Ye Wanxi walked to the table by the window and sat down, pouring a cup of tea. The woman in the silver dress saw Ye Wanxi acting as a riddler, so she pulled Ye Wanxi's arm and called out coquettishly, "Sister, tell me quickly!"

"Qingyi, you've prevented me from drinking tea!" Ye Wanxi rolled her eyes at her silly sister and casually took out a handkerchief to wipe the tea that had just spilled on her clothes.

Ye Qingyi sat opposite her sister with puffed cheeks, supporting her chin with both hands, and looked at her sister with resentment in her eyes.

The maid named Xiao Qi quickly carried a thick pile of books from the bedroom and placed them on the table in front of Ye Wanxi, saying, "Sister Wanxi, all the books you bought in Linshan City are here."

"Okay, thank you Xiaoqi!" Ye Wanxi thanked him and started to look through the books. Ye Qingyi was bored and just watched on the side. Her eyelids were fighting and she was almost falling asleep. She didn't like reading and would feel sleepy as soon as she saw those words.

After searching for a while, Ye Wanxi smiled and patted her sleepy sister, saying, "Don't fall asleep, girl. Take a look at this portrait. Does it look familiar?"

Ye Qingyi rubbed her eyes and looked at the lifelike portrait in the book with a frown. She couldn't figure out the meaning of her sister asking her to look at the portrait of this stranger.

However, the maid Xiao Qi took a look at the portrait and said in amazement, "Hey, Sister Wanqing, how come this person looks a bit like the young man named Lin Jiang that Brother Hong brought just now?"

"Well, Xiao Qi, then take a closer look!" Ye Wanxi picked up the book and handed it to Xiao Qi. After studying it carefully, Xiao Qi said firmly, "It looks too much like that young master. Maybe it's the young master Lin Jiang. Sister Wanxi, who is he? How do you have his portrait?"

Ye Qingyi also looked at her sister strangely. Her brain was not as good as hers. Her temperature was about to turn red and her CPU was overloaded. She couldn't understand how they were related.

Ye Wanxi had done a thorough investigation of the Lin family, and knew a lot about the Lin family, especially the head of the Lin family, Lin Ran, and his son Lin Chong. She explained to the two of them, "This young man is a well-known figure in Linshan City, he is Lin Chong, the son of the head of the Lin family, Lin Ran.

He used to be a waste, having fallen all the way from the Daoist Realm to the third level of the Body Refining Realm. Now he has achieved the feat of rushing directly from the third level of the Body Refining Realm to the first star of the Daoist Realm in just over a year.

This Master Lin Chong, this cultivation talent can be said to be so terrifying. Just now he was said to have the strength of three stars in the Dao Realm. You have to know that the interval between the two is probably only more than a year. If Master Lin Chong had not wasted the previous three years, I am afraid that his strength would be even stronger now!"

As she spoke, Ye Wanxi felt a little regretful. When she was reading Lin Chong's information, she paid special attention to Lin Chong's experience.

If it were her, she would probably be devastated after experiencing such a blow, but Lin Chong not only stood up, but also achieved even more impressive results, which made her admire him very much. If she could be as capable as Lin Chong, the Ye family would not be in so much trouble.

"Then what does this have to do with us? And isn't his name Lin Jiang?" Ye Qingyi, who might have been a little groggy in the morning, asked two very stupid questions.

However, the maid Xiao Qi next to her was very clever and quickly reminded Ye Qingyi, "Sister Qingyi, he may have used a pseudonym just to be cautious. His real name is Lin Chong.

If we can get in touch with the Lin family, maybe we can save the Ye family, and you, Sister Qingyi, and I won't marry that damn bastard from the Li family."

Hearing Xiao Qi's words, Ye Qingyi slapped the table, her voice got louder, and she looked at her sister Ye Wanqing and shouted, "Sister, is this true?"

Ye Wanxi couldn't help but slap her forehead, feeling somewhat helpless towards her silly sister, and said, "Things are not that simple. If we want others to help us, we have to show corresponding sincerity.

And we must make a good impression on the other party, otherwise they will not be willing to help our Ye family. Now our Ye family is seen as a plague god by others. Whoever gets involved will get into big trouble. "

"But you just don't have to pay attention to these things, and don't expose the identity of that young master, or he will think we have ulterior motives. Let's make good use of this time to leave a good impression on that young master!" Ye Wanxi said with a smile. In fact, she already had a plan in her mind, but she didn't need to tell her silly sister and Xiaoqi about these things, as telling them would only cause them more trouble.

Ye Qingyi nodded stupidly. She just did whatever her sister said. But Xiaoqi, apparently, had thought of something and was about to speak when Ye Wanxi stared at her calmly. So she lowered her head and dared not say anything more.

Lin Ran, who was on the roof, not only saw clearly what happened in the room, but also heard clearly. Although such behavior was a little abnormal, Lin Ran learned a lot.

"It seems that this girl named Ye Wanxi uses herself as a bargaining chip. She probably wants to marry Xiao Chong in exchange for the Lin family's help!" Lin Ran thought secretly in his heart.

This girl is probably about the same age as Xiao Chong. Although she is young, her words and deeds, her vision and knowledge, as well as her determination to use herself as a bargaining chip to preserve the Ye family, can only be said to be a girl of noble character.

Although she is still a bit immature now, she will definitely grow up to be more beautiful and pretty in the future. It would be a good choice for her to be Xiao Chong's wife!

He is also an alchemist, but I don’t know how talented he is in alchemy. If he is very talented, he will be a great help to Xiao Chong in the future.

The more Lin Ran looked at her, the more he felt that this future daughter-in-law was very suitable for Lin Chong and he liked her very much.

"Xiao Chong, although I, your father, feel a little sorry for you for snatching away your future heroine, this one is not bad either. Although she is not a character in the plot, she is an alchemist. If we train her well, she will surely achieve great things in the future." Lin Ran suddenly felt a little regretful. He rejected all the visitors at the beginning because he thought it was troublesome. He didn't expect that there was such a wonderful woman here. If they had met earlier and made a marriage contract, he would have had Xiao Chong as his future wife.

But it doesn’t matter. It’s not bad now. The two of them can still cultivate their relationship through future experiences. It’s better to be together in a free love relationship without getting engaged.

Lin Chong naturally didn't know that his father had already thought of how to bring him and Ye Wanxi together. At this moment, he and Hong Sen were in the said famous roast chicken restaurant, feasting on the food, and at the same time asking Hong Sen for more detailed information about the Ye family.

Lin Chong himself was also thinking that if he rushed back to ask his father for help, his father would definitely agree to help the Ye family, but what he could get from the Ye family was the question that Lin Chong was thinking about.

According to Hong Sen, the Ye family no longer has the prestige it once had as a large alchemist family. Now the Ye family is like a stray dog ​​that may be beaten to death on the street at any time. The only thing that can be used as a bargaining chip is the pair of sisters.

I heard that the elder sister has an outstanding talent in alchemy and the younger sister has an outstanding talent in martial arts. I don’t know if it is true. If they are really outstanding, then it would be nice for father to take them in as maids in the Lin family, or to make them young concubines for father. Both sisters are young and beautiful. I just don’t know if father likes this. He should like it, right?

Lin Chong didn't think of finding one for himself. Although the two sisters were indeed beautiful, in his opinion, cultivation was the top priority. Women would only hinder the speed of his cultivation. It would not be too late to find a woman after he became an emperor and revitalized the Lin family.

I have to say that Lin Ran and Lin Chong are indeed father and son. Lin Ran wants to find a wife for Lin Chong, while Lin Chong wants to find a concubine for his father to alleviate his father's loneliness over the years. The ideas of the two may seem fresh and inexplicable, or perhaps they can only be described as abstract.

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Chapter 54: Set off for Nanshan Pass

In the next few days, Lin Chong practiced quietly, waiting for notification from the Ye sisters.

Just three days after joining the Ye family's temporary guard team, Hun Sen came to inform him that they would officially set off for Nanshan Pass today.

Lin Chong followed Hong Sen to the outside of the Nanhuang town. In addition to seeing the two young ladies and maids of the Ye family, there were also many fully armed Ye family guards and some mercenaries.

Of course, Lin Chong also saw a very strange person, a man wearing black clothes and a wide-brimmed hat in broad daylight. When the man turned his head, the hideous scar came into view, which made Lin Chong's heart jump.

"This is the man I saw outside the store that night!"

Lin Chong quickly remembered when he had seen this man before, and at the same time he became secretly alert, wondering how such a gloomy and cold-looking man could be recruited.

After finding an opportunity, Lin Chong asked Hong Sen about it.

Speaking of this, Hong Sen put his hand on Lin Chong’s shoulder and said helplessly: “Brother Jiang, there is no way, we can’t recruit anyone, and just the next day, the man came.

He is quite strong, in the Dao Yuan realm, but I don't know how much. Although he has a cold face, he doesn't do anything weird. Just stay away from him. Our team just needs one more Dao Yuan realm, so we can feel more at ease."

"So that's how it is. Thanks, Brother Hong!" Lin Chong nodded. Suddenly, he looked curiously at the people of the Ye family who were reinforcing the carriage and the supplies on it. He couldn't help but wonder, "Brother Hong, are we going to run with these supplies? If we encounter monsters, won't they be easily destroyed?"

Lin Chong was a little confused. After all, the Ye family was once a big family. A lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Wouldn't it be better to get more space rings?

Hong Sen didn't know how to explain it, but after Ye Wanxi explained what the guards had done, she came over and smiled, "Master Lin Jiang, our Ye family is indeed in a difficult situation right now. We have spent a lot of money to prepare these necessary supplies. A few of our space rings are already full, and the rest can only be transported by carriage."

"Ah, sorry!"

Lin Chong knew that he was taking it for granted. Every time the Lin family wholesaled supplies, they would directly use a large bag of space rings to carry them. He thought that even if the Ye family was so desolate, they were once a wealthy family after all. But he did not expect that the Ye family was so poor.

"It's okay, Mr. Lin Jiang, we are ready to set off, you can go with Hong Sen!" Ye Wanxi said with a smile.

"Brother Hong, what are you doing..." Lin Chong looked at Hong Sen next to him with some confusion. Hong Sen had a bright smile on his face. He patted Lin Chong on the shoulder and said, "I am the young lady's driver. Come with me to protect the young lady!"

Lin Chong himself did not expect that the young lady of the Ye family actually valued him so much and asked him to follow Hong Sen for protection. He thought that she would choose the guy in the Daoyuan realm, but it was true that the guy seemed too gloomy and scary.

The convoy was soon fully armed and set off for Nanshan Pass.

Lin Ran was assigned to the end of the convoy, and he was the unlucky one driving the carriage. This carriage was his own a few days ago, and it didn't seem to fit in with the convoy.

Lin Ran was not particularly surprised. It was already good enough that they were willing to let him join in despite his scary appearance. It was even more impossible for them to let him get too close to the two rich girls.

Although he was driving the carriage, his attention was on the middle vehicle. He was watching how Xiao Chong was picking up girls. It was quite fun to watch his son picking up girls.

But judging from the situation, it seemed that Xiao Chong was not the one who went to pick up girls, but that Ye Wanxi took the initiative to talk to Xiao Chong. Lin Chong would occasionally join in the conversation, and would say more when he found something he was interested in.

Even Hun Sen was a little surprised. Their young lady rarely took the initiative to chat with a young man. This made him wonder whether the young lady had a good impression of this young brother Lin Jiang.

The road to Nanshan Pass is very long, and the most dangerous part is the second half of the road in the Nanhuang Mountains. Many low-level monsters have appeared there one after another.

Lin Chong saw a grinning little monkey, which was probably only at the Body Refining Stage, actually rushing towards the carriage. He immediately took out an ordinary long sword, infused the sword with sword energy, and cut the little monkey in two in the air. Scarlet blood splattered in the air.

Shaking off the blood on the sword, Lin Chong frowned and his expression became more and more solemn. Looking at the not-so-wide forest path, he found it a bit strange that many low-level monsters kept popping up.

But before they had time to think about it, many colorful little snakes emerged from the forest and started biting the people in the convoy.

When some people were dealing with other annoying little monsters, they were caught off guard and were bitten fiercely by the little snake. The strong poison quickly made the mercenary's face turn purple, and he fell off the car due to poisoning.

Lin Ran, who was at the end of the convoy, killed a group of small monsters with ease, and then wondered why there were suddenly so many low-level monsters in this place. There were several possible reasons. One possibility was that the place where they originally lived was occupied by someone. The second possibility was that these monsters were driven by monsters or humans to attack the convoy passing by.

When Lin Ran saw that the convoy in front was about to be surrounded by dense swarms of small snakes, he took out a dozen packets of snake repellent powder from his space ring and used his spiritual power to blast them in the air above the convoy. The light yellow powder fell from the sky, and some small snakes turned around and moved away immediately after smelling it.

It turned out that the entire convoy was surrounded by colorful little snakes, and just looking at that scene was enough to scare people into having claustrophobia.

But now those little snakes were moving away from the convoy quickly, and even some small monsters did not dare to get close.

This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, and they hurriedly drove the carriage, hoping to leave such a troubled place as soon as possible.

Hun Sen was also quite surprised. He scratched his head and said, "Why did these little snakes suddenly leave?"

Ye Wanxi lifted the carriage curtain and stuck her head out. She had just huddled inside the carriage at Hong Sen's request. She quickly smelled the strange smell in the air. Seeing that Lin Chong was also stained with some yellowish powder, she quickly shouted, "Master Lin Jiang, don't move!"

Lin Chong, who was looking around and alert to the surrounding environment, couldn't help but turn around when he heard Ye Wanxi's words. He suddenly saw Ye Wanxi very close to him, so close that he could see even tiny white hairs on her flawless face, which made his heart beat faster.

Ye Wanxi's eyes were clear. She looked at Lin Chong intently. She gently wiped the yellowish powder on Lin Chong's hair with her fingers, put it to the tip of her nose and sniffed it, and said, "It's a higher-grade snake repellent powder. Who put it there?"

"Snake repellent powder?"

Lin Chong was also stunned. After a while, he slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, I was just thinking about how to kill those snakes, but all I have to do is sprinkle some snake repellent powder on them!"

The Ye family's guards, including the hired mercenaries, were all panicked by the scene just now. They forgot that as long as they sprinkled snake repellent powder and animal repellent powder in advance, they could avoid being attacked by these monsters.

At this point, the escort members of the convoy suddenly came to their senses, and hurriedly took out various medicinal powders and sprinkled them on the car and the supplies. Then they continued on their way, and even sprinkled some medicinal powders on the car along the roadside to prevent the loss during driving, which would lead to insufficient smell and attract attacks from monsters.

Lin Ran saw that these guys finally came to their senses, and couldn't help but shake his head. These guys were too low-class. Wouldn't it have been a problem if they had spread the powder to repel beasts and snakes in advance? Several people died, and the journey was not even halfway through.

He himself couldn't imagine whether something would have happened to Lin Chong if he hadn't followed. Really, he couldn't think straight when faced with such a situation.

Ye Wanxi was in the carriage, frowning and thinking about something, while Ye Qingyi beside her asked curiously, "Sister, what are you thinking about?"

"I was wondering who sprinkled the snake repellent powder just now. If it weren't for that person's reminder and help, we would probably have suffered even greater losses." Ye Wanxi said.

"Could it be that weird man at the end of the convoy?" Xiao Qi was very smart. The last man in the whole convoy was the weirdest.

"Well, it's possible, but this is... forget it, let everyone in the team be careful, be alert, and don't drive too fast!" Ye Wanxi was actually more curious about how the powder was sprinkled on their entire team. Dao Yuan Realm does not have such means, right? Is he hiding his strength?

No matter what, if she gets a chance later, she will test the strange scarred man. If she doesn't know more, she will feel uneasy. She must be responsible for the many Ye family members in the convoy.

The entire convoy stopped and started, and with the previous lessons learned and Ye Wanxi's instructions and reminders, the convoy did not encounter any danger during its subsequent journey.

But sometimes, man proposes, God disposes, and something may happen even if you don't want it to happen.

"Roar!"

Sharp roars sounded on both sides of the forest, as if calling for something.

This time, dark shadows were moving quickly in the woods on both sides. Lin Ran, who was behind the convoy, looked at the moving figures in the forest with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Those black shadows were actually a group of agile, extremely fast, and sharp-clawed white apes. Their long and sharp claws were the most powerful weapon of this monster.

"One of them actually has the strength of Dao Yuan Realm. When did this road become so dangerous?" Lin Ran also found it a bit strange. These dozen or so white apes with sharp claws are basically at the Daozhe Realm, and the leader is even at the Dao Yuan Realm. What happened in the Nanhuang Mountains over here?

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Chapter 55 Who can withstand this test?

"It's the Sharp-Clawed White Ape, everyone be careful!" When Hong Sen recognized that it was the Sharp-Clawed White Ape, his face turned very ugly. This kind of monster is very annoying, just like a scoundrel that can't be shaken off. After it sets its eyes on you, it will keep harassing you with its amazing speed, and kill you when you are at your weakest.

"call out!"

A stone as big as a fist flew out from the forest and hit the horses of the convoy in front. The horses cried out miserably and swayed from side to side in pain, completely out of control. The supplies on the car also shook violently on the road, and a lot of supplies fell to the ground.

One stone after another was thrown out from both sides of the forest, causing the convoy to be in chaos. The Ye family's carriage in the middle was also hit by stones from both sides. One of the stones even flew into the carriage and hit the head of the maid Xiaoqi. The back of Xiaoqi's head immediately started bleeding.

However, Ye Wanxi reacted quickly and asked Ye Qingyi to lower her body. She quickly took out the healing elixir and gave Xiaoqi an emergency bandage.

After a round of long-range stone-throwing attacks, the white apes waved their sharp claws and attacked the people in the convoy that had slowed down. A fierce battle was about to break out.

While Lin Ran was slacking off, he was also observing Lin Chong and his team.

To be honest, this team does seem to be very mediocre. The command is chaotic and everyone basically fights on their own. They don't know how to deal with those sharp-clawed white apes. The mercenaries they recruited do have some combat effectiveness, but because of coordination problems, they are also losing ground when facing the attacks of the sharp-clawed white apes.

These white apes with sharp claws are very smart. They will come over and hit you a few times and then slip away. If they see a loophole in your teammates, they will attack them immediately. They cooperate very well.

"Brother, help me!"

A mercenary who was closer to Lin Ran used the double axes in his hands to clamp the claws of the sharp-clawed white ape tightly, hoping that Lin Ran could come quickly to help kill the monster.

Lin Ran was not vague either. He quickly picked up a steel sword and pierced through the head of the sharp-clawed white ape with quick, accurate and ruthless movements.

This made the mercenary feel relieved. He patted Lin Ran and said, "Thanks, brother. I'll buy you a drink when I'm free!"

"Whether to drink or not is another matter. Let's deal with those sharp-clawed white apes first!" Lin Ran said coldly, raising his sword and heading towards the other sharp-clawed white apes, while also focusing his attention on his son Lin Chong.

At this time, Lin Chong had successfully killed a sharp-clawed white ape that attacked the carriage. He leaned against the curtain of the carriage, breathing heavily. He had just expended a lot of his fighting spirit in order to kill this sharp-clawed white ape that was far stronger than him.

At this moment, a fragrance came. Lin Chong turned around and saw Ye Wanxi sticking her head out of the carriage. Ye Wanxi looked at Lin Chong worriedly and said, "Mr. Lin...Mr. Lin Jiang, are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's just a bit exhausting!" Lin Chong shook his head. Just as he was about to pick up the sword to help other people in the team, he was stopped by Ye Wanxi.

Ye Wanxi took out a few bottles of spiritual medicine and handed them to Lin Chong, saying: "These are some pills that I made myself that can restore fighting spirit. Take them first and then go to help!"

"it is good!"

Lin Chong nodded, and after taking the elixir, he ate the whole bottle of elixir like it was candy beans. Ye Wanxi was dumbfounded and stunned for a moment. After a while, she hurriedly said, "Sir, this kind of elixir that restores fighting spirit cannot be taken like this, otherwise the sudden recovery of a large amount of fighting spirit will burst your meridians and cause you serious internal injuries."

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