The Nation-Stealing Plan Is About to Begin, Heading to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

When Lin Chen pushed open the Courtyard Gate, Ye Lingling was sitting on a stone bench reading a book. She looked up, saw Lin Chen, and smiled slightly, "You've arrived?"

"You're here." Lin Chen sat down opposite her and glanced into the room. "Where's Auntie?"

"She went for a walk." Ye Lingling closed her book. "She said she felt uncomfortable lying in bed all day, and now that she can walk around, she can't stay still."

Lin Chen nodded, his gaze falling on the flowerpot in the center of the courtyard.

The Blue Silver Emperor has several times more leaves than it did a year and a half ago. The entire seedling has grown into a clump of lush green grass, exuding vigorous vitality. It is obviously much better than the days it spent in the cave.

Lin Chen then squatted down in front of the flowerpot, placed his fingertips on the leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor, and sent a wisp of spiritual energy into them.

The Blue Silver Emperor's feedback was clearer than ever before; a surge of spiritual energy flowed from the leaf into Lin Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

The scene before Lin Chen's eyes suddenly changed.

An endless expanse of blue grassland stretched out before me, and the sky was also blue, cloudless and seamless.

A blurry figure stood on the grass, its features indistinct, only the outline of a woman could be discerned.

The figure turned around to face Lin Chen, and uttered a faint, indistinct voice. "Thank you."

Lin Chen was stunned for a moment, and before he could respond, the scene before his eyes suddenly shattered.

He could feel his fingertips still resting on the leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor, and the fragrance of the crabapple blossoms in the yard wafted into his nose again.

Ye Lingling sat on the stone bench next to her, turning the pages of a book very softly.

Lin Chen withdrew his hand, looked at the Blue Silver Emperor in front of him, and remained silent for two seconds.

The image he just saw was very brief, so brief it felt like a fleeting illusion. But the voice was so clear; the word "thank you" had seeped into his mind and was still echoing.

Lin Chen stood up, glanced down at the Blue Silver Emperor, and casually said, "These are nothing at all, no need to thank me."

The leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor swayed slightly.

Ye Lingling looked up at him, but didn't ask anything. She just lowered her head and continued flipping through the book.

The next day, at the Crown Prince's Residence.

Lin Chen pushed open the study door and saw Qian Renxue sitting behind her desk, holding a letter. Seeing Lin Chen enter, she placed the letter on the table and gestured with her chin, "Come and take a look."

Lin Chen walked over, picked up the letter, and scanned it.

The letter was short and politely worded. In essence, it said that Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School, had heard of a young genius under the tutelage of the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, and thus admired him greatly. He wished to invite this young man to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect so that they could have a face-to-face conversation.

The inscription was signed by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and bore the sect leader's personal seal.

Lin Chen put down the letter and looked at Qian Renxue: "Is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect going to invite you to their sect?"

Qian Renxue picked up her teacup and casually said, "Isn't it clearly written here? There's no one else in the Crown Prince's Residence's mansion but you."

"Why do you want me to go?" Lin Chen sat down opposite him, casually picking up his teacup and taking a sip. "I have absolutely no connection with Ning Fengzhi, what is he trying to do?"

Qian Renxue took a sip of tea and said slowly, "The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is the largest merchant guild on the continent and an important ally of the Heaven Dou Empire. Ning Fengzhi never does anything without a purpose."

"He invited a seven-year-old child to his home, either because he admires your talent and wants to establish a good relationship beforehand, or because he wants to use you to test the Crown Prince's Residence's attitude towards you."

Lin Chen thought about it and felt that it made some sense, "Should I go or not?"

"Go." Qian Renxue's tone left no room for negotiation. "Go on behalf of the Crown Prince's Residence, both as a return gift and to see what Ning Fengzhi is really up to."

"Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is, after all, my teacher, and he has a close relationship with my Crown Prince's Residence. He is an important part of my Nation-Stealing Plan."

Lin Chen nodded. "Okay, it's nothing serious, I'll go then."

He paused for a moment, then added, "However, I need to bring Senior Dugu Bo along. He's been drawing a lot of enemies lately, so I don't want anything to happen to him on the way."

Qian Renxue her eyes at him but didn't object. "I told you not to be so flamboyant before, but now you know how to back down?"

"That's not cowardice, that's caution, okay?" Lin Chen got up and walked out, glancing back at Qian Renxue as he reached the door.

"Sister Xue, I'm afraid your Nation-Stealing Plan won't be able to proceed as originally planned, will it?"

Qian Renxue paused slightly in her teacup, then chuckled, "You have a keen sense of things."

Lin Chen asked with a smile, "Is it because of your Martial Soul? If so, I suggest you hurry up, Sister Xue. As for Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing, I'll take care of that for you."

Qian Renxue frowned and shook her head in refusal, saying, "Are you sure you want to help me? I didn't intend to involve you in this kind of thing so soon."

"Of course I'll help you, otherwise how am I supposed to survive in Heaven Dou City?" Lin Chen smiled, waved his hand, opened the door, and walked out.

Watching Lin Chen's departing figure, Qian Renxue sighed helplessly, "Now that the situation is settled, the next step is to prevent the Upper Three Sects from intervening. As for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, I believe Grandpa will handle it for me."

In the courtyard of the Crown Prince's Residence's residence, Dugu Bo was sitting under an old locust tree drinking wine. The wine pot in his hand was small, but the aroma of the wine was strong and could be smelled from a distance.

Lin Chen walked over and sat down on the stone bench next to him. "Senior Dugu, come with me on a long trip tomorrow."

Dugu Bo said irritably, "We've finally had some peace and quiet for over a year, where are we going now?"

Lin Chen smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'm going to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, after all. I'm a distinguished guest invited by Ning Fengzhi."

Dugu Bo put down the wine pot and raised an eyebrow. "You're going to see that old fox Ning Fengzhi?"

Lin Chen asked with slight surprise, "Senior Dugu, you know Ning Fengzhi?"

"I've met him twice." Dugu Bo snorted. "The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School is the richest sect in the world. Its sect leader Ning Fengzhi, is a smiling tiger. You'd better be careful when dealing with him."

Lin Chen smiled and casually replied, "That's why I brought you along. Otherwise, if I were to fall into the hands of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I'd be finished."

Dugu Bo glanced at him, ignored his words, picked up the wine jug and took another swig. "When are we leaving? Don't tell me it's now."

"How could that be?" Lin Chen replied with a smile, "We'll leave tomorrow morning, by carriage."

Dugu Bo placed the wine pot on the stone table, stood up, and dusted off his robes. "What's the big deal? I'll go prepare. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has a lot of good stuff; maybe I can exchange some medicinal herbs for it."