This ......" Ma Chun hesitated: "I have made a rough estimate of all kinds of treasures and silver tickets, and there are three or five million taels of silver, so I will return it like this......"

"The inn is not short of these silvers, and there is no need to worry about not being able to earn silver." Lin Dong shook his head: "You can't make money by relying on this kind of thing." ”

Ma Chun gritted his teeth and nodded: "Next time, I will return the things, and someone will refuse to send them all." ”

"Okay, if it's okay, I'll go back to the backyard."

"Shopkeeper ......" hesitated again and again, and Ma Chun asked in a low voice: "Lord Liu is too impatient to do this?" Dealing with so many super big households in one go, looking at the situation, it seems that the appetite is not small, and he is not afraid of causing public outrage? ”

"Liu Xiu has his own plans, besides, that's his business, and it doesn't have much to do with us." Lin Dong said lightly: "No matter who is the prefect of Qiufeng Mansion, we just need to ensure that it will not affect the business of the inn." ”

"Understood!" Ma Chun nodded heavily.

Back in the backyard, Lin Dong pondered for a moment, making sure that as long as the matter of the escort team was hidden, Liu Xiu would become the new prefect and would not affect the development of the inn.

Two days later, early in the morning, Lin Dong came to the utility room, pushed open the door, and an awe-inspiring murderous aura surged.

Looking up, not far away, Cheng Bao was carrying a golden knife on his shoulder, standing majestically, obviously appearing in him all along.

"Are you ready for the consequences of losing?" Lin Dong asked.

"Where?" Cheng Bao was noncommittal.

Lin Dong glanced at the utility room that was only a dozen square meters in the open space, and wrote lightly: "It's here!" ”

"Right here?" Cheng Bao frowned.

Lin Dong quietly appeared in his right hand, and then shot in front of Cheng Leopard like lightning and slashed down towards his head.

Cheng Bao was shocked, this speed was obviously beyond the Lin Dong in his memory. At this point, he realized that in half a year, Lin Dong had made a breakthrough, and even this breakthrough was not small.

Don't dare to hesitate, the golden light is shining, but it is much slower. The golden knife in Cheng Bao's palm had just been filled with spiritual power, and before he could lift it, he felt a pain in his head, and the spiritual power in his body suddenly seemed to encounter a huge attraction, and he was attracted in an instant.

With a bang, Cheng Bao's legs weakened and he fell to the ground. Looking at Lin Dong again, the clouds were light and the wind was light, as if nothing had happened just now.

"How, how is that possible?" Looking at the indifferent Lin Dong, Cheng Bao had mixed feelings in his heart: "Half a year ago, you only defeated me with the help of a special spiritual weapon and the deterrence of a strong man beside you, and it has only been half a year, with your strength, how can you be able to break the limit of my immortal trick with one move?" ”

"The strength of the ninefold spirit period, plus the ninth-order spiritual skill." Lin Dong smiled: "Fortunately, my calculation is not wrong, if it is a little heavier, it is estimated that I can chop you to death on a bench." If it were a little lighter, it would have broken my right hand. ”

"Ninefold Mental Period?" In Cheng Bao's eyes, there is disbelief, but more expectation.

No matter how talented a genius is, it is impossible to achieve half a year with talent, and his strength can jump from the fourth level of the heart stage to the ninth level of the heart stage. If it is true, the answer is undoubtedly that the other party has a way to increase its strength.

This also means that anyone can use this to improve their strength.

Lin Dong smiled without saying a word, took out a small half-bag of mutated golden armor snake Neidan from the mobile counter, and threw it over.

took the water bag and pulled out the cork, Cheng Bao just sniffed, then carefully stuffed the cork back, and then, mobilized the remaining spiritual power to activate the storage spirit ring, and unceremoniously put it in.

"I heard that the immortal secret needs to break through to the realm of the strong before the age of forty?" Lin Dong asked.

Cheng Bao nodded silently.

"Good job!" Lin Dong stepped forward, patted Cheng Leopard's shoulder, and said leisurely: "As long as you are not over thirty-eight years old and have enough loyalty, I will ensure that you reach the stage of heart reversal before the age of forty." ”

"Are you sure?" Cheng Bao said coldly.

"As the chef of an inn, it's not impossible to suspect the innkeeper." Lin Dong said indifferently: "But this kind of tone is absolutely not good." ”

Cheng Bao was silent.

Lin Dong understood that it was impossible for Cheng Bao to transition from a mountain bandit to a chef in a short period of time, so he was not in a hurry, and asked in a deep voice: "Are you sure you are willing to join us as a chef at Lin Ji Inn?" ”

"Yes!" Cheng Bao said lukewarmly.

Lin Dong immediately opened the inn system, and when he called out Cheng Leopard's surname, he glanced at it, and couldn't help but smack his tongue.

Cheng Bao: Cook, Level 36, Initial Cooking 91, Creativity 100, Knife Skill 82, Heat 89, Stir-frying Skill 91, Steaming Skill 87...... This level is more than ten levels higher than Jiang Kui and Qiao Tianhao. What's more, the initial caste has already met the requirements of the best chef, and the creativity is as high as the full value. This also means that as long as Cheng Bao is given enough time and materials, Cheng Bao is enough to continue to research more recipes. At this point, Jiang Kui and Qiao Tianhao couldn't catch up, the two of them could only cook according to the recipe, and at most they could find ways to improve the recipe, but they would never be able to create their own recipe.

(To be continued)