Zhao Lin hurriedly got up, only to see a middle-aged monk with a long and elegant appearance walking in with square steps.

Behind him was a stout young man in white.

Both of them had family crests embroidered on their robes, but they were not the same in shapes and styles.

Observing with the Qi Technique, he couldn't see the realm of the middle-aged monk, which meant that this was a master of the foundation building realm, and the cultivation of the young man in white was clear at a glance, and he was the eighth layer of Qi refining.

"Junior, Zhao Lin, has seen seniors."

Zhao Lin gave a salute.

The appearance of the middle-aged monk is five points similar to Li Yuan, it should be Li Chenglin, but in order to avoid calling the wrong person, Zhao Lin called himself a senior rather than a mansion master.

"No courtesy."

Li Chenglin supported him for a moment, looked at Zhao Lin, and saw at a glance that he was a martial artist, and his expression straightened.

Although it was difficult for Wu Xiu to break through, he was still more valued by the sect. Some small worlds can only be entered by Qi Refining Realm cultivators, and martial cultivators with strong combat power can often play a great role in such places.

"The old man is the lord of this mansion, and this is Tao Huang, a young talent from the Tao family in this county."

Li Chenglin nodded slightly, and introduced the young man in white by the way.

"Fortunately."

Tao Huang arched his hand towards Zhao Lin.

"Fortunately."

The Tao family is also a family of cultivating immortals, Zhao Lin has heard of it a little,

"Sit down."

Li Chenglin sat down casually, smiled slightly, and said, "Looking at Xiaoyou's dress, he shouldn't be from this state, right?" ”

"The seniors are as wise as torches, and the younger ones are the disciples of the Nanhe Prefecture Lingdao Academy, and this trip is to come out to experience and perform the tasks of the sect."

Zhao Lin replied.

"Coming out so early to carry out the mission of the sect, Wu Xiu really has the courage."

Li Chenglin twisted his long beard and praised.

"Seniors praise falsely, it's just the task of picking spirit grass."

Zhao Lin said modestly.

"You came to the old man, is there anything wrong?"

After a few greetings, Li Chenglin introduced the conversation to the main topic.

"The younger generation was entrusted by others to come and deliver the message."

Zhao Lin also wanted to end the matter as soon as possible and directly explain his intentions.

"Little friend, please speak."

Li Chenglin leaned forward slightly, making a very interested look.

"It's the news that Ling Lang Li Yuan has."

Zhao Lin said in a deep voice.

"Oh."

Li Chenglin chuckled, leaned back in his chair, and his expression became cold.

Tao Huang snorted coldly: "It's a swagger again!" Brother Li has been missing for twenty years, and the sect and the Li family have sent people to search for him many times to no avail, where did you hear the news from a small disciple of the Spirit Dao Academy? ”

Zhao Lin felt slightly strange in his heart, judging from Li Chenglin's expression, he obviously didn't believe in this matter, which was understandable, but how could Tao Huang, an outsider, be so excited?

"Li Yuanyou is actually not dead, but trapped in the Yin Wind Realm, accompanied by a person named Hu Hongxing......"

"Hu Hongxing wanted to switch to ghost cultivation, and found that Li Yuan had a deep body, so he deliberately befriended him and tricked him into entering the small world......"

Zhao Lin finished talking about things in one breath, and looked at Li Chenglin and Tao Huang's expressions from initial disapproval, to surprise, and then to dumbfounded.

Finally, he added: "Qiuyang County has sent a patrol to verify that it is correct, and I believe that news will come in the near future." ”

"What do you mean...... It's all true? Yuan has he not died? ”

Li Chenglin was stunned for a while before he said.

"The younger generation doesn't seek wealth, and the second doesn't seek fame, but they only promised Li Daoyou to inform him. Besides, there will be news from Qiuyang County soon, and you will know at a glance when the truth is true or false. ”

When Zhao Lin spoke, he noticed that Tao Huang was staring at him with an unkind face.

He has the ability to locate echographically, and even if he doesn't have to look at it, he can know the other party's expression, and he can't help but wonder in his heart.

I just reported a piece of news, how did I become an enemy?

"That's really...... That's great! ”

Li Chenglin laughed, saying this, but there was no joy on his face.

Zhao Lin sighed slightly in his heart, it seemed that this matter was not good news for the Li Mansion Master.

Li Yuanyou has been away from home for 20 years, and it is estimated that the original family affection has long faded, and surviving has become a trouble for the family, but this is not something he can control.

Thinking of this, an inexplicable sense of crisis suddenly rose in my heart.

Monk Tsukiji can easily kill himself, although the other party will definitely not do this, but this feeling is really bad, this idea is purely out of a sense of self-preservation.

"When the news arrives, the juniors will leave."

Zhao Lin got up and hugged his fists.

"Little friend, it's late, let's stay in the cold house today."

Li Chenglin stretched out his hand to stop it, called the housekeeper, and ordered: "Take this little friend to the side room to rest." ”

Zhao Lin insisted: "The seniors are polite, the juniors have been out for a long time, and they want to rush back to the Lingdao Academy as soon as possible." ”

"No. Xiaoyou came thousands of miles to deliver the letter, if you are let out so late, others will know, and they will definitely say that my Li family is not well-rounded. ”

Li Chenglin waved his hand and said in a tone that could not be refused: "There are few spiritual boats going out at night, you can't go even if you go, and it's not safe on the road, so you still stay in the house for one night." ”

"This ...... Then bother. ”

Zhao Lin knew that what Li Chenglin said was the truth, muttered for a while, decided to stay for one night, and didn't say anything more.

followed the housekeeper into the wing, he didn't have the heart to practice, and he lay on the bed in his clothes, unable to sleep.

Thinking back to Li Chenglin's performance just now, he always felt that the other party's smile was a bit fake, and the young man in white named Tao Huang was also very strange and seemed to be hostile to himself.

Years of martial arts experience gave Zhao Lin an instinct similar to that of a beast, and rarely made mistakes, the more he thought about it, the more suspicious he felt, and decided to leave early tomorrow morning.

In the inner hall, the lights are still on.

Li Chenglin sat on the chair with a teacup in his hand, took a sip from time to time, his expression was indifferent, but the corners of his mouth slightly downwards exposed his inner unpeace.

Tao Huang also frowned tightly and didn't say a word.

After a while, Tao Huang suddenly spoke: "Uncle Shi, do you believe what that person said?" Over the years, there have been many people who have come to the house to say that Brother Li is still alive, but it turns out that they are all people with ulterior motives and eating and drinking. ”

Li Chenglin didn't speak, but raised his hand and waved it, laying a transparent barrier around the two.

Then he said slowly: "I see that the person is very accurate, this person is only here to deliver news, and he is a person from another state, what can he want?" ”

After speaking, his eyes narrowed slightly, staring at Tao Huang, "The virtuous nephew seems to be very concerned about this matter?" ”

Tao Huang was speechless for a moment, hesitated, and said, "Uncle, let me say it directly, do you remember the oath that my real sister made back then?" ”

"What oath?"

Li Chenglin was stunned, pinched his beard and recalled for a while, and suddenly said: "Do you mean that Zhen'er made a vow, saying that whoever helped her find her brother would be willing to make a promise?" ”

Tao Huang nodded heavily, "That's exactly what happened." ”

Li Chenglin smiled, "Zhen'er was just a teenage girl at that time, and her brother and sister were affectionate, and she didn't know how to speak. ”

"Twenty years have passed, I'm afraid she has forgotten about it a long time ago, you won't take it seriously, right?"

Tao Huang smiled bitterly: "It's not that the little nephew is serious, it's the real sister who has always remembered it!" ”

"Every time I mention marriage to her, she always refuses with this reason, I'm afraid I really think so."

Li Chenglin's face sank, "Impossible, even if she wants to, the old man won't agree." ”

Tao Huang was silent for a while, and said slowly: "Senior uncle, I heard that cultivators can't easily make an oath, otherwise once they disobey, they will have demons in their hearts, and it will be difficult to cultivate into the Purple Mansion Realm." ”

"True sister is dedicated to cultivating the Tao, she should understand this truth."

Li Chenglin's face changed slightly, and he stroked the teacup and stopped talking.

"Head of the house, there's news."

Just then, the butler walked in, holding a red messenger in his hand.

"Okay, old Jin, go down."

Li Chenglin grabbed it lightly, and the messenger was in his hand.

Tao Huang pretended to avoid suspicion and moved away two steps, his eyes quickly glanced at the messenger, and saw a red stamp on the face of the talisman, with the words "Qiuyang County" written on it.

Li Chenglin injected a spiritual power into the messenger talisman, unlocked the prohibition on it, unfolded the talisman paper, and read it carefully.

After a moment, he said in a low tone: "Yuan You is really still alive." ”

There was no hint of joy in his tone, but rather a lot of regret.

"Let's take a look."

Li Chenglin casually handed the messenger to Tao Huang.

Tao Huang took the rune paper and glanced at it, his face was gloomy, he raised his head and said, "Uncle Shi, what should I do?" ”

Li Chenglin sighed lightly, "This is really a problem for the old man." If I didn't save it, I was criticized by others, saying that my Li family was ruthless. Save, what to save? ”

"Yuan You only has a trace of soul left, and if he wants to move to the outside world, he must use a soul nourishing stone to do so. But how precious the Soul Nourishing Stone is, where can my Li family get it? ”

"Taking a step back, even if you can buy a soul nourishing stone, you have to find a soulless body to give your soul a place to stay......"

"Alas...... Wouldn't it be better if these resources were used on the living, and maybe even a foundation-building monk could be cultivated. ”

Tao Huang's heart moved, and he deliberately added fuel and vinegar and said: "The mortal woman is humiliated, and she still knows that she will kill herself to prove her innocence, and Brother Li should also know the truth of preserving the family." ”

Li Chenglin's face was even more ugly when he heard this.

Tao Huang felt that the time was almost up, and said, "Uncle Shi, there is actually another way. ”

Li Chenglin's eyes lit up, "What way?" ”

Tao Huang glanced out of the door and lowered his voice, "Actually, not many people know about this, whether it is the county guard of Qiuyang County or the deacon, the duty is not to reveal Brother Li's family background to others." ”

"Uncle Shi will send a few more reliable disciples to visit and explain the situation to the relevant people, and the news will not come out."

Li Chenglin frowned: "What kind of method is this?" Yuan has disappeared, and everyone in Sanshan County knows about it. ”

"But they didn't know that Brother Li was still alive."

Tao Huang's eyes flashed, and he said word by word: "As long as we don't publicize this matter, who will know in Sanshan County?" ”

"Qiuyang County knows that Brother Li is alive, but they don't know that it is from our Li family, there are so many people surnamed Li in the world, and there is more than one Xiuxian family surnamed Li."

Li Chenglin pondered for a long time and glanced at the side room, "Isn't there anyone else who knows?" ”

Tao Huang knew that the other party was tempted, gritted his teeth, and made a gesture of decapitation.

Li Chenglin's expression changed and he hesitated: "Isn't this okay?" After all, people have good intentions. ”

What kind of people are pretending to be?

Tao Huang secretly sarcastically said in his heart, and said: "What kind of intentions, I think he clearly heard the oath made by his real sister and rushed over to climb the high branches, Uncle Shi can't be merciful and let the villain succeed." ”

When Li Chenglin heard this, his eyes gradually hardened, and he finally nodded, "For the sake of the Li family's reputation, it can only be like this." But now people are in the house, and they can't do it. ”

Tao Huang was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately said: "Tomorrow, Uncle Shi will send him away and leave Sanshan County, and it will have nothing to do with us if he dies." ”

"Okay."

Li Chenglin nodded yes, and looked at Tao Huang, "The virtuous nephew has outstanding thoughts and wisdom, and there is no one in my Li family who can compare, so you can handle this matter." ”

Tao Huang secretly scolded the old fox in his heart, he didn't want to touch such a big thing at all, this is not good, and hurriedly said: "This matter is proposed by the little nephew, so naturally it should be done, but the family has recently sent out manpower, and it will be more certain to trouble Uncle Shi to transfer two helpers." ”

Li Chenglin secretly scolded the little fox, and had no choice but to say: "It's okay, I will send Yuan Zhi and Yuan Lie to go with you, they are both good hands in the late stage of qi refining." ”

"The old man is in charge of the house, and he can't be suspicious."

"After all, this person is a martial artist, if he dares to go out alone, he must have something extraordinary, you must not be careless."

Tao Huang patted his chest and said, "Uncle Shi don't worry. He is an outsider, and he acts alone, leaving absolutely no trace. ”

I thought that as long as I did this thing and had each other's handles, the marriage between the two families would be decided.

Li Chenglin stared at the messenger talisman in his hand, suddenly remembered something, and said: "He said that this trip is to carry out the mission of the sect, and he must have a life-saving talisman such as a Hongyan talisman on his body." ”

"It's easy for you to kill him, but it's hard to stop him from spreading the news, how to do it?"

Tao Huang was stunned for a moment and said: "It's the negligence of the juniors, but it's okay, my grandfather loves me the most, I asked his old man to take action, and use the spirit cage technique to hold the talisman lock of the message, but it can be safe!" ”

Li Chenglin nodded, "With the Zhuji Monk making a move, I will be relieved." ”

Tao Huang thought for a while and said, "Uncle Shi, where do you say it's safe?" ”

Li Chenglin groaned for a moment and said: "From the mountain gate to the boat station, but more than 20 miles, there is only one place suitable for hands: Fengjinpu." ”

Tao Huang was puzzled: "Fengjinpu? I remember it was all mountains, and it seemed easy to hide. ”

Li Chenglin nodded, "It stands to reason that Fengjinpu is undulating and is not a place to kill enemies, but because of this, even if you can't see the movement inside a mile away." ”

"As long as you do it fast enough, you won't leak the news, otherwise people will see it and it will inevitably suspect us."

Tao Huang understood, and praised: "It's still Uncle Shi who thinks about it, then it's in Fengjinpu." Uncle Shi can rest assured that the little nephew will definitely do things well. ”

The two planned for a while, and felt that things were foolproof, so Tao Huang said goodbye and left.

Li Chenglin called the two nephews to the inner hall.

"I've seen the patriarch."

After a short time, two young men with extraordinary bearing walked into the hall and saluted together.

The two of them cultivated into one is the seventh layer of qi refining, and the other is the eighth layer of qi refining, specializing in attacking spells, although they are not very old, they have extremely strong fighting ability.

"Yuan Zhi, Yuan Lie."

Li Chenglin showed a smile on his face, "Calling the two of you here is an important matter to do......" (end of this chapter)