After sorting out the things, Lin Xin buried Shu Luoyi's things separately in other places, leaving only the wooden mule's human face fruit and magic secrets, and kept the rest of the sundries himself.
After leaving the Stone Pillar Forest, he immediately saw the fire burning in the pine forest in the distance. Almost half of the pine trees on the hillside were ignited. The fire shot into the sky, and a large amount of black smoke was emitted from the red flames, forming a pattern in the sky outside the entire Peacock City.
A blurry black cloud.
Lin Xin was not in a hurry and touched his arm with the blade of the sword.
"The bitter flesh trick is necessary..." However, as a modern man, he still had some psychological barriers to just cutting a gash on his arm with a sword.
But when I think about the fact that the other two people are dead, it doesn't make sense that I am unscathed.
He was heartbroken, pressed the sword blade on his arm, and pulled down hard.
hiss.
Suddenly a cut appeared on his arm, and red blood flowed out of the wound.
He quickly took out a Ganlin Talisman, pressed it directly, and then pressed the wound to prevent it from continuing to bleed profusely.
The internal energy was mobilized and converged towards the injured area, closing the wound.
Holding the wound, Lin Xin dropped his sword and rushed down the mountain.
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Peacock City
Under the eaves, on a row of mahogany benches facing the small lake, four or five people from the Pine Forest Sword Sect were sitting quietly drinking tea and fishing.
The backs of the benches are against the wall, and there is no obstruction between the lake and the lake, allowing guests to fish or even go into the water.
A huge piece of black calligraphy on a white background hangs on the wall, with only one word on it: sword.
Kong Ling, the leader of the Peacock Sect, is over fifty years old and is wearing a red robe. He is a very dignified middle-aged man. He is sitting at the top on the right, smiling and looking at the man on his left.
"Senior Brother Dantang Zhong is here this time. If I don't spend a few days in my Peacock City, others will say that I, Kong, don't know my etiquette."
Senior Brother Zhong has a calm face, slightly white temples, and long eyebrows like sharp swords. He is dressed in a plain white long coat with fluttering sleeves. He is fishing in the lake with a fishing rod in his hand.
Hearing this, he also smiled.
"Brother Kong, you're welcome. If I hadn't been on business this time, I would have been on my way to the Jinyu Sect. I will continue my mission immediately after this matter is dealt with, and I don't dare to delay."
"That's fine." Kong Ling nodded. At this moment, a servant ran in from the side entrance. He immediately smiled and said, "It seems that intelligence information about the plague has been sent."
Unexpectedly, a servant ran to him and whispered for a moment. His expression suddenly changed slightly, and his eyes immediately fell on Senior Brother Zhong.
"Senior brother, my second son, Yu Hui, has brought someone here. He will definitely be helpful to you on this mission. I don't know..."
"Oh? Bring me here to meet you." Senior Brother Zhong is a genuine Qi Practitioner master. This attitude is a bit casual, but it is also normal for Kong Ling, who is just an innate master.
Kong Ling nodded and waved his servants to go down.
Soon Kong Yuhui also entered here with a young man in white clothes who looked like a scholar. The two of them respectfully walked to the right side of Kong Ling and stood still.
Senior Brother Zhong looked carefully at the man next to Kong Yuhui. He had seen the profile portrait of Kong Yuhui and could recognize him, but he did not recognize the young man who looked like a scholar in white clothes.
This scholar has a delicate face, short hair, and a hint of coldness and composure. At first glance, he is a type of person who is indifferent to emotions and anger. His cultivation level is barely adequate. He is still a little unstable at the third level of Xiao Gui Yuan Jue.
He appeared to have suffered serious internal injuries.
The most eye-catching thing is his eyes, which are black and have deep pupils. He dares to look directly at the Qigong practitioner, giving him an unruly and unruly temperament.
"Who is he?" Senior Brother Zhong asked.
"Back to my uncle, this is my nephew's friend Lin Xin, who is also a disciple of Songlin. Maybe he can give you some key clues about the plague case this time." Kong Yuhui lowered his head and answered with sincerity.
"Lin Xin?" Senior Brother Zhong was slightly startled.
Lin Xin also took a step forward generously.
"But Master Zhong from Alchemy Hall? Do you know Master Ji Lu?" He was trying to establish a relationship in a straightforward manner.
Senior Brother Zhong blinked, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Ji Lu? Who is he? How do you know him?" Ji Lu is well-known as a good old man in Dantang. No one knows him, but there are very few people who have anything to do with him. When he heard this name, he
There was also a hint of curiosity about this young man who looked to be in his early twenties.
"Master Nephew was introduced to the sect by Uncle Ji Lu a few days ago. It has been almost half a year." Lin Xin answered carefully. He then told the other party how he got into the sect in the first place, and clarified the relationship between him and Ji Lu.
relationship with the road.
"Looking at it this way, you should really call me uncle. I have a good relationship with that guy Ji Lu. No... I shouldn't say that. It should be said that that guy Ji Lu is quite popular in the entire alchemy hall.
.Recently, I have fallen in love with Junior Sister You Xuan from Jiantang, and it is estimated that they will become a Taoist couple in the near future." When Ji Lu was mentioned, Senior Brother Zhong's expression softened.
"What kind of cultivation level did you have when you started?" He looked Lin Xin up and down and asked again.
"Um...it's the first level of Xiao Guiyuan Jue..." Lin Xin didn't dare to hide it and answered honestly, "But then I had a chance encounter and took some elixirs, and I managed to reach this level with difficulty."
Senior Brother Zhong was shocked when he heard that he had just entered the first level of cultivation. He wondered how the sect could let such talented disciples remain unknown. He was relieved after hearing this. Those who are improved by elixirs are different from those who are improved by qualifications.
There are restrictions on medicines and side effects, but the qualifications are different.
"My name is Zhongxuan. Since you know Ji Lu, you can be considered as half of my Alchemy Hall, so this matter will be easy to handle. Tell me, why did you take the initiative to find me?" Zhongxuan said in a friendly manner.
Lin Xin didn't expect that Master Ji Lu's face would be so useful, and he was glad that he had prepared other back-ups to prevent the other party from breaking up, but now it seems that they won't be needed for the time being.
"Reporting to my uncle, I learned some inside information about the plague in the city..."
As he spoke, he carefully told Zhongxuan what he had experienced these days, trimmed it a little and told it to Zhongxuan. Of course, he had revised many parts, including his Fujian trump card, the conflict with Shu Luoyi, and
The Thousand-level Human Face Fruit obtained will definitely not be mentioned.
Originally, Zhongxuan just looked casual, and the other two junior brothers and sisters who came with him also listened disapprovingly.
In fact, they already knew the inside story that Lin Xin mentioned at the beginning, but as the situation deepened, especially when they heard that Lin Xin actually obtained the Human Face Fruit and the secret book of magic, all of them, including Kong Ling and Kong Yuhui, suddenly
They all looked serious.
"Bring the things over." Zhongxuan sat up straight and spoke solemnly.
Lin Xin came here just to hug him. He ruined the good deeds of a group of people in the sect. If he didn't hug him quickly, he would definitely be dead.
Upon hearing this, he quickly took out the cloth bag with the human face fruit and magic secrets that he had prepared and handed them over.
Zhongxuan took it and opened it, his face was calm and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After he looked through it, he handed it to the other two people and Kong Ling to check. It wasn't until everyone had seen it that he took the cloth bag in his hand again.
"Lin Xin, you are able to hand over the treasures you obtained to the sect, which shows that you do have a righteous heart. However, as an unexpected victim of this mission, except for you, the other two people in your team
He is dead, so this matter still requires your cooperation with the investigation. Do you have any objections?"
Lin Xin nodded in agreement.
"My nephew must cooperate fully and tell everything he knows."
Jonghyun smiled slightly, very satisfied with his attitude.
"Then this matter is over for you. You can stay with me these days. When the matter is investigated clearly, you can return to the sect. Is that okay?"
Lin Xin felt relieved. He didn't expect to pass the test so easily. It seemed that he really owed Uncle Ji Lu a favor this time.
"has a problem!"
He was about to reply when he was interrupted by a sudden voice.
The sound came from behind, and Lin Xin quickly looked back, only to see Zhao Hongtian walking quickly through the door followed by a middle-aged white-robed Taoist.
It was the middle-aged Taoist who spoke just now. The man was staring at me fiercely.
"The case of the Human Face Fruit involves a wide range of things, and these evil treasures are always found in groups of five. If there are four hundred-level Human Face Fruits here, then there must be a thousand-level main fruit. If there are only four, then
Where did the rest of the main fruit go?!"
As soon as this man entered the door, his voice exploded like firecrackers.
"You learned how to hide the sect's treasures secretly at a young age, but you won't be able to rebel against the sect when you grow up?! What's the use of keeping these rebellious people!? It's better to kill them with one sword!!"
The Taoist became more and more angry as he talked, and finally three translucent swords suddenly appeared behind his back. He grabbed them with his backhand and struck Lin Xin hard with the sword.
laugh!
The sword edge flashed, and a piece of snow-white sword energy extended from the end of the sword. It was still several meters away from Lin Xin, and there was a faint sense of extremely sharp threat.
Lin Xin felt a chill in his heart. He didn't expect that the other party would take action as soon as he said it, without caring about the presence of so many people. He quickly backed away.
He now has no weapons, and all the talisman swords have been consumed. Except for the Wuyan Sword Technique, he is just a very ordinary internal disciple, and he is still in a critical period when his internal energy is unstable and cannot stimulate a large amount of internal energy. Even the normal two
Even the first-level disciples may not be able to beat him. Not to mention that the opponent is a master of Qi training at first glance.
Now let’s see if Uncle Jonghyun can stop him?
"Huangsongzi!!" When the sword energy was about to touch his forehead, a roar suddenly exploded from behind Lin Xin.
He saw a ball of golden light exploding in front of his eyes, his whole body felt warm as if he was in a furnace, and the middle-aged Taoist's unwilling roar rang in his ears.
"Jonghyun!! How dare you stop me?!"
"Why don't you dare!" Zhongxuan's voice sounded like a bell.
Bang!!
Then there was a violent collision, as if two huge pieces of wood were colliding hard together, making a dull sound.
A figure crashed through the wooden wall of the house and flew out.
The golden light gradually dissipated.
Lin Xin regained his sight and took a deep breath when he saw the scene in front of him.
I saw that the wooden wall of the house, which was as thick as the length of a hand, was smashed by force, and a large human-shaped hole appeared. On the surrounding ground, tables, chairs, stools, etc., were not damaged at all, even the ones placed there.
The location is still the same.
Except for a big hole in the wall next to the door, there was no trace at all.
Huang Songzi has disappeared, obviously he is the one who was beaten out.
Jonghyun was still sitting where he was, still holding the fishing rod in his hand, as if he had never moved his hands.
Kong Ling was originally ready to stand up and persuade him to make peace, but he didn't expect the situation to change so quickly. In the blink of an eye, the yellow pine nuts were knocked out. A trace of embarrassment and surprise suddenly appeared on his face.
Kong Yuhui swallowed his saliva and looked towards Lin Xin. This power... was beyond what ordinary Qi practitioners could achieve...
Lin Xin also understood the meaning of his eyes. He had seen them when he was in the Lin family's hometown of Hongsong City during the Qi refining period. Neither Zhao Si'er nor Su Wan had such exaggerated control. Although they were powerful, most of them were manifestations.
In terms of destruction, there is far less precise control.