Chapter 2: Lin Xuanzhong

After years of development, although the resident population of Youcheng has remained around 100,000, its overall strength should not be underestimated. Moreover, as a trading center in this area, with favorable geographical conditions, the ghost city can even be compared with some medium-sized cities with a population of hundreds of thousands.

Nowadays, the industries of the four major families have developed to other cities, and they have always been thriving. Below the four major families are some small and medium-sized families, which are generally attached to the four major families. In any case, the four major families can be regarded as the masters of the ghost city, which has always been recognized by all the city's residents.

Usually the normal order of the entire ghost city is taken care of by the four major families, of course, the four major families will not take care of too much, because in a place like the Realm of Chaos, the order is generally dominated by chaos. Especially in a place like a ghost city, where outsiders often settle in, sometimes some big people come, and they can't manage it even if they want to.

In fact, if the four major families can reach a consensus to elect a city lord, the ghost city will be a little better than before in terms of order and development, but it is a pity that the four major families continue to fight privately, and there is no intention of active cooperation, so that the development of the ghost city is now stagnant in many places.

On the bright side, everything is safe, and under all the calculations behind the scenes, the situation in the ghost city has been in a state of undercurrent, as long as there is a lead, maybe the situation in the ghost city will change drastically in one day. Of course, this is not only the case in ghost towns, but also in many cities.

As the head of the four major families in Youcheng, the Lin family is slightly stronger than the other three in terms of strength and heritage, but it is a pity that in recent years, the Lin family's talents have withered, and the sun has given outsiders a feeling of being strong and capable, so the other three families are currently seeking to win the name of the first family. It's just that because they are afraid of the Lin family's heritage, no one dares to do it casually.

In the face of the other three, the Lin family has always been cautious, no matter what, the Lin family alone cannot fight against the other three at the same time, so once they encounter trouble recently, the Lin family will choose to keep a low profile. Of course, the Lin family's concession is not a sign of weakness, but just for more stable development.

From the first generation of the Lin family to take root in the hidden city to the present, the Lin family has grown from a few dozen people to nearly a thousand now, and there is no shortage of powerful martial arts cultivators in the clan. As the current family resident, Lin Canghai's strength is even at the peak of the sixth order of the martial realm. In the ghost city, with Lin Canghai's strength, it is completely a first-class existence.

The current situation of the Lin family cannot be regarded as prosperous, but the actual situation is still not as bad as rumored, and there is no shortage of outstanding people among the younger generation, of course, there are good and bad. As a direct descendant, in this generation of young people, Lin Xuanzhong has been playing a negative role.

Lin Xuanzhong, who was upright and weak, was born with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, but in fact he was an out-and-out scum in the eyes of the clan. Since he was eight years old, Lin Xuanzhong has become a disgrace to the entire Lin family and a joke among the people of the entire hidden city.

And three years ago, seventeen-year-old Lin Xuanzhong embarked on a road that everyone did not want to take on the surface, spending all day in the fireworks alley, drinking all day long, and being intoxicated with red dust. Sometimes I would go to the troublesome gambling house and hang out, and I would do nothing all day. Therefore, Lin Xuanzhong, who has not achieved anything in martial arts, has always been just a dashing waste in the eyes of everyone.

It was another sunny day, and early in the morning, Lin Xuanzhong got up and dressed as usual, and then called the attendant "Qingfeng" who had been serving him.

After a simple wash, they brought some "jade", the common currency of the Beiming Continent, and left the humble courtyard where they lived without even eating breakfast.

The servant who served Lin Xuanzhong was a foreign clansman who grew up with Lin Xuanzhong, and his name was Lin Qingfeng. Since he is a foreigner, this surname was naturally given later. Lin Qingfeng is the same age as Lin Xuanzhong, and because he has always been by Lin Xuanzhong's side, he has always been one of Lin Xuanzhong's closest people. The two grew up together since childhood, and they have some imagination in personality and habits, so they are still friends who don't talk about anything.

Unlike other direct clansmen who live in large compounds, and some have special maids to serve, Lin Xuanzhong's residence is very simple, with only two rooms and a small courtyard, and the courtyard is planted with some flowers and plants in a disorderly manner, which looks a little deep and barren, and even the residences of some subordinates can't compare. However, very few people usually come here, so neither the master nor the servant cares about the situation in the courtyard, as long as they can live.

After leaving the small courtyard, as usual, the two of them had to go out through the back door. It was only when the two of them walked to the back door that they were surprised to find that for some reason the back door was not open, and it was still very tightly locked. With the strength of Lin Xuanzhong and Lin Qingfeng, they can't both cross the wall, unless they climb over one after another, but that's a bit inappropriate. So there were only two options left in front of the two, one was to go back and wait for a while, and the other was to take a detour and walk through the main entrance.

It's just that Lin Xuanzhong didn't want to go back and wait, because today was the day he agreed to meet Qinglan. But to leave from the main entrance, Lin Qingfeng couldn't help but retreat.

It's not early, and if they walk through the main entrance, they will definitely bump into other clansmen. According to the old practice, the master and servant will be ridiculed and insulted by those people at that time.

Originally, it was a very simple thing to go out, but now because the back door is blocked, the master and servant are very difficult.

After standing by the back door for a while, seeing Lin Xuanzhong's hesitation, Lin Qingfeng couldn't help but suggest: "Young master, why don't we go back first and wait for the back door to open before going out?"

Lin Qingfeng's proposal, Lin Xuanzhong naturally thought about it, but Lin Xuanzhong didn't want to wait in his heart, so he was silent for a while, and Lin Xuanzhong still said stubbornly: "Let's go from the main gate today." ”

"But ......", Lin Qingfeng wanted to say that they would be in trouble when they went out from the main entrance, but Lin Xuanzhong had already turned around and walked forward. Out of understanding Lin Xuanzhong, Lin Qingfeng had no choice but to say no more, and followed with a nervous look.

Now that the two of them want to go through the main entrance, they need to bypass the central martial arts arena, which is the last place they want to go. After passing through some alleys in a row, the master and servant heard the sound of training from the side of the martial arts arena one after another, and those energetic Lin family disciples were already participating in the morning exercise at this moment.

As always, those voices were full of shocking power, which made Lin Xuanzhong's heart tremble. is also a direct descendant of the Lin family, but now he is not even qualified to participate in the morning exercise with those people, thinking of this, Lin Xuanzhong, who was originally quite calm, had a trace of gloom on his face.

Without continuing to pay attention to the sound coming from the training ground, after calming down his fluctuating mood, Lin Xuanzhong continued to walk forward in silence.

At the same time, Lin Qingfeng noticed Lin Xuanzhong's mood changes, and couldn't help but become even more nervous, and tried to persuade Lin Xuanzhong to turn around and go back several times, but in the end he didn't say anything, just got Lin Xuanzhong closer.

After a while, the two walked side by side to the side of the martial arts arena, and as far as the eye could see, the figures of men and women on the field were clearly visible, a total of seventy or eighty people, large and small. After a brief glance, Lin Xuanzhong lowered his head and walked forward on his own. However, things are not so simple, when the master and servant are closer to the training ground, someone has already discovered Lin Xuanzhong's appearance. I saw one person stop training, and pointed at Lin Xuanzhong with a surprised look on his companion and shouted, "Yo, isn't that Lin waste?"

"You're wrong, how could it be Lin Xuanzhong, it's obviously Lin scum," following what the person who spoke pointed out, another person also found out about Lin Xuanzhong's appearance, and immediately laughed and quipped. Whether it is a waste or a scum, anyway, Lin Xuanzhong's status in their eyes is not as good as that of ordinary people.

"Don't say it so ugly, that's our Lin family's Lin Da Shao. I didn't expect that we were training hard here, but Lin Dashao was so interested, and he was going out to drink flower wine early in the morning," followed the words of the two people in front of him, and the person next to him was even more unwilling to add a sentence, and the words were extremely sarcastic.

When the first person spoke just now, everyone on the field had already noticed Lin Xuanzhong's existence, and now when the third person finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter on the field, and the appearance of the child who was only about ten years old laughing made Lin Xuanzhong unable to look directly. However, because of Lin Xuanzhong's appearance, the tense atmosphere on the martial arts field was greatly relieved. Those laughter cut Lin Xuanzhong's mind like a sharp sword, and Lin Xuanzhong's head was even lowered.

Lin Xuanzhong has long been accustomed to the cynicism of outsiders, but every time he encounters this situation, Lin Xuanzhong still feels uncomfortable.

"Young master, they just know how to talk about it, don't bother with them," Seeing the expected situation, Lin Qingfeng hurriedly comforted him.

Facing Lin Qingfeng's comfort, Lin Xuanzhong slowly raised his head, looked straight ahead with some embarrassment and said, "It's nothing, let's go." After speaking, Lin Xuanzhong sped up and walked forward, and the haze on his face became more and more obvious.

On the other side, the three people who originally laughed at Lin Xuanzhong on the martial arts arena, seeing that Lin Xuanzhong didn't pay attention to them, they all wanted to make fun of Lin Xuanzhong before he left, but a Lin family elder in the middle of the training platform glared at the three of them in time, and the three of them closed their mouths in interest.

After a period of time, Lin Xuanzhong finally finished the section of the road that made him suffer and walked out of the gate of the Lin family. As before, the guards at the door didn't bother to look at Lin Xuanzhong at all, and when they saw that Lin Xuanzhong was going out, they didn't say hello at all.

I didn't care about the eyes of those people, and after leaving the Lin Mansion, I hadn't directly entered the street, and the surroundings were quite quiet. Recalling the scene passing by the training ground just now, Lin Xuanzhong's eyes flashed with hope and reminiscence. In the final analysis, Lin Xuanzhong does envy those who can practice martial arts normally, but he seems to be destined to go further and further on different paths.

The foundation of martial arts cultivation is qi training, since it is qi training, then it is necessary to learn from the most basic qi training method, and the neat shouts of those Lin family disciples just now are part of the training. It's just that no matter how those people practice qi, Lin Xuanzhong can't stand on the martial arts arena as proudly as they do.

Familiar with the road, the master and servant walked to a lively place on the street. Although he has always had a low status in the Lin family, outside, Lin Xuanzhong's situation is better. Even if everyone knew that Lin Xuanzhong was a waste, they would not show too much, because this is a world that speaks with strength.