After all, Yao Cang had lived for a thousand years, so he naturally understood certain principles. Besides, he was now merely one of Lin Xuan's subordinates.
For some unknown reason, the incident of Yao Chen's father being injured had actually occurred four years early.
After Lin Chou told Lin Xuan about these matters, Lin Xuan realized that his appearance had likely caused the plot to unfold ahead of schedule.
Thus, Lin Xuan decided to speed up his progress in winning over Han Shanshan. In truth, all he needed to do was talk to her about alchemy to gradually draw her in.
After all, in the original plot, whenever Yao Chen spoke to Han Shanshan about alchemy, she would immediately let down her guard, forget everything else, and eagerly discuss alchemical arts with him.
Therefore, Lin Xuan did not need to go through much trouble to win over Han Shanshan. He only needed to discuss the Myriad Pill Codex's insights into various alchemical methods with her.
Early the next morning, after Lin Xuan woke up, he used a secret technique to communicate with Lin Chou and instructed her to keep a close eye on Yao Chen's movements.
Once she discovered that Yao Chen's father had died, she was to find a way to make Yao Chen dig up the clan monument his father had excavated before.
Lin Chou then reported to Lin Xuan on the progress of selecting personnel for the Eastern Depot and Western Depot.
At the same time, Lin Chou also told Lin Xuan about Li Sha. In the plot, Li Sha, the royal heir of the Great Liang Dynasty, fled with his younger sister Li Junyi after their kingdom was overthrown.
After hearing Lin Chou's report, Lin Xuan's expression could not help turning somewhat grim. He had