Ever since Lin Qingbai joined forces with Chen Jinmeng of the Chen Family, secretly used the illegal drug "Revitalization Powder," and openly sold inferior Spirit Beasts in West Market, not only were the two of them punished by County Magistrate Song Zhiyi, but the Lin and Chen Families behind them also received the county magistrate's severe punishment.
Lin Yuan Kui, the Lin Family Patriarch, had confined Lin Qingbai in a fit of furious rage.
Later, after Lin Qingshan and the others pleaded for him, and because Lin Jiangye of the younger generation had just passed away, Lin Yuan Kui feared Lin Qingbai might do something to hurt himself. His heart softened, and he lifted Lin Qingbai's confinement yesterday.
After returning to his room, Lin Qingbai found his ears constantly filled with two kinds of voices.
One was the sight and sound of his son, Lin Jiangye.
When Lin Jiangye had just died, Lin Qingbai had spent who knew how many Spirit Stones and how much effort investigating the cause of his death, only to find nothing.
It had left his mind somewhat scattered.
The other voice belonged to Meng Haoran.
Meng Haoran was about the same age as Lin Jiangye. Whenever Lin Qingbai saw Meng Haoran's face, he could not help but think of his own son's features.
Most crucially, Meng Haoran had personally ruined Lin Qingbai's plans!
In Lin Qingbai's eyes, if Meng Haoran had not suddenly appeared in West Market that day, he could have used the Spirit Stones earned from selling inferior Spirit Beasts to reclaim the position of Pavilion Master of Xinghua Lin Pavilion!
In Lin Qingbai's heart, every last bit of this was connected to Meng Haoran!
He listened to those two strange voices in his room for an entire night. He knew that if he stayed in the room any longer, he was bound to do something reckless.
Thus, Lin Qingbai, who had not slept all night, got up and went out into the Lin Family grounds.
He needed to clear his head. He needed to vent.
Otherwise, he would surely suffocate from grievance.
After two consecutive days of rushing between counties, replanting five mu of Spirit Plant Fields, and raising several Spirit Beasts, Meng Haoran was truly exhausted. He did not wake until the afternoon.
Seeing that it was not yet evening, Meng Haoran got up and washed up. After bidding farewell to Meng Bohai and Meng Jingshan in turn, he picked up Little Tiger, mounted the Spirit Beast Twin-Horned Moon Sheep, and headed for Qingyang County Town.
After all, the Human Path Spirituality in Qingyang County Town far surpassed that of Xinghua Village, and the quality of its heaven and earth spiritual energy was also superior.
Meng Haoran had already dealt with everything in the Meng Family. He could only seize every moment in hopes of swiftly improving his cultivation.
Only when there was still a trace of light at the horizon did Meng Haoran arrive outside Qingyang County Town, at the Meng Family's Spirit Plant Field.
Seeing a familiar figure in the Spirit Plant Field, Meng Haoran patted the Twin-Horned Moon Sheep beneath him, signaling it to stop.
Sitting upright on its back, Meng Haoran called out, "Not bad. You're still tending this Spirit Plant Field at this hour."
The person in the field raised his head, revealing Meng Xiaoran's face.
Meng Xiaoran said joyfully, "Brother Haoran, why did you come at this time?"
Now that Meng Haoran was responsible for cultivating the Spirit Plants and raising the Spirit Beasts in the Meng Family's rear courtyard in Xinghua Village, he had more than he could handle. So he had entrusted the Spirit Plant Field before them to Meng Xiaoran, Meng Bohai's son, to manage.
Meng Haoran looked down at the Meng Family's Spirit Plant Field and could not help but chuckle. "Hehe, am I not allowed to come?"
Meng Xiaoran scratched his head and laughed. "Of course you are. Hehe!"
Time truly flies. In the blink of an eye, nearly half a year has passed. The Meng Family has reached its current strength thanks to this Spirit Plant Field.
Back then, when Meng Haoran first left the Xinghua Village Meng Family and came to this Spirit Plant Field, he had been full of drive. Every day, he carefully tended the First-Tier Spirit Plant Three-Pattern Wheat growing here. He had never expected that, because of the Heavenly Cauldron, it would produce the Second-Tier Spirit Plant Six-Pattern Wheat that the Meng Family had dreamed of for hundreds of years.
It was also for this reason that the Meng Family had secretly accumulated a large amount of cultivation resources.
Meng Haoran smiled. "Let me see whether you've truly been tending this Spirit Plant Field with care, Xiaoran."
Meng Xiaoran made an inviting gesture and laughed. "Please inspect it, Brother Haoran!"
Because the Meng Family Spirit Plant Field before Meng Haoran had once naturally produced the Second-Tier Spirit Plant Six-Pattern Wheat, Meng Jingshan had told Meng Xiaoran that whenever new Six-Pattern Wheat appeared in this field, he was to pull it up and transfer it to the Spirit Plant Field in the rear courtyard of the Xinghua Village Meng Family.
Thus, during this period, the Meng Family did not have to worry about attracting the attention of other forces while tending this Spirit Plant Field.
However, just as Meng Haoran, holding Little Tiger, stepped down from the Twin-Horned Moon Sheep, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice suddenly rang out from not far away.
"Meng Family's Haoran! Long time no see!"
The voice brimmed with killing intent!
Meng Haoran's hair stood on end. He turned his head and said in a low voice, "Lin Qingbai!"
Meng Haoran's heart filled with fear. Previously, in West Market of Qingyang County Town, Lin Qingbai had tried to hunt him down in the street. Fortunately, Clan Uncle Luohai and County Magistrate Song Zhiyi had been present and stopped Lin Qingbai's murderous attack.
Lin Qingbai had wanted to hunt him down in the street precisely because Meng Haoran had publicly exposed his sale of inferior Spirit Beasts!
Seeing Lin Qingbai suddenly appear here, Meng Xiaoran hurried to Meng Haoran's side and asked in a low voice, "Brother Haoran, what do we do?"
That day, when Meng Xiaoran had followed Meng Haoran in exposing Lin Qingbai's ugly deeds, Lin Qingbai had also seen him there. It was only because Meng Xiaoran had run like a thief that Lin Qingbai had failed to catch him.
Lin Qingbai laughed coldly. "Hehe, heaven truly favors me, allowing us to meet here. Today, I can properly catch up with you two!"
Ignoring the hidden meaning in Lin Qingbai's words, Meng Haoran murmured, "Xiaoran, this is serious. When you find an opportunity, run to Xinghua Meng Pavilion and ask Clan Uncle Luohai to come!"
Meng Xiaoran asked anxiously, "Brother Haoran, what about you?"
Meng Haoran replied, "Don't be afraid. We'll split up. He can only chase one of us!"
Lin Qingbai seemed to have heard their conversation and laughed. "Want to leave? Neither of you will escape today!"
Meng Haoran had no idea what madness had seized Lin Qingbai, for him to threaten them here.
When Lin Qingbai slightly lifted his foot, Meng Haoran suddenly shouted, "Xiaoran! Run! Little Tiger, go home!"
As soon as the words fell, Meng Haoran and Meng Xiaoran ran in opposite directions!
One ran toward Qingyang County Town, while the other ran toward the nearby mountain forest. Little Tiger suddenly plunged into the Spirit Plant Field and headed in the direction of Xinghua Village.
Lin Qingbai roared, "You will both die today!"
With that, Lin Qingbai chased after Meng Xiaoran's retreating figure.
He knew Meng Xiaoran was the weaker one. He would deal with Meng Xiaoran first, then come back to kill Meng Haoran. As for that Thunderfire Tiger, he no longer cared!
Seeing this, Meng Haoran's heart jolted. How could Meng Xiaoran possibly be Lin Qingbai's match? The moment they met, Meng Xiaoran would likely die at Lin Qingbai's hands.
At that moment, inspiration flashed through Meng Haoran's mind, and a plan arose. He shouted, "Lin Qingbai, don't you want to know how Lin Jiangye died?"
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