The abandoned cannon fodder girl's path to immortality

Chapter 185 The Lin Family's Evil Deeds
"Don't worry too much about it. They'll be happy no matter what you give them."

Wu Shuya comforted her softly again.

"I've already decided what to give him. I'll give my second uncle a surprise."

"You've been staying with me these past few days, haven't you? Your second uncle's marriage ceremony is still a few months away."

"I want to go to Lingjiu Mountain to thank my third uncle for taking care of me back then," Chen Jinshu said.

During the days when she was practicing asceticism on Lingjiu Mountain, her third uncle, Chen Huaiyang, provided her with a lot of help.

Whether it was the spiritual plant manual given to her after she joined the Xuanming Sect, or the escorts she received when traveling to and from the market, or the Flying Rainbow Step and Concealing Breath Technique that she was traded for, all of these brought her many conveniences in her cultivation career.

During the years she secluded herself for cultivation, her third uncle helped her travel to the market to trade resources.

Although we are related by blood, it is truly kind of them to go to such lengths to help.

Chen Jinshu had no choice but to repay the favor.

Although she couldn't give her third uncle the Foundation Establishment Pill (she only had two), she could give him another item for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage: the Crimson Blood Fruit.

Although the success rate of the Crimson Blood Fruit is only 30% of that of the Foundation Establishment Pill, it is still a huge reward for Chen Huaiyang.

She has also settled things here and will focus on cultivating in the sect from now on.

"Your third uncle failed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage two years ago, and his cultivation level regressed to the ninth level of Qi Refining. It's truly a pity," Wu Shuya asked, sighing softly.

"What happened? With Uncle San's solid foundation, he should have been able to break through smoothly."

Chen Jinshu had seen Chen Huaiyang make a move several times a few years ago. Each time, the spiritual energy he released was abundant, indicating that he had been cultivating steadily for many years and was only one Foundation Establishment Pill away from advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Now she has failed, and she can't figure out why.

“I suspect the Lin family is behind this. Back then, the Red Glow Market auctioned two Foundation Establishment Pills brought back from Purple Cloud Valley. They were handed over to the Lin family’s Tianyi Tower for auction. The other families, especially the Lin family, only pretended to bid for the first Foundation Establishment Pill. When the price was right, they gave it to the Chen family.”

"The senior members of the Chen family thought that the Lin family and others were just being polite and deliberately giving the Foundation Establishment Pill to the Chen family. They didn't expect that an accident would occur when the Foundation Establishment Pill was given to your third uncle for foundation building. The Foundation Establishment Pill contained a trace of fire poison, which could damage the dantian. If your third uncle hadn't stopped the foundation building in time, he would probably have been completely destroyed."

"However, the fire poison, coupled with the interruption of Foundation Establishment, caused a backlash, ultimately leading to a regression in cultivation. He has not yet recovered."

Wu Shuya spoke with a hint of resentment towards the Lin family.

She had originally planned to live a peaceful and quiet life in the Chen family until her death, but unexpectedly, the Chen family was besieged by many other families, and she had no choice but to leave the family and come to Hongxia Market to avoid disaster.

Although she received many resources from the Chen family, she had given birth to two daughters for the Chen family and raised the daughter of a major sect's inner disciple. She no longer owed the Chen family anything.

"It's the Lin family again. The Lin family really has big ambitions." Chen Jinshu sighed inwardly.

"Shu'er, have you heard of that prodigy from the Lin family while you were in the sect?"

“I’ve heard of him. He ranked in the top twenty in the outer sect competition a year ago. He should have reached the Foundation Establishment stage by now. His cultivation is about the same as mine. However, I have no interaction with him in the sect. I have never revealed that I come from the Chen family,” Chen Jinshu said truthfully.

"If you encounter this person again in the future, just say you're not from the Chen family. You've already repaid the Chen family's debt by trading a Foundation Establishment Pill with Chen Qiaozhen," Wu Shuya advised with some concern.

"Mother, rest assured. I have come here to settle the matter with the Chen family. I will never forget how the Chen family treated me back then. Of course, I have also received the family's monthly salary for so many years, so I will return this Foundation Establishment Pill."

"Alright! If you want to go to Lingjiu Mountain, you can also take care of our three acres of land along the way. Sell it to Chen Jialingnong or your third uncle, it's all fine. Your mother will listen to you."

"Ok!"

……

The following day, Chen Jinshu followed his mother out of Hongxia Market and headed towards Lingjiu Mountain, the territory of the Chen family.

The speed of the Gale Gourd was not slow to begin with, but before she had established her foundation, the effect of driving a second-tier spiritual weapon was somewhat lacking. Now, with her foundation-establishing cultivation, the speed was extremely fast.

What would normally take about an hour, the two of them arrived in just 15 minutes.

At this time, Chen Jinshu had already stopped her cultivation at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Chen Qiaozhen had already revealed her cultivation level to others, so it was enough to hide her Foundation Establishment cultivation level.

“I just visited Lingjiu Mountain a month ago, and it wasn’t this dilapidated!” Wu Shuya looked at the trees that had collapsed in large numbers at the foot of the mountain, somewhat surprised.

"It must have been the Lin family and other families that invaded before. As a relatively peripheral resource area of ​​the families, Lingjiu Mountain must have been the first to be attacked."

Chen Jinshu glanced at the horrific scene around him and said.

She hadn't expected these families to be so outrageous. Lingjiu Mountain was an extremely important place in Lingtian District. Did they not want to use it in the future?
"Mother, let's go up the mountain first."

The two quickly walked up the mountain and soon saw many Lingnong people building houses.

Unsurprisingly, most of these buildings had collapsed, and there were several large holes and cracks in the steward's hall.

"Third Uncle!" Chen Jinshu greeted his third uncle, Chen Huaiyang, who was directing the construction of Lingnong.

"Jinshu, you're back? Why didn't you go back to the family? Why did you come here?" Chen Huaiyang almost thought he had a hearing problem when he heard Chen Jinshu's voice.

Unexpectedly, he turned around and saw Chen Jinshu, and his eyes showed a hint of surprise.

"I came here specifically to visit my third uncle. He helped Jinshu a lot in the past few years. I came to visit him today since I'm back home."

Chen Jinshu smiled faintly and explained.

“Lingjiu Mountain is no longer a beautiful and scenic place.” Chen Huaiyang shook his head as he looked at the collapsed houses around him.

"The Lin family and others had no chance to resist once they invaded."

"This is not the place to talk. Come with me."

Chen Huaiyang glanced at Chen Jinshu and Wu Shuya, then led them to a complete but relatively small courtyard.

In the past, such courtyards were reserved for the spiritual farmers. I never expected that Chen Huaiyang, the elder in charge, would end up living in such a place.

"The courtyard is quite small. Please forgive any shortcomings in our service." Chen Huaiyang brought out a tea table and quickly brewed some tea.

"Uncle, you're too kind."

"The Lin family cultivators only started leaving half a month ago. Before they left, they caused large-scale damage to the Lingjiu Mountain courtyards, and many spirit fields have become contaminated with waste. We don't know when we'll be able to plant anything again." Chen Huaiyang said with a bitter expression. Lingjiu Mountain supports many family spirit farmers, and now they don't even have anything to eat.

He felt somewhat guilty as the person in charge here.

"I didn't expect the Lin family and others to go so far." After hearing what had happened, Chen Jinshu's face showed a hint of anger.

"I heard that Third Uncle's failure to reach Foundation Establishment was also due to the Lin family?"

"Not entirely. The main reason is that we didn't realize the Foundation Establishment Pill was a trap. That's why..."

"Jinshu cannot help Uncle San get justice, but she can give him another chance to try Foundation Establishment. It all depends on Uncle San's belief in Foundation Establishment."

As Chen Jinshu spoke, he took out the Crimson Blood Fruit from his storage bag. Its scarlet luster made the fruit look extremely extraordinary.