Immediately afterwards, an image of a tomboy flashed in his mind.
By the way, this is Xiangcheng, where the Zhong family is located.
Zhong Xiaoyan's skill at Lihuo is not from the famous Zhong family in Xiangzhou.
Lin Ji was immediately interested. Although Zhong Xiaoyan, a tomboy, always had trouble with him and sometimes acted a bit arrogant, she actually missed him a bit after not seeing him for so long.
"Shopkeeper, please tell me in detail." Lin Ji asked with a gossipy face.
The shopkeeper seemed to know that Lin Ji was an honored guest, and because he had picked up a piece of silver for free, he was obviously in a good mood, so the conversation became lively.
He sat down and asked the waiter to bring another pot of wine, and then said: "The Zhong family is also a big family in Xiangcheng. The characters in it are very powerful. For example, the head of the Zhong family, Zhong Qilun, is the third family.
A great monk in the six realms."
"All the heads of the family are in the sixth realm?" Lin Ji was really surprised this time, "Shopkeeper, you are not a monk, how do you know so clearly?"
"I've been running an inn here for decades, what news haven't I heard? Hey, I'm not bragging. Ask me about things in this city, and I'll be sure."
With a bit of pride, the shopkeeper continued: "The Zhong family is famous for the inheritance of Lihuo, but Lihuo also depends on talent. Zhong Qilun has no children, only two daughters."
"The eldest daughter must be in her early twenties this year. Unfortunately, she did not inherit Li Huo's talent, so she was sent to Taiyi Sect to practice. Counting the days, it has been more than ten years."
"The second daughter is quite impressive. She is extremely talented and has inherited Lihuo. Unfortunately, this girl has not listened to her father very much since she was a child. When she was nine years old, she dared to run away from home with her maid, and she stayed away for several months.
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"So bold? Her father isn't looking for her?" Lin Ji asked curiously.
"Why didn't you look for it? That year, the whole Xiangzhou was felled by the Zhong family. What do you think happened in the end?"
"What's going on?" Lin Ji praised him at the right time.
"Haha, I finally found it in the cellar in the backyard of the Zhong family. The little girl hid in the cellar for two months and was finally beaten by her father."
Lin Ji pursed his lips and suppressed a smile.
It sounds like something that girl Zhong Xiaoyan would do in a movie.
The shopkeeper pointed to the notice that had just been posted on the door.
"I know even without reading the notice, it must be about the Zhong family looking for a son-in-law."
"oh?"
Lin Ji glanced at the notice and found that, as the shopkeeper said, the Zhong family was looking for a son-in-law.
"This happened once a year ago, but the girl ran away again. This incident brought great shame to the Zhong family. I heard that they were caught just a few days ago."
The shopkeeper laughed softly and said, "I hope the Zhong family can keep an eye on that girl this time."
After the shopkeeper left, Wu Nan suddenly asked: "Donor Lin, do you recognize the second young lady of the Zhong family?"
"Let's consider it acquaintance. She has worked for me before."
After a pause, Lin Ji noticed that Wu Nan's face was full of curiosity and shook his head again.
"It's a bad fate."
"Oh? Can you elaborate on it?"
"Have you ever seen a demon catcher who dared to write a letter to curse his immediate boss? That girl dared." Lin Ji covered his face, "I had been promoted to chief arrester of Liangzhou at that time, how can a little girl have the courage to make a movie?
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"Maybe it was given to her by her father in the sixth realm." Wu Nan said with narrowed eyes.
"This joke is not funny." Lin Ji rolled his eyes.
It didn't take long for the food and wine to arrive.
While eating, Wu Nan asked again: "The notice said there was a martial arts competition to recruit a bride. What kind of cultivation is that second young lady of the Zhong family?"
"When we first met, we were already in the third realm, but now we should have improved a bit." Lin Ji thought for a while and said.
"How old is it?" Wu Nan asked again.
"About seventeen or eighteen years old."
"You can't find someone who is too old for such a talent. But a monk who is in the third realm in his twenties has a great future. Who would become a son-in-law for the Zhong family?"
When Lin Ji heard this, he also smiled and narrowed his eyes.
"That's true, and that girl can still leave the fire. I've seen it with my own eyes. Even ghost generals have suffered in her hands. Ordinary open-spirit realm monks can't defeat her."
Wu Nan rolled his eyes.
"This seems to be quite fun."
"It's quite fun, I have to go and see it then." Gu
Lin Ji and Wu Nan looked at each other and smiled.
Waiting in the inn is just waiting, why not go and watch the excitement.
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For three days, Lin Ji stayed in the inn to practice.
On the day of the Zhong family's martial arts competition, Lin Ji and Wu Nan left the inn early in the morning and went to the central square of Xiangcheng together.
An arena had been set up in the originally empty square. It was still early morning, but crowds of people had begun to gather around it.
There were servants from the Zhong family who maintained order at the scene, and even thoughtfully prepared melon and fruit snacks for the people watching the excitement.
By noon, the arena was already crowded with people.
Behind the crowd, there was suddenly a commotion.
"Here we come, Miss Zhong is out!"
Hearing someone's shout, Lin Ji and Wu Nan quickly turned around.
Then they saw the crowd split up automatically, and a sturdy middle-aged man walked first, holding the arm of the girl next to him.
The girl was dressed in red, with a slender waist, lightly parted legs, exquisite facial features, and a round figure.
She is a pretty lady in red dress and gauze as bright as flowers, with willow eyebrows and phoenix eyes.
Who else could it be if not Zhong Xiaoyan!
This was the first time for Lin Ji to see a woman dressed like Zhong Xiaoyan. In the past, this girl always dressed in men's clothes, but now she suddenly saw her with eyebrows painted on her temples, lightly applying makeup, and wearing a female skirt. For a moment, she felt a little surprised.
But this surprise was quickly interrupted by Zhong Xiaoyan's voice.
"I won't marry, and I won't marry anyone."
Zhong Xiaoyan struggled hard, but her arm was grabbed by her father, and she could not break free no matter what.
"Huh! I'm still too pampered towards you on weekdays!" Zhong Qilun, the head of the Zhong family, looked coldly at his little daughter.
"Back then you said you wanted to marry young talents, and I said hello to all the young talents in Xiangzhou! Then you went back on your word. Do you know how much money I spent on sending people to apologize?"
"That's all. Then you talked about a competition to get a bride! I spent money and set up a battle array, but you disappeared! Where do you want your father and I to put my old faces!"
Zhong Qilun dragged Zhong Xiaoyan to the ring.
"This is what you said before about finding a bride through martial arts competition. This time you have to find a good husband for me!"
At this point, Zhong Qilun was a little stunned again when he saw Zhong Xiaoyan holding her mouth.
He carefully looked at the sea of people below the ring, and then lowered his voice.
"Girl, you can do it, okay? Our family will rely on you to continue the family lineage. If Lihuo is cut off from you, how will your father and I face the ancestors of the Zhong family?"
"Then you can have another one." Zhong Xiaoyan said angrily, "I don't mind if you find me a few more aunts!"
Zhong Qilun was furious.
"Bastard! No matter what this time, you have to marry me! I'll just watch here to see where else you can go!"
After the words fell, Zhong Qilun no longer cared about Zhong Xiaoyan, but cupped his hands at the bottom of the ring.
"Anyone under the age of thirty who can defeat this precious daughter of mine is the worthy son-in-law of my Zhong family. I will provide you with gold, silver, treasures, and training resources. Please invite me."
Hearing this, Zhong Xiaoyan curled her lips and said, "What if no one can beat me?"
"Then continue to beat him, beat him every day, beat him for ten or twenty years!" Zhong Qilun stared.
"As I said before, you are only eighteen years old, I can accept it even if you are thirty-eight! I have not done anything in the past twenty years, but I have been here with you every day to get married!"
The farce in the ring made the crowd burst into laughter.
Lin Ji and Wu Nan couldn't bear it either.
"Pfft, if you have the time, you can have a few more, why bother your daughter?" Wu Nan said with a low smile.
"Perhaps it's just too much power." Lin Ji maliciously speculated.
"Is this also the case for monks in the sixth realm, the Sun Travel Realm?"
"What does this thing have to do with cultivation? Is it possible that when having sex, you have to focus your spiritual energy on that thing?"
Hearing Lin Ji's words, Wu Nan's eyes widened and he said curiously: "The young monk has no experience in human affairs, but he doesn't understand this. Please tell me in detail."
"Um... let's just watch the excitement!" Lin Ji raised his forehead and quickly turned his eyes to the ring, staring intently. He ignored Wu Nan's urging and questioning.