As long as there are enough vests, the plot can't kill me

After settling Lin Xiao and the other two to stay in the mansion, City Lord Pei did not even take a rest and immediately rushed to the main courtyard where he lived.

As they stepped into the courtyard, the old man and the woman on the stone bench looked up when they heard the voice, and then walked over together.

"Husband, how are you?"

"It's done."

Pei Xingyuan first nodded and smiled at his wife, and then told her the details of what had just been discussed, mainly to his father-in-law.

The Pure Yang Spiritual Root was something his father-in-law obtained by chance.

"Yuan'er, I have been confined to seclusion these years. When did such a capable young man appear in the world?"

The old man frowned, it was really surprising that his son-in-law, with his arrogant character, would actually praise a junior.

"Father-in-law, Young Master Lin is only 25 years old. For a senior like you who has achieved such high level of cultivation, this amount of time can be spent in a single meditation."

"Well, that makes sense. But since you think so highly of her, the little girl will be very successful in the future."

"Oh, it's not just me who thinks so. There have been rumors in Lihuo Territory for a long time that Lin Xiao's birth has probably exhausted all the luck of the Lin family. The rise and fall of the Lin family depends entirely on her. But..."

City Lord Pei habitually spoke half a sentence, and then spoke again under the continuous rolling eyes of his wife: "But this blessing, or challenge, falls on the Lin family, and they don't seem to want it very much.

After all, Young Master Lin only has five spiritual roots. Even if he finds a suitable spiritual root to replace, his future achievements in the Tao are still unknown. "

Do not want?

The old man was surprised. He could tell that his son-in-law's attitude towards the Lin family was far inferior to that of a little girl, so he fell silent immediately.

His main purpose of coming to Yuzhou this time was to test his daughter and son-in-law's ability to respond, and selling spiritual roots was just a way to have fun out of boredom.

Now, things are a little different.

Regarding the power rankings that are held once every hundred years, various old guys will make their moves one after another, and any variables cannot be ignored.

"Yuan'er, Ying'er, now that things have come to this, there are some things that I can no longer hide from you. The Zhou family is not as decadent as you think, and your father has not been in seclusion for many years to avoid enemies, but it is inconvenient for him to show up in public.

This is an opportunity. If Lin Xiao is really talented, then he is also a member of the aristocratic family. The Lin family doesn’t want him, but our Zhou family will warmly welcome him.”

There was an inexplicable arrogance in the old man's words, and the city lord and his wife were stunned as if they were struck by lightning.

The two of them looked at each other, and saw deep astonishment and dullness in each other's eyes.

From what the old man said, the Zhou family is also part of an aristocratic family. In fact, isn’t it no worse than the Lin family?

In other words, you came here specifically to tease us?

……

Lin Xiao stayed in the City Lord's Mansion for three days, during which time he stayed indoors and even had his meals delivered to his door.

This attitude of "no one should disturb others" made Pei Xingyuan, who wanted to get in touch with Young Master Lin more, feel extremely helpless.

As the transaction time was approaching, City Lord Pei, who had failed to fulfill his father-in-law's request, could only smile bitterly and turn around to receive other guests.

"Girl, I have no problem with that, but are you planning on doing it this hard?"

Inside the house, Uncle Kun, who had been a 'telegraph operator' for three days, collected the communication talismans on the table and complained to his face.

Lin Xiao rubbed his sore wrist, his expression extremely cold, completely different from before.

"If they didn't hide it, then there's nothing to worry about. If they really did, then the nature of the matter has gone beyond the scope of family affairs. No matter how many means they use, it doesn't conform to the rules of the Great Thousand World. The Cultivation Alliance and the He Family will not allow it."

"I don't understand these things. Just tell me who you want to chop." Uncle Kun touched the handle of the knife, as if he was preparing to go to the market to buy vegetables.

"Pfft..."

The extremely calm yet somewhat serious tone of voice immediately broke Lin Xiao's concentration. The coldness on his body gradually dissipated, and in the blink of an eye he turned into the familiar Young Master Lin.

"Uncle, let's go. Someone's paying for tonight. Let's not be polite to Old Pei."

When Uncle Kun found that the little girl had returned, he smiled and nodded, savoring the greeting in his heart.

Without the word "Kun" in front, it sounds comfortable.

After putting away their things, the two smiled at each other, put on their black cloaks and went to the yard to wait.

Pei Xingyuan took time out of his busy schedule to come and pick someone up, but ended up being stunned at the door.

He carefully separated a trace of his spiritual power, which was blocked by the cloak as expected, and he was quite shocked.

Master Lin is very thoughtful and a good agent, but things have changed now...

"Young Master is thoughtful. Pei is ashamed. I am ashamed. Please."

"You are welcome, senior. Please go first."

After a brief exchange of courtesies, both parties said no more and went straight to the trading venue in the East Courtyard.

During the journey, Uncle Kun, who was two steps behind as a guard, noticed that City Lord Pei had a strange expression. He wanted to remind him, but because of the obstruction of his cloak, he gave up the idea of ​​transmitting the message.

Lin Xiao, who was walking in front, although he did not have the keen perception of a serious cultivator, could sense a lot from the other party's confidence and slightly biased topics.

In fact, it is difficult for a person to completely hide his or her own situation, and others are not fools.

It is like a cultivator who has a secret treasure that can hide his cultivation level, but the rhythm of his breathing, the spirit of his gestures, and the sense of security brought by his trump card will be revealed subconsciously.

To put it more bluntly, the reason why a Jindan cultivator disguised himself as a foundation-building cultivator and was discovered might be simply because he ate an extra piece of special meat or digested an extra cup of spirit wine.

On the contrary, if a foundation-building cultivator wants to bluff others, he will also be exposed in public because he cannot digest the spiritual wine.

Compared with three days ago, Old Pei beside him not only had more confidence, but also didn't care so much about his spiritual roots. Instead, he showed concern for his situation in his words and deeds.

This deal has gone sour!

With their own little thoughts, several people soon arrived at the specially arranged trading place.

Looking up, I saw more than a dozen small compartments similar to those that were only accessible to VIP guests of the auction house, arranged in a fan shape, occupying nearly half of the space.

In the middle of the many private rooms is a high platform for displaying items.

City Lord Pei led the people to the place and did not test them with words. He bowed slightly and said goodbye to the two of them, and went to preside over the trade fair in person.

"Welcome everyone to Yuzhou City, Pei..."

[Girl, this city lord's attitude seems a little off.]

The private room was set up with a formation to isolate the spiritual consciousness of cultivators, just like a regular auction house, but the cautious Uncle Kun still chose to use spiritual thoughts to transmit sound.

"Ah."

Lin Xiao, who had already taken off his cloak, snorted lightly, his eyes swept across the scenery in the house, and briefly paused on the potted plants, calligraphy and paintings, and vases, and his face turned cold.

"Uncle Kun."

"clear."

Choking!

The long sword was an inch away from the sheath, and the next moment, the places where Lin Xiao's gaze had rested were instantly crushed by the sword energy, making bursts of noise.

It all happened so suddenly that no one could react in time.

In the main courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion, the old man and the woman who did not plan to attend the trade fair had very different expressions when they saw the shattered projection stone on the stone table.

The former had a gleam of brilliance in his eyes and laughed while stroking his beard, while the latter had a hint of indescribable fear in his eyes.

This Young Master Lin is even more powerful than the rumors say. Such rude behavior may have offended someone.

"Dad, stop now, there's still time..."

"Yes, there is indeed some tricks. Ying'er, don't worry about it."

The old man seemed to be inspired by Lin Xiao's desire to win. He waved his sleeves to sweep the stone powder off the table, and then took out a small formation plate.

In the face of his daughter's surprised eyes, he smiled proudly and motioned her to listen carefully.

"Miss, I didn't expect Pei Xingyuan to be so dirty. Let's just go."

"Uncle, the transaction came first, and the rudeness came later. If you want to settle the account, you have to wait until the business is done."

"But……"

"Don't worry about it. Didn't the city lord say that he would pay for whatever we like?"

"Hmph, that's right."

The conversation between the two was heard in the courtyard through the formation without missing a word, and the father and daughter changed their expressions again.

The old man saw the principles of Young Master Lin and was even more satisfied with it; the woman sighed softly and decided to apologize later and not get involved with these two crazy people.

At the same time, Uncle Kun shifted his gaze from the roof to the paper the little girl had just written. After seeing the contents clearly, he finally calmed down.

[Uncle Kun, today's matter is not over yet. We can't kill him! ]

[Ha, girl, I almost thought you had changed your personality.]

Young Master Lin has a bad temper and never waits until tomorrow to take revenge. It would be strange if he didn't get angry after being teased like this.

"Uncle, let's open our eyes and take a good look. I hope this provincial capital, an important border town of the Chaopin Dynasty, will not disappoint me."

That's what he said, but what Lin Xiao wrote on the paper was completely different.

[I still believe in my own judgment. Pei Xingyuan is definitely a man who is consistent in his words and deeds. I guess someone must be coming from the City Lord's Mansion.

Therefore, the better we do our job, the less compensation we receive afterwards, the bigger favor Lao Pei owes us, and the more uncomfortable he will feel in the future.

If he doesn't return this favor, his state of mind will be flawed, and I wonder how he can advance. 】

Sometimes, taking the initiative to suffer a loss is also a means of revenge!

Uncle Kun hadn't seen the little girl scheming against anyone for a long time, so he laughed on the spot, and his look of delighted audience was too obvious.

"Okay, okay, miss, I'm going to broaden my horizons this time."