It is said that women have undergone a transformation, but the current Qing Lin looks completely different from the little carrot head in memory. If it were not for the aura, just from the appearance, Chen Guan would probably not be recognized when he met her outside.
After a brief hug, the girl stood up with a slightly blushing face.
"No matter what she becomes, Qing Lin will always be the young master's maid. I also prefer to hear the young master call me girl like before."
It is really unbelievable to say this from the mouth of Dou Venerate Expert, but it is easy to understand given Qing Lin's temperament.
Only those who have experienced hardship and despair will cherish every kindness that is readily available in the eyes of others.
A little bit of good is enough to light up their lives, not to mention that Chen Guan has achieved the limit of what he can do.
"Girl, this is not okay. Now that you have grown up, you must be more formal. I don't want to be looked at in disbelief by others with eyes as wide as Magic Core. Also, you can just call me by your name in the future. I have never treated you as a maid."
Chen Guan chuckled and explained that it is natural that different periods should have different names and ways of getting along.
Qing Lin nodded lightly, "I understand, young master."
I really understand in my heart, but I still insist on this title.
In some aspects, she also has her own stubbornness.
Seeing this, Chen Guan had no choice but to let her go.
"Master, let's go up first. I want to hear you talk about what happened over the years. Although I usually ask Little Dragon to help collect information about the young master, it is definitely not as comprehensive as the young master himself."
There is nothing happier than when we meet again. Since we are reunited, reminiscing about the past is essential.
Under the expectant gaze of the girl, Chen Guan was also pulled upstairs by the arm, and then asked each other about the past few years.
It is said that it is mutual, but in fact, most of the time it is Chen Guan alone who tells the story, because Qing Lin's experience is too simple. Apart from practicing and practicing, the only pastime is probably chatting with Fire Spirit Snake.
Looking back at Chen Guan, whether it was the original war with the Three-State Alliance or Three-Year Agreement watching on the Misty Cloud Sect, no matter how big or small the matter was, Qing Lin put his chin on the table with both hands, watching blankly, listening carefully, and imagining the scene in his mind, which made Chen Guan's modest vanity feel unprecedentedly satisfied.
Well, spiritual satisfaction.
The warm time always flies by so fast, and it's already dusk before you know it.
As for Chen Guan, when we just talked about entering Central Plains, we met an old friend from the past.
Just at this moment, a sudden sound came from the attic Side Story, breaking the intoxicating atmosphere.
"Saintess, Great Elder are out of seclusion, please Saintess and Chen Guan please move to the Heavenly Snake Hall."
Jinyang?
Hearing the voice of Second Elder, Qing Lin frowned slightly.
Although she usually behaves coldly, she still has no less respect for the elders in the mansion, but being disturbed today made her a little unhappy.
"Second Elder, please go back and tell Great Elder that we will talk about it later. Master and I..."
"No, since Great Elder invited me, let's go and have a look. We have plenty of time after reminiscing about old times. It's just right. I want to take you away. It's reasonable to say hello to the Heavenly Snake Manor."
Chen Guan raised his hand to stop the girl and stated his purpose.
This time he was not here to cause trouble, and he was sincere enough, otherwise he wouldn't have come alone.
After hearing what Chen Guan meant, Qing Lin showed surprise and a pretty smile, and responded to Second Elder with joy that could not be concealed in his tone.
"We know, here we go!"
Chen Guan did not block his own voice, so Second Elder standing downstairs could hear it.
For a moment, his face became even more worried.
Sure enough, the most worrying thing happened.
Without saying much, Second Elder slightly bowed his hands towards the attic, and then left quickly. He must inform the others earlier and find a way to deal with it!
Heavenly Snake Hall, Heavenly Snake Manor and the most formal Council Hall will never be discussed here unless it is a major matter.
Many disciples remember clearly that the last time many elders gathered at the Heavenly Snake Hall was a few years ago after a mysterious powerful man attacked at night.
And now, such a scene has appeared again.
Seeing the elders arriving one after another, the disciples began to feel heavy, wondering what big thing had happened.
This doubt was not solved until night fell and Chen Guan and Qing Lin arrived.
In order to catch up with Qing Lin for a while, and also to see Heavenly Snake Manor's attitude, Chen Guan deliberately delayed his arrival for a quarter of an hour. This time was enough for the other party to be mentally prepared.
As soon as he stepped into the main entrance, Chen Guan saw that the spacious Council Hall was almost full of people, with only the three seats directly in front of him free.
The atmosphere was also extremely depressing. An old man with a white beard sitting in the first seat under the empty seat, and Jinyang, whom he had met once, had serious expressions on their faces. When they looked at themselves, the light shining in their eyes was quite complicated, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
"I Heavenly Snake Manor Great Elder Xiu Gou, I have met Alliance Leader Chen, and it is better to hear once than to see him. Alliance Leader Chen is truly a young talent. Please take a seat with Saintess."
After examining it for a while, Great Elder stood up and spoke politely.
Chen Guan simply returned the gift without refusing, and led Qing Lin to the front and sat in the two free seats on the lower left.
Immediately, only the main seat was left vacant.
You don't need to think about it to know that it must be reserved for the rumored Heavenly Snake Mansion Master.
Taking advantage of this gap, Chen Guan also took a look at the Heavenly Snake Manor's overall strength.
After removing the other party's hidden secrets, we can now see these elders, fourteen Dou Zong Expert! Great Elder Xiu Gou is nine-star, Second Elder Jinyang is six-star, and four are five-star Dou Zong, and the rest are below five-star.
This foundation makes Northwestern Region worthy of being ranked among the top ten. Our Dou Zun is strong enough to fight Heavenly Alliance! While he was looking at it, Great Elder suddenly spoke.
"Please forgive me, Alliance Leader Chen. Manor Head Cultivate in Seclusion is at a critical moment and cannot come in person. Therefore, Heavenly Snake Manor is in charge of me today. I heard from Jinyang that Alliance Leader Chen wants to take Saintess away?"
There is no nonsense, no thought, Great Elder goes straight to the point.
Chen Guan glanced at the eyes filled with excitement and indignation, chuckled, and shook his head in retort.
"Great Elder may have remembered it wrong. Qing Lin is my Heavenly Alliance. Lu Man made it very clear when he brought her to the Heavenly Snake Manor a few years ago, so I came to take her back, not to rob someone. These are two concepts. Of course, I don't Deny Heavenly Snake Manor's support for Qing Lin. If you are willing, she will still be your Saintess. When Heavenly Snake Manor needs her help, I believe Qing Lin will never stand by and her attitude is equivalent to mine."
Hearing this, Great Elder's eyes narrowed.
"I can't refute what Alliance Leader Chen said, but the matter is serious and I'm a little worried. Although Saintess has broken through Dou Zun, he rarely goes out. If he follows Alliance Leader Chen to go out and explore, how can Heavenly Alliance guarantee Saintess's safety?"
As if receiving a signal, as soon as Great Elder finished speaking, the hall suddenly became noisy.
"That is, how can you protect Saintess?"
"I, Heavenly Snake Manor, spent a lot of resources to finally raise Saintess. Now you just want to take her away with just one sentence. How can such a good thing in the world be possible?"
"..."
The crowd was excited and questions came one after another.
But in fact, it can be divided into two categories. One is those who use various excuses to see the strength of Chen Guan, or Heavenly Alliance.
The other is to emphasize one's own contribution, not wanting years of hard work to be in vain, not mentioning compensation in every word, but every word is compensation.
The hall suddenly became lively, and Chen Guan glanced at Great Elder and Second Elder who remained silent, feeling like a mirror.
But even though he knew they were acquiescing, Chen Guan had nothing to be angry about.
Efforts must be rewarded, revenge must be repaid, kindness must be repaid, and the chicken should be killed and eaten with wine. These are human nature and understandable.
After all, no one is a holy saint or bodhisattva who is selfless and can sacrifice himself to achieve the success of others without any psychological burden.
It's just that people are so sophisticated, Heavenly Snake Manor expressed it so eagerly, it seemed a bit snobbish.
As everyone knows, Chen Guan came alone this time because he expected that Heavenly Snake Manor would treat Qing Lin well. He accepted their favor and was ready to give them some benefits. If Heavenly Snake Manor was in trouble in the future, he would not sit idly by without looking at the monk's face or the Buddha's face.
But now, the rewards have to be a little more sophisticated.
Suddenly, the noise in the hall stopped abruptly, and a vast aura filled the air, so shocking that no one dared to speak anymore.
Chen Guan smiled slyly and patted the back of Qing Lin's hand gently.
"No, let me do it."
Qing Lin immediately put away his momentum upon hearing this without any doubt.
She is already Dou Venerate Expert, but she still cannot see the strength of Chen Guan, which is enough to explain the problem.
On the other hand, the uninformed elders felt sour and mixed in their hearts when they saw Saintess being so obedient and not at all aloof as usual.
Just as they were feeling envious and envious, a new powerful aura filled the air, putting more pressure on them than just a moment ago.
"Dou Zun!"
"Hiss~Dou Venerate Expert!"
How could a group of elders who could not reach the highest level of Dou Zong withstand the terrifying momentum of Dou Venerate Expert? They were all so suppressed that they could not lift their heads, as if there was an invisible big hand pressing their heads and asking them to kowtow.
He tried his best to resist, causing the seat to creak.
As expected of the powerful Heavenly Snake Manor, the quality of this chair is excellent!
Looking at the elders who were pale and sweating, Chen Guan ignored them.
It's you who want to see my strength, and it's you who can't bear it, it has nothing to do with me.
Turning to look at Great Elder who was slightly better but not much, Chen Guan's smile remained the same.
"Great Elder, with my little cultivation, can I take Qing Lin back and protect him?"
"Yes! Master Chen Guan, please put your breath away!"
Great Elder lowered his head in response, his old face as red as a monkey's butt.
When you hear what you want to hear, Chen Guan is no longer too much.
Immediately, gather your breath into your body.
In an instant, all the elders straightened up and slumped on their chairs as if they had fought for hundreds of rounds, with lingering fears.
After slightly adjusting his restless energy and blood, Great Elder's eyes flickered and he spoke tactfully.
"Sir Chen Guan, I believe that Heavenly Alliance is strong enough to ensure the safety of Saintess, but... although Heavenly Alliance is powerful now, in terms of background, I don't mean to underestimate Heavenly Alliance, I just want to say... that..."
I didn't dare to speak too bluntly, and I couldn't find the right words. It felt so embarrassing for a while.
Chen Guan was worried for him after hearing this, knowing what he wanted to express, so he immediately stopped talking and took out a badge from Storage Ring and slapped it on the table.
"With my status as Grade 8 Alchemist, Central Plains Pill Gathering Champion, can I give her enough resources?"
"Yes! May I ask who Master Chen Guan's teacher is?"
Great Elder's body shook violently and his eyes widened. He held up the badge in both hands and exchanged it with Chen Guan. In an instant, he was respectful many times.
No need to confirm, in his opinion, no one in this world dares to pretend to be this name. This is one of the two most powerful forces along with the Soul Hall and Central Plains!
Seeing that the effect was achieved, Chen Guan had no intention of talking nonsense to him, and immediately stood up with Qing Lin.
"This has nothing to do with you. I will keep Heavenly Snake Manor's care for Qing Lin in mind. After a while, I will let someone get through Spatial Wormhole from Northwestern Region to Central Plains, allowing you Heavenly Snake Manor to pass by for free. In addition, Central Plains has a force called Starfall Pavilion. It used to be one of the four pavilions, but now its strength is no less than that of the three sects. If you are willing, you can choose ten talented young people to be cared for by the Starfall Pavilion. Just report my name to Xiao Yan."
"I understand, thank you Mr. Chen Guan! Saintess, Heavenly Snake Manor's door is always open for you. You will always be our Heavenly Snake Manor's Saintess!"
Great Elder stood up and saluted excitedly, and at the same time made a fairly wise decision.
Qing Lin smiled and nodded, and then followed Chen Guan briskly without any hesitation.
This ready-to-go gesture made all the Heavenly Snake Manor elders feel sour.
After watching the two people walk out of the door and disappear into thin air, the elder still found it difficult to accept this result.
"Great Elder, are you just going to let him take away Saintess? Although Dou Venerate Expert is powerful, Manor Head didn't Cultivate in Seclusion succeed in breaking through this time."
"Yes, and what he gave us is too little. With Manor Head here, we can completely develop Spatial Wormhole on our own, and the same goes for the Starfall Pavilion. Even if people enter Starfall Pavilion, can they still train ten Dou Venerate Expert for us?"
Looking at these two elders who were not very bright, Great Elder felt extremely tired.
"Confused! Why is Manor Head hiding it? It's not just to wait for an opportunity, but also to prepare for the possibility of powerful forces targeting Heavenly Snake Manor. Now Heavenly Alliance can feel a little relieved, but do you really think that opening Spatial Wormhole is just something you want to do? That is Central Plains! It is not a place controlled by the Heavenly Snake Manor."
"As for the Starfall Pavilion, I know more than you do. As Chen Guan said, the strength is far better than the appearance. It would be good to send some disciples there to practice. We are second to none at Northwestern Region in supporting snake-like monsters or transformed people, but we are not on the stage at Central Plains."
"This time we comply with Chen Guan's wishes, and it does not mean that the friendship of accompanying Saintess has been completely wiped out. There will be no harm in walking around more with the Heavenly Alliance in the future."
After listening to Great Elder's thoughts, the elder who was still a little twitchy finally came to his senses.
Yes, when the relationship is good, you won't have everything, so why bother to stick to this little thing in front of you? Immediately, everyone changed the topic and praised Great Elder for his wisdom.
In the midst of flattery, the guard who had run for Chen Guan came in with a letter.
"Report Great Elder, Elder Black Snake of the Eight Wings just came back. He asked me to give this to you."
"Black Snake? Why didn't he come in in person?"
Great Elder took the letter and asked doubtfully.
"Well... Master Black Snake of the Eight Wings originally wanted to come in, but when he heard that Heaven Alliance Leader was inside, he left the letter and left first." The guard replied truthfully.
"Weird, did he say anything else?"
"No."
After hearing this answer, Great Elder couldn't think of anything wrong with it.
After all, in recent years, Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor has been wanting to change the area he is responsible for and transfer from the Heavenly Alliance to other places. He has mentioned it dozens of times, but he has never been able to come up with a serious excuse.
I suddenly stopped mentioning it this time, which is strange no matter how you look at it.
With doubts, Great Elder opened the letter.
After a long time, he took a deep breath and slowly told a shocking news.
"Black Snake said in the letter that there is another Dou Venerate Expert who came back with Chen Guan this time! Moreover, from their chat, it was revealed that Chen Guan is already the candidate of Central Plains Pill Tower Giant!"
"Great Elder, is this news true?"
"It's impossible to be sure, but it's most likely true. This was heard by a Snake People Race guard who was bribed by Black Snake. However, the guard said that Black Snake would not I have to contact him again, for fear of being misunderstood by the Heavenly Alliance. This is also a side proof that Chen Guan's return may have brought an unimaginable improvement to the Heavenly Alliance!"