Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 271 Lin Hongyu Returns [Please Subscribe]

Su Yuzhen's arrival initially caused quite a stir among the Zhou family cultivators, but afterwards, not many people paid much attention to it.

The main reason was that Lin Wan'er's sudden arrival had already served as a precaution, making the ordinary Zhou family cultivators feel that this was not anything particularly surprising.

Secondly, Su Yuzhen rarely goes out, so not many Zhou family cultivators see her.

Even among the Zhou family cultivators, few knew that she lived in Zhou Chun's courtyard.

Those Zhou family cultivators who knew about these things were all very sensible and wouldn't gossip.

On the contrary, Zhou Chun herself felt more uncomfortable in her life from then on.

Whenever he returned to his courtyard to cultivate or rest, he could sense Su Yuzhen's presence in the guest room, and sometimes he would even bump into her in the courtyard.

Although Zhou Chun did not deliberately avoid it, she did not adapt so quickly.

There wasn't much actual verbal communication between the two.

Time passed slowly, and two months went by in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Lin Wan'er, who was in charge of training the Zhou family's servants and assassins, suddenly came to find Zhou Chun with a happy expression, saying that she had already contacted his adoptive mother, Lin Hongyu.

Upon learning of this, Zhou Chun's face immediately lit up with a joyful smile.

He immediately took Lin Wan'er to see Zhou Mingde and handed Lin Hongyu's letter to Zhou Mingde for inspection.

Not long after, Zhou Mingde gave a few instructions and left the Zhou family's mountain gate alone.

After leaving the Zhou family's mountain gate, Zhou Mingde quietly concealed his cultivation and headed south. He traveled for more than 500 miles before stopping in a mountain ridge.

Then he released his divine sense to probe and quickly discovered Lin Hongyu's presence.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Lin, on your full recovery and successful return."

In a valley, Zhou Mingde looked at the beautiful woman in the red dress who had fully recovered and offered his congratulations with a big smile.

Faced with his congratulations, Lin Hongyu said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, you are too kind. I believe you already know why I invited you here today."

"I am deeply grateful for the help you and the Zhou family provided to me during that battle a few years ago. The reward I promised you and the Zhou family is now all here. Please take a look."

As he spoke, he took a storage bag from his waist and tossed it to Zhou Mingde.

Unexpectedly, after Zhou Mingde took the storage bag, he did not rush to check its contents.

Instead, he looked at her with a serious expression and asked, "Now, the Dragon Transformation Sect is no longer a friend to Fellow Daoist Lin. I wonder where Fellow Daoist Lin plans to settle down next?"

"Oh, why do you ask that, Fellow Daoist Zhou?"

Lin Hongyu's eyes flashed, as if she had thought of something.

Seeing this, Zhou Mingde slowly said, "I don't lie in front of a true master. Fellow Daoist Lin should understand my meaning. If Fellow Daoist Lin is willing, I will do my best to make this happen!"

Upon hearing his words, Lin Hongyu fell silent.

Her eyes twitched slightly, her gaze wandering somewhat, as if she were lost in thought.

After a long while, she calmly looked at Zhou Mingde and said, "Even if it was intentional, so what? If I remember correctly, Fellow Daoist Zhou was also strongly opposed to this matter back then!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde replied seriously without the slightest embarrassment, "The past was the past, and the present is the present."

"Back then, Fellow Daoist Lin was a protector of the Dragon Transformation Sect. If my Zhou family had dared to form a marriage alliance with you, our family would have been destroyed in an instant."

"Now the Hualong Sect can only retreat to its headquarters and eke out a living. Fellow Daoist Lin has also broken free from his shackles and gained his freedom. So my Zhou family naturally doesn't need to worry about that much anymore."

"Moreover, Dao Yi has now successfully opened his Purple Mansion and has the Azure Dragon spirit pet by his side, making him even more compatible with Fellow Daoist Lin in terms of cultivation strength."

Although Lin Hongyu already knew his meaning, she still couldn't help but feel a little emotionally disturbed after hearing him say it himself.

After pacing around the small area for a while, her expression tense, she looked at Zhou Mingde and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, I'm afraid you can't make the decision on this matter. That guy has a heart of stone. He dared to be so ruthless when he was only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Now, I'm afraid he looks down on me, a remnant of the Dragon Transformation Sect, even more!"

In the end, a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Mingde quickly waved his hand and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, you have misunderstood Dao Yi. The reason why Dao Yi was so ruthless to you back then was partly due to shame and anger. He was very ashamed and angry about being tricked and having his essence extracted by you, and thus he resented you."

"Secondly, Dao Yi was the head of the Zhou family at the time, and the responsibility on his shoulders made him dare not have any connection with you, Fellow Daoist Lin, so as not to bring disaster to the family."

"Thirdly, Dao Yi's cultivation level was much lower than yours, Fellow Daoist Lin, and he has always been a strong-willed person. How could he possibly accept becoming your Daoist partner?"

At this point, he changed the subject and continued, "But things are different now. Dao Yi has successfully opened his Purple Mansion, and Fellow Daoist Lin, you have severed ties with the Dragon Transformation Sect. The most important obstacle to you two becoming Daoist partners no longer exists."

"Besides, as the old saying goes, even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness. Fellow Daoist Lin, you and Dao Yi have indeed had the experience of dual cultivation. He certainly doesn't have no feelings for you at all, it's just that he never dared to show it before."

"As long as Fellow Daoist Lin is willing to join the Zhou family and help them, and with my continued matchmaking, we will surely be able to gradually eliminate Dao Yi's inner resistance and eventually make him agree to become Daoist partners with you!"

Zhou Mingde spoke with great confidence and reason, clearly indicating that he had been prepared for this.

After hearing his words, Lin Hongyu couldn't help but fall into deep thought again.

Undoubtedly, she was somewhat moved by what Zhou Mingde said.

It wasn't that she loved Zhou Daoyi so much, or that she wanted to become his Daoist partner.

The main reason is that she is also clear in her heart that if she wants to advance further in the future, she will definitely have to find a powerful force to serve. It is impossible for her to remain a rogue cultivator or to establish a new force on her own.

Since one must eventually find a power to serve, the Zhou family is undoubtedly a good choice.

By joining the Zhou family and becoming Zhou Daoyi's Daoist partner, she would be considered a true member of the Zhou family, something that other forces would find difficult to offer her.

Moreover, the most crucial point is that the two Purple Mansion stage cultivators from the Zhou family are only at the early stage of Purple Mansion cultivation, and are still a long way from condensing their Golden Cores. They will not compete with her for related resources in this regard.

After some thought and consideration, Lin Hongyu nodded slightly to Zhou Mingde and said, "If Fellow Daoist Zhou can really persuade him to agree to become my Daoist partner, then there will naturally be no problem with me joining the Zhou family."

"What Fellow Daoist Lin means is..."

Zhou Mingde looked at Lin Hongyu with a surprised expression, as if he had figured something out.

"Yes, I will not go back to the Zhou family with you now. Wait until you have truly convinced him to agree, then have him come and take me back to the Zhou family in person!"

Lin Hongyu nodded slightly and revealed her plan.

Upon hearing her words, Zhou Mingde's joy vanished almost entirely.

Don't be fooled by Zhou Mingde's sweet talk and confident demeanor.

In reality, he was less than 30% confident that he could persuade Zhou Daoyi.

His plan was to first lure Lin Hongyu to the Zhou family and create a fait accompli.

For the sake of the bigger picture, Zhou Daoyi would at least not insist on driving Lin Hongyu away.

Later, when Zhou Daoyi gradually gets used to Lin Hongyu's presence, it won't be too late for him to bring the two together as Daoist partners.

But Lin Hongyu was clearly the kind of person who wouldn't act until she saw a clear benefit; she didn't care what he said, she only cared about what he did.

It can only be said that those who can cultivate to their level are not fools.

No one would be foolish enough to sell themselves out just because of what the other person said!

Although inwardly disappointed, Zhou Mingde didn't show it too obviously. He simply sighed softly with a hint of regret and said, "Alright, since Fellow Daoist Lin cares so much about this, then I have nothing more to say. I wonder where Fellow Daoist Lin will be staying next? And how should I contact you?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Hongyu immediately replied, "I will probably still be staying in Cheng Kingdom. If Fellow Daoist Zhou wants to contact me, you can send someone to Bailing Market in Nanling Prefecture of Cheng Kingdom to find a weapon-refining shop called Qianrenfang. The owner there is acquainted with me and knows how to contact me."

After saying that, he left immediately.

Zhou Mingde could only watch her leave, unable to say anything to stop her.

"Sigh! As expected, none of these younger generations are any easy to deal with!"

With a wry smile, Zhou Mingde shook his head and looked down at the storage bag in his hand. He finally had time to check what was inside.

The storage bag didn't contain much, at least not as much as Zhou Mingde had imagined.

However, the important treasures that Lin Hongyu had promised were all inside.

These include a spiritual item to assist in opening the Purple Mansion, two Foundation Establishment Pills, twelve demon beast eggs, and eight dragon blood spiritual items.

The uses of the first two items are self-evident. Although the number of the twelve monster eggs is not large, they are all from excellent dragon-born monsters.

Furthermore, none of the eight dragon blood spiritual items were less valuable than the four-hundred-year-old dragon blood ginseng that Zhou Chun had given to the Silver Lightning Python for free.

Therefore, after checking all the treasures in the storage bag, Zhou Mingde's face showed a smile again.

Satisfied, he transferred all the treasures from his storage bag to his own regular storage bag, and then returned directly to the Zhou family's mountain gate to share his spoils with Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun.

"As agreed beforehand, this [Ghost-Faced Soul Mushroom] belongs to Daoquan."

"As for these two Foundation Establishment Pills, Zhengchun, you can arrange them."

"Let the elders and clansmen decide whether to exchange for these twelve demon beast eggs. If no one exchanges them, hatch them and release them into the beast garden."

"As for these eight dragon blood spiritual items, I'll keep them for now and deal with them later depending on the situation."

Inside the cave, after showing Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun all the treasures he had obtained from Lin Hongyu, Zhou Mingde took the opportunity to explain his plans for them.

In fact, the group already had a general idea of ​​what to do with these things, so Zhou Mingde was just going through the motions.

However, after Zhou Mingde finished speaking, Zhou Chun said, "This junior suggests that we should not rush to take out these two Foundation Establishment Pills. Otherwise, if our Zhou family has a series of Foundation Establishment Pill incidents, it will inevitably arouse suspicion and give the clansmen the wrong impression that they are too easily obtained."

"Well, Masazumi, your concerns are not without merit. You can decide for yourself then."

After a moment's thought, Zhou Mingde nodded in agreement with Zhou Chun's suggestion.

Then he said to Zhou Chun, "Judging by the time, the various pills and magical artifacts that the three major sects promised should be almost finished. Zheng Chun, why don't you go and talk to Miss Yu Zhen about this matter and see if you can find out some inside information in advance?"

"If a spiritual artifact that helps one open up their Purple Mansion is indeed released, our Zhou family must try to acquire one!"

Zhou Daoyi used two spiritual items that helped him open his Purple Mansion and successfully broke through to the Purple Mansion stage.

Zhou Mingde's intention was clearly to give Zhou Daoquan the same treatment, which could be considered compensation for taking away Zhou Daoquan's opportunity earlier.

Zhou Chun naturally couldn't ignore this matter.

He immediately replied, "Yes, I will find an opportunity to talk to Miss Su."

After that, he took the Foundation Establishment Pill and the monster egg and left the cave.

After Zhou Chun left, Zhou Mingde looked at Zhou Daoyi, who had remained silent, and after thinking for a moment, he brought up the matter of Lin Hongyu.

"I have spoken with Fellow Daoist Lin. She still has some feelings for you, Daoist Daoist Yi. As long as you are willing to become her Daoist partner, she is willing to join the Zhou family and serve the Zhou family for life!"

Without any beating around the bush, Zhou Mingde went straight to the outcome of the matter.

He knew he couldn't fool Zhou Daoyi, nor did he want to.

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Daoyi calmly replied, "Please forgive me for being unable to do so. Moreover, I do not believe that her joining the Zhou family would be a good thing for the family. Who knows if she won't become the second Yu Jinghua in the future?"

"That's different. Even if she successfully forms her core after joining the Zhou family, she won't be able to wield the same power as Yu Jinghua. No one will listen to her, and her past background is her biggest weakness!"

Zhou Mingde shook his head slightly and expressed his own views on Zhou Daoyi's concerns.

"Then it is impossible for this junior to become her Daoist partner!"

As Zhou Daoyi finished speaking, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Zhou Mingde, then took his leave.

Seeing this, Zhou Mingde could only manage a wry smile.

He knew it would turn out this way.

Zhou Daoyi had repeatedly rejected Lin Hongyu in the past, so how could it be so easy for him to invite Lin Hongyu back to the Zhou family and become his Daoist partner?

But as long as there is a glimmer of hope, Zhou Mingde will still try his best to do it.

Meanwhile, after Zhou Chun left Zhou Mingde's cave with the items, he quickly summoned all the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the family to the Zhongping Hall.

"Recently, the family acquired a batch of high-quality monster eggs. Elders, please take a look and see if any catch your eye. If so, you may choose one to incubate and raise."

Speechless. I've just started to see signs of recovery, and my parents are both positive for the virus. They can't even buy medicine. Tomorrow I'm packing my things and heading back to my hometown. I'll also take the few ibuprofen pills I didn't want to take and some other medicine I didn't finish back with me to help them!

(End of this chapter)