When it came to business, Lin Ming's face became solemn.
"I don't know much about the Wang family, so I came back to find out what the problem is!"
Xie Daoyan coughed twice more, just as a gust of evening wind blew by, seeming to blow his thin figure straight into the sky.
"Ahem, based on what you have seen, do you think there is such a pill?"
Lin Ming shook his head solemnly.
"If there really was such a magical elixir, the Wang family would have dominated the world long ago. If warriors were really that easy to transcend, there wouldn't be so many people flocking to this identity in the past dynasties!"
"So I am more inclined to believe that the seemingly magical elixir is actually a conspiracy of those in the West."
"What scares me is that before we knew it, they had quietly invaded our base camp."
Lin Ming was worried about this.
If even the hidden families of Long Xia, which he regarded as his foundation, had been invaded and invaded by those from the West, then his situation would become particularly difficult.
Then he looked at the man sitting opposite him and asked.
"Sir, you must know something."
Xie Daoyan did not speak, but stared at the sky not far away with a pair of empty eyes.
It took a long time for his eyes to change.
It was an extremely sad look, which made Lin Ming feel desperate.
"What happened during this time? Why has sir changed so much!"
Xie Daoyan came to his senses and blocked his lips with his fist, also covering the blood slowly seeping out from the corners of his lips.
He said calmly.
"It's not a big deal. If you pry into secrets, you have to pay some price."
"Compared with the information I have obtained, the price paid is just a drop in the bucket."
Xie Daoyan dipped his fingers in tea on the chessboard and wrote each word one by one.
It was a dragon painted in silver with an iron hook.
Lin Ming didn't understand what he meant and looked at Xie Daoyan with confusion on his face.
However, after Xie Daoyan wrote this word, he seemed to have become much older. His whole body was hunched over and he couldn't stop coughing.
Lin Ming was about to reach out to help him, but he waved his hand to stop him, and then he wrote another word on the chessboard.
summer.
Long Xia.
Lin Ming still didn't understand what he meant, but Xie Daoyan had already closed his eyes and was breathing heavily in his chest.
"He's from here."
Lin Ming's eyes sharpened, and he inexplicably understood what Xie Daoyan meant. Just when he was about to continue asking, a particularly panicky pressure squeezed towards him from all directions, as if it was about to be crushed into powder.
This is some kind of warning and some kind of hint.
"Don't say it!"
Xie Daoyan coughed twice before spitting out a few words. His sad eyes were like a deep pool, staring closely at Lin Ming.
Lin Ming could only suppress the doubts and questions in his heart, and clenched his fingers tightly. The last time he was so helpless was when his father had an accident.
"I understand."
"Um."
"I have no way to reveal more to you, and the information I know is extremely limited. It wasn't until I had a whim to do divination again two days ago that I discovered that all of us had been deceived."
"The seeds of this good show of substituting one thing for another were planted many years ago."
"But I also believe that you can always find that glimmer of hope."
"I just got a glimpse of the truth. The fact that they came to my door is the best proof."
"You probably need to look into the Wang family's affairs carefully. You may be able to find clues in it. Then you will be able to better understand what I mean."
After Xie Daoyan said so many words in one breath, he closed his mouth and said nothing more. He waved his hand to signal Xie Jianjia to send Lin Ming away.
Lin Ming looked at Xie Daoyan worriedly and couldn't help but ask.
"Is there any way to repair the damage to your body?"
"repair?"
Xie Daoyan seemed to be amused by the innocence in his words. He sat up straight, his back as straight as a sharp sword, and his whole body regained some of its former charm.
"Don't be naive, little guy. What do you think it is like to peek into the secrets of heaven with a mortal body?"
"This is contrary to nature, so how can there be a way to fix it?"
Xie Daoyan looked at Lin Ming's silent expression and deliberately wanted to comfort him.
"Okay, okay, don't look like I'm about to die. Before you find that glimmer of hope, I still have to hold on to this body and plan for you!"
"Besides, do you think everyone has this chance?"
Xie Daoyan slowly stood up from under the tree. At that moment, the smile on his face was as bright as the rising sun.
"In the past 300 years and in the next 300 years, I was the only person who could discern the secrets of heaven and disrupt destiny with a mortal body. You should be proud of me."
Lin Ming fell silent.
He stood at the door of the small courtyard with Xie Jianjia for a long time. Finally, a smile of admiration appeared on his face, and then he slowly bent down and bowed to Xie Daoyan.
"Sir, you are righteous and will definitely live up to your trust."
At the last moment when he turned to leave the yard, he obviously turned back and said something childish.
"If, if I can be strong enough to overcome this so-called fate and destiny, then I can naturally make my husband free from illness and disaster, and live a long life!"
After saying this, his figure disappeared into the hidden courtyard and jungle. Only Xie Daoyan, after hearing these words, sat under the tree without saying a word for a long time.
After a while, he smiled.
"What a Lin Ming. I thought I was arrogant enough, but I didn't expect this guy to be even more arrogant than me!"
"Beyond fate and destiny, okay, okay, then let me see how far you can go!"
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"Are you going to the Wang family now?"
Xie Jianjia stared at Lin Ming, as if he was just asking a casual question.
"Well, I want to go to the Wang family to see what's going on with them and the pill. I'm worried..."
Lin Ming was interrupted just as he was halfway through his words.
"Okay, I can go with you to Wang's house. I'm relatively familiar with it, but I have a request..."
Xie Jianjia clasped her hands on her chest and stared at Lin Ming unhappily.
Lin Ming couldn't understand where her hostility came from.
However, Xie Jianjia is very skilled and knows the Wang family well. If he goes with him, he will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort.
"Please say!"
"Can you keep an eye on your Lin family's little cub?"
Xie Jianjia gritted her teeth and looked at Lin Ming.
"It's easy for you to pat your butt and leave. If you leave that little guy to us, I, a young woman, can just become a mother without any pain!"
Lin Ming didn't realize who she was talking about for a moment. It wasn't until Xie Jianjia spit out a name angrily that he suddenly realized.
"Lin Ming! Have you forgotten that you also left a little guy named Lin Bai in our Xie family?"
Lin Ming's eyes wandered, and he suddenly felt guilty.