Liu Yantao's Fate, Followed Again

Half an hour later.

Lin Changqing met Liu Yantao, along with the waiter he had sent to notify the Black Mountain Bandits. Both were covered in blood, bruised and battered all over.

Like dead dogs, they were dragged into the courtyard by Xu Zhan.

"Third Master, spare me... spare me..."

The moment Liu Yantao entered the courtyard, tears streamed down his face. He kowtowed again and again to Chen San, pleading tearfully, "Third Master, I truly never meant to deceive you.

It was all Lin Changqing! This country bumpkin framed me..."

"Bastard! At death's door, and you still dare slander Young Master Lin? You're courting death!"

Chen San's fury surged. Even at a time like this, Liu Yantao still dared to try and fool him. Was he treating him like a fool?

At the thought of how Liu Yantao had played him like a monkey and run him in circles, Chen San's anger soared to the heavens.

He kicked Liu Yantao, who had crawled toward him, away with one blow.

Then, brimming with killing intent, he said to Lin Changqing, "Young Master Lin, I've captured them and brought them here. How you wish to deal with them is entirely up to you."

"Hehe, Shopkeeper Chen, this is an internal matter of your Divine Weapon Pavilion. As an outsider, I won't interfere." Lin Changqing chuckled, then clasped his hands toward Chen San. "I still have matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first.

As for the materials for forging the divine weapon, just send someone to deliver them to Green Mountain Village when the time comes..."

"Take care, Young Master Lin!"

Chen San returned the salute with a smile and saw Lin Changqing out of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

Yet inwardly, he cursed Lin Changqing for being too crafty.

Using his hand to kill Liu Yantao and the other man was one thing, but Lin Changqing immediately got up and left as well. He had completely extricated himself, leaving not a shred of trouble behind!

"Lin Changqing... hehe... For Fengle County to produce someone like him—now that's truly interesting."

Only after watching Lin Changqing's figure vanish completely from his line of sight did Chen San turn and head back to the backyard.

His face was frosty as he swept his gaze over Liu Yantao and the waiter. Then he coldly ordered Xu Zhan, "Deal with them. Make it clean. Don't leave any loose ends..."

"Third Master, spare me! Spare me!"

"No, I don't want to die yet! Third Master, for the sake of all the years I've followed you, please spare this worthless life of mine!"

"Third Master... Third Master..."

Liu Yantao's expression changed drastically as he begged loudly for mercy.

He truly regretted it beyond measure now. Had he known this would happen, he never would have notified the Black Mountain Bandits and had them attack Green Mountain Village's convoy.

He had only wanted revenge on Lin Changqing. He knew that the medicinal ingredients purchased by Green Mountain Village's convoy had to be for Lin Changqing. Otherwise, how could a bunch of country bumpkins possibly produce Fifty Gold?

Lin Changqing had crippled his hand, so he had people rob Lin Changqing's medicinal ingredients in retaliation.

But who could have imagined that Lin Changqing would be so powerful?

He had actually counter-killed the Black Mountain Bandits.

And pinned it all on him.

As for the waiter, his face was already deathly pale with fright. His entire body had gone limp, and he had even forgotten to beg for mercy.

"Hmph... You've followed me for so many years, and I never treated you poorly, yet you turned out to be an ungrateful white-eyed wolf that could never be tamed.

I told you to investigate the people behind Lin Changqing.

You clearly had information, yet you hid it from me and went to find Lin Changqing on your own. Did you truly think I didn't know that you've been in contact with the Wei Family all this time?"

Killing intent boiled in Chen San's eyes as he gritted his teeth and growled, "Xu Zhan, don't let him die too easily."

After leaving the Divine Weapon Pavilion, Lin Changqing had no intention of lingering in the city and planned to return directly to Green Mountain Village.

However!

He had barely gone any distance.

Lin Changqing immediately frowned, a trace of chill surfacing in his eyes.

Someone was following him.

The stalker was highly skilled, clearly an experienced expert. If not for his Spiritual Power, he truly would not have noticed.

"Could it be Chen San..."

Lin Changqing's face darkened, and Chen San immediately came to mind.

But he quickly dismissed the thought. Now that he and the Divine Weapon Pavilion had signed an agreement, they were partners. Chen San had no reason to send someone to follow him.

But if it wasn't Chen San, then who was it?

Lin Changqing's brow furrowed slightly as he immediately quickened his pace, heading straight Outside the City.

He left the city all the way.

What surprised Lin Changqing was that the people following him had actually withdrawn. They had not followed him out of the city, which left him deeply puzzled.

He had no idea what those people were after.

"Who exactly are they?"

Lin Changqing muttered to himself, but his feet did not slow. He headed straight back to Green Mountain Village.

At the same time.

Inside Fengle County Town, at the Wei Mansion.

Within an elegant, classical courtyard pavilion.

A Young Man dressed in luxurious brocade robes was enjoying the service of several Charming Maids.

Just then, a Man strode over and bowed to the young man. "Young Master, that man has left the city.

"He discovered that we were following him..."

"Oh? He actually detected your trail? Looks like this brat is far from ordinary!"

The Young Man sneered. "Liu Yantao told me before that Chen San had found a Divine Weapon Forger.

"This matter must be connected to that brat.

"Go... find him and get to the bottom of this.

"Now is the critical moment for us to deal with the Chen Family. The Divine Weapon Pavilion is of immense importance—we must seize it. We absolutely cannot allow Chen San to rise from the dead..."

Lin Changqing had no idea that the reason he had been targeted was entirely because he had been caught in the crossfire.

After leaving the city, he sensed that the people following him had withdrawn. He did not linger any longer and quickened his pace back to Green Mountain Village.

Now that his martial cultivation had entered the Eighth Rank, his physical abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people.

He covered a Hundred Li in less than an hour, moving even faster than a horse.

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And that was without going all out. Otherwise, he would only have been faster.

The moment he returned to the village.

Lin Changqing did not head home right away. Instead, he went to Clan Chief Lin Yuntang's house. This time, not only had he avenged the eight deceased Caravan Members, but he had also recovered three thousand taels of silver from Chen San.

He intended to distribute the silver among them.

However, Lin Changqing did not want to handle it personally, so he had come to find Lin Hu.

As his cultivation grew higher in the future, his need for money would also increase. Forging divine weapons for sale would bring a whole string of troublesome matters.

He planned to train Lin Hu to handle these mundane affairs for him.

As for himself, he would focus solely on forging divine weapons and cultivating.

The trifles of the mortal world could not become shackles binding him.

"Changqing, you're back..."

The instant Lin Hu saw Lin Changqing, he was overwhelmed with excitement. Ignoring his injuries, he shouted as he rushed toward Lin Changqing, "Hahaha... I knew it. I knew you would come back."

"You knew I went into the city?"

Lin Changqing raised his eyebrows and immediately understood.

"Yeah. When Second Uncle and I reached the village entrance this morning, you had already left the village." Lin Hu's old face reddened at once, and he said with a face full of guilt, "Changqing, I'm really sorry.

"I originally wanted to follow you.

"But..."

"It's a good thing you didn't come."

Lin Changqing smiled and shook his head. "You were injured. Even if you had followed me, you wouldn't have been able to help, and I would have had to look after you."

"Second Uncle said the same thing, so I didn't go to the county town." Lin Hu nodded repeatedly.

At that moment, Lin Yongteng also came over. When he saw Lin Changqing return safe and sound, he froze for a moment before breaking into delighted joy.

"Changqing, you're back. The Chen Family..."

"What happened last night had nothing to do with the Chen Family."

Lin Changqing waved a hand and said gravely, "Liu Yantao was behind everything. I crippled his hand before.

"When you went to the county town yesterday to buy Medicinal ingredients for me, his people recognized you.

"To take revenge on me, he had someone notify the Black Mountain Bandits to ambush you.

"Speaking of which, I was the one who implicated the caravan and caused the deaths of those eight uncles..."

"Changqing, this isn't your responsibility. The only thing to blame is the wickedness of men's hearts. That damned Liu Yantao—if I ever run into him, I definitely won't let him off easy."

Lin Hu growled through gritted teeth.

"Heh, I'm afraid you won't get the chance to meet him."

Lin Changqing gave a light laugh. "That fellow was betraying his master for personal gain. He kept all of this from Chen San, the Divine Weapon Pavilion's manager."

Chen San would not let him off. He was as good as dead.

Oh, right. These are three thousand taels' worth of silver notes, compensation that Chen San, the Divine Weapon Pavilion's shopkeeper, had given the caravan.

I'll make the call: three hundred taels for each of the eight uncles who died, and you injured men can split whatever remains...

As he spoke, Lin Changqing pulled a stack of silver notes from his robes.

Chen San had given them to him.

The reason he had not asked for silver was that Lin Changqing had already given the caravan Fifty Taels of Gold in compensation. If he gave them silver as well, there would be too much cash in the household, and that would not be a good thing for the Caravan Members.

"Three thousand taels... Th-that much..."

Lin Hu and the others were instantly dumbfounded.

Then Lin Yongteng hurriedly shook his head. "Changqing, we can't take this money. You already compensated us before."

"That's right, Changqing. We can't take this money either," Lin Hu hastily said.

"That was from me. This is from the Divine Weapon Pavilion. They're not the same."

Lin Changqing waved a hand, stuffed the silver notes into Lin Hu's hands, and said, "Hu Zi, help me distribute the money.

Remember, give it out in private. Don't make a show of it.

Wealth stirs the heart..."