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Chapter 83 The Zhou Family Loses a Strange Beast

Zhou family.

When Lin Chang'an and Zhou Bingyun arrived at the Zhou family's territory, they saw that many cultivators were seriously injured.

"What happened? Uncle Tieshan, are you alright?"

Upon seeing this disheveled scene, Zhou Bingyun immediately looked tense.

Zhou Tieshan, a Foundation Establishment cultivator who was added after the fall of the Zhou family's genius with the Wind Spirit Root, was even younger than Lin Chang'an.

At this moment, Zhou Tieshan was clutching his injured arm, looking utterly disheveled.

"We encountered a traitor in the Cloud Mist Mountains. The leader of them called himself Ghost Three Blades and stole the spirit beast that we had finally captured in the mountains."

Lin Chang'an's gaze fell on Er Niu, who had just taken healing medicine. He was now surrounded by his family, as well as Shen Lie, Lu Qingqing, and Wei Buyi, who had all arrived.

"Erniu, are you alright?"

Lin Chang'an stepped forward and looked at Li Erniu, whose face was pale, and couldn't help but show concern.

Li Erniu, who had just taken the healing pills, still had a look of lingering fear on his face. When he saw Lin Chang'an, he said with lingering relief:

"I really have to thank you, Brother Lin. If you hadn't advised me beforehand, I would have taken the Breakthrough Pill before carrying out this family mission and almost wouldn't have made it back..."

Hearing Li Erniu's explanation, Lin Chang'an secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that nothing had happened.

It turns out that the Zhou family had completed the transaction for the Foundation Establishment Pill with him, and Erniu had made a great contribution to the family.

After returning, Erniu successfully broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining by taking the Breakthrough Pill. Trusted by his family, Erniu participated in this secret mission.

"It's good that you're alright. Erniu, you really scared me to death. When you came in, your face was completely pale."

Lu Qingqing spoke with lingering fear. Beside her were Erniu's wife and children, each wiping away tears. The eldest son, Zhou Yifan, who was already twenty, was supporting his father.

When Lin Chang'an went forward to check on Er Niu's injuries, he couldn't help but be secretly shocked. This time, Er Niu really had escaped with his life.

However, the next moment, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

wrong!

The residual magical energy at Erniu's wound gave him a rather familiar feeling.

"This familiar aura of magic power, there's no mistake! It's Huang Shaohai."

Lin Chang'an frowned slightly and checked again without making a sound, confirming that his perception was correct.

Since he began cultivating the Eternal Evergreen Technique, his perception has become even stronger. Five months ago, during his close encounter with Huang Shaohai at the Gathering Immortals Pavilion, he clearly sensed this rather strange magical aura.

"Judging from this, Huang Shaohai must be practicing a powerful wood-attribute technique."

Just as Lin Chang'an was examining his injuries, Li Erniu weakly said:
"Brother Lin, I'm fine."

"Hmph, you almost lost your life and you're still fine." Wei Buyi snorted coldly at the two people who usually couldn't stand each other, and the two still bickered at this moment.

……

"Fellow Daoist Lin."

At this moment, Zhou Renmao, the head of the Zhou family, appeared, his face still showing a trace of anger, to greet Lin Chang'an, the Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Patriarch Zhou."

The two met and were very familiar with each other, after all, they had met in the cave half a year ago and reached a deal that satisfied both of them.

The Zhou family suffered a great loss this time, especially since all their efforts over the past six months were wasted.

"Patriarch Zhou, what exactly happened this time? I remember hearing not long ago that Gui Sandao was still on the front lines."

Lin Chang'an frowned; the world outside was too chaotic.

This Ghost Three Blades is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, not a Golden Core cultivator.

They travel thousands of miles in an instant, thinking they're something special.

Facing a fellow Foundation Establishment cultivator, the Zhou family head hesitated for a moment before finally recounting the situation and the losses incurred.

"To be honest, my Zhou family discovered a rare and exotic beast, the Wind-Singing Bird, in the Cloud Mist Mountains. The clan mobilized a Foundation Establishment cultivator and dozens of trusted confidants, and made arrangements for half a year, but..."

The Zhou family head relayed the story telepathically, causing Lin Chang'an to frown slightly. He didn't understand what a fire spirit or wind-singing bird was, but he knew about rare and exotic beasts. A beast that could attract such attention from the Zhou family must be extremely precious.

Huang Shaohai actually knew about the Zhou family's secret operation.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, the situation is turbulent right now, and there are too many of these Ghost Three Blades," the Zhou family head said helplessly.

Murder and looting are not always the actions of a true professional thief.

Most of the time, it's driven by greed that they temporarily impersonate cultivators to do a job; this is all too common in the cultivation world.

However, many cultivators, after becoming rich overnight, gradually fall into this trap and become professional cultivators who suffer sudden wealth.

Lin Chang'an exchanged pleasantries with the Zhou family head, and only left after seeing that Erniu was unharmed.

Instead, he memorized Huang Shaohai's information.

"Five months ago, Huang Shaohai needed Beast Spirit Pills, so he must have had at least a late-stage first-tier spirit beast before, and he may have already broken through to the second tier by now."

Now there's another Wind-Singing Bird, which is really troublesome. If I have the chance in the future, I'll have to learn more about this fiery spirit, the Wind-Singing Bird.

Lin Chang'an pondered silently. It wasn't that he was being cautious, but rather that this person was narrow-minded and didn't like waiting for others to come to him.

He prefers to deal with troublemakers.

Unfortunately, these second-generation members of sects have too much wealth, so he still needs to make some preparations.

'However, Huang Shaohai's audacity is probably not solely due to his own arrogance!'

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an glanced at the Zhou family without leaving a trace. It seemed that after the Zhou family moved to Tianxuan City, they had become quite close to Lu Zhenren's forces.

In addition to the information Huang Shaohai had previously revealed, Master Lu's lifespan was insufficient and he was injured, so naturally no one wanted to see Tianxuan City have another Core Formation cultivator.

Therefore, the Huang family's audacity is likely due to a power struggle among major forces behind the scenes.

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but frown. These are turbulent times. Ever since the three major sects of Yue Kingdom started fighting, life has never been peaceful.

……

Zhou family.

"Homeowner!"

The injured Foundation Establishment cultivator Zhou Tieshan, his face full of frustration, said hoarsely, "I'm not reconciled! The Huang family of Li Huo Palace is going too far!"

"Be careful!"

After a moment of silence, the Zhou family head finally let out a soft sigh.

"Patriarch, how can I tolerate this? These exotic beasts are extremely rare!"

It turned out that the Jie Xiu who was impersonating Gui Sandao was recognized by Zhou Tieshan as Huang Yuntian and Huang Shaohai, father and son from the Huang family of Li Huo Palace.

Although he was furious, he knew he couldn't afford to offend the Huang family, so he could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger, telling the outside world that it was the work of Ghost Three Blades who robbed the cultivator.

Even when Lin Chang'an asked him, he didn't reveal a single detail.

"The Huang family acts domineeringly, while my Zhou family is weak."

With a silent expression, the Zhou family head revealed the cruelty of the cultivation world.

So what if they know they are enemies? They are simply not people they can afford to mess with.

After venting his anger, the injured Zhou Tieshan realized the seriousness of the situation and could only say in frustration:
"The Huang family wants to take anything they fancy, but even we're not confident we can raise this beast properly. I want to see how they manage to ruin it!"

"Take good care of yourself."

As the Zhou family head's silent voice echoed, he was secretly making plans in his heart.

In recent years, the Huang family patriarch of the Li Huo Palace has become so powerful that the sect has almost become part of the Huang family. Naturally, it is not something that small clans like theirs can afford to offend.

Now, news has spread that Master Lu is injured and his lifespan is insufficient, so he is preparing to help his disciple form his golden core.

The situation in the Yue Kingdom not only did not ease, but became increasingly turbulent.

I don't know if this choice was right or wrong.

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