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Chapter 233 With a wave of his sleeve, he took not a single one of the Seven Devils! [Thanks to RT Bone Bro for the donation]

In the imposing main hall of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, a pale-faced, weak-breathed man dressed in a majestic and magnificent imperial robe waved away the servants. Behind a screen, he held the hand of a burly, honest-looking man who wore the Spirit Hall Pope's Decree on his chest. His gaze lingered briefly on the man's chest, his expression complex, before he finally let out a soft sigh.

No one knew what the physically weak Emperor Xueye had said to Chen Lin, the president of the Science and Technology Chamber of Commerce. All the officials knew was that Chen Lin had not been harassed by Emperor Xueye, and that Emperor Xueye had even bestowed upon him a title of Earl in the form of an imperial edict, recognizing his meritorious service in building the city and the benefits it brought to the people. The title was "Soto," and Chen Lin was granted a territory of one hundred miles around Soto City, which would occupy the Lima Plain and cut off the Barak River.

To the astonishment of the entire court, the imperial edict bore the seals of both Emperor Xueye and King Barak. This meant that Chen Lin, the president of the Technology Chamber of Commerce, had obtained the territory of Soto City with the dual approval of King Barak and Emperor Xueye!

Amidst various malicious gazes, Chen Lin, with his resolute features and unwavering gaze, silently knelt on one knee before Emperor Xue Ye in the Heavenly Dou Hall, pounding his chest with his right hand, and accepted Emperor Xue Ye's investiture.

Thus, Chen Lin and his companions' journey to the Heavenly Battle is drawing to a close.

Before parting, Count Soto, Chen Lin, led Chen Hong, who was still quite bewildered after leaving Qian Renxue's place, to an elegant pavilion in Tiandou City called "Ye Family Medical Hall".

As they entered Ye's Medical Clinic, the familiar aroma of herbs immediately filled the nostrils of Chen Lin and Chen Hong, giving them a natural sense of familiarity with the place.

After all, Ning Lu's traditional Chinese medicine clinic is basically the same.

The Chen family father and son visited the owner of the clinic, Ye Lingling's mother, Madam Ye.

Due to the unique characteristics of the Nine-Hearted Begonia spirit, its inheritors are all women, and therefore they generally take their mother's surname. Over time, everyone has come to assume that the descendants of Nine-Hearted Begonia spirit masters all bear the surname Ye. Therefore, Chen Hong's maternal grandmother, Ye Jie, was not a Nine-Hearted Begonia spirit master, but she also bore the surname Ye.

It was precisely because of this tradition that Chen Lin and Ning Lu initially planned for Chen Hong to marry into the Ye family.

Ye Lingling's mother was a beautiful woman who looked very gentle and dressed elegantly. She had a faint herbal fragrance about her and spoke in a gentle and clear voice, like the light tapping of a jade pendant.

When Chen Lin and his son came to visit, Ye Lingling, who had already received the news, followed behind her mother. She spoke softly and behaved with grace and poise, looking every bit like a well-bred young lady.

This left Chen Hong, who had been repeatedly humiliated and bullied by Ye Lingling, feeling utterly speechless.

Chen Lin and Madam Ye didn't talk much, just chatted about herbal medicine for a while, and then Chen Hong was introduced to Madam Ye.

"I've long heard that Sister Ning has a son who is exceptionally intelligent. Seeing him today, he is indeed a rare and spirited young man," Madam Ye said to Chen Hong with a gentle smile.

Chen Hong felt a chill run down his spine under Madam Ye's gaze, which seemed to say, "The more a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more satisfied she becomes." But he still forced a smile and responded to Madam Ye.

"It's a rare blessing for Lingling to have your care, Brother Hong." Madam Ye looked at Chen Hong, who was wearing a professional, bright, fake smile, and said with a slight sigh.

As Ye Lingling's mother, Madam Ye witnessed everything that had happened to her. She was fully aware of Ye Lingling's soul skill mutations, advancements, and changes in mentality. That's why she remarked that it was a rare blessing for her daughter to meet a world-renowned genius like Chen Hong at such a young age.

Most members of the Nine-Heart Begonia lineage live in extreme poverty and hardship, a consequence of their character and their fate.

For some reason, the husbands of Nine-Heart Begonia Soul Masters always die young. However, after Madam Ye saw the mutation of Ye Lingling's soul skill, Madam Ye basically understood what was going on.

Therefore, Madam Ye always maintained a laissez-faire attitude towards the relationship between Ye Lingling and Chen Hong.

"Let the young people decide their own affairs," Madam Ye said to Chen Lin with a sigh.

Chen Lin nodded in agreement, saying, "The affairs between young people should be decided by the young people themselves."

Chen Lin had naturally heard that the husbands of the Nine Heart Begonia Soul Masters had all died young, so Chen Lin never urged Chen Hong and Ye Lingling about their relationship.

Chen Lin was a very grateful person. Even though Madam Ye hadn't looked down on his good-for-nothing son back then, now that he had achieved success, he was even less likely to be ungrateful. Furthermore, Chen Lin had a lot of confidence in Chen Hong, believing that Chen Hong should be able to solve the problem of his untimely death.

Of course, even if Chen Hong couldn't solve it, Chen Lin and Ning Lu's initial plan was to find Chen Hong a good family to marry into, thus delaying his marriage age and reducing the chances of him dying young.

So what Chen Hong thought was pressure to get married was actually just taking Chen Hong there so that Madam Ye, who had never seen Chen Hong before, could take a good look at him and deepen their understanding of each other.

"." Chen Hong seemed to have also noticed the strange topic between the two adults. It did not develop as he had predicted. Instead, both sides only touched on it briefly and did not discuss it in depth.

Although Chen Hong was full of doubts, he was happy to have some peace and quiet since Chen Lin and Madam Ye did not put any pressure on him.

Chen Lin chatted with Madam Ye for about an hour, then took Chen Hong to say goodbye.

"If there is an opportunity in the future, Mrs. Ye can settle down in Soto City. My wife has been looking forward to exchanging medical knowledge with you for a long time."

Before leaving, Chen Lin did not forget the task that his wife Ning Lu had entrusted to him.

Madam Ye smiled gently and said, "If I have the chance, I will definitely go and see Sister Ning."

Chen Lin nodded, then led Chen Hong, who was still rolling his eyes at Ye Lingling, out of the clinic to meet up with Ning Quan Flander and the others outside.

"The trip to Tiandou is over, it's time to go back." Chen Lin looked at everyone, then glanced up in the direction of the Tiandou Imperial Palace, his gaze somewhat complicated.

"Let's go, organize the caravan, and head back to Soto City." Chen Lin skipped over his interactions with the Heavenly Dou nobles and chose to leave immediately after receiving his title.

The current Tiandou City is too chaotic; Chen Lin will not get involved.

Seeing this, Flander and Zhao Wuji did not go to meet the Shrek Seven Devils. Instead, they left with the Technology Chamber of Commerce's convoy. They left quietly, just as they had come quietly, leaving without taking away a single one of the Seven Devils.

Shrek and his group are still cultivating at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Yu Xiaogang is also collecting various materials there, showing that they are unlikely to return anytime soon.

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