"What do you need me to do?" Lin Ji frowned slightly.
It's not that she is unwilling, after all, Mrs. Zhong is also Zhong Xiaoyan's mother. Although she has not interacted with her a few times, she is still related to her.
But he couldn't understand that the Zhong family was far away in Xiangzhou, and Mrs. Zhong herself was a Taoist.
Is there anything worth traveling all the way to Victoria for him to do?
The expression on Mrs. Zhong's face became more serious.
"Lin Ji, let me ask you, do you still recognize Xiaoyan as your fiancée? If you still recognize it, then I will continue. If you deny it, I am not a messy person, and neither does our Zhong family.
There’s no need to rush to curry favor with you.”
"Auntie, what are you talking about..." Lin Ji waved his hands quickly, "Everyone in Xiangcheng knows about Xiaoyan and I. It is absolutely impossible for Lin to start chaos and give up."
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhong's face relaxed a little, and she continued: "In that case, let's get down to business... Xiaoyan was released from confinement a few days ago."
"Are you out of seclusion? Have you ever broken through to the night travel realm?" Lin Ji asked quickly.
Mrs. Zhong nodded.
"I managed to break through to the night tour, but..."
"only?"
"That girl is eager for success, and something went wrong in her cultivation." Mrs. Zhong sighed and looked at Lin Ji, "This matter is also related to you. Your cultivation has advanced too fast, and it has put too much pressure on that girl.
In so many years, this is the first time that girl has worked so hard."
"This..." Lin Ji was speechless, and he couldn't deny it.
Even Lu Zhaoer, who is usually cold and cold, is the same.
So it was not difficult for Lin Ji to understand Mrs. Zhong's words.
"What went wrong? Since we have already broken through, I guess there shouldn't be a big problem."
"She has exhausted Li Huo's bloodline, and her future achievements may be just like her useless father. He is just a day-traveling monk, and it will be difficult for him to enter the Tao." Mrs. Zhong sighed.
"How could this happen?" Lin Ji's eyes widened.
"Lihuo is the most yang force in the world. Cultivation is like walking on thin ice. Ordinary cultivation requires gradual progress and not greed for success. This is especially true when practicing Lihuo... It's a pity that the girl can't calm down."
Hearing this, Lin Ji asked anxiously: "Does that girl know about this?"
"I don't know yet. We hid it from her. After she came out of quarantine, she heard about you and clamored to come to Victoria to see you." Mrs. Zhong said, "Calculate the time, and with her pace, if there is another
It should arrive in a month and a half."
Lin Ji was stunned.
"What about you, aunt?"
"After following her for a few days and leaving behind a spiritual consciousness, I came to Weizhou first. After arriving, I happened to encounter Zhong Chu's incident, so I delayed for a few days before coming to see you."
This clearly explains the reason for coming to Victoria.
Lin Ji suddenly understood and asked why the Zhong family came to Victoria. Even if it was really related to the Lancheng ruins, it would have come too soon.
It turns out everything was just a coincidence.
"Auntie, let's be honest, what do you want me to do for you?" Lin Ji asked, "From what you said before, does this matter have something to do with Xiaoyan? In this case, I have no obligation to help you."
Mrs. Zhong nodded slightly, but suddenly stopped talking.
There was a bit of sadness on her beautiful face, as if she was struggling with something.
Lin Ji was not in a hurry and waited quietly.
Finally, Mrs. Zhong let out a long sigh.
"I told you before that Zhong Chu is my husband's ancestor, and he is a direct bloodline."
"That's right."
"If we kill him and then refine his body into elixirs..."
Lin Jitong's eyes suddenly shrank and he looked at Mrs. Zhong in disbelief.
Mrs. Zhong's tone was slightly colder.
"Do you think, if Xiaoyan takes this elixir, will the Lihuo bloodline in her body become much better? If nothing else, if she can reach the height of Zhong Chu back then... no, this will be enough to enter the Tao.
enough."
Lin Ji took a deep breath.
Mrs. Zhong's words really shocked him.
Killing your ancestor to pave the way for your younger generation?
How can we say we are worthy of being a family?
That Zhong Chu made himself into a living corpse, and then took away his own body.
Lin Ji originally thought that this was already a completely cruel person.
Who would have thought that the real ruthless person is actually the person in front of him.
"aunt..."
"how?"
"Are you Zhong family...all so cruel?" Lin Ji exclaimed.
Mrs. Zhong obviously didn't know that Lin Ji was still thinking about Zhong Chu, she just thought he was talking about herself.
"I married into the Zhong family. Apart from my unsatisfactory husband and Xiaoyan, what does it have to do with me whether the rest of the Zhong family live or die? As for Zhong Chu... he is the ancestor of the Zhong family.
Not my ancestor."
"It makes some sense." Lin Ji nodded slightly.
Mrs. Zhong continued: "So if I really want to kill him, I won't show any mercy. I just have to worry about what my husband thinks, so I can't do it myself."
"For the sake of family harmony, you are trying to push me out to be a bad guy... You can't hide this matter. If my uncle finds out in the future, I'm afraid the fate of this junior will not be too good."
"Don't worry, he can't beat you." Mrs. Zhong gave Lin Ji a reassuring look.
Lin Ji was speechless for a moment.
"How? For the sake of Xiaoyan's future, should you do this or not?" Mrs. Zhong asked, "If you don't, then I will take action myself."
"Hey, let me do it." Lin Ji said, "As a Weizhou town official, it is your duty to kill demons. Zhong Chu was entangled in the half-step ghost king and messed up his mind. He did evil in Weizhou.
I chopped it off, and it was justified."
"Yes, that's what I mean." Mrs. Zhong cast a satisfied look at Lin Ji.
Lin Ji thought to herself, she didn't know if this was considered the mother-in-law's visit to her son-in-law.
After talking about business, Mrs. Zhong stood up and said: "There is no need to rush this matter. It is too late to wait until Xiaoyan breaks through to the sixth realm. After you capture Zhong Chu, save it first and wait for my news."
Then go to Tianjing City."
"You still want to go to Tianjing?"
"I have a friend who is an alchemist and has lived in Tianjing City for a long time."
Lin Ji nodded, but smiled bitterly in his heart.
Refining elixirs from flesh and blood is also an evil cultivation method in a sense.
No, this is an evil cultivation method, but this method was not used on outsiders, but on my own ancestors.
Even if this matter were to be spread in the future, I am afraid that others would only be able to lament the cruelty of the Zhong family and nothing else.
"Okay, that's all I have to tell you. After Xiaoyan arrives in Weizhou, you can arrange a position for her in the Tiantian Division and give her more experience... The disciples of the Zhong family are already sent to the Tiantian Division.
With the tradition of experience, I can rest assured that you are in Victoria."
"Don't worry, I know what's going on."
After the words fell, when Lin Ji looked up again, Mrs. Zhong was no longer on the chair in front of her.
"Have you left already? I really don't want to say any nonsense."
Lin Ji smiled and sat down on the chair.
With a wave of his hand, Aling, who was hiding in the corner, came closer and jumped into his arms.
"You are actually related to the Zhong family in Xiangzhou, and you even recognize the old devil Bai!"
"Bailao Mo? You mean Mrs. Zhong?" Lin Ji was surprised.
This title is a bit too abstract.
Aling curled up twice, with a hint of fear in his tone.
"Well, I met her in the Demon Kingdom back then."
"Oh? Tell me in detail." Lin Ji became interested.
But Aling was unwilling to speak no matter what.
Seeing this, Lin Ji didn't force him.
"It seems that my mother-in-law is not a simple person...but yes, a monk who has entered Taoism is not an ordinary person after all."