One person: Longhushan security guard, stopped the Ten Elders until they cried!

"He won't make it."

Outside the Xiu Shen Hall, the night breeze rustled through the branches and leaves in the woods.

It took Lu Lin a lot of persuasion to stop Lu Linglong, who insisted on coming along to watch the excitement, and she arranged to meet Zhou Yan alone.

"IMHO..."

Lu Lin lowered her voice and said seriously:

"If Village Chief Ma continues this erratic behavior, it won't be long before he brings disaster upon himself!"

Under the moonlight, Lu Lin's expression was serious and rigid.

Zhou Yan felt that his brother-in-law at this moment was just like a homeroom teacher facing a naughty student.

Knowing full well that I'd most likely be wasting my breath, I still felt I had to say some things! If I didn't, the child would be doomed...

"Did you bring about a major disaster?"

Zhou Yan raised an eyebrow and said with righteous indignation:

"Brother Lu, are you referring to that furnace?"

He slapped his thigh.

"I understand, I'll go back and smash it right now!"

Before he finished speaking, he turned and left, his sleeves rolled up.

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

Lu Lin's expression changed, and she quickly grabbed his arm.

"What's the point of smashing the stove?"

He held onto Zhou Yan tightly, refusing to let go.

"The stove is just a tool... With Chief Ma around, if you smash one today, he can just build another one tomorrow!"

"oh--!"

Zhou Yan stopped and nodded emphatically.

"Understood."

He took half a step closer to Lu Lin and lowered his voice: "Brother Lu, do you mean..."

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Yan raised his right hand and made two clean, sharp cuts in front of his neck.

I understand what you mean.

"If you can't solve the furnace problem, then solve the problem of the person who built the furnace!"

Zhou Yan's face was filled with murderous intent.

That means, as long as you ask, I, your brother-in-law, will go through fire and water to take that horseman's head!

Lu Lin stood frozen in place.

There was no response for a long time.

He stared at Zhou Yan's hand, which was still raised, and his eyes twitched several times.

Aren't you...aren't you friends?

How could you stab him twice without warning?

So decisive!

Lu Lin felt she might really be getting old, and was starting to lose track of Zhou's train of thought...

I really don't understand what Linglong sees in him.

"That's not what I meant! I..."

Lu Lin pinched the bridge of her nose, forcing herself to calm down.

As soon as she spoke, she noticed a calm and composed smile on Zhou Yan's face.

Hmm...it's even so calm and collected that it's almost irritating...

Lu Lin stopped moving.

He suddenly understood.

The person standing before me is a high-ranking priest from the Celestial Master's Mansion.

This young man, chosen by the patriarch and personally taught the Tongtian Lu (a magical talisman)...

He was not some naive fool who was oblivious to the dangers that were about to befall him.

On the contrary, he knows everything!

Zhou Yan chuckled and shrugged. "So, talking is useless... Even if we both talk ourselves hoarse, it'll only annoy people..."

As Lu Xun once said, "It's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words!"

Did Lu Xun say this?

"Oh, that's not important!" Zhou Yan waved his hand. "Anyway, we can't really just chop that tech geek up with a knife..."

"If we don't let him hit a brick wall himself, not even ten oxen could pull him back!"

Lu Lin remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded.

"I never expected Brother Zhou to be so insightful at such a young age! Lu Lin was too impulsive."

Is this...so polite?

Zhou Yan blinked.

This brother-in-law... he really is a refined and elegant young nobleman!

He thought to himself, but said aloud:

"But Brother Lu, you..."

"It's quite surprising that after learning the purpose of the Body Cultivation Furnace, he didn't immediately fly into a rage and smash it to pieces..."

Lu Lin raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"

Zhou Yan coughed lightly and scratched his head.

"In my memory, both Grandpa Lu and Linglong were strong-willed and intolerant of injustice..."

"Oh?" Lu Lin grinned mischievously.

"Brother Zhou, do you mean... that all members of the Lu family are inflexible?"

He immediately reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone:

"I'll have to mention this to my grandfather..."

"Hello!"

Zhou Yan's expression immediately changed: "Do you want your sister to copy the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra five thousand times?!"

Lu Lin looks so shrewd and has such thick eyebrows and big eyes... but she's actually so cunning?

"Grandpa Lu is, after all, one of my mentors, and I have nothing but respect for him!"

As Zhou Yan spoke, he clasped his hands together and raised them above his head!

Lu Lin held back for a couple of breaths, but couldn't help bursting out laughing:

"Hahaha!"

He put away his phone and patted Zhou Yan hard on the shoulder.

"Brother Zhou, please don't take offense, I was just joking!"

To be honest, it was quite a treat to see this unfathomable young man change his expression!

Regardless, it's clear that his grandfather still holds a place in his heart...

After laughing, Lu Lin quickly put away her playful mood.

"Actually, you guessed right."

He turned to the meditation hall and looked at the flickering lights there.

"If Ma Xianhong is a tech fanatic who is single-mindedly researching evil weapons and trying to change the world with them."

I might really smash his broken stove, but...

He paused.

In my mind, I recalled Ma Xianhong's eyes.

Sincere, passionate!

"I can tell that he created this thing simply to help himself and his followers..."

"Such a talented person with a childlike heart is rare. That's why I called you out to discuss this in private..."

Zhou Yan nodded.

No wonder he's the man who could recognize Bao'er's 'heavenly beauty' at a glance.

You have a really good eye for people!

"It's a pity... other people might not think the same way."

Zhou Yan sighed softly.

"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime!"

Lu Lin did not respond.

A mechanical construct capable of transforming ordinary people into superhumans in large numbers...

If such a bombshell were to leak out, it would cause turmoil throughout the entire world of supernatural beings!

There are people who want to destroy it...

There are even more people who would stop at nothing to get it!

Just then—

The ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled slightly!

The next second, a loud bang!

The birds in the forest were startled and took flight, causing chaos among the branches and leaves.

Zhou Yan and Lu Lin turned around at the same time.

A large hole has been torn in the wooden roof of the Xiu Shen Tang!

Splinters of wood shot into the air...

Thick black smoke and leaping flames poured out from the broken hole!

"exquisite!"

Lu Lin's expression changed drastically. She took a step forward and rushed towards the Cultivation Hall.

But he had only taken one step when the person next to him was more than twice as fast!

Whoosh-!

A sonic boom rang in his ears, and the ground exploded beneath his feet!

Zhou Yan's body turned into afterimages...

In a few leaps, the man darted out like an arrow, heading straight for the Xiu Shen Tang, where flames were raging!