Chapter 740

Zhang Liuzhen looked at her with helplessness written all over his face. After Pan Yun left, he smiled, shook his head, and closed the book.

Light footsteps sounded, and a figure came down the stairs, silently standing behind him.

Without turning his head, Zhang Liuzhen passed the book back. "Send this book to the imperial palace and present it to the old ancestor on my behalf."

Lin Jingle accepted it and said gravely, "The old ancestor stopped involving himself in Zhang Family affairs long ago. He has devoted himself solely to guarding the imperial palace, especially in recent years. What can he do for us?"

Zhang Liuzhen said, "He need not do anything for us. He only needs to keep silent and not stand against us."

Only then did Lin Jingle put away the book. After a moment of silence, he said, "Pan Yun is an exceptionally useful blade. You should not have rejected her allegiance."

"Allegiance?" Zhang Liuzhen sneered. "Do you think she is pledging allegiance to me?"

He shook his head. "She is not a blade. She wants to work with me. Mount Sanqing's future rests on her."

"Isn't that even better?" Lin Jingle said. "We have more bargaining chips in hand."

Zhang Liuzhen sighed and lowered his eyes to look at his open palm. "The Celestial Master's Mansion's inheritance differs from that of the imperial family, and it even differs from the Northern Kong lineage."

"They only need wisdom and strategy. As long as they live, they have a chance to contend. But for the Celestial Master's Mansion, without cultivation, no matter how clever I am or how deeply I understand the Dao, it will be difficult to convince the masses. Even inheritance itself becomes a problem, much less changing the orthodoxy." Zhang Liuzhen murmured, "If I