The visitor was the pretty boy who had helped He Yunhuan capture Qian Li that day.
Chen Lin was somewhat puzzled. He had no dealings with the man and had no idea why he had come calling. Seeing him, however, suddenly reminded Chen Lin of Qian Li. He wondered how the Qingyun Sect had dealt with him.
"Sun Xingyun, inner disciple of the Qingyang Sect, greets you, Daoist Lin!"
Upon seeing Chen Lin, Sun Xingyun immediately bowed in greeting.
"So it is Fellow Daoist Sun. What brings you here?"
Chen Lin returned the greeting and asked in puzzlement.
Sun Xingyun seemed rather uneasy. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "I apologize for this unannounced visit and for disturbing your secluded cultivation, Daoist Lin. But circumstances have left me no choice. I truly need your help, and I had nowhere else to turn."
"What is it?"
Chen Lin stroked his chin, his manner somewhat perfunctory.
All he wanted now was to stay holed up in his immortal cave without moving an inch. Unless Luo Qinglan ordered him to come, he would not leave.
Seeing Chen Lin's attitude, Sun Xingyun pressed his lips together and said, "An elder of my lineage would like to ask you to help expel an evil presence."
He immediately added, speaking quickly, "But please rest assured. My elder has said that your help certainly won't go unrewarded. Hearing that you are skilled in talismancrafting, he offered to copy our lineage's inherited Talisman Codex for you as payment."
A Talisman Codex?
Chen Lin's eyes lit up.
Anything deserving the name Talisman Codex surely contained more than the method for making a single talisman. Its value went without saying.
Tempted though he was, Chen Lin did not lose his composure. He frowned and said, "Are you mistaken, Fellow Daoist