The Heavenly Court is gone, I don't want to be a True Lord.

Lin.

"Greetings, Miss Yu Chan."

A middle-aged man stood respectfully in front of Lin Yuchan. He was extremely tall, like an iron tower.

Lin Yuchan looked at the newcomer with some surprise and asked politely, "Mr. Zhu, what advice do you have for me?"

Because of her, the sixth branch of the family held an awkward position within the entire Lin family. They owned the largest estate in the Lin family, but few people in the Lin family were close to them on a daily basis.

I never expected Mr. Zhu to come today.

She naturally knew the other party's identity: a guest elder of the second branch of the Lin family. She had heard that he had come from Fengzhou to settle down and had married the daughter of the second branch of the Lin family. He was now serving in the garrison of Fushan City and was quite capable.

"At the request of Young Master Yu Dong, I would like to ask Miss Yu Chan some questions."

"At that small dock in the east of the city, there's a man named Zuo Qi. I heard he's a guest retainer appointed by Miss Yu Chan?"

Lin Yuchan was somewhat surprised, nodded, and asked directly, "Zuo Qi is someone I think highly of. Did he offend Brother Yu Dong?"

Zhu Luo shook his head slightly, "No, a few days ago, Guest Elder Zuo Qi killed someone on the street at the East City Wharf. Yang Nuo from the Public Affairs Office reported the matter to the Provincial Administration Commission, which then assigned the City Guard to investigate. Young Master Yu Dong works at the City Guard, and he just wanted to find out if they were one of our own."

"Who did you kill?"

"A small gang that committed numerous evils."

"Having committed so many evils, you still ask me what I do? Are you perhaps working under my name?"

"No, Yang Nuo from the Public Affairs Office doesn't know Zuo Qi's purpose. He wants to ask Miss about the purpose of sending Zuo Qi there."

Lin Yuchan frowned. Zhu Luo had mentioned Yang Nuo twice in a row. This person must have a very close relationship with that small gang. However, he was a government official and should know his limits. He wouldn't come to the Lin family to question them just because a small gang had been destroyed.

Did Zuo Qi influence Yang Nuo in some way?

Or is it that Yang Nuo himself has a problem?

She didn't think much of it. Some local officials are unusually sensitive to their power, and it's possible that Zuo Qi inadvertently touched Yang Nuo's hand.

"Guest Zhu should understand that geniuses have their own ideas. I have high hopes for Zuo Qi, so I gave him the status of guest. Apart from providing him with financial assistance each month, I will not interfere too much."

Zhu Luo immediately understood what Lin Yuchan meant by those words.

I could also hear the defense of Zuo Qi in his words.

"Guest Master Zuo Qi is truly fortunate to be so highly regarded by Miss Yu Chan."

After speaking, he took his leave.

Having asked this question, he had already achieved his goal.

Young Master Yu Dong was also entrusted by someone to find out Zuo Qi's position in Lin Yu Chan's heart, and at the same time, he wanted to know Zuo Qi's purpose.

After Zhu Luo left, Lin Yuchan sought out Zhang Chunfang.

"It'll be Akimoto's turn in a few days. Have Zuo Qi come back and have a meal together."

Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals among the kingdoms of the land where Dai Viet is located. It is a time to celebrate the autumn harvest, for the whole country to offer sacrifices to heaven, and for large families to reunite.

"Yes."

……

Inside a restaurant.

Song Lian, the chief inspector of the eastern part of the city, politely saw Lin Yudong off.

The door was pushed open again, and a burly man with thick fingers came in from outside.

"Brother Lian, how's it going?"

"They were Lin Yuchan's people. Their purpose in going to the dock was probably Zuo Qi's own idea."

Upon hearing this, the man frowned. Since Lin Yuchan was the person who harbored the greatest hatred for the Xu family, they couldn't help but think more about it.

"Brother Lian, do you think it's true or false?"

Song Lian shook his head slightly. He had never spoken to Lin Yuchan, so he had no way of knowing.

"This matter won't affect you, will it?"

"Don't worry, I entered the city guard through the Lin family's fourth branch. The fourth and sixth branches have always been at odds, so asking Lin Yudong for help is nothing."

……

Zuo Qi was unaware of what was happening in the city. He and Ni Heng guarded the riverbank for two days.

It rained for two days. Without Ni Heng using the Life-Gathering Blood, the number of water ghosts that came ashore was not large. He hunted four on the first day and three on the second day. All of them had ten years of cultivation. But whether it was because he was too lucky the previous times or because he was unlucky these two days, only two ice beads dropped.

Of the remaining seven essences, two were given to Ni Heng, two were left for He Xiao, and the rest were refined by Zuo Qi. Combined with what he had gained through his own cultivation, his bone-refining qi and blood reached seventy-three levels.

It has only been a little over a month since he broke through to the second level of cultivation. Judging solely from his cultivation progress, he is even cultivating faster than he did at the Lin family manor.

"The rain has stopped, Qi-ge, let's go back. Xiao-ge must be getting impatient."

After refining two water ghosts with ten years of cultivation, Ni Heng successfully broke through to the second level of cultivation. At this moment, he was full of pride and was eager to return home in glory.

"Wait a minute. A few days ago, I was dragged into the water by that water ghost with twenty years of cultivation. I saw some strange things at the bottom of the water, and I think they are treasures. I plan to go down and take a look. You keep an eye on things on the shore."

Zuo Qi wasn't alone; he had trustworthy people around him. Treasure hunting underwater was bound to encounter some unexpected events, and Zuo Qi didn't want things to go wrong.

Ni Heng remembered that Zuo Qi had mentioned this before.

"Then bring the bright red one."

Da Hong was awakened yesterday. It was originally a rare and precious beast, and after refining Ni Heng's life-giving blood, it underwent some changes.

Its already quite large body seemed to be growing again. In addition, perhaps because it was dragged into the water by the water ghost that day, some webbed organs grew between its limbs and claws. In particular, its left forepaw could unleash a force of more than two thousand pounds in an instant, just like a mantis shrimp.

Being able to dive and possess explosive power, Zuo Qi felt that Da Hong, hidden underwater, could potentially kill a second-level martial artist with a single slap.

Monsters and spirits, like demons, are generally measured by their cultivation level. The current Da Hong is considered an old dog with ten years of cultivation.

The True Insight and Fate-Seeing Technique allows one to see all living beings. Da Hong's current life force has reached 32 points, which is similar to that of a second-level martial artist, but her spirit is very low, with only 11 points.

Wild animals seem to have very low innate spiritual energy.

Ni Heng went to prepare ropes and other things, while Zuo Qi found a secluded place by himself, intending to first offer a hundred points of Heavenly Fortune to see his luck for the day.

With eyes closed, the Heavenly Fortune offered sacrifice.

The gaze rose again.

He once again transformed into that state of nothingness, and everything in the world began to become chaotic, with countless energies flowing. In his eyes, the entire world became a world composed entirely of energy.

Looking up at the misty clouds, Zuo Qi gazed upwards with some curiosity.

The starry sky was nowhere to be seen, but countless terrifying and indescribable colossal objects appeared, and an indescribable sense of oppression welled up in one's heart.

Are these the energy manifestations of the stars?

Zuo Qi suppressed his shock and thought to himself.

But unexpectedly, the sound of a great river suddenly came from among those colossal objects, piercing through the starry sky, like a galaxy.

Perhaps it was because Zuo Qi's cultivation level at this moment was not enough to see all this, but his gaze was forcibly shifted and fell directly on what was beneath him, where the sounds of wind and thunder resounded and countless golden lights emerged.

[Offer sacrifices to Heaven to accumulate 100 points, and listen to the voice of Heaven and Earth]

[A fortuitous opportunity: Using the power of wind and thunder as a guide, and with the Heavenly Eye, a miniature demon's lair is discovered. As winter approaches, the demon's lair appears, and the Heavenly Eye senses its presence and discerns its weaknesses.]

Zuo Qi frowned slightly.

This blessing...

Zuo Qi didn't know how to evaluate it. It wasn't as direct as the boost he received from the first blessing, but it was still very valuable to him, providing a lot of information about the demon's nest.

Close your eyes and perceive, recalling the information your third eye is giving you.

A micro-nest-level demon nest can simultaneously nurture a hundred demons, and the highest level of a demon will not exceed thirty years of cultivation.

The information fed back by the Heavenly Eye made Zuo Qi realize that destroying the demon nest was not easy. The demon nest was hidden between the real world and the void, manifesting at specific times, and each demon nest was destroyed in a different way.

The location of this demon's lair is within Mount Fu.

It is the lair of a mountain demon.

Zuo Qi was curious, as he had never seen the mountain demon that was so famous in the Fushan City area.

As Zuo Qi continued to process the information, a thought struck him.

This mountain demon's lair is not as dangerous as imagined. The miniature demon lair can only give birth to demons with up to thirty years of cultivation, equivalent to the level of a fourth-level martial artist.

However, whether this demon's lair was newly created or for some other reason, the strongest mountain demon within it had only twenty years of cultivation.

Three practices!

With just three training sessions, Zuo Qi was confident he could raze the demon's lair in the mountains during winter.

I wonder how many Fortune Points I'll get then.

He couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

I dare not think too much about it.

This blessing broadened Zuo Qi's horizons; he realized that blessings weren't just about providing buffs, but also about serendipitous opportunities.

For some reason, the image of the vast Milky Way flowing among the stars flashed through his mind, but he didn't know what that thing was.

I don't think I saw it during the last blessing ceremony.

……