Each with Their Own Thoughts

On the other side.

Sun Yuan and Wu Hai, having left Lin Lan's Courtyard, walked along the main road, each with their own thoughts.

However, both of them, who knew some of Lin Lan's personality traits, understood that Lin Lan was truly angry this time.

If you continue to stay in Cloudwater Market Town, you will definitely not have a good ending.

The eldest son Sun Yuan, invited Wu Hai, the manager of Hundred Spirits Grocery Store, to the second floor of the Hundred Spirits Artifact Hall.

After setting up a Soundproof Restriction around the area, Sun Yuan inquired about Wu Hai.

"Junior Brother Wu, you probably understand why I summoned you here. We were both blinded by the huge number of Spirit Stone, and this time we have angered Martial Uncle Lin."

"Four months ago Sect Foundation Establishment Martial Uncle behind you and me was transferred from the sect to the newly established Jiao Province to guard its Spirit Vein. Jiao Province was newly established and the Beast Tide was approaching. Jiao Province was frequently invaded by small groups of Demon Beast. Our backers could not get away to come back and rescue us in a short time."

"Without Martial Uncle Lin's support, we will definitely not live a comfortable life in the future. We might even lose our lives to Martial Uncle Lin."

"You know my situation. In three or four months, I will be out of office as the manager of the Hundred Spirits Artifact Hall. If I leave the market, I'm afraid I will have no way to survive. But if I continue to stay in this safe market and do not return to the sect to report within six months, I will violate the sect rules and lose my status Sect Disciple."

"Once I lose my status as a disciple of a sect, even if I stay in this safe market, Martial Uncle Lin can easily fabricate a crime against me and kill me in the market."

"I'm in a hopeless situation. Are you willing to risk everything and take this gamble with me?"

At this point, in order to get Wu Hai to join him on this adventure, Sun Yuan tempted him with words.

"Junior Brother Wu, Ling Pengyun must be quite wealthy. Killing him will definitely bring us a fortune. We'll split his wealth in half."

"Even if we offend Wu Yan, a descendant of the Golden Core, as long as we escape the territory of the Hundred Spirits Sect, Wu Yan will find it difficult to extend his reach so far. If we continue to stay in the market or the sect, it will only mean that we die sooner or later."

"If I remember correctly, Junior Brother Wu, you also have two years left to complete your duties as the manager of the Hundred Spirits Grocery Store and return to the sect. At that time, you will also encounter the same predicament as I am now."

In the past, Sun Yuan and Wu Hai dared to do the business of interception with Lin Lan for two reasons: firstly, because interception could indeed earn a lot of spiritual items in a short period of time; and secondly, because they both had powerful backers. Although they knew that interception usually did not end well, they were not particularly afraid of Lin Lan.

Four months ago, the Hundred Spirits Sect suddenly gathered its forces and conquered 40,000 li of land in Serpent Dragon Lake, establishing a new county town in Jiao Province.

Suddenly gaining a large territory, the Hundred Spirits Sect was short-handed. The Foundation Establishment behind them were all transferred by the Hundred Spirits Sect to guard the Spirit Vein in the newly opened but not yet occupied by any Lineage in the three counties of Cold Moon County, Clear Forest County, and Xiyang.

If it weren't for the fact that Ling Pengyun spent so many Spirit Stone at the market this time, Sun Yuan and Wu Hai wouldn't have dared to look for Lin Lan Lin Lan in the past few months, for fear of breaking ties with her.

Upon hearing this, Wu Hai's expression changed.

After a long while, Wu Hai said with a hint of helplessness.

"Senior brother, my only son is quite talented. He sent a message some time ago saying that he has broken through to the First Rank High Grade Spirit Plant Farmer and has received high praise from his master, Elder Zhong the Spirit Plant Hall."

"If I were to join you in intercepting Ling Pengyun now, my only son would surely be implicated and blamed or even killed by Wu Yan, the Golden Core descendant. If I don't do such a thing, perhaps I can still have some chance of survival because of my only son," Wu Hai said with a hint of expectation.

For nearly a year, Wu Hai had been following Lin Lan's ambushes and assassinations in order to gather Spirit Stone for his talented only son in preparation for exchanging them for a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object.

Sun Yuan had already guessed Wu Hai's choice to some extent. If he and Wu Hai had a good son who could become a disciple of a sect elder, he wouldn't have had the idea of risking his life to intercept Ling Pengyun and escape from the sect.

The Foundation Establishment member who supported him was someone he obtained by paying numerous Spirit Stone as tribute every year, completely different from Elder Zhong behind Wu Hai.

Wu Hai's only son was taken in as a disciple by Elder Zhong. It's possible that if they begged Elder Zhong, Elder Zhong might even break the sect rules and travel from Jiao Province to personally take Wu Hai away. However, without a huge amount of Spirit Stone, it would be impossible for the Foundation Establishment Foundation Establishment Sun Yuan to break the sect rules.

Knowing that Wu Hai had made such a choice, Sun Yuan still wanted to involve Wu Hai, mainly because Sun Yuan was worried that the wealthy Ling Pengyun might have treasures or something similar. In order to increase the probability of intercepting and killing Ling Pengyun, he chose to involve Wu Hai.

Sun Yuan didn't press the matter, and said coldly.

"I hope Junior Brother Wu can stay here and not make things difficult for your senior brother."

"Okay." Wu Hai naturally understood what Sun Yuan meant. He was afraid that Lin Lan's residence and tell Lin Lan that Sun Yuan still harbored wicked intentions.

After Sun Yuan summoned a servant from the Hundred Spirits Artifact Hall to watch over Wu Hai, he left the Hundred Spirits Artifact Hall, exited the market, and chased after Ling Pengyun in the direction he had gone.

As for the Law Artifact on the second floor of the Hundred Spirits Artifact Hall, Sun Yuan did not touch them at all. Each of those Law Artifact had a mark on it, so carrying one of Law Artifact was like having an informant, making their location immediately obvious.

Sun Yuan's departure was also intended to kill Ling Pengyun, make a fortune, leave the sect, leave the territory of the Hundred Spirits Sect, and go elsewhere to live a carefree life, while also avoiding Lin Lan.

Deep within the market town, in a large courtyard.

A disciple of the Hundred Spirits Sect handed a blank sheet of paper to Lin Lan.

"Martial Uncle Lin, this is the detailed information about Ling Xiaohua's family."

"You may leave," Lin Lan said, dismissing him after taking the document.

After the Hundred Spirits Sect disciple left, Lin Lan looked at the detailed information about Ling Xiaohua and his wife, as well as Ling Pengyun, recorded on the white paper in her hand, and sighed inwardly.

"Aside from their relationship with Junior Brother Wu Yan's partner, there's nothing particularly unusual about Ling Xiaohua and his wife."

"As for Ling Pengyun, he has the aptitude of Five Spirit Root. He has already entered the Qi Training Seventh Layer at the age of twenty-two this year. Moreover, he is a dual cultivator of Spirit Plant and weapon crafting. Such comprehension is truly amazing."

"This person has such remarkable comprehension, comes from the Lingxiao Ling Clan, and is related to Junior Brother Wu Yan. It is highly likely that he will achieve Foundation Establishment. Once he achieves Foundation Establishment, his relationship with Junior Brother Wu Yan will probably become even closer."

"According to sources, a Second Rank High Grade Miasma Breaking Pill will appear at the West Yang Small Gathering in West Yang County at the beginning of the following year. If I can win this pill, I will definitely be able to enter the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment."

"When that time comes, if I want to be promoted to the position of Sect Affairs Hall Elder, perhaps I can find a way through Ling Pengyun and his wife Ling Xiaohua, as well as the Yang Clan clan members."

Elders of each hall in the Hundred Spirits Sect must have Late-Stage Foundation Establishment. Even if they have reached the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment, their contributions to the sect must be considered. Of course, if they are promoted by higher-ups, that would be a different story.

Wu Yan and Yang Siling had only been married for a little over a year. Lin Lan, who had been stuck in the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment for many years, was not confident in breaking through to the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment. As a steward of the Hundred Spirits Sect, he naturally had no interest in associating with Ling Xiaohua and his wife, who were only at the Qi Training Stage.

But now that he has heard that the Miasma Breaking Pill will appear in West Yang Market Town, and he is confident that he can reach the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment, he will naturally have to make an effort to befriend Ling Xiaohua and his wife, as well as Ling Pengyun, the Yang Clan clan members, and other people who are related to Wu Yan, the descendant of the Golden Core cultivator.

Lin Lan threw the white paper in her hand into the air, summoned a ball of flame, and burned the white paper to ashes.

The next moment, his expression shifted slightly, and he raised his head to look towards the entrance and exit of the market. His eyes suddenly flashed with purple light, as if his vision had been enhanced.

Upon looking at him, he immediately spotted Sun Yuan, who had just emerged from Cloudwater Market Town and was wielding a Flying Magical Item.

"This man is still up to no good. I was just racking my brains about how to silence you, but this has given me a perfect opportunity."

"Perhaps we can make our way to Ling Pengyun by focusing on this matter."

After sighing, Lin Lan looked towards the Hundred Spirits Artifact Hall.

His eyesight pierced through the wall, and he saw that Wu Hai was sitting cross-legged on the second floor of the Hundred Spirits Artifact Hall, meditating, with a furrowed brow.

"This person is troublesome, but if he behaves himself from now on, we can let him go."

After saying this, Lin Lan transformed into a Qing Feng and disappeared from the courtyard.

(End of this chapter)