Chapter 25 Conspiracy
Surrounded by mountains, shrouded in clouds and mist; birds are chirping and trees are shady.
On the top of the mountain, there is a gurgling mountain spring, flowing into the cold pool at the foot of the mountain.
Beside the Han Pond, there is an unusually simple village.
As beautiful as the scenery here is, the village is so simple and shabby.
The only thing that can be mentioned side by side with the scenery here is the plaque at the entrance of the village, with two powerful characters - Baifu - engraved on it.
When the Haotian Sect faced the oppression of Wuhun Palace, they chose to avoid fighting. The entire clan moved behind the mountain peak that Qian Daoliu swore by, and they have not been able to escape from the world since then.
The four single-attribute tribes who were vassals of the Haotian Sect also went their separate ways in order to avoid being pursued by the Wuhun Palace.
Among the four major families, except for the Li clan who moved to Tiandou City, the other three major families all moved to the Xingluo Empire where Wuhun Palace has the weakest influence.
The Li clan is good at forging, the Yu clan is good at construction, and the Po clan is good at refining medicine.
These three major families quickly established a foothold in the relocated area by relying on their respective strengths. The disciples in the family did not say they lived a prosperous life, but they were far from well-off.
Only the Min clan had a hard time.
Bai He, the leader of the Min clan, has a very good relationship with Yang Wudi, the leader of the Po clan, and their personalities are somewhat similar.
Yang Wudi is arrogant and self-willed; Bai He is aloof and self-righteous.
But the difference between the two is.
Yang Wudi was confident that he really had that confidence.
In terms of strength, Contra's cultivation alone can defeat Titled Douluo; his medicine and poison refining technology is the best in the continent.
As for Bai He, he is truly aloof and arrogant, and he is truly aloof and aloof, as a result of his simple character.
But this kind of person is not suitable to be the leader of a clan.
The disciples of the Min clan live in such poverty that Bai He is incapable of solving the problem. Furthermore, because of his aloof character, he does not allow the disciples of the clan to go to the Spirit Hall to receive soul master subsidies.
Even more than half of the family's financial resources come from Yang Wudi's financial support from time to time.
Even so, they can only barely maintain a balance of income and expenditure and live in poverty.
……
In front of the village gate, under the old tree.
There was an old man who looked very old, sunbathing there and acting as a gatekeeper.
The old man was enjoying himself in the sun, when suddenly two figures came into his sight.
Then, one of the old men showed off eight soul rings without saying a word, and then a clear voice reached his ears.
"My lord, the Duke, has something to do to visit the aristocratic Patriarch Bai, and I would like you to inform him."
Even though the person speaking in front of him seemed very kind, the old man's attention was entirely on the eight soul rings at that person's feet.
Therefore, the old man didn't reply, he immediately activated the martial soul possession and rushed deep into the village.
"One white and two yellow, level 37, but with a speed comparable to that of an ordinary agility and attack type soul king. Is this a pure agility type soul master?"
Lin Rong looked forward thoughtfully, thinking:
"The speed that the Min clan is proud of is indeed well-deserved."
After a while, the old man came back, performed a standard set of noble etiquette, and said:
"Two distinguished guests, the leader of our clan invites you."
Walking into the village, Lin Rong looked around calmly, taking in the scene in the village.
Most of the people in the village are old, weak, women and children, but adult men are rare.
Recalling the farmland I passed by, I guess the men farming there must have been the majority of the labor force of the Min clan.
Although Lin Rong had expected this situation, she still felt a little sad and thought silently in her heart:
"Unexpectedly, the proud Rumin clan also learned to cultivate the land because of their embarrassment."
"But since Bai He chose to build the village in such a remote place, in the final analysis, he still wants to save face and suffer the consequences. He doesn't want outsiders to see the desolate appearance of the Min clan."
"In order to find this place, I had to ask around for a long time before I found it." The village is not big, so after walking for a while, the old man led Lin Rong and the old housekeeper to the largest building in the village.
Standing in front of the building was an old man with a well-proportioned figure, slender hair, and a boyish face.
This person is the leader of the Min clan, Bai He.
Bai He looked at the two people who had arrived uninvited, and his eyes passed over Lin Rong and rested on the old housekeeper Yu Yuan.
I suddenly felt that this person seemed familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen him before.
However, those who have the same feeling of déjà vu are probably people from Tiandou’s side.
The Duke, plus the followers with Contra cultivation, this seems to be the Tiandou Lin family.
Yes, he had seen this person from a distance at a banquet held by a certain noble.
I heard that the Duke of Lin died in a beast wave and left a posthumous son. Could it be the child in front of him?
After figuring out the identities of the two people in front of him, Bai He asked in confusion:
"I don't seem to have much contact with the Lin family. I wonder what the purpose of young Duke Lin is in coming all the way?"
Did you actually guess it?
Lin Rong suppressed her surprise, pretended to look around, and said at the same time:
"Is Patriarch Bai planning to entertain guests here?"
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The visitor is not good!
For some reason, Bai He had such an idea in his mind, but when he thought that there was a Contra standing next to Lin Rong, he could only make a gesture of invitation.
"I almost forgot, this is not the place to talk. Please come into the room to talk."
After the group entered the house and sat down, the Min clan also served tea according to the way of hospitality.
Lin Rong glanced at the tea cup.
There are quite a lot of tea leaves in the tea, but I don't know what the difference is between the tea leaves and the leaves.
Thinking that it was almost time for dinner, Lin Rong didn't want to spend any more time here, so he went straight to the point and said:
"Clan Chief Bai, I came here uninvited because of the thing in your old hand - Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng!"
Bai He felt a knot in his heart when he heard the words. He was about to deny it when he heard Lin Rong's voice.
"Clan Chief Bai doesn't have to rush to deny it. Whether you have this thing or not, you are very clear in your heart."
"It was a crystal clear blood-red ginseng. There was a five-clawed dragon pattern on the surface of the ginseng."
"The ginseng is about five thousand years old, and you put it in a box made of the finest mutton-fat jade."
"I don't think I need to go into more detail!"
"For example, the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng is now installed in..."
"That's enough!" Bai He slammed the armrest of the chair, stood up and asked:
"How did you get this? Please answer me truthfully!"
"Is this important?" Lin Rong appeared to be stable on the surface, but in fact he was ready to trigger the Qingye mark at any time. Once Bai He got angry and attacked him, he would immediately teleport to the marked place.
"Clan Leader Bai, I am very sincere. This is a bank card that is common across the continent. It contains one million gold soul coins as the cost for me to buy the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng."
With that said, Lin Rong took out a gold card and used his soul power to eject it to the most conspicuous place, so that all the Min clan members present could see it.
"As long as Chief Bai nods his head and agrees to this deal, these one million gold soul coins will be yours."
"After all, although ginseng is good, leaving it there will not allow your people to live a better life."
"If you want to sell it, with your connections, the knowledgeable Yang clan leader may not be able to pay the price, and the one who can afford it probably doesn't know the product!"
"I would like to advise Chief Bai to think more about your people before refusing."
"Are you going to agree to this deal and let the tribesmen live a prosperous life, or refuse and let the tribesmen continue to live in poverty."
"It's all in your thoughts."
(End of chapter)