Chapter 148

Chapter 148: Jiang City【Happy New Year’s Day!】

The matter was resolved, Zhou Luo consoled, "Of course, if I could reject this marriage, you wouldn’t have to do the three things."

Lin Xin did not respond, only walked out gloomily, preparing to write a letter to the family head.

Wang Yu Wei, who had been watching all along, finally spoke again, "You’re even more cautious than I imagined."

"If I weren’t cautious, you wouldn’t have met me," Zhou Luo said as he waved his hand, then also left.

This time, having gained a batch of cultivation resources without paying anything, for him, it was truly a joyful thing.

As for how Lin Xin would tell the family about it, he did not care.

No matter what, he wouldn’t suffer any loss.

And there were still the three things.

With Lin Xin’s status and position, perhaps she could really help him at a critical moment.

In the afternoon,

Wang Li appeared again, bringing a steward with him.

Perhaps because of what happened that morning, he no longer had his previous smile, and his expression seemed somewhat indifferent.

"Coincidentally, the Wang Family is sending someone to Jiang City this time, you can go together," Wang Li said.

Sure enough, the Wang Family was still somewhat suspicious of Wang Yu Wei.

Even with Lin Xin there, they still arranged for people to monitor them on the road.

Regarding this matter, everyone did not say much.

The next morning,

The five of them rode spiritual steeds, galloping toward Jiang City.

Jiang City was still some distance from Qing Cheng.

On the way, because of the Wang Family members’ sudden involvement, to prevent her lie from being exposed,

Lin Xin had to maintain an intimate relationship with Zhou Luo, changing from her previous prideful and aloof demeanor to become somewhat approachable.

Zhou Luo quite enjoyed the life of having water brought to him when thirsty and food brought when hungry.

Half a month later,

They finally saw Jiang City.

This secular city was significantly smaller than Maple Leaf City, but the main road was bustling with people coming and going, very lively.

The five arrived at the city gate, where two cultivators of the Lin Family were on guard duty, examining the crowd passing by.

Because Jiang City was relatively close to the Qinyuan Sect,

Despite being a small town, there were quite a few cultivators entering and exiting, and one could even see Qinyuan Sect disciples wearing arrogant expressions.

Even if it was just an outer disciple.

In such a place, it was enough for everyone to show respect.

When the Lin Family cultivators saw that one of the arrivals was the Third Young Lady of the family, they immediately panicked and respectfully led them into the city.

Jiang City rested at the boundary between the "secular world" and the "cultivation world," hence it was home to many ordinary folk as well.

Walking along the road, Zhou Luo occasionally glanced at the buildings with shops lining both sides of the street.

He observed that while this city wasn’t as large as Maple Leaf City, it had all essential facilities, including various shops related to cultivation.

There were even all sorts of entertainment venues.

Passersby on the street, seeing cultivators from the Lin Family leading the way, cast curious glances their way.

Especially Zhou Luo and the two women—they resembled a breathtaking, handsome man paired with stunning beauties, attracting the persistent sideways looks of the ordinary people.

Among the crowd, an unremarkable-looking middle-aged man stood at the roadside, silently watching the five pass them by. A peculiar glimmer of light flickered deep within his eyes.

"Why would Wang Family members come here?"

He silently voiced the question in his mind.

He had seen the elderly man among the five, who appeared to be a steward, before within his own family circle and naturally recognized him.

This middle-aged man was none other than Wang Tong, who had previously wreaked havoc in Maple Leaf City.

After barely escaping the pursuit of the Lin Family elders with the remaining Hehuan Sect disciples last time,

they had then faced widespread pursuit by the Qinyuan Sect.

Ultimately, suffering heavy losses among the remaining disciples, they had been forced to flee to the Longfeng Mountain range.

He had followed his injured master, Liu Fu Chen, to Jiang City.

Adhering to the principle of hiding right under the enemy’s nose, they had concealed themselves in this smaller city relatively close to the Qinyuan Sect, thus temporarily escaping calamity and remaining undiscovered.

Now, Wang Tong’s gaze remained fixed on the five.

Apart from the steward from the Wang Family, he hadn’t seen the others before, but he was certain they were scions of long-life families.

Especially those two women of extraordinary beauty—the sight of them made Wang Tong’s mouth go dry, stirring dark, depraved thoughts within him.

If he could abduct them, his master’s injuries might be alleviated.

Thinking this, he quietly slipped away and vanished at the entrance of an alley.

Meanwhile, led by the Lin Family cultivator, the five arrived before a sprawling, expansive estate.

At the estate’s gates, someone had already been waiting for quite some time.

It was an elderly man dressed in luxurious, embroidered robes, trailed by a group of cultivators all wearing Lin Family attire.

Once the old man clearly saw the approaching figures, he hurriedly bowed in greeting.

"Third Young Lady."

The others also bowed deeply, their posture one of complete deference.

"Mhm." Lin Xin acknowledged with a single syllable and walked foremost into the estate.

Zhou Luo and the rest followed closely behind.

As for the elderly man from the Wang Family, he took his leave and headed towards the Wang Family’s shop.

Within the estate, multi-storied buildings rose in an orderly yet varied arrangement, each structure embellished with intricate carvings and pillars, radiating opulence and grandeur.

The old man guided Lin Xin directly towards the largest main mansion.

Lin Xin, being the highest in status among those present, naturally sat in the main seat.

Zhou Luo and Wang Yu Wei sat on the left side, while Lin Dong sat on the right side.

The old man stood in the center of the hall, head lowered, not daring to exhibit any disrespectful behavior.

"Uncle Lin, you can sit too," said Lin Xin gently.

Perhaps it was because of what had happened along the way.

Her usual arrogance had vanished, and her originally indifferent face held a trace of softness; she no longer distanced herself coldly from others.

The person she referred to as Uncle Lin was the old man in front of her.

That old man was named Lin San, the main person in charge of Jiang City, with Qi Refinement seventh level cultivation.

At those words, Lin San walked to the right side and sat down, then he began to explain the situation of Jiang City to the four people present.

The Lin Family managed the entire city, so all important industries were under their control.

Those outside cultivators and ordinary people could only run some daily shops.

According to the family’s instructions, the first thing Lin Xin and Zhou Luo needed to do next was familiarize themselves with the family’s industries and understand how they operated.

After all, as the top youths of the Lin Family’s younger generation, they were certain to become vital pillars of the family in the future, so they had to learn these matters.

Besides, they could also take part in outdoor explorations with those cultivators in the city during their free time.

Closest to Jiang City was the Longfeng Mountain range.

The area of the Longfeng Mountain range was vast, with an extensive scope, comparable to the entire Qinyuan Sect.

That was because it had originally been one of the founding sites of the Hehuan Sect.

Precisely for this reason, various natural treasures were nestled within this huge mountain range.

For hundreds of years, countless cultivators had poured into the mountain range one after another to explore.

Only, the Longfeng Mountain range was far more dangerous than imagined.

Both the ferocious magical beasts and the presence of evil cultivators and bandits made everyone who entered the mountains feel as if treading on thin ice and not daring to be careless.

Even so, every year large numbers of cultivators met their deaths there.

This included disciples from the Qinyuan Sect.

The Qinyuan Sect did not pursue accountability for this point.

After all, without the threat of death, how could cultivators break through their own limitations?

Therefore, the Qinyuan Sect publicly declared that it would not interfere, no matter who it was, for anyone who perished in the Longfeng Mountain range.

Without rules, evil grew rampant.

This also made the Longfeng Mountain range increasingly dangerous.

To this day, the Longfeng Mountain range remained one of the most chaotic areas in the Qinyuan Domain.

Lin San reminded them to mainly move about in the outer regions and not risk going into the depths.

In the depths of the Longfeng Mountain range, others would not show leniency simply because you were a descendant from a long-life family.