After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

After the Qian family's goods were stolen by bandits, they offered a reward, inviting skilled individuals from the martial arts world to go to the Blackwater Kiln to retrieve the treasure.

This time, the Qian family lost a white jade Guanyin statue, which is said to be priceless. If it is found, a reward of a thousand taels of gold will be given.

When Lin Beizhen learned of this news, he was drinking tea in a teahouse, and several tables of martial arts practitioners around him were discussing the matter.

After those martial arts figures left, Lin Beizhen quietly followed them.

The Blackwater Kiln is located in the heart of a valley, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is also well-connected by waterways, not to mention the underground caves and rivers.

The main way for righteous sects in the martial arts world to make money is through various bounty notices and invitations to heroes issued by various sects and forces.

The thousand taels of gold promised by the Qian family this time was no small sum, so martial arts figures came in waves.

For example, today, more than a dozen people went to Heishuiyao.

Lin Beizhen hid among the crowd, ready to act when the opportunity arose.

Although the bandits of the Blackwater Kiln were all righteous bandits, the heroes had a legitimate reason for their actions, and such things were not uncommon in the martial arts world.

During this treasure hunt, someone even placed a bet on who would be able to retrieve the white jade Guanyin statue.

Nowadays, there are too many famous heroes in the martial arts world, so the betting odds are extremely high, among which Guishan Huangquan is the most well-known.

Lin Beizhen never expected to run into his cousin before the big battle.

He was momentarily stunned when he was pulled into a corner.

"..."

Lin Siheng frowned. "Why are you here?"

A head popped out from behind Lin Siheng.

He wore a light green robe, and his dark hair was held in place with a bamboo stick, giving him a fresh and elegant appearance.

It was undoubtedly Jiang Xiao!

Lin Beizhen: "...Come play."

Lin Siheng's lips twitched. This cousin of hers had always been the same, so dull.

"You've come to this mountain stronghold for fun?" Lin Siheng asked suspiciously. "What are you going to do?"

Lin Beizhen was stunned, unsure how to reply.

Jiang Xiao nudged Lin Siheng's arm, then pushed him aside and handed him a small white porcelain bottle.

"Xiao Bei, ignore him. There are three antidote pills in here, keep them safe." Jiang Xiao pointed to a bald man not far away and whispered, "That man is from the Western Regions, he can use poison, be careful."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bald man seemed to sense something, turned around and glared at them fiercely.

Lin Siheng crossed her arms and rolled her eyes. "What are you looking at?"

It's like someone is sick.

The bald man immediately flew into a rage, grabbing his large knife and heading over to teach them a lesson.

It was a tall, thin man next to him who stopped him.

After whispering to each other for a while, the bald man snorted and turned around.

Jiang Xiao seemed to be used to it all along, without even blinking.

Lin Beizhen took the medicine bottle. "Thank you."

Jiang Xiao was a little embarrassed, "We're all family, no need to thank me."

Lin Siheng chimed in, "Our Xiao Bei is reserved. She's always been like this since she was little, and I doubt she'll ever change."

The three walked side by side behind the group of martial arts practitioners. Jiang Xiao asked, "Are you here for the bounty too?"

Lin Beizhen shook his head.

Jiang Xiao asked疑惑地问道, "Then why are you here?"

Lin Beizhen said, "I'm here to see someone."

Upon hearing this, Lin Siheng immediately walked alongside his cousin, with one arm draped over his cousin's shoulder.

He raised an eyebrow. "You're here to see the young master, aren't you?"

Lin Beizhen nodded, "Yes."

Lin Siheng's expression instantly became more complex, and he looked at his cousin with a look that said, "We're all men, I understand."

"Is our little wood about to bloom?" Lin Siheng asked. "Tell me, brother, which young master has taken a fancy to?"

"I didn't fancy him."

"Stubborn to the end." Lin Siheng spoke with the air of someone who'd been there all along. "It's okay, I've been through the same thing before. Men always have to save face."

Lin Beizhen: "..."

Seeing that the honest man was almost red-faced, Lin Siheng said, "Alright, alright, I didn't like him."

Lin Beizhen: "..." Such a perfunctory response is worse than saying nothing at all.

"Siheng." Jiang Xiao suddenly tugged at the man's sleeve. "We've arrived at the entrance to the village."

The three looked up and saw a flag fluttering at the entrance of the village, with three large characters written on it.

Blackwater Village.

Those martial arts practitioners have already started fighting; you can hear clanging and clattering sounds everywhere.

Lin Siheng asked curiously, "Who is that young man you want to meet?"

Lin Beizhen looked at the young man approaching through the thin veil and said, "He's here."

"Who dares to cause trouble in my Blackwater Village? They're courting death."

Lin Siheng heard the sound and looked toward the source of the sound.

Upon seeing this, his expression immediately became complicated.

My cousin's taste... is surprisingly outrageous.

This guy was only wrapped in an opaque veil, with his shoulders, arms, back, and thighs all exposed, looking incredibly sexy.

"Hiss...this looks a bit like the clothes that Western Region dancers like to wear," Lin Siheng said. "Xiao Bei, I didn't expect you to like this kind of thing."

Lin Beizhen said, "I just wanted to see his injuries."

It looks like it's fully healed.

Lin Beizhen felt relieved.

Although social customs have become much more open now, such attire is generally only worn by male prostitutes in brothels.

Jiang Xiao's ears twitched. "Was he injured before?"

Lin Beizhen nodded without saying anything more.

Jiang Xiao looked up, his face flushing slightly at the young man's attire.

He belatedly tried to cover Lin Siheng's eyes.

He turned his head and saw that Lin Siheng's attention was no longer on that boy.

Lin Siheng was intently pondering where the white jade Bodhisattva statue might be hidden.

According to Qian Jiaruo, this white jade Bodhisattva statue is about nine feet tall and cannot be hidden in an ordinary place.

Meanwhile, Lin Beizhen on the other side suddenly moved.

Lu Ruo was struggling to deal with the pursuit of several people when he suddenly saw a familiar figure appear.

Lin Beizhen didn't even wear a mask; with his expressionless face, he rescued Lu Ruo from the pursuit of the crowd.

Lu Ruo asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Lin Beizhen didn't say anything.

Actually, he didn't know why he came; it was just an instinctive reaction after hearing the news.

He's here, so he's here; he doesn't want to make any excuses.

Lu Ruo asked, "Did you also come here because of that white jade Bodhisattva?"

"No," Lin Beizhen said, "I..."

I came for you.

But Lin Beizhen couldn't bring himself to say it.

He didn't know if it was because he was worried about his injury, or for some other reason.

Lu Ruo smiled, but her tone was full of resentment, "Why are you always picking on me?"

"I told you, I didn't come here for the white jade Bodhisattva statue," Lin Beizhen emphasized.

Lu Ruo said nonchalantly, "I've already hidden that white jade Bodhisattva statue. No one else in this world can find it except me."

Lin Beizhen asked, "Could it be that you've hidden in an underground river?"

Lu Ruo's eyes widened immediately.

"How...how did you know?"