Chapter Twenty: Why Don't We Do Some Business Instead?

  "Boom!"

  A strange sound came, Lin Tianxiang's long sword in his hand trembled for a moment, and then was actually broken off! The broken section of the long sword shot out, Xia Lin easily dodged it, and directly grabbed the remaining section of the long sword into his hand.

  At this time, the long sword broke, and the remaining power almost all poured onto Lin Tianxiang.

  Lin Tianxiang resolutely abandoned the broken sword in his hand, went all out to defend himself, and retreated four or five steps in a row before barely stopping. However, at this moment, he found that an icy cold object had been placed on his neck.

  Xia Lin, this sixteen-year-old young master of Hei Feng Village, was now smiling at himself with a cold and broken sword in his hand.

  An eerie silence surrounded him, and even Sun Zhong himself felt unbelievable. The young master had actually won?

  It was not only a complete suppression from the start, but even when Lin Tianxiang used the Cold Light Sword Shadow, he still won, and even broke a fine iron long sword, what kind of strength is this.

  At this moment, a loud noise echoed in his mind. Others couldn't understand it, but he saw it clearly. Just now, that was obviously the Lingfeng Palm! However, it was different from all the palm techniques he had learned before. This was...the Ninth Palm! How could this be?

  To think that Lin Feng's palm technique consists of only eight palms, could it be that Young Master himself has comprehended it?

  This is even more absurd, to comprehend a first-rate martial skill in the tempering body period, that requires what kind of heaven-defying comprehension ability, it's basically impossible. But this idea emerged, and it was fundamentally unstoppable.

  For some reason, Sun Zhong suddenly thought of the big tree that was broken in the courtyard when he first met Young Master.

  It turned out... that wasn't the village master's profound martial skills, but rather the young master's own comprehension. A flash of understanding flickered in Sun Zhong's eyes, and a hint of excitement flashed across his face. With such talent, the young master's future was absolutely unimaginable. As the first person to stand by the young master's side, he would definitely have a place when the time came for greatness and fame.

  The disciples of the mountain stronghold were one by one passionate and enthusiastic, with a fierce glint in their eyes. Perhaps from this moment on, they had become Summer's brainless fans, without any hesitation.

  At the most impossible time, it brought them the greatest hope and also ignited that small spark in their hearts.

  As for the merchant team, Lin Qi and his guard companions were stunned. They didn't expect that their young master would lose, and lose so miserably, without even a hint of struggle, being defeated by Xia Lin's powerful move.

  "You lost."

  Xia Lin said faintly, withdrawing the broken sword from his neck.

  Lin Tianxiang's face turned pale and ashen, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word.

  Lost, and what's more, lost so thoroughly!

  If he hadn't lost with that move, he would still have some hope in his heart, but at this time, being defeated by a single blow when he was in his strongest state completely shattered the pride in his heart.

  To this day, he can't even come up with an excuse.

  Even the sword at his side was broken, what else could be said?

  "Take it all away, give me everything, take as much as you want, just spare the lives of my brothers." Lin Tianxiang said with a lost expression.

  "Master Lin, no way!" Lin Qi said anxiously, "We'd rather fight them to the end! If we hand over all the goods to them and go back...".

  "Shut up! Do you want our brothers to die in vain?" Lin Tianxiang's eyes narrowed as he spoke.

  Lin Qi fell silent, turning his head to glance at the merchants and numerous guards, then looking back at the fanatical mountain bandits opposite him. If they really stood up, it was likely that not a single one of them would survive.

  "Hei Feng Zhai disciples, listen up! Surround everyone and don't let a single one escape." Xia Lin gave a cold hum and issued the command.

  "Yes!"

  The disciples all replied in unison.

  "Xia Lin, what do you want to do?" Lin Tianxiang's face changed greatly. Could it be that Xia Lin still wanted to wipe them out completely? If so, they probably wouldn't have much strength left to resist.

  Xia Lin shrugged and said, "Shall we talk alone?"

  Lin Tianxiang was taken aback, then let out a sigh of relief. Since they wanted to talk, it wasn't about killing him off after all. Thinking this, he smiled wryly: "Do I still have room for resistance now?"

  Xia Lin made a gesture to Sun Zhong, telling him to keep an eye on the crowd, then led him to a distant hilltop, about 200 meters away from the merchant group, making it impossible for them to hear their conversation.

  "Master Lin, what instructions do you have? Just say it directly." Lin Tianxiang asked as he saw him stop.

  Unconsciously, he had already switched to polite language, this is the survival rule of the Divine Continent, for the strong, sufficient respect must be given! They also have the qualifications to enjoy this honor!

  It is precisely because of the special status of the strong that they are willing to work hard and climb up without hesitation!

  Xia Lin smiled and asked, "What goods did you bring this time?"

  "A golden statue and a batch of spiritual grass."

  "Golden statues?" Xia Lin was surprised, "You're still transporting those things."

  Lin Tianxiang smiled bitterly and said, "The Lin family's business has encountered some difficulties, so we can only ask for help from a powerful person. However, this powerful person has a peculiar hobby, he only likes things made of gold. So the Lin family used 1,000 taels of gold to create this golden statue, hoping that this powerful person will lend a hand."

  "A thousand taels of gold?"

  Xia Lin heard this and took a deep breath, one thousand two hundred taels of gold, what concept is this? According to the calculations of his past life, one thousand two hundred taels of gold was nearly twelve million yuan, a huge sum of money.

  Even if the Divine State Continent is far richer in resources than the previous world, a thousand taels of gold is still a considerable fortune.

  "This was also a rush job, as soon as it was finished, I was hastily asked to come and collect it. It wasn't until later that I found out what a tricky task this was. I was still wondering why such a large sum of money didn't have any elderly members of the Cyclone Period following it, it seems like we've been ambushed again." Lin Tianxiang's face turned slightly pale.

  Xia Lin smiled lightly, this is the drawback of power.

  Where there are people, there is a world of rivers and lakes. Whether it's family or sects, or their humble mountain strongholds, they can't escape the struggle for power.

  "From what Lin Qi said just now, if Jin Xiang doesn't come back this time, your position won't be guaranteed," Xia Lin said.

  "Hmph, if they want to move against me, let's see if they have what it takes. Even if I do fall, I'll make them pay the price!" Lin Tianxiang said calmly, but his tone revealed a hint of coldness.

  "What about Ling Cao?"

  "The most ordinary low-grade spiritual grass, it's not easy to come and go once. It just so happens that I can make a deal with you and earn some money. However, now it seems that this deal has all been earned by you." Lin Tianxiang said with a bitter smile.

  "Spirit Grass..."

  Xia Lin seemed lost in thought, turned her head and looked at Lin Tianxiang, observing him for a moment.

  The golden statue is very valuable, that's undeniable, but for Xia Lin, it's actually worthless! Because simply put, he has no use for this thing, and once discovered, it must be handed over! Or coveted by others, it's better to use it as a bargaining chip.

  Having been in this world for sixteen years, Xia Lin's only understanding of the world came from the books he read, all of which were false things.

  He knows nothing about other places, and he is not even very clear about the recent situation in Linjiang City.

  In this case, he was extremely lacking in information resources. He still remembered that the previous life was an era of explosive information, and the most important resource was undoubtedly information!

  So if you want to understand the outside world, the first thing is to establish your own intelligence system.

  The Lin family is the best object that has been delivered to their doorstep.

  Lin Tianxiang was stared at by him and felt a chill run down his spine, soon becoming flustered: "Y-you, what do you want to do... I don't like men..."

  Xia Lin shook her head silently: "Killing each other is so meaningless, how about we make a deal instead?"

  "Huh?"

  Lin Tianxiang was somewhat bewildered - this bandit wanted to do business with him? What's going on.

  "The golden statue I can give you, just leave the spiritual grass behind and give it to the mountain village brothers as a token." Xia Lin said.

  Lin Tianxiang's eyes flashed with excitement, his low mood suddenly lifted, but soon he calmed down. Xia Lin wouldn't return such a huge sum of money to him for no reason.

  "What do you want?" Lin Tianxiang tried his best to look calm.

  Xia's eyes flashed with approval, "I want you Lin family to investigate the news of Linjiang City for me."