The return of the immortals in the city

Chapter 251 Innkeeper
As dawn approached, Dongchenji was shrouded in darkness, and it was pitch black everywhere. At the Dongchen Inn in the northwest corner, there was a white paper lantern hanging at the door, with a couplet written on it: Stay before it’s too late, watch the sky as soon as the rooster crows.

When Lin Hao passed by the door of the inn, he suddenly heard a scream from inside, like howling ghosts and wolves, he couldn't help but stop in his tracks.

Before the inn opened, Lin Hao couldn't see what was going on inside. He jumped onto the courtyard wall and saw a young man with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes rushing out from the back kitchen holding an oil lamp.

This young man looks like he is in his teens, he seems to be a clerk in an inn, he looks quite simple and honest, with a dark complexion, a slender figure, and a long gown covered with patches.

"Duan Qing, what's your name? I've disturbed the guests, so I'll break your dog legs."

There was a floor bunk in the lobby, and the rather affluent middle-aged man was soundly asleep when he was woken up by the guy, cursing angrily.

"It's over, it's over, I overslept, if I miss Lin's immortal cultivation test, it's over."

The young man named Duan Qing didn't seem to hear what he said, muttering in his mouth, straightening his clothes eagerly.

"Duan boy, you want to go to cultivate immortality even if you are a bear? You don't even take a photo, is that enough?"

"Shopkeeper, people should not be judged by their appearance, sea water cannot be measured, and you are not from the sect of immortals, how do you know that I cannot cultivate immortals?"

"I, Wang Dafu, was born with piercing eyes. If I spot you, you will be poor in this life. I advise you to be honest and be my buddy here, and don't think about things that are out of reach."

Duan Qing rubbed his nose and thought to himself, thanks for your good eyesight.

"Shopkeeper, I have to go to the county seat. If you don't try it, how will you know if it's successful or not?"

Duan Qing had a determined look on his face, and then put on a charming smile: "Shopkeeper, can you lend me your carriage?"

"There are guests using the car during the day, since you want to go, then walk."

Wang Dafu flatly refused, his eyes were full of contempt, he didn't believe that Duan Qing had the opportunity to cultivate immortality at all.

Duan Qing said angrily: "When I enter the Lin family to cultivate immortals, you will regret some of them..."

"Stinky boy, let me tell you, as long as you step out of this door, don't even think about coming back."

"If you don't come back, you won't go back. Give me the wages."

Wang Dafu suddenly put his hand on his forehead, and muttered: "Oh, I'm so dizzy, I have to sleep for a while, and I'll calculate your wages after dawn."

Duan Qing cursed secretly, seeing that the sky was getting brighter, he didn't dare to delay any longer, opened the closed door of the inn, and rushed out quickly.

"Joke, if you can cultivate immortality, write my surname backwards."

Wang Dafu muttered, closed the door of the inn, and continued to sleep, unaware that there was a young man standing quietly on the courtyard wall.

"According to their conversation, it seems that there is a family cultivating immortals in the county, and they are recruiting disciples..."

Lin Hao muttered to himself, jumped down from the wall, and followed behind the young man Duan Qing.

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In the cultivator class of the Lingyuan Continent, apart from the sect of cultivating immortals, individual casual cultivators also have clans of cultivating immortals.

The Lin family in Yuanlin County is the Immortal Cultivation Family, and it is also the only Immortal Cultivation family within a radius of five hundred miles.

About 30 years ago, the head of the Lin family came to Yuanlin County with his family and established the Lin family.

Immortal cultivators were powerful, and the Lin family soon became the number one family in Yuanlin County. They were well-known for hundreds of miles around, and even the officials of the county government depended on the Lin family's face.

The Lin family has the method of cultivating immortals, but it is only passed on to the descendants of the family, not to outsiders, but for some reason, now they want to recruit people with foreign surnames to join the Lin family, as long as they pass their test, they will teach the ability of cultivating immortals.

Just five days ago, the Lin family posted a notice in the county seat, and sent people on tall horses to spread the news in nearby towns and villages.

Anyone between the ages of ten and sixteen without disabilities can participate in the Lin Fu test.

If one is lucky enough to be accepted as an apprentice by the Lin family, he will not have to worry about eating and drinking in the future, he will receive a monthly salary, and he can also practice immortality.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the entire Yuanlin County was elated by this incident.

In Dongchenji, including the villages under its jurisdiction, many eligible children rushed to the county town a few days ago to find a place to stay and wait for the day of the test.

The same goes for other places.

……

"Father and mother, you have spirits in the sky, you have to bless me for what kind of spiritual roots I have..."

Duan Qing was muttering to himself, when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him, he turned around and saw a young man with fair face and beardless, tall and straight figure, looking heroic and masculine.

"This master has such a handsome appearance, one can tell that he has an extraordinary background..."

Duan Qing murmured in his heart, walked to the side of the road, and stepped out of the way in the middle, to let that person pass first.

The person who came was Duan Qing, who asked with a smile: "Little brother, where are you going?"

Duan Qing was born as a buddy, and he was used to being greeted and sent off, so he nodded and bowed and said, "If you come back to my master, I'm going to Yuanlin County..."

"It just so happens that I'm going too, let's go together."

"Thanks to this master for not giving up, little Duan Qing will be with you."

Lin Hao laughed, "You're welcome, my name is Lin Hao, you can call me Mr. Lin, don't call me Master, it sounds awkward."

"Mr. Lin, your accent doesn't sound like a local."

"Well, I came from the Dagan country, wandering around..."

The two chatted while walking, Lin Hao made a few inquiries and found out that Duan Qing was a local. His parents passed away when he was young, and his family had no land. He lived in poverty, so he had to work as a clerk in the only inn in the town.

Duan Qing was frightened by hunger. He knew that a stable life was not easy to come by. He worked extraordinarily hard and worked very diligently. From morning till night, he never slacked off.

Seeing this, Wang Dafu was delighted, and quickly dismissed the two former employees, leaving only Duan Qing as a worker and a cook outside to maintain the normal operation of the inn.

After working in the inn for a year and a half, Duan Qing only received wages twice. Wang Dafu said that he would not rely on his money, and the wages will be saved first. When he grows older, the money will be settled together.

Duan Qing was grateful for his kindness in taking him in, and gave himself a way to survive, plus food and lodging, there was nothing to spend money on, so he just let him go.

If there is no opportunity for the Lin family to cultivate immortals, Duan Qing will continue to work in the inn as before, and will not think otherwise. Now that he has the opportunity, he happens to meet the test conditions of the Lin family, so he naturally wants to try his luck.

If he successfully joined the Lin family, he would be like a carp jumping over a dragon's gate and become a superior person. Even if he could not enter the Lin family, he would at least have no regrets when he went back to work in the town.

Seeing that the qualified peers in the town went to the county seat early, Duan Qing also wanted to go there earlier, but Wang Dafu didn't give money and couldn't survive in the county seat, so he planned to go to the county seat the night before the test.

It's just that the business of the inn is surprisingly good, Duan Qing was too sleepy after a busy day, and actually overslept, when he woke up, it was almost dawn, anxious like ants on a hot pot.

Duan Qing talked about it, but he didn't borrow a carriage from Wang Dafu. He was afraid that he would go late and miss this opportunity. He greeted Lin Hao and ran with all his strength.

The sun quickly jumped out of the clouds and cast a radiant light, covering Duan Qing's figure with a layer of golden light.

It was twenty miles away from Dongchenji to the county seat, and Duan Qing ran nearly ten miles in one breath. He was so tired that he was sweating profusely, panting, his throat was hot and uncomfortable, and his legs were as heavy as if they had been filled with lead.

He couldn't run anymore, and Duan Qing didn't stop to rest, he walked forward step by step, and the staggering steps seemed to be very strenuous.

What makes Duan Qing strange is that no matter how fast he uses, Lin Hao always follows behind, with a distance of no more than five meters, and he is leisurely and leisurely, as if walking in a leisurely garden, without breaking a drop of sweat.

"This Lord Lin is definitely not a mortal..."

Duan Qing muttered in his heart, licked his lips, and felt that his throat was about to smoke.

"Have a drink."

Hearing Lin Hao's voice, Duan Qing turned around and saw a small bottle filled with white water in front of him. There was a label on it, with a few words he didn't recognize: mineral water.

It turned out that the mineral water that Lin Hao took out was purchased from the earth, put it in the storage ring for backup, and gave it to Duan Qing to drink.

"Thank you Mr. Lin."

Duan Qing took it, unscrewed the cap, gulped down half the bottle, feeling refreshed all over.

Lin Hao walked side by side with him and asked, "Boy Duan, do you know the situation of the Lin family?"

"I don't know. I've lived for 14 years, and I haven't been to the county seat yet. I only heard that the Lin family is very powerful. As long as you enter the Lin family to cultivate immortals, you can eat and drink without worrying about it. There are also monthly subscriptions. It's really a good place to go."

"Then do you know what year it is?"

Hearing this question, Duan Qing was a little surprised, this master was really confused, and replied: "The year 15268 in the mainland calendar, our Great Chu Kingdom is ruled by Emperor Xuanzhen."

15268 years?
Lin Hao remembered that when he was teleported to the earth, it was 12865. Calculated that the earth has passed four months, 2403 years have passed here, which is the same as the time ratio he estimated earlier.

"A year has passed here, and an hour has passed on Earth..."

While Lin Hao was muttering, he met other passers-by, like Duan Qing, who went to the county town with the elders of his family, thinking of the Lin family's future.

(End of this chapter)