Peerless Allure: Nine Series Summoner

Chapter 349 Ling Family Ancestral House
Spots of rust are like maggots, clinging to the once extremely solemn high gate.

Although the stone carvings of evil spirit beasts on both sides of the gate are still lifelike, they have long lost the elegance and majesty of the past.

The beast's eyes are lifeless, and I'm afraid it has long since lost its function of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil.

The walls covered with dark green vines stretched to both sides until the end of the long street before turning a corner.

Only then did Ling Lan realize that the Ling family's mansion occupies such a large area that an entire street belongs to the Ling family.

However, if Ling Junze hadn't brought them here, no one of Ling Lan and the others would have thought that there were still people living in this house.

Looking at the past, there is no vitality in the high door and deep house.Standing in front of the door at this moment, Ling Lan could feel the barren and decadent atmosphere blowing towards her face.

Ling Lan's father and daughter couldn't help being a little suspicious—could this person who called himself Ling Junze be deceiving them?Although the courtyard is large, it looks like it has been abandoned for a long time...

Sensing the puzzled and questioning gazes of Ling Lan and the others, Ling Junze couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

It was not the first time Ling Junze saw such gaze.He also knew that the current Ling family was really out of shape.

"There is no need for you to doubt, this is the ancestral home of my Ling family."

After a pause, Ling Junze continued: "Although the Ling family is in decline, I believe that with everyone's joint efforts, we will be able to revive the Ling family and let the Ling family regain its former glory."

In the latter sentence, Ling Junze obviously lacked confidence.It is very likely that even he himself does not believe that there is still hope for the revival of the Ling clan.

While Ling Junze was talking, he kept paying attention to Long Aotian's reaction.

He would recruit Ling Lan and the other three, originally aiming at Long Aotian.However, he mistakenly took Long Aotian as the person in charge of this three-person team.

Ling Junze led the three of them into Ling's mansion through the side door, along the corridor with nine bends and eighteen bends, until they reached the courtyard where his father lived, and then stopped.

Along the way, Ling Lan saw many dilapidated rock gardens.One can imagine what a bustling scene it was when the Ling family was in its prime.

The three of Ling Lan waited outside the courtyard for a while, and then a servant of the Ling family invited them in.

In the main room, Ling Junze's father, Ling Jihai, was sitting on the top chair, and Ling Junze was standing by his side.

Ling Lan quietly looked at the furnishings in the room. This main room for Ling Jihai to receive guests is spacious and bright, with excellent lighting.

Although the room is furnished in a very simple and unadorned manner, every piece of furniture and utensils are old antiques.

Seeing the three people coming in, Ling Jihai put down the teacup in his hand, and warmly greeted Ling Lan and the others to sit down.

After a few words of pleasantries between the host and the guest, Ling Jihai asked about the origins of the three of them.

After learning that Ling Lan and Ling Yi were ordinary mercenaries, Ling Jihai smiled and nodded.From his expression, it was impossible to tell whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied.

As for Long Aotian, when Ling Lan's father and daughter introduced themselves, he acted like he had nothing to do with him, standing beside Ling Lan, pretending to be a gasping telephone pole.

Seeing Long Aotian's indifferent attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away, Ling Jihai frowned almost invisible.

But in the next second, he put on a gentle smile again.

"This Mr. Long is very handsome, and he must have an extraordinary background. I don't know where Mr. Long came from? What did you do for a living before?"

Ling Jihai praised Long Aotian first, and then asked about his background.

But who would have thought that Long Aotian would not save him any face.

After Ling Jihai's words fell, he waited for Long Aotian's answer, but he saw this aloof and cold Mr. Long glanced at him indifferently, and immediately looked away.

As time passed by, Long Aotian still refused to speak.

Ling Lan quickly glanced at Long Aotian, he had a serious expression on his face.But Ling Lan saw it, but somehow wanted to laugh.

——Where is Long Aotian pretending to be cold?It was clearly because he was afraid of making a mistake in his words, causing others to laugh at him, and even being treated as a bumpkin!

As an arrogant dragon, it would be shameful enough for this kind of thing to happen once, how could he allow it to happen a second time? !
The embarrassment of silence gradually spread in the air, and just when Ling Jihai felt that his old face was about to be lost, Ling Junze finally opened his mouth to rescue his father.

"Father, they must be very tired after coming from a long distance. Why don't you let them go back to rest first. We'll find out what's going on later."

Ling Jihai took a deep look at Long Aotian, and really didn't ask him any more.

Ling Junze beckoned, and a servant of the Ling family came over, leading Ling Lan and the others to the wing that had been arranged earlier to rest.

Gradually walking far away, Ling Lan and Long Aotian could still hear the conversation between Ling Jihai and his son coming from the main room.

"Junze, how did you recruit these three people? Although our family is in urgent need of manpower to strengthen the family, you can't..."

Ling Jihai's unfinished words were obviously intended to teach Ling Junze a lesson, not to recruit everyone at home.

When he learned that Ling Lan and the three were brought back from the mercenary union by Ling Junze, Ling Jihai took a deep breath.

"The father and daughter surnamed Lin have a good temperament, but their cultivation level seems average, and they seem to be useless."

"On the contrary, that Mr. Long has an extraordinary appearance and an imposing manner. If he is willing to make a move, we think our strength will be much stronger."

"It's just that, looking at his cold appearance, he clearly doesn't take our Ling family seriously. I'm afraid we won't be able to keep him with such a person..."

As Ling Lan and the others walked further and further away, the conversation between Ling Jihai and his son gradually became inaudible.

Ling Yi's cultivation was not enough, from the beginning to the end, he didn't hear a single word of the conversation between Ling Jihai and his son.

As for Ling Lan and Long Aotian, although they could hear clearly, they didn't take Ling Jihai's opinion at all.

The two of them came here to hang out, and other things were just secondary.

……

Ling Junze didn't let the three of them participate in the daily training right away, but let them rest in the mansion for a few days, and start "working" after getting familiar with the environment.

Ling Lan felt that this should be the Ling family's soft policy.In order to allow the recruited mystic masters to stay and work for the Ling family willingly, the head of the Ling family did not dare to push too hard.

Every time it's time to eat, there will be delicious meals delivered by servants.Four dishes and one soup are all made with surprise.

It can be seen how hard the Ling family treats the people recruited from outside.

Ling Yi's purpose of coming here is of course not as simple as eating and living.He still held a glimmer of hope, wanting to go back to the source and find out the truth about the decline of the Ling family.

(End of this chapter)