Chapter Ninety-Three: The Strange Father and Son
After meeting Lin Shen, Yan Dao has been suppressing the dissatisfaction and annoyance towards Lin Shen in his heart, trying not to show it.
It wasn't until I saw Ai Jingting talking to Lin Shen in a good voice, but the other party looked like 'love to answer', that I finally couldn't help blurting out.
But as soon as the words came out, Yan Dao already regretted it a little.
If it was because of his many mouths that he ruined Ai Jingting's business and provoked the girl to be dissatisfied with him, it would be bad.
But the matter has come to this, but Yan Dao didn't want to admit it in front of Lin Shen, so he had to bite the bullet and snort coldly:
"Yan Dao, ground-level disciple!"
"It turned out to be Senior Brother Yan."
A sudden look flashed in Lin Shen's eyes.
No wonder from just now, he faintly felt that this person looked at him with an inexplicable hostility.
He also thought it was his own delusion, and it turned out to be someone from the Yan family.
With a smile, Lin Shen turned his head to Ai Jingting and said:
"Senior Sister Ai, I promise you, eleven Hun Yuan Dan, the hair of the mountain charm is yours."
Ai Jingting was stunned.
Yan Dao was furious.
"The hair of the mountain charm is worth three or four hundred merit points at most, and ten Hun Yuan Dan is already your advantage, do you still want to increase the price?"
Lin Shen glanced at Yan Dao, smiled and said:
"Twelve Hun Yuan Dan."
"You're a lion's mouth!"
"Thirteen Hun Yuan Dan."
Yan Dao was so angry that his forehead was bruised, and before he could speak again, Zheng Weirong and Bai Xiaotong on the side couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly rushed forward to stop him.
"Senior Brother Yan, dissipate the gas, dissipate the gas!"
"Yes, Senior Brother Yan, it is Senior Sister Ai who needs the hair of the mountain charm, just leave this matter to Senior Sister Ai herself!"
While dissuading Yan Dao, Zheng Weirong did not forget to mention it vaguely, suggesting that it was Ai Jingting who wanted to exchange the hair of the mountain charm, and asked Lin Shen not to anger Yan Dao's mistakes on Ai Jingting.
Lin Shen was so keen, he naturally understood Zheng Weirong's subconscious meaning for the first time.
But he doesn't care so much, with this kind of pig teammate, he naturally has the consciousness of being pitted by pig teammates.
"How is it, Senior Sister Ai, do you want to exchange?"
Looking at the smiling young man in front of her, Ai Jingting felt a little helpless, but she still nodded without hesitation.
"Yes!"
After taking the porcelain vase and checking it, after making sure that it was thirteen Hun Yuan Dan, Lin Shen happily handed over the hair of the mountain charm to Ai Jingting.
"By the way, I would like to remind you, Senior Sister Ai, those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black, and if you stay with fools for a long time, your IQ will also decline, so it's better to keep your distance from this kind of person."
After that, without waiting for Yan Dao, who was furious, to shout and scold, Lin Shen left the top of the mountain with a smile and his head back.
Seeing Lin Shen disappear from view, a strange glint flashed in Ai Jingting's eyes.
"Sister Ai, I"
After calming down, Yan Dao stepped forward to explain a few words, but was interrupted by Ai Jingting's soft voice.
"It's okay, Senior Brother Yan, I know you didn't mean it, don't take it to heart."
"It's getting late, let's go back."
The words fell and walked down the mountain.
Yan Dao's face turned slightly pale.
He would rather Ai Jingting complain to him a few words, or simply shake his face in annoyance, no matter what, it is better than the current attitude of being gentle and unremitting.
seems to be tolerant and gentle, but in fact it means that Ai Jingting doesn't regard him as a close person at all, so she is so polite.
Leaving from Huohe Mountain, Lin Shen went straight back to Linlong City.
After all, I have been in the Longyuan Mountain Range for more than half a month, and it is time to go back.
On the way, Lin Shen called out the panel.
[Name: Lin Shen]
[Talent: Killing the Tao]
[Realm: 76% of the third layer of long-term breath]
[Exercises: Golden Crow Sutra (proficient in 35%), Blazing Sun Palm (Perfection), Shadow Shadow (Perfection), Melting Soldier Hand (Perfection), Forbidden Golden Armor (Dacheng 15%), Cloud Piercing Dragon Yin (Dacheng 11%), Fan Gathering (proficient in 21%)]
[Number of clones 5 (39%)]
In the past half a month or so in the Longyuan Mountain Range, Lin Shen basically didn't cultivate much of the Golden Crow Sutra, and the improvement of his cultivation was all due to the growth of the talent effect of killing the Dao.
Therefore, the ascension is a little slow, and it has not yet broken through to the fourth layer of long-term breath.
In contrast, the improvement of the martial arts realm is very significant.
The Forbidden Golden Armor and the Cloud Piercing Dragon Yin Ju have both broken through to the Dacheng Realm.
The Melting Soldier has even reached the Perfection Realm
The improvement in strength is not insignificant!
"Hunting demon beasts and cooperating with killing the Dao to improve your strength is really effective, it's just a little harder."
"After going back and resting for a while, let's continue to come to the Longyuan Mountain Range to practice."
Lin Shen happily made a decision.
Back in Linlong City, Lin Shen first sent Xiao Ai back to the villa, told her to stay at home to cultivate, not to run around, and after leaving a lot of canned cats, he returned to Jiuyang Daoyuan non-stop.
After passing through the teleportation array, after the vision was white, Lin Shen quickly returned to the Jiuyang Dao Academy.
The disciples on the mountain road were in a hurry as always.
Here, the rhythm never seems to slow down, and all the disciples are racing against time to improve their strength.
Lin Shen originally thought that after so many days, the impact of the turmoil of the Guiding War should have subsided a lot.
But when he stepped into the mountain road, he still felt a lot of attention, and many disciples on the road were pointing at him.
Lin Shen felt helpless, ignored it, and rushed straight to the Meritorious Office.
When I came to the mission hall, Jiao Yu was still on duty behind the counter.
Seeing Lin Shen, Jiao Yu immediately smiled.
"Senior Brother Lin, you're back!"
Lin Shen nodded with a smile and said, "I have to hand in the task, please ask my junior sister to help me deal with it." β
"No problem, Senior Brother Lin, you can show me the things, if there is a corresponding task, I will directly help you register it here." Jiao Yu said with a smile.
Soon, though, she couldn't laugh anymore.
Wood Spirit Grass, Ebony Root, Frost Flower, Ice Freeze Tablet, and even Treasure Gold Cloud Sand!
As Lin Shen took out a variety of rare and exotic herbs, Jiao Yu's eyes widened.
Especially in the back, seeing that Lin Shen took out the treasure gold cloud sand so much that it was piled into a hill, Jiao Yu's delicate face was already full of disbelief.
"That'sβthat's too much."
Jiao Yu almost wondered if Lin Shen had emptied the heavenly treasures of a certain mountain peak, otherwise where would he have collected so many things?
Ordinary Chang Xi Realm disciples have been training outside for more than half a year, and I am afraid that they will not have such amazing gains!
The movement here quickly attracted the attention of many disciples.
When they saw the large pile of exotic grasses and monster bones near the counter, everyone was dumbfounded.
"I'm going, so many heavenly treasures?"
"There are even Baojin cloud sand, and there are so many of them, I'm afraid there are not hundreds of catties!"
"What a harvest! Who is so powerful? β
"Lin Shen! It's him! β
There was an uproar in the hall.
It hasn't been long since the turmoil of the guidance battle passed, and Lin Shen is still the center of everyone's conversation after tea and dinner these days.
Just now, there were many people talking about Lin Shen, who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the party would come with a large number of natural treasures to hand over the task.
It took a long time for Jiao Yu to come back from his shock, and he glanced at Lin Shen admiringly, and then began to count things.
There are many things and miscellaneous things, and it took nearly an hour for Jiao Yu to count all the things, and then complete the registration of the corresponding tasks, and the merits are included in Lin Shen's identity token.
In the end, Lin Shen had obtained a total of fifty-four minor merits on this trip, plus eight hundred and ninety-three meritorious points.
When handing over the identity token to Lin Shen, Jiao Yu's expression was still a little dazed.
Many Elder Rest Realm disciples who have been in the Dao Academy for two or three years may not be able to earn so many merits.
And Lin Shen just went to the Longyuan Mountain Range, and he had already completed the goal that others could only achieve in two or three years, which is really incredible!
"Thank you."
Lin Shen took the token, and his eyes flashed with joy.
The harvest of this trip was greatly beyond his expectations.
In addition to the huge number of feats, there are also Hun Yuan Dan, storage sacs, and many rare and exotic grasses that are not in the mission collection target, but are not of low value.
If necessary, it can be sold and exchanged for spirit coins, which is also a lot of wealth.
Not to mention the improvement in strength.
The benefits brought to him by this experience are not enough to describe it with a lot of money!
Putting away the token, Lin Shen asked casually:
"Senior Sister Jiao, has anything happened in the Dao Academy recently?"
Jiao Yu came to his senses, thought about it and shook his head:
"Nothing is right, but there is one thing, Senior Brother Lin may be interested!"
"What's the matter?" Lin Shen asked curiously.
"A few days ago, the Zhiwu Hall issued a task in the Dao Academy, recruiting disciples of the Changxi Realm to assist in the arrest of criminals, rewarding three small merits, if you perform well and make meritorious contributions, there will be additional meritorious rewards, and many disciples have accepted the task."
Zhiwutang? Assist in the arrest of criminals?
Lin Shen was surprised.
Is there no one in Zhiwutang? Why did you come to the Taoist Academy to recruit people?
Seeing Lin Shen's doubts, Jiao Yu explained with a smile:
"This is not the first time that Zhiwutang has done this, there have been two or three similar things before, usually when Zhiwutang has to carry out some kind of large-scale operation."
"And in this kind of mission, the disciples of the Taoist Academy generally do not have to face the criminals directly, and most of the time they carry out tasks such as searching, investigating, and encircling, which is not very dangerous and has a high reward, so it is very popular with the disciples."
Lin Shen was stunned.
After thinking about it, it was not surprising that Zhiwutang temporarily recruited helpers in the Daoist Academy.
After all, many of the disciples of the Dao Academy were cultivators of the Long Rest Realm, and in terms of skill, they were stronger than many members of the Martial Arts Hall.
In the case of insufficient manpower, it is indeed a good choice to recruit helpers in Jiuyang Daoyuan.
Speaking of which, this is also an alternative internship.
After all, many disciples who were eliminated from the Daoist Academy would eventually join the Zhiwu Hall.
"Senior Brother Lin, do you want to take on this task?" Jiao Yu asked.
Lin Shen was noncommittal: "What about the content of the task?" β
"I didn't say the specific content, the Zhiwutang said that it was for confidentiality, and the only thing I knew was that I received the task, and the disciples who passed the screening must be on standby at any time in the next month, and once I received the news, I would immediately go to the designated place to gather, and then assign the task."
Three small works a month.
For ordinary long-rest realm disciples, this reward is indeed quite considerable.
After all, a disciple of the Long Rest Realm can only get a small merit if he is on duty in the spirit mine outside the city for a month.
And although it is not very dangerous, most of the time is spent patrolling and stationing.
Unlike the task of the Zhiwu Hall, although it has to be on call for a month, the disciple can continue to cultivate during this period and will not waste time.
It is no wonder that so many disciples rushed to sign up.
Even Lin Shen, who had just received more than fifty small skills, was a little moved.
Although this time there is a bumper harvest, but not every experience can hit the treasure gold cloud sand vein such a good thing, the road to earn meritorious service is still a long way to go, and you must not miss a good task with high pay.
After pondering for a moment, Lin Shen decided to take over the task.
He had just returned from training outside, and he didn't plan to go outside the city for the time being, so it happened that this task was not very dangerous, so he should take a vacation.
Moreover, he also wanted to see how Zhiwutang caught criminals on the spot.
After taking the task and chatting with Jiao Yu for a few more words, Lin Shen was ready to exchange martial arts and magic weapons.
With a large amount of meritorious service in hand, the martial arts and magic weapons that I have in my heart can be exchanged for all this time!
Thinking of this, Lin Shen's steps were a little brisk.
But before he walked out of the door, he saw a person rushing into the hall with a fierce attitude, striding straight to the counter, slapping his palm on the cabinet, and said loudly:
"If I want to take the task, I'll be in the martial arts hall!"
Jiao Yu obviously knew the person who came, and when he heard this, his face was bitter, and he said helplessly:
"Senior Brother Leng, Leng Zhizhi has given us a death order, and you are not allowed to take any tasks involving battle, so don't embarrass me."
The young man named Senior Brother Leng was furious when he heard this, and slapped the cabinet case again.
"I'm a disciple of the Taoist Academy, and I have the right to take on tasks, why do you stop me from taking on tasks?"
"But that's what your father Leng Zhizhang said personally, I"
"I don't care!"
Senior Brother Leng impatiently interrupted Jiao Yu's words, and said angrily:
"Anyway, I must take over the recruitment task of the Zhiwu Hall today, if you don't help me handle it, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Jiao Yu frowned, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally gritted his teeth and said in a low voice:
"I'm sorry, Senior Brother Leng, I can't disobey Leng Zhi's orders."
"You!!"
Senior Brother Leng was furious, and his backhand was pumped towards Jiao Yu's cheek.
How could the girl have thought that Senior Brother Leng really dared to make a move, and suddenly her face turned pale, and she subconsciously closed her eyes tightly.
But after waiting for a few seconds, the expected pain did not come.
Jiao Yu opened his eyes suspiciously, only to find that Senior Brother Leng's wrist was tightly clamped and unable to move.
But it was Lin Shen on the side who made a timely move to stop Senior Brother Leng's actions.
"If you really have the guts, go to your father to cancel the order, what kind of ability is it to bully girls?"
Lin Shen shook off Senior Brother Leng's wrist, stepped forward to block Jiao Yu's body, and looked at him with a faint face.
"Who are you? Nosy enough to eat? β
Senior Brother Leng rubbed his wrist and glared angrily at Lin Shen.
"Don't get out of the way, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
Lin Shen did not flinch, still standing in place with a calm face.
Seeing this, anger surged in Senior Brother Leng's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Very well, since that's the case, I'll be."
"You just want it!"
In the middle of his sentence, he was suddenly interrupted by a deep shout.
Everyone was taken aback, turned their heads to follow the prestige, and realized that there was one more person next to them.
The person who came was about forty years old, with a clear face, bright eyes, dressed in a dark robe, and a graceful and extraordinary bearing all over his body.
Seeing the person coming, Senior Brother Leng, who was still arrogant and angry just now, suddenly felt as if he had been poured a basin of cold water, and the whole person fell down in an instant, and he was speechless.
At the same time, Jiao Yu also let out a low sigh.
"Cold Charge!"
Lin Shen suddenly glanced at the visitor, it turned out that he was the father of this Senior Brother Leng.
Leng Zhizhang glanced at Jiao Yu and Lin Shen, his eyes focused on Lin Shen and paused for a moment, nodded at him, didn't say anything, turned around and left the main hall.
"Come with me!"
Senior Brother Leng didn't say a word, and left the hall dejected like a defeated rooster.
Seeing the two disappear at the door of the main hall, Lin Shen secretly shook his head.
A strange father and son.
Turning his head, Lin Shen found that Jiao Yu was looking at him with sparkling eyes.
"Senior Brother Lin, you were so handsome just now! Thank you for helping me! β
"It's just a matter of effort."
Lin Shen waved his hand and asked casually:
"What happened to that guy just now?"
Jiao Yu came back to his senses, stuck out his tongue in the direction that Senior Brother Leng left, and grimaced, before replying:
"That man's name is Leng Xing, and he is the son of Leng Guangting Leng in charge, and his father does not allow him to take on any combat-related tasks, so he comes here from time to time to make trouble."
"Why is that?"
Lin Shen was amazed.
And such a father?
You must know that cultivation is not just a matter of hard work, and fighting is also essential!
Not to mention that the cultivation of many martial arts requires drawing insights from battles, it is said that many cultivators take the initiative to go deep into the dense land of demon beasts, just to obtain that flash of epiphany between life and death, so as to break through the bottleneck.
It can be said that fighting is also part of the practice.
Not allowing his own son to participate in the battle, doesn't that delay him from improving his strength?
Moreover, Leng Guangting is still a leader, so it stands to reason that he should be able to understand this better.
"Everyone speculates that it has something to do with Leng Zhi's dead eldest son!"
Jiao Yu said mysteriously:
"Leng Zhi's eldest son is also a disciple of the Taoist Academy, but he accidentally disappeared when he entered the Longyuan Mountain Range two years ago, and he has not been able to find a trace so far, so it is basically certain that he has died, and since then, Leng Zhizhi has only Leng Xing's son left."
"Maybe I don't want the only son left to be in danger and die again, any task that is slightly more dangerous, Leng Xing is strictly forbidden to take it, and this matter is well known in the Taoist Academy."
Lin Shen was stunned.
I didn't expect there to be such a reason here.
(End of chapter)